Mech Shorts | Brief Audio Fictions About Pilots and Mechs

About Mech Shorts | Brief Audio Fictions About Pilots and Mechs

The Open Sketchbook is a show for anyone who wants to be a little more creative. A try-hard named Zach hosts the show and it and contains short-form audio narrative episodes (in the odd-numbered seasons) and interviews with accomplished creatives (in the even-numbered seasons). Zach created the narrative shorts as a part of Reese’s Hoppers first Creative Consistency Challenge class, where each person in the group committed to creating a small, complete piece of art every day for more than two weeks. That experience was transformative and Zach posted the shorts as a podcast, and later decided to use it as an excuse to interview accomplished creatives about their own creative processes.

Publisher

Rooster High Productions

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Mar 2025

Latest episode

26 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Sept 2025

   Adapting In Life And Art (Put Tom Cruise In The Submarine) | Interview with Meghan Fitzmartin

   Writer Meghan Fitzmartin discusses adapting stories across different mediums and shares insights on writing for established intellectual properties in an interview with host, Zach Reese.

2. 

   19 Sept 2025

   Fiction and Reality, the Two Worlds of the Novelist | Interview with Cass Morris

   Novelist Cass Morris discusses the realities of authorship, her unique writing process, and how she uses worldbuilding to enhance the reader's experience in this interview with Zach Reese.

3. 

   12 Sept 2025

   The Magic of Storytelling Podcasts | Interview with Lauren Shippen, Creator of The Bright Sessions

   Host Zach is joined by Lauren Shippen, creator of The Bright Sessions, to explore the mechanics and magic of crafting compelling storytelling podcasts.

Who has been a guest on Mech Shorts | Brief Audio Fictions About Pilots and Mechs

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Meghan Fitzmartin
• Cass Morris
• Lauren Shippen
• Reese Hopper
• Sarah Lee

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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