The Offer: original stories podcast

The Offer take a journey into interview, with THE TAKE: where Caesar and Paul interview a guest about their passions, their life, and their dreams. Normal stories will return in March! Today on The Take: Curt Mabry! Founder of Zmack Improv family, renowned international coach individuals and corporate teams, and most importantly all around Renaissance mensch. Curt discusses with us the world of "applied improv" one of the primary ways he plies his trade as improviser. We pick his brain about what applied improv is, why people need it, and why Curt finds it worth doing. You can find and connect with Curt via his Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtmabryimproviser/ And you can find more about all the upcoming projects Zmack has going on on their facebook page: www.facebook.com/zmackcomedy or via their WeChat! Here's a bit about Curt, in his own words: Curt Mabry is a Senior Organizational Learning and Development Consultant, Trainer, Facilitator, Coach and Program Designer based in Shanghai, China. He has over 13 years of Asia Pacific Training, Coaching and Lecturing experience. Curt has designed and delivered programs for hundreds of Multinational and Local corporations with a high degree of success. Curt brings energy, passion and enthusiasm to all his trainings; and prides himself on helping teams and trainees discover learning that is specifically applicable to their work and life long after the training program is completed. His experiences include television, radio and film production; administration of a respected international school, professional theatrical coaching and leadership training using unique and unconventional methods of training and development.

When his proposal doesn't go as planned, one man must learn to fight... for love! And then fight to save his friend, and THEN for love. A grunge adventure of the ancient past (the 90s) comes to you now as part of The Offer's Christmas Past/Present/Future/Diehard stories! Check out the wonderful wonderful Ben Browder Thompson at these places: Instagram (for the art!): @Browderartist https://www.instagram.com/Browderartist/ Itch.io (for the games!): https://browdergames.itch.io/

Mick, Thing and Corbar make their way through the mirror into a dark a wild swamp. They deal with some bugs, then find an adorable kitten. What could go wrong!

Join us for a live steamed part 2 of this finale on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theoffercast. We'll live stream on November 7th, 8:00PM Beijing time, 7:00AM Eastern Time! Thing, Mick and Corbar stride into the Mirror Hall and confront its guardian, a tricky shift mirror fiend who shows them visions of their past. Will they manage to beat its trials to find their way into the Hag's lair? Find out! #ttrpg #improv #horror

Thing, Mick and Corbar hurry across the chaos of the carnival to try to stop whatever magics have caused the chaos. At the top of the lookout tower, they find a Monsieur Moon... but everything is not as it seems. This will be the penultimate episode of this adventure! Make sure you subscribe so you can join us for the next one.

A mysterious old beta max arrives at a local news office, and a spate of murders follow! Will our journalist hero manage to find out who is behind these gruesome attacks and unravel the mysteries of the small town? Find out! Find out all about Julien Bertrand by going to julienbertrand.me or searching facebook for "Julien Bertrand Actor." He's got a twoprov in Paris, and improv classes! This episode was inspired by a image from The Offer's Discord bot--join our discord to try it out yourself! You can see the image on the cover of this episode. That's all for spooky month folks! More DnD to come as we wrap up the first campaign this week, and then ... a new campaign in November! Don't miss it.

Thing, Mick and Corbar must attempt to save the acrobats before they mauled... or will Mick instead shoot them? Well, you'll see. The Carnival descends into madness and our heroes must try to escape the big top to find out why everything has gone so wrong.

A string of mysterious murders... a dedicated cop, and a promising photographer. Will they mange to unravel the vines that bind? Find out, in THE TWISTED VENUS. Featuring the wonderful wonderful Shweta Bhat, find her poetry on Instagram: @shwetabhatpoetry And she's on Facebook as Shweta Bhat. This episode was inspired by an image, pulled by the Offer's very own improv assitance bot. To join our discord and try it out yourself, follow this link: https://discord.gg/UDP7Qr8v You can see the image on this weeks' episode art.

The Offer's first TTRPG! Join Paul, your GM, and Cesar, Chris, and Benjamin, as they explore the magical world of a traveling carnival, coming through the sleepy town of Ledgewood. The Offer's TTRPG (The Roll-fer? Roll-for?... we're taking suggestions for a name!) will feature improvisers creating worlds and playing together in short and long stories. This is a "one-shot" campaign, meaning it will have limited run. We will continue through the month of October, and briefly into November. Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes! We're using DND 5e as our tool set, and the world is homebrewed by Paul Deichmann. If you prefer to watch your DND be played, you can find this on our youtube channel, available soon: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_dEFfqsg_dCzokLno6_bgw Find Benjamin in the Zmack team SAY WHAT YOU MEAN and find Chris in the Zmack team: TYPICAL HEROES both at https://www.facebook.com/zmackcomedy Find Cesar (and Paul) at theoffercast.com. And join our discord to stay in touch! https://discord.gg/bNsujGjfQW

Etriiip joins Cesar and Paul for hijinks and shenanigans galore! It's October again, and so we are once again diving into the genres of horror and surprise! We begin, like all the best stories, with an apocalypse. Sponsored by Peter, who will eat your Calzones! W

When Ferdinand and Ferdinand come to a wealthy rural family to showcase their newest invention... the TIME CAMERA---not all the shutters click with utter perfection. Find Shweta on ZMACK's team TYPICAL HEROES! Here's the link to their next live stream: https://www.facebook.com/events/137235071911044/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D And join our discord to connect with us and check our Cesar's OFFER BOT, which helped us make this episode: https://discord.gg/59jHEbG9

When a young maker of music has his beat stolen by an unscrupulous DJ, will he manage to track down the record producer and prove his case? Or will that record producer turn out to be a terrible villain with Russian bodyguards?! All of the above, on this episode with our good friend Gan! Check out Gan over on youtube at Gan and Another: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnXiM16vTWz08Sq_FgLVw0Q And check US out on youtube, where you can WATCH this episode if you want! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_dEFfqsg_dCzokLno6_bgw As always, find us at Theoffercast.com

We return to the trouble town beside a corn field, besieged by all their greatest fears. Will our lonely agent manage to solve the mystery, or will someone else bring down the forces that assail this town? Make sure to follow ZMACK on facebook, so you don't miss our next live stream (which by the way is Thursday July 29th at 8am EST, 8pm Beijing time with Shwe of Typical Heroes!)

When a town is besieged by all their worst nightmares, the shadowy forces of the US Government leap into action to conceal their secrets. Will those who want tear down the powerful succeed? Or will the Quaker... whoever he is... will he be able to save the world? Featuring the wonderful Curt Mabry! Subscribe to the Offer so you don't miss part 2!

When young Raphaello and Donatello (Raph and Donny) are sent on a quest to recover the newly in demand tomato from the new world, what world will they return to? Featuring a lot of exquisite and exaggerated codpieces, this story is set in a version of Florence, 1548 or so.

When BANG BANG Bullet Johnson is dethroned by the evil heel The Shadow, will he manage to return to his position as beloved king of the ring? Will he overcome his traumas to actualize as the most fearsome fighter? Find out! Pete Grella improvises with Hong Kong Improv, Typical Heroes and many others! You can find out about him in all these places: Pete Grella Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/petegrellacomedy Hong Kong Improv: https://www.facebook.com/hongkongimprov/ Typical Heroes (a Zmack team): https://www.facebook.com/zmackcomedy See the live recording of this episode here: https://youtu.be/E16N8iCPODg or on Zmack's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/113115418735178/videos/522365162280932 Attributions: "Glass Smash, Bottle, B.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Oh yeah there's a bottle smash. Like all of our socials: http://twitter.com/theoffercast https://www.instagram.com/theoffercast/ https://www.facebook.com/theoffercast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_dEFfqsg_dCzokLno6_bgw And join our discord: https://discord.gg/Q6ZpkecX

Seriously, go check out this wonderful man: https://www.julienbertrand.me/ 19 people remain, stuck in the house with the voice: who will be kicked off this week? What strategies will the particpants use to hang on to their chance to win 10,000 dollars? Find out, on this week's THE HOUSE WITH THE VOICE. Also introduced by our host and panel of experts from the studio. This week, things get spicy between Kermit, Jennah, and Brad. Brad gets angry, and Kermit makes a surprise trip to the emergency room. Follow us on facebook to join our next live show on June 10th! facebook.com/theoffercast facebook.com/zmackcomedy <--we actually go live here And find us on twitch where Cesar and I are making stories: twitch.tv/theoffercast Attributions: The Chance by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ "Splash, Jumping, D.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org

The Cicadas are all talking about FRIENDS, so we thought we should too. Here's our FRIENDS episode, recorded with the wonderful Julien Bertrand. JUNE 10th--join us as we make an Offer LIVE! With Pete Grella! We'll be live at 8pm Beijing time, 8am EST, here: facebook.com/zmackcomedy

Hearing tales of an indigenous ritual around some strange rocks, a film crew sets out to record the rite--but instead finds... a Roc. Created with the wonderful actor, improviser, travel, artist, Iris Park, who you can find on instagram: @@irisiapark and on facebook! Or on her project expressly languages, on instagram @expressly.languages or website https://willandwanderlust.wordpress.com/ if you enjoyed please give us a rate if you're in apple podcasts! AND catch us live on June 10th, 8pm China time, 8am EST! We'll be live on facebook.com/zmackcomedy Hope to see you there!

When an ancient beacon is activated, smsll planet must rally to a young boy in the bitter cold to destroy it. Meanwhile Pirates are drawn by the Beacons' signal and Star Kid may not arrive in time to save the folks of Frostulon 5... err... Xenon 5? Joining us: Curt Mabry and Etriiip. It's incredible! Editing by Paul Deichmann Join us for our next live taping on 5/20 at 9pm China time, 9am EST, and 3pm PARIS time, because it's with JULIEN BERTRAND!