The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton

Planning War of the Worlds

July 19, 2026·1h 59m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Get a closer look at Dylan & Dalton's writing process and listen to them work out the story of the first Pod Universe crossover. Be a fly on the wall as they break down characters, hash out a plot, and then throw all of that away and start over! Learn about the imaginary movie that we almost pretended to make!As always, you can find more episodes as well as our lovely Discord community via our Patreon at Patreon.com/DylanAndDalton. Thanks for your support, and see you soon for the kickoff to Phase 2!CHAPTERS00:00:00 - Intro00:05:53 - Who are our leads?00:12:58 - Character relationship charts00:17:53 - Differentiating our geniuses00:30:18 - Getting the characters together00:34:07 - The Beepo of it all00:41:53 - Lost and found families00:45:29 - Alano Bright and the Two Liams00:54:55 - Let's write a plot!01:02:29 - The threat and our villains01:08:48 - Lasting impact on our world01:14:36 - Plot beat ideas01:31:27 - TAKE TWO, weeks later01:35:43 - Rebuilding the story around Xaria01:48:16 - The ensemble's new role

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