{"podcast":{"title":"Comic Lab","slug":"comic-lab-687123","podcast_index_feed_id":687123,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/GAaIUAjz","website_url":"https://patreon.com/comiclab","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e1953d4c-6d52-49a1-bb2f-f8e5c39867b9/35c343a2-8f8f-40b6-848e-155a1c0b7634/3000x3000/comiclab-bradndaveholdinglogo-notext.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett","episode_count":443,"summary":"The podcast about making comics — and making a living from comics! It's half shop talk, half how-to, and half friendship. WE SQUEEZED IN THREE HALVES. It's tips and tricks and all the joys of cartooning as a pro. So pull up your drawing chair, put on some headphones, and join us while you draw! And if you like what you hear, join our community at patreon.com/comiclab (For sponsorship inquiries: comiclabpodcast@gmail.com)","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T00:20:26.808742+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/comic-lab-687123"},"episode":{"title":"Concept vs. Conceit — Why Some Comic Ideas Take Off (and Others Stall)","slug":"concept-vs-conceit-why-some-comic-ideas-take-off-and-others-stall","published_at":"2026-03-05T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/comic-lab-687123/concept-vs-conceit-why-some-comic-ideas-take-off-and-others-stall","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/comic-lab-687123","url":"https://patreon.com/comiclab","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/07117aed-1b7d-47f6-95f4-06c8421ef613/1021f92e-2010-48c6-a30b-f4f9d36ede9b/episodes/audio/group/aadf8c4e-bb1d-403d-8a22-831a4860921f/group-item/259b2f5a-6433-4a12-8473-cb487d19f51b/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=GAaIUAjz","summary":"Brad and Dave break down one of the most important (and misunderstood) distinctions in storytelling. A concept is the engine that drives your story forward. A conceit is a clever wrapper that might look great… but doesn’t go anywhere. If you’ve ever launched a comic that felt strong at first but ran out of momentum, this conversation will hit home.","meta_description":"Brad and Dave break down one of the most important (and misunderstood) distinctions in storytelling. A concept is the engine that drives your story forwar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4229,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/comic-lab-687123/episodes/concept-vs-conceit-why-some-comic-ideas-take-off-and-others-stall/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/comic-lab-687123/concept-vs-conceit-why-some-comic-ideas-take-off-and-others-stall.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}