Back in November, friend of the show Jeffrey Gardner convened a roundtable of critics and creators in the audio fiction space: Elena Fernández-Collins of Audiodramatic and the Bello Collective Wil Williams of Wil Williams Reviews Prof. Sarah Montague of Stories on Stage Mischa Stanton of The Whisperforge Paul Bae of The Black Tapes and The Big Loop Jeffrey Gardner of the forthcoming podcast Unwell and me! Check out our conversation about the state of the industry! Also, … [Read more...] about Episode 533 – Critic Roundtable
Radio Drama
Episode 499 – A Very Fatal Murder
This week, we're playing the first episode of Onion Public Media's* A Very Fatal Murder—it's a spot-on parody of all the true-crime programs you love to binge, from Serial to S-Town to The Staircase. I got to talk to series directors Ryan Natoli and Fran Hoepfner, and writers Louisa Kellogg and David Sidorov. Sidorov plays David Pascall, the host and protagonist of A Very Fatal Murder. We talk about the Onion pitching process, translating the techniques of short-form video to audio fiction, … [Read more...] about Episode 499 – A Very Fatal Murder
Episode 497 – Lauren Shippen and The Bright Sessions – Rose
This week on, we're playing The Bright Sessions, episode 50: "Rose", a surprise musical episode! Later, show creator Lauren Shippen joins me for a chat about the creative work that went into making this special episode -- it's a can't-miss for musical fans! … [Read more...] about Episode 497 – Lauren Shippen and The Bright Sessions – Rose
Episode 495 – The Mayan Crystal
Do you want to hear a story? Of course you do! On this week's show, we're rejoined by Host-Alumnus Fred Greenhalgh to introduce his new show, The Mayan Crystal... a tale of adventure, sisterhood, anticolonialism, and magic, all taking place in modern-day Belize. Join us for an episode of the new show, and a chat with Fred wherein we discuss the mythic origins of this story, the need to expand representation in media, and the way in which we have redecorated our pretend RDR headquarters. … [Read more...] about Episode 495 – The Mayan Crystal
Episode 494 – Going Deep on hoax fiction with Wil Williams
Today, I'm joined by Wil Williams of the blog Podcast Problems to discuss how some audio fiction blurs the lines between fiction and nonfiction journalism. We're GOING DEEP this week, on: The War of the Worlds!The Polybius Conspiracy!Limetown!S-Town!Point Mystic! and many more! … [Read more...] about Episode 494 – Going Deep on hoax fiction with Wil Williams