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MISS EXPERIENCE WHITE
With the best of intentions, the narrator of this poetic, seriocomic, three-part podcast, Miss Experience White, summons the Demon of White America, Tyrannosaurus Wonderbread, and his Pearly White Retinue. These magical efforts lead her to an uncomfortable moment of reckoning. Immersive sound design by Earwax Productions plunges the listener into the surrealism of the poetry. Written and performed by Milo Starr Johnson, produced by The Tea Club and Jim McKee. Featuring the music of It Thing, additional music by Omar Ledezma Jr., Dave Mihaly and Daniel Fabricant.
I/O
I/O is an original narrative podcast from Phantom Customer Media. In a near future San Francisco, the haves and have-nots struggle for control of an experimental device called Archive—an ingenious tool that can "record” matter, like a reel of tape, then rewind it to make what is old and dying like new again. When inventor Adnan Lem struggles to deliver what his unique technology promises, a visitor from his past (and his future) starts him on a new path forward.
FINAL PIECE
Join gamemaster Yale and detective Alyssa in a fresh take on murder mysteries. Each episode presents the details on a new crime scene, which they investigate, find clues, and deduce the murderer from three suspects. Tune in to play along, and see if you can find the FINAL PIECE.
THE MISEDUCATION OF JOHN MARK
After an unarmed black man is killed by a local officer, an unassuming activist, John Mark, sets out to unite his divided city together and stop both sides from descending into chaos. Will he succeed or only make things worse? Find out in this gripping audio drama created and directed by Joshua Williams. Starring Trevon Foster, Adrian Justis, Christina Connerton, Justice Hall, and Jonathan Dauermann. Produced by Joshua Williams, Evan Carrington, and Michael R. Salas. The Miseducation of John Mark is a C-Space Media production. Visit https://whoisjohnmark.com to learn more about the production.
DEAD LETTER RADIO
Your Words. Your Podcast. A show for the writers, poets, note takers big and small. A show for the listeners looking to unwind, relate, feel connected. Dead Letter Radio is a podcast focused on sharing the human experience, minor or major, fiction or non-fiction, through original art and writing. Submit your poems, short stories, letters that you have never sent. I want to hear, read, and share them. Sit back and listen to the what the world is whispering.
AQUA NET & FUNYUNS
Aqua Net & Funyuns is a podcast of five different operas connected by dozens of hidden Easter Eggs. Each episode highlights the cliff-hanger nature of serial narratives by alternating between all five operas in “round-robin” style. The serial episodes tell compelling stories with vocals, instruments and immersive sound design. Another One Bites A high school student ditches an anti-drug assembly to smoke pot and hides from a cop in a porta-potty—which becomes a portal to a parallel universe. Arkana Aquarium A widowed janitor at an aquarium becomes convinced his wife has been reincarnated. As the newly acquired fish. Beauty Shot What starts out as a simple trim turns into a murderous trial of infidelity at a quiet hair salon in Kansas. Ships That Pass When Alden discovers that his deceased mother authored queer fanfiction, he reexamines his high school memories and his reluctance to tell her about his own queer identity. The Understudy An opera company hires a private eye to go undercover as an understudy to a soprano. Brought to you by Experiments in Opera.
FOREWARD PODCAST
Foreward is an audio drama podcast that chronicles one family’s story after the tragedy of a school shooting. As a nation, not only have we become numb to violence in schools, we have failed to recognize that the actual event is merely the spark that creates a fire that burns in families indefinitely. With the joys and triumphs of everyday life, the event continues to weave its way through every aspect of a family for the rest of their lives.