Zoic Episode One - The Traveler's Information Station
Release Date: 09/01/2025
Zoic Episode One - The Traveler's Information Station
Academicasaurus Podcast
Welcome to Hawley Heights, home of the world's friendliest (?) taxidermy, and former home (thanks to The Incident) of the Haunted Taxidermy Trail! Meet Robin, your late night tour guide, as she begins her moderately illegal radio journey in this weird, frequently power-outaged little town. -------------------------------------- Starring Amanda Funk-Hilton as Robin, Noah Moran as Hammer Mike, Barb Podbielski as Maple Cope, Michele Metych as Ruth Rutherford, Cindy Burke as Jonah, and Maryna Matlock as Lotte. This episode was written and produced by Mary O'Reilly. Music in this...
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Introducing: Zoic! A new Podcast!
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Hawley Heights, once semi-famous for its Haunted Taxidermy Trail (until the incident, anyway) is not the place where anyone dreams of returning. But when Robin finds herself back in her hometown (and running a moderately illegal and largely pointless radio tourism show), strange things begin to happen. Power outages. Odd sounds over the radio waves. New/old bones that really shouldn't be in these woods. Plus - why is there a creepy sculpted T-Rex skull with taxidermied rabbit ears in the hardware store? Something's going down in Hawley Heights, and it's up to Robin and a group of intrepid,...
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Anniversary Episode - The Conference
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In which we realized it's been 5 years since Academicasaurus began and figured we should do a quick episode. Also, academic conferences are really something else. THANKS FOR STILL BEING HERE! We miss you. Yes - you! Also, we picked a cursèd day to record, so please excuse violent downpours, a frantically panting dog, and...actually, Maryna's end had no problems. How dare she. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring, finally, Mary's Mom as...
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Episode 4.7 - With a Bang
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...and everything ends.
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Episode 4.6 - Hwæt!
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Here we go. Wherein everything converges....
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Episode 4.5 - Just Like Jules Verne
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Wherein Ida lights it up, Anne fields the calls, and Bee makes it big.
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Episode 4.4 - Festival of the Nightshade Rose
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Wherein Ida wonders, Anne walls, and Bee rejects the oasis.
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Episode 4.3 - Something About Everything Collapsing?
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Wherein Ida lets it flow, Anne thunders, and Bee goes biblical.
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Episode 4.2 - Heavy Metal
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Wherein Ida files it away, Anne breathes deep, and Bee wades in.
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Episode 4.1 - Academic Standing
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Wherein Ida takes the call, Anne finds the words, and Bee sets the stage. We have our first journal article of the season - listen closely to hear the wisdom of Librarian Lentz!!
info_outlineWelcome to Hawley Heights, home of the world's friendliest (?) taxidermy, and former home (thanks to The Incident) of the Haunted Taxidermy Trail! Meet Robin, your late night tour guide, as she begins her moderately illegal radio journey in this weird, frequently power-outaged little town.
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Starring Amanda Funk-Hilton as Robin, Noah Moran as Hammer Mike, Barb Podbielski as Maple Cope, Michele Metych as Ruth Rutherford, Cindy Burke as Jonah, and Maryna Matlock as Lotte.
This episode was written and produced by Mary O'Reilly. Music in this episode is from Mary and also from an unmarked cassette tape left in the tape deck.
This is the only full episode we're going to post under Academicasaurus, so if you've enjoyed this first episode, please subscribe on iTunes to the official podcast page - search for Zoic! You can also find us on YouTube and Instagram under Zoic Podcast.
Thanks for listening!