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Life Lab Notes is curious about humans and life and how it all works, and sometimes doesn’t work. We feature the talents of brilliantly fun and inspiring writers and actors, exploring the heartwarming and heartbreaking, with sketch comedy, personal stories, and original music. Join us for a good look at ourselves!

Twelve Elves 'til Christmas 12/20/2023

Twelve Elves 'til Christmas You’ve got big plans. Worked out every detail. Thought of every contingency. Except one. “12 Elves ’til Christmas” is a story about a dream, a machine, and half a team. [Explicit -- One swear word, bleeped.] Presented by Life Lab Notes - field observations from the lab of Life in a storytelling podcast. 12 Elves ’til Christmas features the voice talents of Claire Barnhart, Keith Ferguson, Ernie Gilbert, Robyn Heller, Chris Mathieu, Phil Ward, and Silvie Zamora. Engineering by Phil Ward. Written and directed by Silvie Zamora. You’re always welcome over at LifeLabNotes dot com, and you can find us on Instagram or Facebook @LifeLabNotes. Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/29168273

The New Kid on the Shelf 12/22/2022

The New Kid on the Shelf Big news! Life Lab Notes has stumbled upon the remote meeting link and password for the weekly meeting of a certain local chapter of a certain group of elves. Obviously, we cannot divulge our sources. Listen in as Carol tries to control the bunch, especially Dibbles, who's in a mood. Featuring the voice talents of Claire Barnhart, Keith Ferguson, Ernie Gilbert, Judith Goldstein, Kristen Smith, Inger Tudor, Phil Ward, and Silvie Zamora. Written, directed, produced by Silvie Zamora. Please visit for more info about this episode. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/25404831

Whistlebottom - a trespasser's tale 10/30/2022

Whistlebottom - a trespasser's tale If a radio play and an audio book met at a haunted campfire to share a chilling account of mayhem that takes place in hell and the parking lot of a real estate office, it would sound like this: Whistlebottom - a trespasser's tale. Written and performed by Silvie Zamora. Battle March by Phil Ward. Episode album art by @jamahartart. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/24842142

Slow Cooker Chronicles - A Fable in Three Recipes 12/20/2021

Slow Cooker Chronicles - A Fable in Three Recipes Chapter Three: Desimmer (There’s More Than One Way to Make Hot Chocolate) Slowly, Cathy's been opening up to La Señora, but it’s going to take one more episode, one more recipe, to help her open up to herself. This is that episode. This is Chapter Three: Desimmer. Nerea Duhart as Cathy; Graciela Valderrama as La Señora; Phil Ward as the neighbour. By Silvie Zamora and Vanessa Espino, with original music by Phil Ward. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/21539186

Slow Cooker Chronicles - A Fable in Three Recipes 12/01/2021

Slow Cooker Chronicles - A Fable in Three Recipes Chapter Two: Slowvember (Giving the Seeds Their Heat) Part two is chock full of flavour and, like any good fable, metaphors. Cathy remembers a little from her last visit with La Señora, but will this month’s Tex-Mex Chile con Carne push her further away from herself? /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/21331838

Slow Cooker Chronicles - A Fable in Three Recipes 10/31/2021

Slow Cooker Chronicles - A Fable in Three Recipes Chapter One: Crocktober (Or How To Make Chili Without Your Soul) /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/21001715

How To Feel During the Holidays In the Year-That-Must-Not-Be-Named 12/21/2020

How To Feel During the Holidays In the Year-That-Must-Not-Be-Named There's a lot of pressure to put out the perfect end-of-year podcast, that is the perfect blend of a thoughtful review of the year, a humourous look at life’s outtakes, and an upbeat toast to the future. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/17271563

To Gather, Together 11/26/2020

To Gather, Together We’ve already been gathered together for months. It hasn’t been easy turning home into school, office, gym, toilet paper storage facility. We’ve had to bob and weave more than usual to make things work, and this year, the holidays will be more of the same, so we present a fun little audio fiction episode that won't spoil your dinner. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/16963697

The Backyard 11/03/2020

The Backyard Just a few thoughts about how connected we all are, and how hard that is to see sometimes. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/16661591

Some When 10/31/2020

Some When "What do you mean by this haunting of me?" Othello IV.i.14 /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/16628573

Eleven O'Clock 05/07/2020

Eleven O'Clock A brief story about true things that happened in my household and down the street from us. Tabs opened while writing this: bell ringing, bell towers, lightning strikes, ancient prayers, aliens. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/14326361

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 12) 12/25/2019

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 12) Day 12: “Twelve Drummers Drumming” by Silvie Zamora, was performed by Alexis DeLaRosa, featuring Mel Collins. With the voices of Sandra Kinder, Farrah Kiyomura, Jack T. Musgrave, and Jason Yorrick. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/12524651

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 11) 12/24/2019

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 11) Listen to what is surely the earliest recorded standup set, in Day 11's “Eleven Pipers Piping” by Tom Clark and Silvie Zamora. Performed by Tom Clark, featuring Zheryk Badugu, Sarah Parga, Michael Santell, and Rick Steadman. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/12501554

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 10) 12/23/2019

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 10) Day 10: “Ten Lords a-Leaping” by Susan C. Hunter. Performed by Wes Weddell, Nick Droz, and Ailisa Newhall. Recorded at The Spare Room, Seattle, Washington. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/12494681

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 9) 12/22/2019

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 9) Day 9: “Nine Ladies Dancing” by Silvie Zamora, and performed by Kelley Hazen. Whatever light you have, let it shine. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/12485828

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 8) 12/21/2019

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 8) Day 8: “Eight Maids a-Milking” An engaging poem of perfectly eerie exploits. Written by Denny Siegel and performed by Alysha Brady. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/12483470

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 7) 12/20/2019

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 7) Day 7: “Seven Swans a-Swimming” by Alina Phelan Ballou and Phil Ward, and performed by Phil Ward. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/12477041

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 6) 12/19/2019

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 6) Day 6: Have you been working tirelessly? Ever feel like nature has it out for you? Heed this cautionary tale by Silvie Zamora. Performed by Keith Ferguson, Robyn Roth, and Andrew Stubblefield. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/12461357

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 5) 12/18/2019

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 5) Day 5: Five Golden Rings - The H.A.B.I.T. are back! L’Seth Navi and Krraz are in possession of something with far-reaching implications. Written by Silvie Zamora. Performed by Keith Ferguson and Silvie Zamora. Original music by Phil Ward. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/12448895

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted (Day 4) 12/17/2019

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted (Day 4) Day 4: Four Calling Birds - A Winter Solstice Poem reminds us the wheel keeps turning and each season brings blessings. By Robyn Heller. Cast: Liesel Hanson, Robyn Heller, Robyn Roth, and Silvie Zamora. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/12431456

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted (Day 3) 12/16/2019

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted (Day 3) Day 3: "Three French Hens" is written and performed by Claire Barnhart. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/12403781

The 12 Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 2) 12/15/2019

The 12 Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 2) Day 2: Two Turtle Doves is written by Joanne Ke and performed by Keith Ferguson, Liesel Hanson, Lynn Odell, Justin Vasquez, and Silvie Zamora. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/12386948

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 1) 12/14/2019

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Regifted! (Day 1) Day 1: A Partridge in a Pear Tree - A True Story About My Best Friend Paulette is written by Sherry Coben and performed by Silvie Zamora. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/12323558

Based On A True Story - A Parable About Power Changing Hands 10/29/2019

Based On A True Story - A Parable About Power Changing Hands Our humble Halloween offering is part fairy tale, part parable, part fourth quarter performance meeting. Don't be late - you don't want to upset the chairman. Featuring the voice talents of Keith Ferguson, Brian Hall, Pablo Marz, Alina Phelan, Roxy Shabestari, Justin Vasquez, Silvie Zamora, and special guest Keythe Farley as Satan. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/11806142

Shopping List 05/16/2019

Shopping List I was wrong. May 16th is NOT National Flash Fiction Day. That'll be in June 15th in the U.K. and the 22nd in New Zealand. I don't know if we even have one in the U.S. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/9806297

I'm Keeping This Sticky Note 01/26/2019

I'm Keeping This Sticky Note With each Life Lab Notes episode, we strive to illustrate how much we humans share, but this episode is perhaps just a bit more personal and universal. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/8404475

H.A.B.I.T. "Info-Trans Report: The Holidays" 12/22/2018

H.A.B.I.T. "Info-Trans Report: The Holidays" In “Info-Trans Report: The Holidays” we find out what L’Seth Navi and Krraz have been assimilating about human holidays of fall and winter (spring and summer, in the southern hemisphere, of course). And, for the first time, we meet another Broglian - their Esteemed Sector Commander. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/8017808

Warm-Up To The Holidays, Or How a Kiosk at the Mall Can Help 11/22/2018

Warm-Up To The Holidays, Or How a Kiosk at the Mall Can Help Before you get to those tricky family gatherings, get yourself to "Warm-Up! The Virtual Reality Immersive Live Holiday Experience!" for a kind of holiday rehearsal. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/7656428

The 13 Days of Halloween - INVISIBLE - "Home" 10/31/2018

The 13 Days of Halloween - INVISIBLE - "Home" Spirits, Souls, Beings. Whatever you call them, you can’t see them. But you can hear them. Thirteen souls have been given their earthly voices back for the chance to tell their own stories. Oct 19th through 31st, each episode is a personal look at one immortal being. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/7381127

The 13 Days of Halloween - INVISIBLE - "Doubt" 10/30/2018

The 13 Days of Halloween - INVISIBLE - "Doubt" Spirits, Souls, Beings. Whatever you call them, you can’t see them. But you can hear them. Thirteen souls have been given their earthly voices back for the chance to tell their own stories. Oct 19th through 31st, each episode is a personal look at one immortal being. /episode/index/show/lifelabnotes/id/7358891

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