Slumberland
This audio drama invites your ears to visit Slumberland, a small island town in the US. Come along with Thomas Edward M, the freelance soundman. He's been hired to meet the locals and record their oral histories for the town's time capsule. The unfolding history of the town mixes folklore, paranormal, mystery and humor.
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128 - Connecting the Dots
06/18/2025
128 - Connecting the Dots
Still in Greenland, Thomas Edward M spends a sleepless night cursing the noisy icebergs near his home. Relaxing Blue Dot Sessions music makes Thomas's mind wander. He reflects on his recent dreams, investigates the Atlas Absurda podcast, and shares what he knows about the mysterious graffiti artist known as Digby. Britte Thynoire performed by Angela Yih Angela is a creative force behind the audio drama podcast Residents of Proserpina Park. Please dive into this wonderful show by visiting its website The tracks Bluegray Vial, Checker Derby, Idle Bits, Leading Away, Relief of Movement, Slapstick and Thoughtless Machines by The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: jeo, mhtaylor67, dheming, duckduckpony, erikh2000, robinhood76, aglinder, toivo161, gtsorbo, ernst53, jknitter, rucisko, megmcduffee, margotdots, shamewap,ogsoundfx,bonnyorbit,kyles,bendrain, petebarry, 16gpanskassoun, lydmakeren, aidansamuel, poigs, smokinghotdog, eminyildririm, kyles, baddonotes, valerie-vivegnis, shangusburger, and dani_st. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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127 - Safe and Sound
05/31/2025
127 - Safe and Sound
Thomas Edward M the freelance soundman disappeared from Slumberland Island. His current whereabouts are now revealed, and Oblivia Newton-Baum has come to visit. The tracks Burned From Above, Grease Cannon, Ile on Grentham and Sienna's Regression by Additional music by Alex Productions, Audiorezout, and Dee Yan-Key. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: joelaudio,danis-chapon,yuval, klankbeeld, bpayri, jonlakemusic, theshaggyfreak, owlstorm, vckhaze, pol_s005, jean_sander, richwise, scott_snailham, brunoboselli, kneeling, Jovica, papapjelly, sweet_niche, rempen, zhr, trp, theplax, maikkihapsis, marcelwagner, kyles, zrrion, forrestgregor, talktomegoose10, pyranic, and bennstir. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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126 - The Crimson Cobweb Faction
05/05/2025
126 - The Crimson Cobweb Faction
A special investigator arrives in Slumberland to prove it's all about the interconnections. At long last some light gets shed on the mysterious disappearances of Thomas Edward M, Omar Evanston and others. But every answer reveals more questions, all of them forming an intricate web woven by enigmatic members of an organization called The Crimson Cobweb Faction. Stavra Montinero performed by Addie Nofal Addie is a SWANA/MENA and Latine voice actor based in Chicago with a broadcast quality home studio. Addie's performed in several great audio drama podcasts including Soul Operator, Marsfall and The Strata. Visit to learn more! Music by Cialyn appears courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Purchase music at The tracks Heath and Slapstick by The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: dankopp, kklab5050, dobroide, bewagne, lex777, bajko, crafport, ghaelen, anthousai, lonemonk, lostmaiden, themfish, evanboyerman, newagesoup, dudeawesome, benjaminnelan, larkwooderminal, allisonbruggeman, glocosound, marco_luzi, craigsmith, vibe_crc, natetraveller,Jovica, joozz, ithoanglong26, mesophierose, turbofool, el_boss, atomwrath, benkenart, nervousneal, rangoanimations, xkeril, captainyulef, georgediamond, klankbeeld, mk-la, newlocknew, robinhood76, chloepieterse, thabzmalik, sandyrb, cgeffex. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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125 - Spread the Word
04/30/2025
125 - Spread the Word
A kindly mysterious gentleman enjoys stories about Slumberland and its residents. It'd be most excellent if you'd spread the word about Slumberland by sharing links to this episode. And please tell about it! In return, you will be thanked in some way, shape or form. "5 Ghosts I" by Nine Inch Nails appears courtesy the creative commons license BY-NC-SA The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: sacredmatt and nyoz Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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124 - Arcanery Sonic Studio 9000 - Timeloops
01/17/2025
124 - Arcanery Sonic Studio 9000 - Timeloops
Tomas Anonymous and Chip Woode are trapped inside a sound recording studio with a strange robot forcing them to narrate imaginary music videos. The only way to escape this monotony is inter-dimensional time-space travel! Follow along to hear music by a doppelganger Devo band plus a trailer for the Limbo Calling podcast. This Slumberland version of the song "Shrivel Up" comes with apologies to Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerry Casale. This new version's music was produced by Kevin J Drieberg Check out KJD's music and more Limbo Calling appears in trailer form courtesy Limbo Tapes. HIGHLY recommend you listen to Also listen to Purchase "seven" from the album "LoFi Beats" by Cloudwarmer appears courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Cloudwarmer music at This episode is dedicated to the memory of David Lynch. Thanks for all the inspiration, David. Extra apologies to author of the wonderful Snarkout Boys books. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: garyq, xenognosis, pushkin, splicesound, 0ktober, ccrev, robinhood76, kwahmah-02, studenttanita, kinoton, luffy, pastabra, sammycrerar98, guitarguy1985, danielad, garuda1982, taure, ssugg, juskiddink, nathvandykowi, ravenwolfprods, imnotdubmass, fodps3, colonnades, cognito-perceptu. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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123 - Cozy LoFi Kopi Joe
12/19/2024
123 - Cozy LoFi Kopi Joe
The Kopi Joe Coffee Company, once a small start-up in Slumberland, is now a global brand with a niche following. Owner Oskar Mielardeaux makes a webcam call to Tomas Anonymous, to check out the new "Cozy LoFi Kopi Joe" video streaming service. Oskar Mielardeaux performed by Nick Sleeper. Hire Nick for your voice project at Songs by Cloudwarmer appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Cloudwarmer music at one // nine // from the album "LoFi Beats" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: lukeirl, yuval, pogmothoin, florianreichelt, daveincamas, djones, kevp8888, pnmcarrierailfan, etheraudio. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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122 - Corbin's Cabin - Lozar's Most Dangerous Game
11/22/2024
122 - Corbin's Cabin - Lozar's Most Dangerous Game
A mysterious foreign investor wants to purchase the entire islet called "Fleabite" that sits near Slumberland. Tomas needs to learn more about Lozar Antonai and his intentions. This episode's alternate title: "Zaroff, Volkov & the Wizard of Baum" (American Authors Series, Volume 2) Oskar Mielardeaux performed by Nick Sleeper. Hire Nick for your voice project at The songs A Portal of Sorts // Breathe In Breathe Out // Don't Trust Your Memory are by the band Negativland, from their album Negativland's press release states: "As our marketing research suggests, these catchy tunes can work well for you as both new jingles and musical beds, perfectly suited for voiceovers discussing anything from commercial products to political campaigns. Most target audiences regularly indicate a preference for moderately subversive content and confusion, and you’ll find that this release provides that target with precisely the right amount of each. Because every second of Usable Music (TM) on this record has been personally guaranteed, by everyone still here in Negativland, to be Speech Free." The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: zesoundresearchinc, timbre, felixblume, conleec, patchen, duckduckpony, richerlandtv, rtb45, wim, lwdickens, bexhillcollege, kwahmah-02, amholma, aurea, doublasbrucelookca, exoticana, cllan, phatomcreations, kyles, joao_janz, guitarguy1985, digfishmusic, mattruthsound, kevp888, imataco, davidlagarde, and bennstir. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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121 - Frankenstein An Answer
09/27/2024
121 - Frankenstein An Answer
Tomas takes the secret staircase back down into the Slippery Shanty! A meeting with Captain Delmar Silverfish, a mysterious postcard written to "Dear Mim," and a rambling conversation meant to "Frankenstein An Answer." Captain Delmar Silverfish performed by Catty Donnelly This Slumberland performance of The Flaming Carrot's poetry comes with apologies to Bob Burden. Music by The F_cked Up Beat appears courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase this music at Schizophrenic Trees / a storm from the album "Threnodies for Schizophrenic Seas" Stop it! You're Killing Me! was a music project by Izmir, Turkey artist Murat, who sadly passed far too soon. The song "iki balerin gibi uctuk ve hayatlarimizi kurtardik" appears here as a tribute to Murat's work. Music sourced from the Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Three Stories The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: martinimeniscus, speedygonzo, noyo, cuddlenucks, luvdabubsnfeet, kimkreuzwieser, davidjgurney, klankbeeld, nightflame, genel, madcowzack, craigsmith, p4athenam16, topschool, kyles, clearwavsound, tiaan123, rempen, trp, odilonmarcenaro, everythingsounds, kgoff32ds, synthxperiments, ahriik, matthewkevans, cgeffex, and timbre. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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120 - Corbin and Mimsey - An Uncanny Correspondence
08/12/2024
120 - Corbin and Mimsey - An Uncanny Correspondence
Tomas Anonymous notices the name "Mimsey" appearing many times in the dream journals written by Corbin Corvus. Then Tomas investigates the "Corbin and Mimsey Love Letters." Answers are elusive and mysteries deepen. Music sourced from the Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: amholma, x3nus, and christmaskrumble666. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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119 - Corbin's Cabin - DOGGOS
07/25/2024
119 - Corbin's Cabin - DOGGOS
A dream journal entry left by Corbin Corvus and an audio diary entry left by Thomas Edward M. Tomas Anonymous ponders the thematic similarities in these two tales involving subterranean robotic canine creatures. Music sourced from the Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Drensel, Smulbrod, Snotop, TK Club, TK Shell. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: pushkin, gmarchisio, splicesound, netpunk, cryanrautha, pp87, amholma, scogs, wlabarron, tosha73, mwsfx, ilmari, newlocknew, fmaudio, and joedeshon. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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118 - Corbin's Cabin - They Came From Beneath Somebody's Garage
07/08/2024
118 - Corbin's Cabin - They Came From Beneath Somebody's Garage
It's time for yet another gut-chilling adventure! They Came From Beneath Somebody's Garage! Tomas and Rupert perform a dramatized dream selected from Corbin Corvus's journals. This story is adapted from the comic book "Fission Chicken: They Came From Beneath Somebody's Garage" by JP Morgan, published in 1988 Music sourced from the Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Code Entry, Cross Purposes, Germanius, Grey Hat, Offset Edge and Runerode Ruller. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: waveadventurer, greenhourglass, erdie, sengjinn, felix-blume, mzui, yuval, qubodup, greekirish, klankbeeld, paul368, mshahen, epicwizard, momedelport, stormwaveaudio, nichols8917, apallot, marissrar, jgrzinich, ogsoundfx, soundholder, jjdg, kyles, brunoboselli, ludwigmueller, florianreichelt, sheyvan, xilthcom, rutgemuller, historicode97, bitlab_coop, bikensbassboi, fmaudio, nox_sound, newlocknew, ralphwhitehead, secondbody, theplax, geoff-bremnder-audio, lowpolygon, silvenillusionist, pnmcarrierailf, siyaam, napirfreesound, alexandema, mryellolarva, newlocknew, modin204, samscollegeaccount, robinhood76, and junbw. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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117 - Corbin's Cabin - Fleabite
05/17/2024
117 - Corbin's Cabin - Fleabite
In which Tomas Anonymous visits Corbin's cabin and discovers what Corbin left behind. Music by Blue Dot Sessions The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: ripper351, cosmicembers, keweldog, cower, adriann, anthousai, amholma, straget, jomse, pax1!, funwithsound, timkahn, lydmakreren, georgehopkins, 5ro4, everythingsounds, sagetytle, ethanssounds, and surrey_film. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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116 - M'thuddhazulak Machine
04/12/2024
116 - M'thuddhazulak Machine
Tonight the Slippery Shanty is closed for a special reason. The box that plays mysterious music might be more important than Tomas imagined. An archivist from Ohio named Beckey Mountweazel has arrived in Slumberland to expertly examine the box. Beckey Mountweazel performed by Kelsey Painter. Hire Kelsey for your voice project at Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Winter Séance in Linden // Interstate 70 Rain Chants // Hope Song for the Rust Belt // Paper Hearts in Youngstown from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: noisecollector, ftpalad, keithpeter, echocinematics, incarnadine, duckduckpony, reitanna, ekfink, liamg, klankbeeld, nicola_ariutti, eipeiknip, amholma, dcelliott, rafaelpicoli, y3w_tree, soundholder, franciscopcoutinho, fission9, clusman, ahriik, anebulafont, triqystudio, xtyl33, joker313, benconcan, juskiddink. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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115 - Slippery Shanty - Big Two-Hearted Recycler
02/29/2024
115 - Slippery Shanty - Big Two-Hearted Recycler
The Slippery Shanty underground bar features a Shelf of Honor. On that shelf you'll find impressive objects like a one hundred year old bottle of bourbon. The shelf used to display Slumberland's Poetry Trophy, which is a man-fish statue with a curious history. This episode's alternate title: "Hem & Howie" (American Authors Series, Volume 1) Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Winter Séance in Linden // Floating Down Iuka Ravine // Waltz Ohia // Lake Eerie Wolves // Always Dreaming of Sandusky Bay from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: avakas, ahill86, victorcenusa, sithjawa, nlm, littlerobotsoundfactory, robinhood76, klankbeeld, eipeiknip, qpiee, farbin, kinoton, kev_durr, brianobush, devern, grd-music, jovica, bojan_t95, lydmakeren, tosha73, s-light, salilnair, audio_dread, drdufus, sinead_owi, somatik7, sagetyrtle, janneleimola, ambient-x, samram21, f3bbbo, glen_dorner, pogotron, tom_kaszuba, morganjbryan, jim-bretherick, universfield, jeseid77, A43, williew705. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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114 - The Acronymicon
01/29/2024
114 - The Acronymicon
What inspired Tomas Anonymous to create the metal cube sculpture titled "Coyote's Vox Box?" Tomas visits his sculpture in Slumberland's Memorial Garden while he tells this story, which involves a mysterious book known as The Acronymicon. Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Winter Séance in Linden // Down and Out On 9th and High // from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: rutgemuller, aarongnp, rkeato, d-w, burnsie289, pagancow, sunboy, simpsi, hank_richard, mario1298, vumseplutten1709, mangiedog, abbahoot, dj-chronos, thebrendanbrown, sophiehall3535, hoerpspielwerkstatt-hef, inspectorj, marissrar, patobottos, waveplaysfx, australopithecusman, forthehorde68, 14gpanskavalachristoffer, jomse, emilzendera98, kyles, jovica, mike_leister, psychetorics, nox_sound, taure, nomiqbomi, kawgrim, messyacousticapocalypse666, sagetyrtle, rondomat, A43. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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113 - Slippery Shanty - Fish Eye Serum
12/27/2023
113 - Slippery Shanty - Fish Eye Serum
Tonight at the Slippery Shanty, Buddy Friday Junior and Tomas Anonymous try to help their pal Captain Delmar Silverfish. The Captain's in bad shape due to drinking a mysterious concoction known as "Fish Eye Serum." Buddy tells tales of his high seas adventures with Captain Silverfish and the origins of the mysterious drink. Michael Lanier performs the role of Buddy Friday Junior and also performs the original shanty "Royal Blue Vinegaroons" Please sing along using the lyrics included in these show notes! And please listen to Michael's other music on The drink recipe featured in this episode is courtesy of its author, Kaci Hansen "The Homicidal Homemaker." Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Winter Séance in Linden // Floating Down Iuka Ravine // Always Dreaming of Sandusky Bay // Lift the Tides Off of Ashland from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" Royal Blue Vinegaroons I'll tell you of a pirate crew Who famously were all insane Their sailing ship was made of anchors They had a most peculiar name Royal Blue Vinegaroons The first mate was a trained baboon They ate doubloons and drank spittoons Royal Blue Vinegaroons Them scalawags had hooks for hands And some had wooden pegs for legs Their captain had the worst prosthetic He used a starfish for his head Royal Blue Vinegaroons A goofy crew of true buffoons Their weapons were balloons and spoons Royal Blue Vinegaroons Royal Blue Vinegaroons If they return it won't be soon They got marooned upon the moon Royal Blue Vinegarooooons! The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: barbamiz, julien-matthey, iwiploppenisse, slave2thelight, shorthopper, dzcozamanis, rivenile7 simosco, beansqueso31, bevibeldesign, tchild, mixtus, pflangian, inspectorj, stubb, straget, 14fpanska, solarphasing, juandamb, kiijaz, jentlemen, dersuperanton, amaud-coutancier, inchadney, kyles, nielsvdb, eyenorth, theresabtrits, phonosupf, bojan_t95, miksmusic, mincedbeats, owstu, h2p34, brunoboselli, newlocknew, strangehorizon, cmusounddesign, A43, twiggles. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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112 - Meh-Nah-Wha Escarpments vs Scorpions
11/03/2023
112 - Meh-Nah-Wha Escarpments vs Scorpions
In the town of Slumberland there's a semi-secret underground bar called the Slippery Shanty. An establishment full of local lore and adult beverages. The background music you hear is comes from a small wooden box with a speaker. The box sits on a high shelf and seems innocent enough but there's something mysterious about the box. Its owner, Tomas Anonymous, tells the story of how he found this box. Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Winter Séance in Linden // Our Summer of '04 // Midnight In Glen Echo Hollow // from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: kangaroovindaloo, felixblume, klankbeeld, revolt2563, cell31, szczur_banshee, caquet, joozz, tosha73, and jink82. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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111 - Slippery Shanty - The Red Eye
10/13/2023
111 - Slippery Shanty - The Red Eye
You're invited down into the semi-secret underground bar located beneath the Supper Shack. An establishment full of local lore and adult beverages. The nominal proprietor is Captain Delmar Silverfish, but his current catatonic state prevents you from really getting to know the good captain, just yet. Something sinister could be involved, and it's up to Tomas Anonymous to sort it out with some help from Omar Evanston and Chip Woode. Audio Tape Narrator performed by Catty Donnelly This Slumberland version of The Red Eye legend comes with apologies to Ben Edlund. This Slumberland version of the Devo song "Red Eye Express" comes with apologies to Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerry Casale. This new version's music was produced by Kevin J Drieberg Check out KJD's music and more Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Winter Séance in Linden // Floating Down Iuka Ravine // Always Dreaming of Sandusky Bay // from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: dymewiz, jhooper, roganmcdougald, sethlind, sethroph, epicwizard, klankbeeld, michaelvelo, genviou, nagwense, airblock, 14panska, kijjaz, juanfg, craigsmith, bojan_t95, nemodaedalus, kyles, samram21, maxman727, pogotron, morganjbryan, jeseid77. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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110 - The Ten Year Professor
09/23/2023
110 - The Ten Year Professor
The day before Thomas Edward M first arrived in Slumberland he recorded his conversation with Japhet Allergy, a strange man calling himself the "Ten Year Professor." This recording has never been shared before, but now it's part of Slumberland's Oral History Project, and you're welcome to hear it. You might also ask, "where do you see yourself in ten years?" The music is "Dorothean" by Blue Dot Sessions, courtesy of Free Music Archive and a CC BY-NC license. Professor Japhet Allergy performed by Jock Blaney Voice-over Artist and vocalist of the band 2nu, whose spoken-word song "This Is Ponderous" charted in 1991 The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: aldenroth2, genvious, y3w_tree, airblock, rodincoil, didi0508 and Jovica. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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109 - The Celebrated Joring Dogs of Slumberland Township
08/14/2023
109 - The Celebrated Joring Dogs of Slumberland Township
It's time for the regional dog bikejoring race! Tomas Anonymous is your commentator, focusing on the two Slumberland residents competing in this year's race, which takes place on Slumberland Island. Only one dog / bicycle rider team can win first place, who will it be? The song "More Than One Answer" is by the band Negativland, from their album Negativland's press release states: "As our marketing research suggests, these catchy tunes can work well for you as both new jingles and musical beds, perfectly suited for voiceovers discussing anything from commercial products to political campaigns. Most target audiences regularly indicate a preference for moderately subversive content and confusion, and you’ll find that this release provides that target with precisely the right amount of each. Because every second of Usable Music (TM) on this record has been personally guaranteed, by everyone still here in Negativland, to be Speech Free." The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: corsica-s, brettkux, inspectorj, astounded, and kyles. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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108 - Arcanery Sonic Studio 9000 - Robots
07/28/2023
108 - Arcanery Sonic Studio 9000 - Robots
Tomas Anonymous and Chip Woode snooped around inside Slumberland's Community Dome and got themselves into a pickle. The dome contains a room that nobody had gone inside for decades. At first glance it appears to be a sound recording studio booth of some sort. But the duo find themselves locked inside with a strange robot giving them instructions. Is this some kind of escape room? Not exactly; it's the Arcanery Sonic Studio 9000! Chip Woode performed by Kevin J Drieberg Check out KJD's music and more KJD also composed the songs "Frequency x Vibration x Pitch" and the Arcanery Sonic Studio 9000 theme instrumental. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: pushkin, ninebilly, ccrev, kwahmah-02, guitarguy1985, sidequesting, and crunchymaniac. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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107 - Lorem Lighthouse
06/28/2023
107 - Lorem Lighthouse
On the island town of Slumberland, a tower built from yellow bricks has stood for over a century. This structure is known as the "Lorem Lighthouse." A student named Elaina McElian just finished her research report about the lighthouse, and she's excited for you to hear it. Elaina McElian performed by Alex Nursall, a director, writer, illustrator, and chronically sleepy person based out of Toronto. She is the co-creator/writer, director, and voice of Judith on the award-winning horror podcast Parkdale Haunt , and is also the voice of Mairi on the D&D Actual Play podcast Dice Shame . She is a commercial voice and casting director in her day-to-day life, and in her off time enjoys watching F1, hiking, and trying every interesting baked good Toronto has to offer. Music by Blue Dot Sessions The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: juskiddink, ianoboe, chocchi, kyster, avakas, webbfilmsuk, zoltoks, marateresa, hazure, cylon8472, sirkoto51, vartian, inspectorj, opticaillusions, khenshom and joedeshon. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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106 - Waiting for Lozar
04/14/2023
106 - Waiting for Lozar
Tomas drops what he's doing and leaves Slumberland Island when he receives a phone call from Homeland Security Officer, who says that Slumberland residents Omar Evanston and Chip Woode have been detained for questioning. Chip Woode performed by Kevin J Drieberg Check out his music and more The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: sonicfreak, gutek, jonathantremblay, cllari__owi, bouncyballblue, and kyster. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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105 - Atlas Absurda - Hartania, Ulip Uqbar
03/24/2023
105 - Atlas Absurda - Hartania, Ulip Uqbar
Atlas Absurda is a podcast show hosted by Britte Thynoire, which explores unbelievably unique places around the world. In this episode Britte visits Slumberland Island to seek Ulip Uqbar, a man with a rare heritage. Ulip emigrated from the Principality of Hartania, which has been dubbed "the lost country" by those who research these sorts of things. Britte Thynoire performed by Angela Yih Angela is a creative force behind the audio drama podcast Residents of Proserpina Park. Please dive into this wonderful show by visiting its website Ulip Uqbar performed by Adrian Silas Kusambiza-Kiingi Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Tim Clark The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: felixblume, swiftoid, tomoyo-ichijouji, smokingsound, jknitter, jamitch2, and kupp2. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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104 - Non Sequitur Engine Start!
02/24/2023
104 - Non Sequitur Engine Start!
Some time ago, a freak thunderstorm hit the town of Slumberland, and local resident Omar Evanston vanished during the maelstrom. Now he's back, along with his great grand-nephew, hip-hop artist Chip Woode. Chip Woode performed by Kevin J Drieberg Check out his music and more The song "Top Secret Flight of Apollo Squared" is by Kevin J Drieberg The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: davidjgurney. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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103 - Lozar at the Peaking Lights Show
02/06/2023
103 - Lozar at the Peaking Lights Show
Years ago, Thomas Edward M attended a live performance by a band called Peaking Lights. As usual, Thomas brought his recording equipment to the show. But his microphone captured more than he expected when a mysterious Russian "businessman" named Lozar approached him. Lozar performed by Nicolás Esteban Lobos Opitz, aka estrolapak Available for hire on The song "Marshmellow Yellow" is by Peaking Lights You can hear their live music The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: davidjgurney and humansounds55. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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102 - Sip Zip - Bran Flakes
01/09/2023
102 - Sip Zip - Bran Flakes
Years ago, Oskar Mielardeaux planned a big launch party for the brand of exotic coffee he owns. But a certain amphibian and two special guest DJs made the event unforgettable for Tomas Anonymous. Tomas presents this recording as part of the town's Oral History Project, which he inherited after Thomas Edward M's disappearance. The songs "Porky Pig" and "Kitty Takes a Ride (Kitty Mix Up)" are by The Bran Flakes Please purchase Bran Flakes music The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: gchase and zesoundresearchinc. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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101 - Supper Shack - Chimney Crow
12/21/2022
101 - Supper Shack - Chimney Crow
Years ago, Slumberland was visited by Chimney Crow, a band from Michigan. At the town's Supper Shack one night, Chimney Crow performed music for a local crowd. Tomas Anonymous presents this recording as part of the town's Oral History Project, which he inherited after Thomas Edward M's disappearance. The songs "Maggots" and "Band Meeting" are by Chimney Crow Please purchase Chimney Crow music at The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: juskiddink, arnaud-coutancier, inspectorj, zeinel, and strikewhistler And thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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100 - The Bed Bug Part 5
10/24/2022
100 - The Bed Bug Part 5
A period of time has passed since the Coyote Club meeting. The sound recordings of Thomas Edward M are not yet available to present what happened when the residents of Slumberland bravely journeyed to the haunted beach and confronted Badamo's ghost, the Sandy Specter. Tonight, all are invited to attend the latest presentation of The Bed Bug! Slumberland's ongoing showcase of poetry, song and spoken word. A wonderful group of talented performers will entertain tonight. Ella Minnow Pierce will ensure the show runs smoothly, and special guest Tomas Anonymous will serve as master of ceremonies. Everyone hopes a surprise guest two will make an appearance! PERFORMERS Jessica Syratt Theater performer and creator of "Nowhere, On Air" audio drama podcast Returning to perform the role of Ella Minnow Pierce and also "Sophia's Song" Debra Harrison-Lowe Film performer Returning to perform the role of Oblivia Newton-Baum, a character Debra first voiced in 2014 David Tamulevich Founding member of the folk music group Mustard's Retreat Performing an original song adaption of the 1889 poem "Wynken, Blynken and Nod" by Eugene Field Danielle Timmins Voice over artist Returning to perform the role of Flance Fleesel Jacquelyn Landgraf Performer, creator of "It Makes A Sound" podcast series Jacquelyn performs the role of Kenbrooke Pierce and the poem "Thou dusky spirit of the wood" by Henry David Thoreau George Sanger AKA The Fat Man Award-winning composer and musician Mr. Sanger performs an unreleased original song, "Which Way Does the Smoke Blow" Mild Wild Music group based in Florida "Sounds composed freely and recorded straight to tape. Drenched in reverb and filled with half thoughts." Mild Wild performs the song "Alright Okay" Thomas R. Mansell Cowboy poet Returning to perform the role of Merlin Jebb, reading the cowboy poem "Boomer Johnson" by Henry Herbert Knibbs Kat Hoil Voice performer Kat performs the role of Taos Woman Jock Blaney Voice-over Artist, vocalist of the band 2nu, whose spoken-word song "This Is Ponderous" charted in 1991 Returning to perform as Max MacGillicutty, a character Jock first voiced in 2018 Marissa Conniff Stage and voice performer Returning to perform as Beckett Pierce, a character Marissa first voiced in 2015, and performs the poem "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll Abby Sher Performer and author Abby performed a character in a stage adaptation of Daniel Pinkwater's 1982 novel "The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death" Performing an original song in the persona of Penny Jacquie Floyd Actor, voice artist, playwright Performing the role of Vestigula Uridium, her third character role on Slumberland since 2014 Jeff Nicholson Comic book writer, artist and self-publisher Known for his works Ultra Klutz, Through the Habitrails, Father & Son, and Colonia Co-creator and co-performer of the original 1982 audio skit "Reality Hopping" Jeff Priskorn Actor, voice artist, improviser, writer, singer, musician Performing the song "Wonder" with his 90s band, Intense Silence. Jeff's first Slumberland performance was in 2014 Elsie Escobar Podcaster and voice actor Performing the role of Chrysanthemum Jones, a character Elsie first voiced in 2014, performing the poem "Barata de calaveras" by José Guadalupe Posada Petunia-Liebling MacPumpkin 20th Century Ghost and storyteller of strange tales from the past, future and present Petunia performs the song "Crawlspace" Catty Donnelly Voice over artist Catty performs the role of Bosco Tomnus, the third Slumberland character Catty has performed since 2020 David P. Gray Creator of PC games David shares material from his 1990 game "Hugo's House of Horrors" as the basis for a poem performed by a robot Michael Lanier Pianist, guitarist, banjoist, autoharpist, jaw harpist, ukeist, mandolinist, psalterist, dulcimist, bassist, thereminist, violinist Michael performs the role of Farmer Friday, Junior and an original song adaption of the 1885 poem "Land of Nod" by Robert Louis Stevenson Sarah Suboski Performer Sarah performed the role of Wencil Pierce in 2014 and Sarah's performance is re-used in the Bed Bug episode Music by Blue Dot Sessions This episode pays tribute to the musical genius and memory of Hardy Fox The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: izkhanilov, leo153_100, gchase, kupp2, tomycatts, inspectorj, jvmorello, gchase, unchaz, kywr, alexmurphy53, jayfrosting, giddster, rvgerxini, neilraouf, j-zazvurek, georgesavic, tonywhitmore, richwise, shneak, littleboot, kyles, funwithsound, tosha73, cornwallis89, epicwizard, dkustic, connorm94, thewebbster, vartian, klankbeeld, moulaythami, fredbjammin, lchapman1980, joedeshon, tenkism, garuda1982, sandermotions, leo153, unfa, tim-kahn, xtyl33, processaurus, ch0cchi, fats-million, magedu, joedeshon, kinoton, zembacraftworks, lartti, guitarguy1985, tomlija, satoration, kwahmah, timbre, theshaggyfreak, forthehorde68, m1rk0, alexmurphy53, dspeight, shelbyshark, breviceps, and Jovica. And thank YOU you for listening to Slumberland!
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100 - The Bed Bug Part 4
10/21/2022
100 - The Bed Bug Part 4
A period of time has passed since the Coyote Club meeting. The sound recordings of Thomas Edward M are not yet available to present what happened when the residents of Slumberland bravely journeyed to the haunted beach and confronted Badamo's ghost, the Sandy Specter. Tonight, all are invited to attend the latest presentation of The Bed Bug! Slumberland's ongoing showcase of poetry, song and spoken word. A wonderful group of talented performers will entertain tonight. Ella Minnow Pierce will ensure the show runs smoothly, and special guest Tomas Anonymous will serve as master of ceremonies. Everyone hopes a surprise guest two will make an appearance! PERFORMERS Jessica Syratt Theater performer and creator of "Nowhere, On Air" audio drama podcast Returning to perform the role of Ella Minnow Pierce and also "Sophia's Song" Debra Harrison-Lowe Film performer Returning to perform the role of Oblivia Newton-Baum, a character Debra first voiced in 2014 David Tamulevich Founding member of the folk music group Mustard's Retreat Performing an original song adaption of the 1889 poem "Wynken, Blynken and Nod" by Eugene Field Danielle Timmins Voice over artist Returning to perform the role of Flance Fleesel Jacquelyn Landgraf Performer, creator of "It Makes A Sound" podcast series Jacquelyn performs the role of Kenbrooke Pierce and the poem "Thou dusky spirit of the wood" by Henry David Thoreau George Sanger AKA The Fat Man Award-winning composer and musician Mr. Sanger performs an unreleased original song, "Which Way Does the Smoke Blow" Mild Wild Music group based in Florida "Sounds composed freely and recorded straight to tape. Drenched in reverb and filled with half thoughts." Mild Wild performs the song "Alright Okay" Thomas R. Mansell Cowboy poet Returning to perform the role of Merlin Jebb, reading the cowboy poem "Boomer Johnson" by Henry Herbert Knibbs Kat Hoil Voice performer Kat performs the role of Taos Woman Jock Blaney Voice-over Artist, vocalist of the band 2nu, whose spoken-word song "This Is Ponderous" charted in 1991 Returning to perform as Max MacGillicutty, a character Jock first voiced in 2018 Marissa Conniff Stage and voice performer Returning to perform as Beckett Pierce, a character Marissa first voiced in 2015, and performs the poem "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll Abby Sher Performer and author Abby performed a character in a stage adaptation of Daniel Pinkwater's 1982 novel "The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death" Performing an original song in the persona of Penny Jacquie Floyd Actor, voice artist, playwright Performing the role of Vestigula Uridium, her third character role on Slumberland since 2014 Jeff Nicholson Comic book writer, artist and self-publisher Known for his works Ultra Klutz, Through the Habitrails, Father & Son, and Colonia Co-creator and co-performer of the original 1982 audio skit "Reality Hopping" Jeff Priskorn Actor, voice artist, improviser, writer, singer, musician Performing the song "Wonder" with his 90s band, Intense Silence. Jeff's first Slumberland performance was in 2014 Elsie Escobar Podcaster and voice actor Performing the role of Chrysanthemum Jones, a character Elsie first voiced in 2014, performing the poem "Barata de calaveras" by José Guadalupe Posada Petunia-Liebling MacPumpkin 20th Century Ghost and storyteller of strange tales from the past, future and present Petunia performs the song "Crawlspace" Catty Donnelly Voice over artist Catty performs the role of Bosco Tomnus, the third Slumberland character Catty has performed since 2020 David P. Gray Creator of PC games David shares material from his 1990 game "Hugo's House of Horrors" as the basis for a poem performed by a robot Michael Lanier Pianist, guitarist, banjoist, autoharpist, jaw harpist, ukeist, mandolinist, psalterist, dulcimist, bassist, thereminist, violinist Michael performs the role of Farmer Friday, Junior and an original song adaption of the 1885 poem "Land of Nod" by Robert Louis Stevenson Sarah Suboski Performer Sarah performed the role of Wencil Pierce in 2014 and Sarah's performance is re-used in the Bed Bug episode Music by Blue Dot Sessions This episode pays tribute to the musical genius and memory of Hardy Fox The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: izkhanilov, leo153_100, gchase, kupp2, tomycatts, inspectorj, jvmorello, gchase, unchaz, kywr, alexmurphy53, jayfrosting, giddster, rvgerxini, neilraouf, j-zazvurek, georgesavic, tonywhitmore, richwise, shneak, littleboot, kyles, funwithsound, tosha73, cornwallis89, epicwizard, dkustic, connorm94, thewebbster, vartian, klankbeeld, moulaythami, fredbjammin, lchapman1980, joedeshon, tenkism, garuda1982, sandermotions, leo153, unfa, tim-kahn, xtyl33, processaurus, ch0cchi, fats-million, magedu, joedeshon, kinoton, zembacraftworks, lartti, guitarguy1985, tomlija, satoration, kwahmah, timbre, theshaggyfreak, forthehorde68, m1rk0, alexmurphy53, dspeight, shelbyshark, breviceps, and Jovica. And thank YOU you for listening to Slumberland!
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