Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry

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FEED DROP: Skulls & Treasure (Part 3) Aug 01, 2023

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In today’s episode: an ancient pyramid, rock bottom, hallucinogenic tea, and Missy Christopherson’s bottle cap jewelry.
Skulls & Treasure is written, directed, and edited by Amy Thorstenson. Starring Amy Thorstenson, Clinton Roper Elledge, Martin Lovell, Pramila Murphy, Joel Orbach, Luke Rampersad, Eduardo de los Reyes, Toni Maddocks, and Aaryan Singh Solanki.
Theme song by Casey Bushmaker. You can view a full list of our other music and sound effects credits here. Please support freesound.org and the creators of royalty free music!
CW: Depression, anxiety, suicide, drug use
If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, please call or text 988; the Lifeline provides 24-hour confidential support.

FEED DROP: Skulls & Treasure (Part 2) Jul 22, 2023

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In today’s episode: Norwegian giants, a tooth from the Buddha, tasers, and scary Russian antiquities dealers with surprisingly progressive views on mental health.
Skulls & Treasure is written, directed, and edited by Amy Thorstenson. Starring Amy Thorstenson, Clinton Roper Elledge, Martin Lovell, Kitten McCreery, Pramila Murphy, Luke Rampersad, Joel Orbach, Toni Maddocks, Vince Burnard and Simen Lindhagen.
Theme song by Casey Bushmaker. You can view a full list of our other music and sound effects credits here. Please support freesound.org and the creators of royalty free music!
CW: Depression, anxiety, suicide, drug use
If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, please call or text 988; the Lifeline provides 24-hour confidential support.

FEED DROP: Skulls & Treasure (Part 1) Jul 18, 2023

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In today’s episode: Mayan temples, exploding caves, unhelpful therapists, infuriating tech bros, and a pool full of sharks.
Skulls & Treasure is written, directed, and edited by Amy Thorstenson. Starring Amy Thorstenson, Clinton Roper Elledge, Martin Lovell, Kitten McCreery, Pramila Murphy, Chad Eschman, Luke Rampersad, Eduardo de los Reyes, Joel Orbach, and Pin Young.
Theme song by Casey Bushmaker. You can view a full list of our other music and sound effects credits here. Please support freesound.org and the creators of royalty free music!
CW: Depression, anxiety, suicide, drug use
If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, please call or text 988; the Lifeline provides 24-hour confidential support.

FEED DROP: Skulls & Treasure (Trailer) Jul 11, 2023

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Hey everyone! This is Amy, the producer of Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry, and this month I'm excited to share another fun podcast I've been working on. Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry IS coming back (stay tuned!) but I wanted to give you another action-packed story to listen to in the meantime.
Skulls & Treasure is an archeology adventure podcast that answers the age-old question... what's harder, finding an ancient mummy or finding a therapist? New episodes every Tuesday!

Crank It All Down Mar 10, 2022

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As Nature’s Children breaks down the door, the Amazing team races to find a fix to the whole… nanobots turning everyone into helpless babies… thing.
Will they save the world? Will Josh grow up? Will Frankie and Agnes finally admit their love? Will everyone survive the day? Most importantly, is “jetpack” one word or two? All this and more in the season finale of “Dear Earth, I’m Really Sorry.”
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Created and produced by Amy Thorstenson. Sound design by Amy Thorstenson. Directed by Erin Austin. Episode 8 was written by Jake Disch.
With performances by Jesse Abbott Chin, Kimberly Alexander, Vivi Thai, Matt Young, Michael Faulkner, Katie Self, Katie Markovich, Ian Custer, and Shannon Pritchard.
Theme song is by Casey Bushmaker. Additional music from Melodie (“Riding Through Yellow Fields” by Jared Chance Taylor, “Proceed With Caution” by Nicholas Mark Goulding, “Remembering Lost Love” by Maike Watson, “The Unknown” by Kevin Smithers, “Please Go” by Kevin Smithers, and “Pablo's Adventure” by Jack Ernest Dennistoun Sword) and Kevin McLeod (“Thinking Music” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-musicLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license.)
Foley by Vince Burnard and Amy Thorstenson. Full sfx credits can be found here.

The Uncoming of Age Mar 03, 2022

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Well, things aren’t great. Agnes is a spy, Frankie’s becoming a big human blob, Josh has finally lost it, and everyone on Earth is about to turn into a helpless baby.
But maybe our heroes can still save the day. And maybe, just maybe, someone will finally get a real apology.
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CREDITS:
Created and produced by Amy Thorstenson. Sound design by Amy Thorstenson. Directed by Erin Austin. Episode 7 was written by Liana Snyder.
With performances by Jesse Abbott Chin, Kimberly Alexander, Vivi Thai, Matt Young, Michael Faulkner, JV Hampton-VanSant, Katie Self, Katie Markovich, Clinton Roper Elledge, and Chloe McLeod.
Theme song is by Casey Bushmaker. Additional music from Melodie (“Cheeky Horns” by Chris Raggatt, “Desperate Day” by Gregory Joseph Carrozza, “Threat From Below” by Linna Juha-Pekka, “Some Monsterism” by Andrew Michael Scott, “Fight The Good Fight” by Alexander Stephen Cap, and “We Can Feel It” by Simon Jomphe Lepine); “Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor” from WikimediaCommons; and Kevin McLeod (“Holiday Weasel” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5517-holiday-weasel License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, “Dreamy Flashback” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3679-dreamy-flashback License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; “Machinations” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4011-machinations License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; and “Moonlight Beach” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6671-moonlight-beach License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license).
Foley by Vince Burnard and Amy Thorstenson. Full sfx credits can be found here.

The Sludged-Up Duck Feb 24, 2022

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Welcome to the Convention Of Inventions For Tomorrow Today!
Things are looking up for Amazing Labs as Josh finally invents something that works (!) while Agnes and Frankie go on an adorable date to a genetically-engineered petting zoo. But Ethel and Nature’s Children are about to drop the bombshell of the century…
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And check out the art of Robin Eisenberg!
CREDITS:
Created and produced by Amy Thorstenson. Sound design by Amy Thorstenson. Directed by Erin Austin. Episode 6 was written by Shannon Pritchard.
With performances by Jesse Abbott Chin, Kimberly Alexander, Vivi Thai, Chloe McLeod, Katie Self, Chad Eschman, Alaina McManus, Clinton Roper Elledge, Tomo Lekovic, and Michael Faulkner.
Theme song is by Casey Bushmaker. Additional music from Melodie (“Down To Business” by Chris Raggatt, “The Plot Thickens” by Russell Thornton, “The Achievement” by Marcos Manuel Hernandez Bolanos, “Single Fin” by Alain Antoine De Carne, and “Long Way Up” by Joel Charlton Woolf) and Kevin McLeod (“Lobby Time” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; “Ranz des Vaches” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4263-ranz-des-vaches License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; “Aquarium” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5738-aquarium; and “Professor Umlaut” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4243-professor-umlaut License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license.)
Foley by Vince Burnard and Amy Thorstenson. Full sfx credits can be found here.

Dear Earth, You're Welcome Feb 17, 2022

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Josh’s issues with his dad (and a certain fast food restaurant) make things at Amazing Labs even worse. Meanwhile, Frankie finds the courage to ask out Agnes, but it… does not go as planned.
In a burst of inspiration, Josh invents a device that spills the beans on what everyone really thinks. Absolute honesty - what could go wrong?
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CREDITS:
Created and produced by Amy Thorstenson. Sound design by Amy Thorstenson. Directed by Erin Austin. Episode 5 was written by Amy Brown Carver.
With performances by Jesse Abbott Chin, Kimberly Alexander, Vivi Thai, Matt Young, Ian Custer, Clinton Roper Elledge, Katie Self, Chad Eschman, Shannon Pritchard, and Michael Faulkner.
Theme song is by Casey Bushmaker. Additional music from Melodie (“Home Of The Future” by Andrew Michael Scott, “Before The Storm” by Linna Juha-Pekka, “Petite Partita” by Daniel Yitzhak Alcheh, “So Simple” by Chris Raggatt, and “Acoustic Minor Swing” by William John Palmer”) and Kevin McLeod (“Evil Plan” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; “In Your Arms” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; and “Fanfare for Space” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3736-fanfare-for-space License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license.)
Foley by Vince Burnard and Amy Thorstenson. Full sfx credits can be found here.

Calling Dr. Dad Feb 10, 2022

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Turns out Agnes has been hiding a dangerous secret from her new friends. Uh-oh. Meanwhile, Josh unwisely resurrects an old invention in the hopes of reaching the one person who could fix all of his problems… Dad.
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CREDITS
Created and produced by Amy Thorstenson. Sound design by Amy Thorstenson. Directed by Erin Austin. Episode 4 was written by Dusty Wilson.
With performances by Jesse Abbott Chin, Kimberly Alexander, Vivi Thai, Matt Young, JV Hampton-VanSant, Ian Custer, Chad Eschman, Alaina McManus, Clinton Roper Elledge, Erin Austin, Tony Werner, and Katie Markovich.
Theme song is by Casey Bushmaker. Additional music from Melodie (“The Coven” by Sebastian Daniel Ramirez Avila, “Clumsy Magician” by Luna Yue Pan, and “Early Morning Peace” by Joel Charlton Woolf) and Kevin McLeod (“Parisian” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisian License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; “Spy Glass” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4410-spy-glass License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, and “The Snow Queen” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4511-the-snow-queen License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license).
Foley by Vince Burnard and Amy Thorstenson. Full sfx credits can be found here.

Agnes the Super Assistant Feb 03, 2022

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Team Amazing hires an assistant to keep Josh on task. Agnes is practically perfect in every way, and even better, there’s an undeniable spark between her and Frankie. Could this be the start of something beautiful?
For a brief shining moment, things at Amazing Labs seem… good? Under control?
Cue disaster in T minus 3… 2… 1…
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CREDITS:
Created and produced by Amy Thorstenson. Sound design by Amy Thorstenson. Directed by Erin Austin. Episode 3 was written by Taylor Cleland.
With performances by Jesse Abbott Chin, Kimberly Alexander, Vivi Thai, JV Hampton-VanSant, Erin Austin, Amy Carver, Katie Self, Clinton Roper Elledge, and Katie Markovich.
Theme song is by Casey Bushmaker. Additional music from Melodie (“Cheeky Monkies” by Russell Thornton, “Anticipating Problems” by Chris Raggatt, “Zip It” by John Russo, and “Parisian Romance” by Anne Leader); “Overture-Fantasy B minor Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky” from Wikimedia Commons; and Kevin McLeod (“Marty Gots A Plan - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4992-marty-gots-a-plan License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; “Scheming Weasel (slower version)” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4327-scheming-weasel-slower-version License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; “Scheming Weasel (faster version)” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4327-scheming-weasel-faster-version License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; and “The Builder” - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4484-the-builder License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license).
Foley by Vince Burnard and Amy Thorstenson. Full sfx credits can be found here.

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