Greater Boston

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Episode 22: Chuck Octagon's News 7 Wedding Special, Live from Red Line, with Special Guest Andy Wood May 30, 2017

Show notes

Note: This episode has some particularly intense moments. Content warnings at end of show notes.

Production

Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon.

Support

You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston. Follow us on Twitter @InGreaterBoston or on Tumblr at GreaterBlogston

Cast

In order of appearance, this episode featured:

Johanna Bodnyk as Mallory (she/her)
Summer Unsinn as Charlotte Linzer Coolidge (she/her)
Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon (he/him)
Marck Harmon as Special Guest Andy Wood (he/him)
Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer Coolidge (she/her)
Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez (she/her)
Sam Musher as Emily Bespin (she/her)
Tanja Milojevic as Melissa Weatherby (she/her)
Jessica Washington as Isabelle Powell (she/her)
Beth Eyre as Autumn West (she/her)
Mike Melia as Phil West (he/him)
Mike Linden as Oliver West (he/him)
Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her)
Mario DeRosa as Isaiah Powell (he/him)
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him)

Also featuring

Iri Alexander
Laura Bramblette
Rick Coste
Sean Howard
and Eli McIlveen

as panicked party-goers.

Interviews with real Greater Boston Residents.

Music

Charlie on the MTA (both versions) and Cotton Eye Joe recorded by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson, and Dirk Tiede.
Kentucky Mule by Tate Peterson Drums by Jim Johanson

Additional music and sounds used from public domain and creative commons sources.

Transcripts are posted online at GreaterBostonShow.com

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Content Warnings:

Surgical imagery
Racial profiling
Crowds in peril
Sounds of panic/distress
Sudden loud noises suggestive of violence
Public disaster/destruction
Scald injury
Strong language
New Coke

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Episode 21.5: Dan is Just Dan May 23, 2017

Show notes

Production

Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon.

Content warnings at end of show notes.

Support

If you’re enjoying Greater Boston, please consider donation to our Patreon campaign, where you can receive early access to new episodes, exclusive annotated transcripts, and Patron-only bonus audio!

This episode featured:

James Johnston as Dimitri Stamatis (he/him)

Music

Snow Ban recorded by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson, and Dirk Tiede.

Improvisation in D by Tate Peterson.

Transcripts will be posted online at GreaterBostonShow.com.

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Episode 21: Liars & Legerdemain May 16, 2017

Show notes

Production

Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon.

Support

You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.

Cast

In order of appearance, this episode featured:

Richard Wentworth as the ThirdSight Media Spokesman
Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez (she/her)
Summer Unsinn as Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)
Tanja Milojevic as Melissa Weatherby (she/her)
Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon (he/him)
Michael Melia as Phil (he/him)
James Oliva as Michael Tate (he/him)
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him)
Mike Linden as Oliver West (he/him)

Also featuring

Michael McQuilkin
Mike Linden
Marck Harmon
and Ben Flaumenhaft
as ThirdSight Commercial voices.

Interviews with real Greater Boston Residents.

Music

Charlie on the MTA recorded by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede
Tam Lin Set with Tam Lin (comp. Davey Arthur) / Catharsis (Amy Cann) / The Fatal Rum Punch (Liz Donaldson) performed by Dirk Tiede
Childgrove by Adrienne Howard and Dirk Tiede
Shove that Pig’s Foot a Little Farther in the Fire by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson, and Dirk Tiede
He Who Destroys Everything by ArtOfEscapism
Drums by Jim Johanson

Additional music and sounds used from public domain and creative commons sources.

Be sure to check out the hilarious inter dimensional comedy, Hadron Gospel Hour by our guests Rich Wentworth and Mike McQuilkin!

Episode transcripts are posted online at GreaterBostonShow.com

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Content Warnings:

Strong Language
Manipulative behavior

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Episode 20.5: Letters to Leon 3 May 09, 2017

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Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon. This mini-episode featured: CAST Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her) MUSIC Drive the Cold Away and Farewell to Nigg by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede Some sound effects and music used from public domain and creative commons sources. You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston. Transcripts posted to GreaterBostonShow.com Follow us on Twitter @InGreaterBoston

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Episode 20: Criminals May 02, 2017

Show notes

Production

Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon.

You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.

Content Warnings at end of show notes.

Cast

This episode featured:

Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him)
Mike Linden as Oliver West (he/him)
James Capobianco as Dipshit Poletti (he/him)
Beth Eyre as Autumn West (she/her)
James Oliva as Michael Tate (he/him)
Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez (she/her)
Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)
Jim Johanson as Rusty the MBTA driver (he/him), the cheese robot and Jonas (he/him)
Arun Sanuti as Tyrell Fredericks (he/him)
and Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her)

Also featuring

MJ Cogburn
Hari Rai Khalsa
Maxximillian Dafoe
Tanja Milojevic
Ben Flaumenhaft
Rick Coste
Iri Alexander
Shane Harris
Zoe Embler
and Sarah Golding

Interviews recorded with Greater Boston residents.

Music

Charlie on the MTA is performed by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede
Isolation by Kevin MacLeod
Unseen Green by David Lewis
Childgrove by Dirk Tiede
Drums by Jim Johanson

Some sound effects and music used from public domain and creative commons sources. Check out the shows from several of our special guests, including Radiation World, Mollyville, Jim Robbie and the Wanderers, the Audio Drama Production Podcast, Rick Coste Productions and Darker Projects productions.

Contact

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Find us online at GreaterBostonShow.com
Follow us online @InGreaterBoston

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Find all of our sponsor discount links at: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/

Content Notes:

Strong language
Criminal behavior
Discussion of true crime, including murder

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Episode 19.5: The Fortress of Solitude Apr 25, 2017

Show notes

Production

Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.

You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.

Content warnings at end of show notes.

Cast

This episode featured:

James Johnston as Dimitri Stamatis (he/him)

Music

Drive the Cold Winter Away and Snow Ban recorded by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson, and Dirk Tiede.

Sponsors

Find all of our sponsor discount links at: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/

Content Warnings:

Distant gunfire

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Episode 19: Profiles with Chuck Octagon, Election Special Apr 18, 2017

Show notes

Production

Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon.

You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.

Content warnings after show notes.

Cast

This episode featured:

Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon (he/him)
Jessica Washington as Isabelle Powell (she/her)
Sam Musher as Emily Bespin (she/her)
Summer Unsinn as Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)
Alexander Danner as The Narrator (he/him)
James Capobianco as The Mayor of the Red Line (he/him)
Tanja Milojevic as Melissa Weatherby (she/her)
Lydia Andersona as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)
Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez (she/her)
Mario Da Rosa Jr. as Isaiah Powell (he/him)
and Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him)

Also featuring

Julian Danner as Young Monty
and Ben Flaumenhaft as the Red Line official

Interviews recorded with Greater Boston residents.

Music

Charlie on the MTA is performed by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede
Haul Away Joe and Train Jam performed by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede
Dream music by Jeff Van Dreason
Drums by Jim Johanson
Robot beat by Broke Yeti

Some sound effects and music used from public domain and creative commons sources.

Contact

For news and updates, sign up for our newsletter!
Find us online at GreaterBostonShow.com
Follow us online @InGreaterBoston

Sponsors

Find all of our sponsor discount links at: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/

Content Warnings

Strong Language
Abandonment
Phobic panic response
Discussion of historic racial violence against children

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Episode 18.5: Letters to Leon 2 Apr 11, 2017

Show notes

Production

Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon.

You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.

Cast

This mini-episode featured

Arun Sanuti as Tyrell Fredericks (he/him)
Beth Eyre as Autumn West (she/her)
Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her)

Music

Drive the Cold Away by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede.

Some sound effects and music used from public domain and creative commons sources.

Contact

Find us online at GreaterBostonShow.com
Follow us online @InGreaterBoston

Sponsors

Find all of our sponsor discount links at: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/

Click here to sign up for our newsletter now - powered by Aweber! And go to aweber.com/greater to sign up for your FREE Aweber account!

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Episode 18: Breaking Kayfabe Apr 04, 2017

Show notes

Production

Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon.

You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.

An enormous thank you to The Alexandria Archives, a podcast of southern weird horror, for their generous support of Greater Boston. You can find them at AlexandriaArchives.com.

Content warnings at end of show notes.

Cast

This episode featured:

Lauren Shippen as Mayflower Johnson
Austin Beach as Dixon Hammersmith
Mike Linden as Oliver West (he/him), Samuel St. Eberhauser (he/him), and Marlo (he/him)
Alexander Danner as The Narrator (he/him)
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him)
James Oliva as Michael Tate (he/him)
James Capobianco as Extinction Event Poletti (he/him)
Arun Sannuti as Tyrell Frederickson (he/him)
Jim Johanson as Steve and Meathead Steve
Johanna Bodnyk as Mallory (she/her)
Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis
Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon
Ben Flaumenhaft as Homeless Man (he/him)
Tanja Milojevic as Wanda (she/her)

Also featuring

Jim Johanson
Tanja Milojevic
Ben Flaumenhaft
and Rick Coste

Be sure to check out the wonderful shows produced by our special guests, including Lauren Shippen’s The Bright Sessions, and Austin Beach’s comic Western Wynnebago Warrior.

Music

Charlie on the MTA,Green Valley Waltz,Red Apple Rag and Shove that Pig’s Foot a Little Farther in the Fire performed by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson, and Dirk Tiede. CONTENT WARNINGS Strong Language References to alcoholism Sexual references Blackmail Discussion of historic Disaster Communist propaganda?

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