Radio Drama Revival

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Gone - Sunny Moraine May 16, 2018

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Sunny Moraine joins me to discuss their horror podcast, Gone, their stream-of-consciousness writing/performing style, their terrifying-but-fascinating doctoral dissertation, and so much more!
We discuss:
Sunny's origins in podcasting
LARPing?
The balance between mystery-box plots and Explaining Everything
Foucault's heterotopia, and spaces outside of normal rules
Mental illness and apocalypse (where did they all go?!)
Poetry!
Sunny's other fiction, particularly eyes I dare not meet in dreams

Gone - 'Awakening' May 09, 2018

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It's morning, and something's different. Everything's different. Everyone's gone. No commotion, no explanation. Suddenly the world is emptied of people.
Except for you.
This is Sunny Moraine's GONE, a taut, claustrophobic horror podcast about waking up and realizing you're entirely alone in the world. It's kind of the horror-counterpart to Michelle Nickolaisen's UNPLACED, at least superficially -- but while those two shows twine around similar themes, their execution couldn't be more different.
We play episode 1 of Gone, "Awakening". Stay tuned for next week's show, when show creator Sunny and I sit down for a chat about their creative process, their dissertation in sociology, and makin' scary fiction.

Boom - Faith McQuinn May 02, 2018

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This week, I sit down with Faith McQuinn, the director and creator of Boom: A Serial Drama Podcast.
And what a delight she is! We talk about Faith's history with radio drama, her filmmaker's background, Rovee the cleaning robot, and the long road to making Boom.
Boom is a show about denial and fury, masculinity and repression. It's perpetually relevant, and very smart—and Faith herself is no different! I'm excited to see what else this creator has up her sleeves.

Boom - Season 2, 'Everything I Could' Apr 25, 2018

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IT'S OUR 500TH EPISODE!
And to ring it in, we're celebrating by playing a new old favorite, Faith McQuinn's BOOM.
I talk about the I Love Lucy Show Syndrome, and how it plays into the way I feel about this excellent show.
Hey: This episode contains major spoilers for Season 1 of Boom, so if you don't wanna get spoiled, head on back to the website and listen from the beginning before starting this episode.
This is the first episode of Season Two, "Everything I Could".
Stay tuned for next week, when you'll hear me interview Faith McQuinn, the director and creator of Boom.
CW: murder, a loud explosion, trauma throughout

A Very Fatal Murder - 'A Perfect Murder' & Interview Apr 18, 2018

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This week, we're playing the first episode of Onion Public Media's A Very Fatal Murder—it's a spot-on parody of all the true-crime programs you love to binge, from Serial to S-Town to The Staircase.
I got to talk to series directors Ryan Natoli and Fran Hoepfner, and writers Louisa Kellogg and David Sidorov. Sidorov plays David Pascall, the host and protagonist of A Very Fatal Murder. We talk about the Onion pitching process, translating the techniques of short-form video to audio fiction, and Fran's Discarded Teens (a show I wish existed).
Our Patreon is live! Throw us some dollars, please.
a satirical news agency, for those of you outside the United States

Unplaced - Episodes 1 to 3 Mar 31, 2018

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We're playing Michelle Nickolaisen's Unplaced, a show about a woman who finds herself suddenly invisible. It's skilfully written and acted, and it's got a fantastic soundtrack. We play the first three episodes, and wonder—what's it like to be slowly but surely erased from your own life?
Have a wonderful Passover and Easter, y'all!

The Bright Sessions - 'Rose' & Interview with Lauren Shippen Mar 24, 2018

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This week on, we're playing The Bright Sessions, episode 50: "Rose", a surprise musical episode! Later, show creator Lauren Shippen joins me for a chat about the creative work that went into making this special episode -- it's a can't-miss for musical fans!

Love and Luck - Episodes 1 to 3, with Co-Host Elena Fernández Collins Mar 17, 2018

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Linguist, critic, and Bello Collective reviewer Elana Fernández Collins joins me to present Love and Luck, a magical epistolary romance from Australia. It's here, it's queer; it's DELIGHTFUL, and nobody dies. So settle in to a warm and happy bubble bath of a show in which two people fall in love and slowly discover they have magic powers. Then they open a cafe. Like, c'mon! How sweet is that?!
You can find Ely's writing on the Bello Collective, or at her new audio drama newsletter, Audiodramatic. Check it out at Tinyletter.com/audiodramatic

The Mayan Crystal - 'The Crystal Keeper' & Interview with Fred Greenhalgh Mar 10, 2018

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Do you want to hear a story? Of course you do! On this week's show, we're rejoined by Host-Alumnus Fred Greenhalgh to introduce his new show, The Mayan Crystal... a tale of adventure, sisterhood, anticolonialism, and magic, all taking place in modern-day Belize.
Join us for an episode of the new show, and a chat with Fred wherein we discuss the mythic origins of this story, the need to expand representation in media, and the way in which we have redecorated our pretend RDR headquarters.

Going Deep on Hoax Fiction with Wil Williams Mar 03, 2018

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Today, I'm joined by Wil Williams of the blog Podcast Problems to discuss how some audio fiction blurs the lines between fiction and nonfiction journalism.

We're GOING DEEP this week, on: The War of the Worlds! The Polybius Conspiracy! Limetown! S-Town! Point Mystic! and many more!

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Wil Williams on Patreon.

About Radio Drama Revival:

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Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

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