Stay ConnectedTHE TRUTH makes movies for your ears. They’re short stories that are sometimes dark, sometimes funny, and always intriguing. Every story is different, but they all take you to unexpected places using only sound. If you’re new, some good starting places are: Silvia’s Blood, That’s Democracy, Moon Graffiti, Tape Delay, or whatever’s most recent. Listening with headphones is encouraged!
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In 1993, a young boy named Jesse Eisenberg wrote a fan letter to an NBA star that would change the course of history. Written and performed by Eisenberg, this story was produced by Jonathan Mitchell and originally released on Slate Magazine’s Upon Further Review podcast, hosted by Mike Pesca. Stick around ‘til the end for a special interview with Jesse Eisenberg.
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Two stories: What if there were an app for blind people that could describe to them what they can’t see? Not just directions like a GPS, but descriptions of objects that paint a picture. It doesn’t exist quite like that yet, but we wrote a story that imagines it does. After that, we’ll hear a second story about a personal GPS that gets very personal.
Visible: Performed by Russell G. Jones, Rachel Hamilton, Ann Carr, and Kerry Kastin. Written by Louis Kornfeld with help from Diana McCorry, and produced by Jonathan Mitchell.
Drive Straight Ahead: Written by Jeremy Goldstein and Mira Burt-Wintonick. Produced by Jonathan Goldstein, Mira Burt-Wintonick, and Cristal Duhaime. Originally produced for CBC’s Wiretap.
When you inherit a parrot with a past, you never know what you might hear.
Written by Lila Newman and produced by Jonathan Mitchell.
Performed by Lila Newman, Erica Hernandez, Joel Bernstein, Margaret Burrus, Kyle Gordon, Davy Gardner, Jeff Wucher, Jack Frederick, and Fred Newman.
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How far is too far in the fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way? This episode asks some serious questions by taking the form of a Saturday morning cartoon.
Written by Casper Kelly, and produced by Jonathan Mitchell.
Performed by Jake Hart, Marc Thompson, Erica Schroeder, Billy Bob Thompson, and Graham Rowat.
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A couple tries to make a break, without the future getting in their way.
Performed by Chris Henry Coffey and Jenny Mudge
Written by Chris Kipiniak
Produced by Jonathan Mitchell
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Some people are just too interesting to be left alone.
Written by Louis Kornfeld and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Michael Cullen.
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Ordering a rideshare seems like a safe choice. But really, it's just getting into a stranger's car.
Performed by Dana Kaplan-Angle, Amir Darvish, and Boris Khaykin.
Written by Lila Newman, directed and produced by Jonathan Mitchell.
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The end of the world didn't scare them. They were nuclear launch officers, that's their job. What scared them was the ghost.
Written by Eric Molinsky (of the Imaginary Worlds podcast) and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. Featuring Woody Fu, Danielle Delgado, and Billy Griffin, Jr.
This episode was sponsored in part by Burrow (Use the promo code THETRUTH to get $50 off your order)
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A couple moves into a Co-op apartment that becomes more than they bargained for.
Performed by Hannah Chase, Dennis Pacheco, Amy Warren, Susan Owen, Betty Hudson, Joel Bernstein, Michael Cullen, and Sam Tsoutsouvas.
Written by Becca Schall, and produced by Jonathan Mitchell.
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An investigation into the origins of the Polybius legend leads to Bobby, who claims the game was responsible for his abduction as a teenager. In the thirty-five years since, Bobby has remained steadfast with his story, going so far as to organize a for-profit walking tour while obsessively searching for the one person he believes could corroborate his allegations. Local players from the Portland arcade scene cast doubt on Bobby’s story, as do journalists who refute the game as ever having existed.
The Polybius Conpiracy is a production of Showcase from PRX’s Radiotopia.
Hear the full series at http://radiotopia.fm/showcase
Sponsored by:
Harrys.com/TRUTH
hellofresh.com (Promo Code: TRUTH30)
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