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I remember McCaffrey’s books from the eighties when I was a little kid. They were my introduction to a life-long love of sci-fi and fantasy books. But I hadn’t read any of ‘em since I was a little kid, and… I mean, academically I know that 1968 was a really different time for women. But […]

Silly word and improv games for your listening pleasure. Jenny Serwylo, Simon Pond, and Sean Tabares team up to bring you Just a Minute, and the second half of one of those terrifying Prelinger fifties black and white instructional shorts, entirely improvised. Download Podcast Episode

So I start taking improv classes. I love the classes. I LOVE them. Even though I’m the oldest student by far, I LOVE the classes. The first and second time goes really well. And then: the third class begins. Download Podcast Episode

Sydney Bacon is 103 years old, and as you might imagine his stories are fascinating. Today, he talks about Girl With The Pearl Earring and the way Vermeer seems to be a man after his own heart. Download Podcast Episode

Sydney Bacon is 103 years old, and as you might imagine, his stories are fascinating. Find out what happened when he tried to travel from Toronto to America in the middle of the McCarthy Era. Download Podcast Episode

Sam Mullins makes a living of getting up on stage and talking about the intimate details of his life. Today’s episode: true snapshots of painful and funny off-stage Fringe moments. Cast James LeVeque, Kate Southey, Nikki Atkins, Kymm Zuckert, Will McGree, Thomas Jancis, Cami Peacock Download Podcast Episode

“When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth“, an audiodrama adaptation by Sage Tyrtle. Based on a short story by Cory Doctorow. Used under a Creative Commons license. This episode originally aired in 2009. Download Podcast Episode cast: Felix Brian Brown Kelly Kim of Between The Lines Studios Van Tim Ralphs Queen Kong Shelly Brisbin of Shelly’s Podcast […]

I eavesdrop ALL THE TIME. Then I ask voice actors to act out what I hear. Today: “Her apartment fell through, and she’s living in her car…” Then: this city is filled with a thousand exquisite moments. Listen. Download Podcast Episode Cast James LeVeque Photo Trontnort Music Dream Of A Butterfly by Frozen Silence

The odd and surprising adventures of a Relay Operator. Adapted from a true story by Laura-Louise Tobin. “I was transparent…” This episode aired in 2010. Download Podcast Episode Cast Operator Nikki Atkins Jessica Kim of Between the Lines Studios Ryan Adam Gratrix Michael Clay Robeson Chris Andrew Ball John John Grady Jane Kymm Zuckert of […]

Robert Ariss Hills, improviser and comedian, tells us a true story about the terrors of extremely unconventional true love. “As a child, I was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy…” [Robert Ariss Hills on Facebook] Download Podcast Episode Music Gloomy by J.C. Vogt Photo The Hamster Factor

There was so much that was terrifying about growing up in the 1950s, in the United States, but the “Duck and Cover” idea had to be one of the scariest. My mom, Kite, was born in 1946. By the time she was in elementary school, “Duck and Cover” was in full swing. We sat at […]

Jenny Serwylo, adventurer and comedian, tells a true story. “For most of 2011, I thought I was pregnant…” [Jenny Serwylo on Twitter] Download Podcast Episode music Halftones by Sergey Kovchik photo photo by Sidkid