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I tell bedtime stories to my 7-year-old daughter: an eagle-eyed, emotionally invested audience of one. Unfiltered and hilarious, and the stories are okay too. Season 2 is here with new episodes throughout 2021. If you like this podcast, please subscribe, rate and review us. And let us know what you think! We’re on Facebook and Twitter @saskiastories

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    • Aug 14, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 47 EPISODES


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    Painting the Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 21:12


    Story and Narration by Zachary and Saskia RothmanMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)An ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    B-Sides: My Whole Log Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 10:45


    Story and Narration by Zachary and Saskia RothmanMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)An ethical bacon motion picture podcast 

    Teddy and the Wall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2023 12:17


    Story and Narration by Zachary and Saskia RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAudio De-Engineering by Apple and PepperMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" and "Whiskey Waltz"  from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, NC)With sound effects courtesy of Freesound.orgAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    B-Sides: The Constellation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 13:25


    Story by Zac and SaskiaLoon Sounds courtesy of freesound.org

    Comet: Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2023 28:09


    Story and Narration by Zachary and Saskia RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAudio De-Engineering by Apple and PepperMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)With sound effects courtesy of Freesound.orgAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Comet: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023 20:01


    Story and Narration by Zachary and Saskia RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAudio De-Engineering by Apple and PepperMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)With sound effects courtesy of Freesound.orgAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Comet: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 25:20


    Story and Narration by Zachary and Saskia RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAudio De-Engineering by Apple and PepperMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)With sound effects courtesy of Freesound.orgAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Return to Magic City: Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2022 14:11


    Find out what happened to Fish. A bonus episode to be listened to only AFTER hearing the rest of RTMC. Enjoy! We're taking a break now...see you soon!

    Return to Magic City: Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 25:13


    Story and Narration by Zachary and Saskia RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)With sound effects courtesy of Freesound.orgAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Return to Magic City: Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 23:33


    Story and Narration by Zachary and Saskia RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)With sound effects courtesy of Freesound.orgAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Return to Magic City: Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 26:56


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)With sound effects courtesy of Freesound.orgAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Return to Magic City: Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 24:09


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)With sound effects courtesy of Freesound.orgAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Return to Magic City: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 11:04


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)With sound effects courtesy of Freesound.orgAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Return To Magic City: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 20:31


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)With sound effects courtesy of Freesound.orgAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Nicholas and The Beast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 15:33


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)An ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    The Box: BONUS - Thoughts about the Shore

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 6:18


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    The Box: Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 30:33


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)An ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    The Box: Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 19:00


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)An ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    The Box: Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 21:12


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)An ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    The Box: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 19:39


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)An ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    The Box: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 23:34


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)An ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    The Girl Who Climbed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 24:51


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)Sound Effects courtesy of freesound.org  Created by: robinhood76, jeffreys2, percy-duke, lgsaas-fee-hannig, ES, frenchxctazy, eelke, stek59, mbezzola, sgeflex, shevanAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    The Thinking Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 16:02


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)Sound Effects courtesy of freesound.org  Created by: _tyler7687, lonemonk, erwil, cmusounddesign, phenoxy, cicarelli, tim.kahn, micmikai, gerardcatala, tigersound, pianofarm, Yoyodaman234An ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    FUM: Extra Bits 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 3:54


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)An ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    FUM: Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 26:25


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)Sound Effects courtesy of freesound.org  Created by: deleteduser, karlis-stigis, facklereAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    FUM: Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 27:13


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)An ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    FUM: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 29:22


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)Sound Effects courtesy of freesound.org  Created by: James Bock, PianoFarm, reg7783, facklere, Karas_Homemade_SFXAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    FUM: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 23:16


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)Sound Effects courtesy of freesound.org  Created by: _tyler7687, lonemonk, erwil, cmusounddesign, phenoxy, cicarelli, tim.kahn, micmikai, gerardcatala, tigersound, pianofarm, Yoyodaman234An ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Sunny and The Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 20:32


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanAudio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyMusic by  Ketsa - "Upfronts" from the album  "1 of 1" - Licensed from Freemusicarchive.org (CC, ND, NC)Sound Effects courtesy of freesound.org - created by Inspector J, daenerys, laurentAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast  

    Magic City: Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 4:24


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Magic City: Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 35:53


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Magic City: Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 27:16


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast The conclusion of Magic City and the end of Season 1 --  next week.

    Magic City: Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 34:58


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Magic City: Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 15:36


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Magic City: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 25:49


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Magic City: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 13:40


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    A Very Tiny Window

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 11:59


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Strangetime: Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 23:44


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    Strangetime: Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 24:28


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcastNarration recorded on Father's Day, 2020.Listen next week for the exciting conclusion of Strangetime.

    Strangetime: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 18:52


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcastNote: We apologize for poorer than usual sound quality on the recording.  We were being attacked by a flock of bedsheets, and though we triumphed, the bedsheets shouted a lot. Part 3 of Strangetime comes out in one week.

    Strangetime: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 22:51


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcastNote: We apologize for poorer than usual sound quality on the recording.  We were being attacked by a flock of bathroom fans, and though we triumphed, the fans were loud. Part 2 of Strangetime comes out in one week.

    Shadow of a Cloud

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 18:16


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcastNote: an error in the recording was fixed at 8pm, 05/31/2020

    The White Word: Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 24:46


    Episode NotesStory and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcastNote: an error was noted and fixed on Dec 7th, 2020

    The White Word: Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 17:34


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    The White Word: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 19:53


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcast

    The White Word: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 22:22


    Story and Narration by Zachary RothmanMusic by Blue Dot Sessions "Ferus_Cut" (ccnc)Audio Engineering by Cornelius WolinskyAn ethical bacon motion picture podcastPart Two of this story will be out in two weeks 

    Season 1: Episode 0 - Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 1:59


    Listen to me tell stories to my daughter. Serialized with new chapters biweekly. Recorded live and unedited. A show for parents and kids who love stories and deeper questions about existence.  Recommended audience: 5 years old and up.

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