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In this sci-fi, comedy, coming-of-age, absurdist, biopunk, musical podcast, Will Hughes (Adam Frost-Venrick, “Mr. Ohio.”) is a former sea-monster, turned back into a human after almost twenty years of stalking the Lake Erie shores. Now, enrolled in college and readjusting to life on land, Will is forced to deal with a wide variety of issues, from shower mold to heart-break. Each episode features an original song, written and performed by Adam Frost-Venrick. Cover art by Laura Lapham Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

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    • Apr 30, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES


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    30.5. Lake (ii)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 38:21


    Are you still breathing in? Good. With nothing left to lose, Will, Jane, Olivia, Jess and Noah attempt one last gambit. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    30. Lake (i)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 59:11


    Breathe in. As Jess handles a pretty powerful disappointment and Noah deals with the guilt of David's death, Will and Olivia work to prevent a Cat's Assterpiece. And a rebellion is launched. Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    29. Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 68:11


    Dolores catches a bird. Guest starring William Main as David Waterson Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    28. My Monster

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 77:35


    As the trial draws to a close, Jane reflects on how far she's come while being haunted by an old entity. Meanwhile, Will and Jess take less than legal action to beat Villa Americana. Starring: Michelle Schroeder-Lowery as Jane Ballard Adam Frost-Venrick as Will Hughes Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    27. Superhero

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022 86:05


    As the trial begins, Villa Americana unveils a new creation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    26. Panopticon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 60:11


    Will learns an important lesson about the dangers of academic misconduct. Starring: Adam Frost-Venrick as Will Hughes/Andrew Callen Francesca DiFrancesco as Sidney/Mr. Floofles Ania Fernandez-Doqui as Olivia Cabrera-Shay William Main as David Waterson Ethan McAtee as Noah Trent  and Ariel Russell as Jess Bradford Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    25. Ramona

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 77:15


    Will, Dr. Ballard and Jess embark on a journey to a small town to track down the long-lost co-founder of Villa Americana. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    24. Better.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 67:59


    As Will prepares for his deposition, big changes come to Windler's campus. Starring Adam Frost-Venrick as Will Hughes Asher Berkson-Gold as Evan Laurie Leiana Bertrand as Lila Wickerman with archived vocals by Michelle Schroeder-Lowery as Dr. Jane Ballard Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    23. California

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 67:37


    Accompanied by Noah, David and Trevor, Will sets out for the West Coast to finally meet his father. Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    22. Norah

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 66:55


    Hoping to get away from Windler U and Villa Americana, Will spends a weekend with Norah at Prescott College, but soon he is forced to consider what his future at Windler holds. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    21. Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 73:18


    Ballard, David and Holloway invite Will, Olivia and Norah to meet other participants in the experiment, bringing up some old troubles for Will. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    20. Cast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2021 58:44


    On Halloween night, an immobile Jess is confronted by a sinister stranger in the field house, forcing her to confront truths of her own past, while Noah and Dr. Ballard face off against RON once and for all. Olivia decides to get some answers from a strange source. STARRING: Ariel Russell as Jess Bradford Adam Frost-Venrick as Will Hughes, RON and the Space monster Ethan McAtee as Noah Trent Michelle Schroeder-Lowery as Dr. Jane Ballard Gail Frost Venrick as Dr. Samantha Wren and Ania Fernandez-DoQui as Olivia Cabrera-Shay Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

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    19. Broadcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 46:56


    For his new radio show, Will interviews Noah about the play he's acting in. But things take a strange turn as the line of questioning becomes increasingly invasive. Guest Starring Ethan McAtee as Noah Trent. Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    18. Parents' Weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 70:36


    Will's attempts to have an important conversation with Dr. Ballard are hampered when a mysterious low-frequency sound causes several visiting parents to turn into ravenous zombies. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    17. Bones

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 54:23


    As a holiday celebrating one of the school's founders approaches, Jess goes head to head with Dr. Collins over some upsetting truths about the man's past. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    16. Legs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2021 60:32


    The Windler U biology department invents a machine to accelerate evolution in living creatures, turning a goldfish into a human being. Will attempts to help him adjust to life on the surface. Meanwhile, Dr. Ballard attempts to track down a new monster. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    Season 2 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 0:55


    A parents's' weekend gone awry, a marriage, a divorce, a lawsuit, a genetic experiment and a sentient cast. All this and more coming September 4. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    Message From Adam Venrick

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 2:42


    An update on the show's future. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    15. Shampoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 87:57


    Alone and left with a shattering self-truth, Will contemplates returning to his old life as a lake monster. Guest Starring: Michelle Schroeder-Lowery as Dr. Jane Ballard Ethan McAtee as Noah Trent Ariel Russell as Jess Bradford William Main as David Waterson --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    14. Phineas Gage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 38:10


    After the incident at the lake, Will finally learns who he really is. Guest Starring Michelle Schroeder-Lowery as Dr. Jane Ballard. Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    13. Monster

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 76:27


    For Spring Break, Will returns to Davenport and the lake, only to find a slew of haunting and dangerous memories waiting for him there. This episode contains the use of abrasive sound such as high and low frequency noises and some potentially troubling material. Listener Discretion advised. Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    12. Librarians

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 65:17


    When Olivia comes to visit the campus, she and Will inadvertently find themselves thrust into a situation room scenario when Dr. Collins reveals that he's lost something very important. Additional Sound Effects from https://www.zapsplat.com and The Sound Pack Tree. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

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    11. Anthropology

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 65:35


    After a major discovery about his past sends Will into a depressive state, Sidney the library ghost attempts to cheer him up. Original Song: "Ghostland Lullaby" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    10. Horses

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 64:56


    Will begins dating Justine, a young woman in his Anthropology class. However, their weekend getaway doesn't go as planned when they discover a dark secret about the town they're vacationing in. Original Song: Backwoods Blues --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    09. Acting Class

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 79:16


    When Noah and Will both take an acting class, Will is forced to learn a hard lesson about his own insecurities when confronted by the vindictive professor. Original Song: "Not Laurence Olivier." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    08. Shareholders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 66:45


    Will arrives in Austin for the Villa Americana shareholders' meeting and quickly meets David and Olivia, two other young people who have gone through the experiment. However, as the night takes a series of twists and turns, Will begins to learn the ugly truth about Villa Americana - and himself. Song: "Not the Only One." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    07. Mango

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 64:41


    In Seattle, as Jess's Mom undergoes cancer treatment, Jess is forced to confront some truths about her own family, while Will is forced to learn some truths about mortality and befriends a chaplain undergoing a crisis of faith. Original Song: "Mango Song." Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    06. Panic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 81:23


    After a mix-up in the History of Panic final sets the school on the path to inciting war with North Korea, Will learns a thing or two about panic attacks. Meanwhile, Jess receives some devastating news. And Kevin sets up a cult of personality. Original song: "The Walls." Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com Please be advised, this song contains INFRASOUND. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    05. Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 56:19


    Despite some protestations from Dr. Ballard, Will joins his roommate's family for Thanksgiving. However, their ideal family life may not be as perfect as it seems on the surface. Original song “Better Together.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    04. Alcohol

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 39:01


    Will discovers the joys and pitfalls of alcohol, but soon becomes obsessed with trying to help a poet quit drinking.  Original song “Warm Feeling.” (Note: This episode talks heavily about alcoholism in a comedic sense. However, in real life, alcohol and substance abuse is no laughing matter. If you or someone you know is struggling, included is the website for the National Healthline: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline.)  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    03. Serial Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 49:18


    After inadvertently angering a ghost in the Windler U library, Will, Noah and Jess set out to track down a serial killer who strikes every October. Original song “We're Not Gonna Die Tonight.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    02. Mold

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 31:12


    Mold is discovered in the shower. Will learns about hierarchy while Noah starts a movement. Original Song: "Mold."  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    01. Skin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 22:48


    Will considers the joys of having skin and the importance of wearing prophylactics.  Original song: "Skin That I Live In." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    00. Official Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 1:32


    We are now two weeks away from the premier of Dry Land. Please have a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

    Dry Land Teaser Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 0:57


    --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-venrick0/support

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