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A semi-scripted comedy sketch show from The Midnight Gardeners League (https://midnightgardenersleague.com/) that explores a different aspect of our world every episode. Hosted by navel-gazing intellectual Ari Wood, Midnight Public Radio delivers the funniest, most-made up stories that audiophiles could ask for.

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    • Dec 7, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 7 EPISODES


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    6: Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 31:55


    Life-ending innovations, resurrection addicts, funerary gatherings, and a debate over mortality. All things must pass, and in the season finale, Midnight Public Radio examines exactly how many thousands of ways there are to shift off this tiresome mortal coil and take a nice long dirt nap. For even if it were possible for life to go one forever, it still wouldn't take that long to burn through every terrible Netflix documentary and long-forgotten season of House Hunters International, leaving us with a whole lot of time to stare into the nothingness, bored as sin. If you can think of any distractions that would last a least a millennia or two, send us a note at midnightgardenerscomedy@gmail.com Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightgardeners/ Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Twitter: https://twitter.com/12amGardeners Check out this video sketch we made about being bored to death: https://youtu.be/VX9piNw8mzY Come see us live at the DC Improv on Jan 23, 2022: https://dcimprov-com.seatengine.com/shows/160851

    5: War

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 36:09


    Civil unrest in an unusual Eastern European country, a long forgotten military tradition, a showdown at an old folks' home, and the best battles in history. War may be hell. But as Midnight Public Radio uncovers, it's also kind of fun? For where us are we able to give ourselves over to the darker parts of our nature, and also see some crazy big explosions and like, cool jets and stuff. Send us a note with your wackiest war story to midnightgardenerscomedy@gmail.com Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightgardeners/ Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Twitter: https://twitter.com/12amGardeners Check out this video sketch we made about an ill-fated group of Union soldiers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlIqAWx_2hY Visit our website for more info about us: https://midnightgardenersleague.com/

    4: Animal Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 34:37


    Porpoises in need of transport, trained guard tarantulas, maniacal helper monkeys, and sexually frustrated parasites. The natural world is full of strange and wonderful creatures whose animal kingdoms stretch to every corner of the globe. And Midnight Public Radio peers under every slimy rock and in every filthy warren to identify and better understand them, and by proxy, humanity. For humans are just another dumb beast that lives only to eat, sleep, mate and defecate, despite our existential presumptions of self-awareness. If you can think of anything else people do well, send us a note to midnightgardenerscomedy@gmail.com Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightgardeners/ Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Twitter: https://twitter.com/12amGardeners Check out this video sketch we made about how to deal with an unruly dog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IouRoRG_G_0 Visit our website for more info about us: https://midnightgardenersleague.com/

    3: Culinary Arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 33:40


    Ecclesiastical sauces, remote gourmands, questionable food regulations, and historic cooking competitions. The culinary arts truly are an eclectic and curious domain. For where would we be without a hot bowl of muck in our bellies or a cloudy glass of fresh hose water splashing against our wet lips? The answer, as the Midnight Public Radio explains, is that we'd all be desiccated corpses having our scabby tongues pulled out of hollow skulls by wasteland scavengers. So if you've found a way to sustain yourself that is not eaten or drunk, send us a note at midnightgardenerscomedy@gmail.com and give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your pods! Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightgardeners/ Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Twitter: https://twitter.com/12amGardeners Check out this video sketch we made about a rapping chef: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Sv53f46n0 Come see us live at the DC Improv on Nov 21, 2021: https://dcimprov-com.seatengine.com/shows/153352

    2: Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 34:40


    Caterpillar abuse, superstitious diarrhea, falls from grace, and roller-skating intolerance. In every society across the world, sports leave their mark in some way or another, and Midnight Public Radio is there to explore every aspect of them, from goalpost to end zone. For futile displays of strength and skill are, in some ways, are our greatest distraction from the unstoppable march of time and the inescapability of the void. Send us a note with your favorite athletic anecdote to midnightgardenerscomedy@gmail.com and give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your pods! Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightgardeners/ Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Twitter: https://twitter.com/12amGardeners Check out this video sketch we made about skateboarders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BBbT0-i3S0 Come see us live at the DC Improv on Nov 21, 2021: https://dcimprov-com.seatengine.com/shows/153352

    1: Criminal Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 21:10


    Avocado robberies, chicken murder, pirate radicalization and enough futuristic legal red tape to choke a horse. In this inaugural episode, Midnight Public Radio explores the difference between right and wrong in our society. For in the dark night of the soul, a person is only as good as the rules they are forced to follow. Disagree? Send us note questioning our moral presumptions at midnightgardenerscomedy@gmail.com and give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your pods! Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightgardeners/ Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Twitter: https://twitter.com/12amGardeners Check out this video sketch we made about undercover cops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWzn17Vj92s Come see us live at the DC Improv on Nov 21, 2021: https://dcimprov-com.seatengine.com/shows/153352

    Introducing Midnight Public Radio (trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 2:58


    Midnight Public Radio asks the question: what if This American Life was a whole lot less serious, a good deal weirder and 100% made up? Every episode explores a different theme, as host banal coastal elite Ari Wood and his rotating crew of producers, journalists, editors, and audio freelancers uncover a comedy treasure trove of stories. Brought to you by DC sketch group the Midnight Gardeners League, in collaboration with Next Chapter Podcasts, MPR will take you from the gravy monasteries of Italy to the seedy world of underground caterpillar racing and beyond, all without one single damn pledge drive. Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightgardeners/ Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Twitter: https://twitter.com/12amGardeners Check out some of our video content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKrvJZN5WuNswXxvBqbYDgw

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