Pause for Dramatic Effect

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Pause for Dramatic Effect is an audio drama about a US Marine Corps veteran challenged by survivor's guilt, dark forces, and ancient magic.

Kyle M. Bondo, Gagglepod


    • Apr 20, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 6m AVG DURATION
    • 51 EPISODES
    • 1 SEASONS


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    Bonus: Season 1 Extra Credits

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 2:45


    When you can't find a voice actor to play a character you learn to improvise! This is a Bonus Episode! For a behind-the-scenes look at what it took to make Pause for Dramatic Effect during National Podcast Post Month, please check out these resources: Not Easily Squished - Between the Pauses Series Gagglepod - 5 Lessons Learned from NaPodPoMo Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic.  Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com.

    Chapter 17 - Jackknife

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 6:43


    Thomas Black is put away in a very special prison... for now. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 16 - Telltale

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 6:19


    Douglas finally has the courage to go home and face his estranged wife Blair. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 15 - Shipwreck

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 7:29


    Douglas captures Thomas and gives him to the Guild to answer for his crimes. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 14 - Groundhog

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 10:59


    Douglas reveals how he got the upper hand on Thomas and Zababa. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 13 - Wormhole

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 6:57


    Zababa discovers that the vault contains more than just his treasure. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 12 - Strongroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 3:35


    Thomas loses Douglas again but manages to catch up with someone more sinister. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 11 - Dreamtime

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 3:34


    Thomas Black is reunited with Douglas Dire only to discover things have changed. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 10 - Witchhunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 9:54


    Thomas Black has lost Douglas and now has to face an inquisition before returning to the story. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 9 - Swing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 10:01


    Douglas finally understands what Zababa wants and plans his escape from the monster's grip. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 8 - Frail

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 8:17


    Douglas remembers a forgotten secret while trying to break the Shadow Man's spell. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 7 - Enchanted

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 7:17


    Douglas learns how the Shadow Man is connected to the ring. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 6 - Husky

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 7:04


    Douglas struggles with his grip on reality as he confronts the Shadow Man. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 5 - Build

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 6:17


    Douglas confronts the Shadow Man to learn if he is real or a creation of his own broken mind. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 4 - Freeze

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 7:21


    Douglas finally gets a glimpse of his watcher. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 3 - Bait

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 5:53


    Douglas investigates the strange sounds only to discover he is being watched. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 2 - Mindless

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 6:08


    Douglas begins to hear strange sounds as he struggles with his own paranoia. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Chapter 1 - Ring

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 5:56


    We meet Douglas Dire as he discovers a very interesting ring. Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1) is a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com or download the complete script for this episode.

    Introducing PAUSE for Dramatic Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 1:01


    Pause for Dramatic Effect is the story of Douglas Dire, a homeless Iraqi War veteran haunted by a darkness he brought back from war. Not all nightmares happen when you sleep!  Introducing Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1), a narrative audio drama about a veteran's challenge to survive dark forces and ancient magic. Follow the story at pausefordramaticeffect.com

    Bonus: PAUSE Needs Your VOTE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 1:37


    Hey, You! Yes, YOU! There are 24-hours LEFT to VOTE for PAUSE for Dramatic Effect!...PAUSE for Dramatic Effect by Gagglepod Studios has been nominated for a Podcast Award in the category of Storyteller - Drama! Created by US Navy veteran Kyle Bondo as a 30-Day challenge, PAUSE is about a US Marine that stumbles upon a ring in an empty parking lot that forces him to confront a secret he didn’t know he was keeping....Now you can help PAUSE win! Please VOTE FOR PAUSE by July 31st @ 9PM EST by going to podcastawards.com or clicking the link in our bio. Then VOTE for PAUSE in the People's Choice AND Storyteller - Drama categories!...THANK YOU for your VOTE and for helping PAUSE for Dramatic Effect win The People's Choice Podcast Award for Storyteller - Drama -- and join us in November 2020 for Season 2!...For more tales of woe, visit pausefordramaticeffect.com!

    Bonus: Gratitude Between the Pauses

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 13:21


    Bonus Episode #12 (Season One Wrap-Up) - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about receiving feedback from his audience, how constructive criticism improved his final production, and why showing gratitude to those that helped realize your vision was essential in creating Pause for Dramatic Effect.

    Bonus: Lessons Between the Pauses

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 11:23


    Bonus Episode #11 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about his 5 lessons learned gained by putting himself through the NaPodPoMo 2019 Laboratory to create Pause for Dramatic Effect. (Read the full blog post at http://gagglepod.com/process/the-5-lessons-learned-from-napodpomo-2019/)

    Chapter 17 - Jackknife

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 8:06


    Chapter 17 (Epilogue) - Where in the Season 1 finale we learn the fate of Thomas Black and how he will live out the next 2,000+ years in a jar.

    Chapter 16 - Telltale

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 5:48


    Chapter 16 - Where Douglas Dire finally has the courage to come home to see if he can repair his relationship with his wife Blair.

    Chapter 15 - Shipwreck

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 6:54


    Chapter 15 - Where after his defeat by Douglas Dire, Thomas Black is sent back to the Guild to answer for his crimes.

    Chapter 14 - Groundhog

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 10:24


    Chapter 14 - Where Douglas Dire finally gets a chance to show Thomas Black who helped him get the upper hand.

    Chapter 13 - Wormhole

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 6:24


    Chapter 13 - Where Zababa finally makes his way to the treasure only to discover that the vault contains more than he expected.

    Chapter 12 - Strongroom (Minisode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2019 3:00


    Chapter 12 Minisode - Where the narrator Thomas Black loses Douglas Dire but manages to catch up with someone more sinister.

    Bonus: Philosophy Between the Pauses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 8:39


    Bonus Episode #10 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about his philosophy behind his story telling and audio drama journey during the making of Pause for Dramatic Effect.

    Chapter 11 - Dreamtime (Minisode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 3:00


    Chapter 11 Minisode - Where the narrator Thomas Black is reunited with Douglas Dire only to discover things have changed.

    Bonus: Music Between the Pauses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 9:42


    Bonus Episode #9 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the reasons for music and how he used music to create mood and tone during the production of Pause for Dramatic Effect.

    Bonus: Quality Between the Pauses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 9:05


    Bonus Episode #8 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about what quality means for a deadline driven and solo actor production like Pause for Dramatic Effect.

    Chapter 10 - Witch Hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2019 9:22


    Chapter 10 - Where the narrator Thomas Black has to face Guild of Watchers inquisitors to explain how he lost both Douglas Dire and Zababa during his mission.

    Bonus: Gear Between the Pauses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 6:24


    Bonus Episode #7 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the audio gear used to create Pause for Dramatic Effect.

    Bonus: Sounds Between the Pauses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 9:24


    Bonus Episode #6 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about sound development, foley work, music, and how he needed to get creative when developing audio effects for Pause for Dramatic Effect.

    Bonus: Actors Between the Pauses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 5:53


    Bonus Episode #5 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about working with amateur actors and how he turn them into Pause for Dramatic Effect characters.

    Bonus: Mistakes Between the Pauses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 7:00


    Bonus Episode #4 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the mistakes made behind the scenes during the making of Pause for Dramatic Effect and describes how he recovered from them.

    Chapter 9 - Swing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 9:25


    Chapter 9 - Where Douglas Dire finally figures out what Zababa is after and forms a plan that could free him from the monster's mystical grip.

    Chapter 8 - Frail

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 7:43


    Chapter 8 - Douglas Dire fights to resist the Shadow Man's power by remembering the mystery Captain Savage had uncovered before he had left Iraq.

    Bonus: Process Between the Pauses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2019 6:46


    Bonus Episode #3 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the process behind Pause for Dramatic Effect and describes how he records and edits raw audio during post-production.

    Chapter 7 - Enchanted

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 6:44


    Chapter 7 - Douglas Dire comes face-to-face with his darkest fear as he begins to learn how the Shadow Man is connected to the ring.

    Chapter 6 - Husky

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 6:30


    Chapter 6 - As Douglas Dire struggles to maintain his grip on reality he continues to recall how he first met the Shadow Man in Iraq.

    Bonus: Voices Between the Pauses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 11:11


    Bonus Episode #2 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the voices behind Pause for Dramatic Effect and describes how he creates the voices of different characters.

    Chapter 5 - Build

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 5:40


    Chapter 5 - Where Douglas Dire confronts the Shadow Man and discovers if he is real or only a creation of his own mind.

    S1 - False Awakenings (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2019 1:00


    Not all nightmares happen when you sleep! Meet Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) Douglas Dire who survived Operation Vigilant Resolve and the First Battle of Fallujah in 2004. However, memories of his fallen friends and brother-in-arms are not the only things he brought back with him from Iraq. Can Gunny Dire survive a past that has come back to haunt him? Pause for Dramatic Effect (Season 1 - False Awakenings) is an audio drama about a US Marine Corps veteran challenged by survivor's guilt, dark forces, and ancient magic. For more tales of woe visit Gagglepod.com!

    Chapter 4 - Freeze

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 6:43


    Chapter 4 - Where Douglas Dire finally gets a glimpse of his watcher only to have the sighting resurrect a memory he thought he had buried back in Iraq 15 years ago.

    Bonus: Ideas Between the Pauses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 4:21


    Bonus Episode #1 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the making of Pause for Dramatic Effect and describes how he came up with the idea for this audio drama in the first place.

    Chapter 3 - Bait

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 5:15


    Chapter 3 - Where Douglas Dire discovers he is being watched but cannot understand what the strange sounds have to do with his watcher.

    Chapter 2 - Mindless

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 5:30


    Chapter 2 - Where Douglas Dire struggles with his post-military trauma and starts to hear strange sounds.

    Chapter 1 - Ring

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 5:18


    Chapter 1 - Where we meet our main character and his chance discovery of a very interesting ring.

    Chapter 0 - Prophecy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 1:26


    Chapter 0 - Where we learn about our narrator and his probationary status within the Guild of Watchers.

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