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"Podcast Meander" is the semi-fictional travelogue of Dan Leone, a traumatized musician who abruptly left his hometown and started driving west - fleeing from something. The show documents his frantic travels, the people he interviews along the way, and the slow reveal of what he's truly running awa…

Daniel Leone


    • Nov 6, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES
    • 1 SEASONS


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    Series Finale - Neither is the Underground

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2017 20:13


    Options are weighed; conclusions are drawn.  Produced and Scored by Daniel Leone 

    The Bristlecone Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2017 39:44


      Credits: Produced and Scored by Daniel Leone With thanks to Dr. David Lisak and Steve LePore Featuring samples of the unfinished track, “Sly’s Work”, composed by Daniel Leone and Tom MacLean. (This episode was edited independently of 1in6.org and The Bristlecone Project, then released with their permission. The views expressed within do not necessarily reflect the views of 1in6.org or The Bristlecone Project.)   

    S01 Epilogue - Two Arrows

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2017 7:30


    After the difficult revelation at the end of the season finale, Dan winds up speeding down the interstate in a rage-fueled, drunken frenzy. Gabriella intervenes.  **To experience the full effect of this episode, headphones are highly recommended.** Credits:  Produced and Scored by Daniel Leone  (This episode is 95% fictional.)  Like what you hear? Visit www.podcastmeander.com for information on how you can help support the show. 

    S01 Finale - The Linchpin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2017 41:53


    After a series of critical setbacks, Dan decides to suspend all fictional sequences and tell the whole truth of his first year on the road. It's a confessional involving madness, car problems, money problems, anti-authoritarianism, red wine, Vicodin, dental surgeries, a clinical drug trial for an experimental OCD medication, dissociation, mistaken identity, and the discovery of what he's truly been running away from.   **The online clinical trial resource mentioned in this episode can be found at www.jalr.org This link is being provided for educational/informative purposes only and should not be considered an endorsement; the show's producer is neither encouraging nor discouraging anyone from participating in a clinical trial.** Credits: Produced and Scored by Daniel Leone Featuring the poem, "Cellar Stairs"  by Hill Holland Sadler Gratitude to Paul Clough for his interview With thanks and apologies to Nicole Elizabeth (This episode is 5% fictional)  

    S01 Episode 04 - American Sirens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2017 49:12


    Dan’s guardian angel attempts to guide him through a sudden, confounding spell of memory loss. **This episode contains many sequences which are best enjoyed through headphones.** Featured: Dr. Lasana Harris is a psychologist at the University College London. He researches, among other things, a phenomenon known as dehumanization—which is the human tendency to completely ignore the minds of other people. For more information about his work, visit: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/research/experimental-psychology/person/lasana-harris/ Credits: Gratitude to Dr. Lasana Harris for his interview. Drum and percussion samples provided courtesy of Tom Machine; you can find his music at https://soundcloud.com/tom-machine Additional city sound effects from cutestockfootage.comSpecial Thanks to Nicole Panteleakos and Sandra Leone  Produced and Scored by Daniel Leone (This episode is 75% fictional.)

    S01 Prologue to Episode 04 - Her Great Gamble

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2016 12:01


    Returning to the podcast after two months of working on the presidential election, Dan scribbles in his journal and encounters a young woman who is in the process of making a very risky decision.  (This episode is 50% fictional.) Written and Scored by Daniel Leone "Welcome to Podcast Meander" by Deann Baker  

    (Digression) Donald Trump Opens Up?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2016 10:21


    Dan receives a staggeringly confessional phone call from a man who may or may not be Donald Trump.  (This episode may or may not be 100% Fictional.) Produced and Scored by Daniel Leone 

    S01 Episode 03 - The Idahoan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2016 34:46


    Dan - who identifies as politically liberal - unexpectedly falls in love with the deeply conservative state of Idaho. Hoping to understand his infatuation, he travels to a tremendously remote area of the state to speak with the gun-adoring, government-mistrusting host of the Youtube channel, "The Idahoan Show".  (This episode is 15% Fictional)  Produced and Scored by Daniel Leone  Special Thanks to Nicole Panteleakos  Much Gratitude to the Friend from Washington  Check out "The Idahoan Show" on Youtube for gun reviews and engineering experiments: www.youtube.com/user/theidahoanshow

    (Digression) - Freeze, Fly, or Fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2016 9:11


    In the first Digression, Dan presents an experimental piece of sound design which was composed by chopping up a recording of a panic attack. 

    S01 Episode 02 - In His Usual Insulated Form

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2016 37:49


    After successfully escaping Connecticut, Dan realizes that his project is being adversely affected by several nagging phobias. So, he attempts to overcome them. It doesn't go well.  (This episode is 45% fictional.)  Featuring Deann Baker as "The Actress from Episode 02"  Drum and Percussion Samples provided courtesy of Tom Machine. You can find his music here: https://soundcloud.com/tom-machine Produced and Scored by Daniel Leone  Special Thanks to Nicole Panteleakos  

    S01 Episode 01 - Work is not Noble

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2016 8:41


    After a montage and a soliloquy, Dan departs. (This episode is 15% fictional) Produced and scored by Daniel Leone. 

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