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15 years ago, a girl named Beca Orlofsky stepped into the sky and exploded. Over the course of the following week, 99% of every living human on the planet gained a super-power. Now, podcaster Joe Pollard travels the world, interviewing people who went to sleep ordinary and woke up as something else.

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    • Oct 19, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 14: Champ Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 36:07


    Bishop Cline finishes his story, telling us how he and his cousin Charlie created the new nation the United States of New England.

    Episode 13: Champ Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 21:18


    In the aftermath of B-Day, the world collapsed into madness. Out of the disorder came new civilizations, the strongest of which was the USNE, the United States of New England. Today, we speak with Bishop Cline, the founder of this great, but flawed nation. We follow Bishop as he tells us of his childhood and how he became the man known as the Iron Leader.

    Episode 12: Animals Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 36:32


    The killings have continued, the anitrope poacher is roaming free and Jesse Dominski is doing everything she can to stop it. But as she steps closer to the answers she seeks, Jesse begins to learn that some knowledge is better left unlearned.

    Episode 11: Animals Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 33:00


    Today we hear the final words of Jesse Dominski, the infamous veterinarian. She tells us of her final days working for the Rocky Mountain Border Patrol, and the horrors that placed her on death row.

    New Podcast Teaser: The Endless Ocean

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 2:47


    The Endless Ocean is a new serial fantasy podcast from the team behind The Phone Booth. Released every Monday starting October 19th. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify of where ever you get your podcasts.

    Episode 10: Costume in the Closet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 14:08


    Grandfather, Mason Demyer talks the ups and downs of parenting in a post B-Day world.

    Episode 9: Safe Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 20:11


    Before B-Day, Alice Kessler liked to be alone. She carefully devised a life that limited her to almost no human interaction. But then B-Day hit, forcing Alice to face her fears, and other people.

    Episode 8: Crossroads Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 23:22


    In Part 2 of Crossroads, Archibald Turn reveals how the Crossroads Bar handled its new found fame, and explores the relationship between the musical movement's two greatest stars.

    Episode 7: Crossroads Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 19:19


    In today's episode, we travel to Nashville, Tennessee, just a few days after Beca Orlofsky destroyed the world. But even during Armageddon people create art. This is the story of the Crossroads Bar, the birthplace for the post B-Day music revolution.

    Season 2 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 5:38


    Welcome back to The Phone Booth. Due to the quarantine, we've had to change up our programing a bit. But season 2 is finally here, and we couldn't be more excited to bring you all new stories of our strange and super-powered world.

    Episode 6: What I Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 22:36


    In the early morning, Joe receives a phone call from a mysterious teenager who knows a little too much about everything. In this season finale: questions will be answered, new mysteries will surface, and the world of The Phone Booth will be changed forever.

    Episode 5: Amalgamation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 28:00


    For the first time in 15 years, word has come from the ghost town of Los Angeles, asking Joe Pollard for an interview. Now, Joe finds himself alone in a room with a creature who is as deadly as they are mysterious and has claimed all of LA as their dominion.

    Episode 4: Joe in the Minor Key

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 16:10


    In this special musical episode, Joe is a guest of Rosalind Ria, a world famous singer, whose power forces Joe to confront his past. Special guest star: Audri Cole.

    Episode 3: The Book of Beca

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 23:28


    Two brothers tell Joe about their experience growing up as orphans in a post B-Day world, and how they found god, or more specifically, Beca Orlofsky.

    Episode 2: h2o

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 30:04


    Joe interviews Taylor Browning, a former anthropologist, who resists the super-powered world we live in. Taylor tells the story of how she and her wife were stuck on a remote island during B-Day, and how powers can be both a blessing and a curse.

    Episode 1: Sunshine Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 19:21


    Podcaster Joe Pollard interviews Fire Chief Lynn Knox about her experience on B-Day. Lynn was 8 years old when Beca gave her superpowers, and reveals how she changed, how she didn't and who she saved.

    Season 1 Prologue: Where Were You On B-Day?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 7:47


    15 years ago, a girl named Beca Orlofsky exploded above New York City. The resulting shockwave encircled the globe, changing the world forever.

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