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Florida, 2007: A famous local weather man is found dead in his water bed. His brother calls 9-1-1 to report the murder. This sets off a shocking series of events involving cults, boy bands, horses, and mistaken identity. From CastBox and the comedy producers behind Stop Podcasting Yourself, CBC’s Th…

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    Introducing: The Weird Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 14:50


    From executive producer Dana Carvey and Team Coco Podcasts, "The Weird Place" is an episodic sci-fi comedy adventure that will blow your mind. From manipulative aliens to time-traveling pirates to a power-hungry mad man with a magic globe, "The Weird Place" has no shortage of action-packed supernatural occurrences. On this episode, a Cold War–era nuclear submarine accidentally travels back in time and encounters a pirate ship from the 1700's. Listen to the next episode of "The Weird Place" wherever you get your podcasts.

    Introducing: Let's Make A Sci-Fi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 35:43


    Producer Dave Shumka introduces a new show from the team behind This Sounds Serious: Let's Make a Sci-Fi, an eight-part adventure through the creative process as three comedians try writing a successful sci-fi pilot— with help from scientific experts and Hollywood screenwriting pros.In the first episode, hosts Ryan, Mark, and Maddy talk to producers Catherine Winder (Star Wars) and Jem Gerrard (Vagrant Queen) and learn how to identify great story ideas. Then, they pitch each other concepts for their science fiction pilot and land on a winning idea.Subscribe to Let's Make a Sci-Fi : Apple Podcasts | Spotify 

    A Message from Kirk Todd in Jail

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 2:08


    Kirk Todd is back in jail and he has an important message for you: He wants you to vote for This Sounds Serious in the 2021 Webb Awards for Best Writing in a Podcast.  Click here to vote.

    8: The Premiere

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 31:01


    With Kirk's release from prison and a movie premier in the works, the truth comes into focus.

    7: Vegas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 24:41


    Gwen travels to Las Vegas, where crime writer Frank Reeves tells her that a casino robbery took place during the film shoot, and Kirk buried the movie to hide the evidence.Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free.

    6: Rotten Popcorn

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 27:15


    After tracking down Grand Casino, Gwen watches the movie and is underwhelmed. She calls on the goofball hosts of the “Rotten Popcorn” podcast to weigh in, and investigates a theory that maybe Kirk was the one who buried the movie.Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free.

    5: The Con Man's Handbook

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 29:40


    Gwen finds out how Kirk finally got caught. Kirk insists Grand Casino exists and invites Gwen to use his “Con Man's Handbook” dictaphone recordings to help uncover it.Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free.

    4: Visiting Hours

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 28:11


    Gwen travels to Maricopa County Prison to meet Kirk Todd and get inside the mind of a con man. She learns about his marriage to art forger Helen Chatham and the events that tore them apart.Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free.

    3: How to Make a Fake Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 29:16


    In order to pull off the Grand Casino con, Kirk had to convince the studio and the crew that he was making the movie. How did nobody catch on?Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free.

    2: We Were Filming a Crime Scene

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 25:14


    Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free.How did Kirk Todd put himself in the position to pull off this con? Gwen answers that question and reveals the events of the Grand Casino premier from the red carpet to the chaos in the lobby after the crime is discovered. 

    1: Jeremy, Kenny, Karl, Klaus, and Kirk

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 22:30


    A 9-1-1 call about a heart attack at a 1991 movie screening leads investigative journalist Gwen Radford to unearth the life story of con man, Kirk Todd, from his childhood crimes through his career as a TV producer, up to Grand Casino, the movie he never made.Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free.

    This Sounds Serious: Grand Casino

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 1:04


    Click here to get the entire season right now, ad-free.In 1991, TV producer Kirk Todd was supposed to direct his first movie, Grand Casino, but the movie was never made. Kirk disappeared with the film's budget and was revealed to be a con man named Jeremy Weaver. We follow host Gwen Radford as she tracks down the victims and puts together the pieces of this con three decades later. 

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    Introducing Record Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 33:07


    From Kelly&Kelly, the studio that brought you This Sounds Serious comes Record Club - a live storytelling podcast that celebrates seminal albums and explores how these albums affect our lives. Hosted by musician Louise Burns, each episode features storytellers telling a true, personal story about how a particular record shaped them. Subscribe to Record Club here.  

    Introducing The Mysterious Mr. Epstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 10:43


    For most of his life, Jeffrey Epstein was a mystery-- who he was, how he made his money, and how he got away with horrific crimes for so many years. The Mysterious Mr. Epstein explores how Epstein was able to use his wealth to buy status and credibility, to buy power, and ultimately to buy himself freedom from justice. From the network that brought you Dirty John. Listen now at Wondery.fm/soundsserious

    8: The Conclusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 32:02


    Seriously, what is in those barrels? Surprise evidence found in the quarry leads to a confession, but maybe not justice.

    7: The Barrels

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 23:48


    The barrels in Rhoda Day’s backyard may hold the key to Melissa Turner’s disappearance. Gwen wants to find out what’s inside them, but it’s not going to be easy.

    6: Theories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 26:16


    Gwen outlines the most likely scenarios about what happened to Melissa Turner. A surprise phone call by a key player bolsters one theory.

    5: The Mayor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 27:18


    Gwen’s focus turns to Rhoda Day, Jimmy’s mother and the longtime mayor of Tom Day. Just how many strings is Rhoda Day pulling in this town? And are they about to snap?

    4: Subcultures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 24:24


    Manhattan Media podcast “Here’s Some Information” teams up with TSS to learn about the online society of scent fanatics that could possibly link Jimmy and Melissa.

    3: All About Jimmy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 34:09


    Gwen travels to Tom Day, Oregon the home of serial hostage-taker Jimmy Kline and learns about his criminal past through his mother, his neighbors, and the man himself.

    2: Hostages

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2019 31:32


    Gwen takes us on an audio tour of an incredibly bizarre 9-1-1 call that chronicles the 36 hours that Jimmy Kline held a bank hostage in Tom Day, Oregon, claiming the mayor killed his girlfriend, Melissa Turner.

    1: Missing Melissa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2019 30:09


    A 9-1-1 call from a 2017 bank heist leads investigative journalist Gwen Radford to the story of the country’s most missing person, Melissa Turner. And now Melissa has disappeared again, only this time it’s different. 

    This Sounds Serious: Missing Melissa

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 2:52


    After listening to a 9-1-1 call from the longest hostage situation in Oregon history, Gwen finds herself on the trail of America’s most missing person. Season 2 brings you another story so believable it can’t be true. Launching June 2019. 

    BONUS: LeVar Burton Reads is back!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 5:17


    Here’s a podcast recommendation for you: LeVar Burton Reads. Experience the best short fiction, handpicked and narrated by the world’s most legendary storyteller. Let host LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Roots, Star Trek) transport you to unknown worlds through immersive soundscapes and unmatched narration as he tells stories from authors like Neil Gaiman, Haruki Murakami, Octavia Butler, Ray Bradbury and more. Hear all-new Season 4 episodes on Apple Podcasts now. applepodcasts.com/levar

    8: The Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2018 27:43


    Daniel travels to Gwen to confront her about the podcast, the 911 call, and the truth. 

    7: The Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 32:33


    After all the other suspects were ruled out, Daniel Bronstadt went on trial for murder. With his life on the line, he decided to use a rookie attorney… himself. 

    6: The Weatherman Strangler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 27:45


    Could a serial killer who targeted weathermen be responsible for Chuck Bronstadt’s murder? Gwen looks to the classic true crime TV show, Last Known Whereabouts, for answers. Featuring Lauren Ash (NBC's Superstore). 

    5: The Suspects

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 28:34


    Despite the mountain of evidence against him, Daniel has always maintained that he didn’t kill Chuck. But if he didn’t, who else could have? Featuring: Paul F. Tompkins, Graham Clark. 

    4: All About Chuck

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 34:44


    While Daniel was in a cult, Chuck’s career as a weatherman was on the rise. But then Daniel returned. Guest star: Paul F. Tompkins. 

    3: The Cult

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 27:52


    In the 1990s, a cult known as “the Mandala” was infamous for trying to rebuild the lost city of Atlantis. Was Daniel Bronstadt a key member? 

    2: Meet The Twins

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2018 29:51


    Journalist Gwen Radford travels to Florida to finally meet Daniel Bronstadt. While at his creepy ranch she learns about the brothers’ past: their boy bands, their twin pranks and their falling out. 

    1: The Call

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 28:14


    A confusing 9-1-1 call is placed to report the murder of Florida weatherman, Chuck Bronstadt. Journalist Gwen Radford tries to track down the caller only to meet a man who is even more fascinating than the murder itself. 

    This Sounds Serious: The Case of Daniel Bronstadt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2018 2:56


    This Sounds Serious: The Case of Daniel Bronstadt is a comedic take on the mystery and crime genre that promises to be both gripping and hilarious. This Castbox Original launches in April, 2018. 

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