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Seriah is joined by Mike and Tony from the “Strange Air” and “Trap Street” podcasts. Topics include the nature of “real”, binge listening, the “Game of Thrones” TV series, “The Black Tapes” and “Tanis” podcast dramas, “Coast to Coast AM” in the Art Bell era, dealing empathetically with experiencers, the “X-Files” TV show, the evolution of ideas, Seriah's films, the definition of a “trap street” and copyright fraud, Netflix and cancelation, origins of WDTRG, Walter Crittenden, “figureoutability”, zine culture in the 90's, formal education vs DIY experience, the mechanics of doing podcast dramatic shows, the Fable & Folly podcast network, “Archive 81” podcast and Netflix series, transitioning from radio to podcasting, difficulties of reading and concentration after long Covid, feedback from fans, four types of music, “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes, personal experiences and their interpretation, Bigfoot and poltergeist activity, Joshua Cutchin and Timothy Renner, the difficulties of flesh and blood Sasquatch vs weird phenomena, psychic effects and solar activity, the multiple natures of UFO encounters, a strange UFO experience on a lake in Ithica NY, “Dark Matter” an AppleTV series, the SciFi Channel TV series also named “Dark Matter”, the disconnect between authors who address paranormal topics and their own personal beliefs, counter-intuitive scientific facts, cycles where the paranormal is more and less perceptible, UFO communities on twitter/X and reddit, drones and satellites mistaken for UFOs, AI and photographic fakery, the future technology and art, misperceptions of AI and misunderstandings of its capabilities, the movie “Late Night with the Devil”, positive potential of AI, a story of a person reincarnating into a machine, fictional treatments of uploading consciousness digitally, a powerful scene in “West World”, the Replika AI friend company, the possible illusions of free will and choice-making, Jeff Ritzmann, technology encountering paranormal entities, children's memories of past lives, the frailties of human memory, the book “The Invisible Gorilla”, memory experiments and their unexpected results, flaws in human perception, a Ouija board experience, cross-cultural experiences of paranormal phenomenon going back millennia, an intense incident with a departed pet, unanswered questions on the nature of time, NDEs, déjà vu, Loyd Auerbach and a strange encounter between a child and a ghost, the Bermuda Triangle and its disappearance from pop culture, Erich Von Daniken and “Ancient Aliens”, pareidolia, attempted choose-your-own-adventure podcasts, the book “Daimonic Reality” by Patrick Harpur, the podcast “Rabbits”, Terry Miles, the “Welcome to Night Vale” podcast, author Michael Marshall Smith/Michael Rutger, a mysterious set of ancient walls that actually exist, the books “The Straw Men” and “Bad Things”, Star Trek “Discovery” and the concept of truly alien communication, the movie “Arrival”, the NASA Voyager probe, the possibilities of intelligent life within our solar system that may be too different to be perceived by humans, and much more! This is an absolutely fascinating conversation, truly packed with information!
Tune in for some more behind the scenes info as Stephen Indrisano and Tal Minear (the Re: Dracula sound team) sit down to chat all things audio production. This interview contains slight spoilers for the second half of the novel (again, sorry). Topics include: What the heck is dialogue editing? How does loudness work? A single blooper, as a treat. How Dialogue Editing can make a story scary. Our backgrounds in audio. What moments from Dracula really work in the podcast? What moments were hard to edit? Wanting to bite vs. being aligned against Quincey Morris Transcript here. Dialogue editing by Tal Minear. The transcript was done by Rook Mogavero. This episode was produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. The shows that got Stephen into podcasting: Pseudopod, Knifepoint Horror, and The Magnus Archives (for Tal, it's Bright Sessions). The shows that inspired Shelterwood: Limetown, The Black Tapes, and Video Palace. The shows Tal wants you to go support: bit.ly/shelterwoodpod and crowdfundr.com/innbetween5 (these are Stephen and Hannah's other audio dramas!) Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why hello again dear listener! It has been quite some time. And what have the boys been up to? Well, we're glad you asked: Shelterwood: A Suburban Gothic is a 16-part Docu-Horror Podcast written and produced by Stephen Indrisano. The show centers around one man's quest to find his long-lost sister in an infinite, monster-infested suburb beyond the veil. With primary inspirations like The Black Tapes, Silent Hill 2, and Limetown, Shelterwood will be one part Gothic, one part Found Footage, and one hundred percent terrifying. There's a ton of Stephen King influence in here, and we think you'd really enjoy it. Check out the campaign at bit.ly/shelterwoodpod for more details!
Seriah is joined by Red Pill Junkie and Chris Ernst in a focused episode about the recent book by Jacques Vallee and Paola Harris “Trinity: Best Kept Secret”, a debunking expose, and the response to it. Topics include the Trinity nuclear test and its effects, Reme Baca, Jose Padilla, a story of a crashed avocado-shaped UFO, a possible object taken from the craft, Douglas Dean Johnson, congressional action on UAPs, Bob Lazar, Ray and Rex Stanford, dinosaur tracks, the Manhattan Project, radiation, alien beings, the metric system, Eddie Apodaca, unusual metal samples, the book “Born on the Edge of Ground Zero”, a theory of alien craft, New Mexico Highway Patrol, WWII, childhood memories, “photographic memory”, MUFON, the “Invisible Gorilla” book, memory abilities, Sabrina Padilla, strange angel hair material, a theory to explain the timeline, nuclear weapons and UFO activity, Barbara Fisher, UFO whistle-blowers, Christopher Mellon, Omni magazine, Don Schmitt and Kevin Randle, Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Philip Imbrogno, Ufology culture, Vallee and computer technology, leading questions in interviews, Philip J. Corso, The Black Tapes podcast, Bill Brophy, Wendelle Stevens, a different story of a UFO crash recovery, Ron Brinkley, “Witness to Another World” film, UFO trauma, Peter Robbins, lying Rendlesham witness, Isaac Cory, Charlie Wiser, Travis Walton, high strangeness appearing to marginalized people, Ariel School UFO incident, UFO tarot deck, and much more! This was an absolutely fascinating deep dive!
Seriah is joined by Red Pill Junkie and Chris Ernst in a focused episode about the recent book by Jacques Vallee and Paola Harris “Trinity: Best Kept Secret”, a debunking expose, and the response to it. Topics include the Trinity nuclear test and its effects, Reme Baca, Jose Padilla, a story of a crashed avocado-shaped UFO, a possible object taken from the craft, Douglas Dean Johnson, congressional action on UAPs, Bob Lazar, Ray and Rex Stanford, dinosaur tracks, the Manhattan Project, radiation, alien beings, the metric system, Eddie Apodaca, unusual metal samples, the book “Born on the Edge of Ground Zero”, a theory of alien craft, New Mexico Highway Patrol, WWII, childhood memories, “photographic memory”, MUFON, the “Invisible Gorilla” book, memory abilities, Sabrina Padilla, strange angel hair material, a theory to explain the timeline, nuclear weapons and UFO activity, Barbara Fisher, UFO whistle-blowers, Christopher Mellon, Omni magazine, Don Schmitt and Kevin Randle, Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Philip Imbrogno, Ufology culture, Vallee and computer technology, leading questions in interviews, Philip J. Corso, The Black Tapes podcast, Bill Brophy, Wendelle Stevens, a different story of a UFO crash recovery, Ron Brinkley, “Witness to Another World” film, UFO trauma, Peter Robbins, lying Rendlesham witness, Isaac Cory, Charlie Wiser, Travis Walton, high strangeness appearing to marginalized people, Ariel School UFO incident, UFO tarot deck, and much more! This was an absolutely fascinating deep dive! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music is by BELLS≥ with End Over End. Download
- Z popiołów powstajemy, żeby zabawiać - mówią członkowie zespołu Penthouse. - Dajemy słuchaczom muzykę, w której mogą się zatracić albo odnaleźć. Każdy może się czuć zaproszony. Zespół wydał właśnie swoją pierwszą płytę "Music Undersea", ale członkowie grupy debiutowali dużo wcześniej. Penthouse tworzą m.in. muzycy, którzy grali wcześniej w The Black Tapes i Ahimsie. - Podkreślamy jednak, że jesteśmy młodym zespołem, bo Penthouse działa dopiero od roku z kawałkiem - opowiada wokalista Święty.
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with Screenwriter Paul Bae, creator of the hit podcast series BLACK TAPES, and talk about how he turned his screenplay into a podcast to jump start his Screenwriting career, how he got his agents, how Twitter has helped his career, and how he has managed to make it in Hollywood as a Canadian still living in Canada. Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg
Welcome to another Adventure of the Ninja Please podcast ON today's adventure, we start by discussing why domestic violence is never okay as we speak on the Dana White situation. Later we talk about how disappointed we are that SNL is no longer on HULU. (00:14:40) We debate bad movies we would want reboots that would make them good movies. This is followed by The Rock vs DC as we explain why Black Adam will not being getting a sequel and The Rock is done with WB. (00:44:00) May talks the Stranger Things Experience Plus more. (00:55:00 We talk about Kai Cenat and the alleged sexual assault at his New Year party. (01:04:00) We find out Andrew Tate was (Allegedly) Gorilla Pimpin the Whole time !!! (01:17:00) We discuss YuYu Hakusho's Black Tapes and why The Ruroni Kenshin anime is being muted. Original Music By Starman Ninja Please Theme - Starman . Ninjaplease OST Coming soon. Subscribe to Ninjapleasepod on Youtube 2023 Star Superior, LLC Follow us on social Media @Ninjapleasepod and like us on Facebook. Coming soon to Youtube. #Ninjapleasepodcast #covid19 #Anime #Hulu #Crunchyroll #Funimation #Nintendo #Sony #PS5 #Marvel #DC #DIsney #syfy #Cartoonnetwork #CN #Adultswim #usa #trending #memes #life #style #Netflix #Ninjapleasepodcast #Amazonprimevideo #Hulu #PS5 #Xbox #WB #HBOMAX #Disney+ #animereview #bestanimepocast #BLERD #Bestblerdpodintheunuverse #geekoftheyear #bestgeekpod #blackgeekculture #comedy #andrewtate #pimpin101 #doordie #blackadam #danawhite #blacktape #kaicenat
We talk to the fascinating Paul Bae. The teacher/comedian/podcaster/screenwriter/actor talks us through his journey.We talk failing in screenwriting and acting leading to millions of downloads for his scripted podcasts, getting a chance to tell Korean stories and his secrets to pitching.He tells us how naming Korean menu items cost him a speaking part in the Interview, telling authentic stories and being offered an overall deal for terrible money.A fun and funny interview with a serious student of the craft.
This week, we're joined by author of Rabbits, CEO of Minnow Beats Whale, and co-creator of The Black Tapes, Terry Miles. Miles explains the origins of The Black Tapes, the playful interactivity fictional podcasts afford creators and audiences, and the worldbuilding required for people to become fully immersed in a story. How do people respond to a paranormal version of Serial? In what ways does it mirror audience's first interactions with Orson Welles' 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast?Then, Miles discusses Rabbits: Why do alternate reality games feel appropriate for our digital moment? When experience and time flatten, why can the world feel like an ARG, itself?About Terry Miles:Terry Miles is an award-winning Writer/Director/Producer who was born among the wheat fields in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, raised in the plains beneath the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and forged by rain in the deep emerald gloom of the Pacific Northwest. He's a novelist, filmmaker, podcaster and the CEO and founder of Minnow Beats Whale. As Writer/Director/Producer, Terry's had three feature films premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and has been nominated for ten Leo Awards (Producing, Writing, Directing, Editing, and Cinematography). Terry created his first few podcasts in 2006, but soon movies took over. Just about a decade later, he founded The Public Radio Alliance which features the hit podcasts: TANIS, RABBITS, and The Last Movie. He also co-created The Black Tapes Podcast and directed a western starring Donald Sutherland and Christian Slater, an action movie starring Steve Austin, Danny Trejo and Serinda Swan, and more. He's also written and directed numerous award-winning short films, web series, and alternate reality games.Show Notes and Resources:The Black TapesTanisRabbitsWar of the Worlds - Orson Welles (1938)Strand InstituteCicada 3301Gravity's RainbowThe GameThe New Hollywood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our main feature is the Blumhouse production, FIRESTARTER. I can't think of anything clever to write here, so we'll move on. We also reviewed The House in Between, The Found Footage Phenomenon, Hellhole, Squid Game, and The Black Tapes.
Paul Bae (The Big Loop, Black Tapes) returns to the show to a surprise when Producer Dan informs him that he has actually BLOCKED Dan on Twitter! It's the first time we've ever had the Blocker and the Blockee meet face-to-face, and it turns out Dan found himself on a blocklist. Paul runs us through why he used a blocklist in the first place, and you'll have to tune in to see if Paul shows ultimate character and unblocks Dan live on the show. Elsewhere, we revisit our past episode hijinks with Paul, as John gives Paul an update on his ass, and Stefan rejigs his previous top 3, where he said he would most want tomato paste if he were trapped after an earthquake. We also talk about more disaster foods, John potentially having COVID, Friday's livestream, screenwriting Twitter, and LL Cool J. If you want to be as cool as Mr. LL, you can become a donor to the show at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This week, we've got a hangout episode with Tom and Demi and we've got lots of other fun stuff over there including a sweet Discord, merch discounts, top-secret extra bonus episodes, and the opportunity to get a Cameo from John and Stefan! It's all there and it's all a great way to help support this show. Paul Bae is a writer and podcaster whose podcasts, "The Black Tapes" and "The Big Loop" are available wherever you get your pods. His book, "You Suck, Sir" is a hilarious collection of anecdotes from Paul's days as a teacher, and you can also follow him on Twitter at @MrPaulBae.
Hello folks - hope you're keeping buoyant and ever more creative in this crazy beautiful world! Thanks for jumping in and listening to this HIGHLY informative inspiring chattarama to one of the true land humble egends of AUDIO FICTION - the ideas factory make it happen kinda guy -
A New Lens on Brand Experience: Ep. 23 of Red Sky Fuel for Thought Podcast What You'll Learn in This Episode:· What the future looks like for brick-and-mortar retail experiences amid a surge in e-commerce trends· How brands are getting audiences involved through co-creation of experiences· How brands can determine whether to jump into new trends such as the metaverseIs 2022 the year of an experiential renaissance in retail? That's what we posited in our annual Red Sky Predictions report — namely, that 2022 is the year that brands will fully merge experiential and retail to completely reimagine the shopping experience. And, by turning a store into a destination, brands can ensure that brick-and-mortar shops not only remain relevant, but that they complement e-commerce efforts and more fully bring a brand to life. In this month's episode, Red Havas' Linda Descano, CFA® is joined by fellow Redsters Steve Fontanot, Michael Ozard, Kana Phung and Courtney Myers, co-authors of our new white paper, A New Lens on Brand Experience, which explores the factors that are reshaping the brand experience landscape in 2022. The conversation begins with a look at the future of brick-and-mortar retail experiences amid a surge in social media selling and shifting e-commerce trends. “The idea of blending physical and digital elements together has become incredibly critical,” says Steve. “I think good brands have found ways to blend those together. But now that the world is opening up again, how do we ensure physical elements matter just as much as digital?” “Social is playing a pivotal role in e-commerce, and platforms like TikTok have really turned this concept on its head,” says Michael. "But with so much focus on e-commerce and social, there's a real opportunity for brands to differentiate themselves by providing unique in-store experiences that add value through deeper and more connected moments in a way that digital cannot.” The conversation then shifts to the topic of co-creation between brands and audiences. “We're being introduced to this evolved category of brand collaborations, called co-creations,” says Kana. “I think we can see that the mindset is really shifting from creating campaigns for audiences, to creating campaigns with the communities that we value. Essentially, the rewards are greater if we can understand how audiences can be part of the creation process.”Says Courtney, “Amid unprecedented employee turnover, organizations are increasingly recognizing that people are their greatest assets. As we reimagine our hybrid ways of working, brands should start viewing employees as co-creators to help create engaging employee experiences in both physical and virtual environments.” Finally, our guests share their thoughts on brand experiences moving forward, and how to decide whether to take a leap into new digital experiences such as the metaverse."I think we've already seen some immersive multimedia experiences that really play on the metaverse in its current form,” says Michael. “It's really important for brands to look at ways that they can collaborate with the existing digital platforms to tap into these new and far-reaching audiences and next level communities." “Sometimes brands can jump into trends without even knowing if their customers or their employees are there,” says Courtney. “I think the first things you need to understand are who your audience is, where they are engaging, whether they're interested in this, and if it is the right way to reach them.” Says Kana, “In contrast to the mass marketing strategy, it's okay to take a step back and see how the bespoke elements and meaningful brand experiences of the past have evolved in their own ways. There's a huge space for speaking to individual needs and offering a unique experience through micro events.” Closing out our discussion, Steve offers his final thoughts on the topic: “Overall, the focus should be on creating meaningful brand experiences. But it's important for brands to understand that what they think is meaningful, might not be meaningful to their consumers. Spend time thinking about what your holistic brand experience is, because too often we've seen brands invest time and resources into great things just to be let down by one small thing.” The episode wraps with Red Havas VP of Content Ellen Mallernee Barnes and our Red Questionnaire guest Mel Panabi, business director at Red Havas Philippines, for a conversation spanning many topics, including his go-to podcasts (“The Black Tapes” and “The Magnus Archives”), his guilty pleasures (his expansive collection of CDs, perfumes, and action figures), and how he describes his job to his children.“Companies and brands want to get their message out, and some of them need help doing that,” says Mel on the latter. “My job is to make sure that whatever it is that they want to say is accurate and has an impact on their target audience.”Give “Red Sky Fuel for Thought” a listen, and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify or your favorite podcasting app. Don't forget to rate and review to help more people find us!Also mentioned on this episode:· A New Lens on Brand Experience White Paper· Red Sky 2022 Predictions Report· Dojacode Follow Red Havas for a daily dose of comms news:· Twitter· Facebook· Instagram· LinkedIn Subscribe:Don't forget to subscribe to the show using your favorite podcasting app.· iTunes· Spotify What did you love? 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It may be February but Netflix isn't pulling punches, dropping what may be in this humble pilot's opinion one of the best horror/thriller shows since the original seasons of American Horror Story. So come along on this flight as we take a deep dive into the archives.New episodes on the 2nd and 22nd of every month, with interstitial episodes released on the 12th.And now you can find us on YouTube. Check us out here --> Copilots Review on YouTubeIf you would like to contact us or recommend a series for us to watch/listen/play/otherwise interact with and review you can email us at CopilotsReview@gmail.com or reach us on Twitter at @copilotsreview, or join the Discord or find all of these options at copilotsreview.simplecast.com. Thanks again!Lastly we want to thank Jessica Kuczynski! She designed our awesome podcast art. You can find her other work, her shop or commission her for original art at her website jessicakuczynski.com or at her twitter
On today's episode of Way Too Interested, screenwriter and "http://theblacktapespodcast.com/ (The Black Tapes)" creator Paul Bae talks with Gavin Purcell about his obsession, fly fishing. Paul also talks about his circuitous path to being the creator of a hit podcast, why his grandmother flew into a rage upon being told that he had become a comedian ... and the time his stand-up comedy nearly went down in flames in front of some of his idols. Then, Paul and Gavin are joined by James Madison University professor emeritus Stan Ulanski, the author of several books including "The Science of Fly-Fishing." Stan talks about how one should start fly fishing, how to improve at it, and where he would go if he were given an all-expenses paid fishing trip to anywhere in the world. Plus: Paul tells the story of a solo fishing trip that made him fall in love with Redding, California. Please follow or subscribe to Way Too Interested https://pod.link/1588020251 (in your podcast app of choice)! And if you liked this episode, then tell a friend to check it out. Also ... Follow Gavin on Twitter https://twitter.com/gavinpurcell (@gavinpurcell) Follow Paul on Twitter https://twitter.com/MrPaulBae (@MrPaulBae) Read https://www.amazon.com/Books-Stan-Ulanski/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AStan+Ulanski (Stan's books), including The Science of Fly-Fishing
Seriah interviews Julie Saunders, creator of the "Believer: A Paranormal Mystery" podcast. Topics include audio fictional drama, Mormonism, the psychic medium business, skepticism, atheism, subjective interpretation of experiences, horror and comedy fiction, a weird Bigfoot story, personality types in the paranormal investigation world, the Oregon Bigfoot Highway, Indigenous beliefs about Sasquatch, Biblical giants, worldwide wild man beliefs, the difficulties of flesh and blood Bigfoot, the tabloid "Weekly World News", paranormal vs. synchronistic events, Post-Mormon communities, religious fundamentalism and materialist atheism, infrasound, Havana Syndrome, infrared light effects on cameras, perceptions of the world by dogs, canine awareness of their owners' return, the process of audio storytelling, sound design, the corporatization of podcasting, Joshua Cutchin's "The Brimstone Deceit" and the paranormal scent of sulfur, UFOs and non-ET explanations, alien life's possible different forms, H.P. Lovecraft, the interests of the Earth vs. those of humanity, H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine", extreme forms of life, giant squid, climate change and the polar regions, the credibility of paranormal experiencers, commonalities in paranormal phenomena, weird experiences as a performance for an observer, the McMinnville Flying Saucer and subsequent McMenamins' UFO Festival, alien experiences as Shamanic awakening, anxiety and panic disorder, a bizarre UFO landing spot incident, Aleister Crowley, Jack Parsons, science and magick, Thelema, germ theory, the nature of consciousness, dreams, the fallible nature of memory, "The Invisible Gorilla", an unusual childhood memory, the intelligence and perceptions of other species, fiction writers and the paranormal, "Wolf 359" audio drama, a strangely hypocritical novelist, the world of paranormal podcasting, "The Black Tapes" podcast and others, writing horror scripts, Mothman, Public Radio Alliance, the TV series "Lost", Tarot and the creative process, and much more! This is some very enjoyable, naturally flowing conversation that goes all over the place!- Recap by Vincent Treewell
Seriah interviews Julie Saunders, creator of the "Believer: A Paranormal Mystery" podcast. Topics include audio fictional drama, Mormonism, the psychic medium business, skepticism, atheism, subjective interpretation of experiences, horror and comedy fiction, a weird Bigfoot story, personality types in the paranormal investigation world, the Oregon Bigfoot Highway, Indigenous beliefs about Sasquatch, Biblical giants, worldwide wild man beliefs, the difficulties of flesh and blood Bigfoot, the tabloid "Weekly World News", paranormal vs. synchronistic events, Post-Mormon communities, religious fundamentalism and materialist atheism, infrasound, Havana Syndrome, infrared light effects on cameras, perceptions of the world by dogs, canine awareness of their owners' return, the process of audio storytelling, sound design, the corporatization of podcasting, Joshua Cutchin's "The Brimstone Deceit" and the paranormal scent of sulfur, UFOs and non-ET explanations, alien life's possible different forms, H.P. Lovecraft, the interests of the Earth vs. those of humanity, H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine", extreme forms of life, giant squid, climate change and the polar regions, the credibility of paranormal experiencers, commonalities in paranormal phenomena, weird experiences as a performance for an observer, the McMinnville Flying Saucer and subsequent McMenamins' UFO Festival, alien experiences as Shamanic awakening, anxiety and panic disorder, a bizarre UFO landing spot incident, Aleister Crowley, Jack Parsons, science and magick, Thelema, germ theory, the nature of consciousness, dreams, the fallible nature of memory, "The Invisible Gorilla", an unusual childhood memory, the intelligence and perceptions of other species, fiction writers and the paranormal, "Wolf 359" audio drama, a strangely hypocritical novelist, the world of paranormal podcasting, "The Black Tapes" podcast and others, writing horror scripts, Mothman, Public Radio Alliance, the TV series "Lost", Tarot and the creative process, and much more! This is some very enjoyable, naturally flowing conversation that goes all over the place! - Recap by Vincent Treewell Download
I Don't Wanna Hear It Podcast143 – One and One Are Five: I'm Vengeance, BuddyWe're wrapping up Halloween season with a spooky One and One for you and those home intruders you haven't noticed yet to listen to. You're not imagining things. They're there. How did you not see the guy with the potato sack on his head? I mean, is this show that engrossing? Take stock of your surroundings – Jesus!Check out more of our stuff at I Don't Wanna Hear It and join the Patreon, jabroni. I mean, if you want. Don't be weird about it. Oh, and we publish books now at WND Press because we want to be bankrupted by a dying medium.Episode Links:OriginThose Poor BastardsThe WailingBlood On the HarpThe Art of Drowning by AFIOld Gods of AppalachiaThe White VaultThe Black TapesLovecraft CountryThe Batman trailer #2Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailerHalloween Kills trailerSome of our old bands are on Spotify:Absent FriendsWe're Not DeadYears From NowMusical Attribution: Licensed through NEOSounds. License information available upon request.“5 O'Clock Shadow,” “America On the Move,” “Baby You Miss Me,” “Big Fat Gypsy,” “Bubble Up,” “C'est Chaud,” “East River Blues,” “The Gold Rush,” “Gypsy Fiddle Jazz,” “Here Comes That Jazz,” “I Wish I Could Charleston,” “I Told You,” “It Feels Like Love To Me,” “Little Tramp,” “Mornington Crescent,” “No Takeaways.”
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Shauna Mcgarry (Katy Keene; Bojack Horseman), Paul Bae (creator, The Black Tapes podcast), and Talicia Raggs (NCIS: New Orleans; The Originals) go deep on breaking story, the nuts and bolts of pitching, and finding your place in a writers' room. Plus a bonus interview with Shannon Kenny Carbonell, whose memoir All Is Not Lost is available now. LISTEN TO THE WRITERS PANEL AD-FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel THE WRITER'S PANEL IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-writers-panel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 141. We're joined by writer and podcaster Paul Bae to discuss the inspiration for The Black Tapes and how it joined the rise of audio dramas by sheer luck. We also talk about the variety of emotions in The Big Loop anthology, the teamwork that brought Marvels to life, and the pitching experience for trying to sell audio dramas as TV shows.The Whatnauts Captain's Log is a weekly podcast where we talk about some of the latest pop culture news, share stories from our daily lives, play games, or whatever else we can think of.Check out our other podcasts here, or wherever you get your podcasts. If video is more your thing, then check our YouTube channel. And if you like what we do, support us on Patreon to unlock early access to most of our podcasts as well as exclusive episodes and more. You can find us on Twitter and we would love to have you join us on our Discord server as well.
Em nova semana juntos, Felipe comenta o livro Madame Xanadu, Eduardo fala do final de dois podcasts de suspense com horror e a dificuldade em fazer finais e Ivan comenta dois filmes de terror, Run e o filme de 2020, Ilha da Fantasia.Blocos de episódio:Nossa Semana:Madame Xanadu: 02:10.Black Tapes e Neon Nights: 07:09.Run: 18:39.A Ilha da Fantasia (2020), com comentários sobre Host: 24:17.Notícias da Semana:Sega anuncia NFT de seus assets famosos: 30:39.Mod tira tudo que não seja Fire Emblem do Smash Bros. Ultimate: 35:53.Mercadinho do app do BB permite compra de créditos para o Switch: 37:20.Demo de RE VIIIage voltará a estar disponível por tempo limitado: 38:43.Super Mario Party ganha modo online após 2 anos: 41:12.Lojas Americanas compraram rede de lojas Imaginarium: 42:45.Música de encerramento: Mississipi, de Cactus Blossoms.
We talk to the extraordinary Paul Bae, actor, comedian, writer and podcaster.He talks about having his head blown off in the infamous movie the Interview, how the podcast he started because nobody wanted his screenplay has had more than 50 million downloads and how he performed such a horrible stand up set in LA that people wouldn't even let him sit at their table.He explains how he is transitioning from podcasting to TV writing, why he didn't show his giant dog's diarrhea on Instagram and we talk about diversity in Hollywood.And he explains why he wants to drink a Yamazaki 18 with historic Jesus in 1990s South Korea.
Episode 141. We’re joined by writer and podcaster Paul Bae to discuss the inspiration for The Black Tapes and how…
Hey Storytellers,Continuing the theme of running multiple characters in different timelines this concept is a little easier to pull off. Your campaign can have three acts but each act is a different set of characters in a different timeline.Check out our courses for Game Masters: https://skullrpgbooks.vipmembervault.com/Check out our new book - 19 RPG Adventures for Game Masters to Run in any TTRPG: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NQ38H2KI ran a campaign that utilized some interesting concepts from either The Black Tapes Podcast (http://theblacktapespodcast.com/) or Tanis (http://tanispodcast.com/) both are worth the listen though I liked The Black Tapes better. The campaign I ran was about a demon that was being summoned in modern times and my players played a group of investigators.Then in the next act we went back to ancient Greece and the demon was running rampant on the planet during this time, but the players sealed it away for their first characters to keep it sealed.Then the third act would take them back to prehistory where they would be responsible for unleashing the demon into the world in the first place.Listen to the episode for more ideas.
This is the Alloooooooooosionist, in which we learn about the etymology of some scary words for Halloween, with the help of Paul Bae of The Black Tapes and The Big Loop podcasts, and Chelsey Weber-Smith of the podcast American Hysteria. Beware of demons! Satan! The bogeyman! Lemurs! Wait - lemurs?? Find more information about these topics and guests at theallusionist.org/nightmare. The Allusionist music is by Martin Austwick. Hear Martin’s songs at palebirdmusic.com or on Spotify, and he’s @martinaustwick on Twitter and Instagram. He also composed the music for the new kids’ science podcast Maddie’s Sound Explorers. I make two other podcasts, Veronica Mars Investigations and Answer Me This, which are soothingly escapist. The Allusionist's online home is theallusionist.org. Stay in touch at twitter.com/allusionistshow, facebook.com/allusionistshow and instagram.com/allusionistshow. This month, the Allusionist is sponsored by: • BetterHelp online licensed professional counselling. Get started today at betterhelp.com/allusionist and receive a 10% discount off your first month with the discount code ALLUSIONIST. • Bombas socks, thoughtfully engineered for comfort and durability - and for every pair of socks you buy, Bombas donates a pair to someone in need. Get twenty percent off your first purchase at Bombas.com/allusionist. • Molekule, air purification reinvented. For 10% off your first air purifier order, visit molekule.com and at checkout enter the code allusionist10. • Squarespace, your one-stop shop for creating and running a good-looking and well-working website. Go to squarespace.com/allusion for a free trial, and use the code ALLUSION to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. • Progressive. See your insurance options and start a quote online at progressive.com.
Episode 114. We talk about the most exciting, bewildering news of the week, Jamie Foxx's Electro coming back for Spider-Man 3!? We also discuss the casting of Ms. Marvel, the great TV career ahead of Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, and No Time To Die getting moved to April. Kyle brings us news of time travel and terrifying landscape glitches in Flight Simulator. Melissa is tired of being the tallest person around and wishes more people would try to give her a nickname. It's October now and we look back on our favorite supernatural podcast The Black Tapes, and ask which bar & grill chain restaurant is the spookiest?The Whatnauts Captain's Log is a weekly podcast where we talk about some of the latest pop culture news, share stories from our daily lives, play games, or whatever else we can think of.Check out our other podcasts here, or wherever you get your podcasts. If video is more your thing, then check our YouTube channel. And if you like what we do, support us on Patreon to unlock early access to most of our podcasts as well as exclusive episodes and more. You can find us on Twitter and we would love to have you join us on our Discord server as well.
Paul Bae is one of the more prominent creators of fiction podcasts. Since 2015, he co-created The Black Tapes (with Terry Miles), created the anthology series The Big Loop, directed a podcast project from Marvel, and has two shows in development for Spotify. Paul is also part of a growing cadre of podcast creators that’s finding work in Hollywood, with a few television opportunities bubbling up on the horizon. A lot is happening for him, and he’s come a long way to get to this point. This week, Nick talks to Paul — a former actor, stand-up comedian, and preacher — about how he made his way into podcasting… and back into the entertainment business. Servant of Pod sponsors include: Raycon - get 15-percent off your order at buyraycon.com/servant Visit my exclusive link ExpressVPN.com/SERVANT and you can get an extra 3 months FREE on a one-year package. Learn more about podcast attribution at podsights.com UCLA Extension Fall Quarter starts September 28. Enroll now at https://www.uclaextension.edu/
My take and review The Black Tapes Podcast. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magick51/support
Paul is the creator and co-creator of the podcasts The Big Loop and The Black Tapes, a TV developer, and the author of You Suck, Sir: Chronicles of a High School English Teacher and the Smartass Students Who Schooled Him. https://twitter.com/MrPaulBae
FAERIE is a new show from Terry Miles (TANIS, RABBITS, The Black Tapes). It's available now, only on Spotify! https://spoti.fi/faerie
Faerie is a brand new podcast by Terry Miles (TANIS, RABBITS, The Black Tapes) available now, exclusively on Spotify. https://spoti.fi/faerie
FAERIE is a new show from Terry Miles (TANIS, RABBITS, The Black Tapes). It's available now, only on Spotify! https://spoti.fi/faerie
FAERIE is a new show from Terry Miles (TANIS, RABBITS, The Black Tapes). It's available now, only on Spotify! https://spoti.fi/faerie
Paul Bae (The Big Loop, The Black Tapes) and Kelly Schubert (my *WIFE*) join to tackle mysteries from the pride of River Heights: Nancy Drew! Most importantly, they raise suspicions as to whether or not Nancy's boyfriend can be trusted, or if he is in fact THE Meddling Adult! Cases: The Case of the Midnight Rider, The Sabotage at Willow Woods, Mystery on Maui Clues and Evidence: PEDs, Theobromine, disappointing Peytons, threatening notes, Miami Vice, The Stinger, The Titular Meddling Adult — Thanks for listening to Meddling Adults! If you want to help the prize pool grow, become a member of our Patreon. If you want to learn more about the show or interact with us online, check out the links below: WEBSITE: meddlingadults.com TWITTER: twitter.com/meddlingadults INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/meddlingadults FACEBOOK: facebook.com/meddlingadults — CREDITS Creator/Host/Editor/Producer: Mike Schubert Co-producer: Multitude Music: Bettina Campomanes Art: Maayan Atias Web Design: Mike & Kelly Schubert
In our heroes' first official remote transmission, we receive concerned texts from friends and loved-ones, talk about Beatin' Off in Public, call the Sod police, make a wide array of Metallica references, feel the Bern, offer some mixed reviews on Hungry Howie's, request sexual harassment, sing the song of Omphalos, discuss the Black Tapes podcast, place an array of fossils to thwart science, hit it on the butt, naval gaze, say YEC an unreasonable amount of times, endorse the novel Flatland, leave it up to the divine creator, and delve into the dark and cloying corners of Young Earth Creationism. Sources:https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Young_Earth_creationismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Earth_creationismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omphalos_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_McCready_Pricehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_sciencehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea_deluge_hypothesis Intro:Night In Venice by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5763-night-in-venice License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro:Semi-Funk by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4333-semi-funkLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode Maggie talks about Varg Vikernes and his crazy life of metal music, arson, and murder. Tess compare it to Maggie's favorite podcast The Black Tapes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screen-of-the-crime/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screen-of-the-crime/support
Alex digs into the occult history of the Oneida community, and Strand helps her connect some threads through his Black Tapes.
Alex runs into the unexpected in Turkey, and Strand discovers his connection to the Black Tapes might be deeper than originally thought.
Episode Notes Here it is! The Enfield Arts 2019 Q and A session! Unfortunately no video this time (the camera was having some issues) but here’s the audio and transcript.Music from https://filmmusic.io "Sneaky Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Episode Transcript: https://enfieldarts.com/enfield-arts-2019-q-and-a-session-transcript/Links mentioned in the episode:Greater Boston: https://greaterbostonshow.com/ The Black Tapes: http://theblacktapespodcast.com/ Ghosts in the Burbs: https://www.ghostsintheburbs.com/The delicious potato chip comic I mentioned: https://cogesque.tumblr.com/post/187017240049Projects!Dart: https://enfieldarts.com/dart-an-audio-drama/Take the Mass Pike: https://enfieldarts.com/take-the-mass-pike/New Winslow: https://www.patreon.com/posts/27260321Hear Your Music: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WR7RRN6/The Directory of Indie Audio Drama: http://indieaudiodrama.com/Support Enfield Arts!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/enfieldartsKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/masspike Take the Mass Pike will return with its third and final season June 9, 2020. But stay subscribed for occasional bonus content! Support Take the Mass Pike by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/take-the-mass-pikeThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Episode Notes Here it is! The Enfield Arts 2019 Q and A session! Unfortunately no video this time (the camera was having some issues) but here’s the audio and transcript.Music from https://filmmusic.io "Sneaky Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Episode Transcript: https://enfieldarts.com/enfield-arts-2019-q-and-a-session-transcript/Links mentioned in the episode:Greater Boston: https://greaterbostonshow.com/ The Black Tapes: http://theblacktapespodcast.com/ Ghosts in the Burbs: https://www.ghostsintheburbs.com/The delicious potato chip comic I mentioned: https://cogesque.tumblr.com/post/187017240049Projects!Dart: https://enfieldarts.com/dart-an-audio-drama/Take the Mass Pike: https://enfieldarts.com/take-the-mass-pike/New Winslow: https://www.patreon.com/posts/27260321Hear Your Music: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WR7RRN6/The Directory of Indie Audio Drama: http://indieaudiodrama.com/Support Enfield Arts!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/enfieldartsKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/masspike Dart will return with Season Two on September 1, 2020. But stay subscribed for occasional bonus content! Support Dart by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/dartThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Christian Sloan voiced Dr. Richard Strand, a brooding, brilliant, and charismatic paranormal investigator (who purported not to believe in anything paranormal) on The Black Tapes. The narrative podcast was a cross between The X-Files and Serial, ran for three seasons, and was downloaded more than 80 million times. The Black Tapes made something of a global star of Christian's voice, while also affording the actor behind the deep and moody voice some level of anonymity – which is bonkers, because, as podcaster Rebecca Lavoie recently tweeted at Black Tapes co-creator Paul Bae, “No one has ever looked like his voice as much as this guy!” Christian is also an in-demand on-camera actor who inhabits his (often bad guy) roles like a chameleon. He played the over-the-top Lord Triangle Badevil on Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. He brought the creepy to his criminally short guest turn on Riverdale. He's stolen scenes in The Murders, Mech X-4, Hell on Wheels, The 100, and Critters: A New Binge – and these last few weeks, he's brought his special, brooding charisma to the role of Witchfinder Ayura on See. The Apple+ series takes place in a dystopian future where the human race has lost the sense of sight, and society has had to find new ways to interact, build, hunt, and survive. In this special episode of the YVR Screen Scene, Christian talks about Dr. Strand, Witchfinder Ayura, and Lord Triangle Badevil. He talks about the challenges he's faced keeping a level head in this difficult business – and he's got a very special message for fans of The Black Tapes. Episode sponsor: Fish Flight Entertainment
Nic fights back and comes face to face with finality.
Episode 8: Scary Stories Melody and Rachel welcome collaborators Alyssa, Lizzie, and Sam from the podcast Book Chat at North Shore Library to tell each other scary stories! Check out what we talked about: "Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History” by Tori Telfer with readalike "I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Search for the Golden State Killer” by Michelle McNamara, the podcast “Broken Harts,” and the film “Crimson Peak.” "The Invited" by Jennifer McMahon. "Stationary Bike" by Stephen King and “The Dunwich Horror” by H.P. Lovecraft with readalikes “Just After Sunset” by Stephen King and “The Call of the Cthulhu” by H. P. Lovecraft. Podcasts “Welcome to Night Vale” and “Alice Isn’t Dead” from Night Vale Presents; “The Black Tapes,” “Tanis,” “The Last Movie,” “Rabbits,” and “The Leap Year Society” from Minnow Beats Whale; “The White Vault” and “Dark Dice” from Fool & Scholar Productions; and “Lore” by Aaron Mahnke. Also, "Limetown" by Two-Up productions. “The Essential Edgar Allan Poe” by Edgar Allan Poe featuring short stories “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and “The Cask of Amontillado.” Other titles we mentioned: "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland and “The Replacement” by Brenna Yovanoff. Listen to Book Chat at North Shore Library's collab episode: https://soundcloud.com/northshorelibrary/book-chat-at-north-shore-library-conversation-19-scary-stories-for-the-autumn-season Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System: https://countycat.mcfls.org/ https://www.hoopladigital.com/ https://wplc.overdrive.com/ https://oakcreeklibrary.org/
The Girl with the Upside Down Face. Also go listen to the Black Tapes. Its another podcast (not associated with me) but they sparked this dream and i kinda hate them for it.
CI S8E9 "Family Values": Comedian, author, and producer of the hit podcasts "The Black Tapes" and "Tanis" Paul Bae gives Criminal Intent a try. In S8 E9 "Family Values," a conservative man believes he can save his family's souls by sending them to heaven. Can Goren and Eames save his daughter before it's too late? This episode of Criminal Intent is inspired by the real-life case of John List. For exclusive content and more, sign up on Patreon.: https://www.patreon.com/partnersincrimemedia
27: A history of old time horror radio. From The Witch's Tale, Suspense and through to modern podcasts like Darkest Night and The Black Tapes.
My guest this week is Marc Sollinger. Marc is one half of Dead Signals, a podcast production company that produces the modern radio drama podcasts Archive 81 and Deep Vault. In this episode, we're going to take a deep dive into what it takes to plan, write, and produce a modern radio drama. This is part one of a two part series: Next week I'll be interviewing Dan Powell, who handles a lot of the editing, sound design, and music for Dead Signals. Key Takeaways: The most important part of the writing process is collaboration. Audio storytelling is a powerful medium. Work with people you trust and ask them for their feedback. The hardest part of creating a modern radio drama is making time for all the work required. If you're into podcasting, create stories that can only be told through sound. Aaron: Marc Sollinger: Thanks for joining me. Tell me what you do at Dead Signals. My understanding from our brief conversation previously is that you work more on the writing side of things? Marc: Both Dan and I write and contribute to the creative process equally, so both of our roles are really creative. We're both the “idea person.” Aaron: You do a lot of the writing and he does a lot of the editing, but you both contribute equally to the writing process, yeah? Marc: Yeah, and we're both audio professionals. He's an engineer and works at a sound effects library, I work in public radio for Innovation Hub. We both work with sound for our day jobs. It's really fun. The Most Important Part of the Writing Process: Collaboration Aaron: I brought you on because you and Dan recently launched a modern radio drama podcast called The Deep Vault. I like the description you guys wrote: “The Deep Vault is a serialized, seven-episode audio drama set in in the almost-post-apocalyptic United States. “The story follows a group of longtime friends as they journey from the uninhabitable surface world into a mysterious underground bunker in search of safety, shelter, and answers to their past. Robotic servants, tooth-filled monsters, and terrible computers collide within the claustrophobic, steel-reinforced walls of The Deep Vault, a modern day homage to the golden age of sci-fi radio drama.” I want to hear about your background and how you got into audio and radio. Before we get into that, I have to say that the Audible ad read at the end of the first episode of The Deep Vault is one of the most genius things I've ever heard. Good job on that, whoever had that idea. Marc: Listen to the second episode, because it gets crazier. With podcasts that are more host-driven and not fiction, it's usually the hosts talking about how much they love Blue Apron or Squarespace. For us, it felt a little weird to break the world and say, “Hey, it's Marc Sollinger and Daniel Powell, and we'd love you to try out Audible or Blue Apron,” so we came up with the idea of a robot that's not a character in the show. It's just a random robot that's gradually gaining sentience and is really pissed off at his masters. It's fun and hopefully people will enjoy listening to it. The main thing is we wanted it to be fun. Aaron: Mission accomplished. So when did you get started with audio? Marc: I fell in love with audio in high school when I was driving around in my car and I heard a This American Life episode. It was one of those proverbial driveway moments, where I stayed in my car for 30 minutes because the story was so good. (Audio storytelling is a powerful medium.) I feel in love with it and I adore the power of audio documentary and public radio. That's my day job now, but I started listening to older radio dramas like Orson Welles' The Mercury Theatre on the Air. That's really good; start with War of the Worlds. If you're looking for other great audio drama podcasts, AV Club has a good list of creepy radio dramas from the 40s, 50s, and 60s you can check out. Aaron: So you were listening to those and you thought, “I have to figure out how to do this for myself?” Marc: Yeah, I noticed when podcasts were getting big in 2007 that there weren't a lot of audio dramas. There were a couple and there were a lot of audio books released as podcasts, but I didn't feel like there were a lot of podcast audio dramas that were at the same level as stuff from the 40s and 50s. For my college thesis, I made a 10-episode audio drama that I released as a podcast. This was before Dan and I started collaborating, but he was featured as the main actor, playing a nebbish anthropologist who crash lands on an alien world and has to discover a bunch of secret stuff. It's called Transmission and it's still something I'm proud of, but I didn't do any promotion. I fell into the trap of thinking, “This is really good, obviously it'll get big,” which is not a good mindset to be in. It's a Patreon reward for our Patreon page now. Aaron: So you dove in and made a 10-episode podcast series. What kind of experience did you have with audio at that point? Marc: I interned for a summer at Chicago Public Radio's Youth Vocalo, and I studied radio, television, and film in college. I did some work for Nick van der Kolk of Love + Radio. I interned for my local NPR station and I learned a lot about sound from the incomparable Douglass Quinn of Syracuse University. I fell in love with audio by listening to This American Life and old radio serials, but I became someone who could do audio through learning from Douglass Quinn. That shows the importance of having a really good mentor. Aaron: When does Dan come into the picture? Marc: We met in college (Douglas Quinn was his mentor too). Quinn kind of forced our heads together and it turns out we really liked each other. After college, we went our separate ways; I worked for the PBS News Hour and then I moved to Boston to work for Innovation Hub and Dan went to Brooklyn to work for a sound effects library. He came to Boston to visit and we talked about projects we had been thinking about. Then I went to New York to visit him and he was talking about wanting to do an audio drama, something where he would be listening alone to a bunch of weird, freaky tapes. It was a really good idea so I said we should do it together. We brainstormed and came up with an outline. I wrote it, he edited it, but it was a very collaborative process. There's a bunch of really dumb ideas that would have gone into it if he hadn't told me to take them out. Work with people you trust and ask them for their feedback. Aaron: You've got to have someone you can trust to curate and edit what you come up with. Marc: It's a matter of trust. If I really like something and Dan isn't sure about it, even if I don't understand why he doesn't like it, I trust him enough to know that there's something wrong, something that needs to be fixed. Archive 81: Writing, Editing, & Casting Aaron: This podcast you're talking about–where Dan listens to freaky tapes–is called Archive 81. The description for this show is, “Three months ago Daniel Powell vanished. These are the tapes he sent me.” How long did it take you to get all these episodes written, recorded, and edited? What was the preparation process like for Archive 81? Marc: For the writing process, I can write about two episodes a week. Aaron: Part-time on nights and weekends? Marc: Yeah, and I've been a hermit. It's a lot of work. After the episodes are written, we have a two or three week period where we heavily revise it. We script everything out and we usually do a table read over Google voice and we pause and re-write when anything sounds weird. Aaron: Once you've got the script for the episode in a good place and you feel good about it, what happens after that? Studio time? Marc: We recorded all 10 episodes at the same time. I'm glad we did that instead of writing an episode and then recording it, writing an episode, and then recording it. That saved us a lot of time and money. For Archive 81, we got our cast together and then one of our friends let us record in her bedroom. For The Deep Vault, we went to an actual studio. With Archive 81, since it's tape-based, it's a lot of two people talking to each other, so the bedroom worked fine for that. With The Deep Vault, it's more action, adventure-y and there were going to be five people in a room at the same time. You need an actual studio if you have five people in there at the same time. Aaron: So you recorded all 10 episodes of Archive 81 in a bedroom. Were all the voice actors friends of yours? Marc: A mix—some friends, some Craigslist, some family. We pay all our actors, which is something we think is really important. We didn't pay them as much as we would have liked to but we did pay them. Aaron: I noticed that the guy that plays Dan's boss has the same last name as Dan. Is that his father or one of his brothers? Marc: His father. It has a bunch of creepier overtones when you realize it's Dan's actual dad, who turns out to be a really really good actor. The Hardest Part of Creating a Modern Radio Drama: Making Time Aaron: Were there any struggles or hurdles you overcame that stick out to you during producing or recording either one of those shows? Marc: The biggest one is how busy Dan and I are. We're both working full-time jobs or more than full-time jobs. We started Archive 81—writing it, promotion for it, and releasing it—and then as soon as we began to release the episodes, we started to develop The Deep Vault, so there would be no pause between shows. Episode 10 of Archive 81 was released at the same time as the teaser for Deep Vault, then episode one of Deep Vault went out the next week. It's just a lot of work, managing time and pulling through it. We're working on Archive 81 season two now while Dan is still finishing edits for the Deep Vault. We're doing promotion, starting an LLC, working with advertisers, and responding to fans on Twitter. It's just a lot for two people to do. For the most part, we're been really lucky and blessed to work with wonderful actors, and Dan is a wonderful partner. The studio we worked in for the Deep Vault was really great. It comes down to time management and knowing when to say yes to stuff and when to say no to stuff. Aaron: Is one of your goals to take Dead Signals and make it a full-time job? Marc: Maybe. I really enjoy my full-time job, but if the audience was there…The trouble is that it's very difficult to do it unless you're Welcome to Night Veil or you have the backing of Panoply or Giblet. It's something we've discussed, but right now we're not at a point where we could do that. What Would You Do If You Had a Million Dollars in the Bank? Aaron: I was talking to my friend Sean the other day, and discuessed a question: “If we had a million dollars in the bank, what would we do?” Let's say you and Dan had a million dollars in the bank. Would you want to spend most of your time on podcasting, or do you think you'd be happy keeping your day job and working on podcasts on nights and weekends? Marc: If money was no object, I think most people would say, “Let's go to Belize and surf!” For me, it's all about weird creative projects. If we had a million dollars, we'd probably work on creating more interesting things. We'd be able to rent out more time at studios. We'd be able to do a weekly thing instead of a bi-weekly thing (I hate bi-weekly). Aaron: Weekly is great, but with all the work you guys have to do for each episode, I understand why you do bi-weekly. I have a hard time keeping up with my podcast and it's not anywhere close to the kind of work that your shows are. Marc: Maybe if we were doing it full-time we could do it weekly. If I had a million dollars it would be nice to work with other writers and sound designers to do more weird stuff. What's Next for Dead Signals Productions? Aaron: I had a related question, which was, “What are your plans for the future?” but it sounds like you're just going to keep pushing forward. You're working on season two of Archive 81. Are there plans for a season two of Deep Vault? Marc: It depends on how it's received. Deep Vault definitely has an ending. It leaves open the possibility for a season two, but we're very happy with leaving it as a mini series. If everyone is crying out for a season two and gives us a million dollars, we'll make season two. We also have other projects in the pipeline that we're thinking about doing after season two of Archive 81. We're probably going to do something new before we do a season three of Archive 81, if we do a season three. We really like doing new things. One of the reasons why we didn't just plan for four seasons of Archive 81, or even do things in the same universe, we want to broaden the possibilities of audio drama and do interesting new things. We want to make stories that can only be told through sound. Q&A: Michal Wdowiak asks: “When recording the actors separately (even remotely) for a dialogue scene, how do you manage to keep the flow of the scene so it sounds like a real conversation? Do you ever record dialog scenes separately (remotely)?” Marc: No, we don't. If it's supposed to be a conversation, they've got to be in the same room. That's one of our big priorities for our actors, they have to be in New York. You can splice stuff in, but I really don't think you get the same performance when two people are not talking to each other. The actor's performances feed off each other and having them in the same room is really important. Virginia Houser asked: “How much effort and planning do you put into creating your own sound effects for your stories, if at all? Is it worth the time to create or add sound effects? If the go-to is using pre-recorded effects from online, what resources do you use to find those sound bites?” Marc: We do a mix between creating our own sound effects and using effects from sound libraries. Dan is a manager at an online sound effects library called Soundsnap, which is helpful. He can get whatever he needs there, but we do prefer making our own sound effects so we can get the exact sound we want. Before we wrap up, I want to say that it's a really interesting time for audio drama and podcasts. I think we're on the cusp of something. Welcome to Night Veil, The Black Tapes, Lime town, The Message, and The Truth were all the first mainstream audio dramas to be released as podcasts, and it's a really good time to start one yourself. If you want to start an audio drama, don't just do it because you want to start a TV show and you don't want to spend a lot of money. If you're really passionate about it, get started now; companies are starting to invest money in these podcasts. It's a lot of work, though, so be prepared to put some time into it if you want to succeed. You can head over to their Patreon page to learn more about Marc and Dan and their podcasts. Stay tuned, next week I'll be talking audio production and sound design with Marc's podcasting partner, Dan Powell. Links: Dead Signals Productions Archive 81 Deep Vault Podcast: https://podcastingwithaaron.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaronpodcasting Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/aarondowd Blog: https://www.aarondowd.com Recommended Gear: https://kit.co/podcastingwithaaron