Show Update:

hello it is world radio day and I want to talk about the state of audio drama very quickly--

over on bluesky, there's a lot of chatter about saving AD at the BBC and it's really worth reading through the tag. public funding for the arts, especially a medium in which experimentation and diversity are prioritized, is crucial and I'm deeply concerned about the BBC getting out of the game.

and, for me, this feels like part of a bigger discussion. the state of art in general is, uh...tough right now. when it comes to getting stories that you feel represent you - that are exciting and inclusive and meaningful - we just have to hope that some big stakeholders have spines and want to still make challenging stuff. idk about you, but I don't want to put all my eggs in that basket.

audio drama has always thrived in america because of you - welcome to night vale, wolf 359, the bright sessions, even the magnus archives (which isn't american but very popular here) have all been able to exist because of listener enthusiasm and support, not public funding or investment from large companies.

the best thing about podcasts is that they are mostly separate from governing bodies/regulations. sure, we all rely on hosting services to carry our shows but if push came to shove, we could create our own RSS feeds. the state of both the us government and tech (and the ways in which those two things are becoming increasingly intertwined) makes me nervous for free expression, but I take comfort in the fact that a lot of shit would have to change for someone to be able to bully me into making my art less diverse.

we have to start aggressively supporting small studios and independent creators again. if you can do that monetarily, fucking great - atypical has a membership program, most shows have patreons or crowdfund, etc. - but that's not the only way to support the art you love. talking about it, making fanart, telling your friends, reblogging, live posting, whatever! we talk a lot about the health of fandoms/reblogging here on tumblr and that's part of it too--we need to start really actively participating in our enjoyment of art again.

anyway, here are two crowdfunds you can give to right now that are still trying to meet their goal:

Camlann Season 2 Heartglass

and an incomplete list of audio dramas that I've been enjoying recently:

Red Valley Un(con)Trolled Havana Syndrome Sherlock & Co

Some affirmations for the day!

Found these at the local park while out with my kids. I was told these were from a celebration of life for a local child who lost their life to abuse. So, let these kids' words sink in and remember you are awesome, you are valued, and you are loved!

Season 4 finale is LIVE! Let me know what you think!

The Cellar Letters

Episode 80 - Sightjack Part 4

There is nothing... no information on Jess... nothing on Steve. I just want to go home. Cast: Jamie Petronis as Nate Harlan Guthrie as John

Saw this the other day and it had me rolling! But I figured I would share the lyrics to our main theme! You can head over to our Patreon to check them out! Our Patreon is free with only a single "support tier" since we know times are tough and would rather just foster more places for our community to grow!

I feel called out.

a number of audio dramas have the og creator/writer cast themselves as a the most pathetic wet rag of a boy and I adore them for that

**Casting Call!** Tales from the Dead West: Nearer Hell Than Purgatory

Unpaid hobby project.

@dead-west-podcast is a horror/weird western fiction podcast. Tales from the Dead West are stand-alone, found footage style stories by other writers.

This episode, Nearer Hell Than Purgatory, is written and directed by @ash-alder.

The call will be open from January 13 to 8am pacific, January 27.

Casting for: - 1 character using she/her pronouns with any American accent

- 1 character using he/him pronouns with any accent from anywhere that reads "country" or "folksy"

shorturl.at/fhVel

Questions? Message here, or @dead-west-podcast or on Discord to ash.alder

voice acting as a profession is so funny because you'll see someone being like "voice actors need to be paid better! like [obscure person you've never heard of]" and you're like "oh I wonder who that person is, maybe I've heard them voice a character" and you look it up and it turns out they voice 137 characters in Futurama and 94 characters in The Simpsons and 96 characters in Adventure Time and every one of the My Little Ponies and 27 characters in Arcane and 96 characters in Kim Possible and 4 characters in Phineas and Ferb and 296 characters in Dexter's Laboratory and all of the main cast of Fairly Odd Parents and at least 6 characters in every Pixar movie and almost every animated depiction of Superman and 473 SpongeBob characters and they've been in every installment of Mass Effect and Halo and The Elder Scrolls and Fallout and Call of Duty and they were in Star Trek and Law & Order and they were 12 characters in the MCU and they also invented t-shirts and the colour green and they got paid a sum total of $3.27 and a mothball for all of it combined. then you go burn down David Zaslav's house with him inside

New Episode!!!! Dead West, Part 3 is live!

Auggie confronts Conrad. Louis struggles with being a spirit. Conrad meets Mrs Davis who isn't who she appears to be. Oh and Mr Davis? We meet him too. In a manner of speakin' ================================================ LISTEN HERE: SPOTIFY APPLE WEB RSS ================================================ I do this show as a way to stay creative and stay ahead of corporate burn out. Wholly something mine. So, for those of you who have checked it out, thank you! I hope you enjoy the story so far and stick around for the ride. Be sure to send it along to a friend as well!

be careful with what series you watch/read during emotional points in your life because they will forever contain a ghost of your past self within it now