1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:13,679 Speaker 1: And now Audio Theater Central. Hello, welcome to Audio Theater Central. 2 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,920 This is the show that explores family friendly audio drama 3 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:21,039 through news, reviews and interviews. I'm your host, JD. Sutter, 4 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:26,839 and this is episode two nineteen. Well, Happy Labor Day 5 00:00:26,879 --> 00:00:29,399 to those of you listening in the United States on 6 00:00:29,559 --> 00:00:32,880 release day. Hope you're having a great day, and for 7 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:34,320 the rest of you, I hope you're having a great 8 00:00:34,399 --> 00:00:37,479 day too. We've got a great episode lined up for 9 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,520 you today. We've got a review of season two of 10 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,520 robin Hood Rising to Honor that's coming up shortly. We've 11 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,520 got some feedback from Michael and from Jane, and I've 12 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:52,920 got a monologue coming up here about ATC's fifteenth birthday 13 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:57,600 and the value of relationships and how that has helped 14 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,560 this community to grow. We'll be talking about that in 15 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,320 a few minutes, but before we get to that, I've 16 00:01:03,359 --> 00:01:07,439 got some audio drama updates. So a packed episode. Thanks 17 00:01:07,439 --> 00:01:10,319 for joining me, and let's jump into it. 18 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 2: We interrupt this program to bring you a special report 19 00:01:13,439 --> 00:01:15,640 and in other news tonight. 20 00:01:15,439 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: A brief look at the headlines now and. 21 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,599 Speaker 3: What exciting fast piece news that's relevant and entertaining. 22 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: Like this, as always if you have some updates relating 23 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:29,519 to shows in this family friendly audio drama space, hit 24 00:01:29,719 --> 00:01:31,920 us up and let us know. Link is right on 25 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:36,319 the homepage of our website. Now, the first item is, 26 00:01:37,239 --> 00:01:40,319 we're revisiting something that I did several years ago. Five 27 00:01:40,359 --> 00:01:44,200 years ago. Actually, I did a survey of this atc community, 28 00:01:44,239 --> 00:01:47,959 which is made up of a lot of super fans 29 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,840 of clean audio drama and some creatives in the space 30 00:01:51,879 --> 00:01:55,200 as well, and I asked three questions just to get 31 00:01:55,239 --> 00:01:58,319 to know a little bit about what you like and 32 00:01:58,359 --> 00:02:01,799 what you don't like about audio drama. Now I want 33 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,319 to do this again, so there is a link in 34 00:02:04,319 --> 00:02:07,359 the show notes to this survey. We're doing it again 35 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,000 and again it's just three questions. And I want to 36 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,439 do this again because I want to track the trends 37 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,240 in this industry and see how things maybe change from 38 00:02:17,319 --> 00:02:19,759 year to year. So I plan to do this every 39 00:02:19,759 --> 00:02:23,800 so often. It wasn't the plan to wait five years necessarily, 40 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,120 but you know here we are, So even if you 41 00:02:27,199 --> 00:02:29,879 did complete this survey before, I'm going to ask you 42 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,840 to do it again. And I just want to track things. 43 00:02:32,879 --> 00:02:36,560 And this is helpful for creatives in the space because 44 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,680 I can then use this information as I talk with 45 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,639 producers in the space and let them know this is 46 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,719 what people are looking for in good quality, clean, family 47 00:02:46,719 --> 00:02:49,039 friendly audio drama. So link in the show notes to 48 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,919 the three question survey and please please take a few 49 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:58,080 minutes to fill this out. Next up, we've got several 50 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,719 events happening. First one is coming up very soon and 51 00:03:01,719 --> 00:03:05,360 that is Alpha Omega Con. It's happening later this month, 52 00:03:05,759 --> 00:03:10,240 September twentieth, twenty twenty five, in Long Beach, California. This 53 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:14,719 is I think the longest running Christian comic convention in 54 00:03:14,759 --> 00:03:16,800 the country, and the reason why we're talking about it 55 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:20,039 here is because, as with most comic cons they have 56 00:03:20,159 --> 00:03:23,400 spread out to cover lots of different types of media 57 00:03:23,439 --> 00:03:26,879 and content and not just comics. So there is an 58 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,639 audio drama presence there because several times in the past 59 00:03:30,879 --> 00:03:35,800 AIO actors have attended the convention and Katie Lee is 60 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,240 going to be there this year again. This is taking 61 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,680 place September twentieth in Long Beach, California, So if you 62 00:03:41,719 --> 00:03:44,240 are in the area, check it out. Link is in 63 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,159 the show notes to the website. It is a free 64 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:50,280 to attend event and they've got all kinds of cool 65 00:03:50,319 --> 00:03:53,520 pop culture content that you can check out there that 66 00:03:53,639 --> 00:03:57,439 all comes from a Christian worldview. So it's a great event. 67 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,919 And if you happen to have an audio drama show, 68 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:02,759 I think this would be a great opportunity go check 69 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:04,599 it out. See if this might be something that you 70 00:04:04,639 --> 00:04:06,560 can set up a table or have a booth there 71 00:04:06,919 --> 00:04:09,680 to help spread the word about your show. So again, 72 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,680 Long Beach, California. Linky's in the show notes for Alpha 73 00:04:12,759 --> 00:04:17,480 Omega Con. Next up is one that I know lots 74 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,399 of people have been asking me about. I can't even 75 00:04:19,519 --> 00:04:21,360 count how many times people have asked me about this 76 00:04:21,399 --> 00:04:24,240 over the last several months, and that is Sonic Coon. 77 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,920 Sonicicon is returning. It will be coming back in the 78 00:04:27,959 --> 00:04:31,120 summer of twenty twenty six. So we're talking about a 79 00:04:31,199 --> 00:04:36,160 shift in the schedule. Now it's previously been in the fall. 80 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:40,000 We're going to the summer this time. So they were 81 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:44,560 looking at a weekend like we've previously done of July 82 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:49,040 one through three, but now they're looking at the middle 83 00:04:49,079 --> 00:04:52,319 of the week actually that same week, June thirtieth through 84 00:04:52,399 --> 00:04:57,360 July second. So those are the projected dates for Sonicicon 85 00:04:57,519 --> 00:05:00,600 twenty twenty six. More details are to Con. There's a 86 00:05:00,639 --> 00:05:03,519 lot of things still to be worked out, but that 87 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,959 is the plan at this moment, So go ahead and 88 00:05:06,959 --> 00:05:09,480 pencil that into your calendar and start looking at that 89 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,759 that week, and it's going to be a great time 90 00:05:12,879 --> 00:05:18,959 as always, I'm sure. So Soniccon is returning. Next up 91 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,160 is a fun event that is also happening next year, 92 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:27,639 and this will be the Voyage of Voices Cruise. Now, 93 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,199 this is not affiliated with any particular audio drama. It's 94 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,720 not affiliated with AIO or focus on the family, but 95 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,560 many of the people who are going to be involved 96 00:05:37,079 --> 00:05:40,240 are involved in Adventures Odyssey. Katie Lee is going to 97 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,360 be there, Phil Lawler, Kimmi Robertson, Donald and Genesis Long 98 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,759 John Fornoff all going to be on this cruise to Mexico. 99 00:05:48,319 --> 00:05:51,839 So this will be taking place October seventeenth through the 100 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,439 twenty second of twenty twenty six. It's called the Voyage 101 00:05:54,439 --> 00:05:59,600 of Voices Cruise, going to Cosamel, Mexico. There's going to 102 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,519 be some live audio dramas and lots of time to 103 00:06:04,319 --> 00:06:07,279 have some Q and A sessions with these voice talent, 104 00:06:08,079 --> 00:06:11,600 and there's going to be, of course the regular things 105 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,519 you get on a cruise, you have food and other entertainment. 106 00:06:14,519 --> 00:06:18,199 There's going to be some Christian comedy as well, So 107 00:06:18,439 --> 00:06:22,720 this is a really interesting event. Link is in the 108 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,360 show notes to go check this out. I know it's 109 00:06:24,439 --> 00:06:26,920 quite a ways away, but because it is a you know, 110 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,879 it's a higher ticket event, so giving you as much 111 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,720 time as possible to look into this. Check it out. 112 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:36,519 It is open for booking now and if that sounds 113 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,439 like something you're interested in, give this a look and 114 00:06:39,519 --> 00:06:41,480 see if that works out for you and your family. 115 00:06:42,199 --> 00:06:44,519 I know it's been in the works for quite some 116 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,600 time now. Katie and I were talking about this at 117 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:52,480 the Making Great Audio Drama camp last month and it 118 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:54,079 just sounds like it's going to be a great time. 119 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,560 So again link is in the show notes. Go ahead 120 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:58,600 and check that out if it sounds like something that 121 00:06:58,639 --> 00:07:02,839 you're interested in. And speaking of the Making Great Audio 122 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,279 Drama event from the Audio Drama Institute, Austin Peach and 123 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,240 I did two bonus episodes. They are the last two 124 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:12,680 episodes in the feed here on ATC and we recorded 125 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:14,639 those at the event. Give you a little behind the 126 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,040 scenes look at what was going on at the event. 127 00:07:18,519 --> 00:07:21,839 A really great time of connecting with people, not just 128 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,560 the creatives in the space, but also some new talent. 129 00:07:25,079 --> 00:07:28,000 Really really exciting time. And I'm bringing it up here 130 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:32,439 because David Hilder, who runs the AIO Update website, was 131 00:07:32,519 --> 00:07:35,879 in attendance there. He is an aspiring voice actor, been 132 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:38,839 participating in some shows in recent years with Heart Matters 133 00:07:38,839 --> 00:07:41,519 and things like that, so he was there as an 134 00:07:41,519 --> 00:07:45,079 attendee and he wrote a really great recap article on 135 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,800 the AIO Update website about the Making Great Audio Drama event. 136 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,199 I recommend checking it out if you are interested at 137 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:55,879 all in getting into the space. It's a really great 138 00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:00,759 recap of how that week transpired and you're just interested 139 00:08:00,839 --> 00:08:04,519 in hearing, even as a fan, a little bit about it. 140 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,160 I think it's a good read. He did a great 141 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,680 job writing that up, so that is also linked in 142 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,959 the show notes, and if you're interested, there will be 143 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,800 more events like this coming up in the future. I 144 00:08:14,879 --> 00:08:18,519 know John Thornoff, who runs the Audio Drama Institute, has 145 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,399 got lots of ideas, lots of plans, still working those 146 00:08:21,439 --> 00:08:23,720 things out, but this is not going to be the 147 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:27,279 last event of this kind from the Audio Drama Institute, 148 00:08:27,319 --> 00:08:29,920 so I have no fear there will be more events 149 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:35,200 coming from the Audio Drama Institute. All right, now let's 150 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,559 move into recent releases. Now, if you heard those bonus 151 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,799 episodes from the Audio Drama Camp, then you heard us 152 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,639 talk about this. But Heart Matters has just released their 153 00:08:44,759 --> 00:08:48,320 latest audio drama. It is their first fantasy audio drama. 154 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:51,559 It's called The Potion of Power, and the summary is 155 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,480 to achieve his dream of knighthood, Marlow makes a deal 156 00:08:55,519 --> 00:08:59,080 with a shadowy stranger to gain superhuman strength. This power 157 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,960 comes at a cost, as his lies and addiction threaten 158 00:09:02,039 --> 00:09:05,720 to destroy him and the woman he loves. So here 159 00:09:05,799 --> 00:09:08,000 is a little sample. Here's a trailer for the Potion 160 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:09,200 of Power. Take a listen. 161 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:14,279 Speaker 2: What if lies goodly truths? Oh, don't believe you're even? 162 00:09:14,399 --> 00:09:20,840 And night fables be futures. I will always be your Marllow, 163 00:09:21,399 --> 00:09:26,879 and vanities be valor? When does it end? Marllow? When 164 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:31,279 does your valor earn you a life of peace of love? 165 00:09:31,759 --> 00:09:35,639 When you drink the potion? No enemy can kill you? 166 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:40,759 Speaker 4: Oh my god, no. 167 00:09:43,519 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 2: No war weaken you. This a very just so loose everything. 168 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:52,240 No impudent old man deny you? 169 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 5: What is yours? 170 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:56,879 Speaker 2: Would know you of my mind's old man? 171 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:02,559 Speaker 5: We lose our We forget What were You're fighting for? 172 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 6: What were you fighting for? 173 00:10:04,879 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 2: Mala. 174 00:10:08,759 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: It's a really, really well done audio drama. It was 175 00:10:11,639 --> 00:10:15,000 written by Christopher Green, with music by Jared Depesqual and 176 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,919 sound designed by Ben Kimp. I know all three of 177 00:10:17,919 --> 00:10:21,519 these guys. They always do really cool work. The cast 178 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:26,000 includes people like Daniel Cross, Rachel Marley Corral, Tim Cox, 179 00:10:26,039 --> 00:10:30,279 and Craig Hart. It's just got some really really great 180 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,279 performances in it. You can hear this audio drama, as 181 00:10:33,279 --> 00:10:35,559 well as all the past audio dramas from Heart Matters, 182 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,399 for free in the Heart Matters app. It's available on 183 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,279 Apple and Google. Link is in the show notes. Go 184 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,960 check it out. They've also just recently released the soundtrack 185 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,440 of the score by Jared Depesqual. It's all in the 186 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:50,480 app there as well. Go check it out. 187 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 5: Testing one, two three testing. 188 00:10:53,879 --> 00:10:55,039 Speaker 4: That was just me talking. 189 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:56,039 Speaker 1: I do that a lot. 190 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 4: Where's my speech? 191 00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 1: How long you're going to war up with it? 192 00:11:00,039 --> 00:11:01,039 Speaker 2: That's what I want to talk about. 193 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:05,799 Speaker 1: Well, this monologue segment is going to be aimed mostly 194 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:09,639 at creatives in audio drama space, So if you're really 195 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:12,519 just not interested at all in that, feel free to 196 00:11:12,519 --> 00:11:16,200 skip to the next segment. But here's what I'm thinking. 197 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:21,679 This month, September of twenty twenty five marks fifteen years 198 00:11:21,759 --> 00:11:25,679 of Audio Theater Central, and last month in August, I 199 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:30,559 celebrated eighteen years of podcasting overall, and that puts me 200 00:11:30,639 --> 00:11:35,120 at about twenty five years total of online content creation. 201 00:11:35,639 --> 00:11:38,440 So I've been around this space, the audio drama space 202 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:42,519 in particular, and creating content for the web for a 203 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:47,120 long time. And what has really been kind of running 204 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,360 around in my mind as I was thinking about this 205 00:11:49,759 --> 00:11:54,480 marking this sort of milestone is the value of relationships 206 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,480 that I've been able to create in this space in particular. 207 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:01,120 And I think, regardless of what discipline in the audio 208 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,639 drama world or just in life in general that you 209 00:12:03,759 --> 00:12:08,879 are striving for, this is a hugely beneficial thing to 210 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:12,799 really think about. And so the value of building that 211 00:12:12,919 --> 00:12:18,039 network and fostering relationships with peers and professionals in whatever space, 212 00:12:18,399 --> 00:12:23,679 whatever industry it is, it reaps so many many benefits. 213 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:25,600 And so I just wanted to take a few minutes 214 00:12:26,159 --> 00:12:28,960 and share some of my thoughts on what I've learned 215 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:32,840 about this particular topic in these past fifteen years of 216 00:12:33,159 --> 00:12:37,960 running Audio Theater Central. Now earlier in the episode I 217 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:42,039 mentioned the Making Great Audio Drama event that happened last month, 218 00:12:42,639 --> 00:12:47,080 and in the very first session, John Faranoff asked each 219 00:12:47,159 --> 00:12:49,600 of the teachers to share with the students for just 220 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:53,240 a few minutes and give them some tips on how 221 00:12:53,279 --> 00:12:56,559 to get the most out of the event as an attendee. 222 00:12:57,039 --> 00:12:59,480 And so one of the things that I talked about 223 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:05,519 was this thing about building relationships, and so that's another 224 00:13:05,639 --> 00:13:07,679 reason why this has kind of been on my mind 225 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,759 lately as well. And so then in conjunction with marking 226 00:13:11,799 --> 00:13:15,519 this fifteen year birthday of ATC, it's kind of all 227 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,879 been swirling around in my mind. So I was going 228 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,039 to sort of recap what I some of the things 229 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:23,879 that I had said at that event, but that I thought, 230 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,200 why don't I just play that clip from the event 231 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:31,720 for you in this episode. So here is almost two 232 00:13:31,759 --> 00:13:34,960 minutes of some of the things that I shared at 233 00:13:35,039 --> 00:13:36,600 the Making Great Audio Drama camp. 234 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,039 Speaker 7: All of us are here for you, but don't forget 235 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:44,440 to take the opportunities to interact with your peers as well. 236 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:50,279 Because Katie said, it's about the relationships and networking. That's 237 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,399 always been the most valuable thing for me at any 238 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:57,919 conference or convention. Yes, I learned from the sessions, but 239 00:13:58,879 --> 00:14:00,840 just to get and it's hard for me because I 240 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,679 am an introvert and so I have to force myself 241 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:05,159 to go out and talk to people. 242 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 6: And you know, you just have to do it. You 243 00:14:08,399 --> 00:14:09,279 have to force yourself. 244 00:14:09,759 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 7: And the benefits of doing that are so great because 245 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,240 this industry is like a lot of different industries, and 246 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:19,559 it's so much about the relationships that you've built over 247 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:24,320 the years, and so this is an opportunity to begin those. 248 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:26,519 Speaker 6: And some of you have attended the lamp that our 249 00:14:26,559 --> 00:14:27,039 guilt as well. 250 00:14:27,039 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 7: You've already started some relationships you know people already, but. 251 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:32,639 Speaker 6: We were already seeing it last night. 252 00:14:32,679 --> 00:14:36,519 Speaker 7: There was so much great conversation happening and I love 253 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:39,559 seeing that, and I know it's only going to grow 254 00:14:39,639 --> 00:14:42,879 as we progress through the week. But really capitalize that 255 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:48,799 on that, and don't neglect the chances to bolster and 256 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:52,720 encourage each other as well, because you know, it's about 257 00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:53,519 a give and take. 258 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 6: It's not always like, well what can this person do 259 00:14:56,039 --> 00:14:56,279 for me? 260 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 7: I might need a voice actor down the road, but 261 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:03,000 what can I help them with? And you notice that 262 00:15:03,039 --> 00:15:04,919 and that you put we've heard that phrase, it's a 263 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,759 give and take what's first. It's the give, and the 264 00:15:07,759 --> 00:15:09,960 Bible says it's more blessed to give than to receive, 265 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,919 So keep an eye out for those opportunities to just 266 00:15:14,279 --> 00:15:15,480 grow your network. 267 00:15:15,559 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: But with that mindset of what can I bring to 268 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:22,399 the table now. Of course I mentioned some things that 269 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:26,600 were very specific to attendees at that event, but I 270 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:29,960 think if you listen carefully to the concepts and the 271 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:33,399 ideas that I'm talking about, overall, it still applies to 272 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:37,200 anybody who's listening to this episode right now. So again, 273 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,919 those relationships are going to be so beneficial to you, 274 00:15:41,039 --> 00:15:44,360 and not just in a practical sense of, you know, 275 00:15:44,399 --> 00:15:46,480 helping you further your career or whatever it might be, 276 00:15:46,559 --> 00:15:50,919 but also I'm here to testify after these fifteen years 277 00:15:50,919 --> 00:15:55,120 of ATC it does enrich your life overall as well, 278 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:59,320 just knowing and being acquainted with people who are working 279 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:02,600 at the top of the game, and it helps, it 280 00:16:02,639 --> 00:16:06,240 helps push you further, and it just makes you a 281 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:10,519 better person. I think being around really really good people. 282 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,559 So a few quick little tips here, and I thought 283 00:16:14,559 --> 00:16:18,840 I would share beyond what was in that clip. Number one, 284 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,360 just be easy to work with, and I did several 285 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,320 one on one coaching sessions at that event as well, 286 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,559 and I think this came up several times, as you know, 287 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:33,279 you just talk about that idea of interpersonal relationships in 288 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,639 the industry and getting to know people and how to 289 00:16:35,679 --> 00:16:39,360 work together, being easy to work with people like to 290 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,279 work with people that they like. I know I've said 291 00:16:41,279 --> 00:16:43,519 some of these things in the past on this show, 292 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:46,039 and I thought that I might have even done a 293 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,960 monologue segment about this very topic, but I couldn't find 294 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:51,279 it in my notes. So if I'm repeating some things, 295 00:16:51,919 --> 00:16:55,000 I apologize, but maybe I don't because it's always worth 296 00:16:55,039 --> 00:16:59,039 hearing it again. Sometimes it's great to have a little 297 00:16:59,039 --> 00:17:02,559 reminder of the base. But you know, when I say 298 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,599 be easy to work with, I'm not saying, you know, 299 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:06,640 be a doormat and let people walk all over you. 300 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:11,119 But what I am saying is be kind, kill the ego, 301 00:17:11,799 --> 00:17:15,880 be professional in all of your communications, and be clear 302 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:19,839 and concise with instructions or expectations or direction that you 303 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:21,640 have for your team. If you're the one in charge, 304 00:17:22,279 --> 00:17:24,559 or even if you're not, you know, if you're an 305 00:17:24,599 --> 00:17:29,559 actor participating in a project, just be clear and concise 306 00:17:29,759 --> 00:17:32,680 in your communication and think about how it's going to 307 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:37,359 come across, and it just makes you a pleasant person 308 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,920 to interact with. I don't think I can overstate the 309 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:44,920 importance of just being pleasant and easy to work with. 310 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,680 Number two, look for ways to serve and to help 311 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:53,279 in whatever the project might be you know that you 312 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:57,839 might be involved in. Always be looking for opportunities to 313 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:01,799 be of assistance or be of service to people within reason. Now, 314 00:18:01,799 --> 00:18:04,920 I'm not saying that you must always make huge sacrifices 315 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,920 of time or talent in every single thing you're involved in, 316 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:10,960 but you can offer advice or a tip, or recommend 317 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:15,160 a resource, whatever it might be. Just be intentional and 318 00:18:15,559 --> 00:18:20,079 open to those opportunities as they come along, and it 319 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:24,519 really can help solidify relationships and people remember when you 320 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,640 helped them out, they will remember. And Lastly, this is 321 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:33,480 by no means an exhaustive sort of discussion of this topic. 322 00:18:33,599 --> 00:18:37,240 But we could go on for a long time and 323 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:40,559 you could probably do an entire session about this idea, 324 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,920 but just of the few minutes that I wanted to 325 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,880 take today. Lastly, I just want to mention be sure 326 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:51,720 to show gratitude, however that looks like in your particular instance, 327 00:18:52,519 --> 00:18:57,319 whatever the situation, might be be grateful when someone helps you. 328 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,480 When someone voices a character for your show, oh or 329 00:19:00,519 --> 00:19:03,519 shares advice or a tip or a tool, be sure 330 00:19:03,559 --> 00:19:07,319 to say thank you. It goes such a long way. 331 00:19:07,519 --> 00:19:10,359 Just having a little bit of gratitude. It really does 332 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:14,519 help again solidify that relationship. That interaction is going to 333 00:19:14,519 --> 00:19:18,480 be remembered by that other person. It's not often, but 334 00:19:18,599 --> 00:19:21,799 there have been times when I've assisted someone, whether that's 335 00:19:22,039 --> 00:19:26,200 in this space or in my general content creation consulting. 336 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,480 At work. I do a lot of help for people 337 00:19:29,559 --> 00:19:33,759 through email, and there have been a few times. Thankfully 338 00:19:33,799 --> 00:19:36,440 it's not very many, but there have been times when 339 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,240 I've assisted someone and then I just never get another reply, 340 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:42,279 no follow up. It's just like you also remember those 341 00:19:42,319 --> 00:19:46,119 interactions as well when somebody doesn't take the time to 342 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,319 follow up and show that they appreciated that you took 343 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:52,279 the time to give them a little bit of help. 344 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,599 So just to recap real quickly, Number one, be easy 345 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:58,000 to work with. Number two, look for ways to serve 346 00:19:58,039 --> 00:20:03,559 and help. Number three show gratitude. My main inbox for 347 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,839 my consulting and for all of my online content work 348 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:10,359 gets upwards of one hundred to one hundred and fifty 349 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:15,000 emails a day, and that's not counting my inbox for 350 00:20:15,079 --> 00:20:19,240 my day job, and my inbox for the Portsyde Family 351 00:20:19,279 --> 00:20:24,519 media feedback emails or for the radio station. Those all 352 00:20:24,559 --> 00:20:26,799 are separate inboxes and they all get a lot of 353 00:20:26,799 --> 00:20:30,359 emails every single day as well. So I'm going through 354 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:35,720 a ton of emails on a regular basis. And maybe 355 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:41,519 people don't realize the volume of emails that we might 356 00:20:41,559 --> 00:20:46,440 be dealing with as producers or creatives. So when we 357 00:20:46,519 --> 00:20:49,119 take the time to respond, especially when we give a 358 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:54,000 thorough response to a question that's not done lightly or 359 00:20:54,079 --> 00:20:58,599 without thought, and so again, kind of going back to 360 00:20:58,599 --> 00:21:01,759 that gratitude thing, it really goes a long way. So 361 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:05,440 the bottom line of this whole segment, I guess is 362 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:09,480 I'm just very grateful for this community and the professionals 363 00:21:09,519 --> 00:21:11,559 in it that I've been able to build relationships with 364 00:21:11,599 --> 00:21:16,200 over the years. They have become friends, and I really 365 00:21:16,279 --> 00:21:19,119 really am thankful to be a part of this. And 366 00:21:19,319 --> 00:21:21,680 I'm also excited about the new blood that is coming 367 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:25,839 into this space. It's just so exciting to see the 368 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:30,920 excitement that they have for creating great audio drama. And 369 00:21:31,559 --> 00:21:34,599 I am expecting some really cool things to come from 370 00:21:34,839 --> 00:21:38,960 this making Great Audio Drama event and Sonic Con and 371 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:43,000 even the Realm Makers event which has recently started putting 372 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:47,160 a focus on audio drama as well. So this is 373 00:21:47,279 --> 00:21:49,680 just an exciting time to be involved in the audio 374 00:21:49,759 --> 00:21:53,400 drama community. And as we kind of circle back to 375 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,720 the birthday of Audio Theater Central, ADC would not have 376 00:21:57,799 --> 00:22:01,279 lasted for fifteen years without the support of this industry 377 00:22:01,839 --> 00:22:04,519 and the faithful listeners. Some of you have been listening 378 00:22:04,599 --> 00:22:07,839 from the very early days when we started in September 379 00:22:07,839 --> 00:22:10,799 of twenty ten, and I am so grateful for you 380 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:15,559 sticking around this long and continuing to send in feedback 381 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,640 be a part of what we're doing here. The core 382 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:22,160 reason we exist is to spread the word about great 383 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:25,640 audio drama to the fans of audio drama, connect the 384 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:29,400 fans with the content. That's the main thing. Two, it's 385 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:33,480 to share the heart behind the content by interviewing the 386 00:22:33,519 --> 00:22:37,799 creatives and connecting with the creatives to build that community 387 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:40,759 and let them know that there are listeners out there 388 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:44,000 that care about what they're doing. And three, it's to 389 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:48,440 encourage and equip the next generation of creatives by helping 390 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:51,519 them understand the scope of what's available out there, what 391 00:22:51,559 --> 00:22:55,799 you can do with the audio drama medium, and sort 392 00:22:55,799 --> 00:23:01,240 of chronicling this industry as it moves forward. So I 393 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:05,559 again am super grateful for being able to have helped 394 00:23:05,799 --> 00:23:10,880 play a role in this industry. And I think I'm 395 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:12,519 going to stick around for as long as you guys 396 00:23:12,559 --> 00:23:16,839 will have me. If you have any thoughts on this topic, 397 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:18,240 be sure to let me know. 398 00:23:18,599 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 6: What do you think of our little plan? 399 00:23:20,839 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 7: Your characters were weak, your dialogue was cliched, and you 400 00:23:23,759 --> 00:23:25,000 didn't have much of a story. 401 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 2: Wonderful everyone, We have a delightful show. It's the Michael, 402 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,559 a true genius to use symbolism in that way. 403 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:34,440 Speaker 5: You may even get a standing ovation. 404 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: All right, let's jump into this review of robin Hood 405 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:45,480 Rising to Honor season two. This is a joint production 406 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:51,079 from LRT Media and Eternal Future Productions, and it was 407 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:54,599 released in August of twenty twenty five, so just last month, 408 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,319 and it has a run time of one hour and 409 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:03,599 eighteen minutes. Before we jump into the specifics here, I 410 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:06,759 have to say, if you haven't heard season one yet, 411 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:09,000 you will want to go listen to season one before 412 00:24:09,039 --> 00:24:11,720 you listen to season two, because the story is serialized 413 00:24:11,759 --> 00:24:16,359 across the seasons, so you could probably if you're familiar 414 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,079 with the Robin Hood legends, you could probably follow what's 415 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:21,400 going on in season two without having heard season one. 416 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,480 But there is some groundwork that's laid in season one 417 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:28,079 that you definitely want to hear before jumping into this one. 418 00:24:29,319 --> 00:24:32,000 And I will say, as with all of our reviews 419 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:35,519 except for Adventures not a Seed reviews, this is going 420 00:24:35,559 --> 00:24:38,279 to be spoiler free. So if you haven't heard this 421 00:24:38,319 --> 00:24:42,039 season yet, I'm not going to spoil any of the 422 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:46,759 major plot points in this review. So here is the 423 00:24:46,759 --> 00:24:52,039 official summary of season two. A kingdom in turmoil as 424 00:24:52,079 --> 00:24:56,880 loyalty is tested and honor demands sacrifice. With King Richard 425 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:00,480 being captured in Prince John's tyranny escalating, the people of 426 00:25:00,519 --> 00:25:04,319 England face their darkest hour as villages burn and taxes 427 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:07,839 crush the common folk. Sheriff Robin must choose between his 428 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:12,759 duty to the corrupt throne and his conscience. Now, there 429 00:25:12,799 --> 00:25:16,000 is a slight spoiler there in that summary, and that 430 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:20,000 is that King Richard is captured, but since they spoiled it, 431 00:25:20,079 --> 00:25:25,200 I guess it's okay to mention that. Now Again, if 432 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,519 you haven't heard it yet. I'm going to play the 433 00:25:27,519 --> 00:25:29,799 trailer so you can get a little taste of it. 434 00:25:29,839 --> 00:25:32,000 And if you have heard it, well, here's a little 435 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:32,839 refresher for you. 436 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 5: John. You do know I hold our bond in the 437 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:40,920 highest esteem, as do I Robin, which of course is 438 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,079 why I elevated you to the position of Sheriff of 439 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:49,640 not enough. It is my pleasure to serve you, your majesty. 440 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 4: A kingdom burdened by war taxes and a tyrannical monarch 441 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:57,240 begging your ponds. Sir, I. 442 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:04,319 Speaker 5: Cannot pay before the mail my daughter she strave for you, 443 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,400 an un plowman. 444 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:11,680 Speaker 7: It appears from my records that you were unable to 445 00:26:11,759 --> 00:26:13,079 pay last time. 446 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:18,119 Speaker 1: Is that not correct? Please? Oh fank you. 447 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 4: As England struggles to carry on in the absence of 448 00:26:22,039 --> 00:26:27,200 good King Richard, other forces begin gathering to grab power out. 449 00:26:27,079 --> 00:26:31,400 Speaker 1: Of the weapons and food then the rest and John, 450 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:34,880 I am here to employ you to feed these. 451 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:37,079 Speaker 2: People, Gods, seize the friar. 452 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:43,079 Speaker 4: Take my hand, Marin. I couldn't leave you behind, but talk. 453 00:26:43,519 --> 00:26:49,720 We'll come back to him, I promise. Rich soundscapes, original music, 454 00:26:50,039 --> 00:26:53,319 and compelling acting bring the medieval world of Robin Hood 455 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:57,079 to life immersing listeners in an epic tale of bravery 456 00:26:57,319 --> 00:27:00,039 and justice in a way you've never heard. 457 00:27:00,079 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 5: For Not that I needed, but perhaps I should fetch 458 00:27:03,759 --> 00:27:08,480 my boat, spend some time in practice before the match, Robin. Yes, 459 00:27:08,559 --> 00:27:11,200 your majesty, aim for the heart. 460 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: Really good, really good. So let's go over some of 461 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:35,880 the credits real quickly. Now. As I said, this is 462 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:39,759 a joint production from LRT Media and Eternal Future Productions, 463 00:27:40,319 --> 00:27:44,279 So those teams shared the duties on this in terms 464 00:27:44,319 --> 00:27:48,640 of the writing, directing, sound design, and the production of 465 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:52,759 this project, and that would be Alisia Hanson, Craig Hart, 466 00:27:52,799 --> 00:27:56,519 and Jonathan Cook. And the voice track editing was done 467 00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:00,519 by Craig Hart. The original score was by Dominic Trice 468 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:05,640 and the LRT Media theme was composed by John Campbell. 469 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:09,839 And there's also a scene that has a piece of 470 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:13,920 harp music and that was not done by the composer. 471 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:18,440 That was performed by Cassandra Oswenesky. And I hope I'm 472 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:21,440 pronouncing that correctly. I think that's how it was pronounced 473 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:24,559 in the credits. I've never heard the name outside of that, 474 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,640 so apologies if I butchered it, but I think that's 475 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:30,000 how you pronounce it. That piece was called Song of 476 00:28:30,039 --> 00:28:32,160 the Sparrow. I don't know if it's an original piece 477 00:28:32,599 --> 00:28:35,720 or if that's an existing piece of music that was 478 00:28:35,799 --> 00:28:38,480 just performed by her, but it was a really cool 479 00:28:38,519 --> 00:28:42,519 touch to have that in the scene there. So in 480 00:28:42,599 --> 00:28:45,440 terms of the cast, we have most of the same 481 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:49,200 actors returning from season one to reprise their roles in 482 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:54,000 season two. So our main core cast members we have 483 00:28:54,119 --> 00:28:57,599 Jonathan Cook as Robin Hood, Craig Hart as Prince John, 484 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:02,559 Alicia Hansen has made Mary, and Andy Harvey as Friar Tuck. 485 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:06,039 So those are our main cast of the story that 486 00:29:06,119 --> 00:29:10,240 we all are familiar with. But then there's some other characters, 487 00:29:10,279 --> 00:29:13,599 original characters. We have a Stacy Bradshaw who plays Elizabeth, 488 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:20,599 sort of servant or assistant to Marian. And we have 489 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:25,279 Duffy Weber as Cyril, and A. W. Miller as Reeves, 490 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:29,279 and Daniel Cross as John Plowman. So these are all 491 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:35,599 returning from season one. And Cyril, I have to say, 492 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,920 is such a fun character. He's I think I said 493 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:41,720 this in the review of season one. He's sort of 494 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:47,680 the comic relief for the show. Although Prince John, who 495 00:29:47,799 --> 00:29:52,200 insists on being called King is a little bit more 496 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:55,000 on the comic side in this season than he was 497 00:29:55,039 --> 00:29:59,880 in last season. I think he's a little bit more goofyet. 498 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:03,680 I mean not straight up you know, jest or like 499 00:30:03,799 --> 00:30:06,880 or clowning around, but just a little bit more on 500 00:30:07,079 --> 00:30:10,279 the goofy side than he was in season one, at 501 00:30:10,359 --> 00:30:14,319 least in my opinion. That's my perception anyway. But Cyril 502 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:18,880 is still pretty much the straight up comic relief and 503 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:23,039 he's technically the steward, but he might as well be 504 00:30:23,119 --> 00:30:27,720 the court Chester because he's just a fruitcake, you know. 505 00:30:27,759 --> 00:30:31,400 It's just hilarious. But and speaking of Cyril, he has 506 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:35,000 that same joke about chicken legs from season one. It 507 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,440 is back, and it gets played up a lot in 508 00:30:37,559 --> 00:30:42,119 this season where he's sort of miss misspeaking and saying 509 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:47,000 leg instead of my liege or vice versa, and all 510 00:30:47,079 --> 00:30:49,920 that's funny. But yeah, that gets played up a lot. 511 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:53,599 And that's where Prince John's more comedic side comes out too. 512 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:57,680 It's like he's constantly hungry and he's always wanting to eat, 513 00:30:57,799 --> 00:31:00,720 and he loves chicken legs, and so that that kind 514 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:04,519 of gets played up there. And speaking of that, there's 515 00:31:04,519 --> 00:31:07,440 one point where he says something about chicken from Etherea. 516 00:31:08,319 --> 00:31:10,880 I think is how he pronounced it. It's just a 517 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:15,759 very brief passing mentioned. I don't know if that's a 518 00:31:15,799 --> 00:31:17,640 real place. I tried to look it up, but not 519 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,079 knowing how to spell it, I searched a couple of 520 00:31:20,119 --> 00:31:22,880 different spellings, and it doesn't seem to be a real place. 521 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,640 But I did see that there are lots of fictional 522 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:28,599 places with that name a similar name, So I don't 523 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:31,000 know if that's a reference to something that the writers 524 00:31:31,359 --> 00:31:33,720 slipped in there as a little easter egg or not. 525 00:31:34,559 --> 00:31:36,559 If any of you are listening to this review, I'd 526 00:31:36,559 --> 00:31:39,000 love to hear if that is a reference there, or 527 00:31:39,079 --> 00:31:42,319 if I'm just uneducated and it is a real place. 528 00:31:43,039 --> 00:31:47,400 But anyway, the whole chicken thing quite fun, sprinkled throughout 529 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:51,599 the whole season, and you know, it's fun to have 530 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:53,799 a little bit of levity in there because there are 531 00:31:53,839 --> 00:31:56,960 some dark moments in this you know, we had some 532 00:31:57,119 --> 00:32:00,559 in season one as well, and it just can tinues 533 00:32:00,759 --> 00:32:05,359 here in a couple of really dark moments, though they 534 00:32:05,359 --> 00:32:07,640 don't like dwell on them, and it's not like explicit, 535 00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:10,359 it's not in your face or anything, but you know 536 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:15,839 what's going on, so it definitely makes the story more interesting. Now, 537 00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:18,319 before I get too deeply into, you know, scene by 538 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:22,359 scene stuff, I want to mention this has a cold open, 539 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:25,039 and I cannot remember if season one did as well. 540 00:32:26,559 --> 00:32:30,200 I should say I'm listening to the full cut, and 541 00:32:30,359 --> 00:32:34,240 in season one I listened to the individual episodes, so 542 00:32:34,279 --> 00:32:38,599 they were broken up into seven episodes, so the structure 543 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:41,680 may have been slightly different. So in the in the 544 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:43,880 director's cut of season one, they may have done this 545 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,920 as well. But anyway, this one opens with a cold open. 546 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:51,400 We just go right into scene one and it's quite 547 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:54,079 a long scene, and then at the end of that 548 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:58,160 scene we move into the open, which is done by Craig. 549 00:32:58,799 --> 00:33:01,440 And it was just really cool that transition out of 550 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:04,559 that first scene into the show open with the theme 551 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:08,759 music and everything. It sounded. It sounded really really cool. 552 00:33:08,799 --> 00:33:12,400 I liked it quite a bit, and I said, said theme, 553 00:33:12,599 --> 00:33:16,240 it's not necessarily the l RT theme that that plays there, 554 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:21,319 but it's just sort of an opening music cube and 555 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:24,960 it sounded really really good. And then and it transitions 556 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:28,759 into the next scene, which is sort of a confrontation 557 00:33:29,599 --> 00:33:33,920 with Reeves and another character, which again not not going 558 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:36,920 to spoil all that's going on there, but the music 559 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:42,240 transitions to really ominous and it's really really cool. 560 00:33:42,759 --> 00:33:42,880 Speaker 4: Uh. 561 00:33:43,279 --> 00:33:45,839 Speaker 1: The music just sounded really good throughout and the same 562 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:50,279 thing happens at the end of scene three. The cues 563 00:33:50,319 --> 00:33:52,880 there were just really, really nice. I quite liked them 564 00:33:53,119 --> 00:33:57,599 a lot, So kudos to to Dominic on the music there. 565 00:33:59,039 --> 00:34:03,640 Now an interesting thing here. There's a scene where Cyril 566 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:08,320 is talking with Reeves, and if you remember from season one, 567 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:14,480 these are not necessarily the most upstanding gentlemen. They have 568 00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:19,119 a little bit of sneakiness going on, and so Reeves 569 00:34:19,159 --> 00:34:23,679 mentions a particular verse of Scripture in this scene, and 570 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,719 Cyril says, I never took you for a man of 571 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:29,719 a book, and Reeves says, well, I don't put much 572 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:31,960 stock in it myself, but every now and then it 573 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:35,280 suits my purposes. And I thought, man, I mean that 574 00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:39,039 fits this character very very well, sort of cherry picking 575 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:44,559 the parts that he cares about. But it also made 576 00:34:44,599 --> 00:34:48,480 me think, man, that sounds a lot like many folks 577 00:34:48,519 --> 00:34:54,639 these days, unfortunately, just trying to follow the bits of 578 00:34:54,639 --> 00:34:58,639 the Bible that they like, but not necessarily wanting to 579 00:35:00,079 --> 00:35:02,320 take into account all of it and all of the 580 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:05,199 commandments and everything. But I thought that was just an 581 00:35:05,239 --> 00:35:08,320 interesting point. It's like, yeah, yeah, that makes sense for 582 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:12,360 this character. But then it's also a good illustration of 583 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,559 the way some other people approach it, and I thought 584 00:35:15,559 --> 00:35:19,119 that was interesting. Now, total side note here, and this 585 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:23,440 is not necessarily a criticism, but I'm just nerdy like this, 586 00:35:23,559 --> 00:35:26,519 and so I had to look it up. So the 587 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:33,119 verse that Reeve's references is from Proverbs, and he says 588 00:35:33,159 --> 00:35:37,119 that it says pride goeth before a fall. Now, I 589 00:35:37,159 --> 00:35:39,639 don't know if this is just intended to be the 590 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:46,400 character not clearly understanding scripture. That's what I'm going to assume, 591 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:49,199 because the Bible doesn't actually say that is as pride 592 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:54,159 goes before destruction, and in the King James a haughty 593 00:35:54,199 --> 00:35:59,239 spirit before a fall, so he sort of crams that together. 594 00:35:59,559 --> 00:36:02,079 But the the interesting thing is that's the King James 595 00:36:02,639 --> 00:36:05,960 and the King James version of the Bible was not 596 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:09,000 in existence in the era in which this story in 597 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:12,519 the Medieval in the medieval era in which these stories 598 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:16,360 are taking place, so it probably would have been the 599 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:20,400 Wickliffe translation that these characters would have been familiar with 600 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:23,519 if they knew scripture, so I did look it up 601 00:36:23,559 --> 00:36:25,800 at that and it also doesn't say Pride goes before 602 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:30,000 a fall, So it's just a nerdy little thing. But 603 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,320 it could have been again that they're trying to show 604 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:37,119 that the character is totally just paraphrasing and not really 605 00:36:37,159 --> 00:36:41,440 knowing scripture himself, or it could be just the writer's 606 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:45,079 making a decision to sort of simplify and paraphrase that 607 00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:49,800 just because that is actually a common phrase that people 608 00:36:50,119 --> 00:36:54,519 think the Bible actually says. So anyway, again, it's not 609 00:36:54,559 --> 00:36:56,679 a negative necessarily, but it is just something that was 610 00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:59,960 interesting that I noticed that they did, and I thought 611 00:37:00,519 --> 00:37:03,199 worth mentioning, because again, I'm nerdy and I like to 612 00:37:03,199 --> 00:37:06,440 look up those sorts of things. But speaking of Reeves 613 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:10,039 and Cyril, there is another scene and then actually it 614 00:37:10,079 --> 00:37:12,159 might have been the same one I can't recall now, 615 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:16,239 but there's a scene where Reeves is sort of mocking 616 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:18,480 Cyril behind his back and he's like he's doing an 617 00:37:18,519 --> 00:37:22,920 impression of Cyril and Cyril's wife. It's absolutely hilarious just 618 00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:27,239 the way that aw Miller is voicing this character and 619 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:32,519 sort of he's in the character's voice, but it's sort 620 00:37:32,559 --> 00:37:36,039 of this second layer of acting, and this when actors 621 00:37:36,119 --> 00:37:39,000 can do this kind of thing, it's always so interesting 622 00:37:39,039 --> 00:37:43,920 to me. So aw Miller is playing Reeves, who is 623 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:47,079 playing Cyril and Cyril's wife, and so he's doing this 624 00:37:47,119 --> 00:37:51,760 impersonation or impression of these other characters while also being 625 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:55,719 in character. And yes, that's a little meta, but I 626 00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:58,400 love those little things, and he pulls it off so well, 627 00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:01,639 and I think it's so so fun. And I was 628 00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:04,239 laughing out loud at that at that point, not just 629 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:06,960 because it makes sense in the story and it fits 630 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:10,320 in everything, but just because of that extra layer of understanding, 631 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:12,480 the skill of the actor being able to pull that off, 632 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:15,480 and those little details like that are always so fun 633 00:38:15,559 --> 00:38:19,360 to me. I really enjoy that kind of stuff. Now, 634 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:24,000 we do have some new characters in this season. One 635 00:38:24,039 --> 00:38:27,039 of them is a character that does appear in some 636 00:38:27,119 --> 00:38:30,719 of the robin Hood legends, and he is Sir Guy 637 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:34,239 of Gisborne. Now that is how they pronounce it in 638 00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:38,559 this I've heard this character name pronounced lots of different ways, 639 00:38:38,559 --> 00:38:42,320 and if you are familiar with Air Theater's version of 640 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:47,199 robin Hood, they say sir GhIE because it's the French 641 00:38:47,239 --> 00:38:51,440 pronunciation of the name like the author Gui de mo Posson, 642 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:56,239 so it's pronounced as sir Ghi, and they might say 643 00:38:56,840 --> 00:39:02,639 Gisburne rather than Gizborne. So they chose for the very 644 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:08,840 Anglicized or even Americanized pronunciation of guy of Gisborne. That's 645 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:11,960 how they pronounced it in this show. Again, I'm assuming 646 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:15,079 that was an intentional decision on the part of the 647 00:39:15,119 --> 00:39:19,199 producers there to you know, not go with the French 648 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:23,480 pronunciation there that is sometimes used. Now, I did a 649 00:39:23,519 --> 00:39:25,559 little bit of research into this as well, and I've 650 00:39:25,599 --> 00:39:29,519 seen that it has been used in both ways, though 651 00:39:29,599 --> 00:39:34,519 I think it is traditionally supposed to be serghee. In 652 00:39:34,559 --> 00:39:37,719 my research, I found that in some other adaptations, some 653 00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:43,119 of the screen adaptations, they used the guy pronunciation as well, 654 00:39:43,199 --> 00:39:46,400 So apparently it's not necessarily a right or wrong thing. 655 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:50,440 It's a you know, you can kind of go either way. 656 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:53,280 But I thought it was worth mentioning. Now. I know 657 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:56,320 there are several different adaptations of robin hood for the screen. 658 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:59,079 I've not seen any of them, so I don't know 659 00:39:59,119 --> 00:40:03,480 how it's typically handled in that medium, And the only 660 00:40:03,559 --> 00:40:06,599 other Robinhood that I've heard in audio that I can 661 00:40:06,639 --> 00:40:11,679 recall in which this character appears is the air theater version, 662 00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:14,679 so that was my point of reference, so it jumped 663 00:40:14,679 --> 00:40:17,440 out at me immediately when I heard the guy pronunciation. 664 00:40:18,679 --> 00:40:23,639 But anyway, that's just a little random tidbit that I 665 00:40:23,719 --> 00:40:26,599 picked up on and I thought was worth mentioning as well. Now, 666 00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:32,079 also speaking of pronunciations, so Prince John says schedule with 667 00:40:32,519 --> 00:40:36,440 the American pronunciation at one point instead of the typical 668 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:40,840 British pronunciation of schedule. So again I'm assuming this was 669 00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:46,360 a deliberate decision on their part to maybe make it 670 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:51,880 more approachable to American audiences. I don't know. I will 671 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:56,719 say one slight negative is the accents are not always 672 00:40:56,880 --> 00:41:00,920 spot on. It does slip in play here and there 673 00:41:01,199 --> 00:41:04,559 from different characters, but that is a very minor thing 674 00:41:04,719 --> 00:41:08,239 in my view. It didn't hinder my enjoyment of the show, 675 00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:11,559 though I know that there are many in our audience 676 00:41:11,599 --> 00:41:14,480 here who are very particular about accents, So I thought 677 00:41:14,519 --> 00:41:16,719 it was worth mentioning. And I can't criticize too much 678 00:41:16,719 --> 00:41:19,679 because I struggle with accents a lot as an actor 679 00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:22,639 as well, so it's not my strong suit. But I 680 00:41:22,639 --> 00:41:24,320 thought it was worth mentioning because, like I said, I 681 00:41:24,360 --> 00:41:27,079 know that we do have some in the community of 682 00:41:27,159 --> 00:41:33,079 listeners here who are very particular about having solid, strong accents, 683 00:41:33,079 --> 00:41:37,639 so I wanted to bring that up. But aside from that, 684 00:41:38,599 --> 00:41:43,280 this is a really really interesting show and I thoroughly 685 00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:48,119 enjoyed season one, really enjoyed season two as well. The 686 00:41:48,159 --> 00:41:52,599 action is just getting ratcheted up in this season. It's 687 00:41:52,679 --> 00:41:55,719 just building. Of course, we're building on what happened in 688 00:41:55,760 --> 00:42:01,360 season one, and it's just moving things forward. There's some 689 00:42:02,039 --> 00:42:04,400 you know, there's some I'm trying to think about how 690 00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:07,760 to say this without spoiling things, but there are some 691 00:42:08,159 --> 00:42:12,360 sort of breaking of relationships that happens to a certain extent, 692 00:42:13,199 --> 00:42:16,480 and these are long existing relationships, and so it's a 693 00:42:16,559 --> 00:42:19,679 really interesting to see this particular take. If you're not 694 00:42:19,719 --> 00:42:23,800 familiar with the approach to these characters that LRT and 695 00:42:24,519 --> 00:42:28,239 an Eternal Future are taking with this show, it's a 696 00:42:28,239 --> 00:42:31,599 little bit different. So Little John and Prince John are 697 00:42:31,639 --> 00:42:36,119 the same person, and the Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin 698 00:42:36,119 --> 00:42:39,440 Hood are the same person, so it's a very different 699 00:42:39,519 --> 00:42:42,519 sort of thing. I've never heard or even heard of 700 00:42:42,559 --> 00:42:44,880 this sort of approach to these familiar characters. So it's 701 00:42:45,039 --> 00:42:49,840 very interesting. It's a different, unique take, and so I 702 00:42:50,199 --> 00:42:54,800 really find this intriguing and so I love what they're 703 00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:59,559 doing with these characters. A quick note on the sound design, 704 00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:04,760 it's really quite good all throughout. And these these three 705 00:43:05,480 --> 00:43:08,760 Craig and Jonathan and Alicia just keep impressing me with 706 00:43:08,800 --> 00:43:10,920 their abilities with you know, some of the things they've 707 00:43:10,920 --> 00:43:13,360 done on Pirateers and some of the things that Craig's 708 00:43:13,360 --> 00:43:15,800 done in l RT, and then with this show with 709 00:43:15,840 --> 00:43:20,519 their sound design skills. You know, the these these folks 710 00:43:20,519 --> 00:43:23,400 have only been doing audio drama for a handful of years, 711 00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:27,880 and I know Craig has been editing audio for a 712 00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:31,119 lot longer than he's worked in audio drama. But even that, 713 00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:36,159 you know, it's sound design is a very different ballgame 714 00:43:36,199 --> 00:43:40,320 from just editing voice tracks, and so that they've been 715 00:43:40,320 --> 00:43:43,519 able to pull off these really nice soundscapes in these 716 00:43:43,519 --> 00:43:49,039 shows is really really good. The opening scene in particular, 717 00:43:49,119 --> 00:43:52,360 we've got horses and like the sounds of like the 718 00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:56,480 creaking saddles and other tack, like the reins or whatever's 719 00:43:56,519 --> 00:43:58,639 going on there with the horses, and then we have 720 00:43:58,679 --> 00:44:02,639 some wind that's period, you know, blowing through the trees, 721 00:44:02,679 --> 00:44:05,239 you can hear it. It's not just like a wishing sound. 722 00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:08,880 It's actually you can hear it like rustling through foliage. 723 00:44:09,880 --> 00:44:14,719 It's just a really nice, immersive opening sound. You know. 724 00:44:14,800 --> 00:44:17,199 That's just one example. I was just really impressed with 725 00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:19,880 how how well they did on the sound design with this. 726 00:44:20,679 --> 00:44:24,760 There's a other couple of moments with some sword fights 727 00:44:24,840 --> 00:44:29,440 and uh some some scenes with some fires going on 728 00:44:29,840 --> 00:44:33,719 and all of it. The sound design was really quite good. 729 00:44:34,719 --> 00:44:37,519 I just really want to give kudos to these guys 730 00:44:37,559 --> 00:44:40,760 for for how well they did on that aspect of 731 00:44:40,760 --> 00:44:44,599 this show. There's one moment that I really wanted to 732 00:44:44,719 --> 00:44:49,199 highlight here too that just jumped out at me. We 733 00:44:49,280 --> 00:44:52,519 talked about in season one, how we have this character 734 00:44:52,559 --> 00:44:56,920 of John Plowman, who is just an everyday, average kind 735 00:44:56,960 --> 00:45:01,159 of guy who's who's very poor, struggling to pay the taxes, 736 00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:05,519 and he's constantly kind of running up against the sheriff 737 00:45:05,679 --> 00:45:08,639 and John and the other people who are collecting taxes 738 00:45:08,679 --> 00:45:11,760 because he just doesn't have the money. So we learned 739 00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:14,639 about him in season one. Of course, he is also 740 00:45:14,800 --> 00:45:20,639 here in season two. But there is a really interesting moment, 741 00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:24,800 and I think somebody can correct me if I'm wrong, 742 00:45:24,920 --> 00:45:28,800 but I'm pretty sure I did go back and listen 743 00:45:28,840 --> 00:45:33,320 to season one again before I jumped into season two, 744 00:45:33,360 --> 00:45:37,960 and so I think that this is the first time 745 00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:41,239 that this happens. And so there's a scene where Robin 746 00:45:41,920 --> 00:45:46,519 is talking with John Plowman, and it's a really sort 747 00:45:46,559 --> 00:45:49,480 of I don't know how to describe it. It's an 748 00:45:49,519 --> 00:45:52,639 intimate moment, and Robin calls him by his first name 749 00:45:53,880 --> 00:45:57,599 in the way that Jonathan Cook as Robin delivers that line. There, 750 00:45:58,679 --> 00:46:01,519 it just jumped out at me. It's a very beautiful moment. 751 00:46:01,639 --> 00:46:05,880 It's like because, like I said, I'm pretty sure this 752 00:46:05,920 --> 00:46:09,239 was the first time. Every every previous time he's referenced 753 00:46:09,840 --> 00:46:13,800 referred to him, he's called him Plowman or he said 754 00:46:13,840 --> 00:46:17,400 his full name, but here he says directly to him, 755 00:46:17,880 --> 00:46:23,400 to his face, John, and it was almost like Robin 756 00:46:23,519 --> 00:46:26,599 was trying to say to this this poor man, who's 757 00:46:27,360 --> 00:46:30,400 who has had some really tough stuff that he's had 758 00:46:30,400 --> 00:46:33,920 to face in season one, and again here it's almost 759 00:46:33,920 --> 00:46:36,960 like he's saying, I see you. Even though I have 760 00:46:37,079 --> 00:46:41,960 this this position of authority, I'm the sheriff here, you know, 761 00:46:42,079 --> 00:46:48,519 I'm essentially Prince John's right hand, I'm the the enforcer, 762 00:46:49,199 --> 00:46:53,079 but at this moment we are equals. I'm I'm, I 763 00:46:53,159 --> 00:46:56,719 see you. We're on the same level here. That's how 764 00:46:56,719 --> 00:47:00,400 that moment came across to me, and I just thought 765 00:47:00,400 --> 00:47:04,239 it was really really cool, so that one just jumped 766 00:47:04,239 --> 00:47:09,199 out at me. Loved that. Speaking of cool moments, there 767 00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:14,320 was another one where Friar Tuck has this confrontation with 768 00:47:14,440 --> 00:47:16,840 Prince John and I know that's a slight spoiler but 769 00:47:17,639 --> 00:47:20,280 probably not too surprising if you're familiar with these characters 770 00:47:20,280 --> 00:47:25,320 in any way, but they have this confrontation and it 771 00:47:25,400 --> 00:47:29,480 totally was giving me like Samuel versus David vibes from 772 00:47:29,519 --> 00:47:32,800 the Old Testament, though this does have a very different outcome, 773 00:47:33,440 --> 00:47:37,880 I should say, hopefully that's not too spoilery, But as 774 00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:41,800 this moment was playing out in the show, that was 775 00:47:41,840 --> 00:47:43,960 immediately what jumped into my head, and I was like, oh, 776 00:47:43,960 --> 00:47:46,639 that's kind of a cool little parallel. Even though it's 777 00:47:46,679 --> 00:47:50,639 not quite the same, it is very similar. And I 778 00:47:50,639 --> 00:47:52,440 don't know if that was intentional on the part of 779 00:47:52,440 --> 00:47:55,639 the writers here, but if so, that was a brilliant 780 00:47:55,639 --> 00:47:58,760 thing to do and I really really liked it quite 781 00:47:58,800 --> 00:48:05,239 a bit. So as I'm trying to avoid spoilers. There's 782 00:48:05,639 --> 00:48:09,199 really not a whole lot to say without getting into 783 00:48:09,280 --> 00:48:13,360 the specifics of the scene and the plot points, so 784 00:48:13,840 --> 00:48:16,679 I'm going you know, I'm trying to avoid that because 785 00:48:16,719 --> 00:48:21,000 this is like a seventy eight minute audio drama, so 786 00:48:21,760 --> 00:48:24,119 it's not super long, and so there's not a whole 787 00:48:24,119 --> 00:48:28,079 lot of individual points to really pull out without spoiling 788 00:48:28,079 --> 00:48:33,519 too much. So I will say, though, Wow, what an ending. 789 00:48:33,639 --> 00:48:37,320 The way it wraps up. It's just a great example 790 00:48:37,440 --> 00:48:40,599 of ramping up the tension and ending on a cliffhanger 791 00:48:40,760 --> 00:48:43,880 in a really cool way. And it's obvious by the 792 00:48:43,880 --> 00:48:48,039 way this season wraps up things are really just getting started. 793 00:48:48,760 --> 00:48:52,159 And this is a slight spoiler, even though I'm really 794 00:48:52,239 --> 00:48:55,599 trying to avoid those. But we haven't even made it 795 00:48:55,599 --> 00:48:58,440 to Sherwood Forest yet, and we're all the way through 796 00:48:58,719 --> 00:49:03,199 to the end of season two, so there is obviously 797 00:49:03,280 --> 00:49:07,320 a lot more to come in this story, and I 798 00:49:08,519 --> 00:49:11,639 am here for it. I really really enjoy this show 799 00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:17,079 quite a bit. I've listened to both seasons multiple times now, 800 00:49:18,360 --> 00:49:21,400 and I just really like what they're doing here. Now. 801 00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:24,840 A couple of things I wanted to mention standout performances 802 00:49:24,880 --> 00:49:28,039 for me once that just jumped out at me as 803 00:49:28,679 --> 00:49:32,000 just really really like all of them were solid, but 804 00:49:32,280 --> 00:49:35,440 the ones that just jumped out at me as exceptional, 805 00:49:36,440 --> 00:49:40,960 as really above average. Where Jonathan David Bullock as Sir 806 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:45,199 Guy Man, there were some really tense moments with this 807 00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:50,119 character and some more lighthearted where he's sort of playing 808 00:49:51,039 --> 00:49:56,199 a mocking sort of approach to the character, as he's 809 00:49:56,559 --> 00:49:58,840 a very arrogant person, at least that's the way he 810 00:49:58,880 --> 00:50:03,320 comes across. He thinks very highly of himself and he's 811 00:50:03,440 --> 00:50:07,079 not a super great guy, but he gets shoved into 812 00:50:07,159 --> 00:50:12,400 the mix here by Prince John, and so it's just 813 00:50:12,440 --> 00:50:16,239 an interesting dynamic between him and Robin Hood and the 814 00:50:16,280 --> 00:50:22,079 way that they approach situations. And so I thought, Jonathan, well, Jonathan, 815 00:50:22,440 --> 00:50:24,679 I guess I have to specify who I'm talking about here. 816 00:50:25,000 --> 00:50:29,400 I thought Jonathan David Bullock just really did an outstanding 817 00:50:29,519 --> 00:50:33,239 job with that character of Sir Guy of Gisborne. And 818 00:50:33,960 --> 00:50:37,760 the other one was Daniel Cross as John plowin Man. 819 00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:41,800 That character he just gets pulled through the ringer and 820 00:50:42,639 --> 00:50:46,360 in season one and in this season and Daniel just 821 00:50:46,840 --> 00:50:49,840 does a great, great job with that character. And again, 822 00:50:49,960 --> 00:50:53,599 like I said, all the performances were really solid, but 823 00:50:53,639 --> 00:50:57,280 these two in particular just jumped out at me. Really 824 00:50:57,280 --> 00:51:02,400 really enjoyed that. I'd love to hear more from Jonathan Bullook. 825 00:51:02,840 --> 00:51:04,719 I know that I've heard him in some of the 826 00:51:04,760 --> 00:51:09,159 Wise King stuff, but man, I definitely want to hear 827 00:51:09,280 --> 00:51:11,760 more from this guy. And you know, we're very familiar 828 00:51:11,840 --> 00:51:14,159 with Daniel Cross around here. He's done a lot of 829 00:51:14,159 --> 00:51:17,039 stuff that we know of, you know, Main Street Music 830 00:51:17,119 --> 00:51:21,400 Show and Lamp Ladder Theater and all kinds of stuff. 831 00:51:21,400 --> 00:51:23,559 He's been a guest here on the show in the past. 832 00:51:24,360 --> 00:51:28,599 Just a very versatile actor, and I thought he just 833 00:51:28,599 --> 00:51:30,800 did a great job with that character. As minor as 834 00:51:30,840 --> 00:51:33,800 the character of John Plowman is, he really just brings 835 00:51:33,880 --> 00:51:36,800 him to life in such a dynamic way. So kudos 836 00:51:36,840 --> 00:51:41,360 to those two guys. And again, the music throughout was 837 00:51:41,480 --> 00:51:45,599 really solid by Dominic Trice sound design. Great great job 838 00:51:45,639 --> 00:51:50,599 there by the team. It just sounds really good, I thought. Overall, 839 00:51:51,239 --> 00:51:54,440 I think the majority of these actors were recorded remotely, 840 00:51:55,079 --> 00:51:57,280 and even though they did have some directed sessions with 841 00:51:57,320 --> 00:51:59,760 some of them, I don't know exactly how many of 842 00:51:59,800 --> 00:52:03,360 the cast were actually interacting with each other aside from 843 00:52:03,679 --> 00:52:08,559 the core characters of Robin and John and Mary, and 844 00:52:08,599 --> 00:52:12,639 I think they would they usually recorded together, but in 845 00:52:12,679 --> 00:52:16,920 any case, it all sounds pretty cohesive overall. And so 846 00:52:17,360 --> 00:52:19,599 I'm impressed with the quality of this show that they've 847 00:52:19,599 --> 00:52:23,920 been able to put out with this collaboration between the 848 00:52:23,960 --> 00:52:28,079 two studios. So I really really enjoyed it. Now a 849 00:52:28,119 --> 00:52:31,159 bit of a sad note here, unfortunately, Season three will 850 00:52:31,199 --> 00:52:34,400 not be coming until they have the funding, so it's 851 00:52:34,480 --> 00:52:36,920 sort of on hold for right now until they can 852 00:52:37,000 --> 00:52:40,159 get the funds to move ahead with the show. And 853 00:52:40,960 --> 00:52:44,960 this show, this season does not wrap things up. It ends, 854 00:52:44,960 --> 00:52:48,039 as I said, on a cliffhanger. There is a lot 855 00:52:48,119 --> 00:52:51,559 more story to be told here, so I want to 856 00:52:51,599 --> 00:52:54,519 see this show made. I want to hear the rest 857 00:52:54,559 --> 00:52:57,480 of this story that they want to tell here. It's 858 00:52:57,679 --> 00:53:01,280 just so compelling. Again, such an intro unique take on 859 00:53:02,280 --> 00:53:06,480 very very familiar, legendary characters of Robin Hood and Maid 860 00:53:06,559 --> 00:53:10,960 Marion and Prince John Friar Tuck, of course I should 861 00:53:11,000 --> 00:53:13,480 have mentioned I think I mentioned him earlier, but Andy 862 00:53:13,519 --> 00:53:18,039 Harvey as Friar Tuck just did a really, really great job. 863 00:53:18,360 --> 00:53:22,599 And I should say that the cast also play other 864 00:53:22,960 --> 00:53:26,199 smaller roles throughout. So Jonathan Cook plays a couple of 865 00:53:26,280 --> 00:53:29,039 other roles. He plays a merchant in one scene, which 866 00:53:29,039 --> 00:53:34,079 is absolutely fantastic, a really really great colorful character there. 867 00:53:34,559 --> 00:53:37,920 Craig Hart plays other characters, Duffy Webber plays a couple 868 00:53:37,960 --> 00:53:42,079 of other characters, Daniel Cross picks up another character. I mean, 869 00:53:42,119 --> 00:53:46,039 we also have Ian Lollam and Kara O'Brien playing a 870 00:53:46,079 --> 00:53:50,719 couple of small roles here. So just a great cast overall. 871 00:53:51,199 --> 00:53:54,000 And I want to also mention it just popped into 872 00:53:54,000 --> 00:53:57,119 my mind the other character that Craig Hart plays as 873 00:53:57,119 --> 00:54:00,199 a villager in one scene, and I had no clue 874 00:54:00,280 --> 00:54:03,880 that was him. It was just a great character voice 875 00:54:04,280 --> 00:54:08,039 there that he did. And so anyway, the cast just 876 00:54:08,079 --> 00:54:11,360 did a really really good job overall. And so the 877 00:54:11,360 --> 00:54:13,719 point is, I want more of this show. And I'm 878 00:54:13,760 --> 00:54:16,239 sure if you've heard the show and you enjoy it, 879 00:54:16,280 --> 00:54:18,159 you want to see where this is going as well. 880 00:54:18,239 --> 00:54:21,480 So go get your copy if you've listened on some 881 00:54:21,559 --> 00:54:24,760 of these other platforms. I don't know all of the 882 00:54:24,800 --> 00:54:27,039 places it's going to be available. I know that they're 883 00:54:27,039 --> 00:54:29,280 trying to get this out or doing a really wide 884 00:54:29,280 --> 00:54:32,559 release of this season so it's going to be out 885 00:54:32,599 --> 00:54:34,719 on some of the audiobook platforms and things like that, 886 00:54:35,400 --> 00:54:39,119 but get your copy directly from them. There's a link 887 00:54:39,119 --> 00:54:41,199 in the show notes, because they're going to be able 888 00:54:41,239 --> 00:54:44,199 to retain as much of that profit as possible. But 889 00:54:44,400 --> 00:54:47,800 tell your friends, tell your family about this show. Go 890 00:54:47,920 --> 00:54:50,639 stream season one on Drama Fi or window Seat if 891 00:54:50,639 --> 00:54:54,960 you're on those platforms, because they get credit for all 892 00:54:54,960 --> 00:54:58,119 of those plays and it sends revenue to them so 893 00:54:58,159 --> 00:55:00,880 they can start funding the rest of the show. So 894 00:55:01,000 --> 00:55:05,320 do whatever you can again co buy copies and directly 895 00:55:05,639 --> 00:55:09,400 from the website. And also if you really enjoy it, 896 00:55:09,519 --> 00:55:14,599 they do have the soundtrack from Dominic Trice of both 897 00:55:14,639 --> 00:55:17,440 seasons actually available, so if you are a music fan, 898 00:55:18,159 --> 00:55:21,639 you can go and get those soundtracks as well. Whatever 899 00:55:21,679 --> 00:55:24,679 we can do, help spread the word, purchase our copies 900 00:55:24,840 --> 00:55:27,480 so we can help them fund the rest of this show. 901 00:55:27,559 --> 00:55:31,840 Because I want to see more independent producers being successful 902 00:55:31,880 --> 00:55:33,679 in this space, and the only way they can do 903 00:55:33,719 --> 00:55:36,840 that is to be profitable. So whatever we can do 904 00:55:36,880 --> 00:55:39,239 to help support them, help them get the word out 905 00:55:39,280 --> 00:55:43,159 about the work that they're doing, and of course supporting 906 00:55:43,159 --> 00:55:46,519 them directly with our purchases and that's how audio drama 907 00:55:46,519 --> 00:55:50,719 gets made. So anyway, I really enjoyed Robinhood Rising to 908 00:55:50,800 --> 00:55:55,400 Honor season two. Really solid stuff and I want to 909 00:55:55,440 --> 00:55:58,519 see more. So link is in the show notes to 910 00:55:58,599 --> 00:56:02,280 go grab your copy and reach out and let them 911 00:56:02,320 --> 00:56:05,719 know if you can contact them, let them know that 912 00:56:05,760 --> 00:56:09,119 you enjoy the show, give them some encouragement because sometimes 913 00:56:09,559 --> 00:56:13,519 I know this as an independent producer, feedback really does 914 00:56:13,639 --> 00:56:17,400 mean a lot. I mean, yes, you need the finances 915 00:56:17,440 --> 00:56:21,719 to keep the shows going too, but hearing from listeners 916 00:56:21,719 --> 00:56:24,559 that they're enjoying your content as well is a real 917 00:56:24,679 --> 00:56:28,079 real boost. So do that if you can. So what 918 00:56:28,159 --> 00:56:29,000 do you think of the show? 919 00:56:33,719 --> 00:56:35,199 Speaker 4: Please leave your message after the show? 920 00:56:35,679 --> 00:56:38,559 Speaker 3: Hi, Audi, Peter Central, Hey guys, this is awesome. 921 00:56:39,239 --> 00:56:42,559 Speaker 2: Hell about j D Royan Andrew Minum is Victoria now. 922 00:56:42,639 --> 00:56:44,800 Speaker 1: Yesterday I received a letter from a big fan. 923 00:56:45,079 --> 00:56:47,840 Speaker 2: No time to trut I've got an email list another 924 00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:50,599 package for me today, No exactly, just your mail. 925 00:56:53,960 --> 00:56:56,840 Speaker 1: Yes, it is time to hear from you the ATC listeners. 926 00:56:57,360 --> 00:56:58,719 If you would like to get in touch with us, 927 00:56:59,239 --> 00:57:03,000 send your emails to Feedback at audiotheatercentral dot com. Comments 928 00:57:03,039 --> 00:57:05,639 are always open on the show notes or any of 929 00:57:05,639 --> 00:57:08,840 the posts on our website, or you can send a 930 00:57:08,880 --> 00:57:12,599 text message or a voicemail to six two three six 931 00:57:12,800 --> 00:57:17,440 eight eight two seven seven zero again six three, six 932 00:57:17,559 --> 00:57:22,119 eight eight twenty seven seventy Well. First up is an 933 00:57:22,119 --> 00:57:25,960 email from Jane, and she said thank you for doing 934 00:57:26,000 --> 00:57:28,639 the updates. At the Making Great Audio Drama event, I 935 00:57:28,679 --> 00:57:30,360 was very sad that I could not come, and I 936 00:57:30,400 --> 00:57:32,920 was happy to hear what was going on. I sincerely 937 00:57:32,920 --> 00:57:36,039 hope there will be one next year. Well, Jane, as 938 00:57:36,079 --> 00:57:39,280 I said earlier in the episode, there will be another 939 00:57:39,840 --> 00:57:42,400 event of this kind from the Audio Drama Institute. I 940 00:57:42,400 --> 00:57:44,880 don't know exactly if it's going to be next year. 941 00:57:45,000 --> 00:57:47,639 I think that is the plan. No dates scheduled at 942 00:57:47,639 --> 00:57:50,119 this point, but yes, there are going to be more 943 00:57:50,159 --> 00:57:52,880 events coming like this one, so hopefully you can make 944 00:57:52,880 --> 00:57:56,719 one in the future. She continues. I've heard you speak 945 00:57:56,800 --> 00:57:59,119 highly of the Jake Muller Adventures, and I have listened 946 00:57:59,159 --> 00:58:02,239 to what's available. Are there others like that you would recommend? 947 00:58:02,400 --> 00:58:04,599 I am interested in writing audio drama for adults and 948 00:58:04,639 --> 00:58:06,679 would like to listen to more of it, but waiting 949 00:58:06,719 --> 00:58:09,679 through podcast platforms, I don't like a lot of what 950 00:58:09,760 --> 00:58:14,239 I'm finding. Oh, yes, and that is the struggle. That 951 00:58:14,360 --> 00:58:16,960 is the struggle, and that's one of my passions here 952 00:58:17,000 --> 00:58:20,159 at Audio Theater Central is trying to encourage people because 953 00:58:20,239 --> 00:58:22,559 for so many years, and this is something I've talked 954 00:58:22,559 --> 00:58:25,880 about a lot, so apologies for the repeat, but for years, 955 00:58:26,239 --> 00:58:30,400 most of the good quality, clean audio drama was aimed 956 00:58:30,440 --> 00:58:33,920 at children. And there's nothing wrong with that. There is 957 00:58:33,920 --> 00:58:35,840 a place for that. I am thankful for that. But 958 00:58:36,400 --> 00:58:39,199 it's really exciting to me to see when these other 959 00:58:39,239 --> 00:58:41,960 projects start coming on the scene that are aimed at 960 00:58:41,960 --> 00:58:45,280 an older demographic, because adults still like audio drama too, 961 00:58:45,920 --> 00:58:48,480 and just because we're adults, that doesn't mean me want 962 00:58:48,519 --> 00:58:51,920 a bunch of garbage in the content. So it's really 963 00:58:51,960 --> 00:58:54,800 really great. Jake Muller Adventures is probably one of the 964 00:58:54,840 --> 00:58:59,840 best ones in that sort of range of intended audience 965 00:59:00,280 --> 00:59:03,280 of older listeners. I really really do love the show, 966 00:59:03,880 --> 00:59:07,159 and there are more coming, hopefully very soon. There will 967 00:59:07,159 --> 00:59:11,840 be one coming called Undead and I'm looking forward to 968 00:59:11,920 --> 00:59:16,599 hearing that, but a few others that are maybe similar 969 00:59:16,719 --> 00:59:21,400 to Jake Muller in that they are contemporary stories. Because 970 00:59:21,599 --> 00:59:23,280 it is a very unique show. I don't think there's 971 00:59:23,440 --> 00:59:27,480 anything else out there that's really like it entirely. It 972 00:59:27,559 --> 00:59:30,039 is its own thing. But some of the other ones 973 00:59:30,800 --> 00:59:35,960 that are, you know, contemporary stories, would be John Bevier's Rescued. 974 00:59:37,159 --> 00:59:39,119 We did a review on our website of that one 975 00:59:39,159 --> 00:59:42,840 several years ago. As far as I know, Messenger International, 976 00:59:42,840 --> 00:59:46,960 which is John Vivier's ministry, only did those two Rescued 977 00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:51,679 in another one a fantasy story called Affabel, but Rescued 978 00:59:51,840 --> 00:59:55,079 is a contemporary story definitely aimed at an older audience. 979 00:59:55,400 --> 01:00:00,079 So I highly recommend checking out that from John Bevie. 980 01:00:00,360 --> 01:00:04,079 And if we're talking about other high quality ones, the 981 01:00:04,119 --> 01:00:07,000 Father Gilbert Mysteries from Focus on the Family Radio Theater. 982 01:00:07,039 --> 01:00:09,840 If you haven't heard those yet, those are amazing. I 983 01:00:09,840 --> 01:00:11,800 think there's nine of them. Off the top of my head, 984 01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:16,800 I'm thinking there's nine total. They're just extremely well done 985 01:00:17,360 --> 01:00:22,039 in all aspects of production values and acting. So those 986 01:00:22,079 --> 01:00:24,719 are something I would recommend. The Left Behind audio dramas 987 01:00:24,760 --> 01:00:29,760 if you haven't heard those, absolutely fantastic from Gap Digital. Fantastic. 988 01:00:30,239 --> 01:00:34,559 They're just amazing audio drama productions. Even if you don't, 989 01:00:34,719 --> 01:00:37,320 I've seen some people posting recently that they don't agree 990 01:00:37,400 --> 01:00:40,960 with the theology that's fine if you don't. I don't 991 01:00:40,960 --> 01:00:43,719 think I'm one hundred percent in agreement with everything that 992 01:00:43,800 --> 01:00:49,000 happens in them theologically speaking either, but they're great stories 993 01:00:49,400 --> 01:00:52,599 and they are action packed and they keep your attention. 994 01:00:52,840 --> 01:00:55,800 So if you haven't heard those, The Left Behind Audio 995 01:00:55,840 --> 01:00:58,519 Dramas a couple of indie productions which I think you 996 01:00:58,599 --> 01:01:01,199 might want to check out. This was just a recent 997 01:01:01,280 --> 01:01:05,039 release he Vanished below by Caleb Bresler and Craig Hart. 998 01:01:05,119 --> 01:01:08,559 They teamed up for this one and it's a mini 999 01:01:08,599 --> 01:01:11,800 series I think three episodes. That is an interesting one 1000 01:01:11,840 --> 01:01:15,000 for older listeners that's worth checking out. And then a 1001 01:01:15,039 --> 01:01:19,400 bit of time travel from somewhat Significant audio productions. This 1002 01:01:19,679 --> 01:01:24,480 is an anthology series about interesting ways that people who 1003 01:01:24,480 --> 01:01:27,960 can use time travel, and I put it in this 1004 01:01:28,159 --> 01:01:32,599 category of contemporary stories because it is somewhat but of course, 1005 01:01:32,639 --> 01:01:36,039 since it involves time travel, the stories themselves actually take 1006 01:01:36,079 --> 01:01:40,039 place in different eras, but anyway, regardless of that, it 1007 01:01:40,119 --> 01:01:43,599 is worth checking out a bit of time travel. And then, 1008 01:01:43,679 --> 01:01:48,079 if you like historical fiction, the Augustine Institute Radio Theater 1009 01:01:48,199 --> 01:01:52,320 series of biographies of the Saints. Those are fantastically well 1010 01:01:52,360 --> 01:01:55,360 done and they are aimed at older listeners. There is 1011 01:01:55,519 --> 01:01:59,599 just some amazing moments in those audio dramas. And then 1012 01:01:59,719 --> 01:02:05,719 the Extraordinary Adventures of Ga Hinty from Heirloom Audio absolutely fantastic, 1013 01:02:05,880 --> 01:02:09,960 especially the Reign of Terror and in Freedom's Cause. Those 1014 01:02:10,320 --> 01:02:13,760 are some of my favorites from that series. But they 1015 01:02:13,800 --> 01:02:16,800 are just extremely high quality, and even though they are 1016 01:02:16,840 --> 01:02:19,800 sort of intended for families to listen to together, they're 1017 01:02:19,840 --> 01:02:22,960 definitely not aimed at the you know, the eight to 1018 01:02:23,000 --> 01:02:25,840 twelve demographic that Adventures not have seen. Some other shows 1019 01:02:26,360 --> 01:02:30,440 are typically targeting, so the Ga hint series are fantastic. 1020 01:02:30,920 --> 01:02:33,840 Of course, many of the Lamplighter Theater productions sort of 1021 01:02:33,840 --> 01:02:36,199 the same thing. They're kind of aimed at families in general, 1022 01:02:36,280 --> 01:02:41,000 but again they're not specifically aimed at children. So they're 1023 01:02:41,000 --> 01:02:45,239 some fantastic stories there. And the show that we just 1024 01:02:45,280 --> 01:02:48,679 highlighted in this episode's review, Robin Hood Rising to Honor. 1025 01:02:49,360 --> 01:02:52,400 While it is certainly not got content in it that 1026 01:02:52,880 --> 01:02:56,159 you know, would exclude children necessarily from listening to it, 1027 01:02:56,159 --> 01:02:59,880 it is not aimed particularly at children, and I think 1028 01:03:00,000 --> 01:03:02,679 it's a great one for adults. So there's two full 1029 01:03:02,679 --> 01:03:05,880 seasons of that show out now to check out. So again, 1030 01:03:06,239 --> 01:03:09,280 those are the historical fiction recommendations, and then if you 1031 01:03:09,440 --> 01:03:14,360 like classic literature, Big Finish has done a great adaptation 1032 01:03:14,519 --> 01:03:17,360 of The Invisible Man by HG. 1033 01:03:17,519 --> 01:03:17,880 Speaker 6: Wells. 1034 01:03:18,440 --> 01:03:21,320 Speaker 1: Focus On the Family Radio Theater did an amazing, amazing 1035 01:03:21,320 --> 01:03:25,000 adaptation of Oliver Twist and Ley Miss. I mean, those 1036 01:03:25,039 --> 01:03:28,440 are classics that many people are familiar with, but the 1037 01:03:28,519 --> 01:03:32,639 audio drama adaptations of those are just super high quality. 1038 01:03:33,280 --> 01:03:38,599 Oliver Twist in particular is so so well done. I 1039 01:03:38,639 --> 01:03:40,519 think I've said this before. I think it is an 1040 01:03:40,519 --> 01:03:44,239 example of a perfect audio drama. The BBC has done 1041 01:03:44,239 --> 01:03:48,239 adaptations of classic literature such as Jane Eyre and David Copperfield. 1042 01:03:48,400 --> 01:03:51,079 They've done many many other titles, but these are two 1043 01:03:51,480 --> 01:03:53,679 off the top of my head that I can safely 1044 01:03:53,719 --> 01:03:57,039 recommend now. Just as a little warning the BBC and 1045 01:03:57,119 --> 01:04:01,280 the Big Finish audio dramas they are at adapting these 1046 01:04:01,320 --> 01:04:04,320 stories not from a Christian point of view like Focus did. 1047 01:04:04,800 --> 01:04:08,679 So if there was some mild language in the original 1048 01:04:08,880 --> 01:04:11,559 classic lit books, you know that's likely going to show 1049 01:04:11,599 --> 01:04:14,760 up in the audio drama adaptations as well. So just 1050 01:04:14,800 --> 01:04:18,519 a heads up going in on those that may happen 1051 01:04:18,599 --> 01:04:24,320 in those adaptations. But they're well done stories. And then 1052 01:04:24,480 --> 01:04:27,880 if if we move into the sort of audiobook audio 1053 01:04:27,960 --> 01:04:32,440 drama hybrid area, Sergeant Family Productions has some really great 1054 01:04:32,480 --> 01:04:35,719 stuff and their Generations series. They have Generations one and 1055 01:04:35,840 --> 01:04:41,000 Generations to the DC gambit. Those are great for older listeners. 1056 01:04:41,039 --> 01:04:44,000 It's aimed at a teens and up sort of demographic, 1057 01:04:44,400 --> 01:04:46,199 but I think there's some really cool stuff in there 1058 01:04:46,239 --> 01:04:50,400 for adults. So that is another recommendation that it would make. 1059 01:04:50,480 --> 01:04:54,000 So those are things that came to mind just as 1060 01:04:54,000 --> 01:04:56,480 I was sort of mulling over Jane's question of some 1061 01:04:56,519 --> 01:04:59,920 great audio dramas for adults. I'm sure I'm missing some. 1062 01:05:00,400 --> 01:05:03,159 So if you're listening and you're like JD, why are 1063 01:05:03,159 --> 01:05:06,000 you not mentioning this show, be sure to post it 1064 01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:08,119 in the comments so Jane can see that as well, 1065 01:05:08,239 --> 01:05:10,119 or if you prefer, email me and let me know 1066 01:05:10,599 --> 01:05:12,760 and I can pass it on as well. But those 1067 01:05:12,800 --> 01:05:16,000 are a few recommendations that came to my mind as 1068 01:05:16,039 --> 01:05:18,719 I was just preparing for this episode. Thank you so 1069 01:05:18,840 --> 01:05:21,119 much Jane for the feedback. Really appreciate it and I 1070 01:05:21,119 --> 01:05:24,960 hope that was helpful. Next up, we have a few 1071 01:05:24,960 --> 01:05:28,199 different pieces of feedback from Michael j and first up, 1072 01:05:28,480 --> 01:05:31,199 was an email he sent in about the Tory Martin 1073 01:05:31,239 --> 01:05:34,920 interview in ATC two o nine. He said, JD, I 1074 01:05:35,000 --> 01:05:37,559 enjoyed your interview with Tory Martin about his podcast of 1075 01:05:37,639 --> 01:05:41,559 Moose and Men and listening to his podcast series. I 1076 01:05:41,599 --> 01:05:43,840 shared it via text with an atheist friend as a 1077 01:05:43,840 --> 01:05:45,519 way to share the Gospel with him in a way 1078 01:05:45,559 --> 01:05:49,599 he will enjoy. And he continues, we can help Tory 1079 01:05:49,719 --> 01:05:52,280 and non Christians by posting his podcast on our social 1080 01:05:52,360 --> 01:05:55,239 media with a recommendation to give it a listen. And 1081 01:05:55,280 --> 01:05:58,400 I think that's a great idea. Tory has said before. 1082 01:05:58,679 --> 01:06:00,000 I don't remember if he said it in the interview, 1083 01:06:00,159 --> 01:06:01,719 but he said it to me that he's not a 1084 01:06:01,760 --> 01:06:06,039 great salesman or promoter of his work, and so I 1085 01:06:06,039 --> 01:06:08,719 think that's a great idea. Word of mouth is so 1086 01:06:08,880 --> 01:06:14,119 powerful when talking about sharing content. People trust their friends recommendations. 1087 01:06:14,159 --> 01:06:16,960 So this is a great, a great idea to share 1088 01:06:17,000 --> 01:06:21,280 this with other people. I recommend doing that with any 1089 01:06:21,280 --> 01:06:23,920 audio dramas that you really enjoy and you think you 1090 01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:27,599 have some friends or family that might also enjoy it, 1091 01:06:28,119 --> 01:06:30,639 tell them about it. Word of mouth is so powerful. 1092 01:06:30,639 --> 01:06:36,960 It helps producers tremendously, especially lesser known works many many 1093 01:06:36,960 --> 01:06:39,840 people are aware of Adventures in Odyssey and Lamplider Theater 1094 01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:43,039 and Jonathan Park and some of these other shows that 1095 01:06:43,079 --> 01:06:45,880 have been around for a long time, but especially when 1096 01:06:45,920 --> 01:06:50,320 you find a newer producer that is not as well 1097 01:06:50,360 --> 01:06:53,360 known and you really enjoy their work, it is so 1098 01:06:53,519 --> 01:06:56,400 helpful to tell somebody else about that. So great idea. Michael, 1099 01:06:56,559 --> 01:06:59,400 thank you for doing that, and again encourage anybody listening 1100 01:06:59,440 --> 01:07:04,559 to do the same. Michael also sent in a very 1101 01:07:04,599 --> 01:07:07,719 well thought out email to Focus about the Adventures Odyssey 1102 01:07:07,800 --> 01:07:12,079 plan to go club exclusive starting next year, and he 1103 01:07:12,119 --> 01:07:15,800 copied us on that email to let us know that 1104 01:07:15,079 --> 01:07:19,760 he is responding to our call from our special episode 1105 01:07:19,760 --> 01:07:22,519 that we did in February of this year sharing about 1106 01:07:22,519 --> 01:07:25,639 the changes that are coming to Odyssey. If you haven't 1107 01:07:25,679 --> 01:07:27,880 heard that episode and you hadn't heard about that news yet, 1108 01:07:28,239 --> 01:07:29,679 there is a link in the show notes to that 1109 01:07:29,760 --> 01:07:31,159 episode if you want to give it a listen. But 1110 01:07:31,639 --> 01:07:34,079 a Focus did respond to Michael and said that they 1111 01:07:34,159 --> 01:07:36,760 appreciated his feedback and we're bringing it to the attention 1112 01:07:36,800 --> 01:07:40,199 of the appropriate team members, so they are listening. So 1113 01:07:40,320 --> 01:07:42,199 if you have thoughts on this topic and you have 1114 01:07:42,320 --> 01:07:43,920 yet to reach out to them and let them know 1115 01:07:44,480 --> 01:07:46,840 do it. They have an email address that they prefer 1116 01:07:46,880 --> 01:07:49,719 that kind of feedback to go to. It is questions 1117 01:07:49,719 --> 01:07:53,239 at Adventuresnodyssey dot com. So again, if you have thoughts 1118 01:07:53,280 --> 01:07:55,360 on this whole thing, be sure to reach out and 1119 01:07:55,440 --> 01:07:58,400 let them know. And as I've said before, do it 1120 01:07:58,440 --> 01:08:01,920 lovingly and respectfully, and that will go a long way 1121 01:08:01,960 --> 01:08:06,960 for having your thoughts and your opinions heard. Lastly, Michael 1122 01:08:07,000 --> 01:08:10,280 also sent in an email about a show called Airship Genesis, 1123 01:08:11,000 --> 01:08:13,400 and he said, please tell the ATC listeners about an 1124 01:08:13,400 --> 01:08:16,640 audio drama that teaches the Bible to kids called Airship Genesis. 1125 01:08:17,000 --> 01:08:19,199 I listened to three or four episodes and it is great. 1126 01:08:19,640 --> 01:08:22,560 There's one new episode a month, but many many back episodes. 1127 01:08:23,199 --> 01:08:26,000 The origin story episode is an enhanced audiobook, but all 1128 01:08:26,000 --> 01:08:29,039 the others are full audio dramas. It is produced by 1129 01:08:29,079 --> 01:08:32,600 Doctor David Jeremiah's ministry called Turning Point. At the end 1130 01:08:32,600 --> 01:08:35,039 of the episodes, the kids often talked to doctor Jeremiah, 1131 01:08:35,039 --> 01:08:37,640 who they call Doctor Jay, about the Bible and what 1132 01:08:37,680 --> 01:08:40,840 they learned during their most recent adventure. It can be 1133 01:08:40,880 --> 01:08:45,359 listened to on Airshipgenesis dot com or on Apple podcasts. 1134 01:08:45,520 --> 01:08:49,520 Or on oneplace dot com. So Michael, thank you so 1135 01:08:49,600 --> 01:08:52,439 much for reaching out about this, because I have known 1136 01:08:52,439 --> 01:08:55,279 about the show. I think we may have even mentioned 1137 01:08:55,279 --> 01:08:58,079 it in passing in previous episodes when we first came 1138 01:08:58,119 --> 01:09:01,159 across it. It's been so long I don't remember exactly 1139 01:09:01,439 --> 01:09:04,199 how long ago it was I found this show, and 1140 01:09:05,119 --> 01:09:07,359 I have a memory of trying to reach out, trying 1141 01:09:07,359 --> 01:09:09,199 to make contact with the team, but I never got 1142 01:09:09,199 --> 01:09:12,680 a response. We never really kept following it though I 1143 01:09:12,760 --> 01:09:15,439 was aware of its existence. And again, I think we've 1144 01:09:15,479 --> 01:09:17,439 either mentioned it on the podcast or maybe in one 1145 01:09:17,479 --> 01:09:21,039 of our roundup posts about shows. Pretty sure that it 1146 01:09:21,079 --> 01:09:23,920 has been mentioned at some point, but I sort of 1147 01:09:24,000 --> 01:09:25,960 kind of lost track of it, and I did not 1148 01:09:26,119 --> 01:09:29,199 realize that they now offered it as a podcast, because 1149 01:09:29,239 --> 01:09:31,720 when I first found the show, that was not the case, 1150 01:09:32,239 --> 01:09:34,840 or if it was, it was not apparent from the 1151 01:09:34,840 --> 01:09:38,039 website at all at the time. So now that I 1152 01:09:38,079 --> 01:09:40,119 know that is something that they are doing, that is 1153 01:09:40,159 --> 01:09:43,039 really great. I have added the show to our list 1154 01:09:43,119 --> 01:09:47,319 of audio drama podcasts on Podchaser, and it is linked 1155 01:09:47,319 --> 01:09:48,640 in the show notes. If you want to check this 1156 01:09:48,720 --> 01:09:52,600 show out. The website for the show and a link 1157 01:09:52,680 --> 01:09:55,159 to their listing on Podchaser so you can follow it 1158 01:09:55,239 --> 01:09:58,479 in your podcast player of choice. It is a really 1159 01:09:58,479 --> 01:10:00,960 well done show I listened to when I first founded. 1160 01:10:01,039 --> 01:10:03,479 I listened to some samples. I don't remember if I 1161 01:10:03,520 --> 01:10:05,439 listened to a full episode or not at the time, 1162 01:10:05,960 --> 01:10:08,199 but I did sample it just to get a gauge 1163 01:10:08,239 --> 01:10:10,960 of the quality and what I heard of it sounded 1164 01:10:11,000 --> 01:10:12,760 really good. That was why I did reach out and 1165 01:10:12,840 --> 01:10:16,920 wanted to get some more information about it. But yeah, 1166 01:10:17,000 --> 01:10:21,000 it is definitely a viable option, and somebody can correct 1167 01:10:21,000 --> 01:10:24,119 me on this if I am wrong, But I have 1168 01:10:24,159 --> 01:10:28,520 a memory I think Rich Swingle has participated in that 1169 01:10:28,600 --> 01:10:31,560 show at some point. I know I have a memory 1170 01:10:31,560 --> 01:10:35,359 of seeing him share a post on his website at 1171 01:10:35,359 --> 01:10:39,720 some point about playing some characters for this show. So anyway, 1172 01:10:40,319 --> 01:10:42,479 I am aware of Airship Genesis and now it has 1173 01:10:42,560 --> 01:10:46,199 been mentioned again here on ATC so we will try 1174 01:10:46,199 --> 01:10:48,720 to keep track of that. And if you have anybody 1175 01:10:48,760 --> 01:10:50,800 out there has a connection to the team over there, 1176 01:10:51,119 --> 01:10:52,760 I would love to connect with them to hear more 1177 01:10:52,760 --> 01:10:55,680 about what they're doing. But anyway, links are in the 1178 01:10:55,680 --> 01:10:57,720 show notes for you to check the show out if 1179 01:10:57,760 --> 01:10:59,960 you haven't heard it. Yet thank you Michael for all 1180 01:11:00,119 --> 01:11:03,800 great feedback. Really appreciate your support and communication with us 1181 01:11:03,800 --> 01:11:07,000 over the years. Always always grateful to hear from people 1182 01:11:07,319 --> 01:11:10,760 who are as engaged and as much fans of audio 1183 01:11:10,840 --> 01:11:14,000 drama as we are over here, So thanks again, Always 1184 01:11:14,079 --> 01:11:18,239 always appreciate that. Well, if you would like to stay 1185 01:11:18,279 --> 01:11:20,560 in touch with everything that we're doing over here, be 1186 01:11:20,640 --> 01:11:23,680 sure to join the ATC insiders. 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I'm grateful to hit 1197 01:11:55,840 --> 01:11:59,199 this milestone of fifteen years of doing this show, and 1198 01:11:59,399 --> 01:12:04,000 I'm so so grateful to have you along for the journey. 1199 01:12:04,880 --> 01:12:07,880 And speaking of word of mouth, as we talked about 1200 01:12:07,880 --> 01:12:11,159 a moment ago, if you know somebody who would enjoy 1201 01:12:11,199 --> 01:12:13,880 Audio Theater Central, Please tell them about it, let them know. 1202 01:12:14,520 --> 01:12:17,680 Let's grow this community so we can do more amazing 1203 01:12:17,760 --> 01:12:22,479 things to support and share this amazing storytelling medium that 1204 01:12:22,560 --> 01:12:27,159 we all love so much. I'll see you next time. Thanks, thanks, 1205 01:12:27,479 --> 01:12:39,680 thanks for listening. Hi. 1206 01:12:40,159 --> 01:12:42,800 Speaker 3: This is Zach Freeman from Sergeant Family Productions at the 1207 01:12:42,840 --> 01:12:46,199 Audio Drama Institute. 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