1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:03,279 Speaker 1: And now Audio Theater Central. 2 00:00:13,279 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 2: Hello, Welcome to Audio Theater Central. This is the show 3 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:21,199 that explores family friendly audio drama through news, reviews and interviews. 4 00:00:21,559 --> 00:00:24,480 I'm your host, J D. Sutter, and this is episode 5 00:00:24,559 --> 00:00:28,480 two hundred and eleven. In this episode, I've got a 6 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:33,159 bunch of feedback from the community from Camden, from Rose, Jonathan, 7 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:37,079 David Blake, Bethany Daniel, and Jane. I've got a bunch 8 00:00:37,119 --> 00:00:40,520 of audio drama updates to get to and I'm going 9 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,159 to do something I've never done before. I'm going to 10 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:47,159 give a brief overview, sort of review of six audio 11 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,399 drama podcasts that I think you might want to check 12 00:00:49,439 --> 00:00:53,600 out now before we jump into the content. This episode 13 00:00:53,679 --> 00:00:56,159 is a little bit late because, as I said in 14 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,479 the newsletter, had some issues with my voice. But it 15 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,880 feels like get strong enough to handle this episode now, 16 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:03,719 so we're going to get through this as quickly as 17 00:01:03,719 --> 00:01:07,920 we can. And also, right now in Phoenix, we're going 18 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,640 through a rare happening and that is a rainstorm. So 19 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,079 I'm going to try to filter out the sounds as 20 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:18,560 much as possible in the post production of this episode, 21 00:01:18,879 --> 00:01:21,319 but if there's noise in the background, I'm sorry. I 22 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,359 didn't want this episode to be any later for you, 23 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,840 and I just thought we're going to record through this rainstorm. 24 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:32,200 So anyway, I hope it's not too distracting. But let's 25 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:33,640 get to these audio drama updates. 26 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: We interrupt this program to bring you a special report. 27 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 2: And in other news tonight. 28 00:01:38,879 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: A brief look at the headlines. 29 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 2: Now, they want exciting, fast piece news that's relevant and 30 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:49,040 entertaining like this. Quick reminder, as always, if you've got 31 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,719 some updates about an audio drama project that you are 32 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:53,879 involved in, or that you've heard of that you think 33 00:01:53,879 --> 00:01:56,959 we need to know about, send those updates to us PFM. 34 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,760 Dot link. Slash ATC News is the direct link, or 35 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,840 you can click the button on our website. First up 36 00:02:03,959 --> 00:02:06,400 is an event that I wanted to talk about. It's 37 00:02:06,439 --> 00:02:10,479 coming this summer called the Realm Maker's Expo. Now, this 38 00:02:10,599 --> 00:02:14,680 is a fan con for Christian storytellers impacting popular culture. 39 00:02:15,159 --> 00:02:18,759 It's going to be July eighteenth through the twentieth in 40 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,240 Grand Rapids, Michigan. The reason why I'm mentioning it here 41 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:28,360 is because the Realm Maker's Event has been previously primarily 42 00:02:28,439 --> 00:02:34,280 a writer's conference for Christian writers and they're expanding out 43 00:02:34,319 --> 00:02:37,120 and adding this expo where they're going to be putting 44 00:02:37,159 --> 00:02:41,479 a focus on Christian storytellers in various mediums. So they're 45 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:45,759 going to be including audio drama as well. So if 46 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:49,840 you're a fan of Christian speculative fiction in novels or 47 00:02:50,199 --> 00:02:54,680 board games or video games or audio drama, they're going 48 00:02:54,719 --> 00:02:58,000 to be covering all of these different areas. And I've 49 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,240 had a couple of meetings with the organizers there really 50 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,840 excited to start incorporating in some audio drama elements to 51 00:03:03,879 --> 00:03:06,319 this event. So if that sounds like something you want 52 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,719 to check out, a link is in the show notes 53 00:03:08,759 --> 00:03:11,400 to go check out more information about the Realm Maker's 54 00:03:11,479 --> 00:03:16,960 Expo in Grand Rapids, Michigan this summer. Next up a 55 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,639 few new releases. Well, the first one is not necessarily 56 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:22,719 a new release, but it is available on a new 57 00:03:22,759 --> 00:03:26,840 platform now. The Secret Garden from Voices in the Wind 58 00:03:26,879 --> 00:03:29,879 Audio Theater and the first Noel Productions is now available 59 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:34,680 on Dramafi. This was released a few years back, and 60 00:03:34,879 --> 00:03:38,000 in fact garnered a few Seneca Awards nominations back in 61 00:03:38,039 --> 00:03:42,319 twenty twenty one for Best Cover Art, Best Leading Actress 62 00:03:42,319 --> 00:03:45,840 for Georgia Lee Schultz as Mary Lennox and best Supporting 63 00:03:45,879 --> 00:03:50,759 Actress for Barbara Rosenblatt as Missus Medlock. This adaptation of 64 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:55,080 the classic novel is just shy of two hours at 65 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,719 an hour and forty nine minutes, and it is now 66 00:03:58,759 --> 00:04:04,240 available to stream Dramafi, so go check that out. Also 67 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,879 recently released from The Human Eel is a new installment 68 00:04:07,919 --> 00:04:10,680 in that series called The Good, the Bad, and the 69 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:15,719 even Badder. I love that title. Oh Goodness. The Human 70 00:04:15,759 --> 00:04:19,600 Eel's arch nemesis, Scumbag has just been released from prison 71 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,600 and he's up to no good. But the Human Eel 72 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,439 finds his hands are tied due to a shakeup at 73 00:04:25,439 --> 00:04:30,360 The Evening Star, Megapolis, City's largest newspaper, where he serves 74 00:04:30,399 --> 00:04:34,720 as a mild mannered ace reporter second class. The Apologetic 75 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:39,000 delves into the existence of evil always fun times with 76 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,800 the Human Eel and Nick Guy Private Eye, both from 77 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:47,000 the same producer, Dominion Artists. And speaking of Nick Guy, 78 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:52,000 there are several new titles in that series. Newly released 79 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,720 from Nick Guy is The Good Shepherd slash Bad Shepherd Affair, 80 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,360 in which Nick Guy and Doctor de Soto are hired 81 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,399 to investigate the strange goings on at a sheep ranch 82 00:05:02,879 --> 00:05:05,399 along the way. Using Psalm twenty three as a guide, 83 00:05:05,519 --> 00:05:08,319 they explore what Jesus meant in referring to himself as 84 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:12,399 the Good Shepherd. This installment features John Bradford as Sheriff 85 00:05:12,439 --> 00:05:16,560 bug Tussel. Producer and writer Frank Youughley said, interestingly, we 86 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,519 got the idea about the name Sheriff bug Tussel from 87 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:23,040 the sixties TV show The Beverly Hillbillies. It was mentioned 88 00:05:23,079 --> 00:05:25,680 as the place where Jed Clampett lived before striking it 89 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,720 rich in oil. I was surprised to discover that there 90 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,839 actually is a town called bug Tussle. In fact, there 91 00:05:31,879 --> 00:05:36,519 are at least four towns, one in Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma, 92 00:05:36,639 --> 00:05:40,720 and Texas. So that is Nick Guy and the Good 93 00:05:40,759 --> 00:05:45,399 Shepherd slash Bad Shepherd affair. Also Nick Guy and the 94 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:49,839 Ripped van Winkle affair is available. This installment features Rose 95 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,240 Beasley and Glenn Haskell, along with series regulars Rebecca Bradford 96 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,519 and Frank Youughlee. The summary is nearly seven years after 97 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:00,000 being shipwrecked and lost at sea, Stanton Brownwell has reached 98 00:06:00,079 --> 00:06:02,800 turned home. Is the man claiming to be the heir 99 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:06,279 to a sizeable Estate really him or is he an impostor? 100 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,920 In helping to solve the case, Nick Guy and Doctor 101 00:06:08,959 --> 00:06:11,720 de Soto learn the value of taking each thought captive 102 00:06:11,759 --> 00:06:14,680 to the obedience of Christ, being certain that those thoughts 103 00:06:14,759 --> 00:06:19,279 conform to a right understanding of the Word of God. Also, 104 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,160 Frank Uley gave us a peek at one that is 105 00:06:22,199 --> 00:06:25,040 going to be released very soon, and that is Nick 106 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:28,600 Guy and the Woman from Anti Affair, which he says 107 00:06:28,759 --> 00:06:31,439 is based on the nineteen sixty television show The Man 108 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:35,040 from Uncle. This installment features Glenn Haskell and Jana and 109 00:06:35,079 --> 00:06:38,439 Sarah Klein. The Apologetic explores some of the principles that 110 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,240 are helpful for properly interpreting the books of the Bible. 111 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:46,920 So lots to look forward to from Nick Guy Private Eye. 112 00:06:47,079 --> 00:06:50,279 Now speaking of a few more audio dramas to be 113 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:53,480 on the lookout for in the future Venture, the next 114 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:56,920 episode is underway. The team says, we are excited to 115 00:06:56,959 --> 00:06:59,680 announce that sound design for episode two is completed by 116 00:06:59,759 --> 00:07:02,800 Lee's Staying and now they are on to the music 117 00:07:02,879 --> 00:07:07,240 stage with composer Philip J. Rasmussen. Venture, of Course a 118 00:07:07,319 --> 00:07:11,319 production of Eternal Future productions. They also sent in an 119 00:07:11,399 --> 00:07:15,639 update on robin Hood Rising to Honor season two, this 120 00:07:15,759 --> 00:07:18,639 joint production that they are working on with LRT Media, 121 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:23,040 and they said that writing, recording, and vocal tracks are 122 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:27,000 one hundred percent done for robin Hood season two, and 123 00:07:27,279 --> 00:07:31,000 sound design is seventy percent done and music fifteen percent, 124 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,959 so truck and ride along. They said, this will be 125 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,360 a powerful season and we will be releasing it all 126 00:07:37,399 --> 00:07:40,199 at once on CD and digital when it is finished, 127 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,480 so that is an interesting strategy. Rather than doing it episodically, 128 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,160 They're going to drop it all at once so we 129 00:07:47,199 --> 00:07:49,959 can binge it. So that's exciting. Really looking forward to 130 00:07:49,959 --> 00:07:53,079 this show, Love season one, can't wait to hear season two, 131 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:57,319 and another show that is on the horizon, which is 132 00:07:57,399 --> 00:08:01,279 a joint production between Caleb Rerestler and Craig Hart of 133 00:08:01,399 --> 00:08:05,120 LRT Media. He vanished below this is that mystery thriller 134 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,720 that we've talked about in previous episodes. Caleb let us 135 00:08:08,759 --> 00:08:12,560 know that recording has been completed and editing is underway. 136 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:17,279 The cast includes Craig Hart, Caleb Bresler, Joshua Nicholson, Chloe Elmore, 137 00:08:17,519 --> 00:08:21,040 Connor Bushoven. I hope I'm saying that name correctly. Maybe 138 00:08:21,079 --> 00:08:26,319 it's bush Oven. I don't know, sorry, Connor, Kara O'Brien, 139 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:31,040 Andy Harvey, and John Renee. No firm release date yet 140 00:08:31,079 --> 00:08:35,679 at this point, but Caleb says likely spring or early 141 00:08:35,759 --> 00:08:39,399 summer of twenty twenty five. At this point you know 142 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,759 they're entering the editing phase, but he says it looks 143 00:08:42,799 --> 00:08:48,080 like it'll probably be three episodes in total, and there 144 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,360 is a link to the website if you want to 145 00:08:50,399 --> 00:08:52,720 go sign up to their list so you can be 146 00:08:52,799 --> 00:08:56,159 notified as soon as that is out. And a trailer 147 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,120 is also in the works that will be coming soon, 148 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:03,759 so looking forward to that as well. Now more from 149 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:07,200 Craig Kart slash LRT Media. This is a really exciting 150 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:11,480 one because we got a little peak at this series 151 00:09:12,039 --> 00:09:15,519 many months ago, and that is Chapel and Squeak, Episode 152 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:20,840 one of that fun, fun show where rodents are the stars. 153 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,480 Oh goodness. It sort of reminds me a little bit 154 00:09:24,519 --> 00:09:27,639 of those old Kids Praise albums where we had Charity 155 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:32,559 Church Mouse and all of those characters. But anyway, Chapelin Squeak, 156 00:09:32,919 --> 00:09:35,600 if you haven't heard it, definitely look it up. We 157 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,759 got the first part of that quite some time ago. 158 00:09:39,399 --> 00:09:43,919 Part one of an episode called The Great Church Robbery. Well, 159 00:09:44,639 --> 00:09:47,320 I am excited to share that that show is back 160 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,080 in production and there's going to be a total of 161 00:09:50,159 --> 00:09:53,279 eight episodes in this first season that will be coming 162 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:57,840 to the Window Seat platform. So this is exciting. I 163 00:09:57,879 --> 00:10:02,320 believe that all eight episodes have been scripted, many of 164 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,320 them have been recorded, post production is in progress on 165 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:08,759 some of them, so it is moving right along. And 166 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:12,360 I get to share the titles of all eight episodes. 167 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:16,120 So the first episode, as we heard, was The Great 168 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:20,399 Church Robbery Part one. Well, episodes two, three, and four 169 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,919 are The Great Church Robbery Parts two, three, and four, 170 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,399 and then we get episode five, The Rat Who Wouldn't Read, 171 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:33,559 followed by episodes six and seven, The Great Grade Impostor 172 00:10:33,759 --> 00:10:37,279 Parts one and two, and wrapping up with episode eight 173 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:42,039 The Tempest and the Tower. Oh man, it's such a 174 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:46,279 fun show for kids, but I really enjoyed it quite 175 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,960 a bit as well. The cast does a great job. 176 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,440 We have Amy Lilly and Craig Hart and Jonathan Cook 177 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:56,840 as our primary actors for these characters, and it's just 178 00:10:57,039 --> 00:11:00,519 a lot of fun. So eight episodes total for season 179 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,679 one of this show. Chapel End Squeak coming to window 180 00:11:03,759 --> 00:11:07,759 seat very soon. Well, that'll do it for all of 181 00:11:07,799 --> 00:11:11,159 the audio drama updates. Let's jump into the review segment. 182 00:11:11,519 --> 00:11:14,639 Speaker 1: I remember her from that radio program what was it? 183 00:11:15,039 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 3: A Western musical melodrama? 184 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,679 Speaker 2: You helped out with the kids radio program and you 185 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:24,399 were great another important tool of acting, the art of becoming. 186 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,399 Speaker 3: Shouldn't we applow or or something? 187 00:11:27,919 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: For what? 188 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 2: So? As I said at the top of the episode, 189 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,279 I'm going to do something that I don't believe I've 190 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,519 ever done before in the I don't know what has 191 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:44,960 it been over fifteen years of doing this show. If 192 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:46,720 you've been listening for any length of time and you've 193 00:11:46,759 --> 00:11:50,279 heard previous reviews, you know that we typically do in 194 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:55,080 depth reviews of productions. I have in the past done 195 00:11:55,159 --> 00:11:58,600 some shorter ones where I group in a few productions together, 196 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,159 but even then we usually go through all of the 197 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:04,159 cast and crew credits and all of that kind of 198 00:12:04,159 --> 00:12:06,679 stuff as well. But I'm not going to do that 199 00:12:06,799 --> 00:12:10,240 this time because I wanted to share six audio drama 200 00:12:10,279 --> 00:12:13,360 podcasts that I think you might want to check out, 201 00:12:14,279 --> 00:12:16,799 and it would just take way too much time to 202 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,879 go in depth into all of these, so I wanted 203 00:12:19,879 --> 00:12:22,919 to just do a brief overview of these six different 204 00:12:22,919 --> 00:12:26,559 shows and let you decide whether or not you want 205 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:28,639 to go check these out. All of these are audio 206 00:12:28,759 --> 00:12:33,559 dramas that are available as a free podcast, and we're 207 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,440 just gonna kind of go through this list and I'll 208 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:40,440 share a little bit about each show, and of course 209 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:42,320 they will all be linked in the show notes and 210 00:12:42,399 --> 00:12:44,559 you can go look them up see if it's something 211 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:48,080 that you and your family might enjoy. One of the 212 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,080 reasons I wanted to do this is because, as you know, 213 00:12:51,279 --> 00:12:54,440 there is a ton of content available out there, and 214 00:12:54,639 --> 00:12:57,360 there's a lot of audio drama, and I'm constantly being 215 00:12:57,399 --> 00:13:01,840 made aware of new shows, and it's just a lot 216 00:13:01,879 --> 00:13:04,840 of time to try to sift through and find out 217 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:08,720 the stuff that's worth sharing and will be applicable to 218 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:13,320 this community here, the ATC community. And I listen to 219 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,600 a lot of a really bad audio drama trying to 220 00:13:16,639 --> 00:13:18,279 find the good stuff. And I listened to a lot 221 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,399 of stuff that might be good quality, good acting, but 222 00:13:21,519 --> 00:13:26,200 it's just not great content wise. And so when I 223 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:29,159 do find some, I often will share a little bit 224 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:33,159 about them in ATC backstage. If you are a member, 225 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:36,240 then you know that I do what I call initial 226 00:13:36,279 --> 00:13:41,120 reactions quickisodes, and I'll share my thoughts immediately after listening 227 00:13:41,159 --> 00:13:44,840 to an audio drama for the first time. And so 228 00:13:45,759 --> 00:13:49,320 some of these I have talked about in those episodes, 229 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:51,919 but I thought it was time to go ahead and 230 00:13:52,399 --> 00:13:55,399 share them on the main show after I've gone a 231 00:13:55,399 --> 00:13:57,399 little bit further into them. So I often do those 232 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:01,480 reactions immediately after listening to the first or first couple 233 00:14:01,519 --> 00:14:05,840 of episodes. So let's go through these, and I'm going 234 00:14:05,919 --> 00:14:07,960 to share, as I said, a little bit about each show, 235 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,279 and then it will be up to you to go 236 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,120 check them out and see if it's something that you 237 00:14:13,159 --> 00:14:16,960 want to subscribe to. So first up is a show 238 00:14:17,039 --> 00:14:21,480 called The Golden Key. Their official summary is very short. 239 00:14:21,639 --> 00:14:26,120 It just is a full cast, dramatized journey of goodness, 240 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:29,879 truth and beauty for all ages. So this one has 241 00:14:29,919 --> 00:14:32,679 actually been out for quite a while. They started back 242 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:37,120 in twenty seventeen and they have almost thirty episodes available now. 243 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:41,360 Each episode is typically about thirty minutes. Now, this one 244 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:45,960 does come from a Catholic point of view, so several 245 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:50,960 of the episodes focus on different saints or different celebrations 246 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:54,120 on the Catholic calendar. So just wanted to give you 247 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,200 a heads up that these episodes are coming from that 248 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,159 point of view. If you're not Catholic, then you may 249 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,519 not have as much interest in these I know the 250 00:15:01,559 --> 00:15:06,039 majority of our audience are not Catholics. But they recently 251 00:15:06,039 --> 00:15:09,120 did a two part episode called The Suspect in the Sanctuary, 252 00:15:09,519 --> 00:15:12,399 which is a little bit of a mystery thriller story, 253 00:15:12,759 --> 00:15:15,799 which was pretty decent and I quite enjoyed listening to it. 254 00:15:16,399 --> 00:15:20,559 I thought they were still worth mentioning here. There are 255 00:15:20,639 --> 00:15:23,960 some mixing issues with this show. The acting is pretty 256 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,679 good for the most part, the stories are pretty decent. 257 00:15:27,039 --> 00:15:29,080 Like I said, I've listened to a handful of episodes. 258 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:31,360 I have not listened to every single episode that they 259 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,679 have available, but an example of some of their episodes 260 00:15:34,759 --> 00:15:39,679 are a Saint Valentine's Day Sacrifice, An African Legacy of Faith, 261 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:43,600 Saint Boniface, and the First Christmas Tree, and as I 262 00:15:43,639 --> 00:15:47,200 mentioned a moment ago, The Suspect in the Sanctuary. And 263 00:15:47,279 --> 00:15:50,039 their website says the Golden Key aims to bring to 264 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:54,240 listeners of all ages and experience both imaginative and restorative 265 00:15:54,639 --> 00:15:59,320 of the legacy of storytelling and long standing traditions in celebrations, music, 266 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:03,679 and other attributes of the culture and context of historical Christianity. 267 00:16:04,639 --> 00:16:06,879 Links in the show notes of course to go check 268 00:16:06,919 --> 00:16:09,559 this out on their website and also to a link 269 00:16:09,879 --> 00:16:13,879 on Podchaser where you can subscribe in your podcast app 270 00:16:13,919 --> 00:16:17,960 of choice. So that is again called the Golden Key. 271 00:16:19,799 --> 00:16:22,360 And while we're talking about Saints, let's move on to 272 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,480 the next one called simply the Saints. Now, this one 273 00:16:25,519 --> 00:16:28,200 is from the Mary Beggars. Now, these are the people 274 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:33,159 who brought us on the Night Train and the a 275 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:38,279 Christmas Carol Advent calendar. They do really good quality work. 276 00:16:38,399 --> 00:16:41,320 So The Saints is a daily podcast bringing the Saints 277 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:44,559 to life with award winning actors, writers and sound designers. 278 00:16:45,039 --> 00:16:48,000 In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to 279 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,799 find beautiful, faith affirming stories to inspire their children. The 280 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:55,360 Saints Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring 281 00:16:55,399 --> 00:16:58,600 stories to ignite your family's pursuit of virtue and holiness. 282 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,519 Join Joan of Arc as she leads the French Army, 283 00:17:01,799 --> 00:17:05,079 Patrick of Ireland as he escaped slavery, Saint George as 284 00:17:05,079 --> 00:17:07,640 he stands up against the Roman Empire, and many more 285 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:11,720 professional actors, award winning writers, and cinematic sound design that 286 00:17:11,759 --> 00:17:14,839 are guaranteed to leave you and your family eagerly waiting 287 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:19,599 for tomorrow's episode. Now it says tomorrow's episode because this 288 00:17:19,759 --> 00:17:24,759 is a daily show. Each weekday they release an episode, 289 00:17:24,799 --> 00:17:27,799 and so each week they focus on the life of 290 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:32,839 a particular saint and it's very much a biographical story 291 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:36,000 of each one of these individuals. So I've listened to 292 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:39,400 a handful of these, in particular the ones about Saint 293 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:42,920 Patrick and a few others. So it's really interesting, great 294 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:48,720 production values, good acting. Each episode is about fifteen minutes, 295 00:17:49,279 --> 00:17:53,559 so every single day getting new content. It's really pretty cool. 296 00:17:54,039 --> 00:17:57,359 So again that is called The Saints from the Mary 297 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:04,279 Beggers is from Moody and I think I may be 298 00:18:04,279 --> 00:18:06,240 even mistaken about this, but I think this might be 299 00:18:06,319 --> 00:18:12,200 the latest audio drama from Moody Radio, and the first 300 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:16,400 one in quite some time, unless they've been releasing stuff 301 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:19,759 somewhere that I don't know about. But for many years 302 00:18:19,799 --> 00:18:23,799 they were very active in audio drama, and especially during 303 00:18:23,839 --> 00:18:26,359 my childhood, I listened to a lot of programming from Moody, 304 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,599 So it's cool to see them back in the game. 305 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:31,519 Whether I'm correct about this being their first one in 306 00:18:31,559 --> 00:18:34,720 a while or not. It's really cool. And this one is, 307 00:18:35,039 --> 00:18:37,119 as with all of the ones I'm talking about today, 308 00:18:37,279 --> 00:18:40,519 released as a podcast, and it's called The Honeycomb Chronicles, 309 00:18:40,519 --> 00:18:45,240 and this is a show for kids, and the official 310 00:18:45,279 --> 00:18:49,240 summary is The Honeycomb Chronicles follows Max, Lena, and Colin 311 00:18:49,599 --> 00:18:53,000 on their adventures in the Honeycomb Club, a faith based 312 00:18:53,039 --> 00:18:55,960 after school program led by mister Mitchell, who created the 313 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,920 club to help kids connect with God and understand his word. 314 00:18:59,799 --> 00:19:02,960 This one was launched last summer August of twenty twenty four. 315 00:19:03,519 --> 00:19:06,559 There are twenty plus episodes available now and they each 316 00:19:06,599 --> 00:19:09,400 have a run time of about ten to fifteen minutes. 317 00:19:10,079 --> 00:19:13,200 So I've listened to a handful of these already. It's 318 00:19:13,279 --> 00:19:18,880 quite fun. Now. This one is presented in an interesting 319 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,319 sort of story framing device. So, as you hear in 320 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,960 the summary there, there's an after school program and these 321 00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:28,519 kids come in to the Honeycomb Club and then they 322 00:19:28,599 --> 00:19:30,599 end up making a podcast. Now this is not a 323 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,519 big spoiler because this is mentioned right in the first episode. 324 00:19:33,799 --> 00:19:36,240 So the kids come together and they decide to make 325 00:19:36,279 --> 00:19:40,599 a podcast. So part of this podcast is episodes of 326 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:46,119 the kids' podcast. So it's an interesting framing device, which 327 00:19:46,599 --> 00:19:49,119 is not necessarily my favorite way to tell a story, 328 00:19:49,319 --> 00:19:52,319 but I think in this particular case it works fairly well. 329 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:56,519 And again this one is aimed at kids, so I 330 00:19:56,559 --> 00:19:59,839 think it works. And it's not like the entire episode 331 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,000 that we're listening to is all about them sitting in 332 00:20:03,039 --> 00:20:05,400 a room recording a podcast. There's other things that are 333 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:10,200 happening around the after school program. Mister Mitchell gives them 334 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,680 different tasks, like there's one episode where they have to 335 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:15,319 go clean some pet cages. I think it was a 336 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:19,079 lizard or something like that. So it's a fun show 337 00:20:19,079 --> 00:20:23,160 that I think kids will enjoy, and it's again cool 338 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:27,480 to see Moody producing some new content. So that is 339 00:20:27,599 --> 00:20:37,039 the Honeycomb Chronicles. Well. Next up is Firebreaker from Coronation Media, 340 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:40,200 and the summary is Welcome to the world of Firebreaker, 341 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:43,640 an exhilarating audio drama that takes you on an adventure 342 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:47,720 of courage, friendship, and sacrifice. Join us as we delve 343 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,759 into the captivating legend of George and the Dragon, a 344 00:20:50,799 --> 00:20:57,079 story that has inspired generations. So season one of this 345 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:00,240 show is out now. There are eleven episodes play us 346 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:02,319 a bonus Q and A with some of the creatives 347 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:06,359 behind the show. Before I say any more, here is 348 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:15,519 the trailer for Firebreaker. Whoa there, steady, Michael, my mother? 349 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:17,000 What was that? 350 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: It was nothing, my dear, just a Please everyone stay 351 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:33,599 where you are. This is a story near to my heart, 352 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:40,000 one which I have long kept to myself. Does it 353 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:51,559 have a happy ending? Grandfather? Oh, we shall see. The 354 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:52,359 hour has come. 355 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:56,799 Speaker 2: Your noble brother's sacrifice will not be in vain. 356 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:05,599 Speaker 1: Find silence, savior, Roman soldiers, Please help me. Hold down, boy? 357 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:07,599 What are you doing out here in the middle of nowhere? 358 00:22:08,319 --> 00:22:09,519 I have been sent. 359 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 2: By my princess to find. 360 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:18,880 Speaker 1: Warriors, warriors to fight home the dragon. 361 00:22:22,319 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 3: George, Perhaps it is time you learned the truth. Since 362 00:22:28,039 --> 00:22:32,279 time began, dragons have corrupted their minds and bodies, and 363 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:36,119 men dragon worshippers have appeared everywhere. 364 00:22:36,559 --> 00:22:37,599 Speaker 1: They form colts. 365 00:22:37,839 --> 00:22:42,799 Speaker 3: Let us call for a great law and demand absolute 366 00:22:43,079 --> 00:22:46,039 fealty to their so called dragon gods. 367 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 1: Draco throws couples. Since you left, follow closely, not as out. 368 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:56,279 But why didn't the people fight? What about the king? 369 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:03,359 I should have known. I will find you, Capads, I 370 00:23:03,839 --> 00:23:05,160 will find you. 371 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,319 Speaker 2: Silenis with me. 372 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:19,599 Speaker 1: Let me tell you the story of George. George the 373 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:25,640 Dragon Slayer, made the Holy Cross be My life? Behind 374 00:23:25,759 --> 00:23:30,440 where you're getting pretty good at this George, what y'all made? 375 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,160 The Dragon never be My overcord. 376 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,799 Speaker 2: Learn more about the world of Firebreaker at Firebreaker series 377 00:23:41,839 --> 00:23:46,640 dot com. Pretty cool, Pretty cool. It is kind of 378 00:23:46,759 --> 00:23:50,759 like a fantasy because it does have some historical elements, 379 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:54,519 but it obviously has fantastical elements as well, with a 380 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,279 dragon and all of that stuff. But you know, I 381 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,839 was talking about a story telling framing device that we 382 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,960 had in the last one with the Honeycomb chronicles. This 383 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:09,200 one also employs an interesting storytelling framing device, and that 384 00:24:09,319 --> 00:24:13,359 is we as a listener are listening to an older 385 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:17,319 gentleman who is telling a story to his grandson. I 386 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:22,039 believe it is, And so it is interspersed with a 387 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:25,319 lot of narration. There is a lot of narration in 388 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:27,839 this one. It is an audio drama. There's plenty of 389 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,880 dramatized scenes, but there is a ton of narration, which, 390 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,240 as you know, that's not one of my favorite things, 391 00:24:34,279 --> 00:24:37,839 but that is the way they chose to approach this, 392 00:24:38,519 --> 00:24:43,240 and that sort of framing is not new to audio drama. 393 00:24:43,279 --> 00:24:47,200 We've heard that a lot, but it can occasionally be 394 00:24:47,279 --> 00:24:51,039 a crutch for writers to find an easy way out 395 00:24:51,079 --> 00:24:54,559 to work in some exposition so that they don't have 396 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:58,079 to do it in the dialogue. And I think, I 397 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,240 don't want to criticize them too much, but I think 398 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,680 a little bit of that happens here in this show. 399 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:07,400 There are a few issues that I have with the writing. 400 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:12,960 That is one example, the heavy reliance on narration and 401 00:25:13,079 --> 00:25:17,200 even some of the dialogue is not super smooth in 402 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:20,519 some places. You know. Just as an example, there's one scene, 403 00:25:20,519 --> 00:25:22,200 and I'm not gonna give any spoilers, I'm not gonna 404 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:24,240 say who says it, but there's a scene where a 405 00:25:24,319 --> 00:25:27,799 character says, I'll save you, princess, and the princess replies, 406 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:32,640 so be it, which it just seems like an odd 407 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:37,640 way to phrase things. So that's just one example of 408 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:42,160 the writing is just a little rough around the edges 409 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:46,920 in some places, but overall it's quite quite good. The 410 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:50,480 acting is pretty solid. The sound design is also quite good. 411 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,599 Speaking of sound design, I love that they worked in 412 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,680 the Wilhelm scream in at least one place, I think 413 00:25:56,720 --> 00:26:00,119 maybe two. I love hearing that I just like the 414 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:04,119 little Easter egg there. Many people may not even notice it. 415 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,920 It was pretty subtle, but kudos to the sound designer 416 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:12,559 for that. Also, there is some very overt symbolism and 417 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:17,079 parallels to you know, biblical lessons or morals in this story. 418 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,440 But this is a show for family, so therefore they're 419 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,680 trying to make it applicable to younger listeners as well. 420 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:28,640 So I'm not going to say that that's a negative necessarily. 421 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:32,440 I think it was handled fairly well, and there's a 422 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:35,400 lot of adventure, and it's it's a fun show and 423 00:26:35,759 --> 00:26:39,839 you know, following the story of George starting as a 424 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:43,680 young child and we follow him for several years. And 425 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:46,680 I thought it was very well done. It was a 426 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:52,079 fun show, and I think it is is worth checking out. 427 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:55,279 I listened to the entire season. I also listened to 428 00:26:55,319 --> 00:27:00,079 the bonus Q and A with the team there and 429 00:27:00,079 --> 00:27:03,799 and so this is a pretty good show that I 430 00:27:03,799 --> 00:27:06,039 think you might want to check out. So again, that 431 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:12,400 is Firebreaker from Coronation Media. All right, we're down to 432 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:18,720 two more shows. Next up is Wilder Dreams from Story Button. 433 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:23,839 The summary is discover the heartwarming and dramatic family podcast 434 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:28,440 Wilder Dreams where the themes of resilience, family bonds, and 435 00:27:28,519 --> 00:27:32,960 self discovery come alive through captivating storytelling. Following the tragic 436 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:35,720 loss of their eldest son, Bailey and her family are 437 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,319 forced to navigate their grief and find new dreams for 438 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:42,400 their future. Bailey, who always envisioned running the family ranch 439 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:46,400 alongside her brother, now faces an uncertain path. He was 440 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:49,559 the vibrant and fearless one everyone turned to in rough times, 441 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,559 even her beloved g pop. As Bailey grapples with her 442 00:27:53,599 --> 00:27:57,079 brother's absence, she forms unexpected connections with a new neighbor, 443 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:00,519 a dedicated stable hand, and a wild horse that captures 444 00:28:00,519 --> 00:28:03,759 her spirit. These new relations play a pivotal role in 445 00:28:03,839 --> 00:28:07,119 helping Bailey reconnect with her passion and uncover her true 446 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:11,440 potential with horses. So this is set on a ranch 447 00:28:11,519 --> 00:28:17,000 in Montana, and I really really enjoyed this. I listened 448 00:28:17,039 --> 00:28:21,480 to the entire series and it is one of my 449 00:28:21,599 --> 00:28:26,559 favorite independent podcast release audio dramas from twenty twenty four. Really, 450 00:28:26,599 --> 00:28:30,440 it really enjoyed it. The characters are fun, engaging, and 451 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:33,640 it's really interesting to just follow the dynamics of this 452 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,680 family as they're trying to sort through this loss and 453 00:28:38,359 --> 00:28:40,599 keep up on the ranch duties and all this kind 454 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:45,160 of stuff, and I thought it was really really nice. 455 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,920 It started in July of twenty twenty four and there 456 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:52,000 are ten episodes. They each average about fifteen minutes, so 457 00:28:52,039 --> 00:28:58,359 it's a good long audio drama and it's quite enjoyable. Now, 458 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:01,160 I forgot to mention this on fire Breaker, but it 459 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:04,440 is also the case with this one. I did record 460 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:09,319 an initial reactions quickisode for this show for ATC backstage, 461 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:11,599 right after I had listened to the first one or 462 00:29:11,599 --> 00:29:15,680 two episodes, So if you want to hear my initial 463 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:21,079 thoughts immediately after finishing that, go ahead and join backstage, 464 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,799 or if you're already remember signing and listen to that. 465 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:26,599 And there is also one for a Firebreaker, the last 466 00:29:26,599 --> 00:29:29,920 show I talked about. But again, this is a really, 467 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:33,200 really nicely done show. There are a few issues with 468 00:29:33,279 --> 00:29:36,519 the sound design, some mixing issues with some of the 469 00:29:36,599 --> 00:29:41,000 levels here and there, a few little niggly details, but 470 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:45,880 overall it's very nicely done and I just enjoyed kind 471 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:49,359 of getting to know this family, these characters. I love 472 00:29:49,799 --> 00:29:53,039 country life, and even though I've been living in a 473 00:29:53,079 --> 00:29:57,119 city for almost two decades now, I love the outdoors, 474 00:29:57,359 --> 00:30:01,240 and so it was just really cool to sort of 475 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:07,079 get immersed in this slower paced sort of country life 476 00:30:07,119 --> 00:30:11,119 for a few hours with these fun characters. So that 477 00:30:11,279 --> 00:30:16,400 is Wilder Dreams from Story Button and that brings us 478 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:19,480 to our last one for today, and it is another 479 00:30:19,519 --> 00:30:23,960 one for kids. It's called Tales from Cottonwood Trails. This 480 00:30:24,279 --> 00:30:29,680 is from Square one World Media. The summary is follow 481 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:32,960 the antics of Rob, the forest Ranger and the quirky 482 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,400 cast of critters he takes care of in the remote 483 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:40,359 woodlands of Cottonwood Trails. Why that's a tongue twister. No 484 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:44,119 matter what the adventure or misadventure, Rob is always ready 485 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:46,880 to guide his animal friends along the way with his 486 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:50,720 favorite book, the Bible. So, as you probably gathered from 487 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:54,279 that summary, this is another show that has a bunch 488 00:30:54,279 --> 00:30:57,680 of animal characters, you know, like Paws and Tails or Kids, 489 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:01,960 Corner Lizen Friends or Jungle Jam. The difference is they 490 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:06,240 do interact with a human character, the forest Ranger, which 491 00:31:06,279 --> 00:31:10,359 is a little bit different. I can't think maybe I'm 492 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:15,000 maybe I'm misremembering one that's very obvious, but typically when 493 00:31:15,039 --> 00:31:18,559 we have animal characters, we don't have them interacting with 494 00:31:18,759 --> 00:31:22,440 human characters. Now I mentioned Jungle Jam, and of course 495 00:31:22,559 --> 00:31:25,920 occasionally they do sort of have a fourth wall breaking 496 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:29,160 moment where the characters in Jungle Jam will talk to 497 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:33,599 the narrator, but that's more for comedic effect, and the 498 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:37,319 narrator is not necessarily a character in the story, as 499 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:41,039 is the case here with Tales from Cottonwood Trails and 500 00:31:41,599 --> 00:31:46,039 Rob the Ranger. But I did not do an initial 501 00:31:46,039 --> 00:31:49,559 reaction for backstage of this show. However, I did record 502 00:31:49,599 --> 00:31:52,240 a little voice memo because we were talking about this 503 00:31:52,359 --> 00:31:56,359 show in the Audio Drama Alliance slack group. So I 504 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:58,640 recorded a voice memo where I talked about this show 505 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:01,160 a little bit. So to go ahead and just insert 506 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:05,880 a few clips from that voice memo and let you 507 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:07,799 hear some of my thoughts after listening to a few 508 00:32:07,799 --> 00:32:11,160 of these episodes, I got through six episodes of that 509 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:15,559 show what is it Tales from Cottonwood Trail or is 510 00:32:15,599 --> 00:32:19,920 it Trails? Anyway? Six episodes and it's quite fun. It's 511 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,920 quite fun. I think Austin nailed it on the head 512 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:25,359 when he said it's sort of tonally, it's sort of 513 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:29,599 in between the Pond and Jungle Jam. It's not quite 514 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:33,440 as witty as Jungle Jam and it is definitely a 515 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:37,079 little more snappy than The Pond. The Pond is a 516 00:32:37,119 --> 00:32:41,559 little more slower paced, but the Pond is also a 517 00:32:41,559 --> 00:32:46,079 little bit more witty in some ways too. Overall, it's 518 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:49,279 quite funny. There are some laugh out loud lines. I 519 00:32:49,319 --> 00:32:52,759 thought the Badger is a very funny character. I liked 520 00:32:52,799 --> 00:32:55,200 him quite a bit. He has a lot of real 521 00:32:55,279 --> 00:33:00,799 fun lines, and I'm enjoying it. It's an interesting to 522 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:06,480 or not perspective, but premise to have these short episodes 523 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:09,720 that completely wrap up with a lesson at the end. 524 00:33:09,839 --> 00:33:14,920 So that's different from like something like Pause and Tales 525 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:21,000 or even Kid's Corner. At least so far, they all 526 00:33:21,319 --> 00:33:23,799 sort of have a lesson at the end of every 527 00:33:23,839 --> 00:33:26,319 single episode. I guess there was a two part. Of 528 00:33:26,319 --> 00:33:27,960 the last two episodes I listened to was a two part, 529 00:33:28,039 --> 00:33:32,920 but there was still something of a moral and doesn't 530 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:36,839 seem like there's an overarching arc that these characters are 531 00:33:36,839 --> 00:33:40,400 going on, and so that makes sense. I guess for 532 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:42,839 the it feels like it's going for a much younger 533 00:33:42,839 --> 00:33:45,799 target audience, and so I think that makes sense for 534 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:49,759 that to take that approach with this type of a show. 535 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:56,440 But overall, it's quite fun and I will continue to listen. So, 536 00:33:56,519 --> 00:33:58,759 as you heard in that clip, I referenced a comment 537 00:33:58,799 --> 00:34:01,440 that Austin Peachee had me and he said that this 538 00:34:01,559 --> 00:34:04,599 show is sort of like a middle point between The 539 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:08,480 Pond and Jungle Jam, and I think he was spot 540 00:34:08,519 --> 00:34:11,719 on about that. The Pond, of course, another show that 541 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:16,159 focuses on animal characters, and so it's a really fun show. 542 00:34:16,199 --> 00:34:19,039 Production values are pretty good. You know, it's not super 543 00:34:19,079 --> 00:34:22,800 immersive cinematic sort of sound design, but it doesn't need 544 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:26,960 to be for something like this, and it's it's perfectly fine. 545 00:34:27,559 --> 00:34:31,239 It's fun. There are some really funny lines, the characters 546 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:35,400 are just goofy, we have all sorts of animals and 547 00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:40,599 it's just really really enjoyable and I think it is 548 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:45,280 worth checking out. So again that is Tails from Cottonwood Trails. 549 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:50,039 So that'll wrap up this overview review sort of thing, 550 00:34:50,559 --> 00:34:52,920 and let me know what you think about this format. 551 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:56,000 If you like me doing this where we don't do 552 00:34:56,079 --> 00:34:59,400 super deep dives but just give a brief synopsis of 553 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:02,800 each of these, let me know and we can do 554 00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:04,960 more of these, because there are still a lot more 555 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:07,480 shows that I have to listen to go through. I 556 00:35:07,559 --> 00:35:10,079 do want to try to weed through these shows that 557 00:35:10,119 --> 00:35:13,239 I find out about. Sometimes producers reach out to me 558 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:14,880 to let me know about them, sometimes I just come 559 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:18,920 across them. I have Google alerts set up for different 560 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:22,639 keywords relating to audio drama that I get notified about 561 00:35:22,639 --> 00:35:26,519 this stuff. So there's just a lot out there, and 562 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:28,360 I don't ever want to bring it a show to 563 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:31,119 you that I haven't checked out first to make sure 564 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:34,239 that it's going to be a clean show. And so 565 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:37,639 these are ones where while I haven't listened to every 566 00:35:37,679 --> 00:35:41,039 single episode of some of them, and others I've listened to, 567 00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:42,960 you know, the ones that are available now, but there 568 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:46,239 are more to come. But I feel fairly confident in 569 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,119 saying at this point, you know this it's worth going 570 00:35:49,159 --> 00:35:52,840 and looking into. And it's not a complete endorsement of 571 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:56,000 everything that they cover in every one of these shows, 572 00:35:56,079 --> 00:35:58,719 or that they might cover in future episodes, because I 573 00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:01,360 don't know, you know, most of these are producers that 574 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:04,599 I'm not familiar with, and so I'm just presenting them 575 00:36:04,639 --> 00:36:09,320 here in this overview sort of approach for your consideration. 576 00:36:09,599 --> 00:36:11,960 So again, let me know what you think of this format, 577 00:36:12,079 --> 00:36:14,079 if you like it, or if you don't like it, 578 00:36:14,679 --> 00:36:17,800 and we won't do it ever again. Let me know 579 00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:20,599 either way though, and of course all of these are 580 00:36:20,679 --> 00:36:23,960 linked up in the show notes. So what do you 581 00:36:24,039 --> 00:36:30,639 think of the show? Please leave your message after the. 582 00:36:30,639 --> 00:36:34,559 Speaker 1: Shown Hi, Audience Theater Central. Hey guys, this is awesome. 583 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:38,199 Speaker 2: Hell about j D Royan, Andrew Minum and Victoria. Now, 584 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:40,480 yesterday I received a letter from a big band. 585 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:43,519 Speaker 1: No time to try. I've got an email list another 586 00:36:43,639 --> 00:36:46,239 package for me today. No, it's actually just your mail. 587 00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:52,480 Speaker 2: Well, speaking of letting me know what you think, here 588 00:36:52,599 --> 00:36:55,320 is the segment for you to do that. If you'd 589 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:59,079 like to reach out, email us feedback at audiotheatercentral dot com, 590 00:36:59,199 --> 00:37:01,599 or comment on the show notes, or send a text 591 00:37:01,639 --> 00:37:04,199 message or give us a call to our feedback line 592 00:37:04,559 --> 00:37:09,800 six two three six eight eight two seven seven zero. Well, 593 00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:13,159 a few episodes ago, we got some feedback from Camden 594 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:17,519 about Jake Muller Adventures Blood. I had played a section 595 00:37:17,639 --> 00:37:20,239 of the trailer and Camden had reached out to let 596 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:23,880 us know that he was a bit surprised that we 597 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:26,920 were talking about a show that talked about vampires. So 598 00:37:27,079 --> 00:37:31,159 I addressed that feedback in episode two oh seven, and 599 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:34,840 he followed up after that episode and just let us 600 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:40,119 know that he listened to the feedback and he appreciated 601 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:46,599 us addressing his concerns and explaining exactly what Jake Muller 602 00:37:46,639 --> 00:37:49,599 Adventures is and what it's about. And in fact, he 603 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:54,360 did go and check out Jake Muller Adventures unidentified, and 604 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:56,960 so he said he understands a little bit more what 605 00:37:57,039 --> 00:37:58,400 that show is trying to do. 606 00:37:59,239 --> 00:37:59,360 Speaker 1: Uh. 607 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:04,440 Speaker 2: He says he's still personally not going to check out Blood, 608 00:38:04,639 --> 00:38:07,360 but he understands that that is a personal conviction. He 609 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:10,320 just doesn't feel like that's a decision that he wants 610 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:12,559 to make because of the content and some of the 611 00:38:12,559 --> 00:38:15,440 things that are depicted in that show. And I totally 612 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:19,039 get that. I understand that. I respect that. So, as 613 00:38:19,079 --> 00:38:21,559 I said at the time, you know, this is not 614 00:38:22,199 --> 00:38:26,119 a program Jake Muller Adventures. Blood is not one for 615 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:31,320 younger listeners. It's covering some really well first of all, 616 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:35,000 it's covering some weird, wacky stuff that really exists in 617 00:38:35,039 --> 00:38:39,320 the world today, and they're doing that intentionally, trying to 618 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:41,599 bring a light to some of the stuff that's going 619 00:38:41,639 --> 00:38:45,239 on in our world through the lens of a Christian perspective, 620 00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:48,880 but I understand that that's not going to be everyone's 621 00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:52,679 cup of tea, So that's totally totally fine, and I, 622 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:55,000 you know, we'll try to be more cognizant of that 623 00:38:55,639 --> 00:38:58,199 going forward to any trailers or clips that we might play. 624 00:38:59,239 --> 00:39:03,199 I've always had in my mind anyway, that I want 625 00:39:03,559 --> 00:39:07,079 anything that we talk about to be applicable for the 626 00:39:07,119 --> 00:39:09,239 family and not something you have to go cover the 627 00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:12,440 ears of the young ones if we talk about something 628 00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:16,039 that may be intended more for adults. But I do 629 00:39:16,159 --> 00:39:19,920 understand that everybody has different tolerances, and so yeah, we'll 630 00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:21,679 just make sure to keep that in mind a little 631 00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:24,679 more as we move forward. But thank you Camden for 632 00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:28,960 your follow up on that, and I really appreciate that. 633 00:39:29,679 --> 00:39:34,880 And Camden's comments had actually gotten some feedback from a 634 00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:38,079 few people who heard that episode where I addressed it, 635 00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:44,199 and Michael c and Blake Im responded to some of 636 00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:48,519 Camden's concerns about blood and they brought up focused on 637 00:39:48,519 --> 00:39:51,559 the family Radio theater's father Gilbert, and both of them 638 00:39:51,639 --> 00:39:57,400 mentioned Dead Air in particular, and how those episodes cover 639 00:39:57,519 --> 00:40:02,320 some really evil things as well. So even something that's 640 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:05,239 produced by focus on the family is not for every 641 00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:09,599 age group. It might be coming from a Christian worldview, 642 00:40:10,079 --> 00:40:13,480 but that doesn't mean that it's applicable or suitable for 643 00:40:13,559 --> 00:40:17,400 all ages. So yeah, and that brought about the whole 644 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:21,679 discussion of what really does family friendly mean? And we've 645 00:40:21,719 --> 00:40:24,639 talked about this in the past, and I think I 646 00:40:25,159 --> 00:40:30,480 mentioned it in that discussion as well. There's not really 647 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:35,119 a great term. You know, if you say clean, well 648 00:40:35,159 --> 00:40:38,679 that some people interpret that to mean it's only for kids, 649 00:40:39,639 --> 00:40:44,360 and that doesn't really apply. And so, you know, family friendly. 650 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:47,480 It's the closest term that I've been able to figure out. 651 00:40:47,519 --> 00:40:49,440 And so that's what we went with from the beginnings 652 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:52,280 of this show, and that's what I still use today, 653 00:40:52,639 --> 00:40:57,039 even though it's not the perfect descriptor. Michael points out 654 00:40:57,639 --> 00:41:01,199 in his feedback, family friendly means different things to different people. 655 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:04,000 I think what you mean by family friendly is content 656 00:41:04,039 --> 00:41:08,800 that does not violate Christian morals or a Christian worldview. Preferably, 657 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:11,159 this content will influence the listener to have a Christian 658 00:41:11,159 --> 00:41:14,639 worldview and Christian morals. Why not just say what you 659 00:41:14,719 --> 00:41:19,199 mean to avoid any confusion. Well, it's true that I 660 00:41:19,239 --> 00:41:22,199 don't want to promote any content that violates Christian morals 661 00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:26,920 or violates the Christian worldview. I don't necessarily think that 662 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:30,639 a prerequisite means that it needs to influence the listener 663 00:41:30,679 --> 00:41:33,800 to have a Christian worldview or Christian morals, because I 664 00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:36,199 think there are some shows that are just for fun 665 00:41:36,280 --> 00:41:41,360 and they don't necessarily have a biblical or overtly Christian 666 00:41:42,159 --> 00:41:45,719 message to them, and they're just fine. I mean, I 667 00:41:45,719 --> 00:41:49,199 think of some of the old time radio comedies or 668 00:41:49,559 --> 00:41:54,960 even our comedy show Greenhorn Tails. There's nothing that's inherently 669 00:41:55,079 --> 00:41:57,880 Christian about the content is just a show for fun. 670 00:41:58,639 --> 00:42:03,599 And so yeah, we've struggled with how to frame this, 671 00:42:03,719 --> 00:42:06,519 and again, family friendly is just the term that we've 672 00:42:06,559 --> 00:42:10,719 landed on because I don't want to necessarily exclude content 673 00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:13,760 that just because it doesn't have an overt Christian message, 674 00:42:13,800 --> 00:42:16,920 because that's you know, I don't think that that's a 675 00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:21,239 prerequisite for enjoying stuff. So it's tough. It's tough to 676 00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:23,719 figure out how to best do this. But if anybody 677 00:42:23,719 --> 00:42:28,760 else has any particular thoughts on this, I would be 678 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:32,639 open to hearing from that. So thanks to Blake and 679 00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:36,239 to Michael for chiming in on that discussion. Really appreciated 680 00:42:36,239 --> 00:42:40,199 and hearing their thoughts on that. Also, David Hilder said, 681 00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:44,000 in regards to that same episode, interesting discussion on the 682 00:42:44,079 --> 00:42:47,239 term family friendly audio drama. I don't believe audio drama 683 00:42:47,320 --> 00:42:49,480 needs to be appropriate for all ages in order to 684 00:42:49,519 --> 00:42:53,199 be good. While listening to another podcast called Fantastical Truth, 685 00:42:53,639 --> 00:42:56,880 I first heard the term wholesome audio drama. They discussed 686 00:42:56,920 --> 00:42:58,960 how it could be a potential replacement for the term 687 00:42:59,039 --> 00:43:04,480 family friendly. So to address that, yes, I've definitely heard that. 688 00:43:04,559 --> 00:43:07,239 The problem that I have, and maybe it's just a 689 00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:10,079 me problem, but the problem I have with the word 690 00:43:10,119 --> 00:43:14,840 wholesome is that I'm seeing it way overused online these days, 691 00:43:15,039 --> 00:43:17,360 and people are using it and applying it to things 692 00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:23,360 that are, from my point of view, undeniably unwholesome because 693 00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:29,199 they are in direct opposition to basic biblical principles, and 694 00:43:29,320 --> 00:43:31,920 they're calling these things wholesome. If you look in comments 695 00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:36,320 sections on content online these days, you'll see all kinds 696 00:43:36,360 --> 00:43:39,679 of people saying posting comments like oh that is so 697 00:43:39,800 --> 00:43:46,159 wholesome or whatever. And because of that overuse and misapplication 698 00:43:46,280 --> 00:43:49,119 of that word that has really seemed to be happening 699 00:43:49,159 --> 00:43:53,840 in the last few years. I don't personally care to 700 00:43:54,039 --> 00:43:56,760 use it, because I don't want any content that we're 701 00:43:56,760 --> 00:43:58,639 talking about to get grouped in with some of these 702 00:43:58,679 --> 00:44:02,000 other things that people are calling wholesome that aren't. And 703 00:44:02,079 --> 00:44:05,119 so again maybe it's just a me problem, but that's 704 00:44:05,599 --> 00:44:08,559 why I don't personally think I would use that term 705 00:44:08,679 --> 00:44:11,480 wholesome audio drama. And it's a shame that that word 706 00:44:11,599 --> 00:44:16,760 has sort of gotten corrupted in my view, But I 707 00:44:16,800 --> 00:44:19,000 would not have a problem with other people if they 708 00:44:19,079 --> 00:44:21,960 want to use that term. It's just probably not the 709 00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:26,400 direction I'm going to go in. And David also said, 710 00:44:26,599 --> 00:44:29,199 I hope more audio dramas get made for mature audiences, 711 00:44:29,199 --> 00:44:31,400 and I think it's possible to do so without crossing 712 00:44:31,400 --> 00:44:35,000 the line into unwholesome content. And I totally agree. And 713 00:44:36,280 --> 00:44:39,199 this is something that we've talked about for years and 714 00:44:39,599 --> 00:44:42,840 wanting more content that is made for an older age demographic, 715 00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:46,960 and so Jake Moore Adventures is doing that. Yes, it 716 00:44:47,039 --> 00:44:50,960 might be considered edgy by some and not applicable to 717 00:44:51,039 --> 00:44:55,440 all ages, that's fine, and I also think that there 718 00:44:55,519 --> 00:44:59,760 can be content made for older listeners that doesn't have 719 00:44:59,840 --> 00:45:02,320 to go that direction either. It doesn't have to go 720 00:45:03,239 --> 00:45:06,519 quite as far as Jake Muller does, they are doing 721 00:45:06,599 --> 00:45:10,119 it for a specific reason and with a specific mission 722 00:45:10,159 --> 00:45:13,599 and goal in mind with that series, But I think 723 00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:17,000 it's possible to just have a great action adventure thriller 724 00:45:17,360 --> 00:45:22,360 sort of story for an older audience and not have 725 00:45:22,519 --> 00:45:27,199 to be delving into these deeply serious topics regarding you know, 726 00:45:27,960 --> 00:45:31,199 spiritual warfare and all this other kind of stuff. I 727 00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:33,599 quite enjoy those kinds of stories, but I think it's 728 00:45:33,639 --> 00:45:36,039 possible to do it without it. So there's room for 729 00:45:36,079 --> 00:45:39,000 all kinds of different content, I think, under this umbrella 730 00:45:39,119 --> 00:45:44,519 of clean, family friendly, wholesome, whatever label we want to 731 00:45:44,559 --> 00:45:50,199 put on it. We also heard from Jonathan s on 732 00:45:50,800 --> 00:45:53,679 episode two oh seven where I talked about this very 733 00:45:53,719 --> 00:45:56,840 issue Jake Muller, and he said, ditto to everything JD 734 00:45:56,960 --> 00:46:00,199 said about JMA Blood in this episode, it isn't amazinging 735 00:46:00,239 --> 00:46:02,400 audio drama, and the interview with Darby Kern and Mike 736 00:46:02,559 --> 00:46:05,840 Toouche about it was a highlight of this podcast series. 737 00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:09,920 So thank you for that feedback. Jonathan really appreciate that. 738 00:46:10,519 --> 00:46:12,719 Thank you to David as well. So much of this 739 00:46:12,800 --> 00:46:17,880 feedback was revolving around this issue of content that's maybe 740 00:46:17,920 --> 00:46:21,440 for an older audience, but is still clean and can 741 00:46:21,480 --> 00:46:25,039 still carry a Christian message. So that obviously touched a 742 00:46:25,159 --> 00:46:29,280 chord with people. And so again, if anybody has any 743 00:46:29,320 --> 00:46:32,000 more thoughts about this, definitely open to hearing from you. 744 00:46:33,519 --> 00:46:33,679 Speaker 3: Well. 745 00:46:33,679 --> 00:46:36,159 Speaker 2: Next up, a couple of pieces of feedback regarding episode 746 00:46:36,159 --> 00:46:41,519 two oh eight, our interview with Jared Depesqual. Rose Beasley said, 747 00:46:41,679 --> 00:46:44,599 such a great episode. I've always wondered what the relationship 748 00:46:44,639 --> 00:46:47,239 between the sound designer and the composer was like, so 749 00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:49,519 it was neat to hear Jared touch on that. That 750 00:46:49,599 --> 00:46:51,400 is something I would love to hear talked about more 751 00:46:51,440 --> 00:46:53,880 in depth in terms of the process and collaboration on 752 00:46:53,960 --> 00:46:56,920 projects and how closely the sound design and music relate 753 00:46:56,960 --> 00:47:00,920 to each other. First of all, thank you the feedback rows, 754 00:47:01,079 --> 00:47:06,440 And yes, it's so interesting. This whole production process is 755 00:47:06,519 --> 00:47:09,599 fascinating to me, and I love hearing these creatives talk 756 00:47:09,639 --> 00:47:13,480 about their process. And the music and the sound design 757 00:47:13,559 --> 00:47:17,920 are separate elements, but they are so intertwined in a 758 00:47:17,960 --> 00:47:21,880 really good, really well produced audio drama that it's so 759 00:47:22,039 --> 00:47:26,000 important that those people are talking to each other. I think, 760 00:47:26,079 --> 00:47:29,519 for the most part, or the director slash producer has 761 00:47:29,559 --> 00:47:32,440 a really good idea of what direction to go in 762 00:47:33,039 --> 00:47:37,000 and can really lead both of those parties to create 763 00:47:37,039 --> 00:47:40,360 something that comes together nicely. So yeah, I love hearing 764 00:47:40,480 --> 00:47:42,760 that kind of stuff and I kind of want to 765 00:47:42,760 --> 00:47:44,559 do a little bit more that kind of thing on 766 00:47:44,639 --> 00:47:46,920 the show. So hopefully everybody else is enjoying that kind 767 00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:49,400 of content as well, because I do want to dive 768 00:47:49,440 --> 00:47:53,280 into that a little more going forward. And Bethany Baldsman 769 00:47:53,320 --> 00:47:55,639 also weighed in on that same episode with Jared and 770 00:47:55,679 --> 00:47:58,960 she said, great episode, super interesting to hear from. Jared 771 00:47:59,360 --> 00:48:01,639 gave some good insight even for me as a writer, 772 00:48:01,800 --> 00:48:04,800 that I can apply to my own creative life. And yes, 773 00:48:04,880 --> 00:48:07,639 I think that is so true, and I love that 774 00:48:08,239 --> 00:48:11,280 a lot of times we can listen to these insights 775 00:48:11,280 --> 00:48:14,880 from different creatives who are talking about things specific to 776 00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:19,039 their field, but the concepts, the overall overarching concepts that 777 00:48:19,079 --> 00:48:24,239 they're presenting and approaches to creativity can be applied to 778 00:48:24,599 --> 00:48:27,760 different disciplines and so if you listen with a very 779 00:48:27,760 --> 00:48:31,199 critical ear, you can pull out those little nuggets of 780 00:48:32,039 --> 00:48:35,280 workflow tips or whatever it might be that you can 781 00:48:35,320 --> 00:48:38,280 apply to whatever it is you're doing in your own 782 00:48:38,440 --> 00:48:43,960 creative pursuits. Daniel Roth also weighed in on the Jared episode, 783 00:48:43,960 --> 00:48:46,400 and he said, I loved listening to Jared talk about music. 784 00:48:46,920 --> 00:48:49,559 I myself love film scores and it's so fun to 785 00:48:49,599 --> 00:48:51,679 hear a composer talk about his process and where he 786 00:48:51,719 --> 00:48:54,800 gets his inspiration from. I heard him teach at Sonicon 787 00:48:54,880 --> 00:48:58,119 twenty twenty three and it was excellent. His music is 788 00:48:58,159 --> 00:49:01,000 beautiful and I love listening to it. Also, I love 789 00:49:01,039 --> 00:49:03,159 what he said about Howard Shore and about how the 790 00:49:03,239 --> 00:49:06,119 music for the film can still stand out and are 791 00:49:06,239 --> 00:49:09,119 great even if the movie isn't as great. I found 792 00:49:09,159 --> 00:49:11,280 this to be the case listening to the Score with 793 00:49:11,440 --> 00:49:14,440 edmund Stone and I had never heard of that, but 794 00:49:14,519 --> 00:49:19,559 apparently The Score is a radio program that goes behind 795 00:49:19,599 --> 00:49:25,280 the scenes for different film scores. And yeah, that's definitely true. 796 00:49:25,800 --> 00:49:27,519 I think Jared and I even talked a little bit 797 00:49:27,559 --> 00:49:31,760 about that in that conversation, that some of his music, 798 00:49:32,039 --> 00:49:35,280 actually much of his music I think is just enjoyable 799 00:49:35,280 --> 00:49:38,719 to listen to on its own. And I also listen 800 00:49:38,760 --> 00:49:41,719 to a lot of film scores. I mean never see 801 00:49:41,800 --> 00:49:43,719 the films that I just come across them. Sometimes they 802 00:49:43,719 --> 00:49:46,599 get recommended in my music app and so I listened 803 00:49:46,599 --> 00:49:48,719 to them or somebody else recommends them, and so I 804 00:49:48,760 --> 00:49:52,760 listen to them, and they stand on their own. They're 805 00:49:52,760 --> 00:49:56,400 great to listen to. I listen to instrumental music a 806 00:49:56,440 --> 00:50:00,239 lot as I'm writing or working around the house sometimes, 807 00:50:00,960 --> 00:50:02,599 but a lot a lot of times when I'm writing, 808 00:50:02,639 --> 00:50:06,159 I listen to instrumental music and I just find it, 809 00:50:06,800 --> 00:50:09,880 i don't know, invigorating in a certain way. And so 810 00:50:10,119 --> 00:50:13,679 I love listening to two scores. And as Jared said, 811 00:50:13,800 --> 00:50:16,079 that's always a bonus when it can stand on its own, 812 00:50:16,119 --> 00:50:18,079 that's not the goal. The goal is for it to 813 00:50:18,079 --> 00:50:23,239 support the story, and so it's an integral part of 814 00:50:23,760 --> 00:50:28,679 the overall package, the overall presentation of the story. You know, 815 00:50:28,679 --> 00:50:29,880 we don't want it to get in the way of 816 00:50:29,920 --> 00:50:33,480 the story. We don't want it to take a you know, 817 00:50:33,679 --> 00:50:37,480 a real far back seat where it's like unnoticeable either. 818 00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:41,239 So that's the struggle, or that's the balance that the 819 00:50:41,239 --> 00:50:43,599 composer is trying to strike, and then the sound designer 820 00:50:43,679 --> 00:50:47,800 as they're mixing things, trying to keep it all where everything, 821 00:50:47,840 --> 00:50:51,519 all the elements are complimenting each other and not fighting 822 00:50:51,559 --> 00:50:54,440 with one another, but the story is still at the forefront. 823 00:50:54,519 --> 00:50:58,199 So yeah, music is such a great part of audio drama, 824 00:50:58,320 --> 00:51:02,079 and I I know that there are some producers that 825 00:51:02,159 --> 00:51:04,920 go super minimal on the music side of things. The 826 00:51:04,960 --> 00:51:08,400 BBC in particular, they don't always do a lot of 827 00:51:08,519 --> 00:51:11,159 music in some of their shows. They work with a 828 00:51:11,199 --> 00:51:15,400 lot of different writers and producers. So it probably unfair 829 00:51:15,480 --> 00:51:19,199 to state a blanket observation about all BBC productions because 830 00:51:19,199 --> 00:51:23,639 it's probably not quite true. But I think I think 831 00:51:23,679 --> 00:51:28,199 it's safe to say that generally the BBC takes more 832 00:51:28,239 --> 00:51:33,440 of a minimal approach to original music for audio drama. 833 00:51:33,519 --> 00:51:37,800 There's not always a ton of underscoring and things like 834 00:51:37,840 --> 00:51:42,679 that to support scenes, though that does happen, but you know, 835 00:51:42,840 --> 00:51:47,280 projects like Focus on the Family Radio Theater or Augustine 836 00:51:47,280 --> 00:51:49,880 Institute Radio Theater or lamp Lader Theater where there's a 837 00:51:49,960 --> 00:51:53,960 lot of music involved, and of course Adventures Odyssey it's 838 00:51:54,079 --> 00:51:58,760 such a big part of the story. And as a consumers, 839 00:51:58,840 --> 00:52:02,960 as a fan of audiodrama, I prefer those kinds of stories. 840 00:52:03,000 --> 00:52:06,519 I think it just makes them much richer, and so 841 00:52:06,599 --> 00:52:09,199 that would be my preference. But you know, it is 842 00:52:09,320 --> 00:52:13,719 possible to do a good audiodrama with minimal music. But anyway, 843 00:52:13,840 --> 00:52:16,920 thank you Daniel for your feedback. On the episode. Really 844 00:52:16,920 --> 00:52:20,960 appreciate that. And our final bit of feedback comes from Jane, 845 00:52:21,039 --> 00:52:23,559 as she said, I came across your podcast several weeks ago. 846 00:52:23,960 --> 00:52:26,079 The first episode I listened to was the last one 847 00:52:26,119 --> 00:52:28,679 you did for the year, and she is, of course 848 00:52:28,760 --> 00:52:32,159 referring to the December twenty twenty four episode, which is 849 00:52:32,440 --> 00:52:36,239 probably not the best one to start with, but I'm 850 00:52:36,280 --> 00:52:39,039 glad she's stuck with it. You know, this is something 851 00:52:39,159 --> 00:52:42,159 I tell my podcasting clients all the time. You really 852 00:52:42,239 --> 00:52:44,719 need to try to bring your a game every single episode, 853 00:52:44,760 --> 00:52:48,519 because every episode is going to be somebody's first episode, 854 00:52:49,519 --> 00:52:52,559 and so I try to keep that in mind myself. 855 00:52:52,800 --> 00:52:55,199 I don't I don't like to say do as I say, 856 00:52:55,239 --> 00:52:58,000 not as I do, and I try to practice what 857 00:52:58,039 --> 00:53:01,679 I preach. But that was a very different sort of episode. 858 00:53:01,719 --> 00:53:05,280 It was sort of a break the mold episode and 859 00:53:05,280 --> 00:53:07,159 then I got a little personal at the end there. 860 00:53:07,239 --> 00:53:11,360 So probably not the best one to start with, but hey, 861 00:53:12,199 --> 00:53:16,199 she enjoyed it, and she also included in her email 862 00:53:16,280 --> 00:53:20,519 some very very kind and encouraging words that I'm not 863 00:53:20,559 --> 00:53:25,760 going to go into here, but I deeply deeply appreciated that, Jane, 864 00:53:25,760 --> 00:53:28,719 So thank you very much for your message, But she 865 00:53:28,800 --> 00:53:31,960 also said, I've heard you refer to Soniccon. Do you 866 00:53:32,039 --> 00:53:35,559 know if there will be one this year? The answer 867 00:53:35,719 --> 00:53:38,920 is no, I don't know that if there will be 868 00:53:38,960 --> 00:53:41,920 one in twenty twenty five, though I think at this 869 00:53:42,079 --> 00:53:46,840 point it might be a little unlikely. That's the way 870 00:53:46,880 --> 00:53:49,559 it's looking. I'm going to try to get some more 871 00:53:49,559 --> 00:53:51,960 information on that as soon as possible to share with you, 872 00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:55,119 because I know that people have calendars to try to schedule, 873 00:53:55,199 --> 00:53:56,719 especially if it's going to be at the end of 874 00:53:56,719 --> 00:53:59,079 the year near the holidays. You've got to get that 875 00:53:59,119 --> 00:54:03,519 stuff booked at and so the earlier you can get 876 00:54:03,559 --> 00:54:05,960 the notice, the easier it will be to be able 877 00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:08,559 to attend. So I want to try to get that 878 00:54:08,599 --> 00:54:11,880 information out as soon as possible. But I think it's 879 00:54:11,920 --> 00:54:16,159 looking unlikely at this point for twenty twenty five, but 880 00:54:16,199 --> 00:54:19,360 that could change. I don't know for certain now. If 881 00:54:19,400 --> 00:54:21,079 you are listening, not just Jane, but if you are 882 00:54:21,119 --> 00:54:24,559 listening and you haven't been to Sonicon and you were 883 00:54:24,920 --> 00:54:27,199 hoping to go this year, or if you have been 884 00:54:27,239 --> 00:54:29,519 to previous sonicons and you were hoping to go this year, 885 00:54:30,199 --> 00:54:34,639 head over to the website Sonicdashcon dot org. Reach out 886 00:54:34,679 --> 00:54:37,000 to them and let them know what it is about 887 00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:40,719 the event that you were looking forward to. If you 888 00:54:40,760 --> 00:54:42,800 have attended in the past, what are the things that 889 00:54:42,840 --> 00:54:46,280 you really appreciated about the event, whatever, you can give 890 00:54:46,320 --> 00:54:50,719 them some feedback so they know that this is something 891 00:54:50,719 --> 00:54:55,880 that people still want. Well. Thank you so much to 892 00:54:56,039 --> 00:54:59,280 Jane and Daniel and Bethanien Rose and Jonathan and David 893 00:54:59,760 --> 00:55:04,719 and Blake and Michael and Camden for your feedback. I've 894 00:55:04,800 --> 00:55:07,960 said it before, but I love hearing from you. The 895 00:55:08,000 --> 00:55:13,960 ATC community, the audio drama community is a great, great community. 896 00:55:14,000 --> 00:55:15,599 Some of the best people I've ever met in my 897 00:55:15,719 --> 00:55:21,599 life are the creatives and fans of this community of 898 00:55:21,599 --> 00:55:27,360 family friendly audio drama in particular, and I'm very grateful 899 00:55:27,800 --> 00:55:30,440 to be a part of it. So again, thank you 900 00:55:30,440 --> 00:55:33,440 to everybody for your feedback. 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