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by Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason
Greater Boston is a bi-monthly full-cast audio drama that blends the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man for whom the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the world, he has irrevocably changed it.Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason.A production of ThirdSight Media LLC.
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- 3 days ago22 min
Presenting: Metra, a Climate Revolution with Songs
Hey Pals, We’ve been pretty hard at work behind the scenes writing season 5 of Greater Boston, but while we don’t have anything to officially announce quite yet, we’re excited to introduce you to another podcast we loved: Metra, a Climate Revolution with Songs by married couple team Emily & Ned Hartford. Metra E1 - Let the Story Begin Meet the Tree Nymph Chorus. Don't worry, they'll guide you through the story. We begin at the end, in 2045--facing down a line of armed security forces at the edge of the Bubbles. And then, we jump back to 2015 and a remote Greek island. An ancient tree nymph recruits the central player in her climate revolution. They begin a dangerous journey. Songs: "Welcome From the Nymphs" "Back to the Past" "Cori, Come Near" "Cascade" Written by Emily and Ned Hartford Music and Lyrics by Ned Hartford Dialogue Directed by Emily Hartford Produced by MythMakers Media Featuring: Jeannette Bayardelle, Cherrye J. Davis, Fred Inkley, Corinna Schulenburg, Alia Munsch, Cristina Obando Sanchez, Sierra Rein, Luke Wyngarden, William Peden, Matthew Trumbull, Corey Allen, and Stephanie Willing. Sound Editing and Design; Instrumentation Arranged and Performed; Vocals Arranged; and all Audio Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Ned Hartford Follow the show: https://pod.link/1843713183 IG and Bluesky: @metrathemusical metrathemusical.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Dec 16, 202524 min
Presenting: Christmas Diner
SHOW NOTES: Presenting: CHRISTMAS DINER ALL I WANT Hi Friends! This week, we’re excited to introduce you to a new holiday satire from our friends over at Good Pointe Productions: Christmas Diner. Welcome to The Golden Griddle Diner, open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, where this Christmas, patrons Alex and Holly await the phone call that will change their lives forever, Reggie and Kathy get to work, and Buster, an unstable man longing for abandoned holiday traditions, decides to take them all hostage in order to get what he wants. Support this team on Patreon here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Dec 2, 202531 min
Presenting: UN-TITLED
MIDDLE-AGED Hi Friends! This week, we’re excited to introduce you to UN-TITLED, an Arthurian Medieval sitcom on the Fable & Folly Network. UN-TITLED follows Faylin, a middle-aged squire, having a midlife crisis in the Middle Ages. In short, he’s too olde for this shit. Old with an e. The show follows the anti-hero scheming to get promoted to a knighthood, all while fending off an annoying wunderkind on the rise - the future King Arthur. Learn more about the show here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Oct 14, 202524 min
Presenting: Not Quite Dead
Presenting: Not Quite Dead, Chapter 1 Hi Friends! This week, we’re excited to introduce you to NOT QUITE DEAD, a show about vampires from our friends over at Hanging Sloth Studios. In it, Alfie, a former A&E nurse, struggles to navigate the vampire world after his vampire boyfriend, Casper, goes missing. Both Alfie and Casper’slives hang in the balance, but there’s a broader mystery at playLearn more about the show here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sep 30, 202531 min
Presenting: Remnants
Presenting: Remnants, Chapter 1 Hi Friends! This week, we’re excited to introduce you to REMNANTS, a gripping dark fantasy thriller audio drama from our friends over at Hanging Sloth Studios. The series follows the mysterious Apprentice as he learns how to read remnants under the frustrating supervision of Sir. Remnants are seemingly innocuous objects – a broken pocket watch; a steel thimble; a silk scarf – but when the Apprentice looks closely, he sees how each one holds the remnants of someone’s life story. Learn more about the show here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 19, 202536 min
Presenting: Josie's Lonely Hearts Club
Josie's Lonely Hearts Club On-air, Josie Heller mends the broken hearts of a weekly collection of hilarious improvisers. Off-air, listeners eavesdrop on the life of Josie’s secret identity: hapless, neurotic Joanne Holtzinger, as she and her producer Frank navigate the pitfalls of love and fame. Josie's features Dropout’s Ross Bryant, Hannahpocalypse’s Abigail Turner, Civilized’s Kristi Bolton, Jessie Cannizzaro of Leylines, Kyle Prue, Hal Lublin and James Urbaniak. Their new story editor is Fawx & Stallion’s own Lauren Grace Thompson. In this extra-special tandem episode, Josie and Dr. Mark lead a dual advice panel at none other than C.R.U.S.H. that tests their working relationship in more ways than one. Along for the ride are a bard with equestrian troubles, a co-parrot-parent, a greasy skink-girl, and someone who's looking for love in all the wrong shelters. Callers included the talents of Miranda Warzel, Neill Fleming, Dana DeRuyck, and Meghan Falcone. Featuring Shawn Ahmed as Dr. Mark. Story editor: Aliza Brugger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jul 8, 202512 min
Presenting: The Perfect Sentence
The Perfect Sentence is an audio fiction concept album written by Jeff Van Dreason and Oliver Morris (Kane and Feels). It's coming out on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and other music streaming services on Friday, July 11th. There will be an online listening party on July 10th at 10pm EST. Click here to register for the Zoom event. Click here to purchase the album from Bandcamp and gain access to three songs now before the official release date! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jun 10, 202517 min
Presenting: Exercises in Sound
PRESENTING: Exercises in Sound, an exploration of narrative sound design Written and sound designed by Alexander Danner and directed by James Oliva. Performed by Jordan Higgs and Jordan Stillman. Theme music by Katherine Seaton. Tile art by Sam Twardy. Exercises in Sound is inspired by Raymond Queaneau's Exercises in Style and Matt Madden's 99 Ways to tell a story , which conducted similar experiments in the forms of prose fiction and comics respectively. Funded in part by by grants from HartLife NFP and Emerson College. Find transcripts online at ExercisesinSound.com. For news and updates subscribe to the ThirdSight Media newsletter . Exercises in Sound is a ThirdSight Media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
About Greater Boston
Greater Boston is a bi-monthly full-cast audio drama that blends the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man for whom the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the world, he has irrevocably changed it.Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason.A production of ThirdSight Media LLC.
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