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An improvised comedic storytelling podcast. Every episode is a brand new short story, and - as hard as it may be to believe - it's all made up on the spot. Hosted by Kevin Eastman and Ryan Kniel.

  1. 2024-12-23

    Ep. 52 - Invincible Leaves Fall Softly In My Heart

    Happy holidays! Kevin and Ryan are joined by special guest Ciaran Volke to spin you a festive yarn about a town plagued by lightning. Music used: “Santa’s Tricks” - Myuu Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=copExincAKU&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkI87bsPOQ2GdqCpRvtextbb&index=4  “Childhood” - Scott Buckley Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmXrHQENZ6A&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkI87bsPOQ2GdqCpRvtextbb&index=10

    51 min

  2. 2024-12-02

    Ep. 51 - Forest Dwellers Under the Cellars

    Hear the tale of Bark Bark, a small mouse with a mysterious past, who is travelling through Rotter's Glade, the domain of the Under King. He encounters many creatures, both friend and foe, along the journey - but will he survive nightfall? Music used:  “For Tomorrow” - SavfkMusic Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh2u7aSxYIU&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkKU3x5JNjGZBXffi84I2nI “Good Day to Die” Miguel Johnson Music powered by BreakingCopyright:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_k-RQA7lBE&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkLiR-gmzeFGY1S-10Ur0wso

    52 min

  3. 2024-11-18

    Ep. 50 - Find Five Other Suitors

    Sharing spectacular! Kevin's favourite board game, Ryan's recent hobby. And a young woman about to make a big decision takes some strange advice from her eccentric mother.

    40 min

  4. 2024-11-12

    Ep. 49 - Crunching Lizards Makes My Soul Hard

    A man named Lenny is being treated at the doctor for a most curious ailment. Let's hope it isn't gradually explained as a narrative parallel to the moral. Music used: Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending

    27 min

  5. 2024-11-04

    Ep. 48 - The Dark Fall

    On the brink of war, a father bids his son farewell, perhaps for the last time. But the son has more to say than the father bargained on. Like, way more.

    30 min

  6. 2024-10-21

    Ep. 47 - Six Slackers In Trouble

    Two unlikely friends need to team up to escape detention, and just maybe they'll learn a lesson or two along the way. Also don't steal people's insulin.

    35 min

  7. 2024-10-14

    Ep. 46 - Forever Winding My Gear

    An ordinary man makes watches, in a barley field in Idaho. But he doesn't realize the danger that lurks just beneath his feet, or that he's being watched by Leonardo DiCaprio. Music used:  “The Way to You” - SapajouMusic powered by BreakingCopyright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7B4BDyCV_U&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkLni7zxyc-hWD72xhTlbk34&index=4  “I Can’t Stop” - Punch Deck Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8dQom73-Fc&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkJ0thUypSlonFr1cgJdtiLj&index=4  “Six Coffin Nails” - Kerosene Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNlTYQC67q4&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkJ0thUypSlonFr1cgJdtiLj&index=2  Main Theme - The Twilight Zone Main Theme - History Channel

    36 min

  8. 2024-10-07

    Ep. 45 - Squeeze Me Until I Pop

    Patricia Bags lives a lonely life, in a cabin, in the rain, on what can be assumed to be the west coast of Vancouver Island? I dunno, we don't specify. But as she reminisces about the fast life she used to lead, a knock at the door changes everything. Music used: “Helen 2” - Nikos Spiliotis Music powered by BreakingCopyright:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig2LiJBriR4&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkIviWiMcjJkt1urg8ky-xrZ

    33 min
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An improvised comedic storytelling podcast. Every episode is a brand new short story, and - as hard as it may be to believe - it's all made up on the spot. Hosted by Kevin Eastman and Ryan Kniel.

Information

  • Creator
    Verbal Components
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    54
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Verbal Components
  • Show Website
    The Platform