10 episodes

Running a business is hard. Running a business alone in an old, haunted building is even harder. Janine didn’t know what she was getting herself into when she opened Prism - but with the help of Ryan (an astronomy professor with a useful knack) and Kale (an artist with a mind for marketing), she manages to stay aloft. Light Hearts follows the daily shenanigans of serving Prism’s customers, solving strange problems, and wrangling the occasional unexpected patron.

Light Hearts Caroline Mincks, Evan Tess Murray, Tal Minear

    • Fiction

Running a business is hard. Running a business alone in an old, haunted building is even harder. Janine didn’t know what she was getting herself into when she opened Prism - but with the help of Ryan (an astronomy professor with a useful knack) and Kale (an artist with a mind for marketing), she manages to stay aloft. Light Hearts follows the daily shenanigans of serving Prism’s customers, solving strange problems, and wrangling the occasional unexpected patron.

    Minisode: Holiday

    Minisode: Holiday

    As Prism winds down before the holiday break, Maine weather decides to keep the friends in place a little longer than planned.

    Transcript here.

    This episode was written and directed by Caroline Mincks, with script editing by Evan Tess Murray. Sound design and engineering were by Tal Minear and Caroline Mincks. Janine is played by Caroline, Ryan is Played by Evan Tess Murrary, and Kale is played by Tal. Music in this episode was made by John Bartman.

    Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr at lightheartspod, and visit our website at lightheartspod.carrd.co

    • 8 min
    Minisode: Halloween

    Minisode: Halloween

    Janine prepares for Halloween. The ghosts try to help.

    Transcript here.

    This episode was written and directed by Caroline Mincks. Sound design and engineering were by Tal Minear. Janine is played by Caroline, Ryan is Played by Evan Tess Murrary, and Kale is played by Tal.

    Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr at lightheartspod, and visit our website at lightheartspod.carrd.co

    • 5 min
    Minisode: Passing Through

    Minisode: Passing Through

    While on a case in Maine, Hughes stops for some sustenance at a lovely little queer community space called Prism. Surely it'll be a perfectly ordinary tea run...right?

    Transcript Here.

    This episode features Sophie Hughes as Hughes, Caroline Mincks as Janine, Tal Minear as Kale, and Evan Tess Murray as Ryan. This episode was written by Caroline and edited by Caroline and Tal.

    Follow Hughes and Mincks: Ghost Detectives on Twitter @HughesandMincks. Follow Sophie @SophsTakeNotes, Caroline @saucymincks, Tal @starplanes, and Evan @evantessuraea.

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    • 7 min
    Borrowing the Book with A. R. Olivieri

    Borrowing the Book with A. R. Olivieri

    An old friend of Ryan’s is in town for a weekend of outer space geekery - ahem, a CONFERENCE. A.R. Olivieri plays Aspen, an astrophysicist who has cracked the code of pulsar deceleration but not solved the secrets of the boomerang book. Meanwhile, a mysterious inhabitant of the kitchen wreaks havoc.

    Transcript here.

    Light Hearts is a joint project Tal Minear, Evan Tess Murrary, and Caroline Mincks. This episode was written by Caroline and Evan and directed by Caroline. Sound design and engineering were by Tal. This episode features A.R. Olivieri as Aspen. Janine is played by Caroline, Ryan is Played by Evan, and Kale is played by Tal. Additional sound effects by Brad Colbroock. Special thanks to Molly Burdick and Allan Cancinos for providing two of Aspen’s jokes.

    This episode features snippets of the song Elegy and Eulogy by Gavin Crockett (featured in Seen and Not Heard), the theme to Sidequesting (by Monplasir), the theme to Dining In The Void (by Benny James), the theme to Null/Void (both jazz and classic versions by Benny James), and the song Within Gravity by Trace Callahan (featured in This Planet Needs a Name). All other music in this episode is by Loyalty Freak Music.

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    • 22 min
    A Song for Airam

    A Song for Airam

    Here's Sawyer's song from episode 3, titled Million Things, as a standalone track for your enjoyment.

    Written and performed by Sawyer Greene, audio engineering by Trace Callahan.

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    • 3 min
    Writing the Story with Sawyer Greene

    Writing the Story with Sawyer Greene

    It's Kale's turn to play matchmaker while Janine puts on an open mic night and Ryan tries to understand a sad ghost. Featuring the vocal stylings of Sawyer Greene as Finn, a disaster in eyeliner.

    Light Hearts is a joint project of Tal Minear, Evan Tess Murray, and Caroline Mincks. This episode was written and directed by Evan. Sound design and engineering were by Tal Minear. This episode featured Sawyer Greene as Finn and Alexander Endymion Hernández Díaz as Airam. Janine was voiced by Caroline, Ryan was voiced by Evan, and Kale was voiced by Tal. The song in this episode is titled "Million Things" and is written and performed by Sawyer Greene. The poem in this episode is by Alexander Endymion Hernandez Diaz and Evan Tess Murray. Additional sound effects by Brad Colbroock.

    Transcript available here.

    Music in this episode was: early morning highway, sanctuary, hot cocoa, Nimbostratus, interstellar railway, Reading By An Open Window, lazy meadow, Purring In The Sunlight, Cumulus, waking dream, Ocean Song, Moon Song, later gator, BEACH DANCE, and Suburban Garage (Band Practice) by Louie Zong, and Going back home to save your friends by Komiku. Listen to and buy Louie Zong's music on bandcamp here, and find him on twitter @everydaylouie. Listen to and buy Komiku's music here.

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    • 33 min

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