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Greater Boston Fable and Folly Network
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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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Episode 39: Good Morning Greater Boston - Part 1
PRODUCTION
Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with production assistance from T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
This season of Greater Boston was recorded in large part at The Bridge Sound and Stage in Cambridge, MA, with recording engineers Javier Lom and Alex Allinson.
CAST
This episode featured:
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him)
Alexander Danner as The Narrator(he/him)
Jordan Higgs as Cheese Robots
Sam Musher as Emily Bespin (she/her)
Michael Melia as Philip West (he/him)
Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her)
Briggon Snow as Ben Affleck (he/him)
Richard Penner as Thomas Thomas (he/him)
Kenny Fuentes as Bruce Bosley (he/him)
Jordan Cobb as Valiance Johnson (she/her)
Ben Flaumenhaft as Uriah Connoly (he/him)
Ester Ellis as Vincenzo Wellington (he/him)
Ian DePriest As Brian Brown (he/him)
Sawyer Greene as Frankie (he/him)
Sophie Borjón as Lucia (she/her)
Giancarlo Herrera as Ernesto (he/him)
Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)
Jim Johanson as Rusty (he/him)
and Zach Valenti as Matt Damon (he/him)
MUSIC
Charlie on the MTA recorded by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede
Improvisation in D by Tate Peterson
Eine Kleine Teknomusik by Dirk Tiede
Child Grove by Emily Peterson, Adrienne Howard, and Dirk Tiede
Charlie on the MTA Chiptune by Neil Johnson
Transcripts are available at GreaterBostonShow.com
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CONTENT NOTES
Strong Language
Imprisonment
Reference to sexism
Reference to mass eviction
Police action & arrest
Alcohol
Maternal absence & guilt
Loud noise (scrambled radio)
Scatalogical humor
The Saddest Ben Affleck
Reference to Mark Wahlberg
Improper use of a hat
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Episode 39.2: Good Morning Greater Boston - Part 2
PRODUCTION
Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with production assistance from T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
This season of Greater Boston was recorded in large part at The Bridge Sound and Stage in Cambridge, MA, with recording engineers Javier Lom and Alex Allinson.
CAST
This episode featured:
Jordan Higgs as Cheese Robots and Ethan Bespin (he/him)
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him)
Alexander Danner as The Narrator (he/him)
Richard Penner as Thomas Thomas (he/him)
Mario Da Rosa Jr as Isaiah Powell (he/him)
Briggon Snow as Ben Affleck (he/him)
Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her)
Zach Valenti as Matt Damon (he/him)
Mike Linden as Wendell Jorgenson (he/him)
Todd Faulkner as Judge Stone H. Anderson (he/him)
Julia Morizawa as Omi Ogawa (she/her)
James Capobianco as Professor Chelmsworth and Freed Friend Poletti (he/him - both)
Ester Ellis as Vincenzo Chelmsworth (he/him)
Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)
Kristen DiMercurio as Nichole Fonzerelli (she/her)
Sam Musher as Emily Bespin (she/her)
and Michael Melia as Phillip West. - Yes. He's in this just as one of three people saying "oof!" (he/him)
MUSIC
Charlie on the MTA recorded by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede
Circus Music and Tam Lin Set by Emily Peterson, Adrienne Howard, and Dirk Tiede
Drums by Jim Johanson
Transcripts are available at GreaterBostonShow.com
You can support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/GreaterBoston
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This episode was made available through generous contributions to our Season 4 Indiegogo campaign. Please consider contributing at Indiegogo.
CONTENT NOTES
Strong Language
Imprisonment
References to racism (institutionalized and specific)
Reference to mass eviction
Loud noise (scrambled radio)
Scatalogical humor
Reference of Gigli
Earnest sewing monologues
The horrid obviousness of our corrupt criminal justice system
The fact that the 13th Amendment legalizes slavery through the imprisonment loophole
The industrial military complex and just prisons in general
References to the police
References to refugees
Spousal neglect and cruelty
Bonding over tension rods
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Mini-Episode: Farewell Letters, Currently Unopened
Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with support from TH Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. This episode was written and sound designed by Jeff van Dreason.
This episode features:
Josh Rubino as Bernie the mail carrier
Kelly McCabe as nice stamatis
Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez
And Michael Melia as Phillip west
Charlie on the MTA whistled by josh Rubino
Transcripts available at greaterbostonshow.com
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Content Warnings:
Discussion of near death.
Discussion of a federal crime.
Delayed dissatisfaction.
A character using an obvious spur of the moment alias and completely caught doing so.
Heavy foreshadowing.
No music. Only foley.
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Episode 40: Over, Under, Around, and Through
Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with help from T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
This episode was written and sound designed by Jeff Van Dreason.
Dialogue editing by Bob Raymonda.
CAST
This episode featured:
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him)
Alexander Danner as Narrator (he/him)
Michael Melia as Philip West (he/him)
Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)
Clare Lopez as Pauline (she/her)
Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon (he/him)
Rocky Goldman as Jamie (she/her)
Gaby Hall as Penny (they/them)
Kristen DiMercurio as Nichole Fonzerelli (she/her)
Lowell Fleming As Reporter 1 (he/him)
Jordan Kalina As Repooooooorter Twoooooo (he/him)
Sam Musher as Emily Bespin (she/her)
James Oliva as Michael Tate (he/him)
Cornelius Mohr as Sean from Brockton (he/him)
Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez (she/her)
and James Capobianco as Freed Friend Poletti (he/him)
MUSIC
Charlie on the MTA by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede
On Questions of Responsibility (Act II), Golden Rivers and Points (Act III), and Message for Garcia by Lloyd Rodgers
SUPPORT
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CONTENT NOTES
Strong Language
Excessive Interning
Slow Motion Speaking (sorry Cindy Canning)
Scrying and Crying
Themes of abandonment and loneliness
Chaotic work environment
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Mini-Episode: Encounter at Farpoint
Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with help from T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
This mini-episode was written and sound designed by Jeff Van Dreason.
Dialogue editing by Bob Raymonda.
CAST
This episode featured:
Jessica Washington as Isabelle Powell (she/her)
and Summer Unsinn as Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)
MUSIC
Charlie on the MTA by Dirk Tiede and Emily Petersen
Greater Boston Star Wagon Theme by Eli Mcilveen
SUPPORT
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at patreon.com/greaterboston
Contact
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CONTENT NOTES
Bonding
Healing
Star Trek references
A summation of this entire series with the description of a not great Star Trek series pilot
A ThirdSightMedia Production
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Episode 41: Wake Word
Content Notes at end.
PRODUCTION
Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with help from T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
This episode was written and sound designed by Alexander Danner, with dialogue editing by Bob Raymonda.
Portions of this episode were recorded at The Bridge Sounds and Stage with recording engineers Javier Lom and Alex Alinson.
CAST
This episode featured:
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis and Cheese Robot
Alexander Danner as the Narrator
Mike Linden as Oliver West and Marlo
Bonnie Bogovitch as Infernal Machine
Terrell Worrell Jr. as the Legion Assistant
Rocky Goldman as Jamie
Gabby Hall as Penny
Jordan Higss as Ethan and Cheese Robot
Tanja Milojevich as Wanda McIntosh
Briggon Snow as Ben Affleck
Leslie Gideon as the Spectral Voice
Zach Valenti as Matt Damon
Ester Ellis as Vincenzo Wellington
Johanna Bodnyk as Mallory
and James Capobianco as Paul Montgomery Chelmsworth
MUSIC
Charlie on the MTA recorded by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede
Sheep on the Boat recorded by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson, and Dirk Tiede
Drums by Jim Johanson.
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Content Notes
Corporate surveillance
Reference to colonization
Benign home invasion
Unwelcomed nudity
Manipulative behavior
Malicious eviction
Use of the phrase “poop water”
Greater Boston is a ThirdSight Media Production
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Customer Reviews
One Of My Favorites
Absurd in the best ways possible, this show is mostly about community and the effects, knowingly and unknowingly, people have on each other's lives. Some great and fun stylistic storytelling, including: letters, recordings, Google calendars, monologues, narration, and real-world interviews. Weaves together the storylines of several distinct characters and makes them and their dynamics interesting and memorable. Not exclusively a comedy, but one of the funniest podcasts I've listened to. Balances humor (ex. a kidnapping scene in which the kidnappers, victim, and a ghost argue over how to pluralize 'hippopotamus') and emotional storylines (dealing with grief and systemic racism).
The best at EVERYTHING.
Best quirkiness in a storyline, supreme overall voice acting, perfect sound design (ex:the vacuum tube and stress squeezies), writing wizardry. AND new season coming soon!!! Take the time to catch up now!
Fascinating surreal podcast
It's a fun podcast with a surreal and deeply engaging plot.