Jon and Stephen Recorded Readings

Stephen A. Roddewig

No ads. Ever. Stephen writes them. Jon narrates them. You listen to them? Limited run fiction series with seasons themed around different genres (history, humor, horror). New episodes air weekly for the duration of a season. Credits: - Voice narration by Jonathan Kilgore - Stories written by Stephen A. Roddewig unless otherwise noted - Cover photo by Matt Botsford and licensed through Unsplash All copyrights belong with their respective creators

  1. S3 Bonus: Dwellers of the Underworld

    10/31/2025 · BONUS

    S3 Bonus: Dwellers of the Underworld

    For this bonus addition to Season 3, we present two additional stories for your listening pleasure, neither long enough to warrant its own episode and together… still not long enough to be considered a true episode. Thus we present a bonus helping of comedy to go along with the main course we have presented over the past eight regular episodes. You’re welcome. The unifying theme for our pair of vignettes is the underworld. Our first story features a private detective in touch with the seedier side of the city, the one concealed from the sight of more civilized society. Our second story centers on an unlikely protagonist and the wraith that has emerged from the shadows only to meet its match in a man with a f****d-up knee and zero f***s left to give. Plus, it’s Halloween, so why not end on a story about a shadow figure? View the original stories on Vocal to read along (ordered by appearance): “Privateyeism”: https://vocal.media/fiction/privateeyeism “A Far Greater Horror”: https://vocal.media/horror/a-far-greater-horrorCheck out Chapter 1 of A Bloody Business, a humorous rampage through history written by the same comedic genius and narrated by the same voice talent whose stylings you’ve heard in Season 3: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2I9qKhmGGhBBLfCQUcEcOg And, as always, please consider leaving a quick rating or review wherever you listen. Cover photo by Eduardo Mallmann and licensed through Unsplash.

    7 min
  2. S3 E5: Free Market Man vs. Communistress vs. Tariffs

    10/03/2025

    S3 E5: Free Market Man vs. Communistress vs. Tariffs

    For the fifth episode of Season 3, we have a triple header. That’s right, not just one, but three stories unified by theme and even recurring characters. That theme? Economic satire. Proceed at your own risk. You’ve been warned. For our first stop, a dastardly scheme unfolds against the innocent residents of Virginia and the supply-side economics they hold so dearly within their hearts. But can one well-intentioned retail worker spare his home state from destruction? Or will the automated help line stymy our villain’s nefarious plans all on its own? For the second stop, we turn our attention to the sworn enemy of Communistress, the Defender of Cash, Profit, and the Laissez Faire Way. That’s right, Free Market Man is here to save the day! For the third and final stop, Free Market Man returns to earn his anti-hero badge as the Defender of Soft Currency, Shareholder Value, and the Laissez Faire Way confronts an old foe, the dastardly shepherd of tariffs known as the Protectionist. View the original stories on Vocal to read along (ordered by appearance): “The Revolution will be assisted by the next available representative”: https://vocal.media/fiction/the-revolution-will-be-assisted-by-the-next-available-representative“Free Market Man”: https://vocal.media/fiction/free-market-man“Free Market Man Returns”: https://vocal.media/humor/free-market-man-returnsAnd, as always, please consider leaving a quick rating or review wherever you listen. Cover photo by Vladimir Solomianyi and licensed through Unsplash.

    14 min

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No ads. Ever. Stephen writes them. Jon narrates them. You listen to them? Limited run fiction series with seasons themed around different genres (history, humor, horror). New episodes air weekly for the duration of a season. Credits: - Voice narration by Jonathan Kilgore - Stories written by Stephen A. Roddewig unless otherwise noted - Cover photo by Matt Botsford and licensed through Unsplash All copyrights belong with their respective creators