Still in Greenland, Thomas Edward M spends a sleepless night cursing the noisy icebergs near his home. Relaxing Blue Dot Sessions music makes Thomas's mind wander. He reflects on his recent dreams, investigates the Atlas Absurda podcast, and shares what he knows about the mysterious graffiti artist known as Digby. More about Slumberland at this link. Britte Thynoire performed by Angela Yih Angela is a creative force behind the audio drama podcast Residents of Proserpina Park. Please dive into th...
Jun 18, 2025•18 min•Season 10Ep. 128
Thomas Edward M the freelance soundman disappeared from Slumberland Island. His current whereabouts are now revealed, and Oblivia Newton-Baum has come to visit. More about Slumberland at this link. The tracks Burned From Above, Grease Cannon, Ile on Grentham and Sienna's Regression by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) Additional music by Alex Productions, Audiorezout, and Dee Yan-Key. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: joelaudio,danis-chapon,yuval...
May 31, 2025•16 min•Season 10Ep. 127
A special investigator arrives in Slumberland to prove it's all about the interconnections. At long last some light gets shed on the mysterious disappearances of Thomas Edward M, Omar Evanston and others. But every answer reveals more questions, all of them forming an intricate web woven by enigmatic members of an organization called The Crimson Cobweb Faction. More about Slumberland at this link. Stavra Montinero performed by Addie Nofal Addie is a SWANA/MENA and Latine voice actor based in Chi...
May 05, 2025•50 min•Season 10Ep. 126
A kindly mysterious gentleman enjoys stories about Slumberland and its residents. It'd be most excellent if you'd spread the word about Slumberland by sharing links to this episode. And please tell Slumberland about it! In return, you will be thanked in some way, shape or form. More about Slumberland at this link. "5 Ghosts I" by Nine Inch Nails appears courtesy the creative commons license BY-NC-SA The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: sacredmatt and ny...
Apr 30, 2025•1 min•Season 9Ep. 125
Tomas Anonymous and Chip Woode are trapped inside a sound recording studio with a strange robot forcing them to narrate imaginary music videos. The only way to escape this monotony is inter-dimensional time-space travel! Follow along to hear music by a doppelganger Devo band plus a trailer for the Limbo Calling podcast. More about Slumberland at this link. This Slumberland version of the Devo song "Shrivel Up" comes with apologies to Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerry Casale. This new version's music w...
Jan 17, 2025•19 min•Season 9Ep. 124
The Kopi Joe Coffee Company, once a small start-up in Slumberland, is now a global brand with a niche following. Owner Oskar Mielardeaux makes a webcam call to Tomas Anonymous, to check out the new "Cozy LoFi Kopi Joe" video streaming service. More about Slumberland at this link. Oskar Mielardeaux performed by Nick Sleeper. Hire Nick for your voice project at fiverr Songs by Cloudwarmer appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Cloudwarmer music at Bandcamp one // nine /...
Dec 19, 2024•8 min•Season 9Ep. 123
A mysterious foreign investor wants to purchase the entire islet called "Fleabite" that sits near Slumberland. Tomas needs to learn more about Lozar Antonai and his intentions. This episode's alternate title: "Zaroff, Volkov & the Wizard of Baum" (American Authors Series, Volume 2) More about Slumberland at this link. Oskar Mielardeaux performed by Nick Sleeper. Hire Nick for your voice project at fiverr The songs A Portal of Sorts // Breathe In Breathe Out // Don't Trust Your Memory are by ...
Nov 22, 2024•17 min•Season 9Ep. 122
Tomas takes the secret staircase back down into the Slippery Shanty! A meeting with Captain Delmar Silverfish, a mysterious postcard written to "Dear Mim," and a rambling conversation meant to "Frankenstein An Answer." More about Slumberland at this link. Captain Delmar Silverfish performed by Catty Donnelly visit Catty's website! This Slumberland performance of The Flaming Carrot's poetry comes with apologies to Bob Burden. Music by The F_cked Up Beat appears courtesy the creative commons licen...
Sep 27, 2024•14 min•Season 9Ep. 121
Tomas Anonymous notices the name "Mimsey" appearing many times in the dream journals written by Corbin Corvus. Then Tomas investigates the "Corbin and Mimsey Love Letters." Answers are elusive and mysteries deepen. More about Slumberland at this link. Music sourced from the Free Music Archive Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero creative commons license (CC BY-NC) The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: amholma, x3nus, and christmaskrumble666. Thank YO...
Aug 12, 2024•9 min•Season 9Ep. 120
A dream journal entry left by Corbin Corvus and an audio diary entry left by Thomas Edward M. Tomas Anonymous ponders the thematic similarities in these two tales involving subterranean robotic canine creatures. More about Slumberland at this link. Music sourced from the Free Music Archive Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Drensel, Smulbrod, Snotop, TK Club, TK Shell. creative commons license (CC BY-NC) The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: pushk...
Jul 25, 2024•12 min•Season 9Ep. 119
It's time for yet another gut-chilling adventure! They Came From Beneath Somebody's Garage! Tomas and Rupert perform a dramatized dream selected from Corbin Corvus's journals. More about Slumberland at this link. This story is adapted from the comic book "Fission Chicken: They Came From Beneath Somebody's Garage" by JP Morgan, published in 1988 Music sourced from the Free Music Archive Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Code Entry, Cross Purposes, Germanius, Grey Hat, Offset Edge and Rune...
Jul 08, 2024•23 min•Season 9Ep. 118
In which Tomas Anonymous visits Corbin's cabin and discovers what Corbin left behind. More about Slumberland at this link. Music by Blue Dot Sessions The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: ripper351, cosmicembers, keweldog, cower, adriann, anthousai, amholma, straget, jomse, pax1!, funwithsound, timkahn, lydmakreren, georgehopkins, 5ro4, everythingsounds, sagetytle, ethanssounds, and surrey_film. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!...
May 17, 2024•9 min•Season 9Ep. 117
Tonight the Slippery Shanty is closed for a special reason. The box that plays mysterious music might be more important than Tomas imagined. An archivist from Ohio named Beckey Mountweazel has arrived in Slumberland to expertly examine the box. More about Slumberland at this link. Beckey Mountweazel performed by Kelsey Painter. Hire Kelsey for your voice project at fiverr Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcamp Winter ...
Apr 12, 2024•18 min•Season 9Ep. 116
The Slippery Shanty underground bar features a Shelf of Honor. On that shelf you'll find impressive objects like a one hundred year old bottle of bourbon. The shelf used to display Slumberland's Poetry Trophy, which is a man-fish statue with a curious history. This episode's alternate title: "Hem & Howie" (American Authors Series, Volume 1) More about Slumberland at this link. Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcam...
Feb 29, 2024•20 min•Season 9Ep. 115
What inspired Tomas Anonymous to create the metal cube sculpture titled "Coyote's Vox Box?" Tomas visits his sculpture in Slumberland's Memorial Garden while he tells this story, which involves a mysterious book known as The Acronymicon. More about Slumberland at this link. Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcamp Winter Séance in Linden // Down and Out On 9th and High // from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnel...
Jan 29, 2024•18 min•Season 9Ep. 114
Tonight at the Slippery Shanty, Buddy Friday Junior and Tomas Anonymous try to help their pal Captain Delmar Silverfish. The Captain's in bad shape due to drinking a mysterious concoction known as "Fish Eye Serum." Buddy tells tales of his high seas adventures with Captain Silverfish and the origins of the mysterious drink. More about Slumberland at this link. Michael Lanier performs the role of Buddy Friday Junior and also performs the original shanty "Royal Blue Vinegaroons" Please sing along ...
Dec 27, 2023•26 min•Season 9Ep. 113
In the town of Slumberland there's a semi-secret underground bar called the Slippery Shanty. An establishment full of local lore and adult beverages. The background music you hear is comes from a small wooden box with a speaker. The box sits on a high shelf and seems innocent enough but there's something mysterious about the box. Its owner, Tomas Anonymous, tells the story of how he found this box. More about Slumberland at this link. Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons lic...
Nov 03, 2023•16 min•Season 9Ep. 112
You're invited down into the semi-secret underground bar located beneath the Supper Shack. An establishment full of local lore and adult beverages. The nominal proprietor is Captain Delmar Silverfish, but his current catatonic state prevents you from really getting to know the good captain, just yet. Something sinister could be involved, and it's up to Tomas Anonymous to sort it out with some help from Omar Evanston and Chip Woode. More about Slumberland at this link. Audio Tape Narrator perform...
Oct 13, 2023•13 min•Season 9Ep. 111
The day before Thomas Edward M first arrived in Slumberland he recorded his conversation with Japhet Allergy, a strange man calling himself the "Ten Year Professor." This recording has never been shared before, but now it's part of Slumberland's Oral History Project, and you're welcome to hear it. You might also ask, "where do you see yourself in ten years?" More about Slumberland at this link. The music is "Dorothean" by Blue Dot Sessions, courtesy of Free Music Archive and a CC BY-NC license. ...
Sep 23, 2023•10 min•Season 8Ep. 110
It's time for the regional dog bikejoring race! Tomas Anonymous is your commentator, focusing on the two Slumberland residents competing in this year's race, which takes place on Slumberland Island. Only one dog / bicycle rider team can win first place, who will it be? More about Slumberland at this link. The song "More Than One Answer" is by the band Negativland, from their album Speech Free Negativland's press release states: "As our marketing research suggests, these catchy tunes can work wel...
Aug 14, 2023•11 min•Season 8Ep. 109
Tomas Anonymous and Chip Woode snooped around inside Slumberland's Community Dome and got themselves into a pickle. The dome contains a room that nobody had gone inside for decades. At first glance it appears to be a sound recording studio booth of some sort. But the duo find themselves locked inside with a strange robot giving them instructions. Is this some kind of escape room? Not exactly; it's the Arcanery Sonic Studio 9000! More about Slumberland at this link. Chip Woode performed by Kevin ...
Jul 28, 2023•10 min•Season 8Ep. 108
On the island town of Slumberland, a tower built from yellow bricks has stood for over a century. This structure is known as the "Lorem Lighthouse." A student named Elaina McElian just finished her research report about the lighthouse, and she's excited for you to hear it. More about Slumberland at this link. Elaina McElian performed by Alex Nursall, a director, writer, illustrator, and chronically sleepy person based out of Toronto. She is the co-creator/writer, director, and voice of Judith on...
Jun 28, 2023•26 min•Season 8Ep. 107
Tomas drops what he's doing and leaves Slumberland Island when he receives a phone call from Homeland Security Officer, who says that Slumberland residents Omar Evanston and Chip Woode have been detained for questioning. More about Slumberland at this link. Chip Woode performed by Kevin J Drieberg Check out his music and more here! The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: sonicfreak, gutek, jonathantremblay, cllari__owi, bouncyballblue, and kyster. Thank YO...
Apr 14, 2023•7 min•Season 8Ep. 106
Atlas Absurda is a podcast show hosted by Britte Thynoire, which explores unbelievably unique places around the world. In this episode Britte visits Slumberland Island to seek Ulip Uqbar, a man with a rare heritage. Ulip emigrated from the Principality of Hartania, which has been dubbed "the lost country" by those who research these sorts of things. More about Slumberland at this link. Britte Thynoire performed by Angela Yih Angela is a creative force behind the audio drama podcast Residents of ...
Mar 24, 2023•8 min•Season 8Ep. 105
Some time ago, a freak thunderstorm hit the town of Slumberland, and local resident Omar Evanston vanished during the maelstrom. Now he's back, along with his great grand-nephew, hip-hop artist Chip Woode. More about Slumberland at this link. Chip Woode performed by Kevin J Drieberg Check out his music and more here! The song "Top Secret Flight of Apollo Squared" is by Kevin J Drieberg The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: davidjgurney. Thank YOU for lis...
Feb 24, 2023•7 min•Season 8Ep. 104
Years ago, Thomas Edward M attended a live performance by a band called Peaking Lights. As usual, Thomas brought his recording equipment to the show. But his microphone captured more than he expected when a mysterious Russian "businessman" named Lozar approached him. More about Slumberland at this link. Lozar performed by Nicolás Esteban Lobos Opitz, aka estrolapak Available for hire on fiverr! The song "Marshmellow Yellow" is by Peaking Lights You can hear their live music here! The sound desig...
Feb 06, 2023•7 min•Season 8Ep. 103
Years ago, Oskar Mielardeaux planned a big launch party for the brand of exotic coffee he owns. But a certain amphibian and two special guest DJs made the event unforgettable for Tomas Anonymous. Tomas presents this recording as part of the town's Oral History Project, which he inherited after Thomas Edward M's disappearance. More about Slumberland at this link. The songs "Porky Pig" and "Kitty Takes a Ride (Kitty Mix Up)" are by The Bran Flakes Please purchase Bran Flakes music here! The sound ...
Jan 09, 2023•8 min•Season 8Ep. 102
Years ago, Slumberland was visited by Chimney Crow, a band from Michigan. At the town's Supper Shack one night, Chimney Crow performed music for a local crowd. Tomas Anonymous presents this recording as part of the town's Oral History Project, which he inherited after Thomas Edward M's disappearance. More about Slumberland at this link. The songs "Maggots" and "Band Meeting" are by Chimney Crow Please purchase Chimney Crow music at bandcamp! The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freeso...
Dec 21, 2022•6 min•Season 8Ep. 101
A period of time has passed since the Coyote Club meeting. The sound recordings of Thomas Edward M are not yet available to present what happened when the residents of Slumberland bravely journeyed to the haunted beach and confronted Badamo's ghost, the Sandy Specter. Tonight, all are invited to attend the latest presentation of The Bed Bug! Slumberland's ongoing showcase of poetry, song and spoken word. A wonderful group of talented performers will entertain tonight. Ella Minnow Pierce will ens...
Oct 24, 2022•20 min•Season 7Ep. 100
A period of time has passed since the Coyote Club meeting. The sound recordings of Thomas Edward M are not yet available to present what happened when the residents of Slumberland bravely journeyed to the haunted beach and confronted Badamo's ghost, the Sandy Specter. Tonight, all are invited to attend the latest presentation of The Bed Bug! Slumberland's ongoing showcase of poetry, song and spoken word. A wonderful group of talented performers will entertain tonight. Ella Minnow Pierce will ens...
Oct 21, 2022•24 min•Season 7Ep. 100
