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Greater Boston

Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreasonwww.greaterbostonshow.com
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.

Episodes

Presenting: Exercises in Sound

PRESENTING: Exercises in Sound, an exploration of narrative sound design Written and sound designed by Alexander Danner and directed by James Oliva. Performed by Jordan Higgs and Jordan Stillman. Theme music by Katherine Seaton. Tile art by Sam Twardy. Exercises in Sound is inspired by Raymond Queaneau's Exercises in Style and Matt Madden's 99 Ways to tell a story , which conducted similar experiments in the forms of prose fiction and comics respectively. Funded in part by by grants from HartLif...

Jun 10, 202517 min

Presenting: The Kingmaker Histories

Presenting: The Kingmaker Histories Episode 3: Remedial Haggling Hey Friends! This week, we’re excited to share a fantastic steampunk fantasy fiction podcast that we adore, The Kingmaker Histories, produced by We Are Not Alone and created by our friend Meg Molloy Tuten. Set in a fictional European republic in the years leading up to World War One, The Kingmaker Histories follows an assistant tailor named Colette who becomes the unwitting host for a deadly alien power source- the Kingmaker Diamon...

May 13, 202531 min

Presenting: Moonburn

Presenting: Moonburn Chapter 1 Hi Friends! This week, we’re excited to introduce you to MOONBURN, a brand new young adult, queer, slice-of-life podcast from our friends over at August Year Round Productions. In the series premiere, Lucas (Anthony Keyvan) arrives at Bourbon Street Boarding, and discovers a cassette tape the room’s first occupant, Carter (Joshua Colley), recorded in the 90’s alluding to a year’s worth of advice… before his own foreshadowed death. But that’s not the only surprise L...

Apr 23, 202531 min

Presenting: Waiting for October

Prologue - “Story Time” Karo tells Yvonne a bedtime story about the monster world. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2024/10/wfo-s1-prologue-transcript/ Today's episode featured Robin Regalado as Karo and Tina Case as Yvvone. Written by D.J. Sylvis; sound design is by Caroline Mincks. Theme music is “An Autumn Tale” by Trace Callahan. Cover and character art created by Charli Vince. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 11, 202520 min

Presenting: Femme Future Perfect

Check out this sci-fi anthology series by women and nonbinary creators wherever you listen to podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 202510 min

Presenting: Windfall

This week we're proud to bring you the first episode of Season 2 of Windfall from Rogue Dialogue Productions! https://windfallpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 28, 202541 min

Introducing: The Perfect Sentence

Jeff's new project is the audio fiction album called The Perfect Sentence. Today, we're sharing the first single - Fortune Cookies - with you, and letting you know about the Indiegogo campaign where you can support the album. Click here to visit the Indiegogo and find out more about the project. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 21, 20257 min

Presenting: Alpha 8

This week we're presenting Alpha 8, a family drama fiction podcast that takes a wild turn when an alien crash-lands on Earth and swaps places with the head of the household—Mom. Check out the first episode and then head to alpha8audio.com for more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 14, 202518 min

Presenting: Candy Clause, Private Eye

Hey Friends! Today, I’m extremely excited to introduce you to one of the absolute best audio fiction discoveries I made all year long: Candy Claus, Private Eye! Candy Clause, Private Eye - Episode 2: Behind Candy Bars Candy and Minty interrogate a prisoner at the candy cane jail. Written and directed by Ella Gale. Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle K...

Dec 20, 202427 min

Great Me Away

Give Me Away is a Gideon Media Production, written by Mac Rogers, directed by Jordana Williams, and starring Sean Williams and Rebecca Comtois, along with many more talented actors and crew. Greater Boston is a ThirdSight Media production, created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with help from Amanda McCormack, T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, Jordan Stillman, and Theo Wolf. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. This episode was written by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreaso...

Nov 26, 202440 min

Give Me Boston

CREDITS: Give Me Away is a Gideon Media Production, written by Mac Rogers, directed by Jordana Williams, and starring Sean Williams and Rebecca Comtois, along with many more talented actors and crew. Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with help from Amanda McCormack, T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, Jordan Stillman, and Theo Wolf. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. This episode was written by Mac Rogers and sound designed by Jeff Van Dreason. Dialogu...

Nov 21, 202430 min

Halloween Special: The Bee-tamorphosis

Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with support from Amanda McCormack, T. H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, Jordan Stillman, and Theo Wolf. This episode was written by Bob Raymonda, with additional dialogue by Alexander Danner. Sound design by Alexander Danner and dialogue editing by Bob Raymonda. This episode featured: Cornelius Mohr as Sean from Brockton and Alexander Danner as The Narrator Transcripts are available on our website at GreaterBostonShow.com. To keep up w...

Oct 29, 202415 min

Halloween Special: Night of the Living Red

Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with help from Amanda McCormack, T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda,Jordan Stillman, and Theo Wolf. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. This episode was written and sound designed by Jeff Van Dreason, with additional dialogue by Alexander Danner. CAST This episode features: Alexander Danner as The Narrator Ian DePriest as Brian Brown Bob Raymonda as Pissed Off Passenger and Alexander Danner, Bob Raymonda, Jordan Stillma...

Oct 22, 202412 min

Halloween Special: Hanigull

Based on a true story. Seriously. There is a Seagull that eats Pigeons in Boston Common. Times are tough for sea birds, I guess. Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with help from Amanda McCormack, T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda,Jordan Stillman, and Theo Wolf. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. This episode was written by Theo Wolf and sound designed by Jeff Van Dreason. CAST This episode features: Alexander Danner as The Narrator and a Pigeon and Ja...

Oct 15, 202411 min

Halloween Special: The Bosney House

Week 2 of our haunted tour of uninvited guests takes you to - the Bosney House. Enjoy! Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Driessen with support from Amanda McCormack T H Ponder's Bob Ramona, Jordan Stillman and Theo Wolf. This episode was written by Amanda McCormack with additional dialogue by Alexander Danner sound design by Alexander Danner and dialogue editing by Bob. This episode featured Amanda McCormack as Desiree and Alexander Danner as the Narrator. Transcripts ar...

Oct 08, 202414 min

Halloween Special: For Your Safety, Stay Inside

PRODUCTION Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with support from Amanda McCormack, T. H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, Jordan Stillman, and Theo Wolf. This episode was written by Jordan Stillman, with additional dialogue by Alexander Danner. Sound design by Alexander Danner and dialogue editing by Bob Raymonda. CAST This episode featured: Terrell Worrell Jr as The Legion Assistant and Alexander Danner as the Narrator Transcripts are available on our website at GreaterBos...

Oct 01, 20247 min

Mini-Episode: One Question

Production Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with support from Amanda McCormack, T. H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, Jordan Stillman, and Theo Wolf. This episode was written and sound designed by Alexander Danner, with dialogue editing by Bob Raymonda. Cast This episode featured: Mike Linden as Marlo Beauchêne and Guy. Music Charlie on the MTA is performed by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede. Crested Hens recorded by Dirk Tiede Leaving of Liverpool recorded by Adrienne Ho...

Sep 24, 202417 min

Presenting: The Wandering Path

This week we're pleased to present The Wandering Path, an actual-play podcast putting complex characters, resonant themes and engaging new mechanics at the heart of immersive adventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 202417 min

Mini-Episode: Confessions with Klem - Angela

A little treat of a crossover. This was written for the Forgive Me Patreon, and involves Nichole Fonzarelli's mom going to Klem for confession. If you haven't by now, check out Forgive Me - wonderful show with a lot of heart. Mini-episodes are returning as we work on Season 5! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 12, 20247 min

Presenting: Someone Just Like You

First episode of the brand new sci-fi / horror anthology series from Good Pointe Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 03, 202445 min

Presenting: Desert Skies

Today’s episode is supported by Desert Skies, a quirky, comedic, and heartfelt sci-fi podcast about life between this world and the next. Season 1 is completed, and Season 2 started in June. Perfect time to catch a ride to the other side! Find the podcast here: https://pod.link/1634726836 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 11, 202430 min

Presenting: Hannahpocalypse

SHOW NOTES Hello friends! This week, we’re really stoked to share with you another fantastic show on the Fable & Folly Network, Hannahpocalypse. Episode One: Meet Hannah Meet Hannah, the last zombie well after the apocalypse has come and gone. She's so very happy you're hear, listener... Meanwhile, many miles away Cali speeds her hovering Land Spinner home towards the Golden Gate settlement. Learn more about Hannahpocalypse here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 23, 202419 min

Presenting: World Gone Wrong

Presenting: World Gone Wrong 101 - Can you shame-cone a werewolf? What a world, huh? === A transcript for this episode can be found here. Content advisories for this episode can be found here. Credits: Malik: Michael Turrentine Jamie: Hilary Williams Written by Jessica Best, directed and edited by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. Our theme song is "Falling in Love at the End of the World" by Olivia and the Lovers. Created and produced by Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner. From Audacious Machine Creativ...

May 08, 202427 min

Presenting: Visionaries

Hey friends! We’re still slowly working our way toward bringing new Greater Boston minisodes to your feed, but in the meantime, we’re excited to introduce you to our friends over in Visionaries Audio Drama. Set in the year 2185, the world is distinguished by two races – the Visionaries and the Dead-eye slaves. The Visionary race is the next step in human evolution. They have unique eyes which endows them with special abilities. Humans unable to evolve are slaves to the Visionaries because of the...

Mar 19, 202429 min

Presenting: Ask Your Father

We’re excited to present your Ask Your Father, the new show from the great folks at Gideon Media. Lem, a human, and Mikey, an A.I., are piloting the first ever faster than light speed ship when they find themselves twice as far as they meant to go, and without any fuel for a return flight. The two of them communicate with Earth using tiny faster-than-light-speed drives, which carry information for Mikey and questions for Lem from his kids. As they work together to solve the problem, they forge a...

Feb 13, 202423 min

Presenting: Midnight Burger

Today we are pleased to present Midnight Burger. When Gloria took a waitressing job in a diner outside of Phoenix, she didn't realize she was now an employee of Midnight Burger, a time-traveling, dimension-spanning diner. Every day Midnight Burger appears somewhere new in the cosmos along with its staff: a galactic drifter, a rogue theoretical physicist, a sentient old-timey radio, and some guy named Caspar. No one knows who built Midnight Burger or how it works, but when it appears there's alwa...

Jan 23, 202447 min

Presenting: Dungeons & Drimbus

Your Honor #20: Vibe Check The attorneys, like, go to court, man. Be cool. Don't forget to tweet using #drimbus to be entered for a chance to win a Dungeons & Drimbus sticker! Learn more at www.drimbus.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 20, 20231 hr 5 min

Presenting: Fawx & Stallion

Fawx & Stallion is a Victorian mystery-comedy fiction podcast about the best detective team on Baker Street! (Not that one.) Episode 1: The Case of the Best Case Scenario Written and Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound designed by Sarah Buchynski. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Original music by Baldemar. CAST Hampton Fawx: Jeremy Thompson James Stallion: Chris Vizurraga Madge Stallion: Katie McLean Hainsworth Archie Cartwright: Shawn Pfautsch Constable McMu...

Nov 30, 202326 min

Live Show: Greater Boston Visits The Amelia Project in "Mark W. Wants to Die"

In order of appearance, tonight’s cast featured: Alexander Danner as The Narrator Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon Julia Morizawa as Amelia Alan Burgon as The Interviewer Felix Trench as Mark Wahlberg Zach Valenti as Matt Damon And Hemi Yeroham as Kozlowski With special thanks to Cat Howard and Oliver Morris. Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with help from T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. The Amelia Project is by Philip Thorne and Øystein Ulsber...

Nov 24, 202352 min
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