Firefly in a Jar

By Nick Angel and Kati Brien

Kati Brien is a multi-instrumentalist and jazz virtuoso. Nick Angel is an award winning novelist. Actors from all over the world read literary short stories set to sublime, original soundscapes. We re... more

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The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.

Firefly in a Jar episodes:

October 31, 2020 Excerpt from "Growl"
Growl is about outsiders, like a little girl named Mo’ and a street dog, who find a different way to connect in the big bad city. Full Story: 35:20 min
Written by Nick Angel, narrated by Nene Nwoko with original music by Kati Brien and Julian Külpmann on drums.
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September 30, 2020 Excerpt from "The True Story of the Emperor's New Clothes"
A retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s classic. A small boy bravely tells the truth and the emperor appoints him his heir… Comedy/horror/satire. Full story: 26:30 min
Written by Nick Angel, read by Simon Johns, original music by Kati Brien, featuring Shannon Barnett on trombone and Arne Brien on drums
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August 27, 2020 Excerpt from "What Happened to the Girl on the Bicycle?"
A journalist visits two cities on opposite banks of a river, inhabited by people of different cultures. A philosophical story about visionaries, heroes, and an ordinary person’s role in predetermining change. We recommend headphones for this soundscape! Full story: 24:49 min

Written by Nick Angel, narrated by Bhavnisha Parmar, with original music by Kati Brien.

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July 30, 2020 Excerpt from "In a Café near Bastille"
Comedy. A mise en abyme about seduction, philandering French presidents, cuckolds, and a Paris-style pick-up. Full story: 24:00 min
Written by Nick Angel, read by Simon Johns, original music by Kati Brien

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July 11, 2020 Excerpt from "The Poet and the Princess"
A sweet serenade about the duties of sustainable love. An artist and his Kristallweizen-drinking muse: one perennially hopeful and hopeless; the other loaded; settle on something selfless. Frivolous, fun, heart-warming. Full story: 17:22 min
Written by Nick Angel. Read wonderfully by Stefanie Bruckner. Original music by Kati Brien.

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June 27, 2020 Excerpt from "A Taste of the Future"
A wicked comedy about deep ecology, vegans and foods we may have to eat in the future ... Peter Singer eat your heart out... Literally! Full story: 18:14 min
Written by Nick Angel, read by Simon Johns, original music by Kati Brien
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6min
June 24, 2020 Excerpt from "Big Achy Love"
A story of love, the Holocaust, an orphan girl, and all the royal houses of Europe. Heart-wrenching. Full story: 53:02 min
Written by Nick Angel. Read by Margaret Ashley. Original music by Kati Brien.
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FAQs about Firefly in a Jar:

How many episodes does Firefly in a Jar have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.