Frozen Frights

A bitter old woman falls to the brink of madness when she moves into small northern town in the grip of winter.

A young woman with dreams of being a costume designer bumps heads with her fishing guide father over her future. Recorded before a live audience.

Dr Graves and the Ringmaster try to hold down the morning show while everyone waits for word from the missing JJ. Then, JJ visits a DC VIP with strange and nerve-wracking results while Major and Abby try to get her probed by the Ringmaster much to Dr Grave’s chagrin.

This has been Radio Icebox season 3, episode 8, “Tentacle Visions: Part Deux” starring

Douglas Skrief as Dr Graves, Justin Kapla as The Ringmaster & Mr President, Aela Mackintosh as Abby, Jeffrey Adams as JJ, Tom Bement as Major, Caleb Silvers as Ned Nedly, and Beth Lowthian as Diana.

Other voices by the talented cast.

Script, direction and post production by Jeffrey Adams.

Some Sound effects from the Freesound Project at Freesound dot Org.

The song this episode was 1000 Dabbled Ponies by Paper Parlor. Learn more about their music at paper parlor - that’s one word dot-bandcamp-dot-com

Music by the wonderful Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

The Radio Icebox theme song was written and performed by Myron Hawrylak.

Radio Icebox: Season 3 is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature’s general and arts and cultural heritage funds.

The patrons of a small-town coffee shop try to help a young boy find his way. Originally recorded before a live audience in Smokey Bear Park, Int'l Falls in July 2010.

Written and Directed by Jeffrey Adams. Starring Piran Erwin, Tom Bement, Vicki Olson, & Jeffrey Adams.

Ned and Diana get through to the President with off-putting results while Jennifer and Major plot a deception on the reporters. JJ hears this deception, mis-understands and ends up in BIIIIGGG trouble…

This has been Radio Icebox season 3, episode 7, “Hail to the Chump” starring Aela Mackintosh as Abby, Jeffrey Adams as JJ, Tom Bement as Major, Scotta Turner as Jennifer, Caleb Silvers as Ned Nedly, Beth Lowthian as Diana, and Justin Kapla as Mr President.

Other voices by the talented cast.

Script, direction and post production by Jeffrey Adams.

Some Sound effects from the Freesound Project at Freesound dot Org.

The song this episode was Jack to Jill by Paper Parlor. Learn more about their music at paper parlor - that’s one word dot-bandcamp-dot-com

Music by the wonderful Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

The Radio Icebox theme song was written and performed by Myron Hawrylak.

Radio Icebox: Season 3 is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature’s general and arts and cultural heritage funds.

Two elders in a recently merged family argue and fight over their roles in their respective families now that a recent marriage has brought them all together against their will. Recorded before a live audience.

A man whose life is falling apart in every way finds himself embroiled in a deadly game of tag with a group of international spies.

Abby the first gets a clean bill of health from the doctor, but Major & Dr Graves are still worried. Ned and Diana hold a secret meeting with Jennifer to force her to come clean about her real identity, and Jennifer makes them an offer they can’t refuse. A new tattoo for Abby-2, and when he has another vision, The Ringmaster learns JJ’s horrible secret.

“He said, She Said, It Said” starring Aela Mackintosh as Abby, Jeffrey Adams as JJ, Tom Bement as Major, Douglas Skrief as Dr Graves, Caleb Silvers as Ned Nedly, Beth Lowthian as Diana, Scotta Turner as Jennifer, and Justin Kapla as The Ringmaster.

Script, direction and post production by Jeffrey Adams.

Some Sound effects from the Freesound Project at Freesound dot Org.

Music by the wonderful Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

The Radio Icebox theme song was written and performed by Myron Hawrylak.

Radio Icebox: Season 3 is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature’s general and arts and cultural heritage funds.

The sound of fear is one we can easily imagine. A scream, the screech of tires indicating a near auto accident, the cries of a loved one in danger. These are all sounds we can understand and categorize. But what about anxiety? Fear's slow moving cousin? While fear is a burst of negative energy, anxiety is a slow drip. If fear creates an immediate response, anxiety focuses on what might happen next. It is more difficult to grasp or describe. We just know it when we feel it. But what does anxiety sound like?

The following piece explores what social anxiety might sound like from inside the mind of a sufferer. The foundation of the piece is a field recording of a man visiting a grocery store on a snowy day. He goes inside, selects two purchases, pays, and leaves. This was accomplished with a small recorder and a pair of binaural microphones the recordist wore in his own ears. All the people you hear were actual patrons of the store and were unaware they were being recorded.

After this base recording was complete, other sounds were mixed in, many of them manipulated so they were no longer recognizable but suggestive of something deeper.

Three coffee shop loafers have their relaxed lifestyle challenged when an uber-motivated high school senior confuses their ironic nickname for a genuine one in the hopes of gaining a much-needed scholarship.