Greater Boston

By Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason

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&nb... more

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The podcast currently has 168 episodes available.

Greater Boston episodes:

November 23, 2021Mini-Episode: Farewell Chuck
Content notes at end of show notes.

PRODUCTION
Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. Additional assistance from T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman.
This mini-episode was written by Jordan Stillman.

CAST
This episode featured:
Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon (he/him)
Josh Rubino as Bernie the mailman (he/him)
and James Oliva as Michael Tate (he/him)
MUSIC
Charlie on the MTA recorded by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede.

CONTACT
For news and updates, sign up for our newsletter!
You can support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/greaterboston.
Transcripts are available at GreaterBostonShow.com.
Follow us on Twitter @ingreaterboston

CONTENT NOTES:
Strong language
Discussion of mortality
Reference to alcoholism

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15min
October 28, 2021 Presenting: The Land Whale Murders - Chapter 1
We're proud to present the first episode in a delightful new audio fiction podcast from Jonathan Goldberg and our own James Oliva - The Land Whale Murders
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30min
October 19, 2021Halloween Special: Spitehouse of Springfield
*Please note the content warnings below. This episode contains aspects of body horror unusual to the show.
Greater Boston...is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with additional support from TH Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman.
Spite House tour written by Alexander Danner and produced by Jeff Van Dreason
Bambino in Braintree written and produced by by TH Ponders
Those Tunnels are Haunted as Fuck written by Jordan Stillman and produced by Alexander Danner
The Desk written and produced by Jeff Van Dreason
Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
In order of appearance, this episode featured:
Alexander Danner as The Narrator
Jeff Van Dreason as...himself, I guess? And also Chuck Octagon...later.
Ishani Kanetkar as Lily of the Small Urban Community Garden
Charles Gaustine as Operator Harry
Josh Rubino as ...(deep breath) ... THE SULTAN OF SWAT! THE PRINCE OF POUNDERS! THE WIZARD OF WHACK! THE BEHEMOTH OF BUST! BARON VON BOP! THE KING OF okay look he's Babe Ruth, allright?
Johanna Bodnyk as Mallory
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis
Tanja Melojevic as Melissa Weatherby
Julia Shefini as 23 Skidoo
and James Capobianco as Freed Friend Poletti
Transcripts available at GreaterBostonShow.com
Support Greater Boston at patreon.com/GreaterBoston
Content Warnings:
Body horror (body changing / mutating - sounds of bones and flesh)
Attempts at evil maniacal laughs
Breaking the 4th wall for the 4000th time
Ghosts
Curses
The Boston Red Sox
The stench of microwave popcorn

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42min
October 05, 2021 Presenting: Unwell
Greater Boston is proud to present Episode 1 of Unwell: A Midwestern Gothic Mystery.
Unwell is an audio fiction serial set in a fictional town in rural Ohio. The show uses ghosts, the supernatural, and other tropes of gothic storytelling to examine the fallibility of memory, building community and family, and being queer in the rural Midwest. Unwell is a slow-burn mystery, with occasional moments of more traditional horror. There are content warnings and transcripts available for every episode.
Three seasons of Unwell are out now, with Season Four coming in spring 2022
Find unwell at http://www.unwellpodcast.com or on twitter @unwellpodcast.
Listen and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
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21min
September 06, 2021Mini-Episode: Chuck's Voicemail for Nichole
Chuck Octagon responds to Nichole's late-night voicemail at the Underground offices the next morning.
Greater Boston...is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with additional support from Jordan Higgs, TH Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. This episode was written by Bob Raymonda and Jeff Van Dreason. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. Dialogue edited by Bob Raymonda.

Cast
This episode featured:
Kristen DiMercurio as Nichole Fonzireli
The Amazing Nora as Jenovian Girl #4
Bob Raymonda as Foreshadowing Person #3
TH Ponders as William Henry Harrison.
and Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon

Music
Starlight by Simon Pettersson
Charlie on the MTA performed by Emily Petersen and Dirk Tiede.

Contact
For news and updates, sign up for our newsletter!
Follow us on Twitter @InGreaterBoston
Transcripts available at GreaterBostonShow.com

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7min
September 06, 2021Mini-Episode: Nichole's Voicemail for Chuck
Nichole Fonzerelli leaves a lengthy, late-night voicemail for Chuck Octagon. How unprofessional!
Greater Boston...is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with additional support from Jordan Higgs, TH Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. This episode was written by Bob Raymonda and Jeff Van Dreason. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. Dialogue edited by Bob Raymonda.

Cast
This episode featured:
Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon
and Kristen DiMercurio as Nichole Fonzireli
Music
Starlight by Simon Pettersson
Charlie on the MTA performed by Emily Petersen and Dirk Tiede.
Contact
For news and updates, sign up for our newsletter!
Follow us on Twitter @InGreaterBoston
Transcripts available at GreaterBostonShow.com

Boy, Nichole sure did leave this voice message late at night, didn't she? I don't expect Chuck will call back until the morning. Maybe try checking your voicemail then?

Content Warnings:
Marijuana use.
Language.

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12min
August 10, 2021 Presenting: Blackout
Our thanks to QCODE and Blackout for their support!
Academy Award® winner Rami Malek stars in this apocalyptic thriller as a small-town radio DJ, Simon Itani, fighting to protect his family and community after the power grid goes down nationwide, upending modern civilization.
BLACKOUT stars and is executive produced by Rami Malek and produced by QCODE and Endeavor Content.
Season 2 picks up after the Itani families’ escape, they cross paths with an old family friend, Wren (played by Aja Naomi King). She recounts her experience getting out of Boston... but can she be trusted? What truths remain to be uncovered about the origins of this blackout?
Blackout was created by Scott Conroy. Blackout Season 2 was written by Jeremy Novick, and directed by Stefanie Abel Horowitz and Jeremy Novick.
Listen to Blackout on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you’re listening to this. Our thanks to QCODE and Blackout for their support.
https://qcodemedia.com/blackout
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31min
August 03, 2021Mini-Episode: Michael's Farewell to Gemma
Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with additional support from Jordan Higgs, TH Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
This mini-episode was written by Bob Raymonda.
Content warnings at end of show notes.
This episode featured:
Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)
Josh Rubino as Bernie the Mailman (he/him)
And James Oliva as Michael Tate (he/him)
MUSIC
Charlie on the MTA is recorded by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede.
Moog Tune by Dirk Tiede.

CONTACT
For news and updates, sign up for our newsletter!
Find us online at GreaterBostonShow.com.
Follow us on Twitter @InGreater Boston.
A production of ThirdSight Media LLC.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at Patreon.com/GreaterBoson

Content Warnings
References to death
Mild Kidnapping of a Public Servant

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13min
July 29, 2021 Presenting: Windfall
Today we are excited to introduce you to the first episode of Windfall, one of our favorite podcasts. Windfall was co-created by one of Greater Boston’s new staff writers, Bob Raymonda, and is the reason we felt confident in trusting them to take part in shaping our own audio world.
Windfall tells an epic story focused on the everyday lives of regular people in a giant city where humanity is ruled by the childlike God-queen, Wanda and her cult-like police force, the Wolfpac. Featuring a massive cast of characters with wildly divergent personalities, the show is at times funny, somber, dramatic, and exhilarating. We love how Windfall explores the impossible choices of balancing safety against freedom, of balancing the well-being of one’s own family against the needs of society as a whole.
If a mashup of Greater Boston with Battlestar Galactica sounds like your kind of thing, then you have to check out Windfall!
Season 2 is in production with new episodes coming in Spring of 2022. But you can listen to the entire first season right now! Just subscribe to Windfall on the podcatcher of your choice!
Windfall is a production of Rogue Dialogue Productions
https://roguedialogue.com/
https://twitter.com/windfallpodcast
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27min
July 13, 2021 Presenting: Dark Heights
Today we're presenting a new show from Realm.
Dark Heights.
A small California town— and three people within it— become the targets of an ancient evil.
Tess Bellamy’s return home is anything but triumphant. She’s decided Hollywood isn’t for her, resigned to a normal life of caring for her ailing mother. Linna Severand would be a powerful sorceress...if she could escape her family’s mansion, and usurp their control of her magic. Gabriel Majeaux once tried to save the world from evil. Now he’s the last of his kind, moving from place to place to avoid detection.
After a series of horrifying events, their lives collide...and if they aren’t prepared, it’s unlikely they’ll survive.
Created and written by CD Miller. Narrated by Dion Graham, Julia Whelan, and Neil Hellegers.
To listen to more episodes, or to get more information, check out: https://www.realm.fm/shows/dark-heights
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44min

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