Our story was inspired by a real contingency speech written in 1969 by William Safire for Richard Nixon titled “In Event of Moon Disaster." It was the most listened-to piece on PRX in 2010, and the winner of the 2010 Mark Time Gold Award for Best Science Fiction Audio.

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THE TRUTH makes movies for your ears. They're short stories that are sometimes dark, sometimes funny, and always intriguing. Every story is different, but they all take you to unexpected places using only sound. If you're new, some good starting places are: Silvia's Blood, That's Democracy, Moon Graffiti, Tape Delay, or whatever's most recent. Listening with headphones is encouraged! We're a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.

Fiction

The grandson of a world-renowned art gallery owner falls in love with a performance artist. But when her performance piece becomes a crime scene, he has to team up with an art critic to investigate. Part 3 of 3.

Written by Davy Gardner.

Performed by Federico Rodriguez, Liz Leimkuhler, Ann Carr, Dmitry Shein, Amy Warren, Margaret Burrus, Woody Fu, and Hunter Nelson.

Find The Truth at thetruthpodcast.com and @thetruthfiction on Twitter and Instagram.

Pariah No. 3

The grandson of a world-renowned art gallery owner falls in love with a performance artist. But when her performance piece becomes a crime scene, he has to team up with an art critic to investigate. Part 2 of 3.

Written by Davy Gardner.

Performed by Federico Rodriguez, Liz Leimkuhler, Ann Carr, Amy Warren, Margaret Burrus, Dmitry Shein, Marisa Brau, Brian Morabito, Davy Gardner, Woody Fu, Zuri Washington, Mary McDonnell, and Louis Kornfeld.

Find The Truth at thetruthpodcast.com and @thetruthfiction on Twitter and Instagram.

Pariah No. 2

The grandson of a world-renowned art gallery owner falls in love with a performance artist. But when her performance piece becomes a crime scene, he has to team up with an art critic to investigate.

Written by Davy Gardner.

Performed by Federico Rodriguez, Liz Leimkuhler, Ann Carr, Amy Warren, Margaret Burrus, Dmitry Shein, Marisa Brau, Brian Morabito, Davy Gardner, Hunter Nelson, and Woody Fu.

Find The Truth at thetruthpodcast.com and @thetruthfiction on Twitter and Instagram.

Pariah No. 1

When Jen gets an instruction manual specifically written for her boyfriend, she uses it to help both him … and herself.

Written by Mary McDonnell.

Performed by James Dwyer, Erin Bartley, John Trowbridge, Makena Miller, Cherie McMaster, and Sadie Mitchell.

Find The Truth at thetruthpodcast.com and @thetruthfiction on Twitter and Instagram.

Instruction Manual for Jason

A mechanic with a gambling problem has a chance to get out of debt by restoring his bookie’s vintage car.  But first he has to deal with Ro.

Written by Louis Kornfeld

Performed by Jamie Rivera, Phoebe Tyers, Michael Cullen, Louis Kornfeld, and Hunter Nelson.

Find The Truth at thetruthpodcast.com and @thetruthfiction on Twitter and Instagram.

Moon Graffiti

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