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Don’t freak out. Don’t draw attention to yourself. Or her. Runners can’t have a witness. They’ll blame you. And Brooklyn.

Tunnel Runners is a new seven-episode original series from the creators of the award-winning PlayME Podcast.

We need more people. If we don’t let them in, we disappear! We can’t keep losing to the Shadows-

Tunnel Runners is a new seven-episode original series from the creators of the award-winning PlayME Podcast.

You’re 100 feet underground. In an enclosed hole in the wall. In the dark. With a stranger. -Anything could happen.

Tunnel Runners is a new seven-episode original series from the creators of the award-winning PlayME Podcast.

I’ve been in abandoned buildings, on rooftops, through construction sites. But nothing beats the underground. Rules don’t exist down here. But I’m always looking for a bigger challenge. A new place to explore. Where no one’s ever been before.

Tunnel Runners is a new seven-episode original series from the creators of the award-winning PlayME Podcast.

When Cam, a gifted teen from Toronto, finds himself drowning in anxiety and depression, he turns to prescription meds and endless urban exploration videos on YouTube to numb the pain. After suffering a devastating panic attack at school, he escapes into the sprawling subway tunnels beneath the city, desperate for solace. Underground, he stumbles upon a shadowy world filled with a hidden subculture thriving in the darkness. 

Tunnel Runners is a new seven-episode original series from the creators of the award-winning PlayME Podcast.

Last month, we lost our mentor, colleague, and friend, Gregory J. Sinclair, whose contributions to the world of audio drama and this podcast were invaluable. Greg was an internationally renowned producer and director of audio dramas for CBC Radio and Audible Canada. As Executive Producer at CBC Radio, he developed, produced, and directed multiple acclaimed audio series and specials, including Afghanada and the interactive Trust, Inc. We’ve dedicated this special episode to his legacy in radio drama, including tributes from some of his former CBC colleagues.

Laura talks with writer and performer Diane Flacks about her latest solo show, Guilt (A Love Story). Diane opens up about turning her sometimes painful personal experiences into compelling plays. She shares how she thinks there’s a death of fun in theatre and why she pushes herself to take risks in her work and not play it safe. Diane also talks about her writing experiences for TV, including her stint for the hit series “Kids In The Hall.”

Guilt (A Love Story) by Diane Flacks.

Diane has a monster of guilt growing inside her. She feels it as she and her ex decide to separate after 20 years. It’s there when they tell their two boys that their family life as they once knew it is over.  But it completely consumes her after she signs paperwork at her lawyer’s office officially ending their marriage. Panic follows, and on one of the most important nights of her life, she finds herself lying naked on the floor, unable to move. It’s there that she makes a startling realization.

Guilt (A Love Story) by Diane Flacks.

Diane Flacks has been drinking alot lately. It helps numb her guilt. As she approached mid-life, she threw a bomb into her domestic life. Married for almost two decades and the mom of two boys, she finds herself growing apart from her wife. They attend couples therapy and agree to open up their marriage. She meets a younger woman and falls madly and hopelessly in love. The fallout leaves her grappling with overwhelming pangs of guilt, a sentiment amplified by her Jewish upbringing, where guilt seems ingrained as the "default setting."

Guilt (A Love Story) by Diane Flacks.

Chris talks to Paolo Santalucia about his hit show "Prodigal" and how his experience as an actor and the collaborative nature of theatre helped him find the courage to write his first play. He touches on how audiences have changed since the pandemic and why their slow return to the theatre can be a unique opportunity for artists to embrace. He shares how his Toronto roots drew him to write about class and systems of power and why he loves to write characters who aren't afraid to compromise themselves and those around them to achieve their ambitions.