The crew of an experimental submarine grounded at the bottom of the ocean fights for their survival when a giant and mysterious creature appears.

The Crystal Whale was written and directed by Sam Payne. The cast included Brent Marshall as Captain Mower, Stephanie Breinholt as Sandy, Darci Ramirez as Howie, Noah Kershisnik as Tel, and Hailey Nebeker as McGhee.

The sound team for The Crystal Whale was led by Dan Carlisle, and Clarke Jackman, with audio engineering, dialogue editing, and music editing by Daniel Davis; sound design by Andrew Brewer, Daniel Davis and Karly Wilson; and mixing by Garon Brett. 

This episode was produced by Heather Bigley, Sam Payne, and Brian Tanner. 

You can contact us at kaboompodcast@byu.edu. If you like the show, rate us and leave us a review—we're a brand new show, so it will help more people find us!

The crew of an experimental submarine grounded at the bottom of the ocean fights for their survival when a giant and mysterious creature appears. The Crystal Whale was written and directed by Sam Payne. The cast included Brent Marshall as Captain Mower, Stephanie Breinholt as Sandy, Darci Ramirez as Howie, Noah Kershisnik as Tel, and Hailey Nebeker as McGhee. The sound team for The Crystal Whale was led by Dan Carlisle, and Clarke Jackman, with audio engineering, dialogue editing, and music editing by Daniel Davis; sound design by Andrew Brewer, Daniel Davis and Karly Wilson; and mixing by Garon Brett. This episode was produced by Heather Bigley, Sam Payne, and Brian Tanner. You can contact us at kaboompodcast@byu.edu. If you like the show, rate us and leave us a review—we're a brand new show, so it will help more people find us!

S1 E5: The Crystal Whale (A Submarine Adventure)

Winner of 4 Signal Awards, including Best Kids Podcast, Best Road Trip Podcast, and Best Writing (Fiction)!

Whether it's a kid hiding a baby dragon in his attic, a high school mascot protecting the football team from an ancient Viking curse, or a little sister vanishing when a teleportation experiment goes wrong, Kaboom has an audio adventure for you! The whole family will love listening to these original fiction stories together, which feature full casts of talented voice actors and cinematic sound design.

New to Kaboom? Each episode is a completely new adventure in just one episode, so you can start anywhere. Here's some of our favorites:

• Hunt of the Nydralisk (Season 3 Episode 3): When a dangerous alien creature called a Nydralisk escapes from the space station lab, it’s up to three teenage cadets to stop it after it incapacitates the rest of the crew.

• Summer Camp: An Intergalactic Report (Season 2 Episode 8): An alien student disguised as a preteen boy infiltrates a summer camp in order to conduct research on the humans’ nefarious plots, but an encounter with a curious young boy makes Eric question if humans are as evil as he was taught.

• The Viking Mascot (Season 1 Episode 2): A normally shy boy gains swagger when he puts on his high school’s mascot costume, but his confidence is tested when a mythological threat arises on the football field.

BINGE OUR NEW LIMITED SERIES: "Quentin Manning: Detective for Justice" is a 15-part comedic mystery about a pair of wannabe detectives investigating mysteries at their middle school. All episodes available now on their own podcast feed—just search for "Quentin Manning: Detective for Justice" wherever you get your podcasts!

Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast comes from the producers of The Apple Seed, another podcast full of stories for families.

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Winner of 4 Signal Awards, including Best Kids Podcast, Best Road Trip Podcast, and Best Writing (Fiction)! Whether it's a kid hiding a baby dragon in his attic, a high school mascot protecting the football team from an ancient Viking curse, or a little sister vanishing when a teleportation experiment goes wrong, Kaboom has an audio adventure for you! The whole family will love listening to these original fiction stories together, which feature full casts of talented voice actors and cinematic sound design. New to Kaboom? Each episode is a completely new adventure in just one episode, so you can start anywhere. Here's some of our favorites: • Hunt of the Nydralisk (Season 3 Episode 3): When a dangerous alien creature called a Nydralisk escapes from the space station lab, it’s up to three teenage cadets to stop it after it incapacitates the rest of the crew. • Summer Camp: An Intergalactic Report (Season 2 Episode 8): An alien student disguised as a preteen boy infiltrates a summer camp in order to conduct research on the humans’ nefarious plots, but an encounter with a curious young boy makes Eric question if humans are as evil as he was taught. • The Viking Mascot (Season 1 Episode 2): A normally shy boy gains swagger when he puts on his high school’s mascot costume, but his confidence is tested when a mythological threat arises on the football field. BINGE OUR NEW LIMITED SERIES: "Quentin Manning: Detective for Justice" is a 15-part comedic mystery about a pair of wannabe detectives investigating mysteries at their middle school. All episodes available now on their own podcast feed—just search for "Quentin Manning: Detective for Justice" wherever you get your podcasts! Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast comes from the producers of The Apple Seed, another podcast full of stories for families.

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