Silver Podcast Network

At Silver Sound, we encourage everyone to pull out their microphones and make something new! Every winter and summer, we host a 48-hour audio storytelling competition, shower the top three winners with money and fabulous prizes, and showcase the top 10 finalists both live at a celebration event in NYC and online via our Silver Podcast Network. We call this the Biannual Sonic Dash.

Registration for our Winter 2026 Sonic Dash, which will take place from January 9th to the 11th, is now open so check out the link below to learn more about the contest and the insane prizes you can win!

https://www.silver-nyc.com/sonicdash

Featuring Mark Blumberg

Produced by Cory Choy, Christian Cuciniello, and Juston Cummings

Sound by Silver Sound

Take a listen as James Roy, from the band The James Rocket, talks about their new album "Seen", which releases on November 21st, 2025.

To pre-order the album, check out this link: https://thejamesrocket.bandcamp.com/album/seen

Also, check them out live! The James Rocket will be playing at:

• Young Ethel's in Brooklyn, NY on October 23rd, 2025
• Sanger Hall in Sunnyside, NY on November 22nd, 2025
• Century in Philadelphia, PA on December 13th, 2025

Featuring James Roy

Produced by Cory Choy and Christian Cuciniello

Music by The James Rocket from their new album "Seen"

Sound by Silver Sound

In this episode of CartoCuriosity, James Roy of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps uncovers the extraordinary story of Philipp Johann von Strahlenberg (1676 - 1747), the Swedish soldier, prisoner of war, ethnographer, and pioneering cartographer whose groundbreaking maps transformed European understanding of Siberia, Central Asia, Great Tartary, and the Russian Empire. Captured at the Battle of Poltava (1709) and exiled to Tobolsk during the Great Northern War (1700 - 1721), Strahlenberg devoted his captivity to documenting the geography, languages, cultures, and histories of Russia's remote eastern territories - only to see his manuscripts lost in a fire, confiscated by a powerful governor, stolen, and published without attribution. It is a compelling tale of antique maps, geographic discovery, intellectual theft, and remarkable perseverance, revealing how one mapmaker's misfortunes shaped the eighteenth-century cartography of northern Asia.

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Written and performed by Cory Choy

Produced by Cory Choy and Christian Cuciniello

Music by Juston Cummings

Sound by Silver Sound

While he usually can be found jamming in Bluegrass sessions, listen as Vijith Assar explains how he took a classic piece and put new spin on it while staying true to its roots.

Featuring Vijith Assar

Produced by Cory Choy, Christian Cuciniello, Dalton Miksa, and Jada Mackinnon

Music by Vijith Assar

Sound by Silver Sound

In this episode of CartoCuriosity, Kevin Brown of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps explores one of the most remarkable discoveries in Southeast Asian cartography: a rare hand-painted Siamese textile map that may predate the famed Royal Siamese Maps. Long believed to lack an indigenous mapping tradition, Siam (Thailand) is revealed to have produced sophisticated geographic documents blending Thai, Chinese, and regional cartographic concepts. Acquired from an obscure antique shop and ultimately placed with the Library of Congress, this extraordinary map offers new insight into the history of Thai cartography, the reign of Rama I, and the evolution of mapping in Southeast Asia.

What now? We fight, and we make them stop scrolling. We fight again, and then we make them turn it off. When they start chanting, "Hate, hate, hate. Great, great, great," it's too late.

Enjoy the second part of this precursor to a larger cyber-drama that is yet to unfold in the Silver Podcast Network and stay tuned for more Dimo updates!

Hosted by James Brown-Orleans

Written by Cory Choy

Featuring Jada Mackinnon, Dalton Miksa, and El Buru

Produced by Cory Choy, Jada Mackinnon, Dalton Miksa, and Christian Cuciniello

Sound by Silver Sound

We often overlook the simple practices that make life better: giving thanks and offering forgiveness. In this monologue, James Brown-Orleans helps us recognize both.

Written and performed by James Brown-Orleans

Produced by Cory Choy and Christian Cuciniello

Music by James Brown-Orleans

Sound by Silver Sound

From operating intricate machinery, to preserving and protecting the traditions of cinema, listen as Aaron Kudja takes you inside the projection booth to show you how he keeps the reels turning.

Featuring Aaron Kudja 

Produced by Cory Choy, Tom Fama, and Christian Cuciniello

Music by Tom Fama 

Sound by Silver Sound 

When Shirley decided to open her dream nail salon, she knew it wouldn’t be easy, but she never expected it to be such an explosive catastrophe filled with debts to the mob, misogynistic creeps, and worst of all, her mother. 

Silver Shorts is very excited to announce an excerpt from a longer piece by Pop Lightning. This feed will host a series of three parts, but keep an ear out for the full episode.

Written and Created by Pop Lightning

Executive Producers: Pop Lightning, Gabriel Shalom, Cory Choy, and Cameron Bossert

Produced and mixed by Cory Choy 

Editing & Sound Design by Christian Cuciniello & Wenrui Zhao 

Featuring: Jenna Laurenzo as Shirley; Ariella Mastroianni as Mia; Delia Kemph as Adele; Suliya Gisele as the 1st AD; Jeremy Cohen as Nicky, the Director, and the Muscle; Cameron Bossert as Mike, the Narrator, and the Doctor; and Kevin Jacobsen as Ray.