A special bonus episode — Static: A Party Girl’s Memoir, in its entirety.

Note: this podcast includes explicit language and references to suicide and trauma.

This four-part series is an audio adaptation of the play Static: A Party Girl’s Memoir. Each episode starts with part of the play, performed by Ashley King as herself and Jaime Cesar as Carolina. Then, in the second half, learn more about this true story as Ashley talks to those who inspired the script.

Click here for a complete episode transcript.

Static is produced by Ashley King and Meg Wilcox, with support from Inside Out Theatre, Chromatic Theatre, and the Community Podcast Initiative at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada.

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Show notes:

(00:00) Part one — Calgary to Byron Bay

(22:20) Part two — Byron to Bali

(38:10) Part three — Home

(1:00:55) Part four — Where Next?

Click here for a complete episode transcript.

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Music licensed under SOCAN 22C license.

Royalty-free music: 

Anthem of Rain, Rock This House (Instrumental)

Alex Productions, Dreamwave Electronic — Revolution

Royalty-free sound effects from Pixabay

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Credits:

Static: A Party Girl’s Memoir

Written by: Ashley King

Ashley King: herself, Britney

Jaime Cesar: Carolina

Additional voices: Jim Delaney, Meg Wilcox, Dr. Paul Gee, Dr. Claire Taylor, Anton deGroot, Jaime Cesar, Kodie Rollan, Sabreena Shah Baigzada, Camille Craig, Javier Vialta, Jenny Yeung, Lahni Davies, Cody Harpe

Podcast sound design, editing & production: Meg Wilcox

Podcast voice coach: Michelle Brandenberg

Dramaturg: Kodie Rollan

Cultural dramaturg: Daniela Atiencia

Disability dramaturg: Jess Watkin

Director, stage version: Javier Vialta

Sound designer, stage version: Miranda Martini