The Fakist (2018)

In the podcast studio deep inside the Franklin W. Dixon Memorial Library, Jeremy Hahn is recording the latest episode of his Dogboy Adventures fan podcast "Greetings from Colta City." He’s invited his theater buddy Clara Danvers on to dissect Dogboy's "subversive" violence, but he didn't plan for the chemistry crackling across the studio in his meticulous show doc. While Jeremy hides behind his fandom, Clara derails the recording with a plot twist he never saw coming. A romantic story about the roles we play to protect ourselves and the courage it takes to make a move.

In the aftershow, creator Bill Meeks chats with Rebecca Johnson (voice of Clara Danvers, host of Supergirl Radio, and the voice of LeAnne Snyder on The Fakist) about their long history as creative collaborators, starting as rival Once Upon a Time podcasters before launching sister podcasts based on DC Comics TV properties. They look back on their history of "bringing the heat" to each other's projects, including the time Bill voiced the spectral Deadman for Rebecca’s Supergirl Radio holiday special. A celebration of the community hiding in the "clerical work" of fan podcasting and the joys of a creative partnership that spans a dozen projects and more than a decade.

NEXT TIME: A thrilling action tale set in the TV studios of local TV station WART-TV.

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CAST LIST

Bill Meeks - Jeremy Hahn / Lester
Rebecca Johnson - Clara Danvers
Nathan Beatty – Dogboy / Bronson Black / Mr. Horum / Dexter Stonehouse

LINKS

Everly Heights
Supergirl Radio
The Fakist
Fan Podcasting: The Complete Guide
Dogboy Adventures Collection
Join the EVERLY HEIGHTS ARTS BOARD and support the show
Everly Heights Tales Merch
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The Fakist might be dead, but the team behind the story lives on! Join us for two original stories from our new audio drama Everly Heights Tales, an anthology set in a nostalgic Ohio town called Everly Heights. 

EPISODES INCLUDED:
The Play’s The Thing (That Traps You) | Everly Heights Tales Podcast 

A devoted usher at the historic Cornerstone Theater uncovers a chilling secret hidden within its velvet seats: a mysterious power that lets audience members live their best life.

The Quackening | Everly Heights Tales Podcast 

Angela Craig is back in Everly Heights, and she’s not happy about it. That is, until she has a bizarre run-in with Beatrix Knapp and her old high school bullies, “The Sparkles”. They offer her a strange inheritance from a dead relative. Inside a magical box she’ll discover the ancestral power to make her wishes a reality. But does Angela want recovery, or revenge?

The Case of White Claw (Remastered Fakist Sketch) | Everly Heights Tales Podcast 

Tonight, my ghoulish guests, we crack open a chilling case of sorority sisterhood gone horribly flat! When Madison invites her frenemy Faith down to the basement for a taste of an exclusive new White Claw flavor, things get bubbly in all the wrong ways. One sip too many, and the claws really come out… A wickedly funny tale of basic witches, haunted hard seltzers, and influencer-era evil.

CAST LIST
Rebecca Johnson – Clara
Sean Siegler– Michael Special/Zarvan
September McCrady – Mrs. Gable
Kate Sheridan – Timmy Gill
Wynn Mercere – Mrs. Henderson
Dean T Moody – Mr. Henderson
Bill Meeks – Worker/Himself/Spooky Announcer
Kate Sheridan– Angela Craig
Dawn Meeks – Great Aunt Mildred’s Spirit/Mrs. Craig
Dallis MacKenzie – Beatrix Knapp
Mandy McCullough – Rebecca/Veronica
Skyler Nichol – Travis Hagee
Samantha Crausman – Madison
Hadley Williams – Faith

LINKS

Everly Heights Tales
Buy THE FAKIST: BREAKING NEWS Novel
Everly Heights
Join the EVERLY HEIGHTS ARTS BOARD and support the show
Buy Mr. Matheson’s Arithme-TIPS Comic Collection
Everly Heights Tales Merch
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The Totally Spooktacular Fakist Halloween Special

A sneak peek at an upcoming episode of the new audio drama anthology from Bill Meeks.

Meet the Special family, a theater-loving, stoner couple and their three very different kids. It’s 1994, and Michael and Jennifer Special are just trying to help fund in the arts in their community, but their son Ricky is on the run from a school bully, and their daughter Zara is betting everything on a plan to start the school year as a popular girl. With a mix of '90s nostalgia, sitcom homages, and a healthy dose of humor, "Welcome, Freshmen" will teach you the joys of scented oxygen, the perils of Crystal Pepsi, and why you should never trust a math teacher to do "creative accounting" for the arts. Equal parts funny, smart, and a little messed up, just like Everly Heights itself.

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CAST LIST

Bill Meeks - Ricky Special/Infomercial Announcer/Mr. Matheson
Sean Seigler - Michael Special
Kristyna Zahrek - Abby Special
Laurin Skarr - Zara Special
Kaushal Patel - Phillip "Sinnimon Slush" Simonson
Helena Geraci - Jennifer Special
Dallis MaxKenzie - Beatrix Knapp
Mandy McCullough - Rebbeca/Veronica
Howard F. Hulin - Ron Linus/Mayor Brown
Richard Reynolds - Jock, Oxygen Bar Attendant
Claire Forbes - Brenda, Beach Babe, Carrie Tart
Dan Pavatich - Nosloo the Great
Sean Weiland - Jerome Bentley, Surfer Dude

"How Can You Be Sure?" and "Zara Special's Mini-Musical Suite" performed by Classic Tragic Hero, written by Bill Meeks

LINKS

Everly Heights
Join the EVERLY HEIGHTS ARTS BOARD and support the show
Buy Mr. Matheson's Arithme-TIPS Comic Collection
Subscribe on YouTube

The Fake News Dies.

This is a story about a flawed man, born of privilege, who only lived for himself. It tells of the last day of his newscast; of how his enemies plotted against him until the final battle, and of how his partner LeAnn abandoned him just when he thought he had it all figured out. It ends with a podcast. It begins in the wreckage of KCOM Studios on the night of Deathember 13th, 2021. In Somewhere West of New York City, the faithful still tune in at six o'clock, waiting for the newscast to start... but it never will. The Fakist died two years ago.

The Fakist: One Last Day, a new documentary, starting tonight on WAFM-TV 3.

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CAST

AI BOT - Peter Price
AUDRA RELIANT - Allison Jara
BARRY TESH – Shawn Taylor
BERTRAM KCOM – CJ Boat
BILL MEEKS - Bill Meeks
BOO RADLEY - Bill Meeks
BYRON SEALES - Tony Hooper
CARRIE TART – Samantha Crausman
ELLA FITZPATRICK - Anne Marie
ESMERALDA GOLDSTEIN – Dawn Owar
GLOMER - Bill Meeks
GRACE HUBERSTAFFORFORD – Wynn Mercere
GRANDMA SNYDER – Amy Hypnarowski
HANDLEBAR VAN DYKE –  Bobby Hawke
HEPHAESTUS – Kelly Rands
JAKE STEIN – Justin Robert Young
LEANN SNDYER – Rebecca Johnson
MITCH MCCONNELL - Bill Meeks
MONTIPAIRE DAFOE - Derek O’Neill
MR.  FREEZE 7-UP - Bill Meeks
MR. GEMM – Michael Lucero
OFFICER MACHINA - Bill Meeks
PAUL DAFOE - Bill Meeks
REPORTERS - Andy Ransom, Zach Sinclair, Addison Houle
RON JOLIVER – John Harrison
ROY SILVER – Derek O’Neill
THELMA MINKS – Morgan Glennon
WHIFFLE BAT KIDS – Dinah, Doofy, and Dorkface Delory

“Ballad of The Fakist”
Lyrics by Bill Meeks
Guitar and Vocals by Joe Carr
One-Man Band - Stephan Carroll

“Could This Be Love?”
Lyrics by Bill Meeks
One-Man Band - Stephan Carroll

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Eff It Let's Go. Let's Kill The Show.

This is it. Deathember 13, 2021… One last newscast to save the show. Will Paul DaFoe and The Fakist news team rise to the challenge, or is the death of fake news inevitable?

All that, plus the identity of the zombie icepick killer revealed, in the tenth chapter of The Fakist: One Last Day, a standalone story set in the world of The Fakist.

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CAST

AI BOT - Peter Price
AUDRA RELIANT - Allison Jara
ANNOUNCER – Roberto Villegas
BARRY TESH – Shawn Taylor
BATMAN ANNOUNCER - Peter Price
BERTRAM KCOM – CJ Boat
BILL MEEKS - Bill Meeks
BIRDMAN STAN –  Bobby Hawke
BYRON SEALES - Tony Hooper
DOROTHY GALE - Samantha Crausman
ELLA FITZPATRICK - Anne Marie
FRODO BAGGINS - Brady Hendricks
GLOMER - Bill Meeks
GRACE HUBERSTAFFORFORD – Wynn Mercere
HARRY POTTER - John Harrison
JAKE STEIN – Justin Robert Young
LEANN SNDYER – Rebecca Johnson
LIAM - Himself
LUKE SKYWALKER - Brady Hendricks
MONTIPAIRE DAFOE - Derek O’Neill
MR.  FREEZE 7-UP - Bill Meeks
OFFICER ASSJACK - Kelly Rands
OFFICER MACHINA - Bill Meeks
PAUL DAFOE - Bill Meeks
PAUL DAFOE'S SINGING VOICE - Joe Carr
RON JOLIVER – John Harrison
ROY SILVER – Derek O’Neill
WHIFFLE BAT KIDS - Dinah, Doofy, and Dorkface Delory
ZIGGY MCELROY - Shawn Taylor

“Ballad of The Fakist”
Lyrics by Bill Meeks
Guitar and Vocals by Joe Carr
One-Man Band - Stephan Carroll

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Jake Stein Gets What He Deserves

Former reality show singer and current Fakist traffic reporter Jake Stein is tired of waiting for his big break. Travel back through the history of The Fakist to find out what Jake wants, and how he's worked the entire series to get it.  When his big day comes, will Jake Stein rise to become the newscaster the elite Diamond Club needs, or will Paul DaFoe find a way to stop him?

All that, plus the Fakist news team cleans up the news room, in the ninth chapter of The Fakist: One Last Day, a standalone story set in the world of The Fakist.

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CAST

AUDRA RELIANT - Allison Jara

ANNOUNCER – Roberto Villegas

BATMAN ANNOUNCER - Peter Price

BERTRAM KCOM – CJ Boat

BRENT ARNOLD - Bill Meeks

BIRDMAN STAN –  Bobby Hawke

BILL GATES -  Samuel Lewis

BROCCOLI BITES PRINCIPAL – Adam Paulauski

BROCCOLI BITES ANNOUCNER – Bill Meeks

BYRON SEALES - Tony Hooper

CARL -  Samuel Lewis

CREW CHIEF - Naaim Siddiqi

DEBRA DAWNSTAR - Anne Marie

FERGIE MCFERNIE - Tom Merritt

ELLA FITZPATRICK - Anne Marie

ESMERALDA GOLDSTEIN - Dawn Owar

HANDLEBAR VAN DYKE - Bobby Hawke

JAKE STEIN - Justin Robert Young

LEANN SNDYER – Rebecca Johnson

MONTIPAIRE DAFOE - Derek O’Neill

MR. GEMM - Michael Lucero

OFFICER MACHINA - Bill Meeks

PAUL DAFOE - Bill Meeks

“Ballad of The Fakist”
Lyrics by Bill Meeks
Guitar and Vocals by Joe Carr
One-Man Band - Stephan Carroll

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Ron Joliver Gets The Opportunity Of His So-Called Lifetime!

"Up To The Minute" anchor Ron Joliver has always been a cash cow for The Fakist, but when Hollywood calls him and his partner Roy Silver up to reboot their favorite 90s show, they set off on a madcap adventure through Tinsel Town. Will they survive Jordan Cartelano's three trials to join the "Hollyweird Elite," or are they doomed to set up a tent in the LA river?

All that, plus the secrets of Tom Cruise's feet are revealed, in the eighth chapter of The Fakist: One Last Day, a standalone story set in the world of The Fakist.

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CAST

ANNOUNCER – Roberto Villegas
BARRY TESH – Shawn Taylor
BATMAN ANNOUNCER - Peter Price
CURTIS ARMSTRONG – Dean Demarest  of Cos-A-Commotion
ELLA FITZPATRICK - Anne Marie
GRACE HUBERSTAFFORFORD – Wynn Mercere
FEMALE ANNOUNCER – Shellane Demarest  of Cos-A-Commotion
HOMELESS PERSON - Bill Meeks
JORDAN CARTALANO - Kelly Rands
LEANN SNDYER – Rebecca Johnson
PAUL DAFOE - Bill Meeks
RON JOLIVER - John Harrison
ROY SILVER - Derek O’Neill
TOM CRUISE – Alex Streu
WHIFFLE BAT GANG KID - Dinah Dorkface

“Ballad of The Fakist”
Lyrics by Bill Meeks
Guitar and Vocals by Joe Carr
One-Man Band - Stephan Carroll

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What Will It Cost You To Follow Your Dreams?

Carrie Tart is tired of reporting entertainment news, but with one last day to save the show, she's determined to follow her dream: Producing a show about real people telling real stories. Will she create the next This American Life, or will she live to regret her career pivot?

All that, plus Mr. Rogers returns to a post-Trump world, and a confrontation with the Spoiler Police, in the seventh chapter of The Fakist: One Last Day, a standalone story set in the world of The Fakist.

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CAST

ANNOUNCER – Roberto Villegas
BARRY TESH – Shawn Taylor
BATMAN ANNOUNCER - Peter Price
BILL MEEKS – Bill Meeks
BYRON SEALES – Tony Hooper
CARRIE TART – Samantha Crausman
CHARLIE - Kelly Rands
CHESTER - Andy Ransom
CINDY MCNEIL – Gretchen Schneider
ELLA FITZPATRICK - Anne Marie
GRANDMA SNYDER – Amy Hypnarowski
JASPER - Brady Hendricks
JOHNNY MACDONALD’S – Scott Johnson
LEANN SNDYER - Rebecca Johnson
MR. ROGERS -  Bobby Hawke
PAUL DAFOE - Bill Meeks
RON JOLIVER - John Harrison
ROY SILVER - Derek O’Neill
THE REAL PEOPLE PLAYERS - Roberto Villegas, Bill Meeks, Andy Ransom, Brady Hendricks

“Ballad of The Fakist”

Lyrics by Bill Meeks
Guitar and Vocals by Joe Carr
One-Man Band - Stephan Carroll

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