William A. Wellman discusses their show Hello from the Hallowoods, exploring Queerness in the horror genre, writing complex and intertwining storylines, focusing on mood in narrative, and giving up a marketing job to become a full-time creative.

https://www.hellofromthehallowoods.com/

A transcript of this episode can be found here.

The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.

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(c) 2023 Alien Ghost Robot Creative Media
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Producer Mark Helton and writer Tera Eon discuss their time-traveling heist show Murphy's Inc, using characters to flesh out the world, working with someone else's ideas, criminals as protagonists, and dealing with (or not) time travel paradoxes.

Listen to Murphy's Inc. on most major podcast platforms, or from https://murphysincshow.podbean.com/

A transcript of this episode  can be found here.

The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.

Write to the show at [email protected].

For more information, to apply to be a guest on the show, or to sign up for our newsletter, visit http://thefirstepisodeof.com

We're a part of the Audio Drama Lab, a Discord-based resource for audio drama creators. More information: http://audiodramalab.com

(c) 2023 Alien Ghost Robot Creative Media
Check out our audio dramas and other projects at https://alienghostrobot.com 

James Weippert talks about his Public Domain Players and their production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, adapting works from the public domain, being faithful to familiar stories or making changes, the Sarah Grace Foundation, and working on a show fifteen minutes at a time.

https://publicdomainplayers.podbean.com/

A transcript of this show is available here.

The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.

Write to the show at [email protected].
For more information, to apply to be a guest on the show, or to sign up for our newsletter, visit http://thefirstepisodeof.com

We're a part of the Audio Drama Lab, a Discord-based resource for audio drama creators. More information: http://audiodramalab.com

(c) 2023 Alien Ghost Robot Creative Media
Check out our audio dramas and other projects at https://alienghostrobot.com 

Cat Blackard talks about her hybrid audio drama The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program, elevating "actual play" podcasts, being a multidisciplinary artist, taking a queer point of view to existing material, and the dilemma of appreciating the art of problematic artists.

https://www.cthulhumystery.com/

A transcript of this program  is available here.

The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.

Write to the show at [email protected].

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We're a part of the Audio Drama Lab, a Discord-based resource for audio drama creators. More information: http://audiodramalab.com

(c) 2023 Alien Ghost Robot Creative Media
Check out our audio dramas and other projects at https://alienghostrobot.com 

Adam Murciano talks about his retro horror ICE-CREAM, starting a subscription platform for listeners, the awkwardness of the teen years, the strange subversion of ice cream trucks, and the horror of always being one mistake away from ruin.

Listen to ICE-CREAM: http://pod.link/1641978062

A transcript of this episode  is available here.

The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.

Write to the show at [email protected].

For more information, to apply to be a guest on the show, or to sign up for our newsletter, visit http://thefirstepisodeof.com

We're a part of the Audio Drama Lab, a Discord-based resource for audio drama creators. More information: http://audiodramalab.com

(c) 2023 Alien Ghost Robot Creative Media
Check out our audio dramas and other projects at https://alienghostrobot.com 

Drew Frohman discusses his sci-fi comedy Human-B-Gon, fear of AI, reality TV as a showcase for insecurities, creating a sonic template, and finishing what you start.

https://www.human-b-gon.com/

A transcript of this episode is available here.

The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.

Write to the show at [email protected].

For more information, to apply to be a guest on the show, or to sign up for our newsletter, visit http://thefirstepisodeof.com

We're a part of the Audio Drama Lab, a Discord-based resource for audio drama creators. More information: http://audiodramalab.com

(c) 2023 Alien Ghost Robot Creative Media
Check out our audio dramas and other projects at https://alienghostrobot.com 

Tony Martinez and Michael P. Greco discuss their paranormal mystery Strange Air, the fallacy of the "likeable" character, crafting a mystery, faith, belief and loss, and writing to feed your soul.

https://www.strangeairpodcast.com/

 Transcript available here.

The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.

Write to the show at [email protected].

For more information, to apply to be a guest on the show, or to sign up for our newsletter, visit http://thefirstepisodeof.com

We're a part of the Audio Drama Lab, a Discord-based resource for audio drama creators. More information: http://audiodramalab.com

(c) 2023 Alien Ghost Robot Creative Media
Check out our audio dramas and other projects at https://alienghostrobot.com 

For the 50th episode special, host W. Keith Tims becomes the interviewee with guest host Kris Kaiyala, as they discuss a year of podcasting, The Book of Constellations, music as mood, training your brain to write, and writing with empathy and authenticity.

The Book of Constellations is available on most major podcast platforms or from http://bookofconstellations.com

Listen to Kris Kaiyala's Dirt - An Audio Drama on most major podcast platforms, or from https://www.dirtaudiodrama.com/

The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.

Write to the show at [email protected].

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Creator Alex Dolan and Producer Vince Dajani talk about their crime thriller The Patron Saint of Suicides, adapting a novel to audio drama, using contrasts to create tension, fiction as a tool to tackle difficult subjects, and why you shouldn't write "likable" characters.

Listen to The Patron Saint of Suicides on most major podcast platforms or from https://www.suicidesaints.com/

The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.

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Dom Guilfoyle talks about their supernatural anthology The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality, working with the That's Not Canon podcast collective, developing a show based on your limitations, wrestling with imposter syndrome, and finding a balanced ending.

Listen to The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality on most major podcast platforms, or from https://thatsnotcanon.com/themistholmemuseum

The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.

Write to the show at [email protected].

For more information, to apply to be a guest on the show, or to sign up for our newsletter, visit http://thefirstepisodeof.com

Check out The Book of Constellations, too!