The Cart, The Cage, The Pulley, and The Ramp, in which Arcturix, Clover the sheep, and the goat herd prepare to take this tiger situation into their own hooves.  And Layla just really needs to focus on this garage sale right now. 

The Goat American Novel is written and produced by Hilde Festerling. Guest voice actors this week were Blair Tothill and Miku Alden. Thanks as always to our incredible cast: Caleb Alden, Gabriel Alden, Johnny Buker, Ursula Buker, Erin Alden. 

Thanks to the Steam Brass Band for our beautiful theme song, and to the musicians of the Electric Unicorn Studio Session for our in-episode music. Thanks to the foley artists of the Freesound.org community for some of these great sound effects. 

In which Mama Chichi finds some of her kids, Sawyer loses one of his, the pigs take leave of their senses or perhaps find all their marbles for the first time in their lives, and the farm is visited by a mysterious stranger from Goatko Ono's past...

Special thanks this week to the real FM, June Heggarty, and the channeled ghost of Thunder the Saanen billy goat. 

In which Clover the boss sheep shows up, Queen to Queen, we learn about 19th century patent medicine, and there is a gruesome but satisfying resolution to a neighborhood pest problem. 

In which the Sawyer continues his attempts to contain the nanny goats, who continue their attempt to find the bottom of a barrel of cherry brandy,

And, FM deepens her acquaintance with her new vegan karaoke friends

And, Grazzo pulls Layla back into the rainy night for yet another spooky supernatural mission.... into the Westerly barn.

Come see our live show! June 07, 2pm, Village Books Fairhaven. It's an all-ages entertainment in the style of an old Radio play... Reserve your seat here!

Announcing our first Live Podcast Show! at Village Books in Bellingham June 07, pm. A free entertainment for families in the style of an old time Radio play... Reserve your seats here!

Also, this special episode contains our interview with friend-of-the-show Ben West, in which we get into the hows and whos and whys of The Goat American Novel.

Also: Check out our story about dolls on Knott, A Podcast. Andrew Knott is a very funny, very honest writer who speaks the humbling truth about being a writer/dad, and the tiny moments of everyday life which tell us who we are.

And Finally, Some Stories  about making the podcast:

How To Podcast With Your Whole Family

Lessons in Audio from the Punk Warehouse

Creating the Soundtrack to a Novel

Regular Goat programing returns later this week!

In which Grazzo is compelled- by the ghost to ghost hotline- to return to the earthly realm to do some very important farm chores.

Thank you as always to our amazing cast, Ursula Buker Johnny Buker Gabriel Alden Caleb Alden, to the musicians of the electric unicorn studio session, and to you, the listener.

You Will Contain the Goats: In which everyone seems to be on an ill-fated mission, and we see how the kids up in the barn are faring after their battle with the tiger.

In which the Milk and Wool Producing Society Convenes, Layla films the greatest Yousnap video of all time, and the wider world is lured into the drama unfolding in the four farms neighborhood.

In this bonus episode we hear the story of Marie Vinson, a Happy Meal doll who becomes the World's Greatest Daredevil. Regular Episodes of The Goat American Novel will return next week!

In which we catch up with the goats in the barn, and also check in at Millicent's house, where some goats may or may not be hidden in a blanket fort, and a man may or may not be screaming.

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Thanks as always to Ursula Buker, Gabriel Alden, Caleb Alden, Johnny Buker, Erin Alden, Courtney Lyons, Amanda Laughtland aka Myra Grass, the musicians of the Electric Unicorn sessions, and the Steam Brass Band for their ongoing excellent contributions!

Where to find me:

The Goat American Novel website: https://goatamericannovel.podbean.com/

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Email us with questions and queries at [email protected]- Hilde is available for storytelling and workshops at your school or community event in Whatcom county and the Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley

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