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The Storycast

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  • Storycast Holiday Rebroadcast 2020

    Enjoy this rebroadcast of TWO of our favorite holiday episodes released in the show’s run between 2015-2018…

    REBROADCAST: "Between the Lines"

    In a desolate wasteland where the muck & wet begged for the Christmas wish of a hard frost, isolation in close quarters led to an improbable ceasefire, a handshake of tobacco, and voices lifted in song. Discover exactly what the Christmas Truce of 1914 means for our sense of common humanity…

    MUSIC - 

    Circus Marcus "La Tapa Improvisada"
    David Szesztay "Backward"
    Lee Rosovere "Christmas Eve At Midnight"
    David Szesztay "Above Us"
    Circus Marcus "La Brise"
    Maya Solovy "Silent Night"

    All music is provided royalty-free in the public domain via: www.freemusicarchive.org

    Written & produced by: @russellsilva

     

    REBROADCAST: "Kings, Drinks, & Lovers"

    Tucked away within the traditional caroles of the season, we find unique people whose tales tell of selfless giving, nomadic boozing, and scandalous necking in the woods. Uncover the real stories behind these holiday classics…

    MUSIC -

    Lee Rosovere "A Ukulele for Christmas"
    York Minister Choir "Good King Wenceslas"
    Claire College SIngers "Here We Come A-Wassailing" & "Jingle Bells"

    All music is provided royalty-free in the public domain via: www.freemusicarchive.org

    Written & produced by: @russellsilva

    27 min
  • Rebroadcast: "Kings, Drinks, & Lovers"

    Our favorite holiday episode, originally released December 23, 2017:

    "Kings, Drinks, & Lovers"

    Tucked away within the traditional caroles of the season, we find unique people whose tales tell of selfless giving, nomadic boozing, and scandalous necking in the woods. Uncover the real stories behind these holiday classics…

    MUSIC -

    Lee Rosovere "A Ukulele for Christmas"
    York Minister Choir "Good King Wenceslas"
    Claire College SIngers "Here We Come A-Wassailing" & "Jingle Bells"

    All music is provided royalty-free in the public domain via: www.freemusicarchive.org

    Written & produced by: @russellsilva

    This episode is brought to you by Audible. Get a 30-day trial with your first audiobook free at: www.audibletrial.com/stories

    11 min
  • Chapter 8: Parts Unknown
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    SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 8 -

    Take a deep dive into our bodies’ ability to adapt and change... to both antiquate and grow anew. A new discovery shows firsthand the incredible adaptability of life to fiercely fight for survival.

    MUSIC -

    Poddington Bear "Lens Flare"
    Blue Dot Sessions "Toothless Slope"
    Victor Rathnayake "Hopalu Wana Petha"
    Poddington Bear "Winter Walk"

    RESEARCH - 

    https://bit.ly/2r85so8
    https://n.pr/2HRwE4R

    All music is provided royalty-free in the public domain via:

    http://www.freemusicarchive.org

    Written & produced by: @russellsilva

    This episode is brought to you by Audible. Get a 30-day trial with your first audiobook free at:

    http://www.audibletrial.com/stories

    9 min
  • Chapter 7: Fool Me Twice

    SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 7 -

    The origin of a hoax… Why do we go to such elaborate lengths to trick each other when normally such a thing would be considered rude, deceitful, or even criminal? The anatomy of the many pranks of March 32nd...

    MUSIC -

    David Hilowitz "Passe Compose"
    Dee Yan-Key "World Circus"
    David Hilowitz "Ephemera"
    Borrtex "Motion"

    All music is provided royalty-free in the public domain via: http://www.freemusicarchive.org

    Written & produced by: @russellsilva

    Check out "Doubting Thomas" from Cliff Hansen:

    http://doubtingthomas.thecomicseries.com/

    This episode is brought to you by Audible. Get a 30-day trial with your first audiobook free at:

    http://www.audibletrial.com/stories

    10 min
  • Chapter 6: HeLa, Twenty Tons

     

    SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 6 -

    What if something inside of you right now was in and of itself immortal? If all of those interlocking chains and dominos in your life created a butterfly effect that evolved into something entirely beautiful... Something immortal. Something that could transform the face of modern medicine… Something hidden from your family for thirty years… An origin story unknown by most people today. So it was for Henrietta Lacks.

    SCORE - Scott Holmes

    "Oscar's Missing"
    "Something in the Distance"
    "Drift"
    "Discovery"
    "Days Gone By"
    "Postcards"
    http://www.scottholmesmusic.com

    Written & produced by: @russellsilva

    This episode is brought to you by Audible. Get a 30-day trial with your first audiobook free at: www.audibletrial.com/stories

    13 min
  • Chapter 5: Time Is on Your Side

    SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 5 - 

    Who are YOU exactly? What truly defines your being and how does your body really fit in? Discover how your mind tricks you, your heart betrays you, and exactly how your lens never changes from birth.

    MUSIC -

    Kai Engel "Meekness"
    Daniel Birch "Set Adrift"
    Kai Engel " Holiday"
    Sergey Cheremisinov "True Love"
    Aitua "Elements"

    All music is provided royalty-free in the public domain via: www.freemusicarchive.org

    Research - 

    https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2015/12/30/10690560/time-speed-accelerate-age-new-year
    https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/28/483732115/how-old-is-your-body-really

    Written & produced by: @russellsilva
    This episode is brought to you by Audible. Get a 30-day trial with your first audiobook free at: www.audibletrial.com/stories

    11 min
  • Chapter 4: Kings, Drinks, & Lovers

    SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 4 -

    Tucked away within the traditional caroles of the season, we find unique people whose tales tell of selfless giving, nomadic boozing, and scandalous necking in the woods. Uncover the real stories behind these holiday classics…

    MUSIC -

    Lee Rosovere "A Ukulele for Christmas"
    York Minister Choir "Good King Wenceslas"
    Claire College SIngers "Here We Come A-Wassailing" & "Jingle Bells"

    All music is provided royalty-free in the public domain via: www.freemusicarchive.org

    Written & produced by: @russellsilva

    This episode is brought to you by Audible. Get a 30-day trial with your first audiobook free at: www.audibletrial.com/stories

    11 min
  • Chapter 3: Between the Lines


    SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 3 - 

    In a desolate wasteland where the muck & wet begged for the Christmas wish of a hard frost, isolation in close quarters led to an improbable ceasefire, a handshake of tobacco, and voices lifted in song. Discover exactly what the Christmas Truce of 1914 means for our sense of common humanity…

    MUSIC - 

    Circus Marcus "La Tapa Improvisada"
    David Szesztay "Backward"
    Lee Rosovere "Christmas Eve At Midnight"
    David Szesztay "Above Us"
    Circus Marcus "La Brise"
    Maya Solovy "Silent Night"

    All music is provided royalty-free in the public domain via: www.freemusicarchive.org

    Written & produced by: @russellsilva

    Research:

    Dan Carlin's Hardcore History "Blueprint for Armageddon I-V" (2014)
    Stanley Weintraub's "Silent Night: The Remarkable Christmas Truce 1914" (2015)

    This episode is brought to you by Audible. Get a 30-day trial with your first audiobook free at: www.audibletrial.com/stories

    15 min
  • Chapter 2: Anytown, U.S.A.

    SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 2 - 

    What does a downtown ambush, a hunted tribe, and a courtroom's hysteria all have in common? They each just might take place in Anytown, U.S.A. Discover what both the property of inertia and a broken clock always have in common.

    MUSIC - 

    Blue Dot Sessions - "4 Point Path"
    Barryvan - "Perdue No. 4"
    Oliver Barrett - "Solo Cello (Live at Cafe OTO)"
    Circus Marcus – "Introduction"

    All music is provided royalty-free in the public domain via: www.freemusicarchive.org

    Written & produced by: @russellsilva

    This episode is brought to you by Audible. Get a 30-day trial with your first audiobook free at: www.audibletrial.com/stories

    10 min
  • Chapter 1: The Missing Pieces

    SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 1 - 

    A missing journalist, an oddball inventor, and a mystery at sea. The story rarely is ever in the facts… it's in the missing pieces. Discover what's hiding at the crossroads of proximity and memory.

    MUSIC - 

    Circus Marcus – "Intro Outro" | 
    Inaequalis – "Muaddib" | 
    Circus Marcus – "Cadiquo tu No" | 
    Kai Engel – "Moonlight Reprise"

    All music is provided royalty-free in the public domain via: www.freemusicarchive.org

    Remembering Kim Wall:

    www.gofundme.com/rememberingkimwall

    Written & produced by: @russellsilva

    This episode is brought to you by Audible. Support The Storycast and get a 30-day trial with your first audiobook free at: www.audibletrial.com/stories

    15 min

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The many chapters of life that tell the stories of us... Finding the common thread in different types of stories that tell the tale of us.