A new short film has been made based on our story "That's Democracy", and to celebrate we produced this documentary about how the original story was made. Including interviews with Louis Kornfeld, Peter McNerney, and filmmakers Jon Bowden & Cliff Traiman. Plus archival tape from our story meetings, and outtakes from the recording session.

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A mysterious man appears in the barn of an elderly Irish couple.

This story was commissioned by RTE's Drama on One, and recorded in Kilfinane, County Limerick, Ireland.

Performed by Sarah Reynolds, Joe Mullins, Maeve McGrath, Diarmuid McIntyre, and Louis Kornfeld.

Written by Louis Kornfeld, and produced by Jonathan Mitchell, Diarmuid McIntyre, and Grey Heron Media. Special thanks to Kevin Brew of RTE, and Noreen Quish.

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Three men are stranded in a lifeboat.

Adapted from a short story by Diane Cook, our adaptation is by Diana McCorry.

Performed by David Pasquesi, Ed Herbstman, and Mark Gessner.

Produced by Jonathan Mitchell and Kerry Kastin.

"Man V. Nature" is from the collection of the same name, copyright 2014 by Diane Cook, used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Two stories: What if there were an app for blind people that could describe to them what they can’t see? Not just directions like a GPS, but descriptions of objects that paint a picture. It doesn’t exist quite like that yet, but we wrote a story that imagines it does. After that, we’ll hear a second story about a personal GPS that gets very personal.

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Everyone thought you were missing, maybe even dead. And now you’re back.

Performed by Ed Herbstman, Ben Jones, Christian Paluck, Chet Siegel, Louis Kornfeld, Amy Warren, and Asher Herbstman. Produced by Jonathan Mitchell. Also on this episode, a segment about the making of the Radiotopia logo from the Song Exploder podcast.

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Where's your costume? Dressing up is the best part of these things!

Performed by Matt Antonucci and Angela DeManti, with Kerry Kastin, Alejandro Kolleeny, and Louis Kornfeld.

Written by Louis Kornfeld and produced by Jonathan Mitchell.

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Greetings, souls of the damned!

This story is about a young woman who always looked up to her older sister, until they found themselves in Hell.

Performed by Bianca Casusol, Kate Emswiler, Louis Kornfeld, Jake Hart, Blanche Ames, Jimmy O’Connell, and Kerry Kastin.

With special musical guest Christian Colabelli.

Written by Alejandro Kolleeny, with Louis Kornfeld. Produced by Jonathan Mitchell.

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No one knows what it is, or why we can't see it. All we know is that without it, the universe would fall apart.

Performed by Kevin Corrigan, Chet Siegel, Ed Herbstman, Dennis Pacheco, Alexis Lambright, Rob Webber, and Anna Sale.

Written by Diana McCorry, and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. Inspired by listener Christopher Tunnell.

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Are you hearing voices? You're not alone. Performed by Christian Paluck, Carly Monardo, Tom Stephens, Louis Kornfeld, Jon Keller, Kerry Kastin, Nick Mykins, Aina Rapoza, and Ashley Wilson. With special musical guest Elizabeth Ziman (of Elizabeth and the Catapult). Written by Louis Kornfeld, and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. (Originally released May 9, 2013)

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You're having a stroke.

Performed by Ann Carr, Louis Kornfeld, and Amy Warren.

Written by Louis Kornfeld, and produced by Jonathan Mitchell.

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