The Truth

The Truth

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  • Here I Am

    A mother who listens, a father who can’t, and a boy who’s simply trying to say: Here I Am. This is a musical drama about connection, silence, and the act of listening.

    Written by Louis Kornfeld, with direction, sound design, and original music by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Ann Carr as Rosie, Peter Grosz as Tom, Danielle Delgado as Phyllis, and Seth Gilman as Jason.

    If you believe in what we do, in stories that reward listening, you can support The Truth by ⁠subscribing to our ad-free feed⁠. It’s $5, or $50 a year. You’ll get every story without interruption, but more than that, you’ll be supporting the survival of our show.

    Go to: ⁠thetruthpodcast.supportingcast.fm⁠

    Follow us on...

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    To learn more about our show, go to our website:

    ⁠thetruthpodcast.com⁠

    And as a listener of The Truth you can claim a 30% discount to Jiveworld right now — By the way, Jiveworld features our stories on their product for learners of English! Visit ⁠jw.app/thetruth⁠ to learn Spanish as it's really spoken.

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    37 min
  • Operation Skill Shot

    A pinball obsessive is enlisted by the police to help lure a mob boss out of hiding, giving him a chance to prove that pinball isn't just a game. 

    Written by Hunter Nelson, with direction, sound design, and original music by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by David Bluvband, Ben Rameaka, Samantha Nugent, Jordan Mahome, Drew Reilly, Sebastian Conelli, Josh Tobin, Bill Rohlfing, and David Deblinger.

    We're very excited to be making stories for you again!

    You can help make sure we're able to continue, by subscribing to our ad-free feed. It’s $5, or $50 a year. You’ll get every story without interruption, but more than that, you’ll be supporting the survival of our show.

    Go to: thetruthpodcast.supportingcast.fm

    Follow us on...
    INSTAGRAM
    BLUESKY
    THREADS
    REDDIT

    To learn more about our show, go to our website:

    thetruthpodcast.com


    And as a listener of The Truth you can claim a 30% discount to Jiveworld right now — By the way, Jiveworld features our stories on their product for learners of English! Visit jw.app/thetruth to learn Spanish as it's really spoken.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    45 min
  • Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti

    On this episode, we're presenting two of our favorite stories:

    Silvia's Blood was originally released in 2014, and is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick titled, "Upon the Dull Earth."

    Moon Graffiti was the first episode of our show, which began in 2012. It was inspired by a speech written for Richard Nixon by William Safire titled, "In Event of Moon Disaster."

    We’re in the middle of a fundraising campaign to bring the show back in October. We have all new merch for sale, and for a limited time, we're taking pre-orders for a vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti. To see what we have to offer, go to:

    https://certifiedcrucial.com/truthshop

    We’re now taking pre-orders through June 30. The album cost is $40, and all of the profits will go to making a new season of The Truth. 

    And if you don't have $40, we're also selling buttons, stickers, and a brand new t-shirt design based on our logo. So if you love our stories and want to hear more, help us make a brand new season by pre-ordering your very own vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti right now. We're also taking donations, every little bit helps. Thank you so much!

    Follow The Truth on...
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    And make sure you’re subscribed to The Truth in Apple or Spotify or wherever you listen so you don’t miss us when we return!

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    37 min
  • Bring back The Truth part 6: Neil Verma

    OUR DEADLINE FOR VINYL PRE-ORDERS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JUNE 30.

    In this episode we'll hear from Neil Verma, an Associate Professor at Northwestern University, where he teaches classes in sound and audio drama. In addition to being a fan of The Truth, he's an expert on the history of audio fiction, and on this episode he talks about what he thinks makes The Truth special and worth bringing back. 

    We’re in the middle of a fundraising campaign to bring the show back in October. We have all new merch for sale, and for a limited time, we're taking pre-orders for a vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti. To see what we have to offer, go to:

    https://certifiedcrucial.com/truthshop

    We’re now taking pre-orders through June 30. The album cost is $40, and all of the profits will go to making a new season of The Truth. 

    And if you don't have $40, we're also selling buttons, stickers, and a brand new t-shirt design based on our logo. So if you love our stories and want to hear more, help us make a brand new season by pre-ordering your very own vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti right now. We're also taking donations, every little bit helps. Thank you so much!

    Follow The Truth on...
    INSTAGRAM
    BLUESKY
    THREADS
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    And make sure you’re subscribed to The Truth in Apple or Spotify or wherever you listen so you don’t miss us when we return!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    7 min
  • Bring back The Truth part 5: Hunter Nelson

    We’re in the middle of a fundraising campaign to bring the show back in October. We’ve been working hard on some new scripts we're hoping to make, and in this episode we'll hear from Hunter Nelson about the story he’s working on. 

    We have all new merch for sale, and for a limited time, we're taking pre-orders for a vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti. To see what we have to offer, go to:

    https://certifiedcrucial.com/truthshop

    We’re taking pre-orders through June 22. The album cost is $40, and all of the profits will go to making a new season of The Truth. 

    And if you don't have $40, we're also selling buttons, stickers, and a brand new t-shirt design based on our logo. So if you love our stories and want to hear more, help us make a brand new season by pre-ordering your very own vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti right now. We're also taking donations, every little bit helps. Thank you so much!

    Follow The Truth on...
    INSTAGRAM
    BLUESKY
    THREADS
    REDDIT

    And make sure you’re subscribed to The Truth in Apple or Spotify or wherever you listen so you don’t miss us when we return!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    7 min
  • Bring back The Truth part 4: Mary McDonnell

    We’re in the middle of a fundraising campaign to bring the show back in October. We’ve been working hard on some new scripts we're hoping to make, and in this episode we'll hear from Mary McDonnell about the story she’s working on. 

    We have all new merch for sale, and for a limited time, we're taking pre-orders for a vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti. To see what we have to offer, go to:

    https://certifiedcrucial.com/truthshop

    We’re taking pre-orders through June 22. The album cost is $40, and all of the profits will go to making a new season of The Truth. 

    And if you don't have $40, we're also selling buttons, stickers, and a brand new t-shirt design based on our logo. So if you love our stories and want to hear more, help us make a brand new season by pre-ordering your very own vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti right now. We're also taking donations, every little bit helps. Thank you so much!

    Follow The Truth on...
    INSTAGRAM
    BLUESKY
    THREADS
    REDDIT

    And make sure you’re subscribed to The Truth in Apple or Spotify or wherever you listen so you don’t miss us when we return!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    5 min
  • Bring back The Truth part 3: Davy Gardner

    We’re having a fundraising campaign to bring the show back in October. We’ve been working hard on some new scripts we're hoping to make, and in this episode we'll hear from Davy Gardner about the story he’s working on. 

    We have all new merch for sale, and for a limited time, we're taking pre-orders for a vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti. To see what we have to offer, go to:

    https://certifiedcrucial.com/truthshop

    We’re taking pre-orders through June 22. The album cost is $40, and all of the profits will go to making a new season of The Truth. 

    And if you don't have $40, we're also selling buttons, stickers, and a brand new t-shirt design based on our logo. So if you love our stories and want to hear more, help us make a brand new season by pre-ordering your very own vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti right now. We're also taking donations, every little bit helps. Thank you so much!

    Follow The Truth on...
    INSTAGRAM
    BLUESKY
    THREADS
    REDDIT

    And make sure you’re subscribed to The Truth in Apple or Spotify or wherever you listen so you don’t miss us when we return!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    9 min
  • Bring back The Truth part 2: Louis Kornfeld

    We’re having a fundraising campaign to bring the show back in October. We’ve been working hard on some new scripts we're hoping to make, and in this episode we'll hear from Louis Kornfeld about the story he’s working on. 

    We have all new merch for sale, and for a limited time, we're taking pre-orders for a vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti. To see what we have to offer, go to:

    https://certifiedcrucial.com/truthshop

    We’re taking pre-orders through June 22. The album cost is $40, and all of the profits will go to making a new season of The Truth. 

    And if you don't have $40, we're also selling buttons, stickers, and a brand new t-shirt design based on our logo. So if you love our stories and want to hear more, help us make a brand new season by pre-ordering your very own vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti right now. We're also taking donations, every little bit helps. Thank you so much!

    Follow The Truth on...
    INSTAGRAM
    BLUESKY
    THREADS
    REDDIT

    And make sure you’re subscribed to The Truth in Apple or Spotify or wherever you listen so you don’t miss us when we return!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    9 min
  • Bring back The Truth

    Pre-order your copy of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti on vinyl!

    https://certifiedcrucial.com/truthshop

    We want to bring The Truth back to your podcast feed, but in order to do that we need your help. For a limited time, we are pressing two of our most popular stories to vinyl, and we’re taking pre-orders through June 22. The album cost is $40, and all of the profits will go to making a new season of The Truth. 

    And if you don't have $40, we're also selling buttons, stickers, and a brand new t-shirt design based on our logo. So if you love our stories and want to hear more, help us make a brand new season by pre-ordering your very own vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti right now. We're also taking donations, every little bit helps. Thank you so much!

    Follow The Truth on...
    INSTAGRAM
    BLUESKY
    THREADS
    REDDIT

    And make sure you’re subscribed to The Truth in Apple or Spotify or wherever you listen so you don’t miss us when we return!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    5 min
  • Day of Days

    Our producer Jonathan Mitchell has directed a new project.

    Day of Days is a six-part podcast series from Walking Cinema that recounts a meeting between Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Black mystic Howard Thurman, as King was recovering from a stabbing in Harlem in 1958. That meeting brought King face-to-face with the demons pursuing him since the Montgomery bus boycotts, and revolutionized his approach to the fledgling Civil Rights Movement.  

    Jonathan directed, sound designed, and wrote the original music for  the series, which was created by Michael Epstein of Walking Cinema, and written by Darren Canady. 

    You can listen here:

    Spotify

    Apple Podcasts

    YouTube

    You can learn more about the series and it's free companion Augmented Reality app at http://dayofdayspodcast.com

    And please keep an eye on this feed! We have a big announcement coming later this year...

    To get the latest news about The Truth, join our mailing list here.

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    18 min

About The Truth

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The Truth makes short, cinematic stories meant to be listened to closely, like short films for your ears. Each episode is a brand new story with a new cast of characters, and a whole new world to explore. Some are suspenseful, others funny, or shocking, or uplifting. What you’re guaranteed is incredible performances, thoughtful writing, and detailed, immersive sound design that pulls you in and never lets go.

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