Top Story Tonight!

Top Story Tonight!

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Top Story Tonight! episodes

  • Podcast extra: John Beard outtakes
    A short, fun behind-the-scenes listen as veteran journalist John Beard (who plays Blandus) tries to get through his lines, but there are a lot of pages, and he only has water in his flask. John is one of my favorite people, a news man who takes the news seriously, but not himself.
    4 min
  • Top Story Tonight: Jesus! The trailer
    A pregnant teenager and her fiancé travel 100 miles for a government census, and the locals call them illegal aliens. Their king tweets “Fake News” at 3am when told of a child king. Shepherds take to Instagram as angels appear. We cover the story of Jesus as if modern media existed 2,000 years ago, and in between our “breaking news” coverage, 21st century experts weigh in to discuss facts and faith.
    4 min
  • The Mayflower! The Finale: Giving thanks...??
    In the finale, the Pilgrims make peace with other local tribes after responding to threats with a brutal display of force. Meantime, stock market traders believe the investors back in England will turn a profit on this venture after all. Then the most successful daytime TV talk show host in history helps everyone celebrate Thanksgiving, with a surprise gift for the audience.
    12 min
  • The Mayflower! Part 5: A Love Story
    If “The Bacherlorette” existed in 1620 in New England, a young woman would not have many choices. Listen as the teenage Priscilla Mullens tries to choose between two Mayflower survivors pursuing her. We take a classic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “The Courtship of Miles Standish,” and ruin it with reality TV.
    11 min
  • The Mayflower! Part 4: Indigenous Indignation
    As Captain Myles Standish starts to build out the Plymouth Colony, the Pilgrims have yet to meet any native peoples. That suddenly changes when a tall, naked man walks into the colony to introduce himself, just as Standish is trying to get the hang of the “Instra-granite Stories” app. Then we meet Massasoit, leader of the Pokanoket, who hits the Sunday morning news programs to propose a deal with the English, one that will Make Pokanoket Great Again.
    10 min
  • The Mayflower! Part 3: Pilgrims' Progress
    Finally, they get off the ship! They also have their first encounter with the Native Americans. It does not go well. At least the Pilgrims have chosen a place to settle, in an area near an (alleged) outcropping they (allegedly) decide to call Plymouth Rock. Young Priscilla Mullens pines for John Alden, a member of the Mayflower crew, hoping he notices her. However, it’s hard to be romantic when dozens of people are dying around you.
    16 min

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We are at a critical moment in history, where the 24/7 news cycle no longer just covers the story. It influences the story. Sometimes it IS the story. Do you love history and find the media…