The Podcast
Happy Halloween, Dreamers! In honor of All Hallow's Eve, we give you a special treat from our recent appearance at the Chicago Podcast Festival! When something smells strange and you think it could maybe possibly however unlikely be supernatural, who ya gonna call? Ghost Bros!
Photo Credit: Ashley Boyd
Determined to make SRD the absolute best it can be, Customer Service Special Agent Missy O'Danagher arranges for a live show audit by the infamous Lacy "Mad Dog" Ironside. Burlington and Devin brace for the worst, but soon find that some critics can be a podcast's best friend. Featuring the newest episodes of "Olympic Shore" and "Public Domain Adventure Team".
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch, Anna Gaetke, Derrick Gaetke and Adam McAleavey
Music by Sam Locke
Starring:
Laura Grace Bouxsein as Lacy "Mad Dog" Ironside
Anna Gaetke as Devin Showtime
Ansel Burch as Burlington Showtime
Sam Locke as Guy From Corporate
Kat Evans as Missy O'Danagher
Adam McAleavey as Dick Oranges
with Karolyn Blake and Derrick Gaetke
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
Everyone's favorite liberators of literature have crossed the pond, where a certain Mr. Usher requires their assistance. But the New World is a mysterious and dangerous place, full of ghosts, devils, and frustratingly similar architecture. Will our heroes find the right house in time? Only our legal department knows for sure!
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch and Adam McAleavey
Music by Sam Locke
Starring:
Laura Grace Bouxsein as Jane Eyre
Anna Gaetke as Mr. Toad
Kat Evans as Beowulf
Derrick Gaetke as the Ghost of Christmas Past
Ansel Burch as the Headless Horseman
Karolyn Blake as Josephine March
With Adam McAleavey as "Devil" and Mouth Foley
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
With both Zeus and Demeter suddenly gone from the Olympic Shore House, the other gods find themselves up on bedrooms but short on rent. But once the call for new roommates goes out, Hera, Poseidon and Hades find out there's no taking it back, and just exactly who responds might prove more than they bargained for...
Written and Directed by Anna Gaetke
Music by Sam Locke
Starring:
Anna Gaetke as Hera
Derrick Gaetke as Hades
Laura Grace Bouxsein as Bastet
Ansel Burch as Amon-Ra
Kat Evans as Isis
With Adam McAleavey as Poseidon and Mouth Foley
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
Photos for the night were taken by T.Katz Photography, www.tkatzphotos.com.
Devin, Burlington, and a couple other cast members tackle one fan's very serious question. And for once, Professor Pianist finds himself a little uncomfortable about the subject matter.
Featuring Ansel Burch, Anna Gaetke, Adam McAleavey and Arne Parrott.
Everyone's favorite chemically-addled musician is having to step away from the keyboard for a couple months, so we'd like to take a moment and celebrate the wondrous maelstrom of weird that keeps his brain functioning. Here's to you, Tergeod!
Professor Pianist's Music Minutes Written by, Directed by, and Starring Arne Parrott
Things get technical when research scientist Dr. Matthew Trocadero leaves his comfy lab for a seat at the Starlight mics. But Burls and Devin are in for a surprise when it turns out the intrepid genius didn't come alone! Featuring the newest episodes of "Geezerspace" and "Mob Daughters".
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch, Adam McAleavey, Ben McCauley, Kamron Palmer and Arne Parrott
Music by Arne Parrott
Starring:
Mark Soloff as Dr. Matthew Trocadero/FEAR
Anna Gaetke as Devin Showtime
Ansel Burch as Burlington Showtime
Arne Parrott as Professor Pianist
Adam McAleavey as Dick Oranges
Kamron Palmer as Owen Mankowitz
with Karolyn Blake, Ellen DeSitter, Kat Evans, and Derrick Gaetke
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
Just when the Carmicci Sisters think their lives couldn't get any more... not as exciting as they'd hoped, a long forgotten property of their father's comes to light. What will they find in this mysterious place? Money? Secrets? Spirits?! And we're not talking the good kind of spirits...
Written and Directed by Arne Parrott and Adam McAleavey
Music by Arne Parrott
Starring:
Kat Evans as Bernice Carmicci
Ellen DeSitter as Hildred Carmicci
Derrick Gaetke as Officer Lazuli
Mark Soloff as Sazerac and the Ghost
Kamron Palmer as Saunder
Karolyn Blake as Peychaud
With Adam McAleavey as Dr. Herbsaint Keyboard and Mouth Foley
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
Excitement and anxiety abound when the crew of the Business II unearth a vast collection of missed messages from the old days of the UGFAP. While most appear to be inconsequential, one of them awakens a memory of Doc's, a memory about a special young woman... and their strange, unforgettable connection.
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch
Music by Arne Parrott
Starring:
Adam McAleavey as Chuck Codger
Anna Gaetke as Leslie McFlusher and Ada
Derrick Gaetke as Doctor Theobald "Doc" Howard
Karolyn Blake as Kitchen and Dr. Rosalind Lovelace
Mark Soloff as Dr. Avoirdupois Pilcher
With Adam McAleavey on Mouth Foley
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
Dick's cousin Clementine returns to the SRD stage, this time as the featured guest. She still keeps the sound effect rolling off the foley table, but do all her woman-made noises hide a secret pain? Featuring our newest specials, "NPC" and "Camp Placeholder".
Written and Directed by Derrick Gaetke, Adam McAleavey, and Ben McCauley
Foley by Ele Matelan
Music by Arne Parrott
Starring:
Ele Matelan as Clementine Oranges
Anna Gaetke as Devin Showtime
Ansel Burch as Burlington Showtime
Arne Parrott as Professor Pianist
Adam McAleavey as Dick Oranges
Kamron Palmer as Owen Mankowitz
with Karolyn Blake, Derrick Gaetke, Rachel Granda-Gluski, and Ben McCauley
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
Photo Credit to Clark Bender
Grab your bug spray and Junior Badger multi-tools, kids, cuz it's time to go to camp! Senior Co-Camp Counselors Bubs Spaghetti and Garfield Toy are super excited to see all your smiling faces, and don't worry about that distant screaming or all the sleeping people covered in tomato sauce. That's just one of the many joys of the outdoors. Boy oh boy, are we gonna have big, totally safe, nonlethal fun today!
Written and Directed by Adam McAleavey
Music by Arne Parrott
Foley by Ele Matelan
Starring:
Adam McAleavey as Garfield Toy
Derrick Gaetke as Bubs Spaghetti
Kamron Palmer as Freddy Chucky-Jason
Karolyn Blake as Ms. Fortuna
Rachel Granda-Gluski as Windermere/Somebody's Mother
Anna Gaetke as Vegan
Ben McCauley as Officer Catamaran
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
In this brand new serial pilot we meet Bax, a shopkeep in the starter village of Highdale on the border of Tutorial Forest. His life has been pretty normal, but the heroes coming through town know just how to push Bax' buttons. Can Bax manage to exact revenge for their insults? Will the trip change him forever? Sounds like it's going to take a few play sessions to find out.
Written and Directed by Ben McCauley
Music by Arne Parrott
Foley by Ele Matelan
Starring:
Anna Gaetke as Bax Shopkeep
Karolyn Blake as Menu
Derrick Gaetke as Sir Adwin
Kamron Palmer as Wyatt Shopkeep
Rachel Granda-Gluski as Claire
Ansel Burch as Nameless Hero/Sir Other-Adwin
Adam McAleavey as Barfly
Ben McCauley as Poopfarts
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
Things get all the way real when famed documentarian Caesar Meringue pays Dev and Burls a visit. But is he just here to promote the latest of his many ongoing projects, or use our beloved Showtimes to kickoff a new one? Featuring the latest episodes of "Public Domain Adventure Team" and "Olympic Shore".
Written and Directed by Derrick Gaetke, Adam McAleavey, Anna Gaetke, Ben McCauley, and Kamron Palmer
Music by Arne Parrott
Starring:
Will Meinen as Caesar Meringue
Anna Gaetke as Devin Showtime
Ansel Burch as Burlington Showtime
Arne Parrott as Professor Pianist
Adam McAleavey as Dick Oranges
Kamron Palmer as Owen Mankowitz
with Karolyn Blake, Ellen DeSitter, and Derrick Gaetke
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
Mouth Foley and self-proclaimed "Life Expert" Dick Oranges helps a fan discover the joys of painting.
After embarrassing herself all over Poseidon's... pool... Demeter has decided to turn over a new leaf. But how do you get a god through rehab? Hire the best personal trainer/centaur in the business, that's how.
Written and Directed by Derrick and Anna Gaetke
Music by Arne Parrott
Starring:
Ellen DeSitter as Demeter
Kamron Palmer as Zeus
Anna Gaetke as Hera
Derrick Gaetke as Hades
Karolyn Blake as Persephone
Will Meinen as Chironimo
With Adam McAleavey as Poseidon and Mouth Foley
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
After barely surviving an epic naval battle, our boisterous gang of literary legends find themselves stranded aboard the damaged H.M.S. Bounty with three surly Captains and little hope of escape. Working together looks to be their only option... if they could just stop arguing about who's in charge long enough to do so.
Written and Directed by Adam McAleavey and Derrick Gaetke
Music by Arne Parrott
Starring:
Karolyn Blake as Jane Eyre
Derrick Gaetke as Mr. Toad
Kamron Palmer as Beowulf and Captain Hook
Adam McAleavey as the Ghost of Christmas Past and Mouth Foley
Will Meinen as Captain Ahab
Ansel Burch as Captain Ulysses
With Ellen DeSitter as the Mysterious Noises
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
Devin and Burlington open their doors and raise their glasses to British television's favorite sommelier, Henri T. the Wine Whisperer. Bottles are opened, tastes are had by all, and then Burls starts to get a little too honest. Featuring the latest episodes of "Geezerspace" and "Mob Daughters".
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch, Derrick Gaetke, Adam McAleavey and Kamron Palmer
Music by Arne Parrott
Starring:
Michael Thomas Downey as Henri T.
Anna Gaetke as Devin Showtime
Ansel Burch as Burlington Showtime
Arne Parrott as Professor Pianist
Adam McAleavey as Dick Oranges
Kamron Palmer as Owen Mankowitz
with Kat Evans, Ellen DeSitter, and Derrick Gaetke
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
When a surefire job goes up in smoke, the Carmiccis decide to do a little detective work of their own. Can they unravel the mystery of a vanishing jewelry store, and what does it have to do with the newest entertainer in town, famed magician Blasphemy Greystone?
Written and Directed by Adam McAleavey
Music by Arne Parrott
Starring:
Kat Evans as Bernice Carmicci
Ellen DeSitter as Hildred Carmicci
Derrick Gaetke as Officer Lazuli
Kamron Palmer as Joe "Actually" Amelo
Ansel Burch as Francois "Fromage" Degaulle
Michael Thomas Downey as Blasphemy Greystone
Anna Gaetke as Bunny
With Adam McAleavey as Enrico Tortellini "Squeaky" Papageorgio and Mouth Foley
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
While the crew of the Business II hiding from invisible space monsters, Eric recalls more of his glory days, when he saved an entire platoon and ended a deadly war.
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch
Music by Arne Parrott
Starring:
Adam McAleavey as Chuck Codger and Morale Officer Pubol
Kat Evans as Alpha 6 and the Felinite
Ellen DeSitter as Mabel and Cartographer Johnson
Anna Gaetke as Leslie McFlusher
Kamron Palmer as Eric Gordon
Derrick Gaetke as Doctor Theobald Howard
Michael Thomas Downey as Spreadsheeter Hudson
With Adam McAleavey on Mouth Foley
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
Nothing translates to audio like cartoons, which is why SRD Corporate snagged famed cartoonist Will Batterson as our newest guest. But drawing goofy animals in a studio apartment for decades doesn't help one's social skills, and so Dev, Burls, and Dick Oranges find themselves trying to help Will climb out of his shell to entertain you, the listeners. Featuring the latest episodes of "Olympic Shore" and "Mob Daughters".
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch, Anna Gaetke, and Adam McAleavey
Music by Arne Parrott
Starring:
Noah Ginex as Will Batterson
Anna Gaetke as Devin Showtime
Ansel Burch as Burlington Showtime
Arne Parrott as Professor Pianist
Adam McAleavey as Dick Oranges
Kamron Palmer as Owen Mankowitz
with Karolyn Blake, Ellen DeSitter, and Derrick Gaetke
Sound Design by Peter Carparelli
