Greetings, Loyal Reader!
I have exciting news. The audiodrama adaptation of Jason Cosmo: Hero Wanted has begun at The Drama Pod! Click that link and have a listen now. Episode 1 is about 16 minutes … perfect for your iPod while you commute, jog, go to the gym, do the dishes, whatever. (But please do NOT listen while operating heavy machinery or performing surgery of any kind!)
Have you listened? No? Go listen now! I’m about to discuss the episode …
Greetings, Loyal Reader!
This Halloween I will be heard again on The Dramapod for their “Terrifying Tales Told Around the Campfire” Halloween special. It debuts October 30. But the The Drama Pod is based in Australia. The International Date Line always confuses me, but I think that means Western Hemisphere listeners will be able to hear it October 29.
The show will include dramatic readings of classic tales of terror from Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, as well as original new works (possibly including my serial killer comedy Beginner’s Luck). Other special guests include John Bell from Bell’s In The Batfry and Julie Hoverson from 19 Nocturne Boulevard.
Please tune in! But leave the lights on!
Best regards,
Dan McGirt
Greetings, Loyal Reader!
Today I am pleased — and more than a bit terrified — to announce the Dan McGirt world audiodrama acting debut in an episode of Off the Cuff produced by The Drama Pod.
Loyal Reader Tim Heffernan and the gang at The Drama Pod, based in Australia, have dedicated themselves to “the resurrection of radio drama.” I know what you’re thinking — wouldn’t they need to resurrect radio first? As it turns out, no — thanks to the magic of the Internet, which functions like a super radio tower with a broadcast range of infinity, you can hear their radio drama without a radio!
The Drama Pod have produced quite a few clever and entertaining audiodramas you can hear at their website or download to your mp3 player — all for free! Most are fairly short listens — perfect for your commute. My personal favorites so far are The List and The Game Show (which you should listen to in that order).
One of their ongoing shows is Off the Cuff, in which unsuspecting guests are asked to star in a production without the benefit of a script — instead making up your lines as you go along. At the risk of permanent damage to The Drama Pod’s sterling record of success, Tim recently invited me to be a guest victim star on OTC. Thanks to Tim and the rest of the talented cast (or should I say, the talented rest of the cast) I had great fun recording my show. (I even got my own theme song out of it!) I hope you’ll enjoy it too.
You can hear the results for yourself at The Drama Pod — and let me know if I should stick to the writing!
Best regards,
Dan McGirt
