Podcast Medley #1

The audio drama community could always use a little love, right? At the very least, it's worth giving credit where it's due. So--as Miscellany Media Studios continues to develop it's own audio dramas--M wants to talk about some of the one's she loves and why she loves them.

[Also for the benefit of her mother who doesn't quite know what a podcast is never mind an audio drama]


Transcript available at our website.

Topics of Today's Episode:
Tanis by The Public Radio Alliance
The Amelia Project by Imploding Fictions
The Bright Sessions by Lauren Shippen
Available where you get your podcasts or wherever you are right now as you are listening to this (maybe but probably). Hit the search feature of your podcast player

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Your Lie in April - The Songs We Chose to Play

Unlucky number 13! Actually, that number probably doesn't have meaning. Nothing beyond what we give it, but we give extra meaning to a lot of things. On this episode, M talks about the anime Your Lie in April and how musical ability can be a confining or liberating depending on who you listen to.


Transcript available at our website.

Topics of Today's Episode:
Your Lie in April (2014) directed by Kyōhei Ishiguro


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An Abundance of Katherines – But Not a Remarkable Amount, I Guess…

M talks about what occassionally feels like a forbidden love, specifically John Green's lesser known book An Abundance of Katherines. Well, it's not a forbidden love. But maybe a super uncommon one.  But all the same, it's dear to M, and she wants to tell you why this relatively unremarkable book is remarkable to her.


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Topics of Today's Episode:
An Abundance of Katherines (2006) by John Green


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Within the Wires (Revisited) - Things Worth Caring about (is M one of them?)

M revisits Within the Wires and also the darkest recesses of her mind that she otherwise tries to avoid. You know the kind, the one where you keep all those horrible things about yourself that you are too nervous to confront directly. There (and now here) M keeps the reason why she's remained single for so long as well as her thoughts on the one person she has ever fallen in love with.

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Topics of Today's Episode:

Within the Wires (Season 2) a Production of Night Vale Presents

Available at the same place where you probably got this podcast.

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Les Miserables - Questions Wrongly Asked and Answered

M used to hate Les Mis because of one simple scene. But she can admit that she was wrong. In this episode, she talks about being wrong, wrongness in general, and how she came to better understand Jean Valjean's transformation from hero to criminal to hero again.


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Topic of Today's Episode:
Les Miserables (1862) by Victor Hugo



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Finding Nemo, Dory, and So Much More in the Same Patch of Ocean

In the age of reboots, revivals, and resurrections of intellectual properties, is there anything new to be gained? In this episode, M discusses Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, the similarities in the plots and why none it bothers her.

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Topics of Today's Episode:
Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016)


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Five Centimeters per Second - Is That a Good Speed?

Five Centimeters per second is the rate that a cherry blossom falls from the branch. But what about the rate that a human being needs to move from its past? M ponders how quickly she moved or should have been moving, especially in college.

Transcript available at our website.

Topics of Today's Episode:
Five Centimeters Per Second (2007) by Makoto Shinkai


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Some Thoughts on Father's Day From Someone Who No Longer Has a Dad

My dad died over a decade ago. I have a lot of thoughts about it, so here they are. Through discussions on a cute anime and a somewhat obscure book.

Transcript available at our website.

Topics of Today's Episode:
Sweetness and Lightning - Manga by Gido Amagakure and Anime produced by TMS Entertainment - Available on Crunchyroll

Stravaganza - City of Masks (2002) by Mary Hoffman

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Calm Morning by Sounds Like an Earful
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Welcome to Night Vale - [TITLE REDACTED]

Two years ago, I argued that Night Vale could actually be considered utopian. Don't believe me? That's probably because my argument was bad. In this episode, I revisit it and salvage what I can.

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Topic of Today's Episode:
Welcome to Night Vale created by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

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Humanism by Artificial.Music https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music
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A Brief Discussion on Musicals and a Bonus

We're doing something a little bit different today... I have thoughts about musicals in general. Not the amazing ones. But the.... uh.... Well, do you want to talk about Shrek the Musical? Yes, that exists. and I have thoughts about it.

Bonus episode:
Some times we don't have the words to explain what happened or where everything went wrong. But some times, there's a song for that.

Episode Inspired by
Shrek the Musical (music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abraie)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical (Songs by various artists and book by Kyle Jarrow)

Topic of Bonus Episode
"The Mess Inside" (2002) By The Mountain Goats and the 2018 cover by Amanda Palmer

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"In This Light" and "herbal tea" by Artificial.Music https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music
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Violet Evergarden: Things I Need to Say

Violet Evergarden (the anime series) is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen this year. Its titular character works as a communication facilitator. Want to know how good she is? She’s not even real, and she’s pushing me to express myself better.

 

Topic of this Episode

Violet Evergarden (2018) by Kyoto Animation

Streaming on Netflix! (Seriously, watch it if you can. It’s so amazing)

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Music for this Episode:

 

"Clear My Mind" and "Talking With You" by Artificial.Music https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music

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The Fault in Our Stars - On Connections

The Fault in Our Stars (TFIOS), the "romantic tragedy" film that hit the top of the box office in the summer of 2014. It's a great story, a great book, and a great movie (despite being an adaptation). And it's a love story. Love is great and all, but we connect to people in other ways. Here are the thoughts of someone who saw that movie twice during its opening weekend.

Topic of this Episode
The Fault in Our Stories (2014) directed by Josh Boone
Based on the 2012 novel by John Green

Listen on our website (www.miscellanymedia.online) or on iTunes and Google Play. Or Overcast.fm which is admittedly my obsession as of late (Super not sponsored, I just lack any sense of shame)

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Re-edited to make it more consistent with MMReviews style.

Within the Wires - Sometimes We Care Too Much...

[A remastered version with fewer blatant editing mistakes and a lot more honesty.]

They say two things in life are certain: death and taxes. But there’s probably more than that. Like soul-draining jobs and unwise emotional investment. The second season of Within the Wires came out while I was working a horrible job. But there’s something to learn from my misery.

 

Topic of this episode: Within the Wires by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson.

Find it wherever you get your podcasts or at nightvalepresents.com

 

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Twilight - Was it ACTUALLY Educational?

Twilight is the Young Adult vampire romance that hit shelves in 2005 and soared to the top of bestseller's list (to both excitment and dismay). For all its faults, I think it actually had some educational value to it that might have been overlooked in the moment.  Disagree? You may be right, but at least hear me out.

Topic of this Episode
Twilight (2005) By Stephenie Meyer

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And So It Begins by Artificial.Music https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music
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