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This episode is for all of you who have been craving a dose of gun smoke and dramatic lighting in your audio comedy. Isidore is the invisible detective, the only gumshoe in the city with the spirit to investigate a death from the afterlife.
Written and directed by Ansel Burch.
Featuring the vocal talents of:
Jared McDaris as Isidore.
Kat Evans as Alice.
Ansel Burch as Ernie.
Audio edited by Ansel Burch.
The SRD Theme Song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
What a time to be alive when thousands of people can ignore you all at once and forever. It’s all the rage for our age. Chances are good you’re not reading these words right now thanks to the void we shouted it into. If you’ve ever felt like throwing all of your work into a big black hole in hopes that one or two people will press a button to give you some serotonin, boy is this the comedy short for you!
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch.
Featuring the vocal talents of:
Kat Evans as Voice.
Jared McDaris as OtherVoice.
Arielle Leverett as Marlene and Customer.
Ansel Burch as Artist.
Audio edited by Ansel Burch.
The SRD Theme was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
We’ve been getting romantic lately and this episode finds its way there too with an unlikely connection between two neighbors in the rain. Can Shelley come to terms with her nature and accept herself the way the people closest to her do? Find out in this heartfelt episode.
Written and directed by Ansel Burch.
Featuring the vocal talents of:
Jared McDaris as Theo.
Kat Evans as Shelley.
Kim Fukawa as Lily.
Lisa Burton as Eva.
Sound editing by Ansel Burch.
The SRD theme song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
If you could time travel, when would you go? Maybe go back to ancient Turkey to see the construction of Gobekli Tepe to really stick it to those archaeology nerds at work? Would you travel back to the 1830’s to see what the climate was like before mass industrialization? How about yesterday to see where you left your right earbud. Whatever choice you would make, chances are pretty good you’d be goin gin blind. That’s why the training offered at Time Travel camp is so essential for children whose future selves end up hurtling through time like so many captains America.
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch.
Featuring the vocal Talents of:
Jared McDaris as Mac and Z.
Hanna Blazer as Sid and Switch.
Kat Evans as Ace and Baron.
Audio editing by Ansel Burch.
The SRD theme song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
Stretch your mind out and find that while you can imagine a lot, you cannot actually touch anything that way. Figuratively then, touch the spirits of the people in your life with a lesson in metaphysics and transcendence from Sand Walker, well known low speaker and expert in comforting your chakras. In this episode she welcomes Dr. Singleton inventor of the multi-wave laser.
Written and directed by Ansel Burch.
Featuring the vocal talents of:
Lisa Burton as Sand Walker.
Kim Fukawa as Dr. Singleton.
Audio edited by Ansel Burch.
The SRD theme was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
Being a person is hard. It’s even harder when you’re not totally sure you are one. Will Theo and Shelley be able to overcome their insecurities and engage in modern society? Can they find what gives them drive and a place to belong? Or are they doomed to just exist without a greater purpose. Oh, they’re undead monsters. That’s why it’s funny.
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch.
Ansel Burch as Announcer.
Kat Evans as Shelley.
Jared McDaris as Theo.
Lisa Burton as Eva.
Audio editing by Ansel Burch.
The SRD Theme was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
On the eve of the release of our most recent writing work, we give you a plea from the inner minds of writers like ours. Specifically ours. Please validate our work they cry, well, we cry. Anyway… enough about us. How are you doing?
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch
Kim Fukawa as Marta.
Kat Evans as Kelley.
Jared McDaris as Dad.
Ansel Burch as Frank.
Audio edited by Ansel Burch.
The SRD Theme was written and performed by Arne Parrott
In the midst of one of history’s most well known and closely studied pieces of epic literature, Mr. Toad and the Ghost of Christmas Past must find someone who does not belong in an ancient Greek city and solve whatever problems they may have caused. Meanwhile, Jane Eyre must stop Beowulf from accidentally killing someone who is essential to the continuity. Will they succeed?
Written and directed by Ansel Burch.
Ansel Burch as Announcer, Mr. Toad, Hector and Crier.
Jared McDaris as Beowulf, Faustus, Agamemnon and Soldier.
Kat Evans as Jane Eyre and Helen of Troy..
Kim Fukawa as The Ghost of Christmas Past.
Audio edited by Ansel Burch.
The SRD Theme was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
Theo and Shelley may be the product of Dr. Frankenstein’s disdain for nature and mortality but they’re also people, just like us. Can they overcome their own self doubt and fear to find a place where they can belong? The only way to find out is to listen in.
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch.
Kat Evans as Shelley
Jared McDaris as Theo
Alex B. Reynolds as Aidan
Lisa Burton as Eva
Kim Fukawa as Lily
Sound edited by Ansel Burch
The SRD Theme song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
Shelley and Theo may be unspeakable undead abominations but now that they’re people, they’re going to have to figure out how to live in this crazy ol’ world. Will they be able to mange in the big city? Will they be able to grapple with the existential crisis of their unlives? Will the barbeque place downstairs feed them all three meals a day? Join them as the journey begins in the series’ pilot.
Written and directed by Ansel Burch.
Jared McDaris as Theo.
Kat Evans as Shelley.
Episode art by Erin Cline.
Audio edited by Ansel Burch.
The SRD Theme song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
Life onboard a spaceship seems pretty cushy. Your society experiences no scarcity, you can do whatever you’re passionate about and if you time it out right, some other sucker will be there to do all the hard diplomacy stuff. So… how will the crew of the UGFAP Exercise keep themselves busy between missions to fetch things from different space stations? Subscribe to Starlight Radio Dreams on your favorite podcatcher to find out!
Written and directed by Ansel Burch.
Kat Evans as Captain.
Jared McDaris as Communications and Engineering.
Kim Fukawa as The First Officer.
Julia Kessler as Science.
Audio edited by Ansel Burch
The SRD theme was written and preformed by Arne Parrott.
Is it still a God complex if you literally create life and control it’s every action? The answer is yes and if you needed that clarification then we have good news! For centuries parents developing manias have found solace in sending their children into the woods to be supervised mostly by slightly older kids. Today this mostly takes the form of summer camp. In this episode of Camp Placeholder some of the Gods, who definitely have complexes, have sent some of their tykes for a developmentally interesting time that you are not going to want to miss.
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch.
Kim Fukawa as Jauns.
Julia Williams as Berria.
Kat Evans as Uuden/ Head Counselor Seshat.
Jared McDaris as Hermes/ Camper.
Audio edited by Ansel Burch.
The SRD theme was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
Have you ever had one of those dreams where everything is going super well and you’re pretty sure it’s lulling you into a false sense of security. You can smell cookies, someone you like is there and they don’t have any hard questions about taxes, GME stock or the Premier League. The dream takes place in a nice place where you feel good and don’t have persistent shame-filled memories to associate with. Then someone comes out from around the corner but surprise, it’s a puppy. This is kinda’ like that.
Written and directed by Ansel Burch
Kat Evans as Butter
Jared McDaris as Scotch
Audio edited by Jared McDaris.
The SRD theme song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
At midnight tonight everything gets better. We all know that, of course. 2021 is when the plague magically disappears, the murder hornets are revealed to be a mistake from someone accidentally having the zoom too high on their smartphone and we can all laugh that concerns about the Roomba uprising are a thing of the past. Here are two segments from Snowstice to observe and celebrate the year we had.
Written, performed and produced by Ansel Burch with additional writing from Kat Evans and Jared McDaris.
The SRD Theme was written and performed by Arne Parrott
On Snowstice Eve, a miracle has occurred. The full audio from our last live stream is available just in time to give you an idea of what to expect in tomorrow’s live stream. What could be more appropriate as the spirit of Snowstice fills our livers than a show which was chock full of spirits as well. The Starlight Radio Dreams team came together for an hour of comedy and thrill. This show marked the official beginning of our fifth season with interviews, shorts, a monologue and a new serial episode from Public Domain Adventure Team.
Written and Directed by Kat Evans, Jared McDaris, Jim McDoniel and Ansel Burch
Featuring the Vocal Talents of Jared McDaris, Kat Evans Ansel Burch and Derrick Gaetke.
Sound edited by Ansel Burch.
The SRD Theme was written and performed by Arne Parrott
You might die of boredom before it’s safe to go out and lick your friends. Moon for the Switch may not come out soon enough to save you from cabin fever. You need something now. How about an accidentally relatable reality show about a group of room mates, locked down with their pets and unable to leave until at least next year?
Written, Directed and Produced by Ansel Burch.
Rachel Granda-Gluski as the Intro Voiceover
Kat Evans as Woman 1.
Ellen DeSitter as Woman 2.
Jared McDaris as Man 1.
Ansel Burch as Man 2.
The Public Domain Adventure Team has always been a fabulous four but can they still be effective as a duo of powerful pairs? When Mr. Toad and Jane Eyre go on an accidental side mission into an alternate past that is embroiled in an alien invasion, even they don’t know if they will be able to save the day.
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch
Sound design by Ansel Burch
Kat Evans as Jane Eyre.
Jared McDaris as Mr Toad
Ben McCauley as Beowulf and Orson
Rachel Granda-Gluski as The Ghost of Christmas Past and Woman
Art is important. Spending all of one’s time on art is sometimes the most refreshing and rewarding thing a person can do. This piece is an homage to some of the most serious artistes out there. The ones who really ought to be in their studios practicing their craft instead of at the craft store judging your choice of acrylics. You’re going to glue googlie eyes to the thing too but this expert seems to think you need the french pigments… that one.
Written and directed and edited by Ansel Burch.
Jared McDaris as Darrell.
How can we say good-bye to the crew of the Business II. After four earth years we have heard them travel across the galaxy from the trail of Alpha’ Grala to Aes Mosely to Kergula these intrepid elders have had some amazing adventures. Now, their story comes to a conclusion on the surface of the enemy home world. Will they survive, will they win the day, will they find where civilization may bloom among the uncivil stars?
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch
Music by Sam Locke
Ellen DeSitter as Mabel
Kat Evans as Alpha 6
Kamron Palmer as Eric
Karolyn Blake as Kitchen
Ben McCauley as Kerg Warlord
Kel Hamik as Field Marshal Sponel
Michael Jachowicz as Herman Kuge
Anna Gaetke/ Rachel Granda Gluski as Kerg
Sam Locke as Kerg 2
Writing assisted by Sarah Bowden
Sound Design by Ansel Burch
Celtica’s freedom fighting crew have made their way west to Gwynedd’s homeland of Wales. Will they be able to stop the Romans from going any father into the land of song and who will they face in this season finale confrontation?
Written and Directed by Karolyn Blake with Ansel Burch
Music by Sam Locke
Pearl Paramadilok as the Narrator
Ansel Burch as Wulfric and Dewi
Karolyn Blake as Celtica and Dwynwen
Kat Evans as Gwynedd
Rachel Granda Gluski as Bufonus
Ellen DeSitter as The Draugr
Ben McCauley as Sondwrs
Sound Design by Ansel Burch
Writing Assisted by Sarah Bowden
