Ready to DIE??? Hope you have your will and testament ready to go as Michael John Improta sets out to kill you with his jokes! When was the last time you laughed so hard you couldn’t breathe? Could be today!

This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time.

This episode was created by Michael John Improta. 
Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Jake Banasiewicz. 
Sound designed by Anthony Sertel Dean. 
Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov. 
Special thanks this episode to Chris Heard, Annabell Mizrahi, Rob Neill, Julia Melfi, Mike Manship. 

Content Warnings: alcohol abuse, death

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This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode: love, loss, biting, singing, barking, pooping, and learning how to (or not) say goodbye. 

This episode was created by Joey Rizzolo. 
Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Jake Banasiewicz. 
Sound designed by Anthony Sertel Dean.
Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov
The painting of Marty is by Jen Tracy - JenTheTracy on Etsy. 
Special thanks this episode to Kendra Duran, Brooke Carrick, Avery Rizzolo, Jen Tracy, Jim, Debbie, Allyson, Ken, and Marty McFly. No thanks to Dolly Parton (the dog, that is).

Content warnings: death, suicide

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We are coming back for season 4, but first, we want to share with you the work made by the students in Joey Rizzolo's course “Podcasting Non-Illusory Audio Art” at Oberlin College. These students studied Neo-Futurist forms of storytelling and told their own stories using a wide array of sound modes. 

If you want to learn more about how we make our work, visit nynf.org to see when we are teaching our next workshop. 

Hit Play Season 4: Impossible Task premieres on August 23rd, so stay tuned right here and tell your friends!

Thanks for hitting play and listening to Hit Play all season!

We wrapped season 3 of the show with a live episode recorded at Caveat in New York City's Lower East Side on February 13th, 2023. In the future from that moment, we listen back to the time spent there, then, now. 

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3:12 - The Zippo Diaries by Cecil Baldwin
14:12 - Lullabies//An Invocation by Anooj Bhandari 
24:47 - Where? (for Joey) by Shelton Lindsay
26:49 - From Taiwan, With Love by Kyra Sims
31:13 - One Day Walking Away NYC 2023 by Rob Neill
34:08 - Tour Guiding is One Part Knowledge and 999 Parts Bullshit by Mike Manship
44:28 -  //CHROMATICITY THRU THE AGES// by Val Ramirez
52:19 - exactly one decade ago… by Anthony Sertel Dean

The album mentioned in the episode can be found here

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Julia Melfi, and Ali Cronin

Thanks for Hitting Play all season and listening to Hit Play. This episode: some Neo-Futurists chose their favorite Hit Play pieces from the season to highlight. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

We will be wrapping the season with a live podcast recording on February 13th at Caveat on the Lower East Side of New York. 

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1:18 - wherever, whenever, it’s yours by Hilary Asare

3:08 - The: The by Jake Banasiewicz

4:53 [CW: Redacted slurs] - Neo Monologue: Constructed (Or, Questions from the Classroom) — Part 2 by Val Ramirez

8:26 - 13 by Joey Rizzolo

10:04 - Directive to those who are… by Rob Neill

12:16 - To save time, I didn’t write a script for this play. An AI wrote it. by Anthony Sertel Dean

17:36 - a glance. a pain. an abstraction. ...... (a hope.) by Kyra Sims

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Hit Play is produced and sound designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode, we confront the big stuff: order, the beyond, and holiday travel.

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0:00 - Under Order Is Chaos. Under Chaos Is Order: A Hit Play Wrench by Mike Manship

3:05 - Clairvoyant Kitty WiIl See You Now by Rudy Ramirez featuring Ophelia

5:28 - Conversation with a cheesecake on a sunday night? (a recreation with Rob as Rob and Jeffrey as the cake) by Rob Neill featuring Jeffrey Cranor

9:55 - Artist Plan (Part 2) by Anthony Sertel Dean

12:54 - Falling Down The Well From: Chaos by Jake Banasiewicz featuring Rudy Ramirez and Rob Neill

14:34 - T(dom)ravelogue Decem(ized)ber 2022(ran) by Rob Neill featuring Anthony Sertel Dean, Mike Manship, Jake Banasiewicz, Jackson Bird

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Rob Neill

Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: we start super, we accept the mission, and we do this show. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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0:00 - Play This Audio Experiment Before the Podcast Intro OR What If We Had a Cheesy Hit Play Opening Theme Song (Superhero Edition) by Mike Manship

3:50 - Directive to those who are… by Rob Neill 

5:58 - In Finite by Jake Banasiewicz, featuring Rudy Ramirez, Rob Neill, Mike Manship, Jackson Bird, and Lee LeBreton

8:08 - The Infinite Jelly by Rudy Ramirez [CW: Slurs]

12:10 - Artist Plan (Part 1)  by Anthony Sertel Dean, featuring Julia Melfi [CW: death]

16:26 - This Doesn’t End Well, Even If It Doesn’t End At All by Mike Manship [CW: Death, Eternity]

17:56 - One Possible Affirmation by Rob Neill, featuring Mike Manship, Rudy Ramirez, and Jake Banasiewicz

19:52 - 13 by Joey Rizzolo

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Rob Neill

Take care!

This episode: odes, pep talks, and simulations. Our on-going and ever-changing attempt to create audio experiments for you continues. Content warnings in the full show notes.

Show Notes: 

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: odes, pep talks, and simulations. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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1:58 - TODAY’S SIMULATION OF SELF-ASSISTED SURVIVAL MODE by Katy-May Hudson [CW: discussion of PTSD and depression]

4:36 - Rhyming pep talk for holiday anxiety by Hilary Asare

5:22 - ODE TO THE FATHERLAND by Rudy Ramirez

6:31 - Carolina (In My Mind) by Mike Manship, featuring Karen, Calvin, and Bee Manship, Jake Banasiewicz, Katie Kay Chelena, Winn Foreman, Joya Joseph

14:10 - wherever, whenever, it’s yours by Hilary Asare, featuring Katy-May Hudson, Mike Manship, and Rudy Ramirez

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Hilary Asare

Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: Top Gun. Communication without tone. And, Hilary listens to herself, for once.

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1:47 - Six short messages, full of subtext, written about an abbreviated weekend full of long drives, with an extra hour spent mainly at fast-charging stations by Mike Manship, featuring Hilary Asare, Katy-May Hudson, Rudy Ramirez, and Anthony Sertel Dean

2:29 - experiments in intimacy #3 by Rudy Ramirez, featuring Mike Manship 

4:52 - WHEN AMERICA’S GREAT WORKS OF PROPAGANDA MEET: FEATURING TOM SKERRITT’S TOP GUN MONOLOGUE & A SUPERCUT OF ALL THE LOL’S FROM THE FIRST 15 MINUTES OF A RANDOM EPISODE OF SELLING SUNSET by Katy-May Hudson

6:02 - frequently asked short question by Hilary Asare

8:22 - BUT WHY IS THE DOG LAZY? A Symphony // (Or, In Which Rudy and Chan Explore The Limits of their Voices Without Judgment) by Rudy Ramirez and Chan Lin

9:43 - Tiny message to an old friend at 2am by Katy-May Hudson

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Hilary Asare

Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play.  bones, hauntings, and s-s-s-songs! Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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3:28 - Spooky Scary Skeletons by Jackson Bird [CW: dysphoria, transphobia]

11:45 - tic tec tac by Kyra Sims 

13:16 - Candles in the closet by Chan Lin

17:32 - Behind The C-Word: The Haunted Saga by Anthony Sertel Dean, featuring Robin Virginie, Katharine Heller, Rudy Ramirez, and Kyra Sims

28:25 - Skeleton on the couch by Michaela Farrell [CW: death]

30:44 - So there’s this song from 1969 called “It’s Halloween” by this band called The Shaggs…. By Kyra Sims, featuring Michaela Farrell, Jackson Bird, Chan Lin, and Joey Rizzolo

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Kyra Sims

Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: Afrofuturism via sound art, the AI Assistants speak up, and the optimism of the turn of the new millennium. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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2:20 [CW: generational trauma] - Your Journey with the New York Afro Futurists by Joey Rizzolo

6:56 - Intersteller Interstitial: Asking the robots about the future by Chan Lin

7:20 - Notes on Learning, Uncle Jack, and every other Thursday night at The Evelyn Hotel by Michaela Farrell

11:29 - Chan Imagines the Spaceship Taking Humans to the Nearest Planet in the Year 3022 by Chan Lin

15:25 - Going to My Spot by Joey Rizzolo

18:14 - a glance. a pain. an abstraction. ...... (a hope.) by Kyra Sims

21:58 - Two? Steps Forward, One Step Back by Jackson Bird

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Kyra Sims

Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: Pucker up. Get your fortune read and your bubble blown. And, Kyra and Mike search for a stranger. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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1:49 - stranger bubbly by Kyra Sims 

6:30 [CW: chewing sounds] - Bubble Fortunes (with apologies to my dentist, my jaw, and misophonics everywhere like myself) by Julia Melfi

7:08 - While I was away (from the shower series) by Rob Neill

10:00 [CW: Islamophobia, Conspiracy Theories, Fox News] - The New New News Cycle by Mike Manship

12:30 - pop pop pop percussion by Anthony Sertel Dean

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Julia Melfi

Take care!

This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode: Teen angst, older wiser lesbians, an obsession with Avril Lavigne, driving in the car with your crush, dead dads…MJ takes a page out of Alison Bechdel's book and attempts the impossible.

This episode was created by MJ Farrell
Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Julia Melfi
Our sound designer is Anthony Sertel Dean
Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov
Special thanks this episode to Kate Jones, Anooj Bhandari, Katy Kay Chelena, Val Ramirez, Lucia Arias. 

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: Mike needs a payphone, Kyra gets a card game lesson from her dad, and Julia leaves many voicemails.

If you want to cry with Kyra, we've got you covered with this Spotify sad girl playlist.

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1:48 - This is what you get by Rob Neill

1:55 - Sad Girl Playlist by Kyra Sims 

5:01 - (212) 283-8707 by Mike Manship

12:15 - [CW: Reference to the Holocaust] Audio Guide to Unseen Pasts (edited for time) by Rob Neill

20:17 - twisted cord by Anthony Sertel Dean

23:52 - excerpts from a call with my dad: relearning Tunk by Kyra Sims

28:01 - Please Leave a Message: 10 Years of Voicemail Ramblings by Julia Melfi

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Julia Melfi

Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: What we have learned, what we are learning, and what we want to learn. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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2:01 [CW: Redacted Slurs] - Neo Monologue: Constructed 

(Or, Questions from the Classroom) — Part 2 by Rudy Ramirez

5:35 - Dunbar Rises by Michaela Farrell

8:25 - [CW: ideation of gun violence & murder] Gun Play by Joey Rizzolo

11:40 - Quarantine Skill Check-In, or In Which I See If I Can Still Name All 197 Countries in Under

15 Minutes Via a Quiz on Sporcle.com by Jake Banasiewicz

15:17 - Automated Empathic Response Therapist by Joey Rizzolo

20:37 - Teaching Gratitude by Hilary Asare

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Hilary Asare, and Jake Banasiewicz

Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: the avant garde, the deconstructed, and the untested. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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2:00 - The: The by Jake Banasiewicz

3:43 - Neo Monologue: Deconstructed — Part 1 by Rudy Ramirez

6:30 - Shelton while walking through a park in Munich Germany will now attempt to perform his favorite bits of the little mermaid in order from memory while exploring his thesis statement Ariel is the original Karen for after Cher and her west side story performance I will be performing all of the parts thank you. DEDICATED TO PAT CAROLL rip!!!! You were the best. by Shelton Lindsay

10:59 - Is this a play? by Michaela Farrell

11:07 [CW: suicide]- In which Jake helps Michaela interrogate her feelings, or, thoughts on being technically with Her. by Michaela Farrell

13:37 - 10 out of 10, No Notes by Hilary Asare

20:15 - In Which Joey and his Friend Chloe, Bored with the Nattering of the Grownups in the Next Room, Compose a Song Together Called 'Tree Cheese Playhouse' by Joey Rizzolo

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Hilary Asare, and Jake Banasiewicz

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: misheard lyrics, quotes, and aural delights. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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2:12 - Hearin’ a good morning by Hilary Asare

4:24 - What did you hear? by Shelton Lindsay

4:40 [CW: nudity]  - HEAR THIS! The herd had a choice/ a redacted remembrance 

by Nicole Hill

7:44 - It's summer, go places, see things, hear things by Anthony Sertel Dean

 feat numerous summer travelers

10:31  - And I Quote by Mike Manship feat Jake Allen Miller

12:42 [CW: gun violence]  - Price of Freedom by Hilary Asare

14:09 - Hearin’ a good night by Hilary Asare

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Hilary Asare, and Shelton Lindsay

Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: aspirations, successes, and creations! Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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1:50  - I’ve Made, make, making it by Shelton Lindsay

2:30  - In the made for TV Movie of my Life by Nicole Hill 

6:25 [CW: brief mention of gun violence] - Maker’s “Show” & Tell by Hilary Asare

12:41 - Indecisive creativity, What, it, Huh…

@ shelton_whimsy on venmo by Shelton Lindsay

16:38 - I haven’t made it home since 2016 by Anthony Sertel Dean

19:12 -  Six Minutes and Twenty-Five Seconds Minutes of Reflections on Whatever Fame Is,

Accompanied by Advice from David Foster Wallace as Performed by an Uncredited Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old by Mike Manship feat. Jackson Bird, Chan Lin, and Jake Banasiewicz

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Hilary Asare, and Shelton Lindsay

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: Anooj tries to find a place to relax, computers lie, and Ronald Reagan makes it out alive. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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2:05 - Independence Gay by Christopher Borg 

9:01 [CW: gun violence, AIDS] - It’ll Trickle by Jake Banasiewicz

13:04 - trust the data: a simplisafe ad by Connor Sampson

14:30 - To save time, I didn’t write a script for this play. An AI wrote it. by Anthony Sertel Dean

19:50 [CW: drugs (light reference)]- A Presidential Character Arc with Absolutely Nothing Important Redacted by Connor Sampson

23:23 [CW: cursing] - A Spot in the Park by Anooj Bhandari

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Winn Foreman, and Hilary Asare.

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: legibility, comfort, and desirability.

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2:00 - Context (Intro) by Anooj Bhandari

5:14 - A Short Series of Shorties About Shorts (part 1) by Jake Banasiewicz

5:23 - The Authenticity of Fabulousness by Christopher Borg 

9:33 - Conspiracies by Connor Sampson

12:01 - Boxers by Anooj Bhandari

15:32 - for almost legible queers by Hilary Asare

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Winn Foreman, and Hilary Asare

Take care! <3

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: triads, triplets, and threes!  Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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2:11 - Guided Meditation: You're in the Third Circle of Hell by Yael Haskal 

5:55 [CW: sex, death] - in 3s by Hilary Asare, feat Chan Lin, Katy-May Hudson, and Yael Haskal

7:48 [CW: explicit language] - A Conversation with my Inner Devil by Greg Lakhan

10:38 [CW: sex] - Stories of a Third Wheel by Chan Lin

13:47  - Micro-Plastics by Katy-May Hudson feat Aurora-May Hudson

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by  Anthony Sertel Dean, Hilary Asare, Yael Haskal

Take care!

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2:01 Re-Seasoning My Carbon Steel Wok by Chan Lin

4:54 In Which a New Yorker's Reaction to a Train is Collaged with the Previous Play

(for/after Joey Rizz) by Katy-May Hudson

7:55 [CW: explicit language] (space junk) : (welcome back) by Yael Haskal

11:09 One of the greatest honors of my life was in 2017 when Anthony Dean wrote me a song and I’ve never shared it with anyone because I didn’t want to look like a narcissist but that changes today, okay? by Katy-May Hudson

13:10 [CW: explicit language and drugs] Sir Gregolas Radio: Freelance by Greg Lakhan

14:06 Our Favorite Seasonings by Hilary Asare

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Hilary Asare, Yael Haskal

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: Our Season 2 Finale!  Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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2:19 [CW: language] An Aggressively Positive Rap Battle by Greg Lakhan 

feat. Yael Haskal & Shelton Lindsay

4:56 Neo-News Alerts by Rob Neil

5:31 Rest Home by Meg Bashwinner

8:56 Neo-News Alerts by Rob Neil feat Yael Haskal

9:16 Bring it on: homo…  by Shelton Lindsay

11:39 Neo-News Alerts by Rob Neil feat Greg Lakhan

12:00 [CW: Death/burial] Home(made) by Yael Haskal

16:06 Neo-News Alerts by Rob Neil feat Shelton Lindsay

16:29 Where you go we all are going too by Rob Neil

18:54 Neo-News Alerts by Rob Neil feat Meg Bashwinner

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Hilary Asare, and Greg Lakhan

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This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode: Chan’s putting her queer matchmaking skills to the test and is in hot pursuit of Julia’s soulmate...if soulmates even exist…
Think you or someone you know might be a good match for Julia? Head to bit.ly/juliasbiglove and make yourself known!

This episode was created by Chan Lin
Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Julia Melfi
Our sound designer is Anthony Sertel Dean
Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov
Special thanks this episode to Toni, Julia, Stephanie and the Hot Tender Jocks, Diana, Robin, Arif, Rachel, MJ, Lucia, the Pride Basketball League, Nightcap, Cubbyhole, The Woods, and all the queer singles who ever believed in Chan.

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: A lot for a little and a little for a lot. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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1:45  [CW: suicide] Quality/Quantity by Meg Bashwiner

2:14  Deep Cuts of Varying Quality by Greg Lakhan

6:00 Quality/Quantity by Meg Bashwiner feat Shelton Lindsay

6:28  Synthesizing harmony through all the winter olympic events. by Rob Neill

10:18 [CW: suicide] Quality/Quantity by Meg Bashwiner feat Yael Haskal

10:48 99.9% by Shelton Lindsay 

13:53 Quality/Quantity by Meg Bashwiner feat Rob Neill

14:22 INFLATEGATE by Yael Haskal 

15:25 Quality/Quantity by Meg Bashwiner feat Greg Lakhan 

15:38 Voicemails from Rob by Meg Bashwiner feat Rob Neill

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Hilary Asare, and Greg Lakhan

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: we’re coming to you LIVE from The Kraine Theater for all things VAMPS!  If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you- leave us a voicemail at ‪(646) 820-4733. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon. And be our friend on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.

Neo Fan Fic 1: Vampire Romance novel by Michael John Improta

I might be a Vampire Interlude by Michaela Farrell 

BUFF TO BUFFY by Shelton Lindsay 

Viewampires Live: The Talk Show by Hilary Asare and Shelton Lindsay 

Iddy biddy beings or the vampires of december 2021 by Shelton Lindsay 

Knife Skills by Anthony Sertel Dean

10 sentences read in a Mid-Atlantic accent, with Foley sounds by Kyra Sims

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Julia Melfi, and Michael John Improta. 

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: we look back and take stock! 

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If you remember, then follow by Michael John Improta

Speaking a past discovery while Picking up the old desk you gave me by Michaela Farrell 

Quick reviews for the gal on the go. by Shelton Lindsay featuring Luke Palmer

what I want on the other side of this soak in the tub by Hilary Asare

American Spirit blues by Shelton Lindsay 

A review of a woman, written by the woman, read by a woman with the same birthday by Kyra Sims featuring Mara Wilson

Cyclical Thoughts on Joy and Doom by Michaela Farrell 

How I feel about buying a return flight back to New York City instead of just staying in Puerto Rico for the rest of 2022 by Michael John Improta

How I like to imagine the author John Green would rate my butt, featuring audio stolen from his podcast, The Anthropocene Reviewed by Kyra Sims

Another year’s here/Farewell 2021/Some Haikus we wrote by Hilary Asare

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Julia Melfi, and Michael John Improta.

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: our favorite audio experiments from 2021! We reflect and revisit plays that premiered on Hit Play this year. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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10:03-  greens by Julia Melfi feat. Greg Lakhan, Rob Neill, Anooj Bhandari, Kyra Sims, Anooj Bhandari and Léah Miller

11:22- On going back inside to shower at night by Rob Neill

15:17 [CW: description of animal violence] - A song for my visitors that they won’t comprehend by Michael John Improta feat. other musical friends

20:57- Record Breaking Part I by Anooj Bhandari featuring Michaela Farrell and Joey Rizzolo

23:43 [CW: high pitched tone] - In Which We Gear Up For Something Important by Michaela Farrell feat. Joey Rizzolo, Anooj Bhandari, Hilary Asare, and Colin Summers

25:37- i can still taste you by Robin Virginie feat.  Kyra Sims, Annie Levin, Greg Lakhan, Mike Puckett, Hilary Asare

27:39- Hunger by Hilary Asare feat. Kyra Sims, Annie Levin, Greg Lakhan, Mike Puckett, Robin Virginie

29:38 [CW: death] - In response to the New York Times article that posed the question "How Do I Dress for My Pandemic Belly?" by Annie Levin featuring Katie Kay Chelena, Robin Virginie, Anooj Bhandari, Greg Lakhan, Yael Haskal, Krys Seli

31:42 [CW: explicit language] - Yael’s Big Ugly Play. by Yael Haskal featuring Katy-Kay Chelena

35:04 [CW 13:35: mention of sexual assault] - Why Women Aren’t Funny by Jaquelyn Landgraf

37:30 [CW: drug use] - Brokeboi ASMR Pt. 1: Bong Resin by Greg Lakhan

40:49 [CW: Mentions of death and dying] - Nocturnal Transmissions by Kyra Sims with Mike, Jessie, Ben, Sarah, and Garrett

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Julia Melfi, and Hilary Asare

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: Horses, Sports, and Joy! Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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3:01- An Alternative to Nestle Toll House Cookies for your Holiday Assortments by Michaela Farrell

5:23- Medina’s Spirit or Meg & Rob & friends talk horses (in 4 parts) by Rob Neill featuring Meg Bashwiner, Michaela Farrell, Anthony Sertel Dean, Hilary Asare, Sunil Yapa

6:03- ​​Audio Experiments Experiments: Experiment #4 (True Sport) by Anthony Sertel Dean

11:28- And now, a short cuffing season PSA by Michaela Farrell featuring Meg Bashwiner

13:06 [CW: Birth, postpartum]- Her First Year by Meg Bashwiner

20:11- Jumping for Joy(s) by Rob Neill

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Hilay Asare, and Rob Neill. 

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: what keeps us up at night. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the plays below.

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Little Song in 3 parts w/bell part 1  [CW: Allusions to death and dying] - Rob Neill

Nocturnal Transmissions [CW: Mentions of death and dying] - Kyra Sims with Mike, Jessie, Ben, Sarah, and Garrett

Little Song in 3 parts w/bell part 2 - Rob Neill

If the next 80 seconds represents the hours of midnight to 8am, consider this an audio map of our behaviors, some assumptions included. - Anooj Bhandari featuring the cast

Little Song in 3 parts w/bell part 3 - Rob Neill

Pigeon Tale [CW: Mention of illicit drugs, Gore] - Greg Lakhan 

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Julia Melfi, and Mike Puckett.

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode, we go cold turkey! Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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[7:20: reference to racial slurs] - RE: NICK OR TREAT by Greg Lakhan featuring Kyra Sims

[9:20: mention of death and dying] - Trouble in the Works by Rob Neill

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Julia Melfi, Brock Foreman, and Mike Puckett. 

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode:fall memories, collections, and controversial self care.

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1:57- Recollecting Collecting  by Anooj Bhandari

4:43- no matter the order, they all still linger by Kyra Sims

7:34- Math, Amphetamines by Mike Puckett

8:42- A Controversial Self Care Technique by Michaela Farrell

10:55- Non-Prescription Glasses User Manual  by Anooj Bhandari

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean and Kyra Sims

Hit Play is produced by Kyra Sims, Hilary Asare, and Michaela Farrell

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. A ghost haunts Anooj, just two (?) Neos talking to each other. :), and Taste the rain-BOO!!!  Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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2:21: Ghost Facts* (play not sponsored by skittles) by Mike Puckett

4:56: STAND BY by Michela Farrell

6:35 [CW: Pet death]: 15 Seconds of What the Ghost in My Home Sounded Like 

After My Dog Passed by Anooj Bhandari

6:55 [CW: explicit language]: SIR GREGOLAS RADIO: WICKED SINNER by Greg Lakhan

8:51 [CW: Parent death, Horror sounds]: Neo 1 and Neo 2 by Kyra Sims

12:06: The Woman and the Popsicles: ​​: a not-so fictional fictional investigative podcast 

within a podcast Season 2 episode 1 by Robin Virginie

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean & Kyra Sims

Hit Play is produced by Kyra Sims, Hilary Asare, and Michaela Farrell

Take care and stay Spooky!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: summer comes to a close. 

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A dirge for To-Do's not done, and a hope for Autumn by Michael John Improta

Nighttime Mating Calls of Fire Island by Shelton Lindsay

Fall in America by Jacquelyn Landgraf

Borg Speaks Out on Hit Play by Christopher Borg

Was I funny; or litigating an old joke through voice memos to find out if it's at all funny or not by Michael John Improta

The Other Side by Shelton Lindsay 

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Julia Melfi, and Michael John Improta 

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This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode: hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle…WTF how is a cow gonna jump over the moon? Who even wrote that nursery rhyme? How big is the average cow? Can you milk a bull? Is there such thing as “over” in space? Can a person sustain pure joy across their lifetime? Listen as Jake attempts to answer all these questions...and more.

This episode was created by Jake Banasiewicz.
Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Julia Melfi
Our sound designer is Anthony Sertel Dean
Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov
Special thanks this episode to Barrett and Sunset View Creamery

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: summer comes to a close. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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Christopher Borg - An Ode to Memories and Long Days

Jacquelyn Landgraf - It’s coming from inside the house

Shelton Lindsay - Fall of America

Michael John Improta - My First Pumpkin Spice Latte of 2021

Jacquelyn Landgraf [CW 13:35: mention of sexual assault] - Why Women Aren’t Funny

Christopher Borg - THE LAST GASP OF SUMMER

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Julia Melfi, and Michael John Improta 

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: Songs, Trying to figure out how what was left, and The Fastest Race to Stay Put! Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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2:32 [CW: swears and sex] - Rewording doja cat’s boss bitch to be my own empowerment song because i need it right now. by Shelton Lindsay 

5:05 [CW: explicit language] - Park Off: A Parking Play by Anthony Sertel Dean & Mike Puckett feat Shelton Lindsay 

12:08 - Incomplete Origin of Loss (interrupted by rains)  by Rob Neill 

15:07 [CW: explicit language] - I will write the next Asexual Anthem by Anthony Sertel Dean

15:57 [CW: drug use and explicit language] - Sir Gregolas Radio: Posted by Greg Lakhan

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Hilary Asare, and Shelton Lindsay 

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: we spin the web on the web about how our minds spin about things we see and hear on the web! Some of the plays include explicit language. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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1:55 - Targeted Advertising by Mike Puckett

2:08 - On hearing that top client scientists released a landmark report on climate change… by Rob Neill

2:53 [CW: explicit language] - scrolling through writers block by Shelton Lindsay

7:11 [CW: drug use] - Brokeboi ASMR Pt. 1: Bong Resin by Greg Lakhan

10:45 - Imaginary montage from Untitled Apocalypse Movie Project (version 2.0) by Rob Neill, featuring Greg Lakhan, Mike Puckett, and Shelton Lindsay

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Hilary Asare, and Shelton Lindsay

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: we open up...in lots of ways. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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2:00 [CW: use of the N word at 4:45] - AGGRESSIVE Money Making Affirmations From Ya Boi by Greg Lakan

5:09 - VII.V.MMXXI by Yael Haskal

8:42 - Did you experience [REDACTED]? You’re not alone. by Michaela Farrell

11:25 - Exodus.peace.reflect.adapt.forshadow by Katy-May Hudson

13:51 - How are you? By Greg Lakhan

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Léah Miller, and Conductor Name

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. All of the plays in this episode are part of our Neo-Futurist mix tape. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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1:58 - A Normal Morning In Astoria, Queens by Greg Lakhan

5:13 - City of Ghosts by Katy-May Hudson

7:43 [CW: explicit language] - Yael’s Big Ugly Play. by Yael Haskal featuring Katy-Kay Chelena

11:03 - Weeeellll adjusted by Michaela Farrell

13:23 - Thinking of Having Kids? Listen to This First by Katy-May Hudson

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Léah Miller, and Yael Haskal

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode touches on the theme of summer and its many possibilities. Perhaps we'll see you outside? Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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1:55 - Sunday May 30th, Greyhound Bus #2503: Boston to New York City by Robin Virginie

5:20 - Sir Gregolas Radio: (Confide)nce by Greg Lakhan

8:42, 11:00, 14:30, 23:18 - POTENTIAL SOUNDS OF SUMMER by Robin Virginie featuring Kyra Sims, Greg Lakhan, Mike Puckett, Annie Levin

9:54 - Footnotes and Concierge by Mike Puckett

12:22 [CW: death] - In response to the New York Times article that posed the question "How Do I Dress for My Pandemic Belly?" by Annie Levin featuring Katie Kay Chelena, Robin Virginie, Anooj Bhandari, Greg Lakhan, Yael Haskal, Krys Seli

15:39 - meta-documentary by Kyra Sims featuring Katharine Heller, Max Zemlin-Thornton, this week's cast

24:36 - Steps for Individual Site-Specific Sense Memory Theater by Hilary Asare

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Léah Miller, and Hilary Asare

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. We hope you brought your appetite. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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1:59 - Neo-Zine #1: Sour by Kyra Sims, featuring Annie Levin, Robin Virginie, Hilary Asare, Léah Miller

3:21 - i can still taste you by Robin Virginie featuring Kyra Sims, Annie Levin, Greg Lakhan, Mike Puckett, Hilary Asare

5:23 [CW: death] - In Your Orbit™ by Annie Levin

8:40 - A Tedious Task Like Cleaning the Kraine by Greg Lakhan featuring Hilary Asare and Kyra Sims

12:01 - new york > brooklyn > community > missed connections by Mike Puckett

14:30 - Hunger by Hilary Asare featuring Kyra Sims, Annie Levin, Greg Lakhan, Mike Puckett, Robin Virginie

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Léah Miller, and Hilary Asare

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. Maybe we'll find out something new. And maybe we won't! Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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1:47 [CW: death, grief] - Record Breaking Part II by Anooj Bhandari featuring Priyal Patel

6:28 - The Deal with NFTs by Hilary Asare

8:58 - What To Expect When You’re Expecting (and what you absolutely cannot prepare for) by Michaela Farrell featuring Hilary Asare

12:50 - Phluge Road by Joey Rizzolo featuring his mother

17:38 [CW: body image, disordered eating] - BodyTalk by Hilary Asare featuring Anooj Bhandari

22:15 - Pitch Meeting Remix by Colin Summers featuring this week's cast. 

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Léah Miller, and Anooj Bhandari

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: we run some numbers! Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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1:49 [CW: high pitched tone] - In Which We Gear Up For Something Important by Michaela Farrell featuring Joey Rizzolo, Anooj Bhandari, Hilary Asare, and Colin Summers

3:45 [CW: death] - T minus 45 by Joey Rizzolo featuring Hilary Asare

7:02 - Record Breaking Part I by Anooj Bhandari featuring Michaela Farrell and Joey Rizzolo

9:47 [CW: death, suicide] - Neo Superlatives by Joey Rizzolo featuring Michaela Farrell, Anooj Bhandari, Hilary Asare, and Colin Summers

17:25 - Five Meditative Clangs, Bangs, Bonks, and Dings from my apartment by Colin Summers

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Léah Miller, and Anooj Bhandari

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Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: trickery. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

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1:50 - A Short Guided Meditation With Ya Bwoi by Greg Lakhan

4:47 - This is the most malicious thing I’ve ever done by Julia Melfi

7:24 - oh what what was that about oh everlane and such by Rob Neill featuring Greg Lakhan

11:47 - Sexcapade by Kyra Sims featuring Anooj Bhandari

18:09 - Two Tales of One Sweatshirt by Anooj Bhandari

20:11 [CW: description of animal violence] - A song for my visitors that they won’t comprehend by Michael John Improta featuring other musical friends

This episode was conducted by Julia Melfi

Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Léah Miller

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This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode, listen as our own "Manship of La Mancha" attempts to make an NBA roster. Check out Mike's TikTok here. 

This episode was created by Mike Manship.
Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Julia Melfi
Our sound designer is Anthony Sertel Dean
Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov
Special thanks this episode to Gary Belsky, Karen, Bee, and Calvin Manship, Jonathan Krieger, and Sharine Wittkopp

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We're back back! Everything in this episode is in response to plays and ideas from Season 1! 

Some of the plays in this episode may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.

We'll be back in your ears on April 30th!

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2:16 - Neo-Futurism a year later in 7 parts by Michael John Improta

5:38 - greens. by Julia Melfi featuring this week's cast and Léah Miller

6:53 - On going back inside to shower at night by Rob Neill

10:47 [CW: grief, death of a pet] - Breath Levels by Anooj Bhandari

14:40 - Practice Collage by Kyra Sims

18:20 - Sir Gregolas Radio: BRITA by Greg Lakhan

This episode was conducted by Julia Melfi 

Our (brand new!) logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Léah Miller

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Four rules, a second season, and an infinite number of possibilities. Hit Play is back with all-new episodes starting Friday, April 16th! 

Let’s wrap up the year in Hit Play! We asked our Patreon supporters to vote on some of their favorite experiments in audio. This episode: the final half of that countdown! Artistic Director Rob Neill talks with the podsquad about moments where Hit Play was flexible and broke some rules, plus more Neos join us to revisit their plays. 

Featuring Annie Levin, Anthony Sertel Dean, Greg Lakhan, Hilary Asare, Julia Melfi, Katie Kay Chelena, Kyra Sims, Léah Miller, Lee LeBreton, Rob Neill, and Robin Virginie 

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5:54 [CW: brief moment of fatphobic bullying] - Reimaginings of 2020: A Dramatic Reading of a Speculative Fiction story I wrote in 1991 at the age of 12 by Annie Levin

51:56 [CW: references to antisemitism] - If You're Hearing This, I'm Doing Fine by Lee LeBreton

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Julia Melfi, and Léah Miller

Take care!

Let’s wrap up the year in Hit Play! We asked our Patreon supporters to vote on some of their favorite experiments in audio. This episode: the first half of that list! Artistic Director Rob Neill talks with the podsquad about adapting Neo-Futurism to this time, and Neos join us to revisit their plays. 

Featuring Annie Levin, Anooj Bhandari, Anthony Sertel Dean, Hilary Asare, Julia Melfi, Joey Rizzolo, Katie Kay Chelena, Kyra Sims, Laura Killeen, Léah Miller, Lee LeBreton, Rob Neill, and Robin Virginie 

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8:30 [CW: death] - Going back to that tree to record what I had been meaning to write because this time, it does feel a bit different by Julia Melfi

44:37 [CW: racism, police brutality] - Jogging while masked while black by Kyra Sims

1:17:27 [CW: brief mention of racial violence] - Hilary's steps for being, while being black circa June 2020 by Hilary Asare

Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Julia Melfi, and Léah Miller

Take care!