Fireside Folktales – Details, episodes & analysis

Written and performed by Dallas Wheatley. Edited by Emily Parish. Music by Adam Raymonda. Artwork by Lio Rivera. Follow the show at Fireside_Folk on Twitter for more information.

Written and produced by Dallas Hawthorn. Edited by Emily Parish. Music by Adam Raymonda. Artwork by Lio Rivera. Follow the show at Fireside_Folk on Twitter for more information. Learn more about us on our website.

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Cast of Prologue:

• Josh Rubino as Zeus

• Mark Lee as Poseidon

• Jesse Nowack as Ganymede

• Dallas Hawthorn as Hestia

The Wanderer is a predominantly single-narrator queer fairy tale audio drama about being separated from the ones you love to keep them safe, to bring them home. It will delight fantasy fans and audio fiction fans alike, especially those who enjoy books like Silver in the Woods, and podcasts like Old Gods of Appalachia and The Far Meridian. Each episode also features an original folk song and score.

The show will premier May 3rd, 2021, and new episodes will be released every other Monday for the 7 episode series.

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The Wanderer was created by T.H. Ponders and Jordan Stillman. Artwork by V. Silverman and Olivia Li.

Vocal Talent for The Wanderer:

• The Wanderer, T.H. Ponders
• The Forest, Jeanette Berry
• Andrew, Adam Qutaishat

Fireside Folktales was created by Dallas Wheatley. Season 2, The Target, will be released August 2021.

Produced by Dallas Hawthorn. Music by Adam Raymonda.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" coming Summer 2025.

More information about the show can be found on our website.

The Kingmaker Histories was created and developed by the team behind the audioverse award-winning Less is Morgue.

Listening to The Kingmaker Histories in order isn't strictly essential, but if you like what you hear today, we recommend starting the show from the beginning.

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Audience Response

• 95 thousand total downloads on all podcatchers since the show's debut in 2022, plus 27 thousand total channel views on youtube.
• "...Kingmaker definitely scratches my itch for bigger, more bombastic projects that feel populated and lively." - Podcake Reviews
• "I love the political complexity this story presents to the listener, which meshes so nicely with its fantastical worldbuilding. If Kingmaker is steampunk, it elevates the whole genre. It's beautiful." - Hannah Wright - Executive producer of Re: Dracula

Thank you for listening.

The Kingmaker Histories was created and developed by the team behind the audioverse award-winning Less is Morgue.

Listening to The Kingmaker Histories in order isn't strictly essential, but if you like what you hear today, we recommend starting the show from the beginning.

Links

• Tumblr
• RSS Feed
• Podchaser

Audience Response

• 95 thousand total downloads on all podcatchers since the show's debut in 2022, plus 27 thousand total channel views on youtube.
• "...Kingmaker definitely scratches my itch for bigger, more bombastic projects that feel populated and lively." - Podcake Reviews
• "I love the political complexity this story presents to the listener, which meshes so nicely with its fantastical worldbuilding. If Kingmaker is steampunk, it elevates the whole genre. It's beautiful." - Hannah Wright - Executive producer of Re: Dracula

Thank you for listening.

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Love is in the air in Athens, but will it prevail? The duke’s wedding is sure to be a joyous affair, but the day threatens woe for a set of star-crossed lovers.

Cast

• Haden Ezekiel Felix (he/him, they/them) as Theseus
• Diana Helen Kennedy (she/her) as Hippolyta
• Josephine Kim (none, she/her) as Philostrate
• Delvin Green (he/him) as Egeus
• Danyelle Ellett (she/her) as Hermia
• Christopher Wilson (he/him) as Demetrius
• Ezra Wayne (he/him) as Lysander
• Emma Sherr-Ziarko (she/her) as Helena

Crew

• Director/Producer: Dallas Hawthorn (he/him, they/them)
• Sound Designer: Cole Burkhardt (he/him, they/them)
• Composer: Ali Hylton (she/her, they/them)
• Assistant Producer: Roz Powers (she/her, they/them)

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This show has been optimized for listening in stereo. If you are unable to do so, please make sure your podcast player is set to mono before playing the episode.

Preparations for the duke’s wedding continue in Athens as a group of amateur actors have a quarrelsome meeting about the play they will perform for the occasion.

Cast

• Ivy Kasperek (she/her, they/them) as Quince
• Josh Rubino (he/him) as Bottom
• CB Droege (he/him) as Flute
• Anusia Battersby (she/her) as Starveling
• Roz Rae Powers (she/her, they/them) as Snout
• Dontae Majors (he/him) as Snug

Crew

• Director/Producer: Dallas Hawthorn (he/him, they/them)
• Sound Designer: Cole Burkhardt (he/him, they/them)
• Composer: Ali Hylton (she/her, they/them)
• Assistant Producer: Roz Powers (she/her, they/them)

If you would like to read along, you can find the transcript here. If you liked what you heard, please consider supporting the show by donating to our Ko-Fi.

Thank you for listening.

This show has been optimized for listening in stereo. If you are unable to do so, please make sure your podcast player is set to mono before playing the episode.

As mortals prepare to celebrate marital harmony, fairy royalty feud! Harsh words sting a king’s pride, and love is wielded as though a weapon.

Cast

• Nala J. Wu (they/them) as Puck
• Missy Rowland (she/her, they/them) as Peaseblossom
• Pandora Beatrix (she/her) as Cobweb
• Zel Tracey (they/them, xe/xem/xyr, ze/hir/hirs) as Moth
• Obscura (she/her, fae/faer) as Mustardseed
• Sebastian Crane (he/him) as Oberon
• Chijioke Williams (she/her) as Titania
• Christopher Wilson (he/him) as Demetrius
• Emma Sherr-Ziarko (she/her) as Helena

Crew

• Director/Producer: Dallas Hawthorn (he/him, they/them)
• Sound Designer: Cole Burkhardt (he/him, they/them)
• Composer: Ali Hylton (she/her, they/them)
• Assistant Producer: Roz Powers (she/her, they/them)

If you would like to read along, you can find the transcript here. If you liked what you heard, please consider supporting the show by donating to our Ko-Fi.

Thank you for listening.

This show has been optimized for listening in stereo. If you are unable to do so, please make sure your podcast player is set to mono before playing the episode.

The fairy king Oberon believes his love potion to be a hammer in a world of nails. As Oberon ensorcelles his queen, Puck attempts to enforce his lord’s will on mortals.

Cast

• Chijioke Williams (she/her) as Titania
• Missy Rowland (she/her, they/them) as Peaseblossom
• Pandora Beatrix (she/her) as Cobweb
• Zel Tracey (they/them, xe/xem/xyr, ze/hir/hirs) as Moth
• Obscura (she/her, fae/faer) as Mustardseed
• Sebastian Crane (he/him) as Oberon
• Ezra Wayne (he/him) as Lysander
• Danyelle Ellett (she/her) as Hermia
• Nala J. Wu (they/them) as Puck
• Christopher Wilson (he/him) as Demetrius
• Emma Sherr-Ziarko (she/her) as Helena

Crew

• Director/Producer: Dallas Hawthorn (he/him, they/them)
• Sound Designer: Cole Burkhardt (he/him, they/them)
• Composer: Ali Hylton (she/her, they/them)
• Assistant Producer: Roz Powers (she/her, they/them)

If you would like to read along, you can find the transcript here. If you liked what you heard, please consider supporting the show by donating to our Ko-Fi.

Thank you for listening.