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In order of appearance, tonight’s cast featured: Alexander Danner as The Narrator Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon Julia Morizawa as Amelia Alan Burgon as The Interviewer Felix Trench as Mark Wahlberg Zach Valenti as Matt Damon And Hemi Yeroham as Kozlowski With special thanks to Cat Howard and Oliver Morris. Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with help from T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. The Amelia Project is by Philip Thorne and Øystein Ulsberg Brager. Charlie on the MTA is performed by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede. The Amelia Project theme is by Frederick Baden. A joint production of ThirdSight Media LLC and Imploding Fictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Production Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with recording and technical support from Marck Harmon. You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston. Cast This episode featured: Mike Linden as Oliver West (he/him) Mike Linden as Marlo (he/him) and Mike Linden as Guy (he/him) Music Charlie on the MTA is performed by Emily Petersen and Dirk Tiede. Contact For news and updates, sign up for our newsletter! Find us online at GreaterBostonShow.com Follow us online @InGreaterBoston Sponsors Find all of our sponsor discount links at: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/ A production of ThirdSight Media LLC. Copyright 2015 - 2020 Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Production Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston. Cast This episode featured: Jesse Hall as Clark (he/him) Iri Alexander as Mouse (they/them) Jake Song as Fox Fossil (he/him) Mischa Stanton as Particle Physics (they/them) Jack Pevyhouse as Anaximander (he/him) Julia Schifini as 23 Skidoo (she/her) Jack has asked us to give a special shoutout to his mom and dad, saying “Thank you so much for encouraging me to do what I wanna do!” And we want to thank all of our guest stars for helping us out with this episode. You can find them in more audio dramas including Tales of Thattown, Jim Robbie and the Wanderers, arsParadoxica, and the drunken folklore podcast Spirits. Contact For news and updates, sign up for our newsletter! Find us online at GreaterBostonShow.com Follow us online @InGreaterBoston Sponsors Find all of our sponsor discount links at: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/ A production of ThirdSight Media LLC. Copyright 2015 - 2020 Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Production Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon.  You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.  Content warnings at end of show notes. Cast This episode featured: Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him) Summer Unsinn as Charlotte Linzer Coolidge (she/her) Sam Musher as Emily Bespin (she/her) Jessica Washington as Isabelle Powell (she/her) Alexander Danner as The Narrator (he/him) Tanja Milojevic as Melissa Weatherby (she/her) Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her) Mike Linden as Oliver West (he/him) James Oliva as Michael Tate (he/him) Beth Eyre as Autumn West (she/her) Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her) James Johnston as Dimitri Stmatis (he/him) and James Capobianco as Paul Montgomery Chelmsworth (he/him) Also featuring Julian Danner as Ada West Julia Schifini as Red Line officer Sarah Golding as the TV News Anchor and Eli Barraza as the TV news interviewer  Interviews recorded with Greater Boston residents.  Music Charlie on the MTA is performed by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede Train Jam, Farwell to Nigg and Childgrove performed by Adrienne Howard Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede Tam Lin Set by Dirk Tiede Dream music by Jeff Van Dreason Drums by Jim Johanson Golden Riddles, Echoes and Points (Act II) by Lloyd Rodgers Isolated by Kevin McLeod  Some sound effects and music used from public domain and creative commons sources.  Acknowledgments Special recording thanks this season to Andy Goddard and Mischa Stanton. Huge thank you to all our season two guest stars. You can catch Beth Eyre in Wooden Overcoats, Hector Versus the Future and the Beef and Dairy Network. Julia Schifini is the co-host of the brilliantly funny and spookily-informative Spirits podcast. Sarah Golding is the co-host of the Audio Drama Production Podcast and appears in several wonderful audio dramas And Eli Barraza is the creator, writer and main voice actor of the fantastic new audio drama, The Far Meridian. Do check those out.  Contact For news and updates, sign up for our newsletter! Find us online at GreaterBostonShow.com Follow us online @InGreaterBoston Dedication This season is dedicated to our Gal Friday, Melissa Panio-Petersen. Thank you for everything you do for us.  Sponsors Find all of our sponsor discount links at: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/ Content Warnings: Strong Language Kidnapping/imprisonment Divorce Discussions of racism General despair A production of ThirdSight Media LLC. Copyright 2015 - 2020 Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Production Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon.  You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.  Content warnings at end of show notes.  Cast This episode featured: Alexander Danner as The Narrator (he/him) Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him) James Capobianco as Dipshit Poletti (he/him) Summer Unsinn as Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge (she/her) Jessica Washington as Isabelle Powell (she/her) Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her) Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her) Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez (she/her) Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon (he/him) and Johanna Bodnyk as Mallory (she/her)  Interviews recorded with Greater Boston residents.  Music Charlie on the MTA is performed by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede Drive the Cold Winter Away performed by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch performed by Dirk Tiede Some sound effects and music used from public domain and creative commons sources.  Contact For news and updates, sign up for our newsletter! Find us online at GreaterBostonShow.com Follow us online @InGreaterBoston Sponsors Find all of our sponsor discount links at: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/ Content Warnings Strong language Discussion of systemic racism Emotional distress A production of ThirdSight Media LLC. Copyright 2015 - 2020 Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Note: This episode has some particularly intense moments. Content warnings at end of show notes. Production Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon.  Support You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston. Follow us on Twitter @InGreaterBoston or on Tumblr at GreaterBlogston  Cast In order of appearance, this episode featured: Johanna Bodnyk as Mallory (she/her) Summer Unsinn as Charlotte Linzer Coolidge (she/her) Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon (he/him) Marck Harmon as Special Guest Andy Wood (he/him) Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer Coolidge (she/her) Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez (she/her) Sam Musher as Emily Bespin (she/her) Tanja Milojevic as Melissa Weatherby (she/her) Jessica Washington as Isabelle Powell (she/her) Beth Eyre as Autumn West (she/her) Mike Melia as Phil West (he/him) Mike Linden as Oliver West (he/him) Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her) Mario DeRosa as Isaiah Powell (he/him) Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him)  Also featuring Iri Alexander Laura Bramblette Rick Coste Sean Howard and Eli McIlveen as panicked party-goers.  Interviews with real Greater Boston Residents.  Music Charlie on the MTA (both versions) and Cotton Eye Joe recorded by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson, and Dirk Tiede. Kentucky Mule by Tate Peterson Drums by Jim Johanson  Additional music and sounds used from public domain and creative commons sources.  Transcripts are posted online at GreaterBostonShow.com Contact For news and updates, sign up for our newsletter! Sponsors Find all of our sponsor discount links at: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/ Content Warnings: Surgical imagery Racial profiling Crowds in peril Sounds of panic/distress Sudden loud noises suggestive of violence Public disaster/destruction Scald injury Strong language New Coke  A production of ThirdSight Media LLC. Copyright 2015 - 2020 Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Production Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon.  Content warnings at end of show notes.  Support If you’re enjoying Greater Boston, please consider donation to our Patreon campaign, where you can receive early access to new episodes, exclusive annotated transcripts, and Patron-only bonus audio!  This episode featured: James Johnston as Dimitri Stamatis (he/him)  Music Snow Ban recorded by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson, and Dirk Tiede. Improvisation in D by Tate Peterson.  Transcripts will be posted online at GreaterBostonShow.com.  Contact Follow us on Twitter @InGreaterBoston. Content warnings Firearms Falls from height Sponsors Find all of our sponsor discount links at: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/ A production of ThirdSight Media LLC. Copyright 2015 - 2020 Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Production Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marc Harmon.  Support You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.  Cast In order of appearance, this episode featured: Richard Wentworth as the ThirdSight Media Spokesman Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez (she/her) Summer Unsinn as Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge (she/her) Tanja Milojevic as Melissa Weatherby (she/her) Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon (he/him) Michael Melia as Phil (he/him) James Oliva as Michael Tate (he/him) Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him) Mike Linden as Oliver West (he/him) Also featuring Michael McQuilkin Mike Linden Marck Harmon and Ben Flaumenhaft as ThirdSight Commercial voices. Interviews with real Greater Boston Residents.  Music Charlie on the MTA recorded by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede Tam Lin Set with Tam Lin (comp. Davey Arthur) / Catharsis (Amy Cann) / The Fatal Rum Punch (Liz Donaldson) performed by Dirk Tiede Childgrove by Adrienne Howard and Dirk Tiede Shove that Pig’s Foot a Little Farther in the Fire by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson, and Dirk Tiede He Who Destroys Everything by ArtOfEscapism Drums by Jim Johanson  Additional music and sounds used from public domain and creative commons sources.  Be sure to check out the hilarious inter dimensional comedy, Hadron Gospel Hour by our guests Rich Wentworth and Mike McQuilkin!  Episode transcripts are posted online at GreaterBostonShow.com Contact For news and updates, sign up for our newsletter! Sponsors Find all of our sponsor discount links at: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/ Content Warnings: Strong Language Manipulative behavior A production of ThirdSight Media LLC. Copyright 2015 - 2020 Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices