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The Shelf Life: A Podcast Sitcom

Harry Marks

Fiction

Comedy

Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 9

THE SHELF LIFE is a short-form podcast sitcom about Blue Cat Books, a small independent bookstore in a quaint, American town, and the store’s owner, Edwin Charles, as he deals with the daily nuisance of his customers and neighbors.

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🇨🇦 Canada - comedyFiction
05/08/2026
#79
🇨🇦 Canada - comedyFiction
04/08/2026
#69
🇨🇦 Canada - comedyFiction
03/08/2026
#56
🇨🇦 Canada - comedyFiction
02/08/2026
#35
🇬🇧 Great Britain - comedyFiction
16/06/2026
#86
🇬🇧 Great Britain - comedyFiction
15/06/2026
#61
🇬🇧 Great Britain - comedyFiction
14/06/2026
#34
🇨🇦 Canada - comedyFiction
05/06/2026
#93
🇨🇦 Canada - comedyFiction
04/06/2026
#87
🇨🇦 Canada - comedyFiction
03/06/2026
#75

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S1E8 - Season Finale

Season 1 · Episode 8

Thursday, May 14, 2020 • Duration 09:35

Do you hear that dripping sound?

On the Season 1 finale, Edwin gets ready for his first author event at the shop, with help from Lucy, Vincent, Sarah, and Mrs. Larson.

A catastrophic event, however, throws everything into chaos and an unexpected guest shows up to throw a wrench into the night's festivities.

CAST

Edwin Charles: Harry Marks | Twitter

Lucy Hatten and Sarah Larson: Melody Weister | Twitter

Vincent Hughes: Stuart Lennon | Twitter | 1857 Podcast

Mrs. Cassel: Darci Cole | Twitter

Mrs. Larson: Sarah Blair | Twitter

Mystery Guest: Victor Agreda, Jr. | Twitter

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S1E7 - The Times They are a-Changin’

Season 1 · Episode 7

Thursday, April 30, 2020 • Duration 09:18

A strange author wants Edwin to sell an even stranger book while Mrs. Larson and Vincent glean more information about Blue Cat Books' tragic past.

CAST

Edwin Charles: Harry Marks | Twitter

Customer: Johnny Gamber | Twitter

Vincent Hughes: Stuart Lennon | Twitter | 1857 Podcast

Mrs. Larson: Sarah Blair | Twitter

For more information about the cast, visit shelflifesit.com.

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S1E6 - The Customer is Always Wrong

Season 1 · Episode 6

Monday, April 20, 2020 • Duration 09:10

A self-righteous crusader organizes a protest outside the store, but Edwin won’t be bullied that easily. And Vincent’s relationship with his daughter has led to some unexpected consequences.

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Edwin Charles: Harry Marks | Twitter

Vincent Hughes: Stuart Lennon | Twitter | 1857 Podcast

Abigail Humphries: Darci Cole | Twitter

Sarah Larson: Melody Weister | Twitter

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S1E5 - Enlightening Conversation

Season 1 · Episode 5

Monday, April 13, 2020 • Duration 10:09

A customer sends Edwin on a wild goose chase for a book that may or may not exist, while Vincent sheds some light on a difficult situation.

CAST

Edwin Charles/Customer 1: Harry Marks | Twitter

Vincent Hughes: Stuart Lennon | Twitter | 1857 Podcast

Customer 2: Tim Wasem | Twitter

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S1E4 - Mail Call

Season 1 · Episode 4

Monday, April 6, 2020 • Duration 09:19

An unexpected—and unwelcome—visitor drops a bombshell in Edwin's lap that will change the future of Blue Cat Books forever, and the mail carrier brings a visitor from Edwin's past back to the present.

At least Vincent, Sarah, and Mrs. Larson are there to help, even if Edwin never asked for it.

Edwin Charles: Harry Marks | Twitter

Vincent Hughes: Stuart Lennon | Twitter | 1857 Podcast

Caleb Sawyer: Andy Welfle | Twitter | Erasable Podcast

Sarah Larson: Melody Weister | Twitter

For more information about the cast, visit shelflifesit.com.

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S1E3 - A Cozy Mystery

Season 1 · Episode 3

Monday, March 30, 2020 • Duration 08:26

A customer's interest in cozy mystery novels invites Edwin to solve a mystery of his own while he also helps Lucy break through to Vincent.

CAST

Edwin Charles: Harry Marks | Twitter

Vincent Hughes: Stuart Lennon | Twitter | 1857 Podcast

Mrs. Cassel: Darci Cole | Twitter

Lucy Hatten: Melody Weister | Twitter

For more information about the cast, visit shelflifesit.com.

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S1E2 - Midnight Madness

Season 1 · Episode 2

Monday, March 23, 2020 • Duration 11:04

LARPers have invaded!

When word gets out that Blue Cat Books will be open at midnight for the release of a popular new fantasy book, Edwin wonders why nobody told him about it--it is his store after all. Luckily, Sarah Larson is there to provide some sage, teenage wisdom he never asked for.

CAST

Edwin Charles: Harry Marks | Twitter

Customer: Johnny Gamber | Twitter

Vincent Hughes: Stuart Lennon | Twitter | 1857 Podcast

Gerald: Victor Agreda, Jr. | Twitter

Sarah Larson: Melody Weister | Twitter

For more information about the cast, visit shelflifesit.com.

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S1E1 - Pilot

Season 1 · Episode 1

Monday, March 16, 2020 • Duration 10:55

Welcome to Blue Cat Books.

Running a bookstore would be heaven—if it weren’t for the customers. From Kindle-crazy callers to regular readers like Mrs. Larson and her daughter, owner Edwin Charles just wants to be left alone.

But when a mysterious stranger shows up with a bombshell secret for Vincent Hughes, Edwin’s friend and the owner of the coffee shop next door, it’s clear that Edwin’s life is about to change…whether he wants it to or not.

Spoiler alert: He does not.

CAST

Edwin Charles: Harry Marks | Twitter

Vincent Hughes: Stuart Lennon | Twitter | 1857 Podcast

Mrs. Larson: Sarah Blair | Twitter

Lucy Hatten: Melody Weister | Twitter

For more information about the cast, visit shelflifesit.com.

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The Shelf Life: A Podcast Sitcom - TRAILER

Season 1

Monday, March 9, 2020 • Duration 00:51

Welcome to Blue Cat Books. Enjoy this brief glimpse into the life of struggling independent boosktore owner Edwin Charles and the customers and neighbors who just won’t leave him alone.

Grand opening coming soon.

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The Shelf Life: A Podcast Sitcom – Details, episodes & analysis

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The Shelf Life: A Podcast Sitcom – Details, episodes & analysis

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Twitter11

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