Best Audioplay Podcasts (2024)

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The Nuclear Baby Boom 29:12

1M ago29:12

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In this episode, we’ll hear a dramatic reading about two boys growing up in the Atomic Age, and how they changed their small town forever Writer: Jay Kettering. Dramatic reading by Teresa Waldorf of Jay Kettering’s short story The Nuclear Baby Boom: A Children’s Story for Adults.By Jay Kettering

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Words and Music 29:51

1M ago29:51

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In this episode, we’ll hear songs from the duo Toy Box, comprised of Beth Melody and LaBarre Bankshot, and learn of Beth’s collaboration with lyricist Gwen McKenna. Songs: Big Guy In the Sky, Cold April, Leave Me Alone (On the Sofa), Somebody Ought to Slap Your Face, Edge of the River, and Too Bad. Episode sponsor: The Bell Pipe & Tobacco Shop at 2…

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Big Sky, Deep Thoughts and Mr. Bubble 31:51

2M ago31:51

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In this episode, writer Ednor Therriault takes us on a mental road trip through Montana with his stories and songs and even shares some marital advice from Mr. Bubble. Non-fiction excerpts from Big Sky, Big Parks: An Exploration of Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, and All That Montana in Between: A Forgotten Hero in Glacier and Playlists for…

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It’s Kind Of About Coffee 45:21

2M ago45:21

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In this episode, we’ll hear from a singer/songwriter/musician who says he’s wholly unfit to pursue a conventional lifestyle, but musters a peculiar existence relying largely on music, art, luck, and the love of his community.By Jay Kettering

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Lunatic Masterpieces 54:43

2M ago54:43

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In this episode, the writer talks about the politics of fishing in Montana, reads about his life and friends, and sings just to make us laugh. Greg Keeler with Greg Owens Greg Keeler: Memoir excerpts: Trash Fish: A Life; Waltzing With the Captain; poetry: variety of poems/sonnets; and songs The Ballad of Billy Montana, Indian In-Law, Little Bitch C…

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Songwriters Showcase 52:45

2M ago52:45

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In this episode, live performances from the March 26, 2023 Words Out West Songwriters Showcase featuring four singer/songwriters who lent their time and talent for our Season 3 fundraiser. Featuring: Rebecca Kelley, Read Barbee, Maria Zepeda and Gabrielle Tusberg with Bethany Joyce This episode contains some adult language and themes, which may be …

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Season Three, Episode 10: Outside? In The Rain? What The Hell?! 28:34

4M ago28:34

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God Talks to An Agnostic is presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group in collaboration with AFRI Productions, with support from Brown Arts Institute, the Papitto Opportunity Connection, and The Public's Radio. God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with sound design and musical contributions by Andy Russ, and stage management by…

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Season Three, Episode 9: Ancestor and The Talk 30:00

4M ago30:00

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God Talks to An Agnostic is presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group in collaboration with AFRI Productions, with support from Brown Arts Institute, the Papitto Opportunity Connection, and The Public's Radio. God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with sound design and musical contributions by Andy Russ, and stage management by…

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Season Three, Episode 8: Ole Vic Becomes A Home 26:42

4M ago26:42

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God Talks to An Agnostic is presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group in collaboration with AFRI Productions, with support from Brown Arts Institute, the Papitto Opportunity Connection, and The Public's Radio. God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with sound design and musical contributions by Andy Russ, and stage management by…

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Season Three, Episode 7: What is Strong? 30:00

4M ago30:00

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God Talks to An Agnostic is presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group in collaboration with AFRI Productions, with support from Brown Arts Institute, the Papitto Opportunity Connection, and The Public's Radio. God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with sound design and musical contributions by Andy Russ, and stage management by…

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Season Three, Episode 6: What's In A- Wait, What Is His Name? 22:56

5M ago22:56

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God Talks to An Agnostic is presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group in collaboration with AFRI Productions, with support from Brown Arts Institute, the Papitto Opportunity Connection, and The Public's Radio. God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with sound design and musical contributions by Andy Russ, and stage management by…

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Season Three, Episode 5: Come To Jesus (Nope, They Ain’t Ready…) 24:34

5M ago24:34

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God Talks to An Agnostic is presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group in collaboration with AFRI Productions, with support from Brown Arts Institute, the Papitto Opportunity Connection, and The Public's Radio. God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with sound design and musical contributions by Andy Russ, and stage management by…

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Season Three, Episode 4: The Love: The Life Inside You 30:00

5M ago30:00

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God Talks to An Agnostic is presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group in collaboration with AFRI Productions, with support from Brown Arts Institute, the Papitto Opportunity Connection, and The Public's Radio. God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with sound design and musical contributions by Andy Russ, and stage management by…

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Season Three, Episode 3: A Trust Betrayed 30:00

5M ago30:00

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God Talks to An Agnostic is presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group in collaboration with AFRI Productions, with support from Brown Arts Institute, the Papitto Opportunity Connection, and The Public's Radio. God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with sound design and musical contributions by Andy Russ, and stage management by…

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Season Three, Episode 2: What the Preacher Knows 30:02

6M ago30:02

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God Talks to An Agnostic is presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group in collaboration with AFRI Productions, with support from Brown Arts Institute, the Papitto Opportunity Connection, and The Public's Radio. God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with sound design and musical contributions by Andy Russ, and stage management by…

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Season Three, Episode 1: The Crib 31:18

6M ago31:18

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God Talks to An Agnostic is presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group in collaboration with AFRI Productions, with support from Brown Arts Institute, the Papitto Opportunity Connection, and The Public's Radio. God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with sound design and musical contributions by Andy Russ, and stage management by…

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Midnight in the Backrooms - An Audioplay - 2023 1:27:30

10M ago1:27:30

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MIDNIGHT IN THE BACKROOMS What if a dead mall was literally a *dead* mall? Chris and Victoria find themselves in the mall they worked in as teenagers, stuck in the same snowed-in day in 1998 that never ends. The Evergreen Glen Mall, or as it’s known on the other side, it’s the EverMall! Their old friends are back, as are stores they thought long go…

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Superiors vs Millers, Sounds About Cleveland: An Audioplay - 2022 1:16:20

2y ago1:16:20

1:16:20

Support this podcast at patreon.com/qaf, patreon.com/mccool10, Venmo@ThePurpleAmazon, or paypal.me/RissyMcCool SYNOPSIS: The Duluth Superiors, a women's football team out of Minnesota, are groggily heading toward Michigan City, Indiana. Half the team has quit, half the coaches have gone with them, and what's left of the squad still has a chance to …

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Bitter Tea, the Way the Volcano Gods of Rainier Intended: An Audioplay - 2021 1:31:19

2y ago1:31:19

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Support my work at paypal.me/RissyMcCool or Venmo@ThePurpleAmazon The fourth annual-ish holiday-ish play by Marissa McCool 2022 version coming next week. Bitter Tea, the Way the Volcano Gods of Rainier Intended: An Audioplay SUMMARY Eleanor and Rain, two non-binary recluses, live off the grid and gender binary in Northern Minnesota. Living with the…

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Season 2, Episode 12: Guided By 24:20

2y ago24:20

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God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with music and sound design by Andy Russ, and production management by Natalie Rosario, Melie Hayes, and Allison Marchetti. The production features performances by Don Mays, Rose Weaver, Jackie Davis, Rudy Ru Cabrera, Pamela Lambert, Daraja Hinds, Jason Quinn, Jeff Hodge, Tânia Montenegr…

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Season 2, Episode 11: At Louverture Park 30:02

2y ago30:02

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God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with music and sound design by Andy Russ, and production management by Natalie Rosario, Melie Hayes, and Allison Marchetti. The production features performances by Don Mays, Rose Weaver, Jackie Davis, Rudy Ru Cabrera, Pamela Lambert, Daraja Hinds, Jason Quinn, Jeff Hodge, Tânia Montenegr…

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Season 2, Episode 10: Gotta Stick The Landing 30:16

2y ago30:16

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God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with music and sound design by Andy Russ, and production management by Natalie Rosario, Melie Hayes, and Allison Marchetti. The production features performances by Don Mays, Rose Weaver, Jackie Davis, Rudy Ru Cabrera, Pamela Lambert, Daraja Hinds, Jason Quinn, Jeff Hodge, Tânia Montenegr…

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Season 2, Episode 9: Today is Everything Day 30:00

2y ago30:00

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God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with music and sound design by Andy Russ, and production management by Natalie Rosario, Melie Hayes, and Allison Marchetti. The production features performances by Don Mays, Rose Weaver, Jackie Davis, Rudy Ru Cabrera, Pamela Lambert, Daraja Hinds, Jason Quinn, Jeff Hodge, Tânia Montenegr…

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Voices from the Oval 34:13

2y ago34:13

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In this episode, we celebrate the fruits of a teacher’s labor. You’ll hear from Professor Robert Stubblefield, along with three of his University of Montana students. A selection of poems and non-fiction, with Robert Stubblefield, Jade Taylor, Donna Arganbright, and Cass Sissel. This episode contains some adult language and themes, which may be uns…

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A Place in the Sun for Butte 22:47

2y ago22:47

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In this episode, writer, geologist and professor Rob Thomas explains how the amazing history of rocks is related to the mining town of Butte finding its place in the sun. Selections from Roadside Geology of Montana. This episode is sponsored by Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula's independent publisher for over seventy years. Mountain Pres…

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Why the Village Appears on No Map 26:01

2y ago26:01

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In this episode, novelist Claude Alick introduces us to a place of mystery in the island country of Grenada—a village that appears on no map—a place that resides only in wilting memories.By Jay Kettering

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Season 2, Episode 6: Not Just A Dream 30:00

2y ago30:00

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God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with music and sound design by Andy Russ, and production management by Natalie Rosario, Melie Hayes, and Allison Marchetti. The production features performances by Don Mays, Rose Weaver, Jackie Davis, Rudy Ru Cabrera, Pamela Lambert, Daraja Hinds, Jason Quinn, Jeff Hodge, Tânia Montenegr…

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How to Write about Sex and Death and Dreams 32:20

2y ago32:20

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In this episode, we pair writers who were born to be storytellers—poet Mara Panich, and singer/songwriter Margi Cates, accompanied by guitarist Nick Barr. This episode contains some adult language and themes, which may be unsuitable for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.By Jay Kettering

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How Stealing Laundry Leads to Success 16:23

2y ago16:23

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In this episode, a struggling writer has a breakthrough when she accidentally steals her neighbor’s laundry. A short play written by Bozeman playwright Greg Owens, directed by Missoula’s own Reid Reimers and read by Missoula actors Hamilton Clement and Az Sacry.By Jay Kettering

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Season 2, Episode 4: No Chitlins, No Roller Skates 25:21

2y ago25:21

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God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with music and sound design by Andy Russ, and production management by Natalie Rosario, Melie Hayes, and Allison Marchetti. The production features performances by Don Mays, Rose Weaver, Jackie Davis, Rudy Ru Cabrera, Pamela Lambert, Daraja Hinds, Jason Quinn, Jeff Hodge, Tânia Montenegr…

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Three Minds Driving 21:08

2y ago21:08

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In this episode, writers Chris La Tray, Fred Haefele, and Chris Autio take us on three distinct and heady road trips. Chris La Tray: Comet (poem) Three . . . Two . . . One . . . Blast off! Fred Haefele: excerpt from A Life in 12 Pickups (vehicular memoir) When a pickup truck transcends mechanical essence, rises to become comrade, ally and intimate.…

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Season 2, Episode 3: Why Run 31:42

2y ago31:42

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God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with music and sound design by Andy Russ, and production management by Natalie Rosario, Melie Hayes, and Allison Marchetti. The production features performances by Don Mays, Rose Weaver, Jackie Davis, Rudy Ru Cabrera, Pamela Lambert, Daraja Hinds, Jason Quinn, Jeff Hodge, Tânia Montenegr…

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I Don’t Understand Snow 30:51

2y ago30:51

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In this episode, singer/songwriter Spencer Kellum performs some ‘modern spirituals’ as Separate Circles, with piano accompaniment by Cole Grant.By Jay Kettering

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Season 2, Episode 7: Tell Me Something Good 30:02

2y ago30:02

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God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with music and sound design by Andy Russ, and production management by Natalie Rosario, Melie Hayes, and Allison Marchetti. The production features performances by Don Mays, Rose Weaver, Jackie Davis, Rudy Ru Cabrera, Pamela Lambert, Daraja Hinds, Jason Quinn, Jeff Hodge, Tânia Montenegr…

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Season 2, Episode 2: It Felt Like Home 30:02

2y ago30:02

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God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with music and sound design by Andy Russ, and production management by Natalie Rosario, Melie Hayes, and Allison Marchetti. The production features performances by Don Mays, Rose Weaver, Jackie Davis, Rudy Ru Cabrera, Pamela Lambert, Daraja Hinds, Jason Quinn, Jeff Hodge, Tânia Montenegr…

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Season 2, Episode 5: B.O.B. (Burden Of Blackness) 30:02

2y ago30:02

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God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with music and sound design by Andy Russ, and production management by Natalie Rosario, Melie Hayes, and Allison Marchetti. The production features performances by Don Mays, Rose Weaver, Jackie Davis, Rudy Ru Cabrera, Pamela Lambert, Daraja Hinds, Jason Quinn, Jeff Hodge, Tânia Montenegr…

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Season 2, Episode 8: 30:00

2y ago30:00

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God Talks To An Agnostic is written and directed by Don Mays, with music and sound design by Andy Russ, and production management by Natalie Rosario, Melie Hayes, and Allison Marchetti. The production features performances by Don Mays, Rose Weaver, Jackie Davis, Rudy Ru Cabrera, Pamela Lambert, Daraja Hinds, Jason Quinn, Jeff Hodge, Tânia Montenegr…

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