S01:E13 | Creative Chat with Thin Places Radio: The Lure of the Liminal, Asynchronous Connection, and Top Cryptids

Little Oracles

It's the middle of the night, but you're not alone: you've got a Creative Chat with the folks behind the incredible Thin Places Radio podcast, Kristen O'Neal and Kaitlin Bruder!
Kristen, Kaitlin, and I talk about the creative process behind audiofiction, the appeal of liminal spaces and thin places, asynchronous collaborative storytelling, and, of course, CRYPTIDS and UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA.
PLUS! Creepy-cozy children's films from the 1970s and inside scoop on Thin Places Radio lore. Join us for hugs, kisses, and hands across the veil. <3

• Listen to Thin Places Radio wherever you get pods, and here: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thin-places-radio
• Find Thin Places Radio on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram
• The Original Tumblr blog: thinplacesradio.tumblr.com
• Give these fine folks a tip for their amazing art! ko-fi.com/thinplacesradio
• Mall Kids expansion by Matthew Gravelyn, featuring work by K & K: Kickstarter

And, as always, take care, keep creating, and stay divine!

IG: @littleoracles

Chapters

1. Intro: Welcome Kristen O'Neal & Kaitlin Bruder of the Thin Places Radio podcast (00:00:00)

2. The backstory: I'll Be Your Candle on the Water (00:01:17)

3. Let's Make a Podcast: "I feel like my brain got struck by lightning" (00:06:11)

4. The Lure of the Liminal: "In some ways, we're always there" and "WHY ARE THERE BONES?" (00:15:42)

5. The Aesthetics of Thin Places Radio: Tangible Vibes and Preserving Mystery (00:19:31)

6. Lore Drop: The Host's Journey, Her Poetry, and The Time Allison Fangirled Really Hard (00:22:32)

7. Building Community through Loneliness Exploring Loneliness and Collaborative Storytelling (00:25:38)

8. Earned Moments: The Intensity of "I Love You" and the Tetris of Planning the First 10 Episodes (00:29:05)

9. Asynchronous Connection: "It's these little moments that mean the world" (00:33:20)

10. Scaffolding Thin Places Radio: The Host X The Voicemails, and "It's so small that everything has to mean something" (00:34:40)

11. Getting Stuck: Pulling Narrative Threads, Collaborative Creativity, Just Walking Away, and Delivering Empathy (00:38:08)

12. Choosing Thin Places: "Every place is a weird place" (00:43:55)

13. Timestamped Locations: Memory as a Thin Place and "The whole show is about connection" (00:47:11)

14. Top Cryptids: The Parameters of Unexplained Phenomena, The Etymology of 'Gargoyle,' and "You just have to write about it" (00:51:15)

15. Shoutouts: Mall Kids Collab, Follow Thin Places Radio, and Where to Find Kristen & Kaitlin (00:54:45)

16. Outro: Seriously, follow Thin Places Radio! And Little Oracles too <3 (00:57:35)