Slumberland

A period of time has passed since the Coyote Club meeting. The sound recordings of Thomas Edward M are not yet available to present what happened when the residents of Slumberland bravely journeyed to the haunted beach and confronted Badamo's ghost, the Sandy Specter.

Tonight, all are invited to attend the latest presentation of The Bed Bug! Slumberland's ongoing showcase of poetry, song and spoken word. A wonderful group of talented performers will entertain tonight. Ella Minnow Pierce will ensure the show runs smoothly, and special guest Tomas Anonymous will serve as master of ceremonies.

Everyone hopes a surprise guest two will make an appearance!

More about Slumberland at this link.

PERFORMERS

Jessica Syratt
Theater performer and creator of "Nowhere, On Air" audio drama podcast
nowhereonairpodcast.weebly.com
Returning to perform the role of Ella Minnow Pierce and also "Sophia's Song"

Debra Harrison-Lowe
Film performer
imdb.com
Returning to perform the role of Oblivia Newton-Baum, a character Debra first voiced in 2014

David Tamulevich
Founding member of the folk music group Mustard's Retreat
mustardsretreat.com
Performing an original song adaption of the 1889 poem "Wynken, Blynken and Nod" by Eugene Field

Danielle Timmins
Voice over artist
Returning to perform the role of Flance Fleesel

Jacquelyn Landgraf
Performer, creator of "It Makes A Sound" podcast series
jacquelynlandgraf.com
itmakesasound.com
Jacquelyn performs the role of Kenbrooke Pierce and the poem "Thou dusky spirit of the wood" by Henry David Thoreau

George Sanger AKA The Fat Man
Award-winning composer and musician
fatman.com
Mr. Sanger performs an unreleased original song, "Which Way Does the Smoke Blow"

Mild Wild
Music group based in Florida
"Sounds composed freely and recorded straight to tape. Drenched in reverb and filled with half thoughts."
mildwildmusic.bandcamp.com
Mild Wild performs the song "Alright Okay"

Thomas R. Mansell
Cowboy poet
Returning to perform the role of Merlin Jebb, reading the cowboy poem "Boomer Johnson" by Henry Herbert Knibbs

Kat Hoil
Voice performer
unwellpodcast.com
Kat performs the role of Taos Woman

Jock Blaney
Voice-over Artist, vocalist of the band 2nu, whose spoken-word song "This Is Ponderous" charted in 1991
jockblaney.com
2nu2.com
Returning to perform as Max MacGillicutty, a character Jock first voiced in 2018

Marissa Conniff
Stage and voice performer
Returning to perform as Beckett Pierce, a character Marissa first voiced in 2015, and performs the poem "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll

Abby Sher
Performer and author
Abby performed a character in a stage adaptation of Daniel Pinkwater's 1982 novel "The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death"
abby-sher.com
Performing an original song in the persona of Penny

Jacquie Floyd
Actor, voice artist, playwright
jacquiefloyd.com
Performing the role of Vestigula Uridium, her third character role on Slumberland since 2014

Jeff Nicholson
Comic book writer, artist and self-publisher
Known for his works Ultra Klutz, Through the Habitrails, Father & Son, and Colonia
fatherandsontoon.com
Co-creator and co-performer of the original 1982 audio skit "Reality Hopping"

Jeff Priskorn
Actor, voice artist, improviser, writer, singer, musician
jeffpriskorn.com
Performing the song "Wonder" with his 90s band, Intense Silence. Jeff's first Slumberland performance was in 2014

Elsie Escobar
Podcaster and voice actor
elsieescobar.com
Performing the role of Chrysanthemum Jones, a character Elsie first voiced in 2014, performing the poem "Barata de calaveras" by José Guadalupe Posada

Petunia-Liebling MacPumpkin
20th Century Ghost and storyteller of strange tales from the past, future and present
electric-phantom.com
Petunia performs the song "Crawlspace"

Catty Donnelly
Voice over artist
cattydonnelly.com
Catty performs the role of Bosco Tomnus, the third Slumberland character Catty has performed since 2020

David P. Gray
Creator of PC games
dgray.com
David shares material from his 1990 game "Hugo's House of Horrors" as the basis for a poem performed by a robot

Michael Lanier
Pianist, guitarist, banjoist, autoharpist, jaw harpist, ukeist, mandolinist, psalterist, dulcimist, bassist, thereminist, violinist
soundcloud.com/banjo-boy
Michael performs the role of Farmer Friday, Junior and an original song adaption of the 1885 poem "Land of Nod" by Robert Louis Stevenson

Sarah Suboski
Performer
Sarah performed the role of Wencil Pierce in 2014 and Sarah's performance is re-used in the Bed Bug episode

Music by Blue Dot Sessions
This episode pays tribute to the musical genius and memory of Hardy Fox

The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: izkhanilov, leo153_100, gchase, kupp2, tomycatts, inspectorj, jvmorello, gchase, unchaz, kywr, alexmurphy53, jayfrosting, giddster, rvgerxini, neilraouf, j-zazvurek, georgesavic, tonywhitmore, richwise, shneak, littleboot, kyles, funwithsound, tosha73, cornwallis89, epicwizard, dkustic, connorm94, thewebbster, vartian, klankbeeld, moulaythami, fredbjammin, lchapman1980, joedeshon, tenkism, garuda1982, sandermotions, leo153, unfa, tim-kahn, xtyl33, processaurus, ch0cchi, fats-million, magedu, joedeshon, kinoton, zembacraftworks, lartti, guitarguy1985, tomlija, satoration, kwahmah, timbre, theshaggyfreak, forthehorde68, m1rk0, alexmurphy53, dspeight, shelbyshark, breviceps, and Jovica.

And thank YOU you for listening to Slumberland!

Direct download: Slumberland_100_Bed_Bug_Part_1.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:40am EDT

A period of time has passed since the Coyote Club meeting. The sound recordings of Thomas Edward M are not yet available to present what happened when the residents of Slumberland bravely journeyed to the haunted beach and confronted Badamo's ghost, the Sandy Specter.

Tonight, all are invited to attend the latest presentation of The Bed Bug! Slumberland's ongoing showcase of poetry, song and spoken word. A wonderful group of talented performers will entertain tonight. Ella Minnow Pierce will ensure the show runs smoothly, and special guest Tomas Anonymous will serve as master of ceremonies.

Everyone hopes a surprise guest two will make an appearance!

More about Slumberland at this link.

PERFORMERS

Jessica Syratt
Theater performer and creator of "Nowhere, On Air" audio drama podcast
nowhereonairpodcast.weebly.com
Returning to perform the role of Ella Minnow Pierce and also "Sophia's Song"

Debra Harrison-Lowe
Film performer
imdb.com
Returning to perform the role of Oblivia Newton-Baum, a character Debra first voiced in 2014

David Tamulevich
Founding member of the folk music group Mustard's Retreat
mustardsretreat.com
Performing an original song adaption of the 1889 poem "Wynken, Blynken and Nod" by Eugene Field

Danielle Timmins
Voice over artist
Returning to perform the role of Flance Fleesel

Jacquelyn Landgraf
Performer, creator of "It Makes A Sound" podcast series
jacquelynlandgraf.com
itmakesasound.com
Jacquelyn performs the role of Kenbrooke Pierce and the poem "Thou dusky spirit of the wood" by Henry David Thoreau

George Sanger AKA The Fat Man
Award-winning composer and musician
fatman.com
Mr. Sanger performs an unreleased original song, "Which Way Does the Smoke Blow"

Mild Wild
Music group based in Florida
"Sounds composed freely and recorded straight to tape. Drenched in reverb and filled with half thoughts."
mildwildmusic.bandcamp.com
Mild Wild performs the song "Alright Okay"

Thomas R. Mansell
Cowboy poet
Returning to perform the role of Merlin Jebb, reading the cowboy poem "Boomer Johnson" by Henry Herbert Knibbs

Kat Hoil
Voice performer
unwellpodcast.com
Kat performs the role of Taos Woman

Jock Blaney
Voice-over Artist, vocalist of the band 2nu, whose spoken-word song "This Is Ponderous" charted in 1991
jockblaney.com
2nu2.com
Returning to perform as Max MacGillicutty, a character Jock first voiced in 2018

Marissa Conniff
Stage and voice performer
Returning to perform as Beckett Pierce, a character Marissa first voiced in 2015, and performs the poem "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll

Abby Sher
Performer and author
Abby performed a character in a stage adaptation of Daniel Pinkwater's 1982 novel "The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death"
abby-sher.com
Performing an original song in the persona of Penny

Jacquie Floyd
Actor, voice artist, playwright
jacquiefloyd.com
Performing the role of Vestigula Uridium, her third character role on Slumberland since 2014

Jeff Nicholson
Comic book writer, artist and self-publisher
Known for his works Ultra Klutz, Through the Habitrails, Father & Son, and Colonia
fatherandsontoon.com
Co-creator and co-performer of the original 1982 audio skit "Reality Hopping"

Jeff Priskorn
Actor, voice artist, improviser, writer, singer, musician
jeffpriskorn.com
Performing the song "Wonder" with his 90s band, Intense Silence. Jeff's first Slumberland performance was in 2014

Elsie Escobar
Podcaster and voice actor
elsieescobar.com
Performing the role of Chrysanthemum Jones, a character Elsie first voiced in 2014, performing the poem "Barata de calaveras" by José Guadalupe Posada

Petunia-Liebling MacPumpkin
20th Century Ghost and storyteller of strange tales from the past, future and present
electric-phantom.com
Petunia performs the song "Crawlspace"

Catty Donnelly
Voice over artist
cattydonnelly.com
Catty performs the role of Bosco Tomnus, the third Slumberland character Catty has performed since 2020

David P. Gray
Creator of PC games
dgray.com
David shares material from his 1990 game "Hugo's House of Horrors" as the basis for a poem performed by a robot

Michael Lanier
Pianist, guitarist, banjoist, autoharpist, jaw harpist, ukeist, mandolinist, psalterist, dulcimist, bassist, thereminist, violinist
soundcloud.com/banjo-boy
Michael performs the role of Farmer Friday, Junior and an original song adaption of the 1885 poem "Land of Nod" by Robert Louis Stevenson

Sarah Suboski
Performer
Sarah performed the role of Wencil Pierce in 2014 and Sarah's performance is re-used in the Bed Bug episode

Music by Blue Dot Sessions
This episode pays tribute to the musical genius and memory of Hardy Fox

The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: izkhanilov, leo153_100, gchase, kupp2, tomycatts, inspectorj, jvmorello, gchase, unchaz, kywr, alexmurphy53, jayfrosting, giddster, rvgerxini, neilraouf, j-zazvurek, georgesavic, tonywhitmore, richwise, shneak, littleboot, kyles, funwithsound, tosha73, cornwallis89, epicwizard, dkustic, connorm94, thewebbster, vartian, klankbeeld, moulaythami, fredbjammin, lchapman1980, joedeshon, tenkism, garuda1982, sandermotions, leo153, unfa, tim-kahn, xtyl33, processaurus, ch0cchi, fats-million, magedu, joedeshon, kinoton, zembacraftworks, lartti, guitarguy1985, tomlija, satoration, kwahmah, timbre, theshaggyfreak, forthehorde68, m1rk0, alexmurphy53, dspeight, shelbyshark, breviceps, and Jovica.

And thank YOU you for listening to Slumberland!

Direct download: Slumberland_100_Bed_Bug_Credits.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:39am EDT

The special session of the Coyote Club proceeds with remote participation from Oskar Mielardeaux. Oskar relates a tale from his past involving a place called Neeble, a woman in a red dress, and a very auspicious camera.

More about Slumberland at this link.

Oskar Mielardeaux performed by Nick Sleeper. Hire Nick for your voice project at fiverr
Ella Minnow Pierce performed by Jessica Syratt
Follow Jessica Syratt on twitter “Nowhere, On Air”

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: izkhanilov, j1987, pierrecartoons1979, benboncan, inspectorj, airborne80, justinvoke, derjuli, shelbyshark, innorecords, chiara-arambarri, aerny, marcoconsoli and Jovica.

 

Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

Direct download: Slumberland_099_SNAFU.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:39pm EDT

The members of Slumberland's mysterious Coyote Club gather to discuss strategies for ridding the town of a long-time danger: the Sandy Specter.

More about Slumberland at this link.

Scrapper Jo performed by Jenn Dupree
Ella Minnow Pierce performed by Jessica Syratt

Follow Jessica Syratt on twitter “Nowhere, On Air”

Music by Blue Dot Sessions and ROZKOL

The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: connum, kevinkace, megaplenguin13, bewareofkites20, blouhond, husky70, drewkelly, jorickhoofd, hitrison, jmjeffries2, kessir, kwahmah-02, paulw2k, inspectorj, ranne-madsen, tbsounddesigns, bwarpus99, florianreichelt, sheyvan, samsterbirdies, soapuel, ienba, egomassive, erickbloem-200250, gronnie, rubenvvuuren, anrichcbs, aaontheonly, and Jovica.

 

Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

Direct download: Slumberland_098_Scrapper_Jo.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:47am EDT

Delfina's Secret Oral History of the Del Becha's isn't complete without including a sound recording she took from a Special Intelligence Agent named Pooch Leyner. On his deathbed, "Poocho" reveals ominous details about the life and works of Doctor Heller Del Becha. Not to be outdone by Heller, Delfina wraps up her Secret Oral History with a summary of her own accomplishments and future goals.

More about Slumberland at this link.

Music by Blue Dot Sessions

This episode is dedicated to the career and memory of a fellow Eastern Michigan University staffer and roller coaster enthusiast, Marcello Truzzi.

The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: zeditez, timbahrij, and Jovica.

Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

Direct download: Slumberland_097_Sparrow.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:01pm EDT

A virtual meeting via computer webcam reunites Thomas and his nemesis Delfina Del Becha. Delfina's decided it's time for Thomas to record her final additions to the Secret Oral History of the Del Bechas.

More about Slumberland at this link.

Delfina Del Becha performed by Kim Kreuzweiser
Special guest appearances by
Danielle Timmins as Flance Fleesel
Ivanna Maria Ochoa Varuzza as Zulmy López
Patrick McGinley as himself
Patrick hosts the amazing podcast framework radio. If you dig into his show archives you'll find a few contributions by Tom Mansell. Freesound Project contributor Jovica.

Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

Direct download: Slumberland_096_Suffer_Ink_For_Dummies.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:25pm EDT

En route to see Jeepers, Thomas moves though Slumberland's subterranean tunnels. Along the way he bumps into Ella Minnow Pierce. He also reminisces about his youth, when he discovered a creepy video arcade game titled Witch's Tower.

More about Slumberland at this link.

Ella Minnow Pierce performed by Jessica Syratt

Follow Jessica Syratt on twitter “Nowhere, On Air”

The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: adcbicycle, pagancow, thanvannispen, tim-kahn, mattwasser, ls, bsumusictech, treyc, timgormly, evinawer, deathbygeko, ludwigmueller, timbre, timbahrij, onlytheghosts, nanakisan, sweet-rip, sethlind, volvion, bdunis4, barkerspinhead, peacewaves, bastard-fish, amholma, robinhood76, boscoricardo17, cabled-mess, kinoton, someguy22, plutoniumisotop, inspectorj, myfox14, krnash, mrpagliara, screamstudio, pro-mudkip, soundholder, audiopapkin, euphrosyyn, tissman, tolerabledruid6, fupicat, nfsmaster821, ligtheningjimmy88, dorsidom, evreto, daelonfire, mrthenoronha, gecop, chiara-arambarri, and Jovica.

Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

Direct download: Slumberland_095_Spacies.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:56pm EDT

Max MacGillicutty, the eccentric rich dude and quasi-resident of Slumberland, once again calls upon Thomas Edward M to sit with him, throw back a few, and listen to head-spinning yarns. The tales told this time around, center upon Max's ancestor in the 1860s. A man named Hexray Peeperman. Entrepreneur, war hero, inventor, and creator of "Notions and Fashions," a book which many consider to be the Sears and Roebuck of sword and sorcery. But it's best if Max explains what exactly that means.

More about Slumberland at this link.

Max MacGillicutty performed by Jock Blaney
Ella Minnow Pierce performed by Jessica Syratt

To experience more of Jock's astounding voice talent, visit 2nu2.com and jockblaney.com.

Follow Jessica Syratt on twitter “Nowhere, On Air”

Music by Blue Dot Sessions

The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: vartian, alex-fullam, postproddog, eeeeeeeeeeeeila, garuda1982, mattruthsound, opticaillusions, neospica, 16fthumaf, cmix, ericlichtenberg, vartian, inspectorj, michorvath, flechabr, anthousai, bastard-fish, onlytheghosts, apocbot, klankbeeld, richardemoore, adeluc4, ftpalad, thoschi, and Jovica.

Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

Direct download: Slumberland_094_Sears_Roebuck_of_Sword_and_Sorcery.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 12:35am EDT

While Thomas is busy working on the oral history project, two residents of Slumberland enter the do-it-yourself recording booth. Their mission: to spread information about the man named Tango, who stole a "Del Becha tape" and then went missing.

More about Slumberland at this link.

Romeo performed by David Wills, AKA The Weatherman
This episode pays tribute to the talents and career of Richard Sala.

Music by Bluedark

The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: jknitter, alexy621, klankbeeld, lebaston100, jpkweli, mrpeet, d-w, spenceomatic and Jovica.

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Direct download: Slumberland_093_Supplemental_6_Squatch_Dispatch.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:25pm EDT

A new day breaks and Thomas revisits the Slumberland Food Co-Op to meet Jeepers. Instead he chats with barista P.D. Singh, who has an extensive knowledge of breakfast cereal history.

More about Slumberland at this link.

Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell
P.D. Singh performed by Katabelle
Check out Katabelle's website!
Chrysanthemum Jones performed by Elsie Escobar
Elsie is a podcasting veteran and Libsyn's podcaster happiness expert, producing and hosting The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast
Libsyn Blog

Music by Vincent Sermonne and Tri-Tachyon

The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: rico-casazza, sidequesting, plumforestpodcast, robbeman, toklant, jodybruchon, mrauralization, cosmicembers, gchase, tempouser, sfxsource-com, and Jovica.

Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

Direct download: Slumberland_092_Sugar_Smacks.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:13am EDT