This is Artist Soapbox.

Through interviews and original scripted audio fiction.

We deliver stories that speak to your hearts and your minds.

Hey Soapboxers.

I'm gonna include a hodgepodge of season related thoughts, some numbers,

what's next recommendations, cetera.

It's a little formless jumble of gratitude in audio form.

Yep.

This year we started a season model here at Artist Soapbox,

starting at the beginning of May and ending at the end of August.

I'm really happy with that rhythm.

It gives us an opportunity to work on other projects

and to plan the next season.

And it gives you the opportunity to catch up on any episodes that

you missed during your busy summer.

As I mentioned at the beginning of this season, artist soapbox

is continuing to grow and evolve.

We still have an interview podcast and we still produce scripted audio fiction, but

we continue to tweak the knobs on the who, what, when, where, and how of all of that.

We continue to love our new dynamic logo and branding

materials and our fancy website.

If you haven't seen those, then hop over to artist soapbox.org and enjoy everything

is so pretty while you are there.

Please subscribe to our newsletter, which I send out about once a.

Sadly, our old email list did not transfer when we transitioned

to our new website host.

So we are slowly building it back.

And of course, please subscribe to this podcast via your favorite

podcast platform, because we will be back for another season

that you won't want to miss.

If you have been listening, you'll know that this season we featured

four incredible guest hosts who really knocked it out of the park.

Big thanks to Lormarev Jones, Griffin James, Juliana Finch, and Mara

Thomas for their professionalism, thoughtfulness and general awesomeness.

I'd be really curious to hear what you think, but I feel like this season's

interviews were so encouraging, positive affirming, and very importantly, practical

the conversations included so many tools and tips that you can put to use.

One of our catch phrases for Artist Soapbox is "practical

tools for the creative process".

And I feel like we really delivered on that this season with lots of humor

and lovely conversation as bonuses.

If an episode sparked something for you, please share it

with your friends and family.

The most meaningful kind of publicity is a simple recommendation

from one person to another.

That is how we find our audience and spread the.

If you would like to send your feedback, then it is feedback gathering time.

I will be meeting with our four awesome guest hosts in the next

week or so to debrief on this season and plan for the next one.

And we'd love to have your feedback to help guide that conversation.

Artist Soapbox is on all the socials of course, and you'll see

those links in the show notes.

You can also reach me at artist soapbox at Gmail.

Dot com.

Alrighty.

Here's a little season recap.

audio fiction episodes, which include three from the food for thought project.

And one from curious theater collective ,four amazing guest hosts, which I

already mentioned, two guest blog posts.

That's right.

We're still blogging.

17 interview episodes episodes 1 53 to 1 69 from May 2nd to August 29th.

See, I didn't even include this one.

So I guess it will be kind of 18 episodes.

People listened in from 31 countries, 38 US states.

Very cool.

I'm sure you've been waiting for an update about the first season

of Jesus pancake, our original scripted audio fiction series.

Yes.

As always, we are in post-production for Jesus pancake.

We have a trailer completed, which is amazing.

All the intro and outros done, and a first round of edits for all

nine episodes at this very moment.

I'm actually working on episode six, I'm pulling together a second round of notes

to give to our awesome sound designer.

And then we'll do another listen after that, there is so much listening . As

a reminder, Jesus pancake was made possible by the generous support

of our Indiegogo campaign support.

Andy grant from the man bites dog theater fund.

I'm sending massive gratitude to them every day.

And in all the ways another project on the horizon is ASB X live.

Co-produced by artist soapbox and capital arts theater Guild.

ASB X live will be an evening of theatrical fun.

Featuring live presentations of two original audio dramas

written by North Carolina writers.

These live performances will be recorded and released to the public

So hopefully you can be there if you're local and if not, you

can still join in on the fun.

We released the podcasts.

Currently, we are reviewing scripts for the ASB X live event.

Once the two scripts are selected, we'll ramp up casting, build a

team and start rehearsals to stay in the loop about this event and

others subscribe to the newsletter.

As I mentioned, follow us on the socials, etcetera.

Alrighty.

Just a couple of personal items to catch you up on.

If you are curious.

Oh, and.

Two podcast recommendations.

So let's do the podcasts first.

If you like fiction podcasts and you are looking for something very

fun, clever snarky, and from the UK, then I recommend Madam magenta,

Sonos Mystica here's the description.

"Madam magenta, psychic medium and inventor of the drink along audio book

reads her best selling books with support from her adoringhusband, Bernard."

In one of the reviews, someone described Madam magenta as "beautifully chaotic".

And I concur.

It's super fun.

If you like fiction podcasts and you are looking for something smart,

heartfelt, deep, and sciencey, then I recommend midnight burger.

Here's the description.

"When Gloria took a waitressing job at a diner outside Phoenix,

she didn't realize she was now an employee of midnight burger, a time

traveling dimension, spanning diner."

One reviewer describes midnight burger this way "the general narrative

addresses the fundamental issues of existence with no pretension".

Yep.

I would describe it that way too.

So make sure you start from the beginning of each of these episode

one season one, um, because they are cumulative experiences.

So start from the beginning and carry on.

They both have several seasons.

I also wanna recommend a series of workshops being led by my friend,

Allison Kirkland the workshops are called writing the body, a creative

writing workshop for women writers.

It's gonna happen on Thursday evenings from six 30 to 8:30 PM.

Eastern standard on zoom.

So you don't have to be local beginning October 13th.

There's an application and it closes on October 5th.

I'm gonna read the description because I think it's really beautiful.

And it'll give you a sense of allison and of what you will

get from experiencing her class.

Okay.

"Writing the body.

What does it mean to have a body in the world?

How can we find language for the experiences of our bodies?

How can we reclaim the stories of our bodies from whoever

else might be telling them?

Sometimes we don't think of all the different bodies that exist in the world.

Pregnant bodies, postpartum bodies, disabled bodies, bodies with

needs that feel like too much.

Radicalized bodies, trans bodies, immigrant bodies, bodies at rest

bodies in motion bodies also have different ways of existing in the world.

Bodies change over time.

Bodies have histories.

In this generative class, we will use writing exercises, prompts, and

selected readings to process and communicate the experience of having a

body, whatever that might mean to you.

Additionally, this class will offer a way to practice a more embodied.

Writing and reading experience.

This class is suitable for beginners and more experienced students

come prepared to read and write.

It is open to adult means 18 years.

Plus women writers, 12 students maximum.

"I will include the links in the show notes.

I know that you will enjoy Alison Kirkland.

We're in a writing group together, and she has been featured on the

podcast and she is totally cool.

Oh, okay.

For me, we are still settling into our new house.

We moved in April.

We're very happy.

My children just started school last week, and that is quite good for all of us.

I still have those two kids and a spouse, but since we've moved, we added

a cat, which brings us to three cats.

Six chickens and two quail.

I don't know.

What am I even doing out here in this semi rural location?

I dunno, I am still working on the new musical commissioned

by honest pint theater.

We had a great workshop of a way home at NC state theater Fest over the summer.

And now the fabulous composer, Matthew Hager, and I are continuing to

Ooh, boy, writing a musical is a long process friends.

It is awesome.

It is amazing, but you definitely need to wear your patience pants to walk

down the musical theater writing path.

Oh my Ooh, that metaphor.

That's that's a good one.

Okay.

And with that very poor metaphor, I will wrap up friends.

Thank you so much for sticking with.

This season, if you are a fan of artist soapbox, please

become a patron on Patreon.

Please see the link in the show notes.

There is work being done and monthly costs that never go away even

when we aren't releasing episodes.

So we would sure appreciate your support to keep us going.

And as I did at the beginning of the season, I'm including

our highlight reel at the end of this episode, because I love it.

And I think it's a great way to close out.

Thank you so much.

Be in touch and enjoy.

Artist soapbox creates original scripted audio fiction with immersive

sound design from limited series to serials, anthologies, and shorts.

We produce stories that speak to your heart and your brain through your ears.

Listen up.

We didn't have a whole lot of anything, but we had love, he loved

me ever since you left, I'm dying.

E E even with all the stupid attention, I never stopped thinking about you.

No one else can make that.

Who around here has the, the, the, the, the vision, the talent, the

imagination to make masterpiece.

Trust me for those of you just joining us.

It's late night and we are live.

We're here with Sully, the hottest one name wonder in town.

Love how peaceful it sounds out here.

I know no city sounds just nature here.

Let me fill you up.

Soon.

After the faded destruction of the earth was projected.

Let's zoom in to see how the earthlings do when the faded moment arrives.

What's happening, do not be afraid.

Human.

I am GU where am I?

Who, what are you

right here?

What, today's our day LD and Sully two peas and a.

How did you get in here?

Good morning, beef.

Turkey.

That's not what I meant.

You're making fun of it.

I'm so tired of it.

I'm so tired of it.

My mother resents my existence.

When did you think of my plane?

I could eat you up.

You are my star.

We're still rolling.

What did you like?

For example, anything else?

You liked it all part of my process.

Tell me what you thought here.

Look.

Look at you.

Look at you.

Artist soapbox is a podcast production studio based in North Carolina.