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The Truth

The Truth delivers original short fiction with cinematic sound design and unforgettable performances. When you press play on a new episode, there’s no telling what you’re going to get, because each episode is a brand new story with a new cast of characters, and a whole new world to explore. Some are suspenseful, others funny, or shocking, or uplifting. What you’re guaranteed is incredible performances, thoughtful writing, and detailed, immersive sound design that pulls you in and never lets go. If you're new, some good starting places are: The Dark End of the Mall, Silvia's Blood, Can You Help Me Find My Mom, The Hilly Earth Society, or Robocalls. Listening with headphones is recommended!

Support The Truth by subscribing to our ad-free feed. It’s $5, or $50 a year. You’ll get every story without interruption, but more than that, you’ll be supporting the survival of our show.

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On this episode, special guest Neil Verma tries to show Jonathan what there is to love about old-time radio drama by playing him the classic 1948 drama The Thing on the Fourble Board by Wyllis Cooper. 

Here’s a link to Neil Verma’s essay about The Thing on the Fourble Board.

He also has two books you might like:

Theater of the Mind, a study of how American radio drama from the 1930s–50s developed its own narrative grammar through voice, space, sound, and psychology to create an intimate, interior “theater” uniquely suited to the medium.

Narrative Podcasting in an Age of Obsession, an examination of how contemporary narrative podcasts, from true crime to fiction to documentary hybrids, use style, structure, intimacy, and serialized attention-engineering to shape our current culture of listening and fixation.

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The Thing on the Fourble Board

A date night takes a surprising turn when the movie previews become a little too familiar.

Written by Davy Gardner, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Julia Schroeder and John Sartori, with Bill Rohlfing as the Movie Narrator. And as the movie actors: Nikki Thomas, India Kotis, Mary McDonnell, Louis Kornfeld, Amy Warren, Chris Cafero, Lauren Gamiel, and Max Brand

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The Projectionists

When an archivist in the future finds a single surviving joke, she risks her job to uncover its meaning, discovering forbidden laughter along the way.

Written by Mary McDonnell, with direction, sound design, and original music by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Betsy Helmer, Josh Tobin, John Trowbridge, Alexandra Dickson, Brandon Zelman, Amanda Giobbi, Mary McDonnell, Davy Gardner, Hunter Nelson, Louis Kornfeld, and Cherie McMaster.

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The Joke

A mother who listens, a father who can’t, and a boy who’s simply trying to say: Here I Am. This is a musical drama about connection, silence, and the act of listening. 

Written by Louis Kornfeld, with direction, sound design, and original music by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Ann Carr as Rosie, Peter Grosz as Tom, Danielle Delgado as Phyllis, and Seth Gilman as Jason.

If you believe in what we do, in stories that reward listening, you can support The Truth by ⁠subscribing to our ad-free feed⁠. It’s $5, or $50 a year. You’ll get every story without interruption, but more than that, you’ll be supporting the survival of our show.

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Here I Am

A pinball obsessive is enlisted by the police to help lure a mob boss out of hiding, giving him a chance to prove that pinball isn't just a game. 

Written by Hunter Nelson, with direction, sound design, and original music by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by David Bluvband, Ben Rameaka, Samantha Nugent, Jordan Mahome, Drew Reilly, Sebastian Conelli, Josh Tobin, Bill Rohlfing, and David Deblinger.

We're very excited to be making stories for you again!

You can help make sure we're able to continue, by subscribing to our ad-free feed. It’s $5, or $50 a year. You’ll get every story without interruption, but more than that, you’ll be supporting the survival of our show.

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To learn more about our show, go to our website:

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And as a listener of The Truth you can claim a 30% discount to Jiveworld right now — By the way, Jiveworld features our stories on their product for learners of English! Visit jw.app/thetruth to learn Spanish as it's really spoken.
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Operation Skill Shot

On this episode, we're presenting two of our favorite stories:

Silvia's Blood was originally released in 2014, and is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick titled, "Upon the Dull Earth." 

Moon Graffiti was the first episode of our show, which began in 2012. It was inspired by a speech written for Richard Nixon by William Safire titled, "In Event of Moon Disaster."

We’re in the middle of a fundraising campaign to bring the show back in October. We have all new merch for sale, and for a limited time, we're taking pre-orders for a vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti. To see what we have to offer, go to:

https://certifiedcrucial.com/truthshop

We’re now taking pre-orders through June 30. The album cost is $40, and all of the profits will go to making a new season of The Truth. 

And if you don't have $40, we're also selling buttons, stickers, and a brand new t-shirt design based on our logo. So if you love our stories and want to hear more, help us make a brand new season by pre-ordering your very own vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti right now. We're also taking donations, every little bit helps. Thank you so much!

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Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti

The Truth delivers original short fiction with cinematic sound design and unforgettable performances. When you press play on a new episode, there’s no telling what you’re going to get, because each episode is a brand new story with a new cast of characters, and a whole new world to explore. Some are suspenseful, others funny, or shocking, or uplifting. What you’re guaranteed is incredible performances, thoughtful writing, and detailed, immersive sound design that pulls you in and never lets go. If you're new, some good starting places are: The Dark End of the Mall, Silvia's Blood, Can You Help Me Find My Mom, The Hilly Earth Society, or Robocalls. Listening with headphones is recommended!
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Trailer for The Truth

The grandson of a world-renowned art gallery owner falls in love with a performance artist. But when her performance piece becomes a crime scene, he has to team up with an art critic to investigate. Part 3 of 3.

Written by Davy Gardner.

Performed by Federico Rodriguez, Liz Leimkuhler, Ann Carr, Dmitry Shein, Amy Warren, Margaret Burrus, Woody Fu, and Hunter Nelson.

Find The Truth at thetruthpodcast.com and @thetruthfiction on Twitter and Instagram.

 
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Pariah No. 3

The grandson of a world-renowned art gallery owner falls in love with a performance artist. But when her performance piece becomes a crime scene, he has to team up with an art critic to investigate. Part 2 of 3.

Written by Davy Gardner.

Performed by Federico Rodriguez, Liz Leimkuhler, Ann Carr, Amy Warren, Margaret Burrus, Dmitry Shein, Marisa Brau, Brian Morabito, Davy Gardner, Woody Fu, Zuri Washington, Mary McDonnell, and Louis Kornfeld.

Find The Truth at thetruthpodcast.com and @thetruthfiction on Twitter and Instagram.

 
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Pariah No. 2

The grandson of a world-renowned art gallery owner falls in love with a performance artist. But when her performance piece becomes a crime scene, he has to team up with an art critic to investigate.

Written by Davy Gardner.

Performed by Federico Rodriguez, Liz Leimkuhler, Ann Carr, Amy Warren, Margaret Burrus, Dmitry Shein, Marisa Brau, Brian Morabito, Davy Gardner, Hunter Nelson, and Woody Fu.

Find The Truth at thetruthpodcast.com and @thetruthfiction on Twitter and Instagram.

 
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Pariah No. 1

The sounds we make don't just fade away; they're embedded in the wood around us. 

Performed by Ed Herbstman, Kevin Cragg, Annemarie Cullen, Dennis Pacheco, and Rebecca Robles, with Melanie Hoopes, Bea Herbstman, Alex Marino, and Kerry Kastin. 

Music performed by Isabel Kim, Matt Evans, and Shawn Lovato. 

Written and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. It was written for a program in New York City called Experiments in Opera. Special thanks this week to Jason Cady, Aaron Siegel, and Mathew Welch

This was recorded at New York Public Radio by George Wellington and Ed Haber.

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