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The Storycast
by Russell Silva
The many chapters of life that tell the stories of us. The Storycast finds a common thread in different types of stories, wrapped in a unique theme. Stories are everywhere in life... They emerge from everyday experiences, our history, personal interviews, daily headlines, great fiction, music, & comedy...
Episodes
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Storycast Holiday Rebroadcast 2020
Enjoy this rebroadcast of TWO of our favorite holiday episodes released in the show’s run between 2015-2018… REBROADCAST: "Between the Lines" In a desolate wasteland where the muck & wet begged for the Christmas wish of a hard frost, isolation in close quarters led to an improbable ceasefire, a...
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Rebroadcast: "Kings, Drinks, & Lovers"
Our favorite holiday episode, originally released December 23, 2017: "Kings, Drinks, & Lovers" Tucked away within the traditional caroles of the season, we find unique people whose tales tell of selfless giving, nomadic boozing, and scandalous necking in the woods. Uncover the real stories behind...
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Chapter 8: Parts Unknown
SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 8 - Take a deep dive into our bodies’ ability to adapt and change... to both antiquate and grow anew. A new discovery shows firsthand the incredible adaptability of life to fiercely fight for survival. MUSIC - Poddington Bear "Lens Flare" Blue Dot Sessions "Toothless Slope"...
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Chapter 7: Fool Me Twice
SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 7 - The origin of a hoax… Why do we go to such elaborate lengths to trick each other when normally such a thing would be considered rude, deceitful, or even criminal? The anatomy of the many pranks of March 32nd... MUSIC - David Hilowitz "Passe Compose" Dee Yan-Key "World…
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Chapter 6: HeLa, Twenty Tons
SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 6 - What if something inside of you right now was in and of itself immortal? If all of those interlocking chains and dominos in your life created a butterfly effect that evolved into something entirely beautiful... Something immortal. Something that could transform the face of...
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Chapter 5: Time Is on Your Side
SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 5 - Who are YOU exactly? What truly defines your being and how does your body really fit in? Discover how your mind tricks you, your heart betrays you, and exactly how your lens never changes from birth. MUSIC - Kai Engel "Meekness" Daniel Birch "Set Adrift" Kai Engel "…
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Chapter 4: Kings, Drinks, & Lovers
SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 4 - Tucked away within the traditional caroles of the season, we find unique people whose tales tell of selfless giving, nomadic boozing, and scandalous necking in the woods. Uncover the real stories behind these holiday classics… MUSIC - Lee Rosovere "A Ukulele for Christmas"...
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Chapter 3: Between the Lines
SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 3 - In a desolate wasteland where the muck & wet begged for the Christmas wish of a hard frost, isolation in close quarters led to an improbable ceasefire, a handshake of tobacco, and voices lifted in song. Discover exactly what the Christmas Truce of 1914 means for our sense…
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Chapter 2: Anytown, U.S.A.
SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 2 - What does a downtown ambush, a hunted tribe, and a courtroom's hysteria all have in common? They each just might take place in Anytown, U.S.A. Discover what both the property of inertia and a broken clock always have in common. MUSIC - Blue Dot Sessions - "4 Point Path"...
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Chapter 1: The Missing Pieces
SEASON 3 | CHAPTER 1 - A missing journalist, an oddball inventor, and a mystery at sea. The story rarely is ever in the facts… it's in the missing pieces. Discover what's hiding at the crossroads of proximity and memory. MUSIC - Circus Marcus – "Intro Outro" | Inaequalis – "Muaddib" | Circus…
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Season 3 Preview
Remember that game you played as a kid? Maybe you called it 20 questions... Or "Person, Place, Thing"… Or "Animal, Mineral, Vegetable"… It was the game of roadtrips and hiking excursions where one person would pick some thing, person, or place -- unique, interesting, or just all-together…
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026: "Show Me the Way
Tales of finding one's direction -- be it magnetic or true. A dotted line that leads the way... An explorer's bastardized discovery in the Arctic... Long lost stars to help find your way... and what was lost, now found. INTRO: "A Dotted Line" CHAPTER 1: "A Rock in the Water" CHAPTER 2: "Star…
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025: "Gods Among Us"
Explore the godship of ancient deities, brand marketing, and self-proclaimed messiahs... phony or otherwise. What does it say about humanity that we strive to become God? INTRO: "Wholy Holy" CHAPTER 1: "Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing" CHAPTER 2: "Can I Get a Witness" CHAPTER 3: "It Takes Two"...
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024: "M'aider, Mayday, May Day"
We explore the interconnecting ribbons of both May Days and maydays. The historical account of the day itself... a dramatic distress call... the inception of the fight for workers' rights... multiplying vs. adding... and more original music. INTRO: "They Launched Mayday" CHAPTER 1: "Eight Hours"...
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023: "The Sky is Falling"
Join as we look both above and below to understand the true fate of things: War games in the Caribbean... Falling garbage... Words written in the stars... INTRO: "Then Let Us Run" CHAPTER 1: "Cooler Heads Will Prevail" CHAPTER 2: "Space Stuff" CHAPTER 3: "As Above, So Below" ***** C R E D I T S...
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022: "Consider the Alternatives"
How does truth face up to the alternative? Fire up the fake news from 1933... An alternative take on St. Patrick's tale... Discovering truth... INTRO: "ALT" CHAPTER 1: "Fake News" CHAPTER 2: "Alternative Facts" CHAPTER 3: "No Other Alternative" ***** C R E D I T S ***** Michele McLaughlin "The...
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021: "Through the Looking Glass"
Tales of alternative realities where all the rules have changed... A thirty-year timeout, political spelunking across the pond, discovering leverage to fix a new problem, and a journey through fire. INTRO: "Begin at the Beginning" CHAPTER 1: "We're All Mad Here" CHAPTER 2: "Curiouser and…
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020: "You Better Watch Out"
All year long, while many of us are nice, some among us are indeed naughty... This time on The Storycast, punishing yuletide troublemakers, seeking out the heart of Christmas, and learning from our mistakes. INTRO: "Naughty or Nice" CHAPTER 1: "Xmas Past" CHAPTER 2: "Xmas Present" CHAPTER 3…
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019: "Muchas Gracias"
The many shades of "thank you," whether by words, action, or spirit. First, the inception of the American Thanksgiving and how the true tale differs from your textbook. Next, a dream of freedom by a true DREAMer... Finally, unearthing gratitude that hides in life. INTRO: "Heartbreaker" CHAPTER 1:...
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018: "Lesser of Two Evils"
Facing a creepy monster or two? A big decision? Or, just can't figure out how to vote? From Greek mythology to everyday life, The Storycast uncovers the conundrum of being struck between a rock and a hard place. ***** C R E D I T S ***** Nick Cave ft. Warren Ellis "Song for Jesse" Chad Lawson...
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017: "There's No Place Like Home"
Three very different stories of “home,” wherever that might be: A familiar heart beating in an unfamiliar place... An unlikely ghost story... And a song about phoning home... ***** C R E D I T S ***** Helen Jane Long - " The Aviators" Greg Maroney - "Dark" Clint Mansell - "The Last Man" Stephen...
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Season Two Preview!
SUPPORT STORYCAST SEASON TWO support.storycastpodcast.com First episode coming September 30
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OFFSEASON: Short Storycast #9
SUPPORT STORYCAST SEASON TWO support.storycastpodcast.com The show is in-between seasons right now, but I’m excited to announce that the first episode of season two will be coming to you on the final Friday in September. I know that’s a ways off, but it’ll be worth the wait. The Storycast tells...
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OFFSEASON: Short Storycast #8
SUPPORT STORYCAST SEASON TWO support.storycastpodcast.com The show is in-between seasons right now, but I’m excited to announce that the first episode of season two will be coming to you on the final Friday in September. I know that’s a ways off, but it’ll be worth the wait. The Storycast tells...
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OFFSEASON: Short Storycast #7
SUPPORT STORYCAST SEASON TWO support.storycastpodcast.com The show is in-between seasons right now, but I’m excited to announce that the first episode of season two will be coming to you on the final Friday in September. I know that’s a ways off, but it’ll be worth the wait. The Storycast tells...
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OFFSEASON: Short Storycast #6
SUPPORT STORYCAST SEASON TWO support.storycastpodcast.com The show is in-between seasons right now, but I’m excited to announce that the first episode of season two will be coming to you on the final Friday in September. I know that’s a ways off, but it’ll be worth the wait. The Storycast tells...
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OFFSEASON: Short Storycast #5
SUPPORT STORYCAST SEASON TWO support.storycastpodcast.com The Storycast is still between seasons and I’m really excited to share with you what’s in store this fall. The ball is already rolling on developing some interesting weekly themes and the stories that they tell. If you’d like to become a...
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OFFSEASON: Short Storycast #4
SUPPORT STORYCAST SEASON TWO http://support.storycastpodcast.com The Storycast is still between seasons and I’m really excited to share with you what’s in store this fall. The ball is already rolling on developing some interesting weekly themes and the stories that they tell. If you’d like to...
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OFFSEASON: Short Storycast #3
SUPPORT STORYCAST SEASON TWO http://support.storycastpodcast.com/ We’re taking a break before launching season two this fall. So, if you’re new here, welcome, this is not a usual show... so feel free to go back and check out season one. In the meantime, for the rest of you, I’ll be posting a…
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OFFSEASON: Short Storycast #2
SUPPORT STORYCAST SEASON TWO http://support.storycastpodcast.com/ We’re taking a break before launching season two this fall. So, if you’re new here, welcome, this is not a usual show... so feel free to go back and check out season one. In the meantime, for the rest of you, I’ll be posting a…
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OFFSEASON: From a Hotel Room at PM16
Just a quick show update from Podcast Movement 2016. If you're new here, welcome! Here is what The Storycast is all about...
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OFFSEASON: Short Storycast #1
SUPPORT STORYCAST SEASON TWO http://support.storycastpodcast.com/ We’re taking a break before launching season two this fall. So, if you’re new here, welcome... this is not a usual show... So feel free to go back and check out season one. In the meantime, for the rest of you, I’ll be posting a...
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016: "Ringing True"
SEASON ONE FINALE! Rings are everywhere in this life. From the formative to the everyday, you may be surprised just how often a ring surrounds the ideas, moments, and semantics that we encounter everyday. Rings all around us tell the stories of us... First, The Champ who lived a life even more...
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015: "Start Your Engines"
Tales of the powerful force -- mechanical, conceptual, or otherwise -- that drives us. First, how Thomas Edison had his hand in the first ill-fated electric car of the early 1900s. Next, a stay-at-home, work-at-home dad who has a motor of his own. Finally, a family patriarch who on one afternoon...
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014: "All Bottled Up"
We get to the root of the idea of being "bottled up," in a variety of ways. First, a flight-attendant-turned-folk-hero lets off some steam... we go straight to the source to uncork the plight of the cloud-based workforce. Next, the town of McCloud, CA, and its tentative balance on the cusp of...
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013: "From Whence We Came"
There are few things shared by every single human being on the planet who ever lived... and one of those precious things is having someone to call "mom." In a world where we spend so much of our lives figuring out who we are and where we are going, we all know precisely where we came from and at...
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012: "Growing Green"
It’s something overlooked and underappreciated, yet so embroidered into our day-to-day existence and collective colloquialisms that once we go that extra yard to realize its true impact, those blades between our toes may just feel softer, and stronger, and more mighty than before. But, grass…
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011: "Never Give Up, Never Surrender"
For as much as we try and try again, we sure give up a lot too. When we are faced with failure, the decisions we make actually seal our final fate. First, a struggle against all odds in outer space. Next, a professional baseballer quits, but just so he doesn't have to give up. Finally, a fairy…
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010: "Hiding in Plain Sight"
What monsters lie beneath? So many things hide in plain sight in our world. First, dark origins of "Ring Around the Rosie." Next, a trickling contamination from an unlikely source. Finally, an unlikely family secret is finally revealed. --- C R E D I T S --- PART 1 | HIDE & SEEK The Postal…
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009: "There's Something in the Water"
What IS in the water after all? We set the story straight on the history of beer. Also, how home-brewing flourished during Prohibition. Finally, learn the "Five Levels of Drinking" for your own future excursions. StorycastPodcast.com
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008: "The Face of God"
Who/what is god? And what does he/she/it look like? One eyewitness account comes from a young child. Another from a legion of hungry pirates. Finally, Finland chimes in.
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007: "I Can't Live Without You"
Three stories of love - both true and not - and the inseparable experiences that find, entwine, and define the way that we love. First, the most "intimate" relationship imaginable. Second, the everlasting heart beat of lifelong soul-mates. Third, a real life-and-death nursery rhyme.
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006: "The Colors of Persuasion"
From Aristotle to the color wheel, tag along on a case study of understanding the art of "persuasion." We explore the famous "rhetorical appeals" of ethos, pathos, and logos. Find out how easily persuaded you may be...
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005: "It's Elementary"
Elements rule our natural world, but one of them is the king of the jungle. First, a harrowing account of a mysterious death in Galway. Then, a semi-biographical tale of our civilization's history. Finally, a musical account of turning up the heat.
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004: "Sweet Dreams"
What exactly are our dreams and the amazing powers they possess? First, we dive into many ideas about dreams, from the theoretical to the presidential. Next, a story inspired by the recurring dream of a pint-sized hippo-hunter. Finally, we serenade you to sleep with some remarkably dreamy facts.
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BONUS "Wenceslas, Wassail, & Miss Fanny Bright"
A special bonus show with musical stories of holiday spirit.
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003: "The Great Magnet"
The Great Magnet is everywhere! First, finding meaningful connections in odd coincidences. Next, a truly missed connection. Finally, finding beauty in the chaos of music.
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002: "The Opposite of Peas"
Is "the opposite of peas" even a legitimate idea? First, we look to both five-year-olds and international tragedy for advice. Second, H.C. Anderson's short story of perspective about five peas in a pod. Third, George Carlin breaks down the pea argument once and for all.
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001: "Lost at Sea"
In this first episode, we journey through the idea of being lost at sea. First, the harrowing (true?) tale of a fisherman who survived at sea for over 13 months. Next, the short story of a very young searcher who finds himself lost, then found. Finally, a beautiful musical forray into an old...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The many chapters of life that tell the stories of us. The Storycast finds a common thread in different types of stories, wrapped in a unique theme. Stories are everywhere in life... They emerge from everyday experiences, our history, personal interviews, daily headlines, great fiction, music, & comedy...
HOSTED BY
Russell Silva
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The many chapters of life that tell the stories of us. The Storycast finds a common thread in different types of stories, wrapped in a unique theme. Stories are everywhere in life... They emerge from everyday experiences, our history, personal interviews, daily headlines, great fiction, music, &...
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