The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society

It all comes down to this. JT and Sunday have chased the ghost train all around the county, faced off against a vicious underdweller but now find them outgunned by a troublemaker from Sunday’s past. Could this be the end of these two? Let’s find out in the finale of our story, Chapter Five: Introductions and Endsville. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Mister Sunday is about to square off with something truly unnatural. But what’s an Underdweller? And is one of them about to kill both of our new friends? Find out in Chapter Four: Cayenne and Contradictions. See you in the weird, pard’ners. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Trouble is heading right for our boys. Who are these mysterious passengers, and how are they going to react to a couple of uninvited guests? I’m supposing not well. Guess we’ll all find out together in Chapter Three: Underdwellers and Interlopers. See you in the weird, pard’ners. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Uh oh, looks like JT might have gotten in a bit over his head. Now Sunday’s got another soul to save from the operators of this ghost train. Will Sunday get there in time? Guess you’ll have to tune in to find out in Chapter Two: Sidearms and Switches. See you in the weird, pard’ners. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Welcome to the American west, and it’s wilder than you’ve been told.  Out here, beyond the edge of civilization, things don’t like to follow the rules. But there’s a group of people doing their best to make the place safe for the simple, law abiding folk that are coming from the east in droves. They ain’t the cavalry, nor the marshals. These crusaders like to keep a lower profile and hold their mysteries close. That’s where our story starts. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Who? What? When? Where? How? And to what extent? So many questions linger after the shocking events of season five. And who better to ask those questions that one of our newest fans, podcast impresario Pete Wright. He’ll sit down with series creator Kyle Olson to find out how this season came to be, plus a glimpse at what’s coming next. We get deep, we get real, we get silly, and we hope you’ll listen along.  ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

It all comes down to this. The fourth, and final, part of the Season 5 finale finds the Ladies face to face with the woman who has been tormenting them for months. But why here? Why now? Why this? Time for a final exam in the  fourth part of our shocking season closer. "The Scars I Have Ignored", was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Valerie Meiss as Iris, and Krissy Lenz as Lady Voss and Aster. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macloud. Make sure to follow us on Instagram or Bluesky @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Deep within a cave lies a secret that will change the Ladies' lives forever. But how could one mysterious disappearance so many years ago lead to their present day problems? Answers will finally be revealed in Part Three of our Season 5 finale. "The Scars I Have Ignored", was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Valerie Meiss as Iris, and Krissy Lenz as Lady Voss and Aster. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macloud. Make sure to follow us on Instagram or Bluesky @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

A shocking disappearance leads the Ladies into the crosshairs of a notorious pirate and his violent crew. This is not the romantic getaway the Ladies had planned. But doing the right thing never takes a holiday! The mystery unfolds in Part Two of The Scars I Have Ignored. "The Scars I Have Ignored", was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Ryan Malikowski as Gerald, Devon Mahon as Anatole and Krissy Lenz as Aster. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macloud. Make sure to follow us on Instagram or Bluesky @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Meet Iris, Minta and young Aster, three women living a quiet life in rural Ireland. But there’s something sinister lurking under the loam, and Saffron and Zinnia’s honeymoon there will not be a quiet one. And we wouldn’t have it any other way, in Part One of our Season 5 finale. "The Scars I Have Ignored", was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Valerie Meiss as Iris, Ryan Malikowski as Gerald, and Krissy Lenz as Aster. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macloud. Make sure to follow us on Instagram or Bluesky @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Season Five, Episode Eight: "A Word To The Unwise", was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson. Starring Amy Shaw, Anastasia Plumb, Kara Gallo, BJ Garrett, Shelly Trujillo and Krissy Lenz. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin MacLeod. Make sure to follow us on Instagram or Bluesky @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

A peace summit is anything but peaceful when two criminal syndicates face off. The Ladies could easily handle this, but they’re not feeling quite themselves, in “I Like Myself Like This” Season Five, Episode Seven: "I Like Myself Like This", was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Justin Kent as Singen and Valerie Lavelle as Marie.  Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macloud. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

A message from beyond the grave sends the Ladies on a perilous quest to find out the truth. But who is waiting in “The Dark Depths”? Season Five, Episode Five: "The Dark Depths", was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie and Krissy Lenz as Ursula.  Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macloud. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Caught in a death trap, Goldie and Saffron do their best to keep their spirits up while Zinnia fights a mysterious foe all on her own. But can she reach them before they perish in flames? Find out in “Those Who Favor Fire” Season Five, Episode Five: "Those Who Favor Fire", was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Dolores Mendoza as Viviana and Krissy Lenz as Ursula.  Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin MacLeod. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Worries threaten to derail a lovely evening out at the carnival. But a mysterious woman offers the Ladies a trip to visit a past that never was, and she won’t take no for an answer.Season Five, Episode Four:”The Lucidity", was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, and Kara Gallo as Goldie. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macloud. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Season 5, Episode 3: “Dreamboat”, was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, and Kara Gallo as Goldie. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin MacLeod. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Love By The Book was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie and Krissy Lenz as Maxine. Our theme song was written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is "Intended Force" by Kevin MacLeod . Make sure to follow us @OxAndHare on Instagram so you won't miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is an Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Our show creator Kyle is back with a short update on what’s been happening behind the scenes, and with some good news about the imminent return of our favorite Ladies!  ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

It’s the exciting conclusion to the Thrillogy LIVE! In Part 3: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble, we find out who has been causing all this chaos in Massalia. But how can Zinnia win when she has to fight... herself? This episode was recorded in front of an audience at the Neighborhood Comedy Theater in Mesa, AZ.  ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

It’s the Thrillogy performed LIVE! In Part 2: The Three Sisters, our Ladies discover a group of shady individuals want to get people investing in crime. Will Saffron’s way with words be enough to save the day? It’s one of our favorite adventures performed in a whole new ways. This episode was recorded in front of an audience at the Neighborhood Comedy Theater in Mesa, AZ.  ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

It’s the Thrillogy performed LIVE! In Part 1: Sword Swinging and Elocution, the Ladies find out that another group of crime-fighting women have moved into town, but they seem more inclined to do crime than fight it. It’s one of our favorite classic tales told in a whole new way. This episode was recorded in front of an audience at the Neighborhood Comedy Theater in Mesa, AZ.  ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

“Belle of the Ball - Live!” For the first time ever, the cast of The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society are in the same room together to record a live episode! Viviana is attending her first masquerade ball. But when she meets the Ladies for the first time, she begins to suspect there’s something strange going on. Recorded live at the Neighborhood Comedy Theater in Mesa, AZ.  ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

In this behind the scenes episode of Swashbuckling Ladies, our show creator gives us a peek behind the curtain to discuss the complexities of making an audio drama show and upcoming changes to the episodes. 

Today’s adventure: “Words, Actions and Intent” was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is that irresistible force Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is that unmovable object known as Brooke Underveith. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Shelly Trujillo as Bella, Valerie Meiss as Jolan, Kathleen Anne as Reka and Krissy Lenz as Lady Voss. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas.  ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Season 4, Episode 5:  “At The Level Of Your Eyes” was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is that siren of the stage Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is that warbling songbird known as Brooke Underveith. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, and Mandy Kaplan as Diable. The original song, My One And Only featured lyrics by Kyle Olson and orchestrations by Hedley Knights, who also made our theme song. Our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas.  ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Season 4, Episode 4: “My Life Is Like Broken Glass” was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is that host with the most Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is that life of the party known as Brooke Underveith. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Shelly Trujillo as Bella, Krissy Lenz as Lady Voss and Christopher Soucy & Justin Kent as George & Marshall. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas.  ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Season 4, Episode 3: “Could Have Missed The Pain” was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is that heart stopping hoofer Ryan FitzPatrick. Our toe tapping talent wrangler is Brooke Underveith. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Shelly Trujillo as Bella, Dolores Mendoza as Adassa, Justin Kent as Thomas and Krissy Lenz as Lady Voss. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas.  ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Season Four, Episode Two: “Straddle The Line In Discord And Rhyme” was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is that daydream believer Ryan FitzPatrick. Enjoying a pleasant valley Sunday is our talent wrangler Brooke Underveith. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Shelly Trujillo as Bella, Puneet Bajwa as Carmin Crimson and Krissy Lenz as Lady Voss. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas.  ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Season Four, Episode One: “Don’t Know If I’m Ever Coming Home” was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is that daydream believer Ryan FitzPatrick. Enjoying a pleasant valley Sunday is our talent wrangler Brooke Underveith. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Shelly Trujillo as Bella, and Krissy Lenz as Lady Voss. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is an Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

The Swashbuckling Ladies are back for season 4. They wanted to head out on a trip, but something keeps holding them back. What will be the breaking point? Our Season Four Prelude: “Love Me, And Mend”, was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is Brooke Underveith. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, and Kara Gallo as Goldie. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas.  ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Author’s NotesFor the never-to-be-performed live show (what became the Valentine’s trilogy), I needed someone from outside the circle to be delivering supplies to them, so I could set up that there was a second Zinnia out there. I have a couple of actors who are easy to get ahold of and can turn in quality voice recordings in a timely manner. Krissy is on that very short list. She’s crazy busy with her own team but still manages to squeeze me in.It’s a little-to-nothing role, so I said just give me something fun. She came back with this Edie McClurg voice out of nowhere that so delighted me that I had to put her in. And that was that. Or so I thought.When the time came to do the Mini Series, I started thinking about Mrs. Du Mer. How did she come to be in Massalia? When did she meet the Ladies? And what would make her an interesting lead? The concept I came up with and pitched to Krissy was: imagine Harley Quinn at 60 years old.And Dolores is a rock star. She had just been a jilted Russian, she’s got a major role for us on the horizon, so I was sort of keeping her in reserve until that point. But the more Viviana developed, the more I knew I needed a seasoned pro to hold her own against Krissy. Luckily she was able to squeeze it in before she stepped up to the director’s chair for a theater group.The recording session was one of the best I’ve ever been involved in. The rehearsal had the hairs on my arms standing up! Afterward, I realized I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to these characters just yet. There’s more of their story yet to be told.Oh, and the title? Of course, it’s from Moana. Lin-Manuel, the heir apparent to Howard Ashman in the Disney legacy. A heroine who chooses compassion instead of battle? That’s a very Swashbuckling ideal that we connect with. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Author’s NotesAnd so we learn a bit more about our two heroines. I don’t know if I’m good at these scenes, but in watching the structure of most western narratives, there seems always to be this type of scene. In a quiet moment, people lay out their origin stories to each other. Even in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, they almost go around the room (well, bus) and do it. It seems so inelegant to me, but the genre demanded it! I hope it works.I originally had Mr. Du Mer as being “my old Mister,” and it almost stayed that way because of a very funny exchange that happened in Part 2. But that darling had to be killed to make for a richer character.Once Ursula was free, healing, and starting her new life, the last thing she expected was love, and suddenly, she stumbled right into it. I didn’t want to imply that he “fixed” her or that their love is what made her whole. She had remade herself the way she wanted, and he fell in love with that person. Don’t know if that came across, but that was my intention.The odd boom of sea shanties on the internet in 2020 (which I adored) led me to discover a band called The Longest Johns, who had been doing sailing songs for years before it became trendy. I promptly bought everything they had ever recorded and in doing so, found one of my all-time favorite songs. It’s called Ashes, and the title of this episode comes from it. You should listen to it and then throw your money at them because they are amazing. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Author’s NotesThis is a scene I always wanted to do but never found a place in the first three seasons. Saffron and Zinnia like to tell stories, but they are focused on the future, so I don’t think they’d have a giant penny or robot dinosaur that they’d spend a lot of time restoring. But maybe someone else would.It also gives me a chance to connect back to some earlier stories, reach out to some future stories and challenge myself to come up with some odd bits that would inspire me to tell that particular tale. I’ll leave it up to you to figure out which is which.I knew Goldie wouldn’t leave the building undefended, and it just made sense to me that she’d enlist Ursula to come up with some ideas. Zinnia would rather fight them face to face, and Saffron would more likely try to capture them so she could talk them down. Goldie, and Ursula, know that some people only learn the hard way.The title is from one of the greatest lyricists of my lifetime, the late great Howard Ashman, from The Little Mermaid. Kara’s line reading of it was supposed to be a joke just for me, but I was so delighted by it that I used it in the episode without her knowing. Guess she knows now! ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Author’s NotesAnd so we meet Preston, and our cast is complete. I’m always interested in the idea of the person we appear as to others, the person we pretend to be, and the person we reveal ourselves to be. And, of course, those who change their demeanor around someone they feel to be above or below them.You also get to see another side of Ursula here. Yes, she’s that friend’s Mom that you always liked visiting, who’d always have a snack and a drink waiting for you. But she’s also extremely sharp and knows how to play the game better than anyone would suspect.Krissy Lenz refers to Mrs Du Mer as “my Betty White” which is a pretty apt description. But for those who only know Betty from Golden Girls, or even just as a meme, you need to see her work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show to see another side of her. I like to think that Ursula is all of these personas, depending on the situation.And the title of this chapter is from the broadcast logs of the Titanic, from early on in her ill-fated voyage. Ursula has spotted their iceberg, but the impact is still on the way. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

The Worth Of The AnchorPart 1: "Journey On"The Ladies have asked Ursula Du Mer to look after the Society while they’re away. But a quiet week is soon disrupted by an untimely arrival who brings troubles of her own.Author’s NotesIt’s a slow start, I admit. But remember that this is one story in 5 chapters, not 5 completely new episodes. I want you to snuggle in, get to know the new characters, and get an idea of the setting before I really start raising the heat.In the first version of this idea, the All-Rounder was going to be watching over the place. Don’t worry. He’ll show up in the future, and you’ll love him. And we were going to be cutting back and forth through the season of the off-screen adventures he was having.Then I realized it would distract from the main stories of each episode. But the idea kept bouncing around my brain. When the idea of starting a membership came up, I wanted to give you exclusive episodes, but I knew that in the middle of producing a full season, I couldn’t also do another full season with the full cast at the same time! So I needed a smaller story, different characters, and one location. This fit the bill.Oh, and the title’s from one of my favorite songs from the musical Ragtime. It’s early in the show, about voyages (both physical and emotional) and helps introduce the audience to new characters. I’m hoping to draft in their wake. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Just a quick update to let you know what’s happening with Season 4 and what you expect to listen to next... ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

That Golden Valley, part two, was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is that matrimonial minx Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is that open-minded ingenue Brooke Underveith.Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Devon Mahon as Henry Junior, Tony Blosser as Fausto, Tommy Metz as Henry Senior, Pete Wright as the Priest, and Justin Kent as both Dudley and Quimby.Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

That Golden Valley, part one, was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is that bicoastal playboy Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is that star on the rise known as Brooke Underveith.Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Devon Mahon as Henry Junior, Tony Blosser as Fausto, Mandy Kaplan as Imogen and Esme, Krissy Lenz as Aphid, and Justin Kent as Dudley. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod.Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Kara and Kyle are here to take a look back at Season 3, and joining them is Saffron herself, Anastasia Plumb. They’ll talk about their favorite episodes, the things they hope to see in future episodes and tease a little of what new adventures await our Ladies. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Today’s episode, Wherever You Are And Whatever You Face, was written and edited by Kyle Olson. Wait, is this right? This episode was directed by our own Brooke Underveith! It’s a holiday miracle! Our Producer and Sound Designer is always at the top of the nice list, he’s Ryan FitzPatrick. Starring our amazing cast of merrymakers: Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Vickie Hall as Abby, and Justin Kent as the Viscount. Our theme song is written and performed by that merry gentlemen Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OxAndHare so you won’t miss the next thrilling adventure. All of us here at Ox & Hare wish you the happiest of holidays. No matter what you celebrate, we hope you’re happy. See you next year! ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Kara and Kyle are back with more Behind the Scenes info. We’ll talk a little about Season 3 and some favorite moments. Then we’ve got two exciting announcements about future episodes! Links & Notes Swashbuckling on Bandcamp ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Our shocking season three finale: Be All My Sins Remembered, was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is Brooke Underveith! Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Tim Shawver as the Emperor, Krissy Lenz as Ursula, Brooke Underveith as Carte Blanche, and Justin Kent as the Guards. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Season Three, Episode Five: Drop The Bouillabaisse, was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is Brooke Underveith! Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Ryan FitzPatrick as the Steward, Christopher Soucy as The Quartermaster, and Justin Kent not only Vicious Swaa but Tim Brule and also Virgil! Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Season Three, Episode Four: The Shrine Of Your Lies, was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is Brooke Underveith. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Brooke Underveith as Carte Blanche, and Justin Kent as Virgil. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Season Three, Episode Three: Doomed For A Certain Term, was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is Brooke Underveith. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Mandy Kaplan as Paulina, Devon Mahon as Wendell, and Justin Kent as Ruben. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Season Three, Episode Two: The Almighty Dollar, was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is Brooke Underveith. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Mandy Fabian as Tex, Mandy Kaplan as the Voice and Justin Kent as Johnny Dollar. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. And now, you too can join The Society! Making a podcast by yourself is hard work. Making an audio drama podcast is exponentially more difficult. Because now you have to beg an immensely talented cast of voice actors to help you make your show with no compensation beyond your vast wellspring of gratitude. And that leftover bucket of guilt, that’s reserved just for you. That’s the experience of producing The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society, and today we come to you, dear listener, for help. Our podcast partners at TruStory FM have helped us to create The Society! It's a membership program designed to give our favorite and most dedicated listeners access to more behind the scenes content, early release episodes, expanded shows, and so much more (as we think of it)! Tiers start at just $1 per month and the team is unimaginably excited to start delivering the goods to your own personal, bespoke podcast feed. In all seriousness, our show is a massive labor of love, but we're all independent creators working hard to put food on the table. We don't enable any tracking material for invasive advertising, and we don't sell your personal information. And so we ask you, honorably, to grace us with a few of your hard-earned doubloons so that we may keep to the work of entertaining you. Thank you for being one of the first members of The Society. We cannot do it without you. And now, on with the show! ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Season Three, Episode One: You Can Give Them To The Birds And Bees, was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is Brooke Underveith. Starring Amy Shaw as Zinnia, Anastasia Plumb as Saffron, Kara Gallo as Goldie, Vickie Hall as Annabelle, Brooke Underveith as Carte Blanche, Krissy Lenz as Ursula, and Justin Kent as Virgil. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ##Author’s Notes And so Season 3 has begun. I knew from the start I wanted this to be one interconnected story. By the third season, I hope I've earned that. The narration is gone, as is filling people in on who everyone is and how they relate to each other. At this point, I either have your attention or I don’t, and an exposition dump won’t help that. Why Rhodium? Nothing fancy, just a quick Google search told me that it’s the most expensive non-sythentic element. And gold is so played out. The Six are the kind of people who’t want the Most Expensive, Most Rare element just because it’s the most expensive and most rare, screw the logistics. In the original version of the script, it was actually Equity Electric who confronted the trio on the trucks, and Zinnia who separated herself to fight her solo. But I realized that meant that Carte, this big bad I’d set up wouldn’t show up until much later in the season. So Equity had to give up her slot. But don’t worry, you can’t stop energy, only contain it. She’ll be back, and not where you’d expect her. (See, I resisted saying "her return will be shocking” I should get credit for that!) ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Our Season Three Prelude: Your Feast Is Nearly Over, was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is Brooke Underveith. Starring Vickie Hall as Annabelle, Devon Mahon as Wendell, Mandy Kaplan as Paulina, Christopher Sousy as Torsten, Brooke Underveith as Carte Blanche and Justin Kent as Virgil. Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod. The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. And now, you too can join The Society! Making a podcast by yourself is hard work. Making an audio drama podcast is exponentially more difficult. Because now you have to beg an immensely talented cast of voice actors to help you make your show with no compensation beyond your vast wellspring of gratitude. And that leftover bucket of guilt, that’s reserved just for you. That’s the experience of producing The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society, and today we come to you, dear listener, for help. Our podcast partners at TruStory FM have helped us to create The Society! It's a membership program designed to give our favorite and most dedicated listeners access to more behind the scenes content, early release episodes, expanded shows, and so much more (as we think of it)! Tiers start at just $1 per month and the team is unimaginably excited to start delivering the goods to your own personal, bespoke podcast feed. In all seriousness, our show is a massive labor of love, but we're all independent creators working hard to put food on the table. We don't enable any tracking material for invasive advertising, and we don't sell your personal information. And so we ask you, honorably, to grace us with a few of your hard-earned doubloons so that we may keep to the work of entertaining you. Thank you for being one of the first members of The Society. We cannot do it without you. And now, on with the show! ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Do you hear that sound? That beautiful sound? That is the sound of a new season of the Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society on the way! In our newest Behind The Scenes Episode, your host Kara Gallo sits down with show creator Kyle Olson to give you a behind-the-scenes preview of season three of your favorite queer audio drama adventure set in steampunk France. What will our trio of talented ladies be facing this season? Fire it up and find out! And now, you too can join The Society! Making a podcast by yourself is hard work. Making an audio drama podcast is exponentially more difficult. Because now you have to beg an immensely talented cast of voice actors to help you make your show with no compensation beyond your vast wellspring of gratitude. And that leftover bucket of guilt, that’s reserved just for you. That’s the experience of producing The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society, and today we come to you, dear listener, for help. Our podcast partners at TruStory FM have helped us to create The Society! It's a membership program designed to give our favorite and most dedicated listeners access to more behind the scenes content, early release episodes, expanded shows, and so much more (as we think of it)! Tiers start at just $1 per month and the team is unimaginably excited to start delivering the goods to your own personal, bespoke podcast feed. In all seriousness, our show is a massive labor of love, but we're all independent creators working hard to put food on the table. We don't enable any tracking material for invasive advertising, and we don't sell your personal information. And so we ask you, honorably, to grace us with a few of your hard-earned doubloons so that we may keep to the work of entertaining you. Thank you for being one of the first members of The Society. We cannot do it without you. And now, on with the show! ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson

Saffron's desperate search for answers leads her to a source who's cooking up his own batch of trouble!Time and Temperature, was written, directed and edited by Kyle Olson, our Producer and Sound Designer is Ryan FitzPatrick. Our talent wrangler is Brooke Underveith.Starring Anastasia Plumb as Saffron and Justin Kent as Vicious Swaa.Our theme song is written and performed by Hedley Knights and our interstitial music is ‘Intended Force’ by Kevin Macleod.The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society is a Ox and Hare Media production. Old format, new ideas. ---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.Check out the other podcasts in the Ox & Hare family of podcasts:Cool Time Dice HourThe Curiosity CodexThe Story Well with Kyle Olson