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The Van
by Whale Bus
Kids gifted with strange powers have grown up under the thumb of the vicious and intelligent driver of the van Novia-Scotia. Seventeen year old Cola’s life in the van is shaken up when her older “sister” Rosaline has disappeared and she realizes Nova will stop at nothing to find her. What will happen when she does? And what will happen to Cola as she nears adulthood, the age when kids in the van seem to slip away?
Episodes
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S2E1 - Dead Fires
Episode Notes Transcript here Content Warnings: General mentions of eating disorder behaviors and treatment General mentions of child neglect Mention of self harm from 21:05-22:20 Siren sounds from 9:45-10:05 Written and directed by Ollie Mantoani Produced by Jane Riegler The role of Cola was...
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Season 2 Update
Episode Notes Transcript: Hey all! Em here, the creator of the Van. It’s been a while, I know. There’s been a pandemic, health problems, grad school and so many other things to wade through and I’m sorry you had to wait so long for an update. As of right now, work on the Van is back up and…
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S1E8 - Archipelagic
Cw: Please be warned- this episode is a bit more emotionally intense than our previous episodes, just in tone. Content warnings are listed below. 2:45- Eating disordered behaviors 2:58- Mention of child death 6:38- Eating disordered behaviors 8:30-8:36- Suicidal Ideation 9:50-10:25- Mention of...
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S1E7 - Rose Red
Cw: Eating disordered behaviors 17:30-18:30 panic attack Everyone arrives in San Francisco and a new player is introduced. Transcript here Starring: Leslie Gideon, Jeff Ebner, Julia Rose Herman, Elliot Frances Flynn, Dina Laura, Em Mantoani, Graham Rowat, and Vinny Ali Produced by Jane Riegler...
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S1E6 - Beautiful Dreamer Serenade
Episode Notes cw: Discussion of child abuse 4:40-5:00 Discussion of eating disordered behaviors 18:15- 18:50 The crew at the cabin set out on the road again and Junebug tries to figure out who's on her side. Starring: Leslie Gideon, Jeff Ebner, Julia Rose Herman, Elliot Frances Flynn, Dina Laura,...
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S1E5 - Dusting
Episode Notes CW: Child Abuse 00:25-1:00 The kids struggle to figure out what to do next, while Nova, Junebug, and Solomon are hot on their tail. And a new lovely voice makes an appearance. Starring: Leslie Gideon, Jeff Ebner, Julia Rose Herman, Elliot Frances Flynn, Dina Laura, Emma Mantoani…
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Weather for Those on the Road
Episode Notes Rosaline broadcasts her radio station in order to reach the kids in the van. Written, performed, and edited by Emma Mantoani
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S1E4 - January
Episode Notes CW: Eating disordered behaviors mentioned 4:50-5:03 Nova is close to finding Rosaline so the kids have to figure out a way to get to her first Transcript here Starring: Leslie Gideon, Jeff Ebner, Julia Rose Herman, Dina Laura, Emma Mantoani, and Vinny Ali Produced by Jane Riegler...
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S1E3 - They Shut Me Up in Prose
When the van gets stopped on the side of the road, a mysterious stranger offers to help Transcript here Starring: Leslie Gideon, Jeff Ebner, Julia Rose Herman, Dina Laura, and Vinny Ali Produced by Jane Riegler Music by Haylen Camelia Redwood and sound design by Cristian Ayala This is a Whale Bus...
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S1E2 - If I Was a Superhero
Nova drags Cola along to pick up another kid for the van while Junebug and Scotch try to keep busy. Transcript here CW: Abuse mention Starring: Leslie Gideon, Jeff Ebner, Julia Rose Herman, and Dina Laura Produced by Jane Riegler Music by Haylen Camelia Redwood and editing and sound design by...
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S1E1 - The Rabbit Catcher
Cola and the other kids in the van perform a job at a gas station. Everyone is looking for Rosaline, but where is she and who is going to find her first? Transcript here CW: Abuse mention Starring: Leslie Gideon, Jeff Ebner, Julia Rose Herman, Dina Laura, and Emma Mantoani Produced by Jane…
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Introducing...The Van
The Van is a radio drama about family, poetry, and a rather menacing van in the desert. Launching September 10th. From the fine folks at Whale Bus.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Kids gifted with strange powers have grown up under the thumb of the vicious and intelligent driver of the van Novia-Scotia. Seventeen year old Cola’s life in the van is shaken up when her older “sister” Rosaline has disappeared and she realizes Nova will stop at nothing to find her. What will happen when she does? And what will happen to Cola as she nears adulthood, the age when kids in the van seem to slip away?
HOSTED BY
Whale Bus
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Kids gifted with strange powers have grown up under the thumb of the vicious and intelligent driver of the van Novia-Scotia. Seventeen year old Cola’s life in the van is shaken up when her older “sister” Rosaline has disappeared and she realizes Nova will stop at nothing to find her. What will...
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The Van is created and hosted by Whale Bus.
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