We really outdid ourselves with this one, a full show length musical episode!. This extravaganza is not to be missed featuring all original music and the story of Samuel Spruce the little wooden boy as he struggles with what it means to both be good and do what you’re told.
This episode features the vocal talents of Kat Evans, Jared McDaris and Ansel Burch.This episode features the writing, directing editing and composing skills of Jared McDaris
The SRD Theme song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
This will be the final podcast episode of Starlight Radio Dreams for the time being. The crew here at SRD are incredibly proud of the work we’ve done over the course of the pandemic. Since October 2020, it's been just Ansel, Jared, and Kat at the helm of the good ship SRD. Although we are no longer able to maintain our pace of production, we are deeply grateful to our Patreon backers and subscribers as well as the cast members, guests, and other artists who have been instrumental in keeping these radio dreams afloat.
It is tough to say goodbye. We leave you with the pluckiness of Sam Spruce, wondering what beautiful opportunities tomorrow will bring. Please keep your eyes on this space for more information about what comes next. In the meantime, Keep Laughing and Keep Dreaming.
It has been said the times are rarely precedented and this was just as true in the holiday season of 2021 as it is now. Was this bit originally aired in December. Yes. Is it still hilarious? Yes, again. Bet on it.
Written and directed by Jared McDaris.
Jared McDaris as Crumble Bumbletum,
Ansel Burch as Simon Sillypants.
Kat Evans as Twinkle Sprinkle McBinkle.
Arielle Leverett as Ziggy Wigglypoo.
Audio edited by Jared McDaris.
The SRD Theme song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
Once upon a time, a little wooden boy ventured out into the snowy wood. As should be no surprise to anyone, this works out poorly in the short term but well in the long term. How will he survive? What sorts of dangers and people will he meet? There, my friends, lies a story.
Written, Composed and Directed by Jared McDaris.
Featuring the vocal talents of:
Kat Evans as Samuel Spruce the Little Wooden Boy.
Jared McDaris as Narrator and Ludwig the Squirrel.
Ansel Burch as Milty the Bee and Jiminy.
Audio edited by Jared McDaris.
The SRD Theme Song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
Some stories are too good to be true but so good we’re willing to let go of verity in favor of our own happiness. These legends can take hold of the hearts of a nation, becoming part of the very fabric of its identity. Some of them are just bullshit though. We should probably do something about that.
Written and directed by Jared McDaris.
Featuring the vocal talents of:
Jared McDaris as Rip.
Kat Evans as Judith.
Ansel Burch as Mister Jonathan Doolittle.
Audio edited by Jared McDaris.
The SRD Theme Song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
If you ever have questions about the afterlife, you’re in the right place. We have the best luck with ghost hunters managing to actually touch the other side or at least having the other side touch them. Sometimes, even paranormal investigators should be careful wat they wish for.
Written and directed by Jared McDaris.
Featuring the vocal talents of:
Arielle Leverett as Duchess Archipelaga De l'Orange.
Kat Evans as Tammy Taters.
Ansel Burch as Morty.
Jared McDaris as Tod.
Audio edited by Jared McDaris.
The Starlight Radio Dreams Theme Song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
Popular culture since 1891 just wouldn’t be quite as popular or as cultured without the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, specifically the one which are now in the public domain and fair for plebs like us to use with abandon. So, please enjoy this mixing of cultured, highbrow literature with time travel silliness and social commentary. Stay tuned for part 2 as, legally speaking, there’s nothing to stop us from doing it again.
Written and directed by Jared McDaris.
Featuring the vocal talents of:
Arielle Leverett as Holmes.
Ansel Burch as Waton.
Jared McDaris as Priest.
Kat Evans as Witch.
Audio edited by Jared McDaris.
The Starlight Radio Dreams theme song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
Tammy Taters has been haunting the airwaves ever since she first used podcasting as the natural outlet for her vengeful poltergeist energies. Having not been freed from this plane yet, she returns as a guest of sorts on Phantom Smashers. I think we can all agree, she steals the show.
Written and directed by Jared McDaris. Featuring the Vocal Talents of:
Jared McDaris as Tod.
Ansel as Morty.
Kat Evans as Tammy Taters.
Sound edited by Jared McDaris.
The SRD Theme Song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
Our dear host Burlington has been brought out to the edge of Chciago’s light pollution for another amazing show full of variety and laughs which were super seasonal back in October. This episode is full of demons and other scary things like aliens and fascist punks. Join us for this full replay of our October livestream and, if you’re so inclined, check it out with visuals on YouTube.
Written by Jared McDaris, Ansel Burch and Cassandra Rose. Directed by Jared McDaris and Ansel Burch.
Featuring the vocal talents of: Sarah Moore, Julia Kessler, Kim Fukawa, Lisa Burton, Kat Evans, Jared McDaris and Ansel Burch.
Audio edited by Jared McDaris and Ansel Burch.
The SRD Theme song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
Shoot for the stars we said. Perhaps we never thought anyone would actually follow through on that as a literal life goal. Yet, the number of people with holiday snapshots from beyond the von Karman line is growing already. In this fantasy short about aliens, that is. What an awful signifier of the wealth equalities present in this fictional world private space travel is…
Written and Directed by Jared McDaris.
Featuring the vocal talents of:
Kat Evans as Leebox.
Ansel Burch as Dayv.
Jared McDaris as Bob and Skiorr Cosmox.
Audio edited by Jared McDaris.
The SRD Theme Song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
This spectacular monologue come to us from the Fluffy Foods Network which licensed this piece and this piece only out to ours. Why might they have done that? There’s no telling but we think you’ll agree that there are only a few things more precious in the mind of the average American than pineapple upside down cake and the Fourth of July. We think that this short is likely to remind you of at least one thing that should be right there on the top of your own list of things to hold dear.
Written and Directed by Jared McDaris.
Featuring the Vocal Talents of Kat Evans.
Audio edited by Jared McDaris.
The Starlight Radio Dreams Theme Song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
We all have our demons. This sketch does too. They’re just pretty literal. You know, super literal. We figure that might actually be a little bit nice if you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the figurative stuff going on all over the place.
Also, if you’re checking this out on release day, happy American Thanksgiving. It’s a complicated holiday but it comes with pie. The Production Team of Starlight Radio Dreams would like to acknowledge that the land on which we live and do our work is occupied land unceded by the Council of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations. Many other tribes such as the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Sac, and Fox also called this area home. Their losses and the cost of our current state are too great to be appreciated fully. Let us gather mindful of this debt.
Written and Directed by Jared McDaris.
Featuring the Vocal Talents of:
Kim Fukawa as Mephisto.
Lisa Burton as Dagon.
Kat Evans as Eve and Leviathan.
Ansel Burch as Heckler and Azazel.
Jared McDaris as Chris and Narrator.
Audio Edited by Jared McDaris.
The SRD Theme Song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
We all love true crime these days and that trend goes way back. So far back that even these Charleston dancing, gin swilling aristocrats. Join Mazie Maradova in this… unrepeatable performance of exceptional dedication to the pursuit of truth!
Written and directed by Jared McDaris.
Featuring the vocal talents of
Kim Fukawa as Mazie Maradova.
Lisa Burton as Ermengarda.
Kat Evans as Cousin Bertrude.
Ansel Burch as Uncle Charlie.
Jared McDaris as Jeevington.
Audio edited by Jared McDaris.
The SRD theme song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
When one is a little wooden boy, trying to be good and do what you re told, the gig economy is perfect. You can be told what to do by people who have never met you. Heck, they don’t even need to really care that you exist, so long as you bring their burger lickety-split and don’t forget their dry cleaning on the way. Can Samuel Spruce make good as a food delivery driver against all odds? Perhaps the people who live in this big creepy house know.
Written and directed by Jared McDaris.
Featuring the vocal talents of:
Kat Evans as Samuel Spruce, the little wooden boy.
Jared McDaris as Dracula.
Kim Fukawa as Catherine.
Julia Kessler as Erzebet.
Lisa Burton as Scylla.
Ansel Burch as Old Man.
Audio edited by Jared McDaris.
The SRD Theme Song was written and performed b Jared McDaris.
If you’ve been afflicted with an outbreak of fun, people living their own dang lives and a general sense that your worldview may be slowly being outmoded; then you may just have a problem with witches. Not to worry dear friend. Society has been kept from advancing faster than the locality would prefer for centuries by loyal Witchfinders like the ones featured in this historically accurate representation.
Written and Directed by Jared McDaris.
Featuring the vocal talents of:
Kat Evans as Lavender Lemonbalm.
Ansel Burch as Basil Rosewurt.
Jared McDaris as Dill Carraway and Catesby.
Audio Edited by Jared McDaris.
The SRD Theme song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
Meet Bubu Underfoot, the Gormless Centrist and the committee of thoughtful leaders who will help guide his hand toward the decisions they think most right for him. What he does to save the world is up to him, of course.
Written and Directed by Jared McDaris.
Kat Evans as Gramshy Markenshield.
Ansel Burch as Holofern, Son of Holograham.
Jared McDaris as Itherian of Glorifil Glade.
Hanna Blazer as Bubu Underfoot and Elenorel/Narrator.
Sound design and editing by Jared McDaris.
The Starlight Radio Dreams theme was written and recorded by Arne Parrott.
The Fellows family has lived in Uppington Parish for time out of mind and golly they are not letting anyone forget about it. Enjoy the stories of these well to do people who still have problems of their own, which they are not really doing much about. Also hear from the servants whose work they rely on and who also have problems which the Fellows family are not doing much about.
Written and Directed by Jared McDaris.
Kat Evans as Narrator, Angie the Confident Dressmaker, Earl.
Ansel Burch as Cecil the Butler, Priest.
Jared McDaris as Carl the Curmudgeonly Driver, Baroness.
Hanna Blazer as Master Fellows and Julie the Idealistic Chimneysweep.
Audio edited by Jared McDaris.
The SRD theme was written by Jared McDaris.
Here at SRD we love tradition. Mostly because there are few things sillier than sticking to a decision that a dead person made in different circumstances when it’s not doing you any favors. The counterpoint, of course, is maypole dancing, fine old tradition that everyone enjoys unironically for the good of the community’s future. Have you ever danced a maypole? Our listener demographics indicate you likely have.
Written and Directed by Jared McDaris.
Featuring the vocal talents of:
Kat Evans as Lady Constance Marzipan and Dickensian boy.
Ansel Burch as Sir Diddilus of Cranbury.
Jared McDaris as Tom Chandler.
Audio edited by Jared McDaris.
The SRD Theme was written and performed by Arne Parrott
Interstellar wars are all the rage today and we here at Starlight Radio Dreams are not to be left behind. Thrill to the tale of a group of space pilots stranded on an alien world much like Earth in our Middle Ages as they fight to get back in the air. What will they be forced to compromise in the process and how sassy with they be at each other in the process, listen to find out!
Written and Directed by Jared McDaris.
Kat Evans as Captain Sierra Leeon and Foxglove.
Kim Fukawa as Angler and Cobwoad.
Ansel Burch as Narrator, Cornelius and Quigley.
Jared McDaris as Sir Masturby and Peasberry
Audio Editing by Jared McDaris.
The SRD Theme Song was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
We don’t know how to describe this one besides to say, “imagine if Downton Abbey was absurdist and super aware of the owner class.” This show come to us from the fringe part of the BBC where they make things that can’t be shown within 300 miles of the Queen. It’s a weird thing to use their TV tax money on but not the weirdest by a long shot.
Written and Directed by Jared McDaris.
Kat Evans as Narrator and Someone Who Sounds a Lot Like Julie but Is Someone Else.
Ansel Burch as Cecil the Butler and Some Rabble Rouser.
Kim Fukawa as Julie the Idealistic Chimney Sweep.
Lisa Burton as Angie the Confident Dressmaker and Master Fellows.
Jared McDaris as Carl the Curmudgeonly Driver and Reginald.
Audio Editing by Jared McDaris.
The SRD Theme was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
The Showtime Podcast Network has, at best, a tenuous relationship with reality and this month’s cavalcade of cryptids is a testament to our ability to get the best content available even from hosts and presenters who would otherwise be hesitant to release their content outside of blurry podcatchers and the overactive imaginations of people who did see something at some point.
Written and Directed by Jared McDaris.
Ansel Burch as BF and Merchant.
Kat Evans as Nessie.
Jared McDaris as Tanhoffer.
Audio edited by Jared McDaris.
The SRD theme was written and performed by Arne Parrott.
