Launching October 22nd, Metra is an original musical fiction podcast about how we change the world. The year is 2043. The world is hot, water is scarce, the weather is unpredictable…and the fossil fuel industry continues to thrive. The wealthy are comfortable in their air-purified, cooled, humidified, superbly hydrated Bubble cities. But in a roadside bar on the Outside, an unlikely group of revolutionaries is about to demand a new story. Starring Tony-nominee Jeannette Bayardelle and a Broad...
Meet the Tree Nymph Chorus. Don't worry, they'll guide you through the story. We begin at the end, in 2045--facing down a line of armed security forces at the edge of the Bubbles. And then, we jump back to 2015 and a remote Greek island. An ancient tree nymph recruits the central player in her climate revolution. They begin a dangerous journey. Songs: "Welcome From the Nymphs" "Back to the Past" "Cori, Come Near" "Cascade" Written by Emily and Ned Hartford Music and Lyrics by Ned Hart...
2041, a ramshackle bar in climate-devastated northeastern America. Cori recovers from her bifurcated consciousness. Aglaphonos foretells their next recruit, just before Samantha takes refuge in the bar. Cori pitches the revolution--but does she fully understand what she's asking? Songs: "Cascade Outro" "Reporting for Duty" "Take a Bite" Content Note: Brief instance of peril as a result of religious extremism and transphobia. Instance of supernatural violence. Written by Emily and Ned Hartf...
The revolutionaries learn that their Process has triggered some devastating fallout. Sam proposes a new direction, and Aggie bristles at a judgmental counterpart. Cori attempts a dangerous quest for some of the mission’s missing pieces. The team gain new allies. Songs: “A Nymphian Interlude” Written by Emily and Ned Hartford Music and Lyrics by Ned Hartford Dialogue Directed by Emily Hartford Produced by MythMakers Media Featuring: Jeannette Bayardelle, Cherrye J. Davis, Corinna Schulenb...
We're pleased to share another audio drama we love, which features the creators of METRA! In this audio dramedy, the world is shaken by the transformations of women into dragons who consume and immolate men. This is Season 1, Episode 1: Ray. Find the show: https://pod.link/1511981177 Season 1: A tourist from afar tries to understand what, when any woman could literally eat you for lunch, is a guy supposed to do? Who can you trust? Season 2: The tourist creates an international incident ...
To launch their mission against the Bubbles, the team needs someone on the inside. Someone with access to the Bubble security systems. Luckily their new friend, Diane, has gear that their mark is desperate to get his hands on. Things are about to get very real. Is our team ready? Written by Emily and Ned Hartford Music and Lyrics by Ned Hartford Dialogue Directed by Emily Hartford Produced by MythMakers Media Featuring: Jeannette Bayardelle, Cherrye J. Davis, Corinna Schulenburg, Fred Inkle...
The day arrives. Cori, Sam, Aglaphonos, and Tom are about to intercept their subject and throw him into the Process. Will it win him over? Can the Bubble people change? Songs: “Welcome Mythmakers” “The Myth of Erysicthon Part 1” “Metra’s Mother” “The Myth of Erysicthon Part 2” Check out our website for ways to join the climate movement: metrathemusical.com/do-something Support Metra at ko-fi.com/metrathemusical Written by Emily and Ned Hartford Music and Lyrics by Ned Hartford Dialo...
Check out this teaser for another audio drama we love -- Wanderer's Journal, by Timothy Rafael and Lumi Oakes. Wanderer’s Journal is a fantasy fiction podcast about Marigold and Pluto, and their unlikely friendship formed through a magical journal that links them. Each of them finds a journal, learns that their voice is recorded into it, and can be both read and played back to the other. Unbeknownst to them, they become a part of an ancient mystery, and see the world from new angles. Wa...
Tyler is drawn further into the Process. Sam shares her story of transformation. Aglaphonos takes on a chilling new persona. Songs: “The Myth of Erysicthon Part 3” “Ceres’ Curse” “Famine” Check out our website for ways to join the climate movement: metrathemusical.com/do-something Support Metra at ko-fi.com/metrathemusical Written by Emily and Ned Hartford Music and Lyrics by Ned Hartford Dialogue Directed by Emily Hartford Produced by MythMakers Media Featuring: Jeannette Bayardelle, ...
Dear Listeners: We believe the time has come to clear the air on a matter of some…complexity. Are you the sort of listener who keeps an ear out for patterns? Repetition? Perhaps you’ve noticed a unique name popping up in numerous places. Perhaps you’re one of the Metra listeners who heard Episode 4 and began to have questions. You’re not alone. Today we address such a listener question — namely, how the hell is a guy named Tom Molpe joining the climate revolution in 204...
The story of Cori. Songs: "Ceres' Curse reprise" "Cori in the Limo" "Bechtel Man" "Cori Rides a Train" "Cori Starts to Dream" "Cori Underwater" "Cori Sheds Her Skin" "Cori Comes Home" Check out our website for ways to join the climate movement: metrathemusical.com/do-something Support Metra at ko-fi.com/metrathemusical Written by Emily and Ned Hartford Music and Lyrics by Ned Hartford Dialogue Directed by Emily Hartford Produced by MythMakers Media Featuring: Jeannette Bayardelle, C...
Tom Molpe attempts to answer a big question. ... Books for Earline (and anyone else who may find them useful): Climate Crisis - Overall The New Climate War by Michael E. Mann Falter by Bill McKibben The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil Fuel Propaganda and How To Fight It by Genevieve Guenther Climate Crisis and Extractive Capitalism Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and The Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises by Marjorie Kelly....
The penultimate episode; the culmination of the Process. Will Tyler make the right choice? Songs: “Cori Comes Home” reprise “Take a Bite” “Fearful” Content note: this episode contains discussion of sexual assault. Check out our website for ways to join the climate movement: metrathemusical.com/do-something Support Metra at ko-fi.com/metrathemusical Written by Emily and Ned Hartford Music and Lyrics by Ned Hartford Dialogue Directed by Emily Hartford Produced by MythMakers Media Fe...
Very excited to introduce this show to Metra listeners -- All Around Science! All Around Science is weekly podcast by two huge science fans discussing what’s new and interesting in science. Science is our window into incredible worlds, from impossibly small atoms to impossibly distant stars. We want to use it to discover as much as possible, and share it with you every week. This is episode 220, "The Dirt Beneath Your Feet." Hosts Bobby and Maura talk about a new type of blue-green alga...
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