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For our first week of the Mid-Season Break, we present the complete version of the song “I Don’t Want to Feel Guilty,” from “Fealty/Frailty.” Vocals —Natalie Clyne Keys —Stephen Poon Arranged and Composed by Stephen Poon. Illustration by Jess Cwik.
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Our Fair City wishes you a very spoo-oo-ooky Halloween! Enjoy our telling of an Edgar Allen Poe short story.
‘Ενδονσιν δ’ ορεων κορνφαι τε και φαράγγες
Πρώονές τε και χάραδραι.
-ALCMAN
“The mountain pinnacles slumber; valleys, crags and caves are silent. ”
Read by —Clayton Faits
Written by Edgar Allan Poe. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by David Rheinstrom. Music by Evan Kuhn. Photo from the US Geological Survey.
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Go behind the scenes with the Vice Presidents as they present, in all of its somewhat dubious glory, the Seasons One/Two blooper reel. Be warned, there is a fair amount of foul language (y’know, if you’re bothered by that sort of thing). A huge thank you to all of the amazing performers, technicians, writers, and others who have come together to create Our Fair City- here’s to many hours of laughs, hijinks, and dubious noises made into microphones.
Always singing —Tara Schile
The Voice of…reason? — Clayton Faits
Not sure about how plants work — Ryan Schile
Not actually British — Leslie Nesbit
Has the wrong script — Jeffrey Gardner
Talking to himself — Jim McDoniel
Zombies all over — Terri LaMont
Fightin’ Noises— Mark Soloff
Upset by doorbells — Nathan Sowell
There’s a problem with this — Ansel Burch
Has seen all kinds of things — Tyler Samples
Acts so hard his ears pop — Frank Sjodin
Swears like a sailor — Martine Moore
Understands indecipherable notes— Michael Tomczak
Edited (butchered) by Jeffrey Gardner. Photographic Proof by Travis Sauder. Approved of by no-one at all.
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Winning second place in the 75th Anniversary War of the Worlds contest, this tale of Our Fair City pays homage to H.G. Wells’ incredible “War of the Worlds.”
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Recorded live at CONvergence 2013, the HartLife players perform “Agent of the Company,” a heartwarming ballad about the Agents of M.U.R.D.E.R. who protect us each and every day.
A parody based on “Angel From Montgomery” by John Prine. Lyrics by David Rheinstrom. Arrangement by Betsey Palmer and Stephen Poon. Recording by Fred Greenhalgh and Matt Boudreau. Photo by Sebastian H. Orr.
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For our third week of the Season Four mid-season break we have “I Will Compy,” recorded live at CONvergence 2013 as part of Our Fair City: The Live Episode!
Lead Vocals—Betsey Palmer
Guitar—Stephen Poon
Harmony Vocals— David Rheinstrom, Abby Doud, Sebastian H. Orr, Clayton Faits, Stephen Poon, Jeffrey Gardner
Archibald FunnyPants—Mark Soloff
A parody based on “I’ll Fly Away” by Alfred E. Brumley. Lyrics by David Rheinstrom. Arrangement by Betsey Palmer and Stephen Poon. Recording by Fred Greenhalgh and Matt Boudreau.
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Rounding out our Season Four Mid-Season Break, we have our Season Three Blooper Reel! Enjoy, all.
Radio HartLife— Ansel Burch
Squashed with fear—Lisa Burton
Vomited Lime Jello—Sebastian H. Orr
Secrets of Clowning—Frank Sjodin
Textbook case—Tara Schile
Stop apologizing—Ryan Schile
Pizza coupons—Clayton Faits
Making Art—Mark Soloff
Being dead is a big bummer—Lise “Kat” Evans
Has a condition—David Rheinstrom
Edited by David Rheinstrom. Photo by Sebastian H. Orr. We’re very, very sorry.
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As the HartLife NFP crew recovers from DragonCon 2013 and prepares for the upcoming Our Fair City: the Live Episode! performance at the 2013 Chicago Fringe Festival, we share another tidbit from our live recording at CONvergence– an advertisement for HartLife Gives Back. Regularly scheduled broadcasts of the Historical Records will return next week.
Archibald FunnyPants— Mark Soloff
HartLife Representative — Clayton Faits
Live Foley— David Rheinstrom
Written by Clayton Faits, with Mark Soloff. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Recorded live by Fred Greenhalgh and Matt Boudreau. Photo by Sebastian H. Orr. Created by Clayton Faits.
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Loyal Policies: we are incredibly pleased to offer you this first peek at the Fifth Season of Our Fair City! We strongly recommend listening to this piece of the Historical Record with headphones. This preview contains spoilers for Season Four. Neal Henderson— Sebastian H Orr Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Doctor Herbert West— Ryan Schile Doctor Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Archibald FunnyPants— Mark Soloff Project Manager Charlie Wynn— Jared Latore Cassie Wilkins — Ele Matelan The Dealer — Jeffrey Gardner Old Man— Clayton Faits
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That's right, folks! It's a PARTY. And you're invited!
1/18/14 at DFBRL8R, in Chicago - Doors @ 8, suggested donation $20
Music: "Another Boring Lunchtime (Edit)" by Psychadelik Pedestrian
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Attn: Loyal Policies: Per the mandate of the Directors, we will be beginning our mid-season break slightly ahead of schedule. Never fear: while you wait for further True Historical Accounts of HartLife, we will be providing you with several entertaining bits of ephemera from our archives. First up: Our Fair City’s Associate Producer David Rheinstrom has prepared this delightful preview of an upcoming piece of documentary work on capturing foley and sound effects.
Edited by David Rheinstrom. Audio captured by Ryan Schile, David Rheinstrom, and DJ Catnip. Recorded on location at Cash for Junk Autos in Chicago, IL.
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We hope you enjoy these things as much as we enjoy making them.
Insidious Forces of….— Ansel Burch
Needs to be healthy for the rest of his life—Mark Soloff
The Risen Dead—Ryan Schile
Photobombing the Risen Dead—Tara Schile
Can you make weird noises?—Jeffrey Gardner
Woooooo…—Sebastian H. Orr
Excessive Flatulence—Frank Sjodin
No matter how old he gets—Tyler Samples
Protective of his words—Clayton Faits
Looking great today—David Rheinstrom
Edited by David Rheinstrom. Photo by Sebastian H. Orr. Music by Latché Swing. We’re very, very sorry.
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We bring our mid-season break to a close with a new experiment from HartLife NFP- our first audio documentary. Join associate producer David Rheinstrom, sound designer Ryan Schile, and audio engineer DJ Catnip as they venture into a Chicago junkyard...to destroy a few cars. For sound.
You can also view a few more images from our trip on our website!
Edited by David Rheinstrom. Audio captured by Ryan Schile, David Rheinstrom, and DJ Catnip. Recorded on location at Cash for Junk Autos in Chicago, IL.
Music: The Good Lawdz and Latché Swing, licensed under Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike licenses.
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Just because Season 5 is over doesn't mean you won't be getting tasty Our Fair City content all summer long! Producer David Rheinstrom drops the deets.
That marvelous photo of Clayton comes courtesy of Sebastian Orr Photography.
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Lots of great cuts from this season—watch for pt 2 later in the year!
Welcome aboard!— Jared Latore
Love for Fish—Ryan Schile
Working Leg—Tyler Samples
For the record, he writes this schlock—Mark Soloff
Agent to the stars—Clayton Faits
The Best Doctor—Marsha Harman
Tastes Microphones—Ele Matelan
Knock knock, MolePeople!—David Rheinstrom
Singing Fool—Jeffrey Gardner
Tasteless Pants— Ansel Burch
Improv is about Specifics— Jim McDoniel
Very patient with our attempts at Music— Stephen Poon
So many syllables— Frank Sjodin
Nintendo Old Man— Whitney Kraus Jones
Quaking in Our Boots— Ben Aldred
Edited by David Rheinstrom. Photo by Sebastian H. Orr. Music by Latché Swing. We’re very, very sorry.
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Recorded on-site at the 2014 Chicago Fringe Festival, Our Fair City is pleased to present our very first full recording of a live episode. Uncover the dark secrets of Hartlife as Detective Jack Winters gets to the bottom of a double murder in the algae fields.
Detective Jack Winters— Jared Latore
Edwin Burke— Sebastian H. Orr
Detective Haley Burnham— Kat Evans
Chris— Sebastian H. Orr
Harlan— Kat Evans
Bernice Prendergast— Kat Evans
Curtis— Sebastian H. Orr
Brian Orlan— Sebastian H. Orr
An Intern—Kat Evans
Written by Clayton Faits. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Live Foley design and performance by Ele Matelan. Music Direction by Betsey Palmer Music and electronic environment by Mel Ruder, with Betsey Palmer. Assistant Direction by Brian Foster. Lyrics by David Rheinstrom, with Clayton Faits. Stage management by Cat Cefalu. Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. Recorded live at the 2014 Chicago Fringe Festival.
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This Halloween, HartLife is proud to present "Record/Record" by Mark Harrison- a finalist from the 2013 Deathscribe International Festival of Horror Audiodrama. This piece was originally produced live at the 2013 festival, which was produced by WildClaw Theatre.
Alan Jenson— Jared Latore
Written by Mark Harrison. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Mel Ruder, Music by Stephen Poon. Photograph by Michael Sander. Produced by David Rheinstrom, with Ryan Schile. Production Management by Betsey Palmer. With special thanks to Ryan Schile, David Rheinstrom, Ele Matelan, Allie Kunkler, Sarah D Espinoza, Brian Amidei, Aly Renee Amidei, Scott T. Barsotti, and everyone at WildClaw Theatre and the Deathscribe Festival.
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We’re excited to share part 2 of the Season Five blooper reel- listen to part 1 here!
Do you make Blooper Reels?— Whitney Kraus Jones
A Need for Brandy—Nina O’Keefe
Playing the Home Game—Mark Soloff
Okay, Improvise!—Tyler Samples
Clear Skies Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim—David Rheinstrom
You’re Going to Die—Jared Latore
Standing on Mark—Tara Schile
Tough Words—Frank Sjodin
Creepiest Poem—Ele Matelan
Did I yell for Science again?— Ryan Schile
Rude Mole Songs— Sebastian H. Orr
The Cutest Mole— Abby Doud
Hugging Revolutionary— Clayton Faits
Speak to the Gods— Kat Evans
Trying Valiantly— Jeffrey Gardner
Edited by David Rheinstrom. Photo by Sebastian H. Orr. Music by Latché Swing. We’re very, very sorry.
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This winter, HartLife is excited to share a new Exclusion Day Special- an Our Fair City retelling of the classic “Christmas Carol.” This episode is a new experiment in recording for us, and will sound very different from previous episodes. Recorded “live,” without significant editing or retakes, we hope to capture the fun of sitting around a living room, telling stories into a microphone.
Dr. Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman
Larry Joiner, Guest Narrator—Ryan Lucas
Clay—Clint Worthington
Sandy—Abby Doud
Andrew Snidge—Frank Sjodin
Flint—Clayton Faits
Roman—Jeffrey Gardner
Dr. Moro—Mark Soloff
Lindsey the Time Traveler—Kat Evans
Neal Henderson— Sebastian H. Orr
Ol’ Silty— Sebastian H. Orr
Dr. Herbert West— Ryan Schile
Cassie Wilkins— Ele Matelan
Lily Wilkins— Kat Evans
Mrs. Wilkins— Lauren Faits
Loamy— Kat Evans
Ash— Ryan Lucas
Ferrous— Lauren Faits
George Chamberlain— Jim McDoniel
Ebeneezer Scrooge— Ryan Lucas
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Loyal Policies: we are incredibly pleased to share this extended edition of the Season Six Trailer!
This preview contains spoilers for Season Five.
Archibald FunnyPants— Mark Soloff
Cassie Wilkins— Ele Matelan
Flint— Clayton Faits
Doctor Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman
Simon Von Hagens— Mark Soloff
Project Manager Charlie Wynn— Jared Latore
Theodora Thoreau-Roosevelt — Kat Evans
The Voice of HartLife — Jeffrey Gardner
Old Man— Clayton Faits
Sully— Whitney Kraus Jones
Director Harrison— Cecil Baldwin
The Narrator— Ansel Burch
Trailer arranged by David Rheinstrom. Written by Clayton Faits, Jim McDoniel, David Rheinstrom, Mark Soloff and Stephanie Spence. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode artwork by Dann Tincher. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits.
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you know I really like this show and I understand your point of view and your general perspective on the world and the fear that climate change is going to bring about an apocalypse. but everything I have studied and everything I've looked into I still say Trump 2024
Thank you keeping the original recordings. I wasn't too far in, but I prefer the originals... sorry! Thank you so much for your work and dedication! 😊
finally finished after taking a break from listening. I really enjoyed this and am going to listen to Unwell now. If the voice acting and scene setting is anything like this I know I'll love it
so yalls talkin aboht ships and andrew and cassie, and YOU KILLED THEM
this podcast was my most favorite show I have hear yet thank you all for your amazing story's form heart life. It has been a glorious show and I thank you all for this show.
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I just powered through the entire series in 2 weeks thanks to some super long work weeks. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
oh wow did I just hear a mars Corp employee in this podcast?
I'm confused is it people or molepeople???
Been listening since season one and two were made available. I've been listing for long time and it's the best story pod I have been able to find. best pod I've ever listened too.... biggest fan wish u had a live show in st. Louis MO.
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