Waiting For October

*** Waiting For October is an upcoming audio drama series from the creators of Moonbase Theta, Out. The setting is the world of October – a place of monsters, a place of fiction, a place of others born from the need of our stories. It’s a world that’s wild and transformative, where gill folks live in the lakes and weres run through the city streets, while kaiju roar beyond the mountains and the Moon always fills the midnight sky … Coming this fall from Monkeyman Productions! *** Transcript - https://monkeymanproductions.com/2024/04/wfo-trailer-transcript/ Written by D.J. Sylvis Prologue Edited by Cass McPhee; Trailer Edited by Tina Daniels Theme Music by Trace Callahan Narrator - Leeman Kessler Karo - Robin Regalado Yvonne - Tina Daniels Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*** Hi folks, D.J. Sylvis here, creator and co-producer of Waiting For October, which when this trailer goes out will be … two weeks from our Halloween launch date! The cast and crew have been putting in lots of work getting everything ready for your ears, and we’re SO close now! We can’t wait to share our story with you!  Which is why we’re back today with another trailer. You’ve heard a lot up to now from our leads, Karo and Yvonne, but there’s a whole world full of monsters in our show and it’s time you hear from some of them! Enjoy your first listen to Grey the werewolf and Charlene the lake monster, the Lindworm and Raven and our Mothman and Auncle Lantern and so many more!  And afterwards, make sure you’re subscribed wherever you’re listening to this now. The Season 1 Prologue arrives on Halloween, then Episode One follows on November 3rd! And if you don’t mind spreading the word to anyone you know who might enjoy a queer supernatural audio drama … we’d appreciate that too! Now, on to the monsters! *** Transcript - https://monkeymanproductions.com/2024/04/wfo-trailer-transcript/ Written and Edited by D.J. Sylvis Featuring the voices of D.J. Sylvis, Robin Regalado, Dallas Wheatley, Tina Case, Whitney Frisk, Tau Zaman, Leeman Kessler, Tim Keogh, David S. Dear, Vyn Vox, Cass McPhee, Rissa Montañez, Elissa Park, Ishani Kanetkar, Scotty Oka, Josh Rubino, and Cat Blackard Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karo tells Yvonne a bedtime story about the monster world. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2024/10/wfo-s1-prologue-transcript/ Today's episode featured Robin Regalado as Karo and Tina Case as Yvvone. Written by D.J. Sylvis; sound design is by Caroline Mincks. Theme music is “An Autumn Tale” by Trace Callahan. Cover and character art created by Charli Vince. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/monkeymanproductions. This week we'd like to recommend Witchever Path, an interactive horror anthology podcast we've been fans of since day one. They tell darkly thoughtful stories; you vote to decide where the next chapter goes. That's W-i-t-c-h ever Path, in all your podcast apps. Thank you for listening! I hope you're excited to hear where our next chapter goes as well - we'll be back soon with an adventure in the pumpkin patch! Cross over and join our story - the monsters are waiting. Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karo brings Yvonne to October for her first visit, an evening in the pumpkin patch. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2024/10/wfo-s1-e1-transcript/ Today's episode featured Robin Regalado as Karo, Tina Case as Yvonne, Whitney Frisk as Charlene, Dallas Hawthorn as Grey, Leeman Kessler as The Raven. And of course, Josh Rubino and Cat Blackard as … the Kaiju. Written by D.J. Sylvis; sound design is by Caroline Mincks. Theme music is “An Autumn Tale” by Trace Callahan. Cover and character art created by Charli Vince. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/monkeymanproductions. If you enjoyed our show, you might like Luminaris Brimstone, Witch Investigator – a comedic fantasy adventure that’s pretty much what’s promised in the title – Luminaris wandering the world, solving mysteries through her own brand of saucy, sorcerous mayhem. Check it out wherever you listen to podcasts!  And keep checking us out as well! Next episode will be the first of our monologues, diving deeper into the story of Charlene and her world beneath the waves! Until then, don’t forget to howl at the moon, and watch out for that Raven! Bye for now.  Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlene tells her story, and the story of how the crossings between worlds first came to be. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2024/10/wfo-s1-e1-5-transcript/ Today's episode featured Whitney Frisk as Charlene. Written by D.J. Sylvis; sound design is by Caroline Mincks. Theme music is “An Autumn Tale” by Trace Callahan. Cover and character art created by Charli Vince. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/monkeymanproductions. This time around I’m recommending The Way We Haunt Now, a lightly horror audio drama about friends, found family, and changing the narratives that try to define us – all subjects our show is into as well! And of course, there are ghosts. Give it a listen, and if you like it, remember to rate and review!  Around here, we’re gearing up for the next full-length episode, where we’ll meet two new characters with familiar voices if you know our other shows. Get ready for the Lindworm and the Hodag – or is it just Hodag? We’ll sort that out next time; for now, well-wishes as you ride the waves!  Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After waking up in the pumpkin patch, Karo takes Yvonne to see the Lindworm. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2024/10/wfo-s1-e2-transcript/ Today's episode featured Robin Regalado as Karo, Tina Case as Yvonne, Tau Zaman as the Lindworm, Leeman Kessler as The Raven, and Cass McPhee as Hodag… as the Hodag…? Written by D.J. Sylvis; sound design is by Caroline Mincks. Theme music is “An Autumn Tale” by Trace Callahan. Cover and character art created by Charli Vince. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/monkeymanproductions. Our recommendation this episode is such a delightful one – Stories from Ylelmore! This is such a wonderful adventure that’s so fun and thoughtful and well-made and family-friendly – about witches, werewolves, curses, and a world where the magical is absolutely everyday. You don’t want to miss it – go listen right now.  Meanwhile, we’ll be looking forward to our second monologue episode – featuring the Raven, who might be magical but is definitely NOT family-friendly! But you won’t want to miss that, either. Until then, take care, watch for bildads in the underbrush, and keep an ear out for some good poetry along the way.  Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Raven drunkenly tells his story – or Poe’s story. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2024/12/wfo-s1-e2-5-transcript/ Waiting for October was written by D.J. Sylvis with sound design by Caroline Mincks, and music by Trace Callahan This episode featured Leeman Kessler as The Raven, Mette Marie Fisker as Bergen, and Faux Synder as the barkeep.  Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/monkeymanproductions. Here’s a lighthearted rec after that foul-mouthed Raven – why not check out Wanderer’s Journal? It’s a fantasy fiction podcast about Marigold and Pluto, two adventurers linked by a magical journal and an ancient mystery. The way the story unfolds is truly fascinating – check it out and see what you think!  Next time in our story, we’ll be digging deeper with Karo and Yvonne in an episode that includes a special musical guest! So get yourselves ready for that – but for now, settle in for the night, maybe read a bit of Poe beside the fire, and don’t worry about that knocking at the door, I’m sure it’ll take care of itself. Nevermore!   Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karo and Yvonne meet Grey, listen to various ballads, and visit the old school together. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2024/12/wfo-s1-e3-transcript/ Waiting for October was written by D.J. Sylvis with sound design by Caroline Mincks, and music by Trace Callahan This episode featured Robin Regalado as Karo, Tina Case as Yvonne, Sarah Crawford as Bat Girl, Tim Keogh as Alan-a-Dale, Dallas Hawthorn as Grey, and additional voices by Jenna Rose, Caroline Mincks, and Cass McPhee. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/monkeymanproductions. This week’s recommendation was a big influence on our show – The Cryptonaturalist, Jarod Anderson’s spectacular narrative fiction podcast about real love for imaginary nature. He’s a poet and a gifted performer and I can’t get enough of his voice. Go check it out in any of your podcast apps.  Next time around in October you’ll be hearing from Auncle Lantern as xe gives some instructions to a new crop about life on that side. Until then, be good to yourself and those you care for, be gentle with your memories, and listen to some good music along the way. TTFN, ta ta for now!  Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Auncle gives a new crop an introduction to the world. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2024/12/wfo-s1-e3-5-transcript/ Waiting for October was written by D.J. Sylvis with sound design by Caroline Mincks, and music by Trace Callahan This episode featured Vyn Vox as Auncle Lantern and Cass McPhee as Hodag. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/monkeymanproductions. Today I’d like to recommend Tranthologies, a trans anthology podcast with stories that range from silly to serious, that jump from genre to genre depending on the episode, but every one is touching and incredibly trans. You really ought to give them a listen.  Next episode on our show, we explore the big city in our monster world – with the help of an Entling, a Bugbear, a few ghostly voices, and a completely ordinary cat. Until then … be good. Be yourselves. Grow.  Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yvonne and Karo in the big city! Complete with bugbears, entlings, gremlins, ghosts, and one very ordinary cat. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2025/01/wfo-s1-e4-transcript/ Waiting for October was written by D.J. Sylvis with sound design by Caroline Mincks, and music by Trace Callahan This episode featured Robin Regalado as Karo, Tina Case as Yvonne,Ishani Kanetkar as Frederick, Elissa Park as Yujin, and Rissa Montanez as Gabi. Our gremlins are Bonny Lee and Ryan Gaiser, and our ghostly voices are Rae Lundberg and Jackie Andrews. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/monkeymanproductions. Our recommendation this time around is a personal favourite – Back Again, Back Again, a really awesome fantasy story about ex-prophecy children, the end of adventures, and queer girls with swords. It’s an engrossing narrative by a really talented writer / performer, and you should give it a try.  Next time, we’ll be bringing you more from the real star of this episode – Frederick the cat! It’s a full monologue following this little guy around October searching for their place. We’ll see where they end up. Bye for now! Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We follow Frederick as they look for their place. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2025/01/wfo-s1-e4-5-transcript/ Waiting for October was written by D.J. Sylvis, with sound design by Caroline Mincks, and music by Trace Callahan. This episode featured Ishani Kanetkar as Frederick, Leeman Kessler as the Raven, Elissa Park as Yujin, Rissa Montanez as Gabi, and Jenna Rose as both the voice and the gargoyle. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at patreon.com/monkeymanproductions. Today our Crowdfundr shoutout is to Carolyn Mooney and Cass McPhee. Thank you for your support! Today’s recommendation is going to be a bit of an odd one – they only released three episodes back in 2019 and then disappeared! But I keep revisiting those episodes. B.S Cryptid is a fiction podcast about two Australians exploring the US and finding cryptids wherever they go. Pretty appropriate for October fans, right? Go check it out!  Meanwhile, we’ll be getting ready for the next piece of our story, where Karo and Yvonne come back to our world for a change! Until then, make sure you wind up where you most want to be, and watch out for those pigeons! Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After their last adventure, Yvonne and Karo need a quiet night in. But there’s too much to think about and talk about while they wait for dinner to arrive. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2025/01/wfo-s1-e5-transcript/ Waiting for October is written by D.J. Sylvis, with sound design by Caroline Mincks, and music by Trace Callahan. This episode featured Robin Regalado as Karo, Tina Case as Yvonne, Tom Zalatnai as Miles Carroll, Caroline Mincks as the podcast host, Whitney Frisk as Charlene, and Scotty Oka as Cambert. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at patreon.com(backslash)monkeymanproductions. Today our Crowdfundr shoutout is to Chloe Kuypers and Claudia Elvidge. I’d like to recommend a show from our sound designer, Caroline Mincks – Seen and Not Heard! It’s an absolutely one of a kind award-winning audio drama about hearing loss, deaf gain, and navigating the world through changing circumstances. They just started their second season, and it’s a must-listen.  On our end, next episode will focus on our best werewolf boy, Grey, as he gives some advice to his pack. Take care until then, keep your arms and legs inside the vortex, and watch your step when you exit the crossing! Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grey takes his pack on a run through the park. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2025/01/wfo-s1-e5-5-transcript/ Waiting for October was written by D.J. Sylvis, with sound design by Caroline Mincks, and music by Trace Callahan. This episode featured Dallas Hawthorne as Grey, Ted Heavner as Were 1 Angie Min as Were 2, and Adam Qutaishat as Karim. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at patreon.com/monkeymanproductions. Today our Crowdfundr shoutout is to Elizabeth Lyon and Emma Houtz. Thank you for your support! Sliding in with another show to suggest for your listening pleasure – and this one is from our composer, Trace Callahan. Go into your podcast app and look for The Last Echoes – it’s a political sci-fi story that’s deeply fascinating and deeply meaningful.  We’ll return to October next episode, but without one of our lead characters! It’s time for Yvonne to have her solo mission … though it might not turn out quite as solo as she thinks. Until then, snap that fanny pack into place and get back on the trail!  Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yvonne takes her solo expedition - which doesn’t wind up quite as solo as expected - to see the kaiju. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2025/03/wfo-s1-e6-transcript/ Waiting for October is written by D.J. Sylvis, with sound design by Caroline Mincks, and music by Trace Callahan. This episode featured Tina Case as Yvonne, Dallas Hawthorne as Grey, Mette Marie Fisker as Bergen, Cass McPhee as Hodag, and as always, Cat Blackard and Josh Rubino as our kaiju. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at patreon.com(backslash)monkeymanproductions. Today our Crowdfundr shoutout is to James Des Cotes and Jeff Xilon. Thank you for your support! This time around, I’m here to recommend a story steeped in a world of myth – Forged Bonds, an emotionally captivating retelling of the story of Aphrodite and Hephaestus. I’ve been caught up in it since the first episode, and if anything about mythology, love stories, and political entwinement catches your interest, you should check it out.  For us, we’ll be getting ready for our next monologue minisode – and Karo is visiting an old friend but someone completely new to us – Enoch, the Mothman! It’ll be a quieter story after this episode seeing the kaiju, but I think you’ll enjoy! Until then! Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enoch tells Karo his story as a life lesson. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2025/03/wfo-s1-e6-5-transcript/ Waiting for October is written by D.J. Sylvis, with sound design by Caroline Mincks, and music by Trace Callahan. This episode featured David S. Dear as Enoch, Robin Regalado as Karo, and Caroline Mincks as Young'un. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at patreon.com(backslash)monkeymanproductions Today our Crowdfundr shoutout is to Jenny Sylvis and Marissa Robertcop. Today, I’m recommending an audio drama from one of our cast members - Adam Qutaishat, who plays our werebear Karim - you’ll hear more from him soon! The show is called Vigil, and it’s an intense, engrossing superhero thriller that’s uniquely told and performed. Find it anywhere you listen, and let them know we sent you.  Next episode here, it’s Karo’s turn for a solo quest, where they’re headed … do you know? Can you guess? Would it help if I told you the guest stars are our Raven, Cole Burkhardt playing one of the Gill folks, and … no, I’ll hold back that last one, that gives it all away! For now, keep an eye on the treetops when you’re out at night, praise the lord and pass the taters! Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karo takes a hero’s journey to see the Endling, who writes the world. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2025/04/wfo-s1-e7-transcript/ Waiting For October is written by D.J. Sylvis, with sound design by Caroline Mincks, and music by Trace Callahan. This episode featured Robin Regalado as Karo, Leeman Kessler as the Raven, David S Dear as Enoch, Cole Burkhardt as Xavi, and our very own D.J. Sylvis as the Endling. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at patreon.com(backslash)monkeymanproductions. Today our Crowdfundr shoutout is to Mary Anne Matos and Whitney Frisk. Thank you for your support! I thought after Karo’s journey today, it was a good time to suggest you listen to one of my favourite cryptid stories about watery adventures - Come On In The Water’s Fine, by friend of the show Shade Oyemakinwa. It’s an anthology of mermaid stories that is dreamy and engrossing and it all flows so beautifully in Shade’s amazing voice. Listen with your eyes closed.  Getting back to October, next episode we’re going to hear a monologue from Yvonne, fresh off the mountain and her kaiju adventure! Until then, keep an eye out for interesting rock formations, never hand over your torch to a Raven, and don’t be a stranger! Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yvonne sits and waits for a bus, makes a little friend, and considers her story. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2025/04/wfo-s1-e7-5-transcript/ Waiting for October is written by D.J. Sylvis, with sound design by Caroline Mincks, and music by Trace Callahan. This episode featured Tina Case as Yvonne. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at patreon.com(backslash)monkeymanproductions Today our Crowdfundr shoutout is to Sean & Jennifer Chrest. Deej here with another recommendation for your drama-loving earholes – and this one has captivated me from Episode One – The Night Post! This is a podcast series about the couriers of a haunting, damaged city at odds with the ancient, arcane frontier that surrounds it. It’s dark and queer and absolutely incredible.  Next time in our story, we’re bringing you the season finale! Karo and Yvonne come back together after their individual journeys and … where do they wind up together? You’ll find out very soon. Hold on tight to your friends and your stories until then! Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi folks, Deej here, and we've got another episode swap where we're introducing you to a show we think you should hear. Though honestly, I'm surprised if you haven't heard of this one! Greater Boston is one of the absolute juggernauts in the audio fiction sphere, and it's been one of my top listens since the very beginning. When I try to introduce it to someone new, I always wind up calling it Dickensian - not because it's a period piece, but because of the incredible scope of the story, the heightened reality while still being very real and very vital, and the focus on social issues and collective solutions. Their story ranges from very personal, deeply emotional moments to great sweeping adventures as a whole new city is born on the rails of the Red Line to  hilarious diversions into pop culture or characters clashing or the pizza ghost ... all brought to you by so many hugely talented writers and voice actors and technicians I admire. It's beautiful and earthy and important and exquisitely crafted and I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.  The clip that comes next is an excerpt from the first episode of the series. Listen, let it seep into you, and then go find Greater Boston in your podcast apps or online at GreaterBostonShow.com to hear more. Because there is a lot more, and it just gets better and better.  *** Greater Boston Episode Transcript: https://www.greaterbostonshow.com/episode-1-family-riddles/ *** Waiting For October: Network: ⁠https://fableandfolly.com/⁠ Tiktok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@wfo86⁠ Tumblr: ⁠@monkeymanproductions⁠ Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5⁠ Facebook: ⁠Monkeyman Productions⁠ BlueSky: ⁠@monkeyman.bsky.social⁠ Merch: ⁠http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karo and Yvonne reunite in the monster world, where the scene is set for what comes next. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2025/04/wfo-s1-e8-transcript/ Waiting for October is written by D.J. Sylvis, with sound design by Caroline Mincks, and music by Trace Callahan. This episode, you heard Robin Regalado as Karo, Tina Case as Yvonne, Dallas Hawthorne as Grey, Adam Qutaishat as Karim, Rissa Montanez as Gabi, Elissa Park as Yujin, Cass McPhee as Hodag, and our own Sarah Müller, as the bus driver. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at patreon.com(backslash)monkeymanproductions. Today our Crowdfundr shoutout is to Shade Oyemakinwa and Shae Salts. Thank you for your support! This big an episode deserves a big recommendation – and I’ve got two in one for you today! Tau Zaman, friend of the show, cast member, and script consultant, runs two fantastic series of their own you really need to check out! Caravan is an incredible supernatural western adventure you have to hear to believe, and Rogue Runners is the best actual play podcast I’ve ever heard, set in the world of the video game Hades! Listen to both of them now! And for us … this may have been the season finale, but it’s not the last you’re going to hear! Because more seasons, I’d hope, but right now we’ve still got one more monologue to share before we take a break – and that’ll be Karo letting us know where they’re at after finding a way forward. Get ready for that, and Happy Halloween – at least in the world of October! Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karo takes some time to reflect with the help of a feline friend. Transcript: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2025/04/wfo-s1-e8-5-transcript/ Waiting for October is written by D.J. Sylvis, with sound design by Caroline Mincks, and music by Trace Callahan. Additional music - "A Good Bass For Gambling," by Komiku. This episode featured Robin Regalado as Karo. Our co-producers are D.J. Sylvis, Tina Case, and Sarah Müller. Our associate producers are Fool & Scholar Productions, Kathleen Lucas, Marcus Briggs, Martin Chodorek, Rebekah B. A special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have helped make all of our stories happen! If you’d like to support our work or celebrate the folks who make it happen visit our Patreon at patreon.com(backslash)monkeymanproductions Today our Crowdfundr shoutout is to Snickerdoodle. Thank you for your support! And here we are, at the very end of Season One! It’s been quite an adventure, and I want to thank you so much for listening. Everything about this show has been a really personal, very emotional journey for so many of us involved, and we can’t wait to see where it takes us next. After all, remember – we write the story, it doesn’t write us! Our next steps will be working on the first between-seasons miniseries – which as you’ve heard, might involve the Moon – and then starting to plot out Season Two. But while we’re taking a bit of a well-earned break and then diving in on that, we could use your help too! Your support of the show and participation in our community is just as important. When you share the show with friends, recommend or rate us on social media or your podcast app or places like Podchaser … when you join our Patreon or buy our merch … all of that is incredibly, vitally important and it means the world – all the worlds, really – to us when you do it. So another thank you for that to everyone who participates! And one last note before we say farewell for a while. It’s a really rough time in the world for so many reasons, and it’s so hard to keep it together and to find ways to keep pushing back. Please, remember that self-care and connecting with others is a big part of resistance. Be good to yourself, be good to the people around you, and know that we are with you. So much love.  Network: https://fableandfolly.com/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitingforoct Tumblr: @monkeymanproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/6NAhrG5 Facebook: Monkeyman Productions BlueSky: @monkeyman.bsky.social Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices