SONDER | The Improvised Podcast

SONDER | The Improvised Podcast

Short speculative fiction audio plays based on audience suggestions: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true" or "What was an unusual or irrational fear you had as a child?" It's all true, in Sonder... Each episode of Sonder | The Improvised Podcast was fully-improvised by the cast and originally live-streamed to an online audience. Music, sound effects, and audio sweetening were added in post-production with minimal dialogue-editing for clarity. No dialogue was added. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improvisedpodcast/support

Episodes

October 29, 2021 13 mins

If music be the food of ghouls...play on.

Sonder | the final season asks: "What was an unusual or irrational fear you had as a child?"

It's all true...in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 08.20.21, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: “The clock that is stuck ticking on the same second.”

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Cast: Helen All...

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Stuck between a clock and a hard space.

Sonder | the final season asks: "What was an unusual or irrational fear you had as a child?"

It's all true...in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 08.21.21, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: “The clock that is stuck ticking on the same second.”

For more info, please visit www.improvisedpodcast.com

Cast: Helen Allem...

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October 22, 2021 15 mins

When the door starts knocking; beware, something shocking.

Sonder | the final season asks: "What was an unusual or irrational fear you had as a child?"

It's all true...in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 08.21.21, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: “The boogie man inhabited three adjoining closets in the basement.”

For more info, please visit www.improv...

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October 8, 2021 16 mins

Never walk in anyone's shadow...never.

Sonder | the final season asks: "What was an unusual or irrational fear you had as a child?"

It's all true...in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 08.19.21, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: “Shadows on the wall were alive and waiting to take me.”

For more info, please visit www.improvisedpodcast.com

Cast: Jeff Bows...

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August 27, 2021 19 mins

Lights up, freaks out.

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 05.26.21, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: “I used to wonder what would happen if the kids who were out playing on the street didn’t go home when the streetlights came on lik...

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August 24, 2021 20 mins

Keep your friends close and your imaginary friends closer.

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: ""What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 05.20.21, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: “I believed my imaginary friend took my place when I was asleep.”

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August 13, 2021 16 mins

Sweet dreams, pleasant flight.

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 05.23.21, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: “I believed that I could fly in real life while I was dreaming.”

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August 6, 2021 17 mins

Don't be afraid to show your true colors. Be very afraid.

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 05.13.21, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: “If you wear a certain color, you were automatically in a gang.”

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July 30, 2021 18 mins

Some twins feel each other’s pain. Some twins ARE each other’s pain.

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 05.30.21, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: “I believed my twin brother at age 8 could change places in a body-switch kind of way...

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July 23, 2021 14 mins

Money doesn't grow on trees, but pasta does.

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 05.30.21, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: “Spaghetti grows on trees.”

For more info, please visit www.improvisedpodcast.com

CAST: Jeff Bowser, Gale Bre...

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July 16, 2021 12 mins

When Linda locks up, it's lights out.

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 03.05.21, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: "When you lock the door at night, the world outside disappears."

For more info, please visit www.improvisedpodcast.c...

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July 9, 2021 15 mins

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s THAT…?!?

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 07.09.21, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: "I thought that monsters in my closet came out of the mirror."

For more info, please visit www.improvisedpodcas...

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March 12, 2021 15 mins

Reality is in the eye of the beholder.

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 11.22.20, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: "When I crossed my eyes I could see into another dimension."

For more info, please visit www.improvisedpodcast.com

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March 5, 2021 16 mins

Bring an apple for Teacher because they’re not allowed to go to the grocery store.

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 11.22.20, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: "I thought it was weird to see teachers at the grocery store because I ...

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February 26, 2021 17 mins

Once you’ve been to Neverland, can you really ever live and love in Iowa?

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 11.15.20, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: "I believed my aunt lived in Neverland for a while and was best friends with Pet...

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February 19, 2021 13 mins

Never put your love on a pedestal, unless she's carved that way.

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 11.13.20, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: "Statues come to life when you don’t look at them."

For more info, please visit www.impro...

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February 12, 2021 19 mins

Love may be eternal; but in Sonder, Sharpies are forever.

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 11.14.20, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: "Permanent marker is really forever."

For more info, please visit www.improvisedpodcast.com

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February 5, 2021 14 mins

They say art transports you. For young Bethany, it's a journey she won't soon forget.

Sonder | the improvised podcast asks: "What did you believe as a child that you now know is not true?"

It's all true....in Sonder.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 11.15.20, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: "When you were a kid you could walk into paintings in museums."

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January 30, 2021 16 mins

Richard and Kyle are birds of a feather, but obstacles prevent their love from taking wing.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 11.20.20, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: "When I grow up, I can be a parrot."

For more info, please visit www.improvisedpodcast.com

CAST: Helen Allemano, Susan Deming, Karen Forman, Jeremy Hanna, Troy Anthony Miller, Rick Steadma...

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January 30, 2021 15 mins

A young man deals with the complications that come with a particular brand of aging parent.

This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 11.07.20, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: "I thought my mom was sometimes replaced by a robot." 

For more info, please visit www.improvisedpodcast.com

CAST: Helen Allemano, Jeff Bowser, Eric Carthen, Karen Forman, Rebecca Lowman, ...

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