Greater Boston
Greater Boston is a bi-monthly full-cast audio drama that blends the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man for whom the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the world, he has irrevocably changed it. Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason. A production of ThirdSight Media LLC.
Episodes
January 12, 2016 • 1 min
The time has come, fellow riders of The Red Line! The time for a transit transition! A railway revolution! A Subway Secession! Greater Boston -- A Speculative Audio Drama set in an alternate Boston.
A production of ThirdSight Media LLC.
Copyright 2015 - 2020 Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason
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March 15, 2016 • 33 mins
This week in Greater Boston, we meet three siblings: baby brother Dimitri hunts the Sasquatch in "Part-Time Cryptozoologists;" middle child Nica rubs shoulders with celebrities in "The Famous Bobbin Winder;" and eldest brother Leon dies on a roller coaster in "Disaster Planning."
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March 29, 2016 • 34 mins
This week in Greater Boston, we meet three travelers on The Red Line: A pregnant woman has cabin fever in "Charlotte on the MBTA;" A fiery eccentric proposes a radical plan in "The Mayor of The Red Line;" and Louisa tackles her oddest photography assignment ever in "Red Line Wedding."
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
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April 12, 2016 • 36 mins
This week in Greater Boston, Gemma receives an anniversary gift from ThirdSight Media and immediately begins plotting its destruction in "The Crystal Ball;" Leon applies for a job from beyond the grave in "Will and Determination;" and Michael is not quite as down on his luck as he thinks in "Guy Without Truck."
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
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April 26, 2016 • 35 mins
This week in Greater Boston, Mallory talks to the press about Leon's death at Wonderland, in "Mallory Flunks Out." Plus we hear spirited eulogies from Louisa, Michael, and Nica; all of that this week in "Leon at the Watch Factory."
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
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May 10, 2016 • 32 mins
This week in Greater Boston, Gemma takes Michael on a tour of the office in "ThirdSight Media and Environs." The Mayor of the Redline reveals his secret origin story in "Subterranean Mobile Communities." And Dimitri writes home about his sub-aquatic adventures in "Karaoke in International Waters."
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
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May 24, 2016 • 34 mins
This week, we get a glimpse into Leon’s mind in "Highlights from Leon’s Calendar;" Pandabear Poletti sends a letter to human resources in "On the Advice of Mary Wollstonecraft;" And Charlotte does the best work of her life in "The Background Artist." In Episode 6: Sage Council.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
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June 7, 2016 • 37 mins
This week in Greater Boston, Louisa updates her calendar in Louisa Beyond Leon; Gemma takes time for a gut check in Gastromancy with Gemma; and Michael discovers a source of ancient wisdom in Thunder Over Thunder. This week in episode 7: Divinations.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
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June 21, 2016 • 31 mins
This week in Greater Boston, Dimitri exits the submarine in “The Wrong Ocean," Michael calls Nica with a special invitation, in “Gemini Nature" and Extinction Event orchestrates a lunchtime social in “The Seance.” All that in Episode 8: Message in a Bottle.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
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July 5, 2016 • 34 mins
This week in Greater Boston, The Mayor of the Red Line draws a crowd in "Rally at Park St.;" Mallory recounts her political awakening in “Over and Down,” and Nica sends a message to Dimitri in “The Puzzle Box.” All of that in Episode 9: Leaps of Faith.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
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July 19, 2016 • 36 mins
This week in Greater Boston, Louisa and Nica wait for a mysterious visitor in “The Beekeeper,” Chuck Octagon talks to Greater Bostonians about the Red Line Referendum in “Man on the Street,” and Nica gives her farewell performance in “Open Mic.” All of that in Episode 10: Vox Populi.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
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August 2, 2016 • 36 mins
This week in Greater Boston, Charlotte’s labor yields results in “Montgomery;” The Mayor of The Red Line prepares his grand entrance in “No “The””; and Michael has an unexpected confrontation at a bar in “Liberation.” All of that this week in Episode 11: The Red Line Referendum.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
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August 16, 2016 • 46 mins
This week, in Greater Boston: Dimitri explores an ancient city in “To Atlantis;” Gemma explores a brand new city in “To Braintree;” and Nica goes back to where it all began in “To Wonderland.” All of that in the season finale of Greater Boston: Outbound.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
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September 6, 2016 • 11 mins
Production
Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
Cast:
James Oliva as Michael Tate (he/him)
Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez (she/her)
Music
Charlie on the MTA recorded by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede.
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September 27, 2016 • 8 mins
Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
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Cast
Johanna Bodnyk as Mallory (she/her)
Music
Charlie on the MTA recorded by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede.
Content
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October 18, 2016 • 9 mins
Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
Cast
James Capobianco as Extinction Event Poletti (he/him)
Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)
Alexander Danner as The Narrator (he/him)
Music
Charlie on the MTA demo track recorded by Emil...
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October 31, 2016 • 11 mins
Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
The Old New England Spite House of Marblehead Mass. was written and produced by Jeff Van Dreason.
Narrated by special guest Jon Grilz, creator of Small Town Horror.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston. Content warnings at end of show notes.
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November 8, 2016 • 10 mins
Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
CAST
Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)
Tanja Milojevic as Melissa Weatherby (she/her)
MUSIC
Charlie on the MTA demo track by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede.
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For news and updates, ...
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November 29, 2016 • 10 mins
Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
CAST
Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon (he/him)
Tanja Milojevic as Jelena (she/her) and Melissa Weatherby (she/her)
Micael Melia as Phil (he/him)
Mike Linden as Walter and Marlo (he/him)
James Oliva as T...
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December 20, 2016 • 11 mins
Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.
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Cast
Johanna Bodnyk as Mallory (she/her)
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him)
Music
All music in this episode is performed by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson, Dirk ...
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