The First Episode Of

Sister Indica discusses her over-the-top soap opera Blazed All Our Lives, her work with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the ridiculous fun of melodrama, drag performance as a political target, and how a one-off episode turned into a series.Listen to Blazed All Our Lives at https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/joybombThe theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.Write to the show at [email protected] more information, to apply to be a guest on the show, or to sign up for our newsletter, visit http://thefirstepisodeof.com(c) 2023 Alien Ghost Robot Creative MediaCheck out our audio dramas and other projects at https://alienghostrobot.com 

Meegan May and Lauren Anderson discuss their sci-fi comedy Starship Q Star, the importance of friction in comedy, their love of Star Trek, the freedom of writing Queer characters with flaws, and balancing the story you want to tell with the story that will sell.https://starshipqstar.com/The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.Write to the show at [email protected] more information, to apply to be a guest on the show, or to sign up for our newsletter, visit http://thefirstepisodeof.com(c) 2023 Alien Ghost Robot Creative MediaCheck out our audio dramas and other projects at https://alienghostrobot.com 

Brady Flanagan talks about his comedy sci-fi show Rogue Life, the problems of creative AIs, defying character stereotypes, pop culture, and pudding as a metaphor for motivation.https://www.bradyflanagan.com/roguelifeThe theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.Write to the show at [email protected] more information, to apply to be a guest on the show, or to sign up for our newsletter, visit http://thefirstepisodeof.com(c) 2023 Alien Ghost Robot Creative MediaCheck out our audio dramas and other projects at https://alienghostrobot.com 

Alex Kemp discusses his show The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen, winner of Best Audio Fiction at the 2023 Tribeca Festival, his background in music, magical realism, erotic content in audio drama, and how to write award-winning shows.Available on most major podcast platforms or from https://www.wlfdr.com/The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by David Mumford, used under a CC-BY 4.0 License.Write to the show at [email protected] more information, to apply to be a guest on the show, or to sign up for our newsletter, visit http://thefirstepisodeof.com(c) 2023 Alien Ghost Robot Creative MediaCheck out our audio dramas and other projects at https://alienghostrobot.com 

The First Episode Of is taking a short break, but will return with a new interview on November 26! Don't forget we have lots of fantastic guests in the back catalog and now's a great time to catch up on episodes you've missed.As a little bonus, I'm sharing with you the trailer for my newest audio drama project, a folk horror show called The Love Talker, made in collaboration with M.T. Goins of the Delivery podcast. You can listen to it on your favorite podcast app or from http://thelovetalker.comSee you in a few weeks!