Fireside Folktales

The Wanderer is a predominantly single-narrator queer fairy tale audio drama about being separated from the ones you love to keep them safe, to bring them home. It will delight fantasy fans and audio fiction fans alike, especially those who enjoy books like Silver in the Woods, and podcasts like Old Gods of Appalachia and The Far Meridian. Each episode also features an original folk song and score.

The show will premier May 3rd, 2021, and new episodes will be released every other Monday for the 7 episode series.

You can find the transcript for this episode here.

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The Wanderer was created by T.H. Ponders and Jordan Stillman. Artwork by V. Silverman and Olivia Li.

Vocal Talent for The Wanderer:

• The Wanderer, T.H. Ponders
• The Forest, Jeanette Berry
• Andrew, Adam Qutaishat

Fireside Folktales was created by Dallas Wheatley. Season 2, The Target, will be released August 2021.

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Written and produced by Dallas Wheatley. Edited by Emily Parish. Music by Adam Raymonda. Artwork by Lio Rivera. Follow the show at Fireside_Folk on Twitter for more information. Learn more about us on our website.

Sound effects used in this episode are available under the Creative Commons 0.0 license.

You can find the transcript for this episode here.

Cast (by order of appearance):

• Eleanor Grey (they/her) as Styx (they/them)
• Anjali Kunapaneni (she/her) as Nyx (she/her)
• Bob Raymonda (he/they) as Kharon (he/him)
• Laura Russell (she/her) as Hekate (she/her)
• Whitney Johnson (she/her) as Kore (she/her)
• Tau Zaman (they/them) as Hades (he/him)

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Content Warnings:

• Allusions to domestic violence and sexual assault: 9:30 - 13:30

Written and produced by Dallas Wheatley. Edited by Emily Parish. Music by Adam Raymonda. Artwork by Lio Rivera. Follow the show at Fireside_Folk on Twitter for more information. Learn more about us on our website.

Sound effects used in this episode are available under the Creative Commons 0.0 license.

You can find the transcript for this episode here.

Cast of Episode 3 (by order of appearance):

• Bob Raymonda (he/they) as Kharon (he/him)
• Whitney Johnson (she/her) as Kore (she/her)
• Laura Russell (she/her) as Hekate (she/her)
• Tau Zaman (they/them) as Hades (he/him)
• DeVoice (she/her) as Demeter (she/her)
• Anjali Kunapaneni (she/her) as Nyx (she/her)
• Eleanor Grey (they/she) as Styx (they/them)

Episode Recap:

• Dallas Wheatley (they/them) as Hestia (she/her)

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Content Warnings:

• Allusions to and depictions of domestic violence: 2:30 - 4:00

Written and produced by Dallas Wheatley. Edited by Emily Parish. Music by Adam Raymonda. Artwork by Lio Rivera. Follow the show at Fireside_Folk on Twitter for more information. Learn more about us on our website.

Sound effects used in this episode are available under the Creative Commons 0.0 license.

You can find the transcript for this episode here.

Cast of Episode 3 (by order of appearance):

• Josh Rubino (he/him) as Zeus (he/him)
• Kristington Plotkin (she/they) as Hera (she/her)
• Max Kasperek (they/them) as Hermes (he/they)
• Mark Lee (he/him) as Poseidon (he/him)
• Laura Russell (she/her) as Hekate (she/her)
• Whitney Johnson (she/her) as Kore (she/her)
• Anjali Kunapaneni (she/her) as Nyx (she/her)
• Eleanor Grey (they/she) as Styx (they/them)
• Anne Baird (they/them) as The Gate
• DeVoice (she/her) as Demeter (she/her)
• Tau Zaman (they/them) as Hades (he/him)
• Bob Raymonda (he/they) as Kharon (he/him)

Episode Recap:

• Dallas Wheatley (they/them) as Hestia (she/her)

This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Written and produced by Dallas Wheatley. Edited by Emily Parish. Music by Adam Raymonda. Artwork by Lio Rivera. Follow the show @ Fireside_Folk on Twitter for more information. Learn more about us on our website.

Sound effects used in this episode are available under the Creative Commons 0.0 license.

You can find the transcript for this episode here.

Cast of Episode 3 (by order of appearance):

• Whitney Johnson (she/her) as Kore (she/her)
• Laura Russell (she/her) as Hekate (she/her)
• Josh Rubino (he/him) as Zeus (he/him)
• Jesse Nowack (he/him) as Ganymede (he/him)
• DeVoice (she/her) as Demeter (she/her)
• Kristington Plotkin (she/they) as Hera (she/her)
• Max Kasperek (they/them) as Hermes (he/they)

Episode Recap:

• Dallas Wheatley (they/them) as Hestia (she/her)

This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Written and produced by Dallas Wheatley. Edited by Emily Parish. Music by Adam Raymonda. Artwork by Lio Rivera. Follow the show at Fireside_Folk on Twitter for more information. Learn more about us on our website.

Sound effects used in this episode are available under the Creative Commons 0.0 license.

You can find the transcript for this episode here.

Cast of Episode 2 (by order of appearance):

• Whitney Johnson (she/her) as Kore (she/her)
• DeVoice (she/her) as Demeter (she/her)
• Josh Rubino (he/him) as Zeus (he/him)
• Bob Raymonda (he/they) as Kharon (he/him)
• Laura Russell (she/her) as Hekate (she/her)
• Tau Zaman (they/them) as Hades (he/him)

Episode Recap:

• Dallas Wheatley (they/them) as Hestia (she/her)

This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Written and produced by Dallas Wheatley. Edited by Emily Parish. Music by Adam Raymonda. Artwork by Lio Rivera. Follow the show at Fireside_Folk on Twitter for more information. Learn more about us on our website.

Sound effects used in this episode are available under the Creative Commons 0.0 license.

You can find the transcript for this episode here.

Cast of Episode 1 (by order of appearance):

• DeVoice (she/her) as Demeter (she/her)
• Whitney Johnson (she/her) as Kore (she/her)
• Tau Zaman (they/them) as Hades (he/him)
• Bob Raymonda (he/they) as Kharon (he/him)
• Laura Russell (she/her) as Hekate (she/her)

Episode Recap:

• Dallas Wheatley (they/them) as Hestia (she/her)

This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Written and produced by Dallas Wheatley. Edited by Emily Parish. Music by Adam Raymonda. Artwork by Lio Rivera. Follow the show at Fireside_Folk on Twitter for more information. Learn more about us on our website.

Whispering is coming August 2020!

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Sidequesting is a fantasy podcast about avoiding the main plot made by Tal Minear. You can listen to Sidequesting in any podcatcher, or find them online at sidequesting.carrd.co. Follow Sidequesting on Twitter @SidequestingPod.

This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Written and produced by Dallas Wheatley. Edited by Emily Parish. Music by Adam Raymonda. Artwork by Lio Rivera. Follow the show at Fireside_Folk on Twitter for more information. Learn more about us on our website.

You can find the transcript for this episode here.

Cast of Prologue:

• Josh Rubino as Zeus

• Mark Lee as Poseidon

• Jesse Nowack as Ganymede

• Dallas Wheatley as Hestia

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