Fireside Folktales
16 episodes
Web <link> from RSS feed:
http://firesidefolktales.carrd.co
Database link:
https://firesidefolktale.wixsite.com/site
RSS Feed:
https://pinecast.com/feed/fireside-folktales
Creator from RSS feed: Dallas Hawthorn
Database Creators: Dallas Wheatley
Synopsis:
Fireside Folktales was created by Dallas Hawthorn as a way to celebrate and create artwork. Whether a show takes one year or five years, the end result and the passion involved in the project is all that matters to him. Season One, Whispering, is a retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone, as told through the perspective of the soon-to-be Queen of the Dead. Season Two is a performance of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; an experience filled to the brim with music, mischief, magic, and stereo sound design.
Language: English
Format: Audio Drama
Continuity: Anthology
Writing: Scripted
Voices: Full cast
Genres: Fables and Fairy Tales and Folklore
Completion status: Not applicable
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Episodes:
Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:49:17 -0000
Written and performed 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.
Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:14:57 -0000
Written and produced by Dallas Hawthorn. 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:
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Josh Rubino as Zeus
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Mark Lee as Poseidon
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Jesse Nowack as Ganymede
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Dallas Hawthorn as Hestia
Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:16:35 -0000
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Sun, 19 Jul 2020 18:23:36 -0000
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!
Sat, 01 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0000
Written and produced by Dallas Hawthorn. 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 Hawthorn (they/them) as Hestia (she/her)
Sat, 15 Aug 2020 05:00:30 -0000
Written and produced by Dallas Hawthorn. 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 Hawthorn (they/them) as Hestia (she/her)
Sat, 29 Aug 2020 05:00:31 -0000
Written and produced by Dallas Hawthorn. 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 Hawthorn (they/them) as Hestia (she/her)
Sat, 12 Sep 2020 19:13:34 -0000
Content Warnings:
- Allusions to and depictions of domestic violence: 2:30 - 4:00
Written and produced by Dallas Hawthorn. 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 Hawthorn (they/them) as Hestia (she/her)
Sat, 26 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0000
Content Warnings:
- Allusions to domestic violence and sexual assault: 9:30 - 13:30
Written and produced by Dallas Hawthorn. 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 Hawthorn (they/them) as Hestia (she/her)
Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:44:21 -0000
Written and produced by Dallas Hawthorn. 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)
Mon, 03 May 2021 06:00:00 -0000
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.
Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:05:28 -0000
Produced by Dallas Hawthorn. Music by Adam Raymonda.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" coming Summer 2025.
More information about the show can be found on our website.
INTRODUCING: The Kingmaker Histories, Chapter 3
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:29:21 -0000
The Kingmaker Histories was created and developed by the team behind the audioverse award-winning Less is Morgue.
Listening to The Kingmaker Histories in order isn't strictly essential, but if you like what you hear today, we recommend starting the show from the beginning.
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Audience Response
- 95 thousand total downloads on all podcatchers since the show's debut in 2022, plus 27 thousand total channel views on youtube.
- "...Kingmaker definitely scratches my itch for bigger, more bombastic projects that feel populated and lively." - Podcake Reviews
- "I love the political complexity this story presents to the listener, which meshes so nicely with its fantastical worldbuilding. If Kingmaker is steampunk, it elevates the whole genre. It's beautiful." - Hannah Wright - Executive producer of Re: Dracula
Thank you for listening.
INTRODUCING: The Kingmaker Histories, Chapter 7
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 23:00:00 -0000
The Kingmaker Histories was created and developed by the team behind the audioverse award-winning Less is Morgue.
Listening to The Kingmaker Histories in order isn't strictly essential, but if you like what you hear today, we recommend starting the show from the beginning.
Links
Audience Response
- 95 thousand total downloads on all podcatchers since the show's debut in 2022, plus 27 thousand total channel views on youtube.
- "...Kingmaker definitely scratches my itch for bigger, more bombastic projects that feel populated and lively." - Podcake Reviews
- "I love the political complexity this story presents to the listener, which meshes so nicely with its fantastical worldbuilding. If Kingmaker is steampunk, it elevates the whole genre. It's beautiful." - Hannah Wright - Executive producer of Re: Dracula
Thank you for listening.
S2E1 - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 1 Scene 1
Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0000
This show has been optimized for listening in stereo. If you are unable to do so, please make sure your podcast player is set to mono before playing the episode.
Love is in the air in Athens, but will it prevail? The duke’s wedding is sure to be a joyous affair, but the day threatens woe for a set of star-crossed lovers.
Cast
- Haden Ezekiel Felix (he/him, they/them) as Theseus
- Diana Helen Kennedy (she/her) as Hippolyta
- Josephine Kim (none, she/her) as Philostrate
- Delvin Green (he/him) as Egeus
- Danyelle Ellett (she/her) as Hermia
- Christopher Wilson (he/him) as Demetrius
- Ezra Wayne (he/him) as Lysander
- Emma Sherr-Ziarko (she/her) as Helena
Crew
- Director/Producer: Dallas Hawthorn (he/him, they/them)
- Sound Designer: Cole Burkhardt (he/him, they/them)
- Composer: Ali Hylton (she/her, they/them)
- Assistant Producer: Roz Powers (she/her, they/them)
If you would like to read along, you can find the transcript here. If you liked what you heard, please consider supporting the show by donating to our Ko-Fi.
Thank you for listening.
S2E2 - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 1 Scene 2
Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:05:00 -0000
This show has been optimized for listening in stereo. If you are unable to do so, please make sure your podcast player is set to mono before playing the episode.
Preparations for the duke’s wedding continue in Athens as a group of amateur actors have a quarrelsome meeting about the play they will perform for the occasion.
Cast
- Ivy Kasperek (she/her, they/them) as Quince
- Josh Rubino (he/him) as Bottom
- CB Droege (he/him) as Flute
- Anusia Battersby (she/her) as Starveling
- Roz Rae Powers (she/her, they/them) as Snout
- Dontae Majors (he/him) as Snug
Crew
- Director/Producer: Dallas Hawthorn (he/him, they/them)
- Sound Designer: Cole Burkhardt (he/him, they/them)
- Composer: Ali Hylton (she/her, they/them)
- Assistant Producer: Roz Powers (she/her, they/them)
If you would like to read along, you can find the transcript here. If you liked what you heard, please consider supporting the show by donating to our Ko-Fi.
Thank you for listening.