Candy Claus, Private Eye
13 episodes
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Creator: Ella Gale
Full cast Crime and Mystery Serial Audio Drama
Synopsis:
Santa's bastard daughter solves hardboiled Christmas crimes on the North Pole in this half-hour audio comedy. Candy is a death-metal-loving, peppermint-schnapps-swilling PI trying to solve the North Pole’s first murder in 500 years without learning the true meaning of Christmas. A sendup of toxic positivity and prodigal homecomings, the show introduces characters like SANTA BLOB (a deformed snowman built as a surrogate Santa Claus), MOPPET (a gingerbread man baker conscripted as a pathologist) and GUMDROP THE WINTER SQUID (a Krampus-esque calamari committing unspeakable acts on the seafloor).
Format: Audio Drama
Continuity: Serial
Writing: Scripted
Voices: Full cast
Narrator: Third Person
Genres: Crime and Mystery, Satire and Spoof
Framing device: None
Completion status: Partial
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Episodes:
Christmas Special Part 2: The Really, Really, Really Big Chill
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:27:00 +0000
Enjoy the finale of the two-part Candy Claus Christmas Special! Minty convinces Candy not to investigate the dead body in Corn Syrup Lake until after her sister's big wedding. But that's going to be tough after the groom dies. Who would want to silence those wedding bells?
We hope you enjoy the special, and we'll see you next year! Merry Christmas!
Writer and director: Ella Gale
Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Candy: Aly Dixon
Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari
Santa: Kyle Kinane
Tangerine Crisp: Tal Minear
Lolly Crisp: Kezia Norton
CJ Crisp: Zach L. Wilson
Gingerbread House: James Adomian
Santa Blob: Rudy Schulz
Post sound by Chapter Four
Sound supervision and sound design: Karim Douaidy and Sarah Gibble-Laska
Sound editing and additional sound design: Nathalie Escudero
Music: Gillian Durkee.
Singers: Gillian Durkee, Alycia Scott and Meredith Strang.
Sound recording: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Dialogue editing: Ella Gale
Christmas Special Part 1: The Wages of Cinnamon
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:47:00 +0000
Enjoy part one of the two-part Candy Claus Christmas Special! After getting a mysterious phone call from Minty, Candy heads out to a wedding at the new gingerbread castle on Corn Syrup Lake.
Writer and director: Ella Gale
Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Candy: Aly Dixon
Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari
Santa: Kyle Kinane
Mrs. Berrybell: Maggie Maye
Tangerine Crisp: Tal Minear
Crackle: Walter Mack
Lolly Crisp: Kezia Norton
CJ Crisp: Zach L. Wilson
Post sound by Chapter Four
Sound supervision and sound design: Karim Douaidy and Sarah Gibble-Laska
Sound editing and additional sound design: Nathalie Escudero
Music: Gillian Durkee.
Singers: Gillian Durkee, Alycia Scott and Meredith Strang.
Sound recording: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Dialogue editing: Ella Gale
Candy Claus Presents: Hannahpocalypse
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:53:00 +0000
Today, we're excited to bring you a Christmas episode of a terrific zombie show.
HANNAHPOCALYPSE is a hopepunk comedy/horror series by Red Fathom Entertainment. The show follows the last zombie, Hannah; who’s ‘living’ her best life over 150 years after the zombie apocalypse has come and gone. All the while Cali, a scout for a thriving settlement, looks to make a mark on the world but is coming up bust. Destined to collide, zombie and human will be forced into an unlikely friendship amid a wasteland full of unfriendly robots left over from the ‘bad old days’. It’s a story of friendship, love, robots and a girl who eats people.
Hannahpocalypse can be found at https://redfathom.com or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Candy Claus Presents: Forgive Me!
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000
Candy Claus writer/director Ella Gale here, bringing you a special early Christmas present---a charming Christmas episode of a show I've loved for years: Forgive Me!
Forgive Me! tells the story of Father Ben, a try-hard young Catholic priest recently reassigned to a new parish under mysterious circumstances. Each episode follows Ben into the confessional with another eccentric parishioner from around town, exploring the intertwined lives of this new community and the funny, sad, and sometimes painful experiences that come out of the Catholic experience.
Presenting: Josie's Lonely Hearts Club
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000
It's Christmastime, and love is in the air. Candy Claus is pleased to present a funny and heartfelt show from our friends at Good Story Guild. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Josie's Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New Mexico’s 2nd-best relationship call-in show. On-air, Josie Heller mends the broken hearts of a weekly collection of hilarious improvisers. Off-air, listeners get to eavesdrop on the life of Josie’s secret identity: timid, unassuming Joanne Holtzinger. Join Joanne and her puckish producer Frank while they navigate the pitfalls of love and fame as the show slowly becomes a national sensation.
Presenting: Sorry About the Murder
Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:19:00 +0000
Merry June, everyone! We're here to bring you a quick update and share a new show we love.
CANDY CLAUS, PRIVATE EYE recently won Best Comedy/Adventure Podcast at the LA Webfest! Woo hoo. Super merry. We had a blast meeting other creators as part of the fest, some in person and some online. One of those creators was Drew Frohmann, who took home Best Director that same night for HUMAN-B-GON. Drew has another mystery podcast that we think you'll love. It takes place just South of the North Pole (aka Canada), and it's an icy mystery with a totally different flavor: SORRY ABOUT THE MURDER.
Every day in the nice little Canadian town of Beavermount, Ontario, a Zamboni driver has to solve a grisly murder to clear his Québecois name…and ready the ice for that night’s hockey game.
Enjoy!
Season One Bonus Behind-the-Scenes
Sat, 02 Mar 2024 21:21:00 +0000
Hear all about the story behind the story in this festive conversation between Candy Claus writer/director Ella Gale, Producer Dillon Magrann-Wells, voice actor Aly Dixon, and friend of the show/voice actor Katie Stone. Learn about favorite show moments, Christmas traditions, and why it's totally not weird to sing Happy Birthday to Jesus on December 25th.
Episode 6: Sugar and Spice and Everything Vice (season 1 finale)
Sat, 23 Dec 2023 01:10:00 +0000
Candy and Tinfoil must break out of captivity in the old rock candy mines to save Minty. Written and directed by Ella Gale.
Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska
Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee
Candy: Aly Dixon
Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari
Santa: Kyle Kinane
Narrator: John Ennis
Sugarplum: Erin Lampart
Tinfoil: Ella Gale
Freezerburn: Owen Egerton
Gumdrop the Winter Squid: Jordan Doll
Dasher: Josh Simpson
Dr. Claus: Shana Merlin
Additional sound editing: Nathalie Escudero, Natalie Cordero, and Zachary Spiezer
Dialogue editing: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Sound recording: Dillon Magrann-Wells and Travis Willman
Singers: Gillian Beth Durkee, Alycia Scott, Meredith Strang
Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000
Candy, Minty, and Tinfoil dive deeper into the Christmas conspiracy, and track down Yuli's murderer. Written and directed by Ella Gale.
Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska
Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee
Candy: Aly Dixon
Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari
Santa: Kyle Kinane
Narrator: John Ennis
Sugarplum: Erin Lampart
Tinfoil: Ella Gale
Comet: Sanjay Rao
Freezerburn: Owen Egerton
Moppet: Aaron Brooks
Wobble: Aaron Urist
Bunting: Will Weldon
Elf press corps: Dillon Magrann-Wells, Aaron Urist, Sara Sabzi
Additional sound editing: Nathalie Escudero, Natalie Cordero, and Zachary Spiezer
Dialogue editing: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Sound recording: Dillon Magrann-Wells and Travis Willman
Singers: Gillian Beth Durkee, Alycia Scott, Meredith Strang
Episode 4: The Maltese Fa La La La Lalcon
Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:30:00 +0000
Candy and Minty head to the Tannenbaum to search for the Bethlehem Star. Written and directed by Ella Gale.
Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska
Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee
Candy: Aly Dixon
Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari
Santa: Kyle Kinane
Narrator: John Ennis
Pinecone: Katie Stone
Advent: Jordan Maranto
Powder: Erin Lampart
Comet: Sanjay Rao
Santa Blob: Rudy Schultz
Air traffic control: Dillon Magrann-Wells
AVW: Shana Merlin
Additional sound editing: Nathalie Escudero, Natalie Cordero, and Zachary Spiezer
Dialogue editing: Ella Gale
Sound recording: Dillon Magrann-Wells and Travis Willman
Singers: Gillian Beth Durkee, Alycia Scott, Meredith Strang
Episode 3: Snowman Is an Island
Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Candy and Minty track down a carrot that may have been used in illicit snowman creation. Written and directed by Ella Gale.
Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska
Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee
Candy: Aly Dixon
Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari
Santa: Kyle Kinane
Narrator: John Ennis
Dr. Claus: Shana Merlin
Freezerburn: Owen Egerton
Bobsled: John Ennis
Santa Blob: Rudy Schultz
Dasher: Josh Simpson
Comet: Sanjay Rao
Additional sound editing: Nathalie Escudero, Natalie Cordero, and Zachary Spiezer
Dialogue editing: Ella Gale
Sound recording: Dillon Magrann-Wells and Travis Willman
Singers: Gillian Beth Durkee, Alycia Scott, Meredith Strang
Parts of this production took place in The Foundry at The Fine Arts Library at The University of Texas at Austin.
Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:30:00 +0000
Candy and Minty interrogate a prisoner at the candy cane jail. Written and directed by Ella Gale.
Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska
Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee
Candy: Aly Dixon
Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari
Santa: Kyle Kinane
Narrator: John Ennis
Trolley elf: Erin Lampart
Licorice Pig: Sara Sabzi
Yuli: Jordan Doll
Guard: Sanjay Rao
Additional sound editing: Nathalie Escudero, Natalie Cordero, and Zachary Spiezer
Dialogue editing: Ella Gale
Sound recording: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Singers: Gillian Beth Durkee, Alycia Scott, Meredith Strang
Episode 1: For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls
Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Santa's bastard daughter is a Christmas-hating private eye who stumbles into investigating the North Pole's first murder in 500 years. Written and directed by Ella Gale.
Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska
Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee
Candy: Aly Dixon
Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari
Santa: Kyle Kinane
Narrator: John Ennis
Police Officer: Rudy Schultz
Marmalade: JoAnn Schinderle
Yuli: Jordan Doll
ATC: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Additional sound editing: Nathalie Escudero, Natalie Cordero, and Zachary Spiezer
Dialogue editing: Ella Gale
Sound recording: Dillon Magrann-Wells
Singers: Gillian Beth Durkee, Alycia Scott, Meredith Strang