EAR*WAX Magazine

My guess for this episode is Ross McFarlane, who made a mix for me with the deterimiantion to make me a Scotland fan in the World Cup back in June. Mission accomplished! In return, I made a mix for Ross to make him a fan of...well, Boston and Massachusetts! Ross is a freelance project manager, writer, poet, and performer. He's the writer and producer of the audio fiction podcast FOXLORE, and the s...

Contents 00:00:00   Promo: Holy Roller - support the Indiegogo for Holy Roller here ! 00:01:00   "Starbucks in Blue" by T.H. Ponders 00:05:02   In This Issue 00:06:11   Editorial: Why You Should Write Comedy, by Max Kreisky 00:16:16   Professor Van Driesen Discusses Open Mike Eagle's Doomed 00:19:16   Sad Girl Summer, Part 1: Roundtable 00:30:49   Five Picks of the Funniest Audio Fiction Ever 00:3...

Oli and Jeff take on one of the greatest debut albums of all time - Can't Buy A Thrill. 

The club discusses what makes a good character, whether they're a good character, and more audio fiction fun. 

Our first proper episode, and I had the honor of swapping mixes with Erin (@IndieScientist) who is a specialist in new music. They curate a blog called Central Tendancy which highlights new music. We recorded this back in June so it's a couple months old, but it was focused on the best music of 2026 SO FAR. Plenty of worthy listening. You can find Erin's Mix Here: Spotify Apple Music Qobuz YouTube...

Tracklist: Advertisement for Audio Fiction FM (0:00 - 0:30) SHH…Listen (Eastern whip-poor-wil)  by Neil Jordan and (0:30--5:50) Editorial The Audio Fiction Conference (TAFCON) by Jordan Stillman - (6:35-13:52) 10 Song Recommendations of Songs of the Summer - 2026 - Side A (13:52-19:55) Track 1 - Big Sis - Big Sis Summer Track 2 - Surfbort - Hot Dog Track 3 - Bug Hunter - Bottle Rocket Astronaut Tr...

From EAR•WAX comes: a Steely Dan fancast. Audio fiction creators Oliver Morris and Jeff Van Dreason discuss their relationship with Steely Dan before launching into an album-by-album take in future episodes.  Visit our website to subscribe to our newsletter. Support us on Patreon (we could really use your help). Check us out on Instagram , Blue Sky, and Tumblr , where we'll be posting the best Dan...

From EAR•WAX: Four audio drama creators discuss what they're working on, what challenges they're facing, and strategies for how to get heard - both via social media and in their actual podcast.  Featuring Tal Minear , Jade Madison-Scott , Oliver Morris , and Jeff Van Dreason .  Learn more on our website , and support this and other EAR•WAX shows on our Patreon to earn access to our Discord, bonus...

A music discoverability podcast where Jeff and a guest decide on a them, make a couple of dope mixes, and share it with each other (and you). This first time out, Jeff is flying solo, discussing a mix he made using only opening tracks from albums.  The full mix can be found here: Spotify Apple Music Qobuz YouTube For more information, check out earwaxmag.com . Please consider supporting us on Patr...

Tracklist: Vinyl by Oliver Morris (0:00 - 1:15) Table of Contents (1:17-1:58) Editoria AntI: The Curse of Human Intelligence - Jeff Van Dreason, music by Oliver Morris. (2:01-7:05) Audio Fiction Review of Higher Grounds by Rhianna Stephenson (read full review here). (7:07-8:39) 10 Song Recommendations of new songs from 2026 - Side A (8:39-15:18) Track 1 - Haute and Freddy - Dance the Pain Away Tra...

Coming summer 2026 like a meteor to your ears - EAR•WAX Magazine will focus on indapendent music curation, indapendent audio fiction, prose, poetry, soothing tones and new noise. Subscribe now at earwaxmag.com!