Academicasaurus Podcast

Welcome to Hawley Heights, home of the world's friendliest (?) taxidermy, and former home (thanks to The Incident) of the Haunted Taxidermy Trail! Meet Robin, your late night tour guide, as she begins her moderately illegal radio journey in this weird, frequently power-outaged little town.  -------------------------------------- Starring Amanda Funk-Hilton as Robin, Noah Moran as Hammer Mike, Barb...

Hawley Heights, once semi-famous for its Haunted Taxidermy Trail (until the incident, anyway) is not the place where anyone dreams of returning. But when Robin finds herself back in her hometown (and running a moderately illegal and largely pointless radio tourism show), strange things begin to happen. Power outages. Odd sounds over the radio waves. New/old bones that really shouldn't be in these...

In which we realized it's been 5 years since Academicasaurus began and figured we should do a quick episode. Also, academic conferences are really something else.  THANKS FOR STILL BEING HERE! We miss you. Yes - you! Also, we picked a cursèd day to record, so please excuse violent downpours, a frantically panting dog, and...actually, Maryna's end had no problems. How dare she. --------------------...

...and everything ends. Here we go, Jormunganders - the final episode of the series. Let's finish this. ...and everything ends. This is the final episode, Jormunganders. Let's finish this. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. For a full cast list, listen to th...

Here we go. Wherein everything converges....    

Wherein Ida lights it up, Anne fields the calls, and Bee makes it big. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger, Michele Metych as Edna Bowles/The Operator, and Brian as Griswold Fox. Music in this episode is "Shake It" by...

Wherein Ida wonders, Anne walls, and Bee rejects the oasis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger, Petra Vannucci-Henkel as Remember Brattle, and Brad Keefauver as Langdon Dread. Music in this episode is "Phone Call" and...

Wherein Ida lets it flow, Anne thunders, and Bee goes biblical. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger, Dave Opilka as Horatio Hendersett, and Elyse Eltrich as Jeff the Fish. Music in this episode is "Phone Call" and "Sha...

Wherein Ida files it away, Anne breathes deep, and Bee wades in. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger and Samantha Barr as Peri Caldwell. Music in this episode is "Phone Call" and "Shake It" by Jahzaar. You can find mor...

THE FINAL SEASON OF ACADEMICASAURUS HAS BEGUN! Wherein Ida takes the call, Anne finds the words, and Bee sets the stage.  We have our first journal article of the season - listen closely to hear the wisdom of Librarian Lentz!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne D...

THE FINAL SEASON OF ACADEMICASAURUS BEGINS MAY 24. But also, hear the first episode of Badger Bytes, the new radio show* starring everyone's favorite student, Kettle Badger! *This radio show is not sponsored by Professors Dye or Winters, though Librarian West is undecided but officially unaffiliated. *~* Starring Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger and Amanda Funk Hilton as Bee West. "Phone Call" and "...

Are you feeling stressed by the holiday season and the state of the world? Do you find it hard to relax? Are you pretty sure your phone lines are being tapped by strange creatures? Then welcome to Remember Brattle (but you can call her Remi)'s Soothing Sounds of Reminiscence and Peace, a locally (and totally legally) transmitted ASMR broadcast for the holiday season. Regardless of whether or not y...

SEASON FINALE! In which Ida learns a name, Anne wades in, and Bee makes the call. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Dave Opilka as Horatio Hendersett, Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger, Tina as Emily Kant, Petra Vannucci-Henkel as Remember Brattle, M...

In which Ida rites the passage, Anne catches the light, and Bee hacks to the heart. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Petra Vannucci-Henkel as Remember Brattle and Brian as Griswold Fox. Music in this episode is "Shake It" by Jahzzar. You can find...

In which Bee teaches values, Ida delivers the news, and Anne goes on through. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger, Tina as Emily Kant, Natassa Karamouzis as Exie Enright, Samantha Barr as Experience Caldwell, Dave Opil...

In which Bee serves the ball, Ida lobs it off, and Anne fishes it out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger, Petra Vannucci-Henkel as Remember Brattle, Natassa Karamouzis as Exie Enright, Maggie McKay-Devino as Millie B...

In which Bee sees shadows, Anne finds the light, and Ida parts the veil.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Dave Opilka as Horatio Hendersett, Natassa Karamouzis as Exie Enright, and introducing Brian as Griswold Fox. Music in this episode is "Sha...

In which Bee looks for limbs, Anne finds the past, and Ida colors it in. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Dave Opilka as Horatio Hendersett, Tina as Emily Kant, Maggie McKay-Devino as Millicent Bicker, and Natassa Karamouzis as Exie Enright. Musi...

In which Bee makes the call, Anne takes a leap, and Ida finds the time.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Michele Metych as The Operator. Music in this episode is "Shake It" by Jahzzar. You can find more of his music at betterwithmusic.com. Pleas...

SEASON THREE OFFICIALLY BEGINS MAY 25. But hey, have a pre-season episode! Wherein something finds a misplaced faculty directory, and also somehow has unlimited access to a telephone line. We don't ask the deep questions around here.  *~* This pre-episode features, in order, a still mysterious actor as The Voice, Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye, Brad Keefauver as Langdon Dread, Petra Vannucci-Henkel as...

In which our trio takes a trip and finds a window to the world.  *~*~*~*~*~* This episode was developed by Mary O'Reilly and Amanda Funk HIlton and written by Mary. Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda as Bee West, Mary as Anne Dye, and featuring Brad Keefauver as Langdon Dread. This is the official conclusion to season two! Season three will begin in May 2020. Music in this episode is "...

It's a Thanksgiving Q&A episode! Join Mary, Amanda, Maryna (via text), Dave, Ramona, and Tina (until her computer shuts down) as they answer questions about being part of the Academicasaurus podcast. Questions were submitted by awesome people who listen to the podcast, and this thing goes on approximately FOREVER. Mary would like to apologize for talking so much, and if you make it to the end, you...

Greetings, colleagues and students! Horatio Hendersett here with a special announcement - we're going to do a Q and A!! However, we need your help. And questions! Preferably about the show; otherwise, that would be rather odd. Details within!

In which Bee and Anne exchange creepy stories, Horatio is taking it personally, and Ida's voice is nowhere to be found.  *~*~*~*~*~*~* This episode was scrabbled together by Mary and Amanda while they loitered in an office and decided they probably shouldn't just not post anything for Halloween despite the fact that, legitimately, Maryna is currently working on getting her voice back. Send positiv...

In which season 2 actually ends.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Also starring Dave Opilka as Horatio Hendersett, Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger, Petra Vannucci Henkel as Remember Brattle, Tina as Emily Kant, Samantha Barr as Experience Caldwell, an...