The Platform

The fellas are busy bees this week, so we offer you this tasty morsel of warmups that they have done over the past weeks, telling very short stories one word at a time.

The fellas pull out their theatre training to bring you a perfect, almost indistinguishable copy of Tennessee Williams' classic, "A Streetcar Named Desire". Nothing about the source material has been changed in any way. They just read the script word for word.

In this episode, an ambitious woman of a very specific age is tasked with babysitting a defiant young girl. Will Jezebel and Courtenay become friends? Or will Courtenay's pet raccoon destroy the house before her parents get home?

This episode is entire reasonable in its scope, concept, and volume. Follow Gregory and Nathaniel, two Wall Street brokers who travel to the great glass pyramid in the heart of New York City to save the stock market from mind wizards. Music used: “Elevator” by David O’Brien Magic spell sounds courtesy of OG Sound FX https://www.youtube.com/@OGSoundFX

Come with us to the fictional Slavic town of Jorsaw, where eggs grow from the ground, oranges of flesh grow on the trees, and a young girl with a dream is about to meet an old man who will guide her towards destiny itself. Music used: Cajkovskij, Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 - H. Von Karajan, S. Richter, Wiener Symph.

This episode features the Breakfast Boys, a Saturday morning crime-fighting group designed to appeal to modern corporate audiences everywhere. Listen in as they take on their toughest foe yet. Music used: ESN Productions - Ominous Background Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAO3x-Uhfoo   "Scott Buckley - Goliath" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license.    / musicbyscottb  ...

A special supercut of Ryan and Kevin warming up before a few episodes, by telling short word-at-a-time stories, with some additional conversation sprinkled in.

In this episode Kevin definitely does an appropriate amount of foley, and the fellas tell the time-travelling tale of Bartholomew Frederick Fitzgerald, the famous author. Send us a suggestion to inspire an episode! Email us at platform.pod.show@gmail.com, or message us through Facebook or Instagram.

This episode is full of heartfelt drama as well as inaccurate bird facts. Follow Marianne, a young woman intent on joining the rugby team, as she discovers she has a strange gift. Music used courtesy of Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/@Infraction Cinematic Documentary Romantic - Infraction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGPArLvbARk&list=PL7pkSK1xbGD7DxKfLFJg8O6ZI4XP6wGvi&index=1 Cinem...

It's another SHARING SPECTACULAR! Kevin and Ryan share the story of how they met, and Ryan reveals a quirk about his brain. Then, the two tell a metaphor-rich story about a little orange golf ball making his way towards every golf ball's dream: the hole.

The fellas create a dystopian YA novel all about INSERT, a very special but ordinary but beautiful but average girl, who can listen to the Voice of the City.

The Platform's 18th episode will titillate you with the tale of Marcel, a strangely cube-shaped man, and his adventures at Olive Garden. Listen with abject terror as Kevin and Ryan try to figure out where the hell the other person is going with all this in real time.

It's definitely our best episode yet, definitely for real. The fellas tell the story of Chris, a young man who is discovering his love of music, and overcoming some self-imposed challenges. Content warning: we say " crankin' it" like, 30 times. Music used: Solo Sax 1 - MusicByPedro: http://www.youtube.com/user/MusicByPedro

A serious one? Surely not. Against all odds, Ryan and Kevin hold it together this week to tell a grounded story about loneliness, responsibility, and a rat named Sweetums. Music Used: Ethereal by Luqet https://soundcloud.com/luqet https://www.youtube.com/c/LUQ%C4%98T Music provided by https://www.plugnplaymusic.net

The fellas take a trip to the zoo, where a camp counsellor is running behind schedule, and 4 unlikely friends plan a mission involving the funniest of all the animals - the giraffe.

We're not sure what happened with this one. Ryan and Kevin stared into each others' eyes too long. Is it our best episode? We're actually not sure. Is it our strangest episode? Probably. All we know is that it tells the story of two strangers in a restaurant, who are judged for being true to themselves. Music used: Keys of Moon - “Blooming Melody” - Breaking Copyright https://www.youtu...

The fellas make good on the promise from a previous episode, and completely switch up the dynamic of the show, to middling results. They also tell the tale of a cute, wet ogre who just wants to go to work. A small post-production note: we had some trouble with the original recording of this episode, which is why it sounds different from normal. We will be back to our normal sound quality next week...

The fellas are back from holiday with a brand new story for you, about a feeble man at the whim of a cruel king, who only knows how to do one thing: run.

It's the holiday season, and the fellas weave a tale of festive joy and physical assault. They also make a brand new, copyright-proof character. Music used: Jingle Punks - We Wish You a Merry Christmas Download/Stream: https://audiograb.com/s58ZcWCAJ

Sharing Spectacular! The fellas have a secret for episode 100, but for now they'll just tell you something personal about themselves. We then meet an orc named Grungle, talking to himself in the mirror, telling his life's story. MUSIC USED: “Adventure”, Royalty Free Music - Alexander Nakarada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_cwKd81z7Q&list=PLktdtTNubKSoTdbtCTv3VQb7sSsJ7lnny “Adventure...

The fellas tell a story of Neal, who wants nothing more than to be a filmmaker, and how an unlikely stranger brings him closer to his father. Also, stick around for the after-credits scene.

The fellas weave a tale of an entitled young man with an amazing gift, who learns the value of family and shotguns. They also try to make each other sound evil. MUSIC USED: "Roa - Lights" is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-3.0) License.   / roamusic   Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/lights-song

The seventh episode takes us on a magical journey through a fantasy kingdom with some odd rules. Kevin and Ryan antagonize the audience, in particular any audience members with one particular name. MUSIC USED: “Enchanted”, by Keys of Moon "Myuu - Stillstand" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. https://www.youtube.com/myuuji Music provided by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu....

It's our best title yet. Kevin releases a pasta ghost, he and Ryan weave a tale of a young boy named Bako, and they teach everyone a lot about the inner workings of the human body.

Episode 5 of The Platform follows the woeful tale of Cosmo, a man fated to mimic everyone he meets, and how he discovers a very important box. Also, uncharacteristically, things go off the rails pretty quickly. Music courtesy of Music for Video Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7Ua_4s05eM&t=10s