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Kurt Vonnegut fiction podcast series

Stories about death that pay tribute to life.

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Based on God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

From the executive producer of the Oscar-winning Sound of Metal 

Could death be a quality?

A place? 
Not an ending, but an occurrence that changes those it happens to? 

Kurt  Vonnegut skips back and forth between life and the Afterlife as if the difference between them were rather slight. In light hearted interviews with Sir Issac Newton, Adolf Hitler, Isaac Asimov, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, William Shakespeare, Nelson Mandela, Joan of Arc, and Kilgore Trout, among others - Vonnegut trips down “the blue tunnel to the pearly gates” in the guise of a roving reporter for public radio, all the while dodging the crotchety bureaucrat, Saint Peter. 

Kurt Vonnegut: Reporter on the Afterlife, began in 1999 as a series of 90 Second interludes for WNYC, New York City’s public radio station. It has evolved over the years through writing and rewriting, into a fiction podcast adventure series - available everywhere you listen to pods.

This provocative exploration about who and what we live for shines a light on the uplifting truth Vonnegut embraced in life.

Everything was beautiful. Nothing hurt.”

Ratings & Reviews

5.0
out of 5

"A great job capturing something of Kurt's eternal quest — for truth, for companionship, and good neighborliness – and his youthful, always gracious quality whether he was young or old."

- Dan Simon, Vonnegut's publisher

"Brilliant. The best KV ever. The Election Special is timely, insightful, and provocative."

"Joan of arc had me laughing out loud and I learned a lot about Mary Quant. I had a mustard colored crochet Quant mini dress that I adored. The acting and sound design is great. This podcast is a hilarious way to get in some history and conversation starters!""

 

“A must listen. Curious and fantastic in concept and content.”

 

"I thought that it was brilliant. It was provocative and so funny."

 

“Vonnegut Reporter is terrific - thanks. The vibe is much like Fireside Theater ...”

The Afterlife

Pilot, The Afterlife – Episode 01  The Romantics – Episode 02 Revolutionary Women – Episode 03

Cast & Crew

CAST

 Ep 01-04, Kurt Vonnegut  BEN BECHER

 Ep 01-03, Kilgore Trout – WILL W. WARREN

Sir Isaac Newton – LANDON LIBOIRON
Ep 01-02, Uncle Alex, & John Keats,

Isaac Asimov, Hitler – HARRISON LAMPERT
Ep 01-02 & 04, Lord Byron, & Abraham Lincoln

Ep 01, St. Peter – DAVID WOHL

& Vivian Hallinan – KATE ARRINGTO

Ep 01-02, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Ep 01-02, Virgil Maro – RICKY TRABUCCO

Ep 02, John Wesley Joice – DREW SHAFRANEK

Ep 02, William Shakespeare – JOHN PATRICK HAYDEN

Ep 03, Joan of Arc – LEXI AINSWORTH

Ep 03, Mary Quant – EMILY WADLEY

Ep 04, Shirley Chisholm – DANIELLE DAVENPORT

Ep 04, General Curtis LeMay –  LEWIS BLACK

Ep 04, Eugene Victor Debs TONY TORN

CREW

FREDRIC KING – Creator, Executive Producer, Director, Ep 01-04

JON ROSEN – Writer, Producer, Ep 01-04

LELAND GORLIN – Writer, Ep 01-02

SOPHIE EVANS – Writer, Ep 03

JIM HELTON – Producer, Ep 01-04

GRANT JOHNSON – Producer, Ep 01-04

PATRICK LYONS – Producer, Ep 01-04

ANDY WING – Producer, Ep 01-02

MICHAEL CAI – Producer, Ep 01-02

WILL WARREN – Associate Producer, Ep 01-02

ANDREW FROTHINGHAM – Writer, Ep 04, AP, Ep 01-02

QUINTRON – Composer, Ep 01-02

HELEN GILLET – Composer, Ep 03

JOHNNY CAMPOS – Composer, Ep 03

SLY STONE – Composer, "EVERYDAY PEOPLE," Ep 04

JIM HELTON – Sound Design, Composer, Ep 01-02
CRAIG SUTHERLAND 
– Sound Design, Composer, Ep 01-02

CARLOS GRASSO – Sound Design, Composer, Ep 03

JESSE KENNEDY – Music Supervisor, Ep 04

CALEDONIA CURRY (SWOON) – Production Designer, Ep 01-04

CAROLINE SINCLAIR – Casting

HARLEY KING, YIN WONG – Graphic Design

TOD SEELIE – Photographer

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