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they/them Fiction Podcast Producer, Voice Actor, Sound Designer. Listen to my audio dramas! Tell me about your audio dramas!

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 23d

Do you live near Boulder? Do you want to learn how to make an audio drama pilot in a hands-on workshop setting?

GREAT NEWS! I've teamed up with BMoCA to teach a 4 week class!

www.bmoca.org/events/audio...

Audio Drama with Tal Minear — Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art

Audio Drama Workshops with Tal Minear

www.bmoca.org

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 1h

(I submitted WWBH to just 2 web fests this year and am frankly happy to be charting on ADWC at all lol)

Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 1h

Holding down #40 🥰

Digital Media World Cups | WSWC & AFWC @dmwcinfo.bsky.social · 2h

🚨🚨🚨 October 2025 AFWC Update! 🚨🚨🚨

There's a *ton* of movement on the ranking with a lot of festivals still to go in 2025 with a ton of movement yet to come!

Many 2026 festivals are open! Submit your work to them today! https://digitalmediaworldcups/audio-fiction-world-cup

The updated rankings for the Audio Fiction World Cup as of October 8, 2025.
1 - Merona Grant & The Lost Tomb of Golgotha
2 -Leylines
3 - Planet Arcana
4 - My First Dungeon: The Wildsea
5 - Godkiller: Last Hope
6 - Curious Matter Anthology
7 - Fables of Eyrde: Lost Mine of the Colossus
8 - The Witches of Wederra Keep
9 - The Adventures of Bud & Herb
10 - DINK: The Musical
11 - The Storyteller Squad, The Fourth Age
12 - Dark Dice
13 - KIND: An LGBTQ+ Mythical Noir
14 - The Caller

The updated rankings for the Audio Fiction World Cup as of October 8, 2025.
15 - Wayward Autumnal
16 - Fawx & Stallion
17 - Unbalanced Encounters: Small Gods Scatter, The Spectral Silhouette Radio Show
18 - Twilight Meridian
19 - Table Read Podcast
20 - Levian, Godkiller: Balance
21 - Liberty: Tales from the Tower
22 - We’re Alive: Descendants, Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood
23 - Observable Radio
24 - The Book of War, Silvertongues
25 - The Treacle People: Still Sticky

The updated rankings for the Audio Fiction World Cup as of October 8, 2025.
26 - Howl
27 - Beneath the Surface, A Haunting, Beloved
28 - Gather by the Ghost Light (The Other Me), 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat
29 - The Corner of Pleasure & West River, Murderer’s Murder, Mage Hand High Five: The Badlands
30 - Moose on a Highway
31 - The All-American Ruins Podcast
32 - Unlicensed Magic
33 - The Cleanup Crew
34 - Windfall, Quest Friends!, Malevolent

The updated rankings for the Audio Fiction World Cup as of October 8, 2025.
35 - Unbalanced Encounters: Rally, The White Vault: Goshawk, Kobalt Pier, I Need a Miracle, Ghost InSpectors
Demons & Daughters
37 - True Crime Rectum, Partial Veil
38 - The City: Revolution, RPG for You and Me - Absolute Zero, Forsaken
39 - Stowaway, Old Cove, Alpha 8
40 - What Will Be Here?

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Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 5h

Just a reminder that anti-queer and anti-trans policies aren't actually popular.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 9h

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Lauren Shippen @laurenshippen.com · 3h

literally SO honored to be one of the directors steering this truly incredible cast. help make it a reality!

Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 4d

Wouldn't it be cool if someone adapted Frankenstein with an entire cast of trans actors?

Oh hey, we're doing that! But we need your help to fund it!

igg.me/at/refrank

Re: Frankenstein

An audio drama adaptation of your favorite gothic sci-fi novel, from the team behind Re: Dracula! | Check out 'Re: Frankenstein' on Indiegogo.

igg.me

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 9h

While I'm mid-crowdfunding (cough cough support igg.me/at/refrank cough), does anyone have questions about crowdfunding for audio drama? Happy to answer! I've done it a lot.

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 3h

Kind of both! Like, lowest tier is $30, or only having one tier.

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 3h

It's here! So excited to read @courtney-floyd.com's book!!!

Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 5h

I do individual as I don't have an LLC (yet!)

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 5h

I think 1 month is the perfect amount of time!

Common mistakes: not explaining what the show is about, not promoting their crowdfund, not having any proof of concept (ex: trailer, first episode), bad tier pricing distribution

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Jeff Van Computers @vandreasonable.bsky.social · 6h

What's the future of audio fiction? FILES! BANDCAMP! BONUSES!

Grab a cuppa with Ms. Shipton, won't you?

Local Files Club @localfiles.club · 10h

The first Local Files Club release is now available to pre-order on Bandcamp!

Ms. Shipton’s Travelling Tea Shop is a five-part audiodrama from Skadi’s Symphony, the creators of Kane and Feels, starring Greta Clarkson as the eponymous witch.

localfilesclub.bandcamp.com/album/ms-shi...

Ms. Shipton's Travelling Tea Shop, by Skadi's Symphony

21 track album

localfilesclub.bandcamp.com

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 5h

Get your feed and socials active before you start funding! Maybe make a miniseries or bonus episode. The best way to connect with fans is to create!

Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 5h

I also think it's a good idea to do fixed funding and only make the show if you hit the goal. This is what we did for Re: Dracula - paid some money up front to make a trailer and then told folks we'll need em back if we hit our funding goal.

Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 5h

I tell people to use flexible funding if they're planning to make the show anyway - pay rates could be based on % raised (we did this for SDITE). I've also seen funds raised correlated to # of episodes produced. Less funds = shorter season.

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 5h

I dedicate about an hour day! If I didn't do pre-made graphics to post that'd probably double.

Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 5h

Depends on your audience! A first time show by a new creator might struggle to raise $1k, but a second season or new show by a known creator could get $5k-$10k. The best goal is one you think you can reach.

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Re: Frankenstein | Re: Dracula | Re: Carmilla @redracula.bsky.social · 9h

Support Re: Frankenstein at igg.me/at/refrank or else we'll send Victor to your local college.

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 9h

While I'm mid-crowdfunding (cough cough support igg.me/at/refrank cough), does anyone have questions about crowdfunding for audio drama? Happy to answer! I've done it a lot.

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 9h

Re: Frankenstein is SO CLOSE to 40% funded!

Re: Frankenstein

An audio drama adaptation of your favorite gothic sci-fi novel, from the team behind Re: Dracula! | Check out 'Re: Frankenstein' on Indiegogo.

www.indiegogo.com

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 20h

The first episode of the @noadventurespod.bsky.social Necessary Evil special is here! It's funny and quick witted, exploring a Beast that doesn't want to be uncursed (and an Evil Queen that is maybe pretty cool, actually). You should listen!
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Necessary Evil: 1 - The Liar, the Witch, and the Warning

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Certified Good Neighbor @jcoltkelly.bsky.social · 1d

If you think people are mad at Gavin Newsom now, just wait until he rides this strategy all the way to a crushing electoral defeat.

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 20h

You're so good in it!

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 21h

IT'S SO GOOD YALL. I'm really proud of my sound design too!

Destiny Howell @dhowl37.bsky.social · 1d

My pet project of the year, which I've been sitting on for *months* until the more seasonally appropriate month of October, is finally out and I'd love it if you checked it out! It's some of the funniest stuff I've written and the acting/production is top notch!

pod.link/1531582939

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Re: Frankenstein | Re: Dracula | Re: Carmilla @redracula.bsky.social · 21h

34%! igg.me/at/refrank

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See Arcane @seearcane.bsky.social · 2d

If you want a Frankenstein adaptation done by people who want to do justice to the actual book, throw these folks a dollar!!! ⚡

Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 4d

Wouldn't it be cool if someone adapted Frankenstein with an entire cast of trans actors?

Oh hey, we're doing that! But we need your help to fund it!

igg.me/at/refrank

Re: Frankenstein

An audio drama adaptation of your favorite gothic sci-fi novel, from the team behind Re: Dracula! | Check out 'Re: Frankenstein' on Indiegogo.

igg.me

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Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 1d

A union will drastically improve your work life. If you work in nonfiction TV, documentary film, podcasting, online media or broadcast news, contact a representative from the WGA East to answer your questions. www.wgaeast.org/organize/con...

Contact An Organizer | Writers Guild of America East

Find out how you can form a union at your workplace. No matter what changes have impacted the media industry, the Guild has always played a central role in fighting for—and winning—better standards…

www.wgaeast.org

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