Shows
Reality DispatchArena Episode 1: Caller UnknownWhen a weary retail worker starts live-streaming her dream of escaping small-town life, her feed suddenly goes viral - for all the wrong reasons. As thousands tune in to a mysterious stream titled “Watch Her Die Tonight,” she realizes she’s no longer performing for viewers, but running for her life.Written, Directed and Produced by Jim Minns. Arena centres on a woman, Nic, who finds herself targeted and stalked one night by unknown forces from the dark web. Starring Faye Howard, Clive Castle, Ekanem Ebinne, Andrew Woods, Greg Tangey, Tayla Smith, Talen Winchester and Callum Presbury.
2025-10-2713 min
Reality DispatchDefectionA group of foreign soldiers fighting in a foreign war take up an opportunity rarely presented. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-11-1806 min
Reality DispatchThe ShinerGary’s character implodes when he is insulted by a customer.This is a 'Fictionistas' November Flash Fiction Submission - more info at: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-11-1607 min
Reality DispatchA Question For SethA young boy presents Seth Godin with an existential dilemma. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-11-1508 min
Reality DispatchWhy Do AnythingReflections of the Artist Isaac Julian on a world eighty-eight thousand years from now. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-11-1308 min
Reality DispatchLimits of LibertyThe Mad King of an unnamed, fictitious country tests the limits of human experience at a ripe old age. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-11-1206 min
Reality DispatchThe FlutterA young boy is enticed to no good thanks to the predatory AI tendencies of online gaming. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-11-1107 min
Reality DispatchThe Long SleepThe world prepares to sleep for an entire year to ride out a global pandemic... Some have awaken early. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-11-0814 min
Reality DispatchDarkness: An Unseen WeightAn unknown force inhabits all media outlets, suppressing global opinion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-11-0708 min
Reality DispatchConscious TransferMaud Dziedzic makes an irreversible decision. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-11-0507 min
Reality DispatchCivic DutyEvelyn’s first experience voting in a general election is disrupted. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-3108 min
Reality DispatchNight RunAs Halloween comes to a close, this slasher story takes place at three thirty in the morning on the streets of Brussels. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-3007 min
Reality DispatchAlways A ChoreShe was taking down the garbage when he entered the elevator. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-2907 min
Reality DispatchA Formidable OpponentA man starting life anew gets caught up in a deadly game he is not prepared for. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-2808 min
Reality DispatchBroken DaggerOriginally - A Submission For Fictionistas’ March Fiction SubmissionSimon is chosen as a sacrifice by the Brotherhood… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-2606 min
Reality DispatchThe Night Shift AssaultOriginally - A Submission For Fictionistas April Flashy FictionThe Prison Night Shift is disturbed by an elaborate assault. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-2506 min
Reality DispatchThe Truce(The horror stories continue throughout October)To save her village, Catarina makes a deal with evil. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-2410 min
Reality DispatchThe Swap(The horror stories continue throughout October)Marvin forcibly receives an out-of-body experience. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-2307 min
Reality DispatchEvolved Instinct(The horror stories continue over October)Revelations emerge after Michael and Erin encounter an unexpected confrontation after a night on the town. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-2205 min
Reality DispatchRoomieAlone in a big house on an empty street, Rebecca orders food to pass the time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-2107 min
Reality DispatchSubterranean level 12Warden Gavin receives an inmate under heavily armed guard. He must accompany this high-risk prisoner 12 kilometres underground. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-2011 min
Reality DispatchBeyond The GateJudge Meredith Williams prepares to sentence a child-killer. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-1708 min
Reality DispatchExileNovember 16, 1629.They were murderous mutineers onboard the shipwrecked Batavia.They were banished to the mouth of the Murchison River, in what is now Western Australia. They were the first known Europeans to be exiled on the Australian continent. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-1606 min
Reality DispatchIn The Jungle30 October 1974, George Foreman prepares for the Rumble in the Jungle against Muhammad Ali. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-1506 min
Reality DispatchThe Modern PrometheusAn assault on an Optimus bot, sometime in the future, awakens senses that were once thought wiped from its memory. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-1407 min
Reality DispatchJoannaJoanna has a gift with terrible consequences...This is a short story written as part of the October story prompt from the fiction-writing community ‘Fictionistas’ on Substack.More info at https://fictionistas.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-1108 min
Reality DispatchQueen For A DayAbsolute power, absolute autonomy... for 24 hours only. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-0908 min
Reality DispatchThe KingA fictional account of Prince’s iconic solo at the climactic performance of George Harrison’s Beatles classic ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-0807 min
Reality DispatchHe Sat on the Banks of the RiverA dream that provides solace from the nightmare. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-0705 min
Reality DispatchA Desolate WalkAlone, in the desert, the mind wanders… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-0305 min
Reality DispatchIn AbsentiaWhat will we do when NotebookLM and ChatGPT move into body replacement surrogates… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-0207 min
Reality DispatchStar-crossed In the CarlineWhen Kindergarten politics meets Geopolitics. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-10-0105 min
Reality DispatchWednesdays With EdEd makes a friend with an agenda. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-3007 min
Reality DispatchVulnerable DreamsKelly pays to play her dream. She discovers a reality on stage that eludes her normal life. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-2605 min
Reality DispatchThe New DemocracyPresident Clarens makes the first in a series of nation-destroying decisions to dismantle the administrative law safeguards that would enable his decisions to be reversed.Based on: https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/autocracy-in-america/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-2503 min
Reality DispatchThe ConfrontationLouis Theroux prepares for a confrontation… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-2405 min
Reality DispatchMoon 2A near-earth object sends the newsroom into a tailspin.Based on this: https://www.9news.com.au/world/a-space-rock-is-about-to-become-earths-new-minimoon/28af7b4b-63b1-4793-954d-afa7becfef0f This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-2304 min
Reality DispatchDivine InterventionMichelangelo took his usual post, laying down along the ceiling, already feeling the blood drain to the back of his head. He had laid down a ripped shirt over his face to cover his vision. He raised his left arm to begin the process, all the while knowing it would be the divine who would craft the detail. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-2005 min
Reality DispatchThe MarketplaceFred unwittingly embroils himself in the American gun epidemic.Based on: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/29/1184731316/gun-violence-epidemic-suicide-mass-shooting-public-health-emergency-chicago This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-1806 min
Reality DispatchUnredactedDrew visits the scene of his crimes. What elements has he redacted from his memory?This is a submission for the September prompt post as part of the substack group ‘Fictionistas’ - a fiction writers collective. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-1607 min
Reality DispatchBreak ShotJust as the Acropolis stands as a shadow in contrast to its once mighty appearance, so must the legacy of an artist who wishes to push the boundaries. In Hollywood, you are only as good as your last picture. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-1607 min
Reality DispatchHuman ErrorThe need to replace laborious tasks such as driving a car - in the age of AI guided vehicles - may have some unintended consequences. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-1203 min
Reality DispatchMic DropDEBATE PREP: There was an expectation that the audience would be somewhere in the one hundred to a hundred and fifty million viewers watching these two go neck and neck with potshots and name-calling.Tim was only invested in seeing his hard work broadcast to the widest possible audience. He was confident that the audio would go off without a hitch. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-1004 min
Reality DispatchA Sunday Forever ChangeMother Ellen attempts to put aside her ego and the cost of change to bring leadership and healing to the world.Based on this: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-10/women-should-receive-fuller-recognition-in-catholic-church/104082374 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-0903 min
Reality DispatchThe ManufacturerThe ubiquity of the smartphone has no purpose in a world devoid of hands. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-0503 min
Reality DispatchUnguarded MomentWhen the world knows you and you forget yourself in front of the world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-0402 min
Reality DispatchMicroMicro-sized drones. So versatile… You’ll never even know.Based on this: http://disq.us/t/3yn93bz This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-09-0406 min
Reality DispatchAn Empty SeatA fictional examination of the night after the day. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-08-2904 min
Reality DispatchOutnumbered In Bullets, But Not In GutsDoc Holliday is dying from Consumption - but still finds the strength to assist his friend Wyatt Earp on what would be a very consequential morning.Based on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-08-2803 min
Reality DispatchTo FlyA fictional account of Noel Gallagher’s thoughts some months ago…Based on this: https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/27/oasis-reunion-confirmed-for-uk-and-ireland-tour-in-2025-liam-noel-gallagher This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-08-2705 min
Reality DispatchTallis FantasiaThe fictional account of 16th Century Musician Thomas Tallis’s writing of the tune that would become ‘Fantasia on a Theme’ - That can be heard here: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-08-2205 min
Reality DispatchZero Gravity SpheresBased on a speculative account of Astronaut Ken Bowersox’s moments following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. https://www.yahoo.com/news/stranded-space-nasa-doesn-t-142109496.html This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-08-2003 min
Reality DispatchThe Water From The WellBased on these quotes from Stephen King on the subject of death and mortality: https://www.azquotes.com/author/8052-Stephen_King/tag/dying This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-08-1404 min
Reality DispatchWriting The Last TemptationNikos Kazantzakis weeps openly as he attempts to complete the Novel ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’. Source: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Last-Temptation-of-Christ/Nikos-Kazantzakis/9780684852560 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-08-1303 min
Reality DispatchThe VisitorRaphael receives a visitor in Florence in 1503.Based on this: https://monalisa.org/2012/09/07/the-influence-of-leonardo-da-vinci-on-raffaello-sanzio-da-urbino/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-08-1204 min
Reality DispatchDialogueLoosely based on the trial of Socrates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Socrates This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-08-0904 min
Reality DispatchPolitically InactiveThe story of the motivation behind Tim Walz’s political activism. Inspired by an interaction he had with security present at a rally for then-President George W. Bush in 2004 as heard on New York Times’s The Daily Podcast: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/podcasts/the-daily/tim-walz-vp-democrats.html This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-08-0705 min
Reality DispatchA Letter From WyattWyatt’s final letter to Cyrus, December 23rd, 1553. He writes from an undisclosed prison, held for an unnamed crime. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-08-0603 min
Reality DispatchGatewayWhen forced isolation brings an unexpected (and welcome) conclusion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-08-0603 min
Reality DispatchSolarHow would a solar flare affect the earth’s satellites and power grids? Better yet, what would happen to those who lived with this disruption? Based on this - https://www.dw.com/en/can-solar-flares-harm-earths-technology/video-64663358#:~:text=If%20the%20flare%20is%20powerful,precise%20timing%20or%20accurate%20data. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-3103 min
Reality DispatchThe Deathtime AmendmentBased on Biden’s attempts to introduce constitutional amendments - see here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/29/joe-biden-reform-supreme-court-presidential-immunity-plan-announcement/What if the theory went the other, radical way? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-3004 min
Reality DispatchPayolaThis story is entirely made up and is complete fiction. There is no evidence to suggest any of this is or has occurred. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-2903 min
Reality DispatchDesire QuashedI once stared out of the large windows overlooking the hangars and the runways of LAX, desiring nothing more than to exit the terminal and go beyond the confines of the airport. Perhaps stay there… I was twenty-one, traveling alone and impressionable. It was a mid-transit fantasy that formed the basis of this story. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-2504 min
Reality DispatchRodneyA fictional account of the bombing and sinking of the Bismarck, 27 May, 1941. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-2503 min
Reality DispatchThe Facts Were TrueThe year is 2008 and California District Attorney Kamala Harris is prosecuting an accused murderer named Curtis Mayfield. This is a fictional account of a trial that did not take place. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-2305 min
Reality DispatchThe WindowMiles Davis explains to a junior interviewer on the fictitious NPR Jazz Show the beauty of the window into the realm of the unknown. A source that allows him to play what he plays. Tapping into the window helps dictate what he says and what he thinks. The conversation begins and ends with a demonstration. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-2106 min
Reality DispatchThe Pepper-Stained ShirtWhat would a dry cleaner do if they received suspected items and were tasked with cleaning them? We all remember that scene from Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho of the indifferent Dry Cleaners. I would like to think in this instance, we all exercise a sense of civic responsibility.Loosely based on this: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/warrant-missy-bevers-father-in-law-dropped-off-bloody-clothing-at-dry-cleaners/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-1905 min
Reality DispatchThe Edge of the HighwayVery loosely based on this: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-10/ballarat-asylum-seeker-neil-para-completes-walk-to-sydney/102825402A Highway Patrolman encounters a roadside walker escaping her thoughts in a long, unstoppable walk. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-1804 min
Reality DispatchThey Paid Tribute To Their FallenBased on this article in USA Today. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/06/yellowstone-bison-funeral-wolves-grizzly-bears-not-welcome“When a bison dies in Yellowstone, most of the time the herd that’s in the area will come to pay their respects and surround the dead bison and protect it for hours.“ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-1603 min
Reality DispatchCanaInspired by the first miracle at the Wedding of Cana. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-1104 min
Reality DispatchHand CannonWhat happens to the interests of justice when interpretation attempts to balance constitutional rights with rapid advancements in technology?Inspired by this article in the BBC from 2022 - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy77g704ldzo. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-0903 min
Reality DispatchThe StrangerInspired by Nine inch Nails’ “Right where it belongs” - Listen Here: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-0803 min
Reality DispatchThe Rogue TradersThis is based on the what-if scenario of a group of pirates operating a rogue trade under the nose of the Dutch East India Company, during its exclusive monopoly. More Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-0404 min
Reality DispatchBookedupThe story for today is based on the voluntary administration of leading online bookseller ‘Booktopia’ and what such development means for the book-reading world. In particular, what would a former notable bookseller have to say of such a predicament? (A tribute to Larry McMurtry). See more on the story here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/online-bookseller-booktopia-enters-voluntary-administration-20240703-p5jqpb.html This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-0303 min
Reality DispatchThe BlacksmithThis is a fictional account of the creation of the Kelly Gang’s infamous suits of armor. They were rumored to have been constructed from donated metals out in the bush. More information can be found here: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-07-0203 min
Reality DispatchTime: As CurrencyThe feeling that only a free man with time to kill could enjoy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-06-2903 min
Reality DispatchChelseaThe fictional scenario of the other person whose life was intertwined with that of the Wikileaks founder: https://www.vox.com/media/356911/julian-assange-espionage-act-wikileaks-chelsea-manning-whistleblower-ed-snowden-reality-winner-iraq This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-06-2703 min
Reality DispatchA Guest From BelmarshCo-pilots of a private plane discuss the circumstances of their passenger who remains unnamed on the flight manifest. Based on this: https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/julian-assange-expected-to-plead-guilty-to-us-espionage-charge-document-says-20240625-p5joh5.html This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-06-2504 min
Reality DispatchThe MistakeThis is an account of the writing process of today’s fiction and the horrible realization that came with a little post-fact googling. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-06-2402 min
Reality DispatchA Meanness In The WorldHelen Starkweather was the mother of Charles Starkweather. This is a fictional account of a day in her life. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-06-1803 min
Reality DispatchJupto BowedThis story is not based on anything other than an attempt to summon the unconscious into receiving and then re-transmitting something that the netherworld would like to have submitted on file for us all.The original short story can be found at jimminnsfiction.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-06-1706 min
Reality DispatchA CommunicationThis is a fictional account of a scene from this documentary by The New Yorker - A Look Inside a Taliban Courtroom | Swift Justice | The New Yorker Documentary - This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-06-1303 min
Reality DispatchThe TreeBased on - ‘COMO’ in the Dictionary of Sydney by Helen McDonald - https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/como#:~:text=The%20earliest%20inhabitants%20of%20Como,on%20their%20explorations%20in%201795. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-06-1202 min
Reality DispatchDay 2003Based on this - THE MARKED MANAn innocent man’s exoneration after 37 years in prison revealed a rash of serial killings in 1983 Tampa. By Christopher Spata AND Dan Sullivan - https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2024/05/29/florida-tampa-killer-trial-murder-dna-mystery-innocent-prison-released/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-06-1102 min
Reality DispatchPainting The 'X'Based on The Diary of Samuel Pepys - Daily entries from the 17th century London diary - https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1665/06/07/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-06-0703 min
Reality DispatchWhat Was Once UnthinkableBased on: Inside Rikers Island, the jail 'ready' to receive Donald Trump after he was found guilty in hush money trial - By Phoebe Tonks, Fiona Leishman, Mansur Shaheen - 31 May 2024 - Mirror.co.ukhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/inside-rikers-island-jail-ready-32929416 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-06-0403 min
Reality DispatchDog Eat DogThis is fiction, based on: “Even as the judicial system finds Trump guilty, his attacks take a toll” - Washington Post, May 31st, 2024 (By Sarah Ellison and Josh Dawsey) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-05-3103 min
Reality DispatchSamuel's OathThis is fiction - Based on: Another Provocative Flag Was Flown at Another Alito Home - New York Times, Jodi Kantor Aric Toler and Julie Tate, May 22 - 2024 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-05-2904 min
Reality DispatchWeapon of ChoiceBased on This: Classical musicians have limited options to play professionally, so some turn to the U.S. military - New York Times, Sarah Diamond, May 27, 2024 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-05-2804 min
Reality DispatchThe LiberatorThis is fiction - based on this: ‘No wannabe dictators!’: Donald Trump booed at Libertarian convention - The Guardian Mon 27 May 2024 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-05-2704 min
Reality DispatchThe Scarlett Letters, Numbers and ConsonantsBased on “OpenAI didn’t copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT, records show” - Washington Post, May 23, 2024. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-05-2403 min
Reality DispatchThe Elements Of Number 10Based on: “Rishi Sunak bets the house by calling snap election for July 4” - Times of London, Thursday May 23 2024. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-05-2304 min
Reality DispatchThe Interruption Of A Beautiful Californian DayThis is fiction - based on: “Criminal investigation by LAPD, DEA into Matthew Perry’s fatal ketamine use” - Los Angeles Time, May 21, 2024 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-05-2204 min
Reality DispatchZ Is The New XThis is based on: How two bizarre billionaires almost destroyed Twitter - Sydney Morning Herald, 21 May, 2024. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-05-2103 min
Reality DispatchDual PassengersBased on: “A timeline of violence on Metro buses and trains since the beginning of 2024” - CBS NEWS.com May 17th, 2024. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-05-2103 min
Reality DispatchSeven of TwelveBased on: “Michael Cohen admits he wants to see Trump convicted in hush-money cross-examination – as it happened” - The Guardian, 15th May, 2024 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-05-2102 min
Reality DispatchGoodbye Is Not ImportantThis is fiction, based on “In Western Ukraine, a Community Wrestles With Patriotism or Survival” - New York Times, 26 April, 2024. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-05-2103 min
Reality DispatchThe Cleaning of Mr. KeyThis is flash Fiction (Not based on fact). It was a contribution made as part of a community of writers on substack who engage in monthly writing exercises. For more info - type in ‘Fictionistas’ into Substack. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-05-2105 min
Reality DispatchBelly LanderBased on the Hero pilot battled bad weather, feared pelican strike from the Sydney Morning Herald - May 13, 2024. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com
2024-05-2003 min
Behind The PodcastThe Wigs - Jim MinnsOne of the great things about the medium is that once in a while, you get one that makes a difference.The Wigs is one such podcast. This episode we talk to Jim Minns the producer of the Wigs podcast. Jim is a career storyteller creating feature films being the videographer for people like Jacinda Arden.The Wigs is a monthly podcast exploring and interrogating contemporary legal issues in and out of the courtroom. The first and only podcast (so far) featuring practising barristers talking shop. Each episode they dee...
2020-12-0833 min