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The Vanishing ActFAWX & STALLION Chapter One: The Case of the Best Case ScenarioA brand new multi-season comedy from the creators of The Vanishing Act: FAWX & STALLION is a Victorian mystery about the best detective team on Baker Street! (Not that one.) Enjoy the full first episode now as part of the Apollo Creator Showcase 2022.
Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and all other podcatchers, or on our website 224bbaker.com.
Check out Apollo, a new app exclusively for lovers of fiction podcasts, HERE!
The Place: London, England
The Time: Winter, 1889
The Crime: Anything (including, but not limited to...
2022-09-1925 min
The Vanishing ActANNOUNCING: Fawx & Stallion, our new Mystery-Comedy!Fawx and Stallion is an upcoming multi-season comedy-mystery about the best detective team on Baker Street! (Not that one.)
Behind the doors of 221B Baker Street, the greatest detective of all time and his loyal doctor friend solve some of the most befuddling, prestigious, glamorous, and exciting cases the public has ever seen, turning themselves into legends in the process. Across the street and slightly to the left, behind the doors of 224B, lives another pair of detectives, waiting for their chance in the spotlight. And when Holmes and Watson leave town on a case, and a w...
2022-09-1206 min
STITCHESPresenting: The Vanishing ActToday we’d like to share the pilot episode of an indie audio fiction series we’re just a tad bit obsessed with. We’re of course, talking about the historical satire The Vanishing Act, co-created by Lauren Grace Thompson, the Voice Actor behind Gayle in Two Flat Earthers! If you enjoy Lauren's performance in this show then you'll love her as The Narrator of The Vanishing Act. TVA is an absolute MUST listen for fans of audio fiction comedy! All at once, The Vanishing Act manages to be a farce, a heist, a con, a murder myster...
2022-08-0747 min
Forgive Me!Forgive The Vanishing Act!When Lilith Von Hitzler and Devorah the Duck crash their Vanishing Box in front of St. Patrick’s Church, they must begrudgingly accept help from Fathers Ben and Klem in order to get it off the ground again.Produced by Rogue Dialogue Productions (roguedialogue.com) and The Vanishing Act (vanishingpod.com)This episode was written and directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson.Cast:
Lauren Grace Thompson as The Narrator and Devorah
Tina Muñoz Pandya as Lilith Von Hitzler
Casey Callaghan as Father Ben
Josh Rubino as Fath...
2022-06-2640 min
The Vanishing ActPart ???: Forgive The Vanishing Act!When Lilith Von Hitzler and Devorah the Duck crash their Vanishing Box in front of St. Patrick’s Church, they must begrudgingly accept help from Fathers Ben and Klem in order to get it off the ground again.
Produced by Rogue Dialogue Productions (roguedialogue.com) and The Vanishing Act (vanishingpod.com)
This episode was written and directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson.
Cast:
Lauren Grace Thompson as The Narrator and Devorah
Tina Muñoz Pandya as Lilith Von Hitzler
Casey Callaghan as Father Ben
Josh Rubino as Father Klem
...
2022-06-2637 min
The Vanishing ActAn Update, a Crossover Announcement, and Forgive Me!Today: an update on goings-on over at Team Vanishing Act, a trailer for Forgive Me!--a show we adore--and a very special announcement about our upcoming crossover!
More info on Forgive Me! at https://roguedialogue.com/.
Forgive The Vanishing Act launches Sunday, June 26th!
2022-06-2205 min
The Vanishing ActBONUS: Season 2 Q&A EpisodeIt's our Season 2 Q&A special! What type of duck would each character be? What is Graugie? Will the Narrator ever rest? We dive into the twisty and turny world of season 2 with these questions--and more!
Transcript here.
Featuring Ian Geers (Head Writer), Lauren Grace Thompson (Producer), Sarah Price (Augie Eckhart), Tina Muñoz Pandya (Lilith Von Hitzler), Daniel Millhouse (Conrad Webley Griffson), Laurence Stepney (Anton Hirschfelder), Baldemar (Composer), and YOUR questions!
[NOTE: This episode contains SPOILERS for all of Seasons 1 and 2 and strong language]
The Vanishing Act will return for Sea...
2022-03-071h 26
The Vanishing ActBONUS: Two Flat Earthers Kidnap A Freemason from Good Pointe PodcastsHello there from us here at The Vanishing Act! While we are currently on hiatus working on future projects, and getting ready to bring you our Season 2 Q&A, we wanted to give you a sneak peek at another project we think you'll love from Good Pointe Podcasts!
A satirical dark comedy about secret societies and conspiracy culture, Two Flat Earthers Kidnap A Freemason is everything the very vivid title leads you to believe it is, and so very much more. We think if you enjoy our biting humour, the dubious morals of our main cast, and tru...
2022-02-2839 min
The Vanishing ActPart Five: The Christmas Goose🎶Opening Night, Opening Night
All is bad, Lovers fight.
Will the scientist, teacher, and child
Save the loud mouth before it gets wild,
And vanish the Aryan Race?
Or will it blow up in their face(s)?🎶
Transcript here and at vanishingpod.com, where you can also find bios, more info, and links to our social media.
CREDITS
Written and Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound designed by Daniel Etti-Williams. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Original music by...
2021-12-201h 01
The Vanishing ActPart Four: The Christmas Catch🎶Hark the Herald’s coming soon
To announce Nazi platoons.
Augie has a heart to heart
Conrad’s world may fall apart,
Lilith’s overconfident,
Rudyard gets confused as shit,
Then we get another twist,
When can Anton please just rest?🎶
Transcript here and at vanishingpod.com, where you can also find bios, more info, and links to our social media.
CREDITS
Written and Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound designed by Daniel Etti-Wi...
2021-12-1347 min
The Vanishing ActPart Three: The Christmas Carol🎶 Jingle bells, plot bombshells,
Two friends do a con!
The creative process takes a hit
And maybe there’s a bond,
Hey! 🎶
Transcript here and at vanishingpod.com, where you can also find bios, more info, and links to our social media.
CREDITS
Written and Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound designed by Sarah Buchynski. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Original music by Baldemar.
CAST
Augie Eckhart: Sarah Price
Lilith Von Hitzler: Tina Muñoz Pandya
Conrad Webley Grif...
2021-12-0648 min
The Vanishing ActPart Two: The Christmas Con🎶God help these foolish gentlemen and this one scientist,
Who all now have to make a play or fall to the abyss
While new friends come and help them out
At least much as they can,
As a voice from the past comes to complicate their plans,
Yeah, it really comes to screw up all their plans.🎶
Transcript here and at vanishingpod.com, where you can also find bios, more info, and links to our social media.
CREDITS
Written and Directed by Ian Geers...
2021-11-2943 min
The Vanishing ActPart One: The Christmas KissDeck the Halls of Berlin, Germany!
Fa la la la la, la la la la!
For another rambling absurdity!
Fa-la la la la, la la la la!
The Gang’s confused and causing uproars!
Fa la la la, la la la, la la la!
Plus the year is 1944...
Fa-lah-lah-lah-lah, la la we're BACK!
Transcript here and at vanishingpod.com, where you can also find bios, more info, and links to our social media.
CREDITS
Written and D...
2021-11-2249 min
The Vanishing ActSeason Two Trailer: A Very Vanishing ChristmasThe Vanishing Act will return with SEASON TWO starting on Monday, November 22nd! We pick up right where we left off, literally minutes after the events of season one finale--on Christmas Eve, 1944. These five episodes will tell the story of our ragtag bunch of misfits–Augie, Conrad, Lilith, Rudyard, and Devorah–and their journey to find out if they can take one last lifeline to become better people, better (best?) friends, and maybe (MAYBE) actual protagonists.
Part 1: The Christmas Kiss premieres November 22nd, 2021.
For more information, go to VanishingPod.com.
CREDITS
Voices...
2021-11-0801 min
The Vanishing ActBONUS: The One Stars from Good Pointe PodcastsHello there from us here at The Vanishing Act! We are hard at work in post-production getting ready to bring you our second season in just under a month, but while we’re on hiatus, we wanted to bring you something special and introduce you to one of our favorite shows that we think you’ll absolutely love.
The One Stars, from Good Pointe Podcasts, is a comedic sci-fi show set aboard a spaceship called the Space Windu, where the suitably grumpy Negative Nancy and her only friend, Chatbot, bring you a regular selection of One Star revi...
2021-11-0124 min
The Godfrey Audio GuideShadows & MissivesComposition (1959) by Chu Teh-chun; Letter from Annabelle Godfrey to Latisha Handford (1940)This episode was written and produced by Nicole Knudsen, with sound design and editing by James Ferrero, and featured performances by Nicole Knudsen and James Ferrero.The Godfrey Audio Guide is produced on unceded Tongva and Chumash territory.For episode transcripts, ways to support the show, and where to follow us online, please visit our website: thegodfreyaudioguide.com.(This episode was remastered as of October 15, 2024)Research on Chu Teh-chun was collected from https://www.christies.co...
2021-10-2912 minThe Vanishing ActBONUS: Season 1 Q&A EpisodeIt's our Season 1 Q&A special! Which character would die first in a horror film? What is Conrad's Dunkin Donuts order? What is the deal with Devorah? We dive into the true emotional meat of the series with these very serious questions--and more!
Transcript here.
Featuring Ian Geers (Head Writer), Lauren Grace Thompson (Producer), Daniel Etti-Williams (Sound Designer), Sarah Price (Augie Eckhart), Tina Muñoz Pandya (Lilith Von Hitzler), and Daniel Millhouse (Conrad Webley Griffson), and YOUR questions! [NOTE: This episode contains SPOILERS for all of Season 1]
Season 2 will premiere on Monday, November 22nd...
2021-10-181h 25
What A Movie: A Nostalgia-Infused Podcast17. "I Just Have Feelings" - Air Bud (1997)Ain't no rule says a dog can't play basketball!
On this episode of What A Movie: A Nostalgia-Infused Podcast, James and Nicole are joined by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson of Not Another Film Podcast! We discuss the classic 1997 boy-and-his-dog sports movie: Air Bud!
How much tapioca pudding is too much tapioca pudding? What role did Big Napkin have in the making of this movie? Why are dogs SO GOOD?! Listen along to find out!
Content warning for discussion of abuse as depicted in Air Bud.
Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod
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2021-09-271h 45
The Audio Verse Awards Nominee Showcase Podcast2021 Showcase: The Vanishing ActHi there! This is Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. We’re the creators and directors of The Vanishing Act: A Rambling Absurdity in 12 (ish) Parts.
The basic premise of the show is this: In 1699, renowned stage magician Jean Jacquline Lemarque vanished himself and the entire audience of his magic show at his final performance at the Theatre des Tuileries in Paris.
Meanwhile, in 1933, a grumpy German set designer, an American con man, an unfortunately named scientist, and a duck, all search for the answer to one question: how did he do it?
And...
2021-09-1347 min
PodTalesThe Vanishing Act (Creator Showcase- November 10, 2020)
The Vanishing Act- Part One: The CorkscrewDescription: In 1699, at the premiere of his newest masterpiece, renowned stage magician Jean Jacquline Lemarque caused the 2nd or 3rd greatest disappearance-related theatrical tragedy in history…In 1932, a prickly German theater artist, an American conman, and an unfortunately-named mechanical engineer globetrot from Berlin to Paris to Hollywood, encountering artistic geniuses, secret societies, and plagiarists in an attempt to unfold the mystery of Lemarque’s Vanishing Act... or at the very least avoid doing any actual work.A farce, a heist, a con, a murder mystery, and a dis...
2020-11-1048 min
The Audio Verse Awards Nominee Showcase Podcast2020 Showcase: The Vanishing ActLAUREN: Hi, this is Lauren Grace Thompson -
IAN: And Ian Geers
LAUREN: The creators and writers behind The Vanishing Act.
IAN: A rambling absurdity in 12 parts.
LAUREN: Right, 12ish parts.
IAN: The Vanishing Act tells the story of a mysterious -
LAUREN: and fictional -
IAN: -tragedy that occurred at a magic show way back in the 17th century and a rag tag group of
scientists, con men, theatre artists, and social climbers trying to unravel its mystery in the 1930s.
2020-09-2047 min
Mercury Theatre PodcastSPECIAL: the Vanishing Act Part One: the CorkscrewA Theatrical Disaster! A Disappeared Magician! A Pretentious Artist(s)! Obsessed with a 200-year-old historical footnote, Augie Eckhart grapples with the changing tide of 1930’s Berlin in the rehearsal room and at an ex’s birthday party--only to be brought face to face with a face from his past he’s only too happy to face…
Transcript here!
Cast:
Augie Eckhart - Sarah Price
Anton Hirschfelder - Laurence Stepney
Rudyard T. Codswallop - Sam Hubbard
Lilith Von Hitzler - Tina Muñoz Pandya
Jean-Jacquline Lemarque/Schwanzkoph - Chris Vizurraga
De Bour/Stagehand - Shawn Pfautsch
...
2020-08-0246 min
Mercury Theatre PodcastEXTRA: the Vanishing Act InterviewProducer John Badger interviews the Producers Lauren Grace Thompson and Ian Geers from the Vanishing Act. Discussions ranged from their Actors to Duck Amuck.
Follow the Vanishing Act:
Website: https://vanishingpod.com/
Twitter: @vanishingpod
Facebook: @vanishingpod
Instagram: @vanishingpod
Contact Mercury Theater Podcast
Website: www.mercurytheatrepodcast.com
Email: john@mercurytheatrepodcast.com
Thanks to the Vanishing Act for Permissions to use their Theme Music.
The Joy Of Victory by WinnieTheMoog
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7767-the-joy-of-victory
License: https...
2020-08-011h 05