Deep Overstock Fiction Podcast
By Deep Overstock Fiction Podcast
Deep Overstock Fiction PodcastJun 04, 2023
DO20 Childhood Ep. 10: Three Poems by Valerie Hunter (w/ Discussion)
Valerie Hunter - “A Long Day Waiting” “Never Ever, Or an Alarming Gap in Memory” “Turkey Cutlet Night” (read by Nicholas Yandell)
Poetry Editor Nicholas Yandell and Editor-in-Chief Robert Eversmann join in discussion on “A Long Day Waiting” “Never Ever, Or an Alarming Gap in Memory” “Turkey Cutlet Night” by Valerie Hunter.
Check out The Poet Heroic here.
Theme music is "Take Me Higher" by Jazzhar.
DO20 Childhood Ep. 9: "The Hunters" by Michael Gigandet
Michael Gigandet - "The Hunters" (read by the author)
Check out The Poet Heroic here.
Theme music is "Take Me Higher" by Jazzhar.
DO20 Childhood Ep. 8: Three Poems by Lynette Esposito (w/ Discussion)
Lynette Esposito - “Granddaughter” “Child Amongst the Wildflowers” “Laughter in the Hallway” (read by the author)
Poetry Editor Nicholas Yandell and Editor-in-Chief Robert Eversmann join in discussion on “Granddaughter” “Child Amongst the Wildflowers” “Laughter in the Hallway” by Lynette Esposito.
Check out The Poet Heroic here.
Theme music is "Take Me Higher" by Jazzhar.
DO20 Childhood Ep. 7: "Lavender is a Shade of Purple" by Nneamaka Onochie
Nneamaka Onochie - “Lavender is a Shade of Purple” (read by the author)
Check out The Poet Heroic here.
Theme music is "Take Me Higher" by Jazzhar.
DO20 Childhood Ep. 6: "Bad Math and Spelling" by Desiree Ducharme (w/ Discussion)
Desiree Ducharme - "Bad Math and Spelling" (read by the author)
Poetry Editor Nicholas Yandell and Editor-in-Chief Robert Eversmann join in discussion on "Bad Math and Spelling" by Desiree Ducharme.
Check out The Poet Heroic here.
Theme music is "Take Me Higher" by Jazzhar.
DO20 Childhood Ep. 5: Joe Farley, Esther Fishman, David Agyei-Yeboah
Joe Farley - “Frankenstein v. The Wolfman v. Dracula v. a Duck” (read by Nicholas Yandell)
Esther Fishman - “we are all on land not our own” (read by Robert Eversmann)
David Agyei-Yeboah - “authoritative mother” (read by Robert Eversmann)
Check out The Poet Heroic here.
Theme music is "Take Me Higher" by Jazzhar.
DO20 Childhood Ep. 4: "Out Among the Breakers" by Hailey Plautz (w/ Discussion)
Hailey Plauts - “Out Among the Breakers” (read by Michael Santiago)
Poetry Editor Nicholas Yandell and Editor-in-Chief Robert Eversmann join in discussion on “Out Among the Breakers" by Hailey Plautz.
Check out The Poet Heroic here.
Theme music is "Take Me Higher" by Jazzhar.
DO20 Childhood Ep. 3: Nicholas Yandell, John Delaney, James B. Nicola, Arnold B. Cabdriver
Nicholas Yandell - “Something Worth Savoring” (read by the author)
John Delaney - “Newborn” (read by Robert Eversmann)
James B. Nicola - “The Spider has Devoured” (read by the author)
Arnold B. Cabdriver - “My Son with the Twitchy Asshole” (read by Robert Eversmann) (plutohouse.spcae)
Check out The Poet Heroic here.
Theme music is "Take Me Higher" by Jazzhar.
DO20 Childhood Ep. 2: "Early Science” & "Swinging" by Patricia Dutt (w/ Discussion)
Patricia Dutt - “Early Science” & "Swinging" (read by the author)
Poetry Editor Nicholas Yandell and Editor-in-Chief Robert Eversmann join in discussion on “Early Science” & "Swinging" by Patricia Dutt.
Check out The Poet Heroic here.
Theme music is "Take Me Higher" by Jazzhar.
DO20 Childhood Ep. 1: Terry Trowbridge & Tara Kareta
Terry Trowbridge - “Juice for the Babies” “Misplaced Charity” (read by Michael Santiago)
Tara Kareta - “Lemon Candy Currency” “Colored Memories” (read by the author)
Check out The Poet Heroic here.
Theme music is "Take Me Higher" by Jazzhar.
PREVIEW: TNT's Ryan Sprinkle on The Avram Davidson Universe
Ryan Sprinkle, creator of the tabletop RPG Tipples n Taverns and cast member of Late Night Pomes, appears on The Avram Davidson Universe to discuss "Sacheverll" by Avram Davidson.
DO19 Hacking Ep. 5: "The Timezio Hearing" by Lanay Griessner
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Z.B. Wagman and Robert Eversmann discuss "The Timezio Hearing" by Lanay Griessner, published in DO 19: Hacking.
Music is “What if God was a Cyberpunk” by Eddie Palmer.
DO19 Hacking Ep. 4: Amy Van Duzer, Les Blond, Karla Linn Merrifield, R. Craig Sautter
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Amy Van Duzer - “0/1”
Les Blond - “I Want to Report Identity Theft”
Karla Linn Merrifield - “E-Voyeurs”
Karla Linn Merrifield - “Grief’s Geographical Gigabyte”
R. Craig Sautter - “Big Trouble” (mixed and edited by Bob Kucera)
Music is “What if God was a Cyberpunk” by Eddie Palmer.
DO19 Hacking Ep. 3: "The Man Inside" by Stephen Madden
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Sarah Dennison and Robert Eversmann discuss "The Man Inside" by Stephen Madden, published in DO 19: Hacking.
Music is “What if God was a Cyberpunk” by Eddie Palmer.
DO19 Hacking Ep. 2: Justin Ratcliff, Lynette Esposito, Nicholas Yandell, Karla Linn Merrifield
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Justin Ratcliff - “Firewood Lamentations”
Lynette Esposito - “How I Wonder”
Lynette Esposito - “Hacking Death”
Nicholas Yandell - “If I Could Hack the World”
Karla Linn Merrifield - “Extinction by Nerve Strangle”
Music is “What if God was a Cyberpunk” by Eddie Palmer.
DO19 Hacking Ep. 1: "What Other Choices Did We Have?" by Megan Wildhood
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Z.B. Wagman, Sarah Dennison, and Robert Eversmann discuss "What Other Choices Did We Have?" by Megan Wildhood, published in DO 19: Hacking.
Music is “What if God was a Cyberpunk” by Eddie Palmer.
PREVIEW: DO Managing Editor Z.B. Wagman on the Avram Davidson Universe
DO Managing Editor Z.B. Wagman appears on the Avram Davidson Universe to discuss Avram's story, "The Goobers." Find the full episode here.
DO18 Old Favorites Ep. 9: Green Room (New Arrivals & Old Favorites -> Hacking)
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Structures
“In the Attic” by Alan Brickman
Issue 19: Hacking
Ep. 58: Cyberpunk! by Bruce Bethke
Ep. 59: Snow Crash by Neal Steaphenson
Ep. 60: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
DO18 Old Favorites Ep. 8: Orange Room (Structures & Beekeeping)
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Structures
“Book Sale” by Christine Kwon
“Oubliette” by Justin Ratcliff
Beekeeping
“BB Keeping” by Desiree Ducharme
“XOXO Candyman 2” by Heather Hambley (latinklub.wordpress.com)
DO18 Old Favorites Ep. 7: Gold Room (Horror & Superheroes)
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Horror
“Postcard from the Crypt” by Deborah Coy
“The Color of Light” by Ivan de Monbrison
Superheroes
“Mama’s Little Angel” by Z.B. Wagman
DO18 Old Favorites Ep. 6: Blue Room (Westerns & Shakespeare)
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Westerns
“Equus” by Audra Burwell
“I will Never Be a Cowboy” by Bee LB
Shakespeare
“Shakespeare in Winter” by Lynette G. Esposito
“My Cousin Shakespeare” by Lynette G. Esposito
DO18 Old Favorites Ep. 5: Purple Room (Dreams & Magic)
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Dreams
“I Know that if I shrunk down to three inchyes tall my cat” by Cecily Cecil
“A Candle in the Window” by Marie Dolores
“cum mortuis in lingua viva - A handover in letters” by Lars Straehler
“The Train” by A.R. Bender
“What Do Your Dreams Tell You?” by Joan Mazza
Magic
“Igniting Moons, for You” by Herma S.Y. Li
“The Lion’s Gate” by Caroline Reddy
DO18 Old Favorites Ep. 4: Red Room (Nautical Lore & Future)
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Nautical Lore
“My Daughter Clare” by Herma S.Y. Li
“Sea Goddess” by Justin Ratcliff
“A Seaworthy Soul” by Nicholas Yandell
“Bearings” by Alex Richardson
Future
“I Left Your Keys on the Kitchen Table” by Carella Keil
DO18 Old Favorites Ep. 3: Coffee Room (Paranormal Romance & Mystery)
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Paranormal Romance
“How to Make Love to a Female Human” by Karla Linn Merrifield
“Queen of Diamonds” by Carella Keil
“What They Say about Big Feet” by Vernon Tremor (@pluto_house_)
Mystery
“The Loaf” by Elizabeth Templeman
“This Screaming Mad//man” by Bee LB
DO18 Old Favorites Ep. 2: Rose Room (Fairy Tales, Folktales, Fables & Animals)
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Rose Room: Fairy Tales, Folktales, Fables
“Survival Guide for Mortals Trapped in 2022” by Clarissa Grunwald
"Spirulina" by Riley Huff
“The Lost Tribe” by Caroline Reddy
“One Noble Neighbor” by Ryan Shane Lopez
“Trust” by Anna Laura Falvey
Rose Room: Animals
“Self-Portrait as Angler Fish” by Cecily Cecil
“The Ape” and “The Return of the Ape” by Eric Thralby (@pluto_house_)
DO18 Old Favorites Ep. 1: Pearl Room (Space Exploration & Origin of Life)
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Space Exploration
“on an otherwise unremarkable night” by Bee LB
“On Mining Station Gamma Twelve” by Amala E. Gnanadesikan
“The First Astronauts” by Daniel J. Nickolas
“Future Astrophysicists of America, or, Children Staring Into a Void” by Anna Laura Falvey
Origin of Life
“The Eves” by Olive Wexler
“origin story” by Bee LB
“Conversations in a Graveyard” by Daniel J. Nickolas
“born” by Clarissa Grunwald
"Cremation" by John Delaney
PREVIEW: Author Laura Scott on The Avram Davidson Universe
Laura Scott, author featured in DO Issue 9: New Arrivals and DO Issue 17: Beekeeping, appears on The Avram Davidson Universe to discuss "A Quiet Room with a View" by Avram Davidson.
DO18 Gun Smoke: A Radio Drama! (Westerns)
Join the DO Editors as they play a classic Gun Smoke episode from the original radio drama.
Ryan Sprinkle is Matt Dillon (tipplesntaverns)
Z.B. Wagman is Announcer, Dr. Charles Adams and Mrs. Bonney
Robert Eversmann is Mr. Hightower and Boy (pluto_house_)
Mickey Collins is Peter Ziegler (the Dutchman) and Francine Richards (deepoverstock)
Michael Santiago is Chester, Wesley Proudfoot and Adam Richards
Sound effects from Inspector J and others, all sourced from freesound.org
Theme music is "Pass the Spaghetti" by Patrick Smith, sourced from stockmusic.net
DO18 Flash Gordon: A Radio Drama! (Space Exploration)
Join the DO Editors as they play a classic Flash Gordon episode from the original radio drama.
Robert Eversmann is Flash Gordon (pluto_house_)
Ryan Sprinkle is Announcer (tipplesntaverns)
Michael Santiago is Barin
Z.B. Wagman is Thun
Mickey Collins is Dale Arden (deepoverstock)
Now, Flash! into Adventure!
Sound Effects from Inspector Jay, SplatSound and others, all sourced from freesound.org
Theme music is "Space" by Chad Crouch.
DO18 Shakespeare: A Radio Drama! (Shakespeare)
Join the DO Editors as they play scenes from Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tempest, Henry IV, and Two Noble Kinsmen.
For these scenes, we roll a six-sided die to find out who's who right before recording. We don't know our roles until we roll!
Cast: Robert Eversmann, Melissa Kerman, Simon Lang, Michael Santiago, Z.B. Wagman
1. Macbeth Act I Scene 1
First Witch - Bobby Second Witch - Simon Third Witch - Mike2. A Midsummer Night's Dream Act III Scene 1 pt. 1
Bottom - Simon Quince - Melissa Snout - Mike Starveling - Bobby Robin - Zach3. Tempest Act I Scene 2
Stephano - Melissa Trinculo - Mike Caliban - Zach Ariel - Bobby4. Henry IV Act III Scene 3
Falstaff - Melissa Bardolph - Mike Hostess - Simon Prince - Zach5. Romeo and Juliet Act I Scene 1
Sampson - Mike Gregory - Zach Abram - Melissa Benvolio - Simon Tybalt - Bobby Prince - Melissa6. Two Noble Kinsmen Act II Scene 2
Arcite - Simon Palamon - Mike Emilia - Bobby Woman - Melissa7. Midsummer Night's Dream Act III Scene 1 pt. 1
Bottom - Zach Titania - Bobby Peasblossom - Simon Cobweb - Mike Mote - Melissa Mustardseed - SimonDO17 Beekeeping Ep. 6: Gabby Gilliam, Rebecca Patrascu, Karla Linn Merrifield, Michael Santiago, Bob Selcrosse, Maev Barba
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Gabby Gilliam: "Final Throes of Winter"
Rebecca Patrascu: “Lessons from the Apiary" “The Queen”
Karla Linn Merrifield: “Inexplicable”
Michael Santiago: “House of Honey”
Bob Selcrosse: “The Beekeeper’s Daughter” (@pluto_house_)
Maev Barba: “The Chamber Bee” (@pluto_house_)
DO17 Beekeeping Ep. 5: Rebecca Patrascu, Brooke Hoppstock-Mattson, Ellen Austin-Li, Mary Salome, Lauren Swift, Emmy Clarke
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Rebecca Patrascu: “Beekeeper-To-Be" “as a mason bee”
Brooke Hoppstock-Mattson: “Moonlit Holiday"
Ellen Austin-Li: “The Day My Husband Stood in the Spring Sun" “Two Queens" “Shadow Puppet”
Lauren Swift: “hum”
Emmy Clarke: “The Beekeeper”
Arnold B. Cabdriver: “The Hornets of White Mountain” (@pluto_house_)
DO17 Beekeeping Ep. 4: Yuan Changming, Rae Lamicq, Mary Salome, Alshaad Kara, Lynette Esposito, Stephanie Fluckey
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Yuan Changming: “Temporarily Floating”
Rae Lamicq: "Keeping in the Time of Colony Collapse" "Pomona & the Bees" “The Beekeepers Tanging to a Potential Lover”
Mary Salome: “From the Impatient Beekeeper's Notebook"
Alshaad Kara: “Honeysuckles" “Multiverse" “Bumblebee” “Source of Life”
Lynette Esposito: “Conversation Between the Beekeepers”
Stephanie Fluckey: “Honey”
DO17 Beekeeping Ep. 3: Anna Laura Falvey, Ellen Austin-Li, nat moon, doug, Mackenzie Beninati & Nico Wilkinson, Laura Scott
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Anna Laura Falvey: “And the Bees”
Ellen Austin-Li: “Honeycomb Tattoo" “Nurses”
nat moon: “Winter”
doug: "WANNABEE”
Mackenzie Beninati and Nico Wilkinson: “The Bees and the Beekeeper Speak”
Laura Scott: "The Queen Bee, A Fairytale Adaptation"
DO17 Beekeeping Ep. 2: Nicholas Yandell, Estée Arts Crenshaw, Robert Duisberg, Brooke Hoppstock-Mattson, Lily Walsh, Julie Jones
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Nicholas Yandell: “Of Restless Wonder”
Estée Arts Crenshaw: “Megachildae” “Sorrow”
Robert Duisberg: “An Elegant Unfolding”
Brooke Hoppstock-Mattson: "This Is Just To Say To the Bees”
Lily Walsh and Josh: “Return to Honey Castle” (@pluto_house_)
Julie Jones: “Melissa, Queen of the Bees”
DO17 Beekeeping Ep. 1: Timothy Arliss O’Brien, Alshaad Kara, Jennifer Clark, Tom Barlow, Ellen Austin-Li, Lydia Gwyn
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Timothy Arliss O’Brien: “Save the Bees”
Alshaad Kara: “Childhood" "A Day in the Orange Valley" “Queen Bee”
Jennifer Clark: "Saint of Beekeeping and Beggars”
Tom Barlow: “Tranquility”
Ellen Austin-Li: “Undertakers" “Robber Bees”
Lydia Gwyn: “We Watch and Wait”
Melissa Kerman reads "Untitled" by Andy Anderson
Melissa Kerman reads "Untitled" by Andy Anderson from the Paranormal Romance issue. Follow DO on Instagram for updates on new issues.
Alex Werner reads “Heroes and Villeins” by Desiree Ducharme
Alex Werner reads “Heroes and Villeins” by Desiree Ducharme from DO Issue 14: Magic. Follow DO on Instagram for updates on new issues.
DO16 Superheroes Ep. 5: Karla Linn Merrifield, Bob Selcrosse, Maev Barba
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Karla Linn Merrifield: "Among the Heroic Superstars ” “Context is Everything” “What Would I Change in the World if I Could”
Bob Selcrosse: “Let Me Be Your Hero Baby” “The Golden Bureaucrat” (@pluto_house_)
Maev Barba: “The Neighborhood Watch” (@pluto_house_)
Music is “Victory Trail” by Pawel Feszczuk.
DO16 Superheroes Ep. 4: Phyllis Hemann, Jen Mierisch, CJ Huntington
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Phyllis Hemann: “Unbreakable”
Jen Mierisch: “How Joe ‘The Nose’ Mulligan Survived 2020”
CJ Huntington: “Requiem for a Radicalized Superman”
Music is “Victory Trail” by Pawel Feszczuk
DO16 Superheroes Ep. 3: Lynette G. Esposito, doug, Phyllis Hemann, Patricia Dutt
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Lynette G. Esposito: “You’re Almost a Superhero, Dad”
doug: “Vin”
Phyliss Hemann: "Mystique Exposed"
Patricia Dutt: “Superbaby”
Music is “Victory Trail” by Pawel Feszczuk
DO16 Superheroes Ep. 2: Lucy Jayes, Phyllis Hemann, Aurora Lewis, Rob D. Smith
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Lucy Jayes: “Villanelle”
Phyllis Hemann: “On Loan from Sky”
Aurora Lewis: “Chocolate Drop”
Rob D. Smith: “Don’t Steal a Kiss from a Queen”
Music is “Victory Trail” by Pawel Feszczuk
DO16 Superheroes Ep. 1: Nicholas Yandell, Timothy Arliss O’Brien, Michael Santiago
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Nicholas Yandell: “A Public Service Announcement On Behalf of All Your Heroic Friends”
Timothy Arliss O'Brien: “I’m a superstar, and super high, but superhero?”
Michael Santiago: “That Invincible Bastard”
Music is “Victory Trail” by Pawel Feszczuk
Ryan Shane Lopez reads "Not Waving if You Look Long Enough" by Alex Werner
Ryan Shane Lopez reads "Not Waving if You Look Long Enough" by Alex Werner published in the Mystery issue. Follow DO on Instagram for updates on new issues.
Hosted by Michael Santiago.
DO17 Beekeeping: Issue Preview Discussion
Melissa Kerman and Michael Santiago discuss what we are looking forward to reading in DO Issue 17: Beekeeping.
DO16 Superheroes: DO Editors Dissect Issue 16
Michael Santiago and Robert Eversmann dissect SUPERHEROES and discuss why we accepted some pieces and rejected others.
Jonathan van Belle and Michael Santiago in Conversation
Jonathan van Belle and Michael Santiago discuss van Belle's short story and poetry publications in Deep Overstock, as well as his latest book, Zenithism, published by Deep Overstock. Jonathan van Belle's work can be found at his website.
Robert Eversmann reads "Five Seed Swindle" by Ryan Shane Lopez
Robert Eversmann reads "Five Seed Swindle" by Ryan Shane Lopez from DO Issue 14: Magic.
DO15 Shakespeare Ep. 2: The Tragedies, feat. Karla Linn Merrifield, Anna Laura Falvey, Timothy Arliss O’Brien and Greg Bell
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Karla Linn Merrifield: “Parsing #3”
Anna Laura Falvey: “Weirds to Stage”
Timothy Arliss O'Brien: “Shakespearean Curse”
Greg Bell: "Shakespeare Replies to Attacks on Theater (1-3)”
Hosted by Michael Santiago.
Theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova.
DO15 Shakespeare Ep. 1: The Comedies - Kate Falvey, Elizabeth Sylvia, Nicholas Yandell
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Kate Falvey: “Bards in the Forest of Arden”
Nicholas Yandell: “Antonio’s Waves”
Elizabeth Sylvia: “Ringed” “Dear Helena” by Elizabeth Sylvia.
Hosted by DO Managing Editor, Z.B. Wagman.
Theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova.
DO15: Shakespeare Wrap-Up Discussion w/ Managing Editors Michael Santiago and Z.B. Wagman
DO's Managing Editors, Michael Santiago and Z.B. Wagman, discuss our editing process for Shakespeare. We talk about why we loved the pieces we accepted and why the pieces we rejected weren't what we were looking for.
Shakespeare Ep. 14: Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 4
Follow DO on Instagram for updates on new issues. Players in Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 4: Phoenix (Macbeth), Z.B. Wagman (Ross), Michael Santiago (First Murderer/Stage Directions), Ryan Sprinkle (Lennox), Robert Eversmann (Lady Macbeth) directed by Z.B. Wagman, and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
Shakespeare Ep. 13: Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 1
Follow DO on Instagram for updates on new issues. Players in Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 1: Z.B. Wagman (Brutus), Phoenix (Cassius), Michael Santiago (Metellus Cimber), Ryan Sprinkle (Casca), Robert Eversmann (Caesar) directed by Z.B. Wagman, and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
Shakespeare Ep. 12: Richard II, Act 4, Scene 1
Follow DO on Instagram for updates on new issues. Players in Richard II, Act 4, Scene 1: Z.B. Wagman (Richard II), Michael Santiago (Henry Bolingbroke), Ryan Sprinkle (Duke of York), Robert Eversmann (Northumberland) directed by Z.B. Wagman, and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
Shakespeare Ep. 11: Taming of the Shrew, Act 2, Scene 1
Players in Taming of the Shrew, Act 2, Scene 1: Z.B. Wagman (Bianca), Ryan Sprinkle (Katharina), Robert Eversmann (Baptista) directed by Z.B. Wagman, and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
Shakespeare Ep. 10: Henry IV, Act 2, Scene 4
Players in Henry IV Part I, Act 2, Scene 4: Z.B. Wagman (Prince Hal), Ryan Sprinkle (Gadshill), Michael Santiago (Poins), Robert Eversmann (Falstaff) directed by Z.B. Wagman, and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Tavern Sounds by Ralexpdx from freesound.org
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
Shakespeare Ep. 9: Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 1
Players in Hamlet Act 5 Scene 1: Ryan Sprinkle (Gravedigger), Michael Santiago (Hamlet), Robert Eversmann (Horatio) directed by Z.B. Wagman, and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Lead-in music is “Ophelia’s Dream” by Bensounds
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
Shakespeare Ep. 8: Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 5
Players in Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 5: Ryan Sprinkle (Romeo), Z.B. Wagman (Juliet), Michael Santiago (Nurse), directed by Z.B. Wagman, and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Lead-in music is “Sexy” by Bensounds
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
Shakespeare Ep. 7: The Tempest, Act 2, Scene 2
Players in The Tempest Act 2 Scene 2: Z.B. Wagman (Caliban), Michael Santiago (Trinculo), Z.B. Wagman (Demetrius), Ryan Sprinkle (Stephano), directed by Z.B. Wagman, and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
Shakespeare Outtakes
Z.B. Wagman, Ryan Sprinkle, Phoenix, Michael Santiago and Robert Eversmann fucked it up again and again. And it was a blast!
A.G. Angevine reads "In Your Dark Garden" by Ariel Kusby
A.G. Angevine reads "In Your Dark Garden" by Ariel Kusby from DO Issue 7: Horror.
Ariel Kusby runs the company Little Witchery.
Shakespeare Ep. 6: King Lear, Act 3 Scene 2
Players in Shakespeare's King Lear Act 3 Scene 2: Robert Eversmann (King Lear), Ryan Sprinkle (Fool), Phoenix (Kent), directed by Z.B. Wagman and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Sound Effects by Inspector J and others from Freesound.org
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
Shakespeare Ep. 5: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 2 Scene 2
Players in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 2 Scene 2: Ryan Sprinkle (Lysander), Michael Santiago (Hermia), Z.B. Wagman (Demetrius), Phoenix (Helena), Bobby (Puck), directed by Z.B. Wagman, and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Lead-in music: “Risen” by Ketsa from Free Music Archive
Forest sound effects by lankbeeld from Free Sound Archive
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
Shakespeare Ep. 4: Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1
Players in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Act 4 Scene 1: Z.B. Wagman (Benedick), Robert Eversmann (Beatrice), directed by Z.B. Wagman and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Lead-in music: “November” by Ben Sound
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
Shakespeare Ep. 3: Hamlet, Act 3 Scene 1
Players in Shakespeare's Hamlet Act 3 Scene 1: Phoenix (Hamlet), Robert Eversmann (Ophelia), Michael Santiago (King Claudius), Phoenix (Lord Polonius), directed by Z.B. Wagman and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Lead-in music: “Ofelia’s Dream” by Ben Sound
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
Shakespeare Ep. 2: Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2
Players in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 2: Michael Santiago (Romeo), Phoenix (Juliet), directed by Z.B. Wagman and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Sound Effects by Inspector J and others from Freesound.org
Lead-in music: "Sexy" by Ben Sound
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
Shakespeare Ep. 1: Macbeth, Act 4 Scene 1
Players in Shakespeare's Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1: Phoenix (Macbeth), Z.B. Wagman (Lennox), Michael Santiago (Witch 1), Ryan Sprinkle (Witch 2), Robert Eversmann (Witch 3), directed by Z.B. Wagman and produced by Robert Eversmann.
Sound Effects by Inspector J and others from Freesound.org
Opening and closing theme music is "Hopeless Waltz" by Alena Smirnova
DO14 Magic Ep. 3: The Prestige - Shireen Arora, Lynette Esposito, Ryan Shane Lopez, Walter Moon, Michael Santiago
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Walter Moon: “Synchrony”
Shireen Arora: “That Shallow, Musty Grey, Almost Stagnant Creek”
Lynette Esposito: “Marco Believed in Magic”
Ryan Shane Lopez: “Five Seed Swindle”
Michael Santiago: “Beyond the Velvet”
This episode is hosted by Michael Santiago.
DO14 Magic Ep. 2: The Turn - Kummam Al-Maadeed, John Delaney, Kate Falvey, Timothy Arliss O’Brien
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John Delaney: “The Magic of Living”
Kate Falvey: “The Woolgatherers”
Timothy Arliss O'Brien: “Lessons in Technical Magic”
Kummam Al-Maadeed: “Awaken”
This episode is hosted by Z.B. Wagman.
DO14 Magic Ep. 1: The Pledge - Kate Falvey, K.B. Thomas, Hibah Shabkhez, Nicholas Yandell, Bogdan Groza
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Kate Falvey: "Green Ghost Remembers"
Hibah Shabkhez: "Grey Hair"
Bogdan Groza: "Recipe for Disaster"
Nicholas Yandell: "Wrestling with Magic"
K.B. Thomas: "Surprising Things" by K.B. Thomas.
This episode is hosted by Michael Santiago.
DO Editors Discuss Issue 15: Shakespeare BONUS
DO Editors Michael Santiago and Z.B. Wagman discuss DO Issue 15: Shakespeare. This episode is a great dive into Shakespearean language and plot. Listen if you want to know what our editors are hoping to read this issue.
DO Editors Discuss Issue 15: Shakespeare feat. Z.B. Wagman and Michael Santiago
DO's prose editors, Michael Santiago and Z.B. Wagman, discuss hopes and dreams for our fifteenth issue, Shakespeare. We are excited for poetic language, but, whatever you do, don't sacrifice your own style. Use Shakespeare however you want! We are just excited to read your work.
Jihye Shin reads "Internal Space" by A.G. Angevine
Jihye Shin reads "Internal Space" by A.G. Angevine from DO Issue 1: Space Exploration.
1 Year of the DO Fiction Podcast!! feat. Z.B. Wagman and Michael Santiago
Z.B. Wagman and Michael Santiago, head prose editors of Deep Overstock, talk about their favorite pieces of fiction and what they hope to edit and publish in the coming year at Deep Overstock. Follow DO on Instagram for updates on new issues.
Z.B. Wagman reads "The Barrel" by Holly Day
Z.B. Wagman reads "The Barrel" by Holly Day, published in the DO Issue 12: Mystery. Holly Day is a master of terror and psychological horror and "The Barrel" is a masterpiece. "The Barrel" was chosen by Eric Thralby, a regular contributor to Deep Overstock.
Joe Galván reads "Lacy & THE KNIFE" by Eric Thralby
Joe Galván reads "Lacy & THE KNIFE" from the DO Issue 10: Origin of Life. Though "A Country Visitation" and "Lacy & THE KNIFE" would seem to be very different on the surface, they actually work with similar themes and are structured in a similar way.
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Kummam Al-Maadeed reads "The Lullaby" by Ben Talley
Kummam Al-Maadeed reads “The Lullaby” by Ben Talley from DO Issue 5: Dreams.
Al-Maadeed, author of The Lost Rose and Calling Magic, and host Z.B. Wagman discuss the dreamy nature of the “The Lullaby” and ask, if the lullaby ends, do we all die?
Future Ep. 4 - "The Zenith" feat. Jonathan Van Belle, Karla Linn Merrifield, Nicholas Yandell, Lynette Esposito, and K.B. Thomas
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The Zenith
“Dear 21st Century” by Jonathan Van Belle
“Lost in Space” by Karla Linn Merrifield
“Take Refuge in the Sky” by Nicholas Yandell
“Medicine 2180” by Lynette Esposito
“Jane, Inc.” by K.B. Thomas
DO13 Future Ep. 3: The Wasteland - Bogdan Groza, Ben Crowley, Walter Moon
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The Wasteland
“S.A.L.” by Bogdan Groza
Three pieces by Ben Crowley (@pluto_house_)
“God’s in His Heaven, And All Orders will be Fulfilled” by Walter Moon
DO13 Future Ep. 2: The Fall - Michael Santiago and Eric Thralby
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The Fall
“Boston, Light the Way” by Michael Santiago
“The Body” by Eric Thralby (@pluto_house_)
DO13 Future Ep. 1: The Prophecy - Karla Linn Merrifield, Kate Wylie, Amy Van Duzer, AJD
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The Prophecy
“In the Cards” by Karla Linn Merrifield
“Dew Point” by Kate Wylie
“The Pharaoh’s Orchid,” by Amy Van Duzer
“Prophecy” by AJD
Sara Kachelman reads “A Country Visitation” by Joe Galván
Sara Kachelman reads "A Country Visitation" by Joe Galván, published in DO Issue 3: Paranormal Romance. Kachelman, a master and unparalleled turns, reads Joe Galván, a master of beauty, intrigue and, in “A Country Visitation,” the true master of romance, paranormal or otherwise. Both authors use Gothic elements in their fiction, Kachelman, the Southern Gothic, and Galván, Roman Catholicism.
E.T. Starmann reads "A Few Days After Becoming a Vampire" by Kummam Al-Maadeed
E.T. Starmann reads "A Few Days After Becoming a Vampire" by Kummam Al-Maadeed, published in DO Issue 9: New Arrivals. Kummam Al-Maadeed is the author of Court of Wizards series. Kummam's style is known for incredible world and character building, worlds of fantasy that feel so real you can live in them.
Benjamin Kessler reads "The Small Man" by Sara Kachelman
Benjamin Kessler reads "The Small Man" by Sara Kachelman from the DO Issue 1: Space Exploration.
Kessler and Kachelman are both masters of turning any setting into fiction. Kessler is interested in the defamiliarization of the mundane while Kachelman is interested in incredible images.
Erin Karbuczky reads "Alien Boy" by E.T. Starmann
Erin Karbuczky reads "Alien Boy" by E.T. Starmann from DO Issue 10: Origin of Life.
Erin Karbuczky is a master of speculative fiction with great emotional depth. E.T. Starmann is an author of pulp fiction with an interest in small moments.
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Kevin Sampsell reads "Composition" by Benjamin Kessler
Kevin Sampsell reads "Composition" by Benjamin Kessler from DO Issue 4: Nautical Lore.
DO12 Mysteries Ep. 2: Nicholas Yandell, Bob Selcrosse, Ben Crowley
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“Whistling in the Dark” by Nicholas Yandell
“The Case of the Disposal” by Bob Selcrosse (@pluto_house_)
“The King’s Man” by Ben Crowley (@pluto_house_)
DO12 Mysteries Ep. 1: Karla Linn Merrifield, Lynette Esposito, Kate Falvey, Bob Selcrosse
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“One Thing I Won’t Forget” by Karla Linn Merrifield
“Exchanged” by Lynette G. Esposito
“The Art of the Never-Ending Ego” by Kate Falvey
“The Case of the Radiator” by Bob Selcrosse (@pluto_house_)
Melissa Kerman reads "The Replica" by Erin Karbuczky
Melissa Kerman reads "The Replica" by Erin Karbuczky from DO Issue 10: The Origin of Life.
Melissa and Erin both explore tension in relationships around subtly horrific events, desires and mistakes. The couple's infant is crushed by a car. They replace it with a replica. Will this fix their relationship?
Desmond Everest Fuller reads "You OK" by Kevin Sampsell
Desmond Everest Fuller reads "You OK" by Kevin Sampsell from DO Issue 5: Dreams.
Sampsell is the founder of Future Tense Books and the author of A Common Pornography and This is Between Us. He is an events coordinator and the small press section curator at Powell's Books.
Robert Eversmann reads "Man Eater" by Melissa Kerman
Robert Eversmann reads "Man Eater" by Melissa Kerman from our DO Issue 9: New Arrivals.
Melissa Kerman is a master of tone, here telling a straightforward plot which never really happens, yet is full of suspense and potential. She creates the feeling of a horror story without making any direct references to horror. There is something deeply distressing about the normality of the scenes in Man Eater.
This episode is hosted by Z.B. Wagman
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Elizabeth Neal reads "Sisters" by Kristi Lovato
Elizabeth Neal reads "Sisters" by Kristi Lovato DO Issue 7: Horror.
Neal and Lovato are both masters of the anti-hero, or writing that dividing line between good and evil, that tantalizing grey area where all-powerful clowns give us orders in our dreams and ancient little girls devour despicable men. This episode is hosted by Z.B. Wagman.
Laura Scott reads "Small Things" by Desmond Everest Fuller
Laura Scott reads "Small Things" by Desmond Everest Fuller from DO Issue 6: Westerns.
Laura Scott and Desmond Everest Fuller are both known for their careful detail highlighting the beauty of small moments and small gestures.
Hosted by Michael Santiago.
DO11 Animals Ep. 6: Quadrupedal Mammals which are Not Cats
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Quadrupedal Mammals which are Not Cats
"GongXi FaCai" by Yuan Changming
"bone" by Michal Goldstein
"meow" by Jonathan van Belle
"Early Evening" by Lynette G. Esposito
"Leaving the Slaughterhouse" by Lynette G. Esposito
"Rescue" by Desiree Ducharme
"The We Hate Animals Club" by Arnold B Cabdriver (@pluto_house_)
DO 11 Animals Ep. 5: Birds and Seabirds
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Birds and Seabirds
"Hummingbird" by G Michael Smith
"Blackbird" by Ariel Kusby
"Black Birds in the Backyard" by Lynnette G. Esposito
"Elegy to the Great Auk" by Yuan Changming
"The Coromorant" by Sarah Bartlett
"Marport" by Zuriel van Belle
DO11 Animals Ep. 4: Chipmunks, Mice and Antlers - Esther Fishman, Heather Glover, Bob Selcrosse
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Chipmunks, Mice and Antlers
"Day 5: Chipmunks" by Esther Fishman
"The Deer" by Bob Selcrosse (@pluto_house_)
"Story for Sabi" by Heather Glover
ANIMALS Ep. 3 "CATS!" feat. Jonathan van Belle, Walter Moon, George White, Kellye McBride
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"kitty" by Jonathan van Belle
"The Temp" by Walter Moon
"My Cat" by George White
"Hospital for Reanimated Pets" by Kellye McBride
ANIMALS Ep. 2: "Fireflies, Beetles and Diving Bugs" feat. Michael Baldwin, Yuan Changming, Z.B. Wagman and Robert Torres
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Fireflies, Beetles and Diving Bugs
"Blackberry Epiphany" by Michael Baldwin (read by Azalea Micketti)
"Fireflies" by Z.B. Wagman
"Dytiscus Larvae" Yuan Changming
"Traumatic Indocrtination" by Robert Torres
ANIMALS Ep. 1: "Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles" feat. Yuan Changming, Sarah Bartlett, Marlowe Whittenburg, Michael Baldwin, Arnold B. Cabdriver
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Amphibians and Reptiles
"Frog Calls" by Yuan Changming
"Or Was it Not a Koi" by Sarah Bartlett
"Gharial: A Riddle Poem" by Marlowe Whittenburg
"Golden Eyes" by Michael Baldwin
"A Small Group of Fisherman" by Arnold B. Cabdriver (@pluto_house_)
Robert Eversmann reads "Felita and the Green Bean" by Laura Scott
Robert Eversmann reads "Felita and the Green Bean" by Laura Scott from DO Issue 9: New Arrivals.
This story features a 15-year old girl moving away from her life in Wisconsin back to a new old future in Oregon. Scott's style blends beautiful imagery with coming-of-age plot and digestible moral philosophy.
This episode is hosted by Michael Santiago.
Mark Savage reads "Lucy" by Elizabeth Neal
Mark Savage reads "Lucy" by Elizabeth Neal from DO Issue 5: Dreams.
Elizabeth Neal is the author of They All Die in the End and Mark Savage is the author of Fictional Film Club.
This episode is hosted by Z.B. Wagman.
ORIGIN OF LIFE Ep. 2 feat. Sue Su, Erin Karbuzcky, Ben Crowley and E.T. Starmann
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“Nu Wa” by Sue Su
"The Replica" by Erin Karbuzcky
"The Explorer” by Ben Crowley (@pluto_house_)
"Alien Boy" by E.T. Starmann (@pluto_house_), read by Jonny South
ORIGIN OF LIFE Ep. 1 feat. Jonathan van Belle, Timothy Arliss O’Brien, Nicholas Yandell, Desiree Ducharme, Michael Santiago
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"Therapeutic Fantasy Epic" by Jonathan van Belle
"Where Life Began: Nature" by Timothy Arliss O’Brien
"Start Breathing" by Nicholas Yandell
"Californian" by Desiree Ducharme
"Kami" by Michael Santiago.
Amanda Depperschmidt reads "The Bush," "The Baby," and "The Floor" by Robert Eversmann
Amanda Depperschmidt reads "The Bush," "The Baby," and "The Floor" by Robert Eversmann from the DO Issue 7: Horror.
Eversmann's writing is strange. Amanda Depperschmidt is also featured in the horror issue. Her pieces, "On the Way to the Riverside," and "Stray Dog in the Valley," have incredible imagery that is both vivid and exhilarating.
This episode is hosted by Mike Santiago.
Zenithism and Transhumanism w/ Aaron Rasmussen and Jonathan van Belle
Jonathan van Belle is an author, philosopher, and long-time contributor to Deep Overstock. Aaron Rasmussen is the co-founder of MasterClass and founder of Outlier.org.
Zenithism is the prospect that an infinite natural system evolves infinitely many maximally advanced conscious beings. In Zenithism, this first book on the subject, Jonathan van Belle explores zenithist philosophy through essays, aphorisms, short stories, and a Grecian dialogue. This mixed-genre work is an invitation to imagine the eschatological possibilities of science, technology, and nature.
Dr. Maev Barba reads "Mensch versus Mittwoch" by Mark Savage
Dr. Maev Barba reads "Mensch versus Mittwoch" by Mark Savage, published in DO Issue 7: Horror.
This story is one essay in a book of essays, Fictional Film Club, by Mark Savage. "Mark Savage" conducts precise and groundbreaking film criticism while also implicating himself in a confessional story all bubbling up from the footnotes.
This episode is hosted by Z.B. Wagman.
John Chrostek reads "Chrysalis" by Amanda Depperschmidt
John Chrostek reads "Chrysalis" by Amanda Depperschmidt, published in the DO Issue 6: Structures. Depperschmidt's work often has images and characters of great depth. Her style is subtly poetic, never wordy, but always exceptionally intriguing.
This episode is hosted by Michael Santiago.
Jonathan van Belle reads "The Mother Dome" by Dr. Maev Barba
Jonathan van Bell reads "The Mother Dome" by Dr. Maev Barba from the DO Issue 8: Structures.
This episode is hosted by Z.B. Wagman.
Mickey Collins reads "Thursday" by John Chrostek
Mickey Collins reads "Thursday" by John Chrostek from the Horror Issue. "Thursday" is a story with an unreliable narrator who doesn't understand what's happening to him. And whatever is happening to him, isn't good. Follow DO on Instagram for updates on new issues.
This episode is hosted by Michael Santiago.
A.G. Angevine reads "It Dreams" by Jonathan van Belle
A.G. Angevine reads "It Dreams" by Jonathan van Belle from the Dreams Issue. "It Dreams" is short but has extraordinary depth. Van Belle's writing is known equally for its playfulness as its philosophical legwork. "It Dreams" asks both what, what does it mean for the author to dream, or for the reader? Do they share the same dream?
This episode is hosted by Z.B. Wagman.
Hannah Collins reads "The Hunter" by Mickey Collins
Hannah Collins reads "The Hunter" by Mickey Collins from the Paranormal Romance Issue. A fresh take on vampirism and luring fresh human blood, "The Hunter" is a spooky paranormal romance with a great twist. Follow DO on Instagram for updates on new issues.
This episode is hosted by Mike Santiago.
Z.B. Wagman reads "The Selkie" by A.G. Angevine
Z.B. Wagman reads "The Selkie" published in DO Issue 4: Nautical Lore. "The Selkie" is a beautifully imagined retelling of the classic Scottish folktale about people of the sea who take their seal-skins off and wander in the world of humans. Angevine's version of the selkie brings immense beauty and sadness to this story. Follow DO on Instagram for updates on new issues.
Mike Santiago reads "The Red Bandana" by Hannah Collins
Mike Santiago reads the short story "The Red Bandana" by Hannah Collins, published in DO Issue 6: Westerns. This is a classic western with an unexpected betrayal. Follow DO on Instagram for updates on new issues.