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In The Dumps
Climate Change and Other Small Talk
06/14/23 • 18 min
A father takes his eleven-year-old son on a road trip to protest decades of environmental racism in their rural Black Nova Scotian community. They shift between playful and serious as they discuss ways of bringing about meaningful change, in the wake of the Africville apology.
In The Dumps was written by Shauntay Grant. Find the transcript here.
Climate Change and Other Small Talk is a worldwide tour for your ears - minus the carbon footprint and lost luggage. Audio dramas from 9 creative teams around the globe will entertain as well as explore our climate crisis. And maybe even what could get us out.
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Written by SHAUNTAY GRANT
Directed by MIKE PAYETTE *
Starring:
JACOB SAMPSON as Dad *
NY LANGDON as Nate
with
LILIONA QUARMYNE as Mom
BEN STONE as the Security Guard *
Sound design, music and audio mixing by JACKSON FAIRFAX-PERRY
Dramaturgy by JACOB SAMPSON and MYEKAH PAYNE
Episode Produced by ZUPPA and with support from SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS
Episode Producer & Production Manager BEN STONE
Recording engineers:
Nate, Dad and The Security Guard were recorded at VILLAGE SOUND, by Sound Engineer BEN CREELMAN
Radio Announcer and Mom were recorded at JACKSON FAIRFAX-PERRY’s home studio
LUKE BATIOT
Jacob Sampson and Ben Stone are members of ACTRA Maritimes and were engaged under Music Code 2011
Mike Payette is a member of The Canadian Actors’ Equity Association and was engaged under the D.O.T. Agreement
Special thanks to Arts Nova Scotia, Halifax Culture and Events, ACTRA Maritimes, and the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association
In the Dumps was produced in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Mi’kma'ki (Nova Scotia), the territory of the Mi’kmaq.
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Created by SUNNY DRAKE
Produced by SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS in association with WHY NOT THEATRE
Lead Producers: FANNY MARTIN and NAJLA NUBYANLUV
Concept Dramaturg: KEVIN MATTHEW WONG
Impact Producer & Climate Dramaturg: CHAPRECE HENRY
Communications Producer: DANIELA GERSTMANN
Central Audio Producers: HEATHER BROWN and RICHARD FEREN
Series funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council
See our website for full credits - it truly does take a village to raise a podcast.
Ride or Die
Climate Change and Other Small Talk
06/07/23 • 29 min
Though Win and his Grams are growing weary of life in a temporary camp, they never tire of each others' jokes. In a world of floods and fires, they are family, and Win will get his Grams to her lucky spot at bingo through hell and highwater.
Ride Or Die was written by Tara Beagan. Find the transcript here.
Climate Change and Other Small Talk is a worldwide tour for your ears - minus the carbon footprint and lost luggage. Audio dramas from 9 creative teams around the globe will entertain as well as explore our climate crisis. And maybe even what could get us out.
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Written by TARA BEAGAN
Directed by PATRICK BEAGAN
Starring:
DUSTIN FRANK as Win
TRACEY NEPINAK as Mums
MICHELLE THRUSH as Michelle
Sound design and music composition by MADDIE BAUTISTA
Episode Produced by DOWNSTAGE THEATRE with support from SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS
Recording engineer and Dialogue Editor BRIAN BERGUM
Artistic Director for Downstage CLARE PREUSS
Managing Director for Downstage and Episode Producer DANIELLE WHYTE
Associate Producer for Downstage BIANCA MIRANDA
Community Programs Director for Downstage ELSHA YEYESUSWORK
Production Manager and Technical Director for Downstage ADAM KOSTIUK
Special thanks to Lacey Hill for the use of her song “Love Wins,” and to Downstage’s funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development and the Rozsa Foundation.
In the spirit of reconciliation, the Downstage team acknowledges that they live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Piikani and Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina, and the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations including the Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley Nations. This is also home to the Métis Nation (Region number 3), and all people who make their homes in Moh’kinsstis and the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.
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Created by SUNNY DRAKE
Produced by SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS in association with WHY NOT THEATRE
Lead Producers: FANNY MARTIN and NAJLA NUBYANLUV
Concept Dramaturg: KEVIN MATTHEW WONG
Impact Producer & Climate Dramaturg: CHAPRECE HENRY
Communications Producer: DANIELA GERSTMANN
Central Audio Producers: HEATHER BROWN and RICHARD FEREN
Series funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council
See our website for full credits - it truly does take a village to raise a podcast.
Absolutely Nothing Of Any Meaning
Climate Change and Other Small Talk
04/22/23 • 23 min
A couple leave outraged reviews about products delivered by Amazon, while climate chaos swishes into their home. Their responses to their escalating crisis become increasingly absurd, topped only by the absurdity of Amazon’s tactics to thwart them.
Absolutely Nothing Of Any Meaning was written by Sunny Drake. Find the transcript here.
Climate Change and Other Small Talk is a worldwide tour for your ears - minus the carbon footprint and lost luggage. Audio dramas from 9 creative teams around the globe will entertain as well as explore our climate crisis. And maybe even what could get us out.
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Absolutely Nothing of Any Meaning
Written by SUNNY DRAKE
Directed by WEYNI MENGESHA
Starring:
ANAND RAJARAM
LIISA REPO-MARTELL
and BAHAREH YARAGHI as Amazon
Sound design and music by RICHARD FEREN and OLIVIA SHORTT
Dramaturgy by KATHLEEN FLAHERTY, WEYNI MENGESHA and DONNA-MICHELLE ST. BERNARD
Episode produced by WHY NOT THEATRE and SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS with the generous support of SOULPEPPER THEATRE
Episode Producer: MICHELLE YAGI
Episode Production Manager: CRYSTAL LEE
Audio mixing by HEATHER BROWN
Recording engineer MATT RIDEOUT
Special thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council, The Arctic Circle Residency Program and fellow residents, Climate Change Theatre Action, ACTRA Toronto, Canadian Actors’ Equity Association, Volcano Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Chantal Bilodeau, Chanelle Gallant, Alex Kelly and Isaac Lev Szmonko.
This episode was recorded in Tkaronto, Toronto, which is Dish With One Spoon territory, the territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.
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Created by SUNNY DRAKE
Produced by SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS in association with WHY NOT THEATRE
Lead Producers: FANNY MARTIN and NAJLA NUBYANLUV
Concept Dramaturg: KEVIN MATTHEW WONG
Impact Producer & Climate Dramaturg: CHAPRECE HENRY
Communications Producer: DANIELA GERSTMANN
Central Audio Producers: HEATHER BROWN and RICHARD FEREN
Series funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council
See our website for full credits - it truly does take a village to raise a podcast.
To Best The Beast
Climate Change and Other Small Talk
05/31/23 • 26 min
A day in the lives of Mayor Toad, big boss Peahen and a hard-working assistant Ant. They launch a clean energy project designed to better lives. But when Tortoise asks some difficult questions about who gets the benefits and who feels the impacts, sparks are sure to fly.
To Best The Beast was written by Krishnee Bhotooa. Find the transcript here.
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Written by KRISHNEE BHOTOOA
Directed by ASHISH BEESOONDIAL
Starring:
YAKSHINEE PURHOOA as Tortoise
SONIA MAISSIN as Mrs Peahen
ASHISH BEESOONDIAL as Ant
ESTELLE LASÉMILLANTE as Mayor Toad
Sound design, audio mixing and recording engineer KOOSHAL DWARKA
Additional audio mixing RICHARD FEREN
Episode produced by CAUDAN ARTS CENTRE with support from SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS
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Created by SUNNY DRAKE
Produced by SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS in association with WHY NOT THEATRE
Lead Producers: FANNY MARTIN and NAJLA NUBYANLUV
Concept Dramaturg: KEVIN MATTHEW WONG
Impact Producer & Climate Dramaturg: CHAPRECE HENRY
Communications Producer: DANIELA GERSTMANN
Central Audio Producers: HEATHER BROWN and RICHARD FEREN
Series funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council
See our website for full credits - it truly does take a village to raise a podcast.
Sympathy for Miss Waters
Climate Change and Other Small Talk
05/17/23 • 26 min
A real estate agent manages to sell a coastal mansion, even though waves will eventually lap into the bedroom - "It’s a soundtrack to sleep by”. What lengths will the realtor go to after she's fired for selling it way below price? And who was the mysterious buyer?
Sympathy for Miss Waters was written by Bruce Gibbons-Fell. Find the transcript here.
Climate Change and Other Small Talk is a worldwide tour for your ears - minus the carbon footprint and lost luggage. Audio dramas from 9 creative teams around the globe will entertain as well as explore our climate crisis. And maybe even what could get us out.
--- CREDITS ---
Written and Directed by BRUCE GIBBONS FELL
Starring:
CAMILA LE-BERT as Marina Marino
Sound design, music, audio mixing and recording engineer BENJAMIN MCCARTHY
Episode Produced by COCODRILO TRISTE with support from SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS
Episode Producer and Production Manager BRUCE GIBBONS FELL
Special thanks to CARLOS BRIONES
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Created by SUNNY DRAKE
Produced by SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS in association with WHY NOT THEATRE
Lead Producers: FANNY MARTIN and NAJLA NUBYANLUV
Concept Dramaturg: KEVIN MATTHEW WONG
Impact Producer & Climate Dramaturg: CHAPRECE HENRY
Communications Producer: DANIELA GERSTMANN
Central Audio Producers: HEATHER BROWN and RICHARD FEREN
Series funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council
See our website for full credits - it truly does take a village to raise a podcast.
Rolling Hills, Green Pastures
Climate Change and Other Small Talk
05/24/23 • 19 min
Esperanza Soto welcomes new recruits to a U.S. drone centre. Run entirely on wind energy, the centre is part of the U.S. Army’s Green Military Movement. One of the drone operators is a climate refugee from Vancouver. What choices will she make when climate refugees attempt to cross the border from Mexico?
A heads up that this episode contains military violence, so keep that in mind when deciding when and where to listen.
Rolling Hills, Green Pastures was written by Carmen Aguirre. Find the transcript here.
Climate Change and Other Small Talk is a worldwide tour for your ears - minus the carbon footprint and lost luggage. Audio dramas from 9 creative teams around the globe will entertain as well as explore our climate crisis. And maybe even what could get us out.
--- FOLLOW US---
Sign up for our newsletter to get bonus content including discussion guides and a listening party hosting guide: https://www.sunnydrake.com/climatechangeandothersmalltalk
Follow Sunny, the series creator, on Instagram: instagram.com/sunny_drake
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Written and directed by CARMEN AGUIRRE
Starring:
MONTSERRAT VIDELA SAMPER as Esperanza Soto
LILI ROBINSON as The Drone Operator
CHARLIE DEMERS as The Floor Supervisor and Friend
Sound design and music by JOELYSA PANKANEA
Episode Produced by ELECTRIC COMPANY THEATRE with support from SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS
Episode Producers CARLA RITCHIE and NATALIE LEFEBVRE GNAM
Episode Production Manager CARLA RITCHIE
Audio mixing by HEATHER BROWN and RICHARD FEREN
Recording engineer MONARCH STUDIOS
Special thanks to BC Arts Council, City of Vancouver Cultural Services, Canada Council for the Arts, Monarch Studios, and Progress Lab
Electric Company Theatre acknowledge the unceded, ancestral and traditional territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) people. As artists who live, work and create on these lands, Electric Company strives to be allies with, to learn from and to acknowledge the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Created by SUNNY DRAKE
Produced by SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS in association with WHY NOT THEATRE
Lead Producers: FANNY MARTIN and NAJLA NUBYANLUV
Concept Dramaturg: KEVIN MATTHEW WONG
Impact Producer & Climate Dramaturg: CHAPRECE HENRY
Communications Producer: DANIELA GERSTMANN
Central Audio Producers: HEATHER BROWN and RICHARD FEREN
Series funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council
See our website for full credits - it truly does take a village to raise a podcast.
Welcome. Buckle up!
Climate Change and Other Small Talk
04/20/23 • 3 min
This weekend on Earth Day, April 22nd - we’re dropping the first-ever episode of Climate Change & Other Small Talk! Sunny talks about the 9 stories created by our fantastic international teams. Expect serious themes wrapped in enjoyable stories to ease us into them. In fact, the series is way more fun than dying in the apocalypse. Promise.
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--- SERIES CREDITS for CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER SMALL TALK ---
Created by SUNNY DRAKE
Produced by SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS in association with WHY NOT THEATRE
Lead Producers: FANNY MARTIN and NAJLA NUBYANLUV
Concept Dramaturg: KEVIN MATTHEW WONG
Impact Producer & Climate Dramaturg: CHAPRECE HENRY
Communications Producer: DANIELA GERSTMANN
Central Audio Producers: HEATHER BROWN and RICHARD FEREN
Series funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council
See our website for full credits - it truly does take a village to raise a podcast.
Sneak Peek
Climate Change and Other Small Talk
04/15/23 • 2 min
Climate Change. Wait, don't curl up into a ball of stress! Sunny Drake's Climate Change and Other Small Talk is a theatrical podcast that is here to hold your hand through the scary stuff and entertain you at the same time.
Made by 9 creative teams around the world, these podcast episodes have got it all: from the witty to the wacky, and the serious to the silly. It’s guaranteed to be fun and ignite your inner climate warrior all while offering global perspectives on the climate crisis.
There will be weird sound effects. An angry panda running a submarine. And a 500-year-old tree that... well we can’t give it all away, but listen to this sneak peek to get an idea!
Subscribe now to get the first episode when we launch on Earth Day, April 22nd!
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Learning about how to survive the apocalypse has never been so fun.
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--- SERIES CREDITS for CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER SMALL TALK ---
Created by SUNNY DRAKE
Produced by SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS in association with WHY NOT THEATRE
Lead Producers: FANNY MARTIN and NAJLA NUBYANLUV
Concept Dramaturg: KEVIN MATTHEW WONG
Impact Producer & Climate Dramaturg: CHAPRECE HENRY
Communications Producer: DANIELA GERSTMANN
Central Audio Producers: HEATHER BROWN and RICHARD FEREN
Series funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council
See our website for full credits - it truly does take a village to raise a podcast.
Our Origin Story
Climate Change and Other Small Talk
03/08/23 • 1 min
Meet our lead creative, Sunny Drake, and find out how he got the idea to start a theatrical podcast about climate change.
Climate Change And Other Small Talk launches on Earth Day - April 22nd. Subscribe to our newsletter at ClimateChangeAndOtherSmallTalk.com or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode.
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--- SERIES CREDITS for CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER SMALL TALK ---
Created by SUNNY DRAKE
Produced by SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS in association with WHY NOT THEATRE
Lead Producers: FANNY MARTIN and NAJLA NUBYANLUV
Concept Dramaturg: KEVIN MATTHEW WONG
Impact Producer & Climate Dramaturg: CHAPRECE HENRY
Communications Producer: DANIELA GERSTMANN
Central Audio Producers: HEATHER BROWN and RICHARD FEREN
Series funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council
See our website for full credits - it truly does take a village to raise a podcast.
Climate Change And Other Small Talk
Climate Change and Other Small Talk
03/08/23 • 1 min
Climate Change And Other Small Talk is a worldwide tour for your ears - minus the jetlag, carbon footprint and screaming kids. Stories from 9 creative teams around the globe will entertain as well as uncover what has gotten us into this climate crisis. And maybe even what could get us out.
Subscribe now to get the first episode when we launch on Earth Day, April 22nd!
Sign up for the Sunny Drake Productions newsletter to get tips for hosting your very own listening party, insights from behind the scenes, a discussion guide and ideas to support climate equity in your community.
--- FOLLOW US---
Follow Sunny, the series creator, on Instagram: instagram.com/sunny_drake
Follow Sunny Drake Productions on Facebook: facebook.com/sunnydrake.creations
Twitter: twitter.com/sunny_drake
--- SERIES CREDITS for CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER SMALL TALK ---
Created by SUNNY DRAKE
Produced by SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS in association with WHY NOT THEATRE
Lead Producers: FANNY MARTIN and NAJLA NUBYANLUV
Concept Dramaturg: KEVIN MATTHEW WONG
Impact Producer & Climate Dramaturg: CHAPRECE HENRY
Communications Producer: DANIELA GERSTMANN
Central Audio Producers: HEATHER BROWN and RICHARD FEREN
Series funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council
See our website for full credits - it truly does take a village to raise a podcast.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Climate Change and Other Small Talk have?
Climate Change and Other Small Talk currently has 13 episodes available.
What topics does Climate Change and Other Small Talk cover?
The podcast is about Fiction, Comedy Fiction, Drama, Activism, Absurd, Climate, Apocalypse, Environment, Comedy, Podcasts, Theatre and Performing Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Climate Change and Other Small Talk?
The episode title 'In The Dumps' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Climate Change and Other Small Talk?
The average episode length on Climate Change and Other Small Talk is 17 minutes.
How often are episodes of Climate Change and Other Small Talk released?
Episodes of Climate Change and Other Small Talk are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Climate Change and Other Small Talk?
The first episode of Climate Change and Other Small Talk was released on Mar 8, 2023.
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