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The Vanishing Act

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The Vanishing Act is globetrotting farce about a German magic enthusiast, an American conman in Paris, an unfortunately-named engineer, a disappearing French magician, and a duck. A Rambling Absurdity in 12(ish) Parts.
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The Vanishing Act - Part Two: The Christmas Con
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11/29/21 • 43 min

🎶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 and Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound designed by Hannah Foerschler. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Original music by Baldemar.

CAST

  • Augie Eckhart: Sarah Price
  • Lilith Von Hitzler: Tina Muñoz Pandya
  • Conrad Webley Griffstein: Daniel Millhouse
  • Rudyard T Codswallop: Sam Hubbard
  • Anton Hirschfelder: Laurence Stepney
  • Gigi Schlimmer: Lydia Hiller
  • Klaus: Ian Geers
  • General Schneeman: Rob Kauzlaric
  • General Otto Pffefferkuchen/Misha: Eric Eilersen
  • Hunther Zimmer: Macob Jundell
  • The Amazing Vincenzo/Schwanzkoph: Chris Vizurraga
  • The Narrator: Lauren Grace Thompson

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains adult language, sexual innuendo, and continued references to WWII, including the portrayal of Nazis. Please see our FAQ section on our website for a statement about the purpose of our use of this historical time and place.

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The Vanishing Act - Part Nine: The Punchline

Part Nine: The Punchline

The Vanishing Act

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06/14/21 • 53 min

A Horrifying Return! An Exhaustive Recap! An Overdue Reveal! Augie courts a continuous cavalcade of confrontations, culminating in a conclusion that casually causes consistent confusion.

Transcript here and at vanishingpod.com, where you can also find bios, more info, and links to our social media.

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains adult language, mild violence, sexual innuendo, and one comedic scene of vague sexual intimacy. At the beginning of the episode, a Jewish character is approached by three Nazi officers at a bus stop, intimidated, and asked for papers (Timestamp: 1:20-5:54). In the final scene, they reappear and are scared away (Timestamp: 48:45-49.58). There are references to the rise of Hitler, anti-German rhetoric, and antisemitic hate crimes. Please see our FAQ section on our website for a statement about the purpose of our use of this historical time and place. 

CREDITS

Written and Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound engineered and designed by Daniel Etti-Williams. Original music by Baldemar. 

CAST

  • Augie Eckhart: Sarah Price
  • Lilith Von Hitzler: Tina Muñoz Pandya
  • Vicky St. Francis: Jess Ridenour
  • Maximillian Bour: Shawn Pfautsch
  • Graveman: Chris Vizurraga
  • Narrator 2: David Blixt
  • Anton Hirschfelder: Laurence Stepney
  • Officer 1: Brandon Wilders
  • Officer 2: Michael Morrow
  • Officer 3: Jay Donley
  • Conrad Webley Griffson: Daniel Millhouse
  • Rudyard T Codswallop: Sam Hubbard
  • Zimmer: Jacob Mundell
  • C Marshall/Brian: Ian Geers
  • Narrator: Lauren Grace Thompson

The trailer featured at the end of this episode was for The One Stars by Good Pointe Podcasts. Find them on Twitter @TheOneStars, Instagram @theonestarspodcast, and their website here

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The Vanishing Act - Part One: The Christmas Kiss
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11/22/21 • 49 min

Deck 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 Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound designed by Hannah Foerschler. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Original music by Baldemar.

The original song featured in this episode, The Christmas Kiss, was written by Ian Geers and Baldemar. Additional kinderchoir music composed by Ian Geers.

CAST

  • Augie Eckhart: Sarah Price
  • Lilith Von Hitzler: Tina Muñoz Pandya
  • Conrad Webley Griffstein: Daniel Millhouse
  • Rudyard T Codswallop: Sam Hubbard
  • Anton Hirschfelder: Laurence Stepney
  • General Schneeman: Rob Kauzlaric
  • General Otto Pffefferkuchen: Eric Eilersen
  • Officer 1: Brandon Wilders
  • Officer 2: Michael Morrow
  • Officer 3: Jay Donley
  • The Herald: Daniel Etti-Williams
  • The Narrator: Lauren Grace Thompson

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains adult language, sexual innuendo, and continued references to WWII, including the portrayal of Nazis. Jewish characters in peril. Please see our FAQ section on our website for a statement about the purpose of our use of this historical time and place.

The promo at the end of this episode was for Two Flat Earthers Kidnap a Freemason, an upcoming audio drama from Good Pointe Podcasts! A dark comedy of conspiracies and secret societies starring Zane Schacht as Randy Dunning, Lauren Grace Thompson as Gayle Kruger. Check them out at their website HERE and give them a follow on Twitter @TwoFlatEarthers!

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The Vanishing Act - Part Five: The Christmas Goose
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12/20/21 • 61 min

🎶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 Baldemar.

The original song featured in this episode, Home For Christmas, was written by Ian Geers and Baldemar. Additional Heil Be Home For Christmas in-show music was written by Ian Geers.

CAST

  • Augie Eckhart: Sarah Price
  • Lilith Von Hitzler: Tina Muñoz Pandya
  • Conrad Webley Griffstein: Daniel Millhouse
  • Rudyard T Codswallop: Sam Hubbard
  • Anton Hirschfelder: Laurence Stepney
  • Gigi Schlimmer: Lydia Hiller
  • General Schneeman: Rob Kauzlaric
  • General Otto Pffefferkuchen: Eric Eilersen
  • Klaus: Ian Geers
  • Jean-Jacquline Lemarque: Chris Vizurraga
  • The Herald: Daniel Etti-Williams
  • Officer 1: Brandon Wilders
  • Officer 2: Michael Morrow
  • Officer 3: Jay Donley
  • The Narrator/Devorah: Lauren Grace Thompson

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains adult language, sexual innuendo, and continued references to WWII, including the portrayal of Nazis. Loud noises from 40:16-41:00. One moment of physical intimacy. Please see our FAQ section on our website for a statement about the purpose of our use of this historical time and place.

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The Vanishing Act - Part Four: The Christmas Catch
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12/13/21 • 47 min

🎶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-Williams. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Original music by Baldemar.

CAST

  • Augie Eckhart: Sarah Price
  • Lilith Von Hitzler: Tina Muñoz Pandya
  • Conrad Webley Griffstein: Daniel Millhouse
  • Rudyard T Codswallop: Sam Hubbard
  • Anton Hirschfelder: Laurence Stepney
  • Gigi: Lydia Hiller
  • General Schneeman: Rob Kauzlaric
  • General Otto Pffefferkuchen: Eric Eilersen
  • The Amazing Vincenzo: Chris Vizurraga
  • The Narrator: Lauren Grace Thompson

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains adult language, sexual innuendo, and continued references to WWII, including the portrayal of Nazis. Please see our FAQ section on our website for a statement about the purpose of our use of this historical time and place.

Find us on Twitter @vanishingpod.

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The Vanishing Act - Part Three: The Christmas Carol
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12/06/21 • 48 min

🎶 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 Griffstein: Daniel Millhouse
  • Rudyard T Codswallop: Sam Hubbard
  • Anton Hirschfelder: Laurence Stepney
  • General Schneeman: Rob Kauzlaric
  • General Otto Pffefferkuchen/Misha: Eric Eilersen
  • Schwanzkoph: Chris Vizurraga
  • The Herald: Daniel Etti-Williams
  • The Narrator: Lauren Grace Thompson

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains adult language, sexual innuendo, and continued references to WWII, including the portrayal of Nazis. Please see our FAQ section on our website for a statement about the purpose of our use of this historical time and place. Characters are held at gunpoint. Mentions of loss, parental neglect (brief).

The promo featured at the end of this episode was for Gather the Suspects, a cosy murder mystery set in Wales during a very boring apocalypse. Follow them on Twitter @gtsus_pod.

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The Vanishing Act - Part Eight: The Apple

Part Eight: The Apple

The Vanishing Act

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03/22/21 • 57 min

A Scientific Breakthrough! A Deadly Curfew! A New Job! Griffson gallivants against a gallant gentleman from days gone by, while in the halls of California Polytechnic, Augie sniffs out a secret that’s securely secreted itself among seclusive secretaries.

Transcript here and at vanishingpod.com, where you can also find bios, more info, and links to our social media.

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains adult language, sexual innuendo, and alcohol. There are references to the rise of Hitler. Please see our FAQ section on our website for a statement about the purpose of our use of this historical time and place.

CREDITS

Written and Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound engineered and designed by Daniel Etti-Williams. Original music by Baldemar. 

Cast:

  • Augie Eckhart - Sarah Price 
  • Conrad Webley Griffson - Daniel Millhouse
  • Lilith Von Hitzler - Tina Muñoz Pandya
  • Maxine Bour - Jan Blixt
  • Rudyard T Codswallop - Sam Hubbard
  • Graveman/Lemarque - Chris Vizurraga
  • Gunther Zimmer - Jacob Mundell
  • Belinda Fitzherbert - Lydia Hiller
  • Dr. Felix Bailey - Jay Donley
  • Narrator - Lauren Grace Thompson

The show featured at the end of this episode was The Godfrey Audio Guide! Find them on Twitter @thegodfreyguide. 

SOUND EFFECTS

Cat, Screaming, A by InspectorJ Power Down by themfish Counting Bills by qubodup Record Scratch Short by Halleck Piston Loop by sebastianlund Eerie Machinery by RICHERlandTV
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The Vanishing Act - Part Four: The Levitating Woman
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09/21/20 • 47 min

A Magical Ruse! A Fleeting Romance! A Family Gift Shop! Augie and Griffson find themselves in an over-sized pot of theatrical hot water with The Globs, and a promised meeting with an expository ancestor answers some of the answers Augie’s been hoping to...answer?

Transcripts here and at vanishingpod.com, where you can also find bios, more info, and links to our social media.

 

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains adult language, sexual innuendo, and references to antisemitism. There are references to the rise of Hitler, including the use of newsreel footage over the first 20 seconds of the episode. Please see our FAQ section on our website for a statement about the purpose of our use of this historical time and place. 

 

CREDITS

Written and Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound engineered and designed by Daniel Etti-Williams. Original music by Baldemar.  

CAST

  • Augie Eckhart - Sarah Price 
  • Conrad Webley Griffson - Daniel Millhouse
  • Bernadette Glob - Corrbette Pasko
  • Tabitha Glob - Maeve Devitt
  • Picquart Jr. - Rob Kauzlaric
  • Rudyard T. Codswallop - Sam Hubbard
  • Narrator - Lauren Grace Thompson

The Vanishing Act was recorded at Redtwist Theatre in Chicago, IL. 

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The Vanishing Act - Part Two: The House Red

Part Two: The House Red

The Vanishing Act

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08/17/20 • 35 min

A Defiant Plagiarist! A Country on the Brink! An Obligatory Brunch! Six months after the events of Misha’s party, the hangover that is Augie’s late-twenties amplifies during several chance run-ins that bring news ranging from bad-to-worse until, as chance would have it, he’s given a chance to choose a chancy chase.

Transcript here and at vanishingpod.com, where you can also find bios, more info, and links to our social media.

 

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains adult language, sexual innuendo, and alcohol. There are references to the rise of Hitler, and in one instance the portrayal of two Nazis. Please see our FAQ section on our website for a statement about the purpose of our use of this historical time and place. 

 

CREDITS

Written and Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound engineered and designed by Daniel Etti-Williams. Original music by Baldemar.  

Cast:

  • Augie Eckhart - Sarah Price 
  • Gunther Zimmer - Jacob Mundell
  • Anton Hirschfelder - Laurence Stepney
  • Rudyard T Codswallop - Sam Hubbard
  • Lilith Von Hitzler - Tina Muñoz Pandya
  • Schwanzkoph - Chris Vizurraga
  • Misha/Andrew - Eric Eilersen
  • Ana/Madame le Maid - Jess Ridenour
  • Kristoff - Shawn Pfautsch 
  • Narrator - Lauren Grace Thompson

The Vanishing Act was recorded at Redtwist Theatre in Chicago, IL. 

SOUND EFFECTS

Horror Ambience 10 by klankbeeld

Footsteps Of Soldier On Ground by Medartimus

Angry Mob by unchaz

Fire Embers Large Campfire by Dynamicell

Fire Burning v2 by pcaeldries

Analog Camera Click Shutter by Eelke

Photo Clicks by phead

Camera Click by LS

Camera Click Nikon by Snapper 4298

Chimes Shop by Adrianac

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The Vanishing Act - Part One: The Corkscrew

Part One: The Corkscrew

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08/03/20 • 44 min

A 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 and at vanishingpod.com, where you can also find bios, more info, and links to our social media. 

 

CONTENT NOTES

 

This episode contains scenes of peril and disaster, as well as sexual references, explicit language, some misogynistic language, and drug use. There are references to the rise of Hitler. Please see our FAQ section on our website for a statement about the purpose of our use of this historical time and place. 

 

CREDITS

Cast:

  • Augie Eckhart - Sarah Price 
  • Anton Hirschfelder - Laurence Stepney
  • Rudyard T. Codswallop - Sam Hubbard
  • Lilith Von Hitzler - Tina Muñoz Pandya
  • Chris Vizurraga - Jean-Jacquline Lemarque/Schwanzkoph
  • De Bour/Stagehand - Shawn Pfautsch
  • Zimmer - Jacob Mundell
  • Misha/Party Guest - Eric Eilersen
  • Stagehand/Flashback Voices - Jess Ridenour
  • Announcer - Ian Geers 
  • Narrator - Lauren Grace Thompson

Written and Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound engineered and designed by Daniel Etti-Williams. Original music by Baldemar. Additional bad white jazz piano by Nathan Dunn. 

 

The Vanishing Act was recorded at Redtwist Theatre in Chicago, IL. 

 

SOUND EFFECTS 

 

Laser Sound by djfroyd

X Explosion by cubicApocalypse

Spaceship Whoosh 2 by steshystesh

Medieval Fanfare Tweaked by Cgeffex

Se Horse & Wagon With Lots of Wooden & Metal Rattle by SoundEnsemble

Rope Pull 1 by Huggy13ear 

Cigarette Breathing Exhalating Smoke by bulbastre

Old Car Horns and Sirens by daveincamas

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FAQ

How many episodes does The Vanishing Act have?

The Vanishing Act currently has 29 episodes available.

What topics does The Vanishing Act cover?

The podcast is about Fiction, Comedy Fiction and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on The Vanishing Act?

The episode title 'Part Two: The Christmas Con' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Vanishing Act?

The average episode length on The Vanishing Act is 39 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Vanishing Act released?

Episodes of The Vanishing Act are typically released every 17 days, 21 hours.

When was the first episode of The Vanishing Act?

The first episode of The Vanishing Act was released on May 29, 2020.

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