TWISTED EPIPHANIES

Curated by

John F. Barber

Copyright (c)

Final Draft

Broadcast 19 September 2022

Twisted Epiphanies
An episode of Re-Imagined Radio
Season 10, Episode 08
Curated by John F. Barber

Broadcast 19 September 2022

Synopsis
Re-Imagined Radio presents twenty short radio stories written and voiced by folks living in America's Pacific Northwest. Each story features an "epiphany," a sudden, unexpected revelation or insight. Especially with regard to three questions we often ask ourselves: "Who Am I?", "Where Am I Going?", "So What?", and "Why?". Their responses are entertaining and insightful. Sometimes uncomfortable. "Twisted" from expectations. But each is an excellent, thought-provoking story about the human experience.

TWISTED EPIPHANIES
COLD OPEN
SFX: ACTUALITY #1. COLD OPEN. "TIFFANY EPIPHANY" VOICED BY JODI LORIMER. PROVIDES AN ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD “EPIPHANY.” TIME: 2:49. MUSIC FADES OUT AT END.
MUSIC: RIR THEME, FADE IN AND UP FULL, FADES OUT UNDER THE FOLLOWING
RIR ANNOUNCER
Welcome to Re-Imagined Radio, a program about radio storytelling. I’m Jack Armstrong. With each episode we combine dialogue, sound effects, and music to engage your listening imagination. This episode is no different, and here to tell you about it is John Barber, producer and host.
MUSIC: RIR THEME FADES OUT
HOST WELCOME
HOST
Thank you Jack . . . hello everyone . . . welcome to Re-Imagined Radio! 
This episode is "Twisted Epiphanies." It features twenty short radio stories written and voiced by folks living in America's Pacific Northwest. Each story features an "epiphany," a sudden, unexpected revelation or insight. Especially with regard to four questions we often ask ourselves: "Who?", "Where?", "What?", and "Why?" The responses are entertaining and insightful. Sometimes uncomfortable. "Twisted" from expectations. But each is an excellent, thought-provoking story about the human experience.
Re-Imagined Radio originates at KXRW-FM, Vancouver, Washington, and KXRY-FM, Portland, Oregon. We thank them for their support.
And we thank YOU for joining us as we present "Twisted Epiphanies" with this episode of Re-Imagined Radio.
MUSIC: RIR THEME STINGER/TRANSITION
HOST GENERAL INTRODUCTION
HOST
Epiphanies. Those unexpected, unexplainable flashes of revelation or insight. Shifting, changing, inspiring our perspective, world view, life.
For this episode we asked writers and voice actors here in America's Pacific Northwest to consider epiphanies addressing the essential question of humankind: "Who Am I?", "Where Am I Going?", "So What?", and "Why?"
The responses, as you will hear, are very insightful. Often with an unexpected twist.
Like our opening epiphany, written and voiced by Jodi Lorimer. With "Tiffany Epiphany" she shared the origins of the word "epiphany" and suggested changes in human graciousness and manners make it more difficult, and sometimes dangerous, to see and appreciate momentary translucent connectivity--i.e. Epiphanies--as a desired human attribute.
This sets the stage for our first question, "Who Are We?
MUSIC: TRANSITION, BRIDGE
  
ACT 1: WHO AM I? 
Let's begin with "Dark Energy," by Jodi Lorimer, who suggests the potential for epiphanies are curtailed, if not destroyed, by the same forces that create them.
SFX: ACTUALITY #2. "DARK ENERGY." 4:14 LENGTH
HOST
"Dark Energy" by Jodi Lorimer. Dark energy. Dark matter. Dark spaces. The nature of darkness. It's all a mystery. Figments. Atoms. The substance of who we are. Impossible to hold. But we continue searching for . . . Or making up . . . answers. Or excuses.
SFX: ACTUALITY #3. "ATOM AND EVE." 00:40 LENGTH
SFX: ACTUALITY #4. "THE HELIX." 00:32 LENGTH
HOST
Two twisted epiphanies written by    Laurence Overmire. Each voiced by Zoe Nelson.
You just listened to "The Helix," which provides a sobering epiphany: that we are predestined to suffer the world, rather than live freely. That one shouldn't be a mystery. Most religions promise great rewards for lives of struggle.
Before that, you listened to "Atom (A-T-O-M) and Eve." An intriguing epiphany about the idea that we are only holograms of our spiritual selves. Figments of a greater imagination. Again, religion provides a context.
MUSIC: RIR BREAK THEME
HOST
You are listening to Re-Imagined Radio. Our episode is "Twisted Epiphanies." Short radio stories about sudden, unexpected revelations or insights. We just listened to three addressing an essential question of humankind: "Who Am I?.
MUSIC: TRANSITION
BREAK 1--THE FUSEBOX BREAK

This is John Barber, producer and host. We'll hear more twisted epiphanies in just a moment. But first I want to tell you about The Fusebox Show . . . It's a different kind of epiphany--twisted in its own fashion--also brought to you by KXRW-FM, Vancouver's community radio station. Here's a sample . . .
SFX: THE FUSEBOX SHOW TEASER  
HOST
As you heard, the cast is colorful . . . The sound design and voice acting shows real talents at work doing things the rest of us mortals dream about. And the way Fusebox responds to the things that supposedly smart people do that are anything but . . . Well, with Fusebox you can feel the righteousness coming through your radio. Learn more at The Fusebox Show website, www dot thefuseboxshow dot com.
SFX: ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT, BUZZING
MUSIC: RIR THEME, CROSSFADE WITH THE FOLLOWING

ACT 2: WHERE AM I GOING?
HOST
This is Re-Imagined Radio with our twisted epiphanies episode. We're listening to short radio stories that speak to unexpected revelations and insights written and voiced by creative people here in America's Pacific Northwest. We listened to examples earlier that addressed an essential question of humankind, "Who Am I?"

Another question we ask ourselves is, "Where Am I Going?" These next twisted epiphanies offer insightful answers. Let's  listen now to "Domino," written by Jerrel (MA-qhen) McQuen. Voiced by Shannon Day and Eric Newsome . . .
SFX: ACTUALITY #5. "DOMINO." 3:38  LENGTH.
HOST
That was "Domino." In answering the question, "Where Am I Going?" "Domino" suggests that possibilities are always fluttering just below consciousness and perhaps are often crushed by the weight of new revelations or insights.
HOST
This is Re-Imagined Radio. Our episode is entitled "Twisted Epiphanies" and features short radio stories about insights and revelations, often with unexpected twists.
This next one, written and voiced by Scott Campbell, suggests that life repeats itself. We keep playing the same roles over and over. Until we arrive at the edge of the great plunge. Let's listen now to "Birth" . . .
SFX: ACTUALITY #6. "BIRTH." 1:39 LENGTH.
HOST

It may be a cliche to think of life as a journey. Instead, how about life as a detour to a unknown destination? Different from what we expect. That's the premise of this next twisted epiphany written and voiced by Kimberly Johnston. Let's listen now to "Detour" . . .
SFX: ACTUALITY #7. "DETOUR." 2:38 LENGTH.
HOST
Detours are not necessarily the easiest routes. They require us to move from the familiar to the unknown. "Detour" can evoke uncertainty. Even fear. To assure ourselves we often linger on indecision. This way? Or that? The red pill? Or blue? Written by Devin James and voiced by Jeff Pollard, this next twisted epiphany calls the lingering moment of indecision "The Float." Let's listen . . .
SFX: ACTUALITY #8. "THE FLOAT." 2:54 LENGTH.
HOST
Every indecision is a lock according to Devin James who wrote and voiced this next twisted epiphany, titled simply "The Locks" . . .
SFX: ACTUALITY #9. "THE LOCKS." 2:51 LENGTH.
HOST
This is Re-Imagined Radio and we are exploring "Twisted Epiphanies." Short radio stories about revelations and insights, often with unexpected twists. We'll be back in just a moment to consider another essential question of humankind, "So what?"
MUSIC: RIR BREAK THEME
BREAK #2--THE RE-IMAGINED RADIO BREAK
HOST
This is John Barber, producer and host of Re-Imagined Radio. With each episode we combine voices, sound effects, and music to spark your imagination . . .
 SFX: RE-IMAGINED RADIO BILLBOARD
Next month, join us for "Stories Behind The War of the Worlds." For November we're planning three interesting stories from the Clark County Historical Museum Oral History Collection. For December, join us for "Cajun Christmas." For 2023 we are working on a Columbia Workshop Tribute and adapting a pioneering work of electronic literature originally delivered in a "chocolate box of death." Each will be brought to you first by KXRW-FM, Vancouver, and KXRY-FM, Portland. Join us each month for more interesting radio storytelling.
MUSIC: RIR BREAK THEME

ACT 3: SO WHAT?
HOST
This is Re-Imagined Radio. Our episode is "Twisted Epiphanies," short radio stories with unexpected twists and turns.
So far we have considered epiphanies as insights and revelations in response to two central questions of humankind: "Who Am I?" and "Where Am I Going." Let's consider now another question: "So What?"
In asking "So What?" we are asking the value of life   . . .
SFX: ACTUALITY #10. "1 4 U FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE." 00:38 LENGTH.
HOST
That was "1 4 U from the Twilight Zone," written by Laurence Overmire and voiced by Zoe Nelson. As they say, the value of human life is something to consider. Especially when compared to this "Report from X Star 10," also written by Laurence Overmire but voiced by Lev Leiberman.
SFX: ACTUALITY #11. "REPORT FROM X STAR 10." 1:14 LENGTH.
HOST
Human blind ambition and hubris often lead to the belief that all of Earth is for unrestrained human exploitation. This next Twisted Epiphany, "Contagion," written and voiced by Jodi Lorimer, offers an interesting alternative line of thought . . .
SFX: ACTUALITY #12. "CONTAGION." 5:12 LENGTH.
HOST
The central theme of "Contagion" has been explored in science fiction books and films as projections, possibilities. The subject of our next Twisted Epiphany is actual lived experiences for many human cultures, past and present . . .
SFX: ACTUALITY #13. "FIBRE." 00:56 LENGTH.
HOST
That was "Fibre," written by Laurence Overmire and voiced by Nancy MacDonald. If everything is connected, as "Fibre" suggests, let's consider other points along the continuum. Let's listen now to "The Iranian Girl" written by Laurence Overmire and voiced by Neen Pall-E-ON-OH (Ninene Pagliano). . . .
SFX: ACTUALITY #14. "THE IRANIAN GIRL." 1:46 LENGTH.
HOST
"The Iranian Girl." She lived. Had dreams for her life. But was vaporized in a rocket attack. Collateral damage. Does anyone remember her? Does anyone care? So what?
SFX: ACTUALITY #15. "JOHN THE HEATHEN." 2:39 LENGTH.
HOST
You are listening to Re-Imagined Radio. Our episode is "Twisted Epiphanies," short radio stories offering unexpected, and sometimes uncomfortable revelations and insights. You just listened to "John The Heathen" written and voiced by Jeff Pollard.
Words. Poetry. Songs. Epiphanies. So what? Do they mean anything? Will we hear about them on television? It depends. This next Twisted Epiphany, "News Worthy," written by Laurence Overmire and voiced by Nancy Monson responds to news pundits with nothing to say.
SFX: ACTUALITY #16. "NEWS WORTHY." 00:54 LENGTH.
HOST
Many of us spend good portions of our lives online. Digital portals and interfaces substitute for face-to-face interaction. Writer Laurence Overmire portrays this phenomenon. His thoughts are voiced by Marc Rose. Let's listen now to "Techno Man" . . .
SFX: ACTUALITY #17. "TECHNO MAN." 00:58 LENGTH.
HOST
Technology. Like so many aspects of our lives, severely divided by love and hate. Why? Bob Sterry narrates our next Twisted Epiphany. It's called "The Moon Is Leaving" and is about unexpected consequences of so much hate in our lives.
SFX: ACTUALITY #18. "THE MOON IS LEAVING." 2:20 LENGTH.
HOST
Part of the problem is politics. So much a spectacle of charades and attention-seeking pantomimes. But that's for humans. Shifting the focus, writer Laurence Overmire and voice actor Zoe Nelson consider "The Politics of Trees." Let's listen . . .
SFX: ACTUALITY #19. "THE POLITICS OF TREES." 00:40 LENGTH.
HOST 
This is Re-Imagined Radio. The episode is "Twisted Epiphanies," short radio stories seeking to answer essential questions of humanity: Who Am I? Where Am I Going? and So What? 
Our final epiphany addresses the remaining question, "Why?" Writer and voice actor Cynthia McGean says "why" is useless and suggests another perspective for our attention. Let's listen now to "Why" . . .
SFX: ACTUALITY #20. "WHY." 1:20  LENGTH.
MUSIC: RIR THEME, TRANSITION
HOST
You are listening to Re-Imagined Radio, our "Twisted Epiphanies" episode. Concluding remarks are next. But first, this request for your support.
MUSIC: RIR THEME, TRANSITION

BREAK 3 -- THE SUPPORT BREAK
HOST 
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MUSIC: RIR THEME, RETURN
HOST CONCLUSION
HOST
This is Re-Imagined Radio. Our episode is "Twisted Epiphanies." Epiphanies are those unexpected, unexplainable flashes of revelation or insight. Changing and shifting our lives.
We asked writers and voice actors here in America's Pacific Northwest to share with us short radio stories exploring the idea of epiphany. Especially with regard to four questions: "Who Am I?", "Where Am I Going?", "So What?", and "Why?". Their responses were insightful. And sometimes disturbing. Hence, our episode title: "Twisted Epiphanies."

If you would like to learn more about this episode of Re-Imagined Radio, and our other efforts with radio storytelling, please visit our website, www [DOT] reimaginedradio [DOT] net.
MUSIC: RIR THEME, ESTABLISH, THEN DUCK UNDER THE FOLLOWING
HOST CREDIT ROLL
HOST
Re-Imagined Radio is brought to you KXRW-FM, Vancouver, Washington, and KXRY-FM, Portland, Oregon.
Content curation and script by John Barber.
Sound Design, Music composition, and post-production by Marc Rose.
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Our announcer is Jack Armstrong.
This is John Barber, producer and host. In addition to our website, look for Re-Imagined Radio on SoundCloud, and the Internet Archive. Thanks again for listening. 
MUSIC: RIR THEME UP, THEN DUCK UNDER THE FOLLOWING
ANNOUNCER
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MUSIC: RIR THEME UP, AND TO END.