It was once a big part of Silicon Valley culture.

It may someday be part of that culture again.

For the moment, it’s merely a shuttered memory.

Cast member Sahara visits the Bay Area Makers Faire to explain a new story for the Audio Drama “How We Manage Stuff.”  It’s a story set on the landscape of high tech but operates in the corners of your mind.

Embisivle Friend, the next generation of Audio Drama.

• Sahara Ale –  Herself
• Michelle Thomas Hanson – Stage Manager
• Skippy – Himself

We’ll do many things to get an audience.

Many things.

Cast member Noah Masur takes the Caltrans commuter train into Silicon Valley and tries to recruit a few new listeners for our new audio drama.

At least he’s gotten you.  That’s a positive thing.

The rest?  They’ll be coming soon, when we start releasing episodes of the new series “Embisivle Friend”.

It’s a story about real places and real characters who are played by real actors.  It’s Embisivle Friend, the next generation of Audio Drama.

• Noah Masur –  Himself
• Michelle Thomas Hanson – Stage Manager
• Skippy – Himself

Ever tried to raise money in Silicon Valley?

Our cast, led by Zoe Anastassiou, works the central intersection of the tech world – Page Mill Road and El Camino Real – while explaining the new series, Embisivle Friend.

It’s a story about real places and real characters who are played by real actors.  It’s Embisivle Friend, the next generation of Audio Drama.

• Zoe Anastassiou –  Herself
• Michelle Thomas Hanson – Stage Manager
• Skippy – Himself

A new story is coming.

And part of it takes place in the City by the Bay.

Cast member Geoffrey Grier gives a quick tour of the landscape of the audio drama “Embisivle Friend”

• Geoffrey Grier –  Himself
• Skippy – Himself

A little girl with big dreams.

A hardened veteran of business who has taken his share of punches.

And two actors talking about these characters.

A little preview of our upcoming story line: Embisivle Friend.

• Zoe Anastassiou – Herself (& Maddie)
• Geoffrey Grier –  Himself (& Vinny)
• Skippy – Himself

End of the line.

The enemy is vanquished.  The Office is packed.  The Ship is riding on the outgoing tide.  The Prodigal returns.

If we may invoke multiple images to announce the last episode of this story.

he final episode of the audio drama “Talking and Shopping”

• Sahara Ale – Yasmin of HWMS
• Margaux Amie – Rachel D’Fino, and Evelyn the Office Manager
• Zoe Anastassiou – Faith, Congressional Aide Habi,  Mina, a Waiter, Becky Vogelson, a News Person, Cop #2, and Lilibet, Wee Sister Number 1
• Debbon Ayer – Abby Alton, CEO of Talking and Shopping
• Ron Bianchi – Bashir the Uber Driver, the Ancient One, Erik, Roger the social media specialist, and The Producer
• Anastasia DeLoret – Karine from the EU office, an unnamed Female Aide,  and Greta, Wee Sister Number Two
• Geoffrey Grier –  Vinny the CEO, Carl,  A customer in a coffee shop, Cop #1, and Morris Fitz from the Department of Commerce
• Josh LaForce – Sulley of HWMS and Brannon, the NIMBI receptionist
• Jakob Minevich –  Chad Dockerly of Technica Publica and Victor Numerov
• Kit Kuksenok – Ed Kowalski, CTO Talking and Shopping
• Noah Masur – Buckley Williams of the Federation for a Digital Future, several Delivery guys, A Barista, Andre the homeless guy, a Customer, an unnamed Male Congressional Aide,  and Ben Capardi manager of the Umatillo Server Farm
• Michelle Thomas-Hanson – Stage Manager
• Sarah Corbyn Woolf – Senator Christine Stassen, Jacqui the new hire, Anna the Intern
• Skippy – Himself
• Special Guest Christian Conn – Gar Simon of Silent Partners
• Special Guest David Alan Grier – Famous Rankin of NIMBI

There comes a time.

A time when you have to face the bull.

You can’t have a corporate leader who terrorizes employees, makes policy in public, and cuts unauthorized deals.

And when the time comes.  Only one person can do the job

The episode 28  of the audio drama “Talking and Shopping.”

• Sahara Ale – Yasmin of HWMS
• Debbon Ayer – Abby Alton, CEO of T & S
• Ron Bianchi – Roger Senior Congressional Aide
• Anastasia DeLoret – Karine of HWMS
• Jakob Minevich –  Victor Numerov of T & S
• Kit Kuksenok – Ed Kowalski, CTO Talking and Shopping
• Michelle Thomas-Hanson – Stage Manager
• Skippy – Himself

He’s a Tech Guy.

He thinks he has something to tell the world, something the world doesn’t know.

Little surprised that needs people to help him.

Ed Kowalski, the CTO of the Tech Giant Talking and Shopping returns to Washington but discovers that no one really missed him while he was gone.

And no one is really excited to have him back.

The episode 27 of the audio drama “Talking and Shopping.”

• Margaux Amie – Reg Genglerm Fulfillment Workers of the World
• Zoe Anastasiou – Charlotte Wolston, Foundation for a Digital Future
• Anastasia DeLoret – Emma Price, Communications Consultant
• Josh LaForce, Pasha Stevenfield,  Council for Gig Workers
• Kit Kuksenok – Ed Kowalski, CTO Talking and Shopping
• Noah Masur – Buckley Williams, Foundation for a Digital Future
• Michelle Thomas-Hanson – Stage Manager
• Skippy – Himself

He’s trying to do a good thing.

A good thing with a drone.

A good thing with a drone in the nation’s capital.

It was supposed to be good.

But now he is sitting in the station house of DC Police District 1 trying to explain what he is doing.

The lost episode of the audio drama “Talking and Shopping”. (episode 26)

• Ron Bianchi – Station Chief Mahoney, DC Metropolitan Police
• Michelle Thomas-Hanson – Stage Manager
• Jake Minevich – Victor Numerov, Aide to Abby Alton of T & S
• Sarah Corbyn Woolf – Emma Darling,  DC Metropolitan Police
• Skippy – Himself