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Big Tech: The Prodigal Returns (Closing Episode)

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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.  

The final episode of the audio drama “What Big Tech Doesn’t Know About Washington.” 

Cast:

  • 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

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Big Tech: Bull Fight

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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 What Big Tech Doesn’t Know About Washington. 

Cast:

  • 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 Numerof of T & S
  • Kit Kuksenok – Ed Kowalski, CTO Talking and Shopping 
  • Michelle Thomas-Hanson – Stage Manager
  • Skippy – Himself

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Big Tech: Grand Alliance

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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 What Big Tech Doesn’t Know About Washington. 

Cast:

  • 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

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Big Tech: The Conversation

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Intimate Knowledge.  

It doesn’t mean what it used to mean.

And it doesn’t make things any easier.  

As Abby Alton, CEO of Talking and Shopping, prepares to meet Congress, two of her aides grappled with the fact that one of them knows a great deal about the other.  

A slow dance of information on episode 25 of the series What Big Tech Doesn’t Know About Washington. 

Cast:

  • Sahara Ale – Yasmin of HWMS
  • Debbon Ayer – Abby Alton, CEO of Talking & Shopping
  • Josh LaForce – Sullivan Bowman of HWMS 
  • Michelle Thomas-Hanson – Stage Manager
  • Jake Minevich – Victor Numerov, Aide to Abby Alton 
  • Skippy – Himself

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Big Tech: Woman Looking at Real Estate

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There are so many moving parts.

You think you have a strategy and then things fall apart.

Successful coworkspace.  Capitol Hill.  A Center for women. 

Finally, a sitting Senator graces the facility with her presence but at the same time, a real estate agency makes a call.   

Episode 24 of the series What Big Tech Doesn’t Know About Washington. 

Cast:

  • Sahara Ale – Yasmin of HWMS
  • Margaux Amie – Rachel D’Fino, Aide to Senator to Stassen
  • Zoe Anastassiou – Faith, owner of Beva’s Coworkspace 
  • Debbon Ayer – Tracy Aponta of Aponta and Associates
  • Anastasia DeLoret – Karine Tisserand of HWMS 
  • Michelle Thomas-Hanson – Stage Manager
  • Sarah Corbyn Woolf – Senator Christine Stassen
  • Skippy – Himself

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Big Tech: Nothing I Can See

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Do you want to jump into the fray?

Life is good. 

There’s no reason to go help a bloated egotistical, self-destructive big-tech get out of trouble in Washington.

None at all, right?

You’re sure of that?

Introduction to the last act of the Audio Drama “What Big Tech Doesn’t Know.”  

Cast:

  • Margaux Amie – Evelyn
  • Geoffrey Grier – Vinny 
  • Skippy – Himself

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Talking & Shopping: a Cup of Coffee

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Are you coming? 

Are you going? 

Do you have a place in this world?

Or do you not? 

Roger.  Yasmin.  Existential questions.  And the power of warm drinks.

The nineteenth  episode of the Audio Drama “What Big Tech Doesn’t Know.”  

Cast:

  • Sahara Ale – Yasmin
  • Zoe Anastassiou – Faith
  • Ron Bianchi  – Roger
  • Geoffrey Grier – Customer #1
  • Josh LaForce – Customer #2
  • Noah Masur – Barista & Andre
  • Skippy – Himself

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Big Tech: Famous Person

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Are you famous?

Fame we court.  

Fame we try to wield (before it weilds us.

But are you famous?

Not the best question to hear when you are trying to understand what is happening. 

Even if you’re not famous. 

Not famous at all.  

The eighteenth episode of the Audio Drama “What Big Tech Doesn’t Know.”  

Cast:

  • Zoe Anastassiou – Wee Sister #1
  • Debbon Ayer – Abby Alton
  • Anastasia Deloret – Wee Sister #2
  • Geoffrey Grier – Vinny 
  • Kit Kuksenok – Kowalski 
  • Skippy – Himself

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