Metra: A Climate Revolution with Songs

BONUS - Metra - Oops, (not) All Music - Ep 4

Later this spring, MythMakers Media will release Metra - The Cast Album!In the meantime, you can be the first to hear the newly remixed and remastered songs, from the comfort of your podcast feed. We're sharing them as they're finished--here's batch 4! This batch features some extra bonus content—consider it the DVD commentary track (designed to appease the Sp*tify overlords…) Support the creation of the album, and get access to upcoming bonus materials, at ko-fi.com/metrathemusical  Songs:  "Ceres' Curse reprise" "Cori in the Limo" "Bechtel Man" "Cori Rides a Train" "Cori Starts to Dream" "Cori Underwater" "Cori Sheds Her Skin" "Cori Comes Home"Music and Lyrics by Ned Hartford Produced by MythMakers Media Featuring: Jeannette Bayardelle, Cherrye J. Davis, Fred Inkley, Corinna Schulenburg, Alia Munsch, Cristina Obando Sanchez, Sierra Rein Sound Editing and Design; Instrumentation Arranged and Performed; Vocals Arranged; and all Audio Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Ned Hartford Check out our website for ways to join the climate movement: metrathemusical.com/do-something Look out this spring for info on the Bandcamp release, including special bonus features. Happy Listening!

A Show We Love: Forgive Me!

We are SO CLOSE to the next batch of beautifully remixed and remastered Metra cast album songs! In the meantime, let us tide you over with another delightful show. Forgive Me! Season 3, Episode 1 - "(Another) Disaster at the Donut Festival" Father Ben left his congregation in Binghamton, New York, in the cover of night for the smaller, quieter pastures of St. Patrick’s. As our new, young, and at times progressive priest begins to acquiesce to his new surroundings, he finds himself butting heads with the eccentric parishioners who come to him seeking solace and advice. Whether he’s trying to understand Old Margaret’s “usual” confession; parsing out how Tom can better help care for his wife’s pet pig, David; or getting to the bottom of the Christmas Eve Mass Incident, Forgive Me! explores the intertwined lives in Ben’s new community and the funny, sad, and sometimes painful experiences that come out of confession and the Catholic experience. Find all episodes and info here. [https://roguedialogue.com/fm-about]

A Show We Love: Greater Boston

This week, we're introducing you to Greater Boston! This is an excerpt from Season 1, Episode 1; 4 seasons are out now anywhere you listen to podcasts. Find all episodes here! [https://www.greaterbostonshow.com/] About the Show: Greater Boston is a bi-monthly full-cast audio drama that blends the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man for whom the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the world, he has irrevocably changed it. Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason. A production of ThirdSight Media LLC.

A Show We Love: Windfall

This week, we're excited to introduce you to Windfall, by Rogue Dialogue! This is Season 1, Episode 1, "Bottom Feeder" -- Find all episodes here! [https://pod.link/1451671935] About the Show: Ever since the castle first appeared in the sky above the city of Windfall, its residents have been building upward. Now the city consists of towers where the wealthiest residents live at the top while the poor eke out a living on the ground. Our podcast follows Cas, Shaima, and Argus, three brothers who live with their Uncle Vern after being orphaned during the grounder rebellion twenty years earlier. They find themselves drifting apart as Argus, the youngest, falls hopelessly in love with the much-older Helina, a foreign merchant haunted by her past; Cas, the middle brother, works in secret for the local crime boss; and Shaima, the oldest, struggles to keep their uncle’s scrap shop from going under. When Cas’s best friend, Kendall, is offered a position with the Wolfpac, Windfall’s military cult that acts as the city’s police, Cas is forced to decide where his loyalties lie. Meanwhile, something sinister looms over the city itself, threatening the lives of all who live in Windfall, from the wealthiest residents to the ground-level poor. Episode 1: Brothers Cas, Argus, and Shaima hunt for dinner in the sewers. Helina pays a visit to her favorite bartender, Gert. Queen Wanda meets with Captain Root to discuss the upcoming Contact Day Festival. Meanwhile, Kendall runs into trouble with the Wolfpac. Produced by Rogue Dialogue Productions Written and directed by Bob Raymonda and Christie Donato Sound design and score by Adam Raymonda Logo by Sam Twardy (www.samtwardy.com) More info at roguedialogue.com/windfall, and follow @WindfallPodcast on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes adult language and depictions of physical violence.

BONUS - Metra - Oops, All Music! - Ep 3

Songs: "The Myth of Erysicthon Part 3" "Ceres' Curse" "Famine" Your mission (especially if you live in New York in the U.S.!) -- On April 29 and 30, 2026 -- Call the NYS Assembly and Senate and urge them not to gut the state's landmark climate law! If you're not in New York, call anyway! Let them know the eyes of the world are on the state. Assembly Speaker Heastie: 518-455-3791 (If you can’t get through on his Albany line, call his district office: 718-654-6539). Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins: 518-455-2585 (district office: 914-423-4031). Senator Pete Harckham: 518-455-2340 (district office: 914-241-4600, and email harckham@nysenate.gov). Find your Assembly Member here [https://nyassembly.gov/mem/search/] (or call the NYS Assembly Switchboard: 518-455-4100). Find your Senator here [https://www.nysenate.gov/find-my-senator] (or call the NYS Senate Switchboard: 518-455-2800). Sample script: "Hi, I'm ________ and I'm calling to urge ________ to stand strong against Governor Hochul's proposed rollbacks to the climate law. Now more than ever, we need clean and renewable energy to protect New Yorkers from volatile fossil fuel prices and the worst impacts of climate change. Loopholes and accounting tricks won't drive good energy policy that we desperately need." Provide your zip code if asked and thank them for taking your message. Why this is important: The New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), passed in 2019, is one of the nation's most ambitious climate laws. The Act sets the goals to reduce emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and then to 85% below 1990 levels by 2050. The law forces shifts to renewable energy, energy efficiency standards, and green construction. Now, Hochul is using the budget process to destroy a law that New Yorkers voted for. Please call!