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Don't Push The Moose | Eavesdropping

11 min
Apr 1, 20262 months ago
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Summary

This episode features "Eavesdropping," a comedy skit about a woman named Laura whose first day at a new job is interrupted by her brother Patrick calling repeatedly for bruschetta cooking advice while he's at his girlfriend's parents' house to propose. The skit was originally created by Claudio Santos and has been adapted to Leviathan's production standards, marking the fourth and final episode of the "Don't Push the Moose" sketch comedy series.

Insights
  • Audio production teams can repurpose and elevate previously created content by applying professional production standards and mixing techniques
  • Comedy sketches can serve as creative exercises and portfolio pieces for audio producers to develop their technical skills
  • Serialized sketch comedy content can provide a successful departure from a show's primary format while maintaining audience engagement
  • Collaborative content creation between past colleagues can introduce fresh material and perspectives to an established production
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Audio drama productions using sketch comedy as supplementary content to maintain audience engagement between major releasesRepurposing archived creative work with modern production standards as a content strategyBehind-the-scenes creative exercises being packaged as standalone entertainment contentMulti-part sketch comedy series as a format for audio-first entertainment
Topics
Audio drama productionSketch comedy writing and performanceSound design and audio mixingContent repurposing strategiesPatreon-supported podcast modelsBehind-the-scenes creative processes
Companies
Leviathan Audio Productions
Production company creating audio dramas and comedy content; hosts this podcast and produced the featured skit
People
Robin Shaw
Co-host introducing the episode and former sound studio operator in New York City who worked with Claudio Santos
Christoph
Co-host of the show who is on vacation during this episode; mentioned as upcoming collaborator on future projects
Claudio Santos
Created the original skit as a creative exercise; former colleague of Robin Shaw from New York sound studio
Luke Allen
Created theme music for the episode
Leslie Collins
Starred in the Eavesdropping skit
Richard Bumper
Starred in the Eavesdropping skit
Constance Cooper
Starred in the Eavesdropping skit
Amish Jhani
Executive producer credited for the episode
Quotes
"Don't Push the Moose is of course our collection of comedy skits. We've been making behind the scenes Leviathan audio productions as we work on our bigger audio drama shows."
Robin ShawIntroduction
"I know this was a big departure from our usual audio drama content. But we had so much fun creating these and I hope everyone had fun listening to them."
Robin ShawClosing remarks
"How do you make bruschetta? You called me on my first day of work."
LauraSkit dialogue
"I'm in Connecticut to ask Maggie's parents for Maggie's hand in marriage."
PatrickSkit climax
Full Transcript
This episode is made possible by the generous support of our listeners on Patreon. Join us at patreon.com slash Leviathan Chronicles to hear episodes ad-free, unlock exclusive content, and dive deeper into the Leviathan universe. We thank you for supporting us. Hi everybody, this is Robin. Christoph is on vacation this week, so I'm here all by myself to introduce our fourth and for the time being final episode of Don't Push the Moose. Don't Push the Moose is of course our collection of comedy skits. We've been making behind the scenes Leviathan audio productions as we work on our bigger audio drama shows. This week's Don't Push the Moose skit is called Eve's Dropping. It's a fun little skit about a woman who is interrupted by a family emergency during her first day on a new job. This piece was actually originally created by an old colleague of mine named Claudio Santos. Claudio and I used to work together back when I ran a sound studio in New York City and he recorded this within Actress who we'd been working with on a children's storytelling podcast. Claudio originally made this as a little creative exercise to help practice his audio production chops and we decided to take it and spruce it up a little bit and bring it up to our Leviathan audio production standards. And I think it's a really fun listen. I just want to end by saying thank you to everyone for joining us on this little month long excursion we've had into sketch comedy. I know this was a big departure from our usual audio drama content. But we had so much fun creating these and I hope everyone had fun listening to them. You'll be hearing more from Christoph and me again soon to tell you about some upcoming projects we've been working on hoping to launch soon, but for now, please enjoy one last episode of, Don't push the moose. 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I'm curious. I'm curious. How do you make bruschetta? What? How do you make bruschetta? You called me on my first day of work. They asked me how to make bruschetta. Yes. Am I correct? Yes. Why? Why on Earth do you need... Why is it so important? Because I'm cooking for someone. No... It's simple. Look it up on the Internet. It's fine. I've got to go. My boss is standing right outside. No, no, I've got to go. Okay? Hey, young guys. First, tell me why. I don't know why you're making bruschetta and why it's so important. OK, I'm in Connecticut. Where? I don't get it. Yeah, I'm in Connecticut. You don't live in Connecticut. I know. I need to know how to make bruschetta. I don't know why, because you can't cook. You've never been able to cook. Why are you trying to make bruschetta right now? Because I kind of had to impress Maggie's parents. Wow. That's why you're acting so weird. Yeah. Because you're really weird. I know. You're acting really weird. OK, so I have tomatoes and I have bread. OK, I'll make this quick, because my boss is standing right outside. OK. So just working on the invoicing report, Mr. David just wanted to let you know that. OK. Good cover there, Laura. Oh, shut up. OK, so listen. You get tomatoes, and then you blanch them. You know how to blanch them? Uh, with hot water. Yeah, you put them in hot water. You've seen me do that. It's like five seconds, and then the skins fall off. OK. So, and then you add, you get good olive oil. Don't pull a Patrick and get the cheap stuff. Like, get the real stuff. OK? I'm already in the kitchen. Do you have real stuff? Are you at their place? Yeah. Oh, OK. Well, maybe they have good olive oil. They have balsamic vinegar, because you've got to have that. OK, anyway, chop up the tomatoes, and you add salt and pepper. Olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper to make this. And then you. Wait a second. Did you say balsamic vinegar? I said balsamic vinegar. Yeah. I just dropped it on the ground. Well, now it's going to be like a weird bruschetta without balsamic vinegar. It's not. That's like a salsa. You can't make a salsa and go like bruschetta. How do I fix this? I don't know. Improvise. Go look around. They've got to have some more. Maybe they have some in the fridge. I don't wish this yourself. No, you can't do that either. That's a disaster, buddy. Just stop. Just like, just, OK. Just put some basil in there and call it a day, OK? But preheat the oven, make some toast, chop up the bread. You do have it to what? I don't. 350, 375 till it looks toasted. You've made toast at least, right? Have you ever made toast? Yeah, on a toaster? Why? Why are you acting weird? Why are you doing this? Why is this so important? All right, all right, all right, all right. So I'm in Connecticut at Maggie's parents' house. Oh, wait a second. Is this what I think this is? Kind of, yeah. I mean, you know, me and Maggie have been going out for quite some time now. And I love her. Yeah, I mean, everybody loves her. So it's, you know, so do I. So I'm at Maggie's parents' house. And to, you know. And, you know what? You're going to make me say it out loud. I'm going to make you say it when you hear this word. I'm in Connecticut to ask Maggie's parents for Maggie's hand in marriage. Happy? You went? I went. I went. Laura's at you? No, Pat, that is not me. Laura, please tell me your joke. Oh my god. I got to get a glass. Oh my god. Oh my god. This is not me. Miss Johnson, no. Pat. Miss Johnson. Pat. Hello. Wait, Pat? Pat. I was supposed to do that. I was talking to my sister. So please, please just calm down. Patrick? Patrick? Don't. Patrick? Oh, Mr. Davis. Mm-mm. Oh, I am. I'm so sorry. I was working on that invoice, and I took a very important call. You should probably tell them to add mozzarella cheese. Oh. Eavesdropping was written, edited, and sound-designed by Claudio Santos. Mixed by Robin Shaw. Theme music by Luke Allen. Starring Leslie Collins, Richard Bumper, and Constance Cooper. Produced by Claudio Santos and Robin Shaw. Executive produced by Amish Jhani. You have been listening to another episode of Don't Push the Moose. To discover more, go to LeviathanAudioProductions.com or follow us on social media. LeviathanAudioProduction. Ticks down in real time, and when that flame dies, something else rises to finish the job. This is a brutal, rules-light nightmare with a story that emerges organically based on the decisions that the characters make. This is what it felt like to play RPGs in the 80s, and man, it is so good to be back. Join the Glass Cannon podcast as we plunge into the shadow dark every Thursday night at 8 p.m. eastern on youtube.com slash the Glass Cannon with the podcast version dropping the next day. See what everybody's talking about and join us in the dark. 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