Episode 68 - Marie Antoinette (1783)

"My friends, an American Diner has just magically materialised in the middle of Piccadilly Circus." We're back with a crossover episode! Midnight Burger is a wonderful Sci-Fi comedy podcast about a time-travelling, dimension spanning diner that can appear at any time, anywhere in the multiverse. In this crossover episode it appears in London, not far from the Amelia Project offices. You're about to find out what happens when our two worlds meet... Created by Joe Fisher, Finlay Stevenson, Oystein Ulsberg Brager and Philip Thorne. Produced by Imploding Fictions and Business Goose Media. Featuring Alan Burgon, Hemi Yeroham, Julia C. Thorne, Julia Morizawa, Anna-Maria Everett, Siouxsie Suarez, Neal Starbird, Julie Cowden-Starbird, Tom Moorman. Website: https://ameliapodcast.com/  Transcripts: https://ameliapodcast.com/season-5  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ameliapodcast Donations: https://ameliapodcast.com/support Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-amelia-project?ref_id=6148 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliapodcast/ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/ameliapodcast X: https://twitter.com/amelia_podcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theameliaproject.bsky.social  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello dear listeners, we have a festive treat for you! Listen and find out about the audio surprise in this year's Amelia stocking... Website: https://ameliapodcast.com/  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ameliapodcast Donations: https://ameliapodcast.com/support Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-amelia-project?ref_id=6148 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliapodcast/ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/ameliapodcast X: https://twitter.com/amelia_podcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theameliaproject.bsky.social  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a crossover episode between The Amelia Project and Greater Boston, recorded live at The London Podcast Festival! What happens when these two fiction podcasts meet? Greater Boston acting legend Mark Whalberg hates fellow Greater Boston acting legend Matt Damon. One of the last things Mark Whalberg did before Matt Damon died was fistfight Matt Damon on a doomed, speeding train. But then Matt Damon sacrificed his life to save the passengers on that train. And so now Matt Damon is no more, but the memory of Matt Damon lives on. Now Matt Damon is not remembered as much more than merely an actor; he is Matt Damon, Transit Hero. And Mark Whalberg? He’s known as just a survivor floundering in Matt Damon’s shadow, which grows taller even in death. But Mark Whalberg has a plan. Mark Whalberg can die just like Matt Damon. Mark Whalberg is going to visit The Amelia Project to fake his own death and live on as someone who will receive the respect, accolades, and attention he righteously deserves. Dying and being reborn with the Amelia process will be Mark Whalberg’s greatest role yet. Featuring Alan Burgon, Hemi Yeroham, Jeff Van Dreason, Alexander Danner, Felix Trench and Zach Valenti. Website: https://ameliapodcast.com/  Transcripts: https://ameliapodcast.com/season-5  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ameliapodcast Donations: https://ameliapodcast.com/support Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-amelia-project?ref_id=6148 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliapodcast/ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/ameliapodcast X: https://twitter.com/amelia_podcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theameliaproject.bsky.social  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"What is it with great writers and ghosts?" You know Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, but did you know that Victor Hugo owned a haunted writing table? He used it to channel the spirits of Plato, Hannibal, Rousseau, Aristophanes, Joan of Arc, Galileo, Lord Byron, Dante, Socrates, Alexander the Great, Shakespeare and even Jesus! What happens when this haunted artefact makes its way into the hands of the Amelia gang? Listen to our Halloween Special to find out... Featuring Alan Burgon, Julia Morizawa, Julia C. Thorne, Stan Morris, Fernando Tiberini and James Oliva. Written and edited by Philip Thorne, with story editing by Oystein Ulsberg Brager, sound design by Alexander Danner, theme tune variation and Franz Liszt / Rosemary Brown pastiche by Fredrik Baden. Production assistance by Maty Parzival, graphic design by Anders Pedersen. Website: https://ameliapodcast.com/  Transcripts: https://ameliapodcast.com/season-5  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ameliapodcast Donations: https://ameliapodcast.com/support Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-amelia-project?ref_id=6148 Twitter: https://twitter.com/amelia_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliapodcast/ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/ameliapodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"My passion for body art goes way back..." A break from our historical episodes. Mia, Jackie and Kozlowski need to gather wood for the dwindling fire. Cole and Haines must follow them. A journey into the forest, into the night, into memories... Featuring Hemi Yeroham, Erin King, Jordan Cobb, Benjamin Noble, Torgny G. Aanderaa. Written by Philip Thorne, directed by Philip Thorne and Oystein Ulsberg Brager, sound design by Alexander Danner, music by Fredrik Baden. Production assistance by Maty Parzival and graphic design by Anders Pedersen. This episode is dedicated to Sophy H. Website: https://ameliapodcast.com/  Transcripts: https://ameliapodcast.com/season-5  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ameliapodcast Donations: https://ameliapodcast.com/support Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-amelia-project?ref_id=6148 Twitter: https://twitter.com/amelia_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliapodcast/ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/ameliapodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I've always wanted to take a stab at printing!" Johannes Gutenberg's invention has changed the way God's word is disseminated. Bible printing is big business, and never more so than in England 1631. Everyone wants a copy of the new King James Bible. The royal printing patent is held by a man named Robert Barker, and in this episode you will hear about the day his paths crossed with The Brotherhood of the Phoenix... Featuring Alan Burgon, David Ault, Julia C. Thorne and Hemi Yeroham. Written by Philip Thorne, directed by Oystein Ulsberg Brager and Philip Thorne. Sound design by Alexander Danner. Music by Fredrik Baden. Graphic design by Anders Pedersen. Production assistance by Maty Parzival. This episode is dedicated to Parker Pearcy. Website: https://ameliapodcast.com/  Transcripts: https://ameliapodcast.com/season-5  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ameliapodcast Donations: https://ameliapodcast.com/support Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-amelia-project?ref_id=6148 Twitter: https://twitter.com/amelia_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliapodcast/ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/ameliapodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"My name was Argan. My profession: barber-surgeon..." Brussels under the Spanish crown, a cultural melting pot, dignitaries and merchants passing through, and right in the centre of it all, a tall thin building adorned with a golden crest: a phoenix! This is the headquarters of the Guild of Barbers! But do they really offer only moustache waxes and centre partings? Or do they also offer a more nefarious service... Guest episode starring and written by Felix Trench (Wooden Overcoats, Victoriocity, Re: Dracula, Unseen, Zero Hours, Quid Pro Euro) Also featuring Hemi Yeroham, Alan Burgon, Jordan Cobb, Erin King, Julia C. Thorne, Robin de Coq van Delwijnen, Vincent Zuresco and Stéphane Gérard. Story editing and direction by Oystein Ulsberg Brager and Philip Thorne, sound design by Adam Raymonda and music by Fredrik Baden. Production assistance by Maty Parzival and graphic design by Anders Pedersen.  This episode is dedicated to Blythe Varney. Website: https://ameliapodcast.com  Transcripts: https://ameliapodcast.com/transcripts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ameliapodcast Donations: https://ameliapodcast.com/support Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-amelia-project?ref_id=6148 Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/amelia_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliapodcast/ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/ameliapodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Not just any old pirate... Henry Avery! The king of the pirates!" The Interviewer and Kozlowski are travelling on a merchant ship, The Honselaarsdijk, from Holland to the Americas. Three days out from their destination, their ship is attacked by another vessel, which is flying the skull and crossbones... This episode features Toby Williams, Alan Burgon, Hemi Yeroham, Julia C. Thorne, Benjamin Noble, Laurence Owen and Torgny G. Aanderaa. It was written by Lindsay Sharman with story editing and direction by Philip Thorne and Oystein Ulsberg Brager, sound design by Eli Hamada Mcilveen and music by Fredrik Baden. Graphic design by Anders Pedersen and production assistance by Maty Parzival. Thanks to Long Cat Media for recording assistance! Content warning: this episode contain strong language and the sound of sawing bone. Website: https://ameliapodcast.com  Transcripts: https://ameliapodcast.com/transcripts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ameliapodcast Donations: https://ameliapodcast.com/support Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-amelia-project?ref_id=6148 Twitter: https://twitter.com/amelia_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliapodcast/ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/ameliapodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Liberté, égalité, fraternité" Think you know the story of Marie Antoinette, last queen of France before the French Revolution? In this episode we suggest things may not have played out quite the way the history books put it... We invite you to eavesdrop on a secret conversation conducted in 1783 on a beach on the west coast of France. Written by Oystein Ulsberg Brager with sound design by Alexander Danner and music by Fredrik Baden. Story and audio editing by Philip Thorne. Featuring Alan Burgon as The Interviewer, Hemi Yeroham as Kozlowski, Hayley Evenett as Marie Antoinette, Lindsay Sharman as Rosalie, Jordan Cobb and Erin King as the CIA agents, Benjamin Noble and Torgny G. Aanderaa as the MI5 agents, and Julia C. Thorne as Alvina. Production assistance by Maty Parzival and graphic design by Anders Pedersen. Thank you to Laurence Owen and Long Cat Media for engineering assistance! Check out their wonderful shows Madame Magenta, Magenta Presents, Mockery Manor, and The Ballad of Anne and Mary. This episode is dedicated to Deanna Berchenbriter. Content warning: this episode contains strong language. Full credits, transcripts and more info on the show on our website! Website: https://ameliapodcast.com  Transcripts: https://ameliapodcast.com/transcripts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ameliapodcast Donations: https://ameliapodcast.com/support Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-amelia-project?ref_id=6148 Twitter: https://twitter.com/amelia_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliapodcast/ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/ameliapodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Glass holds many secrets..." During a performance of Donizetti's Il Castello di Kenilworth at Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, The Brotherhood of the Phoenix comes across a strange instrument: The Glass Harmonica. It turns out that this instrument and its mysterious player hold many secrets... Written by Philip Thorne with music and sound design by Adam Raymonda. Featuring Eugenia Caruso, Hemi Yeroham, Alan Burgon, Michael Smulik, Jordan Cobb, Erin King and Julia C. Thorne. Dedicated to Tom Putnam. Full credits on our website. Website: https://ameliapodcast.com  Transcripts: https://ameliapodcast.com/transcripts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ameliapodcast Donations: https://ameliapodcast.com/support Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-amelia-project?ref_id=6148 Twitter: https://twitter.com/amelia_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliapodcast/ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/ameliapodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices