Episode 4.3 - Something About Everything Collapsing?

Welcome to Hawley Heights, home of the world's friendliest (?) taxidermy, and former home (thanks to The Incident) of the Haunted Taxidermy Trail! Meet Robin, your late night tour guide, as she begins her moderately illegal radio journey in this weird, frequently power-outaged little town.  -------------------------------------- Starring Amanda Funk-Hilton as Robin, Noah Moran as Hammer Mike, Barb Podbielski as Maple Cope, Michele Metych as Ruth Rutherford, Cindy Burke as Jonah, and Maryna Matlock as Lotte.  This episode was written and produced by Mary O'Reilly. Music in this episode is from Mary and also from an unmarked cassette tape left in the tape deck.  This is the only full episode we're going to post under Academicasaurus, so if you've enjoyed this first episode, please subscribe on iTunes to the official podcast page - search for Zoic! You can also find us on YouTube and Instagram under Zoic Podcast.  Thanks for listening!

Hawley Heights, once semi-famous for its Haunted Taxidermy Trail (until the incident, anyway) is not the place where anyone dreams of returning. But when Robin finds herself back in her hometown (and running a moderately illegal and largely pointless radio tourism show), strange things begin to happen. Power outages. Odd sounds over the radio waves. New/old bones that really shouldn't be in these woods. Plus - why is there a creepy sculpted T-Rex skull with taxidermied rabbit ears in the hardware store? Something's going down in Hawley Heights, and it's up to Robin and a group of intrepid, kinda cracked weirdos to figure it out!  *~*~*~* Zoic is a slightly surreal and certainly strange comedy/horror podcast from the people behind Academicasaurus. It was created by Mary O'Reilly and Amanda Funk Hilton, and is written and produced by Mary. New episodes, during the season, are posted weekly on Mondays. Season one begins on September 1st, 2025! We'll post the first episode in this feed, but it'll also be in its own dedicated podcast place. 

In which we realized it's been 5 years since Academicasaurus began and figured we should do a quick episode. Also, academic conferences are really something else.  THANKS FOR STILL BEING HERE! We miss you. Yes - you! Also, we picked a cursèd day to record, so please excuse violent downpours, a frantically panting dog, and...actually, Maryna's end had no problems. How dare she. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring, finally, Mary's Mom as the conference announcer! Music in this episode is "Shake It" by Jahzaar. You can find more of his music at betterwithmusic.com.  The podcast will still stay up, and as we said, we are working on a new podcast! It's probably still a ways out, but we'll let you know here or on Instagram when we've got some weirdness coming your way - keep on subscribin'! Also, if you like us, you can buy us a coffee on Ko-Fi! We love coffee. SO MUCH COFFEE! https://ko-fi.com/academicasaurus academicasaurus.wixsite.com/home      

...and everything ends. Here we go, Jormunganders - the final episode of the series. Let's finish this. ...and everything ends. This is the final episode, Jormunganders. Let's finish this. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. For a full cast list, listen to the very, very end.  Music in this episode is "Shake It" by Jahzaar. You can find more of his music at betterwithmusic.com. Bad synths by Mary. The podcast will stay up, and we may do a special at a (much) later date, so keep on subscribin'! We're also on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter, so come find us there too. Also, if you like us, you can buy us a coffee on Ko-Fi! We love coffee. SO MUCH COFFEE! https://ko-fi.com/academicasaurus academicasaurus.wixsite.com/home

Here we go. Wherein everything converges....    

Wherein Ida lights it up, Anne fields the calls, and Bee makes it big. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger, Michele Metych as Edna Bowles/The Operator, and Brian as Griswold Fox. Music in this episode is "Shake It" by Jahzaar. You can find more of his music at betterwithmusic.com. Please subscribe on iTunes! We're also on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter, so come find us there too. Also, if you like us, you can buy us a coffee on Ko-Fi! We love coffee. SO MUCH COFFEE! https://ko-fi.com/academicasaurus academicasaurus.wixsite.com/home

Wherein Ida wonders, Anne walls, and Bee rejects the oasis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger, Petra Vannucci-Henkel as Remember Brattle, and Brad Keefauver as Langdon Dread. Music in this episode is "Phone Call" and "Shake It" by Jahzaar. You can find more of his music at betterwithmusic.com. Please subscribe on iTunes! We're also on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter, so come find us there too. Also, if you like us, you can buy us a coffee on Ko-Fi! We love coffee. SO MUCH COFFEE! https://ko-fi.com/academicasaurus academicasaurus.wixsite.com/home

Wherein Ida lets it flow, Anne thunders, and Bee goes biblical. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger, Dave Opilka as Horatio Hendersett, and Elyse Eltrich as Jeff the Fish. Music in this episode is "Phone Call" and "Shake It" by Jahzaar. You can find more of his music at betterwithmusic.com. Please subscribe on iTunes! We're also on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter, so come find us there too. Also, if you like us, you can buy us a coffee on Ko-Fi! We love coffee. SO MUCH COFFEE! https://ko-fi.com/academicasaurus academicasaurus.wixsite.com/home

Wherein Ida files it away, Anne breathes deep, and Bee wades in. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger and Samantha Barr as Peri Caldwell. Music in this episode is "Phone Call" and "Shake It" by Jahzaar. You can find more of his music at betterwithmusic.com. Please subscribe on iTunes! We're also on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter, so come find us there too. Also, if you like us, you can buy us a coffee on Ko-Fi! We love coffee. SO MUCH COFFEE! https://ko-fi.com/academicasaurus academicasaurus.wixsite.com/home

THE FINAL SEASON OF ACADEMICASAURUS HAS BEGUN! Wherein Ida takes the call, Anne finds the words, and Bee sets the stage.  We have our first journal article of the season - listen closely to hear the wisdom of Librarian Lentz!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starring Maryna Matlock as Ida Winters, Amanda Funk-Hilton as Bee West, and Mary O'Reilly as Anne Dye. Featuring Ramona Mourir as Kettle Badger and Tina as Emily Kant. Music in this episode is "Phone Call" and "Shake It" by Jahzaar. You can find more of his music at betterwithmusic.com. Please subscribe on iTunes! We're also on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter, so come find us there too. Also, if you like us, you can buy us a coffee on Ko-Fi! We love coffee. SO MUCH COFFEE! https://ko-fi.com/academicasaurus academicasaurus.wixsite.com/home