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Need one Black, and four Hispanic/Latinx voice actors for our horror/comedy anthology podcast para/Normal Season 2! The roles are unpaid, but we have fun. We put the "normal" in Paranormall!!

One Black VA needed for Episode #4: "Nevermind the Cabin" - A spoof on "The Cabin in the Woods" trope. We need a black actor to be the voice of reason the other teens actually listen to.

Four Hispanic/Latinx VAs needed for Episode #7: "The Sacred Disease" - A poignant take on the very tired "disability is horror" stereotype. Two teen-sounding voices, and two parents. Bonus, the "Dad" character is also a demon.

Any pronouns for any of them!

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Okay so the obvious answer here is Wyman's previous podcasts Fall of Rome (what it sounds like) and Tides of Histories (long and sprawling, first several seasons on late medieval and early modern Europe, then a few on the evolution of humanity, then the bronze age). Sadly those were produced by a studio which has since been bought out by something which has since been bought out and all but the more recent episodes were paywalled regardless. So idk what's actually still accessible.

Otherwise...

(sticking with narrative history here)

Revolutions by Mike Duncan is the obvious choice here, very possibly so obvious that you already have heard of and tried it. Each season follows one of the Great Revolutions of the early modern and modern eras (starting with the English/Wars of Three Kingdoms, ending with the Russian). Gets good in season 3 with the French and then especially 4 with the Haitian. The final season (Martian Revolution) is a not particularly successful bit of science fiction writing in the same style.

The History of Japan by Isaac Meyer is more or less what it sounds like, in that it's a guy recording weekly ~half hour episodes about something in Japanese history for well over a decade now. There's a couple dozen episodes dedicated to a general survey (two, actually, he updated and revised the project starting at episode 500) but mostly it's one-offs and miniseries dedicated to whatever happens to seem interesting to research.

Pax Britannica by Samuel Hume is an incredibly detailed and decompressed history of rise and fall of the Brittish Empire. As in it's been going for seven years (in which time Hume has completed the entirety of a PhD) and the narrative is still some distance from the year 1700. Amazing way to learn about the intricacies of the Wars of Three Kingdoms, Protectorate, and how much it fucking sucked to be Irish though. Last few episodes have been examining the causes of King Philip's War in New England.

Mine:

Sharp-dressed man ✔ Mobster ✔ Older man ✔ Confident ✔ Smiles and laughs a lot ✔

You could very easily "sexy-ify" this design too!

“Adorable. Yeah, I'm sure you'll show us.”     “I sure as fuck will.”

“Funny thing, when no one believes in you, a loss doesn't sting all that hard. But a win? Hell of a drug.”

“Don't get me wrong, I know what they say. I just don't care.”    “I think you do.”     “I know they're wrong. That's all that matters.”

“How am I in the wrong here? I won, and you're mad just because your ego is hurt because you didn't believe in me?”

“I know I wasn't your first choice for this, or your second. But… I am here, for whatever you need.”     “Oh, that's sweet, but we're gonna need someone a bit more…”     “More…?”     “Just… More.”

“I've been slaving away trying to catch up, and now that I have, it makes me arrogant?!” 

“You did it! Oh my god, you actually did it!”    “Your surprise stings just a little.”

“They'll see. They may not believe in me now, but they will see. No one'll doubt me again.”

“Where do you want me? I can help.”     “Move. We don't have time for your antics.”     “Why won't you let me help?!”

“You've never believed in me. I didn't think you would now.”  

Here's a sneak peek of a completely original character I designed. His name is "Flick the Cat", and I drew inspiration from some of my favorite pet superheroes. These included "Bolt" from Disney, "UnderDog" who Disney tarnished, and "Sonic the Hedgehog". My methodology being how can a dog be a superhero, but not a cat?

If everyone enjoys this drawing, I might elaborate on this character's rich history with me. Many pop culture icons, including a gast station called "Texaco" that not all of you are going to know. And a time when I tried to squeeze a cat into spandex.