21.1 Strange Anatomy: "The Story of Adam Rainer"
Fireside Mystery Theatre
Fireside Mystery Theatre
4.5 • 626 Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2016
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
This little vignette, a remarkable and true account of one of the greatest flukes in medical history, will astound the listener. Also included are some exciting announcements and updates for fans of our show.
Narrated by Ali Silva
Featured in the cast:
Eirik Davey-Gislason as Adam Rainer
James Rieser as the army recruiter
Michael Pate as Dr. Windholz
Mary Murphy as neighbor #1
Bill Heidrich as neighbor #2
Written by Silbin Sandovar
Directed by Annabelle Rollison
Podcast production by Ali Silva, Greg Russ and Daniel Graves
Musical score improvised by Jason Yeager
Theme music by Jason Graves
Associate producer and sound designer Greg Russ
Production coordinator Dalia Morali
Production assistant Brontis Shane Orengo
Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez, Ali Silva, Daniel Graves & Rebecca Graves for Fireside Mystery Productions
Copyright 2016 Fireside Mystery Productions
http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com
@firesidemystery
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Attention, my friends. We have a couple of very exciting announcements. |
| 0:04.0 | We're taking our show on the road, and you can now find us on bookshelves. |
| 0:08.2 | Stay tuned at the end of this episode for all the details. |
| 0:11.1 | Our lead-in episode for this month, The Story of Adam Raynor, |
| 0:14.6 | is a brief vignette surgically extracted from our show, Strange Anatomy. |
| 0:18.4 | It was taped live at the slipper room in New York City |
| 0:21.1 | on the eve of Halloween, 2016. |
| 0:29.0 | The following story is a true one. |
| 0:32.5 | The year is 1917. |
| 0:34.9 | It is three years into the First World War. |
| 0:38.3 | The place is an army recruiting center in Graz, the second largest city in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. |
| 0:46.3 | A young man of 18 has been patiently waiting and now it's his turn to be seen. |
| 0:51.3 | But before he can even utter his name... |
| 0:55.8 | Oh my! |
| 1:00.2 | Why do you laugh, sir? |
| 1:02.8 | I'm sorry, young fellow. |
| 1:04.5 | I'll admit you have quite a sense of |
| 1:06.0 | humor coming in here like sis. |
| 1:07.8 | But, sir, I want to enlist, to serve |
| 1:10.0 | for the honor of our country. |
| 1:13.6 | I apologize. |
| 1:16.2 | What is your name, my little friend? |
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