Summary
An AI writes a Nicolas Cage film, a Matt Damon lookalike causes havoc and a story has its climax removed - Josie Long presents short action-driven documentaries and audio adventures.
Matt Damon Produced by Jesse Lawson and Arlie Adlington Originally created for KCRW's 24 Hour Radio Race
Nic O Las Produced by Suzie McCarthy
The Juicy Part Produced by Jess Shane
Sweat Feat. Laura Barton
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Hello, Hollywood and welcome to the podcast of Shortcuts. |
| 0:10.5 | Today sees thrills, spills, chills and a few laughs along the way. |
| 0:19.0 | Okay, here's my pitch for an action film I will be starring it. |
| 0:27.6 | It's an ordinary day. |
| 0:30.6 | A radio presenter walks into a new studio. |
| 0:33.6 | Something's off about it. |
| 0:35.6 | There's not a good selection of pastries. The equipment looks unusual. The engineers don't have the right vibe, but she's a professional. She goes straight in. She sits down on the chair. As she sits on the chair, it beats and clicks. |
| 0:55.5 | A tiny animatronic doll rises up from behind the desk. |
| 1:00.1 | You have activated a doomsday device. |
| 1:03.6 | If you stop recording tender and gentle audio, the world will end. |
| 1:10.7 | Chunk up to the title, which should be... audio, the world will end. |
| 1:14.2 | Jump cut to the title, which should be Sounds Dangerous. No, jump cut to the title, which should be |
| 1:19.9 | Uh, should be |
| 1:22.9 | Dead air! How you? |
| 1:26.9 | Cut to the title, Dead Air. |
| 1:31.0 | So good, so good. |
| 1:34.6 | She wanted to broadcast. |
| 1:36.9 | Now this broad is cast in her own nightmare. |
| 1:40.7 | Hang on. Here we go. |
| 1:42.5 | Dead Air stars Hollywood having visited lady. |
| 1:46.2 | It's me. |
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