by Ear Candy Media | Echidna Audio | Spineless Wonders
<p>It’s 2035… and things aren’t great Downunder. Mass homelessness, pollution ruining beaches, teenagers facing slave labour and everything, including euthanasing the elderly, has been privatised by a corrupt libertarian government in cahoots with Empyrean Industries, a shadowy corporation busy mining the moon. </p><br><p>An underground terrorist movement called Swag Sting is mobilising but wracked by infighting. Crowd control measures include giant, deadly robot kangaroos. As our protagonists battle for humanity's essence, we uncover an alarming future that lurks uncomfortably close. </p><br><p><strong>THE NEXT 5 MINUTES </strong>is not just a podcast—it's a movement, a deep, dark, truthful mirror reflecting a future we must avoid. Every. Second. Counts.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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February 13, 2024
<p>With Coral’s beloved Azaleas in full bloom, Helen contemplates if it's a good day to meet her maker. Meanwhile, news of Zilch's arrest sends shockwaves through the Swag Sting hideout, pushing Pronto to the brink of a daring rescue mission. As Space unveils the sting of a double-cross, involving the elusive Rufas and a property trade that releases Byrone Ellis' family, the team faces the prospect of a new subterranean base. </p><br><p>Pronto's desperate attempt to 'path' Zilch results in a tantalisingly brief connection before fading into nothingness. A chemically-lobotomised Zilch adapts to detention life with the job of creating fake eucalypts for tourists. Back at Helen's, a knock at the door heralds a menacing visitor, a member of the Termination Squad. Can Helen confront her fate? Can Pronto make a last ditch attempt to save Zilch?</p><br><p><strong>CREDITS</strong></p><br><p><strong>THE NEXT 5 MINUTES</strong> is written and directed by Ian Walker, based on the 1990s unpublished novella - <em>Australia Who</em> by Joanne Burns. </p><br><p>Starring Helen O’Connor as Helen. Eliane Davis Morel as Coral. Lauren Hamilton-Neil as Officer Jace Tapsell. Eleni Schumacher as Zilch. Aileen Huynh as Pronto. Nic Starte as Space. Paul Barry as Doug The TV News Anchor. Elizabeth Kulas as Reporter Judith Dengate. Tommy Steele as Sky Bowl Pilot. </p><br><p>You also heard Jordan Olivier and Tom Denham. </p><br><p>The Roobot Jingle was written by Ian Walker and performed by Lem Zakharia.</p><br><p>Our sound designer is Martin Gallagher. Music written and performed by Elina Godwin. Podcast art by Lauryn Evans. Executive Producers are Bronwyn Mehan and Pariya Taherzadeh.</p><br><p>The show is a co-production between SPINELESS WONDERS, ECHIDNA AUDIO and EAR CANDY MEDIA. </p><br><p>Big thanks to Create NSW, Petria Wallace, Elizabeth Kulas and Fyona Smith. </p><br><p>Follow us on Instagram: @earcandypresents</p><br><p><a href="https://shows.acast.com/654d9e4a07e8cd00124881f9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TN5M webpage</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
February 6, 2024
<p>With a buzzing Zeppelin-style airship disturbing her tranquility and A-list nursing home brochures piling up, life teems with uneasy choices for widowed “Grey Boomer” Helen. She finds companionship in her pet raven, Rabindranath, and solace in gardening and reading the secret journals of her dead wife Coral. </p><br><p>Helen daydreams of underwater escapes, an LSD-fuelled respite from reality, as the couple’s past activism comes back to haunt them. There are regular, unwelcome visits from the Bureau of Unaustralian Activities. When Rabindranath returns one night splattered with blood, Helen makes a shocking discovery on the harbour shores with headline-making implications.</p><br><p><strong>CREDITS</strong></p><br><p><strong>THE NEXT 5 MINUTES</strong> is written and directed by Ian Walker, based on the 1990s unpublished novella - <em>Australia Who</em> by Joanne Burns. </p><br><p>Starring Helen O’Connor as Helen. Eliane Davis Morel as Coral. Lauren Hamilton-Neil as Jace Tapsell. Paul Barry as Doug The TV News Anchor. Elizabeth Kulas as Reporter Judith Dengate. Tommy Steele as Sky Bowl Pilot. </p><br><p>You also heard Jordan Olivier and Nic Starte.</p><br><p>Our sound designer is Martin Gallagher. Music written and performed by Elina Godwin. Podcast art by Lauryn Evans. Executive Producers are Bronwyn Mehan and Pariya Taherzadeh.</p><br><p>The show is a co-production between SPINELESS WONDERS, ECHIDNA AUDIO and EAR CANDY MEDIA. </p><br><p>Big thanks to Create NSW, Petria Wallace, Elizabeth Kulas and Fyona Smith. </p><br><p>Follow us on Instagram: @earcandypresents</p><br><p><a href="https://shows.acast.com/654d9e4a07e8cd00124881f9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TN5M webpage</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
January 30, 2024
<p>Byrone H. Ellis is a politician to match the rottenness of the times. A junior minister in the Free Futures government, he is a self-proclaimed future world dominator who finds himself in a perpetual state of chaos. Amid scandals of elder abuse, a sleepless Byrone juggles media duties and a fresh assignment from his boss Amanda, handling a nuclear waste cover-up and a mass tranquilization program. Past embarrassments, like his infamous brothel scandal, could be offset if only he can keep his shirt on during hologram calls. The day’s going well until a call from the US reveals Rufas has taken his family hostage, demanding all his assets in return for their safety. With his world spinning, Byrone collapses during a swanky soiree attended by political and industry insiders. What does this mean for his future and the lives of his family?</p><br><p><strong>CREDITS</strong></p><br><p><strong>THE NEXT 5 MINUTES</strong> was written and directed by Ian Walker, based on the 1990s unpublished novella - <em>Australia Who</em> by Joanne Burns. </p><br><p>Starring Nic Starte as Byrone Ellis. Lauren Hamilton-Neil as Amanda Kildare and Watchphone Siri. Tommy Steele as Fraser The Kiwi Waiter. Tom Wright as Everest Ginsberg. Paul Barry as Doug The TV News Anchor. Elizabeth Kulas as Reporter Judith Dengate. Eliane Davis Morel as Nancy Marcos. Helen O’Connor as Real Estate Ad Voice Over and Spaceport Hologram Voiceover. Ian Walker as Helicopter Pilot. </p><br><p>You also heard Cameron St Clair, Sue Daniel, James Fitzgerald, Jordan Olivier and Rob Kaldor. </p><br><p>Our sound designer is Martin Gallagher. Music written and performed by Elina Godwin. Podcast art by Lauryn Evans. Executive Producers are Bronwyn Mehan and Pariya Taherzadeh.</p><br><p>The show is a co-production between SPINELESS WONDERS, ECHIDNA AUDIO and EAR CANDY MEDIA. </p><br><p>Big thanks to Create NSW, Petria Wallace, Elizabeth Kulas and Fyona Smith. </p><br><p>Follow us on Instagram: @earcandypresents</p><br><p><a href="https://shows.acast.com/654d9e4a07e8cd00124881f9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TN5M webpage</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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