A runaway balloon, a giant purple cow, and talking pigs: uncover the origin of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Read the transcript here: https://hitthebricks.com/intermission

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If you want to keep wandering with us, you can listen to the first episode right now by searching for The Wanderer on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can find out more about The Wanderer at www.CallOfTheWander.com. The Wanderer is written and performed by T.H. Ponders, Produced by Jordan Stillman, with show art by V Silverman. Created by Ponders Productions. A member of the Fable and Folly Network.

Jessi wakes to discover that she's been replaced. Meanwhile, in the Oz of the past, Glinda's final battle with her sisters changes Oz's future.  For transcripts, credits, and more, go to http://www.hitthebricks.com/1x9

Having returned from the Moon, Jessi, Wallace and Lurline return to Oz. With their tasks ramping up, it might be time to stop and smell the flowers... For transcripts and more go to http://www.hitthebricks.com/1x8

Jessi and company travel to the Tinker Town, a clockwork city on the moon. Its creator, Mr. Tinker, may know something about Tik-Tok's sudden wind-down. For transcripts, credits, and more go to hitthebricks.com/1x7 This episode features a preview of “Less is Morgue.” Learn more here: https://lessismorgue.com/

A chilly reception in Gillikin Country is thawed by the guidance of the Good Witch of the North. For more information and transcripts go to http://www.hitthebricks.com/1x6 This episode features a preview of “Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services’.

Separated from Wallace and Lurline, Jessi searches the northern mountains for any sign of life and gets a little more than she bargained for. For credits, transcripts, and more go to http://www.hitthebricks.com

Jessi, Wallace, and Lurline are admitted to see Prince Jack Pumpkinhead, at last...but something's rotten in the state of Oz.  For credits, transcripts, and more go to http://www.hitthebricks.com

The Emerald City of Oz ain't what it used to be. The City has lost all its charm and magic, and while their welcome isn't exactly warm, Jessi and Wallace find help from a new "friend." Meet Lurline, a witch who's not wicked but isn't exactly good, either. For credits, transcripts, and more go to http://www.hitthebricks.com

The storm is over, and Jessi and Wallace are in for a rough landing…more than one. Dorothy’s fallen house above and a glass kingdom below, the pair discover that they’re not in Kansas anymore. For credits, transcripts, and more go to http://www.hitthebricks.com

After her parents' messy divorce, Jessi Hugson and her mother move to Kansas. When Jessi and her cousin Wallace find a jewel-studded bracelet on Dorothy Gale’s abandoned farm, things get twisted. Twister'd, even. For credits, transcripts, and more go to http://www.hitthebricks.com

Mars' Best Brisket is an audio comedy charity event! During the week of September 20th, not only will we be releasing three hilarious scifi restaurant sitcom episodes, we'll also be attempting to raise $1000 for The Lovin' Spoonfuls, a food rescue in Boston, Massachusetts.  Find out more at  marsbestcharity.com or through the website at marsbestbrisket.com

A preview of our sister series coming June 28th Phantomwise was written and produced by A.R. OLIVIERI and directed and executive produced by PJ Scott-Blankenship. Based on the Alice books by Lewis Carroll. You can find out more at http://phantomwisepod.com or our twitter/instagram: @phantomwisepod.

The gang find themselves in a network of treehouse libraries as they recover from the poppy attack. For more information on VALENCE, check out https://hughouse.productions/valence/ For more information on our sister series Phantomwise, go to https://www.phantomwisepod.com/ Visit http://www.hitthebricks.com for more information on our listening parties, episodes, transcripts, credits, downloads, social media links and crowdfunding!

Having learned that the last person who saw Dorothy was Tik-Tok, the mechanical butler, Jessi and her friends travel to meet his maker, Mr. Tinker, who lives in a steampunk city on the moon. Visit http://www.hitthebricks.com for more information on our listening parties, episodes, transcripts, credits, downloads, social media links and crowdfunding!

With Jack Pumpkinhead proving to be less-than-helpful, Jessi, Wallace, and Lurline head to Gillikin country to seek out the council of the Good Witch of the North. Visit http://www.hitthebricks.com for more information on our listening parties, episodes, transcripts, credits, downloads, social media links and crowdfunding!

Jessi and Wallace make their way to the Emerald City in hopes that Princess Ozma can send them home. Unfortunately, the city is a little worse-for-wear and Ozma, like Dorothy, is missing... For full show notes/credits/transcripts, and more, visit http://www.hitthebricks.com

100 years after L. Frank Baum's Oz series concluded, Jessi Hugson finds herself on the abandoned farm of Dorothy Gale in the midst of Kansas. A storm follows, and soon Jessi and her cousin Wallace find that Oz isn't what it used to be.  For full show notes/credits/transcripts, and more, visit http://www.hitthebricks.com

Stuck at a crossroads between her looming future and the alluring call of an escapist slumberland, Jessi Hugson finds herself in a dream that's unlike anything she's ever encountered. For transcripts, credits, and more information go to hitthebricks.com! Jessi - Michelle Agresti. Little Pink Bear - Michael J. Andersen, Button Bright - Andy Rumschlag, The Foolish Owl - Dana Luery Shaw, The Wise Donkey - Tom R. Pike The Nameless Person - PJ Scott-Blankenship

A quick clip from the first day of recording where Michelle Agresti (Jessi) and PJ Scott-Blankenship (Wallace) discuss the character of Jessi and her motivations. The clip is rough and unedited, but it's REAL.

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