S24 Ep17: NoSleep Podcast S24E17
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What themes are introduced at the beginning of the episode?
Water. It gives us life. We are drawn to it. Yet it holds immense power over us. It can bring unspeakable horror to the most familiar places. Your morning shower, a tranquil riverbank, or the endless ocean. it's time to dive deep into the abyss. From the dark waters of the Cape Fear River, immerse yourself in horror as you brace yourself for the No Sleep Podcast.
Hello there and welcome to another episode of the No Sleep Podcast. Whether you've been listening since the beginning, have recently found us or anything in between, welcome and thank you for joining us.
What is the story 'Welcome to the Water' about?
I'm Erica Sanderson and I'll be your host for today's stories. If you've been listening for several seasons, you may remember that this is not my first time in the Podfather's big chair, as I hosted a handful of shows while the team were away on one of their early tours. And speaking of the live shows, No Sleep will be at Crime Wave on Sea 2.0 in February 2027. You can still sign up at crimewaveatsea.com forward slash nosleep for your exclusive meet and greet with David Cummings, Jessica McAvoy, Peter Lewis, Lindsay Rousseau, Graham Rowett and the maestro Brandon Boone. Now, if you're still having trouble recognising me, don't worry. It's rare that I use my natural speaking voice and you're more likely to have heard me playing a young boy, a creepy granny or a snarling monster.
Some of my more iconic roles include a haunted toilet cubicle, a demonic ice cream truck and a parrot. Yes, I am a classically trained actor and all that animal work at drama school was worth it. Now, I joined No Sleep in Season 5, Episode 13, which was produced back in May of 2015. It was a beautiful story called My Wife Cooks Me Dinner by Rona Vassler, and I was partnered with my long-term colleague and friend, Mr David Ault. In fact, you can probably blame Ault for me being here at all. My background is as a stage actor, and I was doing a theatre show with David in which I had several quick costume changes. David very kindly helped me, and in between undressing me, we ended up talking about our respective careers.
At that time, me being away on tour wasn't compatible with family life, so I was looking for a way to branch out my professional acting into voice work, recording scripts from home. Alt passed my name on to David Cummings, and here I am, over a decade later, all thanks to not being able to zip myself into an evening gown. Since then, I've narrated several stories and played hundreds of characters, and it's the sheer range and variety of roles across ages, gender, humans, demons and creatures that makes this job such a joy, as well as the opportunity to repeatedly kill, maim or torture Mr. Alt. Though, to be fair, he's done his fair share of murdering me as well. In fact, somewhere I've been told that there's a running tally going on.
But if anyone's doing a re-listen and wants to keep score, please let me know. And if you do enjoy my work, you can hear me in several other audio shows, as well as horror games like Chasing Static and Hollow Body. Away from horror, you may have noticed I'm a bit of a geek. Did anyone catch my Obi-Wan Kenobi hello there at the top of the show? Yes, I am a massive Star Wars fan. Several years ago, I had the opportunity to talk with Sam Witwer, the current voice actor for Darth Maul, about voice acting, and he was incredibly generous with his time, and I've even used some of the vocal techniques that he showed me in creating some of the creature voices that I've done for No Sleep. So there's some trivia for you.
No Sleep Podcast, genuinely Sith Lord inspired. And if you're listening to this episode as it's released, I will have just come back from a comic con in London where I will have been meeting some of the voice cast from the Clone Wars whilst dressed as a Jedi.
How does 'Slake, Slaughter, Savage, and Sully' unfold?
I am ridiculously excited and I will have to try and contain myself whilst keeping a modicum of professional decorum while at the same time internally screaming and fangirling. However, deep down, I know I'm going to be like a four-year-old on Christmas morning, as stories from a galaxy far, far away have always been a lifelong passion.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What themes are introduced at the beginning of the episode?
0:07–1:43
2
What is the story 'Welcome to the Water' about?
1:43–5:08
3
How does 'Slake, Slaughter, Savage, and Sully' unfold?
5:08–8:23
4
What happens in 'The Transubstantiator' story?
8:23–9:55
5
What is the significance of 'The God, the Queen, and the Ant'?
9:55–12:45
6
What are the main characters and their motivations?
12:45–13:44
7
How do the stories connect with the theme of celestial sins?
13:44–29:52
8
What concluding thoughts does the host share at the end of the episode?
29:52–1:13:56