THE EASIEST OF ALL THE HARD THINGS

Please consider voting for Great & Terrible in the 2021 Audio Verse Awards here. Alert | Great & Terrible | A high-school student stumbles upon an ancient curse that grants immortality — but there’s a catch — every full moon she must kill someone — anyone! — or she’ll die. A. R. Olivieri writes, directs, & produces Great & Terrible. Leslie Gideon acts as “Jane.” Sarah Rhea Werner acts as “Mom.” Jordan Cobb acts as “Ms. Fry.” Jamie Killen acts as “Meg.” Raul Vega acts as “Bricks.” Brett Halvorson acts as “Steve.” Lucille Valentine acts as “Haley.” Em Mantoani acts as “Murphy.” J. V. Hampton Van-Sant acts as “Detective Gabriel.” Caroline Mincks acts as “Lacie.” Lee Rosevere Music creates the soundscapes. FreeSound.org provides all foley & sound design. Great & Terrible is an ongoing series, but there’s more micros! Try 2298, Magic King Dom, LIMBO, or The Easiest of All the Hard Things at www.AROLIVIERI.com. Read the transcript here.

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Ways You Can Help A. R. Olivieri writes, directs, & produces podcasts. Lee Rosevere Music created the soundscape. White supremacy finds you where you least expect it. Oh, it finds you where you most expect it too, like in government & police forces, but even after we finally accomplish defunding the police & electing better public representatives, racism will still exist. White supremacy integrated into the very fabric of society will still exist. You have to worry about the places where you least expect it. Back in 1989, when I was 4 years old, my Pop-Pop — a man I loved dearly & would later need to reconcile many aspects of — asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. Leaving shock & silence in the room I said: LL Cool J. Now later on in life — really knowing the extreme racist my Pop-Pop was — my family always framed this as a really funny moment where a little kid naively said something they shouldn’t have in front of an elder; just child’s innocence. Only I don’t think it was innocent at all. White supremacy finds you where you least expect it. The most superficial generational changes in perception allow you feel comfort that racism is being eliminated or at the very least, you can’t be racist. That comfort is privilege. That privilege is White supremacy, & that’s why I told you this story. It’s likely you have one of your own. There’s nothing funny or cute about racism, & I am disgusted & ashamed to think of any time where I was thoughtless enough to be racist. Innocence be damned. Intentions be damned. To my White listeners: educate yourself every day, & not only when the crisis is most visible. Do the difficult work. Listen to, support, & pay Black people. Be active, or to quote a great friend, be an accomplice. The fight for justice will not end in our lifetime, but with no justice, there can be no peace. I’ve always spoken to you directly & it wouldn’t have been right to continue sharing content without speaking to you directly about this first too. Now please, arrest the cops that murdered Breonna Taylor. Thank you, & Black lives matter.

(X/X) ? Thank you for all your support — more still to come…

(4/4) ? Kelsey is finally given a clear sign — only, now what?

Crew: • Written by A. R. OLIVIERI • Directed by A. R. OLIVIERI • Produced & sound designed by A. R. OLIVIERI • Music composed & performed by Jason Shaw • Transcripts compiled & edited by Caroline Mincks Cast: • Kelsey played by Lucille Valentine

A. R. Olivieri writes, directs, & produces The Easiest of All the Hard Things. Lucille Valentine acts as “Kelsey” Audionautix creates the soundscapes. FreeSound.org provides all foley & sound design. The Easiest of All the Hard Things is an ongoing series, but if you’re caught up, there’s more micros! Try 2298, Magic King Dom, LIMBO, or Great & Terrible. You also can purchase exclusive micros, only available at AROLIVIERI.com. Read the transcript here.

? TRIGGER WARNING ? (3/4) ? Kelsey goes off the cliff — both figuratively & literally — & Turtle can do nothing but watch.

Crew: • Written by A. R. OLIVIERI • Directed by A. R. OLIVIERI • Produced & sound designed by A. R. OLIVIERI • Music composed & performed by Jason Shaw • Transcripts compiled & edited by Caroline Mincks Cast: • Kelsey played by Lucille Valentine

A. R. Olivieri writes, directs, & produces The Easiest of All the Hard Things. Lucille Valentine acts as “Kelsey” Audionautix creates the soundscapes. FreeSound.org provides all foley & sound design. The Easiest of All the Hard Things is an ongoing series, but if you’re caught up, there’s more micros! Try 2298, Magic King Dom, LIMBO, or Great & Terrible. You also can purchase exclusive micros, only available at AROLIVIERI.com. Read the transcript here.

(2/4) ? Kelsey & Turtle find that as so much changes, many things stay the same — like island cuisine.

Crew: • Written by A. R. OLIVIERI • Directed by A. R. OLIVIERI • Produced & sound designed by A. R. OLIVIERI • Music composed & performed by Jason Shaw • Transcripts compiled & edited by Caroline Mincks Cast: • Kelsey played by Lucille Valentine

A. R. Olivieri writes, directs, & produces The Easiest of All the Hard Things. Lucille Valentine acts as “Kelsey” Audionautix creates the soundscapes. FreeSound.org provides all foley & sound design. The Easiest of All the Hard Things is an ongoing series, but if you’re caught up, there’s more micros! Try 2298, Magic King Dom, LIMBO, or Great & Terrible. You also can purchase exclusive micros, only available at AROLIVIERI.com. Read the transcript here.

(1/4) ? Kelsey & Turtle have to wait for the phone to charge — but patience brings back bad memories.

Crew: • Written by A. R. OLIVIERI • Directed by A. R. OLIVIERI • Produced & sound designed by A. R. OLIVIERI • Music composed & performed by Jason Shaw • Transcripts compiled & edited by Caroline Mincks Cast: • Kelsey played by Lucille Valentine

A. R. Olivieri writes, directs, & produces The Easiest of All the Hard Things. Lucille Valentine acts as “Kelsey” Audionautix creates the soundscapes. FreeSound.org provides all foley & sound design. The Easiest of All the Hard Things is an ongoing series, but if you’re caught up, there’s more micros! Try 2298, Magic King Dom, LIMBO, or Great & Terrible. You also can purchase exclusive micros, only available at AROLIVIERI.com. Read the transcript here.

(4/4) ? Kelsey constructs a phone battery — & even Turtle is helping — but will it work?

Crew: • Written by A. R. OLIVIERI • Directed by A. R. OLIVIERI • Produced & sound designed by A. R. OLIVIERI • Music composed & performed by Jason Shaw • Transcripts compiled & edited by Caroline Mincks Cast: • Kelsey played by Lucille Valentine

A. R. Olivieri writes, directs, & produces The Easiest of All the Hard Things. Lucille Valentine acts as “Kelsey” Audionautix creates the soundscapes. FreeSound.org provides all foley & sound design. The Easiest of All the Hard Things is an ongoing series, but if you’re caught up, there’s more micros! Try 2298, Magic King Dom, LIMBO, or Great & Terrible. You also can purchase exclusive micros, only available at AROLIVIERI.com. Read the transcript here.

(3/4) ? Kelsey didn’t swim as well as Turtle — but now they have everything needed to make a battery.