Around the Sun
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsA scripted, episodic audio drama that explores human connections, made and missed, with an existential flare (and an all-star cast!). Whether consumed together or independently, the comedy, tragedy, and soul of Around the Sun embraces one character’s assertion that, “We’re never alone… even if it feels like the opposite is often true.” The anthology series is created by Brad Forenza, and produced via remote technology throughout the pandemic, and onward.
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Across seasons, Around the Sun features the voice acting talents of: Adassa (Encanto), Caroline Aaron (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), David Alan Basche (The Exes), Joanna Bonaro (Good 'n Screwed), Dolores Catania (RHONJ), Mindy Cohn (Facts of Life), François Clemmons (Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood), Lilli Cooper (Spring Awakening), Veanne Cox (Cinderella), Robert Funaro (The Irishman), Judy Gold (Kill Me Now), Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Rent), Terry Hu (Zombies 3) Richard Kind (Mad About You), Richard Kline (Three's Company), Jennie Kwan (California Dreams), David LaRosa (Clandestine), Piper Laurie (Carrie), Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl), Cady McClain (All My Children), Christine Nagy (106.7 Lite FM), Estelle Parsons (Bonnie and Clyde), Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos), Austin Pendleton (My Cousin Vinny), Taylor Purdee (Killian and the Comeback Kids), Alysia Reiner (Orange is the New Black), Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye), Sally Struthers (All in the Family), Maureen Van Zandt (The Sopranos), Bruce Vilanch (Hollywood Squares), BD Wong (Jurassic Park), Ryan Wotherspoon (Fogg), and Brad Forenza (series creator: Around the Sun)… all playing humans (and a few aliens), yearning to connect.
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Around the Sun is a Best Version of Yourself production, as presented by the Broadway Podcast Network. Continue the conversation online (#AroundTheSunPodcast; www.AroundTheSunPodcast.com) and via series creator Brad Forenza (fb: @BVOYLLC; insta @BradForenza; tw: @BradForenza).
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Episodes
307. Mountaintop (Estelle Parsons, François Clemmons, Brad Forenza)
January 03, 2024 08:00 - 10 minutesWinter melts into spring, as life on Bibi's mountain adapts and grows with the times. Starring Estelle Parsons (Rachel, Rachael), François Clemmons (Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood), and Brad Forenza (series creator: Around the Sun). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
306. Blue Squares (The Company)
December 13, 2023 08:00 - 11 minutesFather Finnegan's cold intolerance yields a lukewarm send-off, while glimmers of hope peek through the broken snow. Starring François Clemmons (Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood), Robert Funaro (The Sopranos), Judy Gold (The Rosie O’Donnell Show), Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Rent), Terry Hu (Zombies 3), Cady McClain (All My Children), Estelle Parsons (Bonnie and Clyde), Jai Rodriguez (Bros), and Brad Forenza (series creator: Around the Sun). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
305. Xmas Past (Robert Funaro & Cady McClain)
November 29, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutesGrace reflects on her roots, only to discover that a childhood crush has finally stepped into the light. Starring Scorsese standout Robert Funaro (The Irishman, Vinyl), and history-making Emmy winner Cady McClain (Days of Our Lives, As the World Turns, All My Children). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
304. Snow Bunnies (Judy Gold & Terry Hu)
November 15, 2023 08:00 - 14 minutesMenopause won't keep Paula away from her annual Mother-Daughter skate, but recent developments might be cause for intervention. Starring Emmy winner Judy Gold (The Rosie O'Donnell Show) and breakout Disney star Terry Hu (Zombies 3). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
303. Cold Snap (Wilson Jermaine Heredia & Jai Rodriguez)
November 01, 2023 07:00 - 12 minutesAndrew and Kyle need respite from their perpetual tundra, but only one of them is poised to warm up. Starring Tony winner Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Rent) and Emmy winner Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
302. Advent (The Company)
October 23, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutesSpike races the clock to make his own exit, but news of Bibi's departure risks freezing him in place. Starring François Clemmons (Mr. Rogers Neighborhood), Robert Funaro (The Sopranos), Judy Gold (The Rosie O’Donnell Show), Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Rent), Cady McClain (Days of Our Lives), Estelle Parsons (The Conners), Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy), and Brad Forenza (series creator: Around the Sun). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
301. Prologue (Estelle Parsons & François Clemmons)
October 18, 2023 07:00 - 9 minutesBibi, a family matriarch, struggles to leave her mountain nest. Starring Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons (Bonnie and Clyde), with vocals by Grammy winning singer François Clemmons (Porgy and Bess). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
300. Pinecones (Season 3 Trailer)
September 04, 2023 07:00 - 2 minutesSeason 3 of Around the Sun (Pinecones, 2023-2024) brings us to a snowy mountain region, where the absence of a matriarch forces one family to adapt, grow, and evolve with the times. The EGOT winning ensemble includes: François Clemmons (Porgy and Bess), Robert Funaro (The Irishman), Judy Gold (The Rosie O’Donnell Show), Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Rent), Terry Hu (Zombies 3), Cady McClain (All My Children), Estelle Parsons (Bonnie and Clyde), Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye), and Brad Forenza (series c...
210. Intelligent Life (Piper Laurie & Brad Forenza)
January 04, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesTwo aliens return home to their perfect planet, as the rocky mess behind them slowly comes into focus. Starring Golden Globe winner Piper Laurie (Twin Peaks) and series creator Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
209. Borrowed Land (Richard Kind & Adassa)
December 07, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutesA disenchanted retiree confronts the realtor who sold him a bill of goods in the dystopian desert. Starring celebrated voice-over artists, Richard Kind (Inside Out) and Adassa (Encanto). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
208. After the Apocalypse (Caroline Aaron & Richard Kline)
November 30, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutesYears after leaving a "Dear Jane" letter for his wife, Daniel has resurfaced to seek shelter from yet another storm. Starring Broadway mainstays Caroline Aaron (Relatively Speaking) and Richard Kline (Waitress). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
207. Lonely Planet (Mindy Cohn & Bruce Vilanch)
November 23, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutesTwo Trekkies search the desert for a portal to life beyond their convention, and the status quo. Starring TV icons Mindy Cohn (The Facts of Life) and Bruce Vilanch (Hollywood Squares). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
206. Coyotes (Piper Laurie)
November 16, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutesA grandmother pacifies her hyperactive grandson with history, stories, and marshmallows under the stars that coyote once hung. Starring acclaimed actress and three-time Oscar nominee, Piper Laurie (The Hustler, Carrie, Children of a Lesser God). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
205. Mirage (Mindy Cohn & Taylor Purdee)
November 09, 2022 08:00 - 15 minutesAunt Nora's desert enterprise is finally blossoming with potential, but her sordid past is still unearthed. Starring Emmy nominee Mindy Cohn (Scooby Doo) and independent filmmaker Taylor Purdee (Killian and the Comeback Kids). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
204. Off the Reservation (Richard Kline & Jennie Kwan)
November 02, 2022 07:00 - 12 minutesA newly single man seeks to revive his youth- and the one that got away- at a desert music festival. Starring TV icons Richard Kline (Three's Company) and Jennie Kwan (California Dreams). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
203. Area 51 (Bruce Vilanch & Taylor Purdee)
October 26, 2022 04:03 - 10 minutesA cadet's oath to defend personal freedom is challenged by a superior's desire to protect the homeland against all things alien. Starring Two-time Emmy winner Bruce Vilanch (Get Bruce) and singer/songwriter Taylor Purdee. Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
202. Fallout Girls (Caroline Aaron & Jennie Kwan)
October 26, 2022 04:02 - 12 minutesA newly canned Earth Warrior confronts the possibility of life outside her toxic existence. Starring Two-time SAG Award winner Caroline Aaron (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and Behind the Voice Actors Awards nominee Jennie Kwan (Avatar: The Last Airbender). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
201. Red Earth Realty (Adassa & Richard Kind)
October 26, 2022 04:01 - 11 minutesA displaced New Yorker faces a new hustle on his quest for peace and quiet in the American southwest. Starring chart-topping singer Adassa ("We Don't Talk About Bruno") and Drama Desk winner Richard Kind (The Big Knife). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
200. Desert People (Season 2 Trailer)
September 02, 2022 19:44 - 2 minutesSeason 2 of Around the Sun (Desert People, 2022-2023) features nuclear meltdowns, alien invasions, and even an apocalypse or two. It adds Adassa (Encanto), Caroline Aaron (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Mindy Cohn (The Facts of Life), Richard Kind (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Richard Kline (Three’s Company), Jennie Kwan (Avatar: The Last Airbender), Piper Laurie (Carrie), Taylor Purdee (Killian and the Comeback Kids), and Bruce Vilanch (Hollywood Squares), to the celebrated ensemble, with Brad Forenz...
110. Be Here Now (Bonus Episode)
January 01, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutesSurprise! This is where our journey truly ends. (Or is it?) When a memory-detector brings a lost soul into the expanses of the universe, he meets a star keeper who encourages him to stand still and look deeper. Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
109. Marathon (François Clemmons)
December 08, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutesA runner reflects on life and love, one borough at a time, as part of the NYC Marathon. Starring (and featuring the a cappella vocal talents of) Grammy winner François Clemmons (Porgy and Bess), with cameo flashbacks throughout. Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
109. Marathon
December 08, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutesA runner reflects on life and love, one borough at a time, as part of the NYC Marathon. Starring (and featuring the a cappella vocal talents of) Grammy winner François Clemmons (Porgy and Bess), with cameo flashbacks throughout. Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
108. The Museum (Vincent Pastore & Brad Forenza)
December 01, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutesA wayward patron crashes closing at The Museum. Will he and the unsuspecting janitor find peace among the dinosaurs? Starring SAG Award winner Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos) and series creator Brad Forenza. Guest-hosted by Brian Dashew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
108. The Museum
December 01, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutesA wayward patron crashes closing at The Museum. Will he and the unsuspecting janitor find peace among the dinosaurs? Starring SAG Award winner Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos) and series creator Brad Forenza. Guest-hosted by Brian Dashew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
107. Wall Street
November 17, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutesTwo friends debate a deadly hit amidst the backdrop of a subway series game, and the spirit of being neighborly. Starring SAG Award nominee Maureen Van Zandt (The Sopranos) and Joanna Bonaro (Good ‘n Screwed). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
107. Wall Street (Joanna Bonaro & Maureen Van Zandt)
November 17, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutesTwo friends debate a deadly hit amidst the backdrop of a subway series game, and the spirit of being neighborly. Starring SAG Award nominee Maureen Van Zandt (The Sopranos) and Joanna Bonaro (Good ‘n Screwed). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
106. Apothecary (Christine Nagy & BD Wong)
November 10, 2021 08:00 - 14 minutesWhen a woman thinks she’s out of options, her Eastern medicinal practitioner offers one last window to heal an old wound. Starring Christine Nagy (106.7 Lite FM) and Tony winner BD Wong (M. Butterfly). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
106. Apothecary
November 10, 2021 08:00 - 14 minutesWhen a woman thinks she’s out of options, her Eastern medicinal practitioner offers one last window to heal an old wound. Starring Christine Nagy (106.7 Lite FM) and Tony winner BD Wong (M. Butterfly). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
105. Upper West (David Alan Basche & Alysia Reiner)
November 03, 2021 07:00 - 12 minutesHow well do parents know their children? A surprising discovery turns life upside down for a pair of professors who learn a little too much. Starring SAG Award winner Alysia Reiner (Orange is the New Black) and David Alan Basche (The Exes). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
105. Upper West
November 03, 2021 07:00 - 12 minutesHow well do parents know their children? A surprising discovery turns life upside down for a pair of professors who learn a little too much. Starring SAG Award winner Alysia Reiner (Orange is the New Black) and David Alan Basche (The Exes). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
104. Red Light (Dolores Catania & David LaRosa)
October 27, 2021 07:00 - 11 minutesA seedy motel room hosts a chance encounter that leads to questions of choice, destiny, and the future. Starring Dolores Catania (Real Housewives of New Jersey) and David LaRosa (Clandestine). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
104. Red Light
October 27, 2021 07:00 - 11 minutesA seedy motel room hosts a chance encounter that leads to questions of choice, destiny, and the future. Starring Dolores Catania (Real Housewives of New Jersey) and David LaRosa (Clandestine). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
103. Off-Broadway (Lilli Cooper & Veanne Cox)
October 21, 2021 15:10 - 12 minutesThe conversation gets real in the infamous Bard’s Diner with theater friends and Shakespearean Servers at divergent points in their careers. Starring Tony nominees Lilli Cooper (Tootsie) and Veanne Cox (Company). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
103. Off-Broadway
October 21, 2021 15:10 - 12 minutesThe conversation gets real in the infamous Bard’s Diner with theater friends and Shakespearean Servers at divergent points in their careers. Starring Tony nominees Lilli Cooper (Tootsie) and Veanne Cox (Company). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
102. Subway Car (Sally Struthers & Ryan Wotherspoon)
October 21, 2021 15:08 - 14 minutesA “seen it all” passenger on the 1 Train, hell-bent on proselytizing her lovesick compatriot, finally sees something she's never seen before. Featuring two-time Emmy winner Sally Struthers (All in the Family) and singer/songwriter Ryan Wotherspoon. Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
102. Subway Car
October 21, 2021 15:08 - 14 minutesA “seen it all” passenger on the 1 Train, hell-bent on proselytizing her lovesick compatriot, finally sees something she's never seen before. Featuring two-time Emmy winner Sally Struthers (All in the Family) and singer/songwriter Ryan Wotherspoon. Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
101. Park Bench (Marsha Mason & Austin Pendleton)
October 21, 2021 15:07 - 12 minutesManhattanites have conflicting ideas about the road ahead, as they contemplate life near the Central Park reservoir. Starring two-time Golden Globe winner Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl) and two-time Drama Desk winner Austin Pendleton (The Last Sweet Days of Isaac). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
101. Park Bench
October 21, 2021 15:07 - 12 minutesManhattanites have conflicting ideas about the road ahead, as they contemplate life near the Central Park reservoir. Starring two-time Golden Globe winner Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl) and two-time Drama Desk winner Austin Pendleton (The Last Sweet Days of Isaac). Hosted by Brad Forenza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices