May 4, 2025 Update

This fiction podcast is based on Caucus, a fictional, futuristic story I wrote back in the early 2,000s, then converted to a screenplay in 2010. The interviews in this podcast are with some of the key characters who are integral in the original story. I play the Producer, who is interviewing them about what happened (in retrospect) during the Race War. Each actor plays a character who is the leader of a different "race" district, and each episode uncovers secrets and lies through the experiences each leader has had before the race districts were created.

As a veteran documentary producer and storyteller, director and actor myself, this method made the most sense, to bring in authentic voices to racial conflicts that are inherent in American culture and history.

I've made many documentaries in my life - most were investigative style, critical issues-based, contemporary issues  stories, supported by interviews with people from all backgrounds and experiences, from war to abuse. 

Caucus podcast is interview-style. The actors study two documents: 1. An extensive world and story breakdown, including a timeline, historical facts, (future) technical terms, world view(s) and conditions they live in; 2. A specific, unique character backstory and interview/dialogue bullet list of potential topics, Q&A and conflicting notions. Each actor does not know what the other characters' stories are.

During the recording, we have a heated and dramatic conversation about the struggles they had during the war, and the impact of the country having physically been divided by race. The long conversations are then edited down, mixed. Our Sound Scape Designer, Arshan, then builds up the tension and mood with ambient sounds and music.