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StanLand & Other Tales From Poolesville
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A collection of hilarious stories from Poolesville, Maryland.
All from the twisted mind of Mike Sacks.
SEASON 1 : STANLAND
StanLand is a five-part satirical audio series featuring Rhea Seehorn, Bobby Moynihan, Steve Little, Timm Sharp, Jon Hamm, John Waters, and more.
When cynical podcaster Melanie Hughes (Rhea Seehorn) vanishes without a trace, the only clue is her abandoned recorder, discovered by the side of a road in Poolesville, Maryland. What’s on the tape? A story that begins with a dusty Ikea wardrobe… and ends in a magical realm slowly being swallowed up by fast food chains, retail shopping, and vape stores. Enter Zyngia: once a land of wonder, ruled by a talking lion (Steve Little), now a cautionary tale of what happens when fantasy meets modern consumerism. At the center of it all? Stan Little (Bobby Moynihan). Unemployed. Unremarkable. Possibly the last person you’d want on a magical quest. And yet… here we are.
Written by Mike Sacks and S.G. Wilson.
SEASON 2: RANDY
Before Stan, there was Randy. Randy! is a self-published memoir of a Maryland thirty-something jerk found by author Mike Sacks at a garage sale and re-published here for you. The audio was captured by the struggling poet and novelist Noah B., who is embedded in the mind and lifestyle of a perversely unexceptional American asshole named Randy. Like Pale Fire if it were about a Danny McBride-style fuck-up, the story is both unmoored from time and eerily prescient of our own—one so stupid and unbelievable that it requires a writer like Mike Sacks to bring it to light.
Written by Mike Sacks.
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CD 1: Exciting Beginnings! | Randy!
Apr 1600:43:37Tap to summarizeWe meet the amazing thirty-something Randy Stinson and his twenty-something biographer, Noah.Randy talks about his beloved Mam Mam, the kind elderly woman who raised himRandy recalls nearly dying at an Ocean City, Maryland water park.Randy goes on a “fucking astonishing adventure”!Randy is played by Dave WillisNoah is played by Eric Jason MartinCreated & written by Mike SacksEdited by Rob Schulte & Steven WatersBinge all 11 episodes of Randy! by joining Enter StanLand on Apple Podcasts.Note: Randy was written and produced years ago. Some of his opinions are not exactly PC by today’s standards. Sorry about that.Want more from Mike Sacks?Check out StanLand, feat. Rhea Seehorn, Bobby Moynihan, Timm Sharp, Jon Hamm, Lauren Adams, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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RANDY! Coming April 16, 2026 (Trailer)
Apr 900:02:34Tap to summarizeBefore Stan, there was Randy. And Randy's coming out of the vault. Randy! is a self-published memoir of a Maryland thirty-something jerk found by author Mike Sacks at a garage sale and re-published here for you. The audio was captured by the struggling poet and novelist Noah B., who is embedded in the mind and lifestyle of a perversely unexceptional American asshole named Randy.Like Pale Fire if it were about a Danny McBride-style fuck-up, the story is both unmoored from time and eerily prescient of our own—one so stupid and unbelievable that it requires a writer like Mike Sacks to bring it to light.Starting April 16 on the StanLand feed. You can binge all 11 CD's when you Enter StanLand on Apple Podcasts.--"Randy is a hilariously, unexpectedly poignant and eminently worthy addition to Sacks’ sociological/anthropological exploration of the American Jackass and his curious ways. Audacious and inspired."Nathan Rabin, Nathan Rabin’s Happy Place"The year’s best memoir is about a man who shot a porno in a Baskin-Robbins."Vice"Randy does more to explain certain unexpected turns in this nation’s political fate over the last couple of years than a bazillion think-pieces in the Times, Atlantic, New Yorker, MSNBC."John Colapinto, The New Yorker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Before Stan Little, There Was Randy | An Interview with Mike Sacks
Mar 1800:32:17Tap to summarizeBefore StanLand, there was a story about Randy S, a 30-something from Poolesville, Maryland with too many ideas, too much confidence, and pretty much zero self-awareness. Randy hired a creative writing grad to follow him around and document his life. Those recordings ended up on 11 CDs at a garage sale, which were later picked up by Mike Sacks and released as an audio series.In this special interview, StanLand Producer Marianna talks with author Mike Sacks about where Randy came from, why Dave Willis (co-creator of Aqua Teen Hunger Force) is the only person who could play him, and why you kind of feel sorry for Randy, even when he's saying the most heinous things.Randy was originally released in 2018 but is now starting a new life as part of The Poolesville Chronicles, alongside StanLand and a brand new upcoming series currently under production! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Battle of the Blades (Zyngia NOW! Part III) | The Lost Podcasts of Zyngia
Nov 2500:21:01Tap to summarizeIn this concluding episode of Zyngia NOW!, long-suffering host Periwinkle Fishmongerson Rimplepoor welcomes Hegone Husk, the wealthiest lich alive (or undead), for a tense and deeply unproductive interview.Before long, tempers flare, swords multiply, and the studio’s liability insurance begins to look wildly insufficient.Will truth prevail in Zyngia?Credits:Written by S.G. WilsonProduced by Michael Mongiardi and Marianna MiniotisEditing & Sound Design by Steven WatersCast:Professor Rimblepoor - Kris SiddiqiLegiticut - Shannon LahaieCasey Bingham - Marianna MiniotisHegone Husk - Steven WatersJa'Dee Prance - John RichardsonFrauduslice - Cody CrainSortastab - Jamie Carlisle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Stan's Nepo Babies (Zyngia NOW! Part II) | The Lost Podcasts of Zyngia
Nov 1800:23:28Tap to summarizeIn the second unearthed installment of Zyngia NOW!, disgraced magic-school headmaster turned podcaster Periwinkle Fishmongerson Rimplepoor sits down with some very special guests: three of Stan Little’s many half-human, half-everything-else children. As accusations of nepotism swirl across the realm, Rimplepoor attempts to get to the “truth” with the help of his court-ordered companion, LegitiCut, the Sword of Truth.Episode 2 Credits:Written by S.G. WilsonProduced by Michael Mongiardi and Marianna MiniotisEditing & Sound Design by Steven WatersCast:Professor Rimblepoor - Kris SiddiqiLegiticut - Shannon LahaieCasey Bingham - Marianna MiniotisJoy the Banshee - Rachel MansonBertie - Devon HylandWillow - Brennan AsbridgeSlog - Steve CookeTrog - Griffin Toplitsky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Sword of Truth (Zyngia NOW! Part I) | The Lost Podcasts of Zyngia
Nov 1100:22:48Tap to summarizeAnother lost recording from Zyngia is here! Spoiler Alert: If you haven't finished StanLand, we recommend you do that first.Professor Rimplepoor, Stan’s old teacher from the Wizened Wand School of Magical Enchantment, seems to have started his own podcast sometime after the events of StanLand. In this first episode, he talks about the new leadership in Zyngia and interviews a few... questionable guests. Episode 1 Credits:Written by S.G. WilsonProduced by Michael Mongiardi and Marianna MiniotisEditing & Sound Design by Steven WatersProfessor Rimblepoor - Kris SiddiqiLegiticut - Shannon LahaieCasey Bingham - Marianna MiniotisCrispy the Gnome - Rachel RenaudCleaven Shriller - Steven WatersSlobber Threnody Jr. - Tim BlairBarkbeard - Damien DoeppingWideroot - Rachel RenaudLiving Room Set - VariousThud the Troll - Michael Mongiardi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Teaser | The Lost Podcasts of Zyngia: ZYNGIA NOW!
Nov 400:02:04Tap to summarizeFrom the producers of StanLand comes another installment of The Lost Podcasts of Zyngia: a newly unearthed audio archive that’s reshaping everything we thought we knew about the residents of Zyngia... and perhaps podcasting itself. This time, you may recognize a familiar con man’s voice: Professor Rimplepoor, Stan’s former instructor at the Wizened Wand School of Magical Enchantment and the wise old elf who once tried to rope Stan and Melanie into several multi-level marketing schemes. Now he's trying his hand at podcasting and he's joined by some very intriguing guests.This audio is sourced from the Leapfrog children's digital recorder belonging to Stan Little, which was found in Poolesville, Maryland, and sent to the WSUS offices by a man named Randy. We're releasing them on this feed in hopes that they might help us to win even more awards. And for your entertainment, of course.Enjoy this teaser for: ZYNGIA NOW! with Professor RimblepoorEpisode 1 is coming November 11!Series Credits:Written by S.G. WilsonProduced by Michael Mongiardi and Marianna MiniotisEditing & Sound Design by Steven WatersFull Series Cast:Professor Rimblepoor - Kris SiddiqiLegiticut - Shannon LahaieCasey Bingham - Marianna MiniotisCrispy the Gnome - Rachel RenaudCleaven Shriller - Steven WatersSlobber Threnody Jr. - Tim BlairBarkbeard - Damien DoeppingWideroot - Rachel RenaudLiving Room Set - Steven WatersThud the Troll - Steven WatersJoy - Rachel MansonBertie - Devon HylandWillow - Brennan AsbridgeSlog - Griffin ToplitskyTrog - Steve CookeHegone Husk - Steven WatersFrauduslice - Cody CrainSortastab - Jamie CarlisleJa'Dee Prance - John Richardson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The StanLand team recommends: Sorry About the Murder
Oct 2800:11:05Tap to summarizeThe next StanLand spin-off mini-series is on the way! Episode 1 is coming November 11. And RANDY, an old Mike Sacks series, is coming out of the vault in the new year. In the meantime, here's a fun show we think you'll love!Sorry About The Murder takes place in the nice-little town of Beavermount, Ontario, where every day someone ends up dead, and it’s up to a Zamboni driver-turned-detective, Gaétan “Frenchie” Arsenault, to solve the case and clear his Québecois name… all before he has to clear the ice for tonight’s hockey game.Equal parts “cozy small town” and “absurd murder mystery”.Find more at sorryaboutthemurder.ca or follow @sorryaboutthemurder on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Coward’s Roll (Dumpsters & Deadbeats Part III) | The Lost Podcasts of Zyngia
Oct 1400:14:35Tap to summarizeThe conclusion of Dumpsters and Deadbeats is here.Chip McSparklebottom’s chaotic role-playing game finally reaches its endgame as orc couple Ookla and Ghashara stumble from knife fights and angry mobs straight into a fried chicken restaurant that may promise salvation ... or salmonella. Along the way, old wounds resurface as Chip finally reveals his feelings about his father, Stan.Credits:Written by S.G. WilsonProduced by Michael Mongiardi and Marianna MiniotisEditing & Sound Design by Steven WatersCast:Chip McSparklebottom – James HartnettOokla Bloodspear – Steven WatersGhashara Bloodspear – Shannon LahaieBixby Snigglesworth – Cody CrainOgre - Steven WatersCop - Steven WatersGoreclaw - Steven WatersCasey Bingham – Marianna MinioitisBrought to you by The Sonar Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Library Standoff (Dumpsters & Deadbeats Part II) | The Lost Podcasts of Zyngia
Oct 700:14:28Tap to summarizeThe mysterious toy recorder delivered to WSUS Raleigh continues to reveal strange new audio files. Once again, intern Casey Bingham brings us Dumpsters and Deadbeats, a role-playing game dreamt up by Chip McSparklebottom, half-leprechaun, reluctant heir to Stan Little, and self-proclaimed “dumpster master.”In this second installment, Chip’s orc players, Ookla and Ghashara Bloodspear, claw their way out of a burning apartment only to face new horrors of modern Earth: dead phones, protestors at the library, complicated exes, and the eternal struggle of acquiring dinner. As their misadventures deepen, the orc couple discovers their own clothes have been stolen by teenage toughs. Will rolling twenties be enough to save them this time?Credits:Written by S.G. WilsonProduced by Michael Mongiardi and Marianna MiniotisEditing & Sound Design by Steven WatersCast:Chip McSparklebottom – James HartnettOokla Bloodspear – Steven WatersGhashara Bloodspear – Shannon LahaieCommercial Announcer - Jason R. PhillipsBixby Snigglesworth – Cody CrainBrought to you by The Sonar Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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