67 episodes

Darkly comic short stories and improvised skits concerning such topics as Neil Armstrong's Giant Leap for Mankind Pancake House, Tragedy Karaoke Night, and the lunar robot band Infinitron Superdroid, all set to hypnotic music.

Pure Imagination Matt Gajewski

    • Arts
    • 4.8 • 17 Ratings

Darkly comic short stories and improvised skits concerning such topics as Neil Armstrong's Giant Leap for Mankind Pancake House, Tragedy Karaoke Night, and the lunar robot band Infinitron Superdroid, all set to hypnotic music.

    Adam and Eve and Dave and Trish

    Adam and Eve and Dave and Trish

    Adam and Eve meet a couple of hunter-gatherers outside Paradise.

    • 1 hr 25 min
    Parallelism

    Parallelism

    In one universe Cat Stevens will always be Cat Stevens...

    • 1 hr 28 min
    Anecdotal Evidence

    Anecdotal Evidence

    So this one time I was at a salad bar with Travolta...

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Death Takes the A Train

    Death Takes the A Train

    Every ghost story is a love story.

    • 1 hr 23 min
    Minimum Security

    Minimum Security

    A newly incarcerated inmate at the Federal Prison Camp at Dadeland Mall adjusts to minimum-security life and pines for his sweet Maria.

    • 1 hr 22 min
    You're Doing an Excellent Job!

    You're Doing an Excellent Job!

    Clerical workers for the Royal Centre of Dragon and Basilisk Preparedness feud with the independently contracted Knights of the White Rose.

    • 1 hr 7 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
17 Ratings

17 Ratings

JennaWithLlamas ,

Imaginophile

When life becomes a little too ordinary, I play an episode of Pure Imagination, and before I know it, I'm curious again, in love with humanity again, and laughing. Matt's writing is so good it feels effortless, and his voice is perfect. The audio quality is wonderful, but even if it sucked, I'd listen. Thank you, Matt G., Imagination Laureate of the podcast universe, for putting these playful, provocative stories into the world and my head!

Pezlets ,

Captivating storytelling and music

Excited to discover this podcast and to plow through the archives, but already dreading the moment I finish.

janie cake ,

My all-time favorite

First heard this on WVUM around 5 years ago. It’s since become my all-time favorite podcast. Just phenomenal writing and execution. The music pairs perfectly with the stories, and cuts in at just the right times.

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