22 episodes

Each week Keith Conrad and his menagerie of comedians, voice actors, radio folks and other misanthropes present a hard-hitting and divisive news story in the form of an adorable fairy tale.

Fake News Fairytale on Radio Misfits Keith Conrad

    • Comedy
    • 5.0 • 2 Ratings

Each week Keith Conrad and his menagerie of comedians, voice actors, radio folks and other misanthropes present a hard-hitting and divisive news story in the form of an adorable fairy tale.

    Fake News Fairytale – Ken Burns “The Quarantine”

    Fake News Fairytale – Ken Burns “The Quarantine”

    COVID-19 has the entire country under lockdown. Several states have issued "Shelter In Place" orders, which have millions of people sitting at home with absolutely nothing to do. Please wash your hands and practice social distancing as we look forward to the inevitable Ken Burns documentary on PBS after this is all over.

    Cast:
    Penelope: Misty Callahan
    Gwendolyn: Bethany Winter
    Rusty: Greg Broderick
    Narrator: Josh Buckhalter

    Written By: Keith Conrad

    • 4 min
    Fake News Fairytale – The King, The Barrister & The Performance Artist

    Fake News Fairytale – The King, The Barrister & The Performance Artist

    The citizens of a far off kingdom are shocked to their core when they learn of allegations made against their king and his court by the town's performance artist.

    Cast:
    Villager: Eric Geders
    Villager: Dave Stripling
    Town Crier: Sean Magers
    King: Justin Kosek
    Narrator: Jen DeSalvo

    Written by: Keith Conrad

    • 4 min
    Fake News Fairytale – The King’s Search For Gold

    Fake News Fairytale – The King’s Search For Gold

    A King has dreams of building a giant wall around his kingdom, but getting the gold to pay for it turns out to be more challenging than he thinks.

    Cast:
    King: Justin Kosek
    Wizard: Kevin Conrad
    Apothecary: David Stripling
    Knight: Quin McCarthy
    Narrator: Liz Biddle

    Written by: Keith Conrad

    • 4 min
    Fake News Fairytale – Knights of the Cambridge Analytica Roundtable

    Fake News Fairytale – Knights of the Cambridge Analytica Roundtable

    The citizens of a magical kingdom are overjoyed when a man creates a new way for them to stay touch with each other, but having all of that information out in the town square comes at a terrible price.

    Cast:
    Villager: Bruce Cole
    Villager: Alex Quigley
    Narrator: Jen DeSalvo

    Written by: Keith Conrad

    • 5 min
    Fake News Fairytale – Goldilocks & the Three Communications Directors

    Fake News Fairytale – Goldilocks & the Three Communications Directors

    The citizens of a far off kingdom are very puzzled when their king begins firing all of his advisers, and then firing their replacements.

    Cast:
    Villager: Jake Cook
    Villager: Dave Stripling
    Royal Fool: Quin McCarthy
    Narrator: Jen DeSalvo

    Written by: Keith Conrad

    • 5 min
    Fake News Fairytale – Trade Wars Episode IV: A New Dope

    Fake News Fairytale – Trade Wars Episode IV: A New Dope

    It was a dark time indeed for the planet of Glarnack Seven. The once peaceful planet found itself in a time of great turmoil and division. The Crown Prince of Planet Glarnack Seven announced that he would be putting a tax on all Byzanium and Cobalt Thorium G imported to the planet.

    Cast:
    Glarnackian: Darren Marlar
    Glarnackian: Mike Stiles
    Princess Zuma: Julie DiCaro
    Crown Prince: Justin Kosek
    Narrator: Brian Rhodes

    Written by: Keith Conrad

    • 4 min

Customer Reviews

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The Best

It’s YUUUUGE-lay awesome! A really cool satire on current events.

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Hilarious!

The writing of this podcast is awesome - can't wait to hear more episodes!

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