Roadkill, Jeff Ward
Roadkill, Jeff Ward
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Roadkill

Author: Jeff Ward, Doug Bost

Narrator: a full cast

Unabridged: 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2015


Synopsis

RoadkillA driver picks up a hitch-hiker on a dark stretch of highway in the Badlands and starts a cat-and-mouse game to reveal the identity of an escaped killer.Script: Doug BostProduction: Union SignalArtwork: Jimmy Dean HornCast:Doug BostJeff WardKJ SanchezKen MunchChris HatfieldUnion Signal is Jeff Ward and Doug Bost. From their ruined garage, they’ve been producing radio plays that have been broadcast on National Public Radio, Pacifica Radio, and Bavarian State Radio, as well as on local public radio stations across the country and on Joe Bevilacqua’s The Comedy-O-Rama Hour in its first XM Radio incarnation. Their plays have won awards with the BBC and the Midwest Radio Theater Workshop, as well as the Mark Time Award and the Charles Ogle Award. As members of the comedy group Euphobia, Jeff and Doug also write and produce audio sketches that are hilariously short. Performed by a Full Cast.Doug Bost is a writer living in Brooklyn. His screenplays include Diminished Capacity, Kubuku Rides (This Is It), Focus Group, and Policy of Truth. His radio plays include Dead Man’s Hole, Roadkil, The Dan, and The Bride in the Box. His short stories have been heard on station KCRW’s Unfictional.Jeff Ward writes radio plays and musicals. He is the author of December 17, The Toad, Georgia, and the hard-hitting, impeccably researched documentaries Dorcus and October Surprise. He wrote the musical Take One and has written jokes for SNL’s Weekend Update.Waterlogg Productions is a full service audio/video entertainment company, founded in 2002 by husband and wife creative duo Joe Bevilacqua & Lorie Kellogg. They are the proud distributors of Union Signal, whose plays have graced Joe Bev’s The Comedy-O-Ram in its XM Radio incarnation. Together, Joe and Lorie have been responsible for over 150 titles distributed exclusively by Blackstone Audio. Check out their website at www.Waterlogg.com.Cover Art designed by Jimmy Dean Horn.

About Jeff Ward

Jeff Ward writes radio plays and musicals. He is the author of December 17, The Toad, Georgia, and the hard-hitting, impeccably researched documentaries Dorcus and October Surprise. He wrote the musical Take One and has written jokes for SNL’s Weekend Update.

About Doug Bost

Doug Bost is a writer living in Brooklyn. His screenplays include Diminished Capacity, Kubuku Rides (This Is It), Focus Group, and Policy of Truth. His radio plays include Dead Man’s Hole, Roadkil, The Dan, and The Bride in the Box. His short stories have been heard on station KCRW’s Unfictional.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Trish on September 01, 2022

I bet the first thing popping into your head when reading that title is NOT "alien". And yet this is exactly what the titular roadkill is. Or was. *snickers* The protagonist has been suspended from MIT after someone hacked his account to mine some bitcoins and do other shady stuff so now he's driving......more

Goodreads review by Charles on August 14, 2022

I wish I could give this book a higher score but I did enjoy it overall. But it's just got way too many issues for me in good conscience to give it higher than a 2.5 The biggest issue has to do with plot holes. There're a lot of them. From the villains' plans, the way the events of the story are cove......more

Goodreads review by Zak on August 11, 2022

I really enjoyed this. It was a very fun, easy read from one of my favorite authors. Loved the premise, loved Sheldon. I can feel a bit of exforce influence coming through and I'm here for it. With all the world building it felt ripe for sequels(but don't worry, it stands on its own as a self-contai......more

Goodreads review by Karsyn on October 10, 2022

Since I decided that my favorite author really isn't a favorite any more, I think that Dennis E Taylor might move up into that spot. I love his wit and his stories, they're so entertaining and enjoyable. On top of that, he uses Ray Porter as narrator and he's absolutely fantastic. This was so good I......more

Goodreads review by Jon on August 26, 2023

3.5 Funny sci-fi comedy that starts to lose steam around the third act. Fans of the Bobiverse series will likely enjoy as it is more of the same but on a decidedly more terrestrial location. Plenty of Star Trek references to go around.......more