006 - Drew Frohmann - Sorry About The Murder

About this episode

Sebastian interviews Drew Frohmann about his audio drama 'Sorry About the Murder' and the creative journey behind it.

Drew Frohmann of Sorry About the Murder SUMMARY Sebastian sits down with Drew Frohmann, the writer and creator behind Sorry About the Murder, a scripted audio drama set in the fictional small Canadian town of BeaverMount, Ontario, where a Quebecois Zamboni driver is compelled to solve a grisly murder while still getting the ice ready for the game. The show has two seasons and a third in development. Drew grew up in Wawa, Ontario, and spent 20 years working in advertising, specializing in audio and radio. In this wide-ranging conversation, he unpacks how a quirky childhood, a love of audio craft, and an 80s skateboarding movie all collided to produce one of indie audio fiction's most distinctive shows. He also gets refreshingly candid about the grind of writing, promoting, and sustaining a scripted podcast as an indie creator, and shares a piece of advice that every aspiring podcaster needs to hear. --- IN THIS EPISODE [00:04] Sebastian introduces the show and guest — Drew Frohmann, creator of Sorry About the Murder [00:44] Growing up in Wawa, Ontario — and how a rich cast of small-town characters became the DNA of Beaver Mount [03:19] Why Drew didn't want to just write a Trailer…

People in this episode

Host: Sebastian Arciszewski

Guest: Drew Frohmann

Topics covered

• audio drama
• indie podcasting
• creative process
• small-town stories
• writing advice

Keywords

• audio drama
• podcasting
• murder mystery
• Zamboni driver
• indie creator

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sorry About the Murder, Gleaming the Cube

Places: BeaverMount, Ontario, Wawa, Ontario

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