About the Show

The Story

Douglas Dire's world is one of isolation. Once a decorated Iraq War veteran, he now roams the streets haunted by the memory of friends lost in combat. With a fleeting grip on reality, a dark past full of unresolved pain, and a hopeless future, Douglas stumbles upon a ring in an empty parking lot that forces him to confront a secret he didn't know he was keeping.

Cast

• Lamassu: Stephanie Y. Cole
• Captain Savage: Zach Bondo
• Amira Nazal: Emmett Bondo
• Agent Justin Time: Timothy Kimo Brien
• Agent Holly Day: Julie Bondo
• Douglas Dire and Zababa: Kyle M. Bondo

Creator

• Excutive Producer/Writer/Director: Kyle M. Bondo
• Sound Design/Audio Editing/Foley: Kyle M. Bondo

Licensed Music

• Dramatic Orchestral Cello Ident: Blacksmith
• Cinematic Ambient Cello: Orchestralis
• Tuvan Throat Singing Ensemble: Tim Donovan
• Holy Plainchant: Tyler River
• My Friend's Oasis: French-Art
• Inspiring Uplifting Emotional Piano: Red Lion Production

Awards

Pause for Dramatic Effect was a 2019 People's Choice Podcast Awards nominee in the Fiction and Storyteller - Drama categories.

Production Notes

• Features friends and family (both volunteers and strong-armed)
• Homemade Foley sound effects using a ZOOM H4N Pro
• Pre-recorded music from Audiojungle.net
• Pre-selected, one-word writing prompt that is the title of each episode (that had to be included in the story)
• Episode scripts written the day before (and sometimes day-of) recording each episode
• In-house recording and audio editing were done with Adobe Audition
• Additional voices (uncredited) by Kyle M. Bondo who filled in for all of the extra character voices (of which there were several)