The Players

Dear Driftless - gratitude

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vB1oMpTPin"><a href="https://www.wdrt.org/2024/05/21/dear-driftless-gratitude/">Dear Driftless &#8211; gratitude</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wdrt.org/2024/05/21/dear-driftless-gratitude/embed/#?secret=vB1oMpTPin" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Dear Driftless &#8211; gratitude&#8221; &#8212; WDRT" data-secret="vB1oMpTPin" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.wdrt.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

The Players read letters to the land we love to live on. Contributions by K O’Brien, Carl Schlecht, Sara Tedeschi, Cele Wolf, M’Lou Wilke, David Oldernburg

The Players

LIFE IS ABSURD

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="b6WiogA7KL"><a href="https://www.wdrt.org/2024/02/18/life-is-absurd/">LIFE IS ABSURD</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wdrt.org/2024/02/18/life-is-absurd/embed/#?secret=b6WiogA7KL" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;LIFE IS ABSURD&#8221; &#8212; WDRT" data-secret="b6WiogA7KL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.wdrt.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

Sara Tedeschi, Carl Schlecht, Margot Hipwell. Liz Hipwell, Cassidy Coulson, Marco Esparza, Gereon Welhouse, Cele Wolf, M’Lou Wilkie, David Oldenburg, K O’Brien

The Players

GRATITUDE

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2RHpaqrggJ"><a href="https://www.wdrt.org/2023/11/20/gratitude/">GRATITUDE</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wdrt.org/2023/11/20/gratitude/embed/#?secret=2RHpaqrggJ" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;GRATITUDE&#8221; &#8212; WDRT" data-secret="2RHpaqrggJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.wdrt.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

The Players gather Down On Bonnie’s Farm where the farm animals host this show about giving thanks. The humans contribute their essays – David Oldenburg, Gereon Welhouse, Cele Wolf, Carl Schlecht, Sara Tedeschi, K O’Brien. Writers – Bonnie Wideman, M’Lou Wilke, K O’Brien

The Players

Spooky Stories

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HfKXwvkss7"><a href="https://www.wdrt.org/2023/10/16/halloween-spooky-stories/">Spooky Stories</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wdrt.org/2023/10/16/halloween-spooky-stories/embed/#?secret=HfKXwvkss7" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Spooky Stories&#8221; &#8212; WDRT" data-secret="HfKXwvkss7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.wdrt.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

The Players read Celtic myths about the Pooka and Banshee, a tale about Kali and Edgar Allen Poe’s The Mask of the Red Death. With Bonnie Wideman, Kate Kozial, Cele Wolf, David Oldenburg, Carl Schlect, Kat Tigerman and host K O’Brien.

The Players

Dear Driftless

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CMbtzwoCCf"><a href="https://www.wdrt.org/2023/09/29/the-players-sept-2023-dear-driftless-revisited/">Dear Driftless</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wdrt.org/2023/09/29/the-players-sept-2023-dear-driftless-revisited/embed/#?secret=CMbtzwoCCf" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Dear Driftless&#8221; &#8212; WDRT" data-secret="CMbtzwoCCf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.wdrt.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

The Players read letters to the land we love to live on about a time they left the area and came back with a new appreciation for the Driftless. With Carl Schlecht, Bonnie Wideman, David Oldenburg, Cele Wolf and host K O’Brien

The Players

Dear Driftless Sept., 2022

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RIYBocEsVk"><a href="https://www.wdrt.org/2022/09/14/dear-driftless-sept-2022/">Dear Driftless Sept., 2022</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wdrt.org/2022/09/14/dear-driftless-sept-2022/embed/#?secret=RIYBocEsVk" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Dear Driftless Sept., 2022&#8221; &#8212; WDRT" data-secret="RIYBocEsVk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.wdrt.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

Letters to the Driftless from The Players

The Players

January 16, 2022 Show

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ehQW2hP2M3"><a href="https://www.wdrt.org/2022/01/16/january-16-2022-show/">January 16, 2022 Show</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wdrt.org/2022/01/16/january-16-2022-show/embed/#?secret=ehQW2hP2M3" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;January 16, 2022 Show&#8221; &#8212; WDRT" data-secret="ehQW2hP2M3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.wdrt.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

Five skits performed by Brad Otto, Craig Anderson, Cele Wolf, Gereon Welhouse, Sara Tedeschi, Tanja Birke, K O’Brien and Evan Blathner as the engineer.

The Players

Edgar Allen Poe Stories

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lfsBRLOebN"><a href="https://www.wdrt.org/2021/10/21/edgar-allen-poe-stories/">Edgar Allen Poe Stories</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wdrt.org/2021/10/21/edgar-allen-poe-stories/embed/#?secret=lfsBRLOebN" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Edgar Allen Poe Stories&#8221; &#8212; WDRT" data-secret="lfsBRLOebN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.wdrt.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

The Players read three stories – The Tell-Tale Heart, The Imp of the Perverse, and The Mask of the Red Death.

Craig Anderson, Sara Tedeschi, Brad Otto, Margot Hipwell, Cele Wolf and Bonnie Wideman. Hosted by K O’Brien.