Benedettiville: Recent Episodes
Songs and Stories by Gio & Jen Benedetti
It's our last radio show folks! Not our last podcast - just our last hour long radio show. It was a wonderful ride! 53 hours!! You could listen to nothing but Benedettiville for 2 whole days! Non-stop!!!! In this episode all of us, Gio, Jen, Stella and Emmy, pick our favorites and we play them for you. Thanks to KPCA for having us - it was an amazing run! Now - back to our regularly scheduled podcast. See you in February!
We complete 2 stories in this episode - the conclusion of Admiral Snackbar, and the final installment of Chevrolet Glitterwing. There may be another Rocco and Blue story from the road tucked in there...
We bring you part 2 of the Library Mystery! We also bring you Part one of Admiral Snackbar... which will conclude next week. Also also also - some fun commercials and Rocco and Blue reminisce about their old touring days.
This week, in our final month of hour-long radio broadcast episodes, we bring you part one of Chevrolet Glitterwing and the Library Mystery.
Emergency! Emergency! Whatever the reason, this past Sunday Benedettiville couldn't be in the studio... Luckily this track was left with Dave (our producer) and he could play it. What happened? Why weren't they there? We hope and trust that all these questions will be answered next week!
With Gio and Stella in the studio, we try and raise money for our gift to Petaluma: A huge, actual, full-size, real-life castle. It will be expensive, so we get all of our sponsors to sponsor the episode. It's sponsor-mania here! Also - Rocco's funk-fueled Christmas mission is concluded.
This week, we follow the bold adventure of Rocco Blastorius, as he heads for the North Pole. We also hear from our sponsors: Candles, and Ned's Nog.
In this episode: Gio waxes nostalgic about winter, we follow a strange Holiday tale about coal, stockings, elves and childhood, and we broadcast (for the radio folks) the Puppet Lands classic: The Tale of Rosco & The Spirit of Giving.
We missed the to-be-continued deadline for the story last week and, of course, the Story Police picked Gio up and have him in Story Jail. Will he be able to claim his freedom? Can he continue the story? What happens to Josie and her family? All is revealed this week!
Gio, sadly, has once again fallen afoul of the Story Police. You may have noticed that last Friday he did not continue THEM! with part 10. Alas. Deep in story jail he was unable to make it to the radio station for the live show on Sunday. Thus, we bring you this Holiday Puppet Special unearthed by the Story Police. Happy Holidays.
Stella and Maya join Gio in the studio this week for some Things to Do When You're Stuck Inside. Rocco makes an appearance, and we share the story we told live on the Mystic Theater Stage back in August.
Josie, Sham and Uncle are hurtling through Hyperspace on their way to free Josie's parents. What are THEY? Why are they after Magic folks? What's the plan? All this and more is revealed in THEM! - Part 9.
This week we have an amazing guest co-host, COOP! Gio and Coop tell stories about Thanksgiving, unveil the new Draw a Dragon book, and romp their way through a Dragon-and-Turkey-filled hour of radio joy.
It's THEM! PART 8!! A daring escape - an old friend reappears! Space and aliens and lasers and blastings and smashings!! Things get wild this week. Enjoy!
Emmy joins Gio in the studio this week, and she shuts him down pretty hard for an hour... but the show goes on! Blue has some Troll Safety Tips, and there's a Troll story with Leah and Emmy.
Welcome to Part 7 of THEM! We are continuing the story separate from the main radio show and podcast. And it is continued! There is magic and spacehips afoot now that Josie and Sham are on the world of Gouda (no relation to the cheese). The mystery of THEM deepens, as Josie begins to harness her magical powers.
Gio's poetic muse turns to candy, Emmy tells a story in a foreign language (Blah Blah) and we premier ads from our new sponsors: The Switch Witch and Dr. Ronaldo T. Pickleshin's Pro-Candy Dental Clinic.
Happy Halloween, y'all. Stella and Emmy join Gio for some Book Club reviews, we have the next installment of Them, a visit from The Story Police, Troll Safety Tips, and Emmy has a whole mess of scary and spooky Halloween songs and stories.
Stella comes to the studio! She and Gio talk books, and homonyms, Blue and Rocco talk about the good 'ol days, and we continue our story with Them - Part 5.
Part 4 of Them! is here, and things get clock-y! Rocco tries to fill in for Blue, and there's a new poem - a ballad, in fact. Enjoy!
Gio is still sick, but the mucus is still inspiring poetry, so it's OK. We continue the story of Them!, Blue shows up for a Troll-Safety PSA and more.
Hey gang! Sorry that the file that's been up all week stopped after 20 minutes!! Bad form on my part. I think I fixed it. So, now, finally, we can bring you Part 2 of "They". Also, Gio's head cold reaches heroic proportions and inspires snot-filled poetry.
Stella joins Gio in the studio for some moxy, and some seriously delightful banter. The Guardians investigate a fire-breathing dragon in Petaluma, some Knights try and go to sleep, and Gio begins a to-be-continued-story about THEM.
Gio has a cold, but soldiers on! There's a new story of dreams called The Sly, The Eye & The Armor, and, of course, a bunch of other things.
Stella and Gio are in the studio to bring you the Stella-and-Emmy inspired story: The Story Eater. Also, a Robert Boss episode, also also, The Detail-Oriented Narrator. And, of course, more.
Maya and Stella join Rocco (and eventually Gio) in the radio studio to conclude the Chevrolet Glitterwing adventure, hear Rocco and Blue tell a gig story, and discuss school, weekends, and Gio's hair.
Gio's back in the studio with a new poem, and the continuing adventure of Chevrolet Glitterwing, Half-Fairy.
Puppet interviews!! Rocco and Blue get together with three kiddos to bring you the Post-Live-Show wrap-up - Legendary guitar teacher, Marty Schwartz, comes in to talk to Rocco, and we continue the saga of Chevrolet Glitterwing.
The story of Chevrolet Glitterwing is back, and the case of Magnus' Mysterious Closet is reopened for strange and potentially dangerous reasons!
We're back with new live episodes! We begin the wonderful and magical tale of Chevrolet Glitterwing, half-faerie, magical investigator of her small town of Grimsford.
Stella & Maya join Gio and the puppets in the studio for a new poem (about monsters), stories, The Guardians, and more.
This week Stella, Emmaline and Gio introduce 3 stories improvised and co-told by the kiddos. Also, the Incredible Circus of Daves is coming to town?
We continue our summer vacation retrospectives! Mission InPastaBowl - the Mangia episodes are here - as is our interview with Brian Christensen of Brian's Comics, as is a lovely tale bout a Hippo we picked up at the grocery store.
It's our second week of a lovely vacation here in Benedettiville, so we're bringing you another collection of favorites. This time: The full 2 parts of our first ever Mission Inpastabowl! There's heaps of other good stuff in there too. Enjoy!
Benedettiville is on vacation, and that means that you're in for some BEST OF! This episode is the Admiral Snackbar Retrospective - our most requested story from the radio show. We interview Coop at the Farmer's Market, tell a Farmer's Market poem, and throw all kinds of other fun bits in there!
Benedettiville hosted a 4-day summer camp at The Petaluma Art's Center, and this show is the wonderful result. We have guest hosts - students from the camp, and plenty of pieces created and produced by the kiddos themselves. Puppet interviews, a Fly Swatter commercial, a Pet Talking Rock, a poem about the fair, a rhyming story, and more.
We honor Father's Day with: A Father's Day story, some father-friendly commercials, Pond Staring, Father's Day Traditions, a talking BBQ, and the sure-to-be-a-hit poem, It's Hard To Be a Dad.
We went on a 1-week, 4-dimension, Inter-Dimensional Vacation. And we came back to tell you ALL about it.
This week we talk summer plans. There's a poem about it, we interview lots of kids about it, and we even hear an ad from a very compelling Inter-Dimensional Travel Agency...
In this episode: An amazing tale about a chocolate milk spy! Mr. Matthew Harris talks to Blue about art, reading, schools and more! Cheeseland! Pancake Magazine! Kids and the books they love! Also, much more.
We start a family bookclub with the help of Patty at Copperfields. We investigate the bold claims of the Library that "reading takes you everywhere." Rocco interviews the amazing Josh Windmiller! Ketchup! Raccoons! A detail-oriented narrator... and more.
It's a Mother's Day Spectacular! Gio goes downtown in Petaluma, asking how to make Mother's Day better. The attendees of our One Day Radio Play create... well, a Radio Play. But also a song and a short skit. Rocco interviews Stephanie Rastetter - chef of Waterstreet Bistro, AKA, Gio's favorite place.
In this Episode: Benedettiville goes Loquat Hunting, The Guardians Investigation Team investigates what happens to our garbage (hint: it gets eaten by a monster), and lots and lots of Robots.
Blue the Puppet fills in while Gio is trapped in Storyland; Arann Harris tells everyone how to make their own butter among other things; Robert Boss paints a landscape; Butter, Eggs and more.
Our heroes, Agents Penne and Linguine have been captured by the Evil Don Spaghetti. What will become of them and the stolen Parmegian?
In this episode - Gio runs afoul of the Story Police and ends up serving time in Storyland. Rocco interviews the Brothers Comatose on tour. And... GARDENS!
In this episode: Games. The conclusion of Mission: In Pastabowl, the Fake Oil Factory, the origin of The Guardians: Investigators of mysterious and magical happenings, tag, ASH Legion, and more.
In this, the first Mission: In Pastabowl Episode, our heroic agents Penne and Linguine investigate a cheesy emergency: All the parmegian of Pastopolis is missing. Perhaps the evil Don Spaghetti and his dastardly scheming is to blame...
In this episode (our 10 week anniversary!) we bring you: More Magic Beans; Helga: Giantess Tailor for Giants; Mission InPastaBowl and the Fake Olive Oil Factory; and an interview with Petaluma's Good Egg, Tom Gaffey
A man with a strange curse, Helga: Giant Tailor for Giants, the mystery of time-travel and jet lag, and the conclusion of Princess Harmony's Adventures.
In our 8th episode, we bring you 2 more Princess Harmony stories, Gio and Rocco send their last report from Australia, and Jenny, Stella, Emmy and Emmaline take over the radio mics.
Gio is still in Australia, and we have some great Australian answers to Petaluma-kid questions. There's a new episode of Paint Like a Robert Boss - our home-town host Jenny is joined by niece and nephew Elan and Eliana in addition to Benedettivillians Stella and Emmy, not to mention the continuing Princess Harmony marathon.
Gio heads out on tour to Australia, and so the radio crew back home cook up a Marathon of Princess Harmony stories, interspersed with the usual tomfoolery, shenanigans and waggery.
Our Patreon page has launched! patreon.com/benedettiville! Also - the thrilling conclusion to Admiral Snackbar, Paint Like a Robert Boss, Kid Superheroes traveling through different dimensions to ward of Frumpyness... it's all here. Also - lots of dragons.
Episode 4 introduces the adventures of Admiral Snackbar, Blue - the puppet correspondent - interviews Mr. Mushroom! There's a story about finding a teacher, plus our usual sponsors, shenanigans, songs and all sorts of nonsense.
In our 3rd Radio Hour episode, we head to outer space. We interview Academy Award Winning Special Effects artist, Paige Warner, we meet Toilet Paper Emergency Person, hear a report from our Science Correspondents, and enjoy many more shenanigans and much more tomfoolery.
We delve into Petaluma's (alleged) troll problem, concludes the Mission InPastaBowl adventure, involve a professional yet sleepy narrator, and our puppet correspondent, Blue, interviews Brian of Brian's Comics.
Our first ever Benedettiville's Small Town Adventures Radio Hour! Recorded for KPCA here in Petaluma, California. An hour of interviews, stories, songs, and whatever else we can cook up.
Our friend B goes on a walk in the woods and undertakes a very strange and wonderful adventure.
Emmaline (almost 3) tells a spoooooky (actually, rather hilarious) story to her dad. Also, a sneak peak at a song from the full-length CD we've been working on!
A song written with the help of kiddos from a Benedettivlle show, a song about the first day of school, and a story about a Grocery Store Hippo. Enjoy!
The tremendous and long-awaited conclusion to the musical adventures of Princess Harmony and her quest to bring music back to the Kingdom of Silence!
Princess Harmony has to sneak her way into the camp of a Noise Goblin army in search of the 6th note of the Great Scale! High adventure and musical magic are afoot in this penultimate episode of our towering sonic saga!
Princess Harmony must find the 5th note of The Great Scale... and to do it she must break a curse, overcome a fear of Spiders, and, of course, go on a fine adventure. Stella guest stars as the singing voice of Princess Harmony!
Princess Harmony and Ruxipold head towards the Greybog Swamp in search of the 4th note of the Great Scale. Great danger and adventure lurks ahead!
Our adventure continues! A river trail, caves, trolls, and the Third Note of The Great Scale are all in this podcast episode as our epic quest continues!
Part 3 of our Epic Quest to return music to the Kingdom of Silence! Our team of Princess Harmony and Ruxipold must find the 2nd note of the Great Scale - lost somewhere in the Old Forest... watch out for Noise Goblins!
Welcome to Part 2 of our tale, in which Princess Harmony enters the Old Forest, and follows her map to meet a curious new friend in a curious new place.
The Kingdom of Silence has been without music for as long as anyone can remember. It is up to the young Princess Harmony - with her mysterious map - to find music, and bring it back home.
Papa Gio heads to the mall to pick up a broken computer... and adventure strikes! Curses, traps, dragons, and hungry hungry laptops abound in this week's podcast.
An evil Genie casts a curse on a desert oasis! Who can save the day? Genies, superheroes, princesses and wizards abound in this (very late) edition of the Benedettiville podcast.
Here is an oldie but a goodie - re-uploaded to get it in proper podcast sequence. Stella and I told this story in 2014, and we bring it to you now from the archives for our podcast. Enjoy more swarthy adventures of The Magic Knights!
A new theme song (under mild protest from Jen), another song, and then a story about Stella Gene the carpenter and a trip to Dragon Mountain to save the day.
In the second episode of our Podcast, The Magic Knights are called upon to save the day (yet again). Off they go, adventuring, solving problems, making friends, fighting Bumblehills! It's an epic quest to help the Cloud Kingdom!
Gio and Stella re-tell The Three Little Pigs: Tim, Tom, and Rumplestiltskin, and relate their difficulties with building materials and a Wolf named Carl.