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Behind the Scenes at Kendall’s Restaurant for Tales Unveiled

Behind the Scenes at Kendall’s Restaurant

When Jeff and I recorded at Kendall’s Restaurant for Tales Unveiled, I also filmed the session for a behind-the-scenes video. This is a 4K recording of our time recording for the fourth episode, Stirring Up Ghosts at Kendall’s Restaurant, and gives you an inside look what our creative process is like for the show.

This video is a Patreon exclusive. I’ve been brainstorming ideas for bonus content that I can release for supporters of the studio that can be exclusive without making others left out. If that makes sense. Anyway, check it out here. I’ve also added content to The Vault, which includes ad-free versions of the show.

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Tales Unveiled at Tower Theatre

Off Track at the Tower Theatre

“After receiving a distraught voicemail from a patron of the Tower Theatre, Sam and Geoff arrange a tour there. Geoff is particularly interested because of the stories from other local theatres such as the Pollard, Lyric, and Sooner Theatre. When the two arrive, they get a story they weren’t expecting.”

Tales Unveiled at Tower Theatre - photo by Dennis Spielman

I’m personally enjoying the many shout-outs we’ve been including in the show. In this episode, not only do we discuss the hauntings of other theatres in the beginning, but we also mention The Bunker Club, which is where Aaron really did call me from to leave that voicemail, and we recorded the final scene at Scottie’s Deli, which leads directly into episode four.

Speaking of episode four, how about a title reveal? “Stirring Up the Ghosts at Kendall’s Restaurant” will be out on Friday, August 24th. The first part of the episode features Greg Elwell from I Ate Oklahoma talking about some haunted restaurants. Our chat with Greg has been recorded. We have the interview with Kendall’s scheduled for next week.

Tales Unveiled is a production of The Show Starts Now Studios and is produced by Dennis Spielman. The voice of Sam Saxton is Dennis Spielman. The voice of Professor Geoff DeRoot is Jeff Provine. Voice Mail from Aaron Sounders. Featuring Stephen Tyler as himself. For upcoming events at the Tower Theatre, visit www.TowerTheatreOKC.com. This episode is dedicated to Sarah Atlee, who died heroically saving the planet from a 150-foot monster made out of quilts.


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The Skirvin Hotel Elevator - photo by Dennis Spielman

Checking Out The Haunted Hotel

“Sam Saxton gathers interviews from people in Downtown Oklahoma City about the famous Skirvin Hotel, where everyone has their own opinion about whether it is haunted. Geoff DeRoot is convinced it hosts numerous ghosts and claims to have a contact with firsthand encounters. As Sam digs for the truth, there seems to be more questions than answers.”

The Skirvin Hotel - photo by Dennis Spielman

In this episode, Jeff and I got creative in our storytelling about the Skirvin as we couldn’t get anyone from there to speak. Paul did a great job retelling the of the stories Jeff had researched, as Paul retold them in a matter as if they had happened to him as an employee. There are lots of little things I liked about this episode, like the use of phone calls. My goal is to make each episode rather dynamic in a way so they don’t all feel the same, which doesn’t this as a fictional series helps.

Anyway, go listen! Tales Unveiled is a production of The Show Starts Now Studios and is produced by me, Dennis Spielman. The voice of Sam Saxton is Dennis Spielman. The voice of Professor Geoff DeRoot is Jeff Provine. Featuring Paul Evens as Kyle, and Undrell Maholmes as Maxwell. Plus the voices of Eric, Emily, and Ari as themselves for the on the street interviews.


Subscribe to new episodes via Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, YouTube, or at Tales Unveiled. Episodes are released on the Second and Forth Fridays.

If you love what we’re doing, want us to keep being artist owned and patron supported, click here.

Overholser Mansion

A Chance Meeting at The Overholser Mansion

I am excited to debut the first episode of Tales Unveiled, a narrative podcast series about two people exploring their local urban legends.

EPISODE 1:
A reporter for TSSN, Sam Saxton, is among several guests invited to tour Oklahoma City’s Overholser Mansion. As Sam records the tour for his new podcast series exploring urban legends, he has a chance meeting with Professor Geoff DeRoot, who researches the paranormal history of Oklahoma. When the two get separated from the tour group, they begin to question the whether or not the mansion is haunted.


Tales Unveiled is a production of The Show Starts Now Studios and is produced by me, Dennis Spielman. The voice of Sam Saxton is Dennis Spielman. The voice of Professor Geoff DeRoot is Jeff Provine. Lisa Escalon plays as herself. The voice of Mrs. Overholser is Lynn Keller. Featuring music from John McGaha.

The Overholser Mansion is a real place you can visit for yourself in Oklahoma City. For information about tours visit OverholserMansion.org.

Selfie with Dennis and Jeff plotting the series

Preview Promo for Tales Unveiled

Season One of Tales Unveiled is set to premiere on Friday, July 13th! We had released preview promo for the series to get the RSS feed going and start the submission process for the iTunes store. In the trailer, Jeff Provine (the voice of Geoff DeGroot) and myself (the voice of Sam Saxton), talked about the series and play a clip from the first episode.

However, as the show progressed and we switched service providers, the Tales Unveiled feed no longer includes the preview promo.

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