CAAT Tales (the podcast)
Claim This Podcastby SLC Faculty Local 417
Podcast Overview
<h4><b>“CAAT Tales: Heard Loud and Local”</b></h4><blockquote><p>From grievances to game shows, bargaining to member spotlights—this is your SLC Faculty Local 417 in stereo. Tune in for empowering stories, urgent updates, and the voices of the people who’ve got your back.</p></blockquote>
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11/26/2025
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June 17, 2026
Only Mergers in the Building (mid-season finale) - S1 E5 "The Zoom Ghost"
<p>In the mid‑season finale, the trio chases the merger straight into the digital void, where phantom meeting chimes, lagging administrators, and a mysterious whispering figure suggest the merger may be run by something far stranger than leadership. As OPSEU files major grievances, hidden board slides resurface, and a transition binder grows thicker by the day, the investigators uncover the biggest twist yet: the decisions shaping two colleges weren’t made in their building at all. With an anonymous text pointing them to Toronto, the team closes the first half of the season with one chilling truth—everything they’ve been searching for was never here.</p><p>A CAAT Tales (the podcast) Production - because if we couldn't find something the laugh about ... well ...</p><p></p><p>With gratitude to the makers of the following:</p><p><b>Music:</b></p><p>Darkened Treeline - Riverside</p><p>Theme - Alex_besss-Your-Case-Is-Closed-433524</p><p>Hall Pass – Riverside</p><p>Delicates - Riverside</p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Sound Effects:</b></p><p>Zoom – racehlribeiro71-zoom-connecting-to-meeting-504404</p><p>Footsteps – freesound_community-indoor-footsteps-6385</p><p>Glitch – kave_msri-glitch-sfx-312910</p><p> Slide projector – freesound_community-slide-projector-1-49160</p><p>Can opening - freesound_community-soda-opening-81497</p><p>Pages – freesound_community-paper-66648</p><p>Message ding – universfield-system-notification-199277</p><p>Vibration – freesound_community-vibration-smartphone-denoise-104649</p><p></p><p>LEGAL DISCLAIMER & NOTICE of PARODY: This program is a creative production of CAAT Tales. It is a work of dramatic satire, parody, and opinion-based commentary. All characters—including Taylor, Alex, and Miles—are fictionalized personas. The events, dialogue, and scenarios depicted have been dramatized using artistic license for educational, comedic, and illustrative purposes.</p><p>While the podcast discusses public matters of institutional governance, academic planning, and labor relations, the statements made by the characters should not be taken as literal statements of absolute fact, nor do they represent the official legal positions of any individual, local union, or parent organization.</p><p>This content is protected under the principles of freedom of expression, fair comment on matters of public interest, and academic/union expression.</p><p></p><p></p>
June 15, 2026
Only Mergers in the Building - S1 E4 "The Framework that Doesn't Exist"
<p>Given the news release claims both boards have approved an “integration framework,” the trio sets out to find the document—only to discover that no one, including the deans allegedly aligning to it, has ever seen it. Their search leads through conspiracy bushes, Minecraft‑hosted PDFs, and a director building strategic‑plan domino towers in a windowless office. As missing reports, ignored legislation, and pre‑due‑diligence layoffs pile up, the investigators uncover a troubling pattern: the only thing more elusive than the framework is the consultation that was supposed to come with it.</p><p>A CAAT Tales (the podcast) Production - because if we couldn't find something the laugh about ... well ...</p><p></p><p>Local 417 would also like to recognize the following:</p><p><b>Music:</b></p><p>Theme - Alex_besss-Your-Case-Is-Closed-433524</p><p>Hall Pass – Riverside</p><p>Haunt Couture – Riverside</p><p>The Happy Pup Strut - Riverside</p><p>Darkened Treeline - Riverside</p><p>Evidence Room – Riverside</p><p></p><p><b>Sound Effects:</b></p><p>TV Static and Glitch and Power On Real Audio Sound Effects by DudeAwesome -- <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://freesound.org/s/790279/" target="_blank">https://freesound.org/s/790279/</a> -- License: Attribution 4.0</p><p>Button – soundreality-button-202966</p><p>Door open – freesound_community-door-open-and-close-with-a-creak 102380</p><p>Dominoes being placed – freesound_community-domino-stone-on-the-table-87997</p><p>Drop papers - freesound_community-drop-stack-of-paper-whoomp-47048</p><p>Dominoes falling - freesound_community-dominoes-falling-47488</p><p>Page flipping – freesound_community-papers-flapping-intense-79998</p><p>Marker sound – lesiakower-highlighter-on-paper-highlighting-385295</p><p></p><p>LEGAL DISCLAIMER & NOTICE of PARODY: This program is a creative production of CAAT Tales. It is a work of dramatic satire, parody, and opinion-based commentary. All characters—including Taylor, Alex, and Miles—are fictionalized personas. The events, dialogue, and scenarios depicted have been dramatized using artistic license for educational, comedic, and illustrative purposes.</p><p>While the podcast discusses public matters of institutional governance, academic planning, and labor relations, the statements made by the characters should not be taken as literal statements of absolute fact, nor do they represent the official legal positions of any individual, local union, or parent organization.</p><p>This content is protected under the principles of freedom of expression, fair comment on matters of public interest, and academic/union expression.</p><p></p><p></p>
June 12, 2026
Only Mergers in the Building - S1 E3 "The Spreadsheet Oracle"
<p>When due diligence vanishes and programs quietly disappear, the trio turns to the only force still producing answers: a mysterious Spreadsheet Oracle who claims Excel itself has foretold the merger’s fate. As chicken‑noodle prophecies collide with shifting timelines, ghosted programs, and a witness convinced seagulls are running surveillance for the College Employer Council, the investigators follow a trail of missing minutes, cold rooms, and silent campuses to uncover the one question no one seems able to answer—who, exactly, is doing the diligence?</p><p>A CAAT Tales (the podcast) Production - because if we couldn't find something the laugh about ... well ...</p><p>Special thanks to the following:</p><p><b>Music:</b></p><p>Sonican-magical-dramedy-orchestral-sneaky-spell-357667</p><p>u_vnt8a8vcp6 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/users/sonican-38947841/" target="_blank"><b>https://pixabay.com/users/sonican-38947841/</b></a></p><p> Sonican-sneaky-spell-magical-orchestral-loop-372884</p><p>Theme - Alex_besss-Your-Case-Is-Closed-433524</p><p>Hall Pass – Riverside</p><p>Ocean Blue - Riverside</p><p>Haunt Couture - Riverside</p><p>Sonican-magical-dramedy-orchestral-sneaky-spell-357667</p><p>u_vnt8a8vcp6 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/users/sonican-38947841/" target="_blank"><b>https://pixabay.com/users/sonican-38947841/</b></a></p><p>Sonican-sneaky-spell-magical-orchestral-loop-372884</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b>Sound Effects:</b></p><p>Key press – dragon-studio-single-key-press-393908</p><p>Typing – freesound_community-keyboard-typing 36490</p><p>Error - freesound_community-error-96492</p><p>Whoosh – soundreality-whoosh-large-sub-384631</p><p>Marker sound – lesiakower-highlighter-on-paper-highlighting-385295</p><p>Knock – freesound_community-knock-knock-knock-40474</p><p>Louder knock - freesound_community-knocking-on-window-99754</p><p>Zoom – racehlribeiro71-zoom-connecting-to-meeting-504404</p><p>Rustling bushes – freesound_community-057988_rustling-bushes-88885</p><p>Clock – reddog0607-clock-ticking-365218</p><p>Chair – freesound_community-chair-squeak-100546</p><p>Coffee cup - freesound_community-putting-a-cup-on-a-table-and-stirring-in-it-999831</p><p>LEGAL DISCLAIMER & NOTICE of PARODY: This program is a creative production of CAAT Tales. It is a work of dramatic satire, parody, and opinion-based commentary. All characters—including Taylor, Alex, and Miles—are fictionalized personas. The events, dialogue, and scenarios depicted have been dramatized using artistic license for educational, comedic, and illustrative purposes.</p><p>While the podcast discusses public matters of institutional governance, academic planning, and labor relations, the statements made by the characters should not be taken as literal statements of absolute fact, nor do they represent the official legal positions of any individual, local union, or parent organization.</p><p>This content is protected under the principles of freedom of expression, fair comment on matters of public interest, and academic/union expression.</p>
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- What is CAAT Tales (the podcast)?
<h4><b>“CAAT Tales: Heard Loud and Local”</b></h4><blockquote><p>From grievances to game shows, bargaining to member spotlights—this is your SLC Faculty Local 417 in stereo. Tune in for empowering stories, urgent updates, and the voices of the people who’ve got your back.</p></blockquote> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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