CAMPUS is a social satire, a story about higher education in the South, born out of the joys and frustrations of almost thirty years of teaching, twenty-five in Western North Carolina. It is completely fiction unless you believe in gnomes, fairies, vampires, trolls, Moon-faced people, boojums (Sasquatch-type people), the Moth Man, zombies, and various other creatures found in and outside of Appalachian lore. The town of Dog Hobble, where you will find the Enchanted Campus, doesn't really exist. I don't think so anyway.
Sheeeeeee's baaaaaaacccccckkkkkkk!!!!!! After a long hiatus, Katie Winkler is back with her 14th Episode of CAMPUS: A Novel That Wants to Be a Musical. In this episode, we find out a little bit about one of the fairy god teachers--Ms. McBride, a math teacher. We find out about Ms. McBride's first love, her philosophy professor, Dr. Paul Temple, who ends up not being exactly the man of Ms. McBride's dreams. Well, he had been very much the man of her dreams until, you know, he wasn't anymore because he turns out to be pretty much a rotter. Anyway, listen to the episode, and you will know what I mean.
Thanks to Anchor for the background music and to my good friends Angela Kantola and Don Wallace for their continuing support despite my long hiatus. Thank you friends!!!
4 Mar 2022
Episode 13--Mrs. Whittaker's 7,360th Class
After a super long break, because the author is actually a real-life composition teacher, CAMPUS is back!!! If you want to know what happened, all previous episodes are available for your listening pleasure. In the last episode, we heard about the rookie teacher's first day. Now, it's the veteran teacher's turn.
Credits
The lyrics to "The Cherub Song" are by Katie Winkler, Music, titled "Never you find me," is by Kosta T via Free Music Archive
License: Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode)
Other music provided by Anchor: The Easiest Way to Make a Podcast
Disclaimer
Hey, guess what, nothing and nobody in this podel, that’s what I’m calling this podcasted novel, is real, including the vampires. Any resemblance to real persons or places, including gnomes, Boojum folk, and the CAMPUS itself is entirely coincidental, I pinky promise. As far as the music goes, I didn't change it at all--just added the lyrics.
19 Jul 2021
Episode 12--Miss Melody's First Class
Welcome to Episode 12 of CAMPUS: A Novel That Wants To Be a Musical. Remember Melody, the young gnome teacher who wants to be a fairy godteacher someday? You get to sit in on her first class. Things don't seem to go all that well. Or do they? You be the judge.
2 Jul 2021
Episode 11--The Spooky Cat Head Biscuits
Cory, the vampire, tries to ensnare the innocent Jack Sprat at the Spooky Cat Head Biscuits concert, but the fairy godteachers are having none of it.
Credits
CAMPUS: A Novel That Wants to Be a Musical by Katie Winkler
"Zombify Me" Lyrics by Katie Winkler, Music by Creo (licensed under CC 4.0 International--https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode)
Background Music--Main segment--"When the Dead Wake Up" by Robert Abraham (licensed under CC 4.0 International--https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode)
Other background music provided by Anchor
Episode art--Photo by Jeroen Visser via Freeimages.com
10 Jun 2021
Episode 10--Just Me and Ms. Subowski
WARNING! More sensitive listeners, and those with a limited sense of humor, may want to go back and listen to all the episodes so they have a firm understanding that this is a satiric work and makes full use of hyperbole and sarcasm. You might also want to watch The Producers, the one with Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, on your favorite streaming service.
In this episode, Dr. DAG has a "meeting" with Ms. Subowski and discusses, among other things, the online quiz about learning styles that has determined he is a tactile learner (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).
18 May 2021
Episode 9--Mr. M.
In this episode, we meet the villain of the piece. Oh, you thought it was Dr. DAG? What a lightweight! He's nothing compared to Mr. M., who isn't too pleased that the fairy godteachers have chosen Jack and Jill as their proteges and sprinkled them with fairy dust. He has his own plan for them, and it doesn't include enlightenment or inspiration.
11 May 2021
Episode 8--The Liberal Arts
The fairy godteachers share stories of the moments when they understood what it meant to study the liberal arts and knew teaching was their destiny. Could it be that some are not inspired by their song? Oh, yes, yes, it could.
11 Mar 2021
Episode 7--The Fairy Godteachers
In this episode, Jack Spratt, the All-American Boy, meets Ms. McBride, fairy godteacher and math instructor. We are also introduced to the third fairy godteacher of the novel, Brian Teasdale--drama instructor, who enters our story disguised as one of the ragged, downtrodden, burned-out teachers who sing "Down at the Diploma Mill."
23 Feb 2021
Episode 6--Trios, Hymns, and Moon-Eyed People
This episode takes us back to the stage on the quad at CAMPUS during Club Rush/Advising/Registration Day. We hear the Dog Hobble Trio singing "Get a Job" and the Blue Ridgebacks performing "Hymn to Stem." Oh, we also get a little history about the Moon-Eyed People of Appalachia.
14 Feb 2021
Episode 5--A Gnome in Love
Happy Valentine's Day!!! I have a special Valentine's day treat for you this episode with a tender love story between a gnome named Gus and a dwarf named Galaxi. I am so excited about it. Also, you will meet, indirectly, Mrs. Whittaker's fairy godteacher colleagues, Mrs. McBride, math teacher, and Mr. Teasdale, drama teacher. You will also be introduced to the members of the Dog Hobble Trio: Gus, whom I've already mentioned, along with Ralph, a human, and Ben, a boojum. But the very best part of this episode is you get to hear my daughter sing, in Irish Gaelic!!!! Pretty cool, huh?
8 Feb 2021
Episode 4--Jill Goes Back to School
In this episode, we meet Jill, a single mother trying to make life better for her daughter. Harrassed by vampire Cory Hollifield III, Jill is aided by fairy godteacher Mrs. Whittaker.
24 Jan 2021
Episode 3--Jack, the All-American Boy
This week, we see more of Dr. DAG, don't you just love him, and Mrs. Subowski, don't you just love her, who are joined by the Fightin' Fundies who sing their fighting fundies song. We also hear from Jack Spratt who has come to register for classes at the CAMPUS and sings "All-American Boy" to his weeping mother, to comfort her.
17 Jan 2021
Episode 2--The Enchanted Campus
Remember! This is a social satire. It is totally fiction. The places are not real, and the characters bear no resemblance to any person, living or dead. I am an old English teacher who wanted to write a novel and a musical at the same time in the middle of a global pandemic. I don't know what in the heck I'm doing, but I'm too old to wait around, so I'm just doing this thing, okay. I plan on getting better as I go along. I know it's weird. And the music sucks--that's kind of the point in this chapter, but it will get better, too. I promise. Just stick with me, and you'll see, or rather, hear what I mean..
10 Jan 2021
Episode 1--The Quad
Hello! My name is Katie Winkler, and I've written this strange thing that I know will never find a home with a traditional publisher. It's just too weird. So, I've decided that it is going to be a podel instead (a podcasted, serialized novel). CAMPUS is a social satire, a story about higher education in the South, born out of the joys and frustrations of almost thirty years of teaching, twenty-five in Western North Carolina. It is completely fiction unless you believe in gnomes, fairies, vampires, trolls, Moon-faced people, boojums (Sasquatch-type people), the Moth Man, zombies, and various other creatures found in and outside of Appalachian lore. The town of Dog Hobble, where you will find the Enchanted Campus, doesn't really exist. I don't think so anyway.
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