• Vonnegut: Reporter, S1-E4 - Election Special
    Nov 3 2024

    Ahead of the election “Kurt Vonnegut: Reporter on the Afterlife” roams the great beyond interviewing legendary figures from across the political spectrum:

    Shirley Chisholm, the first black female U.S legislator singing explains, "being female put many more obstacles in her path than being black", her homie Abraham Lincoln ponders the next American civil war, antagonist General Curtis “Bombs Away” LeMay shares his ironic philosophy on peace, and hero Eugene Debs “Workers of the World Unite!” outlines a new path.

    All the while, Vonnegut deploys his trademark wit and charm digging into an oven-hot contest in the Afterlife about the best baked treat.

    Hear Vonnegut explore different perspectives that remind us that we are all human.

    Featuring performances by:

    @benbecherny as Vonnegut,

    @danielletdav as Shirley Chisholm,

    @thelewisblack as Gen. Curtis LeMay,

    @t0nyt0rn as Eugene Debs,

    @harrisonlampertofficial as Abraham Lincoln.

    “Everyday People” performed by @junodunes

    Special Thanks: @vonnegut_library

    The series is based on GOD BLESS YOU, DR. KEVORKIAN by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

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    40 mins
  • Vonnegut: Reporter, S1-E3 - Revolutionary Women
    Oct 28 2023

    Kurt Vonnegut interviews Joan of Arc and Mary Quant.

    Living 600 years apart, they were both in their own way instrumental in defining how women are perceived today.

    Not just equals, but leaders on the battlefield and in the business world.

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    26 mins
  • Vonnegut: Reporter, S1-E2 - Romantic Writers
    Mar 29 2023

    Kurt Vonnegut interviews historical romantic writers, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, John Keats, Lord Byron, William Shakespeare, along with some surprising new characters.

    This provocative exploration about who and what we live for shines a light on the uplifting truth Vonnegut embraced in life. “Everything was beautiful. Nothing hurt.”

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    26 mins
  • Vonnegut: Reporter, S1-E1 - The Afterlife
    Nov 12 2022

    Kurt Vonnegut interviews roster of (dearly and not-so-dearly) departed historical figures, Sir Isaac Newton, Hitler, Uncle Alex, Isaac Asimov, Vivian Hallinan, and Kilgore Trout while being kept back from returning to his Earthly body by the crotchety bureaucrat St. Peter. This provocative exploration about who and what we live for shines a light on the uplifting truth Vonnegut embraced in life. “Everything was beautiful. Nothing hurt.”

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    28 mins