Ong’s Hat is rumored to have once been the site of a gateway to another dimension. After meeting on a forum devoted to the urban legend, yoga instructor Sarah Larsen, and schoolteacher Charlie Brill, go on a road trip to the New Jersey Pine Barrens where a group of renegade Princeton professors had once conducted quantum physics and chaos theory experiments to discover a new theory for dimensional travel. When Sarah disappears, Charlie finds himself at the center of a mystery. Corey Brill (The Walking Dead) stars in this docu-thriller for Radio 4 and BBC Sounds from the makers of The Polybius Conspiracy and Passenger List.

Chef Diana Dávila didn’t just cook up her career in seconds: it took planning, the right ingredients, a lot of trial and error, and creating opportunities so that others could see her as the talented leader she knew she was. Now the Executive Chef and owner of Mi Tocaya Antojeria, a celebrated Mexican restaurant in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, Dávila discusses what it took to stick to her guns, knowing that what she was serving her city was unlike anything else.

While in Chicago, be sure to visit www.mitocaya.com/

Follow Diana on Instagram at @dianalachef

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Artwork by Tim Ahern | @tim_ahern_art

Special Thanks To: Christine Dávila
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Music:
1. Desmontes by Blue Dot Sessions 2. Bivly by Blue Dot Sessions 3. Brad PKL by Blue Dot Sessions 4. Dimming Circuit by Blue Dot Sessions 5. The Bus At Dawn by Blue Dot Sessions 6. Pedalrider by Blue Dot Sessions 7. Lobo Lobo by Blue Dot Sessions 8. Pxl Eventuat by Blue Dot Sessions 9. Victory by Jon Frechette 10. Pili Piper by Blue Dot Sessions

A popular word of caution in writing MFAs is that it takes “ten years out in the cold” before anyone can expect success. For screenwriter and former film critic April Wolfe, that meant dozens of jobs, hundreds of cover letters, a dream opportunity as the head film critic of LA Weekly, an unexpected corporate takeover, a newfound creative collaboration, and an opportunity writing a greenlit movie for Universal/Blumhouse. Hers is a story forged by toughness, tenaciousness, and tears; illustrating what it takes for a writer from working-class roots to finally come out from the cold and be welcomed as a Hollywood insider.

Follow April on Twitter at @AWolfeful

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Music:

1. Li Fonte by Blue Dot Sessions 2. Morning Bells by Blue Dot Sessions 3. Drone Lemon by Blue Dot Sessions 4. Twitch FS by Blue Dot Sessions 5. Fever Creep by Blue Dot Sessions 6. Arlan Vale by Blue Dot Sessions 7. A Matter of Perspective by Jon Frechette 8. Ridicule by Jon Frechette 9. The Walking Tour by Jon Frechette 10. A Little Powder by Blue Dot Sessions 11. Best Laid Plans (Theme) by Jon Frechette

Legendary comic Bobcat Goldthwait created a persona so original and outrageous that it catapulted him to fame before he had even turned 20. And while laughing audiences tried to figure out who was behind the strange and often surreal persona that would scream, stutter, and wheeze on stage, TV, and film, it was Bobcat himself that did the most questioning…eventually leading him on a new path that required personal reflection and professional risk; giving way to a second act in the independent film world that took him to Sundance and beyond.

Follow Bobcat on Twitter @bcgoldthwait

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Music by:
1. Cinema Pathetic by Blue Dot Sessions 2. Best Laid Plans (Theme) by Jon Frechette 3. Lina My Queen by Blue Dot Sessions 4. Popism by Blue Dot Sessions 5. Mutant by ERLAX 6. Holo by Blue Dot Sessions 7. Let Go Gecko by Blue Dot Sessions 8. VK Mendl by Blue Dot Sessions 9. Come As You Are by Blue Dot Sessions

Having made a name for himself on the independent film circuit with his 2009 Sundance feature Children of Invention and sophomore film Cold Comes the Night, starring Bryan Cranston, writer and director Tze Chun came into prominence during a time when the film industry was facing a seismic shift, forcing him to make some equally life-altering decisions about how to achieve both creative fulfillment and professional stability in the world of television.

Follow Tze on Twitter @thetzechun

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Music by:

1. Dany PKL by Blue Dot Sessions 2. Brek PKL by Blue Dot Sessions 3. Pili Piper by Blue Dot Sessions 4. Dimming Circuit by Blue Dot Sessions 5. Brad PKL by Blue Dot Sessions 6. Hardboil by Blue Dot Sessions 7. Best Laid Plans (Theme) by Jon Frechette 8. Arlan Vale by Blue Dot Sessions 9. The Consulate by Blue Dot Sessions 10. Desmontes by Blue Dot Sessions 11. Trek VX by Blue Dot Sessions

Aaron Perrino is the frontman of The Sheila Divine, the Boston-based band that won awards, toured the globe with the likes of Morrisey and Weezer, and lit up college radio stations around the turn of the Century. Although successful in many ways, The Sheila Divine never reached the heights its frontman had hoped for, pushing Perrino to seek other, more stable pursuits as his personal world quickly changed during the summer of 2003; a moment that forced Perrino away from his rock star dreams, into a new career in branding and advertising.

Follow Aaron on Twitter @dearleader

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1. Weightless by The Sheila Divine 2. Best Laid Plans (Theme) by Jon Frechette 3. Desmontes by Blue Dot Sessions 4. Criminal by The Sheila Divine 5. Hum by The Sheila Divine 6. Ferus Cut by Blue Dot Sessions 7. Antidote by The Sheila Divine 8. Summer of 93 by The Sheila Divine 9. Undying by Blue Dot Sessions 10. Beginning of the End by The Sheila Divine 11. I'm a Believer by The Sheila Divine

​​When Tiffany accepted Will’s proposal, she wasn’t just marrying the charismatic frontman of an ascending alt-country band, but–as she was cautioned–the entire band, too. For Tiffany, this was hardly a problem…she believed in Will, his music, and most of all, their future together. But after a honeymoon in New Orleans, where Will’s mental health sent their world into a spiral, all of that was left was doubt. In the aftermath of their crisis, Tiffany and Will speak to the power of love, faith, and forgiveness; and their mission of learning from their own suffering to make a positive impact for their fellow community members in Nashville, TN.

Follow Corner To Corner at: cornertocorner.org/
Or on socials @cornertocorner/

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Music:

1. Inside the Toy Submarine by Blue Dot Sessions 2. Best Laid Plans (Theme) by Jon Frechette 3. Yr Body is a Wonderland (Instrumental for Piano) 4. Gymnopedies 1 by Blue Dot Sessions 5. 134 by Spencer Acuff 6. Lacaille by Blue Dot Sessions 7. VK Mendl by Blue Dot Sessions 8. Fissure Forming by Blue Dot Sessions 9. In Passage by Blue Dot Sessions 10. Pxl Eventuat by Blue Dot Sessions 11. Roadside Bunkhouse by Blue Dot Sessions 12. Milkwood by Blue Dot Sessions 13. Dolly and Pad by Blue Dot Sessions 14. Um Pepino by Blue Dot Sessions 15. Vik Fence Haflak by Blue Dot Sessions 16. Arlan Vale by Blue Dot Sessions 17. Di Breun by Blue Dot Sessions 18. Sweeper by Blue Dot Sessions

Hrishikesh Hirway is best known as the creator and host of the popular podcast Song Exploder, a show that speaks to musicians about their unique process in bringing a song to life. What fewer may realize is that Hrishikesh is a musician himself, who has toured and released music under the name The One AM Radio since 1999, and composed music for film and television. But with the success of Song Exploder, instead of focusing on his craft, Hrishi was spending his days interviewing others about theirs, and he lost his way, creatively-speaking. But now Hrishi has overcome his self-doubt and is ready to invest in his own musical talent again.

Follow Hrishi at:

hrishikesh.co/
songexploder.net/
And on Twitter @HrishiHirway

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Music by:
1. You Can Still Run by The One AM Radio 2. Best Laid Plans (Theme) by Jon Frechette 3. Ohm's Law by The One AM Radio 4. Gravity by The One AM Radio 5. Vik Fence Sahder by Blue Dot Sessions 6. Latecomer by Blue Dot Sessions 7. Are We Loose Yet by Blue Dot Sessions 8. All I Can Recall is the Haunting by The One AM Radio 9. Ferus Cut by Blue Dot Sessions 10. Mercury by The One AM Radio 11. What You Gave Away (Alias Remix) by The One AM Radio 12. Cast Away by The One AM Radio 13. The Echoing Airports by The One AM Radio 14. Our Fall Apart by The One AM Radio 15. Arlan Vale by Blue Dot Sessions 16. Sunlight by The One AM Radio 17. Accidents by The One AM Radio 18. Fires by The One AM Radio 19. A Brittle Filament by The One AM Radio 20. A Little Powder by Blue Dot Sessions 21. Between There and Here (featuring Yo-Yo Ma) by Hrishikesh Hirway