Wiretap, Episode 3

Love Hurts - Sex Heals

By: Mark Leyner, Brian Fielding

Narrated by: various

The Kid's parents are apparently captives of the fearsome Filipino Islamic terrorist group, Abu Sayyaf - Bearers of the Sword. Their demands? Produce a million dollars or heads will roll. The Kid beseeches Kim for advice on placating these terrorists - but where's Kim? He turns to Dr. Darwin for more meds. Holly and her friends wonder where her dance mix is. Coach Franks peddles athletic prowess and the power of the NCAA. The Concierge explains the mysteries of love. The Kid and Kate may mate. Amelia the sweet chanteuse sings a sexy song.©2002 Audible, Inc. and ©2002 Mark Leyner

The Original Audible Theatre production

Full Disclosure: Mark Leyner and I created the story in 2001. We recorded it on the phone line, just as a real wiretap would be. We'd write out the rough plot line, talk the actors through it briefly, including what was then happening in the real world, then the actors improvised all the dialogue. We wanted these fictional characters to react to not only the fictional storyline but to include commentary on what was actually happening in the world at that time. Alas, we could only do 3 episodes, on less than a shoe-string, before the Internet winter set in and I had to get back to spending 100% of my time on doing content and biz dev deals for Audible...where I toiled from 1997 to 2012. I produced and co-wrote & conceived Wiretap with Mark Leyner, and I wrote or co-wrote the music with Roger Greenawalt. Voice actors: Mark, Jenny Kravat, Greg Proops, Steve Pink, Darwin Buschman, Gregory Sporleder, Holly Fielding, Don Katz and me. We were, obviously, ahead of our time.