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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas

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StereoForest.com has audio dramas created, written and produced by Jen deHaan. Comedy and dramatic fiction series (slop-free). Posts by @jendehaan.com | Made in Canada 🇨🇦 by a human

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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 14/01/2026
"NPR Voice" flattens vocals to sound professional. But the brain needs what are called Prosodic Cues like pitch and volume changes to process information. Being monotone doesn't help comprehension and can limit what you want to communicate to the listener. #Podcasting
Red and orange show art. Show logo at the top "Podcast Performance Lab. Episode text "Better comprehension? Emotion"
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 13/01/2026
Prosody is the hierarchy of sound. We speak louder and slower for new ideas. We speak faster and lower for old ones. If you deliver everything at the same speed and volume then your listener cannot tell what matters. #PodcastThreads
Red and orange show art. Show logo at the top "Podcast Performance Lab. Episode text "Better comprehension? Emotion"
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 12/01/2026
Simulation Theory explains why stories work. We do not just listen to words. We simulate the physical experience of the speaker. You cut that connection when you strip the emotion out of your voice. Show don't tell. #PodcastThreads
Red and orange show art. Show logo at the top "Podcast Performance Lab. Episode text "Better comprehension? Emotion"
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 11/01/2026
Try the "Why Pass" on your next script. Go through your segments and ask "Why do I care?" If you are angry about the topic then be angry. If you are excited then be excited. Practice at level 11 emotion, then do your regular read and see what happens. #PodcastThreads
Red and orange show art. Show logo at the top "Podcast Performance Lab. Episode text "Better comprehension? Emotion"
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 10/01/2026
You can't fake your charisma because of mirror neurons. When you speak with passion your listener's brain simulates that physically. Faking it = their mirror neurons stay dormant. "Deep Acting" communicates your genuine feelings about why you care about the topic. #PodcastThreads
Red and orange show art. Show logo at the top "Podcast Performance Lab. Episode text "Better comprehension? Emotion"
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 08/01/2026
Want your listeners actively engaged? You gotta be too! Your listeners physically mimic the tension in your voice, which is called Emotional Contagion. If you sound bored then they tune out. New ep of Podcast Performance Lab is out.  #Podcasting
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 01/01/2026
Quintuplets!
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 11/12/2025
Check out this weeks episode about finding the right format for your solo-hosted show. 11 different shows linked as examples to check out. Find it wherever you podcast or on YouTube at "Solo Podcasting Handbook" #podcasts
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 10/12/2025
New episode about the various formats you can choose for your solo hosted podcast. Check it out wherever you get your shows, or on YouTube, at "Solo Podcasting Handbook." #PodcastThreads #Podcasting
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 10/12/2025
New episode about finding the right format for your solo-hosted show. Find it wherever you podcast or on YouTube at "Solo Podcasting Handbook" #podcasts
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 26/11/2025
Visual treatment of your podcast scripts can help make them better. Use bold text, spacing, and brackets to guide your eye. This makes reading naturally much easier and you can focus on other things instead. Like your voice. #podcasting
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 25/11/2025
Format your scripts for when you read them out loud. Reading a dense script while performing is hard, and adjusting your text to offload that mental burden can help you perform it even better. #podcasting
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 24/11/2025
Help your listeners remember your content by using signposts in your podcast scripts. It signals structure and relevance, and helps reduce cognitive load. It also helps reduce walls of ear text! #podcasting
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 23/11/2025
Dictating your notes captures your natural human cadence immediately, and it's a much better way to write a script for podcasting.  #podcasting
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 22/11/2025
Why you don't want to use an essay on your podcast as a script: The listener's brain can struggle when it hears "writerly" text spoken aloud. This is called modality mismatch. #podcasting
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 23/10/2025
Well... thanks.
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 12/10/2025
FULL SEASON of Grack Public Access is out wherever you get your podcasts! Full sound design comedy podcast. Get all the subscribe links or listen at stereoforest.com/grack #audiodramasunday #voiceactors
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 13/09/2025
I just wanted a simple insurance policy for my work equipment. Now I’m being interrogated about its history with waterfowl. Just another day as a podcast producer in Grackleton. Find season one at stereoforest.com/grack #audiodrama #comedy
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 10/09/2025
I had to make a list of supernatural creatures my co-hosts are no longer allowed to discuss on air. The list is long, and yes, “worm ghosts” are on it. COMPLETE SEASON NOW OUT! Find "Grack Public Access" wherever you do podcasts.  #audiodramas #audiofiction
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 09/09/2025
Pro-tip: When the product is called “Ghost Away” and smells suspiciously like the stuff you use to stop dogs from chewing furniture, maybe don’t spray it directly in your co-host’s face in case it isn't the bitter apple spray and more of a bear spray. Lesson learned.
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 07/09/2025
Today's life hack from my co-host: cooking raw chicken in a hot shower. Please don't do this. I am obligated to tell you not to do this. This is now a public service announcement. COMPLETE SEASON NOW OUT! Find "Grack Public Access" wherever you podcast. #audiodramas #audiofiction #audiodramasunday
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 06/09/2025
Pray for the cashiers of Grackleton. My co-host has a new "character" he's trying out on them. It's... a lot. It really gives improviser, right? COMPLETE SEASON NOW OUT! Find "Grack Public Access" wherever you do podcasts.  #audiodramas #audiofiction
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 05/09/2025
COMPLETE SEASON OUT NOW!  Meet Tog, Parker, and producer "Jen" along with other fine townsfolk from Grackleton on their community access radio show. In this finale we close a mystery, but open up a big new one in the process. #audiodrama #podcasts
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 03/09/2025
What do you do when your co-host swears a life debt to you, leaves you cryptic snacks & "protects" you from bushes outside your house? Asking for a friend. Me. I'm the friend. Get Grack Public Access wherever you podcast, or at stereoforest.com/grack #audiodramas #audiofiction #podcasts
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 02/09/2025
Just a normal day at work taking ad copy from a new sponsor whose lessons are in a root cellar and whose husband must not be looked at directly. What could possibly go wrong? Get Grack Public Access wherever you podcast, or at stereoforest.com/grack #audiodramas #audiofiction #podcasts
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 01/09/2025
Ever wonder how I pick the spots where we record Grack Public Access? I don't. Watch this to learn how uncreative I really am. Get Grack Public Access wherever you podcast, or at stereoforest.com/grack #audiodramas #audiofiction #podcasts
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 31/08/2025
Tog, if you see this, please come back from your Hoobastank adventure. Parker has sworn a life debt to me and I don't know what the return policy is. Get Grack Public Access wherever you podcast, or at stereoforest.com/grack #audiodramasunday #audiofiction #podcasts
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 28/08/2025
Hot take: The only way to truly challenge yourself is with the threat of abject failure and overwhelming shame. Crying tears that turn into diamonds is for amateurs. Get Grack Public Access wherever you podcast, or at stereoforest.com/grack #audiodramas #audiofiction #podcasts
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 27/08/2025
My job as a podcast producer required me to research global toilet paper habits today. The things I do for this show… (For the record, I’m a clumper not a folder.) Get Grack Public Access wherever you podcast, or at stereoforest.com/grack #audiodramas #audiofiction #podcasts
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 26/08/2025
Today at work I learned about the “Stardust Man,” an imaginary friend who dances on rooftops and throws glitter. And no, my co-host is not a child. He is a grown man. Get Grack Public Access wherever you podcast, or at stereoforest.com/grack #audiodrama #audiofiction #podcasts
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 25/08/2025
My job is basically being a full-time translator for a man who communicates exclusively in baffling euphemisms. Today’s entry: “fig pudding.” Get Grack Public Access wherever you podcast, or at stereoforest.com/grack #audiodramas
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 24/08/2025
Our theme this week was "Venomous Spiders." Our sponsor was "Piano Lessons with Lorna Spat." We didn't really talk about either.  EPISODE SEVEN of the series is out NOW! Where you podcast, or at stereoforest.com/grack #audiodramasunday #audiodramas
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 24/08/2025
When your main host abandons you to follow Hoobastank on tour, you have to step up. My first day as host involved floor snacks and a life debt. Standard stuff, really. Find episodes wherever you podcast, or at stereoforest.com/grack #audiodramasunday #audiodramas
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 22/08/2025
Our theme this week was "Venomous Spiders." Our sponsor was "Piano Lessons with Lorna Spat." We didn't really talk about either.  EPISODE SEVEN of the series is out NOW! Where you podcast, or at stereoforest.com/grack #podcasts #audiodramas
Grack Public Access show art -retro globe in front of a TV test pattern. White text with show name and yellow text for episode title "The Tennis Stop"
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 21/08/2025
Tog has run off with Hoobastank. Jen is hosting this week with Parker. We recorded from a hallway in The Tennis Stop. It smelled strongly of urinal cleaning solution. As one might expect?  EPISODE SEVEN of the series is out NOW! Where you podcast, or at stereoforest.com/grack #audiodrama
Grack Public Access show art -retro globe in front of a TV test pattern. White text with show name and yellow text for episode title "The Tennis Stop"
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 21/08/2025
Forget holidays. My town celebrates the anniversary of a submarine getting stuck in a lagoon. What’s the strangest local tradition where you live? From the latest episode of Grack Public Access. Find it wherever you podcast. #audiodrama
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 20/08/2025
You know it's a rough day at work when you get served with a lawsuit by the very ad copy you are reading live on air. I hate my job. From the latest episode of Grack Public Access. Find it wherever you podcast. #audiodrama
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 16/08/2025
Apparently I’ve been waving wrong my whole life. Now I have to consciously mirror every wave I receive. Social interaction is exhausting. From the latest episode of Grack Public Access. Find it wherever you podcast. #audiodrama
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 14/08/2025
That awkward moment when your chaotic co-worker suddenly promotes you to “bestie” live on air. Do I get a raise for this? From the latest episode of Grack Public Access. Find it wherever you podcast. #audiodrama
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 13/08/2025
Just another day at work where I have to gently explain to a grown man that the Earth was not, in fact, vivisected like an egg roll during the Renaissance. It’s in my job description. Probably. From the latest episode of Grack Public Access. Find it wherever you podcast. #audiodrama
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 12/08/2025
When your podcast’s new sponsor is a group of lawyers whose official slogan is “We’ll sue the diapers right off ya.” I have to read their ads without making a single mistake. Wish me luck. From the latest episode of Grack Public Access. Find it wherever you podcast. #audiodrama
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 11/08/2025
We all have that one food we irrationally hate. My co-host’s is okra. His reason involves the ghost Slimer from Ghostbusters. I don't get paid enough to unpack that. From the latest episode of Grack Public Access. Find it wherever you podcast. #audiodrama
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 10/08/2025
Grack Public Access Community News: Local radio host, Barty Bundle, has gone missing during a hike in the haunted mines. In unrelated news, Parker attempted to steal a bowl of butter mints from the front desk. Where you find podcasts, or stereoforest.com/grack #podcast #audiodramasunday
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 10/08/2025
In Grack Public Access, our new "Ask Us Anything" segment revealed that an AI thinks Parker looks like Moo Goo Gai Pan. Related image search says Maureen looks like Rod Stewart.  Get it where you find podcasts, or at stereoforest.com/grack #podcast #audiodrama
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 09/08/2025
Welcome to my life as a podcast producer. The new hire just informed us she’s physically incapable of lying near a cassette tape. The vibe is… weird. Get Grack Public Access wherever you do podcasts.
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 08/08/2025
Another Episode of Grack Public Access! This week's sponsor was The Litigious Lawyer Society of Grackleton ("We'll sue the diapers right off ya"). Our theme was okra. We tried to stay on topic and off the record.  Get it where you find podcasts, or at stereoforest.com/grack #podcast
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 07/08/2025
NEW EPISODE of Grack Public Access! Welcome our new host-on-trial, Maureen Faucet-Clooder! We recorded at the Community Center, right next to a very large bell they ring for bake-off ties. It was not a quiet episode. Get it where you find podcasts, or at stereoforest.com/grack #podcast
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 06/08/2025
Producer Jen here. My co-host Parker just described a local olive merchant as a "very large, burly version of Little Bo Peep," and now I can't unsee it.
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 06/08/2025
Producer Jen here. Today on our show's Q&A segment, Tog proposed a theory: you should only blame someone if they can feel "deep, unrelenting shame." I'm not sure if this is the most profound or the most sociopathic thing I've ever heard.
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Jen deHaan | StereoForest Audio Dramas @stereoforest.com · 04/08/2025
Producer Jen here with a pro-tip for fellow podcast producers. Is your host low-energy? Just insult their favourite local business owner. The resulting defensive rant is radio gold. It's not manipulation, it's what I like to call "motivation".
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