Who Watches the Birdwatchers Episode 6

A fictional birdwatching podcast. But I don’t think those are birds...

Created and sound designed by Julia Schifini.

This episode's birdwatcher is Count Dracula aka Josh Rubino (he/him).

Learn more about Josh’s work on shows like Primordial Deep, which premiered this Halloween, by following him on Twitter at @ProfCoppermane.

Our theme is "Yellow-rumped Warbler" by Chad Crouch.

Transcript:

[Theme Music Plays]

Julia: Who Watches the Birdwatchers? A fictional birdwatching podcast. Or is it?

[Theme music fades out. A spooky sounding forest fades in.]

Dracula: Alright, it’s my favorite time of the evening, right before I go out. Let’s see what my children of the night are up to. Ah! Here they come!

[Bats chirp and flap their wings, flying towards the Count.]

Dracula: Hello! Oh my beautiful chiroptera!

[The bats chirp happily.]

Dracula: Oh! Look at that one! And another one! That’s two!

[Dracula laughs like The Count from Sesame Street.]

Dracula: Oh, I’ve got to stop doing that. See how they swoop and fall, oh it’s almost like a little dance!

[Larger bats chirp and call out.]

Dracula: Ah, look! Some old world fruit bats! So cute. I want to pet all of them. And here, we see a horseshoe bat!

[A bat chirps.]

Dracula: Oh look at the mug on that bulldog bat! And take a look at the handsome fellow that is the Wagner’s mustached bat! Oh, ah! Oh, isn’t it scary, we have a ghost faced bat!

[Dracula makes ghost sounds, then laughs.]

Dracula: There we go, get those bugs! Also, I left a little fruit basket out here on the window if anyone wants some. Ah, is that a New Zealand short tailed bat? I’m so glad that sanctuary opened nearby. And even glader that they have such open windows…

[More bats chirp happily.]

Dracula: Listen to their cute little chirps as they go about in big clouds, getting rid of all those pesky bugs. Which I suppose are also children of the night. Do I have a favorite? Of course not! But it’s the bats.

Dracula: Alright, my friends! It is time for me to join you in your symphony of the night. For what are bats but a wonderful pile of cuties!

[Dracula transforms into a bat and flies away. We slowly fade out into the theme music.]

Julia: That was “Who Watches the Birdwatchers?”, a fictional birdwatching podcast. Our birdwatcher this episode was Count Dracula, played by Josh Rubino.

Josh is a phenomenally skilled voice actor with incredible range. You can hear him on many audio fiction shows, including the newly premiered Primordial Deep. To hear about his other projects, make sure to follow him on Twitter at ProfCoppermane. A link to his Twitter, and Primordial Deep, can be found in our show notes.

We are still taking submissions for birdwatchers - you can contact us at juliaschifini.com/contact or via email at julia.schifini@gmail.com.

Our theme song is “Yellow-rumped Warbler” by Chad Crouch. Edited and sound designed by Julia Schifini. Inspired by Kristen DiMercurio.