<![CDATA[For Real by Leslie Eiler Thompson]]>
leslieeilerthompson.substack.com]]>https://leslieeilerthompson.substack.com/podcastSubstackMon, 25 May 2026 12:10:17 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1293969.rssLeslie Eiler ThompsonI'm a polymath in search of things that make us…well…real! So I write about things like that. Those includes projects I'm up to, or random thoughts that shouldn't really live elsewhere. episodicLeslie Eiler Thompsonleslieeilerthompson@substack.comNo<![CDATA[Toast]]>A 3-minute standalone audio piece about a dog named Toast. I produced it for an audio competition and am now able to share it with you!

You can read an in-depth breakdown of the creative process to bring Toast to completion on my Substack: leslieeilerthompson.substack.com

Special thanks to:Chris ThiessenTasha French Lemley Kevin Morris

Songs in the piece provided by Blue Dot Sessions:TwoPound CornicobBasketliner



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leslieeilerthompson.substack.com]]>https://leslieeilerthompson.substack.com/p/toastsubstack:post:145990195Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:11:47 GMTLeslie Eiler ThompsonNo189<![CDATA[The Blue Nuns Need an Elevator, Part 3: Elevator as Protest]]>The Blue Nuns Need an Elevator is a story about an order of Nigerian nuns and their attempt to run a pregnancy center out of a dilapidated hospital in Illinois. The story will be told over the course of several installments through audio and written vignettes. This is part 3 of 3.

Read more at LeslieEilerThompson.Substack.com



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leslieeilerthompson.substack.com]]>https://leslieeilerthompson.substack.com/p/the-blue-nuns-need-an-elevator-part-9e3substack:post:107454251Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:06:39 GMTLeslie Eiler ThompsonNo821<![CDATA[The Blue Nuns Need an Elevator, Part 2: Fish Not Necessary]]>The Blue Nuns Need an Elevator is a story about an order of Nigerian nuns and their attempt to run a pregnancy center out of a dilapidated hospital in Illinois. The story will be told over the course of several installments through audio and written vignettes. This is Part 2.

This second part of The Blue Nuns Need an Elevator goes deeper into the building itself. Why was it abandoned, why was it dilapidated, and how it became a pregnancy center.

Read more at leslieeilerthompson.substack.com



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leslieeilerthompson.substack.com]]>https://leslieeilerthompson.substack.com/p/the-blue-nuns-need-an-elevator-part-3ecsubstack:post:106097251Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:44:00 GMTLeslie Eiler ThompsonNo1092<![CDATA[The Blue Nuns Need an Elevator, Part 1: Meet Sister Theo]]>The Blue Nuns Need an Elevator is a story about an order of Nigerian nuns and their attempt to run a pregnancy center out of a dilapidated hospital in Illinois. In part one, we meet Sister Theo, the runaway, flying nun. Read more, including a transcript, at:

https://leslieeilerthompson.substack.com/p/the-blue-nuns-need-an-elevator-part#details



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leslieeilerthompson.substack.com]]>https://leslieeilerthompson.substack.com/p/the-blue-nuns-need-an-elevator-partsubstack:post:103614108Fri, 03 Mar 2023 11:25:00 GMTLeslie Eiler ThompsonNo974