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Bonus Episode #12 (Season One Wrap-Up) - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about receiving feedback from his audience, how constructive criticism improved his final production, and why showing gratitude to those that helped realize your vision was essential in creating Pause for Dramatic Effect.

Bonus Episode #11 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about his 5 lessons learned gained by putting himself through the NaPodPoMo 2019 Laboratory to create Pause for Dramatic Effect. (Read the full blog post at http://gagglepod.com/process/the-5-lessons-learned-from-napodpomo-2019/)

Chapter 17 (Epilogue) - Where in the Season 1 finale we learn the fate of Thomas Black and how he will live out the next 2,000+ years in a jar.

Chapter 16 - Where Douglas Dire finally has the courage to come home to see if he can repair his relationship with his wife Blair.

Chapter 15 - Where after his defeat by Douglas Dire, Thomas Black is sent back to the Guild to answer for his crimes.

Chapter 14 - Where Douglas Dire finally gets a chance to show Thomas Black who helped him get the upper hand.

Chapter 13 - Where Zababa finally makes his way to the treasure only to discover that the vault contains more than he expected.

Chapter 12 Minisode - Where the narrator Thomas Black loses Douglas Dire but manages to catch up with someone more sinister.

Bonus Episode #10 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about his philosophy behind his story telling and audio drama journey during the making of Pause for Dramatic Effect.

Chapter 11 Minisode - Where the narrator Thomas Black is reunited with Douglas Dire only to discover things have changed.

Bonus Episode #9 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the reasons for music and how he used music to create mood and tone during the production of Pause for Dramatic Effect.

Bonus Episode #8 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about what quality means for a deadline driven and solo actor production like Pause for Dramatic Effect.

Chapter 10 - Where the narrator Thomas Black has to face Guild of Watchers inquisitors to explain how he lost both Douglas Dire and Zababa during his mission.

Bonus Episode #7 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the audio gear used to create Pause for Dramatic Effect.

Bonus Episode #6 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about sound development, foley work, music, and how he needed to get creative when developing audio effects for Pause for Dramatic Effect.

Bonus Episode #5 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about working with amateur actors and how he turn them into Pause for Dramatic Effect characters.

Bonus Episode #4 - Writer and director Kyle M. Bondo talks about the mistakes made behind the scenes during the making of Pause for Dramatic Effect and describes how he recovered from them.

Chapter 9 - Where Douglas Dire finally figures out what Zababa is after and forms a plan that could free him from the monster's mystical grip.

Chapter 8 - Douglas Dire fights to resist the Shadow Man's power by remembering the mystery Captain Savage had uncovered before he had left Iraq.