The Rest is Electric
Nicola and Michael Wanless
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In the year 2109 humans and robots work alongside each other as coworkers. Jordan Mede, a human employee of Somnotech, is transferred to the entirely robot run manufacturing department. While initially the transfer seems to be the result of a clerical error, Jordan soon begins to suspect that there’s something more sinister going on…
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May 23, 2023
S2E10 - Checking Out
Thank you so much for listening to the second season of The Rest is Electric. We’ve been so excited to share this season with you, and we hope that it was worth the wait. We will return with a third, and final, season.
Season two of The Rest is Electric is dedicated to the memory of Bryan Wade. The show is co-produced by Michael Wanless and Nicola Wanless. This episode was directed by Alyssa Bradac. It was written by Nicola Wanless, production managed and stage managed by Wei Qing Tan, sound designed by Michael Wanless, and sound edited by Olivia Wheeler. It features Anna Morreale as Jordan, Patrick Jeffrey as Decker, Espoir Segbeaya as Fiona, and Tevin Sawyer as Shae. As well this episode we have Paul Warren as the desk attendant, and Patrick Jeffrey as the IT Worker. This entire season was recorded at Studio Hot Biscuit, where we were helped by our amazing recording engineers Iain Booth, and Q Gordon. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. This season w…
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May 9, 2023
S2E9 - Everything's Peachy
Season two of The Rest is Electric is dedicated to the memory of Bryan Wade. The show is co-produced by Michael Wanless and Nicola Wanless. This episode was directed by Alyssa Bradac. It was written by Nicola Wanless, production managed and stage managed by Wei Qing Tan, sound designed by Michael Wanless, and sound edited by Olivia Wheeler. It features Anna Morreale as Jordan, Patrick Jeffrey as Decker, Espoir Segbeaya as Fiona, Tevin Sawyer as Shae, Sohng-ee Hahn as Ms. Casella, Paul Warren as the Foreman, and Noxi as Valerie. As well this episode we have Madeline Savoie as Emalia. This entire season was recorded at Studio Hot Biscuit, where we were helped by our amazing recording engineers Iain Booth, and Q Gordon. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. This season was in part made possible by a generous grant we received from the Canada Council for the Arts, and we would like to thank them for their support. As well, we want to extend a huge thank you to…
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Apr 25, 2023
S2E8 - WWW Dot Archives
Season two of The Rest is Electric is dedicated to the memory of Bryan Wade. The show is co-produced by Michael Wanless and Nicola Wanless. This episode was directed by Alyssa Bradac. It was written by Nicola Wanless, production managed and stage managed by Wei Qing Tan, sound designed by Michael Wanless, and sound edited by Olivia Wheeler. It features Anna Morreale as Jordan, Patrick Jeffrey as Decker, Espoir Segbeaya as Fiona, Tevin Sawyer as Shae, and Noxi as Valerie. As well this episode we have Paul Warren as the desk attendant. This entire season was recorded at Studio Hot Biscuit, where we were helped by our amazing recording engineers Iain Booth, and Q Gordon. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. This season was in part made possible by a generous grant we received from the Canada Council for the Arts, and we would like to thank them for their support. As well, we want to extend a huge thank you to all of our Patreon donors including Leslie Hernand…
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Apr 11, 2023
S2E7 - Leveraging Your Position
Season two of The Rest is Electric is dedicated to the memory of Bryan Wade. The show is co-produced by Michael Wanless and Nicola Wanless. This episode was directed by Alyssa Bradac. It was written by Nicola Wanless, production managed and stage managed by Wei Qing Tan, sound designed by Michael Wanless, and sound edited by Olivia Wheeler. It features Anna Morreale as Jordan, Patrick Jeffrey as Decker, Espoir Segbeaya as Fiona, Sohng-ee Hahn as Ms. Casella, Paul Warren as the Foreman, and Noxi as Valerie. As well this episode we have Kayla Ross as the Elevator Voice, Megan Eileen Couch Jovie as Leigh I-320 and Madeline Savoie as May Spalding. This entire season was recorded at Studio Hot Biscuit, where we were helped by our amazing recording engineers Iain Booth, and Q Gordon. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. This season was in part made possible by a generous grant we received from the Canada Council for the Arts, and we would like to thank them for…
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Mar 28, 2023
S2E6 - Open Door Policy
Season two of The Rest is Electric is dedicated to the memory of Bryan Wade. The show is co-produced by Michael Wanless and Nicola Wanless. This episode was directed by Alyssa Bradac. It was written by Nicola Wanless, production managed and stage managed by Wei Qing Tan, sound designed by Michael Wanless, and sound edited by Olivia Wheeler. It features Anna Morreale as Jordan, Patrick Jeffrey as Decker, Espoir Segbeaya as Fiona, Tevin Sawyer as Shae, Sohng-ee Hahn as Ms. Casella and Noxi as Valerie. As well this episode we have Kayla Ross as the elevator voice. This entire season was recorded at Studio Hot Biscuit, where we were helped by our amazing recording engineers Iain Booth, and Q Gordon. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. This season was in part made possible by a generous grant we received from the Canada Council for the Arts, and we would like to thank them for their support. As well, we want to extend a huge thank you to all of our Patreon don…
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Mar 7, 2023
S2E5 - Reset Day
Season two of The Rest is Electric is dedicated to the memory of Bryan Wade.
We will be taking a short mid-season hiatus, and will return on March 28th with episode six.
The show is co-produced by Michael Wanless and Nicola Wanless. This episode was directed by Alyssa Bradac. It was written by Nicola Wanless, production managed and stage managed by Wei Qing Tan, sound designed by Michael Wanless, and sound edited by Olivia Wheeler. It features Anna Morreale as Jordan, Patrick Jeffrey as Decker, Espoir Segbeaya as Fiona, Noxi as Valerie, and Paul Warren as The Foreman. As well this episode we have Laura Couch as Susan. This entire season was recorded at Studio Hot Biscuit, where we were helped by our amazing recording engineers Iain Booth, and Q Gordon. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. This season was in part made possible by a generous grant we received from the Canada Council for the Arts, and we would like to thank them for their support. As well,…
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Feb 21, 2023
S2E4 - There Is Such a Thing as a Blood Cult
Season two of The Rest is Electric is dedicated to the memory of Bryan Wade. The show is co-produced by Michael Wanless and Nicola Wanless. This episode was directed by Alyssa Bradac. It was written by Nicola Wanless, production managed and stage managed by Wei Qing Tan, sound designed by Michael Wanless, and sound edited by Olivia Wheeler. It features Anna Morreale as Jordan, Patrick Jeffrey as Decker, Espoir Segbeaya as Fiona, Tevin Sawyer as Shae, Sohng-ee Hahn as Ms. Casella and Paul Warren as The Foreman. This entire season was recorded at Studio Hot Biscuit, where we were helped by our amazing recording engineers Iain Booth, and Q Gordon. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. This season was in part made possible by a generous grant we received from the Canada Council for the Arts, and we would like to thank them for their support. As well, we want to extend a huge thank you to all of our Patreon donors including Leslie Hernandez, Mars, Chimedum Ohaeg…
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Feb 7, 2023
S2E3 - A New Source
Season two of The Rest is Electric is dedicated to the memory of Bryan Wade. The show is Co-produced by Michael Wanless and Nicola Wanless. This episode was directed by Alyssa Bradac. It was written by Nicola Wanless, production managed and stage managed by Wei Qing Tan, sound designed by Michael Wanless, and sound edited by Olivia Wheeler. It features Anna Morreale as Jordan, Patrick Jeffrey as Decker, Espoir Segbeaya as Fiona, Tevin Sawyer as Shae, and Paul Warren as The Foreman. As well this episode we had Laura Couch as Susan, and Patrick Jeffrey as the IT Worker. This entire season was recorded at Studio Hot Biscuit, where we were helped by our amazing recording engineers Iain Booth, and Q Gordon. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. This season was in part made possible by a generous grant we received from the Canada Council for the Arts, and we would like to thank them for their support. As well, we want to extend a huge thank you to all of our Patr…
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Jan 24, 2023
S2E2 - Building a Downline
Ok now that you're reading the episode notes, have you ever wanted to be your own boss? I've got a really great essential oil/lifestyle product/knife selling oppurtunity for you.
Season two of The Rest is Electric is dedicated to the memory of Bryan Wade. The show is Co-produced by Michael Wanless and Nicola Wanless. This episode was directed by Alyssa Bradac. It was written by Nicola Wanless, production managed and stage managed by Wei Qing Tan, sound designed by Michael Wanless, and sound edited by Olivia Wheeler. It features Anna Morreale as Jordan, Patrick Jeffrey as Decker, Espoir Segbeaya as Fiona, Tevin Sawyer as Shae, and Noxi as Valerie. This entire season was recorded at Studio Hot Biscuit, where we were helped by our amazing recording engineers Iain Booth, and Q Gordon. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. This season was in part made possible by a generous grant we received from the Canada Council for the Arts, and we would like to thank them…
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Jan 10, 2023
S2E1 - Back to the Office
Welcome back to the Rest is Electric! We are excited to share Season 2 with you.
Season 2 of The Rest is Electric is dedicated to the memory of Bryan Wade. The show is Co-produced by Michael Wanless and Nicola Wanless. This episode was directed by Alyssa Bradac. It was written by Nicola Wanless, production managed and stage managed by Wei Qing Tan, sound designed by Michael Wanless, and sound edited by Olivia Wheeler. It features Anna Morreale as Jordan, Patrick Jeffrey as Decker, Espoir Segbeaya as Fiona, Sohng-ee Hahn as Ms. Casella, and Paul Warren as The Foreman. As well this episode we had Wei Qing Tan as the newscaster, Kayla Ross as the elevator voice, and Laura Couch as Susan. This entire season was recorded at Studio Hot Biscuit, where we were helped by our amazing recording engineers Iain Booth, and Q Gordon. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. This season was in part made possible by a generous grant we received from the Canada Council for the…
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Jan 3, 2023
The Rest Is Electric Season 2 Trailer
Trailer for the second season of The Rest is Electric. The first episode of the new season will be released January 10, 2023. Find out more information at www.restiselectric.com
Support The Rest is Electric by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-rest-is-electric
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Sep 29, 2020
S1E9 - Out of Sorts
It’s our Season One finale! Instead of an open door policy, you could say that the CEO has an open vent policy.
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Sep 15, 2020
S1E8 - Short Range Communication
Let me just say this about James Bond movies: I’ve seen all of the Daniel Craig ones, and yet I couldn’t tell you a single thing that happens in any of them.
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Sep 1, 2020
S1E7 - No Chip Involved
Instead of putting all of their organizational efforts into infiltrating Somnotech, Jordan, Decker, and Fiona should just be unionizing.
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Aug 18, 2020
S1E6 - Regarding Loyalties
Ms. Casella seems like a great boss. Who wouldn't love a supervisor that wants to talk to you as little as you want to talk to them?
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Aug 4, 2020
Decoding Complete
We will be back with Episode 6 on August 18th!
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Jul 21, 2020
S1E5 - A Group of Similarly Concerned Coworkers
Hot office tip: if your boss asks you to have a one-on-one meeting, quit right then and there to be safe.
We are taking a short, mid-season hiatus! We will be back on August 18th with Episode 6, but watch our feed before then in case of any special updates.
Support The Rest is Electric by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-rest-is-electric
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Jul 7, 2020
S1E4 - Something Sinister
Jordan is best served lightly scorched. Also, does anyone at this company ever get any work done?
The Rest is Electric is co-produced by Michael Wanless and Nicola Wanless. It is written by Nicola Wanless, production managed by Wei Qing Tan, and directed, sound designed, and sound engineered by Michael Wanless. It features Anna Morreale as Jordan, Patrick Jeffrey as Decker, Espoir Segbeaya as Fiona, Sohng-ee Hahn as Ms. Casella, and Paul Warren as The Foreman. As well this episode we had Anna Shepard as HR Worker, and Kayla Ross as voicemail voice. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. A special thanks to the National Theatre School of Canada for providing us with the grant that funded this project, as well as a huge thank you to all of our Patreon donors, including Leslie Hernandez, Dimitra Katsuris, Milo Meausette, Chimedum Ohaegbu, and Brent Wanless. And our individual donors including Megan Hirst.
A transcript of this episode is available here
Support The Rest is Electric by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-rest-is-electric
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Jun 23, 2020
S1E3 - There's No Such Thing as a Blood Cult
I prefer to get my coffee from the futuristic, non-proprietary, Seattle-founded mega corporation.
The Rest is Electric is co-produced by Michael Wanless and Nicola Wanless. It is written by Nicola Wanless, production managed by Wei Qing Tan, and directed, sound designed, and sound engineered by Michael Wanless. It features Anna Morreale as Jordan, Patrick Jeffrey as Decker, Espoir Segbeaya as Fiona, Sohng-ee Hahn as Ms. Casella, and Paul Warren as The Foreman. As well this episode we had Laura Elaine Couch as Susan, and Kathryn Kepke as the advertisement narrator. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. A special thanks to the National Theatre School of Canada for providing us with the grant that funded this project, as well as a huge thank you to all of our Patreon donors, including Leslie Hernandez, Dimitra Katsuris, Milo Meausette, Chimedum Ohaegbu, and Brent Wanless. And our individual donors including Megan Hirst.
A transcript of this episode is available here
Support The Rest is Electric by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-rest-is-electric
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Jun 9, 2020
S1E2 - Lunchtime
The best part of any work day is lunch. This episode is mostly lunch so you can live vicariously through the characters.
The Rest is Electric is co-produced by Michael Wanless and Nicola Wanless. It is written by Nicola Wanless, production managed by Wei Qing Tan, and directed, sound designed and sound engineered by Michael Wanless. It features Anna Morreale as Jordan, Patrick Jeffrey as Decker, Espoir Segbeaya as Fiona, Sohng-ee Hahn as Ms. Casella, and Paul Warren as The Foreman. As well this episode had Melanie Howe as the waiter. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. A special thanks to the National Theatre School of Canada for providing us with the grant that funded this project, as well as a huge thank you to all of our Patreon donors, including Leslie Hernandez, Dimitra Katsuris, Milo Meausette, Chimedum Ohaegbu, and Brent Wanless. And our individual donors including Megan Hirst.
A transcript of this episode is available here
Support The Rest is Electric by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-rest-is-electric
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May 26, 2020
S1E1 - Transferred
Jordan arrives to work... late, Decker 'takes a meeting', and this is our premiere episode!
The Rest is Electric is written by Nicola Wanless, production managed by Wei Qing Tan, and directed, sound designed, and sound engineered by Michael Wanless. Jordan is played by Anna Morreale, Decker is played by Patrick Jeffrey, Fiona is played by Espoir Segbeaya, Ms. Casella is played by Sohng-ee Hahn, and The Foreman is played by Paul Warren. As well this episode featured Laura Elaine Couch as Susan. Our logo design was done by the immensely talented Julia Gascoine. A special thanks to the National Theatre School of Canada for providing us with the grant that funded this project, as well as a huge thank you to all of our Patreon donors, including Leslie Hernandez, Chimedum Ohaegbu, and James Arcade.
A transcript of this episode is available here
Support The Rest is Electric by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-rest-is-electric
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May 18, 2020
The Rest is Electric Trailer
Trailer for The Rest is Electric, a new science fiction serialized podcast. The first episode will be released May 26, 2020. Find out more information at www.restiselectric.com
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