I’ve always liked multiverse stories that focus on exploring themes rather than alternate worlds. Sure, Superman in a clown costume is funny, but what’s the story, really?
In Infinite Tina: Welcome to W.E.I.R.D.E., Tina joins the secret multiversal task force operating from deep below a bar in Everly Heights (first seen in this Season 2 episode) to find her friend Ken, who (SPOILERS!) disappeared at the end of Part 1. In this episode, I explore the idea of “multiverse as therapy” for Tina that continues into the final chapter next week.
Infinite Tina: Welcome to W.E.I.R.D.E.
With Ken gone and the guilt eating her alive, Tina takes Jim Colvin up on an offer that sounds a lot like a job: join W.E.I.R.D.E., save the multiverse, and maybe find her friend along the way. A whirlwind tour of the strangest headquarters in Everly Heights introduces her to a crew of weirdos she didn’t know she needed. Then a punk rock troll with a blowtorch takes her along for a field assignment on the wrong side of the multiverse, where someone familiar is waiting for her.
In the aftershow, Bill Meeks brings back voice actress Mandy McCullough for another Saturday morning discussion. They get into cereal loyalty, the multiverse destination Mandy would actually want to visit (she has conditions), and the strange legacy of the Pizza Hut lunch buffet.
NEXT TIME: The multiverse is unraveling, W.E.I.R.D.E. is under siege, and Tina Infantino is the only one who can stop what’s coming. No big deal. INFINITE TINA PART 3: LET’S GET SINGULAR.
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In the past couple weeks, I decided I’m going to be wrapping up Everly Heights Tales on or around August 2026, about a year after the launch. I have a handful of episodes already recorded, a few more to record, and about five years under my belt telling stories in a fictional Ohio town. Time to try something new.
I came up with the general concept for Everly Heights in the middle of the 2020 pandemic. After five years trying to get a movie or TV pilot made, I decided to go back to my roots as an audio drama producer to make an anthology series instead. This season, we’re adapting scripts I wrote back in 2020-2021 in addition to some new tales. All awesome stories with awesome actors. The cream of the crop on all fronts. That being said, I’ve been writing stories in the Everly Heights universe for five years and I think the one-year anniversary of the podcast launching is a pretty good place to end it. Not to say I might not return if this thing goes viral, of course. I hope you’ll join me for the end. We’re going to blow the doors off on the way out.
Want To Edit/Produce An Episode?
I’m always big on collaboration, and I figure with 30+ episodes under my belt on this project it would be fun to see what others come up with. If you fancy yourself a podcast producer and would like a crack at an episode (with as much support from me as you need), fill out this form and I’ll be in touch. The four episodes I’m looking to bring in guest editors for are The Boy Who Fell Up, Clean Sweep, A Rose from the War, and It’s Morphin’ Time. In some cases, I’ll have actors for you already. If you’re into it, maybe we’ll make the aftershow about your journey producing a tale in my wackadoo universe.
Fill out this form and I’ll be in touch with more details and the script in a couple weeks. Each script will run between 15-25 minutes edited.
Come back next week for the thrilling conclusion of Infinite Tina!
Bill Meeks
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