Qwerpline
Qwerpline is a podcast from LoadingReadyRun recorded primarily by Graham, Alex, Kathleen, Beej, and Ian. It's "scriptovised" - first improvised by the actors, then later refined and edited. The podcast consists of a fictional morning radio show on the station QWRP FM, broadcasting from scenic Nsburg. It's hosted by Graham and Alex, along with Derek the Intern, traffic reporter Richtor Hammockslam, plus a broad slate of guests.
Characters
All characters are voiced by Graham, Alex, Kathleen, Beej, and Ian.
QWRP Staff
- Graham ("Big G-Money") - Co-host of Qwerpline.
- Alex ("A-Train") - Co-host of Qwerpline.
- Derek the Intern - 19-year-old intern who is frequently sent out for on-location work.
- Edith Slump - QWRP's soft-spoken arts correspondent.
- Muriel, the Old Wife - Graham and Alex keep her in the closet.
- Richter Hammockslam - QWRP's traffic correspondent.
- Sadie Casperson - QWRP's meteorologist.
- Chet Buntsman - QWRP's sports analyst and former coach of the Talcum Puffs girl's field hockey.
- Jeff - QWRP's accountant.
- Clementine "Clem" Alberts - QWRP sports reporter
- Michael O'Leary - QWRP's sports reporter.
- Gus - QWRP engineer
- John - QWRP Station manager
Other Recurring Characters
- Lorna Schlitzwhistle is a local expert on pseudoscience and the supernatural who keeps bees at her home in West Sump Acres. She runs an Etsy store which sells dreamcatchers.
- Ball Hinkley is a local Business Owner selling organic perfumes made from locally sourced items from around his home in East Sump Acres.
- Raphael Crinklestouf is a local inventor and advocate for alternative fuels. He has used fermentation of human and other waste products to run an engine.
- Officer Steve of the Nsburg PD was investigating the disappearance and reappearance of the pot holes from Highway 3 to the Shaughnessy.
- Dr. Melissa McFeels, coach of the Talcum Puffs girl's field hockey.
- Granton Bumper from Bumper Crops. Entered a large Radish approximately 1 foot wide at the Harvest Festival competition. Later found religion (a profit-seeking Prophet), and built a 20-foot "Jesus Cristo" out of corn husks.
- Richard Therpston, founder of Therpston County and Therpston County Aldersm'n. Deceased.
- Woman from the Old Country, a local merchant who moved from the Old Country (unspecified, but hers), who crafts jams, aspics, and (presumably) other foodstuffs, out of questionable ingredients.
- Happy Gunderson, owner of a "spite house" in the middle of Highway 3. Frequently harassed by the Pipesmen.
- Ralph, a member of the Nsburg Geological Society, as well as the Pipesmen. Often appears to be the spokesperson for the latter group.
- Darren von Spront, a local (possibly self-proclaimed) tech wunderkind. He engaged in a patent dispute with Raphael Crinklestouf, and discovered a new (and extremely radioactive) element.
- Kendra Tiltington, Director of Waste Management for Nsburg. The go-to person for recycling in Nsburg.
- Sandra Brentmore, President of the Nsburg Historical Rum Tunnel Society.
Mayor's Announcements
- The last of the raccoons have finally been pulled out of the communal pool. Qwerpline Ep01 - Pot Hole Mystery
Segments
- News
- Local news around nsburg.
- It's the Arts!
- With Edith Slump.
- Traffic Qwopter
- Richter Hammockslam gives the scoop on traffic.
- Weather
- Sadie Casperson - QWRP Meterorologist.
- Sports
- With
Chet BuntsmanClementine "Clem" AlbertsMichael O'Leary.
- With
- Let's Go to the Phones!
- I thought we disconnected that phone.
- Live on Location
- Interviewing Nsperg's Secret Pipesmen more frequently than necessary.
List of Qwerpline episodes
Episode No. | Title | Release Date | Link |
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01 | Pot Hole Mystery | 30 August 2015 | Youtube |
All of the nsburg potholes have gone missing. Plus, a preview of the films opening at the nsburg megaplex and an interview with local perfumer Ball Hinkley. | |||
02 | Damnable Dams | 13 September 2015 | Youtube |
Derek reports on the grand opening of a restaurant, plus coverage of girls' field hockey, and concerned citizen Lorna Schlitzwhistle calls in. | |||
03 | Break the Banks | 29 September 2015 | Youtube |
Full coverage of the newly-created Shaughnessy River II blocking traffic in and out of nsburg, leading to gas rationing. | |||
04 | Harvest Festival | 12 October 2015 | Youtube |
Qwerpline reports live from the nsburg Harvest Festival via the QWRP Mobile Broadcast Van. Derek talks to some of the vendors. | |||
05 | The Several Rs | 28 October 2015 | Youtube |
Things are calming down to relative normalcy after the harvest festival. Derek is on location at the recycling plants, and another citizen with complaints finds the phone number. | |||
06 | Founding Father | 11 November 2015 | Youtube |
Derek has an exclusive interview with the founder of Therpston Country, Richter has traffic, and it's sideball season! | |||
07 | Debatable | 1 December 2015 | Youtube |
The emergency by-election for new county Aldersm'n is well underway, no matter how disruptive it may be. | |||
08 | Fourth Quarter | 14 December 2015 | Youtube |
Sadie's in with the weather, Richter somehow takes to the skies, and Derek goes back to school. | |||
09 | Rum Runners | 18 January 2016 | Youtube |
Traffic and more from Richter, touring a historic site with Derek, and all the latest news from Nsburg. | |||
10 | Key To The City | 2 February 2016 | Youtube |
It's news, traffic, and arts today on QWRP, plus Aldersm'n Alex has to take off for some civic business. | |||
11 | Contract & Release | 18 February 2016 | Youtube |
The Secret Pipesmen are trying to take Alex to task, and Graham needs backup in the studio. Richter is fine though... broadly speaking. | |||
12 | Seemingly At Random | 2 March 2016 | Youtube |
Don't worry about the explosions—Richter and Derek sure aren't. Plus, a sideball update! | |||
13 | March Marchness | 2 April 2016 | Youtube |
It's annual coverage of Nsburg's biggest event of the not-quite-spring, the March Marchness Parade-Off! | |||
14 | High & Dry | 27 April 2016 | Youtube |
Derek is out at Bumper Crop Farms, a special guest visits the studio, and Richter is... doing fine. | |||
15 | Recycling Amnesty | 19 May 2016 | Youtube |
Kendra Tiltington explains the Nsburg Recycling Center's new initiative, Richter is broadly near Highway 3, and Derek is in the town square for an unveiling.. | |||
16 | Full of Wieners | 23 June 2016 | Youtube |
Edith's Book Club returns, Derek heads down to a favourite local wienerhouse, and Richter is also there. | |||
17 | Property Lottery | 13 July 2016 | Youtube |
Darren von Spront is in the studio for an interview, Derek is on location at the Nsburg Property Lottery, and Richter calls in. |
Origin and Inspirations
According to LRRcast - AskLRR February 2016, Qwerpline is the fusion of Graham's QWOPline and Alex's Derpline. Alex put on a radio show in Desert Bus 5 entitled Derpline, where he would do mock interviews with other members of the crew. In fact, Derpline is the birthplace of the A-train persona. For years after the Desert Bus in question, fans and callers would request Derpline. The continuous interest in Derpline lead Graham during one of his shifts to put on QWOPline, a morning show equivalent of Derpline. One year later, both Morning DJs joined forces and created the first ever episode of Qwerpline.
The biggest influences to Qwerpline predate the internet and are most notably: The Fireside Theater, Proctor and Bergman, Cheech and Chong, Round the Horne and The Goon Show. Due to its success Qwerpline has been favorably compared to Welcome to Nightvale. However the LRR crew refers to Welcome to Nightvale more as a similarly structured variety show than an inspiration as the LRR crew has had little exposure to it. The similarities between both shows are coincidental and comparisons arise as a consequence of both shows being the only ones of their kind rather than the shows being more directly related.