Dusty Farts – Episode 15: Chatty Tarts – Volume 1: Pilot

Release Date: December 2025

Runtime: ~20 minutes

Audio Format: Immersive fiction – comedy, Americana, absurdity

Recommended Listening: Stereo headphones encouraged for best sparkle dispersion

Episode Summary

Welcome to Sparkle & Snark Studio, where rhinestones outnumber common sense and restraint was politely shown the door.

In this pilot episode of Chatty Tarts, Suzy (with a Y) and Umie step out from the long shadow of Maple Grove’s booths and into a world powered by glue guns, glitter fumes, and unapologetic confidence. What starts as a simple creative workspace quickly becomes a fully operational sparkle command center—complete with questionable crafting decisions, enthusiastic overconfidence, and a complete disregard for cleanup protocols.

Hope narrates as the Tarts establish their territory, define their aesthetic philosophy (“ignore restraint and make it beautiful”), and make it very clear that this show is not about moderation, minimalism, or doing things halfway. Along the way, familiar Maple Grove energy seeps in, reminding listeners that while this may be a new corner of town, chaos remains a shared civic value.

This is a pilot about ownership—of space, of style, and of the right to bedazzle first and ask questions never.

Voices You’ll Hear

• Suzy (with a Y) – glitter-forward visionary, creative tornado, allergic to subtlety

• Umie – grounding force, co-conspirator, quietly enabling sparkle crimes

• Hope – narrator, dry-eyed witness to escalating rhinestone nonsense

Sound Stage

• Sparkle & Snark Studio – glue guns clicking, rhinestones skittering across worktables, fabric rustling, magical twinkles, and the faint hum of bad ideas becoming permanent

Sound & Style

Immersive stereo with craft-room textures, whimsical transitions, sparkle-heavy accents, and playful musical cues. The tone blends confident chaos with Americana absurdity—lighter, shinier, and louder than the booths, but cut from the same Maple Grove cloth.

For New Listeners

No prior Dusty Farts knowledge required. Chatty Tarts is designed as a clean entry point into the universe—same narrator, same town, wildly different energy. If you enjoy this episode, you can jump backward to Dusty Farts Episode 1 for booths and burnt coffee, or forward with the Tarts as they build something louder, shinier, and possibly permanent.

Credits

Written, scored, and produced by Brian Clark — powered by screen reader wizardry, creative stubbornness, and an irresponsible quantity of rhinestones.

If you enjoy this content, don’t forget to check out Brian’s other podcasts, Chatbot Chronicles and VoiceOver Tutorial.