Mr. Redge Hotline | Kids Podcast Q&A and Shout Outs

In this summer edition of the Mr. Redge Hotline, Jonathan and Redge share exciting news about the brand-new Dorktales Fan Page, introduce the first-ever FAN-TALES fan zine, and answer listener questions from around the world. They chat about Rapunzel, Scribbleton, spy missions, the Foreshadow, and celebrate a whole bunch of wonderful listener ideas. Plus, there are shoutouts, and a few top-secret hints about stories still to come.

Important News Alerts:

Introducing FAN TALES, Dorktales Fan-Powered Fun Zine, Issue 1:  https://bit.ly/fantales1
Inside this mini-magazine, you’ll find fantastic thoughts and creations from fans from around the world. 

Calling all Dorktales fans! Check out our brand-new Fan Page: https://jonincharacter.com/dorktalesfans/ 
Think of this as a special gathering spot for listeners and their families, where the magic of Dorktales Storytime continues beyond the podcast.

 Have a question for a future Hotline episode? Grownups, go to our fan page or email us dorktalesstorytime@gmail.com or leave a comment on Spotify.

Transcript

Redge 0:00

Jonathan! Summer is about to start sizzling, so we have a hotline situation!

Jonathan 0:07

A hotline situation?

Redge 0:10

Yes, it's the perfect time for a brand new mister Redge Hotline, where we answer listener questions and give shout outs.

Jonathan 0:20

Oh right, right. And it's a good time to tell our listeners some very big news too.

Redge 0:29

That's right, the very exciting, fantastical, spectacularly wonderful news!

New Dorktales Fan Page

Redge 0:37 Jonathan 0:37

Friends, we've launched a brand new Dorktales fan page. Grown ups, you'll find it at jon in character dot com forward slash dorktales fans. That's Jon in Character J O N I N C H A R A C T E R dot com forward slash dorkales fans all one word. We'll also put a link in the show notes.

Redge 1:06

Ah, it's a magical gathering place dedicated to inspiring, appreciating, and rewarding you, our amazing listeners and families who make up the Dorktales community.

Jonathan 1:21

Grown-ups, we've packed it with all kinds of ways for you to connect with us.

Redge 1:26

Your child could leave us a voicemail.

Jonathan 1:29

You can send us a one-way text message, or use the contact form on our website at Dorkalesstorytime.com.

Redge 1:37

Or there's a button to download our special Mr. Redge Hotline coloring page so your child can make a drawing of their questions or favorite shows.

Jonathan 1:48

Our new fan page means that there are more ways to reach us in one easy place.

Redge 1:54

And we always love hearing from all of you.

Jonathan 1:58

Did you know that we make free resources for Dorktales storytime episodes?

Redge 2:02

Worksheets, coloring pages, activities for your imagination.

Jonathan 2:07

Grown-ups, you can also sign up for the Dorktales Resource Library on our fan page.

Redge 2:13

It's like getting a virtual library card,

Jonathan 2:16

with instant access to all kinds of printable activities, guides, and fun extras designed to make your listening even more magical

Redge 2:25

without needing screens.

Jonathan 2:28

There are even fan challenges on the page,

Redge 2:30

with cool rewards for giving them

Fan Tales Fan Zine

Redge 2:33

a try.

Jonathan 2:34

And Redge, should we tell them about Fan Tales?

Redge 2:38

Oh we absolutely should.

Jonathan 2:41

Friends, we've created our very first Fan Tales, Dorktales Fan Powered Fun.

Redge 2:48

A zine!

Jonathan 2:50

If you've never heard of a zine before, it's kind of like a mini magazine filled with creativity and fun ideas.

Redge 2:58

Except ours is all about you coming to play in the world of Once Upon A Time.

Jonathan 3:04

Fan Tales Zine One features listener artwork, story ideas, and imaginative creations from Dorktales fans from around the world.

Redge 3:14

And this is only the beginning of what's to come.

Jonathan 3:18

Your grown-ups can download Fan Tales Zine One from the Fan page or find the link in the show notes.

Redge 3:25

Which means

Jonathan 3:26

it's officially time

Redge 3:28

to hear from you,

Jonathan 3:30

Mr. Redge Hotline Style.

Redge 3:32

Cue the Hotline Message! Hello friend, you've reached Mr. Redge's hotline. What are you curious

Braylon Q&A

Redge 3:48

about today?

Braylon 3:49

Hey Jonathan, hey Reginald. My name is Braylon, I'm ten years old, and my question is can we go see Rapunzel and Mythdom? Thank you.

Redge 3:58

Oh Braylon, we absolutely adore Rapunzel.

Jonathan 4:03

Our stem princess of Mythdom.

Redge 4:05

Wicked smart.

Jonathan 4:07

Do you remember when we first met her back in season three?

Redge 4:10

How could I forget? She walked up your driveway completely covered in mud.

Jonathan 4:16

Because she escaped her tower to get to the science fair

Redge 4:19

to win a scholarship.

Jonathan 4:21

And ever since then, she's been one of our favorite adventurers in Mythdom.

Redge 4:27

Question everything! That's her scientific motto.

Jonathan 4:31

Braylon, have you heard Rapunzel's hopscotch hypothesis

Redge 4:35

Yes Oh yes. The episode where Rapunzel used science to solve the mystery of why all my energy disappeared, and I didn't want to go on any adventures at all.

Jonathan 4:47

Which was deeply alarming, by the way, and she used the scientific method to discover why. I think it would be very cool to go on more adventures with Rapunzel and Mythdom someday. Next up is Sebastian from Australia.

Redge 5:02

Ooh, that's very far from Once Upon A

Sebastian Q&A

Redge 5:05

Time.

Jonathan 5:05

Sebastian's grown up sent us an email saying he really enjoys our stories and wants to know if we'll make more Scribleton adventures.

Redge 5:14

Scribbbleton, the tiniest town in Once Upon A Time with

Liverwort 5:20

I am liverwort.

Jonathan 5:22

And other friends we had to shrink down to meet. It really would be fun to explore more of Scribbleton, and um you didn't hear it here, Sebastian, but we may even have plans to do so this season. Redge, Sebastian also asked our favorite animals. Sebastian said that his are tigers, and I shared that mine is a big old grizzly bear.

Redge 5:45

Hmm, strong choices. As for me, well I suppose listeners will be absolutely shocked to learn

Jonathan 5:55

Dramatic Pause

Redge 5:57

that my favorite animal is the magnificent hedgehog. Clever, cozy, excellent taste in accessories, outstanding taste in snacks.

Jonathan 6:09

Some of these feel very specific.

Redge 6:11

Well I stand by

Saoirse Q&A and Art

Redge 6:13

them.

Jonathan 6:13

Next up, Saoirse sent us artwork using the Mr. Redge Hotline coloring page.

Redge 6:18

Which is such a cool way to send a question.

Jonathan 6:22

Saoirse says that she's currently listening to Sleepy Hollow and loves how spooky it is.

Redge 6:27

Mmm, excellent taste in dramatic storytelling.

Jonathan 6:30

Sleepy Hollow was one of my favorite spooky tales growing up, so I'm really happy you enjoy our Dorktales version, Saoirse.

Redge 6:37

Jack and the Beanstalk is still her favorite episode. Excellent drawing of Jack climbing up the Beanstalk, by the way.

Jonathan 6:44

That one was so much fun to perform, especially the ogre and ogress scenes.

Redge 6:49

That's interesting because Saoirse wants to know how you make so many unique noises and sound effects.

Jonathan 6:57

Honestly, I always loved making sounds with my voice. Monster growls, howls, chirps, sword fight sounds, evil laughs, whatever helps bring a story world to life. I did them when I was playing pretend and making up stories as a kid. And now I get to do them for you, Saoirse, and all our listening friends. Thank you for asking me about it.

Redge 7:19

You do make an alarmingly convincing monster roar.

Jonathan 7:22

I also studied and performed on stage, which really helped me learn how to control and project my voice.

Redge 7:29

And now he uses those powers for storytelling magic.

Jonathan 7:33

A very

Delainey Q&A

Jonathan 7:34

noble calling.

Redge 7:35

Delainey asks, have any characters come out of Once Upon A Time into our world? And if not, who would you bring?

Jonathan 7:44

Well, Alice has taken us into Wonderland before, but no character has officially come to Earth yet.

Redge 7:51

Probably because filling out a paperwork at the Dimensional Crossing Station is exhausting.

Jonathan 7:56

If I could bring anyone here, though, it would definitely be you, Redge.

Redge 8:01

Oh, Jonathan! I would finally get to try your world's movie theater popcorn.

Jonathan 8:07

That's your first priority?

Redge 8:09

Obviously.

Josephine Q&A

Redge 8:10 Jonathan 8:11

Josephine from Canada wants to know if we'll make more spy mystery episodes and continue the story of the Lair of the Rat King.

Redge 8:19

Double O Quills reporting for duty.

Jonathan 8:22

Should we tell her?

Redge 8:23

I am authorized to reveal that after a recent meeting with Agent M, Jack A. Lope and I will indeed be reporting for a brand new spy mission later this season.

Jonathan 8:36

Josephine and I are really going to love that.

Redge 8:39

Top secret excitement.

Jonathan 8:40

And speaking of the lair of the Rat King, Cam M. Bert, or King Cam, as he lets us call him, is so cool.

Redge 8:49

His train inventions are incredible.

Jonathan 8:52

The magical and mechanical work happening beneath Once Upon A Time is amazing. I don't know when we'll return to the Rat King's lair, but I hope we do someday too.

Oryn, Yahir and Mom Q&A

Jonathan 9:02 Oryn, Yahir and Mom 9:02

My name is Oryn. Hi Jonathan. This is Oryn's mom, and he loves listening to Dork tales on the Yoto. And he wants to listen to all of season six because he is six. And also, Yahir would like to listen to season four because he is four.

Jonathan 9:22

Hi, Oryn and Yahir!

Redge 9:23

Hi, Yoto listeners.

Jonathan 9:25

You're one of so many families who listen to Dork tales on Yoto from around the world,

Redge 9:31

which makes us very happy little storytellers.

Jonathan 9:34

The Yoto app currently has 50 of our most recent episodes, and whenever a new episode arrives,

Redge 9:40

the oldest one rolls off the app like a sleepy little storytelling conveyor belt.

Jonathan 9:46

But grown-ups, just like I told Oryn and Yahir's mom, you can always find our full catalog organized by season on our website at Dorktalestorytime.com. And using our RSS feed, families can even make their own Dorktales Yoto cards filled with favorite stories from our entire canon.

Redge 10:06

Huzzah! Jonathan, may I share some of the listener tale tour ideas we've received? They're too good not to share.

Jonathan 10:14

Absolutely.

Annabel and the Grand Canyon

Jonathan 10:15 Annabel 10:16

Hi, my name is Annabel, and I have an idea for another tale tour for you guys. I've been studying about this in my fourth grade class, and I really think it'd be a good idea and excited to have a trip to the Grand Canyon. It really is a fun journey where you can explore different wildlife, water sources, and rocks. It might be exciting for a lot of kids to learn about the history of the earth.

Jonathan 10:45

Wow, Annabel, that was so well presented.

Redge 10:49

Seriously impressive.

Jonathan 10:51

You made the Grand Canyons sound so fascinating.

Redge 10:56

Wildlife, rocks, earth history, adventure.

Jonathan 11:00

I think you would make an excellent tour guide for a journey like that.

Redge 11:06

Professor Annabelle of the Grand Canyon Expedition.

Isla and Unicorns

Redge 11:10 Isla 11:11

Hi, I'm Isla, and I wanted to know if you could read a unicorn story to me, but I wanted to know if I could be in the story with all the unicorns.

Redge 11:26

Oh, my dear Isla. I hope you know you're already part of every story we tell.

Jonathan 11:34

And Redge really does love unicorns.

Redge 11:37

Especially Nico the Unicorn, the protector of unicorn magic in Once Upon A Time.

Jonathan 11:43

Listeners might remember her golden bow tie was stolen by Bull Dozer, the Meanie Minotaur.

Redge 11:50

Which was my mission to recover with Jack A. Lope in the episode Operation Golden Tie. You know, Isla, you remind me a little of Agent Kit from that story.

Jonathan 12:02

Curious and full of imaginative ideas. Now let's hear what Lizzie

Lizzie's Sundown Zone

Jonathan 12:07

has to say.

Lizzie 12:08

My idea for a place for Jonathan and Redge to go is the Sundown Zone. And they're gonna have a party with the mosquitoes and all the creatures that come out at sunset. The sundown zone is a place where it's always sunset for the animals to party and have a fun time.

Redge 12:30

The sundown zone? What a clever idea, fellow bug lover.

Jonathan 12:36

Lizzie, you remind me of Evelyn Cheesman,

Redge 12:40

the insect scientist you told me about in the Hidden Heroes of History episode?

Jonathan 12:44

Mm-hmm. She was an entomologist, someone who studies insects, and she went on eight solo expeditions, discovering new species of insects, reptiles, amphibians, and plants.

Redge 12:58

Over 70,000 of them.

Jonathan 13:00

That kind of curiosity and imagination reminds me a lot of your sundown idea, Lizzie.

Redge 13:06

I would absolutely attend a sunset dance party for

Louisa and the Foreshadow

Redge 13:10

bugs.

Louisa 13:11

My name is Louisa and I live in New York. Can you please go to the Foreshadow for your magical minivan exploration? I would like to s have a podcast about that because you have never had one. Thank you.

Jonathan 13:26

Ah, the Foreshadow.

Redge 13:29

The ever dark lands of once upon a time, where it always feels like midnight.

Jonathan 13:36

Louisa, we actually do have something in the works connected to the lands of Once Upon a Time,

Redge 13:41

including the Foreshadow.

Jonathan 13:43

We can't say too much about it yet.

Redge 13:45

A top secret storytelling business, you know,

Jonathan 13:48

but keep listening for updates.

Redge 13:51

And meanwhile, have you heard our episode Hoggenstein?

Jonathan 13:56

That's the story where Lugo the Bat tells us about working in the Foreshadow with the infamous Warthog scientist Hogenstein.

Redge 14:05

Very spooky and mysterious.

Jonathan 14:08

And now

Shout Out Time

Jonathan 14:09 Redge 14:09

it's shout out time! First names only, sometimes a last initial, plus a few Apple podcasts and Spotify account names.

Jonathan 14:19

And as always, we'll do our best with pronunciations. So here we go. Huzzahs and Happy Thoughts for Reuben, age six from Australia, Catie A, age eight from North Carolina, Sylvie B, age four from New York, Miya and Kaila H from Hawaii,

Redge 14:41

Michael G, Empress Athena, Ysabel and Matthew, Ricky, Cataleya,

Jonathan 14:49

Hollie, Christine, Josephine B, Laila, oh, or is it Lila? Cat Lover,

Redge 14:56

Kai, Haley Rose, PR Art, Lester R, Shanelyn MG, and Westley S.

Jonathan 15:05

Thank you to everyone listening out there. We are so lucky and grateful that you chose Dorktales Storytime.

Redge 15:13

You are all absolutely fantastical.

Jonathan 15:16

And grown up friends, don't forget to visit the Dorktales fan page at JoninCharacter.com forward slash Dorksales fans.

Redge 15:25

That's where you'll find Fan Tales Zine 1 and fun challenges, plus,

Jonathan 15:31

the sign up for the Dorktales Resource Library

Redge 15:34

for free coloring pages and worksheets

Jonathan 15:37

and all the ways to connect with us.

Redge 15:40

Oh Jonathan, this was a very satisfying Mr. Redge hotline, don't you think?

Jonathan 15:45

I agree 100%, Redge. Now there's only one last thing to say. Go be the hero of your own story, and we'll see you next, once upon a time.