“By day, Zina Roberts is The Pathfinder’s advice columnist Answergirl, but by night --- actually she turns in pretty early, because during the day she’s also Compass Point State University’s secret weapon against cheating and honor code violations. What will she expose this week? Why don’t we Ask Answergirl…”
Ask Answergirl is unique eleven-part collaborative audio drama experience created by Central
Michigan University College of the Arts and Media faculty and students. Each episode contains a mini-mystery designed to invite listeners to use their ears – and their brains – to solve the case before Zina. But don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees and miss the far bigger mystery bubbling beneath the surface of the bucolic CPSU campus.
Each episode runs about 15 minutes. This series is appropriate for listeners of all ages.
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Episodes
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Synopsis: Meet Zina Roberts, a college sophomore who has an advice column in the college newspaper. She also moonlights as Compass Point State University’s secret weapon in bringing campus cheaters to justice. But she needs to keep that on the down low, because “snitches get stitches at CPSU.” In this, our pilot episode, Zina is called upon to figure out who is selling copies of a class exam. Can she do it given the time she has? Moreover, can you solve the case before she does?
CAST
Ny'Ea Reynolds as Zina Roberts
Zach Guerra as Jordan McGinniss
Advertising Announcer: Carrie Brewer
Narrator: Avery Kiefer
Keeley Stanley-Bohn as Dean Miller
Steve Berglund as Professor Conrad
Elaine Daugherty the Dean's Secretary
Series Created by: Will Anderson
Written by: Will Anderson
Produced by: Chris Csont
Directed by: Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Audio Engineering by: Brittney Antonelli
Music by: Will Anderson
Interstitial Ad Music Provided by: Omnimusic
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Synopsis: Jordan assigns Zina a letter for her Answergirl column about a roommate dispute over misinterpreted body language. Before Zina can take care of the question, she’s called in to meet with the new Dean of Students, Dean Tukeva, who asks her to follow up on a professor’s request to investigate cheating on her exams. Is there something going on, or is the prof just paranoid? The answers are all there for you to figure it out!
CAST
Ny'Ea Reynolds as Zina Roberts
Zach Guerra as Jordan McGinniss
Tim Connors as Dean Tukeva
Advertising Announcer: Carrie Brewer
Narrator: Avery Kiefer
Annette Thornton as Professor Faucon
Avery Kiefer as Johnny
Series Created by: Will Anderson
Written by: Chris Csont
Produced by: Chris Csont
Directed by: Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Audio Engineering by: Brittney Antonelli
Music by: Will Anderson
Interstitial Ad Music Provided by: Omnimusic
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Synopsis: Zina gets a letter from a student in financial trouble wondering if she should accept money from her parents when she knows there are strings attached. Meanwhile, Dean Tukeva has suspicions about an introductory statistics class where several sections have an overwhelming majority of the students getting an A. Can you break the curve and solve the case?
CAST
Ny'Ea Reynolds as Zina Roberts
Zach Guerra as Jordan McGinniss
Tim Connors as Dean Tukeva
Carrie Brewer as The Advertising Announcer
Avery Kiefer as The Narrator
Tiffany Nguyen as Alex
Maya Voorhorst as Sandra
Series Created by: Will Anderson
Written by: Chris Csont
Produced by: Chris Csont
Directed by: Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Audio Engineering by: Brittney Antonelli
Music by: Will Anderson
Interstitial Ad Music Provided by: Omnimusic
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Synopsis: Zina gets called in to investigate some missing exams from a professor’s office, when she encounters her old nemesis Caitlyn. Surely, she couldn’t be at again, could she? Or can a leopard not change her spots? Keep your eyes open, as things are not always where they appear.
CAST
Ny'Ea Reynolds as Zina Roberts
Zach Guerra as Jordan McGinniss
Tim Connors as Dean Tukeva
Carrie Brewer as The Advertising Announcer
Avery Kiefer as The Narrator
Janelle Davis as Caitlyn
Jody Price as Dr. Timothy Baker
Series Created by: Will Anderson
Written by: Chris Csont
Produced by: Chris Csont
Directed by: Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Audio Engineering by: Brittney Antonelli
Music by: Will Anderson
Interstitial Ad Music Provided by: Omnimusic
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Synopsis: A professor has suspicions that a star player for CPSU's football team might be getting a bit too much help with his schoolwork. Is she right to throw a flag on the play? And can you make the call before Zina weighs in the final judgment?
CAST
Ny'Ea Reynolds as Zina Roberts
Zach Guerra as Jordan McGinniss
Tim Connors as Dean Tukeva
Carrie Brewer as The Advertising Announcer
Avery Kiefer as The Narrator
Elaine Daugherty as Dr. Rachel Moldovan
Trenton Carson as Myles Anthony
Rebecca Mims as Rebecca Lange
Series Created by: Will Anderson
Written by: Chris Csont
Produced by: Chris Csont
Directed by: Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Audio Engineering by: Brittney Antonelli
Music by: Will Anderson
Interstitial Ad Music Provided by: Omnimusic
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Synopsis: Five cases and midway through the semester, Zina understandably feels a little overwhelmed from her unexpected case load of academic dishonesty investigations. However, what kind of dirt could Dean Tukeva have to make her jump back in detective mode?
CAST
Ny'Ea Reynolds as Zina Roberts
Zach Guerra as Jordan McGinniss
Tim Connors as Dean Tukeva
Carrie Brewer as The Advertising Announcer
Avery Kiefer as The Narrator
Yasmeen Duncan as Tonya
Stacey Pattison as Dr. Sparks
Cam Schott as Kyler
Series Created by: Will Anderson
Written by: Ahsha Davis
Produced by: Chris Csont
Directed by: Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Audio Engineering by: Brittney Antonelli
Music by: Will Anderson
Interstitial Ad Music Provided by: Omnimusic
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Synopsis: Jordan gives Zina a letter from a student whose roommate stays constantly connected to their mother. Before she can offer advice, Dean Tukeva calls her in to figure out how a legacy student could be cheating on improvised oral presentations. Can you solve the case before Zina gets the final word?
CAST
Ny'Ea Reynolds as Zina Roberts
Zach Guerra as Jordan McGinniss
Tim Connors as Dean Tukeva
Carrie Brewer as The Advertising Announcer
Avery Kiefer as The Narrator
Elijah Stinson as Professor Mason
Cam Schott as Derrick
Series Created by: Will Anderson
Written by: Nina Reynolds
Produced by: Chris Csont
Directed by: Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Audio Engineering by: Brittney Antonelli
Music by: Will Anderson
Interstitial Ad Music Provided by: Omnimusic
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Synopsis: Zina investigates a case of on-line oddness in which it appears that a professor might not have the final say on a final grade.
CAST
Ny'Ea Reynolds as Zina Roberts
Zach Guerra as Jordan McGinniss
Tim Connors as Dean Tukeva
Carrie Brewer as The Advertising Announcer
Avery Kiefer as The Narrator
Keeley Stanly-Bohn as Dr. Sheila McKay
Sam Danko as Ivan
Alex Salerno as Pierce
Erik Nowicki as Mitch
Nancy Eddy as Dr. Kay Schultz
Series Created by: Will Anderson
Written by: Reed Schmitz
Produced by: Chris Csont
Directed by: Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Audio Engineering by: Brittney Antonelli
Music by: Will Anderson
Interstitial Ad Music Provided by: Omnimusic
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Synopsis: It's lights, camera and action when Zina gets called in to investigate a classroom video that casts a poor profile on a CPSU professor. Can you figure out why she might not be ready for her close up before Zina does?
CAST
Ny'Ea Reynolds as Zina Roberts
Zach Guerra as Jordan McGinniss
Tim Connors as Dean Tukeva
Carrie Brewer as The Advertising Announcer
Avery Kiefer as The Narrator
Stephen Harrick as Professor Conne
Trinity Novak as Sarah
Avery Kiefer as Brad
Olivia Clayton as Enid
Series Created by: Will Anderson
Written by: Sam Anker
Produced by: Chris Csont
Directed by: Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Audio Engineering by: Brittney Antonelli
Music by: Will Anderson
Interstitial Ad Music Provided by: Omnimusic
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Synopsis: Zina gets a letter questioning if telling a secret to a friend would be helping or hurting them. Meanwhile can you fill in the blanks why a competing paper on campus has started to *really* garner a devoted readership?
CAST
Ny'Ea Reynolds as Zina Roberts
Zach Guerra as Jordan McGinniss
Tim Connors as Dean Tukeva
Carrie Brewer as The Advertising Announcer
Avery Kiefer as The Narrator
Anna Rudnitsky as Professor Harrison
Sophia Rizzo as Elena
Patrick Julia as Coach & Game Announcer
Series Created by: Will Anderson
Written by: Megan Guajardo
Produced by: Chris Csont
Directed by: Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Audio Engineering by: Brittney Antonelli
Music by: Will Anderson
Interstitial Ad Music Provided by: Omnimusic
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Synopsis: It's a race against the clock as Zina works to unmask her cyberstalker in time to help Jordan expose the shady dealings of Dean Tukeva. Will Answergirl get the answers she's been looking for? Will the Pathfinder crew wind up with a big scoop, or even more problems?
CAST
Ny'Ea Reynolds as Zina Roberts
Zach Guerra as Jordan McGinniss
Tim Connors as Dean Tukeva
Carrie Brewer as The Advertising Announcer
Avery Kiefer as The Narrator
Janelle Davis as Caitlyn
Trenton Carson as Myles Anthony
Olivia Clayton as Enid
Nancy Eddy as Dr. Kay Schultz
Series Created by: Will Anderson
Written by: Chis Csont
Produced by: Chris Csont
Directed by: Keeley Stanley-Bohn
Audio Engineering by: Brittney Antonelli
Music by: Will Anderson
Interstitial Ad Music Provided by: Omnimusic