Episodes

  • A Tribute to Stephan Carroll, the mind behind the music of The Fakist

    A Tribute to Stephan Carroll, the mind behind the music of The Fakist
    Dec 31 2022

    A recent episode of Where I'm From dedicated to Stephan Carroll, who composed multiple original and parody songs every season throughout the run of The Fakist. The last half is a selection of my favorite stuff he did for us, including the One Last Day theme song.

    This week is a little different... I’m remembering and memorializing my longtime friend and musical collaborator Stephan Carroll from Wheeling, WV. I'll cover our history, from a high school computer class to an early YouTube hit with our band Classic Tragic Hero to all the great musical comedy we created for The Fakist. Stay tuned for a profile on a brilliant musician and a dear friend.

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    Greetings From Storybrooke on YouTube
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Introducing I Made This From Do Anything Media

    Introducing I Made This From Do Anything Media
    Dec 2 2019
    Bill Meeks talks to passionate people executing their "Big Ideas" in realistic ways. From entrepreneurs to artists and everything in between, I Made This tells the stories of dreamers just like you. Premiering December 2nd with five stellar interviews.
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    1 min
  • One Last Day #11 - It's The End Of The World (Part 2)

    One Last Day #11 - It's The End Of The World (Part 2)
    May 17 2021


    The Fake News Dies.

    This is a story about a flawed man, born of privilege, who only lived for himself. It tells of the last day of his newscast; of how his enemies plotted against him until the final battle, and of how his partner LeAnn abandoned him just when he thought he had it all figured out. It ends with a podcast. It begins in the wreckage of KCOM Studios on the night of Deathember 13th, 2021. In Somewhere West of New York City, the faithful still tune in at six o'clock, waiting for the newscast to start... but it never will. The Fakist died two years ago.

    The Fakist: One Last Day, a new documentary, starting tonight on WAFM-TV 3.

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    CAST

    AI BOT - Peter Price
    AUDRA RELIANT - Allison Jara
    BARRY TESH – Shawn Taylor
    BERTRAM KCOM – CJ Boat
    BILL MEEKS - Bill Meeks
    BOO RADLEY - Bill Meeks
    BYRON SEALES - Tony Hooper
    CARRIE TART – Samantha Crausman
    ELLA FITZPATRICK - Anne Marie
    ESMERALDA GOLDSTEIN – Dawn Owar
    GLOMER - Bill Meeks
    GRACE HUBERSTAFFORFORD – Wynn Mercere
    GRANDMA SNYDER – Amy Hypnarowski
    HANDLEBAR VAN DYKE – Bobby Hawke
    HEPHAESTUS – Kelly Rands
    JAKE STEIN – Justin Robert Young
    LEANN SNDYER – Rebecca Johnson
    MITCH MCCONNELL - Bill Meeks
    MONTIPAIRE DAFOE - Derek O’Neill
    MR. FREEZE 7-UP - Bill Meeks
    MR. GEMM – Michael Lucero
    OFFICER MACHINA - Bill Meeks
    PAUL DAFOE - Bill Meeks
    REPORTERS - Andy Ransom, Zach Sinclair, Addison Houle
    RON JOLIVER – John Harrison
    ROY SILVER – Derek O’Neill
    THELMA MINKS – Morgan Glennon
    WHIFFLE BAT KIDS – Dinah, Doofy, and Dorkface Delory

    “Ballad of The Fakist”
    Lyrics by Bill Meeks
    Guitar and Vocals by Joe Carr
    One-Man Band - Stephan Carroll

    “Could This Be Love?”
    Lyrics by Bill Meeks
    One-Man Band - Stephan Carroll

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    36 mins
  • The Fakist Season 2 (Complete)

    The Fakist Season 2 (Complete)
    Nov 30 2019
    After the tumultuous events of Season 1, Paul DaFoe returns to The Fakist newsroom to put right what once went wrong. Can he save his future by outrunning his past? Not likely, but that doesn't mean he isn't going to try! Between all the drama, enjoy sketches like "America's Next Mary Marvel," "The Ballad of Stinky Foot McNeil," "The Boybysitter's Club," plus an epic two-part finale with more villains than you can shake a stick at.
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    5 hrs and 27 mins
  • One Last Day #10 - It's The End Of The World (Part 1)

    One Last Day #10 - It's The End Of The World (Part 1)
    May 12 2021


    Eff It Let's Go. Let's Kill The Show.

    This is it. Deathember 13, 2021… One last newscast to save the show. Will Paul DaFoe and The Fakist news team rise to the challenge, or is the death of fake news inevitable?

    All that, plus the identity of the zombie icepick killer revealed, in the tenth chapter of The Fakist: One Last Day, a standalone story set in the world of The Fakist.

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    CAST

    AI BOT - Peter Price
    AUDRA RELIANT - Allison Jara
    ANNOUNCER – Roberto Villegas
    BARRY TESH – Shawn Taylor
    BATMAN ANNOUNCER - Peter Price
    BERTRAM KCOM – CJ Boat
    BILL MEEKS - Bill Meeks
    BIRDMAN STAN – Bobby Hawke
    BYRON SEALES - Tony Hooper
    DOROTHY GALE - Samantha Crausman
    ELLA FITZPATRICK - Anne Marie
    FRODO BAGGINS - Brady Hendricks
    GLOMER - Bill Meeks
    GRACE HUBERSTAFFORFORD – Wynn Mercere
    HARRY POTTER - John Harrison
    JAKE STEIN – Justin Robert Young
    LEANN SNDYER – Rebecca Johnson
    LIAM - Himself
    LUKE SKYWALKER - Brady Hendricks
    MONTIPAIRE DAFOE - Derek O’Neill
    MR. FREEZE 7-UP - Bill Meeks
    OFFICER ASSJACK - Kelly Rands
    OFFICER MACHINA - Bill Meeks
    PAUL DAFOE - Bill Meeks
    PAUL DAFOE'S SINGING VOICE - Joe Carr
    RON JOLIVER – John Harrison
    ROY SILVER – Derek O’Neill
    WHIFFLE BAT KIDS - Dinah, Doofy, and Dorkface Delory
    ZIGGY MCELROY - Shawn Taylor

    “Ballad of The Fakist”
    Lyrics by Bill Meeks
    Guitar and Vocals by Joe Carr
    One-Man Band - Stephan Carroll

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    44 mins
  • The Fakist Season 1 (Complete)

    The Fakist Season 1 (Complete)
    Nov 22 2019
    LeAnn Snyder is the new Executive Producer In Charge Of Production at The Fakist, a news organization as devoted to making sh-- up as other news organizations are to actual journalism. Will she get kicked out of the revolving door when lead anchor Paul DaFoe's life falls apart on air? As The Fakist himself slowly falls apart, it's up to LeAnn to hold her favorite newscast together. Between all the drama, enjoy sketches like "Mr. Rogers Returns," "Martin Zendler's Rascals and Rodents Report," "The Latest Disney Princess," plus the introduction of the multi-level maniac Debra Dawnstar.
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    4 hrs and 26 mins
  • One Last Day #9 - I Want It That Way

    One Last Day #9 - I Want It That Way
    May 10 2021

    Jake Stein Gets What He Deserves

    Former reality show singer and current Fakist traffic reporter Jake Stein is tired of waiting for his big break. Travel back through the history of The Fakist to find out what Jake wants, and how he's worked the entire series to get it. When his big day comes, will Jake Stein rise to become the newscaster the elite Diamond Club needs, or will Paul DaFoe find a way to stop him?

    All that, plus the Fakist news team cleans up the news room, in the ninth chapter of The Fakist: One Last Day, a standalone story set in the world of The Fakist.

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    CAST

    AUDRA RELIANT - Allison Jara

    ANNOUNCER – Roberto Villegas

    BATMAN ANNOUNCER - Peter Price

    BERTRAM KCOM – CJ Boat

    BRENT ARNOLD - Bill Meeks

    BIRDMAN STAN – Bobby Hawke

    BILL GATES - Samuel Lewis

    BROCCOLI BITES PRINCIPAL – Adam Paulauski

    BROCCOLI BITES ANNOUCNER – Bill Meeks

    BYRON SEALES - Tony Hooper

    CARL - Samuel Lewis

    CREW CHIEF - Naaim Siddiqi

    DEBRA DAWNSTAR - Anne Marie

    FERGIE MCFERNIE - Tom Merritt

    ELLA FITZPATRICK - Anne Marie

    ESMERALDA GOLDSTEIN - Dawn Owar

    HANDLEBAR VAN DYKE - Bobby Hawke

    JAKE STEIN - Justin Robert Young

    LEANN SNDYER – Rebecca Johnson

    MONTIPAIRE DAFOE - Derek O’Neill

    MR. GEMM - Michael Lucero

    OFFICER MACHINA - Bill Meeks

    PAUL DAFOE - Bill Meeks

    “Ballad of The Fakist”
    Lyrics by Bill Meeks
    Guitar and Vocals by Joe Carr
    One-Man Band - Stephan Carroll


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    38 mins
  • One Last Day #8 - What About Your Friends?

    One Last Day #8 - What About Your Friends?
    Apr 28 2021

    Ron Joliver Gets The Opportunity Of His So-Called Lifetime!

    "Up To The Minute" anchor Ron Joliver has always been a cash cow for The Fakist, but when Hollywood calls him and his partner Roy Silver up to reboot their favorite 90s show, they set off on a madcap adventure through Tinsel Town. Will they survive Jordan Cartelano's three trials to join the "Hollyweird Elite," or are they doomed to set up a tent in the LA river?

    All that, plus the secrets of Tom Cruise's feet are revealed, in the eighth chapter of The Fakist: One Last Day, a standalone story set in the world of The Fakist.

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    CAST

    ANNOUNCER – Roberto Villegas
    BARRY TESH – Shawn Taylor
    BATMAN ANNOUNCER - Peter Price
    CURTIS ARMSTRONG – Dean Demarest of Cos-A-Commotion
    ELLA FITZPATRICK - Anne Marie
    GRACE HUBERSTAFFORFORD – Wynn Mercere
    FEMALE ANNOUNCER – Shellane Demarest of Cos-A-Commotion
    HOMELESS PERSON - Bill Meeks
    JORDAN CARTALANO - Kelly Rands
    LEANN SNDYER – Rebecca Johnson
    PAUL DAFOE - Bill Meeks
    RON JOLIVER - John Harrison
    ROY SILVER - Derek O’Neill
    TOM CRUISE – Alex Streu
    WHIFFLE BAT GANG KID - Dinah Dorkface

    “Ballad of The Fakist”
    Lyrics by Bill Meeks
    Guitar and Vocals by Joe Carr
    One-Man Band - Stephan Carroll

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    31 mins