<p>Orphaned teenage sisters make it to the city to find work as indentured “Pigironers”, carrying beach tourists on their backs so they avoid the acid surf.&nbsp;Zilch is connected to her older sister Pronto via telepathy.&nbsp;Everything is set to change after they meet a charismatic stranger at a waterhole who turns out to be a recruiter for the underground resistance group Swag Sting.&nbsp;The encounter with Space will change their lives forever.</p><br><p><strong>CREDITS</strong></p><br><p><strong>THE NEXT 5 MINUTES</strong> is written and directed by Ian Walker, based on the 1990s unpublished novella - <em>Australia Who</em> by Joanne Burns.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Starring Eleni Schumacher as Zilch.&nbsp;Aileen Huynh as Pronto and the Pig Ironing Boss Lady.&nbsp;Nic Starte as Space. Jaslyn Hall as Rufa Rapdog. Tommy Steele as German tourist and Russian wrestler. Ian Walker as Stoned Guy.&nbsp;</p><br><p>You also heard Dani Torresan and Lauren Hamilton-Neill.</p><br><p>Our sound designer is Martin Gallagher.&nbsp;Music written and performed by Elina Godwin. Podcast art by Lauryn Evans.&nbsp;Executive Producers are Bronwyn Mehan and Pariya Taherzadeh.</p><br><p>The show is a co-production between SPINELESS WONDERS, ECHIDNA AUDIO and EAR CANDY MEDIA.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Big thanks to Create NSW, Petria Wallace, Elizabeth Kulas and Fyona Smith.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Follow us on Instagram: @earcandypresents</p><br><p><a href="https://shows.acast.com/654d9e4a07e8cd00124881f9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TN5M webpage</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Next 5 Minutes

Ear Candy Media | Echidna Audio | Spineless Wonders

Zilch

JAN 30, 202422 MIN
The Next 5 Minutes

Zilch

JAN 30, 202422 MIN

Description

<p>Orphaned teenage sisters make it to the city to find work as indentured “Pigironers”, carrying beach tourists on their backs so they avoid the acid surf.&nbsp;Zilch is connected to her older sister Pronto via telepathy.&nbsp;Everything is set to change after they meet a charismatic stranger at a waterhole who turns out to be a recruiter for the underground resistance group Swag Sting.&nbsp;The encounter with Space will change their lives forever.</p><br><p><strong>CREDITS</strong></p><br><p><strong>THE NEXT 5 MINUTES</strong> is written and directed by Ian Walker, based on the 1990s unpublished novella - <em>Australia Who</em> by Joanne Burns.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Starring Eleni Schumacher as Zilch.&nbsp;Aileen Huynh as Pronto and the Pig Ironing Boss Lady.&nbsp;Nic Starte as Space. Jaslyn Hall as Rufa Rapdog. Tommy Steele as German tourist and Russian wrestler. Ian Walker as Stoned Guy.&nbsp;</p><br><p>You also heard Dani Torresan and Lauren Hamilton-Neill.</p><br><p>Our sound designer is Martin Gallagher.&nbsp;Music written and performed by Elina Godwin. Podcast art by Lauryn Evans.&nbsp;Executive Producers are Bronwyn Mehan and Pariya Taherzadeh.</p><br><p>The show is a co-production between SPINELESS WONDERS, ECHIDNA AUDIO and EAR CANDY MEDIA.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Big thanks to Create NSW, Petria Wallace, Elizabeth Kulas and Fyona Smith.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Follow us on Instagram: @earcandypresents</p><br><p><a href="https://shows.acast.com/654d9e4a07e8cd00124881f9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TN5M webpage</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>