
Liberty: Critical Research is a serial sci-fi audio drama podcast following the tale of Dr. Kovski and his assigned team. Dr. Kovski has been an upstanding Citizen of Atrius’ shinning inner city and has spent his life researching in the field of theoretical Fringe studies. Now, he’s been pulled from his comfortable life to lead an expedition into the Fringe with no promise of a safe return.
No training could possibly prepare the team for what is to come.
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WAYS TO LISTEN
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THE VOICES of CRITICAL RESEARCH
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PAUL MELLA
DR. MARTOLLOW KOVSKI
[Art by Deon De Lange & Casey Bailey]
Paul Mella is a voice actor and self-taught guitarist hailing from Utah. Mella studied voice acting under Christopher Robin Miller and has released multiple music albums with Vengroff as Careless Juja. He lives with his wife, rabbits, dogs, and eight cats. When not playing guitar or voice acting, Paul professionally paints D&D models, bakes cakes, and plays Dungeons & Dragons.
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LAUREN FRENCH
OFFICER DECIMA JALLOH
[Art by Casey Bailey]
Lauren French is an author, poet, singer, and voice actor. A first generation US citizen with a BA in Spanish, French works as a substitute teacher and as a patient advocate in the ER. Her adventures and upbringing have given her an aptitude toward impressions and replicating accents from various parts of the world. When she’s not traveling, French lives in Atlanta and has a love for yoga, dance, and making her own beauty products.
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RIVER SKY KELLER
OFFICER CATO PATEL
[Art by Deon De Lange & Casey Bailey]
River Sky Keller is an actor and composer out of California. The son of two Broadway actors, his path into the entertainment industry was all but inevitable. Keller is a graduate of Humboldt State University, and he also won a national commercial competition. When not listening to musicals, writing music, or voice acting he can be found playing water polo, surfing, or enjoying the great outdoors.
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TRAVIS VENGROFF
OFFICER SEVEROUS LJQVIST
[Art by Casey Bailey]
Vengroff is the producer and co-creator of Fool & Scholar Productions. His search for authentic sound has taken him to the forests of Central America, the black beaches of Iceland, and more recently to Budapest to record a forty person choir. He is also the editor, sound designer, and director of all Fool & Scholar productions. He lives in the mountains of Bavaria with his wife and their dog Eezo.
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JOHN "HEX" CARTER
GRADIUS RODRIGUEZ
[Art by Casey Bailey]
John Hex Carter is an author, game designer, and serial entrepreneur. His first card game (ROBiTs) came out in 2017, and he podcasts, writes, and blogs about all things nerdy. He can be found going on adventures with his wife, daughter, and trio of murderous cats.
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SEAN DANIEL FRANCIS
DISMAS
[Art by K.A. Statz & Casey Bailey]
Sean Daniel Francis is a singer, actor (of the screen and stage), writer, and professional voice actor residing in Chicago. In addition to working on several projects in the Liberty universe (as a voice actor and writer), he also has several voice credits with Burning Brigid Media. When not acting, Francis works and volunteers at a not-for-profit school on Chicago’s West Side. In his spare time, he enjoys playing far too many video games, reading historical nonfiction, and grooving out to an eclectic collection of music.
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CHRISTY LUSE
BOOM
[Art by K.A. Statz & Casey Bailey]
Christy Luse is a voice actor and writer whose adventures in audio dramas began with Fool & Scholar Productions. She can be heard as Boom in Liberty: Critical Research, Poe in VAST Horizon, and a handful of terrorized characters throughout episodes of Liberty: Tales from the Tower. Along with performing, she also wrote the Tales from the Tower episode Insomniac. When not writing or acting, she spends her time drawing, making coffee way too late in the day, and playing Dungeons & Dragons (which, arguably, is still writing and acting). She lives in the Pacific Northwest and hopes one day to have a dog and a paranormal experience.
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CAITLIN BUCKLEY
SKIT
[Art by Marcel Mercado]
Caitlin Buckley started her voice acting career on Machinima. She grew her passion for voice acting through video games, the game mod communty, and audio dramas. She loves fantasy, sci-fi, and video games, so voice acting in those sorts of projects has been a passion of hers.
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LANI MINELLA
BAAL
[Art by Deon De Lange & Joana Lafuente]
Lani Minella is a renown voice actress who has voiced over 500 video game titles, anime shows, cartoons, television shows, radio commercials, phone systems, audio books, car navigational systems, toys, and much more. She is best known for voicing Nancy Drew, Luke (Professor Layton), Wert and Adria (Diablo), Ivy (Soulcalibur), and Rouge the Bat (Sonic the Hedgehog). She can also be heard at Legoland and various Disney rides! Minella’s unique 4-octave range and finely-honed mimicry skills give her unparalleled vocal mastery. When not providing voices for Bethesda, Blizzard, or the dozens of projects she’s a part of, she can be found teaching vocal techniques, gardening, and spending time with her family of rescue pets.
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DAVID AULT
SABINA
[Art by Casey Bailey]
David Ault was first introduced to audio dramas though the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio series, which he memorized as a child. Many years later, whilst looking for Time Lord-based audio drama he came across audio groups online and decided to try voice acting. In the years to followed he’s played God, the Devil, and just about everything in between. Ault has degrees in maths and astrophysics and is known as a storyteller, actor, science festival organizer, math, science tutor, and an astronomy talker for hire. Ault’s love for ghost stories helped him discover and subsequently become a part of The NoSleep Podcast, and he won the Best Actor award at the inaugural Audio Verse Awards for his role as Byron in The Byron Chronicles. He lives in North Yorkshire with his husband, and can still quote the Hitchhiker’s Guide.