(Yes, amongst the disperate tones Taylor balances is unapologetic cheesiness! Also "Decoder Ring Theatre" [DRT] created a detective noir, & others' scripts)
Also giving The Red Panda a compelling sidekick in Clarissa Dernederlandon's Kit Baxter aka The Flying Squirrel helps a lot in a medium where, roughly, nothing exists unless it's mentioned in conversation.
Podcasting gave DRT enough of audience they were free to continue telling this story for an entire decade until it's natural end!
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