Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ Pure Imagination is a radio drama broadcast on 90.5 WVUM Miami, Florida featuring darkly comic short stories and improvised skits set to hypnotic music by local composers. Currently on summer break, Pure Imagination will return in October 2008 with more tales of spiritual void filling oscillating toothbrushes, vending machines that only dispense root beer to the pure of heart, and the loneliness of the octagonal pizza deliveryman. A darkly comic radio drama from Miami, Florida's 90.5 WVUM. Pure Imagination is a radio drama broadcast on 90.5 WVUM Miami, Florida featuring darkly comic short stories and improvised skits set to hypnotic music by local composers. Currently on summer break, Pure Imagination will return in October 2008 with more tales of spiritual void filling oscillating toothbrushes, vending machines that only dispense root beer to the pure of heart, and the loneliness of the octagonal pizza deliveryman. All broadcasts are streamed at www.wvum.org and all old episodes are available at www.vangloria.net/pureimagination. radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story en-us pureimagine@gmail.com pureimagine@gmail.com (c) 2007 Matt Gajewski et al no Matt Gajewski pureimagine@gmail.com http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/pterodactylmoon.jpg http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:42:04 -0500 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:42:04 -0500 Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ Synopses of lesser known Steven Seagal films and the Greatest Love Story Ever Told.
]]> The Unseen Seagal Synopses of lesser known Steven Seagal films and the Greatest Love Story Ever Told. pureimagine@gmail.com Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/Seagal.mp3 no 32:50 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,seagal,movie http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ Gotta go to work, gotta go to work, gotta have a job.
]]> Curriculum Vitae Gotta go to work, gotta go to work, gotta have a job. pureimagine@gmail.com Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/Curriculum.mp3 no 36:02 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,job,metrorail http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ Five elves from different socioeconomic backgrounds discuss life in the North Pole.
]]> Post-Christmas Special Five elves from different socioeconomic backgrounds discuss life in the North Pole. pureimagine@gmail.com Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/Christmas.mp3 no 31:04 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,christmas,elves http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ A server at Neil Armstrong's Giant Leap for Mankind Pancake House laments love lost in a dying town known for its memory-eating tar pits.
]]> Goodbye Maxine A server at Neil Armstrong's Giant Leap for Mankind Pancake House laments love lost in a dying town known for its memory-eating tar pits. pureimagine@gmail.com Sun, 3 Feb 2008 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/Maxine.mp3 no 39:20 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,maxine,memory http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ "What's the Most Humiliating Thing You Would Do on Television for Fifty Dollars?" and other pressing questions posed and pondered by reality TV producers and contestants.
]]> True to Life "What's the Most Humiliating Thing You Would Do on Television for Fifty Dollars?" and other pressing questions posed and pondered by reality TV producers and contestants. pureimagine@gmail.com Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/True.mp3 no 33:02 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,reality,tv http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ Lobster Boy, Slime Girl, Awesome Jr., the Amazing Fireball, and the lover of the Blue Flash discuss the harsh realities of lives spent battling evil in spandex.
]]> What's With the Cape? Lobster Boy, Slime Girl, Awesome Jr., the Amazing Fireball, and the lover of the Blue Flash discuss the harsh realities of lives spent battling evil in spandex. pureimagine@gmail.com Sun, 9 Dec 2007 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/Cape.mp3 no 40:31 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,cape,superhero http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ An unpopular girl attempts to win Show and Tell, an obese supermarket bagger wallows in the shadow of his famous brother, and a seven year old is abandoned by his Mother in the Repository for Unwanted Infants.
]]> People Ain't No Good An unpopular girl attempts to win Show and Tell, an obese supermarket bagger wallows in the shadow of his famous brother, and a seven year old is abandoned by his Mother in the Repository for Unwanted Infants. pureimagine@gmail.com Sun, 2 Dec 2007 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/People.mp3 no 37:52 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,people,drama http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ A Driver's Ed instructor from the Bone 'n Gristle District takes affluent kids driving through Jesustown, human mannequins endure innumerable indignities at a failing department store, and a cloud watching enthusiast battles depression.
]]> The Mannequin A Driver's Ed instructor from the Bone 'n Gristle District takes affluent kids driving through Jesustown, human mannequins endure innumerable indignities at a failing department store, and a cloud watching enthusiast battles depression. pureimagine@gmail.com Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/Mannequin.mp3 no 34:06 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,mannequin,drama http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ The World's Greatest Lover holds court at a dive bar, a lady-in-waiting dissuades a knight from slaying dragons for her, and other awkward interactions between the sexes.
]]> Guy Meets Girl The World's Greatest Lover holds court at a dive bar, a lady-in-waiting dissuades a knight from slaying dragons for her, and other awkward interactions between the sexes. pureimagine@gmail.com Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/Guy.mp3 no 34:46 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,guy,girl http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ A museum curator guides visitors through exhibits detailing his failed romantic relationships, a woman falls in and out of love with a menu writer, and a high school student becomes enamored with a local musician who only knows one song.
]]> The Museum of Impossible Loves A museum curator guides visitors through exhibits detailing his failed romantic relationships, a woman falls in and out of love with a menu writer, and a high school student becomes enamored with a local musician who only knows one song. pureimagine@gmail.com Sat, 3 Nov 2007 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/Museum.mp3 no 37:39 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,museum,love http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ Advertisers make questionable product claims for Auxiliary Morale Boosting Reengagement Rings and Six Speed Oscillating Toothbrushes, among others, and trouble ensues when a vending machine only dispenses root beer to the pure of heart.
]]> Act Now and You Shall Never Know Sadness or Fear Advertisers make questionable product claims for Auxiliary Morale Boosting Reengagement Rings and Six Speed Oscillating Toothbrushes, among others, and trouble ensues when a vending machine only dispenses root beer to the pure of heart. pureimagine@gmail.com Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/Act.mp3 no 36:51 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,commercials,advertising http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ How to dress for success, how to play better golf, and the loneliness of the octagonal pizza deliveryman.
]]> Advanced Techniques for Beginners How to dress for success, how to play better golf, and the loneliness of the octagonal pizza deliveryman. pureimagine@gmail.com Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/Advanced.mp3 no 34:31 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,advanced,beginners http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ The Playboy of Assembly Line Three, the Numbers Department, and more stories of love in the time of Avian Flu.
]]> Factory Love The Playboy of Assembly Line Three, the Numbers Department, and more stories of love in the time of Avian Flu. pureimagine@gmail.com Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/factory.mp3 no 33:20 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,factory,love http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ An embattled cemetery caretaker struggles to appease the living and the dead.
]]> The Caretaker An embattled cemetery caretaker struggles to appease the living and the dead. pureimagine@gmail.com Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/caretaker.mp3 no 43:19 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,caretaker,cemetery http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ The son, lover, and protege of a recently deceased magician remember his rise and fall.
]]> The Great Spumoni The son, lover, and protege of a recently deceased magician remember his rise and fall. pureimagine@gmail.com Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/spumoni.mp3 no 33:13 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,spumoni,magician http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ Several generations of Debras meet untimely and violent deaths.
]]> Two Hundred Years of Debra Several generations of Debras meet untimely and violent deaths. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/debra.mp3 no 34:54 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,debra,family http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ A recently released convict attends his high school reunion, a businessman lectures drug dealers on salesmanship techniques, and more tales of the city's seedy underbelly.
]]> City and the Crime Complex A recently released convict attends his high school reunion, a businessman lectures drug dealers on salesmanship techniques, and more tales of the city's seedy underbelly. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/crime.mp3 no 31:28 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,crime,drugs http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ A neighborhood eccentric creates elaborate jack-o-lanterns, a timid office worker dresses as Zorro for a company Halloween party, and a man inspects trick-or-treat candy for health violations.
]]> Trick or Treat A neighborhood eccentric creates elaborate jack-o-lanterns, a timid office worker dresses as Zorro for a company Halloween party, and a man inspects trick-or-treat candy for health violations. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/trickortreat.mp3 no 44:36 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,halloween,trick http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ A boy learns the exact time and date of his death at a carnival and decides to become a hired assassin.
]]> Birth of an Assassination A boy learns the exact time and date of his death at a carnival and decides to become a hired assassin. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/assassination.mp3 no 34:23 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,assassination,birth http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ The clones of a star athlete, Abraham Lincoln, and a young boy crushed by a model of a blue whale relate the difficulties of being genetic copies.
]]> Blue Genes The clones of a star athlete, Abraham Lincoln, and a young boy crushed by a model of a blue whale relate the difficulties of being genetic copies. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/bluegenes.mp3 no 29:28 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,cloning,genes http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ The young child of divorced parents copes as his mom moves in with her doubles tennis partner and his dad purchases a marital robot.
]]> Divorce and the Robot The young child of divorced parents copes as his mom moves in with her doubles tennis partner and his dad purchases a marital robot. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/divorce.mp3 no 35:37 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,divorce,robot http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ An aging TV weatherman struggles to appeal to the youth demographic, a married man secretly lusts after the eleven inch tall wife of a casual acquaintance, and the lawns of a small Midwestern town are plagued with mysterious holes.
]]> The Little Lady An aging TV weatherman struggles to appeal to the youth demographic, a married man secretly lusts after the eleven inch tall wife of a casual acquaintance, and the lawns of a small Midwestern town are plagued with mysterious holes. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/littlelady.mp3 no 40:17 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,weatherman,gophers http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ A police officer lives his fantasy of being a cowboy, a millionaire abandons his mansion for the life of a hunter-gatherer, and a Mississippi high school girl dreams of marrying the Prince of Denmark.
]]> Out of Time A police officer lives his fantasy of being a cowboy, a millionaire abandons his mansion for the life of a hunter-gatherer, and a Mississippi high school girl dreams of marrying the Prince of Denmark. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/outoftime.mp3 no 27:39 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,anachronism,denmark http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ Two stories set in small Wisconsin towns: a former Olympic pairs figure skater works as a carhop on rollerskates at a retro 50's diner, and a young man works for a maze company.
]]> Fortune Falls Two stories set in small Wisconsin towns: a former Olympic pairs figure skater works as a carhop on rollerskates at a retro 50's diner, and a young man works for a maze company. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/fortune.mp3 no 36:39 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,maze,rollerskates http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ A recent high school graduate hired by the same school he once attended finds solace from his daily grind in the nurse's office and an out of the way service elevator.
]]> The Janitor A recent high school graduate hired by the same school he once attended finds solace from his daily grind in the nurse's office and an out of the way service elevator. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/janitor.mp3 no 30:46 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,janitor,elevator http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ Three first year teachers in Topeka, Kansas are ordered by law to teach intelligent design in conjunction with evolutionary theory.
]]> Do the Evolution Three first year teachers in Topeka, Kansas are ordered by law to teach intelligent design in conjunction with evolutionary theory. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/evolution.mp3 no 30:21 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,evolution,topeka http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ An insurance adjuster allergic to the human touch loathes his coworkers and trains to break the world record for holding one's breath underwater.
]]> Nothing Touches Me An insurance adjuster allergic to the human touch loathes his coworkers and trains to break the world record for holding one's breath underwater. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/nothing.mp3 no 35:00 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,nothing,touches http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ A recently married couple adopts a highway, an awkward introvert works as a professional dater, and a young man receives a Russian mail order bride as a birthday present.
]]> The Highway A recently married couple adopts a highway, an awkward introvert works as a professional dater, and a young man receives a Russian mail order bride as a birthday present. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/highway.mp3 no 35:35 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,highway,adoption http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ A lifeguard is hired as a pool cleaner by an eccentric, licentious older woman.
]]> American Backbone A lifeguard is hired as a pool cleaner by an eccentric, licentious older woman. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/backbone.mp3 no 27:20 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,pool,lifeguard http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ Three Midwesterners stumble through the Miami fashion scene and the Wisconsin Miss Teen Dairy Pageant.
]]> Fashion is Exhausting Three Midwesterners stumble through the Miami fashion scene and the Wisconsin Miss Teen Dairy Pageant. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/fashion.mp3 no 31:15 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,fashion,pageant http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ A year in the life of three students attending the U.S.S. Dubuque High School, embedded in a functioning nuclear attack submarine.
]]> Submarine High School A year in the life of three students attending the U.S.S. Dubuque High School, embedded in a functioning nuclear attack submarine. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/submarine.mp3 no 27:28 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,submarine,school http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ An astronaut leaves his beloved space station to fight real estate development in outer space.
]]> My Dear Persephone An astronaut leaves his beloved space station to fight real estate development in outer space. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/persephone.mp3 no 35:37 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,astronaut,persephone http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination Pure Imagination by Matt Gajewski http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/ The son of a woman obsessed with the Kennedy family leaves home to join a traveling carnival.
]]> The Ugly Kennedy The son of a woman obsessed with the Kennedy family leaves home to join a traveling carnival. pureimagine@gmail.com Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:42:04 -0500 Arts http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination/kennedy.mp3 no 29:02 radio,theater,fiction,miami,wvum,madison,gajewski,dark,comedy,story,kennedy,carnival http://www.vangloria.net/pureimagination