Welcome to Psypris' Asylum: Embrace Insanity
a storytelling sanctuary for nerds, night owls, and neuro-divergent souls alike.
Hosted by voice actress and creative professional, Cari Favole (gaming handle Psypris), this podcast blends calming mindfulness, comforting tales, and chaotic nerd culture in one immersive audio experience.
Each episode follows a familiar rhythm:
📰 Community News & Updates to stay in the loop
🌬️ A short Guided Meditation to anchor the mind
📖 A Story Segment that could be anything within this genre! From thought-provoking essays, enticing (public domain) adventures, video game plot summaries, voice actor biographies and yes, - even listener-submitted gems!
With a mission rooted in mental health advocacy, safe space storytelling, and embracing joyful escapism, Psypris' Asylum invites you to unapologetically enjoy the things you love—without needing drugs, alcohol, or permission. Video games are healing. Pop culture is connection. And childlike wonder is a strength, not a weakness.
Whether you’re here to wind down, geek out, or feel a little less alone, you’re welcome. So press play, take a breath, and remember to Stay CRAZY: Creative, Reassured, Affirmative, Zealous, You.
🔎FYI: This podcast series has had a few iterations; hence the extensive library! However, it always had one common thread: Storytelling. Pivoting back to the initial concept, with a more authentic foundation, fans of "Reading With Cari: Stories To Fall Asleep To" will find a home here. Not to leave out listeners of "Name That Voice" - voice acting insights are here to stay!
Before the stories, the deep dives, and the guided meditations—comes the anthem. 🎶
This is the official theme song for Psypris' Asylum: Embrace Insanity—a cozy, chaotic podcast sanctuary for nerds, ni…
"Cecily The Distinctive" is a short children's story written by me (Caroline "Cari" Favole) and self-published through Amazon's KDP Direct Publishing.
This "read-along" audiobook, narrated by me (the …
Hello, everyone! This episode is an unscripted, honest updates
(1) "Name That Voice" will not have a Season 2 at this time.
(2) "Reading with Cari: Stories to Fall Asleep To" will not have a Season 4…
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We’ve talked history, now let’s talk about the future in this season finale!
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00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - HBO cancelled dozens of Animated Series
02:56 -Netflix Animati…
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With the ever-evolving technology landscape, a new source of entertainment blossomed from individual artists, taking the reins of content creation and art itself.
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Like Harry Potter for the Fantasy genre, Anime took the Western world by storm and created an entire sub community of fans wanting to turn their passion into profit.
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Younger audiences have grown up and are now the major decision makers in Hollywood and that means that there are new “Off-Broadway” companies of Hollywood, such as Netflix, Amazon…
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The last 25 years have taken major leaps and bounds to expand the world of voiceover from hand-drawn animation to CGI and other alternatives, from 1980’s-90’s up.
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Now that we have a better understanding of the beginnings of recorded audio came from, and the technology behind this start, let’s take a look at the more recent developments in t…
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We dive into our first Voice in the “Name That Voice” series, as we discuss the significance of Mel Blanc, the first predominant voice-over artist.
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The life, caree…
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Voiceover as we know it, truly began in 1928 with “Steamboat Willie” but Emile Cohl, won the prize for first hand-drawn animation in 1908 with Fantasmagorie; the first Cartoon eve…
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Voiceover as we know it, truly began in 1928 with “Steamboat Willie” but Emile Cohl, won the prize for first hand-drawn animation in 1908 with Fantasmagorie; the first Cartoon eve…
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Voiceover has a long, inspiring history. In this episode, we go over the technological advancements, starting from the phonautograph.
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Before we begin learning anything, let’s first discover who the host is and what on earth I’m talking about.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: "Reading With Cari: Stories to Fall Asleep To" has been officially completed and retired. Therefore, this RSS Feed will be transitioned into a new endeavor - with the same host, Cari Fa…
Today's Episode:
Today's Story is How Cats Got Their Purr:
http://messybeast.com/moggycat/brit-fairy.htm
Today's Validation Space was taken from National Institute Of Mental Health:
https://www.nimh.nih…
Today's Episode:
Today's Story is The Golden Bird:
https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/175/grimms-fairy-tales/3048/the-golden-bird/
Today's Validation Space was taken from USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck:
https://dworakp…
Today's Episode:
Today's Story is The Water Bearer:
https://www.dltk-teach.com/fairy-tales/aquarius/story.htm
Today's Validation Space was taken from USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck:
https://dworakpeck.usc.edu/…
Today's Episode:
Today's Story is The Virgin Mary: (Quotes from)
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/the-birth-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-357 and: https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_…
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Today's Story is The Twins With The Golden Star:
https://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/Romanian_folktale_3.html#gsc.tab=0
Today's Validation Space was taken from USC Suzanne D…