When Aaron learns that his childhood friend Justin has lost his dad, a memory of an old French film leads him back to a childhood belief that balloons might be able to carry more than we think. What follows is a story about friendship, hope, and the things we send out hoping they somehow find their way.

What if you had access to a test that could guarantee a happy ending to your love story?In “The Door Test,” Aaron Calafato looks back on a difficult period of divorce and his search for answers about love. Hoping to find clarity, he reenacts a famous relationship test from the movie A Bronx Tale. But can a scene from a movie help make sense of real life?Original Stories Written & Performed by⁠⁠ Aaron Calafato ⁠⁠Original Scores & Sound Design by ⁠⁠⁠Echo Finch⁠⁠In Partnership with ⁠⁠WYSU 88.5FM ⁠

Could a toy microphone from 1990 be the reason Aaron Calafato is telling stories on the radio today?At seven years old, Aaron arrives at his dad’s unfamiliar new apartment after his parents’ divorce. Inside an otherwise empty bedroom, he discovers a Fisher-Price karaoke recorder and begins making cassette tapes with his brother, inventing radio shows and telling stories beneath the blankets at night. What begins as a way to fill something he cannot yet name becomes a lifelong calling—and gives rise to a childhood belief in a secret antenna that might carry his voice to someone listening far away.Original Stories Written & Performed by⁠ Aaron Calafato ⁠Original Scores & Sound Design by ⁠⁠Echo Finch⁠In Partnership with ⁠WYSU 88.5FM ⁠