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Page 21: A Place So Foreign by Cory Doctorow (Part 2)

Posted in Adventure, Cory Doctorow, Novelette, Science Fiction on May 17, 2010 by dunesteef

Continuing where we left off last week, James has traveled forward to 1975 and has no way of getting back on his own. His only hope is to leave the apartment and explore this futuristic place, finding someone who will help him get back to the world he knew.

Also, Rish and Big talk a bit about time travel, and Big pretends the production of this double-episode was no big deal. Bloopers

Special thanks to Julie Hoverson, Lizanne Herd and Christine Maia-Fleres for lending their voices to today’s episode.

Right click HERE to download the episode, select Save Link As, and save the file to your hard drive.

Related Links:
Craphound.com
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Boing Boing
Lizanne Herd’s Website
Julie Hoverson’s 19 Nocturne Boulevard
Some sound effects were provided by freesound.org.
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Page 21: A Place So Foreign by Cory Doctorow (Part 1)

Posted in Adventure, Cory Doctorow, Novelette, Science Fiction on May 5, 2010 by dunesteef

James Nicholson is a young boy living rural Utah in 1898. His father got a new job as an ambassador. Not an ambassador to France, but to the year 1975. His family moves out of town and into the future. But when his father has an unfortunate accident, his life is thrown into turmoil. Now he’s back in 1898, and he’s never seen a place so foreign…
Bloopers
Also, Rish and Big announce the beginning of the Broken Mirror Story Event for 2010. Listen in and find out what this year’s premise is.

Special thanks to Julie Hoverson and Josh Roseman for lending their voices to today’s episode.

Right click HERE to download the episode, select Save Link As, and save the file to your hard drive.

Related Links:
Craphound.com
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Boing Boing
Josh Roseman’s Site
Julie Hoverson’s 19 Nocturne Boulevard
Some sound effects were provided by freesound.org.
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Page 96: The Strange Affair Of The Skull At The Window by Joshua Reynolds

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Joshua Reynolds, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Story, Steampunk on March 14, 2010 by dunesteef

In a sequel to November’s “The Strange Affair of the Artisan’s Heart,” Popoca and the Countess are back, this time they are on the trail of a thief that has stolen a rare moth from the London Zoo…a rare, four foot moth. Sword fights, dirigibles, and electric velocipedes ensue. bloopers

Also, Big and Rish talk about the recent Oscars, Ameriquetzlan vocabulary, Monday Morning Quarterbacking, John Hughes, Pixar haters, and then Rish drones on and on about the Spider-man films. In fact, if you listen closely on a night just like this, you can still hear him out there, talking about Spider-man. Spooky.

Right click HERE to download the episode, select Save Link As, and save the file to your hard drive.

Related Links:
Joshua Reynolds’ Site
The Strange Affair Of The Martian Engine at Cosmass Infinities
Some sound effects were provided by freesound.org.
Music in today’s episode was La Traversée by Ehma.
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Page 12: Playable Character by Eric J. Juneau

Posted in Action, Adventure, Eric J. Juneau, Fantasy, Short Story on January 17, 2010 by dunesteef

If Rish survives this week, we present to you “Playable Character” by Eric Juneau.
bloopers
It’s not easy being a character in a computer role-playing game. You can rarely go where you want to, hang around your friends, wear the armor you’ve been eyeing. Worse is when your player wants you to run all over the kingdom and slay monsters, or worst of all, when high-level campers stand in the way of you and your player’s goal.

Also, Big and Rish talk a bit about World of Warcraft, but mostly they revisit everyone’s favorite topic: irrational fears. This time, they take a look at some listeners’ fears and have fun mockin–er, commiserating with them.

Special thanks to Bryan Lincoln for producing and editing today’s story, and to Liz Lincoln, John Lincoln, Bryan Lincoln, Buchis and Ghomus from the AIE guild on Earthen Ring, and Aeriah and Siek from the Imperfection guild on Lightninghoof for lending their voices to today’s episode.

Right click HERE to download the episode, select Save Link As, and save the file to your hard drive.bloopers

Related Links:
Eric Juneau’s Site
Bryan Lincoln’s Podcast – The Iocane Project
Music was by Zero-Project, First Dawn Of Spring, Disabled Emotions Suite – Part 3, Battle At The Misty Valley, and by Filippo Vicarelli, The War Begins.
Some sounds used on today’s story are from Freesound.org.
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Page 81: Casts A Demon Shadow by Derek J. Goodman

Posted in Action, Adventure, Derek J. Goodman, Drama, Novelette, Western on December 17, 2009 by dunesteef

The lads are excited to present the first novelette on the Dunesteef. In the Old West town of Ogre Ridge, heavy-drinking, broken-hearted Cassie Grant finds herself in the middle of two powerful feuding families. Magical, necromancer families. Cassie won’t last for very long, unless she has help. Supernatural help.

Afterward, Big and Rish talk a little bit about story length and Westerns, and a lot about, well, an array of rambling topics. An embarrassing array.

Special thanks to Julie Hoverson for lending her voice to the story.

Right click HERE to download the episode, select Save Link As, and save the file to your hard drive.

Related Links:
David Wright’s DeviantART Page
Derek J. Goodman’s MySpace Page
Derek J. Goodman’s Collection on Lulu.com
The Audio Market List
Abigail Hilton’s Cowry Catchers
Some sound effects in today’s episode are from Freesound.org
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Page 67: Final Exam by Edward McKeown

Posted in Action, Adventure, Edward McKeown, Horror, Science Fiction, Short Story on December 7, 2009 by dunesteef

First contact between humans and a being from another planet happens in the New Mexico desert, near a nuclear testing range. The humans are a group of wide-eyed teenagers, and the otherworldly being calls itself Hotkas. Hotkas does not come in peace.

Also, Ank-Oatfield talk about aliens, the era of optimistic Science Fiction, and Disney’s upcoming The Princess and the Frog.outtake

Today’s story is produced by Liz Mierzejewski. Also special thanks to Wes Desantis, Garry Gulledge, Sharon Mierzejewski, Mark Mierzejewski, and Liz Mierzejewski for lending their voices to the story.

Right click to download the episode HERE.

Related Links:
Edward McKeown on SFWA and on SFReader
Rosengarden Media
Liz Mierzejewski’s Site
Some sound effects in today’s episode are from Freesound.org and Sounddogs.com
Music is by Matthew Tyas
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Page 47: The Strange Affair Of The Artisan’s Heart by Joshua Reynolds

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Joshua Reynolds, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Story, Steampunk on November 16, 2009 by dunesteef

Popoca is an Ameriquetzlan diplomat abroad in the world’s capitol, London. He is summoned to the scene of a crime, where he meets an old friend and finds a murdered man.

Afterward, Big talks about the complexities of this particular tale, while Rish mainly tries to insult everyone. Also, an important announcement is made, and Rish introduces the stupidest game of all time.

Special thanks to Josh Roseman for the editing on this story.

Right click to download the episode HERE.

Related Links:
Josh Reynolds’ Blog
Robots Beyond on the Permuted Press Site and on Amazon.com
The Dead Robots Society
Josh Roseman’s Site
Music in today’s episode: La traversée by Ehma
Some sound effects in today’s episode are from Freesound.org

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Page 57: The Broken Mirror Story Event, Part 1

Posted in Action, Adventure, BMSE, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, J.M. Perkins, Kevin Anderson, Michael A. Kechula, Mystery, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Story on September 19, 2009 by dunesteef

“Someone arrives in town, and discovers that everyone there is exactly the same.”

In this episode, we feature three different pieces on the above theme, by three different authors.

In “The Return,” Kevin Anderson interprets the subject in verse.

In “Scriptopia,” Michael A. Kechula tells of a visit to a strange place, where everyone is a writer, but Kevin would decidedly not be welcome.

In “Chemo: The Town of Golden Woods” by J.M. Perkins, an elite team of trained agents is sent into a little town, in search of the previous team that went in . . . and didn’t report back. bloopers

Special thanks to Josh Roseman, Nicole Suddeth, Liz Mierzejewski, Abbie Hilton, and Marcus Brodeur for lending their voices to today’s show.

Right click to download the episode HERE.

Related Links:
Kevin Anderson’s site
Michael A. Kechula’s two books: The Area 51 Option and Full Deck Of Zombies
J.M. Perkins’ site
Josh Roseman’s Site
Liz Mierzejewski’s site
Abbie Hilton’s site
Music by Roger Subirana: Requiem, A Piece Of Heaven, Morphosis, and Pyraminx

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Page 4: The Edge Of The Map by Ian Creasey

Posted in Adventure, Fantasy, Ian Creasey, Science Fiction, Short Story on July 22, 2009 by dunesteef

In the near-future, where a steadily growing network of nano-cameras keep watch over almost everything, a reporter wants one last chance to get an old-fashioned scoop. So she heads to the last blind spot in the world, before the nano-cam network achieves 100% coverage. But just what exactly is waiting for her there?

Also, Rish and Big introduce to you the newest (shameless and always unsuccessful) promotional contest. It’s the Name That Quote Contest!

Special thanks to Emma Dubery for narrating today’s story.

Right click to download the episode HERE.

Related Links:

Ian Creasey’s Site
onClassical’s music at Jamendo.com

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