The Voice of Free Planet X

True stories of fictional people, from Jadzia Axelrod

Episodes

Episode 49: 2nd Anniversary Special Today, The Voice of Free Planet X is two years old.  Join me as we look back on this venerable institution that we call the Voice of Free Planet X, from it's noteworthy beginning in ancient Greece, to the life-changing power it has today.

With special guests:

Christiana Ellis of Nina Kimberly the Merciless; and Space Casey.
Dr. John Cmar of saintnickanuck.com
Chris Miller of podiobooks.com
Jason Adams of Random Signal and This Day In Alternate History
Paul Fischer of the A.D.D. Cast and the Balticon Podcast;
Podcasting's Rich Sigfrit of Requiem of the Outcast and half the content of the internet at any given time
Mur Lafferty of the Heaven series, Playing For Keeps and the other half of the content on the internet at any given time.

Wax cylinder recording of "Groundhog Day" provided by cyberbee.com

Our theme was written and performed by Russel Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net
Direct download: Episode_49_-__2nd_Anniversary_Special.mp3
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Escape Pod 115: Conversations With And About My Toothbrush By Derek Zumsteg.

Read by Jared Axelrod (of The Department of Public Words).
"I read an interesting forum post last night,? my electric toothbrush told me over its low burr."

"Thiff ouff thew be thood," I said through my mouth of foam.

“It was!? he replied. “Using readily available components, Monkeymonkey turned his Intellibrush into a milk frother."

I spit into the sink and set my toothbrush in its white ceramic charger. "What would I do with a milk frother?"

"Make cappucinos," my toothbrush said, with a hint of resignation, as I rinsed and spit again.

"I don’t drink cappucinos," I said.

"You could start!"


Rated G.  Contains a very mild reference to vibrating appliances.

Referenced Sites:

U.S.S. Mariner


Senses Five Press



Direct download: EP115__Conversations_With_and_About.mp3
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Episode 48: THE WATER'S FINE In the St. Lawrence River, the one that goes from NY to Canada, biologists have discovered pods of beluga whales with cancer. Not just with cancer, but with the highest cancer rates of any wild animal studied. Some of the dead whales are so suffused with pollutants that they qualify as hazardous waste.

Researchers have also found something else in the river: Botulism. Botulism is a disease caused by a bacterial toxin that cause paralysis, and, if not properly treated, death. It's in the fish, in the birds, the entire wildlife. It's in the soil.

And it's beautiful place. Even in the danger area, the "Area of Concern," as the Environmental Protection Agency calls it. It's one of the prettiest rivers you'll see.

This is a river that is still fished in. It is a river that people bring their families to, to boat and swim in. This river, home to toxins, to cancerous animals is frequently swam in by children.

As the world around us becomes slowly poisoned, we are determined to not let it ruin our routines. Guest reader and composer Russell Collins explores this bizarre form of courage in this episode, THE WATER'S FINE.

Russell Collins is a musical composer and singer. In addition to reading the preceding story, he also wrote the performed the score, as well as the VoFPX theme. You can find out more about Russell atwww.clockworkaudio.net

"Floating Away" was performed by Folio and was made available curtsey of the of the Podsafe Music Network. You can find out more about them at www.folioband.com.

ALIENS YOU WILL MEET, another fine Free Planet X studios podcast, is going to have a live show at Dragon*Con in Atlanta. Live, real puppets will be enacting a very special extended narration, and I hope to see you there.
Direct download: Episode_48__The_Waters_Fine.mp3
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Pseudopod 041: Fingerbones Hung Like Mobiles

By Paul Jessup

Read by Jared Axelrod

“These woods are filled with spirits,? she said, “Not like the spirits of the dead. Older spirits. My grandma told me about them. She said that once these spirits used to help people, they were noble and good. And then people stopped praying to them. Stopped giving them food and friendship. Now the spirits are sick, and they wander these woods looking for companionship.?

Brad laughed and drank some of the vodka.

“What a load of shit,? Brad said, “Is that supposed to be scary, huh Carla? I don’t buy it. Not one bit.?

Little Man looked nervous. It was hard to reconcile this story with what we saw only a few hours ago. “Don’t worry Little Man,? Brad said, “Carla’s just pulling our legs. Ain’t that right??
Direct download: Pseudo041_FingerbonesHungLikeMobiles.mp3
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Episode 47: CURSE Michael Winerip is a writer for the New York Times and an alumus of Harvard. In a recent column, "Young, Gifted, and Not Getting Into Harvard," he talks about the multitudes of young teenagers who come to him for an interveiw, in the hopes of getting into his alma mater. None of them do.

Winerip describes a girl who, during summer vacation, left her house before 7 each morning to make a two-hour train ride to a major university, where she worked all day doing cutting-edge research for NASA on weightlessness in mice.

Let me repeat that. This girl's summer job consisted of working with NASA on the effects of weightlessness. Space travel. She did not get in to Harvard.

Another, a boy, did cancer research in the summer. He played two instruments in three orchestras; and composed his own music. He redid the computer system for his student paper, loved to cook and was writing his own cookbook. One of his specialties was snapper poached in tea and served with noodle cake.

And yet, these kids, despite their brilliance, their drive, their perfect SAT scores, their AP classwork and their parental assistance and assurance, kids who you'd think any college would be begging for them to come to, these kids do not get into Harvard. They do not get in Yale, they do not get into Princeton.

Because it just isn't enough. Not anymore.

What would you do, then, as a parent, to give your child an edge? How far would you go? How much would it cost, and how much would you be willing to pay? Guest reader Mur Laferty explores these possiblities in this episode's story.


Mur Laferty is the creative mind behind "Geek-fu Action Grip" and "I Should Be Writing," as well as being the co-author of "Tricks of the Podcasting masters," and editor of "Pseudopod"

"Asshole" was performed by Jim's Big Ego and was made available curtsey of the of the Podsafe Music Network. You can find out more about them at bigego.com/.

This episode also featured "Concerto in D-Dur - Allegro" by Vivaldi, as performed by Telemann Trio Berlin . More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Our theme was written and performed by Russel Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net

Direct download: Episode_47__CURSE.mp3
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Episode 46: BIZZARO WORLD Happy April the First from the Greatest Music Podcast on the internet!

All music made available curtsey of the of the Podsafe Music Network.

"Livin' a Lie" by Suite 666
"Parallel Universes" by Dan Warren
"Time Remembers" by Artificial Intelligence In Texas
"Anesthesia" by Bad Religion
"In the Coffee Shop, When" by Andy Stone
"Killer Gorilla" by Whoremoan
"Powers" by Blackalicious
"Coma Girl" by Joe Strummer And the Mescaleros
"While The Sun Burns" by Catalonia
"She's Dead" by Jim's Big Ego
Direct download: Episode_46__Bizzaro_World.mp3
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Episode 45: LICENSED When your consumption is regulated by your behavior, what can you do when your past catches up with you?

This St. Patrick's Day cautionary tale was read by Brendan Dalton

"Seven Drunken Nights" was performed by Brobdingnagian Bards and was made available curtsey of the of the Podsafe Music Network. You can find out more about them at www.thebards.net.

This episode also featured "Before I Was Gone" by Ehren Starks. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

The VoFPX theme was written and performed by Russel Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net
Direct download: Episode_45__LICENSED.mp3
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Episode 44: MARTIAN BLUFF "They say, before you can live here, you have to go and shout, ‘I am a Martian!’ And if God believes you, you’ll live in happiness and peace, until the end of your days.?
“And? If God doesn’t believe you??


"Staring At The Sun" was written and performed by TV On The Radio and was made available curtosey of the of the Podsafe Music Network. You can find out more about the band at www.tvontheradio.com/.

This episode also featured "Long Past Gone" by Jami Sieber. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Go vote for me in the Final Round of Escape Pod's Flash Fiction Contest. You will have to register, but then, why wouldn't you?

Our theme was written and performed by Russel Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net
Direct download: Episode_44__MARTIAN_BLUFF.mp3
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Episode 43: NETHER LANDS Stories gotta come from somewhere.

Check out the Escape Pod forums at forum.escapeartists.info "The Water" was written and performed by Captain Paradox. It was provided courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network You can find out more about Captain Paradox at www.captainparadox.com

This episode also featured "Forever Babylon" by Falik. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Thanks again to everyone involved at Farpoint. The VoFPX theme was written and performed by Russel Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net

Direct download: Episode_43_NETHER_LANDS.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:54pm EDT
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Episode 42: THE PURIFYING FLAMES OF BURNING LOVE When the Devil's in disguise, it takes a powerful messanger to show power of burning love. So, three Elvises walk into a bar...

"Burning Love" was written by Dennis Linde. It was performed by Elvis Presley

Listen to J's Indie/Rock Mayhem at qfsmayhem.blogspot.com/ and at www.myspace.com/qfsmayhem.

Download Aliens You Will Meet at aliensyouwillmeet.libsyn.com. You know you wanna.

The VoFPX theme was written and performed by Russel Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net

Direct download: Episode_42__THE_PUREFYING_FLAMES_OF_BURINGING_LOVE.mp3
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Episode 41: THIS YEAR'S ARISTOGITON Kennedy Rex, the half-man, half-dinosaur political candidate is a shoe-in for the election. Looks like it's time for a tyrant slayer.

"Broken Hands" was written and performed by Anvil Chorus. It was provided courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network You can find out more about Anvil Chorus at www.myspace.com/anvilchorus

Farpoint Science Fiction Convention is held in Baltimore, on Februrary 16-18. For more information, go to www.bcpl.net/~wilsonr/

You can hear Mur Laferty the reading Jonathan Sherwood's SF novelette, Under the Graying Sea at gramophiction.blogspot.com

The VoFPX theme was written and performed by Russel Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net
Direct download: Episode_41__THIS_YEARS_ARISTOGITON.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:42pm EDT
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Episode 40: WHAT MECHANICS DO How do you fix something that sees existing as a malfunction?

"Automaton" was written and performed by No They Do and was made available curtsey of the of the Podsafe Music Network. You can find out more about them at notheydo.com.

This episode also featured "Last Night Drive" by Ehren Starks. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

The VoFPX theme was written and performed by Russel Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net
Direct download: Episode_40__WHAT_MECHANICS_DO.mp3
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Episode 39: WHEN THE DUST SETTLES Sometimes that clean slate isn't as clean as you've hoped

"Down To Zero" was written by Joan Armatrading, performed by Bettye LaVette and was made available curtsey of the of the Podsafe Music Network. You can find out more about her at www.bettyelavette.com.

This episode also featured "Dancing Backward" by Jami Sieber. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Paul Fischer is the New Media Ninja Warrior behind the Balticon podcast and the ADDcast. Both are great. Go listen to them.

Our theme was written and performed by Russel Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net

Direct download: Episode_39__WHEN_THE_DUST_SETTLES.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:42pm EDT
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Escape Pod, Episode 83: ULLA

By Daniel Schwabauer.
Read by Jared Axelrod (of The Voice of Free Planet X) and J.R. Blackwell (of Voices of Tomorrow).

The world we now occupy is red, fourth from its sun, and extreme in its temperature. The atmosphere is lethal. Without our shelters we would die. But we will not be here long. Already the attack-cylinders, loaded with machinery and the weapons of destruction, stand ready in the firing tubes. Soon I shall be sending you thoughts from the third planet.

I have loved you.

Rated PG. Contains violence, chemical warfare, and heavy moral themes.

Direct download: EP083__Ulla.mp3
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EPISODE 38: SATURN SWALLOWS ITS CHILDREN WHOLE The intergalactic cure for too much Thanksgiving

JR Blackwell is the producer of Voices Of Tomorrow , the official podcast of 365 Tomorrows, of which she is a founder. Go check out her brilliant writing and photography at her online journal, blackwell.livejournal.com/

"Can't Die Now" was performed by The Raygun Girls. It was provided courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network You can find out more about The Raygun Girls at www.theraygungirls.com

This episode also featured "Tell It By Heart" by Jami Sieber. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Direct download: Episode_38__SATURN_SWALLOWS_ITS_CHILDREN_WHOLE.mp3
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Episode 37: PERFECTLY LOGICAL EXPLANATION The week-long Birthday Party on Planet X stays strong and lives free!

Seth Jacquay is the producer of WHYME: The Worst Music You've Ever Heard , a podcast that combines the best in independent music with live performances and interviews. Go ask him why I'm not a member of the Jerk Squad yet. And check out his songs as Seth - Third Son of Albert at music.paintthesky.org/

"Karen" was performed by Ferg, as part of his Air Ferg podcast You can find out more about Ferg at airferg.com.

Direct download: Episode_37__A_PERFECTLY_LOGICAL_EXPLANATION.mp3
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Episode 36: HAND AND FIST The week-long Birthday Party on Planet X keeps rocking!

William Patrick Butler is the producer of the Jackson Free Press podcast , an eclectic mix of music and spoken word performances. Go for the music, stay for the host's honey-smooth delivery. Check out his photography at www.williampatrickbutler.com

"Another Man's Vine" was performed by Tom Waits. It was provided courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network You can find out more about Tom Waits at Epitaph Records

This episode also featured "Edge of My Soul" by Jami Sieber. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Direct download: Episode_36__HAND_AND_FIST.mp3
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Episode 35: A SENSE OF WORTH The week-long Birthday Party on Planet X goes upside 'yo head!

Stephen Eley is the creator of the Escape Pod , flat-out the best scif-fi podcast on the internet, as well as PsuedoPod which I haven't listen to. I get creeped out pretty easily. He's also been publishined recently in the anthology Twenty Epics.

"We Are The Ones" was written and performed by The Coup. It was provided courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network You can find out more about The Coup at www.epitaph.com

This episode also featured "The Searching Light" by Falik. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Direct download: Episode_35__A_SENSE_OF_WORTH.mp3
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Episode 34: THE FINAL VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN SHAKESPEARE The week-long Birthday Party on Planet X cannot be stopped!

Rich Sigfrit is the creator of the Requiem of the Outcast , Mister Adventure,Behind the Parsecs, Cinemafreaks , Convince Me podcasts, as well as distributing such quality podcasts like Port CIty PD and Hero Envy, under the Outcast Mutlimedia umbrella. Because of Rich--and only Rich--podcasting will never die.

"I Crush Everything" was written and performed by Jonathan Coulton, off his EP Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow. You can find out more about Jonathan Coulton at http://www.jonathancoulton.com.

This episode also featured "Glasrohrstuck" by Tilopa. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Direct download: Episode_34__THE_FINAL_VOYAGE_OF_CAPTAIN_SHAKESPEARE.mp3
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Episode 33: THE LIFE OF A VENUSIAN COWGIRL The week-long Birthday Party on Planet X continues!

Mur Laferty is the creator of Geek-Fu Action Grip and I Should Be Writing podcasts, the co-author of Tricks of the Podcasting Masters, and a columnist for various and sundry websites and magazines, information of which you can find at www.murlafferty.com. The woman is unstoppable. "The Rocket Song" was written and performed by Mimi Ferocious, and was made available curtsey of the of the Podsafe Music Network. You can find out more about them at www.mimiferocious.com.

This episode also featured "Dancing Backward" by Jami Sieber. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Direct download: Episode_33__THE_LIFE_OF_A_VENUSIAN_COWGIRL_.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:36pm EDT
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Episode 32: HOIST THAT RAG The week-long Birthday Party on Planet X begins!

Jason Adams is the mastermind behind Random Signal, the podcast that's equal parts geek talk and indy-rock. It is the bee's knees.

"Happy Birthday" was written and performed by Catalonia, and was made available curtsey of the of the Podsafe Music Network. You can find out more about them at www.cataloniamusic.com.

Direct download: Episode_32__HOIST_THAT_RAG.mp3
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Episode 31: THE WALLS OF THE WORLD The walls of the world are held up only by men. And it is men who tear them down.

"The Chills" was written and performed by Peter, Bjorn and John. You can find out more about Peter, Bjorn and John at www.peterbjornandjohn.com

This episode also featured "Long Past Gone" by Jami Seiber. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Go listen to the I Motor Away podcast.
Direct download: Episode_31__THE_WALLS_OF_THE_WORLD.mp3
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Episode 30: WHO FOREVER BELONGS TO If you had a time machine, would you use it to change the past? Or merely avoid the present?

"You Can Never Hold Back Spring" was performed by Tom Waits off his album "The Podsafe Music Network You can find out more about Tom Waits at Epitaph Records

This episode also featured "The Argument" by Ehren Starks. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Listen to me give the Costume Rule for Conventions at the Balticon Podcast
Direct download: Episode_30__WHO_FOREVER_BELONGS_TO.mp3
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Episode 29: THE NEW ECONOMY Can you buy respect? Sure you can; this is the new economy

"My Favorite Mutiny" was written and performed by The Coup. It was provided courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network You can find out more about The Coup at www.epitaph.com

This episode also featured "Black" by Ambient Teknology. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Listen to my Little Known Pirate Facts on The Requiem of the Outcast's Talk Like A Pirate Day episode

Listen to JR Blackwell and myself being interviewed about out costuming habits at The Geek Label's "Confessions of a CosPlayer episode. The full interview is available here.
More information about Ubercon is available at www.ubercon.com
Direct download: Episode_29__THE_NEW_ECONOMY.mp3
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Episode 28: QUITTER Tomorrow, Vivek Pratap will quit smoking. He's a new man now, what with the shark genes he's added....

"Broken Hands" was written and performed by Anvil Chorus. It was provided courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network You can find out more about Anvil Chorus at www.myspace.com/anvilchorus

This episode also featured "When I Look Into Her Eyes" by Falik. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Kieko Mushi's Writing Challeges can be found at www.frappr.com/keikoswritingchallenges

You can download Mur Lafferty's Heaven at Podiobooks.com
Direct download: Episode_28__QUITTER.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:47pm EDT
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Escape Pod Flash: The Uncanny Valley By Jared Axelrod. (365 Tomorrows, The Voice of Free Planet X)
Read by Stephen Eley.

"i'm sorry," Purby said, reshuffling the papers on his desk. "What was the problem with her?"

"Her breathing. She breathes. She doesn't stop."

"Yes, and?"

"It's unnerving."


Rated G. (Anything that isn't G-rated in this story is entirely the product of your imagination.)
Direct download: EPFlash022_UncannyValley.mp3
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Episode 27: THIS WORLD'S NOT BUILT FOR LOVERS Even in a fantasy, some rules are not meant to be broken. These are the ones that are the first to go. Especially in a fantasy.

Mod-Fearing Woman and Mod-Fearing Man T-shirts are currently available at Axel-Head Store

"Nintendo" was written and performed by Saint Dragon It was provided courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network You can find out more about Saint Dragon at www.saintdragon.com/

This episode also featured "Maenam" by Jami Sieber. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Paul Fischer and Martha Holloway can be found at the Balticon Podcast, and naturally, at Balticon.
Direct download: Episode_27__THIS_WORLDS_NOT_BUILT_FOR_LOVERS.mp3
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Episode 26: BUYING JOHN HODGEMAN Can you put a price on John Hodgeman? And if so, could you, a lay-person, hope to afford him?

More information on John Hodgeman can be found at www.littlegraybooks.com, www.areasofmyexpertise.com, and areasofmyexpertise.blogspot.com. He is truly a well-webbed gentleman.

"Furry Old Lobster" is written and performed by Jonathon Coulton, and can be purchased directly from the artist. You can find out more about Jonathan at www.jonathancoulton.com.

This episode also featured "Sunset At Pensacola" by Ehren Starks. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Direct download: Episode_26__BUYING_JOHN_HODGEMAN.mp3
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Episode 25: IN A NEST OF ICE AND SNOW In the bitter cold of a frozen future, warmth can be found in the most unexpected places.

"Disgrace" was written and performed by Essie Jain. You can find out more about this artist and her work at www.essiejain.com

This episode also featured "Daybreak" by Jami Seiber. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Bradley George is the host of Triad Arts Up Close, one of the best interview show's you find. Also, he dances better than Soterios Johnson
Direct download: Episode_25__IN_A_NEST_OF_ICE_AND_SNOW.mp3
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A Heartfelt Phone Message Sorry I missed you. We'll catch up later, 'kay?
Direct download: heartfeltphonemessage.mp3
Category:Interlude -- posted at: 7:29pm EDT
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Episode 24: WHERE THE WILD HORSES RUN How far will you go, and how fast, to regain what you've lost?

Balticon Countdown: Tomorrow!!!

"Supersonic" was written and performed by Bad Religion from their album "The Process Of Belief" It was provided courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and Epitaph records You can find out more about Bad Religion at www.badreligion.com

For a complete listing of Guests and events at Balticon, go to www.balticon.org
Direct download: Episode_24__Where_The_Wild_Horses_Run.mp3
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Episode 23: FAVOR FISHING Somedays, you gotta make do with what you have so that on other days, you can reach for what you want.

Balticon Countdown: 3 days

"Mystery In Her Hands" was written and performed by Trace Wiren from her album "Johnny's Cafe" It was provided courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network You can find out more about Trace Wiren' at www.tracewiren.com

You can find the JFP podcast at www.jacksonfreepress.com/podcast.

For a complete listing of Guests and events at Balticon, go to www.balticon.org
Direct download: Episode_23__FAVOR_FISHING.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:45pm EDT
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Episode 22: REAL GIRLS Sugar and spice and everything nice, is that what real girls are made of?

Balticon Countdown: 4 days

"Tranarchy Tracy" was written and performed by Le Cabaret Melange. You can find out Le Cabaret Melange's new project, the Oberon Orchestra at www.oberonorchestra.com and at myspace.com/OberonOrchestra

For a complete listing of Guests and events at Balticon, go to www.balticon.org
Direct download: Episode_22__REAL_GIRLS.mp3
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Episode 21: FLEET OF AGES The Fleet of Ages, the Ships of Tomorrow, grand vessels designed to travel into the future and bring back loads of wonders yet to come. But how much can we take before there's nothing left?

Balticon Countdown: 5 days

"How's It Gonna End" was written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brenna, and performed by Waits off his album "Real Gone" It was provided courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network You can find out more about Tom Waits' at www.officaltomwaits.com

This episode also featured "Out Of The Mist" by Jami Sieber. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

For a complete listing of Guests and events at Balticon, go to www.balticon.org
Direct download: Episode_21__FLEET_OF_AGES.mp3
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Episode 20: MERCY MISSION Never underestimate a man who travels with a larger-than-life holographic crucified Jesus with laser-beam eyes.

"Amazing Grace" was performed by Miss Behavin' off her album "First Offense." It was provided courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network You can find out more about Miss Behavin' at www.missbehavin.de

You can find out more about The Flying Spaghetti Monster and buy copies of it's Gospel at /www.venganza.org/
Direct download: Episode_20__MERCY_MISSION.mp3
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Episode 19: BEHIND THE WIRE In the Bomb Shelter, best bar in the Green Zone, the glass is always half full. Until it's drained, that is.

Balticon Countdown: 9 days

"Raise A Glass To Your Favorite Guise" is written and performed by Red Cassette, from his album Thin King Twice. You can find out more about the band at www.redcassette.com.

This episode also featured "Plastic Motorfight" by Skeletonbreath. You can find out more about Skeletonbreath at www.skeletonbreath.com

For a complete listing of Guests and events at Balticon, go to www.balticon.org Bradley George is the host of Triad Arts Up Close, an interview show that deserves a listen. He's the next Terry Gross, I swear.
Direct download: Episode_19__BEHIND_THE_WIRE.mp3
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Episode 18: THE BITTER KISS OF THE RONIN'S CUP Before the ronin, did we ever know the world or it's bitter kiss?

Balticon Countdown: 10 days

"Thursday" is written and performed by Asobi Seksu, from their Citrus which will be available May 30th. You can find out more about the band at www.asobisesku.com.

This episode also featured "Avanti" by Tilopa. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

For a complete listing of Guests and events at Balticon, go to www.balticon.org
Direct download: S_CUP.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:15pm EDT
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Episode 17: IN THE BELLY OF THE DESERT You wander in the Desert, you'��ll go the same way all Desert creatures do.

Balticon Countdown: 11 days

"Bring It On" was written and performed Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, from the album Noctoramak, and is can be purchased via iTunes. It was was provided curtousey of Epitaph records and The Podsafe Music Network. You can find out more about Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com/

This episode also feature "Polish Jokes" by the Stick And Rag Village Orchestra,

For a complete listing of Guests and events at Balticon, go to www.balticon.org
Direct download: Episode17__IN_THE_BELLY_OF_THE_DESERT.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:28pm EDT
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Episode 16: WORD MADE FLESH It's one thing to be seen, it's quite another to be seen in writing.

Balticon Countdown: 12 days

"Claim" is written and performed by Cynthia G Mason, from her self-titled album, which can be purchased via iTunes. You can find out more about Cynthia at www.spiderwomanrecords.com.

This episode also featured "Bailar Tristemente" by Ehren Starks. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Direct download: Episode_16__WORD_MADE_FLESH.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:01pm EDT
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Episode 15: ROOK TAKES KING, part 2 On a chess board, each peice is assigned it's ability to move, and each are predictable in that way. But often, the world is less orderly.

Balticon Countdown: 13 days

"Mince Meat" was written and performed Danger Doom, from the album The Mouse And The Mask, and is available via iTunes. It was was provided curtousey of Epitaph records and The Podsafe Music Network. You can find out more about Danger Doom at www.dangerdoom.com

This episode also feature "Louise" and "Do The Lazy Rabbit" by Skeletonbreath. You can find out more about Skeletonbreath at www.skeletonbreath.com

For a complete listing of Guests and events at Balticon, go to www.balticon.org
Direct download: Episode_15__ROOK_TAKES_KING._Part_2.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:25pm EDT
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Episode 14: ROOK TAKES KING, part 1 On a chess board, it's easy to see the pieces, and know the pawns from the royalty. But often, the world is less black and white.

"You're An Animal" was written and performed by the Masochist Monkey Circus. You can find out more about The Masochist Monkey Circus at their MySpace page

This episode also featured "Louise" bySkeletonbreath. You can find out more about Skeletonbreath at skeletonbreath.com.

You can both read and listen to Hrekka's FIVE MILES TO EDEN at it's home on DeviantArt

News and information about the Blooker Prize can be found at the Lulu Blooker Blog.
Direct download: Episode_14__ROOK_TAKES_KING_part_1.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:45am EDT
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The Voice Of Free Planet X: Promo #1 Finally, a promo I'm happy with. Feel free to advertise my show with this, if you're a fan.
Direct download: Voice_Of_Free_Planet_X_promo.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:46pm EDT
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Episode 13: A CASUAL SENSE OF ADVENTURE Sometimes, it's astounding where a casual sense of adventure will lead you.

"Mind Blindness" was written and performed by Dirty On Purpose, and is available on their album Sleep Late For A Better Tomorrow. You can find out more about Dirty On Purpose at www.dirtyonpurpose.com

This episode also featured "Hidden Wings " by Jami Sieber, more work and information about this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

You can download VOICES at www.podiobooks.com/voices/ You'll be glad you did.
Direct download: Episode_13__A_CASUAL_SENSE_OF_ADVENTURE.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:01am EDT
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Episode 12: ROCKETER Failure is always relative. And escape velocity can't be achieved by everyone.

"The New American Apathy" was written and performed by Mazarin, and is available on their album "We're Already There" which can be purchased via iTunes. You can find out more about Mazarin at www.myspace.com/mazarinband

This episode also featured "Dad's Song" by Ehren Starks. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Listen to The Rev-Up Review, The Worst Music You've Ever Heardand buy the February '06 issue of Popular Science, while you're at it.
Direct download: Episode_12_ROCKETER.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:55pm EDT
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Episode 11: CURSE OF THE FORWARD-THINKING GENTLEMAN, part 2 In which our narrator comes face to face with the monstrosities that lurk within the house of Algernon Feldspar, and learns the true nature of this unusual fellow. You will find the first part of this tale here

"Rubber Angel" was written and performed by Spit, and is available at mperia.com. You can find out more about Spit at www.otherleg.com/music/spit and www.myspace.com/spitnik

This episode also featured "Engelorum" and "RUST part 1 " byThe Vernian Process.

Direct download: Episode_11_CURSE_OF_THE_FORWARD-THINKING_GENTLEMAN_part_2.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:51pm EDT
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Episode 10: CURSE OF THE FORWARD-THINKING GENTLEMAN, part 1 In which our narrator recounts his involvement with Basil Fohrsight, and pursues a man with a cunningly bizarre arm. But what wonders and horrors might lie within the home of such a man?

"Down In The Meadow" was written and performed by Spit, and is available at mperia.com. You can find out more about Spit at www.otherleg.com/music/spit and www.myspace.com/spitnik

This episode also featured "Engelorum" and "RUST part 1 " by The Vernian Process.

News and information about the Blooker Prize can be found at the Lulu Blooker Blog. Since the entries up for veiw are displayed alphabetically, my entry, TALES FROM THE UNCANNY VALLEY, is diabolically close in proximity to Cheeseburger Brown's SIMON OF SPACE.
Direct download: Episode_10_CURSE_OF_THE_FORWARD-THINKING_GENTLEMEN_part_1.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:58pm EDT
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THE DEEDS OF THE DESPERATE Al Savage relates the story of his too-close-for-comfort meeting with the man known only as The Bat. But Savage strangely has no fear of this dark knight. Could it be there is something else in this world that frightens him more?

"Leaves Do Fall" was written and performed by The Rosebuds, and is available on their album "Birds Make Good Neighbors" which can be purchased via iTunes. You can find out more about the Rosebuds at www.therosebuds.com

This episode also featured "Sukothai Rain" and "The Darkening Ground" by Jami Sieber. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com

Be sure to listen to Voices Of Tomorrow, the official podcast of 365tomorrows.com.

Special thanks to Brendan Dalton and J.R. Blackwell for lending their voice talents for this episode.
Direct download: Episode_9_BIG_DAMN_HEROES_Chapter_2.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:41pm EDT
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Episode 8: LIGHT OF OUR FATHERS Life with a compulsive Groucho Marx impersonator might not be so bad, but after 13 years, it starts to wear thin. It's a war of wills between a teenage girl and her father, and Hanukkah is battlefield.

"Lydia The Tattooed Lady" was written by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg and performed by Groucho Marx, and was first used in the movie At The Circus

This episode also featured "Rabbis Table," by the Stick And Rag Village Orchestra, and "Minas Tirith," by Howard Shore. Thanks again to J.R. Blackwell, for reading this weeks episode. You can read some of Ms. Blackwell's own writing at www.365tomorrows.com
Direct download: Episode_8__LIGHT_OF_OUR_FATHERS.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:27am EDT
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Christmas is about a Christ, a Messiah  But X-Mas, X-Mas is about an X. And X stands for anything; it's a mystery. And in a holiday that celebrates mysteries, only one thing is clear:

Barley was bread to begin with...

"Christmas In The Trenches" was written and performed by John McCutcheon, and is available on his album "Winter Solstice" You can find out more about John at www.folkmusic.com

This episode also featured "Revenge Of The Sugar Plum Fairy" by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, "Broygas," by the Stick And Rag Village Orchestra, "Mezza Messa," by Falik, and "The Nutbreaker," by djBC.
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Something for the new listeners. I need to cut it down a bit a bit to use it for advertising--at a minute and a half, it's bit long for the average podcast "bump." But it'll do for now.
Direct download: Introduction_To_The_Voice_Of_Free_Planet_X.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:26am EDT
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Ever wonder why we dim the lights during our most intimate moments? Some mysteries can never be solved, only explained.

"Another Song About The Darkness" was written and performed by Lauren Hoffman, and is available on her album "Choregraphy". You can find out more about Lauren at www.forlauren.com

This episode also featured "The Tale Of Room 620" by Ehren Starks. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com
Direct download: Episode_6__WHO_WE_ARE_IN_THE_DARK.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:58pm EDT
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THE LAY OF THE LAND Before the West was won, it was a haven for savagery and brutality. And no town exemplified lawlessness more than Justice. That's something Clark Kent and only just found out, finding himself in Justice on the trail of an man known only as The Bat...

"The Only Son" was written and performed by The Jason Sinay Band, and is available on their album "The Jason Sinay Band" which can be purchased via iTunes. You can find out more about The Jason Sinay Band at jasonsinayband.com

This episode also featured "The Easy Winners," performed by Max Morath, and "Sioux Flag Song" from the Northern Plains Native Americans.

My interview by Jason Adams is available in two parts at www.randomsignal.com

I'm a guest at PhilCon this year. Here are the panels I'll be speaking at:
Sat 10:00 AM in Liberty C Science Fiction: Gen X (179)
Sat 2:00 PM in 303 Writing for an Online Audience (283)--365 Tomorrows panel
Sun 1:00 PM in Salon G Flash Fiction (284)--365 Tomorrows panel
Direct download: Episode_5__Big_Damn_Heroes_Part_1.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:03am EDT
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The most difficult thing in the world is to admit our deepest desires. Luckily, that's what the Hotel Kraken is for.

"Doctor Of Love" was written and performed by Jen Rathbun, and is available on her album "Coffee, Chocolate & Men" which can be purchased via iTunes. You can find out more about Jen at www.JenRathbun.com

This episode also featured "Red Mood" by Jami Sieber. More information and work by this artist can be found at www.magnatune.com
Direct download: Episode_4__WELCOME_TO_THE_HOTEL_KRAKEN.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:08pm EDT
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The Bleeding Freak Memoirs, Part One. What happens when you shove needles into my arms and face at a poetry reading? Only good things.

"Make A God" was written and performed by Atomic Opera, and is available on their album "Penguin Dust". You can find out more about Atomic Opera at www.magnatune.com

This episode also featured "Ika" by Falik. More information about him and his work can also be found at www.magnatune.com
Direct download: Episode_3__THE_FIRE_INSIDE.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:36pm EDT
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Can a wild party bring back the call of the wild? If there's no hope for the pandas, what then can be said of us?

"Sempreverde" was written and performed by Momus, and is available on his album "Otto Spooky". You can find out more about Momus at www.imomus.com

This episode also featured "1x3" by Tilopa and "Insomnia" by Processor. Both artists and their work can be found at www.magnatune.com
Direct download: freeplanetxeps2.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:01am EDT
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Technology makes us impermanent.

First podcast, and I'm pretty damned excited. BUILT TO LAST, a story that's appeared on 365 Tomorrows is read with complimenting music by Jonathan Coulton.
Direct download: freeplanetxeps1.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:01am EDT
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