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Written by Charlotte O'Farell Voice : Joy Hayward Music and Sound Design : Chris Gregory Alternative Stories and Fake Realities is an anthology podcast producing audio drama, short fiction and poetry using writers and actors from both sides of the Atlantic from its base right in the middle of England. You can find us by searching alternative stories in your favourite podcast app or clicking on https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730 We're social on twitter https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ Email: [email protected] Charlotte O'Farrell is a horror writer. A lifelong fan of the genre, she aims to share her love of the weird and wonderful with her readers. Her stories have appeared in 25 anthologies. She writes daily flash fiction on Twitter. @ChaOFarrell and always enjoys interacting with her readers. She lives in Nottingham with her husband, daughter and cat. https://www.amazon.com/Charlotte-OFarrell/e/B07SBKX1G6?ref=dbs_p_ebk_w0m_abau_000000 Joy Hayward is a prolific voice actor and member of the Alternative Stories team. TRANSCRIPT "After 8 years of quarantine we had our solution: transplanting brains into robotic bodies. A robot doesn't get sick. At last we could leave home. But the company that made them didn't tell us we wouldn't control our new metallic bodies. We work 24 / 7 and can't stop." Music and sound design are by Chris Gregory

Rion helps their friend Sable find a missing scarf. This episode is made for kids. This episode was written and produced by Tal Minear. Basil was voiced by Sable Smith and Rion was voiced by Tal Minear. Tal is a podcaster, voice actor, and sound designer with too many passions and too little time. A Mechanical Engineer by daytime, they can be found working on audio fiction by night. Tal is the writer and producer for Sidequesting as well as the co-creator of Light Hearts and Ungifts. They enjoy voice acting in other productions, including Novitero, Sector Ø, and Witches of the City. Check out Tal's work at https://sidequesting.carrd.co/ Check out Sable's work at https://www.tiktok.com/@sableliciousbaby TRANSCRIPT INTRO: Strangers in Strange Places, Part 1 of 5 BASIL: Thank you for coming, Rion! I'm missing my favorite scarf again, and I can't find it anywhere. RION: It's no problem at all, Basil. It's not the scarf you're wearing right now, is it? BASIL: Oh no, this is my backup scarf. RION: I should have known. Oh, it's also not the one on your cat? BASIL: [confused] There it is!! But… I don't have a cat. [SFX: Cat meow] CREDITS: This episode of Listen, Rinse, Repeat was written and produced by Tal Minear. Basil was voiced by Sable Smith and Rion was voiced by Tal Minear.

Ants lay strange eggs. This episode is not explicit. Story by Kenneth Eckle, Music by Mx Michael https://www.patreon.com/freckle TRANSCRIPT Ants lay too many eggs. We all know and love ants; they fight with grasshoppers about seasons. But did you also know that when an ant becomes the queen of a new colony, it will lay THOUSANDS of eggs a day? Not only that, but it has to choose the sex of every single one! That's a lot of decision-making! If she chooses to fertilize an egg, it becomes a female worker ant; all the unfertilized eggs become male sex slaves. In the queen's entire, and what must be dull, lifetime, it will lay about a third of a million eggs! That's more eggs than stars in the sky, I bet. Finally, in an act of unbridled sadism, she also determines which of the eggs will become their own future queens, thereby subjecting them to the same endless and frankly bizarre cycle of lifelong torture. Ants lay strange eggs. Mx Michael

While on an exploration mission, Captain Weston Bywater explores an anomaly on Planet Nu Vespae III. The card drawn for this episode was the Eight of Hearts. This episode is not explicit. Played, written, and performed by Grahame Turner. Scout Ship Emissary is an Actual Play of 'Alone Among the Stars' by Takuma Okada, available at https://noroadhome.itch.io/. Grahame fell deep into an Actual Play Podcast hole, where he found that he really wanted to start one of his own. He can usually be found hanging out in the CastJunkie Discord server. In his less-free time, he's a technical editor. Podcasting has not helped with this. He lives in Boston with his partner and co-host on The Role Less Taken, as well as their two cats, Peanut and Edmund "Fitz" Fitzgerald. https://therolelesstaken.podbean.com/ TRANSCRIPT This is the log of Captain Weston Bywater of the Scout Ship Emissary, on an exploration mission to chart new worlds and document new phenomena. Alone among the stars, I am the first human to set eyes on any of these worlds. Planet: Nu Vespae III [Dice rolls] One Anomaly While scanning the planet's north pole, I notice a massive metal obelisk jutting at an odd angle from the ice cap. Constructed. The size of a large starship, but internal scans show that it was packed with fuel and, ah, explosives. An unexploded missile from a long-forgotten war. This has been an Actual Play of 'Alone Among the Stars' by Takuma Okada Music in this series taken from the GameDevMarket Humble Sound Effects and Music Pack, and is under license from GameDevMarket. (I'm not really sure if I need to credit it as a result, but better safe than sorry).

SURVIVAL written by Lee Shackleford of Relativity. Performed by Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford, and Kyle Jones, all from the DISCUSSING WHO podcast. www.relativitypodcast.com www.discussingwho.com. TRANSCRIPT CAPTAIN: Into the lifeboat, gentlemen. I'm afraid our ship has had it. LIEUTENANT: Yes, sir. I'll man the tiller — Jenkins, you man the oars. JENKINS: Right, sir. Is it, uh, too soon to ask when we might eat, sir? CAPTAIN: When we might WHAT? JENKINS: Well, it helps to know these things, sir. CAPTAIN: Our ship has just gone down, Jenkins, with massive loss of life! LIEUTENANT: And now we're stranded in a lifeboat, miles from anywhere! JENKINS: I know, sir, it's just that I skipped breakfast. Stupid of me, I know, sir. LIEUTENANT: That WAS bloody stupid, Jenkins! Don't you know breakfast is the most important meal of the day? JENKINS: I know that now, sir. Won't make that mistake again, sir. Not me. THIS WAS "SURVIVAL" — featuring Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford, and Kyle Jones, all from the DISCUSSING WHO podcast. www.discussingwho.com.

"Hello past me, future you again." In March and April of 2020, someone is receiving voicemails from… themselves in the future? This episode is not explicit. This story in eight parts was written and produced by Karin Heimdahl. FUTURE YOU – Karin Heimdahl COMPUTER – Charlotte Norup To hear more from us, check out audio dramas Y2K and Calling Darkness. https://y2kpod.com/ https://callingdarknesspodcast.libsyn.com/ TRANSCRIPT COMPUTER Voice message, received March 27, 2020. (beep) FUTURE YOU (stressed and scared) Hi, me, you, future me, no you, anyway. No time – you need to know – while everyone's so preoccupied with that horrible pandemic, behind the scenes, people in power – evil people - are pushing through legislation worldwide – really dangerous legislation – and you have to stop them. Agavepeach knows how to find the list. They- COMPUTER (beep) Message ends. (beat) Message deleted. (beep) CREDITS This Listen, Rinse, Repeat story was written and produced by Karin Heimdahl, who also voiced future you. The computer voice was Charlotte Norup. To hear more from us, check out Y2K and Calling Darkness. Sound effects either created by Karin, or from freesound.org under the Creative Commons 0 license. Credits music also from Freesound https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/sounds/447511/

Words of advice from Jack's old pal Ahab Cloud. Written by Ahab Cloud, Performed by Jack Same Ahab was an old college buddy of Jack's. www.motelamericanapodcast.com TRANSCRIPT The following was found written on a postcard sent from the Motel Americana, undated: Dear Jack, Some words of advice from the open road: Squeeze that fish too tight and it'll slip right out of your hands. Chad. Never trust a chad. Whenever possible work at the intersection of all intersections. Schedule all the real, real dirty work for the Friday before Easter. Salad will kill you more slowly than red meat, increasing the possibility for painful illness or depression due to the loss of friends and family and everything that brought one comfort in the old world. Best to the Family, A. Cloud www.motelamericanapodcast.com

Steve Chase reporting from the Ostium Network. Written and performed by Alex C. Telander. Creator and writer for the Ostium Podcast, the Circe Podcast, and Writing Walks. http://www.ostiumpodcast.com TRANSCRIPT Hi, if you're listening to this, my name's Steve Chase, from the Ostium Network. Look, I found out something about the year 2020. That was the year the pandemic hit. Sounds horrible. Changed the world forever. But it looks like it also brought everyone closer. They all worked together to prevent others from getting sick. And it worked. It took a while, but it worked. Radio Static from Gowlermusic at Freesound.org.

Written and voiced by Moxie LaBouche of Your Brain on Facts podcast. @BrainOnFactspod http://yourbrainonfacts.com/ Before she started the Your Brain On Facts podcast to safely vent the copious bonus facts in her brain, Moxie LaBouche performed and produced burlesque, specifically "nerd-lesque." It was her privilege to produce the only George R. R. Martin-approved burlesque tribute to Game of Thrones and even to play for the man himself. Moxie has presented a local TED talk, is the prolific author of unfinished fiction, knows seven words of Latin, and previously earned her living as a goat farmer and soap maker. She is also the creator and co-host of the Science With Savannah, Age 7 podcast and YouTube channel. Moxie lives in Virginia with her husband and a dozen or so pets. Your Brain on Facts is a half-hour podcast of things you didn't know, things you thought you knew, and things you never knew you never knew, covering topics as diverse as science-fiction, funerals, food origins, heroic animals, and the strategic butter reserve. TRANSCRIPT: Oh, HELL no. You're on your own with this one.

Kennedy and Johnsonivowitz are on an intense stakeout, but someone makes a mistake... Written by David S. Dear, producer of A Ninth World Journal as the Narrator Featuring: Shannon Perry of Oz 9 as Kennedy https://oz-9.com Karin Heimdahl, producer of Y2K as Johnsonivowitz https://y2kpod.com Kyle Jones, producer of Discussing Network as the Chief https://www.discussingnetwork.com David is an Audible Approved Producer produces and performs in numerous audiobooks as well as the audio drama A Ninth World Journal and performs in several other audio dramas. http://ninthworldjournal.com http://davidsdear.com https://oz-9.com https://y2kpod.com https://www.discussingnetwork.com BAGELS AND BRUNETTES - MISTAKEOUT NARRATOR Previously on Bagels and Brunettes... KENNEDY Johnsonivowitz, wake up! JOHNSONIVOWITZ Hrmh? KENNEDY Sven Gomez is coming out of the building. JOHNSONIVOWITZ (sleepily) That's not Sven Gomez. Sven Gomez has a mustache. KENNEDY Like he can't just shave off his mustache... JOHNSONIVOWITZ I'm telling you that ain't him. KENNEDY You just want to go back to sleep, don't you? JOHNSONIVOWITZ Just ten more minutes...

Written and performed by members of The Scene Shop, an online comedy writing guild. (https://www.sceneshop.us/) Twitter: @sceneshopshop Click to access the transcript here

Zoe tells Knock Knock jokes. Written by Mandy Hall, performed by Zoe and Many Hall of The Devil Hates Mondays. Mandy Hall is a counselor by day, a podcaster by night, and a nerd all the time. They've worked on Shoebox Podcast and Zoo podcast, and their newest show is The Devil Hates Mondays. Guest appearances by their 6-year old daughter, who enjoys being creepy. TRANSCRIPT Z: Knock Knock M: Who's There? Z: Doctor. M: Doctor Who? Z: I love that show! Z: Knock knock M: Who's there? Z: Earth. M: Earth who? Z: EARTH IS OVERRUN WITH ALIENS! M: Oh no, Earth is overrun with aliens! Oh no! This episode of Listen Rinse Repeat was performed by Zoe and Mandy Hall of The Devil Hates Mondays.

The Dark-eyed Junco is known to many in North America as a winter bird. They have a rattle-like trill as a song, which is heard usually in early spring just before they return to the far north and alpine regions for breeding. Hi! My name is Rob. I'm a naturalist and software engineer in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. For a decade I've been learning bird identification both by eye and ear, and occasionally leading small group birding outings with the Hamilton Naturalists' Club. In the last few years I've also been recording birdsong, both with my handheld setup (iPhone + mic) and with automated bioacoustic recording devices I've built or acquired. Last year I set up the Hamilton Bioacoustics Research Project where we've recorded thousands of hours of soundscapes in natural spaces throughout our region. We've also devised various methods for volunteers to turn the recordings into observational data. This was a stepping-stone towards the creation of the Songbirding podcast. LINK https://songbirding.com/ @SongbirdingPod on Twitter TRANSCRIPT This is the song of the Dark-eyed Junco. [birdsong]

Me, My Demon, and I created by David Young Written by Faye Fox and David Young Johnny is voiced by Adam Lloyd https://twitter.com/HorseMorsel Johnny: [sigh] Hey, guys, it's Johnny here from Me, My Demon, and I. Guys, I really need you to wash your hands properly. You all might have health care and jobs and shit, but some of us don't. YES, I got fired again. Just don't rub it in. But if you are going to rub it in, rub it in like you would soap into your hands: thoroughly and with hot water. Just, please, don't be selfish for like, once in your life. Anyway, use soap, stay safe, stay inside, stay alive. I ... think that's the moral of the story?

A Surprising Spring A pair of soldiers make their way through the woods. Written and performed by Gregory Bratton from Inspector Virlo Morton Lee https://ivml.podbean.com/ Gregory Bratton is a songwriter, recording artist, and the creator of the podcast, Inspector Virlo Morton Lee. TRANSCRIPT TRAVELER I wasn't expecting to find water so far inland. We are very lucky. What did you have left? A day's worth, like me? Mountain spring - clean and cold. We can fill these canteens, clean this grime from our hands, sit down and replan the remainder of the mission. I've been doing this awhile, son. I've got 2 days in me max over this terrain without water. Do you know how vital this intel is? We're 4 days from the extraction point. So, you just keep washing those hands, fill up these canteens, and do the math. ANNOUNCER This episode of Listen, Rinse, Repeat was written by Gregory Bratton from Inspector Virlo Morton Lee and voiced by the same. Music by Chip Michael Sound FX from https://freesound.org/ Creative Commons 0

Written and Narrated by Robert Chauncey Produced by Haunted Griffin Entertainment for Listen Rinse Repeat For more information: Haunted Griffin Entertainment Website: http://www.hauntedgriffin.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HauntedGriffinEntertainment Twitter: @hauntedgriffin Discord: https://discord.gg/pavBrXK Tunnels Twitter: @TunnelsPodcast https://tunnelspodcast.libsyn.com/rss Haunted Hell House of Horror Twitter: @hhhohpod https://hhhohpod.libsyn.com/rss Marigold's Ghosts https://marigoldsghosts.libsyn.com/rss TRANSCRIPT I planned for everything. Everything. The poison was deadly, but that was only in larger doses. In smaller doses, it just put you to sleep. Fast asleep, and it kept you asleep. The fire would take care of the rest. What I didn't plan for was you being such an utter bastard that you would kiss me before you fell out. I tried to get out, but I'm so, so tired, and the fire is getting brighter and brighter. I can feel my face getting hotter, but my eyes, they just won't stay... Written and Narrated by Robert Chauncey Produced by Haunted Griffin Entertainment for Listen Rinse Repeat

Remember this challenge from when you were a kid? Stand in a dark bathroom, face the mirror, and voice her name three times.... Written by Shannon Perry Voice Acted by Aaron Clark You may recognize Aaron as the sometimes-goofy, sometimes-homicidal, always-creepy le Bichon Frise of Oz 9. Michael stood in front of the bathroom mirror. "Bloody Mary" he said, in the dim, flickering light of the candle. "Bloody Mary." His hand trembled, the candle nearly falling into the sink. He closed his eyes "Bloody Mary." He opened his eyes: She was there! Deathly pale and terrible! He turned to run, but she reached out and grabbed his shirt. "Don't you wash the news?" she shrieked. "Wash your damn hands!"

Produced by John and Faith Dowgin of the Mission: Rejected podcast. John P. Dowgin is a published playwright and screenwriter currently residing in New Jersey. His screenplay 'Mile 42' was a finalist at the '17 Austin Film Festival. John also co-created the comedy podcast 'Mission: Rejected' (@MissionRejected on Twitter) with his partners at The Porch Room, an independent production company whose works have been performed on three continents. A number of their plays have been published by Samuel French as part of the compilation 'Accidents Happen'. TRANSCRIPT ANNOUNCER: PBS proudly presents, Ken Burns 'Quarantine' Dearest Eulabelle Hope fades with my battery meter. I cannot complete French, level 2 idioms, in the time allotted, and shall lose not only precious lingots, but my belov'd streak. The damn'd owl mocks me with his smile and premium content outfits. I despair. Yours, Ambrose ANNOUNCER: Produced by John and Faith Dowgin of the Mission: Rejected podcast.

Written and Produced by Gabe Templin and Orlando Segarra of Just Press Playhouse Music by The Brooklyn Bystander Trip: Gabe Templin Milo: Orlando Segarra Just Press Playhouse is made up of Orlando Segarra and Gabe Templin. JPP produces Time Trip! and an anthology channel Just Press Playhouse Presents which houses Kid Pros and stand alone episodes such as Lights On in Puerto Rico! Time Trip!: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/time-trip/id1491176296 Kid Pros: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-press-playhouse-presents/id1145020758 LACOSTE COVE (Adventure music. Water splashing. Crocodiles snapping. ) WATCH BEEPS TRIP Doctor Bitterman! ...Where could she be? CROC GROWLS MILO (Through Communicator ) Um... Hello? TRIP Milo! Where's Doctor Bitterman? MILO She's uh... Getting a snack… TRIP A snack! I'm about to be Crock Kibble! MILO Uh... can I help you? TRIP Get me out of here! MILO Did you press the buttons? TRIP Yes! It's not working! MILO Try doing a hard reset. Hold the red and blue buttons down for three seconds… BEEPS FOLLOWED BY A CLOSE SNAP TRIP WHOA! That was a close one…. SUB BASS BOOM TRIP It worked! You did it Milo! MILO Duh… ZWIP! CHOMP

Written by David S. Dear, producer of A Ninth World Journal as the Narrator https://ninthworldjournal.com Featuring: Shannon Perry of Oz 9 as Kennedy https://oz-9.com Karin Heimdahl, producer of Y2K as Johnsonivowitz https://y2kpod.com Kyle Jones, producer of Discussing Network as the Chief https://www.discussingnetwork.com TRANSCRIPT NARRATOR Last time on Bagels and Brunettes... CHIEF (speaking as if a cigarette is in his mouth) Kennedy and Johnsonivowitz, your case loads are falling way behind. You need to KENNEDY Are you smoking, Chief? I thought you quit smoking... CHIEF I did, but you know... JOHNSONIVOWITZ Did you take that pack of cigarettes out of the evidence bag? CHIEF You have no idea how hard it is to quit, Johnsonivowitz. KENNEDY Hey Chief, can I bum one of those off of you? Music is "Hot Pursuit" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

John P. Dowgin is a published playwright and screenwriter currently residing in New Jersey. His screenplay 'Mile 42' was a finalist at the '17 Austin Film Festival. John also co-created the comedy podcast 'Mission: Rejected' (@MissionRejected on Twitter) with his partners at The Porch Room, an independent production company whose works have been performed on three continents. A number of their plays have been published by Samuel French as part of the compilation 'Accidents Happen'. ANNOUNCER: PBS proudly presents, Ken Burns 'Quarantine' Dearest Eulabelle The reckoning has come. The damn'd Stop n Shop rebels have fortified positions near the Charmin, but in their fatigue, have failed to defended the 'As Seen on TV' endcap. Shamwows will be their undoing. We ride at dawn. Yours, Ambrose ANNOUNCER: Produced by John and Faith Dowgin of the Mission: Rejected podcast.

Show notes - Future You "Hello past me, future you again." In March and April of 2020, someone is receiving voicemails from… themselves in the future? This story in eight parts was written and produced by Karin Heimdahl. FUTURE YOU – Karin Heimdahl COMPUTER – Charlotte Norup To hear more from us, check out audio dramas Y2K and Calling Darkness. Sound effects either created by Karin, or from freesound.org under the Creative Commons 0 license. Credits music also from Freesound. Future You - part 2 of 8 COMPUTER Voice message, received March 21, 2020. (beep) FUTURE YOU (rushed) Hi, it's me again. Future you again. Right. So I know you're - I'm - in a really weird place right now, everything shut down, and… Yeah. But at least you have time. You need to contact someone – their user name on twitter is something like agavepeach67 or possibly 76. You both know- (gasp, scared) Have to run! COMPUTER (beep) Message ends. (beat) Message deleted. (beep) CREDITS This Listen, Rinse, Repeat story was written and produced by Karin Heimdahl, who also voiced future you. The computer voice was Charlotte Norup. To hear more from us, check out Y2K and Calling Darkness.

A freezer opening-up, the hum fills the air while MARK shifts things around looking for something to eat. MARK Hmmm...Frozen spinach, frozen spinach, frozen spinach…(scoff) I just want a snack, is that too much to ask! A voice suddenly is heard. It is sensual and ominous. VOICE What about me Mark? MARK What?! Who said that? VOICE Over here, behind the chopped spinach. Shifts the bag MARK The regular Ice Cream I bought on accident? ICE CREAM Yes, Mark. it's me. I've been waiting for you. MARK But...but I'm lactose intolerant. ICE CREAM It's okay, I won't tell. MARK No! ICE CREAM (whispers) Spoon me MARK NEVER! ICE CREAM SPOON ME! Mark and the Ice Cream both scream at each other. Cut to the hall closet door opening. ALEX Mark?! What happened to all the toilet paper? MARK Uhhhhh…. This episode was produced by David Magadan of ​Directive, ​ with additional voices from Mia Passarella and Fernando Perez.

CREDITS: Eddie Louise is writer, co-producer, and the voice of Sage in THE TALES OF SAGE AND SAVANT. Find them on Twitter @SageAndSavant or at www.SageAndSavant.com NEW WITCH Written & Performed by Eddie Louise Her rage was an incandescent heat, sparking from the ends of her hair and fingertips. Overhead, storm clouds filled the sky, their purple bellies bruised and swollen. Katya leaned into the wind, relishing the lash of icy air, the whip-sting of sleet punishing away her tears. Gone was the softness that beckoned in the marriage bed, the silken skin that called to a lover. In its place, a mask of white porcelain, seamless and without expression. She lifted arms that held nothing of the supplicant and began to chant.

BIO Pete Barry is a co-creator of the audio comedy Mission: Rejected. He is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright, actor, director and musician. He was named a 2013 Young and Hungry List writer, and Sony Pictures is currently developing his screenplay Marian. His short plays have been published in numerous collections, and his production of Accidents Happen won the 2009 NJACT Perry Award for Outstanding Production of an Original Play. His short play Drop was a winner in the 34th Annual Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival. He is a cofounder of the Porch Room, a film and theater production company, with whom he has produced numerous shows in the Philadelphia and New York International Fringe Festivals. Part 1 The Sage: Kobold theatre presents...The river stole the gods. Kobold Priest: The river stole the gods. Kobold Acolyte: You mean, the little statues? Kobold Priest: THE GODS! Kobold Acolyte: You mean, you dropped them in the river? Kobold Priest: We will say...they run away. Kobold Acolyte: Nobody believe that. Kobold Priest: We will say...they swim away. Kobold Acolyte: They made of wood. Kobold Priest: Right, so that means they swim. Kobold Acolyte: You mean float? Kobold Priest: Swim. Kobold Acolyte: Float. Kobold Priest: Swim. Kobold Acolyte: Float. Kobold Priest: Same difference. Kobold Acolyte: Maybe WE ought to swim away. Kobold Priest: I not able to swim. Kobold Acolyte: Me neither. ... Kobold Acolyte: We in in big trouble. Created by: Pete Barry River by: cagancelik

Me, My Demon, and I created by David Young Written by Faye Fox and David Young Sadie is voiced by Claudia Vecci https://claudyview.com/

Mike Gagne is a full time Coastie, a full time podcaster (almost), a husband, and a father of three. Boston Harbor Horror Libsyn Feed: https://bostonhorror.libsyn.com/rss Sea Terrors, Parts One through Five, were written, produced and voice acted by Mike Gagne of Asylum 94 Productions, home of Boston Harbor Horror. EXT, NIGHT: BRIDGE OF A SHIP SOUNDS: Oceanic ambiance UNRELIABLE NARRATOR I see the light of a ship in the distance. I force myself forward, sluggish in my movements as the sea tries to hold me back. I push harder, faster, as the red side light becomes brighter with the closing distance. The white hull gleams in the soft moonlight - I will be on their bridge in moments! I increase my speed, timing it just right to meet my redemption, my salvation! The stars brighten as I come closer to my goal. Except, now I know salvation will not be mine. Time seems to slow to a crawl as I enter the bridge - and see myself reaching for the alarm.

The president receives a visit from the ambassador from Bezgurmeknetstan. Written by David S. Dear, producer of A Ninth World Journal as the Narrator Featuring: Eric Perry of OZ-9 as President Shaburbur Nikki Richardson of Top of the Round as Matheson Transcript: THE PRESIDENT'S BIG DESK - BEZGURMEKNETSTAN MATHESON Mr. President, the ambassador from Bezgurmeknetstan is here to discuss the trade agreement. PRESIDENT SHABURBUR From Burkmanistan? MATHESON Bezgurmeknetstan. PRESIDENT SHABURBUR Brankanderstan- MATHESON Bezgurmeknetstan. PRESIDENT SHABURBUR Okay, send in the ambassador from Purmonistan. MATHESON (sighs) Bezgurmeknetstan. PRESIDENT SHABURBUR Beztra- Benzur- Brogra- ...never mind. Just nuke the country. Music is "For the Fallen" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Home from Work by Robert Chauncey Credits Written and Narrated by Robert Chauncey Produced by Haunted Griffin Entertainment for Listen Rinse Repeat For more information Haunted Griffin Entertainment Website: ​http://www.hauntedgriffin.com Facebook: ​https://www.facebook.com/HauntedGriffinEntertainment Twitter: @hauntedgriffin Discord: ​https://discord.gg/pavBrXK Tunnels Twitter: @TunnelsPodcast https://tunnelspodcast.libsyn.com/rss Haunted Hell House of Horror Twitter: @hhhohpod https://hhhohpod.libsyn.com/rss Marigold's Ghosts https://marigoldsghosts.libsyn.com/rss Transcript I came home from work, tired like normal. However, I smiled when my daughter came running up to me, excited that I was home. I noticed there was something red on her lips, but I pushed it aside. I picked her up into my arms, asking where her momma was, and as we walked into the living room, she patted her stomach with the biggest smile on her face. It was only then that I noticed my wife laying on the ground, little chunks missing from her face.

Armada Written by Charlotte O'Farell Voice : Dafydd Morse Music and Sound Design : Chris Gregory Transcript : "The first sign was the clouds. The Shapes were odd, as if disturbed by unseen forces. The stars were dimmer, flickering at odd times. But none of us were worried. By the time the armada dropped their invisibility shield, the sky was full of spaceships, weapons poised" Charlotte O'Farrell is a horror writer. A lifelong fan of the genre, she aims to share her love of the weird and wonderful with her readers. Her stories have appeared in 25 anthologies. She writes daily flash fiction on Twitter. @ChaOFarrell and always enjoys interacting with her readers. She lives in Nottingham with her husband, daughter and cat. https://www.amazon.com/Charlotte-OFarrell/e/B07SBKX1G6?ref=dbs_p_ebk_w0m_abau_000000 Dafydd Morse is a voice actor and member of the Alternative Stories team. He lives with his family in Wales. Alternative Stories and Fake Realities is an anthology podcast producing audio drama, short fiction and poetry using writers and actors from both sides of the Atlantic from its base right in the middle of England. You can find us by searching alternative stories in your favourite podcast app or clicking on https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730 We're social on twitter https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ Email: [email protected]

Bio: Mandy Hall is a counselor by day, a podcaster by night, and a nerd all the time. They've worked on Shoebox Podcast and Zoo podcast, and their newest show is The Devil Hates Mondays. Guest appearances by their 6-year old daughter, who enjoys being creepy. Show: The Devil Hates Mondays @devilhatesmon Show notes: Kid Jokes 1-3, Zoe tells Knock Knock jokes. Friendships: Just two pals being pals. This was inspired when I overheard my daughter talking to a Halloween decoration. Transcript, Kids jokes 1: Z: Knock knock M: Who's there? Z: Mr. Potato Head M: Mr. Potato Head Who? Z: Mr. Potato Head YOU! M: Me? Z: Knock Knock M: Who's there? Z: French Fries M: French Fries Who? Z: French Fries Potato Head. M: Oh...It's like a time traveling in the past, huh? Very clever, Very clever. This episode of Listen Rinse Repeat was performed by Zoe and Mandy Hall of The Devil Hates Mondays

Episode description In between faking people's death, the Interviewer is practicing diligent hand washing. And singing. The Amelia Project is a fiction podcast by Imploding Fictions. Link to the main show http://theameliaproject.libsyn.com/rss Show notes Written by Øystein Ulsberg Brager of The Amelia Project. Performed by Alan Burgon. Edited by Philip Thorne. Sound mixing by Robert Rustad Amundsen. Web: ameliapodcast.com Twitter: @amelia_podcast Instagram: @ameliapodcast Transcript of "Here comes the soap" by The Amelia Project THE INTERVIEWER IS WASHING HIS HANDS. WE CAN HEAR WATER RUNNING AND THE SQUISHING OF SOAP. THE INTERVIEWER (singing merrily to the melody of "Here come's the bride") Here comes the soap! Bubbles and hope! Washing my hands is much better than... Uhm... dope! Hah! I like the letter C! Cocoa and cream tea! I don't like corona and iiiiiit! Woooooon't! Catch meeeeeeeee! (Shouting to another room) Alvina? Alvina! Are we supposed to wash our hands for thirty seconds... or thirty minutes? (Beat) Alvina, we're out of soap! CREDITS This episode of Listen, Rinse, Repeat was written by Øystein Ulsberg Brager of The Amelia Project, featuring Alan Burgon as The Interviewer.

J. Michael DeAngelis is a writer, actor and director. He is a co-creator, writer and producer for the Porch Room's full-cast podcast comedy Mission: Rejected. TRANSCRIPT CARL Put the ghost light out, Fred. FRED Why do we leave a lamp on in an empty theater? It's such a waste of electricity. CARL It's not for people, boy. It's for the ghosts. You can feel them, can't you, Fred? Hear the footsteps in the catwalk when you know there's no one up there? See the costume room door open by itself? Hear music from the pit when you thought you was alone in the theater? They're here, Fred. They're all around us! AND THEY DEMAND WE KEEP THE GHOST LIGHT BURNING - FOR IF YOU TURN IT OFF... FRED What are you doing, Carl? CARL If you turn it off... FRED CARL, STOP. CARL If you turn it off.. SFX: The click of the light going out and then Fred falling into the pit. CARL ...then someone is likely to fall off the stage in the dark, you putz. Now come on, we've got a party to go to. Written by J. Michael DeAngelis, voiced by J. Michael DeAngelis and Pete Barry

"Hello past me, future you again." In March and April of 2020, someone is receiving voicemails from… themselves in the future? This story in eight parts was written and produced by Karin Heimdahl. FUTURE YOU – Karin Heimdahl COMPUTER – Charlotte Norup To hear more from us, check out audio dramas Y2K and Calling Darkness. https://y2kpod.com/ https://callingdarknesspodcast.libsyn.com/ TRANSCRIPT COMPUTER Voice message, received March 15, 2020. (beep) FUTURE YOU (rushed, nervous) Hi, it's me, I mean you, I mean you from the future. Oh, you recognize my voice, right? Well, hopefully. Anyway. Not much time. I need your help. You have a chance… a real chance to… save the world, I guess? (noise) I have to go. I'll contact you again. COMPUTER (beep) Message ends. (beat) Message deleted. (beep) CREDITS This Listen, Rinse, Repeat story was written and produced by Karin Heimdahl, who also voiced future you. The computer voice was Charlotte Norup. To hear more from us, check out Y2K and Calling Darkness. Sound effects either created by Karin, or from freesound.org under the Creative Commons 0 license. Music also from Freesound https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/sounds/447511/

This episode of Listen, Rinse, Repeat was written, produced, and performed by Gabriel Alvarez of Starcalled: a sci-fi, action audio fiction podcast. Sound and music also by Gabriel. Special thanks to Shannon Perry of the Oz-9 podcast and David S. Dear of A Ninth World Journal. TRANSCRIPT start Ships fly past -- shooting their blast cannons! THE MAN: They're gaining on us. Open that control panel and get the shields back online. You pry open an access panel and hack the ship's engineering matrix. THE MAN: I've got to make the calculations for hyperjump. BEEP! COMPUTER: Shields online. THE MAN: Whoa. Whatever you're doing back there, it's working. The ship charges up. THE MAN: Almost… there. COMPUTER: Hyperjump in 5 seconds. BEEP! THE MAN: That's it! Hang on! COMPUTER: Initiating hyperjump. The ship flies off into the stars. end NARRATOR: This episode of Listen, Rinse, Repeat was written, produced, and performed by Gabriel Alvarez of Starcalled. Find out more on Twitter @starcalledradio.

Written by Eddie Louise | Performed by Emily Riley Piatt Find them on Twitter @SageAndSavant or at www.SageAndSavant.com TRANSCRIPT It was snowing the morning the world ended. Okay, not snowing exactly. Sneating? Slowing? The sky spit angry swaths of icy rain and snow mixed so that it all ended in a grey and dismal slush piled on the mud like an indictment. What sucked the most? Even on days the world ends, kids are expected to do their homework. CREDITS: Emily Riley Piatt plays Abigail in THE TALES OF SAGE AND SAVANT. Eddie Louise is writer and co-producer of same. Find them on Twitter @SageAndSavant or at www.SageAndSavant.com

Kate of Ignorance Was Bliss is a forensic psychologist and crisis clinician who collects stories, in an attempt to figure out how we become who we are. Website: iwbpodcast.com TRANSCRIPT I was on a remote New Hampshire road, when something flew overhead and landed on the hood of my car. Its eyes were huge. It looked at me… looked away… and looked back at me… all without moving its body. My brain went blank. I said, quote, "Oh my gawd… it's… that's… look… um… it's… it's a murderbird," because an owl was blamed for the death of Kathleen Peterson. That's the best I could do under the circumstances. And now you know the origin of the murderbird.

David Magadan is an MFA Actor, Writer, and Sound Designer as well as the creator of the Scifi Audio Drama Directive. Directive: Part 2 is now available for streaming on your favorite Podcatcher. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/directive/id1441355969 TRANSCRIPT Video call set up sounds, the mic on the other side connects and we hear the room tone kick in. JONATHAN Pat! What's up man, how's quarantine? PAT Good man! I finished all those 20,000 piece puzzles I impulse bought and alphabetized my movie collection by the likelihood of being watched again. What about you? You still doing your English teaching for Chinese kids? JONATHAN Yup! Still teaching the bao bao's. PAT How's that going? JONATHAN Uhhhhh Cuts to a class with Jonathan and Leo JONATHAN Good job Leo! Dui ya! (clicks) Okay Leo, What do you see on the mountain? LEO I see Teacher Jonathan. You are on the mountain. You jump off the mountain and you DIE. Big monsters eat you and you are DIE. YOU ARE SO WEAK. YOU ARE SO WEAK. Leo proceeds to go into a 6-year-old maniacal giggle, cuts back to the video call. JONATHAN great. Ya. Super rewarding. This episode was produced by David Magadan of Directive, with additional voices from Clayton Caufman and Fernando Perez.

Written and Performed by: Lindsey Kelly Music Performed by: David Andreana Produced by: Just Press Playhouse Just Press Playhouse is made up of Orlando Segarra and Gabe Templin. JPP produces Time Trip! and an anthology channel Just Press Playhouse Presents which houses Kid Pros and stand alone episodes such as Lights On in Puerto Rico! Time Trip!: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/time-trip/id1491176296 Kid Pros: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-press-playhouse-presents/id1145020758 TRANSCRIPT (Underscored by Unchained Melody.) VO. I stand at the bathroom sink. How did we get here? I turn on the faucet. Swayze, my roommate's Old English Bulldog, senses my uneasiness and lays at my feet. I pick up the bar of soap and close my eyes. As I wash, a wave of calm passes over me, and there he is. His chest against my back, his cheek against my cheek, his warm hands running down the sides of my arms. He takes my hands in his and begins to guide me through the suds. I can feel him here washing with me.

When you leave the bathroom, they'll expect a decision. Written and performed by Gregory Bratton from Inspector Virlo Morton Lee Quotation taken from Macbeth by William Shakespeare https://ivml.podbean.com/ Gregory Bratton is a songwriter, recording artist, and the creator of the podcast, Inspector Virlo Morton Lee. TRANSCRIPT SPOUSE Honey. You've got to go back in there. Randall has practically been handing out 25th Amendment t-shirts to everyone he can put in a corner. And, it's not like there's a whole lot of places to hide from him down here. It's not your fault. Okay? None of this is your fault. Now, stop it. Snap out of it. And, quit scrubbing and splashing around like a lunatic. My hands are as red as yours, but I would be ashamed if my heart were as pale and weak. Now, dry off your hands, touch up that beautiful face, and launch the missiles. ANNOUNCER This episode of Listen, Rinse, Repeat was written by Gregory Bratton from Inspector Virlo Morton Lee and voiced by the same.

Written by Charlotte O'Farrell Voice : Dafydd Morse Charlotte O'Farrell is a horror writer. A lifelong fan of the genre, she aims to share her love of the weird and wonderful with her readers. Her stories have appeared in 25 anthologies. She writes daily flash fiction on Twitter @ChaOFarrell and always enjoys interacting with her readers. She lives in Nottingham with her husband, daughter and cat. https://www.amazon.com/Charlotte-OFarrell/e/B07SBKX1G6?ref=dbs_p_ebk_w0m_abau_000000 Dafydd Morse is a voice actor and member of the Alternative Stories team. He lives with his family in Wales. Music and sound design are by Chris Gregory Alternative Stories and Fake Realities is an anthology podcast producing audio drama, short fiction and poetry using writers and actors from both sides of the Atlantic from its base right in the middle of England. You can find us by searching alternative stories in your favourite podcast app or clicking on https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730 We're social on twitter https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ Email: [email protected] TRANSCRIPT "Three groups tried to settle the lake through the centuries. None lasted a decade. The disappearances came, then the suicides. Something ancient and unfathomable drew people to the lake. Last week developers came, new houses planned. Let's see how long they last."

The Eastern Meadowlark is a bird of the tallgrass prairie, found in eastern North America and known for its melodious song. Hi! My name is Rob. I'm a naturalist and software engineer in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. For a decade I've been learning bird identification both by eye and ear, and occasionally leading small group birding outings with the Hamilton Naturalists' Club. In the last few years I've also been recording birdsong, both with my handheld setup (iPhone + mic) and with automated bioacoustic recording devices I've built or acquired. Last year I set up the Hamilton Bioacoustics Research Project where we've recorded thousands of hours of soundscapes in natural spaces throughout our region. We've also devised various methods for volunteers to turn the recordings into observational data. This was a stepping-stone towards the creation of the Songbirding podcast. LINK https://songbirding.com/ @SongbirdingPod on Twitter TRANSCRIPT This is the song of the Eastern Meadowlark. [birdsong]

Sea Terrors, Parts One through Five, were written, produced and voice acted by Mike Gagne of Asylum 94 Productions, home of Boston Harbor Horror. Mike Gagne is a full time Coastie, a full time podcaster (almost), a husband, and a father of three. Boston Harbor Horror Libsyn Feed: https://bostonhorror.libsyn.com/rss TRANSCRIPT EXT: THE ISLAND SOUNDS: Discombobulating effect UNRELIABLE NARRATOR I've lost all sense of time and direction. I chase coherent thought the way a coyote chases a roadrunner. I stumble through words and syllables that parallel my movements around SOUNDS: Incoherent mumbling, staggered footsteps UNRELIABLE NARRATOR This....place...that shouldn't be. Shouldn't exist. I feel a rumble beneath my feet; SOUNDS: Earthquake-like rumbling, followed by rushing water UNRELIABLE NARRATOR hoping - praying, it's the earth coming to swallow me whole. That hope is dashed when the water pours in from all directions, pulling me down into the unfathomable abyss.

Today Raymond sits down with Smudge the dog. We talk about paw washing. This is a weird one even for me. But our guest was great. Written, Recorded, Edited, and all the things by Raymond Morse from 5 & 30 With Ruk Guest for this episode was Smudge the doodle If you want to find more by Raymond just look for @5and30withRuk on Twitter TRANSCRIPT Just when you thought my show could not get weirder I am joined today by Smudge .. the dog. Say hi Smudge Dog barking Ok first and only question bud, tell me how you feel paw washing? Much barking Well huh I had no idea. Do you have a reason for that or? Single bark Well there you have it folks, even Smudge says to wash your hands. And if you have listened to this while doing so congrats your hands are clean Final bark

Shownotes: Title: "The Quramaforis" Story written by Allison Schleisman Voice by Rosa Delgado Find more stories by Allison Schleisman and more voicework by Rosa Delgado by finding Elaine's Cooking for the Soul on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you find your survivalist podcasts. www.patreon.com/elainescooking TRANSCRIPT: The Quramaforis are an alien race whose members like to swap bodies for fun. The Quramaforis are big on fun. So when Robert woke up he was Maureen. Maureen had a fantastic day water skiing at the lake with her girlfriends and went to bed exhausted. They woke up as Kelly, who wasn't really a morning person but still got a lot done, had a martini and fell asleep happy. Their eyes opened as Madison, who leapt out of bed, went on a jog, took a long shower and crawled into bed again for a nap. When she woke up she was Matthew who taught his kids how to make scrambled eggs and let them add food coloring and sprinkles to it. Later on, he tucked them in and went to bed himself.

JC De La Torre is the creator, head writer and producer of the Continuum Force and the Vampires of White Chapel audio dramas. He is an author (Ancient Rising), creator of the IDW comic series Star Mage, and with his wife, Rita, a filmmaker (Seekers of the Lost Worlds and the animated series version of Star Mage). JC's previous voice acting credits include Buzz in Continuum Force, Rick in Doctor Geek's Laboratory and various background characters in Vampires of White Chapel. He is also a composer and will be composing all the music in Season Two for both his shows. INT. THE CONTINUUM BUZZ: Buzz Borman here. Stuck on the Continuum again while the rest of the team goes galivanting across Ancient Egypt. Probably seeing the Exodus or battling alien spaceships as they build the pyramids. Don't look at me like that – you know it's true. And all I have is this stupid A.I. to talk to. Sally, are you there? Sally: DA. Buzz: So what are we going to talk about? Sally: I'm not speaking to you. Buzz: That's just great. Now what do I do? Narrator: This episode of Listen Rinse Repeat was voiced and written by JC De La Torre of Continuum Force. It includes the voice of Calliope Collacott as Sally.

Mike Gagne is a full time Coastie, (almost) full time podcaster, husband and father of three. Boston Harbor Horror Libsyn Feed: https://bostonhorror.libsyn.com/rss These micro episodes: Sea Terrors - Ghost Ship and Sea Terrors - Arrival, were written, produced and voice acted by Mike Gagne of Asylum 94 Productions, home of Boston Harbor Horror. EXT: ON DECK OF UNNAMED COAST GUARD CUTTER SOUNDS: Steel crashing against rock UNRELIABLE NARRATOR I come to my senses as steel and rock meet violently. I'm thrown to the deck as my ship crumples beneath me. I toss the jacob's ladder over the side and manage my way down on to the slick rock. SOUNDS: Ladder striking steel, boots coming down. UNRELIABLE NARRATOR I stumble away as my now-grounded ship loses its balance and begins to sway and topple. The crash of metal and subsequent explosion follow me as I dive...behind? SOUNDS: Steel crashing, explosions. UNRELIABLE NARRATOR In front of? Into? One of the misshapen columns. The rock, the shapes, they're...off. Not right...

You can name all the Pythons and probably Graham Chapman's favorite drink. You know the importance of 42 and towels, what TARDIS stands for, and who calls his Impala "baby." You regularly hang out with Edina and Patsy, keep your comics in plastic, and have at least one "action figure" that's still mint-in-box but may not stay that way. You know how big a womp rat is, and if someone feeds you this line, you'll respond without even thinking. Let your geek flag fly, my sibling. We know the good stuff. Oz 9 is a silly space comedy about a bunch of people you really wouldn't trust your drink to, much less your life. Find us in the usual places or at https://oz-9.com. Transcript: Narrator: It was a dark, dreary Monday, a credit-card-debt, nothing-good-in-the-fridge, between-seasons-of-your-favorite-show, even-the-dog-doesn't-like-you Monday. John hurried home, collar up, head down, his mood splashing down in the muck with his shoes. Coming towards him was another man, also inadequately armored against the rain. As they passed, the man muttered, Man 1:"Why, you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf-herder!" Narrator: Almost without thinking and without missing a beat, John replied, John: "Who's scruffy looking?" Narrator: And the day got a little better. This episode of Listen, Rinse, Repeat was voiced by Tim Sherburn, Richard Cowen, and Eric Perry; written by Shannon Perry of Oz 9.

Wedding Dress Written by Charlotte O'Farrell Voice : Joy Hayward Music and Sound Design : Chris Gregory Charlotte O'Farrell is a horror writer. A lifelong fan of the genre, she aims to share her love of the weird and wonderful with her readers. Her stories have appeared in 25 anthologies. She writes daily flash fiction on Twitter. @ChaOFarrell and always enjoys interacting with her readers. She lives in Nottingham with her husband, daughter and cat. https://www.amazon.com/Charlotte-OFarrell/e/B07SBKX1G6?ref=dbs_p_ebk_w0m_abau_000000 Joy Hayward is a prolific voice actor and member of the Alternative Stories team. Transcript : "Beautiful, I told the wedding store owner, admiring my dress. I wish I didn't have to take it off! A dark look fell over the owner's face. My joints locked instantly. I'm wearing it still, a mannequin in a window. I hope someone sees the silent scream in my eyes " Alternative Stories and Fake Realities is an anthology podcast producing audio drama, short fiction and poetry using writers and actors from both sides of the Atlantic from its base right in the middle of England. You can find us by searching alternative stories in your favourite podcast app or clicking on https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730 We're social on twitter https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt And Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ Email: [email protected]

Written by David S. Dear, producer of A Ninth World Journalhttps://ninthworldjournal.com Breakup Dinner Tim just broke up with him in the middle of this fancy, upscale restaurant, having waited until after they'd had a second bottle of wine and dessert. What did it say about Jack that what upset him more than anything else was the fact that Tim had left him with the check?