Welcome to the second installment of the adventures of Ava Minerva! I hope you had as much fun listening to it as we had making it. A little background if you haven’t listened to it yet: We’re bringing you 1980s-style sci-fi tonight. A little d

Ava Minerva: The Colossus Of Ice

Oct 5th, 2023 20m 51s

In a galaxy where water is scarce, the most precious commodity is - Ice! And where treasure is found, there are sure to be - pirates! Sail the spaceways with Captain Ava Minerva and her first mate Guthrie as they attempt to steal - the Colossus

Government Issue

Sep 20th, 2023 7m 3s

On the networked battlefield of the future, a cybernetically enhanced soldier has the worst five minutes of his life.

HP Lovecraft's "The Statement of Randolph Carter"

Dec 16th, 2021 11m 44s

“But I do not fear Harley Warren now, for I suspect that she has known horrors beyond my ken. Now I fear for her.” This was the very first episode we recorded, about six years ago. On that day, we missed a page and a half, and then it took a fe

Downs: The White Ghost

Dec 12th, 2019 17m 46s

“She traded her eyes for forbidden knowledge.” When creating the character of Susan Downs, I was looking for something with a strong logline that could carry any story I felt like telling. I wanted something with a supernatural bent, and I was

The Greatest Show (Left) On Earth

Jun 21st, 2019 11m 15s

Jerod Brennan always goes dark. I’ve mentioned this before, but when we were first conceiving this show, for some reason we kept coming back to threats to children. “Godmother” was my riff on this theme, and Greatest Show is Jerod’s. He, uh, ma

Making Ends Meet

Apr 26th, 2019 16m 9s

I actually read this story a few years ago in Fantasy Scroll Magazine, and when I got in touch with Jarod I suggested it could make a good radio story. It has a strong narrator, a nice twist, and – most importantly – it ain’t too long. This epi

Simulation

May 23rd, 2018 13m 22s

Spoilers and behind-the scenes stuff is at the bottom – Uploading your consciousness to the cloud – we’re going to see if we can make that old sci-fi trope even more horrifying than it was already. While we’re talking about tropes, it’s a trope

The Palomino Station Murder

Apr 23rd, 2018 8m 30s

The pitch for this was pretty simple: Our Town, but on a space station, and with a murder. Where I come from isn’t exactly a small town, but it’s pretty close. As I picture a space station, I picture it being pretty much like that, but more so.

Godmother

Mar 26th, 2018 19m 26s

An age-old curse - a child in peril - a long-dead witch returns from the embers to claim vengeance!

Dinner Party

Feb 23rd, 2018 19m 27s

Our first little tale is entitled Dinner Party, and it’s about a couple of thieves … no, that’s not right. You know that couple that seems really perfect – hmmm, that would give too much away. You ever wonder what your neighbors are really – na

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