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Le Français c\'est facile ! avec Adrien
Le Français c'est facile ! avec AdrienExpression française : "Mettre le grappin sur quelqu'un"Bonjour à toutes et à tous, aujourd'hui je vais vous parler d'un jeu qui a bercé mon enfance et auquel j'ai beaucoup joué, à savoir Super Metroid... pourquoi ? parce que dans l expression du jour il y a le mot grappin et dans super metroid aussi !! en deuxième partie et comme d'habitude je vous explique l'expression française du jour "Mettre le grappin sur quelqu'un", à demainHello everyone, today I'm going to talk to you about a game that was a big part of my childhood and that I played a lot: Super Metroid... why? Because the word...
2025-11-0618 minNoFrag - l\'actualité des simulateurs de meurtres
NoFrag - l'actualité des simulateurs de meurtresNoScope #37 : Crime Boss, Tainted Grail, Yupitergrad 2 et GRAPPIN Lundi dernier, nous avons enregistré le 37e épisode de NoScope, notre émission presque bimensuelle. Comme d’habitude, nous avons discuté avec toute la bienveillance qui nous caractérise, de ce qui a fait l’actu des FPS ces dernières semaines, notamment, de Counter-Strike 2, l’annulation de l’E3 ou encore d’Out of Action. Nous sommes également revenus sur les tests de Crime Boss: Rockay City et GRAPPIN, ainsi que sur les previews de Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon et Yupitergrad 2. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:26 – Les news en vrac (Witchfire, Counter-Strike 2, The Explorator…) 00:44:17 – Les mises à jour & DLC (Sons...
2023-04-112h 13Silence on joue !
Silence on joue !S16E37 - «Bayonetta Origins», «Meg’s Monster», «Lunark», «Grappin»Cette semaine, on commence par aller dans le pays des monstres en compagnie de Meg, qui a perdu sa maman dans la fable de Meg’s Monster. On continue avec le très inattendu Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, qui explore d’une manière très différente l’univers de l’exubérante sorcière. On termine avec le jeu en gros pixels Lunark qui revendique bien haut ses influences Flashback et Prince of Persia et avec Grappin, dont le nom résume assez bien le concept.Jérémie Kletzkine, dans sa chronique jeux...
2023-04-072h 19Tokyo Game Life
Tokyo Game LifeGrappin with Ahmin Hafidi, Dagashiya Game Museum, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Final ThoughtsIndie game developer Ahmin Hafidi joins the podcast to chat about his newest title, Grappin! We explore the origins of this Metroid Prime inspired first person adventure title, how artists James Turner and Takaya Imamura got involved, plus why those grappling hooks are just so fun. I also share some closing thoughts on Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, and explore the older than old school arcade/museum Dagashiya Game Museum in Tokyo! Check out Grappin here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1708320/GRAPPIN/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/grappingame (0:00) - Intro Ga...
2023-03-2642 minHÉROES por Cultura Colectiva
HÉROES por Cultura Colectiva04 | Cristina Grappin: De la Imaginación al Trazo y la FormaRomper estructuras para construir nuevas; así ha sido el camino de Cristina Grappin, una de las más grandes exponentes de la arquitectura en México, proyectando su visión en el mundo a través de conceptos arquitectónicos que abarcan desde cines VIP en California, diseño de yates de lujo en Italia e impresionantes residencias en Madrid, Arabia Saudita o Sian Kaan. Desde el 2012, Cristina forma parte de la firma de arquitectura y diseño, Ezequiel Farca+Cristina Grappin, con oficinas en CDMX, Los Ángeles y Milán. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8...
2020-05-1549 minMás Que Arquitectura
Más Que ArquitecturaConversatorios: Arq. Ezequiel Farca y la Arquitecta Cristina GrappinEsta fue la primera entrega del Podcast en vivo y fue con los arquitectos del estudio Ezequiel Farca + Cristina Grappin. Vemos y interactúa en vivo con nosotros y los invitados por Facebook e Instagram Live. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-04-1533 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 97- Chef's Table - CSI: FantasyAnother fantastic panel from Balticon 2019, discussing CSI techniques in fantasy (and other fictional) settings.   Announcement: We're scaling back to 1 episode a month for a bit while we're working on house prep and moving and such. Once we triumphantly return to our regular scheduling, we hope to have big improvements to the Potcast. Thanks for bearing with us during this transition!
2020-02-1558 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 96- Chef's Table- Muse ON!A. F. and Erin got invited onto an Inside the Actors' Studio-like interview show run by creative enabler Sue Baiman. At Balticon 2019, our Head Chef and Grillmistress held nothing back and spilled all. Don’t forget to check out our Patreon, our Swag Shop (featuring all that new artwork), and to heart us on Spotify! And please talk about us on social media! You can submit prompt ideas, Stoke the Fire and Main Ingredient submissions, Pot Roast ideas, and Short Order Cook ideas at themeltingpotcast@gmail.com or check themeltingpotcast.com/submissions for info.
2020-01-161h 22The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 95- Main Ingredient "Jen of Sedgeholme" and Processed FoodHappy New Year!   We're back from our little hiatus (holidays kinda kicked our butts) with a Main Ingredient story from Potcast regular James Silverstein! Jen of Sedgeholme- One young girl gets chosen by her god to stop a war. We chase that with a Processed Food segment that tears apart probability: the whale/petunias scene from Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Prompt #21 is now closed.  Now introducing Prompt #23- The dead offer you advice, though not always useful. Don’t forget to check out ou...
2020-01-0136 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 94- Stoke the Fire Prompt #21 and Processed FoodHow is it December already? Well, I hope it means you're hungry, because we have a light, delicious meal for you. We'll start with a pair of Stoke the Fire stories based on Prompt #21: You found a star that actually grants wishes! "Sealed with a Kiss" by Christopher Michael "WishStar" by Quinn Grey And after that, we present you with a deconstructed and reconstructed monologue in our Processed Food segment. Dish Boy Theo reads the V speech from V for Vendetta, doing absolutely no justice to Hugo Weaving at all.
2019-12-0139 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 93- Chef's Table- Twitch for DummiesOur November midmonth episode brings you a TMP friend and contributor's latest big triumph: a panel on Twitch for Dummies by Tee Morris, with Tee Morris, of Tee Morris.   Don’t forget to check out our Patreon, our Swag Shop (featuring all that new artwork), and to heart us on Spotify! And please talk about us on social media! You can submit prompt ideas, Stoke the Fire and Main Ingredient submissions, Pot Roast ideas, and Short Order Cook ideas at themeltingpotcast@gmail.com or check themeltingpotcast.com/submissions for info.
2019-11-151h 01The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 92- Stoke the Fire Prompt #20 and Mystery MealIt's November (holy cow) and it's time to serve up some stories! We have a pair of Stoke the Fire stories based on prompt #20- The forecast called for heavy snowstorms. But what's falling from the sky is NOT snow. "On the Winds of Winter" by Christopher Glick "Red Sky" by Christopher Michael We follow it with a Mystery Meal destroying the opening of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. And our new announcement: The Melting Potcast is on Spotify! Don’t forget to check out our Patreon, our ...
2019-11-0142 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 91- Botched Recipes and Processed FoodOctober midmonth gives us a short and sweet episode. Grillmistress Erin has prepared some rather pungent Botched Recipes, followed by Processed Food from the film A Few Good Men. Don’t forget to check out our Patreon, our Swag Shop (featuring all that new artwork), and to leave us a review on iTunes! And please talk about us on social media! You can submit prompt ideas, Stoke the Fire and Main Ingredient submissions, Pot Roast ideas, and Short Order Cook ideas at themeltingpotcast@gmail.com or check themeltingpotcast.com/submissions for info. We have an ann...
2019-10-1522 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 90- Main Ingredient- Father- and A Little SeasoningListeners, it is October 1, and have we got a story for you! We’ll start this month with an epic yet somewhat disturbing (there’s your warning) Main Ingredient story by Potcast friend James Silverstein. It’s been a long time since we had a massive cast like this, so let me start by thanking our guest vocal artists: David Wendt, Kalila Roche, fox_magoo, Nobilis Reed, Doc Coleman, Keith Hughes, Austin Malone, Spence Spencer, Julayne Hughes, and the author himself, James Silverstein. Father by James Silverstein Wilbur’s career as an actor on propag...
2019-10-011h 19The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 89- Chef's Table- Toxic Fans and Fandoms   Fans can be very passionate, and the things they are passionate about can spark arguments and obsession. A panel of professionals at Balticon 2019 discuss toxicity in fans and fandoms. Experiences, how to protect yourself, and how NOT to be toxic are all touched on.   Don’t forget to check out our Patreon, our Swag Shop (featuring all that new artwork), and to leave us a review on iTunes! And please talk about us on social media!   You can submit prompt ideas, Stoke the Fire and Main Ingredient submissions, Pot Roast ideas, and Short Order Cook ideas at themeltingpotcast@gmail.com or check the...
2019-09-1759 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 88- Stoke the Fire Prompt 20, Processed Food, Mystery MealLots of fun new stuff this episode! We are still getting used to actually being able to PAY WRITERS, so thanks again to our amazing Patreon backers (who are also getting this episode FOUR days early) for helping to make this possible! So they get a head start hearing the two Stoke the Fire stories we have for Prompt #20- The forecast called for heavy snowstorms, but what's falling from the sky is NOT snow. "Like Falling Snow" by Christopher Michael "One Particulate Day" by Shannon Brodbeck After that, Erin puts...
2019-09-0149 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 87- Stoke the Fire Prompt #19 and Short Order CookFor our August midmonth episode, we're proud to present our first stories we were able to PAY FOR! That's right! The Stoke the Fire stories in this episode have been BOUGHT! These are for Prompt #19- You have two left feet... along with your right one. "Skip Skip Hop" by A. F. Grappin (I actually am just keeping my pay in the Potcast coffers for future updates) "Two Left Feet" by Kalila Roche After that, we have a trio of Short Order Cook stories, one for A. F., Erin, and Theo...
2019-08-1545 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 86- The Potcast's Fifth Birthday!!!!!Five. Years. The Potcast is old enough to start kindergarten. Who can believe it?! In lieu of a Main ingredient or Stoke the Fire segment, Erin and A. F. tell the story of the Potcast itself. Then we screw with words in a Mystery Meal destroying Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. And THEN we torture Erin by Processed Food segment-ing The Song of Beren and Luthien from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Here's to our next five years!   Don’t forget to check out our Patreo...
2019-08-011h 08The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 85- Chef's Table- Dynamic Voice ActingErin suggested Dynamic Voice Acting as a panel for Balticon and as a result, got to moderate it. Featuring Veronica Giguere, Tee Morris, Starla Huchton, and A. F. Grappin as vocal artists, the panel discusses interpretation when only voice is used. ALSO, ANNOUNCEMENT! Thanks to our amazing patreon backers, we are now able to PAY WRITERS! Starting August 1, 2019, Stoke the Fire and Main Ingredient authors will receive a small payment when their story airs! More reason to send us stuff! Don’t forget to check out our Patreon, our Swag Shop, and to leave...
2019-07-1558 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 84- Main Ingredient "The Chosen One," A Little Seasoning, Mystery MealThere’s some sort of construction going on in the Disaster Kitchen, but that won’t stop us from bringing you a meal’s worth of content!  We start with a ducky Main Ingredient story.  The Chosen One by Christopher Michael One wizard is determined to find the chosen one who will save the world from evil. But the chosen one who has been found… isn’t exactly the one she would have chosen.  Special thanks to A.F.’s brother Tony Grappin for being a special guest voice actor!   We...
2019-07-011h 23The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 83- Chef's Table- You Can't Shop at Target on Middle Earth 2019We recently played 2018's panel of the same name. This year, it was new panelists and a totally different discussion. Great new information and insight. Enjoy!
2019-06-1556 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 82 - LIVE at Balticon 53We were LIVE at Balticon 53 on Friday, May 24, 2019 at 8pm Eastern. To a crowd of pairs and pairs of people, A. F. and Erin were joined by voice actors/podcaster/creatives Tee Morris, Philippa Ballantine, and Spence Spencer to bring you a Main Ingredient story by none other than Potcast Word Chef Keith Hughes. “Double Trouble” was based on Prompt #18- You are informed via phone that your SO has been in an accident. They are standing right next to you. Afterwards, the crowd participated in a live Mystery Meal based on Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven.”
2019-06-0251 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 81- Chef's Table- You Can't Shop at Target on Middle EarthWe’re preparing for Balticon 2019, but we still have one little bit of enjoyment from Balticon 2018 to throw into your ears. “You Can’t Shop at Target in Middle Earth” is a panel about figuring out just what resources your characters have access to in worlds that are vastly different from our own. Your character wearing wool? Where are the sheep? If it’s dyed, where did that come from, and how expensive is it? If they’re wearing armor, where did the ore come from? Where is the smith who forged it, the craftsman who shaped it? Where wa...
2019-05-1558 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 80- Main Ingredient "Before Breakfast" and Food CriticOur 80th episode! At least in numbers. We're getting awfully close to that legendary 100th episode. BUT we aren't going to reach that mythical number if we don't get more submissions in. PLEASE check out our submissions and prompts pages!   In this one, we bring a Main Ingredient story from the mind of Doc Coleman and his Crackle and Bang (The Perils of Prague) universe.   "Before Breakfast"- Lord Richard demonstrated some odd talent with firearms during an incident in Prague. Titania Bang and Tinka are trying to figure out just wh...
2019-05-0138 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 79- Stoke the Fire Prompt 18 and Mystery MealWe're in hectic preparing-for-Balticon mode, but that doesn't mean we can't still serve up a hearty word meal!   Erin and A.F. start off with a pair of Stoke the Fire stories based on prompt #18- You are informed via phone that your SO has been in an accident. They are standing right next to you. "An Evening Conversation" by Jason Goodman (this also touches on like 5 other prompts, knowing Jason) "Redux One - Six" by David "Doc Blue" Wendt   We follow up with a nice Mystery Mea...
2019-04-1542 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 78 - Botched Recipes and A Little SeasoninngOkay, we're back on track. And yet A.F. still isn't back in the kitchen. So Grillmistress Erin is serving up another helping of Botched Recipes. She follows it up with A Little Seasoning with authors/streamers/podcaster Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris! Prompt #18 is now closed. And now opening is: Prompt #20- The forecast called for heavy snowstorms, but what's falling from the sky is NOT snow. Don’t forget to check out our Patreon, our Swag Shop, and to leave us a review on iTunes!  You can submit p...
2019-04-011h 08The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 77- Chef's Table- Improving Your ReadingsGah! Sorry this episode is late. A.F. and Erin had a hectic weekend that got in the way. But better late than never, right?   We bring you an amazing workshop recording from Balticon 2018: Improving Your Reading. Erin ran the workshop, keeping things in order as narrators helped authors discover new ways to make reading their works better! Don’t forget to check out our Patreon, our Swag Shop, and to leave us a review on iTunes!  You can submit prompt ideas, Stoke the Fire and Main Ingredient submissions, Pot Roast ide...
2019-03-1757 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 76- Botched Recipes, A Little Seasoning, Mystery MealA. F. is out of the kitchen so Erin is serving up some Botched Recipes! Authors Chris Lester and Charlie Brown get some mentions in this set of bloopers! After that, A. F. (who still isn't in the kitchen) interviews author Hugh J. O'Donnell in A Little Seasoning. Apologies for some audio issues on A. F.'s end.  And finally, we Mystery Meal up some more Shakespeare! This time, it's poor King Lear getting the treatment. The Melting Potcast is OPEN to submissions and needs YOUR help! Main Ingredient stories (up to 5000 words) a...
2019-03-0149 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 75- Main Ingredient- Date Night at the Ostinato Cafe, Processed FoodsWe love you! Okay, now that the sappy Valentine's Day stuff is past... we're bringing you MORE! We start with a Main Ingredient story by David "Doc Blue" Wendt The Ostinato Cafe is full, and there are couples at every stage in their life sharing this special night. But something more makes it even more meaningful than any of them realize. We follow that with some Processed Foods, where your crew has destroyed famous love poems by putting them through multiple layers of Google Translate!   The Melting P...
2019-02-1536 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 74- Main Ingredient "The Jewel of Lir's Hammer," A Little Seasoning, Mystery MealWe kick off February with a three-course meal for your ears! Start out with Main Ingredient story "The Jewel of Lir's Hammer" by Laura Nicole. Winifred wakes up, remembering only an explosion, to discover the ship she's been living on has been taken by pirates. Now outed as a woman, how is she going to keep her life in her own control? We follow the story with A Little Seasoning with the author herself, Laura Nicole. A. F. and Laura Nicole (aka Spence) discuss the story as well as audio narration and audiobook production.
2019-02-011h 08The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 73- Chef's Table- Balticon 2018- Pitches We're Sick OfIt's well past due, but the Balticon Bonus episodes are joining the regular numbered episodes. Also, as Erin and A. F. will being going to OTHER conventions this year, it doesn't make sense to call these Balticon episodes anymore. From now on, any convention panel episode will now be referred to as The Chef's Table.  That said, this episode's IS a panel from Balticon 2018. Editors and agents discuss "Pitches We're Sick of, and A Few We'd Like to See."   Don’t forget to check out our Patreon, our Swag Shop, and to leave us a rev...
2019-01-1557 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 72- Table Scraps, Processed FoodHappy 2019! We're starting off the year by cleaning the table a bit with some Table Scraps! These are Stoke the Fire stories that never got a partner in the same prompt. Plus, in this case, they're also both stories by our Head Chef!   "Red Tape" and "Seeking Kernels"   We follow that with a Processed Food segment with Dishboy Theo playing a poorly-translated Hannibal Lecter as he sizes up Agent Starling in Silence of the Lambs.   Prompt #17 is now Closed! Introducing Prompt #19: You have two left feet...
2019-01-0128 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 71- Main Ingredient "There Arose Such a Clatter," Mystery Meal2018 is nearly over, and this is the final episode for this year. At least, in our normal feel. Our Patreon backers will still have one more special episode just for them, so consider becoming a backer! Link to our Patreon is lower in the notes here. A. F. is cooking solo, bringing you a Christmas magic story by Keith Hughes. "There Arose Such a Clatter" Something strange is going on on Ray's roof. If he weren't up late on Christmas Eve trying to assemble a bike for his little girl, he might have...
2018-12-1538 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 70- Main Ingredient "A Most Peculiar Bizarre Day Ever," Processed FoodsWe almost didn't make this episode happen in time. Seriously. Things got really hectic in the Disaster Kitchen, but we managed it, and here it is! We start this meal with a Main Ingredient story based on like... 4 prompts.   A Most Peculiar Bizarre Day Ever by Jason Goodman Some weird rain has brought a bunch of crazy people into the hospital, and Jay is just plain out having a rough day. We chase that with a Processed Foods segment including a mangled version of Valerie's letter from the movie V...
2018-12-0642 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 88- Stoke the Fire Prompt 20, Processed Food, Mystery MealLots of fun new stuff this episode! We are still getting used to actually being able to PAY WRITERS, so thanks again to our amazing Patreon backers (who are also getting this episode FOUR days early) for helping to make this possible! So they get a head start hearing the two Stoke the Fire stories we have for Prompt #20- The forecast called for heavy snowstorms, but what's falling from the sky is NOT snow. "Like Falling Snow" by Christopher Michael "One Particulate Day" by Shannon Brodbeck After that, Erin puts...
2018-12-0149 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 21 - Cold Reads LIVE!What? A live episode of another pod/vodcast on the TMP feed? Yes. Yes it is.
2018-11-1557 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 69- Stoke the Fire Prompt #17, Mystery MealWe finally made it to an episode that shall not be numbered. Yeah... it's numbered. But never mind which number. More importantly, it's time for some Stoke the Fire stories! These are from Prompt #17: You have a dinosaur bodyguard. And as an added bonus, they're by the same author, David "Doc Blue" Wendt! "Sugar and Spikes- a Flint Redstone Story" "A Brief Excerpt from [REDACTED]" We trail that with another Mystery Meal made with your help! This one destroys The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. ...
2018-11-0131 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 68- Main Ingredient "However Improbable" by James Silverstein, Food Critic, Processed FoodIt's midmonth October (already?!) and we're here with another Main Ingredient story! "However Improbable" by James Silverstein. A lost file containing words written by Dr. John Watson has been found. Is this really what happened to Sherlock Holmes? We follow it with a Food Critic segment in which A. F. reviews Make Bright the Arrows by S. A. Huchton. Finally, we destroy English (and a couple other languages in the background) with a Processed Foods segment. This monologue from the movie Dogma went through 6 languages before being returned to flawed English! ...
2018-10-1534 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 67 - Main Ingredient- Brownsville Creek by Shay Brodbeck, Mystery MealWe love so much giving new or newish writers an outlet for their words, and this is what we've got today! We bring you Brownsville Creek: A Suburban Legend by Shay Brodbeck. There's something in Brownsville Creek. Even it doesn't seem to know what it is, but it's figuring it out to the detrement of humans. We follow up with a Mystery Meal from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. We should be sorry, but we're not. Prompt #16 is now closed. We bring you now Prompt #18 You are informed via phone th...
2018-10-0137 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 20 - I've Got a Blank Space and I'll Write Your NameHey there! It's another panel from Balticon 2018, this time about Tuckerization! Along with Nobilis Reed, Val Griswold-Ford, and others, our own A. F. was on this panel! Enjoy!
2018-09-1653 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 66 - Botched Recipes and Food CriticIt’s been a while since we proclaimed our idiocy. It seems about time to do it again. Grillmistress Erin serves up some Botched Recipes!   As if that weren’t enough, A. F. reappears magically to give a Food Critic segment for The Terra Gambit by Terry Mixon.   Don’t forget to check out our Patreon, our Swag Shop, and to leave us a review on iTunes!  You can submit prompt ideas, Stoke the Fire and Main Ingredient submissions, Pot Roast ideas, and Short Order Cook ideas at themeltingpotcast@gmail.com or che...
2018-09-0225 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 65- Main Ingredient- "ER Invasion", Processed Foods, Mystery MealWhere has August gone? We're up to midmonth already? Well, fine. Here, have a Main Ingredient story! It's based on Stoke the Fire prompt #14- A rash of people have just entered the emergency room--all of them exhibiting superpowers. ER Invasion by Scott Roche Something strange and urgent is going on in the ER. Somehow, it's the woman who fixes the copier who takes charge and sets out to protect the innocent. We come after that with another of our new Processed Foods segment. Theo reads "The Rules" from the movie Fight Club...
2018-08-1539 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 64- 4th Anniversary Party- Stoke the Fire Prompts 14 and 15, Mystery Meal, Processed FoodsThe Melting Potcast is four years old. FOUR! We can't believe it! We're bringing you a full menu to celebrate, starting with a pair of Stoke the Fire stories. They're both based on Prompt #14 A rash of people have just entered the emergency room-- all of them exhibiting superpowers. But one of them also touches on Prompt #15- There is an expiration date for your birth certificate. It's only a few days away.   "Expiry" by Christopher Michael "The Waiting Doom" by Hugh J. O'Donnell   After that, we have another be...
2018-08-0148 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 19- Dirty Mad Libs 2018Balticon 52's session of Dirty Mad Libs. NSFW!
2018-07-1553 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 63- Main Ingredient- The Journal of the Ivory Throne, TMP Goes to BalticonIt's July 1, and the kitchen is gearing up for a hot summer. We start with a Main Ingredient story by Potcast friend James Silverstein!   The Journal of the Ivory Throne Lonnie has gone missing, and friends from his seafaring village are determined to find him. But the trail leads to the Ivory Throne, an island told of in their worst stories.   After that, we treat you to some rather frightening audio from A.F. and Erin's trip to Balticon, including some delirious, late-night word games.   Pro...
2018-07-011h 10The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 62- Stoke the Fire Prompt #14, Mystery MealWe're back in action, AND back from Balticon! Time to get the ovens back on and cooking. So we bring a triad of Stoke the Fire stories, based on Prompt #14- A rash of people have just entered the emergency room--all of them exhibiting super powers. "The Day the World Broke" by Linton Bowers "Emergent Services" by David "Doc Blue" Wendt "Untitled" by Zack Mann   Follow it with a Mystery Meal, featuring the opening scene from Moby Dick or The Whale by Herman Melville.   Do...
2018-06-1545 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 61- LIVE at Balticon 52Erin and A. F. perform LIVE at Balticon, featuring Main Ingredient story "D.O.D" by Jason Goodman based on Prompt #15- There is an expiration date on your birth certificate. It's only a few days away. Special thanks to guest voice artists Tee Morris, Dave Robison, Christiana Ellis, and Laura Nicole! Along with that, a rather magical Mystery Meal done live!
2018-06-0144 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 18- Why the Storyteller Needs a NarratorThe Disaster Kitchen has reopened, and we're preheating with the last panel we had from Balticon 51 last year.   Why the Storyteller Needs a Narrator- a discussion about giving your narrative a voice.   As in vocal performer. This is about putting your work in audio. Also, Erin and A. F. were both ON the panel, along with some other staggeringly amazing voice artists and writers with amazing perspectives! Don’t forget to check out our Patreon, our Swag Shop, and to leave us a review on iTunes!  You can submit...
2018-05-1553 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 60- Main Ingredient "The Orb of Sakmip" Short Order Cook, Food CriticApril kicks off with a rather poignant Main Ingredient story.   "The Orb of Sakmip" by David Wendt   Sakmip's new president seems a little too attached to the relic meant to remind him how not to govern...   We follow that with a new Short Order Cook segment, in which Dishboy Theo details an...interesting week.   Finally, we close with a Food Critic segment. A. F. reviews A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan. Spoiler alert: 5 spoons!   Prompt #14 is now closed...
2018-04-0251 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 59- Botched Recipes, Short Order CookYou know what we haven’t done in a while? Given our head Chef a vacation. So Grillmistress Erin gets the kitchen to herself for this midmonth episode, and of course, you’re getting some Botched Recipes!   Follow that up with another installment of our new Short Order Cook segment, and that sounds like a good time to us!   Bumper- Mike Luoma Promo- Mistletoe Radio
2018-03-1523 minMadame Mallet
Madame MalletCristina GrappinCristina Grappin, arquitecta e interiorista, visitó a Ana Elena Mallet para una más de nuestras conversaciones de diseño. Nos contó acerca de su proyecto y sociedad Ezequiel Farca+Cristina Grappin, su modelo de trabajo y su visión sobre el diseño y la arquitectura "one stop". Puentes.mx
2018-03-0100 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 58- Main Ingredient "Countdown" by Scott Roche, Short Order Cook, Mystery MealThis whole episode is a huge mess. The Dish Boy greets you, which is bad enough... and everything just kinda goes downhill from there. But the high points... "Countdown" by Scott Roche Barry has years left of indentured servitude as a delivery man. But one particular package may be his own deliverance. After that, we introduce our new Short Order Cook segment. A. F. has 5 minutes to plan and tell a story. The challenge came from Word Chef Jason Goodman...and A. F. did NOT see this one coming. Finally, we...
2018-03-0157 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 17- Dirty Mad-LibsThings get raunchy when panelists at Balticon 51 (including A. F. and Erin) turn sexy scenes into hilarious mad-libs with the help of the audience. NSFW!
2018-02-1458 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 57- Main Ingredient "A Bad Case" by Charlie Brown, A Little Seasoning, Mystery MealIt’s February, and love is in the air. So we at the Disaster Kitchen are bring you a Main Ingredient story about love…sort of.   “A Bad Case” by Charlie Brown   When Steven wakes up with a condition that was passed to him, he’s determined to find a way to get rid of it. Unfortunately, the condition, “Gnomes,” isn’t so easy to get rid of. And it’s interfering with his everyday life.   After that, we treat you to A Little Seasoning with Word Chef Chris Lester. La...
2018-02-011h 09The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 56- Main Ingredient "Ears to the Ground," What Boils My Pot?January midmonth brings us a new story by Word Chef Hugh O'Donnell. True to his form, it's a Main Ingredient story based on a Stoke the Fire prompt. In this case, Prompt #13- Where did the corn go? Yes, it's a Freelance Hunters story! When a town goes missing--the whole town--only Glory, Bingo, and Joachim seem interested in investigating and claiming the reward for finding it.   We follow it up with a What Boils My Pot? segment in which Erin extols the folly of infodumping unnecessary details. A. F.'s brain a...
2018-01-1551 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 70- Main Ingredient "A Most Peculiar Bizarre Day Ever," Processed FoodsWe start this meal with a Main Ingredient story based on like... 4 prompts.  A Most Peculiar Bizarre Day Ever by Jason Goodman Some weird rain has brought a bunch of crazy people into the hospital, and Jay is just plain out having a rough day. We chase that with a Processed Foods segment including a mangled version of Valerie's letter from the movie V for Vendetta. You want to listen to this one, folks. Erin had a tough time keeping it together. Reminder that Prompt #17 closes at the end of the y...
2018-01-0142 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 55- Main Ingredient "World's End," A Little Seasoning, Mystery MealHappy New Year, Lexiconnoisseurs and Word Chefs! 2018 is promising some new segments from us (to be announced later this year) and of course, all kinds of new content.   But enough about the future. Let’s focus on NOW!   We have a Main Ingredient story by dear Word Chef James Silverstein.   “World’s End”   A mourning, small-town sheriff gets a visit from an FBI agent tracking down a local necromancer. Of course, it’s someone he knows. Someone close.   We follow that up...
2018-01-011h 24The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 16- Help! There's Kissing in My Book!An early morning panel about authentic romance in novels, featuring panelists Nobilis Reed, Scott Roche, Starla Huchton, Bob Chase, and Ken Schrader, 
2017-12-1558 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 54- Stoke the Fire in Review, A Little SeasoningThis episode is going to be like none we’ve ever done before. We received a pair of Stoke the Fire stories that defy most description. Largely because they go above and beyond the intention of our Stoke the Fire prompts. Between two stories, a total of 12—that’s right TWELVE—of our 14 prompts to date are covered. We won’t list them all here, but the only two prompts not covered today are prompts #1 and #3.  We give you:   “A Potluck Podcast” by Jason Goodman “Cornjuration” by Jason Goodman   We follow those pheno...
2017-12-0157 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 53- Botched Recipes, Food Critic, Mystery MealSomeone has taken over the Disaster Kitchen. The Junior Chefs! What do they do but try to embarrass the crew? The JCs bring you some Botched Recipes and cook up some sort of food dish just in time for Grillmistress Erin and Dish Boy Theo to reclaim control.   While sampling this odd concoction, Erin and Theo bring a Food Critic segment where A. F. and Erin discuss My Bittersweet Summer  by S. A. Huchton.    Finally, they wrap this ridiculous mess up with a Mystery Meal, destroying the “To be or not to be”...
2017-11-1539 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 52- Main Ingredient, A Little Seasoning, Mystery MealHere in the Disaster Kitchen, we try to bring you real food for thought. And our Main Ingredient story today certainly brings it.   Author Doc Coleman gives us a tale that strikes on not one, but TWO Stoke the Fire prompts...but it's still a Main Ingredient story. Here we have   Prompt #12- Write a story featuring some kind of mystic cheese. Prompt #13- Where did the corn go?   "The Blessing of the Cheese" Professor Crackle had determined that creamed corn is the best...
2017-11-011h 24The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 15- Resistance is Never Futile- Activism in Sci-Fi and FantasyAnother Balticon panel, this one very special. You've heard panels that A. F. and Erin have been on... well, this one only had A. F. in the audience, but ERIN WAS MODERATOR!   That's right. Erin moderated conversation on activism in genre fiction, featuring panelists Brenda Clough, Ted Weber, Day Al-Mohamed, and Fran Wilde.
2017-10-1557 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 51- Main Ingredient "The Long Weekend" by Heath Howell, What Boils My Pot, Mystery MealIt’s October, and that means it’s time for another episode of The Melting Potcast! Today, the Head Chef and Grillmistress bring you a Main Ingredient story by Heath Howell! “The Long Weekend” Oliver has spent the last four months taking care of his mother. At the end of his rope, he boards a plane with her, hoping it might be the beginning of the end to the trials.   We follow that with a new What Boils My Pot segment, in which Erin rants about misused foreign languages.   And wrap t...
2017-10-0154 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 14- Author Readings (Reed, Povey, Grappin)Author readings from Balticon 51, featuring Nobilis Reed, Jennifer Povey, and a chapter of Starsigns by our very own Head Chef!
2017-09-1542 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 50- (Belated) Birthday BashIt’s our (belated) Birthday Bash! Erin and A. F. bring you three Stoke the Fire stories based on prompt 13- Where did the corn go? One of them is from a brand-new Word Chef!   “Fly-By Corn Thieves” by K. L. Koster “A Series of Blog Posts on the Conundrum of the Corn” by David “Doc Blue” Wendt “Corn Mother” by Scott Roche   Did we mention this episode would have cake? While A. F. heads out for that, the Grillmistress serves up a heaping helping of Botched Recipes. Keep your e...
2017-09-0146 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 49- Stoke the Fire prompt #12, Mystery MealThe Disaster Kitchen is back and recovering from our hectic summer. More importantly, our staff is returning! Grillmistress Erin is back behind the mic, and along with A. F., bringing you some Stoke the Fire stories! These are for Prompt #12: Write a story featuring some kind of mystic cheese. "Al Fredo and the Cheese of Doom" by Scott Roche "A Transformative Experience" by Erin Kazmark "Morning Tragedy" by Val Griswold-Ford   We follow it up with a Mystery Meal. That's right, we're finally getting those going again! This t...
2017-08-1533 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 48- Main Ingredient- A LITTLE TINKERING by J. K. MilesJust A. F. again, hopefully the last time before our third anniversary on August 1!   A. F. brings you a Main Ingredient story from J. K. Miles. A LITTLE TINKERING Meander has tried four times to stop this bloody war. He's wandered the time stream, but every attempt has failed. If this fifth plan doesn't work, he may have to give up altogether.   Promo- STILL WATER by Justin R. Macumber Music- Rynos Theme Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
2017-07-1516 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 47- Stoke the Fire Prompt 11We’re still on a short kitchen staff, so it’s just A. F. today. Our Head Chef brings you two new Stoke the Fire stories, based on prompt #11.   The empanadas you just took out of the oven have exploded, and something alive is emerging.   We give you   “Grow-Dee” by Brayzin Narstirius “The Magic of the Kitchen” by James Silverstein   We hope to be back to our usual quality and content come August and our third anniversary. Thanks for bearing with us while we’re r...
2017-07-0119 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 13- Writing for AudioErin and A. F. were panelists at Balticon 51! Here's a discussion on writing specifically for audio, also featuring Paul E. Cooley, Veronica Giguere, P. C. Haring, and Steve Lubs.
2017-06-1554 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 46- The Melting Potcast LIVE!The Melting Potcast's first ever live show, at Balticon 51! Erin and A. F. go about their usual antics with no possibility of edits.   Start off with a Main Ingredient story by Julayne Hughes-- The Nast Pasty, based on prompt #11: THe empanadas you just took out of the oven exploded, and something alive is emerging! Follow that up with an all-live Mystery Meal, read for once by the Head Chef! We destroy Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss! And we took suggestions for last minute What Boils My Pot!  ...
2017-06-0146 min50 Nuances d\'Aigris
50 Nuances d'AigrisNuance #5 - Grappin AutomataNuance #5 - Grappin Automata Sommaire : Critiques : Nier Automata (01:00) / Flinthook (29:02)Recommandation : Impossible Creatures (49:28)Tour de table final (63:12) : Du bons jeux de poilus japonais avec Zero Escape : Virtue's Last Reward et Persona 5 et, pour changer un peu, une early access du test de Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, lui même en early access. Crédits :Jet Set Radio - Up-Set AttackNier Automata - City RuinsFlinthook - Galaxy's Greatest PirateImpossible Creatures - Menu ThemeCastle Crashers - FluteyBanjo&Kazooie - final battle
2017-05-311h 31The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 45- Main Ingredient "Her Evening Chair" by Heath Howell, Food Critic, What Boils My Pot The Pot cast crew introduces a brand new Word Chef in his first Main Ingredient story:   Her Evening Chair by Heath Howell   Melissa takes an evening to explore beyond her senses.   Follow it up with a Food Critic segment about Comorbid by Lorelei Logsdon, and then a What Boils My Pot segment where Erin rants about the physical trait shopping list.   Promo- Veil of Shadows by Terry Mixon
2017-05-0150 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 12- Dirty Mad LibsA. F. actually got invited to be on this panel when someone couldn't show! Dirty scenes of literature are turned into madlibs with the audience's help. NSFW or small children!
2017-04-161h 43The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 44- Botched Recipes, A Little Seasoning, Mystery MealIt is April Fool's Day, and there is plenty of foolishness going on in the Disaster Kitchen! Erin and Theo kick us off with some Botched Recipes sure to tickle your innards. Follow that up with A Little Seasoning from Balticon 50, with A. F. interviewing Lauren Scribe Harris. We close with a new Mystery Meal featuring a scene from Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Get out your calendars for this one, folks. Prompt #11 is now closed, so we're introducing prompt #13: Where did the corn go? The only limit is your i...
2017-04-0144 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 11- It Takes a VillageA short panel from Balticon 50, It Takes a Village. While independent publishing calls itself independent, it's really a group effort with a network and family. This panel discusses building and nurturing that network so creatives aren't alone.   Dave Robison Veronica Giguere Walt Boyes Scott E. Pond Paul E. Cooley Sue Baiman
2017-03-1530 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 43- Stoke the Fire prompt #9, Mystery MealOur March first episode brings us a new pair of Stoke the Fire stories. These are for prompt #9- You wake up alone at night with bite marks on your legs. What’s eating you?   We give you: “There’s No Such Thing as Lollywogs” by Austin Malone “Me: It’s What’s for Dinner” by A. F. Grappin   After the break, we have another Mystery Meal, with an early scene from Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations. Keep your eyes on our Facebook group and Twitter feed for prompts for...
2017-03-0133 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 42- Cheesiest Episode Ever!Before starting this episode, have to apologize for two things. One, that it's late. Two, we got some weird buzzing in our audio that I couldn't get rid of. At least it isn't in the Main Ingredient story. Speaking of... CHEESE PIRATES by Chris A. Jackson Chris has given us the honor of producing the prequel story to his CHEESE RUNNERS trilogy. Following the story, we also have a Food Critic segment for the trilogy itself. (Spoiler alert, all three books get 4 spoons!)   And we finish up with revealing the prize w...
2017-02-1649 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 41- Main Ingredient- JETPACK by J. K. MilesTHEO IS BACK! Our intrepid trio of hosts is on vacation, but we're still giving you an episode! We kick off with an all new Main Ingredient story.   JET PACK by J.K. Miles   All that's between me and the jetpack I've always wanted is a single bureaucrat. How could things get any worse?   Music- How it Begins" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   We foll...
2017-02-0129 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 10- Queering the FeedIt's time for another panel from Balticon 50! This was the Queering the Feed panel, discussing gender and sexuality bending in media. This panel was run by Jared Axelrod of The Voice of Free Planet X and also featured A. F. Grappin, Hugh O'Donnell, Ruth Lampe, and J. R. Blackwell.   Also, big reminder! We're still accepting submissions for Prompt #12- Write a story featuring some kind of mystic cheese. Until February 10, all submissions will earn their author an entry into a drawing for Audible codes to get the Cheese Runners Trilogy by Chris A. Jackson. That's 3 b...
2017-01-1553 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 40- Stoke the Fire- Prompt 10- Mystery Meal- What Boils My PotIt's a new year with a new surprise from the Potcast crew, but that comes later. We kick off 2017 with two Stoke the Fire stories for prompt #10- An animal from outside your local ecosystem has entered nature and is breeding uncontrollably. "An Unexpected Fluffle" by Nick Kelly of the Geek Wolfpack Podcast "Lawn Care" by A. F. Grappin We follow the stories with a Mystery Meal with a scene from Animal Farm by George Orwell, and then an all new segment. Erin brings us What Boils My Pot, our new outlet to r...
2017-01-0145 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 9- How to Write Fight Scenes with Maria V. SnyderIt's time for another Balticon Bonus Episode! This time it's a presentation by Maria V. Snyder, regarding How to Write Fight Scenes!   This was a great presentation that A. F. thoroughly enjoyed. Hope you do too!
2016-12-151h 25The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 39- Botched Recipes and A Little SeasoningErin's in charge of the Disaster Kitchen today, bringing another hefty helping of Botched Recipes! After that, she serves up another interview from Balticon 50. It's A Little Seasoning with creator of The Voice of Free Planet X, Jared Axelrod!   The Patreon patron-only episode is going to drop sometime this month. You can only get access to that episode if you are a backer, so check out our Patreon. As little as $1 an episode will get you access to the Patreon feed. That episode is going to have something we've never had on the s...
2016-12-0157 minThe Metamor City Podcast
The Metamor City PodcastTRATWD 080 – Interview with A. F. GrappinThis week I interview A. F. Grappin about their new novel, Luc Bertrand: Assassin’s Victim. We also discuss gender identity and writing queer characters. Plus, feedback on Things Unseen! DIVINE INTERVENTION Promotional Giveaway — this is the last week for the contest, so make a new pledge now to be automatically enrolled in the drawing! — Chris Lester … Continue reading "TRATWD 080 – Interview with A. F. Grappin"
2016-11-2756 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 38- Stoke the Fire Prompt #9 and Mystery MealA. F. and Erin are still sick, but not as bad as two weeks ago. Their temperaments and bickering are definitely back to normal as they bring two new Stoke the Fire stories based on prompt #9- You wake up with bite marks on yours legs. What's eating you? "Slug Teeth" by Dan Absalonson "Monster Hunting" by Hugh J. O'Donnell They follow up with a Mystery Meal from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. And Theo's finally back to read it!   Promo- Necropolis by James Silverstein Bumper- L...
2016-11-1641 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 37- Table Scraps and Mystery MealThe plague has hit the Disaster Kitchen. That's right. A. F. and Erin are sick, so no lengthy notes here. We bring two orphaned Stoke the Fire stories. "The Wizard's Chamber" by Hugh J. O'Donnell "The Interview" by Scott Roche Follow that up with a Mystery Meal featuring a great scene from Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. Bumper- Chris Lester of The Raven and the Writing Desk Promo- Esho St. Claire by Scott Roche
2016-11-0230 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 9- Building a Fictional MealA great discussion/presentation from Balticon 50 with Denise Clemons. There's more to a meal than just the food. Listen to find out more!
2016-10-1549 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 36- Food Critic and Botched RecipesIt's been some time since our last Food Critic segment. A. F. and Erin discuss The Thousand Names by Django Wexler. After that, Erin serves up another hefty helping of Botched Recipes. Prompt #9 is now closed. Prompt #11 is OPEN! The empanadas you just took out of the oven exploded, and something alive is emerging! We have a serious need for submission, so we're opening a call! Please check out our prompts for flash fiction, or send us a Main Ingredient story of 5000 words or less. Check out the submissions tab for information.
2016-10-0127 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 35- Stoke the Fire- Prompt #8, A Little Seasoning September's midmonth episode brings A. F. and Erin back to you with some all-new Stoke the Fire stories! These are based on prompt #8- Aliens have given you a supersense. How do you use it? "Safe Scents" by A. F. Grappin "Touch" by Sarah Celiann Follow that up with A Little Seasoning with musician Kim the Comic Book Goddess.  From Balticon 50, she and A. F. discuss telling stories through lyrics and music rather than prose. It's a very different sort of conversation, and one A. F. was very pleased to have!
2016-09-1545 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 34- Main Ingredient- Rider of the Postal Apocalypse and Mystery Meal It has been interesting trying to get this episode together. Between baby junior chef, Theo working nights, and the sudden surgery Erin ended up needing, we're just glad this episode happened at all! So we bring you not only your two beloved hosts, but a small sloo of guests! Junior Chefs Emily, Meg, and Lachlan join A. F. and Erin to bring you an all-new Main Ingredient story! Rider of the Postal Apocalypse by Martin Spernau Everyone is afraid of the mailman, but Mary doesn't quite understand why. So when she meets one...
2016-09-0348 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastBalticon Bonus Episode 8- The Craft of WritingAn amazing presentation/discussion on the craft of writing with Connie Willis from Balticon 50! You need to listen to get everything out of it! Don't forget that voting is still open for our second Cookoff Challenge. You can vote on Facebook and Twitter! Hurry, because it closes  on August 21st!
2016-08-151h 05The Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 33- Our Second Anniversary!Two years already we've been doing The Melting Potcast, and we have no intention of stopping! As proof, A. F. (whose birthday is today, too) and Erin (whose birthday is NOT today) bring you the stories for our second Cookoff Challenge. Two authors, head to head, for prompt #8- Aliens have given you a supersense. How do you use it. Sniffing Out Trouble by Scott Roche Head Lights by Austin Malone Sorry, but we're still not playing a Mystery Meal this episode. They ARE coming, we promise! We bring you A Little Seasoning with Chris...
2016-08-0156 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 32- Main Ingredient- The Cost of Freedom and Botched RecipesOnce again, we have no idea where A. F. has disappeared to, so it falls to new mother (again) Erin to host an episode. Before the rigors of Mommy-Brain set in, here's what this midmonth episode brings! Main Ingredient story- The Cost of Freedom by Jeff Brackett Deep in cyberspace, a hacker encounters a frighteningly tough defense system: a soldier named Guardian. Sean has no choice but to fight... and to figure out how to beat the most advanced program he's ever seen. And then, since it's Erin, you know you're getting another batch...
2016-07-1527 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 31- Stoke the Fire Prompt #6, A Little SeasoningThe oven timer FINALLY went off! Grillmistress Erin and Theo have welcomed their little bun in the oven into the world! We have a new Junior Chef in the kitchen, so it's only A.F. today, bringing you two new Stoke the Fire stories. These are for Prompt #6- Why is everyone afraid of the mailman? "Special Delivery" by Terrie Keenan "Postal" by Linton Bowers Both are brand new Word Chefs, so hooray for new blood! A.F. also brings on the first interview from Balticon 50, A Little Seasoning with Michael R. Underwood...
2016-07-0139 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 21- Stoke the Fire (Prompt #4), Food Critic, Mystery MealIt's our December episode, featuring a bagload of goodies! We start out with a pair of not-at-all-Christmas-related Stoke the Fire stories for Prompt # 4- A company has just received an order of "fledges." They did not order these.   "Fledge Invasion" by A. F. Grappin "My Brother's Keeper" by Jrd Skinner of the Flashpulp Podcast   Then, we're off to the Food Critic segment, where A. F. tells Erin (and you!) about THE BLACK: ARRIVAL by Paul E. Cooley. It gets 4 of 5 spoons from the Head Chef. And fi...
2015-12-0131 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 18- Stoke the Fire Prompt #5, Food Critic, A Little SeasoningOur October episode brings some great material. First of all, we've got the entire crew hosting, so you know it's already a disaster. First, we have a pair of Stoke the Fire stories (and one poem!) based on prompt #5- Something in the bathroom is your character's spiritual leader or confidante. "Origami Sin" by Martin Spernau "Drip Drip Drip" by A. F. Grappin "Bathtime: An Invocation" by Austin Malone We've got our first poem, so thanks for the submission, Austin! Our Food Critic segment has...
2015-10-0139 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastSpecial Episode- The Way of the Buffalo: Live with The Melting PotcastAt Balticon 49, A. F. and Erin had the honor of being interviewed by Hugh and Pat of The Way of the Buffalo podcast. Here's the recording of the live audio. Liner notes from The Way of the Buffalo Today we are proud to present our Balticon 49 live recording featuring A F Grappin and Erin Kazmark of The Melting Potcast!  Special thanks to our lovely audience! What we're enjoying this week: P-Tone watched The Lone Gunmen! Hugh read Marvel's Secret Wars! A F watched Game of Thrones! Erin watched The A...
2015-06-1041 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode 11- Stoke the Fire- Prompt #3Sorry about that prank episode yesterday, but not really. Here's our real April episode, featuring three brand new Stoke the Fire stories from the crew of the Disaster Kitchen! Prompt #3- Each food in your refrigerator has a different effect on your mental health. "A Taste of the Past" by Theo Kazmark, read by A. F. Grappin "Interview with a Refrigerator" by Erin Kazmark, read by Theo Kazmark "Cream of Whatever" by A. F. Grappin, read by Erin Kazmark Promo- The Roundtable Podcast
2015-04-0232 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode Two- Stoke the Fire- Prompt #1Our first Stoke the Fire episode! Prompt #1- A servant is asked to do something out of the ordinary. We have two submissions: "Excerpts from the Logs of Penfold PRKXN stroke 9B, Serial Number 79834" by Nobilis Reed "Carl Waits" by A. F. Grappin read by Theo Kazmark Don't forget, both Stoke the Fire prompts are open for submissions! I hope to get at least one more episode out of each prompt before retiring them and opening some new ones, so write while they're open! Promo- Reader/Writer podcast
2014-09-0110 minThe Melting Potcast
The Melting PotcastEpisode Zero- Welcome to the Disaster KitchenWelcome to the Disaster Kitchen of The Melting Potcast! In this introductory episode, host A. F. Grappin gives you an overview of what to expect in episode types and goes over some basic submission guidelines. The podcast launches officially on August 1, 2014, so get out those pens and check out the prompts!
2014-07-0208 minActivités physiques et sportives - La voile
Activités physiques et sportives - La voileVoile - Matelotage - Noeud de grappin (Christian Réan)Le noeud de grappin est utilisé pour fixer les ancres.
2013-04-0901 min