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Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry
FEED DROP: Skulls & Treasure (Part 4)
This is the final episode of Skulls & Treasure! Today: a sparkling mummy, a breakthrough, a daring heist, a spinning wall of knives, and new beginnings.Skulls & Treasure is written, directed, and edited by Amy Thorstenson. Starring Amy Thorstenson, Clinton Roper Elledge, Martin Lovell, Kitten McCreery, Eduardo de los Reyes, Toni Maddocks, and Pin Young.Theme song by Casey Bushmaker. You can view a full list of our other music and sound effects credits here. Please support freesound.org and the creators of royalty free music!CW: Depression, anxiety, suicide, drug useIf...
2023-08-08
57 min
Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry
FEED DROP: Skulls & Treasure (Part 3)
In today’s episode: an ancient pyramid, rock bottom, hallucinogenic tea, and Missy Christopherson’s bottle cap jewelry.Skulls & Treasure is written, directed, and edited by Amy Thorstenson. Starring Amy Thorstenson, Clinton Roper Elledge, Martin Lovell, Pramila Murphy, Joel Orbach, Luke Rampersad, Eduardo de los Reyes, Toni Maddocks, and Aaryan Singh Solanki.Theme song by Casey Bushmaker. You can view a full list of our other music and sound effects credits here. Please support freesound.org and the creators of royalty free music!CW: Depression, anxiety, suicide, drug useIf you’re experi...
2023-08-01
48 min
Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry
FEED DROP: Skulls & Treasure (Part 2)
In today’s episode: Norwegian giants, a tooth from the Buddha, tasers, and scary Russian antiquities dealers with surprisingly progressive views on mental health.Skulls & Treasure is written, directed, and edited by Amy Thorstenson. Starring Amy Thorstenson, Clinton Roper Elledge, Martin Lovell, Kitten McCreery, Pramila Murphy, Luke Rampersad, Joel Orbach, Toni Maddocks, Vince Burnard and Simen Lindhagen.Theme song by Casey Bushmaker. You can view a full list of our other music and sound effects credits here. Please support freesound.org and the creators of royalty free music!CW: Depression, anxiety, suicide, drug us...
2023-07-22
49 min
Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry
FEED DROP: Skulls & Treasure (Part 1)
In today’s episode: Mayan temples, exploding caves, unhelpful therapists, infuriating tech bros, and a pool full of sharks.Skulls & Treasure is written, directed, and edited by Amy Thorstenson. Starring Amy Thorstenson, Clinton Roper Elledge, Martin Lovell, Kitten McCreery, Pramila Murphy, Chad Eschman, Luke Rampersad, Eduardo de los Reyes, Joel Orbach, and Pin Young.Theme song by Casey Bushmaker. You can view a full list of our other music and sound effects credits here. Please support freesound.org and the creators of royalty free music!CW: Depression, anxiety, suicide, drug useIf yo...
2023-07-18
56 min
Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry
Crank It All Down
As Nature’s Children breaks down the door, the Amazing team races to find a fix to the whole… nanobots turning everyone into helpless babies… thing.Will they save the world? Will Josh grow up? Will Frankie and Agnes finally admit their love? Will everyone survive the day? Most importantly, is “jetpack” one word or two? All this and more in the season finale of “Dear Earth, I’m Really Sorry.”Website | Transcript | Merch Sign up for a free Audible trial at www.audibletrial.com/dearearth and check out our Bookshop.org shop at https://books...
2022-03-10
25 min
Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry
The Uncoming of Age
Well, things aren’t great. Agnes is a spy, Frankie’s becoming a big human blob, Josh has finally lost it, and everyone on Earth is about to turn into a helpless baby. But maybe our heroes can still save the day. And maybe, just maybe, someone will finally get a real apology.Website | Transcript | Merch Sign up for a free Audible trial at www.audibletrial.com/dearearth and check out our Bookshop.org shop at https://bookshop.org/shop/dearearth.CREDITS:Created and produced by Amy Thorstenson. Sound design by A...
2022-03-03
36 min
Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry
The Sludged-Up Duck
Welcome to the Convention Of Inventions For Tomorrow Today!Things are looking up for Amazing Labs as Josh finally invents something that works (!) while Agnes and Frankie go on an adorable date to a genetically-engineered petting zoo. But Ethel and Nature’s Children are about to drop the bombshell of the century…Website | Transcript | Merch Sign up for a free Audible trial at www.audibletrial.com/dearearth and check out our Bookshop.org shop at https://bookshop.org/shop/dearearth.And check out the art of Robin Eisenberg!CREDITS:Crea...
2022-02-24
29 min
Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry
Dear Earth, You're Welcome
Josh’s issues with his dad (and a certain fast food restaurant) make things at Amazing Labs even worse. Meanwhile, Frankie finds the courage to ask out Agnes, but it… does not go as planned.In a burst of inspiration, Josh invents a device that spills the beans on what everyone really thinks. Absolute honesty - what could go wrong?Website | Transcript | Merch Sign up for a free Audible trial at www.audibletrial.com/dearearth and check out our Bookshop.org shop at https://bookshop.org/shop/dearearth.CREDITS:Created and...
2022-02-17
26 min
Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry
Calling Dr. Dad
Turns out Agnes has been hiding a dangerous secret from her new friends. Uh-oh. Meanwhile, Josh unwisely resurrects an old invention in the hopes of reaching the one person who could fix all of his problems… Dad.Website | Transcript | Merch Sign up for a free Audible trial at www.audibletrial.com/dearearth and check out our Bookshop.org shop at https://bookshop.org/shop/dearearth.CREDITSCreated and produced by Amy Thorstenson. Sound design by Amy Thorstenson. Directed by Erin Austin. Episode 4 was written by Dusty Wilson.With performances by...
2022-02-10
24 min
Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry
Agnes the Super Assistant
Team Amazing hires an assistant to keep Josh on task. Agnes is practically perfect in every way, and even better, there’s an undeniable spark between her and Frankie. Could this be the start of something beautiful?For a brief shining moment, things at Amazing Labs seem… good? Under control? Cue disaster in T minus 3… 2… 1…Website | Transcript | Merch Check out our Bookshop.org shop at https://bookshop.org/shop/dearearth.CREDITS:Created and produced by Amy Thorstenson. Sound design by Amy Thorstenson. Directed by Erin Austin. Episode 3 was written by...
2022-02-03
30 min
Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry
Josh Amazing is a Sucky Boss
Frankie goes to the doctor hoping to get some answers, but Dr. Becky’s got nothin but bad news.Meanwhile, Josh plans a fancy launch party for his newest invention. There’s just one problem: he needs the lab techs to help him and they… kinda hate him. Like, a lot. What’s a totally-not-sucky boss to do?Website | Transcript | Merch Check out our Bookshop.org shop at https://bookshop.org/shop/dearearth.CREDITS:Created and produced by Amy Thorstenson. Sound design by Amy Thorstenson. Directed by Erin Austin. Episode 2 was writ...
2022-01-27
26 min
Dear Earth, I'm Really Sorry
A Shrew in the Shadow of a Dinosaur
Meet Josh Amazing. He’s young, he’s enthusiastic, he’s the new head of Amazing Labs… and he has absolutely no idea what he’s doing. And meet Frankie Amazing. She’s brilliant, she’s sarcastic… and she’s a secret Frankenstein.Can Josh and Frankie get over their sibling rivalry in order to save the family business? Will the world survive long enough to find out? And what the heck is a SeatBalt???Website | Transcript | Merch CREDITS:Created and produced by Amy Thorstenson. Sound design by Amy Thorstenson. Directed by Erin Austin. Epi...
2022-01-20
29 min
Succotash
Clippin' A Crop Of Clips
Happy Two Thousand and Twenty Two, worthy listener! I'm Marc Hershon, your every-other-weekly-host of Succotash, the Comedy Soundcast Soundcast. Where we usually feature snippets from our fine folks’ comedy soundcasts and tell you where you can go find them for yourself in their entirety. We also occasionally do interviews, and I may have one of those the next time I hold court here in the Succotashery, but today I’m “Clippin’ A Crop of Clips” for you, as the title suggests. And I am coming to you from my plush new all-electric mobile studio, Studio MX-30. (I just got M...
2022-01-11
39 min
The Grid Is For Squares
The End of a Season
Hey friends! We come to you today with news… we’re officially taking a wee break from The Grid Is For Squares. Over the course of 36 episodes, we went from getting the idea for a homestead to buying 10 acres to building a greenhouse to building a yurt, and we thought that right now might be a reasonable time to call the end of Season 1.
2021-06-22
14 min
The Grid Is For Squares
We Have A Yurt!
It’s been a long time in the making, but it’s finally here! We have a yurt! After work last Friday, I drove up to our property for a very brief but very important weekend… we built our yurt! It’s been months of excavation and building the platform and installing the flooring and waiting for the yurt company to fabricate the thing, and now we finally have a yurt!A few days prior, Vince and his mom and brother rented a UHaul and drove up to Grass Valley CA to pick up our f...
2021-06-08
32 min
The Grid Is For Squares
The Miscreant Zone
Well, we have another “Grid Is For Squares Unplugged” this week… a little shorter, a little less edited than other episodes in the past. Vince and I have been so busy lately and I know everyone understands.The podcast I was recently hired to produce professionally, The Suburban Women Problem, cracked Apple Podcasts’ Top 200 in its first week, which has been a strange and interesting and extremely stressful ride. But SWP is a political podcast with high-level guests like Chasten Buttigieg and this is a totally different beast… weird, small, and very personal. I’m fine with The Grid Is...
2021-05-25
27 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Rain and Pudgy Pies
I’m not going to lie to you, friends. I really did not want to edit this episode of The Grid Is For Squares. I’ve been working 60 hours a week at my new job, which is creating and editing a podcast, so the last thing I wanted to do was edit another podcast in my “free time.”But I’m glad I did, for a few reasons. One, I haven’t seen Vince much this spring and it’s always nice to hear his voice. Two, our power was out in Glendale when we recorded, and it came back o...
2021-05-11
32 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Weird April
Hi friends! So April has been weird. I mean, of course the whole past year has been weird, being a sentient creature is weird, anything existing in the universe is weird, but for our particular microcosm, April has been especially weird. I just started a new job so I’ve been living alone in our apartment in LA while Vince, his mom, and his brother Morey have been living off the grid on our homestead all month.So Vince and his mom and brother recorded this episode up on the property, hanging out in our greenhouse. It wa...
2021-04-27
43 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Flashback
Hi, friends! We’re currently in an exciting and very busy moment for us… I just got a new job and I jumped into production for a new scripted sci-fi podcast this week. And over in Vince’s world, his brother Morey is coming out to visit this month and the whole family is planning to stay on the property for a good long while.I’ll be working hard down here in LA while Vince, Judy and Morey live off the grid for a month or two. We don’t have anything brand-new to discuss (haven’t been up to...
2021-03-30
37 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Take Me To Skool: An Interview
Today marks the 30th episode of The Grid Is For Squares! It’s hard to believe we’ve been at this since January of 2020. And, perhaps accordingly, the format of today’s episode is a little different than usual… we have an interview!Earlier this month, our friends Mike and Amber joined us up on our property to work on their skoolie. So I thought I’d take that opportunity to interview Mike about his experience converting a school bus into a home.If you like The Grid Is For Squares, please leave us a rating and...
2021-03-16
38 min
The Grid Is For Squares
A Necessary Evil
Hi friends, welcome to another episode of The Grid Is For Squares! Today, we’re discussing something that we hate but something that’s an unfortunate reality in building an off-the-grid homestead: money.We built our awesome yurt platform last month, which means the next step is to purchase the actual yurt. (Check out our timelapse video if you haven’t yet!) But the yurt will cost about $10,000 and our finances are really tight right now, which means that despite all of our hard work and careful planning, we’re not sure if we can responsibly buy a yurt r...
2021-03-02
40 min
The Grid Is For Squares
We Built A Yurt Platform!
Hey friends! Today we have exciting news to report... we built the platform for our 16-foot yurt! I have lots of words and pictures to share, and of course you can listen to today’s episode too, but the best illustration of how we kicked ass is this timelapse video below. 4 days of work condensed into 3 minutes! This is a timelapse of our yurt platform construction-- 4 days compressed into 3 minutes! For more information, you can check out our podcast and/or our blog! It was a serious construction project that began a...
2021-02-16
39 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Adventures in Time and Space
Welcome to another episode of The Grid Is For Squares! I don’t want this podcast to turn into a summary of our to-do list, cause that would be boring, so it’s important to me that when we don’t have a major breakthrough to report, we focus on a theme.So today’s theme is… time and space! Which, granted, covers everything in existence. But it’s also a way of framing our property, our projects, and the different ways we approach the world. In today’s episode, Vince uses a bunyip and SketchUp, we t...
2021-02-02
34 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Vince Goes Feral
Hey out there. It’s been another weird and dark week, but at least nothing too catastrophic has happened since we recorded this episode a week ago. Although here in LA basically everyone has coronavirus, and there have been threats of armed insurrections in all 50 states, so we’re hunkering down, staying indoors, and taking long trips up to our 10-acre property. In our previous episode, we talked about the in-floor heating system we built in our greenhouse. (Vince also wishes to issue a correction: he stated we were using 1/2-inch vinyl tubing, but it’s actually 1/4-inch...
2021-01-19
34 min
The Grid Is For Squares
In-Floor Heating, Off The Grid
Today’s exciting news is that we finally finished our in-floor heating project… and it worked! We knew from the get-go that electric heating wouldn’t be an option; the average space heater runs on 1500 watts, which means that our giant Yeti 3000 battery could only run one for 2 hours. Another solution was needed.The simple version of our in-floor heating system is: a 12-volt circulating pump (which plugs into our Yeti battery) is immersed in a one-gallon steel reservoir, which pumps hot water from the reservoir through 2 tubing runs that wind through the floor. After pumping the hot wa...
2021-01-05
41 min
The Grid Is For Squares
One Year of Homesteading
Welcome to the last episode of 2020! We’ve had our ten-acre property for a little more than a year now (we spent our first night there on Thanksgiving 2019), but as we come to the end of December, we thought we should take a moment to reflect back on what we’ve built, what we’ve learned, and what we recommend.For starters, I always feel a lot of imposter syndrome when I say either “homesteading” or “off-the-grid”… we don’t live there, we haven’t planted any food, we don’t have a drinkable water supply, and we rely on the resourc...
2020-12-22
43 min
The Grid Is For Squares
We Built A Sink!
Welcome to The Grid Is For Squares! Today, we’re jumping back to our week on the property in early November. We only covered half of it in the last episode because there was a lot to discuss!But before we get to that, we talk a little about Thanksgiving. It was especially problematic this year—what with the whole gathering during a global pandemic thing—but like most stories that involve indigenous people and white people, Thanksgiving is pretty problematic in general. So we talk about the real story behind Thanksgiving and how so little of what w...
2020-12-08
37 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Hail Yeah!
Well it’s been a hot minute, but we finally have a new episode of The Grid Is For Squares to share with you all! We missed you.It’s been a whole month since we last posted an episode… a lot has happened, but the most important news in our local world is that the rain has begun! We went up to the property on the Saturday after the election and a big rainstorm followed us north the entire drive. In other places that might be seen as a bad omen, but for Californians there is nothin...
2020-11-24
40 min
The Grid Is For Squares
We Can Dig It
It’s hard to believe that this is our last episode before the election. It’s been an impending doom ship sailing closer with each passing week and now it’s almost here. We’re going up to the property for a while after Election Day (either to celebrate, to mourn, or to hide?), so we might delay our next episode, but don’t worry about us. Everyone just be safe out there and VOTE VOTE VOTE!On today’s episode, we chat about our latest trip up to the property, which was all about digging! We’ve bee...
2020-10-27
37 min
The Radiograph
Jupiter, The Hymn
Written, performed, and edited by Amy Thorstenson.This episode was created during the COVID-19 pandemic, with all artists sheltering in place and collaborating remotely.The Radiograph is presented by Trap Street.
2020-10-25
05 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Bus Aquired!
Or maybe it should be AQIred, since we also spend a lot of time talking about AQI in this episode. In any case, the exciting news of the day is that the skoolie is now officially on our property! The world is getting to a point where we can’t even mention every bleak and upsetting thing that’s happened since we last recorded, or we’d spend the whole episode talking about it. And a little closer to home, here in the world of California, everything is still on fire.The slightly cooler weather and th...
2020-10-13
32 min
The Radiograph
Sabertooth Mosquitoes
Last California is brought to you by My New Armor, makers of stylish body armor for the post-explosion era. For 10% off your first order, enter LASTCA at checkout.Sabertooth Mosquitoes features Chad Eschman, Alaina McManus, Randall Carver, Katie Markovich, Tony Werner, and Shelley Herman. Editing and sound design by Amy Thorstenson. Music by the Purple Urchins. Written and directed by Chad Eschman.This episode was created during the COVID-19 pandemic, with all artists sheltering in place and collaborating remotely.The Radiograph is presented by Trap Street.
2020-10-11
05 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Yurts So Good
Hey friends. We’ve been struggling a little lately… between the pandemic, the election, and wildfire smoke making the air toxic in both LA and Mariposa, things have been feeling pretty bleak. It’s not easy trying to live our daily lives and create our homestead with all of that happening in the background, but like everyone else, we muddle through.So today we’re talking about something that makes us happy: yurts! We’ve wanted to put a yurt on our property for a while now, and although we’re still in the Research And Planning phase, I wan...
2020-09-29
37 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Where There's Smoke
When we started this podcast, we thought it would be a chill low-key show about homesteading. But 2020 has been so insane, we find ourselves having to address “breaking news” more and more.So today’s episode is about the current disaster that everyone’s talking about… the West Coast is on fire. It’s affecting us here in Los Angeles, with dangerous air quality from the Bobcat Fire, and the huge Creek Fire is filling our property with wildfire smoke up in Mariposa too.We can’t be anywhere indoors because of the pandemic and we can’t be an...
2020-09-15
38 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Where There's Smoke
When we started this podcast, we thought it would be a chill low-key show about homesteading. But 2020 has been so insane, we find ourselves having to address “breaking news” more and more. So today’s episode is about the current disaster that everyone’s talking about… the West Coast is on fire. It’s affecting us here in Los Angeles, with dangerous air quality from the Bobcat Fire, and the huge Creek Fire is filling our property with wildfire smoke up in Mariposa too. But let’s talk about our latest property visit for a moment. Over Labor Day weekend, we went up to...
2020-09-15
00 min
The Radiograph
Upgrade Now!
Upgrade Now! Written by Karen Fisher. Directed by Damon Krometis. Featuring Pin Young, Michael DeMarco, Grace Gabel, Dahjn Maria Gomez, and Bridgette Hayes. Edited by Amy Thorstenson.Additional music and effects used under Creative Commons license from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), as well as Mativve, Maurice J K, Scott Snailham, suoitnop, maxmakessounds, Tuben, Perel, Kurlyjoe, FPJ666, and envirOmaniac2 (freesound.org).This episode was created during the COVID-19 pandemic, with all artists sheltering in place and collaborating remotely.The Radiograph is presented by Trap Street.
2020-09-13
07 min
The Radiograph
Iggy Goes Viral
Volume 2. An apartment in Atwater Village.Iggy Goes Viral. Written by Amy Thorstenson. Directed by Alaina McManus. Featuring Faith D’Amato as Kaylie and Toni Maddocks as Miranda. Edited by Matthew Johns. Music by The Purple Urchins.If you or someone you love needs help, here are a few resources:https://www.glbthotline.org/ https://www.thetrevorproject.org/We are releasing this during September, which is US national suicide prevention month. We all know that suicide doesn’t regulate itself to one month a year, and until we all acce...
2020-09-06
05 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Sand in a Sauna
Hey friends, welcome to The Grid Is For Squares. It feels like about a million years since our last episode, but (checks notes) nope, still just 2 weeks.We’re posting this episode exactly 1 year from the very first time we set foot on our property! Not when we bought it, but the first time we checked the place out. It was 100 degrees that day, which turns out is… very normal for this time of year. ☀️ Today’s big story is that we recently went up to the property to finish (well, “finish”) the greenhouse! We left on a Thur...
2020-09-01
36 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Sand in a Sauna
Hey friends, welcome to The Grid Is For Squares. It feels like about a million years since our last episode, but (checks notes) nope, still just 2 weeks.Today’s big story is that we recently went up to the property to finish (well, “finish”) the greenhouse! We left on a Thursday after Vince got home from work and arrived in the dark, then we woke up ass-early on the prop and got to work. First we moved all of the furniture out of the greenhouse, then we installed our 4 aluminum boxes to provide ventilation.After that, Vince started making trips to Ace...
2020-09-01
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
A Week of In Betweens
Thanks for tuning in to The Grid Is For Squares today! This week I tried a new microphone setup which ultimately was a step backwards for our sound quality, but next episode we’ll be back to our old soundscape. Thanks for your patience as I tweak our process here. Today’s episode finds us in a bit of an “in-between” zone. Vince went back to Joshua Tree to help some more with the skoolie, I called the Mariposa County Building Department about permits, and plans for our yurt are starting to come together. Baby steps eventually lead to marathons. Hopefull...
2020-08-18
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
A Week of In Betweens
Thanks for tuning in to The Grid Is For Squares! This week I tried a new microphone setup which turned out to be a step backwards for our sound quality, but next episode we’ll be back to our old soundscape. Thanks for your patience as I tweak our process here.Everything is kinda going back to normal in Los Angeles, including traffic and smog, which is insane because our coronavirus numbers just keep climbing. We also had an earthquake earlier in the month, which was a little unsettling but honestly not a major cause for concern. Su...
2020-08-18
37 min
The Grid Is For Squares
A Skoolie in the Desert
Hey everyone. It’s been a rough couple of weeks for us and the world. We briefly talk about the state of the country and how it’s a bummer you can’t rely on individual humans to do the right thing. Then we talk about the importance of art. I published a novel recently, a weird lil thing I called "The Planets, Or: How I Kept It Cute At The End of the World." It’s about a girl with anxiety who survives a nuclear apocalypse on a homestead, and although I did write it before we purchased our property...
2020-08-04
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
A Skoolie in the Desert
Hey everyone. It’s been a rough couple of weeks for us and the world. We briefly talk about the state of the country, what with secret police throwing people into unmarked vans and all, and how it’s a bummer you can’t rely on individual humans to do the right thing.Then we talk about the importance of art. I published a novel recently, a weird lil thing I called The Planets, Or: How I Kept It Cute At The End of the World. It’s about a girl with anxiety who survives a nuclear apocalyp...
2020-08-04
37 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Vince's Vampire Weekend
Hi again, friends. We’re back with a new episode of The Grid Is For Squares. Hope you’re staying strong in the face of all the darkness out there. ❤️ Over the 4th of July, Vince headed north to work on the property. It was 100 degrees in Mariposa that weekend, so I was happy to stay at home with the dog while Vince kicked ass under a bright full moon.He discovered that most of our plants died because of the heat, including most of the food we planted. But somehow the poison oak came back! Oh...
2020-07-21
39 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Vince's Vampire Weekend
Over the 4th of July, Vince headed north to work on the property. It was 100 degrees in Mariposa that weekend, so I was happy to stay at home with the dog in Glendale while Vince kicked ass under a bright full moon. He discovered that most of our plants died because of the heat, including most of the food we planted. But somehow the poison oak came back! Oh goody. (Worst. Plant. Ever.) But we’ll keep fighting it. We just need to find the right time to pull it and the right thing to plant in its place. It’ll b...
2020-07-21
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
So Fire
We talked about water in our last episode, so this time we thought we’d talk about fire! 🔥 As we’ve mentioned in the past, wildfires are a serious reality here in California and as we go on, we’ll have to think very seriously about firescaping. But first, we talk a bit about moving Vince’s mom Judy out of her house in Napa. She lived there for quite a few years and, along with some good times, we also had some really scary anomalous times up there. We were up there for the 2014 Napa Earthquake (which Vince initially thought was...
2020-07-07
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
So Fire
We talked about water in our last episode, so this week we thought we’d talk about fire! 🔥 As we’ve mentioned in the past, wildfires are a grim reality here in California and as we go on, we’ll have to think very seriously about firescaping. But first, we talk a bit about moving Vince’s mom Judy out of her house in Napa. She lived there for quite a few years and, along with some good times, we also had some really scary anomalous times up there. We were there for the 2014 Napa Earthquake (which Vince initi...
2020-07-07
38 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Water, Water... Not Exactly Everywhere
Today we’re posting an episode that we recorded back in mid-May, but that doesn’t mean we’ve moved on from talking about social justice. Let’s all keep marching, and donating, and pressuring our elected officials. Onto today’s topic… water! Vince has worked in greywater basically the entire time we’ve lived in California. His job is a combination of plumbing and landscaping, sending used water from people's laundry, bathtubs, and dishes into their landscaping instead of the sewer. He also installs rainwater tanks. Keep your water local! We also talk about what Vince has learned from his years work...
2020-06-23
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Water, Water... Not Exactly Everywhere
Today we’re posting an episode that we recorded back in mid-May, but that doesn’t mean we’ve moved on from talking about social justice. It’ll be tempting for white allies to refocus on coronavirus and the environment and everything we have on our plates in the coming months, but it’s vital to remember that racism and systemic injustice won’t go away just because we stop talking about it. So let’s keep marching, and donating, and pressuring our elected officials.Onto today’s topic… water!Vince has worked in greywater basically the enti...
2020-06-23
40 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Use A Tool, Don't Be A Tool
2020-06-09
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Use A Tool, Don't Be A Tool
2020-06-09
38 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
It’s our 10th episode! 🎉 Time is always weird, but it’s been especially weird in the last few months, so it’s hard to gauge whether it “feels” like 10 episodes. But if you’ve been listening to the show, we’d super-duper appreciate it if you’d leave a rating or review. Thanks very much, friends! Our biggest current project isn’t something on the property… it’s moving Vince’s mom out of her house in Napa so we can all save enough money to make our homestead a reality. It’s a little scary because we don’t have a set p...
2020-05-19
38 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
It’s our 10th episode! 🎉 Time is always weird, but it’s been especially weird in the last few months, so it’s hard to gauge whether it “feels” like 10 episodes. But if you’ve been listening to the show, we’d super-duper appreciate it if you’d leave a rating or review. Thanks very much, friends! The biggest project we’ve been working on lately hasn’t been something on the property… it’s been about moving Vince’s mom out of her house in Napa so we can save enough money to make actual progress on our homestead. It’s a little scary because w...
2020-05-19
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
A Day In The Life
It’s been a little over 6 months now since we purchased our 10 acres of undeveloped land. So on this episode of The Grid Is For Squares, we thought we’d discuss what a typical day as a homesteader looks like. We battle daily with rain, cold, heat, poison oak, mice, time, and space, but we persevere. And damnit, we enjoy it.Side note, we still need a name for the place! Vince pitches “Night Sparkles,” which I mock because that is clearly the name of a goth unicorn. When the right name comes to us, we’ll fe...
2020-05-05
38 min
The Grid Is For Squares
A Day In The Life
It’s been a little over 6 months now since we purchased our 10 acres of undeveloped land. So on this episode of The Grid Is For Squares, we talk about what a typical day of homesteading looks like. We battle daily with rain, cold, heat, poison oak, mice, time, and space, but we persevere. And damnit, we enjoy it. Side note, we also still need a name for the place! Vince pitches “Night Sparkles,” which I mock because that is clearly the name of a goth unicorn. When the right name comes to us, we’ll know, but let us know if you h...
2020-05-05
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
We Built A Compost Toilet!
If you’re planning to spend more than 24 hours outside, you need to account for 2 essential things: 1) a place to sleep, and 2) a place to poop.Sanitation is the backbone of modern civilization. No cholera here, folks. We don’t have a septic system or sewer connection yet on our property, so a composting outhouse was the one of the very first things we built. Honestly, it makes a lot more sense to shit in the carbon cycle instead of the water cycle anyway.In its simplest form, a compost toilet is just a 5-gallon buck...
2020-04-21
27 min
The Grid Is For Squares
We Built A Compost Toilet!
If you’re planning to spend more than 24 hours outside, you need to account for 2 essential things: 1) a place to sleep, and 2) a place to poop. Sanitation is the backbone of modern civilization. No cholera here, folks. We don’t have a septic system or sewer connection yet on our property, so a composting outhouse was the one of the very first things we built. In its simplest form, a compost toilet is just a 5-gallon bucket and some sawdust. But our outhouse has been an evolving project and now that we’re done, it’s a pretty swanky bathroom (while st...
2020-04-21
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Life Is In Tents
Today is a very special episode on 2 counts… 1) We welcome our first guest on the show, Vince’s mom Judy, who has been a part of this journey from the beginning. And 2), we recorded directly from our property for the very first time! I forced everyone to pile into the tent and record from there. You know, because of acoustics. I’m a very professional producer. I record in tents. We didn’t want to discuss the pandemic, but let’s be real: it infuses every thread of our fabric of reality right now. We discuss how Judy lost...
2020-04-07
33 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Life Is In Tents
Today is a very special episode on 2 counts... 1) we welcome our very first guest onto the show, Vince's mom Judy, who has been part of this journey from the beginning. And 2), we recorded directly from our property for the very first time! I forced everyone to pile into our tent and record from there. You know, because of acoustics. I'm a very professional producer. I record in tents.
2020-04-07
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
A Greenhouse in the Time of Coronavirus
Greetings, friends. Hope you’re staying safe and remaining indoors. Vince and I recorded this episode only one week ago, which now feels like approximately 5 years.We do discuss the virus for a few minutes—after all, this kind of public crisis is the exact reason that some people build an off-the-grid homestead. But is that why we did it? Is this our bug-out spot? Or is it a community space? And if shit really hits the fan, does that change? There are no easy answers; it’s an ongoing conversation.But then we move onto a...
2020-03-24
36 min
The Grid Is For Squares
A Greenhouse in the Time of Coronavirus
Greetings, friends. Hope you’re staying safe and remaining indoors. Vince and I recorded this episode only one week ago, which now feels like approximately 5 years.We do discuss the virus for a few minutes—after all, this kind of public crisis is the exact reason that some people build an off-the-grid homestead. But is that why we did it? Is this our bug-out spot? Or is it a community space? And if shit really hits the fan, does that change? There are no easy answers; it’s an ongoing conversation.But then we move onto a...
2020-03-24
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
We Broke Ground!
This week, we discuss breaking ground on our first structure: a dugout. Like pioneer families of old, we are digging into a hill to create an insulated space. But digging isn’t as easy as it sounds… we are laden with boulders. Rich with rocks. And we’re talking, like, 500-pound chunks of granite here.We also get real about our mental health and how it’s affected our property journey. Spoiler alert: we’re screwed up, and probably so are you, but we muddled ahead with our dreams anyway. Excelsior!WHAT WE BUILT:Well, a...
2020-03-10
25 min
The Grid Is For Squares
We Broke Ground!
This week, we discuss breaking ground on our first structure: a dugout. Like pioneer families of old, we are digging into a hill to create an insulated space. But digging isn’t as easy as it sounds… we are laden with boulders. Rich with rocks. And we’re talking, like, 500-pound chunks of granite here. We also get real about our mental health and how it’s affected our property journey. Spoiler alert: we’re screwed up, and probably so are you, but we muddled ahead with our dreams anyway. Excelsior!
2020-03-10
00 min
The Radiograph
Mars: The Bringer Of War
Mars: The Bringer of War was written and edited by Amy Thorstenson. Directed by Alaina McManus and Chad Eschman. Featuring Amy Thorstenson, Clayton Fox, Toni Maddocks, Anne Hollister, and Ryan Schremp. Public domain music includes “The Planets,” composed by Gustav Holst and performed by the U.S. Air Force Band; “Devil’s Gonna Git You,” composed by Porter Granger and performed by Bessie Smith; and “T’aint Nobody’s Bus’ness If I Do,” composed by Porter Granger and performed by Fats Waller and Sara Martin. Royalty-free music includes “Cool Vibes” and “In Your Arms” composed and recorded by Kevin MacLeod. Sound effects...
2020-02-29
22 min
The Grid Is For Squares
We Slept In The Snow!
We finally spent a night on our new property--3 of them, in fact--but Mother Nature wasn't about to make it easy on us. It snowed! Hear about our PVC tent and compost toilet, our debate over the value of suffering, some minor catastrophic structural failure, and the first improvements we've made on our vacant 10-acre property. Oh, and also, we discovered that the dirt is full of gold. GOOOOOLD!
2020-02-25
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
We Slept In The Snow!
We finally spent a night on our new property—3 of them, in fact—but Mother Nature wasn’t about to make it easy on us. It was raining when we arrived, and during the first night, it snowed! But we didn’t let that deter us. We loaded our tent up with blankets and made mulled wine over our campfire and got to work.Hear about our PVC sukkah and compost toilet, our debate over the value of suffering, some minor catastrophic structural failure, and the first few improvements we’ve made on our vacant 10-acre prop...
2020-02-25
38 min
The Grid Is For Squares
We Bought A Property!
Big news... we did it! After 3 years of searching for our dream property, we now own 10 acres of beautiful vacant land outside of Yosemite!But first, we had to get our hearts broken. We withdrew our offer for the 40-acre property we were so excited about and were forced to reassess our entire plan in light of our finances, permitting, and other stupid "truths" and "realities."Hear about our successes and failures, our giant boulders and our Very Grownup Documents, and the kinky shit that notaries are into.The next phase has begun! A...
2020-02-11
31 min
The Grid Is For Squares
We Bought A Property!
Big news... we did it! After 3 years of searching for our dream property, we now officially own 10 acres of beautiful vacant land outside of Yosemite! But first, we had to get our hearts broken. Hear about our successes and failures, our giant boulders and our Very Grownup Documents, and the kinky shit that notaries are into.
2020-02-11
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
The Great Search
Hi again! Welcome back to The Grid Is For Squares. In today’s episode, Vince and Amy discuss the enormous project of searching for vacant land to purchase. California’s big, but finding the perfect acres for us hasn’t been easy.Hear all about Zillow searches, deal-breakers, future neighbor lawsuits, picnics, and tilting the Earth at our leisure as if we are gods. You can check out some pics of our property visits on Instagram.And at the end of the episode, we reveal some details about a 40-acre property that we found and love...
2020-01-28
30 min
The Grid Is For Squares
The Great Search
In today's episode, Vince and Amy discuss the enormous project of searching for vacant land to purchase. Hear all about Zillow searches, deal-breakers, future neighbor lawsuits, and tilting the Earth at our leisure as if we are gods.
2020-01-28
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
More Than A Pipe Dream
2020-01-10
00 min
The Grid Is For Squares
More Than A Pipe Dream
2020-01-10
28 min
The Audio Verse Awards Nominee Showcase Podcast
2019 Showcase: Cosmic Love
Hi, this is Amy Thorstenson, the creator, writer and editor of Cosmic Love. Cosmic Love is about Madam Xandra, who hosts a radio show where she gives love and sex advice on an intergalactic space station. All Madam Xandra wants to do is give advice to the good people and aliens of the galaxy, but mortal danger just keeps getting in the way. You're about to listen to Season 2, Episode 3. In Season 2 of Cosmic Love, the galaxy has been taken over by a fascist conservative government and Madam Xandra has been forced to start co-hosting a patriotic...
2019-09-13
23 min
Succotash
Fallin' Into Succotash
Saluton, estas mi Tyson Saner, your host for the duration of this clips episode of Succotash, The Comedy Soundcast Soundcast. Thank you for deciding to make us your destination listening for about an hour of your life in as many chunks as you desire. That's part of the charm of a soundcast: you listen whenever YOU want to. It's entirely your choice and I am grateful for your having made it so far. I only wish to provide a service - if the need still exists as you are listening to this - and that service is...
2019-09-09
56 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 2 Episode 8: So Long, Squares
Written, directed and edited by Amy Thorstenson Featuring the vocal talents of: Katie Self as Madam Xandra Chad Eschman as Chip Chetford-Braddingly Katie Pelensky as Eddy Jesse Abbott Chin as Eddie Clinton Roper Elledge as Guard Luke Rampersad as Guard Kimberly Alexander as The Monster in 88-C Brooks Wilson as Ad Voice Katie Markovich as Janessa Brian Donavon as Dok Bloodnikov ...
2019-07-25
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 2 Episode 7: She Contains Multitudes... Of Evil
Written, directed and edited by Amy Thorstenson Featuring the vocal talents of: Katie Self as Madam Xandra Chad Eschman as Chip Chetford-Braddingly Katie Pelensky as Eddy/Eddie Ryan Schremp as Ad Voice Clinton Roper Elledge as Corporal Mincent FlimKimberly Alexander as The Monster in 88-C Cosmic Love and The Freedom And Family Values Hour theme songs by Casey Bushmaker Other music from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com...
2019-07-18
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 2 Episode 6: Two Before Ze Breakfast-Wurst
Written, directed and edited by Amy Thorstenson Featuring the vocal talents of: Katie Self as Madam Xandra Chad Eschman as Chip Chetford-Braddingly Katie Pelensky as Eddy/Eddie Brian Donovan as Hans Frei Luke Rampersad as Mr. Sweet Peaches Cosmic Love and The Freedom And Family Values Hour theme songs by Casey Bushmaker Other music from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Not As It Seems, Scheming Weasel, Tenebrous Brothers Carnival Act One, Arcadia, Danse...
2019-07-11
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
A Holiday Message From Joot Blark
Written, directed and edited by Amy Thorstenson Featuring the vocal talents of: Ryan Schremp as Announcement Voice Sound effects from freesound.org: Store_Door_Chime_Mike-Koenig-570742973 and 47626_readeonly_end-radio-transmission. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-07-04
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 2 Episode 5: Dudes Would Be Like Whaaaaaaat
Written, directed and edited by Amy Thorstenson Featuring the vocal talents of: Katie Self as Madam Xandra Chad Eschman as Chip Chetford-Braddingly Katie Pelensky as Eddy/Eddie Luke Rampersad as Dr. Mort Glortson Clinton Roper Elledge as Colonel Rrkarrk Brian Donovan as Hans Frei Brooks Wilson as Ad Voice Katie Markovich as Ad Voice Tony Werner as Ad Voice Cosmic Love and The Freedom...
2019-06-27
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 2 Episode 4: One Doug, Not For Eating
Written, directed and edited by Amy ThorstensonFeaturing the vocal talents of:Katie Self as Madam XandraChad Eschman as Chip Chetford-BraddinglyKatie Pelensky as Eddy/EddieKimberly Alexander as The Monster in 88-CBrian Donovan as Dok BloodnikovLena Valentine as Ad VoiceAmy Thorstenson as Ad VoiceCosmic Love and The Freedom And Family Values Hour theme songs by Casey BushmakerOther music from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Vadodora, Le Grand Chase, Supernatural Radio...
2019-06-20
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 2 Episode 3: Like A Shiny Piece of Metal Crashing At Dawn
Written, directed and edited by Amy Thorstenson Featuring the vocal talents of: Katie Self as Madam Xandra Chad Eschman as Chip Chetford-Braddingly Katie Pelensky as Eddy/Eddie Sam Manual as Nebula Jim Jesse Abbott Chin as Drunken Customer Katie Markovich as Mrs. Blossom AntiMatter Torpedo Brian Donovan as Hans Frei Lena Valentine as Ad Voice Cosmic Love and The Freedom And Family Values Hour theme songs by Casey Bushmaker Other music from Kevin MacLeod...
2019-06-13
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 2 Episode 2: Just So Many Dogs
Written, directed and edited by Amy Thorstenson Featuring the vocal talents of: Katie Self as Madam Xandra Chad Eschman as Chip Chetford-Braddingly Katie Pelensky as Eddy Kimberly Alexander as Mrs. Drupeld Vapurm Sam Manual as Nebula Jim Ryan Schremp as Ad Voice Amy Thorstenson as Ad Voice Cosmic Love and The Freedom And Family Values Hour theme songs by Casey Bushmaker Other music from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): The Show Must Be Go, Teddy Bear Waltz...
2019-06-06
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 2 Episode 1: Joot Blark’s The Greatest Guy That Ever Lived!
Written, directed and edited by Amy Thorstenson Featuring the vocal talents of: Katie Self as Madam Xandra Chad Eschman as Chip Chetford-Braddingly Katie Pelensky as Eddy Ryan Schremp as Announcement Voice and Minister Dick Sylvania Lena Valentine as Sylvia Sylvania Cosmic Love and The Freedom And Family Values Hour theme songs by Casey Bushmaker Other music from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): At Launch, Take A Chance, Heavy Heart, Happy Happy Game Show, Casa Bossa Nova, and Fig Leaf Times Two...
2019-05-30
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 1 Episode 10: The Penthouse Suite
Voices by Katie Self, Brian Donovan, Clayton Snyder, Amy Thorstenson, Vincent Burnard, and Ryan Schremp.Theme song by members of Sparklef*ck.Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com): "The Complex," "Devastation and Revenge," "All This," "Mechanolith," "Discovery Hit," "Lost Frontier," "Promises To Keep," "Black Vortex," "At Launch," "Procession of the King." Additional music by Canton Becker: "Canton Lujon Remix."Sound effects from freesound.org ("end radio transmission" by ReadeOnly, "robot chat" by harri, "high heels walking" by rivernile7, "highheels run" by sturmankin, "walking on wood" by philter137, "space gun shoot" by...
2019-04-18
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 1 Episode 9: The Docking Bays
Voices by Katie Self, Brian Donovan, Amy Thorstenson, Clayton Snyder, Vincent Burnard, and Ryan Schremp.Theme song by members of Sparklef*ck.Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com): "Split in Synapse," "Dances and Dames," "Beach Party," "Rites," "Devastation and Revenge," "Second Coming - no percussion."Sound effects from freesound.org ("end radio transmission" by ReadeOnly, "robot chat" by harri, "high heels walking" by rivernile7, "highheels run" by sturmankin, "walking on wood" by philter137, "space gun shoot" by afirlam, "laser shot" by semagnum, "phone 1952 bakelite looped" by spleencast.) Additional sounds from Pond5.com ("...
2019-04-11
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 1 Episode 8: The Luxury Deck
Voices by Katie Self, Brian Donovan, Ryan Schremp, Amy Thorstenson, Claire Swora, Tim Towne.Theme song by members of Sparklef*ck.Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com): "Future Gladiator," "Hero Down," "Club Diver," "Marty Gots a Plan," "Local Forecast - Slower," "Mistake the Getaway," "Love Song,"Sound effects from freesound.org ("end radio transmission" by ReadeOnly, "robot chat" by harri, "high heels walking" by rivernile7, "highheels run" by sturmankin, "phone 1952 bakelite looped" by spleencast, "Store Door Chime" by MikeKoenig, "footsteps on wood" by fewes, "metal-creek-crash-smash" by thesoundcatcher, "jumping-onto-a-hard-floor-with-shoes-and-some-walking-sounds" by wibsob, "laser shot"...
2019-04-04
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 1 Episode 7: The Captain Planet Memorial Arboretum and Water Park
Voices by Katie Self, Brian Donovan, Amy Thorstenson, Jacob Ruben, and Tim Towne.Theme song by members of Sparklef*ck.Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com): "Heart of Nowhere," "Dance Macabre- Xylophone," "Work is Work," "Tenebrous Brothers Carnival," "EDM Detection Mode," "Nerves."Sound effects from freesound.org ("end radio transmission" by ReadeOnly, "robot chat" by harri, "high heels walking" by rivernile7, "highheels run" by sturmankin, "walking on wood" by philter137, "space gun shoot" by afirlam, "boxing scuffle long" by martian, "footsteps on wood" by fewes, , "babbling-brook" by electronixtech, "phone 1952 bakelite looped" by...
2019-03-28
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 1 Episode 6: Dok's Bedroom
Voices by Katie Self, Brian Donovan, Clayton Snyder, Vincent Burnard, and Amy Thorstenson.Theme song by members of Sparklef*ck.Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com): "Heart of Nowhere," "Dark Times," "Long Road Ahead," and "Arcadia."Sound effects from freesound.org ("end radio transmission" by ReadeOnly, "robot chat" by harri, "high heels walking" by rivernile7, "highheels run" by sturmankin, "walking on wood" by philter137, "space gun shoot" by afirlam, "earth vs space battle" by omar-alvarado, "boxing scuffle long" by martian, "mcmorrise-horror-movie-strings" by timbre_remix, "alarms" by guitarguy1985, "mr dog" by apolloaiello, "seawash-calm"...
2019-03-21
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 1 Episode 5: The Gladiator Arena
Voices by Katie Self, Brian Donovan, Clayton Snyder, Ryan Schremp, Kate Kloetty, Amy Thorstenson.Theme song by members of Sparklef*ck.Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com): "Lone Harvest," "At Launch," "Life of Riley," and "Harmful or Fatal."Sound effects from freesound.org ("end radio transmission" by ReadeOnly, "robot chat" by harri, "high heels walking" by rivernile7, "walking on wood" by philter137, "whip cracks" by cgeffex, "crowd at a banquet" by unfa, "space gun shoot" by afirlam, "earth vs space battle" by omar-alvarado, "boxing scuffle long" by martian.) Additional sounds from Pond5...
2019-03-14
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 1 Episode 4: The Eeleria
Voices by Katie Self, Brian Donovan, Onicia Muller, Ryan Schremp, Kate Kloetty, Amy Thorstenson, Vincent Burnard, and introducing Clayton Snyder as Gamma Rays.Theme song by members of Sparklef*ck.Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com): "Lost Time," "Ossuary 2 - Turn," "Ibn Al-Noor," "Lone Harvest," "Eastminster," "Constance," "Tea Roots," "Quirky Dog," "Just Nasty," and "Hall of the Mountain King."Sound effects from freesound.org ("robot chat" by harri, "dislocator sci-fi weapon" by JarAxe, "Weird SciFi Noise" by Opticreep, "End Radio Transmission" by ReadeOnly, "early video game-ish fire" by Timbre, "space gun shoot"...
2019-03-07
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 1 Episode 3: The All-Seeing Eye
Voices by Katie Self, Brian Donovan, Ryan Schremp, Kate Kloetty, Jacob Ruben, Claire Swora, Amy Thorstenson, and Vincent Burnard.Theme song by members of Sparklef*ck.Music by Amy Thorstenson (Zab Zabrony theme, Bach's Prelude in C and Chopin's C# Minor Waltz). Additional music includes "Ossuary 4 - Animate," "Penumbra - Creepy Music," "Past The Edge," "Ossuary 2 - Turn," "Parisian," and "Reign Supreme" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com).Sound effects from freesound.org ("robot chat" by harri, "dislocator sci-fi weapon" by JarAxe, "Weird SciFi Noise" by Opticreep, "End Radio Transmission" by ReadeOnly, "early...
2019-02-28
00 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 1 Episode 2: Station Management
Voices by Katie Self, Brian Donovan, Ryan Schremp, Sarah Tasz, Vince Burnard, and Amy Thorstenson.Theme song by members of Sparklef*ck.Music by Amy Thorstenson, "Canton Lujon" by Canton Becker (http://cantonbecker.com/sound), and "Reign Supreme," "Lost Time," "Dreams Become Real," "Fanfare For Space," "Static Motion," and "Americana" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com).Sound effects from freesound.org ("Robot chat" by harri, "dislocator sci-fi weapon" by JarAxe, "Weird SciFi Noise" by Opticreep, "waves_1" by haldigital97, "End Radio Transmission" by ReadeOnly, "early video game-ish fire" by Timbre, "Ambient Spacecraft Hum"...
2019-02-21
00 min
Topless Robot Podcast Archive
Introducing Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Welcome to Cosmic Love! Thanks for listening.**Written/directed/produced by Amy Thorstenson.This episode features the vocal talents of Katie Self, Brian Donovan, Clayton Snyder, and Amy Thorstenson.Theme song by members of SparkleF*ck.Music ("Map of the Cosmos," "Lujon Remix," and "Schvisen") by Canton Becker (http://cantonbecker.com/sound). Additional music ("Disco Medusae," "Lost Time," and "The Complex") by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com).Sound effects from Pond5.com ("Door Vault," "Futuristic Air Compression," and "Beetle Bug Legs"). Additional sounds from Freesound.org ("Robot c...
2019-02-14
18 min
Cosmic Love with Madam Xandra
Season 1 Episode 1: The Dungeon of Madam Xandra
Welcome to Cosmic Love! Thanks for listening.**Written/directed/produced by Amy Thorstenson.This episode features the vocal talents of Katie Self, Brian Donovan, Clayton Snyder, and Amy Thorstenson.Theme song by members of SparkleF*ck.Music ("Map of the Cosmos," "Lujon Remix," and "Schvisen") by Canton Becker (http://cantonbecker.com/sound). Additional music ("Disco Medusae," "Lost Time," and "The Complex") by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com).Sound effects from Pond5.com ("Door Vault," "Futuristic Air Compression," and "Beetle Bug Legs"). Additional sounds from Freesound.org ("...
2019-02-14
00 min