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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 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. It’s good timing in a few ways, actually, because although the main reason I’m putting a pause on the show is because I’m INSANELY STRESSED AND EXHAUSTED ALL THE TI...
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! 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 finished yurt— or at least, the pieces of our finished yurt. It was on us to actually put it together on site. Which, as you can imagine, was a bi...
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 than other episodes in the past. But Vince and I have been so busy lately and I know everyone understands. We’re doing our best. 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 For Sq...
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 particularly 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 was great to he...
2021-04-27
43 min
The Grid Is For Squares
Flashback
Hi friends! We're currently in an exciting and busy moment... I just got a new job, Vince's brother Morey is coming out to live on the property for a month, so instead of developing some new content, we thought we'd pop back to our very first episode (recorded in 2019) so see how far we've come. We'll be back in a few weeks (maybe our usual 2, maybe 3 or 4) but we WILL be back... we'll have a yurt by then and lots of stories about our spring blooming. ❤️
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. It’s so hard not to stress about money, and not just during the pandemic but generally in this late-capitalist hellscape where GoFundMe is apparently a health plan. We’re hoping to be self-sufficient and communal eventually but, ironically, that won’t be possible until we’ve built a lot more and thus spent a lot more money. Talking about money can be difficult… at turns, I feel ashamed o...
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! It was a serious construction project that began months ago when I first had the dream to build a yurt, then through the past few months as we dug out dozens of cubic feet of dirt by hand as we prepared our building site, but last week we finally built the platform for our yurt. Tune in to hear how we did it, how much it cost, how long it took, and our myriad adventures in off-grid construction.
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
Here in LA basically everyone has coronavirus, 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. But we accomplished a lot more than just in-floor heating while we were up there over New Year’s. I only went up for 4 days, but Vince stayed up there for 10 full days. He went feral! We talk about digging (always more digging) and finishing the post holes for our future yurt, how Vince changed up our humanure system, and more.
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. And here's a toast to an awesome Year Two on our homestead!
2020-12-22
43 min
The Grid Is For Squares
We Built A Sink!
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! This week, we talk about Thanksgiving, digging, building a rock staircase, and building a sink! We also discuss how hard it can be to collaborate with someone you love, and how bickering is often inevitable but we have to keep being patient with ourselves and each other. There's still so much to do, but incremental progress is still progress. Hang in there.
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. We went up to the property on the Saturday after the election and a big rain storm followed us north the entire drive. In other places, that might be seen as a bad omen, but for Californians there is nothing more blessed than the first rain of the year. The fires are out! We can breathe the air again! And, if you remember from our previous episode, the last time we went up...
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. 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 been thinking about renting an excavator for a while because of the volume of dirt we need to move, but we decided th...
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! Here in California, everything is still on fire. And the slightly cooler weather and the firefighters’ progress on our local wildfires hasn’t seemed to improve the air quality very much; these days, in addition to checking the temperature before opening a window or going outside, we also have to check the AQI. So that’s a new thing for 2020: compulsively checki...
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, wildfire smoke making the air toxic, and the election, things have been feeling pretty bleak. It’s not easy trying to live our lives and create our homestead with all of that happening in the background, but like everyone else, we muddle through. It’s all any of us can do. 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 wanted to ta...
2020-09-29
00 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 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.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
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 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 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 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
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
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 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
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. 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
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
00 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
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 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
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. 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
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 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
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
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
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!
2020-03-10
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!
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 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 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
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
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
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
00 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