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Auditory AnthologyContact Lost by Keith ConradBack in 2020 during the middle of the COVID pandemic, I released a sci-fi novel called Righteous Might. There was a movie I really liked as a kid called “The Final Countdown.” It wasn’t exactly a big hit in its day but by the time I came on the scene it used to play late at night all over the place. In it the USS Nimitz was caught in a storm, and when they came out the other side they found themselves back on December 6th, 1941 the day before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As you might imagine, that c...
2025-06-1714 min
Auditory AnthologyA Bad Day For Vermin By Keith LaumerWhen a mysterious alien lands in small-town Illinois, the town must decide what makes someone a “person”… before it’s too lateIf you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.comBy becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows host...
2025-05-2914 min
Auditory AnthologyInfiltration by Algis BudrysThis week’s story is Infiltration by Algis Budrys. An alien sleeper agent—hiding in human form for half a million years—senses the end of his mission approaching, as enemies prepare for the final move in a secret war humanity never knew it was hosting.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.comBy becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every ep...
2025-04-1026 min
Auditory AnthologyHang Head, Vandal By Mark CliftonThis week’s story is Hang Head, Vandal By Mark Clifton. On a desolate Martian plain, a discarded spacesuit stuffed with straw sways from a homing tower—left behind by a crew fleeing the silent guilt of having unknowingly ignited the slow, unstoppable destruction of an alien civilization hidden beneath the dust.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.comBy becoming a paid s...
2025-04-0334 min
Auditory AnthologyTales From the Blue Line - Frame by FrameAfter a grueling night at the studio, a TV producer wakes to find himself trapped in a time loop—repeating the same day again and again—until a mysterious figure appears with a cryptic clue that might be his only way out.Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.If you have a stor...
2025-04-0117 min
Auditory AnthologyEscape by Lu EvansThis week’s story is Escape by Lu Evans. As four criminals escape from a prison on Titan and celebrate their newfound freedom aboard their stolen ship, one of them begins hearing an eerie knocking from outside the spacecraftIf you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.comBy becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!Cura...
2025-03-2715 min
Auditory AnthologyTales From the Blue Line - Silent WardWhen a young nurse is assigned an overnight shift in a hospital room long avoided by staff, she uncovers a chilling secret that blurs the line between life, death, and something far stranger.Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, yo...
2025-03-2517 min
Auditory AnthologyMr. Replogle's Dream By Evelyn E. SmithAn ambitious art gallery celebrates the rise of a mysterious new artist, only to discover that his identity may change the meaning of creativity—and humanity—forever.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.comBy becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darren...
2025-03-2025 min
Auditory AnthologyTales From The Blue Line - Broadcast From BeyondWhen an advanced AI director begins making increasingly strange creative choices on set, a skeptical producer discovers that the artificial intelligence isn't just pushing artistic boundaries—it's receiving and transmitting something far beyond human understanding.Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the...
2025-03-1817 min
Auditory AnthologyTitle Fight by William GaultIn a historic battle for the middleweight championship, Alix 1340—more than just a machine—must decide if he is a symbol of revolution or something far greater when the fate of both man and machine hangs on a single word.Title Fight was first published in Fantastic Universe in December of 1956.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.comBy becomi...
2025-03-1330 min
Auditory AnthologyTales From the Blue Line - The Endless WardAs nurse Emily searches for a missing patient in the hospital’s abandoned west wing, she stumbles into a maze of forgotten rooms, lost souls, and eerie whispers from the past—until she realizes she might never find her way back.Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on S...
2025-03-1116 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Hanging Stranger by Philip K DickIn a small town where everything seems ordinary, Ed Loyce stumbles upon a horrifying sight—a body hanging from a lamppost—only to realize that no one else seems to careIf you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymagMicro Terrors: Scary...
2025-03-0635 min
Auditory AnthologyTales From the Blue Line - Editing Room ShadowsAs TV editor Claire reviews footage late into the night, she begins noticing eerie, shadowy figures lurking in the backgrounds of news segments.Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/ke...
2025-03-0415 min
Auditory AnthologyWorld Edge by Jack EganThis week’s story is World Edge by Jack Egan. Trapped in a surreal world at the edge of reality, Harvey Crane must unravel the truth behind his existence before his mind—and the universe around him—collapses entirely.It was first published in Amazing Stories in November of 1962If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:
2025-02-2722 min
Auditory AnthologyTales From the Blue Line - Orders From BeyondLate-night chaos in the ER takes a supernatural turn when Nurse Sarah begins hearing calm, precise medical orders from a doctor no one else can see—leading her to uncover a long-buried hospital legend about a surgeon who never stopped saving lives, even after death.Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.If you have a story you’d li...
2025-02-2516 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Fastest Draw by Larry EisenbergA brilliant but obsessive collector of automata longs to recreate the ultimate Old West duel, crafting a gunslinging machine that adapts to fear. But when his own nervous system is wired into the showdown, he realizes too late that his deadliest opponent might be himself.The Fastest Draw by Larry Eisenberg was first published in Amazing Stories in January of 1964If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Ma...
2025-02-2022 min
Auditory AnthologyTales From the Blue Line - The Lost EpisodeWhen a late-night email from a long-dead colleague arrives in Mark’s inbox, it leads him to a lost episode of a forgotten TV show—one that eerily mirrors his own life. As the episode unfolds, Mark realizes it’s more than just a script—it’s a prophecy, and if he keeps watching, he may not be able to escape his own final scene.Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading sp...
2025-02-1826 min
Auditory AnthologyTime Enough At Last By Lynn VenableHenry Bemis had always longed for time to read, but between his demanding job and his overbearing wife, it had remained an impossible dream. When an apocalyptic event leaves him the sole survivor in a shattered world, he finally has all the time he ever wanted.Time Enough At Last was originally published in IF Worlds of Science Fiction in January of 1953If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNa...
2025-02-1317 min
Auditory AnthologyTales From the Blue Line - Time Slip in the EROn an unusually quiet night in the ER, nurse Ally and her colleagues were stunned when patients dressed in centuries-old clothing arrived with wounds from ancient weapons. As the staff scrambled to save them, the patients began to vanish without a traceEvery morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator...
2025-02-1121 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Last Class by Richard BanksIn a rigid future where history is erased and individuality is suppressed, a once-loyal teacher secretly teaches her students about the chaotic, passionate 20th century—until the authorities discover her subversion, forcing her to face the ultimate consequence.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.u...
2025-02-0623 min
Auditory AnthologyTales From the Blue Line - No Way OutWhen a film crew enters an abandoned building for a paranormal investigation, they quickly realize the structure is far more than just haunted—it’s a shifting labyrinth where reality bends, time loops, and doorways lead to nowhere... or worse.Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the se...
2025-02-0422 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Time Snatcher by Randall GarrettThis week’s story is The Time Snatcher by Randall Garrett. A time-traveling lawman is sent to the Old West to stop a rogue criminal from altering history, but his mission takes a personal turn when he discovers the woman he loves is a victim of the fugitive's sinister schemes.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:We...
2025-01-3030 min
Auditory AnthologyTales From the Blue Line - The Healing TouchA mysterious drifter with the ability to heal others at the cost of his own life forces a compassionate nurse to grapple with the meaning of sacrifice.Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Ke...
2025-01-2820 min
Auditory AnthologyOne Way by Miriam Allen deFordThis week’s story is One Way by Miriam Allen deFord. It’s a story that looks at the sacrifices made for progress, as well as the ethical dilemmas posed by scientific advancement and societal control.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/parano...
2025-01-2324 min
Auditory AnthologyTales From the Blue Line - Hairy Situation at the Forest PreserveA late-night news reporter chasing a potential Bigfoot sighting in the Indianapolis woods uncovers a humorous misunderstanding—only to stumble upon something far more unsettling and unexplainable in the shadows.Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/
2025-01-2119 min
Auditory AnthologyWhat the Waters Knew by Marcus BlackwoodThis week’s story is What the Waters Knew by Marcus Blackwood, an original story we're presenting on Auditory Anthology for the first time. It made me think of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and also Avatar: The Way of Water.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Para...
2025-01-1626 min
Auditory AnthologyTales From The Blue Line - The Shift WalkerDuring the midnight shift at a hospital, a nurse encounters a mysterious woman named Margaret, who claims to be a "shift walker"—a nurse trapped in time, forever working the same hours across different eras.Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https...
2025-01-1423 min
Auditory AnthologyA Bad Day for Sales by Fritz LeiberThis week’s story is A Bad Day for Sales by Fritz Leiber. On an ordinary day in Times Square, Robie, the world's first mobile sales robot, rolls through the crowds with charm and ingenuity—until an unthinkable disaster puts his programming to the test.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/
2025-01-0916 min
Auditory AnthologyTales From The Blue Line - The Phantom ScriptEvery morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster. When a mysterious news segment predicts events that begin unfolding in real life, producer Lena Harper is thrust into a chilling puzzle where reality bends and the future seems already written.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/...
2025-01-0722 min
Auditory AnthologyMorgue Ship By Ray BradburyThis week’s story is Morgue Ship by Ray Bradbury. Aboard a ship recovering the dead from an endless interstellar war, a man faces a grim moral dilemma when an enemy official—presumed dead—awakens with a deadly mission that could decide the fate of the galaxy.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https...
2025-01-0229 min
Auditory AnthologyCost of Living by Robert SheckleyThis week’s story is Cost of Living by Robert Sheckley. In a world where everyone has everything, some people begin to question whether the comforts of their modern world are worth the cost.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymagMi...
2024-12-2622 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Illusion of Unity – Act ThreeIn this episode we have the third and final act of our first miniseries, The Illusion of Unity. In act two, after learning there was a fleet of alien ships on their way to Earth and they would reach us in 75 years, the human race banded together to create our own ships to intercept them. Now, in the conclusion, it’s time to meet our interstellar neighbors.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradN...
2024-12-2319 min
Auditory AnthologyPrison Of A Billion Years by CH ThamesThis week’s story is Prison Of A Billion Years by CH Thames. In the future, society perfects time travel, so naturally they use it to send prisoners to the primordial Earth. This decision has some unintended consequences.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny...
2024-12-1923 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Illusion of Unity - Act TwoIn this episode we have the second act of our first miniseries, The Illusion of Unity. In act one, the human race learned they weren’t alone in the universe, and our neighbors were on the way for a visit. But these aliens were traveling at sub-light speed, and will take 75 years to reach us. In this episode, we have to decide what to do next.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNa...
2024-12-1615 min
Auditory AnthologyGambit by CobelleThis week’s story is Gambit by Cobelle, an original story we’ll be sharing for the first time on Auditory Anthology. A fragmented consciousness trapped in an endless quantum game of timelines and possibilities struggles to remember its humanity while endlessly shaping and collapsing the universe.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https...
2024-12-1225 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Illusion of Unity - Act OneIn this special episode, we present the opening act of a three-part miniseries "The Illusion of Unity." When an amatuer radio operator hears a radio signal from outer space, it sends the entire human race on a multi-generational journey with consequences no one could have seen coming.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Harold Brenner: Zack Bennett Dr. Emily Carson: Jen DeS...
2024-12-0912 min
Auditory AnthologyAs the Founding Fathers Intended by Ulric Alvin WattsThis week’s story is As the Founding Fathers Intended by Ulric Alvin Watts, an original story we’ll be sharing for the first time on Auditory Anthology. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could go back and ask past leaders for advice? Maybe, but it could be a problem if you’ve relied on them and suddenly they are less available.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar htt...
2024-12-0518 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Anglers of Arz By Roger DeeThis week’s story is The Anglers of Arz By Roger Dee. A human crew lands on a seemingly tranquil alien world. They watch the aliens interact with each other and think they’re clearly more intelligent and are ready to colonize the place, but they quickly learn they might be in a little over their heads.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Othe...
2024-11-2820 min
Auditory AnthologySecond Census By John Victor PetersonThis week we have a story called Second Census by John Victor Peterson. Most people don’t think twice when a census taker shows up at their house. It’s not an everyday occurrence, but it happens every 10 years. But it could turn out you’ll learn something new and very surprising about yourself from the experience.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other...
2024-11-2126 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Show Must Go On by Henry SlesarThis week we have a story called “The Show Must Go On” by Henry Slesar. The story is kind of a cross between The Hunger Games and The Truman Show.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymagMicro Terrors: Scary Storie...
2024-11-1433 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Statistomat Pitch By Chan DavisThis week we have The Statistomat Pitch by Chan Davis. It features a beleaguered salesman trying to make a pitch, but it turns out there’s a little bit more going on there than meets the eye.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/p...
2024-11-0719 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Long Question by David MasonThis week we have “The Long Question” by David Mason. If you’re like me, at one point when you’ve watched the reality show “Survivor” you’ve wondered what would happen if the world ended while that show was going on. Well, now you’ll have to wonder no more.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darknes...
2024-10-3122 min
Auditory AnthologySpooky Season: The War of the Worlds by Orson Welles & the Mercury Theater on the AirIt’s October, which means a couple of things: The weather is a little colder, everything is suddenly Pumpkin Spice-flavored and most importantly, it’s “Spooky Season. So in addition to our normal science fiction stories, this month we’re sharing some classic horror tales by Edgar Allen Poe to keep you up all night.For Spooky Season this week we have the “War of the Worlds” broadcast by Orson Welles from 1938.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator...
2024-10-291h 01
Auditory AnthologyThe Man Who Hated Mars by Randall GarrettThis week we have “The Man Who Hated Mars” by Randall Garrett. A convict banished to Mars hatches a desperate plan to escape the frozen wasteland, only to discover years on the red planet might make it impossible to go home.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazi...
2024-10-2433 min
Auditory AnthologySpooky Season: The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen PoeIt’s October, which means a couple of things: The weather is a little colder, everything is suddenly Pumpkin Spice-flavored and most importantly, it’s “Spooky Season. So in addition to our normal science fiction stories, this month we’re sharing some classic horror tales by Edgar Allen Poe to keep you up all night.For Spooky Season this week we have “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator...
2024-10-2217 min
Auditory AnthologyZero Hour by Ray BradburyThis week’s story is “Zero Hour” by Ray Bradbury. When kids are young, parents can often find themselves coming off as the bad guy. It turns out that might provide just the opening alien invaders need.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paran...
2024-10-1723 min
Auditory AnthologySpooky Season: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen PoeIt’s October, which means a couple of things: The weather is a little colder, everything is suddenly Pumpkin Spice-flavored and most importantly, it’s “Spooky Season. So in addition to our normal science fiction stories, this month we’re sharing some classic horror tales by Edgar Allen Poe to keep you up all night.For Spooky Season this week we have "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen PoeIf you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: K...
2024-10-1516 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Beast of Boredom by Richard R. SmithThis week’s story is “The Beast of Boredom” by Richard R Smith. We all find ourselves wishing we had more time, but in this story we learn that it can be more of a curse than a blessing.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddar...
2024-10-1027 min
Auditory AnthologySpooky Season: The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen PoeIt’s October, which means a couple of things: The weather is a little colder, everything is suddenly Pumpkin Spice-flavored and most importantly, it’s “Spooky Season. So in addition to our normal science fiction stories, this month we’re sharing some classic horror tales by Edgar Allen Poe to keep you up all night.This week’s story for Spooky season is "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Ke...
2024-10-0811 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Troubled Atlas by Sander WessThis week’s story is The Troubled Atlas, an original story by Sander Wess. In it we meet a scientist in the midst of an accident in space who must make an impossible decision: risk everything to save another crewmember or ensure the survival of the few who remain. With time running out, he prepares to undertake a desperate rescue mission through the compromised corridors of the ship, knowing that even a slight misstep could doom them all.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soun...
2024-10-0315 min
Auditory AnthologyAge of Anxiety by Robert SilverbergThis week’s story is Age of Anxiety by Robert Silverberg. If you could take a pill and never have to worry about anything ever again, would you? What if there was a time limit for you to make your decision?If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Maga...
2024-09-2628 min
Auditory AnthologyAmateur in Chancery by George O. SmithThis week’s story is “Amateur in Chancery” by George O. Smith. If someone’s life depended on it, could you explain the concept of right and left to someone who had tentacles and had never heard of either?If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkn...
2024-09-1932 min
Auditory AnthologyIt’s About Time by DH ParishThis week, we have an original story that was submitted to Auditory Anthology called ”It’s About Time” by DH Parish, which is a little like the movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers, except the pod people do odds and ends for the community.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Par...
2024-09-1225 min
Auditory AnthologySecurity Risk by Ed M Clinton Jr.This week’s story is “Security Risk” by Ed M Clinton Jr. Over the years I’ve heard a few people say that if there’s a task you don’t want to do, do it once really badly and no one will ever ask you again. Here we learn that if there’s a fight you really don’t want to get involved in, all you have to do is make both sides think they can’t trust you.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions...
2024-09-0528 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Furious Rose by Dean EvansThis week’s story is ”The Furious Rose” by Dean Evans, which looks at a future where society punishes criminals by taking something unexpected from them.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymagMicro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddar...
2024-08-2930 min
Auditory AnthologyPen Pal by Stephen MarloweThis week, we have “Pen Pal” by Stephen Marlowe. We meet Matilda, a young woman looking for love by submitting letters to a literary magazine. That’s something much more common when the story was published in 1951 and probably pretty close to using a dating app these days. When she thinks she’s found the love of her life, things get really strange.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar htt...
2024-08-2233 min
Auditory AnthologySpecial Parts by Matthew DeBlockThis week’s story is “Special Parts” by Matthew DeBlock, an original story that takes a look at a fascinating world all around us that we never see.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymagMicro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: ht...
2024-08-1535 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Irritated People by Ray BradburyThis week we have "The Irritated People" by Ray Bradbury. Charles Crossley, the President of American Jet-Propelled Ships, finds himself in a world teetering on the edge of chaos. The World Organization keeps has banned all wars, so countries have to get creative to settle their differences.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: ht...
2024-08-0834 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Eternal Wall by Raymond GallunThis week’s story is "The Eternal Wall" by Raymond Gallun. The Eternal Wall is a story that weaves together themes of love, tragedy, and the passage of time. It reminds me of the 1973 Gene Roddenberry movie Genesis II, or Futurama. Both stories deal with people who suddenly find themselves in the far flung future. This story will tug on your heart strings a little more than either of those, though.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conr...
2024-08-0128 min
Auditory AnthologyBeyond Lies the Wub by Philip K DickThis week we have a story called “Beyond Lies the Wub” by Philip K Dick. This story explores themes of empathy, the ethics of survival, and the often troubling intersection between human ambition and the natural world. Through the interactions between the crew and the wub, Philip K. Dick masterfully weaves a narrative that questions the boundaries of humanity and the nature of intelligence. It’s a story that proves the old saying “You are what you eat.”If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconcept...
2024-07-2519 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Other Now by Murray LeinsterThis week’s story is “The Other Now” by Murray Leinster. It’s a story all about dealing with loss, and then finding out maybe you don’t actually have to deal with it after all.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalit...
2024-07-1831 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Snare by Richard Rein SmithThis week’s story is “The Snare” by Richard Rein Smith. It could serve as a cautionary tale for NASA’s Artemis astronauts as they return to the Moon. If you find a doorway on the Moon, maybe it’s not such a good idea to go inside.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: ht...
2024-07-1131 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Super Opener by Michael ZuroyThis week’s story is “The Super Opener” by Michael Zuroy, which just might be the very first literary example of malicious compliance in the workplace. It’s a story that has everything really, a put upon employee, an overbearing boss and the world being overrun with tin cans.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Dark...
2024-07-0431 min
Auditory AnthologyGreen Grew the Lasses by Ruth Laura WainwrightThis week’s story is “Green Grew the Lasses” by Ruth Laura Wainwright. A woman already on edge from the relentless summer heat and the unwelcome arrival of her cousin, is about to face an unimaginable upheaval in her seemingly mundane life.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranorm...
2024-06-2723 min
Auditory AnthologyPrime Difference by Alan NourseThis week’s story is “Prime Difference” by Alan Nourse. It’s a story that dives into the complexities of identity, the nuances of love, and the unintended consequences of tampering with the human experience. In this tale of desperation and deception, one man learns that the perfect solution may come with an unexpected price.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hoste...
2024-06-2032 min
Auditory AnthologyWe're Civilized! by Alex Apostolides and Mark CliftonThis week’s story is We're Civilized! by Alex Apostolides and Mark Clifton. The fate of Mars and its inhabitants hangs in the balance, as the self-assured captain and the thoughtful scientist grapple with the consequences of their actions. Will they recognize the value of the life they have found, or will they repeat the mistakes of history?If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/
2024-06-1328 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Man Who Remembered by Spiritus DeiThis week’s story is The Man Who Remembered, an original story by Spiritus Dei. We meet a young man named Randy, a man who found himself at the tender age of 29, just beginning to see his life take shape. He had a job he could tolerate, was contemplating the future with a newfound optimism, and was thinking about re-entering the world of romance. But Randy's plans took an unexpected detour when fate dealt him a fatal hand—an accident that ended his life and set him on a path through a surreal afterlife bureaucracy.If you...
2024-06-0629 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Leech by Robert SheckleyIn this week’s story The Leech by Robert Sheckley, we explore a tale of a spore—a seemingly lifeless entity that has drifted through the cosmic void for millennia, until the fateful day it lands on Earth. Unbeknownst to humankind, this tiny seed holds within it a hunger that defies comprehension, an insatiable thirst for energy and mass. As it stirs to life and begins to grow, it falls to an unwitting professor and an overconfident general to confront the unknowable.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can vi...
2024-05-3038 min
Auditory AnthologyBig Stupe by Charles V. De VetThis week’s story is “Big Stupe” By Charles V. De Vet. If the human exploration of space goes anything like our exploration of Earth, we probably won’t think very highly of the aliens we meet, which means it would serve us right if they thought the same thing about usIf you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:
2024-05-2323 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Luckiest Man in Denv by Simon EisnerThis week’s story is “The Luckiest Man in Denv” by Simon Eisner. In a future dystopia where social climbing and technological manipulation intertwine, a man stumbles upon a disturbing conspiracy.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymagMicro Terrors: Scary Sto...
2024-05-1628 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Snowbank Orbit by Fritz LeiberOur story this week is “The Snowbank Orbit” by Fritz Leiber. It's the story of a young spaceman grappling with the surreal and isolating vastness of space and the shadow of interstellar conflict.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymagMicro...
2024-05-0938 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Snowball Effect by Katherine MacLeanThis week’s story is The Snowball Effect by Katherine MacLean. In a clash between academia and administration, a university president challenges the real-world value of sociology, prompting an experiment that could change the world forever or at the very least one sewing circle.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/
2024-05-0231 min
Auditory AnthologyA Matter of Protocol by Jack SharkeyThis week’s story is “A Matter of Protocol” by Jack Sharkey. A lot of writers have speculated about what aliens would do here on Earth if they ever showed up, but what if humans were the aliens visiting a new world?If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranorm...
2024-04-2531 min
Auditory AnthologyWelcome Martians by S.A. LombinoThis week’s story is “Welcome Martians” by S.A. Lombino. What if we landed on Mars and discovered people who were so much like us that they wouldn’t actually believe you were from Earth?If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormal...
2024-04-1818 min
Auditory AnthologyDon’t Shoot by Robert ZacksOur story this week is “Don’t Shoot” by Robert Zacks. If you invent something Earth-changing, you need to be careful who you sell the technology to. You might end up inadvertently creating a cryptid.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymagMicr...
2024-04-1130 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Merchants of Venus by A. H. PhelpsThis week’s story is “The Merchants of Venus” by A. H. Phelps. If you were trying to recruit people for a new colony, who would you choose? Most people would be looking for the next George Washington, or at the very least the next Neil Armstrong. History suggests, they’d be wrong.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren...
2024-04-0433 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Undersea Tube by L. Taylor HansenThis week’s story is “The Undersea Tube” by L. Taylor Hansen. Back when Hansen wrote this story in 1929, a project like the Chunnel was a far off dream. Of course he envisioned things going a little differently when we started digging under the sea.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/...
2024-03-2827 min
Auditory AnthologyScent Makes a Difference by James StamersThis week’s story is “Scent Makes a Difference” by James Stamers. They say scent is so strongly tied to our memory that it can help trigger all sorts of long lost memories even years later. Now one man learns it can also help you meet different version of yourself from alternate realities If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darre...
2024-03-2128 min
Auditory AnthologySweet Tooth by Robert F YoungOur story this week is“Sweet Tooth” by Robert F Young. If we ever do actually meet aliens there will be plenty of people who will be worried about ending up in a “To Serve Man”-type scenario. But it might turn out human beings aren’t the ones who have to worry about being devoured by our visitors.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Oth...
2024-03-1430 min
Auditory AnthologyOperation Distress by Lester Del RayAs human beings venture out into the cosmos, it’s pretty certain they’re going to run into all sorts of unexpected threats to their health and well-being. It happened to explorers hundreds of years ago when European explorers arrived in the New World and were exposed to all sorts of new diseases… then they decided to return the favor by giving blankets infected with small pox to the people they met. Of course it’s also entirely possible that explorers out in space will run into problems that are a little more familiar. As is the case in this wee...
2024-03-0727 min
Auditory AnthologyAsk a Foolish Question by Robert SheckleyThis week’s story is “Ask a Foolish Question” by Robert Sheckley. The secret to learning the answers to life, the universe and everything is knowing the right questions to ask.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymagMicro Terrors: Scary St...
2024-02-2922 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Trap by Betsy CurtisThis week’s story is “The Trap” by Betsy Curtis. People have been dreaming of living forever since the dawn of time, but there are a couple of potentially problematic details they probably didn’t consider.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormal...
2024-02-2229 min
Auditory AnthologySecurity Plan by Joseph FarrellIf we’ve learned anything from pop culture, it’s that there are rules for time travel. This week’s story, “Security Plan” by Joseph Farrell introduces us to one inventor that probably should have spent a little more time watching time travel movies for educational purposes.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weir...
2024-02-1523 min
Auditory AnthologyTime Arbitrage by Keith ConradDid you know that in 2024 a person making the average salary in the United States can’t get qualified for the average priced home? It’s bad out there. So much so that many are giving up on the idea of owning a home all together. In this week’s story “Time Arbitrage” a couple is just about ready to give up themselves, when they learn about a company offering an unexpected solution to the problem.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Cur...
2024-02-0824 min
Auditory AnthologyMan’s Best Friend by Evelyn E SmithThis week’s story is Man’s Best Friend by Evelyn E Smith. It’s an election year and it’s easy to get annoyed at the constant barrage of political ads and hot takes. But always remember, there are worse ways to pick our leadersIf you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkn...
2024-02-0126 min
Auditory AnthologyBad Memory by Patrick FahyThis week’s story is Bad Memory by Patrick Fahy. There’s nothing wrong with making big changes in your life to achieve your dreams, but if you’re going to do that, sometimes writing those goals down is a good idea for more than one reason.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https...
2024-01-2518 min
Auditory AnthologyChain of Command by Stephen ArrBack in the 1950’s when Stephen Arr wrote Chain of Command, it was pretty common to imagine the worst possible unintended consequences from the atomic age. This story does revolve around animals who are forever changed by atomic radiation, but at the end of the day the message of this story is that the chain of command is the same for everyone, even radioactive mutant mice.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNa...
2024-01-1821 min
Auditory AnthologyAn Elephant for the Prinkip by LJ StecherHave you ever taken the time to read the Terms of Service before you click “Accept?” Of course not. No one does. It’s basically become a meme at this point. In this week's story, An Elephant For the Prinkip by L. J. Stecher, we learn it’s probably a good idea to at least skim the fine print of any contract before you actually sign on the dotted line.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee...
2024-01-1125 min
Auditory AnthologyDimension of the Lost by Keith ConradPop culture over the past twenty years or so is riddled with stories about pioneering scientists visiting new worlds. In the 1990’s there was Sliders, there was also Stargate SG-1 with a different planet every week. In this week’s story "Dimension of the Lost," three scientists visit three different dimensions. Two of them have life-changing experiences, while the third ends up solving a mystery that has haunted humanity for generations.Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Dark...
2024-01-0414 min
Auditory AnthologyThe Lights on Precipice Peak by Stephen TallPeople have been fascinated by the paranormal forever. Whether it’s Bigfoot, ghosts or alien visitors. These days there are entire TV networks devoted to amateurs investigating the paranormal. In this week’s story, two mountain climbers try to find the source of mysterious lights. They find out what causes them, but no one would ever believe them. It’s The Lights on Precipice Peak by Stephen TallCurator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/
2024-01-0432 min
Auditory AnthologyProject Hush by Philip KlassIn the next few years, NASA will be sending astronauts back to the Moon for the first time since the 1970’s. While those brave astronauts might not be the first humans to visit the Moon, they’d still be very surprised if they found out they had unexpected company. That’s exactly what happens in this week’s story, Project Hush by Philip Klass.Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine...
2024-01-0418 min
Auditory Anthology$1000 a Plate by Jack McKentyLight pollution is increasingly a problem in 2024. If you live in a big city, it’s a pretty good bet you can only see a handful of stars when you look up at the night sky. You would think the pioneering souls who move to the first colony on Mars wouldn’t have to deal with that issue quite as much. However in this week’s story “$1000 a Plate” by Jack McKenty our characters learn that you can’t avoid some problems even if you’re on the frozen tundra of Mars.Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconra...
2024-01-0417 min
Geek/CounterGeek on Radio MisfitsGeek/CounterGeek – Keith Watches Logan’s Run For The First TimeMisty Callahan and Keith Conrad react to the news CBS All Access will be producing another new Star Trek series, this time focusing on the characters of Captain Pike, Spike and Number One on the pre-Captain Kirk USS Enterprise. Plus, for May’s Pop Culture Blind Spot segment, Keith watched Logan’s Run for the first time. He and Misty share their thoughts on the 1976 movie. [EP157]
2020-05-1826 minGeek/CounterGeek on Radio MisfitsGeek/CounterGeek – Quarantine Binge-Watch EditionMisty Callahan and Keith Conrad react to the announcement that Disney is planning on a live-action CGI re-make of Robin Hood. That’s the one with the fox, not the one with Kevin Costner.
Misty and Keith have spent their COVID-19 lockdown binge-watching a couple of series: The Vision of Escaflowne, which Keith was watching for the first time, and Star Trek: Discovery, which Misty was watching for the first time.
Plus, the lockdown has also provided Misty and Keith with ample opportunity to make progress in their novel and comic book projects.
2020-04-2033 minGeek/CounterGeek on Radio MisfitsGeek/CounterGeek – Keith Watches The Running Man For The First TimeMisty Callahan and Keith Conrad react to the first trailer for the new Jared Leto movie Morbius, and some very surprising news about the next Star Trek movie. Plus, in the January Pop Culture Blind Spot segment, Keith watched The Running Man for the first time.
2020-01-1429 minGeek/CounterGeek on Radio MisfitsGeek/CounterGeek – Keith Sees RoboCop For The First TimeEP144: Misty Callahan and Keith Conrad review Zombieland Double Tap. Plus, for the October Pop Culture Blind Spot segment, Keith watched RoboCop for the first time ever, and it was a less than stellar experience.
2019-10-2132 minGeek/CounterGeek on Radio MisfitsGeek/CounterGeek – The Best Space Movies of All TimeMisty Callahan and Keith Conrad talk about the recent spike of TV and movie reboots since they themselves rebooted the podcast.
In honor of the release of the movie Ad Astra, Misty and Keith compile a list of the best space movies of all time.
Plus, Misty and Keith have both made good progress on their projects and Keith is looking for a few good beta readers.
2019-09-2039 minGeek/CounterGeek on Radio MisfitsGeek/CounterGeek – Misty and Keith Go To DragonCon in AtlantaMisty Callahan and Keith Conrad run down the listener responses to the question of what TV show or movie could make for a good reboot.
Speaking of revisiting past franchises, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance has landed on Netflix.
Plus, Misty and Keith were not able to make much progress on their creative projects because of their move and the trip to Atlanta, but DragonCon did provide some learning opportunities that could be helpful.
2019-09-0632 minGeek/CounterGeek on Radio MisfitsGeek/CounterGeek – Would NASA Actually Bring Mark Watney Home?Logan was the number one movie in America this weekend, and with good reason, according to Elliott Serrano and Keith Conrad.
Meanwhile, Disney may be looking to re-boot the Tron franchise with Jared Leto in the lead role. Keith has had just about enough of these constant reboots and wants new stories. Elliott says there are plenty of new stories out there, if you know where to look.
Last week Elliott and Keith talked about the SpaceX announcement that they will be spending two paying customers around the Moon next year. If something happened to them...
2017-03-0846 minGeek/CounterGeek on Radio MisfitsGeek/CounterGeek – The Worst Endings Of All TimeNicholas Meyer has come on board the new Star Trek series from CBS and Keith Conrad and Elliott Serrano couldn't be more excited about it. Gene Roddenberry may have created Star Trek, but Meyer took the franchise in a whole new direction. Also in TV news, a TV series version of the Stephen King novella The Mist is on the way. Keith thought the movie version of The Mist was the worst movie he has ever seen in his entire life. Elliott has never seen it, so naturally Keith spoiled it for him. We've come to the end of the...
2016-03-0134 min