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Storywave35: Morgue Ship by Ray BradburyWe are back after a brief hiatus! Today we read for you Ray Bradbury's Morgue Ship, a gritty and moody space war story about the impact and heroism of those who clean up after the battle.
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Credits for this episodeMusic - Michael Maloy and Eric Johnson
Voice Acting - Michael Maloy
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2024-11-0535 minStorywave34: Asleep in ArmaggedonWould you be prepared to stay awake, like Leonard Sale, 6 straight days to avoid insanity? Only one way to find out - listen to this, Ray Bradbury's psycho-thriller about what happens on a planet inhabited by immortal thoughts. TRIGGER WARNING: this episode deals with themes of suicide and mild violence.
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2024-10-0850 minStorywaveIntroducing...SpookywaveA spoonful of mystery, a bit of fear, a dash of horror and a pinch of "OH DEAR!"; this is how we'll produce this month's frightening theme, the perfect recipe to make your heart scream: Spookywave.
Let's celebrate the coming of fall by reading 4 spooky stories this moth-ridden month.
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2024-10-0101 minStorywave33: The Stolen BodyContinuing this month's theme of reading rich short works from H.G. Wells, we venture deep under the sea to discover - at the hands of one brave scientist - an underwater city the likes of which you would never expect.
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Credits for this episode:Music - Eric Johnson
Voice Acting - Eric Johnson
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2024-09-2452 minStorywave32: In the Avu ObservatoryThis week we dive into another H.G. Wells story, In the Avu Observatory, published in 1894. As with many of Wells stories, we are given a tale full of adventure, fantasy, and a bit of horror.
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Credits for this episodeMusic - Eric Johnson
Voice Acting - Eric Johnson
Audio Mixing/Mastering - Eric Johnson
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2024-09-1722 minStorywave31: In the AbyssThis week we read another story by H.G. Wells, In the Abyss.
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Credits for this episodeMusic - Michael Maloy and Eric Johnson
Voice Acting - Michael MaloyAudio Mixing/Mastering - Eric JohnsonStory Text - All credits due to their respective authors, now and forever more.
2024-09-1053 minStorywave30: The Pearl of LoveThis week we read another H.G. Wells shorty story, The Pearl of Love, published in 1925. The Pearl of Love is an emotional and pensive tale about love, devotion, grief, how grief changes over time, and how we change over time. H.G. Wells said, in 1927, that The Pearl of Love was among his favorite stories he had written.
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2024-09-0314 minStorywave29: The Magic ShopFrom one of the famed "Fathers of Science Fiction", H.G. Wells, comes a tale of whimsy and childlike trust where what one gets is TRULY the genuine article. First published in 1903 in the Strand Magazine, a British publication that has been highlighting great short fiction since 1891.
British English word guide:rum, adjective: strange, oddhansom, noun: a light, 2-wheeled covered carriageindia-rubber, noun: product of the India-rubber tree (or India-rubber plant)
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2024-08-2735 minStorywave28: The ClockmakerThis week we read a little known story written by a massively popular author. The Clockmaker, by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is unknown exactly when The Clockmaker was written, likely written in the 1880s. It was not included in his collection of stories, Fables, due to the fear that this work would offended both the scientific and religious community, a very difficult combination to pull off. To the modern reader, it is playfully irreverent and satirical while being deeply thoughtful and pensive.
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2024-08-2013 minStorywave27: The Plutonian DrugThis week we read another piece of speculative science fiction, this time by Clark Ashton Smith, a friend and contemporary of H.P. Lovecraft. It imagines a world in which an export of Pluto provides us with a new way to experience time, in a manner of speaking.
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2024-08-1335 minStorywave26: HappinessToday's story is Happiness, by Aleksandr Kuprin, published in 1905. Kuprin is known for writing thoughtful short stories that continue to be readable to modern audiences. Author Nicholas Luker wrote of Kuprin "Born into an age overshadowed by the great Russian novel, which had reached its zenith in the 1860s, he turned to the short story as the genre suited both to his own restless temperament and to the manifold preoccupations of his generation" 1
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2024-08-0608 minStorywave25: By The Waters of BabylonToday we read By The Waters of Babylon, by Stephen Vincent Benét, the first story in Benét's 1937 collection -
Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds.
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Voice Acting - Michael Maloy
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2024-07-3047 minStorywave24: The Eyes Have ItToday you will hear Philip K Dick's short story, The Eyes have It, written in 1953.
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Credits for this episodeMusic - Eric Johnson
Voice Acting - Eric Johnson
Audio Mixing/Mastering - Eric Johnson
Story Text - All credits due to their respective authors, now and forever more.
2024-07-2309 minStorywaveBonus episode!Michael and Eric talk with each other about how this podcast came to be, where we want it to go, and share some stories along the way.
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2024-07-1825 minStorywave23: Asgard Stories - Twilight of the GodsRagnarok is here. Destruction and chaos is certain. This is where the stories of Asgard come to an end. Join us for the finale of ancient tales that have inspired many future generations of storytellers, telling the same tales through books, music, opera, movies , and video games.
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2024-07-1612 minStorywave22: Asgard Stories - The Punishment of LokiThe penultimate story in The Asgard Stories, the Æsir hunt down Loki for his involvement in the death of Baldur the Good. Once caught, the Æsir must decide how to punish Loki.
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2024-07-0908 minStorywave21: Asgard Stories - Aegir's FeastAegir, the mythical giant of the sea, is introduced during a time when he is doing a great service for the gods of Asgard: bringing them joy after the loss of their precious Baldur.
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2024-07-0215 minStorywave20: Asgard Stories - BaldurAt last, we hear about the life of everyone's favorite deity to go to when they're feeling down: Baldur, god of light. But a twist of fate turns that mood around, when trust is betrayed and another god accomplishes an unthinkable deed in a place of peace.
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2024-06-2514 minStorywave19: Asgard Stories - SkadiWE'RE BACK!!
After a brief break, we are excited to see what the Æsir are up to. This week, we learn about Skadi (SKAH-dee), the daughter of the Giant who kidnapped Iduna.
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2024-06-1908 minStorywave18: Asgard Stories - The Stealing of IdunaThe 9th story in the Asgard Stories collection. Once again, Loki causes trouble for the rest of the Æsir. Will he be able to undo the consequences of his mischievous behavior? What begins as three brothers on a lighthearted journey turns into a tale of loss and deception that brings two unwelcome visitors to Asgard: Age and Pain.
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2024-05-0725 minStorywave17: Asgard Stories - The Gift of FriggaThe 8th story in the Asgard Stories collection. A more whimsical story than most we read (finally). A peasant ventures so deep into the mountains with his flock that he finds a goddess in an ephemeral cave; a resident of the cave gives a rare gift that keeps on giving.
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2024-04-3009 minStorywave16: Asgard Stories - How Thor Lost His HammerThe 7th story in the Asgard Stories collection. Thor wakes up to find the mythical Mjolnir missing; he and Loki go on a quest to challenge the giant king in Utgard to retrieve it and serve justice to those who stole it!
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2024-04-2311 minStorywave15: Asgard Stories - Thor's Wonderful JourneyThe 6th story in the Asgard Stories collection. Thunder god, Thor, now sets out to assess an even greater threat to Asgardian peace than Loki himself. Turning hubris into respect, the king of Utgard giants and Thor both learn valuable lessons about the meaning of their own strength.
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2024-04-1618 minStorywave14: Asgard Stories - The Hammer of ThorThe 5th story in the Asgard Stories collection. Thunder god, Thor, storms out to find Loki when his wife's magical hair gets cut in the night. The trickster Loki vows to set out to replace the hair, and returns with much more valuable treasures than expected.
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2024-04-0910 minStorywave13: Asgard Stories - Freyja's NecklaceThe 4th story in the Asgard Stories collection. In her quest to obtain the legendary Brisingamen necklace (which translates roughly to "ornamental fire"), the goddess Freyja loses something valuable like most all other Norse deities who obtain godhood - the father of her children. But watch out for a beautiful twist at the end!Come back every Monday to hear something new, to relax, get productive with us right here. Please send us your thoughts about our story choice, the music, or ideas for future stories at: storywavepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks!
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2024-04-0212 minStorywave12: Asgard Stories - Tyr and the WolfIn this, the 3rd story in the Asgard Stories collection, Asgard's collection of gods band together to attempt to "reign in" Fenrir the Wolf, a fierce god in cahoots with the trickster Loki.Come back every Monday to hear something new, to relax, or get productive with us right here. Please send us your thoughts about our story choice, the music, or ideas for future stories at: storywavepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks!Credits include:
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2024-03-2616 minStorywave11: Asgard Stories - Odin's RewardIn this, the 2nd story in the Asgard Stories collection, Asgard's fearless leader gives up a part of himself in a bid to protect the realm from trouble.
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2024-03-1912 minStorywave10: Asgard Stories - The Story of the BeginningAsgard Stories, Tales From Norse Mythology is the 2011 collection of 14 Norse myths produced by Mary H. Foster and Mabel H. Cummings, covering a wide swath of the origins and lives of Norse deities.
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2024-03-1214 minStorywave9: In The Year 2889This week, you'll hear a Jules Verne short story from 1889 published in the literary magazine The Forum. He paints for us an eye-opening picture of how technology and wealth could give one man the power to shape daily life, and along the way Verne correctly predicts more than one way in which it actually has.
2024-03-0548 minStorywave8: Omnilingual - Part 3This is the final part of Omnilingual, a short story by H. beam Piper which first appeared in the 1957 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. Protagonist Martha Dane leads a research expedition into a long-abandoned Martian city, to discover just how powerful science can be in linking cultures together across time itself. Thanks for listening!
2024-02-2744 minStorywave7: Omnilingual - Part 2Omnilingual is a short story by H. beam Piper which first appeared in the 1957 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. Protagonist Martha Dane leads a research expedition into a long-abandoned Martian city, to discover just how powerful science can be in linking cultures together across time itself.
2024-02-2036 minStorywave6: Omnilingual - Part 1Omnilingual is a short story by H. beam Piper which first appeared in the 1957 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. Protagonist Martha Dane leads a research expedition into a long-abandoned Martian city, to discover just how powerful science can be in linking cultures together across time itself.
2024-02-1334 minStorywave5: YouthA short story with a unique twist, this 1952 story by Isaac Asimov paints an enlightening picture of what it's like to be treated as "other" by a group who knows very little, about you.
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2024-02-061h 12Storywave4: Sentiment, Inc. - Part 2This week we will finish Poul Anderson's short story, Sentiment Inc.
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2024-01-2942 minStorywave3: Sentiment, Inc. - Part 1A 1953 short story from Poul Anderson, a celebrated writer mostly known for speculative fiction. It explores what happens when one defends free will, against a scientist who is in the business of altering it.
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2024-01-2234 minStorywave2: Zero Hour"Zero Hour" is a short story by Ray Bradbury first published in Planet Stories in its Fall 1947 issue. This story is a uniquely imaginative portrayal of childhood innocence, utopian society, science fiction, and Lovecraftian horror.
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2024-01-1529 minStorywave1: The Last Question"The Last Question" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It first appeared in the November 1956 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly as well as various anthologies.
This is the story of what happens when humans build a computer, called Multivac, which they can feed data in order to answer questions about the future of humanity and the ever-present subject of entropy.
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2024-01-0941 minStorywaveStorywave: IntroHello, lovely listeners! Thanks for taking a moment out of your busy day to listen to our latest passion project. Every Monday we'll be releasing a new episode to tantalize your ears (and, hopefully, your mind).
Buckle up, have fun, and enjoy.
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