Journey #91 - The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (presented by NBC Short Story)

The residents of an idyllic small town gather once a year to take part in the lottery.

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Guest Hosts: Big Anklevich and Rish Outfield of Dunesteef.com

Shirley Jackson was a popular and controversial American author, who was born in December 14, 1916. She is best known for the short story The Lottery (1948).  She is also well known for the 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House, which was adapted in the 1963 Robert Wise film The Haunting.  She has influenced such writers as Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Nigel Kneale, and Richard Matheson.

Jackson's husband, the literary critic Stanley Edgar Hyman, wrote that "she consistently refused to be interviewed, to explain or promote her work in any fashion...She believed that her books would speak for her clearly enough over the years."

NBC Presents: Short Story was a half-hour program offering dramatizations of contemporary American short stories by famed writers such as William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, and Ray Bradbury. The series premiered February 21, 1951 on NBC and ran in three different incarnations until May 30, 1952.

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Cenizas and the Ash King by Lizzanne Herd on the Dunesteef

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Journey #90 - The Rocket by Ray Bradbury (presented by NBC Short Story)

Fiorello Bodoni, a poor junkyard owner, dreams of rocketing to the stars. When the opportunity arises, he realizes he can't share it with his family.

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Guest Host: Dave Thompson of Podcastle.org

Episode Art courtesy of Brian Burgess

Ray Bradbury is the world’s greatest science fiction writer. Some may argue, including Ray himself, that he writes fantasy rather than science fiction. He once said that Fahrenheit 451 was his only true science fiction work. His stories may tells us very little about science, but a great deal about the netherworld of imagination buried deep within all of us. In addition to over 1000 short stories, several novels and a handful of plays; Ray Bradbury has written poetry and scenarios. He adapted the novel Moby Dick for the movies, and has seen several of his own stroies made into motion pictures, as well as television radio shows. His writing has appeared in nearly every American magazine publishing quality fiction, and in over 100 anthologies of short stories.

NBC Presents: Short Story was a half-hour program offering dramatizations of contemporary American short stories by famed writers such as William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, and Ray Bradbury. The series premiered February 21, 1951 on NBC and ran in three different incarnations until May 30, 1952.

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Journey #89 - The Gold Bug by Edgar Allan Poe

William Legrand has found a rare golden beetle, and with it, perhaps the pathway to a buried fortune.

 
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Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 and became an American author, poet, editor and literary critic. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as the genre of science fiction.  He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.  Poe died in 1849,  in Baltimore, under mysterious circumstances, but he left us with a legacy of tales of wonder and woe, the marvelous and the macarbe.

Big Anklevich and Rish Outfield are the editors and hosts of the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine, where they present wonderful full cast stories of speculative fiction.  Their banter could not be contained within a single podcast, and thus it has spilled out into their side conversation podcast That Gets My Goat.  They are both writers themselves, and often feature their own work.

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Hear Outtakes from Big and Rish.
See The ABC Saturday Special 1980 adaptation of "The Gold Bug" where Jupiter is a mute, and the narrator is played by a young Anthony Michael Hall.

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"Folk Round" and "Serpentine Trek" by Kevin MacLeod

Theme music by Man In Space


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Journey #88 - The Gold Bug by Rish Outfield

A young boy travels with his family to California, but they are not alone.

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Rish Outfield is the co-host of the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine, which produces full cast short stories and banter with his buddy Big Anklevich. Rish has also lent his voice to many audio dramas, and lent his stories to many podcasts.  He is also an audiobook narrator, some of which are available at Audible.com, You can check out some of his other stories at Smashwords.

Pat Krane is a podcaster, a voiceover professional, an audio editor, a musician, and a nerd for life. You can hear him on his several podcasts: That TV Show, Convert To Raid, and Legendary: Tthe World of Warcraft Podcast.  You can also see him providing useful audio tips on his video series Inside The Studio.  Find out more about Pat's audio adventures over on his website patkrane.com.

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Star Wars: Delusions of Grandeur Podcast

NMX Panel: Choosing The Right Content For Your Podcast

Music used in this production:
"Slow Rock Ballad" by Plastic3
"Long Note 2" by Kevin MacLeod

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Journey #87 - Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe

Can the application of one's strong will overcome even the imposing specter of death?

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Episode Art by Nachan

Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 and became an American author, poet, editor and literary critic. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as the genre of science fiction.  He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.  Poe died in 1849,  in Baltimore, under mysterious circumstances, but he left us with a legacy of tales of wonder and woe, the marvelous and the macarbe.

Dave Robison has indulged in creative pursuits his entire life.  His accomplishments include writing Curious George fan-fiction at the age of eight, improv theater at age ten, playing trumpet at age twelve, as well as a theater degree, creating magazine cover art, writing audio scripts, designing websites, creating board games, hosting mythological roundtables and generally savoring the sweet draught of expression in all its forms.  His years of exploration give him a unique, informed, and eloquent perspective on the art of storytelling.

Music used in this production:

"Air Prelude", "Ghostpocalypse - 6 Crossing the Threshold", "Ghostpocalypse - 4 Temptress", "Ghostpocalypse - 3 Road of Trials", "Aftermath", "Halls of the Undead", "Blue Feather" and "It Is Lost" by Kevin MacLeod

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Journey #86 - Ligeia by Bria Burton

Kraykor is driven to the edge of space; and the only way to escape death is by entering into Ligeia.

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Bria Burton writes speculative and other fiction in St. Petersburg, Florida. Her publications are listed on her website: www.briaburton.com.  Three dreams came true for her in 2013. She quit her job in order to write full time, a dream since childhood. She was selected as one of the winners in the Edgar Allen Poe writing contest, a dream since last year when her submission, much like Kraykor in the story, sailed into a deep void in space never to be seen or heard from again. Over at the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine, she was selected as one of the winners in the Triple Word Score Contest, fulfilling a dream since 2010 to have a story air on the podcast. She thanks her hubby and her parents for always encouraging her to follow her dreams.

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Kid President
Void of Opportunity (you might need to join the Escape Artists forums to see this, but it's not a bad place to hang out.)

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"Sunrise nrg"  by mmb digidesigns

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Journey #85 - The Imp of the Perverse by Edgar Allan Poe

A man facing the gallows describes what led him to this fate.

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Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 and became an American author, poet, editor and literary critic. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as the genre of science fiction.  He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.  Poe died in 1849,  in Baltimore, under mysterious circumstances, but he left us with a legacy of tales of wonder and woe, the marvelous and the macarbe.

Norm Sherman is a writer, humorist and musician based out of Baltimore Maryland.  He is the charismatic founder and host of the 3-time Parsec Award winning podcast phenomenon ‘The Drabblecast.'  Norm is also the chief editor of the long-running science fiction podcast Escape Pod.  Let's face it: he is the God of Podcasting.  Not only can he narrate the pants off a rowdy chicken, he also writes and performs his own music.  You can check out his CD's here.

Music used in this production:

"Evening of Chaos", "Oppressive Gloom", "The Dread" and "Martian Cowboy" by Kevin MacLeod

Theme music by Man In Space


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