Delusion #26 - Star Wars Friendships

Rish talks about his Star Wars friendships as a kid.

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Relavant Links:
Kevin Smith Talks about beong on SW:TFA set in 2014
Kevin Smith and ShartimusPrime at SDCC 2016 Hall H

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Strewn Along The Path #20: Netflix Queue - DUNE

My rambling "on the road" comments about movies I've seen on Netflix.  This time I discuss science fiction classic of DUNE. I also discuss the book and my various attempts to watch the movie.

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DUNE on Netflix


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Delusion #25 - Fan Fiction Spin-off Showcase

Rish and Marshal make their pitches for spin-off fan fiction for the Star Wars universe.  Are their ideas any good?  You be the judge.                

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Fact checker:
In coming up with my ideas, I wanted to include at least one pitch that mocked the worst clichés in bad fan fiction.  The worst fan fiction that I am aware of devolves into pornography, so I included a pitch that was the worst form of that.

Looking back, I added it mostly to shock Rish because he knows me and how far out of character that material is coming from me.  However, instead of leaving it as a private joke between the two of us, I went ahead and included it in our recording.  I’ve always had reservations about including it, and tried to add a bunch of language to explain how I wasn’t serious, but I still left it in.

Since it has aired, I have often considered editing the episode to exclude it, but figured I was just being a chicken and not trusting the audience to catch the intended humor.  But, I would think to myself, “The podcast is public.  What if this is the first episode that someone listens to?  They wouldn’t know me.  They wouldn’t have listened to all of my Journey Into… backlog of episodes.  Their first impression of me would be providing some rude, possibly offensive content.”  But still, I let it stand out of a fear of being wimpy.

The straw that broke the camel’s back for me was Disney’s firing of James Gunn for illicit tweets that he had made 10 years ago. I’m not going to comment on the rightness or wrongness of Disney’s decision except to say that we as a people will be judged by history according to the messages we have sent out into the world, especially in the digital landscape.  Those messages may often be experienced out of context and without knowledge of or searches for apologies, future personal growth, or changes of viewpoint.  I don’t want to be judged according to any messages of poor taste that I have allowed to be released into the world, or messages that may be of offense or hurtful to others.  Thus, my decision to edit about 1 min. 45 secs. of audio out of this episode.

Relavant Links:
Tales from Mos Eisley Cantina anthology

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Strewn Along The Path #19: Netflix Queue - The Woman In Black I & II, Unbroken

My rambling "on the road" comments about movies I've seen on Netflix.  This time I discuss The horror film duology featuring THE WOMAN IN BLACK, and the biopic UNBROKEN

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The Woman In Black on Netflix
Unbroken on Netflix

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2016 Journey Into Writing Contest Promo

Come join the contest! Spread The Word!  Please distribute this promo however you would like.

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2016 “JOURNEY INTO” WRITING CONTEST SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

SUBMISSION PERIOD: Submissions will open on April 1^st and close on May 1^st, 2016 at 11:59:59 PM

WORD COUNT: The story shall be 4000 words or less

WHAT TO WRITE:  All story titles must start with the words “Journey Into”.  The rest of the title, and the nature of the story’s journey is up to you.  I definitely want the character(s) in your story to go on some sort of journey.  Most likely that will be a physical journey, but I suppose one could go on a journey of the mind, or through dimensions, or to other worlds, or other lands, or even just down the street.  Be creative! But regardless of the journey, there should be action, plot, motivation, and choices.  Observations of pensive thought is not what I’m looking for.

CONTEST RESTRICTIONS: Please no splatter horror, grimdark, or explicit sexual content. Also please avoid coarse profanity (including Schlonz).

WHO WILL DECIDE THE WINNERS: A panel of volunteer judges.

PRIZES: 1^st PRIZE: $20, 2^nd PRIZE: $10, 3^rd PRIZE: $5.  All winning stories plus undetermined number of Honorable Mentions will be produced as a full cast audio production for the podcast.

WHERE TO SEND SUBMISSIONS: Email submissions to journeyintosubs@gmail.com

SUBMISSION FORMAT:  The subject line must contain the prefix of "2016 CONTEST:" followed by the title of your story.  The body of the email should be the text of your story.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS: When the winners have been decided, we will contact you via your original submission email. The winner will also be announced here in the forums, on Facebook, Twitter, and on the show.

Journey #139 - Double Header: What Price Convenience by Christopher Munroe & A Slight Delay by Rish Outfield

Christopher Munroe teaches us the price of convenience, and Rish Outfield wishes us a Happy (if twisted) Easter (sort of).

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Special Thanks to Bria Burton for producing today's stories, and to Keith Teklits for editing the commentary!!

Cast of characters:

What Price Convenience
James Silverstien as Narrator
Big Anklevich (of The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Customer
Rish Outfield (of The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Old Merchant

A Slight Delay
Big Anklevich (of The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Narrator
Rish Outfield (of The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as TWA passenger; and Captain
Bria Burton as Flight Attendant, Bria; and hispanic passenger
Heather Lenhart as Passenger
Renee Chambliss as Passenger
Marshal Latham as the Air Marshal

Christopher Munroe is an actor/author/comedian from Calgary, Canada, where he lives, works, writes and spends too much time on Twitter. He’s also a prolific and podcasted author of short and flash fiction, Christopher has also written the very entertaining surrealist horror novel, Broken Escalator, which he spent months of his life writing, and now finds himself mildly nervous every time he’s inside a mall.

Rish Outfield is a fan of Horror films, Eighties music, and the television work of Joss Whedon. He enjoys chasing after frogs, talking about comic book characters, and thinking about the Star Wars Trilogy. He is a voice actor, audiobook narrator, and podcaster, and can be heard co-hosting the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine and That Gets My Goat podcasts, where he and Big Anklevich entertainingly waste much of their time. He also features his own stories on the Rish Outcast podcast.  He has been a writer of short stories all of his life, but has only recently begun to share his work with others. He once got a job because of his Sean Connery impersonation, but has lost two due to his Samuel L. Jackson impression.

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Announcements from Base Camp: 2016 Journey Into Writing Contest (and Hiatus)

Where I announce that I am going on hiatus (sort of), and a NEW CONTEST!

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Intro music: Announcemnets Song by Witchger, Updyke and Hall

2016 “JOURNEY INTO” WRITING CONTEST SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

SUBMISSION PERIOD: Submissions will open on April 1^st and close on May 1^st, 2016 at 11:59:59 PM

WORD COUNT: The story shall be 4000 words or less

WHAT TO WRITE:  All story titles must start with the words “Journey Into”.  The rest of the title, and the nature of the story’s journey is up to you.  I definitely want the character(s) in your story to go on some sort of journey.  Most likely that will be a physical journey, but I suppose one could go on a journey of the mind, or through dimensions, or to other worlds, or other lands, or even just down the street.  Be creative! But regardless of the journey, there should be action, plot, motivation, and choices.  Observations of pensive thought is not what I’m looking for.

CONTEST RESTRICTIONS: Please no splatter horror, grimdark, or explicit sexual content. Also please avoid coarse profanity (including Schlonz).

WHO WILL DECIDE THE WINNERS: A panel of volunteer judges.

PRIZES: 1^st PRIZE: $20, 2^nd PRIZE: $10, 3^rd PRIZE: $5.  All winning stories plus undetermined number of Honorable Mentions will be produced as a full cast audio production for the podcast.

WHERE TO SEND SUBMISSIONS: Email submissions to journeyintosubs@gmail.com

SUBMISSION FORMAT:  The subject line must contain the prefix of "2016 CONTEST:" followed by the title of your story.  The body of the email should be the text of your story.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS: When the winners have been decided, we will contact you via your original submission email. The winner will also be announced here in the forums, on Facebook, Twitter, and on the show.

Delusion #24 - Catching Up with the DoG Boys

Marshal and Rish talk about everything they don't know about Rouge One and Episode 8, plus a buch of other stuff.

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Interview with Force Awakens VFX team
Disney's Drone Army to fight Spoiler Spies
Saving Poe Dameron

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Delusion #22 - Beggars Canyon by Rish Outfield

There is a Skyhopper race coming to the Dune Sea; and Luke Skywalker and his friends want to participate.

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Related Links:

• Rish's straight reading of Beggar's Canyon on The Rish Outcast (part 1, part 2)
• Rebel Mission to Ord Mandell

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Delusion #23 - Review of The Force Awakens, part 2

Rish, Marshal, and Renee Chambliss delve more into the characters of The Force Awakens.

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Journey #138 -The First Christmas, by Luke

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

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Related Links:
What Child Is This, played by Lindsey Stirling

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Delusion #21 - Review of The Force Awakens, part 1

Marshal, Rish, and Renee Chambliss talk about their first impressions of The Force Awakens.

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Delusion #20 - The Biggest Fan

Rish talks about being "The Biggest Fan" of Star Wars.

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Journey #137 - We Hold These Truths by Norman Corwin

The U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788, but the people were calling for more definitive listing of liberties, or a Bill of Rights.

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We Hold These Truths, a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the United States Bill of Rights, is an hour-long radio program that explored American values and aired live on December 15, 1941, the first to be broadcast on all four major networks (CBS, NBC Red, NBC Blue, and Mutual). It was written and produced by Norman Corwin, who won a Peabody Award for the show, which commemorated the ratification of Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791. The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 — a week before the scheduled broadcast — may have contributed to what the Crosley Rating Service estimated to be 63 million listeners (almost half of the U.S. population), the largest audience in history for a dramatic performance.


Also Featuring
The Rest Is History with Simon Salt

Simon Salt has been a student of history since he had his imagination sparked by a High School history teacher who brought the subject to life for him. Every since he has been an avid reader, amateur historian and consumer of all things historical. He is a professional photographer, an author & Keynote speaker.

He is originally from England and moved to the US 12 years ago. A fan of all things vintage, mechanical and technical he can often be found in his garage making props for photography shoots. He currently lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia, where he is submersing himself in both the colonial and civil war history of the area.

Related Links:
Video of "Bill of Rights (Shake It Off)" song 

Music used in this production:

"Feelin Good" by Kevin MacLeod

Theme music by Man In Space

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Delusion #19 - The Force Awakens Trailer Quiz

Marshal takes a quiz on the latest, and apparently last, Star Wars The Force Awakens trailer, which he has yet to see...

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Journey #136 - The Charge of the Light Brigade (You Are There)

Into the valley of Death rode the six hundred...

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Also Featuring
The Rest Is History with Simon Salt

Simon Salt has been a student of history since he had his imagination sparked by a High School history teacher who brought the subject to life for him. Every since he has been an avid reader, amateur historian and consumer of all things historical. He is a professional photographer, an author & Keynote speaker.

He is originally from England and moved to the US 12 years ago. A fan of all things vintage, mechanical and technical he can often be found in his garage making props for photography shoots. He currently lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia, where he is submersing himself in both the colonial and civil war history of the area.

Music used in this production:

"Feelin Good" by Kevin MacLeod

Theme music by Man In Space

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Journey #135 -The Book of Hell by Mavor Moore (Nightfall)

A mysterious manuscript purporting to be a first-person account of what it's like in Hell has the editors of a publishing house in an uproar.

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Nightfall is the title of a radio drama series produced and aired by CBC Radio (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) from July 1980 to June 1983. While primarily a supernatural/horror series, Nightfall featured some episodes in other genres, such as science fiction, mystery, fantasy, and human drama. One episode was even adapted from a folk song by Stan Rogers. Some of Nightfall's episodes were so terrifying that the CBC registered numerous complaints and some affiliate stations dropped it. Despite this, the series went on to become one of the most popular shows in CBC Radio history, running 100 episodes that featured a mix of original tales and adaptations of both classic and obscure short stories.

Related Links:
The Nightfall Project

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Journey #134 - The Tunnel Under The World by Fredirick Pohl (presented by X-Minus One)

On the morning of June 15th, Guy Burckhardt woke up screaming...

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Frederik Pohl (November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning more than seventy-five years.  From about 1959 until 1969, Pohl edited Galaxy and its sister magazine If; the latter won three successive annual Hugo Awards as the year's best professional magazine. His 1977 novel Gateway won four "year's best novel" awards. He won four Hugo and three Nebula Awards.  The Science Fiction Writers of America named Pohl its 12th recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award in 1993, and he was inducted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1998.

X Minus One was a half-hour science fiction radio drama series broadcast from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 in various timeslots on NBC.  Initially a revival of NBC's Dimension X (1950–51), the first 15 episodes of X Minus One were new versions of Dimension X episodes, but the remainder were adaptations by NBC staff writers, including Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts, of newly published science fiction stories by leading writers in the field, including Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Robert A. Heinlein, Frederik Pohl and Theodore Sturgeon, along with some original scripts by Kinoy and Lefferts.

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Delusion #18 - Force Friday

Rish regales us with his adventures from Force Friday, and Big Anklevich joins us to share his love of Furbacca.

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Journey #133 - A Dream Within A Dream by Bria Burton

She protected her little sister from Anna, who was always gloomy and mean. But would it be enough?

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An Edgar Allan Poe Month bonus episode!

Episode art from Birit Alits Photography

Bria Burton is employed as a blogger and customer service manager for St. Pete Running Company.

In 2015, "Tight Pants" appeared in Page & Spine Fiction Showcase. "Ticket to Heaven" appeared in Faith Hope and Fiction, an e-literary magazine. A science fiction reprint, "The Wheels Must Turn," appeared in the Broken Worlds anthology. As a member of an author collaboration called the Alvarium Experiment, she published a short story called "On Both Sides." The historical science fiction piece was one of thirteen in The Prometheus Saga. "Empty Girl" in FWA Collection #7 called Revisions: Stories of Starting Over, and "The Mute Girl" in Youth Imagination Magazine.

In 2014, "In Line at the DMYV," science fiction, appeared in the Welcome to the Future anthology. Little Angel Helper, a novella that first appeared as a live story on her blog, was released as an ebook. She also had three speculative fiction pieces published, including my first paid publication in The Colored Lens #13 with "The Darkness Below," science fiction. "Switching," fantasy, appeared on the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine, and "Ligeia," science fiction, appeared on the Journey Into... podcast. In 2013, "The Mute Girl," dark fantasy, was published in eFantasy, and "This is Hollywood," a fantasy/horror short story, appeared online at FICTION on the WEB.

Lance & Ringo Tails is a collection of ten short stories about her pets. In December 2013, I published ebook and paperback editions.

In October 2011, Livinity won First Place in the Unpublished Fantasy Novel category at the RPLA (Royal Palm Literary Awards).


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