Delusion #105: Senate Spy and RIP James Earl Jones

Rish Outfield suggested that we watch an episode of the Clone Wars for the podcast. No, that's not a typo, but there's a reason for it. This episode was an homage to Alfred Hitchcock's NOTORIOUS, which we had just watched for the Outfield Excursions. We also had to talk about the passing of the voice of Vader himself. James Earl Jones.

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Journey #201 - Tales From The Crypt: Island of Death (as presented by Seeing Ear Theater)

A pair of film fanatic buddies crash land on an uncharted island where they're forced to play a variation of "The Most Dangerous Game" against a seductive vixen for the amusement of an eccentric millionaire.

Content Warning: Some sexual situations.

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Cast:

Gina Gershon as Galatea Hapsburg

Luke Perry as Quinn Dillon

Anne Bobby as Doris

Todd Cummings as Jeeves

Ramon de OCampo as Baily

Rafael Ferrer as Lothar

Nick Wyman as the Rich Man

Allissa Hunnicutt as the Series Announcer, and

John Kassir as The Crypt Keeper

Seeing Ear Theater was an internet based drama/re-enactment troupe looking to capture the feel of older sci-fi / fantasy radio plays. The productions originally ran from 1997-2001 on the now defunct SciFi.com website.

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Theme music: Liberator by Man In Space

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Outfield Excursion #33 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time. Matthew Benell and Elisabeth Driscoll, from the Department of Health, and some friends, are on the run to find out what is happening in their city.

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Trekkin' Log #14 - Star Trek: Picard S1 Eps 1-5

Join Keith and Marshal as they trek back out into space with a resigned Admiral Jean-Luc Picard on a new mission with a ragtag crew aboard the starship La Sirena to save an android twin who could be Data's daughter.

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Timecode................Episode Title

00:04:04...................Remembrance

00:19:57...................Maps and Legends

00:28:04...................The End Is the Beginning

00:36:57...................Absolute Candor

00:44:28...................Stardust City Rag

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Journey #200 - Funny Farm by Robert Bloch (Mindwebs)

Joe Satterlee, a reclusive retiree, was holed away in his childhood home amid his extensive collection of vintage comic strips. Who would ever want to do him any harm?

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Timecode: 00:00 Intro, 16:04 Tune in, 17:20 "Funny Farm" on Mindwebs, 47:26 Commentary

Robert Bloch was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, psychological horror and fantasy, much of which has been dramatized for radio, cinema and television. He also wrote a relatively small amount of science fiction. Best known as the writer of Psycho (1959), the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock, Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over 30 novels. He was a protégé of H. P. Lovecraft, who was the first to seriously encourage his talent

Mindwebs was a 1970's series out of WHA Radio in Wisconsin that featured weekly semi-dramatized readings of science fiction short stories performed by Michael Hansen. It aired stories by some of the genre's best writers like Robert Bloch, Arthur C. Clarke, Gordon R. Dickson, and Ray Bradbury. Many of the readings were enhanced by music, periodic sound cues, and the occasional character voice, however they are not completely dramatized.

Relevant Links:

"The Man Who Collected Poe" by Robert Bloch on Rish Outcast (Patreon)

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Outfield Excursion #32 - The Guns of Navarone (1961)

A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.

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2024 Journey Into Journey: Illustrated Edition Writing Contest - Title and Picture Assignment

Several people have opted in for this new Writing Contest and so I will now reveal to them their assigned story titles based on a Journey song and their AI-generated image which they must use as inspiration for their story. The images are shown below, but will also be emailed to each participant. See detailed Submission Guidelines at the bottom.

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Assigned Images:

Sweet and Simple

Where Were You

Dead or Alive

Keep On Runnin'

Lay It Down

Open Arms

Faithfully

Precious Time

Opened the Door

Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)

Daydream

I'm Cryin'

2024 JOURNEY INTO JOURNEY: ILLUSTRATED EDITION WRITING CONTEST SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

CONTEST TIMELINE:

• You will be assigned a story title and AI-generated image based upon a song title from the band Journey. This will be the basis and inspiration for your story. You will receive this assignment via email, and on a podcast episode on August 9th.

• You must submit your new original story by 12:00:00 AM Mountain Time on December 1, 2024

• Winners will be announced on the show and by email before January 1, 2025

• The 1st place story will be produced for audio publication on the podcast in 2025.

WORD COUNT: No word limit, but judges may tire while reading an overlong story.

STORY REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES:

• The story must be titled as assigned and be based on the AI-generated image you are given.

• Please write an original story based on inspiration from the assigned title and image. There is no way for me to enforce this, but the spirit of this contest is to provide a prompt for a new story.

• Preference for speculative fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and various combinations and sub-genre.

• Remember the 1st place winning story (possibly more) will be produced for the podcast, so we will be looking for stories that "work well in audio."

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

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

PRIZES: 1st Prize: $20, 2nd Prize: $15, 3rd Prize: $5.  1st place story will be produced as a full cast audio production for the podcast.

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

SUBMISSION FORMAT:  The subject line must contain the prefix of "2024 CONTEST:" followed by the title of your story.  The body of the email should be the text of your story.