Bodies in Space

a sci fi comedy podcast about a dysfunctional little band of space criminals stumbling into and out of trouble. also, 🌈 bit.ly/bodiesinspacepod

[bodiesinspacepod]

A sci-fi audio drama following the misadventures of the crew aboard the spaceship Eutychia.

Bodies in Space is about ignoring your problems, not asking for help, and trying to go about your business while the world is falling apart. Also there's a ship's AI that tells fart jokes.

Website (with transcripts!)

Listen on: RedCircle Stitcher Spotify PocketCasts Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Youtube

[wobblebees]

Being a notorious robotlover in the current state of "AI" is the worst. I love robots discovering how they process their feelings in fiction, but when a chatbot pretends it knows how to love it feels like an insult to the craft

[bodiesinspacepod]

if the eutychia crew were played by muppets, robin would be played by kermit, tyche would be played by gonzo, steve would be played by fozzie bear, and the captain would be played by a muppet i just made up which is ms piggy's nonbinary cousin mx piggy

[caesarsaladinn]

doing a reverse mary sue self-insert where you make up an oc and give them all of your worst personality traits

[stealingyourteeth]

Happy pride to fiction podcasts

[boombox-fuckboy]

2024 Fiction Podcast Zine Festival

When: The entire month of September, 2024

Goal: During the month of September, make one (or more) zine of any quality, that is in some way related to fiction podcasts. You can share it using the tag #fiction podcast zine event

On Zines: A zine is a paper booklet that can function as art or an informational pamphlet. These are traditionally very cheaply made and hand-folded.

Zine vs Art Book: Sometimes, fandom or personal projects function under the title "zine" to produce glossy, professionally printed projects. These are more often elaborate, gorgeous group art efforts, and more art books than true zines. You could make one of these if you really wanted to, but I'd encourage you not to, and instead spend just a spare hour (quick), afternoon, or weekend (long) on it.

What should it be about? Whatever you want, so long as it is related to fiction podcasts! Click here for a list of suggestions, or ignore those entirely.

What medium should I use? Literally whatever you like. Hand-drawn/written zines that can be photocopied are traditional, but digital art or documents are fine too. You could experiment physically with all kinds of mediums, too.

Do I have to make them printable to contribute? You do not! While I'd encourage you to if you're able, you can also just make one for yourself.

I want to make something, but it won't be very good. Do it anyway.

I don't own a scanner/printer/copier but would like to make use of one. Any suggestions? Associates who work in offices and schools might be willing to scan or print them for you. You can also check your local library, post office, corner store, and university (in that order, probably). The first three will often charge a small fee for printing, rarely more than 20c, the last will definitely charge a fee higher than that.

Hey, I've got something to add! Let me know! If you have advice to give (to me or more generally speaking), or useful resources, I'd appreciate you sending it my way.

Resources:

Wikihow: How to Make a Zine

Google drive folder containing personal templates (.docx) for one-sided and 2-sided 8 page digital zines.

[our-queer-experience]

genuinely tho trans actors in fictional podcasts are so important.

the first thing you associate with this character is their voice. their voice and how they talk influences how you picture the character. how people interpret the character. and to hear a trans voice simply existing within that realm of fiction- not treated horribly, having friends, having a relationship with their siblings, having a job, making(a lot of) jokes, means a lot to me as a fan.

especially considering the pressure trans women face to have a cis sounding voice, to fit an ideal picture of womanhood, hearing billie hindle’s character be downright hilarious, well received by the fandom, and existing in contexts other than the butt of a joke or for the writers to preach at us.

in conclusion; alice dyer i would die for u

[hot4praxis]

I wholeheartedly agree, and I'd like to take a moment to shout-out some phenomenal shows (in no particular order) that have trans &/or nonbinary voice actors/ characters.

Camp Here and There (someone mentioned it in tags as well)

The Strange Case of Starship Iris

Transmission Folklore

Woe.begone

The Department of Variance of Somewhere, Ohio (and the semi-prequel series, The Dead Letter Office)

Moonbase Theta, Out

Valence

Breathing Space

400 Words a Horror (shamelessly plugging my own show, bc many of us are trans)

[thenightpost]

Yoooo, I'm a trans VA in several of these! (as well as my own show, of course 😉)

Voice acting not only helped me come to terms with my voice, but with my trans identity as well. Super grateful to all the audibly trans actors out there!

[elcustodio]

I love trans voices in audio dramas. I love when trans characters are voiced by trans actors and their voice isn't 100% passing. I love that said characters are never misgendered. I love how their voices sound beautiful and authentic. I love that their voces sound like mine our my friend's.

[bodiesinspacepod]

finally stumbled across the tumblr thread that inspired the decision to only ever refer to the captain as the captain for gender reasons

[ursulaklegay]

its so scary to put yourself out there but a SINGLE message saying "hi i loved what you made it touched me in some way" makes it all worth it 10000%

[ursulaklegay]

daily reminder that if you like something someone made tell! them! tell them tell them tell them TELL THEM

[critter-time]

heartbreaking news: guy who wants to make an audio drama has the worlds worst voice

[passerkirbius]

My friend, I have done casting for several shows, and I can tell you that perfect voices do not get a look in. If I'm casting for a character I want a voice that is fucking out there, a voice that you can pick out from a fucking kilometre away. Squeaky voice? Amazing! Weird speech impediment? As long as you're intelligible, let's fucking go! Odd cadence? I'll fucking run with it!

Like, yes, it also has to match the character, but I'm so often surprised by amazing, weird voices that I'm then wondering "who can I cast this weirdass voice as?". Don't cut yourself short before you've even put yourself out there.

Also psst, super secret - if no one will cast you, write your own damn audio drama! There are *so* many fiction podcast actors who made their own audio fiction just so they could get their voice out there, and it does, indeed, work!

So go for it! I wanna hear dat voice!!!

[deniselavestal-deactivated20231]

”What if nobody likes my story?” Well do you like it? Your story will always have at least one fan. Write for yourself and the right audience will come along.

[coverdinlocusts]

Podcast recommendation master log!!! :3

I’ve listened to well over 100 hours of podcasts from a lot of different genres so I’m gonna give you some recommendations. These will all be audio dramas so no ttrpgs or conversation podcasts. I’ll include a short description, the amount of episodes they have as I’m writing this (not including bonus content), if it’s finished, and probably my own little thoughts about it cus I have too many thoughts. Please feel free to add any podcasts you recommend that I didn’t include I’m always looking for more!!

Recommendations under the cut. Fair warning there’s a lot

The White Vault

six seasons 52 episodes

a repair team is sent to Outpost Fristed in the vast white wastes of Svalbard and unravel what lies waiting in the ice below. I love you graham casner you grumpy old man

The Silt Verses

three seasons 35 episodes

Carpenter and Faulkner are worshippers of an outlawed god. They travel up the length of their deity's great black river, searching for holy revelations. As their pilgrimage lengthens and the river's mysteries deepen, the two acolytes find themselves under threat from a police manhunt, but also come into conflict with the weirder gods that have flourished in these forgotten rural territories.

Spirt Box Radio

Three seasons 93 episodes [finished]

Sam Enfield, a former postboy with no experience in the arcane arts, takes over the radio show following the disappearance of the previous host. Sam soon discovers there are more than ghosts haunting the show, and finds himself amidst a mystery which threatens everything he knows about the world beyond his tiny basement broadcast studio, and maybe even himself. I listened to all of this in Quebec so to me this podcast is French

Ghost Wax

One season 45 episodes

A horror fiction podcast following the work of the last "reclaimer", investigating a series of unnatural killings by raising the dead and committing their final statements to wax cylinder. Please listen and like ghost wax I want more fanart and fanfics pleassseeeee

Clockwork Bird

one season 30 episodes [finished]

After the disappearance of Robin Jaeger, a man with four metal limbs, Shelly Croft organises recordings taken from the computer of Dr Sophie Bennett, one of the lead scientists on the synthetic limbs project, and uncovers more than just scientific breakthroughs.

The Strange Case of Starship Iris

Two seasons 22 episodes

In 2189, Earth narrowly won a war against extraterrestrials. The Strange Case of Starship Iris is about what comes after. It's a story of outer space, survival, espionage, resistance, identity, friendship, found family, romance, and secrets.

Not Quite Dead

Two seasons 25 episodes

Alfie is a nurse working overtime on the night shift in A&E when a patient comes in with her throat torn out. The girl on the gurney is the first of many, baffling staff and horrifying the public. Eventually, Alfie almost becomes another victim of the walking, but is saved by the same man he saw dripping blood into his patient's eye. He's Casper, and he's a vampire, and now he's saved Alfie's life the two of them are inescapably bound together. Another brush with death later, Alfie must make a choice: death or undeath. I love vampire doctors it’s a real good niche

The Mistholme Museum of Mystery Morbidity and Mortality

Six seasons 58 episodes

An audio tour through the Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality and learn about the interesting exhibits. Things are going smoothly in the museum until a museum wide lockdown is triggered. I relate so much to the audio tour guide

The Vesta Clinic

One season 15 episodes [finished I think]

Dr Underwood is a doctor on a space clinic she helps patients of many different species and complies them into a diagnosis. Really good character designs I wanna draw all of them

The Kingmaker Histories

Two seasons 14 episodes

On the 19th of February, 1911, Colette Geise experienced a migraine that ruined her life. This is the story of what happened next.

Hello From the Hallowoods

Three seasons 140 episodes

a cosmic narrator follows the increasingly connected residents of the forest at the end of the world. It's a bittersweet story that explores queer identity, horror genre tropes, and finding hope in humanity's last moments.

Jar of Rebuke

Two seasons 25 episodes

Follow Dr. Jared Hel's journey as he works to rediscover his forgotten past and finds his place within the small Indiana farm town of Wichton and the cryptozoological organization he works for called 'The Enclosure. Talk about gay am I right (I love them)

Fawx & Stallion

One season 10 episodes

London, 1889. When the residents of 221B Baker Street leave town for the weekend to solve one of their most famous cases, no one is left to clear a poor housekeeper's name of a crime she didn't commit. Well, no one except for their neighbors at 224B...

Malevolent

Four seasons 37 episodes

Arkham Private Investigator Arthur Lester wakes up with no memory of who he is or what has happened, only a nameless, eerie voice guiding him through the darkness.Blind, terrified, and confused, his journey will lead him towards a series of mysteries in the hopes of understanding the truth of what has transpired.As cosmic horrors seep into the world around, Arthur must ask himself whether this entity truly seeks to help him, or are its intentions more...Malevolent. I love the character relationships in this podcast I love them so much they deserve a break

Victoriocity

two seasons 13 episodes

Even Greater London, 1887, Inspector Archibald Fleet and journalist Clara Entwhistle investigate a murder, only to find themselves at the centre of a conspiracy of impossible proportions.

Desperado

Two seasons 23 episodes

Blood magic, Voodoo magic, old gods, new gods: We've got it all! Follow the story of misfits from all over the world, as they try to survive and protect their heritage from modern-day crusaders.

The Night Post

Three seasons 55 episodes

In Gilt City, conscripted couriers are both respected and shunned. They inhabit the borderlands between a growing industrial society and the untamed, arcane frontier that surrounds it.

Tell No Tales

One season 25 episodes

Leo Quinn works for Better Place, the world leader in ghost removal, but they're having some doubts about the ethics of their work. They're building a device that should let them capture the voices of ghosts, to prove once and for all that Better Place needs to start treating spirits with the humanity they deserve - and to unravel some mysteries in the process. I can’t wait for season two I am INVESTED

Nowhere, On Air

Two seasons 42 episodes

Semi-late night community radio broadcasts from a strange little town in the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (aka, not just the middle of nowhere, but nowhere itself). Weird happenings and shady government

Elixir

One season 11 episodes

Elsie's sister Lou is missing. The only clue she has leads her to a Hush bar: one of the last remaining—and illegal — establishments where people consume magical elixirs. Vera's family has made elixirs for generations at The Jaded Rose.With her father imprisoned, she is responsible for protecting their traditions...no matter the cost.But as Vera helps Elsie find her sister, a temptation more potent than any elixir arises: risking it all for each other.

Tales From the Low City

One season 8 episodes

Deep beneath the soil of a dead world, there is life.Tales From The Low City is a collection of tales from a strange, bleak, and beautiful world where all creatures great and small, ambitious and content, bipedal and tripedal and quadrupedal must come together and make something like “civilisation" if I get back into dnd I WILL be stealing the creatures from this podcast

Neighborly

One season 40 episodes

Neighbourly follows the residents of Little Street, house by house. What they do, how they interact with each other, and what skeletons are hiding in their closets. This show is so good another one that I’m patiently awaiting season two

The Lost Cat Podcast

five seasons 49 episodes [finished i think]

Man looks for his cat in an odd ass city he drinks a lot of wine. I love imagining what the main character looks like after going through all this shit

The Antique Shop

One season 50 episodes [finished]

A woman finds a job at an antique shop which seems to sell supernatural items that often to more harm than good

In Transit

Two seasons 27 episodes [finished]

Aboard the spaceship Eurus, a series of murders occur onboard - mirroring distressing radio signals from Eurus' sister ship, Notus, Officer Alecto McAlpine finds herself lost in the middle of a conspiracy. With the begrudging help of low-level communications coordinator Cairo, they begin to find that the ship's journey is the least of their concerns.

The Dead Letter Office of Somewhere, Ohio

Three seasons 19 episodes [finsihed]

The Dead Letter Office of Somewhere, Ohio is a horror-comedy fiction podcast set within one of the last remaining Dead Letter Offices in the country. Join Conway, Wren, and the rest as they archive strange, spooky, surreal pieces of lost mail.

The Sound Museum

One season 1 episode

Paris travels the world collecting interesting sound recordings for thier museum. I hope this show continues I’d love to see where it goes but who knows

Bodies in Space

One season 5 episodes

A sci-fi comedy podcast following the misadventures of the ragtag crew aboard the spaceship Eutychia, the captain of which is trying to get out of a hole of debt while ignoring other, bigger disasters unfolding in the background.

Wooden Overcoats

Four Seasons 59 episodes [finished]

Rudyard Funn and his equally miserable sister Antigone run their family's failing funeral parlour, where they get the body in the coffin in the ground on time. But one day they find everyone enjoying themselves at the funerals of a new competitor - the impossibly perfect Eric Chapman! With their dogsbody Georgie, and a mouse called Madeleine, the Funns are taking drastic steps to stay in business. What I imagine the UK is like

Middle:Bellow

One season ten episodes [finished]

A silly guy can travel to the bellow the place where ghosts live and helps them solve odd problems. Very comfy show to me

City of Ghosts

One season ten episodes

Eleanor "El” Rivkin is an information broker who sees and hears real ghosts but also suffers with hallucinations and ends up getting intangled in a mystery of corruption and murder

I am in Eskew

One season 29 episodes [finished]

in the horror-filled and impossible city of Eskew, a man makes recordings of his day-to-day experiences, hoping to reach the outside world. What I imagine the UK is like

Girl in Space

One season 13 episodes [finished-ish its no longer being updated but the story isn’t finished]

Audio diary of just a girl in space hanging out like normal but then things start to change.

Camp Here & There

One season 33 episodes

Tune in to the loudspeakers of a small midwestern sleep-away camp plagued by supernatural terrors and natural disasters.

Sydney Sargent, resident camp nurse, cheerfully reports on all the dangers just below (and above) our feet. I love this podcast so so much and I wish the creator the best

Do you Copy?

One season 14 episodes

When Red Tail National park shuts down due to a possible ecological disaster, three campers continued their trips, and two park rangers stayed to keep an eye on the radios. Recordings from these individuals were recovered and due to a mistake that cost a lot more than expected, [REDACTED] must sort through the recordings and try to make sense of what happened.

Elaine’s Cooking for the Soul

Two seasons 13 episodes

post-apocalyptic cooking podcast hosted by Elaine Martinez, DDS, in her dental clinic. Each week she brings on a guest to cook up a shelf-stable, nutrient-dense recipe to share with the survivors of the recent nuclear event.i haven’t cooked any of these recipes so idk if they are good but I do plan to try some they seem like cheap things to make

That’s all I’m doing for this one I say as if this isn’t an insane amount. I have plenty more podcast recommendations if needed. Also turns out tumblr has a tag limit and it also just gets extremely glitchy on mobile when you add a lot of tags which isn’t surprising considering this is tumblr

[v2isfuckingdead]

"emotionless robot feels for the first time" trope but instead of it being because of love or compassion its hatred.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream

[finalgirlabigailhobbs]

incredibly fucked up you can put off things for “tomorrow” and then. and then tomorrow comes

[teamomegastar]

A comprehensive guide on how to make Audio Drama

Step 1: Plan Step 2: [ethereal screaming and whooshing] Step 3: Release

[emeraldincandescent]

Sometimes writing is like having an enormous lake in your head, and you want to get it out of your head and into a proper place for a lake so other people can come and go swimming and ride jet skis and stuff, except all you have to move the lake is a teaspoon. So you’re just sitting there frantically flinging water out of the lake with your teaspoon and telling people, “Guys, this lake is going to be so cool when it’s done,” but it will never be done. There is so much lake.