GASTRONAUT

A narrative science fiction podcast about a food journalist getting into trouble across the galaxy. Join us on an interstellar road trip in search of good food! 🥪🥘🥧

[gastronaut-pod]

Gastronaut's transcript project is now complete! All publicly available episodes have transcripts available at the link above! Happy listening and, now, happy reading!

[re-dracula]

Yes I will keep shaking The Holmwood Foundation kickstarter page until they hit their goal do you understand I need more Dracula audio dramas?

[chemicallywrit]

HELLO

I AM POURING ALL MY AUDIO DRAMA SUNDAY ENERGY INTO ASKING YOU

PLEADING WITH YOU

TO HELP FUND THE HOLMWOOD FOUNDATION

THIS IS THE LAST THREE DAYS OF THEIR KICKSTARTER AND THEY’RE STILL OVER 20% AWAY FROM THEIR GOAL

PLEASE IT’S A SEQUEL TO DRACULA AND I LOVE THEM YOUR HONOR

LISTEN TO THE PILOT

IT’S REALLY GOOD PLZ GIVE THEM MONEY

[littleacebee]

Certain death faking agency decided to use Fiction Podcast Zine Event as an opportunity to advertise themselves. Of course if you know how to look. So, how’s your life going?

All codes and their solutions are going to be in reblog. IDs are below the cut.

[ID: Photo of a zine in a pocket of orange shirt. The text on the cover: „How’s your day going? How’s your life going?”. Below there is a drawing of an orange phoenix.

Page 1. Text: „Not well? Are you not seeing any hope for a future? Does it feel like (fake) death is the only option?”

Page 2. Text: „There is a chance to change it”

Page 3. Text: „If you are very determined and have what it takes, If you know were to look” Page 4. Text: „You can leave your old life behind you and raise like phoenix from ashes”. On pages 3 and 4 there is string of numbers devised with dots on top and bottom of the pages: 23, 5, 12, 3, 15, 13, 5, 20, 15, 20, 8, 5, 1, 13, 5, 12, 9, 1, 16, 18, 15, 10, 5, 3, 20

Page 4. Text: „Think about all of it carefully. There is no way back”. Page 5. Text: „We would love to hear your story”. Around both pages there is Morse Code: .-.-. --... --... ..... ...-- -.... .---- ...-- ----- -.... ----. -.... --...

Page 6. Text: „See you soon” End ID]

[gastronaut-pod]

Gastronaut cookbook be upon ye!!!! In some timezones, it's still September, so...Happy Fiction Podcast Zine Fest! Free PDFs and plain text document are available at https://bernie-jsyk.itch.io/gastronaut-home-planet-plates

If you make any of these recipes, we'd love to hear what you thought or see pictures!

Happy cooking, and thanks for all the love you've shown Gastronaut <3

[etherealblaseballresearch]

coming in under the wire for the fiction podcast zine fest - a zine of 8 space-themed podcasts. (i had to limit myself to podcasts i'd listened to all the way through to keep to a sensible number lol)

zine text under the cut:

Fiction podcasts... in space!!

Wolf 359: Comms Officer Eiffel's attempts to not do his job are foiled by stickler Commander Minkowski, malfunctioning AI Hera, dubiously ethical Dr Hilbert and... aliens?

The Strange Case of Starship Iris: Violet Liu is rescued after an explosion kills the rest of the Iris crew. Her rescuers may not be... above board, but they're her best chance to figure out what happned - and to stop a war.

The Pasithea Powder: Voicemails between Sophie, war hero, and Jane, scientist, traitor, ex-friend and the only person Sophie can turn to when a "friendship delegation" goes wrong.

Janus Descending: Horror following Chel and Peter as they explore an apparently lifeless planet. Chel's story starts from the beginning, Peter's from the end.

Second Star to the Left: Gwen has 5 years to explore a planet all alone - except for a long distance caller.

Girl in Space: X has lived alone on this spaceship (except for an AI and a Jurassic Park DVD) - until now.

We Fix Space Junk: Two repair women travel the galaxy fixing space junk. Planet of the week, quick and funny

The Adventure Zone: Amnesty: Not tecnically a space podcast? You'll get it. Minerva [heart]

Happy listening [smily face]

[littleacebee]

The only thing I have to say for myself is: Songs in podcasts my beloveds <3

IDs in alt text and under the cut

[ID: Front cover of a zine. In the middle of the page there is big red heart with text in it: „Songs in podcasts my beloveds”.

Page 1. Text saying: „I love songs in podcasts! They are so cool and great and amazing and wonderful and fun and fabulous and excellent and brilliant”

Page 2. On the top of the page there is text: „Me when there is song in podcast:”. Below there are three doodles of a person. First is singing dramatically, other two are dancing. There are colourful musical notes around.

Page 3. Text saying: „Some of my fav songs from podcasts with honest and totally not biased rating:

„Die Berliner Luft” from The Amelia Project - 10/10

Songs from Roguemaker - 10/10

Theme song from Night Shift - 10/10

„Magistrate’s daughter” Travelling light - 10/10”

Page 4. Text saying: „Musical episode of Mission rejected - 10/10

Folks songs in Camlann - 10/10

Songs from The Strange Case of Starship Iris - 10/10

„It’s all made up!” from Victoriocity - 10/10

Musical episode of The Bright Sessions - 10/10

Song in the last episode of Trice Forgotten - 10/10”

Page 5. Text saying: „”Poisoning Pigeons in the Park” from Midnight Burger - 10/10

Songs from Re: Dracula - 10/10

Cabaret Night at Cosmic Lounge from Stellar Firma - 69/10

Theme song from Dark Ages - 10/10

Songs from Welcome to the Brass Eagle - 10/10

The Ballad of Anne & Mary 1000/10”

Page 6. At the top of the page there is text saying: „”To be an Undertaker” from Wooden Overcoats - 100000000000000000000000/10”. Below there is doodle of a person playing on a mandolin.

Page 7. There is a doodle of a person holding a big sign with text: „You should add song to your podcast!”. At the bottom of the page there is text saying: „#fiction podcast zine event”. End ID]

[aurorajanvier]

my contribution to the Fiction Podcast Zine event, based on a post draft that i never got around to posting:

aurorajanvier's Guide to Falling Asleep to Fiction Podcasts (based on real life experience)

I based all of the pages off of actual listening experiences I've had, and I've tried to indicate the podcast and episode in question where I could!

As a bonus, I'm including screenshots of the post i made which i based the Zine off of!

[cannabiscomrade]

Friday Sept 27:

Millions are without power this morning and underwater.

Do not go into floodwaters. It is not safe. There is debris, animals, pathogens, and god knows what else in the water.

[cannabiscomrade]

Friday morning:

There is IMMINENT FAILURE of the Lake Lure Dam in North Carolina. You MUST get to higher ground immediately before the dam fails. EVACUATE NOW.

There have already been flooding deaths, including a child.

[cannabiscomrade]

From Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies:

ID: Disabled, impacted by Hurricane Helene, need help? Discapacitade impactade por Helene y necesita ayuda?

Call/text (llame) Disability & Disaster Hotline [phone] or [email protected]

[bekabloodhound]

For my final zine, a @tellnotalespod tribute!

[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 tags #fiction podcast zine event and #fiction podcast zine festival

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.

[nat-20s]

The biggest appeal of fictional narrative podcasts is that their protagonists are almost always just as confused as I am

[nat-20s]

Podcast protag’s exasperated, lost, and incredulous voice: What

[luxradium]

Hey you! Have obsessive perfectionist tendencies? Boy have I got an artform for you: sound design for audio drama! It has all the things you love the most:

Limitless ability to make infinitesimal changes nobody but you can hear!

No objective sense of what sounds 'right' and what doesn't!

Infinite knobs and dials you can twist! So many ways to have the wrong thing!

Workflows, workflows, workflows!

If this sounds enticing to you, grab a DAW and a set of headphones (no, not those headphones... eh, better edit for both) and hop aboard!

[Just finished mastering the trailer for Metropolis. Had to extricate myself from a deep, deep rabbit hole of EQ/gating/compressing/de-essing mania.]

[hangingslothcentral]

[boombox-fuckboy]

Would anyone be interested in a fiction podcast zine event thing?

I mean zines like the cheap print & fold paper ones (not a fancy community artbook).

[boombox-fuckboy]

Example ideas(?):

Short rec lists: themed or otherwise

"What are fiction podcasts?" for someone who's never encountered the concept

Short creative projects (written, drawn, etc)

How-to guides or tips for creation, or navigating RSS feeds or whatever

A podcast themed-recipe

A custom mixed-show anthology or starter playlist

Science???

Whatever else people make zines about

[boombox-fuckboy]

To be clear, this would be some kind of open event or short period of time (a month?) where people in the community can make and share zines of ANY quality or length into a shared tag. So long as it's podcast related.

[boombox-fuckboy]

People have been pretty positive about the idea. So, let's get some input:

How long should the event period be?

One Week

Two Weeks

One Month

Voting ended onJul 27, 2024

Note: you are not expected to be creating the whole time, just making one thing at one point would be a super contribution.

[boombox-fuckboy]

Which month would you prefer this event (Fiction Podcast Zine Fest (name pending)) occur?

September

November

I feel strongly about this event occuring another month, actually!

Indifferent

Voting ended onJul 27, 2024

Q. Why September or November as the default options?

August: Too soon.

October: Inktober, Ace Week, also the Americans really like Halloween.

December: Kind of just a lot to deal with already.

Next Year: Too far.

Q. What happens if we all feel strongly about another month?

A. I'll make another poll.

[starplanes]

Some of my favorite scifi audio dramas!

[gastronaut-pod]

Average Werner Herzog documentary: Nietzsche was not referring to lemurs when he wrote "Thus Spoke Zarathustra"…and yet… (edited)