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[aishionlinepod]

[Text: Aishi Online, Season 3, May 1st, 2022]

AFTER RETURNING TO THE SOCIAL INTERNET FOR PODCASTING, MJ DECIDES TO TELL HER OWN STORY. THAT OF A DIGITAL FRIEND SHE LOST TO TIME: AISHI. WHOEVER SHE WAS…

Do you know who you are? That was the question the game, known to a select few as The Funhouse Hallway was asking its players to answer, but Aishi, MJ, and The Forum were never able to complete it.

That was in the early days of the internet. Aishi and MJ grew up together as the internet came into its own. But suddenly, Aishi was gone, leaving MJ to make sense of a person who didn’t give her much if anything to work off of. After all, you can be anyone online.

In light of certain experiences during her podcasting efforts, MJ has decided to tell the story of the friend she didn’t quite know. Or that’s what she told you she was doing.

After all, you can be anyone online.

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/aishionline

[jessgaspar]

rush hour.

posters and more available - shops in my bio :)

[aishionlinepod]

[Text: Aishi Online, available wherever you get your podcasts]

AFTER RETURNING TO THE SOCIAL INTERNET FOR PODCASTING, MJ DECIDES TO TELL HER OWN STORY. THAT OF A DIGITAL FRIEND SHE LOST TO TIME: AISHI. WHOEVER SHE WAS…

Do you know who you are? That was the question the game, known to a select few as The Funhouse Hallway was asking its players to answer, but Aishi, MJ, and The Forum were never able to complete it.

That was in the early days of the internet. Aishi and MJ grew up together as the internet came into its own. But suddenly, Aishi was gone, leaving MJ to make sense of a person who didn’t give her much if anything to work off of. After all, you can be anyone online.

In light of certain experiences during her podcasting efforts, MJ has decided to tell the story of the friend she didn’t quite know. Or that’s what she told you she was doing. 

After all, you can be anyone online.

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/aishionline

[the-likeable-wizard-mack-deacti]

Modern Fantasy Monsters: Parents

Blended Families of different species. Elves and humans, Orcs and Elves, Halfling and Orcs. There is no limits to families. 

Or better yet a human couple adopting a kid that’s another species loving them as there own children. People get surprised that that’s there kid and are shocked meeting them for the first time.

Fairies  taking children away from abusive homes taking them to orphanages or just adopting them giving hell to the people who abused them. 

Werewolf families always having the BEST block parties around, with how many kids they have they have all sorts of fun things around inviting the whole neighborhood to block parties, birthday parties and all other events. 

A single human parent introducing their monster partner to their kid for the first time nervous that their child would be terrified due to their appearance but, turns out their new partner and child bond really well. 

A single parent trying to understand how magic works due to having a child who inherited their magical powers from their other parent who is not with them anymore. 

Or the opposite, a single parent who knows a ton on magic and has to learn how not to rely on magic all the time for their non magical child.

Grandparents  that consists of a human and elf where the elf has remained young and beautiful looking throughout all the years they’ve been with their human lover and both of them having children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren both still happy with each other no matter how old they get.   

[theoracleofdusk]

[Text: The Oracle of Dusk. Season 5 is ending. The final sessions have begun]

Our oracle is reaching out to a family that just suffered a ground-shaking loss. Just don’t ask her why because that part is a bit more complicated.

_________

Start with The Eldest Child Session 1 for this season.

Linketree - https://linktr.ee/oracleofdusk

[theoracleofdusk]

[Text: Five Season, Five Stories: Listening Guide]

For the most part, each season of The Oracle of Dusk can be listened to on its own without needing to go back to the beginning.  So here’s a guide for anyone looking to jump in.

Season 5 (now playing): Starts with The Eldest Child - Session 1 

A family’s been shattered by the death of a beloved figure. Our oracle finds herself in the ashes of this aftermath, trying to help everyone pull the pieces (and themselves) back together.

Season 1: Starts with CIA.84 - Session 1 ends with Client DR.HA.110 - The Oracle’s Tale Part 5

Four lives, four individuals feeling disconnected.

One woman feels alone in her relationship. One is alone after her husband died. One woman feels alone in her sexuality. And one individual doesn’t quite know what this story holds.

Then there’s our oracle Delphi who has to explain where she fits in this whole thing.

Season 2: Does build off Season 1 - Ends at Client DR.HA.110 - The Oracle’s Tale Part 11

Delphi’s story and all the apologies she feels she owes to the Hero who saved her, the Mentor who burned her, the Martyr she sacrificed, and the Father she lost.

Season 3: Starts at Client U20.ND18 Session 1 Ends at Client KG2.50 F - Session 5

[TW: COVID]

The world was in turmoil, but for some, their worlds were already upside down, pandemic or no. Delphi has to guide them through this next threshold in their life, despite the circumstances.

Season 4: Messages to the other Oracles

Is Delphi doing the right thing? Well, maybe only a council of her peers can really know. 

[valtsv]

obsessed with the concept of being haunted by yourself

[valtsv]

maybe you were someone you hate now, and that person remains a cold hand on your shoulder that says you do not deserve this. perhaps you had to destroy yourself and become someone else to escape something worse - but now they hang over you like a shroud. you abandoned me. everyone did, but you - you were all i had. and you left me to rot. maybe the life you could have had was taken from you - and isn't that a death of sorts? - and now it shadows your every step. you keep moving further away, but it follows. there's a ghost after you, and it wears a frighteningly familiar face.

[theoracleofdusk]

AANNND this is what I’m thinking for Season 6 of Oracle of Dusk.

Tumblr has no chill calling me out on my podcast and its rather simple season designs...

[werateaudiodrama]

Hey y’all, amidst the other crowdfunding campaigns running right now, I wanted to take today to highlight The Sheridan Tapes’s season three campaign over on Seed & Spark!

They’re currently sitting at around 70% of their goal - and on Seed & Spark, you need to reach 80% to keep your funding. That means they have 5 days left to raise just under $600.

Of course, it’d be great if we could get them to their total goal or beyond, but even getting to that 80% would be a win.

And of course, there are crowdfunding rewards! If you support their campaign, you can things like:

Special Q&A sessions

Pins & stickers

A physical cassette of an episode

Custom microfiction from the writer

And much, much more!

So if you’re a fan of The Sheridan tapes, queer, found footage mysteries, or indie audio drama in general, consider donating to their campaign - or sharing this with others who can!

[end psa]

The Sheridan Tapes: Season Three

The Sheridan Tapes is a serialized Horror/Mystery audio drama written and produced by Trevor Van Winkle and Homestead on the Corner. Now in

[werateaudiodrama]

They’re just $50 shy now! Anyone want to swoop in and save the day?

[prinnay]

Helping hands

[elationhigh]

did it hurt? when you realized that your childhood trauma was going to affect you for the rest of your life and truly changed you as a person and didn’t just give you a good sense of humor?

[theoracleofdusk]

This is seriously Season 5 of The Oracle of Dusk poorly described. Second post of its kind I've found tonight.

[kindaorangey]

i love going back to the beginning of a piece of media with the full weight of knowing how it ends. you see characters get introduced and it’s literally like

[id: the ‘they don’t know’ meme edited to say ‘they don’t know the profound and life-changing effect they will have on each other’. it shows a simple drawing of a guy with a party hat standing in the corner of a room, looking at two couples who are happy and dancing. the guy is edited to have shiny, tearful eyes. end id.]

[theoracleofdusk]

This is like the first season of The Oracle of Dusk poorly explained, tbh….

[bekabloodhound]

Just did a re-listen of Moonbase Theta, Out to ring in the new year and I need to tell y'all again how amazing this podcast is. It's hard to believe the first time I listened to it was in January of last year! Season 3 and all the wonderful specials that came out in 2021 have brought us so far, and I can't wait to see where we go in 2022.

I will never not be impressed with the writing, the acting and the sound design. Everytime I re-listen to it, I hear something more, pick up on a nuance I hadn't noticed before. Every person involved with this podcast brings their A-game, and it really shows.

The biggest thing that really stood out to me this time around was the emotion behind everything. Everything combines to reel you in, make you really care for these characters, even if they're dicks - sometimes especially because they're dicks! Just about every character is yearning - to make the world a better place, to be with a loved one, to find their own place in the world, to do some real science, to get some more Dairy Milk chocolate - and you end up yearning right along with them. Their motivations and the ways they try to go about accomplishing their goals are often flawed, but that's what makes this show so very human - even (especially!) with our non-human character. The number of feelings in my chest at the end of Season 3 was honestly a little overwhelming, but felt so, so good.

I've already mentioned how impressive the team is that has been putting this together, but I specifically wanted to shoutout a few people:

D.J. Sylvis, the creator and writer, who puts so much of themself into the show and somehow keeps finding the words. I'm so glad you decided to continue telling the story after Season 1!

Cass McPhee, co-producer and voice of Michell, who leaves it all on the table and is 100% the reason that any of us like Michell. He brings the humanity to a troubled and pretty awful character. Honestly slaps us in the face with it in Season 3.

Leeman Kessler, voice of Roger, the voice that started it all. Time and time again I'm sucked back in by the emotion and yearning that layers Leeman's performance. I'm right there with Roger, holding my breath and hoping beyond hope for more.

Jen Ponton, voice of Tumnus, who's portrayal of the artificial consciousness's progression and self-discovery has been incredible, particularly the post-season 3 bonus.

Tina Daniels, voice of Wilder, who adds much fun and levity with all of Wilder's memes and references, but who also brings serious acting chops to carry some heavy moments.

I could keep going on and on, as the rest of the cast is amazing and keeps growing. I'll just give a final shoutout to the MTO community in general for being such a wonderful, welcoming one! It's been absolutely lovely to yell at the writer, actors and fellow fans in the Discord as the new episodes come out, and to get peeks behind the scenes at the creative process that goes into the show.

The show is currently on hiatus as planning progresses for Season 4, but I encourage everyone to listen to this amazing story. There's something in it for everyone, from the love story to the sci-fi to the issues it doesn't shy away from to the poetry to the diversity and back. And if you ever need someone to yell at about it, you know where to find me!

[unmechanism]

if you feel like listening to a very short yet quite good audio fiction, I'd recommend Seren

it's minimalistic but the soundscape is good, the story is entertaining and you get hooked very easily, it's also honestly very well written for such a short fiction

Also i'm pretty sure it was made by a single person, Robin Howell and they did an incredible job (I think they also have an official Tumblr @serenpod)

so yeah, the whole thing is made of 8 episodes that amount to between one and two hours of listening time, so definitely not time consuming!

do give it a listen if you have a minute! :)

[mellifera38]

First Impressions of 17 different Podcasts

So chasing the high I got from finishing Wolf 359 I’ve been cruising through a bunch of podcast recommendations but only listening to the first episode. There’s a few I’ll probably explore further (✔). I thought it would be fun to sum up my thoughts in 10 words or less. Disclaimer: I’m well aware lots of podcasts get better with time. If you think I should give some of these another go or if you wanna recommend other podcasts go wild. Fiction only tho & no more sci-fi I’ve got my fill thanks lol.

List under the cut.

Keep reading

[zoesupreme]

Biden announcing a Russian oil ban this morning and pushing an end to remote work while gas is already $4 a gallon

[katelyndanger]

While this is definitely going to raise gas prices, gas price is actually decoupled from demand and we have a lot of oil in reserve that we could release to lower the prices by increasing supply. Gas companies are artificially inflating the price independent of supply because they’re greedy. In reality, Russian gas only accounts for around 8% of oil imports. Biden is definitely fucking up here, but also keep in mind the greed of oil executives and US politicians who invested heavily in energy stocks immediately before the invasion.  They see this as a convenient excuse to get rich, blame Biden, and make the conflict seem worse than it actually is to increase defense spending.

Stay angry, but be angry at the right people. 

[explorerrowan]

Also don't forget, the oil companies have a vested interest in making the Democrats look as bad as possible right now, in the middle of the midterm elections. If they can make you hurt at the pump and then get you to blame Biden for it, they can con you into either not voting or voting Republican, and maybe get a Republican Senate out of it.

[cookdi]

[kindaorangey]

i love going back to the beginning of a piece of media with the full weight of knowing how it ends. you see characters get introduced and it’s literally like

[id: the ‘they don’t know’ meme edited to say ‘they don’t know the profound and life-changing effect they will have on each other’. it shows a simple drawing of a guy with a party hat standing in the corner of a room, looking at two couples who are happy and dancing. the guy is edited to have shiny, tearful eyes. end id.]