April 2009
Monthly Archive
MCP 040 – MAKING THE CUT: Chapter 30
Posted by Raven on 26 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Abbey, Brian, Daniel, Danni, Evan/Eva, Fiona, Making the Cut, Miriam, Morgan, Podcast Episodes, Rebecca, Sasha, Victor, fantasy, novel, podiobook, science fiction
It all comes down to this! With Sasha poisoned by the psi drug Mad John and Victor only moments away from finding them, Sasha and Abbey must make a desperate last stand against the psychotic psi. Can they hold out long enough for help to arrive? And what will become of Victor after he crosses this final line?
The Story So Far:
Mur Lafferty, creator of Playing for Keeps, the HEAVEN series, and I Should Be Writing
The Cast:
Sasha King – Dani Cutler
Abbey Preston – Heather Nowak
Victor hin’Kavos – Bill Bowman
Brian Sommers - Bryan Watson
Fiona hin’Connaill – Christiana Ellis
Miriam Bakhtavar – Paulette Jaxton
Morgan Drauling – Kim Fortuner
Danni Sharabi – Sara Lloyd
Rebecca Brower – MA in PA
Evan Selindi – Tee Morris
Promos:
Shameless Nemesis Abuse:
PG Holyfield’s Murder at Avedon Hill
The Music:
Complete track information will be provided at a later date.
All music from David Beard is used by special permission from the artist. Music from StackTraxx obtained by license from Digital Juice. Music from ERH is provided through the Freesound Project. All other music is provided through agreement with the Podsafe Music Network.
Some sound effects were provided by Soundsnap; others were provided by the Freesound Project.
Feedback:
If you’d like to share your thoughts about the show, please call our voicemail line at (206) 203-0994, or email your comments (in text or audio) to feedback@metamorcity.com. You can also participate in the discussion forums at TheCursed.org and join our Facebook group, Fans of Metamor City.
Next time on The Metamor City Podcast:
The battle is over, the bodies have fallen, and it’s time for the survivors to count the cost. The Sommers cell has defied the norms of its society; Daniel unwittingly aided enemies of the Collective; Abbey is a former fugitive. How will the Hive choose to deal with this band of misfits? And what will Malcolm ard’Valos do, now that his pawn has been taken from him?
Find out in two weeks — until then, keep it on the bright side!
Feed troubles
Posted by Raven on 15 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Announcements
Hello Metamorphs!
Chris here. For the last couple of months I’ve been receiving repeated emails from my loyal listeners about problems with the RSS feed for Metamor City. Episodes failed to download, or stopped in the middle, or only downloaded after many, many retries. Clearly something was wrong, yet my hosting service insisted that everything was working fine on their end.
Now I believe we have found the culprit. The problems appeared shortly after Google bought out Feedburner and compelled me to transfer the feed over to my Google account. Apparently Google has been redirecting the feed to their own archived copies of the show, which has been … less than efficient. I can’t imagine why such a change was made without informing us, the users, much less without giving us a way to opt out of it. I have tested the original, native RSS feed (http://www.metamorcity.com/?feed=podcast) and found that it functions normally; only the Feedburner feed was suffering from the timeout errors.
To make a long story short, I have deleted the Feedburner feed and redirected its traffic back to the original feed. iTunes has been notified of the change and should make the changeover seamlessly for most, if not all, subscribers. While I am sad to lose Feedburner’s stat-tracking abilities, it is a small price to restore the confidence of my listeners and ensure higher-quality service for all of you.
If you have been inconvenienced by the recent feed troubles, I sincerely apologize, and I thank you for sticking with me. Special thanks to all of you who have made the effort to notify me about your problems in downloading the episodes. Hopefully this will fix the situation, but if it doesn’t, please let me know.
Keep it on the bright side,
Chris
MCP 039 – MAKING THE CUT: Chapter 29
Posted by Raven on 12 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Abbey, Brian, Daniel, Fiona, Making the Cut, Miriam, Podcast Episodes, Sasha, fantasy, horror, novel, podiobook, science fiction
Brian, Fiona and Daniel are in a fight for their lives — and more than that, for their souls. Sasha is the only one left to protect Abbey as Victor seeks his revenge. Do our heroes have any chance against such overwhelming odds?
The Story So Far:
Clippy, Snippy and the Metamor City Editing Elves
The Cast:
Brian Sommers – Bryan Watson
Fiona hin’Connaill – Christiana Ellis
Sasha King – Dani Cutler
Abbey Preston – Heather Nowak
Promos:
The Music:
The Music:
Complete track information will be provided at a later date.
All music from David Beard is used by special permission from the artist. Music from StackTraxx obtained by license from Digital Juice. Music from ERH is provided through the Freesound Project. All other music is provided through agreement with the Podsafe Music Network.
Some sound effects were provided by Soundsnap; others were provided by the Freesound Project.
Feedback:
If you’d like to share your thoughts about the show, please call our voicemail line at (206) 203-0994, or email your comments (in text or audio) to feedback@metamorcity.com. You can also participate in the discussion forums at TheCursed.org.
Next time on The Metamor City Podcast:
It all comes down to this! With Sasha poisoned by the psi drug Mad John and Victor only moments away from finding them, Sasha and Abbey must make a desperate last stand against the psychotic psi. Can they hold out long enough for help to arrive? And what will become of Victor after he crosses this final line? Find out in two weeks — until then, keep it on the bright side!
MCP SE10 – Feedback Show, Episode IV: A New Host (Part 3)
Posted by Raven on 11 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Feedback, Just For Fun
Chris Lester, J. Daniel Sawyer, Kitty Nic’Iaian and Gail Carriger listen and respond to your voicemails!
Preorder Gail Carriger’s upcoming novel SOULLESS on Amazon today!
The Music:
All music is provided through agreement with the Podsafe Music Network.
Some sound effects were provided by Soundsnap; others were provided by the Freesound Project.
Feedback:
If you’d like to share your thoughts about the show, please call our voicemail line at (206) 203-0994, or email your comments (in text or audio) to feedback@metamorcity.com. You can also participate in the discussion forums at TheCursed.org.
MCP SE10 - Feedback Show, Episode IV: A New Host (Part 3) [00:35:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4028)MCP SE09 – Feedback Show, Episode IV: A New Host (Part 2)
Posted by Raven on 10 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Feedback, Just For Fun
Chris Lester, J. Daniel Sawyer, Kitty Nic’Iaian and Gail Carriger continue reading your emails and commenting on them. I had to split off the voicemails into a third episode, which I hope will be posted soon.
In this episode:
Small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri
Androgynes and their periods
Psi Collective breeding priorities
How cultures assign value to people
Genetics vs. memetics as units of heredity
Promos:
Stay tuned for the voicemails, coming soon!
MCP SE09 - Feedback Show, Episode IV: A New Host (Part 2) [00:37:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3989)MCP SE08 – Feedback Show, Episode IV: A New Host, Part 1
Posted by Raven on 08 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Feedback, Just For Fun
Up-and-coming steampunk Victorian fantasy author Gail Carriger joins us in the studio! Listen as our charismatic quartet of loquacious loonies waxes eloquent about such topics as Victor’s insanity, the laws governing vampires, and whether Evan/Eva Selindi is a top or a bottom in sexual relationships. Special thanks to Gail for lending her voice and views to the show!
Hosts:
Chris Lester
J. Daniel Sawyer
Kitty Nic’Iaian
Gail Carriger
Promo:
The Music:
All music is provided through agreement with the Podsafe Music Network.
Feedback:
If you’d like to share your thoughts about the show, please call our voicemail line at (206) 203-0994, or email your comments (in text or audio) to feedback@metamorcity.com. You can also participate in the discussion forums at TheCursed.
Alternate download link for this episode
MCP SE08 - Feedback Show, Episode IV: A New Host, Part 1 [00:53:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3894)Balticon 43 Approaching … Meet Me There!
Posted by Raven on 04 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Announcements
Hey there, Metamorphs!
The annual convention of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society is almost upon us, and I’m going to be reprising my appearance as a guest speaker. This year I’ll be on the following panels:
Literary Gaming: Saturday, May 23, 3 PM
Metamor City LIVE!: Saturday, May 23, 7 PM
Podcasting and Music: Sunday, May 24, 12 PM
Yes, ladies and gents – there will be a live Metamor City performance at Balticon, starring me, Sara Lloyd, Kim Fortuner and Heather Welliver. Come on out and join the fun!
For more information about Balticon 43, please visit www.balticon.org. I hope to see you there!
