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MCP 050 – Dreams of Change, Part 5 (Conclusion)
Posted by Raven on 29 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: Ben, Natalie, Podcast Episodes, fantasy
What will Ben and Natalie find in Ben’s dreams? More importantly, will it find them first?
Story by Nobilis Reed
Performed by Chris Lester
Edited by Scott Roche and Paulette Jaxton
The Cast:
Chris Lester as Ben Stansfield and Nathan Grace
Kimi Alexandre as Natalie Grace
Mae Breakall as Natalie-as-Ben
Nathan Lowell as Harrison
Nobilis Reed as Herb Matheson
Mark Smith as Lt. Harcourt
Promos:
Bumper:
Michael Spence of Brother Osric’s Scriptorum
The Music:
Some music was provided by David Beard and David Thornton, and is used by permission of the composers. Other music and sound effects were provided by Digital Juice, Soundsnap and The Freesound Project.
Feedback:
If you’d like to share your thoughts about the show, please call our voicemail line at (765) LESTER-9, 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:
Metamor City is on hiatus until Chris (1) finishes the first draft of THINGS UNSEEN and (2) builds up a buffer of at least ten episodes that ends at a satisfactory stopping point. No anticipated release date; the podcast will come back when it’s ready, and no sooner (though keep an eye out for some special features to drop later in the summer and fall).
Until then, keep it on the bright side!
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Posted by Raven on 29 Mar 2010 | Tagged as: Ben, Natalie, fantasy
Ben has found a refuge for the moment, but his troubles are far from over. The Grace family has secrets of its own, and things only get more complicated when Ben’s unpredictable power strikes again … and this time, he’s not the only target…
Story by Nobilis Reed
Performed by Chris Lester
Edited by Scott Roche and Paulette Jaxton
The Cast:
Chris Lester as Ben Stansfield
Mae Breakall as Female Ben and Natalie-as-Ben
Josh Knapp as Receptionist
Kimi Alexandre as Natalie Grace
Blaque Saber as Leo
Nathan Lowell as Harrison
Philippa Ballantine as Professor Swallowtail
Deirdre Reed as Miss Walters
Promos:
Bumper:
Jonathan Schiefer, author of Of An Hourglass
The Music:
Some music was provided by David Beard and is used by permission of the composer. Other music and sound effects were provided by Digital Juice, Soundsnap and The Freesound Project. Additional music and effects produced by Chris Lester.
Feedback:
If you’d like to share your thoughts about the show, please call our voicemail line at (765) LESTER-9, 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.
Announcements:
- Winners for the Triple Threat Double Dip contest will be chosen this week and announced soon at metamorcity.com, jdsawyer.net and digitalmagicnovel.com.
- Interviews that Chris conducted at the Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition will be released soon at www.steampunkexhibition.com and I Should Be Writing. Interviewees include Phil and Kaja Foglio, Tor Editor Liz Gorinsky, and SF author Howard V. Hendrix.
- The voicemail line has changed, hopefully for the last time.
- The next episode is scheduled for April 11th.
Next time on The Metamor City Podcast:
What will Ben and Natalie find in Ben’s dreams? More importantly, will it find them first?
Until next time, keep it on the bright side!
MCP 048 – Dreams of Change, Part 3
Posted by Raven on 07 Mar 2010 | Tagged as: Ben, Natalie, fantasy
Things aren’t looking good for Ben. What happened to Matheson? Where is John Randall? And who’s going to bail Ben out of jail? Our hero gets some help from an unexpected source…
Story by Nobilis Reed
Performed by Chris Lester
Edited by Scott Roche and Paulette Jaxton
The Cast:
Chris Lester as Ben Stansfield and Nathan Grace
Mae Breakall as Female Ben
Tristan Johnson as Police Officer
Kitty Nic’Iaian as Vee
Nathan Lowell as Harrison
Kimi Alexandre as Natalie Grace
Bryan Lincoln as Conrad
Mark Smith as Lt Harcourt
Meghan Bomberger as Ms Kennedy
Promos:
Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition 2010
Bumper:
Arkle, host of Geek of all Trades
The Music:
Some music was provided by David Beard and is used by permission of the composer. Other music and sound effects were provided by Digital Juice, Soundsnap and The Freesound Project. Additional music and effects produced by Chris Lester.
Feedback:
If you’d like to share your thoughts about the show, please call our voicemail line at (765) LESTER-9, 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.
Announcements:
- After “Dreams of Change”, the Metamor City Podcast will go on hiatus until all episodes of the next story have been completed. Chris’s hope is that this will prevent any future mid-story production delays.
- Chris will be providing podcast coverage of the Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition this coming weekend, March 12-14. If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, come join us!
- J. Daniel Sawyer, author of The Antithesis Progression, and Danny Schade, his composer, are about to release the soundtrack for Book 1: Predestination. Keep an eye on jdsawyer.net for the announcement when it goes on sale.
- The next episode of MCP is scheduled for March 21st.
Next time on The Metamor City Podcast:
Ben has found a refuge for the moment, but his troubles are far from over. The Grace family has secrets of its own, and things only get more complicated when Ben’s unpredictable power strikes again … and this time, he’s not the only target…
Keep it on the bright side!
MCP 047 – Dreams of Change, Part 2
Posted by Raven on 07 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: Ben, Podcast Episodes, erotica, fantasy
Ben goes to sorcery practice, plays phone tag with Natalie, and meets with the androgyne John Randall. What is John’s plan to get rid of Matheson? And what will happen to Ben if he decides to play along?
WARNING: This episode contains explicit sexual content. Listener discretion is advised.
Story by Nobilis Reed
Performed by Chris Lester
Edited by Scott Roche and Paulette Jaxton
The Cast:
Chris Lester as Ben Stansfield
Mae Breakall as Female Ben
J. Daniel Sawyer as George
Deirdre Reed as Ms Walters
Kimi Alexandre as Natalie Grace
Tony Mast as Student Clerk
Meghan Bomberger as Ms Kennedy
Mike Wills as Black T-Shirt Guy
Thomas Reed as John Randall
Meredith Matthews as Jane Randall
Tristan Johnson as Police Officer
Mark Smith as Lt Harcourt
Promos:
Bumper:
Christiana Ellis, author of Nina Kimberly the Merciless
The Music:
Some music was provided by David Beard and is used by permission of the composer. Other music and sound effects were provided by Digital Juice, Soundsnap and The Freesound Project. Additional music and effects produced by Chris Lester.
Feedback:
If you’d like to share your thoughts about the show, please call our voicemail line at (765) LESTER-9, 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.
Announcements:
- Donations have poured in at The Boom Effect and the Elf Princess Legal Defense Fund! Thank you to everyone who has contributed for your generosity in supporting two families in serious need. The big auction at The Boom Effect will take place on February 27th, 2010.
- The Triple Threat Double Dip Contest is still open through the end of February. Enter now for your chance to win free stuff from Chris, J. Daniel Sawyer and Philippa Ballantine!
- The next episode will drop on the weekend of February 20th.
Next time on The Metamor City Podcast:
Things aren’t looking good for Ben. What happened to Matheson? Where is John Randall? And who’s going to bail Ben out of jail? Come back in two weeks to find out…
Keep it on the bright side!
MCP 046 – Dreams of Change, Part 1
Posted by Raven on 23 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Ben, Natalie, fantasy
Ben is a college student, a sorcerer, and a man with an unusual disability: he turns into other people in his sleep. And since he’s at a school where book-smart wizards are the overwhelming majority, life as a spontaneous spellcaster doesn’t come easily…
Story by Nobilis Reed
Performed by Chris Lester
Edited by Paulette Jaxton
Cast:
Ben Stansfield, Impostor Ben – Chris Lester
Female Ben – Mae Breakall
Leo – Blaque Saber
Herb Matheson – Nobilis Reed
Professor Swallowtail – Philippa Ballantine
Male Student #1 – Tim Dodge
Natalie Grace – Kimi Alexandre
John Randall – Thomas Reed
Promos:
Bumper:
P. C. Haring, author of Cybrosis
The Music:
Some music was provided by David Beard and is used by permission of the composer. Other music and sound effects were provided by Digital Juice, Soundsnap and The Freesound Project. Additional music and effects produced by Chris Lester.
Feedback:
If you’d like to share your thoughts about the show, please call our voicemail line at (765) LESTER-9, 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.
Announcements:
- I apologize for both the lateness and the shortness of this episode. I hope to be able to double up episodes of Nobilis’s 6-part story from here on to get closer to our target length.
- The Triple Threat Double Dip Contest has been extended through the end of February. Only a few people have entered, so you have an excellent chance of winning if you enter now!
- Please help Tee Morris, the father of the podcast novel, provide a college education for his daughter by contributing to the Sonic Boom Trust Fund at http://www.theboomeffect.org.
- Please help Allison Duncan, the producer of Calls for Cthulhu, preserve custody of her daughter from her abusive ex-husband by contributing to the Elf Princess Legal Defense Fund.
- The next episode of Metamor City will be released on the weekend of February 6th.
Next time on The Metamor City Podcast:
What is John’s plan to remove Matheson, and what will happen to Ben when it’s set in motion? Come back in two weeks and find out. Until then, keep it on the bright side!
BONUS: Erotica a la Carte #17 – “Tears Such As Angels Weep”
Posted by Raven on 15 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: erotica, fantasy
It was my pleasure to be this month’s guest chef for Pip Ballantine’s Erotica a la Carte.
A lonely hunter, carrying more than his fair share of strange secrets, finds more than he bargained for in the wilderness.
Cast:
Alastur: Chris Lester
Alice: Kimi Alexandre
Seraphiel: Philippa Ballantine
For more saucy goodness from the Podcasting Kiwi, check out www.pjballantine.com.
BONUS: Erotica a la Carte #17 - "Tears Such As Angels Weep" [00:37:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4237)MCP 045 – Whispers in the Wood, Part 4
Posted by Raven on 02 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Abbey, Janus, Podcast Episodes, fantasy, horror
Will Abbey’s plan work? Can Rosanna be saved from the clutches of the Leanan Sidhe? And what will the faery do to Wells if the plan succeeds? Find out, in the conclusion to Whispers in the Wood!
Cast:
Malcolm ard’Valos – TD-0013
Rosanna Venturi – Deirdre Reed
Emilio Venturi – Nobilis Reed
Melodia/Leanan Sidhe – Danae Winters
Isaac Wells – Michael Spence
Abbey Preston – Jenivi Seven
Janus Starson – Indiana Jim
Promos:
Bumper:
Starla Huchton, author of The Dreamer’s Thread
The Music:
Some music was provided by David Beard and is used by permission of the composer. Other music and sound effects were provided by Digital Juice, Soundsnap and The Freesound Project.
Feedback:
If you’d like to share your thoughts about the show, please call our voicemail line at (206) 202-8530, 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.
Announcements:
- Chris’s new story, “Tears Such As Angels Weep”, is the special this month at Erotica a la Carte.
- The Triple Threat Double Dip Contest has been extended through the end of January. Only two people have sent in their photos so far, so you have an excellent chance of winning if you enter now!
- The next episode of Metamor City will be released on January 16th.
Next time on The Metamor City Podcast:
Ben is a college student, a sorcerer, and a man with an unusual disability: he turns into other people in his sleep. And since he’s at a school where book-smart wizards are the overwhelming majority, life as a spontaneous spellcaster doesn’t come easily…
Until next time, keep it on the bright side!
MCP 044 – Whispers in the Wood, Part 3
Posted by Raven on 12 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Abbey, Candace, Janus, Malcolm, fantasy, horror
What is the creature that lives in the violin? How is it connected to the Leanan Sidhe? And how much does Dr. Wells really know about the monster inside his instrument?
Cast:
Janus Starson – Indiana Jim
Abbey Preston – Jenivi Seven
Candace – Susan Murph
Isaac Wells – Michael Spence
Rosanna Venturi – Deirdre Reed
Emilio Venturi – Nobilis Reed
Leanan Sidhe/Melodia – Danae Winters
Malcolm ard’Valos – TD-0013
Promos:
Bumper:
Dani Cutler of the Truth Seekers Podcast
Music:
Some music was provided by David Beard and is used by permission of the composer. Other music and sound effects were provided by Digital Juice, Mevio Music Alley, Soundsnap and The Freesound Project.
Announcements:
- Thanks to Abigail Hilton, Debra Stansbury, Ruth Timmons, Craig and Lillian Irvine, and Patricia Briggs for a wonderful time at OryCon 31. You all made my Thanksgiving weekend a good deal brighter.
- I have a bit part coming up in Pip Ballantine’s Digital Magic and will be the guest chef for Erotica a la Carte in January.
- Watch for the Second Sex Round Table to appear in the feed sometime over Christmas vacation.
- MCP045 will be released on January 2, 2010.
Will Abbey’s plan work? Can Rosanna be saved from the clutches of the Leanan Sidhe? And what will the faery do to Wells if the plan succeeds? Find out, in the conclusion to Whispers in the Wood!
Until then … keep it on the bright side!
MCP 043 – Whispers in the Wood, Part 2
Posted by Raven on 25 Nov 2009 | Tagged as: Abbey, Candace, Janus, fantasy, horror
Abbey and Janus continue their investigation into Threnody’s secrets. They’re running out of time — but so is Wells…
Cast:
Abbey Preston – Jenivi Seven
Isaac Wells – Michael Spence
Janus Starson - Indiana Jim
Candace – Susan Murph
Leanan Sidhe – Danae Winters
Words and music to lullaby written by Jenivi Seven.
Promos:
Bumper:
J. Daniel Sawyer, author of The Antithesis Progression and Down From Ten
Music:
Some music was provided by David Beard and is used by permission of the composer. Other music and sound effects were provided by Digital Juice,Soundsnap and The Freesound Project.
Announcements:
I will be at OryCon 31 this weekend as a special guest. My panel schedule (with room locations in parentheses) is as follows:
FRIDAY:
2:00 – 3:00 PM — Reading and Q&A Session (Weidler)
3:00 – 4:00 PM — Blending and Combining Genres (Ross Island)
6:00 – 7:00 PM — The Physics of Magic (Morrison)
7:00 – 8:00 PM — Opening Ceremonies (Mult/Holl)
SATURDAY:
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM — How to Run an RPG Without Godmoding (Morrison)
1:00 – 2:00 PM — Creating Believable Villains (Roosevelt)
5:00 – 6:00 PM — To Outline or Not To Outline (Hamilton)
Feedback:
If you’d like to share your thoughts about the show, please call our voicemail line at (206) 202-8530, 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:
What is the creature that lives in the violin? How is it connected to the Leanan Sidhe? And how much does Dr. Wells really know about the monster inside his instrument?
Find out on December 12th … and until then, keep it on the bright side!
MCP 042: Whispers in the Wood, Part 1
Posted by Raven on 11 Nov 2009 | Tagged as: Abbey, Janus, fantasy, horror
A man comes to Metamor City bearing a mysterious instrument, a violin with seemingly supernatural powers. A trail of death follows him. Lothanasi Agent Janus Starson brings in his best paranormal investigator, the telepath Abbey Preston, to help him uncover the violin’s secrets — and stop it before it kills again.
Cast:
Isaac Wells – Michael Spence
Abbey Preston – Jenivi Seven
Janus Starson – Indiana Jim
Unseen Lover – Danae Winters
Violin music generously provided by PC Haring.
Promos:
Free Will and Other Compulsions
Bumper:
Music:
Some music was provided by David Beard and is used by permission of the composer. Other music and sound effects were provided by Digital Juice, Soundsnap and The Freesound Project.
Feedback:
If you’d like to share your thoughts about the show, please call our voicemail line at (206) 202-8530, 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:
Abbey and Janus continue their investigation into Threnody’s secrets. They’re running out of time — but so is Wells…
Keep it on the bright side!
