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DUN....dun dun dun dun dun.....DUN DUN

(tomorrow!)

Listen to World Gone Wrong on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts~

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Hey! If you're enjoying World Gone Wrong- would you help us make sure we can keep making it?

There are lots of ways you can do that.

FIRST: Tell your friends about the show? It's an old saw, but- word of mouth is absolutely our best way of reaching new folks. Send them a link to the first episode, or post about the show on your feed!

SECOND: we have a membership program that allows you to directly support us as artists- ensuring we can keep producing the show. Just $5/month will get you ad-free feeds for all of our shows, plus behind-the-scenes bonus eps and more.

https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join

It's a HARD time to be an independent podcast producer. Your monthly support here makes a HUGE difference with what kinds of risks we can take with our art- we appreciate it so, so much.

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🚨IMPORTANT F&S CROWDFUND UPDATE🚨

One of our donors has informed us that for the next week leading up to 224 Day (again, 22/4/24, because we are doing our dates the British way), they will match all donations to the campaign up to $750!

This means that any donation made in the next week will effectively be doubled--so if you (or any of your podcast-listening friends) have been holding off waiting for the opportune moment to maximize your help to the campaign, NOW IS THE TIME! We may even have an additional incentive we'll be announcing tomorrow...

🚨Any signal boosting would be greatly appreciated!🚨

#ForAmbrosius

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Fawx & Stallion Solve-A-Thon!

Ok, detectives, here's the deal: we have a crowdfund. We know all crowdfunds are a leap of faith, particularly for a detective team that hasn't had the chance to show you what they're capable of for almost a full year now.

SO.

Give us the chance to solve a mystery for you and prove our worth once and for all! Over the next three days, we're going to run a series of polls across our Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram accounts where we ask YOU, the mystery-loving Fawx & Stallion community, to craft a mystery for us. We will ask you to choose:

A client

A crime

A location

A weapon or tool

A clue

And on Wednesday, Hampton Fawx himself will take you through the answers!

NO donations necessary to participate, but shares are welcome! And if you enjoy what we create, please consider supporting us through donating or boosting the campaign--there's even a rewards tier where you can give us a mystery to solve (no polls, just you, our client!) and we will solve it*!

*Fawx and Stallion cannot guarantee the solving of anything at any point but we will throw ourselves in with curious enthusiasm and that's all you can ask at our age

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Fawx & Stallion Crowdfund: What is this season, even?

Great question, detective! I also want to know what I'm investing in before I make the decision one way or the other--James Stallion would be impressed!

Season one followed Hampton, James, and Madge in 1889, as they solved The Case of the Crimeria Jewels over the course of 9 episodes and one long weekend (while Holmes and Watson were away working on some case about a dog in Dartmoor). Season two will be a brand new, ten episode, full-cast mystery and, in the great tradition of sequels everywhere, operates on a bit larger of a scale. 

We'll pick up two years later in:

LONDON, 1891! At the press night of London’s first amusement park, and James’s newest investment venture, a ghastly murder is committed, and its intended target appears to be one of the illustrious residents of 221B. The only problem being, he’s since disappeared, leaving only the residents of 224B to solve the case… and this time, every eye in London has turned to them…

Does it seem like we may be leaving a few things out in that description? Misleading you a tiny bit? Drawing out tension for a better listening experience when the season arrives? How dare you, we would never! But also: trust us. And also: fuck it, more teases under the cut.

An increased scope! This season is far more ambitious than the first, in terms of the scale of the narrative and the extent to which we are widening out the world of the show. Which means…

New characters! They’re coming, whether you like it or not! We can’t wait for you to meet this illustrious lineup of new suspects, clients, and informants with very serious names like Lucius Peppermint, Dr. Iphegenia Brown, Desmond Highbottom, Farnsworth Truckle, Chauncy Grace, Joey Biscotti, and Fitzy. But that’s not all…

New settings! Did you catch that theme park mention in the season tease? Yeah, it’s a thing! One of this season’s settings is a full-scale, themed Victorian amusement park that we cannot tell you any more about other than the fact that it is the single silliest thing we’ve ever put (virtually) to paper and now hopefully into your ears. Speaking of other things we can’t wait to bring to you…

Holmes and Watson! That’s right, they’re in the public domain, which means they’re actually in this season! Listeners may remember them from our surprise minisode, The Case of the Well-Earned Holiday, but since they’re back in town (and right across the street) they’ll be pretty hard to ignore. Much like… 

Puns! I cannot spoil any of these but rest assured they are plentiful and they are glorious. Also like…

More Set Pieces! The first season had an underground fight club that opened up into a lava pit. Just imagine what our incredible sound design team is going to bring to life this time! And speaking of “bringing to life…”

A murder this time! We’ve been reliably informed that a great way to raise the stakes from a season one jewel heist is to center this season around a murder case so… Yeah! We do, in fact, kill a (fictional) guy this time! It rocks*! (*narratively, not ethically, the Fawx & Stallion team in no way endorses murder as fun or cool unless it is very silly and fictional and did we mention deeply silly)

(Also there are some clues in that crowdfund picture but you didn't hear it from us)

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chicago-area folks, come say hi on april 6!

to celebrate our new, extremely fun audio drama World Gone Wrong, we're having a party! it's open to the public, and free. i will be there, and you should come, too!

there will also be live music from Olivia and the Lovers, an extremely talented queer cowboy band (who also did the theme song for World Gone Wrong)!

the party is April 6, at 8 pm at Whiskey Girl Tavern (6318 North Clark Street)

it is, once again, free but you can do us a huge favor but RSVPing here.

(if you wanna know more about World Gone Wrong, you can find out here, and also you can get caught up on the whole show right now in under an hour.)

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today i finished scripting a first draft of the final episode of starship iris. this means i now have a rough draft of the whole final season.

...i was gonna say something about needing to process my emotions by lying down on my floor for a while but it's night now and probably what i should do is process my emotions by sleeping.

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New audio drama alert!

From Audacious Machine Creative (the producers of Unwell, among other things) comes World Gone Wrong.

Malik and Jamie were roommates when the world ended. Now separated by half the country, literal acid rain, werewolves, aliens, and more, they start a chat podcast to stay in touch and work through the increasing uncertainty of their new apocalyptic reality. Each week, Malik & Jamie will tackle topics like: should I change my office hours to accommodate vampire students? What if the body snatcher that took over my ex is nice? When did the kudzu start humming like that? Malik & Jamie will try to help!

I'm not just saying this because I wrote the first six episodes: this is a really fun one. The producers are so smart and the actors are doing an incredible job. Episode 1 drops March 12 and in the meantime, you can subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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CASTING CALL: No Normal Life

Hey everyone. Phoebe and Andrea (of @underpressurepodcast and @meandaupod/@s2s-podcast) have teamed up with the fine folks @thecritshow for a brand new audio drama inspired by the TTRPG Monster of the Week, and we're looking for our lead VAs!

It’s 1991, and Anastacia’s just been given a divine mission: Protect The Chosen One from all monsters, minions and masterminds who would seek to do her harm. Not a bad gig for a twentysomething with anger issues and a magic hammer. There’s only… one little thing… Lana King, the Chosen One? She’s not just some girl with a magic spear, mysterious visions and a smart mouth. She’s also… pretty cute. And that’s where things get complicated. No Normal Life is a 10-episode show about hunting monsters, saving the world one small town at a time, and what happens when the person you swore to protect with your life is also the person you want to spend your life with.

We'll be recording a pilot episode this May (assuming actor availability), with a Kickstarter to fund the whole series running later this year. All roles are paid.

Full audition information, instructions and sides under the cut, or you can find the PDF instructions to review here. Questions? You can send 'em to the email in the instructions below, and our inbox is open here too.

No Normal Life Casting Call

A fiction podcast inspired by Monster of the Week and The Critshow

Project Type: Fiction podcast

Length: 1 pilot episode, approx. 30 minutes – 9 additional episodes planned, conditional on successful crowdfunding campaign 

Recording location: Remote, synchronous recording preferred. Potential opportunity to record on-location if based near Indianapolis,IN.

Recording period: May of 2024 - adjustable based on performer availability.

Compensation: $100 per episode for lead, $50 for supporting, $25 for minor.

Audition deadline: April 6th, 2024

A podcast-quality microphone and quiet audio setup (no echoes or background noise) is required for this podcast. Your audition tape also serves as an audition for your recording setup/space. If you’re new to this, here are some basic tips to improve your space. Please do not treat or “clean up” your audio before sending, other than choosing which line readings you’d like to send or editing out things like mic bumps.

Please only read the dialogue for the character you are auditioning for in the sides below . 

Please limit your audition to 2 takes of the dialogue and fight audio per character. If auditioning for more than 1 character please create separate audio files for each character.

Please save audition files as wav - with character name, underscore, your first and last name. Example: Lana_PennyHamilton.WAV - and email them to auditions [at] thecritshowpodcast.com by April 6th.

About the show

It’s 1991, and Anastacia’s just been given a divine mission: Protect The Chosen One from all monsters, minions and masterminds who would seek to do her harm. Not a bad gig for a twentysomething with anger issues and a magic hammer. There’s only… one little thing…

Lana King, the Chosen One? She’s not just some girl with a magic spear, mysterious visions and a smart mouth. She’s also… pretty cute. 

And that’s where things get complicated.

No Normal Life is a 10-episode show about hunting monsters, saving the world one small town at a time, and what happens when the person you swore to protect with your life is also the person you want to spend your life with. 

About us

Rev is the executive producer at Critshow Studios - a small recording studio that specializes in actual play podcasts, Let’s Plays and creator interviews. He is also the host and GM of The Critshow - where we catch glimpses of Anastacia and Lana’s back story where they, as NPCs, help guide the players with their experiences. He is also a director, vocal coach, and acting teacher having worked with companies such as Earplay, Crossroads Repertory Theatre, and many PBS affiliates. In addition to being fans of the Critshow, Phoebe Seiders and Andrea Klassen are founding members of the audio drama collective Procyon Podcasts. Andrea’s previous audio drama work includes Me and AU, Station to Station and writing for a number of early-season episodes of the app Zombies, Run! Phoebe is a co-creator and writer for the podcast Under Pressure. They also play together in a Regency-themed Monster of the Week home game.  

Lana (Lead Role)

Description: Early 20s, can be read as a real All-American-Girl-Next-Door and knows it. 

Lana is newer to monster hunting, but already a few encounters deep and a little chippy about the idea that she’s greener than other people in the game. More housebroken (polite, anyway) than Anastacia, but with a strong stubborn streak when she thinks she’s being bossed around or talked down to. The literal Chosen One, though she’s not quite sure what she’s been chosen for… yet.

Reference characters: Buffy Summers by way of Yellowjackets, any of the leads in Bring it On if they fought monsters, Gabrielle from Xena if she were the main lead of the show

Scenes:

Dialogue

LANA and ANASTACIA are on their first real case together – investigating what appears to be the mundane disappearance of a child.

LANA I told you, it's my job to help people.

ANASTACIA Yeah, to help people with monsters. Or whatever other weird shit they can't deal with themselves. This kid must have half the town out looking for him. Why's he need us?

LANA I just -- I have a weird feeling about this one.

ANASTACIA (PERKING UP) A vision?

LANA Not exactly...

ANASTACIA Not exactly, or no?

LANA If you want to be somewhere else, no one is making you stay here. I'm sure there are plenty of other people out there who could use your protection.

ANASTACIA Okay, okay. Point made. (BEAT)You really think there's something here for us?

LANA (MORE HESITANT) Maybe -- I'm still getting the hang of how this works. All I know is I'm not ready to walk away yet.

Fight scene

LANA Uh uh, cow boy, not unless you go through me first.

(GRUNT OF EFFORT)

LANA STABS THE MINOTAUR WITH HER SPEAR. THE MINOTAUR BELLOWS IN PAIN AND SLAMS INTO HER, KNOCKING HER TO THE GROUND.

LANA (A NOISE OF SURPRISE AND PAIN AS SHE’S BOWLED OVER)

Anastacia (Lead Role)

Description: Slightly later 20s. Athletic and somewhat brusque. 

Anastacia has been entrenched in supernatural goings-on for a while, and would like you to think it's been even longer. Tender butch who doesn't want anyone to know the first part. Most things can be fixed with a hammer, right? Problems with authority, weakness for pretty girls, which wouldn’t be so much of a problem if she hadn’t been chosen by a god for a divine mission protecting The Literal Chosen One (see above).

Reference characters: Jess from League of Their Own, Amalia True from The Nevers. A splash of Jodi Foster in Silence and Scully in The X-Files.

Scenes:

Dialogue

ANASTACIA is on the phone with RICK, her longtime contact in the “weird shit” business. They are discussing her latest case.

ANASTACIA Apparently he can drive all the way to the highway junction north of here, but once he tries to drive past that, he pops back onto the same stretch of road about 30 miles south. He says it's the same spot every time, though I don't know how you tell corn cobs apart enough to know that.

RICK (APPEARING VIA PAYPHONE AND SOUNDING LIKE IT) Mmhmm... So what I'm hearing is: It sounds like this speed demon's stuck on a road to nowhere.

ANASTACIA Rick, don't make me hang up on you.

RICK We were both thinking it.

ANASTACIA I was thinking I'd never be dumb enough to challenge a witch's boyfriend to a drag race, but that's just me.

RICK Has he tried leaving the road?

ANASTACIA Good question -- hey demon guy--

DAMIEN O'DOYLE It's Damien.

ANASTACIA What I said. You ever tried going through the corn instead of the road?

Fight scene

ANASTACIA Hey! Get away from her!

  ANASTACIA SLAMS HER HAMMER INTO A CULTIST. 

ANASTACIA (GRUNT OF EFFORT/IMPACT)

THE CULTIST HITS THE FLOOR. ANASTACIA TACKLES HIM AND THROWS A PUNCH.

ANASTACIA (A SECOND WORDLESS NOISE OF EFFORT AS SHE WINDS UP AND HITS HIM)

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the lovers ever :)

theyre all the world to me

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i (writer/creator jess) don't go to the discord anymore because it seemed spiritually too close to your mom showing up at the party, but i'm reblogging this here in the hopes that someone can hook you up, op!

ive caught rumours (hahah) of a tscosi discord; would anyone be able to send me an invite? :3

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HI!! started listening yesterday and i am already obsessed with this show. i was wondering if you would ever have any posters of the logo available? it’s so cool and… the autism… i need!

hi! welcome! i am procrastinating something and so prepare for WAY MORE INFORMATION than you asked for!

we do in fact have a merch store, and actually as of the 7th of February 2024, there is a sale happening. i checked and while unfortunately we don't have posters of the show logo, you can still get that logo printed on:

a variety of shirt types in a wide range of colors

stickers

pins

magnets

pillows

phone cases

totes

a few of these pictured below:

you can find more options by clicking here and scrolling down.

also, while we don't have show logo posters, we do have other Starship Iris poster designs available:

"you make plants grow in cold empty space"

"landers never stand down"

"SPACE BEES"

"penguins get scared too"

official birdie and the swan song merch

some designs might not make sense to you yet, depending on where you are in the show, but they will. oh, they will. (except maybe the penguins shirt; i think i'm the only one who really thinks it's funny.)

with the current sale (which is active for like 62 more hours):

a mini print is 6.8 x 12 inches and $7 plus shipping a small print is 12 x 18 inches and $11 plus shipping a medium print is 16 x 24 inches and $16 plus shipping (they're not all available in this size bc it's pretty big!)

you can also get these designs printed on the aforementioned list of objects. some examples:

the SPACE BEES design is far and away the most popular one for this show, a fact which continues to fill me with joy. i like to think that somewhere out there, a SPACE BEES mini poster hangs in a place of honor in a dorm room, thoroughly confusing someone's roommate.

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It's Black History Month

(Over here in the US of A) So here are some podcasts to check out.

Absolutely no Adventures - a fantasy (un)adventure story that follows Sig, the owner of Signature Eats bakery, as he aggressively avoids becoming embroiled in any daring quests or chosen one shenanigans even though the universe really seems to want him to do just that. This is a story about cutting Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey off at the knees to chill with friends and staying far, far away from the slightest whiff of adventure. And also baking. This is also a story about baking.

Afflicted - Lovecraft Country meets True Blood in this new series from award-winning producers Tonia Ransom and Jen Zink. In season one, a small East Texas town suffers supernatural disasters caused by a demonic book bound in human flesh…and only hoodoo can save the town from its affliction.

Apollyon - In the early 22nd century, the Apollyon virus wiped out 75% of the world’s population, and now most of the world is governed by the International Conglomerate of Research Scientists. Dr. Theo Ramsey is an ICRS research scientist who may have just discovered an effective vaccine for Apollyon, but the stakes to get the vaccine to the public are higher than she ever imagined.

Between Heartbeats - Tan immersive Urban Fantasy about the hurt, the powerful, and their growth within a broken world. We follow Sundiata, a guilt-ridden time manipulator with a knack for unemployment, and Nadia, a moralistic telepath determined not to lose control, as they balance frayed mental health against an unsympathetic police state. But when a malevolent presence rears is head, their neuroses become the least of their problems. Can our heroes make the most of their abilities before the option is taken from them?

Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back - Two passionate Star Wars fans on opposite sides of the Last Jedi debate argue via Skype after their favorite forum closes down. If you love Star Wars (or call yourself a proud member of any fandom), you’ll love this romantic comedy told via

Harlem Queen - a Black historical fiction audio drama based on the life and times of Black, woman, "gangster" Madame Stephanie St. Clair during the Harlem Renaissance.

His Royal Fakin' Highness - What if Ophelia helped Hamlet get his throne back? This modern day, romantic comedy re-imagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet asks just that. As they stage an engagement in the wake of the king's death, these childhood frenemies must decide between duty and love.

InCo (This one's mine :D) - A Sci-Fi story about a disgruntled information seller, a mysterious space boy, and an android doing her best.

Janus Descending - a limited series, science fiction/horror audio drama podcast, follows the arrival of two xenoarcheologists on a small world orbiting a binary star. But what starts off as an expedition to survey the planet and the remains of a lost alien civilization, turns into a monstrous game of cat and mouse, as the two scientists are left to face the creatures that killed the planet in the first place.

Lady Lucy - Lady Lucy is an audio drama inspired by Shakespeare's "Dark Lady" Sonnets, 127-154. Between running her brothel, fighting the Church, murdering her friends' abusive husbands, and pretending to be a poet, the last thing Lucy needed back in 1586 was a surprise visit from her former flame... Will Shakespeare.

Liars and Leeches - Tonya Wright felt it all after the tragic murders of her sister and brother-in-law in a random act of gun violence. Struggling to travel outside of her home, she now lives constantly on edge about perceived threats that seem to surround her.

Nightlight - Multi-award winning horror podcast featuring creepy stories with full audio production written by Black writers and performed by Black actors. So scary it’ll make you want to leave your night light on.

Null /Void - a science fiction audio drama about a young woman, Piper Lee, whose life is saved by a mysterious voice named Adelaide. Piper soon uncovers a malicious plot by a monopoly of a tech company and must work with her friends and an unusual ally to help foil their deadly plot.

Out of Ashes - (currently remastering season 1) Follow a group of survivors as they navigate the ruins of modern civilization and battle against demons, ghosts, monsters and the looming threat of extinction from an ancient power.

Small Victories - A recently recovered drug addict tries to start her new lease on life, too bad life has it out for her.  This dramatic comedy follows Marisol through the ups and downs of her life.

The Courtship of Mona Mae - In the 1870s, pioneers Mona Mae Christophe and Zekial Montgomery search the American West for Mona Mae's mother, Clara. Mona must recall a past, long forgotten in order to survive, so that she can find her mother, love and create a way of life for herself.

Vega a Sci-Fi Adventure Podcast - In a fantasy futuristic world, Vega Rex is employed by her government to kill off the world's worst criminals. She's never met a criminal she couldn't catch…until now. Join Vega as she journeys through a world of bumbling apprentices, powerful technogods, and her biggest challenge yet. Hosted by Ivuoma Hall.

Witchever Path - is an anthology series where your decisions effect the story. Our stories are based in America’s NorthEast, featuring characters finding themselves in the thick of the unknown while tackling issues like queer identity, gender, race, and spirituality. Stories often focus on the communities not typically seen in stories taking place in New England, and giving voice to the perspectives of those communities while uniting under some universal themes. And the supernatural happens. A lot.

(All descriptions were taken from websites)

If you want to find more and there are way more there's a directory :D

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Hello!! I listened to The strange case of starship Iris in the early summer and I fell in love with it completely. I laughed and I cried. I searched your profile back then for mentions of Season 3 and found the information that it would be coming out sometime in 2023. I wanted to ask you if you have any serious plans for releasing it anytime soon? I need the ending to this amazing story!!

hi! aw, thank you so much for listening. i've gotten stuck many, many times but this time i genuinely think i've found the way forward (with the help of many good and talented people). my goal is to finish writing and editing the whole season in the next couple of months, and then it will no doubt take a very long time to record, sound design, and edit. as such, i am very hesitant to name a specific target for when it will be out but please know i continue to think about this story all the dang time and if i have the powers to make it happen, it will happen!

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it's out! it's here! go listen!

mark your calendars; January 15th is the launch of Camlann!

Camlann is "a post-apocalyptic, epic fantasy Fiction Podcast based on folklore and Arthuriana" that is intensely creative, queer, and full of love. it's written and directed by the talented Ella Watts and produced, sound designed and composed by David Amber Devereux of Tin Can Audio (whose many accomplishments include composing the credits song in s2 of Starship Iris). i was lucky enough to get to listen to the first two episodes in advance and listen, i need to know what happens next to these characters.

you can follow the show right here on tumblr @camlannpod, and you can listen to the trailer (and the show when it comes out) here.

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mark your calendars; January 15th is the launch of Camlann!

Camlann is "a post-apocalyptic, epic fantasy Fiction Podcast based on folklore and Arthuriana" that is intensely creative, queer, and full of love. it's written and directed by the talented Ella Watts and produced, sound designed and composed by David Amber Devereux of Tin Can Audio (whose many accomplishments include composing the credits song in s2 of Starship Iris). i was lucky enough to get to listen to the first two episodes in advance and listen, i need to know what happens next to these characters.

you can follow the show right here on tumblr @camlannpod, and you can listen to the trailer (and the show when it comes out) here.