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Clowngod Dickwalker was a manga that ran from January, 1997 to December 1997. Originally conceived as a comedic satire of giant robot anime tropes, its narrative quickly diverted from its initial course after its creator Keishi Heiwajima experienced a mental break due to a near-fatal bout of ergot poisoning. The manga focuses on would-be hero Mop Bucket and his "mech," the titular Clowngod Dickwalker, an alien parasite masquerading as a giant robot in order to feed on the willpower of its would-be pilots. While the handful of interviews with Heiwajima before his disappearance in 1998 suggest that the manga was initially intended to show the two antiheroes forming an uneasy alliance against various extraterrestrial foes, it was ended prematurely, with Clowngod Dickwalker devouring the soul of its "pilot." While Heiwajima never explained this motivation for this decision, most manga historians agree that he abandoned the storyline in order to execute his next apparent goal in life, namely, to fly to Wisconsin and dive into a cranberry bog, never to be seen again [citation needed].

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A QUICK WORD ON JAMMER CATEGORIES!

We’re gonna get into this more in-depth in future episodes, but given the interest in the “which audio drama characters would make great Jammers” post, we figured we’d give a primer on this for fun, just so everyone can file their characters easier if you’re thinking of doing a KILLJAM XXX AU. Here are the three Jammer categories, and their two subcategories:

BRAWLER!

In-universe example: Faustina Fetamine.

These Jammers are all about pure skill! Whether it’s proficiency with a certain kind of martial art or a special weapon, if the character doesn’t owe their power to cybernetic assistance or a kind of inherent, beyond-human superpower, then “Brawler” is gonna be the category for them. The two subcategories for Brawlers are Armed and Unarmed, and we probably don’t need to elaborate much further on that.

ROBO!

In-universe examples: Drill-Bitch, Mother Hysteria.

These futuristic Jammers owe their combat potential to the wonders of technology! If your character is tech heavy and that’s what makes them particularly dangerous, they probably fit into the Robo category. The two types of Robo are Borg-Style and Tank-Style. Borg-Style Robos owe their power to internal cybernetic elements - like cybernetic limbs or Mother Hysteria’s combat endoskeleton. Tank-Style Robos wear a suit, whether it’s a sleek, Iron Man-style affair or a huge mech suit like Drill-Bitch.

GENE FREAK!

In-universe example: Loveta The She-Wolf.

These Jammers are built different from the DNA up, thanks to either Gene Mods or inherent genetic mutations giving them extraordinary powers! If your character has superhuman powers that don’t rely on any kind of technological assistance, in the KILLJAM XXX world, they’d be a Gene Freak. The subcategories are Dominant and Recessive. Dominant Gene Freaks always have their power passively turned on - I.e. Loveta is always a wolf lady - and Recessive Gene Freaks are Jammers who can turn their power on and off.

Thank you for listening to this little TedXXX Talk, we hope you have fun with this lore!

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Write all worldbuilding as in-universe literature.

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AUDIO DRAMA CREATORS!!

Confession time. What’s your weirdly specific niche “if this happened, my life would be complete” dream achievement for your show?

I’ll start: For @killjamxxx, Faustina becoming a Fortnite skin.

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Hey there, I haven't used tumblr in years (and idk if your account is still active) but I've just gotta know if there is likely to be any more episodes of liminal criminals in the future? It is my favourite podcast, it's so creative and down right hilarious. It alright if not, I've gotten used to listening to the previous episodes on repeat and I get that creative passions change. Its mainly for my own sanity as i couldn't find any info anywhere on why it stopped. Thankyou again for the many, many hours of entertainment you have provided me and others :))

I've actually had an episode or two written. I just need to edit it and record it. I've just been dragging my feet on the project for a while. I hope to release them this year.

Thank you for the kind words, though! That means a lot.

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Making the leap over to Bluesky? Don't want to lose track of the shows you know and love? Check out the linked, curated feed that will be continuously updated as make accounts!

Are you a podcast creator who doesn't use generative AI for the creation or production or their show? DM me with your account to be added to the list.

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Dorngin and Dargon: The Spiral of Light and Darkness feels like it's in rather bad taste. I know that the original Dorngin and Dargon was one of the first pieces of Actual Play media, and I know that it was a cult classic on New Jersey public-access TV, but making an audio drama based around four teenagers' widely-publicized falling out crosses a line, even if they got the show's original cameraman to help write the script. I know it's not quite my place to speak on Kevin Patel's behalf, but I mean

A: Nobody knows how much Kevin's actually involved, given his recent health issues,

B: I know the showrunners say they got Michael and Garth Redd's go-ahead, but neither of them have an online presence to corroborate that information,

C: Given that Dale Redd went missing only a year before the show was announced, it seems especially iffy, and

D: The end of Season 1 was just uncomfortable. Listening to 3 nerds trying to beat the shit out of each other while the fourth one weeps and begs them to stop is just sad.

I know that a bunch of truthers say that the original TV show was staged, but I'll level with you, I've never seen socially maladjusted teenagers act so convincingly. I'm not gonna say the podcast is morally wrong, but I do feel slimy just thinking about it.

Still probably gonna listen to season 2, though

Could it be? It is! Happy Fake Audio Drama Wednesday!

Everybody make a fake audio drama in the comments and everybody else reply with your hottest takes about these audio dramas that do not exist.

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Hey podcast people, make some Pokemon teams for your characters

Maybe a full-on Elite 4. Maybe just one or two characters. Either way, I'm curious.

Charles Oberfeldt/Mister Breadsticks

Mister Breadsticks would be a trainer type in-game, but Oberfeldt-as-Mister-Breadsticks' team is unique to him. A reasonably formidable opponent, focused mostly on offense. Limited in scope and creativity. What's the Electrode doing there? Haha don't worry about it.

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Jason Mackerel DeGroot:

Equal parts charismatic, criminal, and dickish. His Ditto is stronger than it has any right to be. As in, "Its stats are impossible to have in-game." His first Pokemon was a Seaking, but he considers it a friend and no longer uses it in battle.

Cynthia Hawke:

Wealth has afforded Cynthia the opportunity to put together a genuinely solid team, and unlike Oberfeldt's team, she's willing to venture a little outside Gen I to put together an offensive juggernaut. Still has some glaring oversights.

Milos Tokmakov/Mike Tommy

Mike is one of those assholes who catches a Smeargle, then teaches it Lock-On and Horn Drill just to ruin peoples' days. He has not evolved that Espurr. The animation industry has learned to fear it.

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9. What are some of your favorite podcasts to listen to?

10. Are the podcasts you make / enjoy making the same kind you enjoy listening to (genre, formatting, etc)?

9. My three favorite podcasts are The Beef and Dairy Network, which is the primary inspiration for this podcast, Behind the Bastards, which I think most people know about, and Pretending to be People, which is a very good Actual Play podcast. Runners-up include The Magnus Archives (loved it but never finished it), I Am In Eskew (loved it, finished it, but it turned out that I had missed a lot of it because I was listening to it at work and thus got distracted. Relistening to it right now), Three Bean Salad (enjoyable, but mostly as background noise), Dungeons and Daddies (didn't keep up with the second season but Season 1 was fun), Castle Super Beast (a video gaming podcast by two Let's Players I liked back in the day), Attention Hellmart Shoppers, and uh. A lot more. Unfortunately, I did most of my more exploratory podcast listening (ie, trying to get as much variety as possible) at work pre-pandemic (ie, several years ago in a situation where I could easily miss a lot of details). I've thus forgotten a lot of what was going on in them, so I've been trying to spend more time re-listening to them and trying to get a better grip on the details.

10. I'd say so, yeah. The main difference between Liminal Criminals and the podcasts that I like is that it's predominately one-voice, but fundamentally I like a podcast that's in a world where the supernatural explicitly exists, but in a weird way that is typically unpleasant but occasionally not.

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Podcast Creator Ask Game

I want to see some audio drama creator thoughts! Send an ask up (to the person you reblog from) and down (to the person who reblogs from you). Open to audio drama showrunners, writers, actors, editors, etc!

What is an element of your story that surprised you?

Is audio drama the only medium you've worked in? How does it compare to other mediums?

What are some audio dramas that inspire you? Both in general and for your podcast.

Who is a character that took you by surprise?

If you're the writer, how did casting/producing change how you thought about the podcast?

If you are a voice actor or audio editor, what is your favorite blooper moment?

If you could make a crossover (canon or noncanon) with any other audio drama, what would it be?

What is an inside joke or reference that is hidden in your podcast?

What are some of your favorite podcasts to listen to?

Are the podcasts you make / enjoy making the same kind you enjoy listening to (genre, formatting, etc)?

Free space! Tell me something cool about your podcast!

I'd like to get this started by pinging some lovely podcasts on here. No pressure to participate if you don't want to!

@hinaypod @spacespeckspod @re-dracula @woebegonepod @hellofromthehallowoods @before-i-forget-again-pod

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SELL ME ON LISTENING TO YOUR AUDIO DRAMA IN ONE SENTENCE! I’m looking for RECS!!

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Liminal Criminals is a fake crime podcast where demons get summoned, restaurant mascots get ground into paste, and a county is plagued by an entity that cannot be prevented from kicking people in the dick.

SELL ME ON LISTENING TO YOUR AUDIO DRAMA IN ONE SENTENCE! I’m looking for RECS!!

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I'm bored

Why the main character of your podcast would be cancelled on the internet?

I will be just giving some nudges on my favorites

@monstrousproductions

@ameliapodcast

@greaterblogston

@neighbourlypod

@ghostwaxpod

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While breaking the law.

I really like the "what does your podcast taste like?" but it has me thinking...

Podcast creators: what's the optimal way to listen to your podcast? Out for a walk on a warm morning? Tucked up in bed with a hot chocolate on a rainy day? Maybe on surround-sound speakers with a bowl of fresh buttered popcorn? Halfway up an old tree?

Something else entirely?

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pro-tip: you can eat a podcast

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Hi, yes, I know I've been incommunicado for the past few months and there's various reasons for that but none of that matters because HOLY SHIT did you guys know that the Nordic Biker War was something that happened?

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APPARENTLY NOT EVEN TUMBLR IS SAFE FROM THE SOCIAL MEDIA APOCALYPSE, SO UH

Here's our cohost in case anyone wants it.

As a reminder, we also have a bluesky and a mastodon account, but I don't check the latter all too often.

We also have a neocities in the event that you want to see my web design skill (or lack thereof).

That oughta be a full spread, right? They can't all crumble under the weight of the top brass sucking, right?

Right?