AD 031 – Two Sides of The Same Coin March 31st, 2011
Humanity’s encounters with other races are as likely to be fraught with conflict as with harmony. Tonight’s stories, told from contrasting viewpoints, offer glimpses into the dynamics and drama of both the conquerors and the oppressors in those situations.
“Welcome Home” by Night Fox
Read by Chris Hvidsten of the Outcast Novel Podcast
“And the Sea Full of Stars” by Searska Grey Raven
Read by Stoker Bramwell
Music cues by Infinity Squared
The story “And the Sea Full of Stars” came from the anthology Different Worlds, Different Skins, volume 1. If you liked this story, you may be interested in that book.
AD028 – Map of Scars January 10th, 2011
King Teelin of the nation of the wolf has served his people well in the four years since his father’s death, but now his charismatic and powerful older brother has returned to challenge him for the crown.
“Map of Scars” by Heath Pfaff
Read by Belic Bear
Music cues by Infinity Squared
Extra 005 – Bait and Switch Novel Excerpts December 22nd, 2010
Bait and Switch novel excerpts by Austen Crowder
Music cues by Infinity Squared
Download or listen to the episode here.
In Fenton’s world, some kids are toons. Some think the change is biological. Others think the change is social. But some kids turn into toons, and Fenton’s father just wants it to stop. He’s even built a Realist movement to ban toons from the real world, hoping that it will keep his own children from following in their estranged mother’s cartoon footsteps.
Tensions rise as the Realists lobby to get their ban set into law, and toons fight for their right to be themselves. Fenton’s father knows he can count on his two boys to stand behind him and his dream of building a safe, a toon-free reality. It’s just too bad that Fenton’s becoming a toon….
Bait and Switch is a coming-out story which uses the metaphor of Toon Town encroaching on the Real World. As Austen describes it, it’s Boys Don’t Cry meets Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It’s a moving story, with powerful drama. While the situation revolves around issues both personal and political, the story is never a manifesto. Instead characters on both sides of the fence come off as human and nuanced, as they try to do what they think is right.
AD Flash 016 – Both Sides Now December 19th, 2010
Renee Carter Hall gives us two dramatic shorts showing two views of the darker end of the spectrum of human/anthro interactions.
“Sideshow” and “Cover of Darkness” by Renee Carter Hall
Read by Peter Katt
Music cues by Infinity Squared
Bait and Switch November 28th, 2010
