Audio Drama: Some New OLD WOUNDS, Firefly / Serenity style

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Firefly: Old Wounds - Wedding DayThe Sonic Society (and Sonic Cinema), which is currently chaired by Jack Ward and Shannon Hilchie, have released the first half of a new addition to their intensely popular Firefly: Old Wounds show. Part one of the SPECIAL is available now |MP3|. The concluding installment should come out next week. Entitled “Wedding Day” it’s a fan tale from Joss Whedon’s Firefly / Serenity. Front and foremost in the special are the characters of Simon Tam and Kaylee Frye. Here’s the official description:

Jack Ward and Shannon Hilchie reprise their roles as Simon Tam and Kaylee Frye from the Firefly: Old Wounds series. Bringing a whole cast of new actors and characters to Joss Whedon’s Firefly universe, Jack J. Ward wrote this hour long feature which explores the relationship between Kaylee and her family, and her growing relationship with Simon. Set just after the Serenity movie, Kaylee decides to go home to visit with her family for Christmas. Simon, on the other hand has been rendered unconscious, boxed up in a crate, and left on the drop zone just outside of the town. The hilarity begins when Simon is drawn between various factions of the town, in his search to discover just exactly where he is and how he got there. Kaylee, comes face to face with some difficult family issues and her own guilt.

Subscribe to the Sonic Society feed via this url:

http://sonic.libsyn.com/rss

Posted by Jesse Willis

Neil Gaiman Readings at Last.fm

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Neil Gaiman just uploaded his story Harlequin Valentine up at Last.fm. Here is the |MP3|.

Here are other readings available to download for free:

Nicholas Was… |MP3|

Instructions |MP3|

A Writer’s Prayer |MP3|

Babycakes |MP3|

In the End |MP3|

Posted by Charles Tan

Jeremiah Tolbert’s “Instead of a Loving Heart” at Escape Pod

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Jared Axelrod reads Instead of a Loving Heart by Jeremiah Tolbert over at Escape Pod. Here is the |MP3|.

Subscribe to the podcast via this feed:

http://escapepod.org/podcast.xml

Posted by Charles Tan

StarShip Sofa podcasts By The Falls by Harry Harrison

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Star Ship SofaThe latest short story from the StarShip Sofa podcast is a tale first published in the January 1970 issue of “Worlds Of If” magazine. It garnered a nomination for a Nebula in its time and still holds power. Host Tony C. Smith sez we should be able to download all of these tales from the SSS wbsite on a sub-page he’s dubbing “Aural Delights.” Cool!

By The Falls by Harry HarrisonBy The Falls
By Harry Harrison; Read by Grant Stone
1 |MP3| – Approx. 21 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: StarShip Sofa
Podcast: February 2008
It was the rich damp grass, slippery as soap, covering the path, that caused .Carter to keep slipping and falling, not the steepness of the hill. The front of his raincoat was wet and his knees were muddy long before be reached the summit. And with each step forward and upward the continuous roar of sound grew louder. He was hot and tired by the time he reached the top of the ridge–yet he instantly forgot his discomfort as he looked out across the wide bay.

Posted by Jesse Willis

Dragon Page C2C interview on Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy

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Dragon Page Cover To Cover LogoThe latest Dragon Page Cover To Cover podcast features an interview with philosopher Jason Eberl (an Assistant Professor at Purdue) who is also the editor of Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy. The book of essays delves into the metaphysics from both the original Battlestar Galactica and the modern re-imagining.

You can download the |MP3| directly or subscribe to the show’s XML feed:

http://www.dragonpage.com/podcastC2C.xml

PodCastle The Fantasy Fiction Podcast update

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PodCastleSF author Anne Leckie reports on her blog that:

PodCastle will begin running on April 1.”

And a check of the official podcastle blog and the Podcastle.org sites makes us think this oft-delayed Escape Pod spin-off is an increasingly likely reality.

Here’s the official lineup of stories so far:

EPISODE 1 – April 1: “Come Lady Death” by Peter Beagle
Bonus Flash – April 4: “Skyscrapers” by Rachel Swirsky
EPISODE 2 – April 8: “For Love of Dragons” by C. L. Vaughn
EPISODE 3 – April 15: “Run of the Fiery Horse” by Hilary Moon Murphy
Bonus Flash – April 18: “Pahwahke” by Gord Sellar
EPISODE 4 – April 22: “Goosegirl” by Margaret Ronald
EPISODE 5 – April 29: “The Girl with the Sun in Her Head” by Jeremiah Tolbert
Bonus Flash – May 2: “Giant” by Stephanie Burgis
EPISODE 6 – May 6: “The Dead Girl’s Wedding March” by Cat Rambo

Also, apparently in the back-uncatalogued, but as of now not yet scheduled are:

“The Ant King” by Benjamin Rosenbaum
“The Dog Prince” by Sarah Prineas

Posted by Jesse Willis