RotO 0810: Dr. Spamlove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Web
Why is it episode 0810? Well, I wanted to mark that we were in our 8th season. Christiana wanted to keep the episode number of the V5 eps. And, it looks a little like we’ve just released our 810th episode. So we got that going for us. Which is, you know, nice.
Billy Flynn was the Radio DJ
Sam Zimmerman was Callers 1 & 3
Biscuit the Mighty Mighty as Caller 5
the Vicar as Youtube
PG Holyfield as Napster
Twitter was performed by Jett
Facebook starred The Flynnstress
George Hrab as Jim Stuart
Christiana Ellis was the Documentarian
Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit as the Internet
introducing Donald Pitsilads as Homestead and Caller 2
PG Holyfield was the titlest
Escape Pod 256: The Mermaids Singing Each To Each
By: Cat Rambo
Read by: Christiana Ellis of Nina Kimberly the Merciless and Space Casey
First appeared in Clarkesworld
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All stories by Cat Rambo
All stories read by Christiana Ellis
“Laura,” a speaker said, as though I hadn’t been gone for six years, as though she’d seen me every day in between. “Laura, where is your uncle?”
I used to imagine her disintegrated, torn apart into silent atoms.
“It’s not Laura anymore,” I said. “It’s Lolo. I’m gender neutral.”
“I don’t understand,” she said.
“You’ve got a Net connection,” I said. “Search around on “gender neutral” and “biomod operation.”
I wasn’t sure if the pause that came after that was for dramatic effect or whether she really was having trouble understanding the search parameters. Then she said, “Ah, I see. When did you do that?”
“Six years ago.”
“Where is your uncle?”
“Dead,” I said flatly. I hoped that machine intelligences could hurt and so I twisted the knife as far as I could. “Stabbed in a bar fight.”
Rated R for violence, language, and memory of sexual violence. And Spar feedback.
Show Notes:
- Feedback for Episode 248, Spar
Next week… Union Dues!
Requiem of the Outcast 0709: Superheroes
Superheroes. We’ve all grown up with them, either in comicbooks, novels, television, or movies. They’re great heroes here to swoop down and save us, all right?
Not always.
Enjoy this episode performed by such awesome folks as Billy Flynn, Kimi Alexandre, Alan Welch, SusanZ, and of course, Christiana Ellis and Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit.
Want more awesome Superhero goodness? Check out Meta Mediocrity by Geeklabel’s King Fish.
Merciless Storytellers S1, Round 1, Heat 2
Tentacled aliens, mystical tomes, digital storms, .45’s, and “the crawlies” slither, are carried, are attached, are loaded, and are out of control in the field of literary battle on our second episode of Merciless Storytellers!
“The Donor” by Philip ‘Norvaljoe’ Carroll
“Dark” by Jeffery Hite
“Handy Storm” by Laieanna
“Passing the Test” by Michelle Ristuccia
“Steampunk Nanites” by Brand Gamblin
Judges: Christiana Ellis, The Keeme, Laurence Simon and Will Ross
Remember, head for the Merciless Storytellers Website and vote for all the stories you liked and let the best storyteller win!
Requiem of the Outcast 0706 – Reality Bites
I’ve never been a fan of reality television. Yes, I know UberHost Christiana Ellis does a show based on Survivor, but I don’t look down on her for that. Actually, I don’t think I could look down on her, given as she is a tremendously funnier writer than I am (you thought it’s because she’s an inch taller. That’s hightest, you jerk).
And with the upcoming relaunch of Cinemafreaks, we felt skewering reality television might be fun.
Enjoy.
Merciless Storytellers Round 1, Heat 1
It’s the first official round of Merciless Storytellers!
Check it out here, but then head to the website to VOTE for your favorites!
Merciless Storytellers Staff Round
The staff demonstration round is now live at http://mercilessstorytellers.blogspot.com !
You can listen here, but then head over there to vote for your favorites!
RotO 0705: There’s a Bug on Your Shoulder
There isn’t. But it is April 1st, April fools Day.
This month we take a stab at tradition, St. Patties Day, April Fools throughout history, and have contributions by Nobilis, Mildred Cady, & Justin Lowmaster
Enjoy.
RotO s07e04 Blockbusterfandomination
Aaaaah, fandom and the hype that surrounds a movie. Any major movie. Wether it’s a remake or an original property, we geeks love our movies.
So what happens when a movie encourages nearly every geek/fan argument possible?
And if you are thinking that we are making fun of fancasts, we aren’t. RotO was the very first fancast back in its Star Wars days. So if anyone holds the right to pay homage or poke a touch of fun, it’s me. And we didn’t.
Much. And yes, my voice did used to sound like that during the shows fan-run.
Enjoy.
Nina Kimberly the Merciless Companion Ep 11
Christiana is joined by J. Daniel Sawyer, P.C. Haring, and Richard Green AKA Mainframe for feedback and commentary on the FINALE of Nina Kimberly the Merciless Remastered.
Promos:
Cybrosis by P.C. Haring
Nobilis Erotica
Down From 10 by J Daniel Sawyer
