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S2 Ep4: "Unleashed Beauty" by Nancy Hightower & "Blessed Days" by Mike Allen

8/21/2018

"Unleashed Beauty" by Nancy Hightower, Ready by Jose Febus

Nancy Hightower has been published in Joyland, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Sundog Lit, Word Riot, storySouth. Gargoyle, and Cleaver, and has written about politics and religion in HuffPost. From 2014-2016, she reviewed science fiction and fantasy for The Washington Post. She is the author of Elementari Rising (Pink Narcissus Press, 2013) and The Acolyte, (poetry, Port Yonder Press, 2015). She teaches at Hunter College and is working on a book about digital storytelling with Paul D. Miller for Duke University Press, as well as a memoir about growing up in the evangelical South.

Jose Febus's credits include the short film " Not Guilty" for which the award of Best Actor was honored at the My Final Shot Production Film Festival. Other films include Attempted Burglary, Plurality and Chicago Boricua. Television credits include The Path, Blindspot, Law & Order, Law & Order Criminal Intent. Web Series - East Willy B.
His Off-Off Broadway credits include O'Rex with the G&F Company, The Deep Run at PRTT and Acts of Mercy written by Michael John Garces at The Rattlestick Theater.
Regional credits include Ana in the Tropics at the Portland Center Stage, Williamstown Theater and the Hartford Stage Co.
jlfebus@hotmail.com

Nebula Award, Shirley Jackson Award and World Fantasy Award finalist Mike Allen is author of the short story collections Unseaming and The Spider Tapestries and the novel The Black Fire Concerto. He’s also the editor and publisher of Mythic Delirium Books, home of Mythic Delirium magazine and the Clockwork Phoenix anthologies. He lives in Roanoke, Virginia, with his wife and co-editor Anita Allen, and two neurotic cats. You can follow his adventures as a writer at descentintolight.com, as a publisher at mythicdelirium.com, and as both on Twitter at @mythicdelirium.

Kevin Gilligan is an actor/writer/comedian who has been seen on SpikeTV, TVLand, Style Network, Travel Channel, TruTV, and Funny or Die. You may have seen him as Kevin the bisexual on the season premiere of Billy on the Street. He was also in the VisionFest and CineKink award winning film Broken Side of Time. He has written for HEEB Magazine and Geeks OUT, and co-hosts the Geeks OUT Podcast (available on iTunes & Libsyn). He produced and co-wrote his acclaimed web series Gigahoes, the first season of which is now on Amazon Prime, the second season to premiere later in 2018. He's performed at UCB, UCBEast, The Magnet, Gotham Comedy Club, and The PIT. Find more at www.KevinRyssGilligan.com

Season 2: Ep3: "The Aliens Cloned Trent Darcell," by Zigzag Claybourne & "Oldish Woman Leaves Earth," by Marcy Arlin

8/7/2018

The Aliens Cloned Trent Darcell by Zigzag Claybourne, Read by Nick Dawson

ZigZag Claybourne wishes he’d grown up with the powers of either Gary Mitchell or Charlie X but without the Kirk confrontations. His work has appeared in Apex Magazine, Strange Horizons, Stupefying Stories, Vex Mosaic, FlashShot, The Reverie Journal, and a number of anthologies. His latest novel is The Brothers Jetstream: Leviathan. More at www.WriteonRighton.com.

Nick Dawson is an actor, singer, and acoustic guitar player based in NYC. Nickdawson9@gmail.com

Oldish Woman Leaves Earth by Marcy Arlin, Read by Kathryn Kates

Marcy Arlin's spec fiction has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, perihelionsf.com, Kaleidocast Season 1 & 2, Diabolical Plots, Broad Universe Sampler, Man.In.Fest Journal of Experimental Theatre. She writes about international and American theatre, theatre for social change and immigrant artists at tcgcircle.org and is Editor of Czech Plays: 7 New Works. She has posts at Clarion: Writer’s Craft. In another life she is Artistic Director of the OBIE-winning Immigrants’ Theatre Project and has taught theatre at CUNY, Yale, Brown, University of Chicago, Pace. In another other life she was a Fulbrighter to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Romania. Her new favorite job is creative theatre workshops and coaching sessions for speculative fiction writers (BSFW, Lunacon). Marcy volunteers for PAWSnyc.org. She’d like to have a new website (now it’s immigrantstheatre.org) but does have an underused Twitter account @marcyarlin. Marcy lives in Brooklyn with a ghost and two cats.

Kathryn Kates spent over 25 years in LA where she was a founder, acting member and producer of the award-winning Colony Theatre. She is probably best known for her recurring role on Seinfeld in the iconic episodes, "The Marble Rye" and “The Babka”. She currently recurs as Jason Bigg’s mother on Orange Is the New Black; also recurring in the Jennifer Lopez’ NBC hit Shades of Blue as Mrs Saperstein; and recurs as Judge Marlene Simons on Law & Order: SVU. She has performed on Broadway and off broadway, most recently in Labyrinth’s NICE GIRL; at NYTheatre Workshop in Food and Fadwa; on Theatre Row in Herman Kline's Midlife Crisis; and starred along with Greg Mullavey and Gaby Hoffmann in The Last Sader. kathrynjkates@aol.com

S2: Episode 2:"The Magical Properties of Unicorn Ivory" by Carlos Hernandez

7/24/2018

"The Magical Properties of Unicorn Ivory," by Carlos Hernandez, Read by Dyan Flores

Carlos Hernandez is the author of The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria (Rosarium 2016) and numerous works of short fiction, poetry, and drama, mostly in SFF. Look for his middle-grade novel Sal and Gabi Break the Universe from Disney Hyperion in March 2019.al Properties of Unicorn Ivory, Carlos Hernandez

Dyan Flores is a musical theatre writer and performer. She was a regular on the Chicago improv and sketch comedy scene before she moved to New York and shifted her focus to musical theatre writing. Dyan has performed with Halcyon Theatre, Impress These Apes, The Paper Machete, Beast Women Cabaret, iO Chicago and more. Dyan is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Advanced Musical Theatre Writing workshop, and she has had shows performed at the New York Library for the Performing Arts, American Theater Company, The Metropolitan Room, Milk Can Theatre Company, and NYU.

flores.dyan@gmail.com

Season 2, Episode 1: Playing Nice with God's Bowling Ball by N.K. Jemisin

7/10/2018

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Author: N.K. Jemisin

N. K. Jemisin’s work has been multiply nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award; shortlisted for the Crawford, the Gemmell Morningstar, and the Tiptree. She has won a Locus Award for Best First Novel and Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Awards. In 2016, she became the first black person to win the Best Novel Hugo for The Fifth Season. Her short fiction has been published in pro-markets Clarkesworld, Postscripts, Strange Horizons, and Baen’s Universe; semipro markets Ideomancer and Abyss & Apex; and podcast markets (mostly Escape Artists) and print anthologies.

Nora is a member of the Altered Fluid writing group. Nora has been a counseling psychologist and educator, hiker and biker, and a political/feminist/anti-racist blogger. She currently writes the New York Times book review column Otherworldly, in which she covers the latest in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Find her at http://nkjemisin.com/ and on Twitter @nkjemisin

Actor: Tatiana Grey

Tatiana Grey is a critically acclaimed actress of stage, screen, and the audio booth. She has been nominated for dozens of fancy awards but hasn’t won a single damned thing. She does, however have a feature film hitting the festival circuit called Serious Laundry. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. See more about Tatiana at www.tatianagrey.com
tatianagomberg@gmail.com

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Finale Episode 12: The Insipid Profession of Jonathan Hornebom, Part 1 & 2 by Jonathan Lethem

5/4/2016

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Author: Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Lethem is the author of Dissident Gardens and eight other novels. His fiction and essays have been translated into over thirty languages. He lives in Los Angeles and Maine. For more information, check out Jonathanlethem.com.

Tatiana Gomberg as Narrator and Harriet

Tatiana Gomberg is a New York City based actress and audiobook narrator. She has performed Off and Off- Off Broadway as well as regionally and internationally. Her work in The Night of Nosferatu garnered her an NYIT award nomination for Best Featured Actress and her portrayal of a drone pilot in Hummingbirds earned her a Best Actress Nomination through the Planet Connections Awards. She also played leads in two seasons of classics at Theatre 1010 and toured the United States with Theatreworks USA. You can hear her narration work on audible.com and numerous podcasts. For more information, check out www.tatianagomberg.com.

Mateo Prendergast as Jonathan Hornebom

Mateo Prendergast Born: 10 November 1982. Birthplace: New York, NY. Height: 6'5" Weight: 200 lbs. Likes/Hobby: Dungeons and Dragons, Reading, Bikes, Going for walks, Swimming, Friendship, Family time, Eugene O'Neill, Canoe

Credits include: NYC: Future at the End of the World (Immediate Medium), 1931- (Regroup), Thunder Rock (Regroup), 13 Fat Girls and A Dead Cat (Ixnay), Clan of the Quillins (Paradise), Trivia About Unimportant People (Dickson), Felony Friday (Jack Flash). Regional: Leprechauns in Cadillacs in Space (Kennebec Brewery). Film: The Master Cleanse, Ryder and Rooter, Parachute Man, She Kills.
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Michael Taylor as Richard Debronk

Michael Taylor is the greatest man in the world.
Why is Michael Taylor so great?
--Because it is an undeniable fact he is simply The... Greatest... Man... In the WORLD! That is all.
How tall is Michael Taylor?
--Michael Taylor stands at an impressive 5'10". Any shorter would be unimpressive and any taller would be arrogant, and as you can clearly tell Michael Taylor is not.
How old is Michael Taylor?
--Michael Taylor will celebrate the 14th anniversary of his 21st birthday in May of the coming year (2016).
What?
--Michael Taylor is not afraid of math. You shouldn't be either.
But, what does he do?
--What does Michael Taylor DO? Mr. Taylor lives a life of constant learning and growth to stay on the cusp of his much vaunted greatness. To pin him down to one career or profession would be doing a disservice not only to him but to yourself as well. <La Sigh> I suppose for the layman the closest words to encapsulate his majesty would be actor, website designer, entrepreneur and free spirit.

Why does Michael Taylor refer to himself in the 3rd person?
--Because MICHAEL TAYLOR is definitely not CONCEITED! Michael Taylor uses the 3rd person singular to gain the proper distance and objectivity to recognize how truly brilliant Michael Taylor is! Michael Taylor does have a schedule to keep, so Michael Taylor is just going to have to keep this short.

What does Michael Taylor do in his downtime?
--Michael Taylor LOVES this question. He loves to play games and puzzles with close friends for fun, and work his keen Analytical Mind experiencing interactive theater, learning new life hacks, and improving on the subtle, intricate, yet uniquely brilliant greatness of Michael Taylor's self and those whom he finds himself around.

Cici James as the Angry Sons of the Bird

Cici James is the founder of Singularity&Co, an independent bookstore and publishing house in Brooklyn dedicated to bringing vintage science fiction and other genre pulp back to the future, Cici James is also an anthropologist of fan culture, as well as an avid cosplayer and notable NYC nightlife personality. @cicijames @singularityco

Wilson Fowlie as Loplop

Wilson Fowlie has been getting more and more into voice work ever since 2008, when he narrated his first story for Podcastle. And if you’re in the Vancouver, Canada area – or even if you just love a good, fun show chorus – check out The Maple Leaf Singers, the group he directs.

You can find them at their own website (http://www.mapleleafsingers.com/ ) or their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/mapleleafsingers ). Here you can find a link to all of Wilson's voice work.

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Episode 10: Eight of Swords by S. Boyd Taylor & First Cause by Sam Schreiber

4/20/2016

"Eight of Swords" by S.Boyd Talor, Read by Veronica Giguere

Samuel Boyd Taylor has been published in such markets as Chi Zine, Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show, and Drabblecast. He lives in Dallas, TX, with his wife and daughter, where pursues many strange and wonderful hobbies, such as meditation, Tai Chi, and singing along as loud as he can to the Beatles' "Hello Goodbye." You can find him on twitter and facebook, and on his website at: www.samuelboydtaylor.com

Veronica Giguere is a voice-over artist and author. She is a co-author, voice talent, and producer for the "Secret World Chronicle" podcast, and she is the co-author, voice, and producer of the inner-city cyberpunk novel "Broken" with Cedric Johnson. Veronica brings characters to life in the space between your earbuds in the realms of science fiction, fantasy, romance, and horror. For more of Ms. Giguere’s work, check outvoicesbyveronica.com as well as her profile on ACX.com.
(Rumors exist of an alter-ego fueled by caffeine, trudging through the mire of higher education administration in pursuit of the letters P, H, and D. Said creature possesses an affinity for comic books, Magic cards, and small talking horses, and strives alongside her spouse to raise literary-minded geek children.)

"First Cause" by Sam Schreiber, Read by Craig Staufenberg

Sam Schreiber work has appeared or is forthcoming in Journey Into..., the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine, Podcastle and Analog Science Fiction and Fact. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and is an active member of Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers.

Craig Staufenberg lives in NYC. He sometimes makes things, but as of late, he mostly takes long pointless walks, and sits in cafes reading UFC gossip websites."

Episode 9: Crawlspace of the World by Tim Pratt, Read by Andy Chen

4/6/2016

Tim Pratt's stories have appeared in The Best American Short Stories, The Year's Best Fantasy, The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, and other nice places. He has won the Hugo Award for his short fiction, and he's been a finalist for World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Stoker, Mythopoeic [myth-o-pee-ic], and Nebula Awards. He lives in Berkeley California with his wife, writer Heather Shaw, and their son. For more, visit www.timpratt.org.

By day, narrator Andy Chen works as a Fire and Life Safety Officer with the State of California. Fire prevention approval for public school construction projects fills his day with building plans, code books, and marking up drawings.

His interest in audio narration began with reading bedtime stories to his son and has blossomed into a full-blown philosophy of what makes a compelling story narration. Namely, to guide the flow and pace of the author's work and not distract the listener with "acting". He finds narrating a mentally challenging activity, followed by endless hours of editing, which he finds oddly relaxing. Perhaps because it's similar to his day job, where he’s paid to find mistakes with a red Sharpie.

Andy currently lives in San Francisco, and his contact info and demo can be found at VoiceOfAndy.com

Episode 8: My Shaigetz by Marcy Arlin & His Only Nose by Richard Bowes

3/23/2016

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"My Shaigetz" by Marcy Arlin

Marcy Arlin teaches Theater for Social Change at Pace University and is artistic director of the OBIE-winning Immigrants' Theatre Project and is a Fulbright scholar to Romania and the Czech Republic. She is a long-time member of BSFW, Theater Without Borders, Broad Universe, and her work has been published inDaily Science Fiction, Perihelionsf.com, Broad Universe Sampler, and Man.In.Fest theater journal. Marcy has several more short stories out there and is working on a sci fi murder mystery.

"His Only Nose" by Richard Bowes, Read by Bradley Robert Parks

Richard Bowes has published six novels, four story collections and over eighty short stories. He has won two World Fantasy Awards, a Lambda Award, a story South Million Writers Award, and an International Horror Guild Award. His most recent novel,Dust Devil On a Quiet Street, was on the 2014 World Fantasy and Lambda short lists.
A new edition of his 2005 novel, From The Files of the Time Rangers, a Nebula finalist, will appear later this year from Lethe Press.

Last year, his 9/11 story, "There’s A Hole In The City," got a very nice review in The New Yorker.
Recent and forthcoming appearances include: Fantasy Magazine's Queers Destroy Fantasy special issue, Interfictions, Nightmare, Grendel Song, and the anthologies The Doll Collection and Black Feathers.
He is currently writing stories that will be chapters in a novel about life as a gay kid in 1950’s Boston.

Bradley Robert Parks lives, writes, and performs in and around Brooklyn, NY, where he founded the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers. His passion for writing blossomed while growing up in a family of genre readers. While he's been pursuing writing for a while, the crazy energy of NYC and BSFW have given him the focus and motivation to finally get published. His stories have appeared on BuzzyMag.com and here on the Kaleidocast. He also sings and narrates stories when time permits. Along with these achievements, he's obtained one husband, Michael, and Insanity Anne Magoo (best cat ever). Keep up with his exploits on Facebook or at BradleyRobertParks.com.

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Episode 7: Dating Kali, My Sweet by Alger Bliss & Squeeze by Rob Cameron

3/9/2016

"Dating Kali, My Sweet" by Alger Bliss, Read by Rish Outfield

Alex Kirtland, aka Alger Bliss, is a Brooklyn based writer of poetry and speculative fiction. He is currently at work on a novel about witches and magic. You can follow updates about his work and read his poetry at https://www.tumblr.com/blog/rhinoleaps

Rish Outfield is a writer, audiobook narrator, and podcaster who is host of the Parsec Award-winning Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine. He is fond of frogs, Mister Pibb, Ben Affleck, and has just written his first novel. Rish once went to Amity Island in order to cause a panic on the Fourth of July, but accidentally yelled, "Barracuda" instead of "Shark." It's true what they say: nobody reacted.

Outtakes from Rish's recording

"Squeeze" by Rob Cameron, Read by Jon Hoche

Rob Cameron is an elementary school teacher and writer living in Brooklyn. When he’s not writing stories or organizing events for the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers, he is rock climbing, dragon
boating, and working on his Buddha-like glow. You can find his work in Mike Allen’s Clockwork Phoenix 5.

Jon Hoche is an actor who recently was a performer and puppeteer in the North American tour of War Horse, as well as performing in the show’s Asian debut in Tokyo, Japan. He is the artistic associate of Vampire Cowboys Theater Company. He recently participated in the 2015 Jim Henson Company Diversity Puppetry Workshop. He also has worked with Ma-Yi Theater, Two River Theater Co., American Globe Theatre,2G and Premiere Stages to name a few. Find out more at JonHoche.com.

Episode 6: Knowing You, Knowing Me Part 2 by Marcus Tsong

2/24/2016

Marcus Tsong spent his formative years in the Pacific Northwest, splitting his time between Seattle and Boise. He's since moved to Shanghai, Portland, San Francisco, Wisconsin, and Washington DC before settling in Brooklyn, where he lives with his wife, son, two cats, and a grumpy dragon. He is currently working on a fantasy novel and a collection of weird tales.

Jenn Carter is an actress hailing from the bases and burbs of Virginia, California and Florida. She received her BA in Theatre from Florida State University and has been performing in one form or another since the age of 4. Some of her favorite roles from regional and NYC theatre include Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, Patsy Cline in Always...Patsy Cline, Jen in Sunday on the Rocks, Ulla in The Producers, Kate Keller in The Miracle Worker, Maid Marian in Robin Hood, Ophelia in Hamlet, and Hermia, Peter Quince and Cobweb in A Midsummer Nights Dream, just to name a handful. Jenn currently lives in NYC with her teddy bear and her potted plant, Felix.

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S2 Ep4: "Unleashed Beauty" by Nancy Hightower & "Blessed Days" by Mike Allen

"Unleashed Beauty" by Nancy Hightower, Ready by Jose Febus

Season 2: Ep3: "The Aliens Cloned Trent Darcell," by Zigzag Claybourne & "Oldish Woman Leaves Earth," by Marcy Arlin

The Aliens Cloned Trent Darcell by Zigzag Claybourne, Read by Nick Dawson

Oldish Woman Leaves Earth by Marcy Arlin, Read by Kathryn Kates

S2: Episode 2:"The Magical Properties of Unicorn Ivory" by Carlos Hernandez

"The Magical Properties of Unicorn Ivory," by Carlos Hernandez, Read by Dyan Flores

Season 2, Episode 1: Playing Nice with God's Bowling Ball by N.K. Jemisin

Author: N.K. Jemisin

Actor: Tatiana Grey

Finale Episode 12: The Insipid Profession of Jonathan Hornebom, Part 1 & 2 by Jonathan Lethem

Author: Jonathan Lethem

Tatiana Gomberg as Narrator and Harriet

Mateo Prendergast as Jonathan Hornebom

Michael Taylor as Richard Debronk

Cici James as the Angry Sons of the Bird

Wilson Fowlie as Loplop

Episode 10: Eight of Swords by S. Boyd Taylor & First Cause by Sam Schreiber

"Eight of Swords" by S.Boyd Talor, Read by Veronica Giguere

"First Cause" by Sam Schreiber, Read by Craig Staufenberg

Episode 9: Crawlspace of the World by Tim Pratt, Read by Andy Chen

Episode 8: My Shaigetz by Marcy Arlin & His Only Nose by Richard Bowes

"My Shaigetz" by Marcy Arlin

"His Only Nose" by Richard Bowes, Read by Bradley Robert Parks

Episode 7: Dating Kali, My Sweet by Alger Bliss & Squeeze by Rob Cameron

"Dating Kali, My Sweet" by Alger Bliss, Read by Rish Outfield

Outtakes from Rish's recording

"Squeeze" by Rob Cameron, Read by Jon Hoche

Episode 6: Knowing You, Knowing Me Part 2 by Marcus Tsong

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"Unleashed Beauty" by Nancy Hightower, Ready by Jose Febus

The Aliens Cloned Trent Darcell by Zigzag Claybourne, Read by Nick Dawson

Oldish Woman Leaves Earth by Marcy Arlin, Read by Kathryn Kates

"The Magical Properties of Unicorn Ivory," by Carlos Hernandez, Read by Dyan Flores

Author: N.K. Jemisin

Actor: Tatiana Grey

Author: Jonathan Lethem

​Tatiana Gomberg as Narrator and Harriet

Mateo Prendergast as Jonathan Hornebom

Michael Taylor as Richard Debronk

Cici James as the Angry Sons of the Bird

Wilson Fowlie as Loplop

"Eight of Swords" by S.Boyd Talor, Read by Veronica Giguere

"First Cause" by Sam Schreiber, Read by Craig Staufenberg

"My Shaigetz" by Marcy Arlin

"His Only Nose" by Richard Bowes, Read by Bradley Robert Parks

"Dating Kali, My Sweet" by Alger Bliss, Read by Rish Outfield

Outtakes from Rish's recording

"Squeeze" by Rob Cameron, Read by Jon Hoche

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