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EP012: Clean Up Your Room!
Published on 28 Jul 2005 at 1:27 am.
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-->By Laura Anne Gilman.
Read by Mur Lafferty (of Geek Fu Action Grip).
“Jessy, put that away and come eat breakfast. You won’t get anything useful done on an empty stomach.” The voice was the usual gender-neutral computer-generated drone, and yet it sounded different to her this morning. Obviously, the tone modifiers Gregory had suggested were working, too. That was going to be a selling point for everyone yelping about the dehumanization of home life. In a few generations, they’d be able to personalize the voice, maybe even to customer order.
Rated G. Contains intense maternal nagging and disturbing chorework. May not be suitable for some adults.
EP011: Herd Mentality
Published on 21 Jul 2005 at 2:08 am.
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By Jay Caselberg.
Read by Stephen Eley.
Einstein was getting old now. All of them. Not so old that he was past it, but you had to wonder. When our troops liberated the Spemann Lab complex in 1945, the Einsteins had been just five years old. The Government had done the humanitarian thing and brought them back home. Eventually, someone had leaked the information and slowly, slowly, public pressure and outrage had grown. The big hush-hush operation our government had mounted was shut down and the Einsteins were released – or rather, they were integrated into society in a humanitarian manner. That was the wording the government press releases used. Two hundred and fifty is a lot of Einsteins.
Rated G. Suitable for world-dominating clone armies of all ages.
EP Flash: Paradox
Published on 18 Jul 2005 at 12:41 am.
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By Scott Janssens.
Read by Paul S. Jenkins (of Rev Up Review).
I saw nothing when I looked through the eyepiece Franz handed me and told him so.
“Of course not,” said Franz. “Right now, the time sight is set to look into the future. From this point in time, the future doesn’t exist yet, not in any meaningful way, so it can’t be seen.”
EP Flash: Slicing
Published on 11 Jul 2005 at 11:14 pm.
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By Greg van Eekhout.
Read by Stephen Eley.
The fact is, almost any new knife can cut through an aluminum can and then slice a tomato with equal ease. Don’t believe me, buy a new cheap knife and try it yourself. The pitch man hacks through a tree branch. He cuts a radiator hose. And this ho-hum humbug works. If he hammered a nail with his shoe people would buy nine pair, as long as they came with a free shoehorn and an extra pair of laces.
EP009: Jack
Published on 7 Jul 2005 at 1:23 am.
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By Justin Stanchfield.
Read by Deborah Green.
“That truly is a fine heifer, and any man would be proud to own her.”
“Well…” said Jack, hope rising. “I suppose she might be for sale, if that is your meaning.”
“It is.” The stranger dug inside the pocket of his slick and shiny coat, and brought out a small lead case. The lid clicked open and he turned in over in his hand, three shimmering beads rolling in his palm. He offered them to Jack.
“What are those?” Jack frowned, suspicious once more.
“What are they? They might be beans.” The stranger laughed. “Then again, they might be more precious than rubies, mightn’t they? Truth of the matter, I’m not certain what they are, only that they are beyond any worth you can imagine.”
Rated G. Contains cattle theft, kidnapping, and crimes against fashion.
EP Review: LEGO Moonbase Project
Published on 4 Jul 2005 at 8:15 pm.
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An open standard for collaborative LEGO displays.
Reviewed by David Lukens.
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EP Flash: Airedale
Published on 20 Jun 2005 at 11:21 pm.
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By Greg van Eekhout.
Read by Anna Eley.
I never doubted Dolly would place high. Best of Breed at the very least. When it came to official conformation standards, my Airedale bitch made other dogs look like pigs and weasels.
EP Review: Primer
Published on 20 Jun 2005 at 1:43 am.
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A film by Shane Carruth.
Reviewed by Stephen Eley.
(Yes, we’re doing reviews now. We’d love to know what you think. Too many releases during the week? Not enough? Too much Daikaiju music? Drop us a comment and let us know!)
EP Promo
Published on 10 Jun 2005 at 10:09 am.
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We’ve had a few requests by other podcasters for the Escape Pod promo segment, heard already on great shows such as The Dragon Page Winging It and Geek Fu Action Grip. So here it is for the world. If you choose to play it yourself or otherwise pass it on, we’d appreciate a line letting us know where so we can check you out, but it isn’t strictly necessary.
It’s also a complete story in its own right, so hopefully the rest of you will enjoy it as just another flash fiction piece.
(Note: This promo contains a lot of podcasting in-jokes. You may find some of it inscrutable if you don’t listen to other podcasts. Just take our word that it’s funny, okay?)
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The Serenity Spoiler Review
Published on 26 May 2005 at 12:22 am.
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-->(Clarification: No, this isn’t a real spoiler review. It’s a joke, okay?)
Escape Pod #3 will be up later tonight. It’ll probably be uploaded at the same time some of you will be in one of twenty theaters around the country, watching the unfinished preview screener of Serenity.
(Note: an earlier version of this same rant appeared on the Slice of SciFi podcast earlier this month. If you’ve heard it twice… C’mon, it was funny both times, right?)
