It’s that week between Christmas and New Years, my favorite time of year. Time to tidy up lose ends, get a little silly, spend time with your social life, and head to the club to indulge. Continue reading “Ep. 34 – An Evening at the Club, Told by Dr. Horatio Boyle by Kate Philbrick & If You Were a Dinah Shore, My Love by Lou Antonelli”
Once a year we go back to where we got our start for the traditional Christmas broadcast from a city that doesn’t exist except as smudges on disks in an unknown server farm.
Yeah, there was a script. It was going to be more produced. The girls were going to sing the song. But 2016 being what it was, maybe simplicity was the better approach.
Godspeed.
Continue reading “The 2016 Christmas Broadcast from New Babbage”
This time, it’s the classic big game hunting expedition to Darkest Africa with a holiday twist. What could possibly go wrong?
Quite a lot, actually. Richard Elen narrates.
Please, if you can, support us on Patreon. We need to build up a treasury to pay for the stories we will buy next year. Thank you for listening.
Continue reading “Ep. 32 – The Ape That Would Not Die! by Megan R. Engelhardt”
Last time we looked at the demographics of what we bought. Now let’s look at what the stories were about. This might be of particular interest to writers who are trying to break our algorithm. Of the 44 we bought, here’s how it broke down:
There was a lot of talk at the cons I went to this year about gender equity and multiculturalism in steampunk, so I decided to keep some data on our reading season. This was our first ever reading season, so we went in with blank expectations, but high curiosity. The only thing I knew was that most established venues accepted less than 1% of what they got.
The Numbers: Continue reading “What Did We Buy? (Part 1)”
Ah, yes. December is here. Time for heartwarming tales of curmudgeonly misers, plucky urchins, and all that goes with it. Author and narrator John Longenbaugh brings us a tale of an inventor of clockwork marvels that fill a fabulous mechanical theater, and the quiet war he wages with his natural enemy – a child. Continue reading “Ep. 31 – The Boyproof Watch by John Longenbaugh”
200 years ago, four friends huddled around a fireplace and held a story telling contest to keep the cabin fever at bay. Tonight we have two stories inspired by that cold summer’s night.
Continue reading “Ep. 30 – Jack of All Trades by Dan Micklethwaite & I, Igor by Liam Hogan”
Today the slush pit crew is officially closing out the 2016 spreadsheet. We received 763 submissions, and we did keep some data tallies which will be shared here. Our favorite statistic was… who would be the most popular historical/fictional character to appear?
We predicted it was going to be Jack the Ripper, based on how often he has appeared in our steampunk book club selections. Were we right? Continue reading “Your Favorite Characters”
Whether you are hanging out on the porch and handing out the candy tonight, or sitting inside with the lights out hoping they’ll just go away without egging your windows, we’ve got a special double feature for you. Part One of our Halloween special, so check back later for more. Matt Zophiel and Nonney Constantine narrate. Continue reading “Ep. 29 – The Greatest Zombie Story Ever by John Cooper Hamilton & The Death Mount’s Rider by Spencer Koelle”
