#Breathing Space podcast

[breathingxspace]

We at the show would like to say that we have never been prouder of a negative review. That's Breathing Space in a nutshell and it's rad actually.

[acepodcastweek]

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[chemicallywrit]

Happy Audio Drama Sunday! What an absolutely delightful week in audio drama. Here are my personal standouts:

🐉 One of my favorite shows in the entire world is @noadventurespod, and I am so happy it has made its triumphant return. Bea is doing great at wizard college, Happy has his hat back, Sig continues to encourage folks to become better and make their own choices by telling them to leave him the frick alone—who could ask for anything more? Please don’t sleep on Absolutely No Adventures.

🧛🏻‍♂️ I have been excited for @theholmwoodfoundation since they started talking about their premise, and this pilot episode did not disappoint. Holy heck. Rebecca Root especially is a whole genius, with both the leads playing two characters and doing justice to both. I love it when found footage has a purpose, and I love Dracula, and hey, can we 🅱️LEASE make this show happen? I’ll never recover if we don’t.

🐦 @greaterblogston never misses, but this last Halloween episode—a horror story from a flock of pigeons about a real life predatory gull—was genuinely chilling. Especially because I just listened to an episode of Endless Thread about gulls, how the reasons they’re pushed inland is the loss of habitat on the coast, which the episode even acknowledges. It’s a creeping tragedy, a symptom of climate change, and that makes the serial killer gull even scarier.

🚀 @breathingxspace ended this week! I’m having a hard time describing what this show means to me—as someone who’s constantly struggling with finances and debt, the theme song alone is enough to bolster my spirits. I’m not alone. And in a way, that’s the point of the finale too. The hardship doesn’t last; someday we take over the trillionaire’s mansion and throw a fair. You’re not alone.

Hey! Do you like how I write and make podcasts? Consider buying me a ko-fi so’s my debts don’t drag me back, as it were.

See you later!

[fyeahaudiodrama]

happy audio drama sunday, pals! here's what i've been listening to this week:

i've been playing some catch-up with @breathingxspace! i loved the madcap jaunt had by peyton and brother mckenzie - the "what could these criminal masterminds be planning with such precise yet unpredictable decisions?" [cut to characters skating by on pure bullshit and chaos]-type plot always appeals to me. plus, that musical moment in the yard, so good!

finally listened to the mid-season finale of among the stars & bones, which continues to showcase exactly how horrifying the situation of its subjects is, combined with the sophomoric shrug of its previous season's crew in regards to "well, this is definitely fucked, but at least we're not starving this time too"

i also went back and did a full series re-listen of childish in order to prep myself for the now-existent series finale! i'd forgotten just how funny the show is and how much i loved the music ("R-A's, are a re-source~" was stuck in my head the whole day), and it was so nice to see it finally reach its conclusion!

the childish re-listen also got me craving other musicals or heavy on the music podcasts, so i also did re-listens of the ballad of anne & mary, and @eelerschoice! because gosh do i sure love nautical musicals

i did a catch up of the new season of @doyoucopypod, and honestly, it just highlighted for me something i love about the way audio dramas (and other independent media) are able to handle romantic relationships. something that started to really bother me about tv is this pervasive idea that being in that "finding the one" and finally being in a relationship with them would make the characters' lives immediately too easy and not dramatic enough to be interesting, and so writers either have to keep their characters arbitrarily apart or keep finding increasingly convoluted reasons why they can't be together

but that's obviously not how it works - relationships are not a solve-all for life. they can create issues of their own, and they don't immediately wipe out the rest of a character's problem, but they can also be a place of comfort amidst more turbulent times - which is what we fully get with reese and alex this season. like, they are still surrounded by danger and uncertainty, and the terror of reese and blair's shared past is looming just over their shoulders, but they're also still like. flirting and joking and complaining about their boss and working out what exactly this relationship means for them.

and there's no ratings-guided arbiter cutting in and saying "their happiness is terrible for advertisers, break them up immediately!"

(well, except maybe dakota, but we'll see how that works out)

[doctorloup]

Audiodrama Sunday!

I was on holiday and at LARP last week and have mostly been binging things or catching up on things lately so: The neurodivergence committee in my brain approved the Mistholme Museum for etc. etc. etc. and hot damn that was a ride of adventure and pathos and feelings. Incredible voice work by Dom the showrunner, story that kept me coming back, like a book I couldn't put down. I require David Ault and H.R. Owen to play Oberon and Titania in something (no don't make me write it I have so much other stuff I'm working on). Caught up on the latest series Old Gods of Appalachia, somehow came out liking JT Fields less, was that the intention? The music gets better with every season of that show. Really enjoying 16th century Amelia Project series, it's a period I love to write in myself. Thickly Glaswegian Mary Queen of Scots was great. I'm biased, but breathing space has some fun little musical interludes in the Chasing a Ghost miniseries. I love their in-world broadcasts, like the cookery show. The Silt Verses finale broke my heart into a thousand pieces and drowned it in the White Gull river. I'm not ready to talk about it yet, the grief is still fresh. What a series.

[indelible-colouring-markers]

During the YouTube premier of the s4 finale for @breathingxspace, I made a joke about some spoilery stuff not being on my BSFF bingo card @only-mostlydead asked me what WAS on it, so here we are

[monstrousproductions]

✨Episode 15 - Decision Episode!✨

A mistake aboard the Tola leads to some unexpected visitors; and a description of a species with a knack for imitation...

Subscribe now Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice 🚀✨ Full transcript available here.

Travelling Light is a science fantasy podcast that follows the Traveller as they explore their galaxy, collecting stories from the people they meet and adding them to their community archives.

Every week our artist Matt McDyre illustrates the episode’s archive entry. This week's entry was based on my own idea, and I just love Matt's interpretation of these little guys!

If you’ve got an idea for an archive entry, you can send them to us via social media, by email, or through monstrousproductions.org. You can either send a fully written entry or a prompt - whatever you've got, we want to hear it!

This episode includes an audience decision. Vote on whether the Traveller should talk to Duytren or Hesje about the Tola's cargo by making a donation at ko-fi.com/monstrousproductions. Voting closes at 12.00PM UK time on Tuesday 19th.

Everyone who supports us through Ko-Fi will receive an invitation to the Monstrous Productions Discord server as well as bonus art-work and annotated scripts. And if you join at our Gold tier, you get the chance to have a personalised alien designed for you by Matt himself! 👽💫

Stay tuned to the end of this episode to hear a trailer for @breathingxspace, a science fiction Western anthology audio drama from @lawofnamesmedia. It's a fabulous show full of adventure, community, and space cowboys! 🤠🚀 Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or visit their website to learn more!

As a reminder, Travelling Light is completely dependent on word of mouth to get new listeners. If you're enjoying the show, please consider sharing it with your friends, posting on social media, or leaving a review. It all helps!

🚀✨ See you next Friday! ✨🚀

[anarchoanarchist420]

Dont cry every time they sing a song on Chasing a Ghost challenge (impossible)

[lawofnamesmedia]

Chasing a Ghost, part 5: Old Songs

Interview with members of a YuDio squat/artist collective, who are preserving and remaking songs from the distant past.

Music: The Sweetness, performed by Chima Baardson

Chasing a Ghost, part 5: Old Songs

This episode features Lauren Tucker and @woebegonepod, & includes @rox-and-prose & Lou Sutcliffe (who I KNOW is on here, but whose handle I cannot find and it is driving me crazy)

It was written by James Big and edited by Aaron Olson. It was transcribed by Nancy Sandland.

[pocketfullofarchivists]

yeah so I’m not ready for Breathing Space to be over so! I will listen both finals parts together and in the meanwhile?

I started another sci-fi anthology from Law of Names Media aka Devoid of Space.

I’m on episode two and so far? it looks like a great decision for a spooky month🎃

[breathingxspace]

Well. This is it. Series finale day.

This show has been a joy to make, and I'm sitting here trying to figure out what I'm supposed to say in wrapping it up.

In thinking about it, I realized that I could go through & yell about every single individual involved with something specific to them, their performances, or their work. And that's a really good feeling-- knowing that regardless as to how large this crew has gotten (and holy shit is it big,) everyone is still stand out, unique, & beautifully talented.

I'm glad to honor that.

I'm not going to do it. But I could. And I think that's cool.

I've discovered I generally have nothing to say at the actual end of a show. I do my yelling as we go. I'm too excitable to wait, and you all do such stellar work, how can I NOT yell when listening?

So. What I'm going to do instead is share some stats.

Because they're frankly really fucking impressive, and y'all should see just how /much/ you've made.

The very first content for BSFF aired on March 13, 2021.

Our very last ep will air Oct 18, 2024.

In that time, we worked with 134 individual cast/crewmembers, including 20 writers, 10 editors, & well over 100 VAs.

We had cast/crew on 5 continents across 9 time zones

There have been a total of 78 individual releases, including episodes, miniseries, & bonus content with a combined runtime of

3,141 minutes

that is- 52 hours, or 2.2 /days/ of continuous Breathing Space material.

So, uh. This has been quite the undertaking.

So many thank yous to everyone who has contributed to the show, and also to everyone who listened.

I hope we've brought you at least a few emotions during the course of our run. God knows we've felt them ourselves.

PS-

While this is the end of BSFF in its current incarnation, there's no way we're leaving The System entirely behind.

Keep an eye on our social media for what comes next.

–ash

[boombox-fuckboy]

Do you know any podcasts with transfeminine main characters?

Apologies for the delay. I have a few:

Between Heartbeats: (Urban Fantasy) In a city of incredible abilities and mundane struggle, we follow Sundiata, a time-manipulator struggling to stay employed. During a a quick break from waiting tables to go help in an emergency, she instead finds herself caught in a bizzare mystery. Unfortunately release seems to have stalled following the first episode, but I'm eagerly awaiting its return.

Inn Between: (Fantasy, Adventure) What the adventuring heroes get up to at the tavern, between the grand adventures. Cleverly fills the listener in on the adventures using "previously on" and "next time on" segments. You'll need to wait (or jump) to Season 3 to meet our transfem lead, but she is an absolute delight.

Interference: (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romance) A human tabletop podcaster and an orc researcher get their broadcast signals crossed between worlds, and start a dialogue. Cross-reality research, and a budding romance, ensue.

The Magnus Protocol: (Horror) Seeking employment, Sam gets a job working with his friend Alice for a bizzare little government office. The work? Night shifts listening to, and then cataloguing, bizzare and unsettling material trawled from the internet. Despite Alice's warnings, Sam may be getting a little too invested.

The Night Post: (Supernatural) Concerning the conscripted nighttime couriers/postal workers of Gilt City, and the otherworldy encounters they have on the job.

PSST: Paranatural Support Services Team: (Supernatural) Struggling with a supernatural entity or haunting encounter? The PSST's got you covered. Meet The Agent at the other end of the phone as she gives advice, unravels mysteries, and tries to work out just how long it's been since she went home.

The Silt Verses: (Horror) In a modern world where gods are abundant, frequently both commercialised and restricted, two devotees of an outlawed river god go on a pilgrimage. You'll meet the character in question a few episodes in.

Breathing Space: (Sci-fi, Space Western, Anthology) Included more as a special mention (as this is an anthology and the leads change every episode), Breathing Space is an array of stories set in the early age of space exploration that leans hard into the "Western" part of "Space Western". A not-insignificant number of the stories feature trans characters. If you don't vibe with the first story, do me a favour and listen to the second before you bail.

Additions are, of course, always welcome.

[chemicallywrit]

Happy Audio Drama Sunday! Last one of the year! There are so many amazing shows I listened to this year--Gastronaut, Kakos Industries, Madame Magenta, Dungeons & Daddies, Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later, Bronzeville, Deviser, Ghosts in the Burbs, The Silt Verses, Fall of the House of Sunshine, The Ballad of Anne and Mary, Eliza: A Robot Story, Eeler's Choice, Hemophobia--this list isn't even comprehensive! But here is what stood out to me this week. (As always, some spoilers follow.)

🦸‍♂️ I've had Superhuman Public Radio on my radar for a while, but I finally got a chance to listen to it this week. For lack of a better way of putting it, the structural integrity of this show is flawless. It sounds exactly like listening to NPR, and it's funny and clever with some really incredible worldbuilding. It's everything I like about listening to local news without the stress of it being local news that affects me. I love it.

✨ I'm also new to Breathing Space, but the Firefly vibes are off the charts. I love any story that is basically just Anticapitalists in Space, but the western vibes of this really make the stories hit home. I especially liked S1E2, "A Rat Among Falcons," because who doesn't love a scruffy nobody being incorporated into a found family? S1E5, "The Salvage of the Valentina Tereshkova" was also a really excellent space horror story. I can't wait to see what they do next. And that theme song tho, right??

❤️‍🩹 @thefringespod has been making incredible use of their new full cast, and I love the twist that this season is driving home--it's not a story presented to you, the listener, it's a tragedy that the mute second character is helping to undo. The softness of the family that Pine Gonzalez spent the whole first season describing comes through beautifully in the work of the actors.

🌊 Modes of Thought In Anterran Literature is always a little bit unnerving, but this week our professor faced the horrors of...rich people. Like, REALLY rich people. "You're already paying for private security?" Absolutely chilling conversations. There was a headline this week about a bunch of Silicon Valley millionaires trying to start a utopia in the desert, which works great all the time of course, and I thought of Anterra, tearing itself apart, and about the professor, who doesn't exactly make great choices, tearing himself apart too.

🐺 Things are getting very scary on Palimpsest! Is this a werewolf season?? It is VERY gothic, which is fun in a Jazz Age setting. It feels incongruous, which just adds to the horror. The quiet build of Palimpsest never disappoints me.

📦 Bless those children on @storiesfromylelmore, they're so darn good. ItMe has always been excellent at writing along the span of human nature, and seeing them do it with the three kids in Stories from Ylelmore is wonderful. Of course, a lot of the credit has to go to ItMe's flawless line delivery too. The kids feel very real, even while they're delivering magical packages from a bookstore to the head of the local witch coven.

🐦 The Amelia Project's Twelve Days of Christmas thing has been so funny. I half hope we never find out who's tormenting Alvina. The only downside is that now I have the song stuck in my head constantly, and seeing that it's like, the second-worse Christmas song, this is a problem. The show's worth it, though.

🕯️ What should appear in my podcatcher this morning but the second episode of Flickers! I was intrigued by that first episode, and this second one is really bringing home the isolationist horror. I can't wait for the next installment.

👽 Among the Stars and Bones is coming back! It's coming back this month! This is one of my all-time favorite sci-fi shows, everyone, if you're not on board yet then GET WITH IT, because this next season is guaranteed to blow your mind.

That's what I've been listening to! Here's what's going on with me:

🧟‍♀️ The Dead has been posting episodes from its second series, Ephemeris, which I wish we could have spent more time on, because the premise is so good. Zombies. In. Space. My gosh. David Ault and Kayla Temshiv in particular are killing it on this story. It'll be a few weeks before our next story premiers, but I'm REALLY excited about that one. Tune in!

Finally, the most important news...

💚Inn Between Returns on Wednesday!🏹

AAAAAAAAAAAAA

I am THRILLED about season five. The cast is killer, the story is fantastic, everyone's bringing their A-game, and I can't wait for you to hear it.

That's all for me! Happy New Year everyone!

(If you like what I do, I'd love it if you could send me a ko-fi! Especially since my car just frikkin. Died. So rude of it. Thanks!)

[fyeahaudiodrama]

love the new mini series @breathingxspace

[scottpaladin]

FotF spoilers

One of the few times I wish this wasn't a podcast and instead a visual medium

[starfallpod]

and also sophie borjón is there