#otis podcast

[yesterdaysnewts]

the worst thing about chicago fire being one of my fave shows is that its mediocre not in the sense i can run wild and have fun with analysis and that but in the sense i always have nowt to say cos what the fuck are they doing

[ivycryptid]

back (kind of) to the archives cast of the au with Otis!

vast avatar running from his past. and lying about his qualifications! because canon worked really well with. 90% of this.

otis' backstory is basically the same as canon, especially up to the rough "beginning" for otis and olympia (when they get hired) in this au.

except for the vast avatar bit, for those unfamiliar with tma. avatars feed on fear, specifically relating to a fear entity. in this cast, the vast, fear of big stuff and also falling. feeding on fear (necessary for survival) means making people afraid, which, not great!

otis is trying his best not to do that. this will have no consequences whatsoever (lies)

because my scrawled notes with the art aren't super legible:

otis (fairchild) -parapsychology degree (fake) -vast avatar -ARM FEATHERS -floaty hair (will rise up when not firmly styled down)

next to arm: "rough idea", an arrow pointing to where the elbow would roughly be

[mrbopst]

Today in Bopst Design/Promotion/Programming: 4/24/2017

[spookytuesdaypod]

spooky tuesday is a (now not so new!) podcast where we’re breaking down all of our favorite slashers, thrillers, monster movies and black comedies on the new scariest day of the week.

CRAZY! pervert ghost hand possesses teens! (prank!) (gone wrong!) (gone real?!) it’s the viral new video everyone is ~talking~ about — and after debuting in theaters this summer, talk to me (2023) is now officially available to watch at home. with a24’s latest release doing numbers and maybe even kicking off a new franchise, we knew we had to get in on the game here at spooky tuesday. for our season 3 finale, we’re traveling to the land down under as we ~talk~ about whippets (don’t do them), sophie wilde (obsessed), and which sequels we’d like to see (all of them).

give spooky tuesday a listen on apple podcasts, spotify, iheart radio, or stitcher

[fuckyeahvanhalen86-95]

As Sammy Hagar prepares to embark on his career-spanning Best Of All Worlds tour this summer, a campaign to get him inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has just been launched.

Behind the campaign are Darin Bristow and Brent Kinnaird, hosts of the podcast devoted to Sammy Hagar called The Bogus Otis Show: 9 Degrees of Sammy Hagar. Bristow told the VHND that this is just the beginning of what he hopes is a momentum builder.

"A healthy stack of signatures and votes is good, but it's only part of our formula," said Bristow. "Phase one is to hit up influential rockers and/or music/media influencers whose verbal endorsements or 'thumbs up' would help raise awareness and in turn influence the decision makers behind the RRHOF. So, essentially, we get the Eddie Trunks, the VHNDS, and the Guy Fieris, etc to endorse it, which then influences the board members, who then influence the Hall to put him on the ballot. Then phase two begins. When he's on the ballot we rally to get him in!"

From Bristow & Kinnaird:

"Sammy Hagar embodies Rock n' Roll. His voice, his energy, his songwriting skills, his numerous career reinventions, and his longevity is practically unparalleled. As solo artist, his musical endeavors stand tall amongst his peers and his never-ending contributions to furthering the legacy of rock and roll have never said goodbye. As Sammy embarks on his most ambitious career-spanning tour ever, NOW is the time he and his solo achievements receive the recognition they so rightly deserve. For six decades and counting, Sammy Hagar has been an enduring figure in rock music. From his beginnings with the highly influential Montrose, to his V1 successful solo career, thru fronting the mighty Van Halen to his V2 and V3 solo incarnations Sammy has consistently delivered high-energy performances and memorable hits like 'Rock Candy', 'I Can't Drive 55', 'Heavy Metal,' 'There's Only One Way to Rock', 'Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy' and 'Mas Tequila', while also creating powerful supergroups along the way. Despite being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of Van Halen in 2007, Hagar's significant contributions as a solo artist remain overlooked by this prestigious institution. By signing this petition, you're adding momentum to recognizing Sammy Hagar's incredible legacy as a solo artist by inducting him into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Let's give this living legend the recognition he deserves! Together, it's time we turned the Rock Hall 'Red!'"

[littlealexhorne]

For anyone into Paul Williams and / or fictional theme parks, please check out this podcast.

I'm so happy I stumbled across it as someone who's a bit of a Disney nerd myself. It's very odd but was ABSOLUTELY worth a listen.

[chadbaegel]

👀👀👀

[rbbaileyjr]

Otis Gibbs - Ghosts Of our Fathers

I’ve been an avid follower of Otis for quite some time now! He’s not just a talented musician, but he’s also ventured into the world of podcasting and recently started creating a series of captivating videos where he interviews lesser-known musicians, generously sharing their behind-the-scenes stories from life on the road. When he’s not engaging with other musicians, he opens up about his own…

[thejaymo]

Solarpunk, Cybertruck | 2335

The Cybertruck of 2035 will be a mundane part of everyday life. Most of the stuff around us today – is going to still be around in a Solarpunk future. To foreshorten the Gibson quote: “The future is already here”. Full Show Notes: https://www.thejaymo.net/2023/10/28/301-2335-solarpunk-cybertruck/

[the-real-comically-insane]

Do you want to hear something scary? — And the madame said— remember im not your grandfather. — Goodnight nightvale goodnight

[adjusting radio dial] Hey there, Family— and welcome to the Penumbra— you’ve reached Mabel Martin. I’m not here to take your call right now, so please— do not interact or communicate with the Audio Tour Guide— If you can’t tell what’s real and what’s a dream, it might be time for you to seek the services of— Wheyface Industries. The good people— Statement begins.

[o-the-mts]

Another terrific podcast from A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs.

[hellofromthehallowoods]

Hello Mx. Wellman! Apologies if you've discussed this already, but I've been talking a lot with my podcast friends about what makes horror, well, horror. For me, shows like the Magnus Archives are horror because they scare me. Malevolent because it disturbs and distresses. But with HFTH.... Honestly, I feel almost comforted when I listen. What made you decide to define HFTH as horror? The themes? The setting? I'm very curious and would love to see your answer! Thank you :)

It attempts to do what most of my favorite horror stories do, which is to take a journey through someplace awful and come out alive on the other side - not always for the thrill of running, but to show that there is indeed an other side.

Because the best horror is driven by its humanity - the scares are part of the ride, but I’d posit it’s the compelling relationships between Jon and Martin or Arthur and John that have made those two shows so adored. And the bad things are worse because they’re happening to characters we’ve come to care about, which is something fundamentally different about the kind of horror fiction podcast that Malevolent or the Silt Verses is versus the kind that Otis Jiry’s Scary Stories Told In The Dark is.

Because queerness and horror have a ripe history together, and it provides a more literal, visceral canvas on which to explore the themes at the heart of the show.

Because I love horror’s long menagerie of monsters and tropes, and when there are as many of them homaged in a work as this one, it would feel silly to call it anything else.

Because genres are a made up marketing apparatus, and like queer labels themselves, it’s not about defining something indescribable so much as choosing the words that feel right and will make sure it reaches the right people.

Because every time someone out there in the world says a story ‘isn’t really horror’, no matter what it is, the bone fairies write me a cheque for one of their teeth to be cashed at a later date.

[mrbopst]

Good News: A new edition of The Bopst Show, the only music variety show that holds you until the fear in you subsides, is now available for free audio consumption on Podomatic or wherever you get your podcasts.

Music variety show hosted, mixed and recorded by Chris Bopst featuring words and music by Marta Kubišová, Otis Clay, James Clarke, Cotton Jones, The Rezillos, Rachel Sermanni, Pepi Ginsberg, Tyler Childers, Lee Scratch Perry, Death, Kay Kyser, Nico, and Orchestre Abass.

This show originally aired February 9, 2024 on WRWK 93.9 LP FM in Midlothian, Virginia, USA.

[da-bombishere]

Going feral over these actually

I am completely normal

Also my thoughts on the podcast (mostly for R-T) :0

Ok before I share my thoughts, LOOK AT THIS BABY 💖💖💖

Anyways, I find it interesting that Otis’ theme was originally gonna have a sewer theme instead of the deep sea theme they stuck with :0

It would of been funny if he was a little trash baby instead of… whatever the hell Otis is lmao

Oh R-T… did they reveal some stuff about you…

So apparently when R-T is split between his head and body his mind is kind of… split too? I think that’s what they were implying when they described it. Basically how I interpret it, his head takes up his more logical side while his body takes up his more emotional side (aka where his “heart” is).

They say that while his head is watching all of the brawlers and doing the security stuff, his head is recording and also building a emotional connection with the brawlers. So when they both come together R-T has a internal conflict within himself to whether or not he should report on the brawlers.

Basically he has to decide to either listen to his head or listen to his heart and the idea is just-

I LOVE R-T SO MUCH!!! MY POOR PRECIOUS BABY 🥺💖💖💖

HE DOESN’T DESERVE THIS SOUP SELL!!! WHY MAKE HIM DO EVIL THINGS WHEN HE DOESN’T WANT TO!!! HE’S JUST A LIL GUY 💔💔💔

[wickedsrest-rp]

Name: Otis Querta Species: Bugbear Occupation: Podcast Host / Firefighter Age: 29 Years Old Played By: Lou Face Claim: Kiowa Gordon

"Remember dear listeners, the only difference between you and the monsters is motive."

Tummy troubles aren't just a human thing. Picky kids come in all shapes and sizes, even bear shaped. Though, in Otis’s case, it wasn't so much about what he ate but rather how he ate it. Other Bugbears reveled in the act of causing fear and consuming it. Even from a young age, most were gifted pranksters and powerful mischief makers. But not Otis. 

Brenda and Patti found the bundle of fuzz and genuinely thought he was a weird little dog right up until he turned into a human baby. The two women felt a little out of their depths, but they loved their strange son. Because that’s what he was from the moment they found him on the ranch. The two of them did research, not finding much but finding enough to know what a bugbear was. It was odd. But so were they, Brenda was a horror writer, and Patti sold curios online. He fit right in.

Otis didn’t talk much throughout his adolescence. Finding his words only ever expressed on the page, or in a script. Loving the literary world his mothers had opened up to him. The podcast started as a way to fill his stomach. Human food worked well enough, but fear was the only thing that kept him sated. Kept the bear in line. Otis wanted to be a good kid, a good son. His mothers loved him no matter what. Even if it was difficult at times to figure out what he needed. 

The good news was, the podcast did a wonderful job keeping him fed. 

Tales from Beyond was a near instant success. At first just in small circles, then spread out far and wide. It was years before Otis ran into any issues, nearly a (or two depending on age) decade. The anthology series was set in a fake town with a seedy underbelly of supernatural crime. It covered the stories of all who lived there, all who suffered under the strange and horrific nightmares that plagued everyone within its hallowed borders. No one outside of Otis’s adoptive moms knew who the author was, which created a mystery and fear all its own. ARG style. Otis loved it. 

Until writers block hit. 

First thought was to get out of the house. Find inspiration with a bit of distance. Much to his moms’ chagrin, Otis set out to find a place of his own. Across the map, to a place that had originally inspired the strange town of his podcast. Only, instead of a vast city called Beyond, it was a sleepy New England town called ‘Wicked’s Rest’. Whisperings of this place had hit Reddit years ago, stories about how no one could quite remember what they experienced inside. But the horrors were beyond comprehension, the monsters unreal. Otis figured it would be perfect even if the stories were exaggerated but when he found them to be quite true? Well, that was even better. 

Strangely, writer's block persisted. Even immersed in such an unnatural place. Otis couldn’t figure it out. His stash of money was running low, and getting sponsors on the show meant giving up his anonymity. So, he figured, why not get a job? There wasn’t much that he was really qualified for. Didn’t have much experience in anything but writing, and a very niche style at that. One thing he did have going for him was a near lack of fear. Something that would serve him well in the job he did find. 

Firefighter. 

Noble, exciting, would put him right in the heart of big emotional tales. Perfect, right? Even had a schedule that afforded him lots of time to write and lots of time to sleep. Except… shit, he still couldn’t bring himself to put words on the page. Half the things he wrote he hated, the other half was derivative and boring. He couldn’t stand to read them in his head, let alone to record and publish them. With the podcast still on hiatus, Otis was in dire need of a miracle. They could subside on the little bits of fear people gave off while being rescued but it still turned his stomach like sour milk. Fires were the best, as the helmet put at least some distance between the bear and the fear. But– But it wasn’t enough, and it wasn’t good. 

The answer was born of a very, very, very dumb idea.

A little research into one of the stores downtown said they had something called a gossip stone. It had stories. He needed stories. Otis had grown desperate, and while the price tag was too much to pay, it was too perfect to not take. He wasn’t a thief. Not really. Had a penchant for sleight of hand magic cause of a childhood hobby, but this was different. It was necessary. Or at least that’s what he convinced himself. The store owner had a clear “NO HAGGLING” sign so it didn’t seem like a discount could possibly be ordained. So he stole it. Otis used the stories, just changed the names and locations a bit. No one would notice, how could they? It wasn’t like the podcast police were eyeing every strange stone found in a curiosities store. And it wasn’t like the stories could possibly be real. But it came with a price, as most things did.

The stone craved sentimentality. 

At first Otis didn’t have a clue where to find it. But the stone had answers, because of course it did. Trinkets, little items, kitsch. Things people loved but wouldn’t necessarily notice if they were gone. The idea was planted, and Wicked’s Rest got its newest and probably strangest cat burglar, or, bear burglar as it were. Pockets went a little lighter, houses that left any doors or windows open found knickknack shaped holes in the dust on their shelves. 

Otis wasn’t very good at it at first, but it had to be done, right? A bear’s gotta eat… 

Character Facts:

Personality: Empathetic, gentle, patient, sweet, absentminded, shortsighted, possessive, timid, escapist, ritualistic

Has always gotten sick eating fear in person, doesn’t know why.

Was briefly in the running for Fat Bear Week a few years back.

Terrible at making illusions, but really good with words!! Unless it's in person…

Bear form is a Kodiak Bear, very huggable.

The only nice room in his apartment is the recording room. Everything else is barebones. 

Is VERY particular about his routines, especially tea routines and pre-recording things.

Otis stole a strange artifact (that he calls a ‘Gossip Stone’) that gives stories in exchange for sentimental objects.

[redrapscalian]

Chicago Fire writers really be having B-plots about Otis starting a podcast instead of spending valuable screen time building emotional depth between its characters, huh? Shaking the show back and fourth in my mouth I don't wanna hear about how the firehouse is a family, I wanna see it! Give me some genuine, supportive father-son vibe talks with Boden, some comfort, some genuine chemistry and connection between romantic leads!