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Join us for science fiction stories, based on randomly generated prompts, written in a four-hour deadline, and read at first glance. Much Science Fiction writing recently has been limited tropes, and many authors are afraid to write about new ideas.  We want to encourage authors to be more speculative and imaginative in their writing and create a safe low-pressure environment to get experimental.   Bad Science Fiction Read Poorly is not to encourage bad writing, but to manage expectations. Each story is a swing for the fence. Some are a homerun, and others might fail spectacularly. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

Dick and Jay


    • Jan 8, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    We can't quit you: the New Years Episode: Tadodat - Non Smoking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 121:36


    Dick and Jay start off the year making fun of new years resolutions. Jay shows off his research into addiction, and Dick tries really hard not to talk over Jay the whole time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    Mortality Play: Mistakes - X-139

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 119:08


    Dick and Jay discuss AI beverage choices. Dick decides to go down the time travel wormhole, while Jay writes a pleasant story about interstellar war. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    The Magic Blue Smoke: The USBarians - Made With Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 114:27


    Dick and Jay try to capture lightning in a bottle as Jay's recording equipment failed to record the first attempt of this episode. Dick comes face to face with his subconscious while being introduced to his own subtext, and Jay destroys our conventions of time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    Hazard Pay- with Special Guest A. K. Frailey: Overexposure - Vacation Paradise - The Solar Pump Archipelago

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 100:30


    A. K. Frailey joins Dick and Jay this week! Dick recommends some light reading, and Jay gets inspired to recycle. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    FLASH FICTION- THE HOLLOWEEN SPECIAL: They - It was a particularly gruesome murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 29:11


    Dick and Jay are only given one hour to write a Horror Story with a 500-word limit. This is Instead of one page, because Jay does not believe in changing font size and margins.  Jay rekindles his childhood love of the Twilight Zone, and Dick loses a nickel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    Believe Me If We Don't Always Write Tragedies. The Space Train Heist - The Brood

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 95:13


    Jay convinces Dick of the power of shoelaces, Dick breaks a cardinal rule. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    The Triumphant Return of Season 2: The Storm Intervention - Lost and Found

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 78:33


    Dick and Jay triumphantly return for a leaner and meaner season 2. Dick is accused of taking a page out of Jay's playbook, and Jay tries to be sincere for once. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    Future Lives with Aalok Rathod: An Etherial Night - Santana, Klaus - Completing the Pair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 112:35


    Dick and Jay invite screenwriter Aalok Rathod to the show! We realize Jay doesn't know what dating is, Aalok shares a true ghost story, and Dick reinvents the holiday spirit. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    Coin Toss 2.0, The Switch: Devil Dogs - Fly to the Rescue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 73:47


    Dick and Jay flip a coin and decide to pick a writing prompt for each other's stories. Dick finds out the band Europe's big hit has nothing to do with the USS Nimitz, and Jay finds out he's been playing a game all by himself. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    What's in a name? Warrior Podiatry - Unintended Consequences

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 88:44


    Dick and Jay create characters before writing their short stories.  Jay announces is unabashed love for Voltron, and Dick reveals that his ignorance prevents him from being Amicus curiae. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    Flash Fiction: Unlucky Mr. Padding - Universal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 85:33


    Interstate travel has shortened this week's production time, so our writers only spent 2 hours on their stories, that only take place in one room. Dick has an odd fascination with measuring in Qubits, and Jay obsesses about font size. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    The Ancients of Astronauts: The Order of Nonhelema - For the Love of the Sale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 76:03


    Dick and Jay put ideas in a blender. Dick gives reasons to believe in crystals, while Jay reveals an obsession for carnival barkers. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    Spacing out with George Austin: Awakened - Tending your Garden - The Maiden Voyage of the USSF Constable

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 111:24


    Dick and Jay encounter a real writer and do what they do best: invite them on to write some bad science fiction. Dick fancies himself an expert on quarters, Jay struggles to say thoughtful comments, and George educates us on the usefulness of comet strikes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    Coin Toss: 871 - The Female Teen Patrol

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 117:51


    In this episode: Dick and Jay try to derail each other with the flip of a coin. Dick talks about the finer points of scouting, leadership, and space decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura. - Jay can't stop admiring his writing and stares into the calm waters of his own witty quips. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    Escape!: The 5th Air Cavalry and the Battle of Flat Top Hill - Incident Report

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 98:43


    Dick and Jay write short stories based on a user-submitted writing idea (kind of). Dick muses about the tax implications of Brother's Grimms' Fairy Tales, and Jay poises the question: Which is better a Dragon or a Megalodon? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    The Robot Colonies: Only a Working Model - Remember the Space Bees

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 105:57


    This week our heroes try to envision colonies of robots. Jay tries to understand the subtle intricacies of robot dating, while Dick enters the slipstream for a ride with the space bees. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    Catchphrase: Back to Darkness - Cattle Drive

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 99:39


    Dick and Jay reveal their lack of understanding of catchphrases, and mysterious atmospheric phenomena threaten to ruin two nights of recording attempts. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    The Horror Episode: The Privateer - An Acceptable Ratio

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 84:46


    Dick and Jay must write a science fiction horror story. Dick gets ambushed by dialogue, and Jay laments exposition. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    A Cell At The Bottom Of The Earth - Selfie

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 92:43


    Dick and Jay get 4 hours to write a science fiction story, but, both dates they pick are in the past. Jay reveals which rock he lives under, and Dick reveals his love of social media. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsfrp/support

    Bad Science Fiction Read Poorly (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 0:55


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