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Main Fiction: "A.I. Family Values" by Ben SpillersThis story is original to Starship SofaNarrated by Rish Outfield.Rish Outfield is a writer, voice actor, and audiobook narrator. He can be heard co-hosting the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine and That Gets My Goat podcasts, where he and Bigg Anklevich entertainingly waste much of their time. He also features his own stories on the Rish Outcast podcast. He once got a job because of his Sean Connery impersonation… but has lost two due to his Samuel L. Jackson impression.Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Main Fiction: “Like a Bird from the Sky" by Alexis AmesThis story is original to StarShipSofa.Alexis Ames is a writer living in Colorado who first picked up a pen when she was eleven years old and hasn’t put it down since. Science fiction is her preferred genre –- more specifically, exploring the changing relationship between humans and technology. Her work has previously appeared in publications such as Pseudopod, Kyanite Press, and The New Accelerator. She can be found on Twitter at @alexis_writes1, and a list of her current and upcoming stories can be found on her blog at alexisames.home.blog.Narrated by Rish OutfieldRish Outfield is a writer, voice actor, and audiobook narrator. He can be heard co-hosting the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine and That Gets My Goat podcasts, where he and Bigg Anklevich entertainingly waste much of their time. He also features his own stories on the Rish Outcast podcast. He once got a job because of his Sean Connery impersonation… but has lost two due to his Samuel L. Jackson impression.Fact: Science News by J J Campanella See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Main Fiction: "An Infinite Number of Idiots" by Robert JeschonekThis story first appeared in Galaxy's Edge #39 (July 2019).Robert Jeschonek is a USA Today bestselling, envelope-pushing author whose fiction and comics have been published around the world. His stories have appeared in past episodes of StarShipSofa, as well as Galaxy's Edge, Fiction River, Pulphouse, Escape Pod, and many other publications. He has written Doctor Who and Star Trek fiction and comics for DC, AHOY, and others. His young adult slipstream novel, My Favorite Band Does Not Exist, won the Forward National Literature Award and was named one of Booklist's Top Ten First Novels for Youth. He also won an International Book Award, a Scribe Award for Best Original Novel, and the grand prize in Pocket Books' Strange New Worlds contest. Visit him online at www.robertjeschonek.com.Narrated by Rish Outfield.Rish Outfield is a writer, voice actor, and audiobook narrator. He can be heard co-hosting the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine and That Gets My Goat podcasts, where he and Bigg Anklevich entertainingly waste much of their time. He also features his own stories on the Rish Outcast podcast. He once got a job because of his Sean Connery impersonation… but has lost two due to his Samuel L. Jackson impression.Fact: Science News by J J Campanella See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Main Fiction: "Deep Water" by Steven FischerSteve is a resident physician in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. When he's not too busy cracking open a textbook (or a patient's thorax) you can find him exploring the Cascades by bike, boat, or boot. His work has appeared in F&SF, Diabolical Plots, and Grimdark Magazine, among others. You can find more of his work at www.stevenbfischer.com or on twitter @stevenfischersf.Narrated by Rish OutfieldRish Outfield is a writer, voice actor, and audiobook narrator. He can be heard co-hosting the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine and That Gets My Goat podcasts, where he and Bigg Anklevich entertainingly waste much of their time. He also features his own stories on the Rish Outcast podcast. He once got a job because of his Sean Connery impersonation… but has lost two due to his Samuel L. Jackson impression. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Patreon support now standing at 418 – last week 417 Help us get to 500 Patreon Supporters.Main Fiction: "The Breakdown of the Parasite Host Relationship" by Paul R. HardyOriginally published in UFO.Paul R. Hardy is a fungal infection in the shape of the letter 'R' that lives inside the brainstem of an oblivious human meatsack by the name of Paul Hardy. The fungal infection has had work published in Unidentified Funny Objects, Far Fetched Fables and Diabolical Plots, while the human meatsack works as a hospital receptionist in order to provide nutrients for the fungus. Any resemblance between this living arrangement and the content of the story that follows is entirely coincidental.Narrator: Rish OutfieldRish Outfield is a writer, voice actor, and audiobook narrator. He can be heard co-hosting the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine and That Gets My Goat podcasts, where he and Bigg Anklevich entertainingly waste much of their time. He also features his own stories on the Rish Outcast podcast. He once got a job because of his Sean Connery impersonation… but has lost two due to his Samuel L. Jackson impression. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Patreon support now standing at 408 – last week 410 Help us get to 500 Patreon Supporters. Main Fiction: "Cram Time" by Konstantine Paradias This story original to StarShipSofaKonstantine Paradias is a writer by choice and a member of the SFWA by compulsion. At the moment, he's published more than 100 stories in a bunch of languages and has written, edited, and posed for videogames, screenplays, and anthologies. People tell him he's got a writing problem but he can, like, quit whenever he wants, man.His latest book, Sorry, Wrong Country is published by Rooster Republic Press.Narrated by: Rish OutfieldRish Outfield is a writer, voice actor, and audiobook narrator. He can be heard co-hosting the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine and That Gets My Goat podcasts, where he and Bigg Anklevich entertainingly waste much of their time. He also features his own stories on the Rish Outcast podcast. He once got a job because of his Sean Connery impersonation… but has lost two due to his Samuel L. Jackson impression. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
“Customer Service Hobgoblin” by Paul R. Hardy(Originally published in Unidentified Funny Objects 5.)Beeep."Good morning, you're through to Robin. How may I receive your prayer?""Oh. Hello? My name is Bishop Augusto de Figueroa. Am I speaking to God?""No, sir, my name's Robin. How can I --""Well, young man, I wanted to talk to God. You see it's very important that I speak to him.""Yes, of course, sir. You've come through on the Methodist line, is that --""No, no, no, this is wrong. I am Catholic.""Well, sir, it would help if you chose the Catholic line to start with, but I can --""Are you a saint?""No, sir. I just work here. But if it's not a Methodist prayer then I need to --""If you're not a saint then I don't need to talk to you.""Sir, in any case you're not going to be able to talk to God. That's not how it works.""Good afternoon, you’re through to Paul R. Hardy’s biography. Please listen carefully to the following options: For a humorous anecdote about his employment history, press 1. For a tedious list of his writing credits, press 2. For a heartwarming glimpse of his personal life, press 3. To listen to these options again, press" -- [beep]"You pressed 1. Paul weathered the economic crash of 2008 by working at a call centre for the London Congestion Charge, a fact which may seem relevant as you listen to the story. Unless you’ve ever had to pay the Congestion Charge, in which case you won’t be listening any further because you’ll have already thrown your device at the wall in a fit of" -- [beep]"You pressed 2. Paul’s short stories have appeared in both the fifth and sixth editions of the Unidentified Funny Objects anthology, and will also be seen in Diabolical Plots in about a year or so -- unless you’re on an archive binge in 2065, in which case all of this happened a long time ago and the nurse will be along with your tea in just a minute, smiling indulgently at your addiction to obsolete" -- [beep]"You pressed 3. Paul lives in the English Midlands and lives almost entirely on home-baked cakes and earl grey tea. He recently survived open heart surgery, which left him with a persistent ticking noise emanating from his chest and a rib cage held together by titanium wire. He has therefore given up any hope of passing through airport security without setting off a major" -- [click, brrr]About the Narrator:Rish Outfield is a writer, voice actor, and audiobook narrator. He can be heard co-hosting the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine and That Gets My Goat podcasts, where he and Bigg Anklevich entertainingly waste much of their time. He also features his own stories on the Rish Outcast podcast. He once got a job because of his Sean Connery impersonation... but has lost two due to his Samuel L. Jackson impression. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Main Story: “Perchance to Dream” by David Morrell (Originally published in Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy.) Dr. Baker. Dr. Baker. He came to my office on a Friday afternoon. Tall, slender, and sandy-haired, he had a thin, aristocratic face that might have been handsome if it weren’t so haggard. His eyes looked puffy. Red streaked their whites. I was surprised when I later learned that he was forty. He appeared at least ten years older. He said his name was Jody Cooke – he spelled his last name, emphasizing the final “e” – and when I introduced myself as Dr. Gerald Baker, he frowned. “Baker. We’re both in that nursery rhyme.” “Nursery rhyme?” “The baker, the cook, and the candlestick maker.” “You’ve got it slightly wrong,” I said. “Wrong?” “In the nursery rhyme, it’s the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker.” “Ah, yes, the butcher,” Jody said, his raw eyes looking pained. David Morrell is the author of First Blood, the award-winning novel in which Rambo was created. He holds a Ph.D. in American literature from Penn State and was a professor in the English department at the University of Iowa. His numerous best-selling novels include the classic espionage novel The Brotherhood of the Rose, the basis for the only television mini-series to be broadcast after a Super Bowl. An Edgar and Anthony finalist, an Inkpot, Macavity and Nero recipient, Morrell has three Bram Stoker awards and ITW’s prestigious Thriller Master award. Bouchercon, the world’s largest conference for crime-fiction readers and authors, gave him its Lifetime Achievement award. His work has been translated into 30 languages. Please visit him at davidmorrell.net. About the Narrator: Rish Outfield is a writer, voice actor, and audiobook narrator. He can be heard co-hosting the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine and That Gets My Goat podcasts, where he and Bigg Anklevich entertainingly waste much of their time. He also features his own stories on the Rish Outcast podcast. He once got a job because of his Sean Connery impersonation... but has lost two due to his Samuel L. Jackson impression. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
You should subscribe when you get the chance Episode Version (Run Time 34 Minutes) Full Version (Run Time 2 Hours) John of John vs Patrick interviews Bigg Anklevich and Rish Outfield of the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine. Their conversation includes:…Read more →