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Patreon Supporters hear these mini-series episodes first. This episode kicks off part two of the miniseries and is shared with all. If you go hunting for gods, be careful where you tread. Victoria and Aurora are about to learn that the smallest towns can hide the biggest of surprises when they visit Annwyn Meadows. In the Meadows, the locals keep their secrets close and hold their services down by the river, where you can hear the choir singing day and night. Old friends are lurking just around the bend. They've been expecting Victoria for a very long timeCast (in order of appearance):Aurora Ashcroft: GP MacKenzieVictoria Bigglesworth-Hayes: Amber CollinsMerritt Bigglesworth-Hayes: Louie PollardPassers-by: David Ault, Mark Nixon, Graham Rowan, Heather Thomas, Maddy SearleThe Piper: Pearce O'ByrneAuthor: Christopher Long of Long WordsScore: Nico Vettese of The Inky PawprintSound Design: Maddy Searle, of Snazzy Tapir Productions.Art: Jeanette Andromeda of JeanetteCreations.comA 9th Story Studios, LLC Production, All rights reserved. | Foytik, Collins, VetteseSupport us on Patreon for ad free episodes and extra content.Listen and Subscribe: iTunes | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Google Podcasts | TuneIn | StitcherTHEMES:"The Lift Arrives, (Opening Theme Music):"Victoria's Music Box, (Victoria's Theme)"The Lift Closing Theme MusicComposed and Recorded by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams www.wetalkofdreams.comFX:Sound FX: Snazzy Tapir Productions, freesound.org, audioblocks.comProducer / Editor / Creator: Daniel FoytikExecutive Producers: Amber Collins, Nico VetteseVisit The Lift: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Victoria's Twitter Victoria's Lift and all core characters, places, and situations are property of Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios, LLC and may not be used in any form without explicit written permission.
We begin the replay New Year's on Canada Day with a mugful of David Ault along with his collaborators Mark Nixon and Elie Hirschman with Shadows at the Door and “The Signalman” and “Warning to the Curious” with the hilarious Cool Fool “Byron vs the Mega-Shark”! Tales to start a new decade by. Happy New Year everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We begin the replay New Year's on Canada Day with a mugful of David Ault along with his collaborators Mark Nixon and Elie Hirschman with Shadows at the Door and “The Signalman” and “Warning to the Curious” with the hilarious Cool Fool “Byron vs the Mega-Shark”! Tales to start a new decade by. Happy New Year everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Run, Rabbit: Part Four - Everything's Going To Be Okay Content Warning: Animal abuse/animal harm Written by Luke Kondor Letting go is much harder to do when one can't imagine a future with the ones they love. Good Boy proves himself, showing that even the small can remain strong during the toughest times. Lil is given news about her mother, and Mr. See, as if for the first time, finds a different sort of evil in an unexpected place. Shariff finds a glimmer of hope during these dark times, steadily holding on to the little bit of light that is left for as long as he can. Cast: Shariff - Sunny Osahn Gemma - Kirsty Woolven Lil's Mum - Erika Sanderson The Nightengales - Vic Collins, Mer Morris, Mark Nixon, Oliver Smith Lil - Cherie Hendrie Reginald - Benjamin Chandler Lil's Mum - Erika Sanderson Mr. See - Paul Warren Dialogue Editing - Atticus Jackson Sound Design - Veronica California Artwork - Heather Vaughan Music - Newt Schottelkotte Directed - Hannah Wright Showrunner - Rissa Montañez rissa@midnightdisease.net Produced - Pacific S. Obadiah Executive Producers - Tom Owen and Brad Miska Credits read by Suzanne Desrocher-Romero A Bloody FM Production. https://georgearomerofoundation.org/ www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloody_fm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BloodyFM/ Discord: https://discord.gg/tJEeNUzeZX Support The Dead: bit.ly/SupportTheDead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Run, Rabbit: Part Three - Who's A Good Boy? Content Warning: Animal abuse/animal harm Written by Luke Kondor Tensions rise as Shariff begins to lose his grip on the reality he is facing, as it conflicts with the memories of a life he once knew, and is desperate to return to. Lil is protective and equally loyal to her new friend, and together, they both learn a hard lesson in loving, and letting go. Cast: Shariff - Sunny Osahn Edie - Erika Sanderson Arthur - Chris Harris-Beechey The Assailaints - Vic Collins, Mark Nixon, Oliver Smith The Nightengales - Mer Morris, Mark Nixon, Oliver Smith Lil - Cherie Hendrie Stanley - Rhys Lawton Reginald - Benjamin Chandler Lil's Mum - Erika Sanderson Mr. See - Paul Warren Dialogue Editing - Atticus Jackson Sound Design - Veronica California Artwork - Heather Vaughan Music - Newt Schottelkotte Directed - Hannah Wright Showrunner - Rissa Montañez Produced - Pacific S. Obadiah Executive Producers - Tom Owen and Brad Miska Credits read by Suzanne Desrocher-Romero A Bloody FM Production. https://georgearomerofoundation.org/ www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloody_fm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BloodyFM/ Discord: https://discord.gg/tJEeNUzeZX Support The Dead: bit.ly/SupportTheDead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee (Star Trek: Lower Decks, S4 E2) was recommended by Mark Nixon he/him , who said: Not only do we see Marriner eventually loosing the battle against acceptance and recognition by her Commander but we are met with the cutest goddamn thing in the entire Star Trek Universe: The Moopsie. The sounds that came out of me and my partner when we saw this cuddly little murderer awkwardly waddle around the Manage have failed to be any quieter on subsequent viewings. This is my most watched Lower Decks episode by far.I accuse 'I Have No Bones, Yet I Must Flee' of Moopsie Freeing.I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee first aired on September 7, 2023, written by Aaron Burdette, and directed by Megan LloydThe Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky)Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon.Find us at joyoftrek.com · Twitter · Facebook
Run, Rabbit: Part Two - The Nightingale Song Written by Luke Kondor Mr. See makes it clear to Shariff just exactly how much control he has over his part in the race, and Lil holds onto hope with the promise from Mr. See as she tends to her sick mother. Shariff continues on in the race, driven not only by the memories of Gemma and his love for her, but also a growing anger towards Mr. See. Cast: Shariff - Sunny Osahn Lil - Cherie Hendrie The Nightengales - Vic Collins, Mer Morris, Mark Nixon, Oliver Smith Stanley - Rhys Lawton Mr. See - Paul Warren Reginald - Benjamin Chandler Lil's Mum - Erika Sanderson Dialogue Editing - Atticus Jackson Sound Design - Veronica California Artwork - Heather Vaughan Music - Newt Schottelkotte Directed - Hannah Wright Showrunner - Rissa Montañez Produced - Pacific S. Obadiah Executive Producers - Tom Owen and Brad Miska Credits read by Suzanne Desrocher-Romero A Bloody FM Production. https://georgearomerofoundation.org/ www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloody_fm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BloodyFM/ Discord: https://discord.gg/tJEeNUzeZX Support The Dead: bit.ly/SupportTheDead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Run, Rabbit: Part One - Into The Wild written by Luke Kondor Shariff comes to realize that his life needs a change, and he just so happens to decide that it's time for a solo drive around the country. But, his wanderlust is cut short as he makes his way back to civilization, finding himself in an unexpected predicament as he tries to find his way back to Gemma... Shariff - Sunny Osahn Gemma - Kirsty Woolven News Reporter - Mer Morris Driver - Karim Kronfli Car Phone - Hannah Wright Lil - Cherie Hendrie The Nightengales - Vic Collins, Mer Morris, Mark Nixon, Oliver Smith Stanley - Rhys Lawton Mr. See - Paul Warren Reginald - Benjamin Chandler Dialogue Editing - Atticus Jackson Sound Design - Veronica California Artwork - Heather Vaughan Music - Newt Schottelkotte Directed - Hannah Wright Showrunner - Rissa Montañez Produced - Pacific S. Obadiah Executive Producers - Tom Owen and Brad Miska Credits read by Suzanne Desrocher-Romero A Bloody FM Production. https://georgearomerofoundation.org/ www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloody_fm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BloodyFM/ Discord: https://discord.gg/tJEeNUzeZX Support The Dead: bit.ly/SupportTheDead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to LEVIATHAN PRESENTS! - A monthly segment where we highlight one audio fiction creator, have a conversation, and then play a full episode of their show right here in our feed. This episode's guests are Mark Nixon & David Ault, the producers of Shadows at the Door. Shadows at the Door brings to life a collection of unearthly tales and spirited debate. Drawing on the haunted landscapes of classic folk horror, the podcast lifts the veil on some of your favourite ghost stories, and presents new fables throughout a series of macabre audio dramas. If you enjoyed this episode and want to continue listening to Shadows at the Door click here, To learn more about Shadows at the Door visit their website shadowsatthedoor.com or support them on Patreon at www.patreon.com/marknixon or on Ko-fi at ko-fi.com/shadowsatthedoor To discover more podcasts set in the Leviathan universe go to www.leviathanaudioproductions.com, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Skin Of Evil (Star Trek: The Next Generation, S1 E23) was recommended by Mark Nixon, who said: This was one of my earliest experiences of horror and ultimately proved formative in the developments of my tastes and values as a storyteller. At that age I saw Riker as the coolest, bravest guy I had ever seen, and to see him being helplessly dragged by some invisible force while screaming for help? Chilling stuff indeed.Plus Picard gets to *really* Picard, in a season that gave their captain less opportunities to be the hero in a way that Kirk did.Skin Of Evil first aired on April 25, 1988, written by story by Joseph Stefano, teleplay by Joseph Stefano & Hannah Louise Shearer, and directed by Joseph L. ScanlanThe Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky)Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon.Find us at joyoftrek.com | Bluesky | Instagram
The bliss of falling in love, the bliss of the morning after. Sometimes, life feels perfect. But as we all know, that is often so very far from the truth... Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers. Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/ Peter Kent was played by David Ault Elenor Poole was played by Erika Sanderson Alice was played by Michelle Kelly The Trapped were played by Karim Kronfli, Kirsty Woolven, Mark Nixon, Erika Sanderson and David Ault. 'Capture My Best Side' was written by Mark Nixon Produced with Sound Design, Editing, and Directing by Mark Nixon Musical Score Written and Performed by Nico Vettese This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you! Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marknixon Buy us a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/shadowsatthedoor Approximate Time Stamps: Intro (00:00:00), Story (00:01:10), Discussion (00:37:04), Credits (01:27:34) Content Warnings: Story: discussed implications of sex acts, discussion of urinating, jovial discussion of violence against birds, vomiting, choking, drowning. Discussion: jovial discussion of violence against birds, brief mentions of death/suffering as portrayed in the story, sexual innuendo, talk of murder, discussion of personal safety when dating. © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The bliss of falling in love, the bliss of the morning after. Sometimes, life feels perfect. But as we all know, that is often so very far from the truth... Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers. Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/ Peter Kent was played by David Ault Elenor Poole was played by Erika Sanderson Alice was played by Michelle Kelly The Trapped were played by Karim Kronfli, Kirsty Woolven, Mark Nixon, Erika Sanderson and David Ault. 'Capture My Best Side' was written by Mark Nixon Produced with Sound Design, Editing, and Directing by Mark Nixon Musical Score Written and Performed by Nico Vettese This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you! Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marknixon Buy us a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/shadowsatthedoor Approximate Time Stamps: Intro (00:00:00), Story (00:01:10), Discussion (00:37:04), Credits (01:27:34) Content Warnings: Story: discussed implications of sex acts, discussion of urinating, jovial discussion of violence against birds, vomiting, choking, drowning. Discussion: jovial discussion of violence against birds, brief mentions of death/suffering as portrayed in the story, sexual innuendo, talk of murder, discussion of personal safety when dating. © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The winds may be strong for a day out Eeling, but the ocean grows ever darker….You can now support us on Ko-Fi here! https://ko-fi.com/eelerschoiceThis episode features Rae Lundberg, Lindsey C, Mark Nixon, Miria Greyhaven, Caroline Orejuela, Tanja Milojevic, William Wellman, Tal Minear, J.E. Haywood, Meg Molly Tuten, Daisy McNamara, and Diego Herrera. Created by Lou Sutcliffe and Daisy McNamaraTranscript is available HERE: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/eelers-choice/eelers-choice-episode-4/ Check out The Night Post: https://nightpostpod.com/ Our Social Media: The Website Formerly Known As Twitter: https://twitter.com/eelerschoiceTumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/eelerschoice Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/eelerschoice.bsky.socialWebsite: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/eelers-choice/CW: Rot/decay, Chronic pain, Supernatural threat, Gore, Harm to/death of animalsShipwreck/sinkingMentions of: Serious injury, Harm to animals, Loss of family membersSFX: Wind, waves and thundery weather, lightning and electrical crackling, wet popping, high-pitched shrieking, music, distressed yelling, cracking wood, bells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Day 7 of 31 Days of Halloween//What Lurks Beneath the Streets??//I bet you can't guess...//This episode was brought to you by our newest Patreon Members and their generosity. Today we'd like to thank: Samantha Welch, Sheri Mos, AlicenWrites, Cat Holtz, and Margaret Terrill.//If you'd like to join them visit patreon.com/pulpaudioEdited By: Cole WeaversDirected by Cole WeaversWritten By: Mark Nixon//This episode featured:B. Narr as DFor more work by Mark Nixon, check out the Shadows at The Door Podcast:https://shadowsatthedoor.com///You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting our Patreon for additional episodes and content//Marketed and Distributed By Rusty Quill Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1. Hello there, this is David Ault. With Mark Nixon, we make up the team behind Shadows at the Door: The Podcast, a proudly queer northern anthology podcast celebrating the quiet horror stories where atmosphere and crescendo are everything. Every month we release and discuss a full-cast story, whether it be an adaptation of a classic tale of MR James or Charles Dickens, or a modern 'pleasing terror' from the pen of Mark Nixon, or guest writers such as Laurel Hightower, Gemma Amor, or this showcase episode from special guest writer Jamie Flanagan. It's called 'Bruiser', and is the story of a care home where life slips away as gradually as the tide, where souls outlive the body and something waits outside their door. Tisha Page, an overworked carer, is about to discover there's a purpose for people like her. Featuring special guest stars Rahul Kohli and Dave Fennoy, along with a cast that includes Jazzy Frizzle, David Ault, Steve Hendrickson, Harlan Guthrie, Nikolas Yuen and Rissa Montañez. The music is by Nico Vittesse and production is by Mark Nixon. cw: Story: slow death, memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, moderate self inflicted bodily harm, aging, implied fat phobia, eye injury, loss of eyesight, mild jump scare. Discussion: brief discussion of age related death and dementia related decline, discussion of persecution by religious figures. Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aohjAp9NIG5Wh_UyMBE4S1VfGSJALaYj/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118181833416603249719&rtpof=true&sd=true https://shadowsatthedoor.com Socials: https://www.instagram.com/shadows_at_the_door/
"Farscape : The Peacekeeper Wars: Part 1"“A soul patch leads the charge while our favourite dominar begins to enlarge. If they outnumber us ten to one then this shouldn't take long...” (thanks Mark Nixon!)“The Cold War turns hot, we find out a method of getting pregnant that wasn't covered in sex education class and remind me, does John know how to make wormhole weapons?” (thanks Marky See!)“Hey John, Are you having fun yet?'Not Good's the best odds we ever get.Crash-test dummies,Narls in tummies,First time's the worst 'Bigboy', Don't get upset!” (thanks Ric From the Delta Quadrant!)“So we discover John Can't make a Wormhole weapon, so I guess next episode starts the Lexx retrospective?” (thanks The Derp Prime!)"First aired on Sunday, 17 October 2004, written by David Kemper & Rockne S. O'Bannon, and directed by Brian Henson"We're on Twitter, Facebook, and SoFarscape.com. Our theme music is by Leigh Collier of Give Them L.Send us your synopses, support us on Patreon or suggest a fanfic story for us to read!https://sofarscape.com/episode/501
Farscape 4·22: Bad TimingWhen the Scarrans discover the wormhole to Earth, the crew of Moya must beat them there and find a way to stop them. Failure means certain doom for the human race, but could the cost for success be too great?“Out of the frying pan into the fire,Scarrans heading to earth, situation dire.Closing the wormhole, the only solution,Harvey's words shake John's resolutionDominar Rygel saves the day,Pilot puts himself in harms wayWormhole crash, last words garbled,Moya's crew lose their marbles..” (thanks Marky See!)“Emergency trip in extended starburst,With all this bad timing, we must be cursed.Puncture the bubble.What a cute couple.Quick! Stop the scarrans from getting to Earth!” (thanks Ric From The Delta Quadrant.!)“Voyeurism, cucking and bondage -- and that's just one scene! The race is on, he holds the hummingbird feeder, rules the galaxy! ” (thanks Mark Nixon!)“Since John made the mistake of telling Jenn'ik about Bird of Paradise, he must now figure out a way to protect Earth. To do so, he must insist the help of the only being who can see the wormhole form. Will this member help? Will Earth be safe? And will Aeryn say yes or no? Find out in the action-packed series finale.” (thanks Billy Roberts!)First aired on Monday, 10 March 2003, written by David Kemper, and directed by Andrew Prowse"We're on Twitter, Facebook, and SoFarscape.com. Our theme music is by Leigh Collier of Give Them L.Send us your synopses, support us on Patreon or suggest a fanfic story for us to read!https://sofarscape.com/episode/422
After the Gloaming is a production of Dissonance Media and The Other Stories.Patience was written by RJ Meldrum.R. J. Meldrum specializes in fiction that explores the world through a dark lens. His subject matter ranges from ghosts to serial killers and everything in between. He has had over one hundred short stories and drabbles published in a variety of anthologies, e-zines, and websites. He has had his work published by Culture Cult Press, Horrified Press, Infernal Clock, Trembling with Fear, Black Hare Press, Smoking Pen Press, Darkhouse Books, Breaking Rules Publishing, Tell Tale Press, Kevin J Kennedy, and James Ward Kirk Fiction. His short stories have also been published in The Sirens Call e-zine, The Horror Zine, and Drabblez magazine. His novella “The Plague” was published by Demain Press. He is a contributor to the Pen of the Damned and an Affiliate Member of the Horror Writers Association.Mequillen was performed by David Ault - https://www.davidault.co.uk/ Dr. Machen was performed by Mark Nixon - https://www.patreon.com/marknixon/posts Both David Ault & Mark Nixon are from podcast, Shadows at the Door. For more tales of the macabre, head to www.shadowsatthedoor.com or search for it wherever you listen to podcasts. Bartender was performed by Paul Reinbach - http://www.reinbachworks.com/ Cockerlyne was performed by Pete Eaton - https://www.brava.uk.com/talent/pete-eatonPeter Winston was performed by Ty Wilkins - www.tywilkinsvo.comHenry Blackwood was performed by Xander ZweigShelly Stevenson was performed by Alexandra ElroyAfter the Gloaming script was written by James Barnett.Sound production and editing was completed by James Barnett.Theme music was scored by Duncan Muggleton and produced by James Barnett.Music and sound effects were provided by: Epidemic Sound, Sound Stripe, and Freesound.org.If you have enjoyed the episode, please spread the word to anyone you feel may enjoy it and please support the show by leaving a review and giving it a 5-star rating. To support the show and gain access to all episodes now, ad-free, head over to www.patreon.com/nightsendpodcast This episode is brought to you with a Creative Commons – Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Don't change it. Don't sell it. But by all means… share the hell out of it.Stay Horrific, everyone! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Farscape 4·18: PrayerJohn and Scorpius visit the unrealized Moya for information on Katratzi, while Aeryn Sun is tortured and interrogated by her Scarran captors.“Crichton makes a perilous pinky promise while Aeryn does a tour of Scarran comfy chairs. Anthony Simcoe gets about thirty seconds of glory, and point-blank executing a random bystander is somehow the least frelled-up thing that happens.” (thanks Horseburd!)in the style of Madonnas "Like A Prayer" (thanks Marky See!)Katratzi is a mysteryAeryn Sun is all aloneI hear her call your nameDjancaz-BruWhen she calls your name it's like a little prayerTo find Katratzi, Bizzaro stark will take you thereJon makes a deal, her life for wormhole powerAeryn makes her prayer to anyone out thereThe show that keeps hurting you decides to change the pace by punching you as hard as it can. Road trips offer little reprieve but the show reminds us that our leads can act their multi-dimensional pants off. -- Look you try making a joke about this one. ” (thanks Mark Nixon !)“Crichton and Scorpius make a tasty Scarren blood vow then take a road trip down a wormhole to alternate reality Moya to find Starkozu where Scorpius mercilessly helps Crichton get the info. Aeryn becomes a pincushion as she is tortured by Scarrens to reveal the father of her child, makes a new friend altho it's a brief friendship, and tries to find help by praying to any deity or devil that is listening to save her child.” (thanks Nickrude from Katratzi aka Canada!)“Wormhole tripping! Take a spin through the wormhole to far away places or just an alternate reality if you don't want to travel that far. Wormhole traveling may not be safe for pregnant women. Why not head to our Scarran spa to treat your pregnant self. Free baby genetic scams.” (thanks Blackrain !)First aired on Monday, 17 February 2003, written by Justin Monjo, and directed by Peter AndrikidisWe're on Twitter, Facebook, and SoFarscape.com. Our theme music is by Leigh Collier of Give Them L.Send us your synopses, support us on Patreon or suggest a fanfic story for us to read!
Ryan's new companion shares his past experiences, that seems determined to catch up with him.Explicit content // This is a horror audio drama, intended to scare you and make you uncomfortable - Discretion advised // Content Warnings at the end of show notes // Full list of content warnings and transcripts available on our website wakeofcorrosion.comJoin our PatreonWritten, directed and produced by Shaun Pellington//With voice acting from:Kieran Walsh as Professor Ryan //Lee Pellington as Roman //Adele Cliffe as Jess // Tom Szalowski as Gun Survivor//Mark Nixon as The Cultist//If you want to hear more from Tom Szalowski, then check out the Inspired Incompetence actual play podcastIf you want to hear more from Mark Nixon, give Shadows At The Door as listen!Intro theme-"Phantasm", Outro theme - "Shadowlands 5 - Antechamber"Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com]Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0Both pieces are reduced from their originals with fade out effects/Character voice-over/Radio static SFX. // Sound FX: Soundsnap.com//Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com//Morse Code SFX from: morsecode.world//Cover Art: Original picture taken by Emily Fitzgerald @emily.fitz_photographywith 'Wake Of Corrosion' title design by Matt Fair//Episode Art: Photo taken by @voodoodollgirl edited by Shaun Pellington[Content Warnings: gun violence, threat, death, torture, entrapment]Thank you for listening and remember...don't wander in the dark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Farscape 4·17: A Constellation of DoubtOn Moya, as John wonders about the location of Katratzi - the likely location Aeryn Sun is being held captive - he obsessively watches a television transmission that Moya has intercepted from Earth. It is a program documenting the aliens' recent visit and the reactions of Earth's people.“Don't think too much about how translator microbes work, grab a bowl of cop porn and pour yourself a glass of toilet water: it's time to watch someone win an Emmy.” (thanks Mark Nixon!)“Earth reflects on it's week with the aliens by way of found footage, correctly diagnoses John Crichton with PTSD.” (thanks Mysterytour!)“Crichton watches a documentary about the crews time on Earth while he tries to figure out where he has heard the name Katratzi before. We see Noranti making poison for rats to use against people, D'Argo tongue smacks Crichton's nephew Bobby, Aeryn explains the peacekeeper life, Chiana experiments with makeup, Rygel gambles and calls sex hotlines, Sikozu shows off her beautiful singing talents for Uncharted Territories Idol and Crichton makes an offer to Scorpius that he can't refuse.” (thanks Nickrude from Katratzi aka Canada !)“Oh tonight's episode we will go over that infamous world changing event. When the once lost astronaut John Crichton brings aliens back to earth. What's else did they bring back with them? What is the government hiding? What does Katratzi mean? Where has Aeryn gone off too? Will John go mad playing these questions over in his head? Find out after this break. ” (thanks Blackrain !)First aired on Monday, 10 February 2003, written by David Kemper, and directed by Andrew ProwseWe're on Twitter, Facebook, and SoFarscape.com. Our theme music is by Leigh Collier of Give Them L.Send us your synopses, support us on Patreon or suggest a fanfic story for us to read!
Our latest trailer and a stark warning to us all to beware the shadows at your door... Performances by David Ault and Mark Nixon. Music by Nico Vettese Written & Produced by Mark Nixon © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Farscape 4·15: Mental as AnythingWhen Scorpius brings the boys of Moya to receive special training from an individual named Katoya, Ka D'Argo comes face to face with his wife's murderer, Macton Tal. “Grasshopper organises a road trip! The boys visit Mr Miyagi in an effort to keep the what's in John's head in his head. A blast from the past dredges up painful memories.” (thanks Marky See!)“Welcome to your training getaway, teal outfits are mandatory unless you brought a leather body suit. Soak up some heat, or battle in a seat either way you must complete this rather intense retreat. ” (thanks Mark Nixon!)“D'Argo enjoys a tense session of Tai Chi with his mortal enemy, meanwhile, John Crichton gets put in the naughty box” (thanks Mysterytour!)“It's a boys trip as the guys go for some mental training with a Jedi Master named Katoya. Scorpius plays a game of paint ball (remove the T) against the Jedi Master and Rygel goes up against a Charrid, who's race have an ugly history with Hynerians. Crichton gets thrown from the frying pan into the fire, literally and needs to find the key to escape. An unexpected visitor from D'Argo's past appears and he gets real hyper about it.” (thanks Nickrude from Katratzi aka Canada!)First aired on Monday, 20 January 2003, written by Mark Saraceni, and directed by Geoff BennettWe're on Twitter, Facebook, and SoFarscape.com. Our theme music is by Leigh Collier of Give Them L.Send us your synopses, support us on Patreon or suggest a fanfic story for us to read!
I hope you listened to episode 399, which was Part 1 of this two-part exploration of my manifesto, meaning my aims and my path or framework to achieve those aims. Regarding the first part of my manifesto, episode 399 from two weeks ago, here's the tl;dl (too long, didn't listen) version; but please go back and listen to that show (Part 1) because it's about you—and it's a compliment and a thank you, and you deserve both. Just to quickly recap, Part 1 of my manifesto is that I started this show because I want to, and wanted to, provide information to those in the healthcare industry trying to do the right thing by patients, to get you the insights that you might need to pull that off, to create a Coalition of the Willing, as I've heard it called. When we get reviews like the one from Megan Aldridge, a self-proclaimed Relentless Health Value binge listener, I feel very gratified because it makes me feel like I'm chipping away at this mission and in a non-boring way. Thank you, Megan. Along these lines, there was also a recent review from Mallory Sonagere, who says she listens to learn new things and to be a little sharper at how she approaches her day job. And just one more I'll mention: I loved the review from Mark Nixon calling Relentless Health Value the best healthcare podcast out there. Every review like this I take as validation that maybe I can count some measure of success toward achieving the mission to empower others on their journeys to make it better for patients or to transform the healthcare industry. But this whole endeavor to create a manifesto is also borne out of me struggling personally to figure out what “having personal integrity” in this business actually means when it comes to deciding what to do and what not to do, when it comes to deciding who or what to try to help or support or who or what to step away from either passively or actively. I mean, how this podcast gets funded is my business partner and I pay for it with money from our consulting business and from some tech products that we have on offer. Who do we choose to take on as clients, and what are we willing to do for them or help them with? These are questions that literally keep me up at night. And this is what this episode, Part 2, is all about. It's about my struggle and how I attempt to navigate my own path forward. And holy shnikeys, it's tough to find a path, especially when you have the sort of perspective that I've wound up with over these past however many years. It can feel like no matter what I do, there's negatives as it relates to the Quadruple Aim. You raise one of the quadrants, and something else for somebody else certainly has the potential to be negatively impacted. We cannot forget here in the short term, but, for sure, often in the longer term as well, it's a zero-sum game. Every dollar someone takes in profit under the banner of improving health or even saving money is a dollar that someone else paid for. Is the amount of profit fair? Where'd that money come from? Is there COI (conflict of interest), and if so, what's the impact? I think hard about things like this. An inescapable fact is that there has been a financialization of the healthcare industry, and that includes everybody who also gets sucked into the healthcare industry whether they want to be or not (ie, patients/members and plan sponsors and, oftentimes, physicians and other clinicians, too). But the financialization of healthcare means that most everybody at the healthcare industry party has a self-interest to either make money or save money. And sometimes the saving money means saving money for themselves, not necessarily anything that is ever gonna accrue to patients or members. Now let's say I'm trying to determine if I want to take on a new client or decide if I personally want to promote or do something or other. This self-interest that abounds all around matters here because it means it is often very tough to find some kind of “pure” initiative to hitch your wagon to. The crushing reality that we all face is you gotta earn a living. The other reality is that often the person that benefits from the thing you want to do (ie, the patient) is not gonna pay for it. And frequently, physician organizations won't either. If everybody was lining up to pay to get something fixed, the problem would not be a problem, after all. But the only way your moral compass is the only moral compass in play is if you're doing whatever you're doing for free, really, or by yourself—and thus you are not encumbered by anybody else or any self-interest beyond your own … and your own motives are the only motives that you can control. I hear all the time initiatives and coalitions and advocacy organizations and even research funded by grants … these things also get bashed as suspect because who'd that money come from and whose “side” are the funders on. Nikhil Krishnan wrote on LinkedIn the other day (and I'm gonna do a little bit of editing, but yeah). He wrote: “Patients have low trust in healthcare because they think every stakeholder is incentivized not in their best interest. Many patients think the hospitals want to keep them sick, the [carriers and plan sponsors] don't want to pay their claims, the drug companies want to keep them on their meds, etc. And we can't pretend like that … isn't true.” Every party, every stakeholder has some measure of self-interest. They have to; otherwise, they'd be out of business. It's all a matter of degrees. No big group, no entire category gets to stand on the high ground here when you think like a patient. There's great hospitals and great people who work at hospitals, and then there's people doing things that cause a strikingly large percentage of patients to fear going to the hospital for clinical and/or financial reasons. Pick any other stakeholder and I'd tell you the same thing. Any other stakeholder. It's basically up to us as individuals to do the right thing. In every sector of the healthcare industry, there's good eggs and there's bad eggs and there's eggs in the middle just doing their day jobs as instructed. Personally, I want to be a good egg, and that's what my manifesto is all about. Let me dig into this a bit further for just a sec and then I'll continue with my personal manifesto for how I find my own path of integrity through all of this confusion. Here's another anecdote. Stuff like this I make myself crazy thinking about: I was listening to a podcast, and one of the guests said, “I wanted to get my MPH [Master of Public Health] because I felt a personal calling to be altruistic.” Then, 120 seconds later, he says something like, “So then, when it came time to pick my internship, I hunted around to find the one that paid the most money—and that's how I wound up working for an HMO in the '90s.” Consider how that strikes you. How do you feel about that guy right now, who, by the way, has gone on to support some very interesting and probably impactful initiatives? There's this commonly used phrase, “Let's do well by doing good.” So, back to that HMO intern. Let's just say we all agree that these HMOs were not unconflicted organizations. We all know they had a reputation for putting profits over members, and a reason they went out of business was because they denied care. They refused to pay claims for patients who had AIDS. And it turns out that the friends and families of people with AIDS are incredibly well organized and sued the crap out of the HMOs, which may have expedited their demise. You know what the intern was doing at the HMO? He was helping them with data analytics, and his personal goal was to use that data to improve patient outcomes. So, okay … here's the thought experiment: Do we want this HMO taking money that they're gonna take anyway and then not adding the value that they potentially could add with their data because they don't have any smart, dedicated, highly compensated interns working there to keep the ship pointed in a decent direction? I mean, I guess if I know I'm gonna spend a dollar as a member of that plan, I'd prefer to get as much as possible for my dollar that is already being spent. Maybe from that perspective, this guy is doing well by doing good. You see how this gets messy when you take a theoretical statement and then apply everyone's real-world prejudices and predilections to it. Here's a last point to ponder, and this is another thought experiment … so, just heads up and then I'll get to the point here: Say you are asked to help with a program run by a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan to provide those in need of transportation a ride to their annual wellness exam. Do you help? Those who listen to this show will fully understand there's a lot of self-interest involved in getting patients to the annual wellness exam because … risk adjustment. Also, star ratings. Listen to the show with Betsy Seals (EP375 and EP387) if you need the full story here. Short version is, MA plans can't upcode, either fairly or aggressively (if they are so inclined), if the patients don't show up for their annual physical. So, there's a lot of money for them at stake. But, then again, are physicals important for patients? Do they improve patient care and health? If we think yes, then again, is this doing well by doing good to help patients get to their appointments? After literally years of asking myself questions like this—and most of them were not thought experiments—I came up with my manifesto. And there are three parts to it, and I will go through each of them. But here's my manifesto in full: If the thing results in a net positive for patients, then I will do it. The timeframe is short-term or medium-term. And the assumption is that it will take a village and I am not alone in my efforts to transform healthcare or do right by patients. Here's how I think about the first part of my manifesto: If the thing results in a net positive for patients, then I'll do it. And keep in mind, I could talk about this for seven hours; so everything I'm saying is oversimplified to some degree and has as many nuances as there are stars in the sky. So, to calculate the net-positive impact, I think through what good the thing could do and weigh that against the negatives. And there are always negatives because, most of the time, the work that I do anyway has to get paid for by somebody and that somebody has some self-interest. Self-interest means that they are attaining something that furthers their business goals. Let me list two major upside/downside contemplations: 1. How much good does the thing actually do for patients? I think about this. What's the value here? Is it a little? Is it a lot? Will this thing be a distraction for clinicians, because time is often the most precious currency? If we're talking about some kind of navigation or utilization management, what's the reason someone wants to do this? Is the reason clinically and, for reals, evidence driven? Or are we predominantly doing this to enrich shareholders or save plan sponsors money in ways that are not a win-win for patients in the clinic right now trying to get cancer treatments for their kid? I try to think like a patient and be as impartial as possible. 2. Money. Where's the money for this thing coming from, and who wins in this particular initiative (ie, is it a win-win and patients win something worthwhile)? Now, the company doing the funding has got to win, too; otherwise, they wouldn't fund the thing. That's where it gets subjective, and, as aforementioned, do I care if the company in question wins if the patient wins, too? Or is this company so damn evil at its core that I am willing to sacrifice the opportunity to do a good thing for patients in order to not have anything to do with said possible funding entity. Or am I cutting off my nose to spite my face because this is a really important thing for patients and this particular company is the only one that's gonna fund it? Because tragedy of the commons or whatever else. Again, this gets dicey really fast. Let me poorly paraphrase a little exchange I saw on LinkedIn the other day that had me completely preoccupied during my work-from-home midday walk around the block for at least three days. Somebody wrote (maybe that Master of Public Health intern), “Given how intractable it feels to me to try to reduce healthcare spend, I think I'm going to try to help patients get more value out of the dollars that are currently being spent by them or on their behalf.” Do you think that's a worthy goal? Well, not everyone does. Somebody in T-minus 8 seconds responded, “That's a toxic way of thinking. Everyone who is not actively working to reduce healthcare spend by putting patients in cash-pay models is part of the problem.” This is a good segue into the second part of my manifesto. The first part is: If the thing results in a net positive for patients, then I'll do it. Here's the second part: The timeframe is short-term or medium-term. And here's what I mean by that. My main focus is helping patients right now. This is what this has to do with the aforementioned exchange on LinkedIn wherein someone was trying to figure out how to get more out of the dollars we're currently spending and someone else said that's toxic, because we should rip it all down and build a better model. There's incremental change, and then there's disruptive change. These two things are not mutually exclusive. Apparently, Mr. This Is Toxic doesn't agree with me, but as I said in the last episode, there's that Buckminster Fuller quote: “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” And sure, I like to aspire to that as much as the next person. But does aspiring to a big hairy goal mean completely forgoing any incremental ways that patients can be helped immediately, like right now? If you ask me—and you're listening to this, so you de facto asked me—incremental change will probably actually support and beget disruptive change. So, incremental versus disruption is not a battle royale. These things are not diametrically opposed. They're probably actually aligned. I could go on a tangent here to explain why, but I'm not going to … except to say tipping points. But forget about that for a sec. Here's the more basic question: If all parties are interested in transforming healthcare, legit, how does someone trying to do it incrementally, or improve value for patients right now, in any way negatively impact someone trying to be disruptive and/or trying to change financial models? Keep all this in mind and now let me get back to my manifesto. I'm worried about patients, and I'm worried about them largely right now, short term to medium term. So, if I have the opportunity to help a patient—and I think about my two grandmothers (God rest their souls) here, but both of them would have died in the healthcare system multiple times in avoidable ways had my family not been there advocating for them—if I have the opportunity to help a patient, I will do so as long as I believe that the impact is a net positive in the shorter term. Disruption is a longer-term operation. Some have said it's a generational change. When I see stuff like Toxicity Guy wrote on LinkedIn, I really try to understand what his point is, as I always try to understand what people's points are. Could he be arguing that no one should work to improve care right now or try to maximize what we get for the bucks that we've already been shelling out? And, if so, for what reason … so that what happens? So that resentment about poor-quality care builds up to a boiling point such that everybody shuns the status quo and moves to a new care model and financial models faster? Is that the aim of Toxicity Guy? To force a let-them-eat-cake moment for the purposes of triggering a faster revolution? I've probably thought about this guy's motives and his potential impact harder than he has. In my manifesto, in my worldview, I don't let grandmas suffer right now so that someone else has a better narrative, even if I am in full support of what that person is trying to do and the mission that they are on, which, by the way, is a longer-term one. This gets me to the third part of my manifesto: The assumption is that transforming the healthcare industry will take a village and I am not alone. When I state this outright, it's gonna seem self-evident; but sometimes it's hard to not push blame here like Toxicity Guy, so I say this sort of in his defense. Here's the point of contemplation: There's maybe four big parts of the healthcare industry at a minimum. We have those trying to fix SDoH (social determinants [or drivers] of health). We have those trying to fix medical morbidity (ie, are patients on evidence-based pathways and taking meds appropriately, limiting polypharmacy side effects/cascades). Once a patient is in the healthcare system, what happens then? Then we have those working hard to improve behavioral/mental health. And lastly, everything going on with what I'm gonna call FDoH (financial determinants of health)—patients making decisions or having decisions made for them due to financial implications for them or for somebody else. Lots of stuff rolls up under these categories, but even just listing out these four things, we got a hell of a lot of work to do to improve the lot of patients and taxpayers and make it easier to do business in this country. I always try to keep in mind that it will take a village. Just because someone is working on getting patients housing or eating better does not imply that they don't care about employers struggling to curb claims billing waste, fraud, and abuse—and vice versa. It's just not everybody can do everything. For me personally, I tend to focus my attention on helping as many patients as possible get on what would be for them the optimal treatment plan or best care pathway. That does not mean I'm anti-someone working on getting more competition in the payer space. Nor does it mean I'm against trying to curb the price of overpriced (as per ICER [Institute for Clinical and Economic Review]) pharmaceutical products or legislate to rein in hospitals doing stuff that, in my book, they should not be doing. I am all for getting all of these things done. I just do not have the bandwidth or the depth of expertise to do everything myself. I would suspect that no one does. As my grandma used to say (and anyone who attended a slumber party seance in eighth grade might know), many hands make light work. You get 15 girls each holding out but two fingers, and you can lift up your friend, no problem. When I keep in mind that it takes a village, it helps me curtail the tendency to become paralyzed in my quest to help patients because I can see a potential problem it might create somewhere else in the industry or somewhere else down the line. I have to trust that one of my fellow villagers is holding down that end of the fort. Here's a quote from J. Michael Connors, MD, that he wrote in his newsletter: “When you point one finger, three are pointing back at you … It's like everything you learned in kindergarten seems to be so applicable to our approach to healthcare. Sadly, the game of finger pointing and pushing blame on others is killing real innovation in healthcare.” This is so real, which is why inherent in my manifesto here is my efforts to remember we are all on the same team (all the good eggs, anyway). That it takes a village, that there will be some things that some people are doing that I maybe don't fully agree with. There might be groups who don't accomplish much. There are certain people doing well (ie, doing self-interested things) but, at the same time, creating a better place for patients. As long as, in general, we are all following the same North Star, we'll achieve much more spending our time focused on our own missions and not worrying about what other people are doing. And when I say “not worrying about what other people are doing,” I mean people in the “good egg” village. I do not mean I intend to stop calling out conflicted and net-negative self-interested behavior, because this is what some people in the village should hopefully have their eyes on and get busy working against. The village here, it's a Venn diagram. At the point where other people's circles intersect with my mission or what I think would be better for patients, these are the people I can work with and collaborate with. These are the people that I'd take their business or I'd try to help them if I can. My manifesto is to determine when something is a positive for patients and then to find others who will win as a result of that thing happening. Then I can study why this is a win for those others, which is always going to be some self-interested why. And then I can think through what the negatives are if their self-interest comes to fruition. Is it still a net positive? If yes, proceed. Look, this making it better for patients, this transforming healthcare, it is hard, dispiriting work. It's a long slog. I'd like to suggest we encourage each other. Can we be the wind beneath each other's wings when we find a kindred spirit? Can we focus on the points of intersection and spend our energy deepening what's going on there? So again, here's my manifesto: If the thing results in a net positive for patients, then I'll do it. The timeframe I'm concerned about … short-term, medium-term. The assumption is that it will take a village to transform healthcare and I am not alone. I feel kind of exhausted having finished that. But let me ask you this: What is your manifesto? If you have one or if you have thoughts on this, go to our Web site and click on the orange button to leave a voice message. My hope is to do an upcoming show sharing what you think. For more information, go to aventriahealth.com. Each week on Relentless Health Value, Stacey uses her voice and thought leadership to provide insights for healthcare industry decision makers trying to do the right thing. Each show features expert guests who break down the twists and tricks in the medical field to help improve outcomes and lower costs across the care continuum. Relentless Health Value is a top 100 podcast on iTunes in the medicine category and reaches tens of thousands of engaged listeners across the healthcare industry. In addition to hosting Relentless Health Value, Stacey is co-president of QC-Health, a benefit corporation finding cost-effective ways to improve the health of Americans. She is also co-president of Aventria Health Group, a consultancy working with clients who endeavor to form collaborations with payers, providers, Pharma, employer organizations, or patient advocacy groups. 03:16 “It's a zero-sum game.” 03:26 Is the amount of profit fair? 03:37 What is an inescapable fact of the healthcare industry? 03:54 What does the financialization of healthcare mean? 04:19 Why does the self-interest in healthcare matter? 06:18 “It's basically up to us as individuals to do the right thing.” 10:03 What is the first part of Stacey's manifesto? 10:18 How does Stacey calculate the net positive of an impact? 10:41 What are two major upsides/downsides that Stacey contemplates? 13:31 Why are incremental change and disruptive change not mutually exclusive? 17:40 “I always try to keep in mind that it will take a village.” 19:19 Why finger pointing is killing innovation in healthcare. For more information, go to aventriahealth.com. Our host, Stacey Richter, discusses our #healthcarepodcast and where she sees the path moving forward. #healthcare #podcast Recent past interviews: Click a guest's name for their latest RHV episode! Dawn Cornelis (Encore! EP285), Stacey Richter (EP399), Dr Jacob Asher, Paul Holmes, Anna Hyde, Dea Belazi (Encore! EP293), Brennan Bilberry, Dr Vikas Saini and Judith Garber, David Muhlestein, Nikhil Krishnan (Encore! EP355)
"Farscape 4·11: Unrealized Reality: Part 1John Crichton gets pulled into a wormhole and meets ""Einstein"". “There's a scary slip 'n slide that likes to Kidnap people. Everyone gets put in a blender and John needs a bigger gun. ” (thanks GoingMetal799!)“This episode has been replaced with a public safety announcement on the danger of wormholes and travelling back in your own time line, presented by Einstein from his hide away in the North Pole” (thanks Marky See!)“Welcome to iceberg limbo-land,Pale Kiwi Einstein'll give you a hand,Alternate reality,What is Katratzi?Focus your mind and your world will expand.” (thanks Ric From the Delta Quadrant!)“Dorothy Gale meets bald Einstein on an iceberg and they discuss metaphysics because destination is the key and there's no place like home!” (thanks danny!)“Time... Time... Time... Let's play mix-up with the crew, can you determine who is who? Parallel timelines what could go wrong, be careful or you've stayed too long. ” (thanks Brian Ivanhoe!)“The multiverse debates the contents of someone's leather trousers while the contents of corsets are little different than usual. Time flies but it also wounds all heals, who's to say for sure? Einstein A Go-Go! ” (thanks Mark Nixon!)First aired on Friday, 23 August 2002, written by David Kemper, and directed by Andrew Prowse"We're on Twitter, Facebook, and SoFarscape.com. Our theme music is by Leigh Collier of Give Them L.Send us your synopses, support us on Patreon or suggest a fanfic story for us to read!
Farscape 4·10: Coup By ClamWhen the crew visit the paranoid, politically unstable planet of Khurtanan, an opportunistic doctor poisons and blackmails them. Things get even more complicated when the planet's resistance gets involved.“The crew arrived at the planet of the sexists. The slug gets a doctorate by interrogating a doctor and beware of what they call ""space madness"".” (thanks GoingMetal799!)“Doc Snot's shellfish force the crew into playing a deadly game of follow the leader on a planet where women are second class citizens D'argo re-enacts THAT scene from when Harry met Sally and John shows us what he has under his skirt.” (thanks Marky See !)“Transmissible Celestial Dementia,'Doc Snot' has the only preventure,Girl Power grows,Bite off his nose,Sharing clams caused this whole misadventure. ” (thanks Ric from the Delta Quadrant!)“Jirl power, food poisoning, and who knew that I Yensch was such a mensch! No matter who you are in this episode, you're likely to clam up if anyone asks you about what happened here. Let's just say that there's a reason granny's not allowed in the kitchen anymore...” (thanks Danny!)“Moya stops at a plant to obtain tech to delve into tormented space, and the crew decide to take in some local cuisine. The crew might've preferred Noranti's concoction over the new bonds created between them by the clams. In attempts to heal the crew, the men cross into unfamiliar territory and discover their inner girl power. ” (thanks Melissa!)“A luncheon proves unforgettable, zergenbobs are neglected, and we finally see what someone's been hiding up their skirt. ” (thanks Mark Nixon!)First aired on Friday, 16 August 2002, written by Emily Skopov, and directed by Ian Watson"We're on Twitter, Facebook, and SoFarscape.com. Our theme music is by Leigh Collier of Give Them L.Send us your synopses, support us on Patreon or suggest a fanfic story for us to read!
Greetings white vault fans, We are still mid season in our releases of our supporter exclusive miniseries - The White Vault: Echoes and look forward to sharing more information with you soon about what we have planned for Winter 2023... Listen to Echoes Today: www.Patreon.com/foolandscholar Today we would like to share an episode of a podcast our friends are making called Shadows at the Door... We feel it showcases the holiday spirit of the late M.R. James, that classic English horror, with something modern and unique... Also if you're a Walter Heath fan, this is the show that David Ault, voice of Walter Health, is the entire cast of, for the first season. This is the most excited about a project, we've seen David in some time, and so, here we are, with your first look at Shadows at the Door. You can find them for free however you listen to podcasts. Happy Holidays... In 'Slender Chances' the hosts of a gaming podcast discover an old commodore game that should not exist... After the production join host Mark Nixon and David Ault for a spirited discussion of the story. Written by Mark Nixon Performances by David Ault, Ilana Charnelle & Jake Benson Music by Nico Vettese Production by Mark Nixon ©2018-2022 Shadows at the Door Publishing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In our final Dorian Gray episode, Mark attempts to retell the original novel by Oscar Wilde--while drunk. David herds cats, we see how sexy the story really is and we learn the difference between a Twinkie and a Twink... Content Warnings: Highly explicit episode featuring an abundance of sexual innuendo, discussion of sex acts, discussion of the sexual aspects of the gay scene, discussion of the kink scene, discussion of murder. Please consider funding future episodes of Shadows at the Door here Mark's Patreon Transcript available here Music by Nico Vettesse Production by Mark Nixon ©2022 Shadows at the Door Publishing
Trailer for my new podcast 6 PhotographsConversation between photographer Mark Nixon and his guests about the 6 photographs they chose to bring with them. The photographs could be of anything. They could be personal, professional, of people or places, a new project, whatever they'd like to talk about Thank you for listening and please subscribe (it's free) so you'll be first to get all the new episodes.To see all the images we've talked about during the pod, please have a look on 6 Photographs page hereMy Website is marknixon.comContact: studio@marknixon.com Follow me on Instagram @marknixonstudioOr for my Burning Man photos on Instagram @burningmarknixonFacebook @marknixonstudio
Mark & David discuss Dorian Gray, specifically how subtext was handled, how Erika threw shade & Mark envisions David's secret origins. Please consider funding future episodes of Shadows at the Door here Mark's Patreon Transcript available here Music by Nico Vettesse Production by Mark Nixon ©2022 Shadows at the Door Publishing
Dorian attempts to cover up his horrific act as yet more consequences come back to haunt him. 0:00:00 - Hemlock Creek Ad 0:01:58 - Content Warning 0:02:12 - Dorian Gray Theme 0:02:46 - Recap 0:04:30 - Story 0:37.30 - Credits Content Warnings: stabbing, murder, stalking, blackmail, gunshot, drug use, potentially overwhelming audio at 11:31 & 34:18 Please consider funding future episodes of Shadows at the Door here Mark's Patreon Transcript available here Written by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Mark Nixon Performances by Jake Benson, David Ault, Andy Cresswell Mark Nixon & Erika Sanderson Musical Score by Nico Vettesse Production by Mark Nixon ©2022 Shadows at the Door Publishing
While processing the events of the last few days, Dorian resorts to extreme measures to protect his dark secret... 0:00:00 - Hemlock Creek Ad 0:01:58 - Content Warning 0:02:12 - Dorian Gray Theme 0:02:46 - Act I Recap 0:05:01 - Story 0:38.02 - Credits Content Warnings: Domestic violence, suicide, stabbing, murder, sounds of choking. Please consider funding future episodes of Shadows at the Door here Mark's Patreon Written by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Mark Nixon Performances by Jake Benson, Karim Kronfli & David Ault Musical Score by Nico Vettesse Production by Mark Nixon ©2022 Shadows at the Door Publishing
In Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, a painter enjoys his new muse and hopes his immoral friend won't ruin things for him. But when the subject of the painting falls in love with his own portrait, he offers a terrible bargain... 0:00:00 - Hemlock Creek Ad 0:01:58 - Content Warning 0:02:12 - Dorian Gray Theme 0:02:47 - Intro 0:03:54 - Story 1:27.38 - Credits Content Warnings: Grooming, Co-dependency, Break-Ups, Domestic Violence, Suicide. Please consider funding future episodes of Shadows at the Door here Mark's Patreon Written by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Mark Nixon Performances by Jake Benson, David Ault, Karim Kronfli, Ilana Charnelle, Andy Cresswell & Erika Sanderson Musical Score by Nico Vettesse Production by Mark Nixon ©2022 Shadows at the Door Publishing
Join David Ault by the fire as he reads Rats by M.R. James. Happy holidays from the team at Shadows at the Door, we'll see you soon. Please consider funding further episodes of the podcast here or consider supporting Mark Nixon at his Patreon here
Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club! In Series 2, Episode 9 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Mark Nixon as we discuss 'A School Story' & 'Wailing Well' by M.R. James. Mark Nixon is a writer who dwells by a graveyard in County Durham. In addition to writing and publishing short ghost stories, Mark has written extensively in the audio drama format, appearing on such podcasts as the NoSleep Podcast, The Lift and his own Shadows at the Door: The Podcast. Through all this, Mark quickly established himself as a champion of ‘quiet horror' and offers distinctive, drama driven narratives within pleasing terrors. SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson A CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR DATES: www.thebookofdarknessandlight.com/dates Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight
While the miniseries and the third season are in production, we bring you a drunk halloween ghost story. The cursed episode, that tried to stay dead through multiple technical errors but we buried it in a particular cemetery and now it rises like a mog from the bog... Due to the aforementioned issues both technical and otherwise, the audio of this episode is a little quieter than usual. Please consider funding further episodes of the podcast here Or consider supporting Mark Nixon at his Patreon here
The Corruption of HawkswoodWritten by Mark NixonPerformed by Mick DarkAudio Produced by Mick DarkCover Art by Mick DarkA young man encounters a small treasure in a ruined old church. He makes choices to retrieve this treasure under the cover of night. The treasure carries more than he anticipated.From Shadows at the Door Publishing comes a chilling new podcast, bringing to life a collection of macabre tales and spirited debate. Drawing on the haunted landscapes of classic folk horror, the podcast lifts the veil on some of your favorite ghost stories, and presents new fables throughout a series of macabre audio dramas. Shadows at the Door: The Podcast artfully showcases the unsettling, the unearthly, and the uncanny, with new tellings of beloved ghost stories, and spectral yarns created exclusively for the podcast by some of the most exciting writers in modern horror. Join presenter Mark Nixon and voice actor David Ault as they bring you ghoulish dramatizations, and discuss what makes the ghost story such a powerful, enduring force in cultures around the world.#mickdark #marknixon #creepypasta #creepypastas #scarystories #horrorstories #terror #nosleep #scary #horror #creepy #audiobook #audiobooks #audiohorror #horroraudio #treasure #ruralengland
Mr. Mark Nixon is a beloved and longtime principal of Moccasin Elementary school. While Mr. Nixon isn't from the area originally, you'd never know it by the impact he's made on multiple generations of Bucks. After a unique start in education out West, Mr. Nixon applied for a job in Buchanan in 1986 and, having never heard of it before, wasn't sure what he was going to find when he moved his family here to become part of the community. It's a move that the whole town is glad he made, because he spent the next 30 plus years giving back to students, community organizations, and the school farm. In this episode we talk maple syrup, tractor mishaps, and his philosophy on what kids need.
In celebration of Pride Month we present an all new production of one of our favorite stories from Season One.When a man struggles to come to terms with his true self, Victoria does her best to help him find his way.But, will his fear of how others perceive him prevent him from facing the truth and being who he is?Written by Mark NixonCast (in order of appearance):The Narrator: David AultVictoria Bigglesworth-Hayes: Amber CollinsVicky: Amber CollinsGet your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One – now available on Amazon.Art: Jeanette Andromeda of JeanetteCreations.comScore: Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams A 9th Story Studios Production | Foytik, Collins, VetteseSupport us on Patreon for ad free episodes and extra content.Listen and Subscribe: iTunes | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Google Podcasts | TuneIn | StitcherTHEMES:"The Song of Many Worlds" (Lift Opening Theme), "A Girl Alone", (Victoria's Theme), and The Lift Closing Theme Music were Composed and Recorded by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams www.wetalkofdreams.comFX:Sound FX: freesound.org, audioblocks.comAUDIO RECORDINGSound Design and Vocal Mix by Davis Walden, of The Viridian Wild audio drama podcast.Score: Nico Vettese, We Talk of Dreams Final Mix, 9th Story Studios: www.9thstory.comPRODUCTION:Producer/ Creator: Daniel FoytikExecutive Producers: Amber Collins, Nico Vettese, Jeanette AndromedaVisit Victoria's Lift: on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Victoria's Lift is a 9th Story Studios Production, All Rights ReservedVictoria's Lift and all core characters, places, and situations are property of Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios, and 9th Story Publishing and may not be used in any form without explicit written permission.
Do you like ghost stories? Do you fancy the macabre? Do you crave drama driven narratives within pleasing terrors? Allow us to soothe your earballs with a sampling of Gothic horror. We know some folks who know some folks who know some folks... Shadows at the Door: the Podcast is a show made for those who enjoy a more intimate and quiet kind of classic folk horror. Exposing the unsettling, the unearthly, and the uncanny, Mark Nixon and David Ault put a unique spin on the ghastly tales of yesteryear, as well as produce stories written by today's horror authors. You can relax in a candlelit bath full of blood while listening to these stories, we promise no one is watching you. Search "Shadows at the Door" wherever you get your Grey Rooms fix, available on podcast apps everywhere.
Mark Nixon bLU speaks at bLU Talks on-site at bLU Talks on-site in San Diego and shares his powerful story of life happening to him, and then how he decided to do next and why it's important. If you love TED Talks, if you love Chicken Soup for the Soul, if you love Mind Valley, and Goalcast, you simply need to take the time to listen to this talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
To celebrate achieving funding for a third season of Shadows at the Door, David Ault reads Mark Nixon's acclaimed short story 'Quem Infra Nos'. After the story, join Mark and David for a discussion of the tale plus the reveal of what comes next for the podcast... Please consider supporting our upcoming miniseries and buy us an Earl Grey here. Written by Mark Nixon Performance by David Ault Music by Nico Vetesse Production by Mark Nixon ©2018-2021 Shadows at the Door Publishing Intro (00:00:00) Story (00:02:12) Discussion (00:49:30) Credits (01:39:45)
We begin the year with a mugful of David Ault along with his collaborators Mark Nixon and Elie Hirschman with Shadows at the Door and "The Signalman" and "Warning to the Curious" with the hilarious Cool Fool "Byron vs the Mega-Shark"! Tales to start a new decade by. Happy New Year everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We begin the year with a mugful of David Ault along with his collaborators Mark Nixon and Elie Hirschman with Shadows at the Door and "The Signalman" and "Warning to the Curious" with the hilarious Cool Fool "Byron vs the Mega-Shark"! Tales to start a new decade by. Happy New Year everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Table Read 013 - Mark Nixon This weeks Table Read has us tackling the Shadows at the door with its eponymous host and creator: Mark Nixon. We talk about the trials and tribulations of running a show, LGBTQ representation in horror, our love of David Ault, Doctor Who & much, much more. The Shadows At The Door Podcast info on Stitcher The Shadows At The Door Twitter Shadows At The Door's Ko-Fi Link to help support Season 3 for as little as £3 Marks Twitter Follow us on Twitter for more info, author/story facts and more! Follow our sister show, "The Writers Mythos" on Twitter Hosted and Produced by: T. J. Lea, follow TJ on twitter @tjaylea and on Reddit at r/tjaylea Executive Producer: David Cummings Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone Logo by: Paddy Beirne Audio program ©2020 - Creative Reason Media Inc. - All Rights Reserved - No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of Creative Reason Media Inc.
In 'Settle Thy Studies' Professor Troughton's arm is twisted into hearing about Catchlove Hall, a Tudor building abandoned in the marshlands. But one name somehow echoes through those empty hallways, a singular and unmistakable name... Troughton. After the production join host Mark Nixon and David Ault for a discussion of this original story. Find out the important reason why this story takes place in Wales, learn some secrets about Professor Troughton and hear what message David and Mark have for any dogs in the room. Please consider supporting us to secure a third season of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast and buy us an Earl Grey here.Written by Mark NixonPerformances by David Ault, Ilana Charnelle Gelbart & Jake BensonMusical Score by Nico VetesseProduction by Mark Nixon©2018-2020 Shadows at the Door PublishingIntro (00:00:00)Story (00:02:41)Discussion (00:47:47)Recommendation (01:30:20) - The Lucky DieCredits (01:39:45)
In 'Bread & Salt' a woman attempts to find comfort in her grandmother's old log cabin and though she has never connected with her slavic heritage, something ancient is about to teach her a lesson none the less.After the production join host Mark Nixon and David Ault for a discussion of this original story and listen as Mark gives David some acting lessons. Also featuring discussion of how stories are chosen for the podcast, and a surprisingly vulnerable introspection. Please consider supporting us to fund further episodes of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast and buy us an Earl Grey here.Written by Mark NixonPerformances by Erika Sanderson, Jake Benson, David Ault & Ilana Charnelle GelbartMusical Score by Nico VetesseProduction by Mark Nixon©2018-2020 Shadows at the Door PublishingIntro (00:00:00)Story (00:02:13)Discussion (00:38:26)Recommendation (01:11:42) - Thirteen PodcastCredits (01:17:44)
You've arrived at the Museum of Modern Art in New York to take the Gnothi Seauton Audio Tour. Collect your headphones from the front desk and listen closely...After the production join Mark Nixon, David Ault and author M Regan for a discussion on the story plus a collection of tangents with subjects including surface level theology, SFX direction and British Charm. Shadows at the Door: An Anthology Hardback available here.Written by M ReganPerformances by David Ault & Ilana Charnelle Gelbart'Annihilation in A Minor' by Nico VetesseProduction by Mark Nixon©2018-2020 Shadows at the Door PublishingIntro (00:00:00)Story (00:02:40)Discussion (00:30:23)Credits (01:15:15)Please consider supporting us to secure a third season of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast and buy us an Earl Grey here.
In this quick-fire episode, Katherine and Will chat to GB junior coach Mark Nixon about 20 minute mistakes at Jukola, "contour junctions" and who is the best male orienteer: Hubmann or Thierry? You can find us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/theruninpod) Twitter (twitter.com/TheRunInPod) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/therunin/) - please give us a like and a follow, and recommend us to all your O friends!
Katherine and Will chat to GB junior and Edinburgh Uni coach Mark Nixon about potential for the World Champs 2024 in Edinburgh, competing against pros and his opinion on the best way to get lasting success from international juniors. We also preview the Lakes Reloaded weekend that forms part of the UK Elite O League. Thanks to Nvii for sponsoring us: nviisport.com/en/. For UK sales, email nviistr8.uksales@gmail.com And thanks to the Orienteering Foundation for their support. You can find us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/theruninpod), Twitter (twitter.com/TheRunInPod) and Instagram (@therunin) - please give us a like and a follow, and recommend us to all your O friends!
When you think of biometrics, what do you think about? Voice recognition? Fingerprint security? How about the way you walk? If not, you certainly will after this episode. This week on You Should Know This, I sit down with Mark Nixon, professor, author and pioneer in gait recognition, to dive into this sub-genre of the biometrics industry. From its conception to how it has been used in court cases, we discuss what gait recognition is, if it's possible to both change your own gait or mimic someone else's, and what the future holds.
In 'A Warning to the Curious' a couple's mini-break is interrupted by the arrival of a young archaeologist who may have discovered the greatest find of the century. The only thing is, she wants to put it back... After the production join host Mark Nixon and David Ault for a discussion of this classic story plus a collection of tangents with subjects including plans to recruit Jodie Whittaker to the cast, an argument about tea and you can also hear a snippet from a conversation between Mark Nixon and Mark Gatiss.Please consider supporting us to fund further episodes of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast and buy us an Earl Grey here.Written by M.R. James and adapted by Mark NixonPerformances by Ilana Charnelle Gelbart, David Ault & Jake Benson Musical Score by Nico VetesseProduction by Mark Nixon©2018-2020 Shadows at the Door PublishingIntro (00:00:00)Story (00:02:53)Discussion (00:47:18)Credits (01:27:50)Submit your question for the Q&A Special here
In 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' a schoolmaster's simple life is disrupted when he meets the most fearsome of creatures: a woman. After the production join host Mark Nixon and David Ault for a discussion of this classic story plus a collection of tangents with subjects including how Batman could better serve the community, 'Jake on Apple action' and whether the FBI has been hiding revolutionary surgery from the public. Also, why is David singing? Submit your question for the Q&A Special hereWritten by Washington Irving and adapted by Mark NixonPerformances by Jake Benson, Mark Nixon, Ilana Charnelle Gelbart & David AultMusical Score by Nico Vetesse‘Maid in the Meadow’ performed by Yvonne Casey and used here with her kind permission. Production by Mark Nixon©2018-2020 Shadows at the Door PublishingIntro (00:00:00)Story (00:02:35)Discussion (00:51:05)Credits (01:30:19)Please consider supporting us to fund further episodes of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast and buy us an Earl Grey here.
In 'Loose Ground' two men embark on an arduous hike but if only they could stop bickering, they might see what’s coming… After the production join host Mark Nixon, David Ault and guest writer Hannah Butler for an important discussion of the story and a collection of tangents with subjects including the nature of being a podcast listener, Northern English sensibilities and you can learn the dark secret of Shadows at the Door...Submit your question for the Q&A Special hereWritten by Hannah ButlerPerformances by David Ault, Jake Benson & Mark NixonMusic by Nico VetesseProduction by Mark Nixon©2018-2020 Shadows at the Door PublishingDisclaimer, Intro & Content/Trigger Warnings (00:00:00)Story (00:02:30)Discussion (00:28:56)Credits (01:07:47)Please consider supporting us to fund further episodes of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast and buy us an Earl Grey here.
'A Sonnet A Day' - Day 146 Here's Sonnet 149, read by Mark Nixon. Check out Mark's social media links below and share the love! #KeepTellingStories #LiveCreativelyQPAC www.twitter.com/Mark__Nixon__ www.twitter.com/ShadowsatDoor www.instagram.com/mostlymarknixon/ www.instagram.com/shadows_at_the_door/ www.shadowsatthedoor.com
In 'Tell-Tale' a woman enjoys a city mini-break but the landlord keeps outstaying his welcome. It's ok however because he's such a nice guy...After the production join host Mark Nixon, David Ault and guest star Erika Sanderson for an important discussion of the story and a collection of tangents with subjects including dates with Patrick Stewart, David & Erika's murder competition and how best to support those around you. Content Warning: Sexual harassment, sexual assault & sexual coercion. Written by Mark NixonPerformances by Erika Sanderson, David Ault, Jake Benson, Ilana Charnelle Gelbart & Mark NixonMusic by Nico VetesseProduction by Mark Nixon©2018-2020 Shadows at the Door PublishingDisclaimer, Intro & Content/Trigger Warnings (00:00:00)Story (00:03:17)Discussion (00:38:58)Credits (01:25:16)Please consider supporting us to fund further episodes of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast and buy us an Earl Grey here.
'A Sonnet A Day' - Day 139 We're thrilled to be welcoming Mark Nixon back to the project today, with his recording of Sonnet 147. Check out Mark's social media links below and share the love! #KeepTellingStories #LiveCreativelyQPAC www.twitter.com/Mark__Nixon__ www.twitter.com/ShadowsatDoor www.instagram.com/mostlymarknixon/ www.instagram.com/shadows_at_the_door/ www.shadowsatthedoor.com
In 'Message in a Bottle' a couple find a grimy old bottle washed up by the tide. But what's inside? Why is one of them so obsessed with finding out? And what will happen when he does? After the production hosts Mark Nixon and David Ault welcome special guest Gemma Amor for a spirited discussion of the story and a collection of tangents with subjects including how David would kill potential rivals, how Romans dealt with petty squabbles and listeners can even witness a mutiny unfold...Written by Gemma Amor Performances by David AultMusic by Nico VetesseTracks 'Out of This' and 'Play Nice' kindly provided by Ilana Charnelle, you can enjoy these tracks and more of her amazing music here.Production by Mark Nixon©2018-2020 Shadows at the Door PublishingDisclaimer & Intro (00:00:00)Story (00:02:01)Discussion (00:26:08)Credits (00:59:31)Please consider supporting us to fund further episodes of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast and buy us an Earl Grey here.
In 'Canon Alberic's Scrapbook' a Cambridge man in the south of France stumbles across an incredibly rare folio and will do anything to secure it. But what horrors await inside the book? And who is laughing in the dark? After the production join hosts Mark Nixon and David Ault for a spirited discussion of the story and a collection of tangents with subjects including strange accents, that body pillow, and for some reason spontaneous french role play...Written by M.R. James Adapted by Mark NixonPerformances by David Ault & Erika SandersonMusic by Nico VetesseProduction by Mark Nixon©2018-2020 Shadows at the Door PublishingDisclaimer & Intro (00:00:00)Story (00:02:05)Discussion (00:28:16)Credits (00:59:06)Please consider supporting us to fund further episodes of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast and buy us an Earl Grey here.
Season Two, Episode Two of Shadows at the Door: The PodcastIn 'Slender Chances' we listen to the final episode of the 8-Bit Refit podcast, a bizarre and half-finished episode in which hosts Tom and Nat discover an old game that should not exist...After the production join host Mark Nixon and David Ault for a spirited discussion of the story and a collection of tangents with subjects including Slender Man, Horror Gaming and dipping your toes into voice acting.Written by Mark NixonPerformances by David Ault, Ilana Charnelle & Jake BensonMusic by Nico VetesseProduction by Mark Nixon©2018-2020 Shadows at the Door PublishingDisclaimer & Intro (00:00:00)Story (00:02:05)Discussion (00:48:47)Credits (01:17:27)Please consider supporting us to fund further episodes of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast and buy us an Earl Grey here.
Season Two, Episode One of Shadows at the Door: The PodcastIn 'Blessed Be the Man' we join Professor Troughton as he is forced to defend his pursuit of paranormal knowledge. Before long his scientific thinking is put to the test, as a strange phenomenon outside a nearby churchyard invites an all new terror into his life. This episodes features special guest Professor Elemental.After the production join host Mark Nixon and David Ault for a spirited discussion of the story and a collection of tangents with subjects including Matt Berry, Chap Hop, William Shakespeare and also featuring an interview with Professor Elemental himself.Written by Mark NixonPerformances by David Ault, Gemma Amor, Paul Alborough & Mark NixonMusic by Nico VetesseEditing by Mark Nixon©2018-2020 Shadows at the Door PublishingIntro (00:00:40)Story (00:02:10)Discussion Pt 1 (00:36:32)Professor Elemental Interview (00:53:41)Discussion Pt 2 (01:05:25)Credits (01:14:41)Tales of Wrong by Professor Elemental: Buy HerePlease consider supporting us to fund further episodes of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast and buy us an Earl Grey here.
'A Sonnet A Day' - Day 11 Today we're bringing you Sonnet 141, read by Mark Nixon See below for Mark's web and social media links - be sure to like, share, follow and subscribe! #KeepTellingStories #LiveCreativelyQPAC https://twitter.com/Mark__Nixon__ https://twitter.com/ShadowsatDoor https://www.instagram.com/mostlymarknixon/ https://www.instagram.com/shadows_at_the_door/ https://www.shadowsatthedoor.com
'Life is monotonous. We are often wrapped up in our thoughts as we move from place to place. We can become blind to the environments and objects we interact with. NEON was founded to elevate the everyday.' So say Mark Nixon and Viliina Koivisto. Otherwise known as NEON. They work together from their studio in Margate creating fantastical architecture, art and design. Their projects are usually large, sometimes very large, and they invite interaction. I first met Mark & Viliina when I was working with the British channel ITV on a project to have a different artist every week create an artwork based on their logo. I loved the project NEON produced and I really enjoyed the way they think. In this conversation, which was recorded sometime before we'd become familiar with the phrases self-isolation and social distancing, we talk about their mission to elevate the everyday, how they function - as a collaborative duo, and as a couple - they tell me the stories behind their projects, this interview is going to want to make you visit Ethiopia if you didn't already - and they let me in on how they manage to keep a steady stream of paid commissions.
Today, we take all controversies and opinions out of the podcast by asking the evergreen question: How would you grade Lansing's food scene? What's missing? What's good? What's changed? We go to the experts on Lansing food and talk to the people behind He Ate/She Ate, the monthly restaurant review column in the Lansing City Pulse. Mark Nixon and Gabrielle Lawrence are our quests, and they dish out restaurant hot takes faster than Matt can serve up dad jokes. It's the Cold Oatmeal Podcast.
Happy Thanksgiving (or Happy Thursday)! Join us for a special interview with the incredible Mark Nixon from Shadows at the Door! Check out all his online places of interest below- Website - https://www.shadowsatthedoor.com/ Book - https://www.shadowsatthedoor.com/store/shadows-at-the-door-hardback-anthology Podcast - https://www.shadowsatthedoor.com/the-podcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/ShadowsatDoor and https://twitter.com/Mark__Nixon__ Kofi - https://ko-fi.com/B0B3PBHQ Nico Vettese - https://wetalkofdreams.com/ Podcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/PodcastKnox Podcast Kofi - https://ko-fi.com/christinaknox
Clinical Nutritionist Connor Rhodes from Slim Society recalls a meeting he just had with future world changer, brain expert & friend Mark Nixon, about future content together regarding stress management and happiness.
Episode Ten of Shadows at the Door: The PodcastWe return for a short bonus episode, producing M.R. James’ punchy ghost story ‘There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard’.After the production, join Mark Nixon and David Ault as they discuss the future of the podcast as well as a discussion on folk lore, churchyards and benedictions.Written by M.R. JamesPerformances by David AultMusic by Nico VetesseEditing by Mark Nixon©2018-2019 Shadows at the Door PublishingIntro (00:00:45)Story (00:01:40)Discussion (00:07:46)Credits (00:31:54)Please consider supporting us to fund a second season of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast.Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/B0B3PBHQBook: https://www.shadowsatthedoor.com/store/shadows-at-the-door-hardback-anthologyAudiobook: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Shadows-at-the-Door-Audiobook/B071HVL2ZG
Mark Nixon is an elite basketball player from Canada who was aiming for the 2012 London Olympics until a catastrophic car accident that left him paraplegic and without feeling from the waist down. That accident he believes saved his life and showed him his purpose. He was on the Canadian team for the Paralympics but another injury prevented him from going, they won gold. He is a keynote speaker, and a mindset and disability advocate across North America. He works and lives independently, cycles 15km each day and coaches both able bodied and wheelchair basketball and has a passion for working with children. Mark shares with Ed Andrew what it is like to live with a disability and how others perceive you, he is the founder of perception 21.
The preaching and teaching of the Gospel is the topic of this interview with Mark Nixon, teacher of New Testament theology in India
Episode Nine of Shadows at the Door: The PodcastIn the season finale, Professor Troughton returns in ‘Silent Warnings’. Following the events of ‘Leave a Light On For Me’, Troughton returns to Warwick University to settle back into ordinary life. However a rather restless colleague is keen to invite Troughton back to his home, where he experiencing something quite insidious.After the production, join Mark Nixon and David Ault as they discuss Mark’s new story and David’s distinctive performance. They also muse on the future of the podcast, writing tips and Mark wonders if David’s performance was influenced by a famous astrophysicist…Written by Mark NixonPerformances by David AultMusic by Nico VetesseEditing by Mark Nixon©2018-2019 Shadows at the Door PublishingIntro (00:00:47)Story (00:02:19)Discussion (00:30:11)Credits (01:06:20)Please consider supporting us to fund a second season of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast.Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/B0B3PBHQSurvey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SZ6NSFDBook: https://www.shadowsatthedoor.com/store/shadows-at-the-door-hardback-anthologyAudiobook:https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Shadows-at-the-Door-Audiobook/B071HVL2ZG
Episode Eight of Shadows at the Door: The PodcastIn this penultimate peril, guest writer Pete Alex Harris charts us into more gothic territory with his new ghost story that somehow feels like a classic.In ‘Quicksilver Spirit’ we are reminded never to meet your heroes or idols, as our protagonist stands on both the threshold of a stately home and a dark secret.After the production, join Mark Nixon and David Ault as they discuss Pete’s story and delve into the excellent music that you hear each week. They also become strangely angry about a 2003 sci-fi action film and Mark unveils more of his repertoire of voices.Written by Pete Alex HarrisPerformances by David AultMusic by Nico VetesseEditing by Mark Nixon©2018-2019 Shadows at the Door PublishingIntro (00:00:44)Story (00:02:08)Discussion (00:32:32)Credits (01:07:40)Please consider supporting us to fund a second season of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast.Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/B0B3PBHQSurvey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SZ6NSFDBook: https://www.shadowsatthedoor.com/store/shadows-at-the-door-hardback-anthology
Episode Seven of Shadows at the Door: The PodcastFinally, an adaptation of a pleasing terror from the father of the modern ghost story: M.R. James. In ‘Number 13’ a travelling academic checks into his hotel and is amused at superstition of hotels not having a Room 13. Yet despite the manager’s insistence, there is a number 13 and something is inside…After the production, join Mark and David to learn more about M.R. James and also the horrors of having to sing when the script demands it!Written by M.R. JamesAdapted by Mark NixonPerformances by David AultMusic by Nico VetesseEditing by Mark Nixon©2018-2019 Shadows at the Door PublishingIntro (00:00:45)Story (00:02:24)Discussion (00:26:43)Credits (00:54:30)Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SZ6NSFDKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/B0B3PBHQBook: https://www.shadowsatthedoor.com/store/shadows-at-the-door-hardback-anthology
Episode Six of Shadows at the Door: The PodcastIn 'Pit Village', a story very close to home for writer Mark Nixon, a young social worker moved into his first home. He finds that village life is small and quiet, and the neighbours are incredibly nosey, and what are they hiding exactly?After the production join host Mark Nixon and David Ault for a spirited discussion of the story and a collection of tangents with subjects including Mark's accent, LGBT representation and another confession from David Ault...Written by Mark NixonPerformances by David AultMusic by Nico VetesseEditing by Mark Nixon©2018-2019 Shadows at the Door PublishingIntro (00:00:45)Story (00:01:55Discussion (00:24:09)Credits (00:59:56)
Episode Five of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast.In 'Winter Wings', an unscrupulous collector finds a rare and mysterious board game. Once he finally gets his hands on it, his luck begins to turn sour and he begins to notice the ever present caw of crows behind him…After the audio drama, join host Mark Nixon and David Ault for a spirited discussion of the story and a variety of topics including how to get ‘delicious rain’ and what they really thought of Gerry…Written by Christopher LongPerformances by David AultMusic by Nico VetesseEditing by Mark Nixon©2018-2019 Shadows at the Door Publishing© 2018-2019 ‘Winter Wings’ Christopher Long
Episode Four of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast.In 'The Signalman', possibly the greatest ghost story of all time, a tormented signalman is visited by a passing stranger. But why does he mistrust the stranger, and why can he not take his eyes from the tunnel mouth outside his signal box?After the production join host Mark Nixon and David Ault for a spirited discussion of the story and a collection of confessions...Written by Charles DickensAdapted by Mark NixonPerformances by David AultMusic by Nico VetesseEditing by Mark Nixon©2018-2019 Shadows at the Door Publishing
Episode Three of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast.In 'Let Sleeping Gods Lie', an archeologist travels to Egypt and ignores the misgivings of the locals as proceeds with a new project. He is soon joined by a feline companion and he begins to hear something outside his tent in the dead of night...After the audio drama, join host Mark Nixon and David Ault for a spirited discussion of the story and a variety of topics including 'The Event'.Written by Gemma AmorPerformances by David AultMusic by Nico VetesseEditing by Mark Nixon©2018-2019 Shadows at the Door Publishing© 2018-2019 ‘Let Sleeping Gods Lie’ Gemma Amor
Episode Two of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast.In 'The Devil and Tom Walker', a suffering husband becomes lost in the New England swamps only to find an Indian site, and the literal Devil waiting for him. This faustian tale was written by the writer of 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and has influenced many writers ever since...After the audio drama, join host Mark Nixon and David Ault for a discussion of devilish things.Written Washington Irving, adapted by Mark NixonPerformances by David AultMusic by Nico VetesseEditing by Mark NixonArtwork by Mediocre Stories©2018-2019 Shadows at the Door Publishing
Episode One of Shadows at the Door: The Podcast.In 'Leave a Light On For Me', a young professor ventures to a small costal town to verify an archeological find. However, he soon discovers that the ancient lantern, should have remained hidden under the sand...After the audio drama, join host Mark Nixon and David Ault for an introduction to Shadows at the Door and a discussion of ghostly things.Written by Mark NixonPerformances by David AultMusic by Nico VetesseEditing by Mark Nixon©2018-2019 Shadows at the Door Publishing
From Shadows at the Door publishing comes a chilling new podcast, bringing to life a collection of macabre tales and spirited debate. Drawing on the haunted landscapes of classic folk horror, the podcast lifts the veil on some of your favourite ghost stories, and presents new fables throughout a series of macabre audio dramas. Shadows at the Door: The Podcast artfully showcases the unsettling, the unearthly, and the uncanny, with new tellings of beloved ghost stories, and spectral yarns created exclusively for the podcast by some of the most exciting writers in modern horror. Join presenter Mark Nixon and voice actor David Ault as they bring you ghoulish dramatisations, and discuss what makes the ghost story such a powerful, enduring force in cultures around the world.
Mark Nixon and Susie Reid added to the accents in this episode as we discussed the last week on both tours and chatted about the ITF's new plan for Davis Cup. We also spoke about the relationship Caroline Wozniacki has had with the Danish press and fanbase. At times we wavered from the script - but that was the fun part.
Mark Nixon and Susie Reid added to the accents in this episode as we discussed the last week on both tours and chatted about the ITF's new plan for Davis Cup. We also spoke about the relationship Caroline Wozniacki has had with the Danish press and fanbase. At times we wavered from the script - but that was the fun part.
Selected from the upcoming audio book edition of the Shadows at the Door Anthology, we bring you a haunting tale set in Durham, England.An author on route to a speaking event finally finds the time to visit the historic city of Durham, once on the cobbled streets he is drawn to the Cathedral. Deep in the tombs, something lies in wait. 'Forget not, who is below us'.
On this year's Christmas Special, we are joined by special guest Dan Foytik of the 9th Story Podcast, The Wicked Library and The Lift. We discuss some of the history behind Christmas and most importantly, analyze the history of telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve. Most of our Christmas traditions are rooted in Victorian England. Sending Christmas cards and caroling door to door are just a couple of those traditions, but one tradition fell by the wayside and that is the practice of telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve. We are keeping that alive on the History Goes Bump Podcast and The 9th Story Podcast. We told ghost stories last year and we are doing it again this year. Mark Nixon of http://shadowsatthedoor.com joins us to tell one of his own original stories as well! Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com
“What are Jelly Babies?” – Mark Nixon For our Season One Pre-Launch Episode we bring you our First Annual Halloween Special! In this creepy tale, Victoria finds herself in need of help when a destructive creature invades The Building. It seems determined to destroy everything in its path, but can a kindly stranger help? Happy Halloween from Mark Nixon, Victoria, and everyone else here at The Lift! If you like what we create and would like to support the show, please visit support.victoriaslift.com. Show Notes and more info at http://victoriaslift.com.
The Wicked Library brings you another double shot of terror with a two ghastly new tales from across the pond by Mark Nixon. Enjoy a terrifying trip down a dark alley with "Once There was a Photographer" and a bloody awful trip to claim a special pocket watch with "Best Intentions". Both stories, and many others, can be found on Shadows at the Door. Get more details here: shadowsatthedoor.comThe Wicked Library brings you another double shot of terror with a two ghastly new tales from across the pond by Mark Nixon. Enjoy a terrifying trip down a dark alley with "Once There was a Photographer" and a bloody awful trip to claim a special pocket watch with "Best Intentions". Both stories, and many others, can be found on Shadows at the Door. Get more details here: shadowsatthedoor.comFull Show Notes and Links are at: http://www.thewickedlibrary.com/602/
Five essays about one of the twentieth century's most fascinating playwrights, Samuel Beckett, recorded in front of an audience at the 2014 Happy Days International Beckett Festival in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Authors include actor Lisa Dwan, now regularly performing his work; Mark Nixon, head of the Beckett International Foundation and journalist and commentator Fintan O'Toole.In this edition, photographer John Minihan, who took some of the best-known black and white portraits of Samuel Beckett, remembers spending time with a playwright who was often a reluctant subject.Producers: Conor Garrett & Stan Ferguson.
Five essays about one of the twentieth century's most fascinating playwrights, Samuel Beckett, recorded in front of an audience at the 2014 Happy Days International Beckett Festival in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The authors include John Minihan, the photographer who captured some of the best known images of Beckett, actor Lisa Dwan, now regularly performing his work, and journalist and commentator Fintan O'Toole.In this edition, Beckett expert Dr Mark Nixon talks about editing Echo's Bones, the Beckett short story recently published some 80 years after it was written.Producers: Conor Garrett & Stan Ferguson.
Five essays about one of the twentieth century's most fascinating playwrights, Samuel Beckett, recorded in front of an audience at the 2014 Happy Days International Beckett Festival in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The authors include John Minihan, the photographer who captured some of the best known images of Beckett, actor Lisa Dwan, now regularly performing his work, and Mark Nixon, head of the Beckett International Foundation.In this edition, journalist and commentator, Fintan O'Toole, reflects on themes of mortality and death in Beckett's work.Producers: Conor Garrett & Stan Ferguson.
Five essays about one of the twentieth century's most fascinating playwrights, Samuel Beckett, recorded in front of an audience at the 2014 Happy Days International Beckett Festival in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The authors include John Minihan, the photographer who captured some of the best known images of Beckett, the writer Fintan O'Toole and Mark Nixon, head of the Beckett International Foundation.In this edition, Irish actor Lisa Dwan describes the demands of performing Beckett and her encounters with some of the actors most closely associated with his work, including Billie Whitelaw.Producers - Conor Garrett & Stan Ferguson.
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