Podcasts about Steampunk

Where's Pemberton?Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

The Steampunks from Highlander Charter School are back for a raw and insightful episode of the Mangu Salami podcast. In this session, the STEAM Box group breaks down the complexities of modern relationships, from the differences between freshman and senior dating to the dangers of "love bombing" and coercion. Listen in as the students debate controversial topics like sharing social media passwords, the fine line between jealousy and control, and how to define true accountability when a partner messes up. Whether you are looking for healthy communication tips or need help spotting the warning signs of a toxic connection, this conversation explores how to build meaningful bonds without losing your independence.#SteamboxPodcast #HighlanderCharterSchool #HighSchoolDating #RedFlags #GreenFlags #RelationshipAdvice #LoveBombing #HealthyBoundaries #TeenTalk #EmotionalMaturity

A haunting supernatural story in which a woman receives a phone call from herself—warning her about the life she's about to live. Blending psychological horror with speculative dread, Torn uses the uncanny device of a doppelgänger to explore a world where the past, present, and future collide. The story asks whether foreknowledge is a gift—or just another form of cruelty.Melissa Miles is a writer based in Aotearoa/New Zealand and is delighted to return to Kaidankai. Melissa has had numerous short stories published in online magazines, and has featured in a number of print anthologies. She has one children's book out, Terri the Tiny Dragon, and is currently working on a short story collection and completing a Steam Punk novel. When she's not writing she's caring for her menagerie of rescue animals.The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange.New episodes every Wednesday.Subscribe on Spreaker, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.Read the stories at kaidankaistories.comFollow the show:InstagramFacebookBlueskyHave a story you'd like us to read? Send submissions to kaidankai100ghoststories@gmail.com.

recorded February 4, 2026 This week we bring you Johnny Steverson, the one-man event maker who produces the Galveston Steampunk, Pirate, and Ghost Coast Festivals. He's got big news to bring us that will really set off the summer! Also we planned to discuss Victorian patents, but never really get there. We'll return to it next show with double the patents! https://galvestonsteampunk.com/ https://www.visitgalveston.com/ https://ghostcoastfestival.com/

In this Episode Permberton sounds awful Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

As always there are spoilers ahead! You can follow the podcast on social media on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky.  If you would like to be a patron of the podcast you can join Patreon and for £3 or $3 a month you can get ad free version of the show. https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm  First Men on the Moon was written by HG Wells and serialised in The Strand Magazine beginning in 1900. The book was published in 1901 a year before Georges Méliès kicked off science fiction cinema with La Voyage dans la Lune in 1902. (You can learn more about that film in episode number 2 The First Science Fiction Film Ever.)  Then in the swinging 60s as the space race was heating up a collection of brilliant sci-fi filmmakers go together to make a story about a Victorian British scientist going to the moon with his anti-gravity material Cavorite! And yet even the amazing Ray Harryhausen stop motion special effects were not enough to make this film a success. My amazing guests break down the origins and outcomes of this mid-century oddity.  Keith Williams is a Reader in English Literature at the University of Dundee where he runs the science fiction programme. He has a special interest in the pre 1945 period and is the author of the book H.G. Wells, Modernity and the Movies. Matthew Rule-Jones is a senior lecturer in film studies at the University of Exeter and author of the book Science Fiction Cinema and 1950s Britain: Recontextualising Cultural Anxiety. At 6:09 Keith is about to explain the contraption that Robert William Paul was planning based on HG wells Time Machine. I interrupt him as we've covered this in two episodes priot. You can access more information about that on episode 37 The Time Machine: HG Wells' Legacy in 1960s Sci-Fi at timecode 23:07 or in episode 9 The Invisible Man Exposed at timecode 38:29. Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:23 HG Wells, selenites and Georges Méliès Trip to the Moon 06:57 Balancing act: Producer Charles Schneer vs Writer Nigel Kneale. 12:44 Box Office flop 15:12 Dreams of Empire and international cooperation 19:40 Steampunk sensibilities 22:26 The backdrop of the Space Race 26:58 Bedford and Cavor 33:20 Ray Harryhausen 37:50  NASA and the moon landing 41:12 Ant colonies and sci-fi 46:42 Legacy 50:10 Recommendations   Recommendations: The First Men in the Moon (2010) The Stone Tape (1972) available to view on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHgcpzzZspw   NEXT EPISODE! The next episode will feature two films:  Dr Who & the Daleks (1965) as well as Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966). These films are available to buy or stream on mainstream platforms like Apple and Prime as well as subscription services. The Just Watch website is a good resource for finding where films are available in your region.

In this episode Pemberton hosts a pancake breakfast.Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

recorded January 21, 2026 This week we delve back into history to look at the Pinkertons. Were they detectives, or paid thugs for supervillains? I was surprised by the answers. Pinkerton's own presentation of history another (better) podcast on the Pinkertons

In this episode the 7th Tower crew tries to escape the Hive's auction with their ill gotten goods...Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

Masterclass gratis CÓMO ESCRIBIR UNA NOVELA ➡️https://www.letraminuscula.com/como-escribir-una-novela/ "La resistencia ludita" de Roberto Augusto ➡️https://www.letraminuscula.com/amz/B0F8W34377 RESUMEN: Descubre en este vídeo las claves para escribir ciencia ficción de forma efectiva, basadas en una lección del curso “Cómo escribir una novela”. Aprenderás los fundamentos del género, sus subgéneros, el desarrollo de personajes, construcción de mundos y cómo integrar ciencia, filosofía y narrativa en tus historias. ⏲MARCAS DE TIEMPO: ▶️00:00 Presentación del curso y del tema ▶️01:27 Amor personal por la ciencia ficción ▶️03:08 Ciencia vs fantasía en la narrativa ▶️04:49 Personalidades y afinidad con el género ▶️06:31 Críticas a la ciencia ficción como género ▶️07:59 Problemas literarios en la ciencia ficción ▶️09:34 Asimov: ciencia y literatura bien combinadas ▶️11:00 Futuro imaginado refleja el presente ▶️12:22 Crítica social desde civilizaciones ficticias ▶️13:44 Ciencia ficción no siempre se sitúa en el futuro ▶️15:10 Importancia de la plausibilidad científica ▶️16:48 Ciencia ficción sobrenatural vs híbrida ▶️18:14 Impacto humano más que tecnológico ▶️19:36 Filosofía y ética en la ciencia ficción ▶️21:00 Recomendación: Los Altísimos de Hugo Correa ▶️22:26 Ciencia ficción dura centrada en la ciencia ▶️23:46 Ciencia ficción blanda con enfoque social ▶️25:09 Ciberpunk y ucronía como subgéneros ▶️26:35 Steampunk y retrofuturismo explicados ▶️28:08 Worldbuilding: diseño del mundo futuro ▶️29:17 Ejemplos de malas predicciones tecnológicas ▶️30:33 Política, economía y tecnología en el futuro ▶️31:58 Ejemplo: economía futura en Star Trek ▶️33:19 Carencia de desarrollo en personajes ▶️34:41 Tipos comunes de personajes del género ▶️36:00 Rebelión, IA consciente y tópicos comunes ▶️37:25 Estructura narrativa en ciencia ficción ▶️38:42 Premisa, conflicto, clímax y conclusión

We have paper money today because it functioned as an IOU, certifying that the holder could redeem it for an equivalent amount of physical gold or silver from the bank's vault. That’s where the English pound got its name as it matched a specific weight of gold (or silver). This was the gold standard, and this is how banks operated for centuries. But it was largely abandoned after World War I, when governments prevented the withdrawal of gold by suspending the convertibility of their paper money into gold to conserve national gold reserves for purchasing vital war supplies and to allow central banks to print money for financing massive military expenditures. Governments abandoned linking their money to anything at all, giving central banks full control over the money supply. Printing money has led to inflation, national debt, and financial instability, which ultimately fueled the creation of cryptocurrency like Bitcoin as a decentralized, mathematically-scarce alternative. What if things hadn’t happened this way? What if the gold standard survived the Great War? Today’s guest, Saifedean Ammous , imagines this scenario in his new book The Gold Standard: An Alternate Economic History of the 20th Century.” The story begins with a fictional divergence in 1911: French aviation pioneer Louis Blériot partners with the Wright brothers to create the Blériot Transport Corporation (BTC), an airplane-based, peer-to-peer gold-settlement network. This innovative system quickly becomes a secure alternative to central banks. When World War I starts, the BTC offers Europeans a way to export their wealth to neutral countries, escaping central bank war inflation. This triggers a global financial panic in September 1915, bankrupting the world's central banks, abruptly ending the war, and strangling fiat money in its cradle. With the collapse of central banking and the establishment of a free-market, decentralized gold standard, a radically different 20th century unfolds. Hard-money savings become plentiful and cheap, accelerating technological progress, increasing energy production, and fostering a world of appreciating money and declining prices. Without the ability to print money to fund expansive projects, governments become more accountable, transforming into mere service providers whose citizens expect better service at a lower cost. This thought-provoking narrative suggests that the absence of central bank financing could have prevented major 20th-century conflicts, eliminated chronic inflation, and ushered in a "Century of Affluence" based on lower time preference, long-term investment, and voluntary governance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Do your research, read widely in the genre, and don't limit yourself to strict rules; go ahead and create something new. That would be cool.” - Beth BaranyIn this How To Write the Future podcast episode, “Fantasy Steampunk: Do You Need Magic?” host Beth Barany answers a listener's question on whether magic is needed as an element to a steampunk novel. She dives into how to understand what genre you are writing, how to work using your instincts, plus why it can be exciting to create something completely new and unique by combining genres and elements. RESOURCESFOR CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSIONALS - BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SERVING WRITERSSign up to be notified when our training opens and get a short Creative Business Style Quiz to help you create success.https://bethbarany.com/apprenticeship/Support our work for creatives!Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/bethbaranyGET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING - START HEREFree World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/GET SOME FREE WRITING COACHING LIVE ON THE PODCASTSign up for the 30-minute Story Success Clinic with Beth Barany: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/story-success-clinic/GET SUPPORT FOR YOUR FICTION WRITING BY A NOVELIST AND WRITING TEACHER AND COACHSchedule an exploratory call here and see if Beth can support you today: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/discovery-call/SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadeEDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompartc. 2026 BETH BARANYhttps://bethbarany.com/Questions? Comments? Send us a text!--- For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what? Are you ready to edit your novel? If you're not sure, then get this checklist and video series and find out! => https://bethbarany.com/htwtfreadytoedit Want to be interviewed on the podcast?Email us! CONNECT WITH BETH via email via LinkedIn CREDITSEDITED WITH DESCRIPT (Affiliate link)MUSIC: Uppbeat.ioDISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

More wild drama at the Hive's illicit auction Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako 

recorded January 7, 2026 It's a new year! Time to make new plans, and build excitement for the next build, next adventure! We're going to make some resolutions, and have the best darn 2026 whether we like it or not!

In this episode the 7th Tower crew enters the illicit auction hosted by the hive, and everything spirals very quickly from there.Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

Paranapiacaba é uma charmosa vila histórica no município de Santo André, na Grande São Paulo, conhecida por sua arquitetura de influência inglesa e seu passado ferroviário. Vila ferroviária: Construída no século XIX pela companhia britânica São Paulo Railway, a vila serviu de lar para os trabalhadores da ferrovia que ligava o interior paulista ao porto de Santos.Patrimônio preservado: Tombada como patrimônio histórico pelo IPhan, em 2008, somados aos tombamentos estadual (1987) e municipal (2003),  a vila é um museu a céu aberto com suas construções de madeira e edifícios característicos da arquitetura britânica da época.Museu do Castelinho: Uma das construções mais icônicas é o Castelinho, antiga residência do engenheiro-chefe da ferrovia, que hoje funciona como museu. Atrações turísticasExpresso Turístico: Nos fins de semana e feriados, um trem antigo da CPTM parte de São Paulo e leva os visitantes para a vila, proporcionando uma viagem no tempo.Trilhas e natureza: Cercada pela Mata Atlântica, a região oferece trilhas ecológicas, cachoeiras e mirantes com vistas panorâmicas.Pontos de interesse: Outros locais que valem a visita incluem a Estação Ferroviária, o Pátio Ferroviário com antigas locomotivas e o relógio inspirado no Big Ben de Londres. Clima e lendasClima peculiar: Situada no alto da Serra do Mar, a vila é frequentemente coberta por uma névoa que contribui para a sua atmosfera misteriosa.Histórias assombradas: O clima de neblina e a história de mortes durante a construção da ferrovia alimentaram lendas sobre espíritos de operários e o "trem fantasma". Festivais e eventosEventos culturais: Paranapiacaba é palco de diversos eventos ao longo do ano, como o Festival de Inverno e festivais temáticos, como o Medieval Paranapiacaba, o Halloween e o Steam Punk.Links úteisPortal do Iphan CPTMPq. Natural Municipal das NascentesInstagram importantes: https://www.instagram.com/paranapiacaba_oficial/https://www.instagram.com/aquamaisturismo/https://www.instagram.com/estudiocristinateles/

"The Steam Portland Chronicles" is a Gothic, Steampunk, Alternative Reality Horror Series set in an Alternative-World Portland, Oregon, where the year is "always 1889". In this timeless setting, vampires are integrated into society (albeit somewhat reluctantly) and the world is sprinkled with monsters, mystical beings, and mysterious phenomena one might expect to find in the Dark Gothic Horror genre. Join our intrepid reporter Janice Jefferies of the Portland Chronicle as she investigates the unusual and macabre to satisfy her sensationalist editor and explores the Dark Side of 1889 Portland! This week: Intrepid reporter Janice Jefferies is assigned an angle for a story on a serial killer known as the "Eastside Ripper" that has been terrorizing the East Side of 1889 Portland, Oregon.  The current rumor is that the killer is a vampire, which puts all the vampire citizens in the Vampire Quarter of the city at risk for reprisals from the human citizens.  Janice Jefferies must interview the Vampire Liaison Fredrich Von Krause and get his unguarded opinion on the matter.  In the meantime, the Eastside Ripper has struck again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Steam Portland Chronicles" is a Gothic, Steampunk, Alternative Reality Horror Series set in an Alternative-World Portland, Oregon, where the year is "always 1889". In this timeless setting, vampires are integrated into society (albeit somewhat reluctantly) and the world is sprinkled with monsters, mystical beings, and mysterious phenomena one might expect to find in the Dark Gothic Horror genre. Join our intrepid reporter Janice Jefferies of the Portland Chronicle as she investigates the unusual and macabre to satisfy her sensationalist editor and explores the Dark Side of 1889 Portland! This week: Intrepid reporter Janice Jefferies is assigned an angle for a story on a serial killer known as the "Eastside Ripper" that has been terrorizing the East Side of 1889 Portland, Oregon.  The current rumor is that the killer is a vampire, which puts all the vampire citizens in the Vampire Quarter of the city at risk for reprisals from the human citizens.  Janice Jefferies must interview the Vampire Liaison Fredrich Von Krause and get his unguarded opinion on the matter.  In the meantime, the Eastside Ripper has struck again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

recorded December 24, 2025   It's the night before Christmas, and we're streaming our end of year wrap-up! We want to hug all our supporters and start plans for next year. Jack and the fam are back to celebrate and we look forward to a new year.

Merry Christmas!Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako 

"The Steam Portland Chronicles" is a Gothic, Steampunk, Alternative Reality Horror Series set in an Alternative-World Portland, Oregon, where the year is "always 1889". In this timeless setting, vampires are integrated into society (albeit somewhat reluctantly) and the world is sprinkled with monsters, mystical beings, and mysterious phenomena one might expect to find in the Dark Gothic Horror genre. Join our intrepid reporter Janice Jefferies of the Portland Chronicle as she investigates the unusual and macabre to satisfy her sensationalist editor and explores the Dark Side of 1889 Portland! This week: Intrepid reporter Janice Jefferies is assigned an angle for a story on a serial killer known as the "Eastside Ripper" that has been terrorizing the East Side of 1889 Portland, Oregon.  The current rumor is that the killer is a vampire, which puts all the vampire citizens in the Vampire Quarter of the city at risk for reprisals from the human citizens.  Janice Jefferies must interview the Vampire Liaison Fredrich Von Krause and get his unguarded opinion on the matter.  In the meantime, the Eastside Ripper has struck again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Steam Portland Chronicles" is a Gothic, Steampunk, Alternative Reality Horror Series set in an Alternative-World Portland, Oregon, where the year is "always 1889". In this timeless setting, vampires are integrated into society (albeit somewhat reluctantly) and the world is sprinkled with monsters, mystical beings, and mysterious phenomena one might expect to find in the Dark Gothic Horror genre. Join our intrepid reporter Janice Jefferies of the Portland Chronicle as she investigates the unusual and macabre to satisfy her sensationalist editor and explores the Dark Side of 1889 Portland! This week: Intrepid reporter Janice Jefferies is assigned an angle for a story on a serial killer known as the "Eastside Ripper" that has been terrorizing the East Side of 1889 Portland, Oregon.  The current rumor is that the killer is a vampire, which puts all the vampire citizens in the Vampire Quarter of the city at risk for reprisals from the human citizens.  Janice Jefferies must interview the Vampire Liaison Fredrich Von Krause and get his unguarded opinion on the matter.  In the meantime, the Eastside Ripper has struck again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode the 7th Tower Gang tries to figure out how to get rid of the mysterious arm while turning a profit at the same time.Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

recorded December 10, 2025 Did you ever wonder about that line about “scary ghost stories” in the Christmas carol “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”? Well, we're gonna tell y'all all about that glorious Victorian Christmas tradition! Besides Dickens' Christmas Carol, what other stories have you heard of? Lets see if we can find any.  Christmas Ghosts: A Victorian Tradition Christopher Lee tells the story of a loud hotel neighbor. In the Bleak Mid-Winter: Must-Read Ghost Stories for Christmas

In this episode the 7th Tower Crew learns, grows, and Spiders.Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

ANTIC Episode 123 - Steampunk Atari In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… Lots of Holiday Buyer's Guide action, news of recovered software, FujiNet news galore, and Brad does steampunk Atari… READY! Recurring Links  Floppy Days Podcast  AtariArchives.org  AtariMagazines.com  Kay's Book "Terrible Nerd"  New Atari books scans at archive.org  ANTIC feedback at AtariAge  Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge  Interview index: here  ANTIC Facebook Page  AHCS  Eaten By a Grue  Next Without For   

Send us a textThis holiday story gets new gears. We sit down with the Riverside Community Players team bringing a steampunk A Christmas Carol to life—complete with in‑the‑round staging, layered costumes, and a cast that looks and sounds like Riverside. From the first “God bless us” to the final curtain, the conversation uncovers how a first-time director balances reverence for Dickens with the courage to reimagine the world he wrote.We talk through Sage's path back to the stage, the decision to lean into steampunk aesthetics, and the practical realities of building a show where minimal sets and 360-degree sightlines demand bold blocking and clean storytelling. Kit Wilson shares his approach to Ebenezer Scrooge—mining classic performances without echoing them, researching 1843 London to ground the character's arc, and finding the moment where regret turns into change. We also spotlight Tiny Tim, played by Jasper, whose enthusiasm and resilience bring rare authenticity to a role that carries the play's soul.Behind the scenes, the creative engine hums: meticulous costume design that fuses Victorian texture with industrial flair; prop choices that do the heavy lifting when scenery stays lean; and a rising scenic designer crafting a modular world that moves as fast as the story. An assistant director with movement training helps the ensemble build truthful relationships, so every corner of the house sees intentions as clearly as words. Expanding the cast unlocks fresh voices and sharper narration, while a commitment to diversity ensures the stage reflects the Inland Empire community it serves.If you love theater that honors tradition and still surprises, this one's for you. Hit play, get inspired, then grab your tickets to A Christmas Carol at Riverside Community Players. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs a spark of holiday spirit, and leave a quick review to help more listeners find the show.December 5-14 Riverside Community Players: 4026 14th St. Riverside, CA 92501Box Office: 951-686-4030www.riversidecommunityplayers.com Find STTS:Steps To The Stage (@stepstothestage) | InstagramFacebookSteps To The Stage (buzzsprout.com)Steps To The Stage - YouTubePlease follow on your favorite podcast platform and we appreciate 5 Star ratings and positive reviews!

In Part I of this three-episode Fantasy Subgenre Series, we dive into the grand-scale branches of fantasy: Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Historical Fantasy, Alternate History, Mythic Fantasy, Indigenous/Mythic-Region Fantasy, Portal Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Steampunk, and Gaslamp Fantasy.

recorded November 26, 2025 Before Steampunk November, organizers were approached by Big Media asking about the "Steampunk Lifestyle." What does that mean, to Big Media or to us? How does steampunk play a part in your life on a regular or daily basis? 

In this episode the 7th Tower Gang harnesses the dead and fights two gangs to get their payoutCast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

recorded November 12, 2025 Steampunk November is the longest running steampunk event in Texas. And it's in three days!! Sheriff Natalie McTavish joins us for a pre-fest hang out. What changes will there be this year? What are you looking forward to? How will we tea duel? Frankenstein  The Thief and the Cobbler  Powers of Darkness (Dracula) 

Fancy setting us a gaming challenge? Get in touch here!We're back and this week a nice open ended episode after last episode's 'Dating Sim' hell. This week we're trying to make a sports game from open world and survival mechanics. The result is a golf game the likes of which the world has never seen! Thanks for listening and please leave us a review and subscribe if you enjoyed it. It really helps us out. Also please get in touch with us at @gamingblendpod or thegamingblenderpod@gmail.com with your ideas for new games and challenges.Keep blending!

In this episode The Toe does some tricky shit, Pemberton does Tai Chi and everyone else saves KevinCast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

recorded October 29, 2025 It's the last show before Halloween! Let's finish off a season of cults and strange societies with Madame Blavatsky and her occult/religious movement, Theosophy. We discuss the questionable origin story, and how Theosophy has influenced modern culture. Theosophical Society on Wikipedia Madame Blavatsky: a seeker of truth — and a fraud Henry Steel Olcott: Timeline of an Occult Pioneer William Quan Judge: A Biographical Sketch Annie Besant on BBC.co.uk Jiddu Krishnamurti on Wikipedia

In this episode we find out what Reza has been up to, and the cast is finally all on one job together!Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

Our podcast guests are a physicist and a sculptor

In this episode the 7th tower gang goes after the fortune of Sargent Velk and the Fighting Men's earnings...Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

In this episode the 7th Tower crew levels up the gang, makes a plan, and are very surprised that they did that.Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako

recorded October 15, 2025 This Mid-October we welcome researcher Bekah June back to talk about about esoteric secret societies and strange luminaries of the time. Thax reveals the secrets of the Freemason (not real super secrets, tho.) Jack picks it up as three Masons create the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn for more occultism than the Masons offered. Political intrigues and infighting commence! Freemasons Grand Lodge of Texas Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn   More work from Bekah June Voicemails of the Unexplained Ms. June's published work on Amazon

  The Steam Rollers Adventure Podcast,     Season 4: "The Curse of the Glass Witch"   Episode 311, Chapter 30 "Morning Warning" Show Notes for the Episode... The Storycrafter conducts a "Copperheart Sex-Ed Class" only to have Boris ruin it. Connie and Roose question Martin about the Glass Witch before the exhausted adventurers finally settle in for a rest only to wake to the arrival of a new mystery. Production... Executive Producer:            George Pecenica Producer:            Sholom West Cast: Storycrafter - Mike Rigg           Robbie, Boris, Nissa, and Ben - Themselves     George Pecenica as Percy Alexander     Ray Volk as Martin Barnett     Jenn Avril as Connie Ross     Rupert Faullhurst as Nigel Osbert Wintermann     Dave Murtagh as Oliver Glass     and introducing Robin as Holly the Faerie Witch and Blake Azur as Jasper Remington Music Credits:          "Undaunted," "Almost New," "Dark Times," "Division," "Hitman," "Long Note One," "The Parting," and "To The Ends" by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Additional music: "Better Days" by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com. "The Steam Rollers Adventure Podcast Theme" performed by Floof *, "Robut Reviews," "A Jaunty Day," "A New Town on the Road," and "Mayden's Theme" by RST Musek (* Floof is a fictional band. Find out more by following Whiskey Tango Furball on YouTube @WTFurball. RST Musek lyrics written by Michael J Rigg, music generated using SUNO.) Patreon Sponsor:             Brad Mac

The cephalosquad finally make it into Neurfurchtenburg and head to a local tavern to end their travels and begin their investigation. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons    

In this episode the 7th Tower crew meets an old new friend.Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustTony 'The Toe' Tito- Chris ThielFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

This week we're taking a look at what we can only describe as a Urban Victorian Cryptid. In the late 19th Century London and the surrounding area were terrorized by Springheeled Jack, a fire spitting man/demon/bear, and that's not even the weirdest thing about him. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at http://getafternoonified.com

recorded October 1, 2025 Tonight we celebrate the coming of October, our favorite month! Also the rapture that didn't happen on Tuesday a week past. Yeah, for real. I guess. What is the rapture, anyway? Also, since we're sliding that way, horrific religious cults of the 1800's! A warning. Some may find this episode disturbing. Listen at your own risk.   Edmund Creffield and the Brides of Christ Frank Sandford and the Shiloh Compound Cult of Margaretta Peter

The crew get more questions than answers from the dead around the wagon and make their way to Neurfurchtenburg.  Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons    

Back on solid land, the 7th Tower gang has some downtime and gets in some rope trouble.Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

The cephalosquad continues its search of the carriage filled with cash and souls.  Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons    

The climax of the 7th tower's crew caper on the Dripping Maiden Leviathan Hunting vessel!Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). 

The Steam Rollers Adventure Podcast,     Season 4: "The Curse of the Glass Witch"   Episode 310, Chapter 29 "Roose Returns" Show Notes for the Episode... Apparently the rumors about Ben and Nissa are true. Connie confronts a pair of strangers wandering into Halo in the middle of the night, a pair of witches--one of whom she may know from her adventures with the Principle Engine Keys. Production... Executive Producer:            George Pecenica Producer:            Azurnight Cast: Storycrafter - Mike Rigg           Robbie, Boris, Nissa, and Ben - Themselves     George Pecenica as Percy Alexander     Ray Volk as Martin Barnett     Jenn Avril as Connie Ross     Rupert Faullhurst as Nigel Osbert Wintermann     Dave Murtagh as Oliver Glass     and introducing Robin as Holly the Faerie Witch and Blake Azur as Jasper Remington Music Credits:          "Undaunted," "Almost New," "Division," "Evening of Chaos," "Heart of Nowhere," "Hitman," Long Note One," "Rites," "There is Romance," and "To the Ends," by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Additional music: "Better Days" by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com. "The Steam Rollers Adventure Podcast Theme" performed by Floof *, "Robut Reviews," and "Mayden's Theme" by RST Musek (* Floof is a fictional band. Find out more by following Whiskey Tango Furball on YouTube @WTFurball) Patreon Sponsor:             Eric McNeal

In this episode the crew searches for the Royka family crest aboard the dripping maiden, while Leviathans lurk under the waves...Cast- Reza- LenaThe Magnificent Figaro- Danny DelucaGamemaster- Jared WitkofskyAl Key- Chris FrenchPerberton- Andrew Collins-AndersonKevin- Morgan JustFeaturing music by Pressure Highway, Jordan Fickel,  Danny Deluca and Motoshi Kosako  This work is based on Blades in the Dark (found at http://www.bladesinthedark.com/), product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).