Podcasts about There Will Come Soft Rains

Aaron and Dave try to keep the show light hearted as they dig into a high school assignment about the Vietnam War. Did a high school Aaron give the proper weight and respect to such a severe situation as the draft that effected so many families and young adults? Obviously not... but...the poem could have been worse. My Bad Poetry Episode 7.6: "The Draft"End Poem from a Real Poet: "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara TeasdalePodcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @mybadpoetrythepod.bsky.social Instagram & Threads: @MyBadPoetry_ThePod Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mybadpoetry.com

Ray Bradbury, X-Minus-1 | 026 There Will Come Soft Rains & Zero Hour || 029 To The Future | Broadcast dates: 1955-11-23; 1955-12-14: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES .Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

In this episode of the Nation's Blind Podcast, Anil and Melissa are joined by Gary Wunder, editor of the Braille Monitor, and Aaron Cannon, a blind accessibility specialist for Ancestry.com. They discuss the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in various aspects of life, with feedback from listeners incorporated into the conversation. The discussion touches on AI tools such as Be My AI and ChatGPT, their benefits and limitations, and the broader implications of AI for the blind community and for society. Your thoughts are welcome on social media and at podcast@nfb.org or by calling 410-659-9314, extension 2444.   Important links: National Federation of the Blind Resolution 2023-13 Regarding Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and their Information on Blindness: https://nfb.org/resources/speeches-and-reports/resolutions/2023-resolutions#13 Large language model (Wikipedia entry): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_language_model  “There Will Come Soft Rains,” short story by Ray Bradbury about an automated house (Wikipedia entry with plot summary): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Will_Come_Soft_Rains_(short_story)  

  Notes and Links to Julie Carrick Dalton's Work        For Episode 209, Pete welcomes Julie Carrick Dalton, and the two discuss, among other topics, her early relationship with nature and reading, formative and transformative teachers, how her journalism career informs her fiction and vice versa, the wondrous bee, and salient themes and topics from her book, including ecology, loss and love, climate change and hope, and whether the book is a call to action.          Julie Carrick Dalton is the author of The Last Beekeeper and Waiting for the Night Song, a CNN, USA Today, Parade, and Newsweek Most Anticipated novel. Her writing has appeared in BusinessWeek, The Boston Globe, The Hollywood Reporter, Orion, Chicago Review of Books, Lit Hub, Electric Literature, and other publications. An adjunct writing instructor for Drexel University's MFA program, Julie is currently working on her third novel, slated for publication in 2025.   Julie's Website   Buy Th   Book Review from New York Journal of Books At about 1:30, the two discuss Philadelphia   At about 3:00, Julie discusses her upcoming novel, slated for 2025 publication   At about 4:40, Julie describes her experiences as a child with story-including puppeteering!-and nature   At about 6:45, Squirrels and chipmunks-which are which?   At about 7:45, More discussion of puppets shows and foibles!   At about 8:30, Julie and Pete discuss loss of innocence and awe and wonder, and Julie expands on some of her writing that deals with these topics   At about 10:05, Julie discusses formative and transformative reading-including work about “mysterious events”   At about 11:05-12:40, Julie shares experiences with two inspirational teachers of hers and the ways in which her writing skill and affection grew   At about 12:45, Julie responds to Pete's questions about the ways in which journalism affects her fiction writing and vice versa   At about 15:00, When asked to name some current writing that moves and challenges her, Julie shouts out the “engaging” climate reporting from The New York Times, and Charlotte McConaghy   At about 17:15, Julie shares an anecdote about how teaching and parenting have influenced her writing, including a boat trip that led to a book   At about 20:15, Julie responds to Pete's question about seeds for the book by referencing a real-life loss of 40,000 bees   At about 22:00, Julie speaks about bees' importance and how food security and honeybees' pollination    At about 25:45, Pete and Julie discuss the book's opening scene and the ways in which fictional and real bees are in tune with the “G” note and ideas of “harmony”   At about 28:20, Pete marvels at ideas of notes and harmonizing in music, and Julie as a violinist and pianist explains a bit further   At about 29:30, Pete sets the book's exposition and asks Julie to summarize the state of the world in the book's adult timeline    At about 33:00, Julie explains why she chose to omit any mentions of time/years/etc.   At about 33:40, The two discuss and characterize some people in the book, including the protagonist's family and her housemates/squatters, and Julie explains some motivations for the “found family” members   At about 36:15, Julie responds to Pete's wondering about the world of the story and homophobia    At about 37:30, Pete refers to the book's apiary and inquires about any psychological insights Julie might have in the father's actions and choices   At about 40:25, Julie discusses Sasha's relationships with the bees and her deceased mother    At about 43:10, Julie expands upon the character of Uncle Chuck, “a complicated guy”   At about 45:50, Another Sopranos' reference from Pete!   At about 47:00, Julie tiptoes around some plot spoilers in describing the book's pivotal 11th birthday for Sasha   At about 48:25, Pete and Julie discuss some intriguing characters in the book   At about 50:10, Pete compliments the book's ending and asks Julie about the book as a “call to action”; she talks about the book as allegory and as story    At about 52:00, Julie brings forth some hopeful ideas in the book regarding nature/climate change and she and Pete discuss her elimination of oil and gas in the future   At about 53:55, Pete notes interesting ideas of nature as cyclical and points to “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Bradbury   At about 55:40, Julie gives out social media information and recommends indie stores to buy her book, as well as Bookshop.org       You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl     Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content!    NEW MERCH! You can browse and buy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChillsatWillPodcast    This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com. Please tune in for Episode 210 with Dan Sinykin. He is assistant professor of English at Emory University with a courtesy appointment in Quantitative Theory and Methods whose book, Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature, comes out with Columbia University Press on October 24, the date the episode airs.

Jala is joined by Dave Cox (Monster Dear Monster) and Marcus (Rain's Animations) to discuss how the internet has both given us another identity, and also affected our sense of self. Mentioned during the episode: * Jala-chan's Place Ep 5: Performance & Identity (https://www.jalachan.com/5) * How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone by Brian McCullough (https://www.amazon.com/How-Internet-Happened-Netscape-iPhone-ebook/dp/B07BLJ1QYZ) * How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex: An Unexpected History by Samantha Cole (https://www.amazon.com/How-Sex-Changed-Internet-Unexpected-ebook/dp/B09TGQFXZM) * The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data by Michael P. Lynch (https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Us-Knowing-More-Understanding-ebook/dp/B010C3Q3ZU) * Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World by Meredith Broussard (https://www.amazon.com/Artificial-Unintelligence-Computers-Misunderstand-World-ebook/dp/B08BT23822) * LeVar Burton Reads "The Regression Test" by Wole Talabi (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/levar-burton-reads-528916/episodes/the-regression-test-by-wole-ta-85607158) Note: I say in the episode that the author is a lady. I was wrong! The author is male. * Ray Bradbury's short story There Will Come Soft Rains (https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf) The sci-fi author Marcus mentioned who wrote a female character whose breasts reacted to her mood was Robert Heinlein. The below is from his book, Number of the Beast. https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/979886962259402782/1162370525365018764/image0.jpg?ex=653bb0e9&is=65293be9&hm=8afe4f68eee20d31da8dd1701d589c7803de9bc85dd2e885726e66a8974d9283&=&width=1408&height=942 A particularly scathing review of the book which Marcus recommends can be found here (https://ansible.uk/writing/numbeast.html). Support this show via Ko-fi! Just like Patreon, there are subscription tiers (with bonus content!) in addition to the ability to drop us a one-time donation. Every little bit helps us put out better quality content and keep the lights on, and gets a shout out in a future episode. Check out ko-fi.com/fireheartmedia (https://ko-fi.com/fireheartmedia) for the details! Don't forget to rate & review us on your podcasting platform of choice~ Jala Prendes - Bluesky - @jalachan (https://bsky.app/profile/jalachan.bsky.social), Bluesky - @fireheartmedia (https://bsky.app/profile/fireheartmedia.bsky.social) Twitter (https://twitter.com/jalachan) The Level (https://thelevelpodcast.com/hosts/jala) Dave Cox - Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/senplus.bsky.social) Twitter @Sentionaut_Plus (https://twitter.com/Sentionaut_Plus), Twitter @mon_dmonster (https://twitter.com/mon_dmonster) Monster Dear Monster (https://monsterdear.monster) Marcus - Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/marcusrasaan.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/marcus_rasaan) Instagram (http://instagram.com/marcus_rasaan) Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/RandomRain) Animation GoFundMe (https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-marcus-reignite-the-dream-of-animation) Special Guests: Dave Cox and Marcus.

Jala is joined by Ben (The Level), Dennis (The Level/Furia Games), and Matt ("Fun" & Games, Reignite, Screen Snark) to discuss Valve's Portal video game IP. SPOILER WALL AT 00:59:05 Articles * Portal comic (https://www.thinkwithportals.com/comic) * Portal movie news (https://gameranx.com/updates/id/428546/article/warner-bros-still-has-j-j-abrams-portal-movie-on-its-2023-2024-slate/) * Eric Wolpaw on why Portal 3 will never be made (https://www.pcgamer.com/portal-writer-erik-wolpaw-still-wants-to-make-portal-3-but-valves-flat-structure-makes-it-a-challenge/) * Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_(series)) * Ray Bradbury's short story There Will Come Soft Rains (https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf) * Turret voice lines (https://theportalwiki.com/wiki/Turret_voice_lines) * Unused voice lines (https://tcrf.net/Portal_2/Unused_Lines#Unidentified_lines) * Portal 2 Through a Critical Feminist Lens (https://quetzalqueen.tumblr.com/post/694436167554301952/portal-2-through-a-critical-feminist-lens) * Ladies in Gaming: Portal's Chell and GLaDOS (https://www.gameskinny.com/culture/ladies-in-gaming-portals-chell-and-glados/) * GLaDOS as Victim: The Anatomy of a Monster (https://www.incidentalmythology.com/blog/glados-victim-monster) * Portal Developer Commentary (https://theportalwiki.com/wiki/Portal_developer_commentary) * Portal 2 Developer Commentary (https://theportalwiki.com/wiki/Portal_2_developer_commentary) * LeVar Burton Reads "The Regression Test" by Wole Talabi (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/levar-burton-reads-528916/episodes/the-regression-test-by-wole-ta-85607158) Support this show via Ko-fi! Just like Patreon, there are subscription tiers (with bonus content!) in addition to the ability to drop us a one-time donation. Every little bit helps us put out better quality content and keep the lights on, and gets a shout out in a future episode. Check out ko-fi.com/fireheartmedia (https://ko-fi.com/fireheartmedia) for the details! Don't forget to rate & review us on your podcasting platform of choice~ Jala Prendes - Bluesky - @jalachan (https://bsky.app/profile/jalachan.bsky.social), Bluesky - @fireheartmedia (https://bsky.app/profile/fireheartmedia.bsky.social) Twitter (https://twitter.com/jalachan) The Level (https://thelevelpodcast.com/hosts/jala) Dennis Furia - @furiagames (https://bsky.app/profile/furiagames.bsky.social) Deck of Wonders (https://www.deckofwondersgame.com/) Deck of Wonders - on Amazon! (https://www.amazon.com/Deck-Wonders-Solo-Legacy-Card/dp/B0CDJ9D8S7) The Level (https://thelevelpodcast.com/hosts/dennis) Ben Merkel The Level (https://thelevelpodcast.com/hosts/ben) Matt / Stormageddon - @djstormageddon (https://bsky.app/profile/djstormageddon.bsky.social) "Fun" and Games (https://www.certainpov.com/fun-and-games) Reignite (https://www.certainpov.com/reignite) Screen Snark (https://www.certainpov.com/screen-snark) The Game Informer Show (https://www.gameinformer.com/gishow) Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/funandgamespod) Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/dj_stormageddon) Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/dj_stormageddon) Merch (https://tr.ee/9GL-3jo25V) Special Guests: Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, and Matt (Stormageddon).

Episode 183 Notes and Links to Eli Cranor's Work       On Episode 183 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Eli Cranor, and the two discuss, among other things, his childhood athletic and reading life, writers and writing that formed and informed his sensibilities, his views on genre fiction and mentors and anchor texts who helped him sharpen his abilities, and pertinent issues and themes like moral relativity, vengeance and redemption, poverty, and playing with tropes and archetypes.       Edgar-Award-winning author Eli Cranor lives and writes from the banks of Lake Dardanelle, a reservoir of the Arkansas River nestled in the heart of True Grit country. His critically acclaimed debut novel, Don't Know Tough, won the Peter Lovesey First Crime Novel Contest and was named one of the "Best Books of the Year" by USA Today and one of the "Best Crime Novels" of 2022 by the New York Times. Eli also pens a weekly column, "Where I'm Writing From" for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and his craft column, "Shop Talk," appears monthly at CrimeReads. ​Eli's newest novel Ozark Dogs ​is now available wherever books are sold.   Buy Ozark Dogs   Eli Cranor's Website   USA Today Blurb for Ozark Dogs: “...5 new must-read books”     At about 1:50, Eli describes what it's been like having two books out within a year, including his debut, and the tendency to want to compare the two experiences    At about 4:15, Eli responds to Pete's question about the relationship between athletics and reading; Eli relates a cool story about his dad's enforcing a 20-pages-per-day rule   At about 6:30, Eli talks about the “classic works” and other books that influenced him, including Bradbury's writing   At about 8:20, Pete and Eli fanboy about Bradbury's “There Will Come Soft Rains” and Eli touts the greatness of “The Happiness Machine”   At about 10:15, Eli explains how he “cut [his] teeth on Southern writing” with Larry Brown, Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Jesmyn Ward, and others; he recounts how he got in touch with and mentored by Jack Butler and Johnny Wink   At about 13:20, Pete wonders how genre and regional distinction affect Eli's work and mindset; Elmore Leonard is shouted out   At about 15:15, Eli talks about how crime writing allows for room to delve into social topics, and how his teaching in juvenile facilities has informed his writing   At about 16:35, Pete points to Ozark Dog's Acknowledgments and ideas of moral relativity    At about 19:50, Pete lays out the book's exposition and the book's motifs of “cameras always watching”   At about 21:00, Eli describes wanting to explore the lingering effects of murders in small towns as he describes the relationship between Jo and her grandfather, Jeremiah   At about 23:15, Pete and Eli discuss Jeremiah's demons   At about 24:10, Pete gives background on Jo and Colt's relationship and her homecoming disappointment    At about 25:00, Eli reflects on Jeremiah's sobriety and mindset   At about 27:10, Mona McNabb is characterized    At about 28:40, The Ledfords are characterized, and Eli responds to Pete asking about creating “eccentric” characters    At about 33:15, Pete wonders if Eli was “making a statement” with his depiction of some KKK members    At about 37:20, the two discuss Belladonna, a mother from the book who bucks tropes and archetypes, which Eli expounds upon  At about 39:25, Eli highlights Lacey as a favorite character, and Pete the book's stirring plot   At about 40:30, Eli speaks to ideas of redemption and vengeance in the book, particularly with regard to Jeremiah   At about 43:30, the two reflect on symbolism of a rose in the book   At about 44:15: Eli explains meanings and significance of the book's title; he shouts out Alex Taylor and The Name of the Nearest River collection and Alex's important and interesting help in shaping the book and the title   At about 49:15, Eli outlines his Summer of 2024 Broiler book   At about 50:30, Eli discusses the real-life parallels between the book's nuclear tower and the famous/infamous one that is close to his house        You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl     Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content!    NEW MERCH! You can browse and buy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChillsatWillPodcast    This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.   Please tune in for Episode 184 with Robert Ottone. Robert is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Triangle; author of the much-anticipated THE VILE THING WE CREATED, out as of April 18. We talked about Seinfeld, The Godfather, Part II, cream cheese, and many serious topics as well. It's a can't miss episode.    The episode airs May 23.

April 1, 2023 - "There Will Come Soft Rains" By Sara Teasdale, Read By Tova Jean-Louis by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

X Minus One, originally broadcast December 5, 1956, 66 years ago, There Will Come Soft Rains and Zero hour. Two Ray Bradbury stories: one about the death of the house of the future. The other tells the story of the coming of "Drill," and the game of "Invasion."Visit my web page - http://www.classicradio.streamWe receive no revenue from YouTube. If you enjoy our shows, listen via the links on our web page or if you're so inclined, Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wyattcoxelAHeard on almost 100 radio stations from coast to coast. Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long-time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty-year newsman. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day's show with historical information on the day and date in history including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, LBJ. It's a true slice of life from not just radio's past, but America's past.Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day's broadcast is timely and entertaining!

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! (https://www.patreon.com/topiclords) Lords: * Alex * https://twitter.com/alexicographic * https://www.twitch.tv/damaplaysgames/ * JP * http://vectorpoem.com/ Topics: * Your gravestone has a button people can press to play a sound clip, 10 seconds or less. It can loop or be a one-shot, your preference. What sound clip does your gravestone play? * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u8Fd7EHYAg * Counting the beats in eenie-meenie * SoundScan and the SoundScan Era * https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/5/25/22452539/soundscan-billboard-charts-streaming-numbers * There Will Come Soft Rains * https://poets.org/poem/there-will-come-soft-rains * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThereWillComeSoftRains(shortstory) * The scorched-earth strategy for Lowest Positive Unique Integer * "Leaving beautiful ruins" in a videogame Microtopics: * A return of many-storied adventure game developers. * A point and click adventure game that changed the trajectory of your life. * Suspenders as an architectural feature. * Onesie pajamas with a trap door. * People sneaking up behind you and trying to unbutton your poop flap. * Thoughts that are meant to remain unthought. * The famous elongated "some." * A marketing executive saying "nobody will know what a 'tetralogy' is." * Whether your game studio logo has a sound. * Console startup noises. * The button your loved ones can press on your gravestone to hear the Dreamcast startup sound. * King Solomoning the gif-vs-gif debate. * The governing body that decides whether your death is cool enough to warrant a gif of your death on your tombstone. * The kind of people who gravitate to a job that rates everyone's deaths on a five-star scale. * The IP situation surrounding your gravestone's looping wav button. * Your tombstone jukebox that plays David Bowie songs when people put a quarter in and the quarters all end up in your casket and if David Bowie wants them he can damn well come and get them. * Wagering on your ability to read emergent situations. * Electric Football. * Covering a metal plate with quarters and flipping the switch that makes the plate vibrate, creating the quarter configuration for optimal money gouging. * Becoming really good at beating a rigged game. * Becoming really good at funnel cake. * Dentists not understanding the motivations people have for drinking soda. * Largest Sip. * The liminal space between a Sip and a Gulp. * Gaming the outcome in Eenie Meenie Miney Moe. * Whether Eenie Meenie Miney Moe is a solved game. * A great opportunity to practice believing the lies that we form our wesociety on. * When Billboard switched from a call-stores-and-ask data collection system to an automated system to gather song sales data, and rap and R&B suddenly started dominating the charts. * Rockists fudging the numbers. * The pros and cons of getting a Billboard Hot 100 hit. * Jukebox charts. * The Billboard Humming chart based on them listening to the songs people are humming to themselves on the street. * Who loves the radio hits that everyone you know hates? (People you don't know.) * Knowing where to stick that quarter. * White dudes making 17 minute songs. * Axis of Discourse. * A directory of mp3s in your Jellyfin server. * Napster pivoting to NFTs but nobody notices or cares. * Nostalgia for the Spanish Flu. * A giant ball of iron with life forms clinging to it. * The earth continuing to be a lump of iron no matter how badly we treat it. * Potential human extinction and whether birds would notice it. * A fully-automated human house of the near to far future. * A band of roving pranksters in the post-apocalypse who are running around transmitting bad Roomba firmware updates. * Rolling up on prom with your entourage of four Half-Life scientists and five Barneys. * Rolling up on the rap battle with your entourage of backup singer Roombas trailing behind you. * The Mad Max series as prepper porn. * A good shelf to rest on in the collective psyche. * Friend deterrent strategies. * How strategy disclosure alters the gameplay of Rock Paper Scissors. * Disclosing ahead of the game or Rock Paper Scissors that your strategy will be to punch your opponent repeatedly, and how that affects the way the game is played. * Satisfactory: an open-world factory building game. * Building your factories and then leaving them behind. * Emergent haunted houses in abandoned player-built structures in persistent-world multiplayer games. * Having an idea for a game feature and having to build the whole game to try the feature out. * Being scared of weird old crap. * Adding Pokemon to Minecraft. * The last gasp of mainstream PC gaming before phones happened. * An 11 year old game developer getting thrown into the Capitalist snake pit. * The Human Attention Zoo. * Kids (or adults) having goofs. * The Golden Age of the Moddable Game Engine. * Getting a job based on your Roblox portfolio.

Choice Classic Radio presents to you X Minus One, which aired from 1955 to 1958. Today we bring to you the episode titled "There Will Come Soft Rains.” We hope you enjoy the show! Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com  

Our next Augustageddon episode discusses Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" and how the House of Tomorrow handles there being no tomorrow Read the story: https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf

With this episode, we kick off a new theme - Everyday Tech and home automation is a natural choice for a first episode. The earliest reference to a smart home we found was a short story by Ray Bradbury in 1950 called “There Will Come Soft Rains”. It was about a smart house going about its daily routine in the year 2026. It wakes the family, cooks a perfect breakfast, cleans the tables, and so on. The story does have a morbid undertone - but more of that later. From fiction to nerdiness. Intended for residential networks only, UPnP is a set of networking protocols that allows devices to discover each other and work together without active manual configuration. Sounds a bit like the United Nations of networking

Sara Teasdale wrote “There Will Come Soft Rains” during World War I, commonly known as the Great War or the War to End All Wars during the time Teasdale wrote the poem. The poem asserts that nature cares not for the wars of humans and that the impending destruction of humankind would not be heeded by Nature.LinksHow to annotate and analyze a poem.Poetry Collections at ELACommonCoreLessonPlans.com"There Will Come Soft Rains" Blog Post"There Will Come Soft Rains" Poetry Analysis Lesson Plan

(Producer's note: Kudos to our listener Gary from Atlanta who discovered a tech glitch in the previous upload of this episode. This is a fixed version. Thanks Gary, you are a super IFFer and super listener! -- Cheers, Philip) Build A Better Virus Trap? What the IF we could eradicate ALL VIRUSES from the planet? How would we do it? Can we create super NANO BOTS to protect us? Would you want nano bots inside you? (Philip says, “yes, please!”) A special episode in which we imagine a wonderful future, where the Queen of England gets well soon, and has a super awesome bejeweled box she can stay in, surrounded by Beefeaters wearing HAZMAT suits, and of course their silly hats. Imagine! Gaby guides us on a tour-de-force of sci and sci-fi towards a hopeful future where disease is relegated to past, forever. Also, Matt gets chased by Llamas…. What the… Yep! So suit up, strap in, and give a listen. Gaby's Sci-Fi Story! Gaby's newest sci-fi horror story, “Hotel Ygg” has just been published on Grim & Gilded. It's a wicked short story where “Hotel California” (sing along if you know the words) meets “There Will Come Soft Rains”. Enjoy it now at https://www.grimandgilded.com/gm-paniccia --- Got an IF of your own? Want to have us consider your idea for a show topic? Send YOUR IF to us! Email us at feedback@whattheif.com and let us know what's in your imagination. No idea is too small, or too big! --- Want to support the show? Check out our membership rewards at Patreon.com/Whattheif And you can review the show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app! itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1250517051?mt=2&ls=1 Don't miss an episode! Subscribe at WhatTheIF.com Keep On IFFin', Philip, Matt & Gaby

In this episode, you'll hear from Kevin Memley, composer of "There Will Come Soft Rains" - available for SSAA through Pavane Publishing. Kevin and I discuss the conception of the piece, Sara Teasdale, synesthesia, polyrhythms, and the usual non-musical banter. This episode honors Sara Teasdale during Women's History Month in March but is also dedicated to those impacted by the atrocious events that are currently taking place in Ukraine. The text of this piece centers around the subject of war and its futility to the world around us. Thank you so much for listening and I hope you enjoy our conversation and go check out "There Will Come Soft Rains" and Kevin's additional compositional library. https://kevinmemley.com/ http://www.pavanepublishing.com/2x2pdf/P1448There2X2.pdf

Build A Better Virus Trap? What the IF we could eradicate ALL VIRUSES from the planet? How would we do it? Can we create super NANO BOTS to protect us? Would you want nano bots inside you? (Philip says, “yes, please!”) A special episode in which we imagine a wonderful future, where the Queen of England gets well soon, and has a super awesome bejeweled box she can stay in, surrounded by Beefeaters wearing HAZMAT suits, and of course their silly hats. Imagine! Gaby guides us on a tour-de-force of sci and sci-fi towards a hopeful future where disease is relegated to past, forever. Also, Matt gets chased by Llamas…. What the… Yep! So suit up, strap in, and give a listen. Gaby's Sci-Fi Story! Gaby's newest sci-fi horror story, “Hotel Ygg” has just been published on Grim & Gilded. It's a wicked short story where “Hotel California” (sing along if you know the words) meets “There Will Come Soft Rains”. Enjoy it now at https://www.grimandgilded.com/gm-paniccia --- Got an IF of your own? Want to have us consider your idea for a show topic? Send YOUR IF to us! Email us at feedback@whattheif.com and let us know what's in your imagination. No idea is too small, or too big! --- Want to support the show? Check out our membership rewards at Patreon.com/Whattheif And you can review the show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app! itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1250517051?mt=2&ls=1 Don't miss an episode! Subscribe at WhatTheIF.com Keep On IFFin', Philip, Matt & Gaby

Again we visit the fantastic worlds of Ray Bradbury. The Martian Chronicles book is a loosely connected series of short stories about earth's conquest of Mars, and this drama from 1951, superbly adapts several for the ear. Pay attention to this take on "There Will Come Soft Rains," which features several interesting key differences from last week's. Visit our website: https://goodolddaysofradio.com/ Subscribe to our Facebook Group for news, discussions, and the latest podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/881779245938297 If you don't do Facebook, we're also on Gab: https://gab.com/OldRadio  Our theme music is "Why Am I So Romantic?" from Animal Crackers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KHJKAKS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_MK8MVCY4DVBAM8ZK39WD

Today we have two stories “about the future” by Ray Bradbury, one of the most adapted for radio science fiction authors. "There Will Come Soft Rains" is about an automated house at the end of the world, and "Zero Hour" about the latest children's game, “Invasion.” Visit our website: https://goodolddaysofradio.com/ Subscribe to our Facebook Group for news, discussions, and the latest podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/881779245938297 If you don't do Facebook, we're also on Gab: https://gab.com/OldRadio  Our theme music is "Why Am I So Romantic?" from Animal Crackers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KHJKAKS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_MK8MVCY4DVBAM8ZK39WD

In today's episode of the Teaching ELA Podcast, I discuss science fiction short stories for middle school and high school: “The Fun They Had,” “All Summer in a Day, “Examination Day,” “They're Made out of Meat,” “Harrison Bergeron,” “There Will Come Soft Rains,” “The Machine that Won the War,” “The Machine Stops,” and whatever else comes to mindI've got an emergency lesson plan you can get on the board right now. And the One Thing you can teach with any of these stories is in the show title. It's the elements of Science Fiction. By teaching students to analyze the elements of Science Fiction, you'll be hitting standards that involve theme, characterization, setting, and all those other things we discuss when we get all literary up in this mug.TakeawaysScience Fiction isn't just for nerds. You'll get a higher percentage of students who enjoy science fiction short stories than just about any other type.What makes good science fiction stories so good is their ability to connect with readers despite futuristic settings and characters.Teaching the Elements of Science Fiction will make teaching many of the elements of literature easy.Links and ResourcesSFLesson Plans CollectionScience Fiction Short Stories“Harrison Bergeron” lesson plans can be found here.“There Will Come Soft Rains” lesson plans can be found here.“A Sound of Thunder” lesson plans can be found here.Rappacinni's Daughter“The Fun They Had” lesson plans can be found here.“All Summer in a Day” lesson plans can be found here.“The Veldt” Lesson Plans can be found here.

Michelle discusses “There Will Come Soft Rains”- the poem and story. She also briefly mentions the poem “The Road Not Taken.”

To celebrate Spooky Season, tonight's episode of Brook Reading reviews the beautifully written, yet incredibly morose short story, “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury. Not only do I take a deep dive into one of my favorite short stories, but I plug one of my new favorite podcasts, the Party Time Excellent Podcast! Don't forget, go check out - ESPECIALLY DURING SPOOK-TOBER - The Horror Academic on YouTube, and 2 Girls on a Bench on your favorite podcatcher! Happy Halloween, and Happy Reading! PROMOS: Party Time Excellent Podcast, The Horror Academic, 2 Girls on a BenchParty Time Excellent on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3BSs52SThe Horror Academic on YouTube https://bit.ly/2Z1eqsg2 Girls on a Bench https://www.benchpodcasts.com/Intro music: Sean FaustOutro music: Victoria Timpanaro

In today's episode of the Teaching ELA Podcast, I discuss several short stories for Halloween that weren't written by Edgar Allan Poe. They include “The Monkey's Paw,” “The Lottery,” “Rappacini's Daughter,” “There Will Come Soft Rains,” “Sonata for a Harp and a Bicycle,” “Lamb to the Slaughter,” “The Landlady,” and “Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.”TakeawaysTeach suspense with scary short stories with a simple chart and by identifying the three methods author's use to create suspense.Setting and mood play a critical role and strongly affect other literary elements such as plot and conflict.You can teach these stories any time of year.Links and ResourcesHalloween Stories Lesson Plans Collection“The Monkey's Paw” by W.W. Jacobs lesson plans post“The Lottery”  lesson plans post"The Landlady" lesson plans post"There Will Come Soft Rains" lesson plans post"Lamb to the Slaughter" lesson plans post"Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" lesson plans post

In this episode of All Things Relatable, I answer your questions! I posted a question box on my Instagram recently to find out what things you were curious to know about. If you aren't yet following me on instagram @candacedanielledunaway, be sure to do so now so that you get a chance to get all of your questions answered. In this episode I talk about mommyhood, how my hubby and I met, one of the best decisions I've ever made and more!Candace Dunaway is the Host of the All Things Relatable podcast. Candace practices daily gratitude and believes that this practice is the key to living a joyful life. Candace sees the world through an optimistic lens and looks for the silver linings, even in the most difficult of times. She believes that life is a collection of simple moments of joy that compound to create a happy life.Follow Candace on Instagram

In this episode, Candace swaps seats with her coach and is the one being interviewed. They talk about Candace's best day off, food, travel, her WHY for starting the podcast, gratitude and much more. Get to know who you are hanging with each week a little bit more after listening to this one.Candace Dunaway is the Host of the All Things Relatable podcast. Candace practices daily gratitude and believes that this practice is the key to living a joyful life. Candace sees the world through an optimistic lens and looks for the silver linings, even in the most difficult of times. She believes that life is a collection of simple moments of joy that compound to create a happy life.Follow Candace on InstagramChristina Lecuyer is a former professional golfer turned Confidence and Success Coach, Motivational Speaker, and Host of “Decide It's Your Turn: The Podcast”. Through one-on-one coaching, mastermind programs, immersive events such as “Decide It's Your Turn: Live” and “Decide It's Your Turn: The Retreat”; Christina helps you shatter limiting beliefs, become more confident, and holds you accountable to creating and executing your most purposeful and profitable life!Christina Lecuyer Resources:Follow Christina on InstagramDecide It's Your Turn: The PodcastConfidence + Success CoachingWomen with CLASS MastermindBook Christina For Your Next Speaking Engagement

Guest host Kate Burton  presents four works with a hint of strangeness.  Your laptop wants the best for you, with a little reciprocity, in “Cat Pictures Please,” by Naomi Kritzer, performed by Nia Vardalos.  “There Will Come Soft Rains” is an eerie post-apocalypse classic by Ray Bradbury, performed by Kathleen Chalfant.  A despondent housewife gets a lift from a seductive window treatment in Michel Faber’s “The Eyes of the Soul,” performed by Sam Underwood.    Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Christina talks about mindset. She shares how she had the looks, the money and the career, but was still unhappy and hated herself, and her transition to loving herself and her daily life. She still has struggles, but they have gone from bad days to bad moments. She offers some strategies that anyone can use in their own life to start living a life they love.  BioChristina Lecuyer is a former professional golfer turned Confidence and Success Coach, Motivational Speaker, and Host of “Decide It's Your Turn: The Podcast”. Through one-on-one coaching, mastermind programs, immersive events such as “Decide It's Your Turn: Live” and “Decide It's Your Turn: The Retreat”; Christina helps you shatter limiting beliefs, become more confident, and holds you accountable to creating and executing your most purposeful and profitable life!  Christina Lecuyer Resources:Follow Christina on InstagramDecide It's Your Turn: The PodcastConfidence + Success CoachingWomen with CLASS MastermindBook Christina For Your Next Speaking Engagement Follow Candace on IG

"There Will Come Soft Rains" by acclaimed writer Ray Bradbury was published in 1950. This science fiction story depicts a technological home that stands alone. The title of the story originates from a poem by Sara Teasdale, which is included in the story. In this episode, with special guest Meghan Murphy from The Book Rewind, your favorite literary nerds discuss the theme of the story, the meaning of the poem within it, and the catastrophic events that led to this quiet dystopia.Hannah proves (yet again) that she is NOT GOOD at history. Jon gets deep on us immediately, so prepare your tissues. And with Meghan, they make so many references, we'd like you to count along with us. They also have a counter for how many times they say "like" in this episode, because it is an astounding amount. (But seriously, if someone counts, I'd buy them a coffee!)You can check out Meghan's podcast The Book Rewind wherever you get your podcasts and on all socials as @thebookrewindpod. Here's a link to her website: https://anchor.fm/thebookrewindAnaLITical is created, hosted, and produced by Hannah and Jon Newland.Edited by Jon Newland.Artwork by Hannah Newland, using Logomakr and is owned by Hannah and Jon Newland.Theme music is Robot Gypsy Jazz by John Bartmannm - https://johnbartmann.comWebsite design by Hannah Newland - https://analiticalpod.wixsite.com/analiticalSupport the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/analiticalpodYou can find the pod's social pages on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @analiticalpod and email us at analiticalpod@gmail.com

In this episode, we analyse and summarise key characters, quotes, and themes in Ray Bradbury's 'There Will Come Soft Rains' for IGCSE!Support the show (http://www.firstratetutors.com)

This week we get horrifically domestic with the  short  film There Will Come Soft Rains. Join a house robot for another day of the usual routine tasks (after the apocalypse) in this animation from 1984 inspired by sci-fi mastermind Ray Bradbury. Plus, Caitlin and Ira talk about some of their favorite dystopian stories.~There Will Come Soft Rains is available on Youtube~Hosted by Caitlin Cadieux and Ira Marcks@feelingcartoons (Twitter)@feelingcartoons (Instagram)cartoonfeelings.com (Episode Archive)cartoonfeelingspodcast@gmail.com (Write Us Feelings/Questions)

In our first listener-chosen episode, we talk about World War I poem There Will Come Soft Rains by Sara Teasdale, with a special appearance of There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury. Content warning for war and violence.

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we look at "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury. A great piece that explores the war and post-war effects. Extinction is an important thing to talk about when it comes to the escalation of power that happens. Let's talk about it today! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 If you have a Short Story or Novel you think we'd like or would want us to review, let us know here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA Read for Free: https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf #RayBradbury #TheMartianChronicles TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introduction 0:48 Publication Info 2:00 Overall Thoughts 3:41 Analysis Forgive the old men as they pretend they can use Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ===== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thecodexcantina/support

Legendary science fiction writer Ray Bradbury inspired thousands of writers with his opening keynote speeches at the https://www.sbwriters.com/ (Santa Barbara Writers Conference )which he kicked off from its humble beginnings in 1972 for 37 years until his passing. This talk is from 1983 which was the 11th year of the conference. Ray was a pillar of the conference and I was blessed to be mentored by him. I was asked to contribute the following essay in a limited edition hardcover tribute to him which I have republished in my short story collection titled "A Short Walk to the Other Side".  A Ray of Light By Matthew J. Pallamary In the early seventies I read a short story in a high school English class titled There Will Come Soft Rains that captured my imagination in a way that few stories could. Its opening burned an indelible image into my mind the same way the outlines of a family had been burned into the side of a computerized house where robots went through preprogrammed computerized chores in the aftermath of an atomic blast. This post apocalyptic family portrait created by Ray Bradbury still haunts me more than three decades after first reading it. In the years that followed I discovered that I had a knack for writing, but never in my wildest imaginings did I think I would actually become a writer, and never in my even wilder imaginings could I conceive of knowing Ray Bradbury as a guiding light, an inspiration, and a loving, caring mentor. In nineteen-eighty-eight I attended the Santa Barbara Writer's Conference for the first time, and on opening night I heard Ray kick off the conference with an outpouring of love, passion, and inspiration, not only for the written word, but for life in general.  “The hell with everything else”, he exhorted. “Write for the love of it!” Year after year I have returned to the conference, first as a student, then as a workshop leader, each time hearing this same message spoken in different ways with just as much passion, if not more, and each year my inspiration is rekindled anew. In nineteen-ninety-four I published my first short story collection titled The Small Dark Room of the Soul. Friends and colleagues urged me to ask Ray for a blurb because we were affiliated through the conference, but I found myself in mortal terror at the thought of it. Eventually I screwed up my courage and asked the advice of Sid Stebel, a friend, mentor, and a close friend of Ray's. Sid went to bat for me and eventually Ray blessed me with the words: “Bravo More!” Never in my life had two simple words carried so much power. Six years later when my first novel, Land Without Evil came out, I was once again urged to ask Ray for his blessing. During that time he suffered a major health setback that hospitalized him, so I gave up all hope of getting another blurb. To my amazement, soon after my request I received a typed yellow card signed by Ray, full of encouragement, apologizing for not getting back to me sooner, saying he couldn't read my work, but giving me permission to use his original blurb. I treasure that card and have it framed and displayed prominently in my writing space beside a picture of Ray and me. I consider myself blessed to know him personally and doubly blessed by the wish he granted me. Cinderella had her fairy godmother to inspire her with loving light beyond her wildest imaginings, and I have my own Ray of light, a writing godfather who did the same for me. To find out more about the legendary Santa Barbara Writers Conference please visit: https://www.sbwriters.com/ (https://www.sbwriters.com/) https://www.facebook.com/sbwriters (https://www.facebook.com/sbwriters) https://www.facebook.com/groups/1492510217629844 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1492510217629844) To find out more about the Santa Barbara Writers Conference Scrapbook, please visit: https://mysticinkpublishing.com/sbwcscrapbook/...

Today on this episode of Welcome to the End, we're finally back after three long weeks off and talking about There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury. Follow Welcome to the End on Twitter @ twitter.com/TotheEndPod Have a story you think we need to read, email us at welcometotheendpod@gmail.com Music by Lemmino There Will Come Soft Rains link https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=Y2hjY3MuazEyLm5jLnVzfGplbm55bWFyaWVzbWl0aHxneDo1NjhlMjFjNTMxZDdjYWFj --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/welcome-to-the-end/support

This episode presents another installment in our “re:read” series, in which we take short works of literature and develop them into audio dramas featuring music, sound effects, and dynamic vocal performances.This re:read selection is an ever-timely tale of a post-apocalyptic dystopia: Ray Bradbury's short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950). Taking its title from Sara Teasdale's 1918 poem of the same name, Bradbury's story tells the tale of an autonomous, mechanized house that continues to operate despite the fact that its inhabitants (and the city surrounding it), have been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. Obsessed with its own self-protection, the house plays out the routines of domestic American life as if nothing has changed… until the forces of nature find a way to breach its walls.Work read for this episode:Bradbury, R. (1950). There will come soft rains. The Martian Chronicles. New York, NY: Doubleday.Accessible pdf version can be found here: https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdfMusic sampled in this episode:Penguin Cafe Orchestra - “Perpetuum Mobile”Change Taq - “Trancefer"Change Taq - “Iridescent Creeper”Duke Ellington - “Satin Doll”How to Disappear Completely - “Seraph 1”All content used in this episode is either licensed under Creative Commons, or sampled under the conditions of Fair Use: namely, the use of work for noncommercial, nonprofit educational purposes. re:verb's co-producers receive no financial profits from the works featured in our show, and its produced content has always been intended solely for public educational purposes.

This is part 2 of a longer conversation about our favorite Post Apocalyptic and Apocalyptic fiction (part 1 of this conversation is in episode 2 of the podcast). In this episode, we talk about 3 episodes of the Twilight Zone ("Two", "A Time Enought to Last", "The Midnight Sun"), video games (The Fallout series, "The Last of Us" - recorded prior to the release of "The Last of Us Part 2" - which we both loved!), RPG's (Twilight 2000 & Aftermath!), literature ("By the Waters of Babylon", "The Day of the Triffids", "There Will Come Soft Rains", "The Tripods Trilogy", "The Horseclans series", & "Heiro's Journey"). After that, Joe leads us in a Practices section all about the importance of writing daily. We end the episode with a dramatization of J.N. Cameron's short story "The Testing of Affa-Eash".

There Will Come Soft Rains by Sara Teasdale

And now for something completely different!  RFM shows us how he uses great literature to deal with the current Corona Virus crisis!  Be sure and leave a comment as to whether you like this podcast and would like to see more along this line. Become a Premium Subscriber: Monthy:  $3 Yearly:  $25  $50  $100  $250Support the podcast by purchasing from […] The post Radio Free Mormon: 144: There Will Come Soft Rains appeared first on Radio Free Mormon.

And now for something completely different!  RFM shows us how he uses great literature to deal with the current Corona Virus crisis!  Be sure and leave a comment as to whether you like this podcast and would like to see more along this line. Become a Premium Subscriber: Monthy:  $3 Yearly:  $25  $50  $100  $250Support the podcast by purchasing from […] The post Radio Free Mormon: 144: There Will Come Soft Rains appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

In this episode, we discuss “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury.  What can we learn from a story with no apparent characters?  How can we establish a POV without characters?  How does language introduce hidden personifications? How can we use these hidden metaphors to pump up our prose? Alternate version: “August 2026: There […]

In our first-ever (and probably longest-ever) episode of Alive Poets Society, we dive into pre and post-apocalyptic literature in our speculative fiction themed episode. We analyze, philosophize, and comedicize (?) the two stories, “Escape from Spiderhead” by George Saunders and “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury, along with the film Children of Men (links to read and watch below). After introducing speculative fiction as a genre, we writers dive into Saunder’s prose, which demands questions like: Why is our generation so anxious? Should we take drugs to cure this anxiety? How does Saunders approach good vs. evil in the text? And is swallowing opioids and playing Borderlands a modern-day nirvana? Next, we look at the flick Children of Men. The movie was a little too perspicacious in its predictions for our liking as we make connections between the ‘refugee crisis’ in the movie and the way America treats immigrants today. After breaking down the plot and mechanics of the film, we tap into some hidden motifs created through the weaving of Christian and Hindu allusions throughout the film. Holly and Maxwell make it clear that they wouldn’t help a cry baby under any circumstances, and we come to a conclusion about the number of Werther's Originals George W. Bush has to give to Michelle Obama in order to win back the approval of the American People. Lastly, we flaunt our detective skills as we crack the code of why this great movie tanked at the box office. “There Will Come Soft Rains” sparks a discussion about speculative fiction as a whole, and why it sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t. Maxwell agrees to fight the descendants of Ray Bradbury after besmirching his name. Holly suggests parading the streets with big cats, and Maxwell and Tom are here for it. The episode ends with our final segment, reviewing a review from The Review Review (linked below). Apologizing in advance to the writer of said review, we up and down-tick the review based on its clarity, grammar, and overall writing quality. Spoiler alert, the review does not fare well. Find us on Twitter @Alive_Poets and Instagram @TheAlivePoetsSociety. Email us with questions, suggestions, or money at TheAlivePoetsSociety@gmail.com. Please rate, share, and subscribe if you enjoyed!Shout out to Mayo Nice for the intro music.“There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury: https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf“Escape from Spiderhead” by George Saunders: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/12/20/escape-from-spiderheadChildren of Men: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0206634/The Review Review review: http://www.thereviewreview.net/reviews/small-journal-big-teeth

It's giving season, and Ray Bradbury has given us so much. This week we explore the complex mind of Ray Bradbury and his famous short story "There Will Come Soft Rains".

This is a review of the sci-fi short story, There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury.

This week we talk about Ray Bradbury, There Will Come Soft Rains a short story about the AI of a home that continues to function, Benn talks about moving things from one place to another and Tara about being locked in a room. Warped Zone is a podcast on scifi, philosophy, religion, politics, gaming and anything else taboo. Run by Benn Banasik and Tara BM Smith, two PhD studies of religion candidates with a shared love of good coffee and cats. Warped Zone can be found on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warpedzonepodcast Our Discord chat: https://discord.gg/jyXyBzk Benn Banasik can be contacted on twitter: www.twitter.com/bennbanasik Tara BM Smith can be contact on twitter: www.twitter.com/tarabluemoon Ray Bradbury, There Will Come Soft Rains https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf

"There WIll Come Soft Rains," narrated by the legendary Leonard Nimoy

Welcome back to The Daily Poem. Today's poem is Sara Teasdale's "There Will Come Soft Rains."Remember: subscribe, rate, review! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A smart house outlasts humanity in Ray Bradbury's 1950 short story "There Will Come Soft Rains." Tex describes the annual "experience camp" for authors, Writers in the Field. Contents Author, teacher and Lone Star State original Arianne “Tex” Thompson joins our discussion. (00:00) A smart house outlasts humanity in Ray Bradbury’s 1950 short story “There Will Come Soft Rains.” (24:05) Longswords and lockpicks! Poisons and ponies! Tex describes these and other hands-on experiences at the annual Writers in the Field event in Dallas. (40:55) Spoiler-free recommendations: “Speech Sounds,” Assassin’s Apprentice, Junction Thanks to Tijana Stojković for reciting the poem by Sara Teasdale. Links “There Will Come Soft Rains” 1984 animated short by Tulyakhodzayev Arianne “Tex” Thompson’s author website, The Tex Files Writers in the Field

1. Goblin Feet by J.R.R. Tolkien https://americanliterature.com/author/jrr-tolkien/poem/goblin-feet 2. Ebb Tide by Sara Teasdale https://americanliterature.com/author/sara-teasdale/poem/ebb-tide 3.There Will Come Soft Rains by Sara Teasdale https://americanliterature.com/author/sara-teasdale/poem/there-will-come-soft-rains I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud by William Wordsworth https://americanliterature.com/author/william-wordsworth/poem/i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud

In this special Halloween episode Nick, Tyler, & Riley give some dramatic enactments of three scary short stories. *** From Nick we hear the short story "Soft Teeth" written by Max Lobdell. Story Credit: https://unsettlingstories.com/2016/11/07/soft-teeth/ Music Credit: Giant Wyrm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ *** From Tyler we hear the short story "I can see people's auras...and it's a curse" from Reddit user A10A10A10. Story Credit: https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/6xer5n/i_can_see_peoples_auras_and_its_a_curse/ Music Credit: Waking Stars by Kai Engel is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Evening_Colors/01_-_Waking_Stars *** From Riley we hear the short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury. Story Credit: https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf Music Credit: Disintegrating by myuu is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. *** Tags: podcast , podcasting , horror , scary , spooky , eerie , short stories , story , reading , audio , audiobook , book , author , voiceacting , ray bradbury , reddit , no sleep , popular apocrypha , comedy , halloween , october , ghosts , demons , evil , monsters , ethics , houses , fire , robots , future , music , ominous

Intro - Metz and Phil discuss one of their fondly remembered childhood fads. Content - Discussion of The Martian, The Long Years, There Will Come Soft Rains, and The Million Year Picnic from The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury.  

American lyric poet, Sara Teasdale, was born in 1884 in Missouri. She published her first poem in a newspaper in 1907 followed by a volume of her poetry later that year. In 1950, science fiction writer, Ray Bradbury published a short story which contained Teasdale's poem, "There Will Come Soft Rains" and Bradbury also used that as his story's title. Many of her poems have been put to music over the years, including "The Long Hill" which was recorded by the band Clifford Grooms in 2013.

American lyric poet, Sara Teasdale, was born in 1884 in Missouri. She published her first poem in a newspaper in 1907 followed by a volume of her poetry later that year. In 1950, science fiction writer, Ray Bradbury published a short story which contained Teasdale's poem, "There Will Come Soft Rains" and Bradbury also used that as his story's title. Many of her poems have been put to music over the years, including "The Long Hill" which was recorded by the band Clifford Grooms in 2013.

"Today is August 4, 2026" A little change in the pace of things seems appropriate right now.  Even more appropriate right now is the Ray Bradbury short story There Will Come Soft Rains.  I'm not sure why, but here we are.  Listening to one of my favorite science fiction shorts read aloud in my own voice.  I feel lucky today.  Lucky that I do not live in the empty world this story depicts.  Fortunate to know that we, as a race, can get to this precipice again.     Join us back for our regularly scheduled program in 2 weeks.  Thanks for listening. BIBLIOGRAPHY: THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES by Ray Bradbury SPOILER POLICY:  We take a “fly on the wall” approach to our listeners.  As such, some of what we discuss falls into the realm of SPOILERS.  Consider yourself warned. If you enjoyed BUSY DADDIES DO SCI-FI, please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Tune In, Google Play or wherever you may find your podcasts.  You can follow us on Twitter or Instagram at bddscifi. Thanks for listening and keep coming back.  See you in two weeks.

Studio Ghibli is revered all over the world for their films that feature lush animation and inventive stories with universal themes. As the studio's latest film, The Red Turtle, hits theatres, we decided to take a closer look at the companies' first international production. Directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit, and completely dialogue free, The Red Turtle follows a man who finds himself stranded on an island with a giant turtle. Diving into the film's sweeping look at nature, the human experience, mysticism, parenting, and all things in between, there is plenty to dissect in this thought-provoking film. We also take a moment to discuss our short film picks of the week: Tsunami and There Will Come Soft Rains. If you like what you hear, or want to offer some constructive criticism, please take a moment to rate our show on iTunes! If you have a comment on this episode, or want to suggest a film for us to discuss, feel free to contact us via twitter (@ChangingReelsAC) or by email (Changing.Reels.AC@gmail.com). You can also hear our show on SoundCloud or Stitcher!

Sara Teasdale's "There Will Come Soft Rains" (Analysis By Holly Holt) by Luke Johnson

The Queen of Milleronia is off in Vegas, so Viva Las Larry! Larry tells stories about beautiful Vegas weddings and the time Larry mistakenly thought his friend was trying to turn him into a coke fiend. We hear about the great Ann Margaret movie Viva Las Vegas (some rock singer guy was in it, too) and Larry recites the moving poem "There Will Come Soft Rains." Is this a great show? You bet your not-so-sweet bippy!Quote of the week: "Make sure you get a good silkwood scrub with a hard brush."Producer: Colonel Jeff Fox