Podcasts – Variant Frequencies

The worst part about his daughter’s death wasn’t the terror of seeing half a ton of concrete separate from a bridge and smash through their windshield. It wasn’t even the deafening crunch when the fragment pulped Jessie’s head and sent her blood splattering over his cheek. It was his initial reaction once the shock wore off. *** Written by Gary A. Braunbeck and Matthew Warner Narration by Matthew Warner Music Digital Juice http://www.digitaljuice.com Promos The Failed Cities Monologues http://www.podiobooks.com/title/the-failed-cities-monologues/ Moon Wraith http://www.curiousecho.org/wordpress/category/moon-wraith/ Under the Bridge Downtown Copyright 2008 Gary A. Braunbeck and Matthew Warner http://www.garybraunbeck.com http://www.matthewwarner.com Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

The watchmaker’s shop is filled with timepieces of all kinds, from the majestic grandfather clock to the most delicate pocketwatch: all the time in the world. But it’s not the many clocks adorning the walls that give him eternity. Or is it? *** Written by Anne Stringer Narration by Marck Pearlstone Music Digital Juice http://www.digitaljuice.com Sound Effects SoundSnap http://www.soundsnap.com Promos The Unbelievable Origin of Superspiff and the Toothpick Kid http://dk-thompson.com/ I Killed AwesomeMan http://ikilledawesomeman.com/ Young Junius http://sethharwood.com Arise Fundraiser http://arisebiology.chipin.com/2008-09-biology-class All The Time Copyright 2008 Anne Stringer http://anne-stringer.livejournal.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Waiting in line is an unfortunate reality in modern life. When Frank McMurtry finds himself in a mysterious line with an eclectic group of strangers, he doesn’t want to be there…but is it better to stay, or walk away? *** Written by Anne Stringer Narration by Rick Stringer Promos Zombinc (The Takeover) http://zombinc.net/ New World Order http://www.edwardgtalbot.com Queue Copyright 2008 Anne Stringer http://anne-stringer.livejournal.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Every fighter needs a Cut Man in their corner. This is a special simulcast episode with Seth Harwood’s CrimeWAV, the first series of crime story podcasts on the web. Featuring some of your favorite crime authors in the coming weeks and months and posting a new episode every week. *** Written by Christa Faust Hosted by Seth Harwood CrimeWAV http://crimewav.com Cut Man Copyright 2008 Christa Faust http://christafaust.com Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

19th century London. A place and a history much like the one we know, and yet changed. As a separist army stands poised for war, two words will determine just how far its course will deviate. Lethal Configuration. It’s the key to saving an empire . . . or annihilating one. *** Written by Bryn Sparks Narration by Marck Pearlstone and Ali Groves Music Abney Park http://www.abneypark.com Laura’s MIDI Heaven http://www.laurasmidiheaven.com/ Promos Brave Men Run http://www.mattselznick.com/ Staked http://www.authoratlarge.com/ Brains Matter http://www.brainsmatter.com/ Requiem of the Outcast http://www.requiemoftheoutcast.com/ The Destruction of Sennacherib Copyright 2008 Bryn Sparks http://bastinadoes.blogspot.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Closing time. Game over. But some people think it’s more than a game. Some people don’t want to go home. They don’t have to, but they can’t stay here. Because you stay too long down here, they send the Grounders. *** Written by Jonathan McGoran Narration by Thomas “cmdln” Gideon Promos Nobilis Erotica http://nobilis.libsyn.com/ 7th Son Obsidian http://jchutchins.net Notes From the Vault http://www.crescentstation.net/ Tale Chasing http://www.talechasing.com/ The Command Line http://thecommandline.net/ The Parsec Awards http://www.parsecawards.com/ Grounders Copyright 2008 Jonathan McGoran http://www.jmcgoran.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Ghost inspectors and golems patrol the streets of Whitechapel. Prostitutes turn tricks for the fever-dream flesh lusts of the spiritual. And the statue of Saint Darwin, the scientist who broke the barrier between the natural and the supernatural, oversees it all. Now a disciple of Darwin – a woman of skin and bone – follows a trail of blood and corpses over cobblestone streets, hoping to unravel the devastating mystery of her own life. *** Written by D.K. Thompson Narration by Rick Stringer, Ali Groves, Dani Cutler, Maia Whitaker, and Anne Stringer Music by Abney Park Artwork by Vincent Chong commissioned by Murky Depths Print version on Murky Depths Promo Matt Wallace’s The Next Fix http://www.thenextfix.net/ Saint Darwin’s Spirituals Copyright 2008 D.K. Thompson http://krylyr.livejournal.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Before he got to be big in the San Francisco drug game (JACK WAKES UP), Junius Ponds had to cut his teeth on the small-time capers and crimes of a fourteen-year-old wanna be gangster on the late 80s streets of greater Boston. With his brother Temple just killed, a fresh nine in his hand, and a mystery to solve, Young Junius has one way to go: straight ahead. *** Written and narrated by Seth Harwood Promo Jack Wakes Up http://sethharwood.com Matt Wallace’s The Next Fix http://www.thenextfix.net/ Basil Sands’ 65 Below http://www.basilsands.com Music – The Podsafe Music Network http://podsafemusicnetwork.com/ Young Junius Copyright 2008 Seth Harwood http://sethharwood.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Birth rules the life of a midwife, but she has also seen plenty of death. When she realizes she is immortal, birth and death begin to look the same. She knows that any new baby she helps bring into the world will die, in time. But she learns to look beyond the spectre of death when she sees the look of bliss on a new mother’s face and gains the wisdom to live in the moment. *** Written and narrated by Anne Stringer Cello music by Christine Williams Promo Scott Sigler’s Infected http://scottsigler.com/ http://infectednovel.com/ Seth Harwood’s Jack Wakes Up http://sethharwood.com/jackwakesup.htm Matt Wallace’s The Next Fix http://www.thenextfix.net/ Technorama http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/ Birth and Death Copyright 2008 Anne Stringer http://anne-stringer.livejournal.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

All of her clients know that anything above her neck costs fifty dollars more. But when a flesh-smashing session with one of her regulars takes an unexpected turn, there’s a lot more put on the line than a broken nose or a crumpled President Grant. *** Written by Christa Faust Narrated by Leann Mabry Promo Tag In the Seam Hit Me Copyright 2008 Christa Faust http://www.christafaust.com Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Obsession is close kin to determination. For one man, an alien peak seems just another obstacle capable of being conquered with the right set of tools. But any climber will tell you — you don’t want to look back the way you came. *** Written by Jonathan C. Gillespie Narrated by John Cmar Links Playing for Keeps http://www.playingforkeepsnovel.com Murder At Avedon Hill http://pgholyfield.com/maah/ 12 Volt Theater http://www.12vtheater.com/ The Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness http://www.variantfrequencies.com/the-failed-cities-monologues/ Wander Radio http://wanderradio.com/?p=73 Spired Copyright 2008 Jonathan C. Gillespie http://jonathancg.net Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

She has been called whore, harlot, streetwalker, working girl, doxy, courtesan. All are true. She is also immortal. If a girl is going to live forever, she needs to have a way to support herself. But the world’s oldest profession is a hazardous one, and when her latest client’s perversion of choice is murder, she realizes that life is a gift she wants to hold on to. *** Written by Anne Stringer Narrated by Lorrie Mennenga http://www.farpointmedia.com Music: “Division Road” by Mue Sephei http://www.myspace.com/muesephei Promos Technorama http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama Paid In Full Copyright 2007 Anne Stringer http://anne-stringer.livejournal.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

For the first time ever, Variant Frequencies welcomes the voice of Matt Wallace to the podcast. Our own two-time Parsec Award winner has a special message and an important announcement for all of our listeners. But is the podosphere ready? http://matt-wallace.net/ *** Promos The Failed Cities Monologues http://www.podiobooks.com/title/the-failed-cities-monologues/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Mason’s were the engineers of the ancient world. They built wonders out of stone; cathedrals, bridges, castles, and sometimes, for very powerful, secrets. Michael the mason knows all too well that nothing is more dangerous than another man’s secrets. *** Written by Dennis Egan Narrated by Paul S. Jenkins Promos The Plitone Revisionist http://www.paulsjenkins.net The Mason’s Son Copyright 2007 Dennis Egan Variant Frequencies Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Home to work. Work to home. Rinse, lather, repeat – for the rest of your life. For Thomas Crane, life had become just that: one monotonous day after another. Until one morning when he realized something had changed. Could he finally crawl out of the Rut his life had become, or was he simply doomed to repeat this dreary cycle forever? *** Written by Michael Natale Narrated by Michael R. Mennenga Promos The Zombie Channel http://www.zombiechannel.com Crescent http://www.crescentstation.net The Rut Copyright 2007 Michael Natale http://seewhatsinmybrain.blogspot.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2007 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com