Aster Podcasting Presents

Alex Fuentes, Eshe Kagayaki, Laura Quidet, and Michael Eddison become victims of circumstance. A future is smashed beneath the heel of trust.

Written by Aidan A. Look for more SkillSet at their feed.

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After mourning the loss of her mother, Tuyet Vu leaves her home life to find a fresh new start at a boarding school made for mythological creatures.

Written by Audrey Pham for the Sci-fi/Spellbound Summer 2021 APN event. Co-directing, script editing and audio editing by Eli Ramos.

Trigger warnings: Loud noises (including explosive sounds), fire, screaming, crying, death of a family member, gaslighting, imprisonment/being held against will.

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Zapsplat

Music

Shooting Star by Caffeine Creek Band

Starlight Tale by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon

Impending by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker

The Summoning by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley

Hold On by Myuu | https://soundcloud.com/myuu

New Beginning by GeriArt on Pixabay

Troubled Waves by Myuu | https://soundcloud.com/myuu

Written by Tyler Jay for the Sci-fi/Spellbound Summer 2021 APN event. Editing and sound engineering by Eli Ramos. Starring August Carroway as The Guide.

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Freesound

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Petrichor by Scott Buckley

Snooze Button by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com

Rainbow Falls by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com

In This Stream Of Feelings by chillin_wolf | https://soundcloud.com/chillin_wolf

Blue Moon by Glitch | https://soundcloud.com/glitch

Check us out on Twitter @AsterPodcasting and on Patreon at patreon.com/mxeliramos!

TRANSCRIPT:

Speaking of content, you’re getting a lot of it down the pipeline, I’ll go ahead and lay out the schedule of what’s happening in August. First week, check our Twitter for Aidan’s posts and keep an eye out for our announcement of the big showrunner’s stream we’ll be doing. It’ll be art, commentary, and conversation and it should be a lot of fun. On Friday the 6th, you get to hear Crown Jewels Episode 4 on their feed, so check out Crown Jewels by Inigo Sherwani wherever you listen to podcasts. Or if you want to hear it early, pledge $5 and up to our Patreon! Next week, we have Callie on the Twitter and on Friday the 13th, you can check us out here for HOW TO LOSE YOUR BODY IN TEN DAYS starring August Carroway and written by Tyler Jay. Third week of August, tune in for Inigo’s posts, and FIRE IN THE SNOW written by Audrey Pham on Friday the 20th releasing here. Fourth week and the last few days of August, I’ll be posting about Under the Electric Stars, The Sound of Your Name, other APN Presents shows, and of course, you have the release of SkillSet by Aidan to look forward to on Friday the 27th—we’ll be crossposting it here too. So yeah, you have until the end of August to pledge or tell your friends to pledge, and until the end of August to enjoy the absolute barrage of content that’s coming your way. Excited to share it with you, and thanks for listening.

The heiress and the scientist return to the jungle in search of the fae. The Duke chases after the Crystal. And for the queen and her consorts, the sun rises ever higher in the sky.

Trigger warnings: Parental abuse (verbal), transphobia (implied, no misgendering/deadnaming), violence, loud sounds, yelling, body transformation in a negative context, injury (stabbing), character deaths.

Written and produced by Eli Ramos in partnership with the University of San Francisco's College Players.

Transcripts can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/tsoyntranscripts

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Attributions for SFX and music can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/tsoynsfx

Thanks to Lucas, Ferris, Fran Carr, Ezra Lee Buck, Mildred Ramos, Chris Magilton, Audrey Pham, Joshua Hazeghazam, Eliseo Ramos, and Cole Gordon, our patrons for APN. (patreon.com/mxeliramos)

The heiress and the scientist return to the estate with the Duke. The fae confronts the queen. There are small triumphs and huge secrets, each of the characters dancing around a question they all want answered: What will become of the Crystal?

Trigger warnings: Mentions of ableism, implied transphobia, parental abuse/gaslighting, and captivity/being held against will.

Written and produced by Eli Ramos in partnership with the University of San Francisco's College Players.

Transcripts can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/tsoyntranscripts

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Attributions for SFX and music can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/tsoynsfx

In which it rains, and Mae explores the expanse of books– they line the walls and sit on every surface in the house. Content warning for death, murder, fascism, anxiety, existential frustration, and writer’s block. Written and edited by Bex Brzostoski, and produced by Aster Podcasting Presents with the ASUSF College Players. All rights reserved, 2021. Voice talents appear as follows: Janelle Malonzo as Mae, Eli Ramos as Doubleday, Dylan Vodzak as Laverna, and Chaitrika Budamagunta as Stephano the cat. This episode featured the additional voice talents of Melody Maishman, Gabriella Brzostoski, Kelsea Villanueva, Tal Minear, and Angel Velez. P.S. several of these poems are dedicated to a Certain Bibliophile.

Transcript available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17whr4IYxcNFxa32q9d6WeB1cVxyuAA3NQ70TiG8EUG4/edit?usp=sharing

Attributions for music and sound effects: Typewriter sounds: “typewriter18.ogg” by tams_kp https://freesound.org/people/tams_kp/sounds/43558/?page=1#comment ; Rain sounds: “steady late night rain.WAV” by mshahen https://freesound.org/people/mshahen/sounds/242892/

In which Mae awakens to a horrifying surprise, and then enjoys a pancake breakfast. In her first full day at the Lavender House, she goes with Laverna and Doubleday to meet the cats--cats who act a bit unsettlingly human. She also meets Stephano--a trans furry artist looking for an escape from his troubles.

Content warning for one loud noise (1:05), two mentions of parental transphobia (12:11-12:17 and 12:36-12:55), some strong language, and a long poem about capitalism, which includes a short paragraph about police violence (8:30-8:45). ACAB.

Written and edited by Bex Brzostoski, and produced by Aster Podcasting Presents with the University of San Francisco College Players. All rights reserved, 2021.

Voice talents as follows: Janelle Malonzo as Mae, Kelsea Villanueva as Cherry, Dylan Vodzak as Laverna, Eli Ramos as Doubleday, Chaitrika Budamagunta as Stephano and Stephano the Cat, V Kornfeld as Karl the cat, Tal Minear as D.B. the cat, Melody Maishman as Harold the cat, and Gabriella Brzostoski as Gary the cat.

Attributions for music and sound effects

Jazz Street by FSM Team

At The Kitchen Table by Savfk | https://www.youtube.com/savfkmusic

Typewriter sounds: typewriter18.ogg by tams_kp https://freesound.org/people/tams_kp/sounds/43558/?page=1#comment

Breakfast ambience: Cooking a pancake.wav by BeeProductive https://freesound.org/people/BeeProductive/sounds/383138/

Book Snap: Book Closing - Various by shorzie https://freesound.org/people/shorzie/sounds/407683/

P.S. To whomever reads all the endnotes… lucky you, you get a secret clue. Look up the names of each individual cat with the word “disappearance.” All except Karl and Gary, that is. They’re just for fun. ;)

Not every illusion can last forever, especially when someone knows what they're looking for. The fae runs. The heiress stays. And the scientist makes promises.

Trigger warnings: Loud sounds, being chased, animal attack (birds), injury, being trapped, whispering, claustrophobia.

Written and produced by Eli Ramos in partnership with the University of San Francisco's College Players.

Transcripts can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/tsoyntranscripts

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Attributions for sound effects can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/tsoynsfx

A week after the new year, you receive a transmission from someone.

Written and performed by Eli Ramos for the New Year 2021 as a companion piece to "telephone at the end of the universe" and "MAKE SOME NOISE!!" All are pieces that incorporate advice from friends for the question "if you could travel back in time, what advice would you give yourself at the beginning of the year?"

The new year has had a lot of really difficult things going on already, so I hope you are doing okay. Thank you for listening to this piece and I hope for us to be kinder and better this year. Support BIPOC, Jewish and Muslim people, disabled people, and the LGBTQ+ community in this time. I love you and stay safe.

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