Monday Matinee

This episode features the stories "Tusko," "First Cattle Drive," "Sheep Shooters" and "Fishing Trip," as well as the poem "Ghost Dance." Used by permission of the author.

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Side One: In a lonely Seattle Coffee House, self-confessed melancholic "Goth grrl" Snow White (Valina Cutler) muses on the different types of sadness, her step-mom’s attempts to kill her, and the horrendous noise made by seven atonal dwarfs attempting to sing.

Side Two: Surrounded by cats who aren’t quite what they seem, the Evil Queen (Sally Wiget), a bitchy old star whose glamour has long since faded, talks about her fear of looking in the mirror, the art of deceit, and how magick is the answer to absolutely everything, darling.

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David finds the spooky gardening shed and announces our two features from The Nightlight, winner of best fiction podcast featuring creepy stories written by and performed by black actors. This week we have episode 101: Letters from Home by Justina Ireland, and the bonus episode Stories of Love and Revenge.

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The final week of November finds Federal Stonecipher opening the Matinee with Sonic Society #743, 2 Sides 8: Snow White & The Evil Queen, and Writing the West: Episode 3!

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This episode features the stories "War Horse," "Youngest Cowboy," "Black Demon" and "Big Ed," as well as the poem "Shape of Things to Come." Used by permission of the author.

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Based on the enduring legend of Robin Hood, as popularised by Sir Walter Scott in “Ivanhoe”

Side One: At the Stag and Hounds pub in Nottingham, England, we share a few lagers with thuggish amateur darts player Robin Hood (Jeff Niles), and hear his alarming views on destiny, the English Working Class, the influx of foreigners, violence as a solution, the Merry Men, and all that...

Side Two: As he watches the waves lap against the shore on Ocean Beach, San Diego, the ex-Sheriff of Nottingham (Dave Weaver) enthuses about his new vocation as a Life Guru and guitarist, seeks to resolve his anger issues, and strives to come to terms with his antagonistic relationship with the Hooded Man.

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Jack and David return with today's feature where we have "Entropy: An Original Sci-Fi Audio Drama". In the year 2309, Humanity is at an all out civil war between Earth and her colonies, as the Kepler Government seeks to rule the entire Colonial Sector with an iron grip. Using Authoritarian tactics, Kepler relentlessly slaughters it's own people in an attempt to make the Central Colonial Council (CCC)budge. With the discovery of a potential new planet suitable for colonization, the CCC and the Earth Military create a mission: To bring a team of extraordinary people to establish a base on the planet, and become beacons of hope for the dying denizens of Kepler. The first four episodes begin now...

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Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee during Thanksgiving week with Sonic Society #742, 2 Sides 7: Robin Hood & The Sheriff of Nottingham and Writing the West: Episode 2!

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Writing the West is an exciting romp of stories and poems brought to you by the author Rick Steber.

Our first episode features the stories "Mystery Man," "Christmas Dinner," "Loop De Loop" and "Cattle King," as well as the poem "Progress." All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author.

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Interviewed by a tenacious reporter (Kat Waterflame), the meek and mild, yet devilish handsome Doctor Henry Jekyll (Peter Heimsoth) blathers on about his attempts to become an actor, the duality of man’s personality, and the erratic sleeping habits of Edinburgh lawyers; and witty New York Crime Boss Mister Edward Hyde (Jeff Niles), recounts his lonely days of isolation, the stigma of being repulsively ugly, and his theory that the world is run by good-looking idiots.

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