Ostium Podcast

Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5.

Glamour spell gone wrong? Astral projection got you untethered? Want to know why your angry dead rich father is haunting you? Consider Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services. After a controversial fallout with her coven, Kalila Stormfire must juggle complex clients and an anonymous critic hellbent on besmirching her new business. The decaying urban block where Kal operates appreciates her affordable experience in a broad range of supernatural ailments and remedies. Still, Kal is not sure if her talent is enough to stop whoever has been posting bad reviews and persuading customers to cancel appointments. If you like stories about minority witches in modern-day working class neighborhoods, meddling love goddesses, and morally ambiguous spellcraft…this is the tale for you.

Here’s the first episode of Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magick Services.

For more info about this episode and the show, check out: https://www.kalilastormfire.com/

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Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5.

It's an alternate 2016, and Watchtower 10 sits in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, keeping lonely watch over the Transcontinental Bridge. Each watchtower sits hundreds of feet away from the Bridge, broadcasting regular traffic reports to ensure that proper safety precautions are taken. These lighthouses (for cars) are filled with a carefully selected (and very capable) crew.

Watchtower 10's necessary personnel happen to be: a generalist DJ who spends her free time relaying folklore from abandoned parts of the Bridge, her supervisor (who's only there because he lost a bet), an unfailingly optimistic Bridge Travel Agent, and a groundskeeper who has a thing for romantic comedies.

Here’s the first episode of the Bridge.

For more info about this episode and the show, check out: http://www.thebridgepod.com/

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Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5.

Slumberland invites your ears to visit Slumberland, a small island town in the US. Come along with Thomas Edward M, the freelance soundman. He's been hired to meet the locals and record their oral histories for the town's time capsule. The unfolding history of the town mixes folklore, paranormal, mystery and humor.

Here’s the first episode of Slumberland.

For more info about this episode and the show, check out: https://slumberland.libsyn.com/

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Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5.

The Earth Collective is a sci-fi audio drama delivered as a first hand account from the eyes of Joseph Crane, Humanity's 'last historian', as he attempts to chronicle their survival in rolling cities known as The Collective, fleeing from a malicious entity only found on the dark side of the planet.

Here’s the first episode of The Earth Collective.

For more info about this episode and the show, check out: https://www.theearthcollectivestory.com/

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We are living in unprecedented times. Not just with the pandemic, but with our country, and the rest of the world, speaking up and fighting against racism that has been going on for centuries. Changes need to happen at every level of our society.

If you can, please help support Black Lives Matter: https://www.thecut.com/article/george-floyd-protests-how-to-help-where-to-donate.html

I’d also like to recommend season two of Scene on Radio, Seeing White, which goes into the history of systemic racism in the United States: https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/

And the latest episode of Point Mystic where you get to hear from an activist known as Xochitl in her own words of what it is to be Black in America: https://radiopublic.com/point-mystic-6rNAXq/s1!cd286

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Earlier this year, I was invited by Mike Troup of the Earth Collective to participate in a new show, Behind the Collective, where we put each other in the hot seat and ask questions about each other’s shows. In this particular episode, we talked about each of our first episodes, which led to discussions about writing, creativity, storytelling, and podcasting. Mike has graciously allowed us to run this episode of Behind the Collective for the Ostium listeners. Enjoy!

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Middle Below is an audio drama about ghosts, cats, and the slightly odd people who look after them.' There is a world that runs parallel to ours, a world filled with ghosts. They call it 'The Below.’ Middle:Below is the story of a disgruntled traveler, a frustrated writer, a slightly nervous ghost and a very enigmatic cat. Whatever adventures await them, we can be certain, that bad things will happen.

I first came across David Devereux’s writing and acting in the fantastic Tin Can Audio which pulls you right in from the start. When I heard about the new show Middle Below I was immediately interested and excited, and the first season has been everything I hoped for and more. Well written, extremely well acted, funny, happy, sad and even scary at times. I was over the moon to get the chance to make this crossover happen and to bring out worlds together. If you haven’t listened to Middle Below yet, you really should.

This episode was co-written by David Devereux and Alex C. Telander.

The part of Jake is performed by Chris Fletcher.

The part of Taylor is performed by David Devereux.

The part of Gil is performed by David Pellow.

And the part of Sans the cat is performed by Megan “Bucky” Buchanan.

Sound design was done by David Devereux, with editing and production by Hail and Well Met Podcasts. Check out more of their great work at hailandwellmetpodcasts.com.

For a link to a transcript of this episode please follow this link: https://ostiumpodcast.com/episode-51-middle-below-transcript/

Just to remind you that we’ll be going on our first ever mid-season hiatus after this episode and returning with Episode 52 in September. If you’re still looking to get your Ostium fix, you should check out our Patreon at patreon.com/ostiumpodcast where you can get access to a lot of neat rewards and bonus features. We’re in the process of revamping our Patreon with lots of great new goodies for patrons at all levels, so if you can support us, we would be very grateful as everything we make goes to paying our actors, having a website, and all the other minutiae of running a podcast network. I wanted to also mention as a patron of the Ostium Network Patreon, you’ll have access to bonus content for our other three shows including the Circe Podcast, the Manifestations Podcast, and my writing podcast, Writing Walks. One new perk we’ll be offering patrons at the $5 is a chance to join a monthly Zoom chat with various members of the cast and crew. Once again that’s patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. Hope to see you there.

And if not, we’ll see you in September. Stay safe, stay home, and listen to podcasts.

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Firstly, thank you so much for continuing to listen to Ostium. With everyone going on right now, Team Ostium hope it provides a nice warm light during these pretty bleak times. That being said, we will be going on our first mid-season hiatus with the release of the next episode after this one. I want to give all our future crossover shows every opportunity to get their side of the recording done, but I also understand this is really hard right now. So we’ll be going on a three month break and returning with Episode 52 on September 6th. We also want send out a massive thank you to all our Patrons who continue to support the show, without you we wouldn’t be able to pay our actors, or have a website, or many other things that keep the lights on for the Ostium Network. So thank you. And Team Ostium wants to extend an extra large thank you and warm welcome to our newest patron, Nse.


Three adventurers travel the world of Kalanthus, uncovering hidden mysteries lost to the ravages of time in this story-driven, D&D based podcast.

While I have played many a D&D campaign in my younger years, I have yet to fully immerse myself in the world of actual play podcasts, fortunately my talented sound guys of Hail and Well Met Podcasts happen to do exactly this for fun in their great show. So if you’re looking for the right D&D podcast to get started with, and you enjoyed this crossover, then you’d better start at the beginning of Guild of Adventurers.

This episode was written by Tarran Merlo and Mike Nye.

The part of Monica is performed by Georgia Mckenzie.

All other parts are performed by Tarran Merlo.

Sound design was done by the same guys who wrote this episode, Hail and Well Met Podcasts. Check out more of their great work at hailandwellmetpodcasts.com.

The Ostium theme song was composed by Chris Fletcher.

Music featured in this episode is: “Arcadia,” “Lightless Dawn,” “Lobby Time,” “Lord of the Land,” “Rites,” “Symmetry,” “Higher,” “Variation on Egmont,” “Verano Sensual,” and “Wholesome” all by Kevin MacLeod. And “Cellophane Sam” by Looking Back. All under a Creative Commons license.

For a link to a transcript of this episode please follow this link: https://ostiumpodcast.com/episode-50-guild-of-adventurers-transcript/.

We’re all going through very hard times right now and we wanted to thank you first for listening to this episode. We hope you enjoyed it and we hope it provided a little merriment to your day. If you are perhaps interested in supporting the show, the best way to do that is through Patreon. Everything we make primarily goes to paying our actors for all the Ostium Network shows. We’ve got more shows planned, including an anthology series, and we want to be able to pay and support our actors. So if you can spare as little as $2 a month, that will go a long way, and also grant you access to a ton of bonus material. Just head on over to patreon.com/ostiumpodcast.

Our next episode arrives in a fortnight.

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Greater Boston is a bi-monthly full-cast audio drama set in the Boston metro area, blending the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man so enamored of predictability that the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the world, he has irrevocably changed it.

I was a little late to the . . . Greater Boston train, but I’m so happy I managed to get aboard. The characters, the world, the story. It’s all so wonderful and enjoyable to listen to. You care for the people. You care for the Red Line. There are not many shows that can make you do that. If you haven’t listened to this special show, start at the beginning and prepare to be taken on a most unique journey.

This episode was written by Alex C. Telander

The part of Jake is performed by Chris Fletcher.

The part of the narrator is performed by Alexander Danner.

The part of the stranger is performed by Mike Gagney.

Sound design was done by Hail and Well Met Podcasts. Check out more of their great work at hailandwellmetpodcasts.com.

The Ostium theme song was composed by Chris Fletcher.

For a link to a transcript of this episode please follow this link: https://ostiumpodcast.com/episode-49-greater-boston-transcript/.

We’re also running a special promotion right now where if you leave us a review for any of our shows - Ostium, Circe, or Manifestations - you can be entered to win a podcast t-shirt of your choice from TeePublic. All you need to do is leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser or anywhere that lets you leave a podcast review, and then either take a picture or sent me the link at [email protected]. We’ll be doing a drawing at the end of every month for all new reviews for that month, and one lucky winner will get a Teepublic t-shirt of their choice. Remember, if you’re the only one who enters this month, then you automatically win! And there will be one lucky winner every month for the rest of 2020.

The next episode drops in two weeks.

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Welcome to Pseudopolis, a space station filled with people just trying to get through the work day without breaking anything important. Join an ensemble cast of characters as they overcome such classic sci-fi sitcom problems like forgetting one's keys on a spacewalk, cooking food with a rocket, and tracking down a missed connection in virtual reality!

This is the scifi comedy sitcom in space we’ve all been waiting for. Hijinks will ensue, and on a station the size of Pseudopolis it feels like just about anything can happen.

This episode was originally written and recorded for International Podcast Month 2019.

This episode was co-written by Elena Fernandez Collins, Gavin Gaddis, and Alex C. Telander.

The part of Monica is performed by Georgia Mckenzie.

The part of BARK33P is performed by Gavin Gaddis.

The part of Marisol is performed by Elena Fernandez Collins.

Sound design was done by Hail and Well Met Podcasts. Check out more of their great work at hailandwellmetpodcasts.com.

The Ostium theme song was composed by Chris Fletcher.

The music featured in this episode, all from the Free Music Archive, is: “Suchtrupp,” “Mines of the Dogants, “Tanz de Gelben Elefants, and “Repeater Station” by Lobo Loco, and “Future Soundtrack” by Adam Henry Garcia.

For a link to a transcript of this episode please follow this link: https://ostiumpodcast.com/episode-48-standard-docking-procedure-transcript/.

We’re all going through very hard times right now and we wanted to thank you first for listening to this episode. We hope you enjoyed it and we hope it provided a little merriment to your day. If you are perhaps interested in supporting the show, the best way to do that is through Patreon. Everything we make primarily goes to paying our actors for all the Ostium Network shows. We’ve got more shows planned, including an anthology series, and we want to be able to pay and support our actors. So if you can spare as little as $2 a month, that will go a long way, and also grant you access to a ton of bonus material. Just head on over to patreon.com/ostiumpodcast.

Our next episode arrives in two weeks.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ostium.

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In a city that never sleeps, the veil between waking and dreaming can fray at the edges. Enter Lucifer Kane, an academic whose knowledge of the other side is unparalleled, and Brutus Feels, an empathic ex-cop with fists of iron. If you’ve strayed where you shouldn’t; heard what you oughtn’t; or looked where you mustn’t, you may require the services of Kane and Feels: Paranormal Investigators.

If you’re looking for something to satisfy your Sherlock Holmes fix, Kane and Feels is probably the closest you’re going to get. Along with the supernatural lilt. The voice actors, who also co-write the show, feel like they’ve been acting and working together for years, so your always happy to be taken along for a paranormal ride with them.

Also fun fact: the blokes behind Kane and Feels actually recorded their lines at the British Library for this special crossover.

The part of Jake is performed by Chris Fletcher.

The part of Lucifer Kane is performed by Jack Fitzpatrick.

The part of Brutus Feels is performed by Oliver Morris.

Sound design was done by Hail and Well Met Podcasts. Check out more of their great work at hailandwellmetpodcasts.com.

The Ostium theme song was composed by Chris Fletcher.

For a link to a transcript of this episode please follow this link: https://ostiumpodcast.com/episode-47-kane-and-feels-transcript/

We’re also running a special promotion right now where if you leave us a review for any of our shows - Ostium, Circe, or Manifestations - you can be entered to win a podcast t-shirt of your choice from TeePublic. All you need to do is leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser or anywhere that lets you leave a podcast review, and then either take a picture or sent me the link at [email protected]. We’ll be doing a drawing at the end of every month for all new reviews for that month, and one lucky winner will get a Teepublic t-shirt of their choice. Remember, if you’re the only one who enters this month, then you automatically win! And there will be one lucky winner every month for the rest of 2020.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ostium.

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