The Tape Recorder Trilogy

By Geoff Micks

In 2015, a man who has been alive since the last Ice Age bought a tape recorder, and over the course of three days he dictated his life story as fast as he could while waiting for a woman to vis

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November 03, 2025 The Mountain Crumbles to the Sea: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E11
(~1600 BCE · Crete & the Aegean)

The Narrator talks about the volcanic eruption of modern-day Santorini, and the tsunami that destroyed what today is called the Minoan civilization.
Based on Chapter 10 of Beginning by Geoff Micks.

For more information on this events in this week's episode than could be delivered in the narrative structure of the story, here is a link to the Wikipedia article on the Minoan Eruption to get you started.

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Music - Dimitri Kovalchuk (MokuseiNoMaguro) through Pixaby
Additional Music - Aleksey Voronin (Amaksi) through Pixaby
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30min
October 27, 2025 Turn the Tape Over & Discuss Young Love: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E10
(~1650 BCE · Crete, the Aegean, & the Eastern Mediterranean)

The Narrator tells of the fateful flight of Icarus, son of Daedalus, brother of Iapyx, and spurned suitor of Ariadne. It bears little resemblance to what Greek myth-makers would conjure up in centuries still to come.
Based on Chapter 10 of Beginning by Geoff Micks.

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37min
October 20, 2025 A Family of Inventors: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E09
(~1650 BCE · Crete, the Aegean, and the Eastern Mediterranean)

The Narrator tells of the early days of his friendship with Daedalus and his sons Icarus and Iapyx, who are not as the myths remember them.
Based on Chapter 9 of Beginning by Geoff Micks.
Please note: The ending is a deliberate editing choice, not an error.

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30min
October 15, 2025 Season One Bonus Episode: The Tape Recorder Trilogy
A mid-season extra episode offering some updates and background on the podcast, a brief overview of other 'immortal human being' IPs including The Man from Earth, The Highlander, and The Boat of a Million Years, and ideas for future bonus content.

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21min
October 13, 2025 Where Did I Get This Thing?: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E08
(2015 CE · Northern India)

The Narrator explains how he came to purchase a tape recorder.
Based on Chapter 8 of Beginning by Geoff Micks.

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14min
October 06, 2025 For My Next Trick? A Pension: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E07
(~2580 BCE · Egypt & the Southeastern Mediterranean)

The Narrator helps his friend deliver the first magician's performance remembered to this day.
Based on Chapter 8 of Beginning by Geoff Micks.
For more information about Dedi and his performance, here's a link to a Wikipedia article about him.
To see an adaptation of the swapping heads trick, here is Ali Cook appearing on the first episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us on YouTube.

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46min
September 29, 2025 Painted Priests and the Magician: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E06
(~2600 BCE · The Aegean & the Eastern Mediterranean)

The Narrator saves a prodigy from an angry mob and begins a lifelong friendship.
Based on Chapter 6 of Beginning by Geoff Micks.

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36min
September 22, 2025 The Kind Lie: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E05
(~3000 - ~2700 BCE · Central Europe, the Adriatic, & the Aegean)

The Narrator finds a way to support the family he needs to abandon before they find out he is immortal. In doing so, he finds a new way of living that will take him on adventures for many centuries still to come.
Based on Chapter 5 of Beginning by Geoff Micks.

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24min
September 15, 2025 Stories of Stones: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E04
(Date Unknown to ~3000 BCE · Western Europe & Parts Unknown)

The Narrator talks about Mesolithic and Neolithic Europe, and how getting the gods involved in one's love life can be a frustrating thing in the long run.
Based on Chapter 4 of Beginning by Geoff Micks.

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40min
September 08, 2025 My Father and My Wife: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E03
(Date Unknown · Southern Wales)

The Narrator talks about his first wife, his father, and how the ending of their story was —unbeknownst to him— only the very start of his own.
Based on Chapter 3 of Beginning by Geoff Micks.

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23min

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