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Commander Ruth Mae McKenna is about to make history. Her own, that is. With the flip of a switch, McKenna will plunge headlong into an infinite field of wandering space time, a journey not only across vast distance but also into the far flung future, leaving all that she has ever known in her wake, transforming present to long ago past in the wink of an eye. Is it such a large price to pay as we reach for the stars? Only Commander McKenna can say for sure.

Happy Halloween 2023! Thin Air Radio broadcast newsman Chet Huxley has stumbled upon the story of a lifetime, veiled deep within the wilderness of New Hampshire’s mysterious White Mountains. An unscheduled stop for gasoline has revealed a dark and insidious plot by aliens from outer space to covertly invade and take over the world. Follow along with Chet in his first exclusive report, attempting to unravel the threads of deceit that are now seemingly woven into a monstrous tapestry spanning sea to shining sea, all across the continual United States.

Leroy King, B-47 bomber pilot for the Strategic Air Command, awakens to find himself facing down the end of everything. As the DEFCON siren cuts through the early morning normalcy, signaling the beginning of the end, Leroy and his crew take to the sky with orders to deliver their multi-megaton payload to a target inside Russia.  The balance of power is not a game and yet, two opposing sides of a metaphorical chessboard are about to play out the most dangerous game in history, the aftermath of which remains to be seen. Will the last breath of oxygen on earth be used to call out check mate? The answer lies crouched behind a row of pawns in a frozen wilderness, the high ground… of thin air.

Tate Addison is a passenger once again, boarding a flight bound for Thailand in a desperate attempt to find his way back to the future. Driven on by the unlikely inspiration of a Rubik’s Cube, Mr. Addison will soon discover the truth concerning yet another iteration of the S.S. American Star, a so-called casual loop that might just take him on a unexpected ride to the place… where it all began.

Tate Addison is a passenger once again, boarding a flight bound for Thailand in a desperate attempt to find his way back to the future. Driven on by the unlikely inspiration of a Rubik’s Cube, Mr. Addison will soon discover the truth concerning yet another iteration of the S.S. American Star, a so-called casual loop that might just take him on a unexpected ride to the place… where it all began.

Clover Delaney has just been passed over for a part in an upcoming Broadway musical production called, One Rush. Alone on the curb of the legendary Richard Rodgers Theatre, she sits in the rain lamenting, another lost shot at her first big break into… the business. Unbeknownst to her, opportunity is about to knock, or, in this case, tap her on the shoulder, reaching out from somewhere back in the dark recesses of thin air.

Clover Delaney has just been passed over for a part in an upcoming Broadway musical production called, One Rush. Alone on the curb of the legendary Richard Rodgers Theatre, she sits in the rain lamenting, another lost shot at her first big break into… the business. Unbeknownst to her, opportunity is about to knock, or, in this case, tap her on the shoulder, reaching out from somewhere back in the dark recesses of thin air.

Abigale Perrish awakens with a start, face down in the mud, somewhere out in a darkened cornfield in the rain. Desperately trying to find her way home, Miss Parrish begins to slowly unravel a mystery, not unlike that which has plagued humanity for a long, long time. From Ezekiel’s wheel to the Interrupted Journey of Betty and Barney Hill, alien visitation continues to linger out on the fringes of reality, a question of belief that begs an answer. Are we alone? Follow along as Abigale sets out to uncover the truth, crouched in the shadows of a most imposing shade of grey.

Star of the latest Thin Air Podcast episodes, "The Parlour Soldier" & "Brightside Crossing" takes a few minutes out of his busy schedule to stop by the WAIR studio for a little 1-on-1 chat with Thin Air Radio host, Clayton Lomax.

James Baron is preparing for an expedition, an attempt to cross the hellish Brightside of planet Mercury, closest of all worlds in our solar system to the sun. As he waits alone in the dark, cool recesses of the Red Lion Lounge, a strange, disfigured man seats himself at Baron’s table with an incredible story to tell. Written by Alan Edward Nourse in 1956 for Galaxy Magazine, this classic tale has been adapted with care for the Thin Air Podcast Anthology, reigniting the spark of adventure conceived in a time known as the golden age of Science Fiction.