To The Manor Borne (By Robots)

To The Manor Borne (By Robots) is an anthology sci-fi / horror/ humor podcast, written, directed and produced by John Eder.

Episode 12 - The Pink Cloud 08/06/2021

Episode 12 - The Pink Cloud Killer robots hunt the Master through the proton collider at CERN. The ambulance carrying the Green Man, Crane, Penitento & the Chief erupts in bloody chaos. Time dissolves in the future, sending Bob & X-31 on a frantic race to the exit. In stand-alone story The Pink Cloud, a wannabe realtor-to-the-ultrarich must give it everything he's got inside to close a sale. /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/20058854

Who'll Stop Lorraine - Excerpted 10/16/2020

Who'll Stop Lorraine - Excerpted Who'll Stop Lorraine, first presented in ep. 5, is re-issued here as a stand-alone piece, minus the story-within-a-story framework of To The Manor Borne By Robots. Ghosts and exclusive real estate collide on a remote Thai island. /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/16431398

I Smell Burning Hair - Excerpted 10/02/2020

I Smell Burning Hair - Excerpted I Smell Burning Hair, first presented in ep. 3, is re-issued here as a stand-alone story, minus the story-within-a-story framework of To The Manor Borne By Robots. An out-of-control politician on the campaign trail is taken over by technology that enables his handlers to pilot him like a drone. /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/16251119

Episode 11 - Hungover Psychic Insider Trader 10/01/2019

Episode 11 - Hungover Psychic Insider Trader The Master and Miss Eloise return to CERN. Jimmy, Miss Eloise, and a pair of killer robots journey to the past. Bob and X-31 are marooned in a decaying future. The Pope has a rough day on the road to Jerusalem. The stand-alone story Hungover Psychic Insider Trader follows a junior-level Wall Street exec who finds he can predict the future, but only when he's really hungover. /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/11460971

Episode 10 - Burns's Bugs 12/01/2018

Episode 10 - Burns's Bugs Bob & Miss Eloise must make a baby. Tevis & the Master wrestle with a baffling affliction. The Pope, a.k.a. The Green Man, welcomes Crane & the Chief into his caravan to Jerusalem. Baller & the Chief plot against Arcadia head Francis Abercrombie, leading into the stand-alone Burns's Bugs, in which Arcadia backs billionaire Gary Burns's bid to feed the world with cheap, edible insect protein. /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/7762736

Fronsty The Snowman - Holiday Special Reissue 12/19/2017

Fronsty The Snowman - Holiday Special Reissue Fronsty The Snowman, first presented in ep. 6, is re-issued here as a stand-alone story, minus the ongoing story-within-a-story framework of To The Manor Borne By Robots. Fronsty is Frosty The Snowman's idiot cousin, following his dreams in a fun, silly, SFW Christmas tale for kids and adults alike. Narrating this Yuletide extravaganza is Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford. Merry Christmas from the Manor! /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/6059902

Episode 9 - Swear Jar 11/28/2017

Episode 9 - Swear Jar The Pope stops the world, Baller wants revenge, Bob & Miss Eloise confront uncomfortable facts. The stand-alone story is Swear Jar: what happens when an illusion projector falls into the hands of a traveling revival preacher? /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/5988093

Episode 8 - Marketing 4 Marketers 03/07/2017

Episode 8 - Marketing 4 Marketers The Pope takes a walk, Tevis and the Master get closer, Baller fields calls, and the future is not what it used to be. The stand-alone story in this episode is Marketing 4 Marketers, a demonic look at that most 21st century of occupations. /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/5148369

Episode 7 - Eye Candy 09/07/2016

Episode 7 - Eye Candy A visit to the Davos Economic Conference leads to some run-ins with famous faces. A weapon of last resort is re-discovered in the future. A man of the spirit hears some unpleasant facts. In stand-alone story Eye Candy, a computer in a contact lens falls into the hands of a high school bully. /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/4648520

Episode 6 - Fronsty The Snowman 12/13/2015

Episode 6 - Fronsty The Snowman It's the night before Christmas at the Manor, but the Beast is not asleep. Bob makes plans with Tevis. The stand-alone story is Fronsty The Snowman, a tale of Frosty The Snowman's idiot cousin who can't do anything right, and how he redeems himself with Santa Claus. Featuring guest star Rob Halford, from Judas Priest. /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/4012944

Episode 5 - Who'll Stop Lorraine? 10/28/2015

Episode 5 - Who'll Stop Lorraine? The Master learns about 25th century relationships. Bob convinces people he's telling the truth - the hard way. The stand-alone story is about ghosts and gentrification on an island in Thailand. /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/3894481

Episode 4 - Billy Mill 06/14/2015

Episode 4 - Billy Mill The Master takes a trip to the library. Bob finds out more about the 21st century. The story read to the Beast, "Billy Mill", imagines the last rock band on Earth. /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/3613608

Episode 3 - I Smell Burning Hair 02/06/2015

Episode 3 - I Smell Burning Hair Bob takes a swim, and the Master has a history lesson. The story read to the Beast imagines if people could be driven like aerial drones, and how that would apply to an out-of-control politician who needs to win re-election. /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/3346654

Episode 2 - I'm Gonna Crawl 11/17/2014

Episode 2 - I'm Gonna Crawl Bob has a surprising (and slimy) encounter with the Beast, and the Master does some fundraising in the 21st century. /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/3185736

Episode 1 - No Fatties, Please 11/09/2014

Episode 1 - No Fatties, Please A terrible behemoth from out of space/time invades the 25th century, ravaging the world, killing millions. Its only weakness is stories, rendering it dormant. It's been contained within the Manor, a vast country estate controlled by the Master, the ruler of the future Earth, and the only person the Beast will let read stories to it and live. The Master transports his ancestor, office-worker Bob, from the present to the 25th century. Bob must substitute for the Master, while the Master travels to our time to unravel the mystery of the Beast's origins. /episode/index/show/tothemanorbornebyrobots/id/3169663

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