Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 9: The Miracle Across the Sand Dunes
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Written and read by L. A. Young Text of the story: No one knows if it was an act of Mother Nature or Humanity, but it was both the strangest and most marvelous phenomenon to happen in recorded history. The tornados came before and after the floods, which tore away the sand dunes over and over again. The storms destroyed what used to be the Sahara Desert. None of the survivors knew what to think and they left Nature to its course. Over a year later—to the confusion of denizens and of scientists—vegetation sprouted wherever the non-sand gaps permitted them to grow. A new global food supply...
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Earth Crew 2042 Episode 5: the fire within part 1
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Episode 5 of Earth Crew 2042, an episodic radio play by the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast that is a light-hearted love letter to 1970s sci-fi. While exploring the Plane of Temporal Wonders, Earth Crew 2042 meets Princess *cheep blehhh*, the younger sister of the Alactrian Empress, who has a plan to get them back to the Milky Way. And it’s just might be crazy enough to work. Written, Directed, Produced, and Edited by L. Stephanie Tait Starring the voice talents of: Alexis/A13x1s- Dawn Alden Brian- Brian Carroll Frontianna- Roan Cochrane Jane the Narrator- Kimberly Rockwell Portal- Allison...
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Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 8: Landfill
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Written by Joyce Chng Read by Hiromi Dames Text of the story: Landfill Maria had found the dragon on the beach. It was a giant oarfish, of course. Dragon sounded more mysterious. A shimmering serpent-shape, the dying oarfish was beautiful. The earthquake struck a week later. The landfill close to the beach spilled refuse into the sea. Maria knew the landfill too. She picked sweet tomatoes that grew from plastic bags. The landfill was a mountain of plastics. Plastic bodies, plastic hearts. Maria was sure the dragons would return. People shouldn’t ignore such warnings. One day the...
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Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 7: Proper Introductions
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Written and read by Kimberly Rockwell Text of the story: Proper Introductions The terraformers declared victory: air calibrated, oceans obedient, soil productive. Success! The children disagreed. The planet had been reconstructed, but her soul remained, bereft of everything once familiar to her. They knew that this world’s essence responded not to machines, but to attention. Kindness strengthened the trees. Anger diverted rivers. Empathy quieted storms. They went to work. The adults congratulated themselves for their brilliant engineering. The children never corrected them. Years...
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Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 6: Dimensional Repair
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Written and read by Michelle Grey Text of the story: Dimensional Repair "So, do I just hit the start button?" she asked, wringing her clammy hands. "I've never been to a multidimensional healing spa before." The healing chamber around her began to hum and the lights in the room sharpened. Suddenly, the bright lights shifted in color, shooting blades of rainbow prisms across the room.As the rainbow prisms crossed Raquel's form, she was instantly suspended in midair. "Have no worries, Raquel. We will take great care of you. We are Oool and we will be your guide. It seems you have selected two...
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Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 5: Cosmic Hope
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Written and read by Nikita Text of the story: Cosmic Hope Looking at the earthrise from the far side of the moon, Niki felt herself gasp. She never thought she’d ever make it high enough to dangle her feet from Earth’s North Pole, much less the moon. Nothing mattered here. It didn’t matter how cold the air got, how little sunlight was able to make its way here. The craters, the darkness, the silence - none of it mattered. She. Was. Here. She really wanted to light up a cigarette and take it all in, right down to the last cell in her body. All across her little, blue planet,...
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Earth Crew 2042 Episode 4: another terrible day
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Episode 4 of Earth Crew 2042, an episodic radio play by the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast that is a light-hearted love letter to 1970s sci-fi. Dear Diary, today has been another terrible day for the Empress *squeak french r* of Alactria. Her younger sister has come to visit... Written, Directed, Produced, and Edited by L. Stephanie Tait Starring the voice talents of: Blerg- Nadia Vazquez Bob- Kimberly Rockwell Dr. Droovnia- Dr. Susan W. Tait Empress/Younger Sister- Romi Dames Grrthnk- Michelle Grey Hhhhhthhhh- Nikita Bawa Mummy 1- Tiffany Cole Mummy 2- Sheryl Scott Professor Plinstik- Dr....
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Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 4: Flow State
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Written and read by Lili Fox-Lim Text of the story: Flow State Sweat beaded on her temple, not just from the heat. The rhythmic crashing allowed her attention to find its habitual peace. A juicy wave on the horizon. Ale began to sprint. The juvenile edge of the wave walled up. Perfect. It peeled over. Yes. The tunnel of water enclosed her, in darkness. Then, silence. Stars. Ale tensed. Familiar heralds, dancing neon strings, in her periphery. Here we go! SHHP. Near freezing. Choppy. Maybe the Atlantic— SHHP. Windy. Sand in her eyes. SHHP. Was that a castle? SHHP. Back on her board....
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Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 3: Happy Birthday
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Written and read by Nadia Vazquez Text of the story: Happy Birthday She clutched the tiny bundle of chaos, tiptoeing toward the purple quilt that enveloped her brother. The creaky floorboards betrayed her. He opened his eyes. "Now that you're seven, you can see," she whispered, holding out the fuzzy, smelly chaos. "This is my emotional support time loop." "How does it work?" he asked. "Touch it," she said softly. She clutched the tiny bundle of chaos and tiptoed toward the purplequilt that enveloped her brother. All copyrights of the Happy Birthday micro fiction story belong to Nadia Vazquez....
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Earth Crew 2042 Episode 3: The crew with two lives
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Episode 3 of Earth Crew 2042, an episodic radio play by the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast that is a light-hearted love letter to 1970s sci-fi. While taking a much needed rest on the casino planet of D329 Flamphis Gamma, Earth Crew 2042 must find a way to help one of their own remember who they are. Written, Directed, Produced, and Edited by L. Stephanie Tait Starring the voice talents of: A13x1s- Dawn Alden Jane the Narrator- Kimberly Rockwell Brian- Brian Carroll Chandra- Lili Fox-Lim Gstlwring- Alexander Scott Mnemosyne- Abhimanyu Katyal Stephanie- L. Stephanie Tait Music...
info_outlineDr. Nyssa Silbiger talks about her work in Marine Biology and how climate change affects marine ecosystems.
She also brings up the important, and often overlooked, element of how climate change is a social justice issue, and that changes happening in one part of the globe wind up affecting ecosystems in entirely different areas.
Website: https://nyssasilbiger.com/
Twitter: @NSilbiger
Our next story will be Love and Sex Among the Invertebrates by Pat Murphy. It is available on iBooks, Kindle, and in the fantastic collection, Sisters of the Revolution: a Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer.
It is also available here: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Sex-Among-Invertebrates-Murphy-ebook/dp/B009KZ0ZV0
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