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episode 90: Science makes me affectionate

It’s episode 90! And that’s the best thing we can say about it.

There’s a lot of sampling of condiments. Word of warning: don’t get between (former) Cpt. Jessie and the cheese sauce, or lives may be lost.

Also, we found a crate of “blight piston bottles.” Anyone know what those are good for?

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to:

  • Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
  • Bonnie Brantley as former Captain Jessie and Lady Nibble Biscuit
  • David S. Dear as Dr. Theo Bromae
  • Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
  • Eric Perry as Dr von Haber Zetzer and Joe
  • Shannon Perry as Captain Madeline and Olivia
  • Kevin Hall as Greg
  • Tim Sherburn as Colin
  • Sarah Rhea Werner as Pipi
  • Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2, and
  • Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator

Our theme and other music is composed and performed by John Faley. Our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Chrisi Talyn Saje is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable & Folly network! Please support our partners at fableandfolly.com/partners, and check out the other great Fable & Folly shows at fableandfolly.com.

Happy new year, ya crazy Space Monkeys. Keep your eyes on the skies and buy yourself something pretty at one of our merch shops: https://oz-9.com/supportus/

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episode eighty-nine: Adorable and very merchandisable

It’s nearly Christmas as I type this, and I’m bah humbugging like your least favorite neighbor, but throwing out an episode of Oz 9 always makes me happy. I like making the world just a little bit goofier and more confusing.

We have some additions to our ship today, and they are stupid cute in the manner of those “got my kid a puppy” videos that are all over the socials, only these might make you cry for entirely different reasons. But we’ll see, I guess; they don’t have many teeth yet.

Anything else I should mention? Oh yeah: happy hols, Space Monkeys. You’re the biggest bunch of goofballs this galaxy has ever seen (and I’m talking about the galaxy with DNA’s Hooloovoos in it, so you know it’s seen some things), but we love you.

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to…

  • Bonnie Brantley as Jessie
  • Tim Sherburn as Colin
  • Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
  • Eric Perry as Joe
  • Kevin Hall as Greg
  • Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
  • Shannon Perry as Olivia.
  • Kyle Jones is your Narrator Two, and
  • Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator 

Our theme and other music is composed and performed by John Faley. “Into the Swamp” was composed and performed by Thomas Golding. Our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Chrisi Talyn Saje is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable & Folly network! Please support our partners at fableandfolly.com/partners, and check out the other great Fable & Folly shows at fableandfolly.com.

Until next time, Space Monkeys, watch the stars and try to understand the mustard.

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Thanksgiving Bonus: Take the planet

It’s Thanksgiving, Oz 9 style, which means the only thing anyone has to be grateful for is surviving it.

If you’ve ever wondered about the origin of stuffing, well, we have a theory for you. Also, were you aware you speak fluent Klep? It’s true. And you didn’t even have to practice. Take THAT, Duolingo.

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to:

  • Bonnie Brantley as Jessie, Donna, and Daisy
  • Eric Perry as Joe and Jay
  • Shannon Perry as Madeline
  • Kevin Hall as Greg
  • Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
  • Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2
  • And Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.

Our music is composed and performed by John Faley; Lucas Elliott creates our artwork. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor. Normally, the super-talented Chrisi Talyn Saje does the sound design, but this time you’re stuck with Shannon Perry, who also penned this mess.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable and Folly Network. Be sure to check out all the great shows at fableandfolly.com.

See you next time, space monkeys. Happiest of holiday seasons, if and however you celebrate.

From yer ever-lovin’,

Crew

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episode eighty-eight: A hairball in your haggis

We turned five years old yesterday. The podcast, I mean — Oz 9 just turned 5. How we’ve lasted that long, we have no idea, but we suspect it has something to do with the fact that everyone is slightly fried from the pandemic and not giving real life 100% of their attention just now. And that’s cool. Real life can be a bit of a turd on a hot plate now and again, so suspending reality right alongside disbelief seems like a healthy decision.

All of which to say, thanks for hanging out with us. Gravity — both the being-serious kind and the falling-down kind — is not something we handle well. You clearly don’t either, and we’re happy you chose to unfurl your freak flag across the nose of the 9.

High five, space monkey. We wouldn’t be here without you. And the healer pod.

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to:

  • Kevin Hall as Greg
  • David S Dear as Doctor Theo Bromae
  • Bonnie Brantley as Jessie
  • Shannon Perry as Olivia and Madeline
  • Tim Sherburn as Colin
  • Eric Perry as Dr von Haber Zetzer
  • Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
  • Kyle Jones is Narrator Two and
  • Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator

Our music is composed and performed by John Faley; Lucas Elliott creates our artwork.

Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Chrisi Talyn Saje is our sound engineer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable and Folly Network. Please support our partners here: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/. And be sure to check out the other great Fable & Folly shows at https://fableandfolly.com/.

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episode eighty-six: Spike the Gargling Cow

Continuing in our endeavor to educate the public, much of the cowboy vernacular here is authentic. Well, some of it. “Brown gargle,” for example, is totally legit. Should it come up on Jeopardy at some point, we expect compensation.

The crew continue to explore the Oz 9, sometimes voluntarily. We know these stupid sandwich machines are trying to tell us something, but knowing that and actually understanding what that “something” is are two different things, and let’s face it, this bunch have only just managed speech.

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to

  • Tim Sherburn as Colin
  • Bonnie Brantley as Jessie
  • David S Dear as Dr Theo Bromae
  • Kevin Hall as Greg
  • Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
  • J Michael DeAngelis as Clyde the cowboy
  • Introducing Pete Barry as … never mind — WAS the bartender
  • Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2, and
  • Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator

Our theme and other music is composed and performed by John Faley. Thomas Golding composed and performed the additional ragtime music for this episode.

Our artwork is by Lucas Elliott (who also did our COMIC BOOK and our cool pin set!! https://oz9podcast.etsy.com). Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Chrisi Talyn Saje is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry. Find this and all our episode transcripts on our website, https://oz-9.com.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable & Folly network! Please support our partners here: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/. And be sure to check out the other great Fable & Folly shows at https://fableandfolly.com/.

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episode eighty-seven: Why does the mustard matter?

Remember those days, hanging out at the mall, thinking Spencer’s Gifts was the height of counter-culture because they had festive roach clips? Yeah, me neither. I spent all my time at Waldenbooks.

Anyway, get ready for a trip backwards in time to the mall. I can almost smell the Orange Julius and Cinnabon (which reminded me that I made coffee that was currently cooling in the other room, dammit. I’m back now) and hear the yelps as another pre-teen gets their ears pierced at Claire’s.

There’s a very confused security guard -slash-sommelier, some moaning, and somebody ends up with an earring in their forehead. (Now taking bets on who THAT turns out to be.)

TRANSCRIPT

Because you haven’t got the sense nature gave a goat, you’ve been listening to:

  • Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
  • Sarah Rhea Werner as Pipistrelle
  • Eric Perry as Joe
  • Aaron Clark as Le Bichon Frise
  • Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
  • Lee Shackleford as Pluto
  • introducing the Narrator’s kiddo, Michaela Nadolny Gourley as Emma, the Counter Girl and
  • John Dowgin of Mission: Rejected as Cyril the Security Guy.
  • Kyle Jones is Narrator Two, and
  • Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator

Our music is composed and performed by John Faley; Lucas Elliott creates our artwork. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Chrisi Talyn Saje is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable & Folly network! Please support our partners here: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/. And be sure to check out the other great Fable & Folly shows at https://fableandfolly.com/.

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Meet the Characters

Honestly, there’s just nothing good to be gained from listening to this. It’s a bunch of people old enough to know better being very silly while affecting various accents (with varying degrees of success). Good ahead and listen if you want to, but please wear headphones and do something redemptive with your hands, like making food for unhoused people or picking your nose. We’ll all feel better about it.

Much thanks to Sarah Golding, to whom all credit (and frankly, blame) belongs.

Yer ever-lovin’,

Crew

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Oz 9’s Beloved Narrator, Richard Nadolny

 

If you’re the kind of person who reads show notes, you know how flippant we generally tend to be. And no one in this cast was more flippant and irreverent than Richard, our Narrator.

He loved this show, loved being a part of it, loved hearing that you loved him, and no one laughed harder at our goofy escapades than he did. He was basically the owner of our Discord channel, jumping in to keep the fun and silly going, giving updates on my writing “process,” engaging in pun battles, and sharing the wit and warmth that made him my favorite person to talk to.

There’s so much to say about him. Too much. Simply put: he is missed. 

Please protect your mental health, and if you are at all concerned about yourself or someone else, seek professional help. You matter.

  • For crisis situations: Text 988 or text TALK to 741741
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/
  • Forefront Suicide Prevention (WA State): https://intheforefront.org/
  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention

 

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Bonus: Chat with Creator Jonathan Pezza

I know, I know, I skip a lot of bonus episodes too, but srsly, give this one a listen. Not only is Jonathan Pezza smarter than the entire crew of the Oz 9 concurrently and consecutively (yes, low bar, but still), he’s also got really fun things to tell us about. Hear the interview, then for goodness’ sake, stick around and hear his full-cast, immersive audio adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow.”

And while I’m assigning homework, after listening, check out the links below and get ye over to Kickstarter to learn more about the Season 3 project, coming soon!!

TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW

Thanks as ever to John Faley for the gorgeous music!

Links: 

Curious Matter Anthology: https://curiousmatterpodcast.com/episodes/ 
Support Season 3, The Exile on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonathanpezza/curious-matter-anthology-season-3-the-exile 

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