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The Oz 9 ship against a starry sky. Some characters are visible through the windshield.

episode 108: Playing Pluto’s advocate

Published February 25, 2025

It’s a Wednesday eve as I write this, and as I look out the porthole into the infinite recesses of space, I’m reminded how very small each of us is against the backdrop of eternity. Given how very very minute we are and how eternal space is, I have to wonder, how the actual f^&* is a crew member from the Oz 14 floating past my porthole just as I look out? I mean… what are the chances?! Nearly spilled my vodka tonic. Rude.

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to…

Pete Barry as Bob
Tim Sherburn as Colin
Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
David S Dear as Dr Theo Bromae
Eric Perry as Joe and Dr. von Haber Zetzer
Kevin Hall as Greg
Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Sarah Rhea Werner as Pipistrelle
Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2, and
Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.

John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable and Folly Network. Please check out our sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.

Whatever it is you wish for when you wish upon a star, may it show up on your doorstep when you least expect it and most need it. And may it stay exactly the right number of days before leaving, having cleaned up after itself, put its sheets in the washing machine, and left a lovely hostess gift on the dining room table.

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episode 107: Two went for the seljefløyte

Published February 25, 2025

-s the 1983 winner of the -nnu-l Dip your mittens contest, i -pplaud the l-rson brothers for their -m–ng skill -nd dedic-tion to the g-me.

tr-nscript

you’ve been listening to;

pete B-rry as Bob
Tim Sherburn -s Colin -nd Emily
Bonnie Br-ntley -s Donn- -nd jessie
D-vid S De-r -s Dr Theo Brom-e -nd Tiberius
Eric perry -s joe, Dr von h-ber -et-er, mr Southers, -nd how-rd
kevin h-ll -s Greg -nd Felonius
Chrisi T-lyn S-je -s julie
Sh-nnon perry -s m-deline
S-r-h Golding -s mrs Sheffield
S-r-h Rhe- W-rner as pipistrelle
kyle jones is your n-rr-tor 2
Chris n-dolny Gourley is your n-rr-ator

john F-ley is our music director, -nd our -rtwork is by luc-s Elliott. o- 9 is written by Sh-nnon perry. S-r-h Golding is our di-logue editor, and m-rk Restucci- is our sound designer. o- 9 is – proud member of the F-ble -nd Folly network. Ple-se check out our sibling shows -t f-ble -nd folly dot com -nd support our sponsors.

until next time, sp-ce monkeys, enjoy the festivities, but m-ybe don’t pl-y Dip your mittens….

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episode 106: Is that a haddock?

Published January 28, 2025

So…. please take a close look at the episode art and tell me if you see anything funny? Mmmmm hmmmmmm. Apparently it took us a YEAR to notice. I blame all of you, frankly. You know what you did.

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to:

Pete Barry as Bob
Tim Sherburn as Colin and Emily
Bonnie Brantley as Donna
David S Dear as Dr. Theo Bromae and Tiberius
Eric Perry as Howard, Joe, and Mr Southers
Kevin Hall as Greg and Felonius
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Shannon Perry as Olivia
Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
Kyle Jones is your Narrator Two, and
Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.

John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable and Folly Network. Please check out our sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.

Until next time, Space Monkeys, keep your chins up. It’s far more flattering.

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episode 105: Clara? Mein little Kartoffelpuffer?

Published December 24, 2024

NOTE: Stay tuned after the credits and all, for a trailer of a great new show: A Paladin’s Bargain. You can listen to it in the usual places. You’ll want to.

Thanks as ever to Lucas Elliott for the new Narrators (or, Narrator and Tour Guide) artwork!

It’s Christmas eve as we publish this, and all of us monkeys wish all of you monkeys a very happy holiday season. We’re hanging stockings over here (and about passing out from the fumes; just FYI space booties do NOT breathe) and hallucinating dancing sugar plums.

We’d do some sort of look back over the past year, but … let’s not. There was some weird stuff in there. Be well, stay well, all that shizz.

Hugs from yer ever-lovin’,
Crew

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to:

Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie and Vera
Eric Perry as Dr von Haber Zetzer,
Southers, Howard, and Joe
Tim Sherburn as Colin and Emily
Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
Pete Barry as Bob
Kevin Hall as Greg and Felonius
David S Dear as Dr. Theo Bromae and Tiberius
Lee Shackleford as Pluto
Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Kyle Jones is your Narrator Two
And Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.

John Faley is our Music Director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding edits our dialogue, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

We also have a recording of our greatly missed OG Narrator Richard Nadolny reading his Oz 9-version of The Night Before Christmas on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/P8hHmrV6FvA.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable & Folly network. Please check out our sibling shows at FableAndFolly.com and support our sponsors.

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episode 104: #GreatSatansBoletes

Published December 7, 2024

YOU have a dirty mind. “Satan’s Boletes” doesn’t mean *THAT*. Although it does translate to “Great Satan’s Fun Guys,” so maybe it’s still worth a giggle, as Mrs S says.

Welcome to episode 104. Please put your tray tables and seat backs in the upright, we’re-all-going-to-die position, because, well, it’s Oz 9, and as usual, everything is trying to kill you.

Let’s just say our sound designer, dialogue editor, and voice actors pulled out ALL the stops on this one, so maybe dust off the old earbuds for a really good listen. I’d say it’s “immersive,” but y’all, you do NOT want to get immersed in this mess, so immerse-adjacent is probably best. Like wading.

TRANSCRIPT

Anyway. You’ve been listening to:

Eric Perry as Joe and Dr. von Haber Zetzer
Pete Barry as stupid, horrible Bob
Kevin Hall as Greg
David S. Dear as Doctor Theo Bromae
Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
Lee Shackleford as Pluto
Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
Tim Sherburn as Colin
Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2
And Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator

John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Thanks also to Kyle Jones for the episode artwork refresh! Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable & Folly network. Please check out our awesome sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.

Today we’re recommending the podcast Sorry About the Murder! In a nice little Canadian town, a Zamboni driver must solve a murder to clear his Québecois name … then ready the ice for tonight’s hockey game. By the folks who brought you Human-B-Gon! Check it out on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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episode 103: A hungry long-tailed weasel

Published November 23, 2024

Oz 9 recently turned six, and while most of the crew asked for a quick and painless death for their birthday wish, we’re still here. (If you want to give us a prezzie, we do have a Patreon, just sayin’…..)

Anyway, there are fun things that happen in this episode, which is odd, so you probably don’t want to miss it. Bring confetti. But don’t throw it because it REALLY makes Joe nuts.

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to.

Shannon Perry as Olivia and Madeline
Chrisi Talyn Saje as Vera and Julie
Sarah Rhea Werner as Pipistrelle
Eric Perry as Joe and Dr. von Haber Zetzer
Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
Lee Shackleford as Pluto
Kevin Hall as Greg
Tim Sherburn as Colin
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Pete Barry as Bob
Kyle Jones is your Narrator Two
Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator and deserves her per diem

John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable & Folly network. Please check out our awesome sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.

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episode 102: We’re in space, Felber

Published November 10, 2024

Some old nemesisisisisisises have reappeared, and that’s … unfortunate. But at least Bob has some colourful brochures to distract our team from their impending doom. So…. how many oceans is “too many,” do you reckon?

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to…

Kevin Hall as Greg and Felonius
Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
Bonnie Brantley as Jessie and Donna
Eric Perry as Dr. von Haber Zetzer, Mr. Southers, and Joe
Pete Barry as Bob
Lee Shackleford as Pluto
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
David S. Dear as Dr. Theo Bromae and Tiberius
Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2.
And Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator

John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable and Folly Network. Please check out our sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.

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episode 101: “Crap” indeed. Meanwhile…

Published October 31, 2024

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Do you have ANY IDEA the literally dozens of hours you’ve wasted with this bunch of smooth-shelled walnuts? (and yes, that’s a reference to their brains, I just couldn’t quite make it work the way I wanted). I mean, it’s probably not enough time to cure cancer or invent a really good cable organizing system, but you could have latch hooked a really nice rug by now, or made a portrait of Elvis with little rolled up gum wrappers, AT LEAST.

You know what? Forget it. Do want you want. I’m done. Seriously.

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to:

Sarah Rhea Werner as Pipistrelle
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
David S Dear as Dr Theo Bromae and Tiberius
Eric Perry as Joe, Dr. von Haber Zetzer, and Mr. Southers
Bonnie Brantley as Jessie and Donna
Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
Tim Sherburn as Colin
Lee Shackleford as Pluto
Kevin Hall as Greg and Felonius
Dr. Vikram Baliga, who would have been so much more helpful in Season 4, as himself
Mark “Stooch” Restuccia as himself
Introducing Pete Barry as Bob Ersat of the West Jersey Ersatz
Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2
and Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.

John Faley is our music director, and our awesome artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable and Folly Network. Please check out our sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.

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Captain’s Blog #7: Madeline Marks, Oz 9

Captain’s Blog #7: Madeline Marks, Oz 9

Published July 26, 2024

Yep, things are weird. I expected weird, but I mostly expected green people with bald heads and huge eyes weird. I’ve got a whole different crate of weird going here. Like, for example, I wanted to figure out why the D&G wing melted down, right?

Olivia wouldn’t let me.

ELECTRIC SHOCK wouldn’t let me. We figured out the tanners in the pods got cranked up to “bake,” which is weird that there’s even a setting that high, but whatevs, Gated Galaxies, you do you. Anyway, I was trying to get to the circuits, but every time I did, she just said, “It’s not my fault” and blocked me. She wouldn’t tell me where the problem was, and when I tried to follow the lines, I got zapped!

The only one who can get answers out of her seems to be our shirtless hacker, Leet. That’s a little creepy too. If she had hands, I’m pretty sure she’d be the one who took his shirts.

Anyway, we’ve lost a bunch of rich folks—Olivia says it’s about 5 percent who got toasted just after launch. Speaking of rich folks, Colin seemed to know a lot of them, or at least their names. And I’m pretty sure I saw him either crying or giggling over the list. But hey, with that accent, he’s totally working class, so maybe he cleaned their chimneys or something.

Meanwhile, I’m still looking for the proper manuals for the ship. I mean, I totally shouldn’t be here — I never finished Basic Training. Hell, I didn’t even get through the pre-training video, and it’s only 11 minutes of bad music and “you can do it,” “are you feeling juicy?!” rah rah team-building crap. I found an ancient Mandarin <> Modern English dictionary, but the only manual in ancient Mandarin is the one that explains how to open the windows, which probably won’t be all that useful. It took me almost a week to figure out the first sentence, which seems to be “season with brine and fugu,” but I could have that wrong.

不要打开他妈的窗户，你这个白痴。

Anyway, the passenger manifest is below. If nothing else, their families should have some record of what happened to them. Maybe not the truth, though. I mean…. ending up on the windshield of a spacecraft is a bit…what’s the word? gouache.

More soon. Ish.
Captain out.

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