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

Thanksgiving Bonus: Take the planet

Published November 23, 2023

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

Published November 19, 2023

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

Published November 5, 2023

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?

Published November 5, 2023

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.

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episode 85: Dirty, greasy oligarchs

episode 85: Dirty, greasy oligarchs

Published August 2, 2023

Exploring the Oz 9 isn’t like exploring brave new worlds in the manner of highly questionable colonialists of eras past. Except for the alligators. And the swampy bits. Also not knowing what’s safe to eat (hint: not bloody much). And the near-fatal encounters on a daily basis.

OK, so it’s actually quite a bit like exploring brave new worlds, except for the bravery.

Just… listen to the episode. Try to stay out of the quagmires, and if you do get quagged, at least wipe your feet before you go wandering around the ship.

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to…

Eric Perry as Joe
Bonnie Brantley as Lady Nibble Biscuit and Jessie
Tim Sherburn as Colin
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
Special thanks to J Michael DeAngelis from Mission: Rejected for taking on the role of The Cowboy.
Kyle Jones is Narrator 2, and
Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.

Special special thanks to Thomas Golding for the Ragtime music in our Old Time Western bar!

Our theme music is by John Faley, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Chrissy Talyn Saje sound designed this episode.

Be sure to join us next time as the mystery of the ketchup pen is finally solved! Maybe.

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HIATUS : That slice of Joe Pye-Weed pie

Published April 12, 2023

I tell ya, you turn your back for, like, three months, and someone just shoulders their way in there and takes over your ship, your characters… sheeesh.

ANYWAY, if you’re familiar with A Ninth World Journal or Deconstructive Criticism, you’ve already enjoyed the work of our own Dr. Theo Bromae, better known as David S. Dear.

In this bonus episode, he gives us a glimpse of life behind the curtain. And in front of the toilet door COME ON ALREADY SOME OF US HAD RICE KUDZPIES AT SNACKTIME.

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to:

Tim Sherburn as Colin
Bonnie Brantley as Jessie
Shannon Perry as Madeline
Kevin Hall as Greg
David S. Dear as himself
Kyle Jones as Narrator 2 and
Chris Nadolny Gourley as your Narrator

Our music is by John Faley; our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Typically, Sarah Golding is our dialog editor, and Oliver Morris is our sound designer, but you have Shannon Perry to blame for those this time. This episode of Oz-9 was written by David S. Dear.

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HIATUS: Enough with the toad orgy, Two

Published February 8, 2023

If you struggled through the classically complex and layered story of the last four seasons, you’re not alone. It was, as Mrs Sheffield has it, “more twisty-turny than my graduate teaching assistant’s insides after my AP Honours’ Intestinal Inversion lecture and practicuum.”

So Dr. Charles Tucket, who you may remember from another hiatus episode, The Oz 8000 Biosphere: Portrait of a Refuge, has been unthawed once again to provide some much-needed and hopefully not teeth-grittingly dull exposition and explanation.

Good luck. Take notes.

You’ve been listening to:

Kyle Jones as the tour guide and Narrator Two.
Chris Nadolny Gourley as your Narrator,
and David S Dear as Dr. Charlie Tucket.

Our music is by John Faley; our artwork by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is the dialogue editor, and Oliver Morris is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

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episode 79: Sand where no man is making pearls

episode 79: Sand where no man is making pearls

Published October 23, 2022

It’s possible someone dies in this episode. I mean, it’s possible someone dies in EVERY episode — it’s really pretty astonishing when no one does — so you should probably pay attention today so you understand the chatter around the old fishbowl at work tomorrow.

Today’s bonus information: a really tightly woven Italian suit can protect against some wimpier weaponry.

And just like that, another player is removed from the board. One episode left in Season Four, space monkeys. Will anyone survive?

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to…

Kevin Hall as Felonius and Greg
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Eric Perry as Mr. Southers, Dr. von Haber Zetzer and Joe
Sarah Rhea Werner as Pipistrelle
Shannon Perry as Madeline
Tim Sherburn as Colin
David S Dear as Dr. Theo Bromae
Bonnie Brantley as Jessie
Aaron Clark as Le Bichon Frise and Ben
Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
Kyle Jones is Narrator 2, and
Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator

Our spectacular artwork is by Lucas Elliott; all this gorgeous music is by John Faley. Dialogue editing is from the brilliant Sarah Golding, and sound design from the glorious Oliver Morris. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry, who can almost remember what happened in the last episode, but no guarantees.

Oz 9 will be hosting a live listen-along for our season finale! Join us at 10 AM US Pacific time on our Cast Junkie Discord channel on date TBD.

Keep an eye on our website and our Twitter, @Oz9podcast, for the exact date once we know what it is. To join us, find the invite link on our website, https://oz-9.com. Or go here, even: https://discord.gg/4zXBRxH.

Until next time, space monkeys, shoot for the stars, but don’t eat the sandwiches.

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episode 78: Is anyone else seeing wings?

Published September 25, 2022

Is anyone else hearing a weird … flapping sound? And feeling a tiny bit of a breeze? But like, a weirdly hostile breeze that’s just coiled up and waiting to turn into a tornado, given even a hint of a reason?

Just me? Huh.

Well, it’s episode 78, and if you haven’t learned your lesson by now, I can’t help you.

Also, there will be a live listen-along for season-ending episode 80, so keep your eye on our Twitter (@oz9pocast) and our website (https://oz-9.com) for that one.

TRANSCRIPT

You’ve been listening to:

Eric Perry as Howard, Joe, and Dr. von Haber Zetzer
Tim Sherburn as Colin and Emily
Richard Cowen as Leet
Bonnie Brantley as Jessie and Donna
Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
David S Dear as Dr Theo Bromae and Tiberius
Aaron Clark as Le Bichon Frise and Ben
Kevin Hall as Greg and Felonius
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Lee Shackleford as Pluto
Kyle Jones is Narrator 2
Introducing Sarah Rhea Werner as Pipistrelle!
Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator

Oz 9 was written by Shannon Perry, edited by Sarah Golding, and sound designed by Oliver Morris. John Faley is our composer and music man; our art is by Lucas Elliott.

We love hearing from you, so leave us a review if it strikes your fancy, or hang out with us on the Cast Junkie Discord Server.

Until next time, Space Monkeys, shoot for the stars. Just, not literally.

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