Podcasts by Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 36: 32B from 2021-01-30T13:06:27

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Episode 36: 32B

A lone voice pieces together recent events at Moonbase Ingenii

Written and acted by DJ Burnham

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Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 35: Keeping Score from 2020-12-23T21:37:02

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Episode 35: Keeping Score

A post-millennial cultural curveball leads to a complex caste system based on numerical prowess: the Accotote

Written and narrat...

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 34: Blink from 2020-06-30T15:07:18

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Episode 34: Blink

In an age where business is the real power, behind the thrones a handful of super-rich individuals call the shots, but could their conceited so...

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 33: The Frontiersman from 2020-04-24T14:28:41

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Episode 33: The Frontiersman

The Intergalactic Exploration Ship Frontiersman carries the Goodwill Ambassador for the Council of PanSector Bipedal Lifeforms to ev...

Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 32: ICS Indulgence Part Two from 2018-12-28T15:36:28

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Episode 32: ICS Indulgence

The Intergalactic Cruise Ship Indulgence has diverted from its course to Sylvana II to witness a rare astronomical event

Writte...

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 31: ICS Indulgence from 2018-12-22T16:56:11

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Episode 31: ICS Indulgence

The Intergalactic Cruise Ship Indulgence was visiting Planet Psychagoggia when an unexpected arrival sets events in motion

Writ...

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 30: The Dinner Guest from 2018-03-11T11:00:55

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Episode 30: The Dinner Guest

The most famous chef in the Galaxy is coming to Earth: what would he cook?.

Written and narrated by DJ Burnham

Voices:...

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 29: The Tree of Ubiquikin from 2017-04-14T09:04:45

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The second of a two-parter, February 29th, we recommend listening to the first episode before this one.

Episode 29: The Tree of Ubiquikin

As 11.5...

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 28: February 29th from 2016-02-29T05:30

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Episode 28: February 29th

Jiva was about to have her 21st birthday, but with whom would she share it?

Written and narrated by DJ Burnham

Voices: Da...

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 27: Writer of Future Dreams from 2015-06-28T10:54:13

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Episode 27: Writer of Future Dreams

Imagine being able to run a program while you are asleep for the ultimate dream, but where would it all end?

Written a...

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 26: Here On Earth from 2015-03-04T18:50:52

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Episode 26: Here on Earth

Alien activity on Earth has generally been dismissed as hoaxes, but...just suppose...

Written and narrated by DJ Burnham

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Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 25: Home in Time For Christmas from 2014-11-08T17:00

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Episode 25: Home in Time For Christmas

An audacious escape plan from a distant penal colony looked like it could actually work: what could possibly go wrong?

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 24: The Department of Puzzles from 2014-08-10T16:20:42

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Episode 24: The Department of Puzzles

Everyone plays the puzzle - well, nearly everyone - but where will it all lead?

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Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 23: SuperGalactic Radio from 2014-04-01T04:30

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Episode 23: SuperGalactic Radio

SuperGalactic Radio tours space bringing an alien playlist to anyone who wants to tune in, but in a sudden turn of events finds i...

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 22: On The Feast of Stephen from 2013-11-30T14:38:27

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Episode 22: On The Feast of Stephen

Christmas time again in the Wren household, so what surprises would be in store this year?

Written and narrated by DJ ...

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 21: Hierarchy from 2013-08-13T20:11

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Episode 21: Hierarchy

Another platoon marches into battle, but who is in charge?

Written and narrated by DJ Burnham

Voices: Simon Taylor & Dave Bur...

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 20: Thriskia's Life Bank from 2013-03-29T13:00:04

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Episode 20: Thriskia's Life Bank

Trojan was an entrepreneur and had travelled to the far-flung planet of Pruttarn in search of that intangible opportunity of a l...

Ad Astral Episode 19: Starglow from 2012-12-01T18:26

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Episode 19: Starglow

The lead singer's behaviour is splitting the band apart, but she suddenly has a radical character shift.

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Written and narra...

Ad Astral Episode 18: Door to Door from 2012-10-28T11:02:02

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Episode 18: Door to Door

A door to door salesman has an unusual gift, but what would happen if he pushed his luck?

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Written and narrated by DJ B...

Ad Astral Episode 17: Capsule 2 from 2012-07-29T13:25

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Episode 17: Capsule 2

The Interplanetary Cargo Ship Workhorse is in serious trouble. Can Technical Supervisor David Gillan make it to an escape capsule ...

Ad Astral Episode 16: One True Path from 2012-05-01T05:00

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Episode 16: One True Path

A slightly tongue-in-cheek look at what would happen if a group of alien evangelists came to Earth in order to assess the dominant spec...

Ad Astral Episode 15: The Patron Saint of Domestic Appliances from 2012-01-31T15:04

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Episode 15: The Patron Saint of Domestic Appliances

The Windowmatic appliance was once owned by Human Unit SmithD6. He was not a very nice human unit. This is th...

Ad Astral Episode 14: Heaven Scent from 2011-11-01T18:52

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Episode 14: Heaven Scent

Chief Inspector Gary Thistle was not looking forward to working with the alien from Planet Yefti, assigned to assist him with his enquir...

Ad Astral Episode 13: Dance of the Mirrored Souls from 2011-07-19T15:19

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Episode 13: Dance of the Mirrored Souls

Roger McIvor's work as a freelance journalist takes him to India and Northern Kerala. Whilst there he witnesses an extrao...

Ad Astral Episode 12: A One Horse Town from 2011-05-24T13:00

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Episode 12: A One Horse Town

Xenophobia breaks out in a mining town on a distant planet when alien prospectors arrive."

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Written and performed b...

Ad Astral Episode 11: The Visit from 2011-04-01T01:00

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Episode 11: The Visit

The mass of bureaucratic legislation spirals out of control in a quango-dominated near future, will there ever be an end to it?

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Ad Astral Episode 10: The Lighthouse Keeper from 2011-01-31T18:50

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Episode 10: The Lighthouse Keeper

An unpredictable new danger to galactic shipping had entered the edge of the solar system and a grieving astrophysicist was the...

Ad Astral Episode 9: The Shard of Ghazbrid from 2010-10-31T10:57

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Episode 9: The Shard of Ghazbrid

When the repairman comes to call, Linda Piper is amazed at the results from her ameliorated breadmaker.

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Ad Astral Episode 8: Aftershock from 2010-08-01T08:15

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Episode 8: Aftershock

The Battle Cruiser Kraken is in deep space, way beyond reach of enemy forces, but a huge swarm of Telzian attack ships appear out of nowher...

Ad Astral Episode 7: Pandamonium from 2010-05-01T09:03

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Episode 7: Pandamonium

It's the latter part of the 21st century and popular music is produced entirely by machines.

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Written and narrated by DJ ...

Ad Astral Episode 6: Jackpot from 2010-01-26T16:02

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode: Jackpot An immense moon has become home to a Pan-Galactic gathering of gamblers, banished from their home worlds but now free to pursue their incurable addiction. A ...

Ad Astral Episode 5: A Growing Collection from 2009-10-25T20:34

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Episode: A Growing Collection

Herbert Scrottins had a hobby and it presented him with the job opportunity of a lifetime. But could there be a catch?

Ad Astral Episode 4: Dream Girl from 2009-07-27T16:26

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Episode: Dream Girl

With all the fun of the fair: alien cabaret acts, romance and sinister undercurrents collide when the star-travelling Carnival of De...

Ad Astral Episode 3: BORROWED TIME from 2009-04-30T16:59

In a futuristic homage to a Samuel Beckett classic: two voices in the dark are patiently waiting for the Doctor to visit them. But would he ever come?
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Written and narrated by DJ B...

Ad Astral Episode 2: The Radical Intergalactic Travel Agency from 2009-03-08T10:28

This story for this episode is:
THE RADICAL INTERGALACTIC TRAVEL AGENCY
and it first appeared on Silverthought.com in 2006 and then in Listen

Welcome to Ad Astral from 2009-01-08T22:00

Ad Astral presents the short science fiction stories of DJ Burnham in a quarterly podcast. Over time we hope to bring you tales from the near and distant future, as well as alien worlds and alterna...

Ad Astral Episode 1: BID from 2009-01-05T19:33

Bid, our first story, features a green-fingered mystery man who vanishes, leaving a trail of clues on a futuristic Internet auction site, which has expanded its horizons to distant planets...