Podcasts by Podcasts – Variant Frequencies
Variant Frequencies was a monthly podcast of original fiction. Stories blending gothic horror with space adventure, dark fantasy with sci-fi, recalling the reality-bending vibes of The Twilight Zone, and offering something wholly unique that fits inbetween and outside. Our podcasts are fully produced, including talented voice actors and original music scores. Subscription is free. Entertainment and escapism are guaranteed.
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The Cutting Room Floor on Redline Theatre from 2011-08-18T10:57:13
Ever wonder what I would sound like as a 70s exploitation film director? Well, this is your lucky day! The guys at Redline Theatre have put together one fantastic story. This one is most certainly ...
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Good Man in the Badlands on Redline Theatre from 2011-02-10T21:04:12
There is a fun podcast out there called Redline Theatre. I did a guest part in one of the stories. “Good Man in the Badlands” by Justin Warner, is western tale about about a man trying ...
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The Encroacher from 2010-06-04T01:37:02
This is a special live recording from Balticon 44. Recorded on May 30, 2010 *** Written by Jonathan C. Gillespie Narrated by Rick Stringer & Michael Spence The Encroacher Copyright 2010 Jonatha...
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A World Made of Wax from 2010-05-29T13:02:53
This is a special live recording from Balticon 44. Recorded on May 28, 2010. On Sunday May 30, we will be recording our final episode at Balticon 44. *** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Rick St...
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Noah’s Temple from 2010-04-13T00:22:01
In the far future, the last leader of a reviled messianic religious order explores her faith as she struggles to save the planet from an apocalypse. *** Written and narrated by Matthew Warner Music...
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Dead Hunt by Kenn Crawford from 2010-03-13T01:46:44
We have a special treat for you. A few months back, Kenn Crawford was looking for voices for his new podiobook, “Dead Hunt.” I agreed to do one of those voices. We are sharing with you ...
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Survivor Guilt from 2010-03-02T23:57:24
A wounded man finds himself driven underground, into the purgatory of tunnels that honneycomb the ruined earth. Battling for a life he knows he’s already lost, he is haunted by fever dreams o...
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Heart of Clay: A Saint Darwin’s Spiritual from 2010-02-11T01:22:59
Ever since Saint Darwin returned with harvested seeds from an Egyptian bush that wouldn’t burn, golem constables have worked alongside human and ghost inspectors. They patrol England’s ...
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A Real Christmas from 2010-01-12T00:56:21
It’s Christmas Eve. Private detective, Dan Taylor is contemplating his past and his future, or lack of one. Then a potential client comes to his door. *** Written by Michael A. Stackpole Narr...
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The Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness – complete from 2009-12-29T21:13:27
The complete Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness in one episode! *** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Philippa Ballantine, Rick Stringer, Jan Dalton, Tom “Devo Spice” Rockwell, Anton Bunt...
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The Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness 08 – Doctor Lady from 2009-12-24T13:08:47
A woman with no name and a past filled with mistakes to atone for. If you’re hurt or sick on the wrong side of the river, the Doctor Lady will fix you up. Tender mercies are the hardest commo...
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The Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness 07 – Truck from 2009-12-22T11:20:10
Any job that involves high-risk and high-speed is right up Truck’s alley, at least for the right price. And it doesn’t get higher in the risk department than piloting a high-tech big ri...
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The Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness 06 – Ferus from 2009-12-18T11:03:24
When you look up on Christmas Eve and see a shape streaking across the night sky above the Failed Cities, it’s not Santa’s sleigh, it’s death incarnate, also known as Ferus… *** W...
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The Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness 05 – Operative 853 from 2009-12-15T10:57:45
Like Santa Claus, The Nicodemus Consortium has their own sack of gifts to distribute on Christmas Eve. Unlike St. Nick, however, the Consortium is willing to do whatever, and whoever it takes to re...
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The Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness 04 – Constable Klimenko from 2009-12-11T11:09:48
The yuletide spirit hasn’t made Valeri Klimenko any less reluctant to take a dangerous case. Unfortunately it hasn’t changed his luck when it comes to being thrust into such cases, eith...
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The Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness 03 – Sterne from 2009-12-08T11:06:01
Sterne, the hardboiled wordslinger, doesn’t believe in Christmas stories. He’d certainly never write such a tale. Living thru one, however, well that’s another story altogether… *...
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The Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness 02 – The Maven from 2009-12-04T11:26:24
Your sins don’t forget you during the holidays, and for The Maven, master street mediator, sometimes they haunt you in the form of an urgent call to a life-or-death hostage crisis. They say o...
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The Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness 01 – Ethan from 2009-12-01T10:38:46
It’s the holiday season, even under the acid-washed black snowfall that covers the Failed Cities. For Reverend Ethan Grant, the holidays are about balancing brief moments of joy with long nig...
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Out of Time from 2009-11-13T14:53:09
In a seaside town, a young man finds the world around him frozen in time. *** Written by Jack Westlake Narrated by Rick Stringer Promos The Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness Glitter Girl http://www.er...
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Life Insurance from 2009-10-15T06:00:12
Just before Hurricane Katrina slams into his New Orleans home, a father purchases an unusual life insurance policy from a voodoo priestess. *** Written and narrated by Matthew Warner Artwork: Deena...
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Naught But Ash from 2009-07-19T00:36:08
Nothin’ like a good hangin’ to bring folks together. ‘Frontier justice’ is what they called it back in the day. Brutal, maybe, but efficient. Those days are back, but with a...
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Fuel Pressure from 2009-06-15T10:00:51
When the world is about to be destroyed who finally decides who lives… and who dies. *** Written by Dennis Egan Narrated by Rick Stringer Promos The Leviathan Chronicles http://www.leviathanc...
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Penny Ante from 2009-05-11T01:50
It’s just a friendly, low stakes game of five card draw. Sure, it’s a weird place for poker, but don’t let that bother you. We don’t bet much because we don’t have muc...
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Jack Wakes Up from 2009-05-05T15:03:51
In the three years since Jack Palms went clean: no drugs, no drinking, no life, he’s added fourteen pounds of muscle, read 83 books, and played it as straight as anyone can ask him. Now, when...
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The Last Kayfabe from 2009-04-19T23:13:57
This is a special joint podcast with Seth Harwood’s Crime Wav. *** Written by Ray Banks Narrated by Sean “Dogg” Robertson Promos Seth Harwood’s Crime Wav http://www.crimewav...
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Under The Bed from 2009-04-05T00:41:39
Bad Dreams. Shadows on the wall. Things that go bump in the night. Something lurks in the darkness to whisper things no child should hear. To remind young minds of things no child should remember. ...
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Gill Bando from 2009-02-21T20:48:57
Not one of the assorted politically motivated killers in this bar knows they’re about to die. But that’s the thing about suicide bombers: you never see them coming. *** Written D. M. Mo...
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Creature of God from 2009-01-24T23:38:39
A botched deal. A quietly menacing, unholy, fatherly crime boss. A waking nightmare of small-time criminals, gothic bars, and neon churches. Johnny finds himself immersed in a dark, sinister underw...
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The End of Flesh – Part Four from 2008-12-26T01:03:49
A trail of shed blood and sacrificed flesh, a pound of it his own, has led Detective Jon “Busboy” Pacson to the doorstep of a newer and even more terrifying secret kept by the carrion u...
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The End of Flesh – Part Three from 2008-12-21T01:19:37
After a shoot-out and a close encounter with a butcher knife Pacs has a new clue, but it will take him into the deepest, darkest heart of the carrion underworld: NecroPhasiac. Will you follow? *** ...
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The End of Flesh – Part Two from 2008-12-13T12:58:24
Pacs has been put on the trail of cannibal killers who’ve claimed a high-profile victim: the son of a controversial city councilman. His investigation brings “Busboy” face-to-face...
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The End of Flesh – Part One from 2008-12-06T15:06:24
Meet New York City Police Detective Jon “Busboy” Pacs. Pacs walks a secret beat that takes him through the dirty underground of what may be Humanity’s last taboo. But even in the ...
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Best In Class from 2008-11-01T11:00:28
700 horsepower. Leather. Fusion-based drive system. And good intentions. *** Written by Jonathan C. Gillespie Narration by Chuck Tomasi Artwork by Paul Drummond Promos Technorama http://www.chuc...
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Under The Bridge Downtown from 2008-10-05T20:38:03
The worst part about his daughter’s death wasn’t the terror of seeing half a ton of concrete separate from a bridge and smash through their windshield. It wasn’t even the deafenin...
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All The Time from 2008-09-19T00:04:16
The watchmaker’s shop is filled with timepieces of all kinds, from the majestic grandfather clock to the most delicate pocketwatch: all the time in the world. But it’s not the many cloc...
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The Destruction of Sennacherib from 2008-07-11T01:07:22
19th century London. A place and a history much like the one we know, and yet changed. As a separist army stands poised for war, two words will determine just how far its course will deviate. Letha...
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Saint Darwin’s Spirituals from 2008-05-10T06:00:28
Ghost inspectors and golems patrol the streets of Whitechapel. Prostitutes turn tricks for the fever-dream flesh lusts of the spiritual. And the statue of Saint Darwin, the scientist who broke the ...
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Young Junius from 2008-05-01T06:00:32
Before he got to be big in the San Francisco drug game (JACK WAKES UP), Junius Ponds had to cut his teeth on the small-time capers and crimes of a fourteen-year-old wanna be gangster on the late 80...
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Tex’s Last Run from 2008-04-09T01:21:36
Savage circumstances can make for strange allies. And sometimes, those allies shouldn’t exist. *** Written by Jonathan C. Gillespie Narrated by Rick Stringer, P.G. Holyfield, and Anne Stringe...
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Birth and Death from 2008-03-16T23:39:33
Birth rules the life of a midwife, but she has also seen plenty of death. When she realizes she is immortal, birth and death begin to look the same. She knows that any new baby she helps bring into...
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Murphy’s War from 2008-02-27T02:36:23
The Human race has been asking itself “How will it all end?” practically since it all began. But even as our illustrious leaders order the buttons to be pressed for the Big One, the com...
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Paid In Full from 2007-12-05T02:27:01
She has been called whore, harlot, streetwalker, working girl, doxy, courtesan. All are true. She is also immortal. If a girl is going to live forever, she needs to have a way to support herself. B...
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The Next Fix from 2007-11-20T13:32:39
For the first time ever, Variant Frequencies welcomes the voice of Matt Wallace to the podcast. Our own two-time Parsec Award winner has a special message and an important announcement for all of o...
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The Mason’s Son from 2007-11-07T12:52:46
Mason’s were the engineers of the ancient world. They built wonders out of stone; cathedrals, bridges, castles, and sometimes, for very powerful, secrets. Michael the mason knows all too well...
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Jailhouse Rock – part two from 2007-10-11T11:36:24
This is part two of Jailhouse Rock by James P. Hogan. High above the stormy southern hemisphere of Mars, a routine cargo transport has turned into a high-stakes standoff between Skyguard soldiers a...
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Jailhouse Rock – part one from 2007-10-01T23:55:16
High above the stormy southern hemisphere of Mars, a routine cargo transport has turned into a high-stakes standoff between Skyguard soldiers and vicious mercenaries turned thieves. *** Written by ...
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Old Tricks from 2007-08-23T00:36:41
Satan has come to St. Jerome’s Catholic School for Girls, and only hitwoman Patricia Sharpe, their least esteemed alumnus, can save the edifice from the Fallen Angel’s influence. But is...
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Mother Tongue from 2007-07-31T23:32:05
On a mission to tame a new world, man will turn against man, and even mother nature herself will have her say. *** Written by Carmelo Rafala Narrated by Rick Stringer With J. Marcus Xavier, John Cm...
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Last Flight of the Esperanza from 2007-06-02T22:44:44
Fifteen ships left Earth in search of new places for humans to live. When the Esperanza 15 crashes, only one of the crew is left alive. How will she survive when she is the only human on an entire ...
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Maidenhead from 2007-04-28T00:21:22
Even the dirtiest business can produce something immaculate. *** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Nan Worthington DZ Allen’s Muzzle Flash Balticon The Balticon Podcast Variant Frequencies ...
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Slumber Party from 2007-04-20T11:42:23
Impulse: a sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action. Will she resist? *** Written by Anne Stringer Narrated by Dani Cutler http://www.truthseekerscast.com http://www.theaudioaddicts.com ...
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The Dead Man and The Berserk from 2007-03-26T00:13:46
We know transhumanism as a philosophical concept, but in one techno-genetic future they’ll come to know it as a plague. And if you think the disease is deadly, wait until you meet the cure...
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A Story of Kindness from 2006-12-05T00:02
A traveling salesman learns that a story or two can help ease the burdens of a post-apocalyptic world — not to mention push a sale or two. But, of course, some stories don’t always turn out t...
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Satin Widows from 2006-10-04T00:06
It’s October, and in the spirit of the month we’re turning our dial to horror with a story written just for All Hallows Eve. This frightening frequency is the tale of two strangers who ...
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The Dark Harvest from 2006-08-08T15:05
Every season it grew stronger. Every season more children vanished. Every season the gardeners dwelling grew, forcing the village to retreat its borders, until at last it could shrink no further...
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The Last Frequency from 2006-07-04T22:47
Spend a night in the far reach with Sherk Maxwell, doctor of broadcast journalism. Sherk is humanity’s last voice of dissent, set forth on a mic and beamed out across deep space to every rift...
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The Spoils of War from 2006-06-03T18:12
Pohraen’s childhood was dominated by the interminable war on her planet; only the music of the 100th Day gatherings could lift her mood. Then, in a last desperate arms race, a bizarre turn of...
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Dead of Night from 2006-05-06T03:36
Every night I strolled the same path, looking for him. The nights were getting colder. Even in the short time I was out, my fingers were aching from it, and I worried that he was frozen somewhere. ...
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Children of the Androphagi from 2006-04-01T19:36
In the 1930’s 52nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue was home to the speakeasy. In the 2030’s it’s all about the breakdowns, where they mix biochem cocktails and spark the Ash...
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Absolution Insured from 2006-02-13T01:16
I’d spotted Carey. He heard the Whirring too. He’d grabbed my baseball bat out of the front seat, and now he was standing, braced against the open passenger side door, in his best Sammy...
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Another Man’s Run – Part 2 from 2006-01-25T02:00
You thought that was the sun rising over Saturn and ain’t that a sight when really a superflare of magnesium was covering the approach of a creepy-creeper. And by the time the light dissipate...
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Another Man’s Run – Part 1 from 2006-01-25T01:00
They weren’t family in the office. It wasn’t a brotherhood. They weren’t even friends. But they’d all been assigned a singular shitty fate, and that made them the same. When...
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Variant Frequencies Intro from 2006-01-25T00:00
Variant Frequencies – Your speculative fiction dial. Find us at http://www.variantfrequencies.com Variant Frequencies is a podcast that stretches the entire bandwidth of genre fiction, modula...
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