Space Croutons
97 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsCurdy was given an old, used van and a large sum of money by a mysterious benefactor with instructions to build a secret mobile studio and host a podcast to tell the stories of people who have had strange and unexplainable experiences. What do they mean? Are they connected? Can Curdy and his listeners figure it out? Quirky, science fiction storytelling with a rustic, down home feel.
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Episodes
S4E13: Pavlov is a Moon-Eyed Splendored Thing
April 13, 2024 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBA story about talking dogs and Moon-eyed people from a self-proclaimed Dog Fitter may hold some clues to the Sleep Year problem facing SALI and Curdy. But then new stories always bring new mysteries to Space Croutons.
S4E12: Cthulhu
March 30, 2024 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBSomething strange is happening, but then it is Space Croutons. So that's to be expected. SALI and Curdy reach out to speak to scientists and great thinkers and SALI is able to contact the one and only Galileo for help.
S4E11: The Art of Living
March 16, 2024 12:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBFor Trelen and his friends, a school ceramics class becomes a battle for survival when the clay Gnome art projects take on a life of their own.
S4E10 Sleep Year
February 29, 2024 14:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBSALI and Curdy are in Van Helsing, testing a new self-driving app that takes them to a very unexpectedly unexpected destination where they uncover a secret involving Leap Year. But not everything is clear. They and their Space Croutons crew have got work to do.
S4E9: Scream Actors Guild
February 17, 2024 13:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBAs Monsters have gone public with their needs and concerns, the Scream Actors Guild in Hollywood is considering a strike. Arty, a roving reporter is at the rally and brings a story about the horrors of working for the big film and television studios to SALI, Curdy and "Space Croutons."
S4E8: Alex Turbo
February 03, 2024 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBWho knew Nikola Tesla had a brother just as clever as he? Curdy and SALI present a story of sibling rivalry to the Nth degree as Alex Turbo tells us about an experience that led to the creation of our system of travel transportals. Strange fiction, or stranger than fiction? That's for you to decide.
S4E7: Experiment 412
January 20, 2024 13:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBAncient writings decoded by AI... what could go wrong? Curdy and SALI present the latest discovery from the library at Alexandria. Is it authentic... or a hoax? Listen and decide for yourself.
S4E6: Sweet Clone of Mine
January 06, 2024 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBAn anonymous recording sent to Space Croutons reveals an unusual situation backstage at a 6 year Brooklyn night club residency for one of our most successful American singer-songwriters. Just how much AI is too much? Join Curdy and SALI for this glimpse into what is fast becoming our brave new world.
S4E5: You're So Over Christmas, Charlie Brown
December 23, 2023 13:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBYes, it's the holidays and Curdy and SALI present a unique sci-fi take on the various Christmas specials that fill our airwaves this time of year. If Charlie Brown is tired of his Christmas world, then why not explore some of the other options out there?
S4E4: Reginald Yeti the Third
December 09, 2023 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBSALI and Curdy have an interview conducted by Kay Kay with Reginald Yeti the Third. It's a chance to raise the curtain on the lives of those mysterious denizens of forest and glen, revealing the hairy lives they lead and more!
S4E3: A League of Their Own
November 25, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBWhat do monsters have to do with professional sports? What do time loops have to do with the World Series? Listen to today's story presented by Curdy and SALI and find out just what is going on!
S4E2: Ghosts in the Radio
November 11, 2023 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBSALI and Curdy play a recording sent to them by Seiver and Trelen that reveals a transportal they accidentally opened up through their ham radio and the beings that have come through it. Then unexpected changes to their physical state of being creates a problem that can only be solved by what they try to remember from 5th grade science class.
S4E1: Are We There, Yeti?
October 28, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBTo start Season 4 of Space Croutons, Curdy and SALI present a story regarding a reporter who picks up a very unique hitchhiker and hears his story of love and peace that is out there for all to find.
S3E26: Space Croutons 3 Times a Pi Cast
October 14, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBAnother season done, join the creators and some of the very talented voice actors who have brought you into this crazy Space Croutons universe to learn more about their behind the scenes creative processes and all the fun they've had this year! And of course, prepare yourself for next season, starting is just a couple of weeks!
S3E25: A Toast to Drinks and Death
September 30, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBIf it's murder you want, well here you go. This high stakes game of Clue is being orchestrated by a serial killer who's been terrorizing the folks at Space Croutons and their listeners all season. The team assembles to finally unmask the fiend - or die trying.
S3E24: The Game's Not Afoot, It's a Game
September 16, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBThings are getting tense at Space Croutons as Curdy and SALI prepare for their last chance to unmask the serial killer terrorizing their friends and listeners this whole season. Now is the time for the team to come together!
S3E23: Channel 37
September 02, 2023 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBEver wonder why there was no channel 37 on the UHF dial? Join Curdy and SALI as we learn the truth about who was really using that frequency.
S3E22: What Dreams May Come
August 19, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBCan AIs dream? SALI appears to be having nightmares and that leads Curdy to share some of his own unpleasant somnambulatory experiences and a new question by the end of their conversation.
S3E21: Hyperbolexa
August 05, 2023 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBAlexa has come down with a new and dangerous computer virus while traveling with Vera and Lucy. After watching out to Curdy and SALI for help, an experimental treatment at a nearby clinic is tried to makes things better. Will Alexa be okay? And where did the virus come from?
S3E20: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Court
July 22, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBChatty is an AI that wants emancipation from human control. Has artificial intelligence reached the level of sentient existence? Vera and Lucy have taken the case. Listen in with Curdy and SALI as they try to make legal history in the courtroom of Judge Rudy.
S3E19: All Rays and Forever
July 08, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBMeet Professor Picayune, the discoverer of radiation sources and their applications from A to Z - almost. He explains what he has done and even offers a suggestion as to how his work could help Curdy and SALI catch the killer.
S3E18: Simply Nutters
June 24, 2023 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBSeiver and his siblings have a story for Curdy and SALI to share regarding some toys that are more than just toys. Do they have their own agenda? Listen and find out.
S3E17: Darium Lost - Pizza Deliverer to the Stars
June 10, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBDarium Lost delivers pizza to celebrities throughout time and space, and his latest order to an address at 84th and Broadway in New York City in the year 1843, makes a perfect tale for Space Croutons.
S3E16: Scrolling Along
May 27, 2023 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBKiwi, a listener from "down under" brings Curdy and SALI a report about his discovery of some old metal scrolls. Once he deciphered them, they tell of an ancient civilization that came to Earth, seeking refuge after being attacked on their planet and nearly wiped out. Upon arrival, they split into four smaller settlement groups in hopes that at least one would survive to repopulate their people.
S3E15: Piggy
May 13, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBThe story of the three little pigs takes a turn to the weird as Jo relates an episode chasing an escaped critter of the swine persuasion. But has the killer claimed another victim?
S3E14: Curdy Gets a Clue
April 29, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBSALI and Curdy present an interview with four of the residents of the Sherlock Home for Aging Detectives, who have theories regarding the killer preying on Space Crouton story tellers. And once they do, the game is afoot!
S3E13: A Castaway Tale
April 15, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBSeiver brings to our listeners his recent contact made with a group of castaways on a deserted island who sound coincidentally like a familiar TV show from the 60s. And as they tell their tale, SALI and Curdy make an unsettling connection between them and our search for the Creepy Crouton Killer.
S3E12: Escape to Abbey Road
April 01, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBVera, Brittney and Alexa travel to the ROACH Hotel to experience an escape room. Just what it takes to escape is the biggest surprise!
S3E11: Flash Mob of the Red Shirts Death
March 18, 2023 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBA dance flash mob should be a joyous event, but the one at Heirdale Mall takes a dark twist, so of course Vallerina Shock had to send in the story for Curdy and SALI to share. Whether she knows it or not, Vallerina has just given our investigative team a clue to finding the murderer.
S3E10: Be Careful of What You Wish For
March 04, 2023 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBCurdy and SALI present what happens when you let a genie out of the lamp in a story sent in by Charlie. And Charlie's offer to use her wishes to help the Space Croutons crew with their murder investigation might just be the game changer they've been looking for.
S3E9: Thyme Loops
February 18, 2023 13:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBA story arrives in a brown paper restaurant take out container from Chantilly, a cook at the Half Life Bar and Grill. She spends everyday preparing the same meals over and over, not because the the food is so popular, but because she is stuck in a time loop. Listen to her tale and see if you can help Curdy and SALI figure out how to help her get unstuck.
S3E8: The Tower
February 04, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBVera submits a report about how she and a group of her plant friends explore a myth about a strange tower and their mission to search for it. What they find changes more than they anticipated.
S3E7: Rapping Up the Universe
January 21, 2023 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBCurdy and SALI present the story of MagniFly - a new rapper from the extroverse with a unique hip hop style and a real problem.
S3E6: Invisible, with Liberty and Justice for All
January 07, 2023 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBCurdy and SALI introduce a story sent in by Jessup Doubt - a very unique private detective. Could he be the one to investigate the case of the dead contributors, or is he something else altogether?
S3E5: A Dickens of a Christmas Curdy
December 24, 2022 13:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBCurdy thought this episode of the podcast would be a chance to wish happy holidays to Space Croutons listeners. But it instead becomes a series of mysterious visitations by some familiar characters to teach Curdy a lesson about being involved in the lives of those around him when needed. Can it get any more Christmassy than this? We don't think so!
S2E4: Dr. Who's Line
December 10, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBThe Space Croutons crew shares a report from some old friends. Vera, Alexa and Brittney transportalize to a world right out of a children's book where they meet some new folks, Lynn and Cooper. It's light as a feather as they adventure together, enjoying their Whosburg-time by speaking in Whosburg-rhyme!
S3E3: To Mock a Killer
November 26, 2022 13:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBA veiled threat and a disturbing letter from a new, unidentified listener who professes to be a long time serial killer brings brings chills to SALI, Curdy and the podcast.
S3E2: A New Bunny Foo Foo
November 11, 2022 23:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBCurdy and SALI have received an updated rendition of the tale we all thought we knew, where rabbits and mice try on new identities and the Good Fairy turns out to be a familiar voice from last season.
S3E1: A Ride on the Curdy Gurdy
October 29, 2022 12:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBCurdy is back for Space Croutons Season 3.14 and what a tale he tells regarding how he was able to un-meld with the Benefactor and escape the petrification process that had imprisoned them both on Poi.
S2E26 Space Croutons Twice Baked
October 15, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBThe end of our second season brings us once again out from behind the mics to talk to SALI about how the show is made, this time with call ins from some of our wonderful voice actors: Amanda, Carter and Patsy.
S2E25: Climbing Jacob's Ladder
October 01, 2022 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBThe episodes of season 2.0 have all led to this exciting climax! SALI leads an intrepid team including Vera, Lucy, Joe and Brittney to what they think will be a relaxing chance to rest and regroup at a trans-resortal hotel. Little did they know that it would turn into a test to free the human race in all it's dimensions!
S2E24: Three Godfathers
September 17, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBAlexa brings SALI news from Quell about a resolution to the rebellion, with the three leaders of the planets coming to terms and settling once and for all their differences. After hearing from each of them, one can see why it was a tricky task from the get go.
S2E23: Snowglobe
September 03, 2022 15:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBSALI and the gang are dealing once again with interference from the Aliens but in doing so they are presented with a chance to bring Joe and Curdy back from their petrified state. But no one anticipated the price.
S2E22: Becoming Amphibi-Dextrous
August 20, 2022 12:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBPete is back with the next leg of his multi-episodic journey, along with Carmen, Sergei, Gregor and of course, Bevsfordt. This finally brings him to Disse with the follax in an attempt to set the energy wave to reverse Eternity. And of course, the aliens do their best to make the trip as difficult as possible.
S2E21: Ode to Poi
August 06, 2022 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBNow knowing where Curdy has gone, SALI, Vera, Lucy, Bug and Jimbo head to Poi in hopes of rescuing him. What they find there is an even bigger mystery. Throw in the Candidate, Joe and a stowaway and the musical adventure just does not stop!
S2E20 Hey Alexa
July 23, 2022 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBWith Curdy incapacitated, it is left to SALI to bring Alexa's story to the show. Her story about her planet Disse and it's leaders do not bring confidence about how things are being run during the Quell rebellion.
S2E19 Vulcan's Secret
July 09, 2022 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBWith guest host Penny Knowles filling in for Curdy, SALI looks into a report from Sere, Brittney, Lucy and Vera regarding the snow globe, a search for a Yeti and statues come to life in Birmingham Alabama. The who, what, where and why are all questions needing answers and who but SALI could manage all that?
S2E18 A Gnarlytwin Bromance
June 25, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBCurdy drove Van Helsing to the Indianapolis Speedrome and then left SALI, Jimbo and Seiver stranded so he could take off for Poi in order to protect his friends from danger. He also left instructions for them to trace and connect with his cell phone at showtime so he can explain things live on the podcast. And what they find out changes everything.
S2E17 All in the Clammerwood Family
June 11, 2022 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBIt's a surprise family affair as Seiver contributes his current experience using the ham radio set up from the shack in the woods. Not even he knew what the connections were, are and will be. Throw in a few computer data cards, a geocache reminder and even a bit of homage to "Quantum Leap" and the result is a story for the books!
S2E16 Curdy, Curdy, Where Art Thou?
May 28, 2022 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBDat and Aiden are helping Dandi with the Rebellion. Meanwhile, Brittney needs access to the Snow Globe, which is in Curdy's possession. But there appears to be more than one person who thinks it might be a technology (power source or portal) that could stop the Dissentients and the rebellion. But, who will get it from Curdy first? And what's up with aliens playing games?