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SPOOKTOBER 2021 ep4: "The Quiet Sky" by Ryan Brennaman
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 23, 2021 02:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPeople look to the stars and wonder if we are indeed alone in this universe… And the bold dare to dream as they stare out over that endless starry sea... What's beyond that sea I wonder? Children leave their homes in search of this quest. As they search, they are always asking questions. What...
SPOOKTOBER 2021 ep3: "The Man in the Black Suit" by Stephen King
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 15, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsOne of the most recognized tales in American folklore has Mississippi roots. The story has many names, including “The Delta Legend,” “The Deal with the Devil,” and “The Deal at the Crossroads,” among others. Yet each tells a similar story that centers on a midnight meeting between a frustrated g...
THE TRANQUILITY NETWORK presents "Spooktober 2021 episode 2"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 08, 2021 10:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHello friends… this is THE TRANQUILITY NETWORK… a product of Confectionary Industries Association… I am your neurological spirit guide on this trip through your DIGESTIVE SYSTEM... you didn’t think this was a FOOD RELATED HUMOR did you? That’s funny… STS SPOOKTOBER is brought to you by THE TRA...
SPOOKTOBER 2021 ep1: "Prey" by Richard Matheson
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 01, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThere’s something about the sublimely simple and otherwise benign that can become especially terrifying when things go “bump” in the night… evil personified inside an ordinary object… like the haunted doll… a tawdry trope of tales that no longer thrill? Or perhaps a fear we would rather not add...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep 28 | Dear Esther Lv III "The Caves" & Lv IV "The Beacon"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - September 17, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe epic conclusion of our 3-part series covering the narrative of the groundbreaking walking simulator game DEAR ESTHER, which ties together the surprisingly short third level "THE CAVES" with the heart-wrenching ending of the fourth and final level, "THE BEACON." Voice Acting by Eric R. Hill
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep 27 | Dear Esther ch 2: "The Buoy"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - June 26, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsI will carry a torch for you... Level 2 of the 3-part series covering the story of pioneering "walking simulator" DEAR ESTHER by The Chinese Room... diving deep into the depths of human sadness, loss, grief, and mourning on our path towards transcendence... Support the series on Patreon (bel...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep 26 | Dear Esther ch 1: "The Lighthouse"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - May 29, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe first chapter of the groundbreaking walking simulator by THE CHINESE ROOM, "Dear Esther" tells a haunting tale of solitude, isolation, and a descent into madness on a lonely Scottish island...
The Tranquility Network ep2 "Where Did You Learn to Fly?"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - April 30, 2021 10:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe at CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION are against our listeners asking questions. Questions are not necessary, because there is nothing you need to know that we won't tell you. You are safe. You are happy. But we have to ask... where did you learn to fly? THE TRANQUILITY NETWORK and STO...
The Tranquility Network ep1 "Don't Forget to Breathe..."
STORIES TELLING STORIES - April 01, 2021 22:15 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe at Consolidated Industries would just like to remind you that this is all you are… everything contained within this one reality… We are not to speak of what may lie beyond, because there is nothing… no worries… no troubles… just a singular dimension, keeping us safe… you are safe here… we lov...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep25: "One Year of Lockdown" an unscripted look back
STORIES TELLING STORIES - March 25, 2021 09:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSTS as a whole is a scripted, narrative podcast. I rarely stray off the rails for any given piece of content, preferring instead to draft a script and make it sound as natural as I can. This segment here, for context, is scripted. I am reading it to you now. But only as a formality. Between...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep24: "Billy Duffy & The Devil" Paddy's Day 2021
STORIES TELLING STORIES - March 17, 2021 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIt's Paddy's Day 2021 so on the day where everyone is a little bit Irish, we share a more modern take on the classic Irish folktale, to celebrate the launch of Season 2 of LOCKED IN A VACANCY. This is "Billy Duffy & The Devil" by P.H. EMERSON. I'd like to give a MASSIVE shoutout to the followi...
A WRITER WRITES | ep1: C. Lee Baker - An Introduction & Memoriam
STORIES TELLING STORIES - February 23, 2021 20:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis is not how this new series was supposed to begin. But I couldn’t think of any other way to present it. A WRITER WRITES is the result of conversations I had with my biggest fan and most ardent supporter around the time of her 58th birthday. She was my proofreader and my sounding board, he...
STS-401: "Hot Fire" by Professor Donner (Throw Momma from the Train)
STORIES TELLING STORIES - January 18, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAs is tradition, STS kicks off its latest season (Season 4) with an episode pulled from Danny DeVito's black comedy "Throw Momma From The Train." This is "Hot Fire" by Professor Larry Donner. Coming up in Season 4 we’re going to continue our LOCKED IN A VACANCY series, telling stories of solit...
STS-307: A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote | Holiday in Hospice 2020
STORIES TELLING STORIES - December 22, 2020 13:32 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMy mother has been moved to hospice care to spend her remaining days. I've been spending as much time with her as I can. I decided to read her stories and share it over livestream. This is "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote. It's been a difficult few weeks but we're doing the best we can ...
STS 25K SPECIAL with Diane Jennings
STORIES TELLING STORIES - November 26, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings“This week on LOCKED IN A VACANCY we’re celebrating a milestone… having hit 25k downloads for the STORIES TELLING STORIES podcast! It may seem like an unusual metric to celebrate, as most social media looks for nice, round numbers to mark as milestones… but 25 is my lucky number and we’re going...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep23: "A Nice EGG in these trying times"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - November 12, 2020 21:15 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAs of release, today is Thursday, November 12, 2020. It is notable for being the birthday of a relative and patron of the podcast so I am wishing you a wonderful one, Holly, and I hope that despite 2020 being how 2020 is, that you are able to enjoy it wholeheartedly as you enter your third deca...
STS-306: Stories Telling SCARY Stories SPOOKTOBER 2020
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 30, 2020 11:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIt’s that time of year again to get SPOOKY! I am DJ Bland and welcome to this very special episode of Stories Telling SCARY Stories! ooOOOOooo! Today we’re bringing you three super short tales of terror and fear, drug up from the depths of the unnamed internet, sure to send a shiver down your ...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep22: "SOFT" SPOOKTOBER 2020
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 22, 2020 09:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHorror as a media genre relies on the subterfuge of normality to achieve its goals… drawing from basic fears derived over millions of years of human evolution and experience. The collective “we” learned to fear things that can, have, and indeed do cause harm to our person and our fellow humans…...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep21: "Masque of the Red Death" Spooktober 2020
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 07, 2020 10:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn 1842, transcendent author of romanticism and godfather of american horror Edgar Allen Poe released “The Masque of the Red Death,” a short story that follows prominent fictional character Prince Prospero and his lengthy attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep20: "An Abenaki Legend"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - September 29, 2020 20:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWhat started as a silly idea of mine a little over three years ago has morphed into something I could never have anticipated. In episode 1 I finished the silly submarine story that Mrs Hazeltine shared in the film that inspired this podcast. I wanted to tell stories. I wanted to write. I wan...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep20: "An Abenaki Legend"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - September 29, 2020 20:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWhat started as a silly idea of mine a little over three years ago has morphed into something I could never have anticipated. In episode 1 I finished the silly submarine story that Mrs Hazeltine shared in the film that inspired this podcast. I wanted to tell stories. I wanted to write. I want...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY EP19: "RBG: May Her Memory Be a Blessing"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - September 20, 2020 18:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has died. She was a trailblazer. An icon. A hero and an inspiration to generations of young women. Through sheer will, tenacity, and some may say an abject bitter hatred that affixed her soul to her aging bones, she fought through multiple cancers, c...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep18: #StopStalking
STORIES TELLING STORIES - September 12, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThere’s an epidemic affecting content creators that seems to be coming to a head. This issue is not a modern one… but our increasingly interconnected world has seen it increase to millions more than ever before, spanning every platform, and across every conceivable medium. You may not have exp...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep17: "Rest In Power"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - September 01, 2020 23:15 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe tragic and sudden loss of Chadwick Boseman, after a secret four-year battle with colon cancer has shocked and saddened the world. This is my eulogy for a remarkable man, told in part with his own words, and in relation to Plato telling of The Death of Socrates. Having been a fan of comic b...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep17: "Rest In Power"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - September 01, 2020 23:15 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe tragic and sudden loss of Chadwick Boseman, after a secret four-year battle with colon cancer has shocked and saddened the world. This is my eulogy for a remarkable man, told in part with his own words, and in relation to Plato telling of The Death of Socrates.
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep16: "Sophistication" by Sherwood Anderson
STORIES TELLING STORIES - August 23, 2020 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsGrowing up I took a great deal of pride in being considered mature for my age. Wise. An old soul. A kid in body but of sage spirit; mostly silent, but thoughtful and reliable. Reliable. Dare I say “sophisticated.” My teachers loved me, most of them that is. Bus drivers liked me. I mainta...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep15: "Regret" by Guy de Maupassant
STORIES TELLING STORIES - August 17, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings“I don’t have any regrets. If I were to die today, I would be content in the life I lived. I’m true to myself, true to my desires, and I’ve accomplished everything I’ve set my mind to. I’ve lived lavishly, loved deeply, embraced a life of honesty and truth, and have nothing but warmth and con...
STS-305: 3 Year Retrospective PLUS "The Gay Fish Hobbit" by Kanye West
STORIES TELLING STORIES - August 09, 2020 03:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsToday is August 8th, 2020. And three years ago today I took the monumental first step of launching this podcast. I had little experience in the medium, besides appearing on an episode of “THE NIHILIST PODCAST NETWORK” but as a writer, storyteller, and performer I felt like it could be a good m...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep14: "The Naked Lady" by Madison Smartt Bell
STORIES TELLING STORIES - August 01, 2020 20:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsI’d like to give a massive shout-out to the following people for supporting STORIES TELLING STORIES on Patreon… Jim Ross Holly Tamara Tom Thank you so much for your support! If you’d like to help support the show and hear your name listed before future episodes, head on over to Patreon.com...
LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep13: In Another Country by Ernest Hemmingway
STORIES TELLING STORIES - June 26, 2020 17:30 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings“In Another Country” was published in 1927 as part of the “Men Without Women” collection of short stories by 20th century icon Ernest Hemmingway.” The story is told through the eyes of an unnamed member of the Ambulance corps in Milan, Italy following World War 1, presumed to be from the perspe...
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