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Today in the feed we have what we believe to be one of the all time great audio fiction podcasts: Greater Boston. Greater Boston asks a simple question: what would happen if Boston's Red Line Subway seceded from the rest of the city and formed its own government? The answer is not quite so simple and the story that unfolds throughout the shows web of interconnected lives is both hilarious and deeply moving. We cannot recommend it highly enough!
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Greater Boston, Season 1, Episode 1 (Excerpt): Death on a Rollercoaster
This week in Greater Boston, eldest brother Leon dies on a roller coaster in "Disaster Planning."

Content warnings at end of show notes.
Production
Written and Produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
You can support Greater Boston on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GreaterBoston.

Cast
James Johnston as Dimitri Stamatis (he/him)
Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her)
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him)
Alexander Danner as The Narrator (he/him) and the Singer pitch man
Jeff Van Dreason as BB Bosco (he/him) and Someday Cafe MC
Interview clips gathered from greater Boston residents.

Music
Charlie on the MTA (intro/outro) is performed by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede
Tosa Waltz (Part-Time Crypto Zoologists) composed by Michael Cassidy and performed by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede.
Additional music (Big Book of Riddles) by David Fernandez.

Find us online at GreaterBostonShow.com.
E-mail us at info@GreaterBostonShow.com.
Follow us on Twitter @InGreaterBoston.
Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GreaterBostonShow

Content warnings
Strong language
Death (Non-violent) (ambiguous suicide)
Severe Anxiety

A production of ThirdSight Media LLC.
Copyright 2015 - 2020 Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason
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Today in the feed we have the trailer for Auricle Season 2! At Vigil, we love Auricle and we think you will too. Check out this anthology collection of Sci Fi stories that highlight the technology in our lives and how human the future can feel.
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Auricle: Season 2, Transmission - Episode one to be released July 1, 2023. Bi-monthly episodes will be released from July-September. Visit auriclethepodcast.com for more - or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!
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Today we have a preview of Moonbase Theta, Out. MTO is an incredible, queer, sci fi story that we love and think you will too. Check out this collection of the first few episodes and then give them a subscribe to hear more. Season 4 (the final season) is available now!
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Moonbase Theta, Out, Season 1
A sci-fi audio fiction podcast from Monkeyman Productions.
It is 2098. The Moonbase program has been determined unprofitable. The last base, Theta, is twenty weeks from being decommissioned. Most of the crew is in stasis awaiting retrieval.
In Season 1, Roger Bragado-Fischer sends back reports to Earth on the shutdown of Moonbase Theta and the conflicts and pitfalls as they try to make it to the end. Each broadcast closes out with a message to his husband, Alex, who is waiting at home on Earth.
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Transcript Here
Written and edited by D.J. Sylvis (they/them). Performed by Leeman Kessler (he/him).
Consortium Announcer: Evan Tess Murray (he/they)
Theme music is "Star" by the band Ramp: http://www.ramp-music.net
Cover art created by Peter Chiykowski: http://lookitspeter.com
Episode transcripts and more information: https://monkeymanproductions.com/moonbase-theta-out/
Network: https://fableandfolly.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MonkeymanProd and https://twitter.com/MoonbaseThetaOu
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/6NAhrG5
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MonkeymanProductions/
Merch: http://tee.pub/lic/zUb0YN1_6mw
Music & Sound Effects Attribution (including dynamic ads): https://monkeymanproductions.com/sound-effects-credit/
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Vigil Part 10.5: Emergency Assistance Needed
Please listen immediately. Vigil and Hero Trackers are currently in a state of emergency. Your help is needed. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
Content Warning: This episode contains depictions and mentions of hacking, digital threats, stalking, violence, terror, and kidnapping. It may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.
Vigil is a superhero, audio fiction thriller in ten parts from Adam Qutaishat (Button Podcasts) and All In Productions.
Subscribe on your feed to be the first to listen to Vigil, and learn more about the series and creators by checking out our website at vigilpod.com.
You can follow us on social media at buttonpods on Instagram and Facebook.
You can drop us a line at contact@vigilpod.com.
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Episode Transcript (May Contain Spoilers):
SHANA: Hello, Vigil listeners. My name is Shana, and I’m the producer of Vigil. As many of you have probably heard by now, our host Maria Kennedy was abducted during a recording of an interview for Hero Trackers on June 6th. Local and national authorities have been investigating, but thus far, we’ve received no updates on the whereabouts of Maria in the weeks since her disappearance.
In an effort to find and rescue her, we’re reaching out for help. Many of you have already contacted us with tips and offers of support, and we are so thankful. What we can safely say at this time is: anyone who appeared on the podcast has been cleared of involvement; Vigil is deceased and could not possibly be involved in an abduction that occurred over a year after his death; and the criminal Morse is the primary suspect for this crime. If you have any information on Morse, please contact the authorities directly. We are going to play the recording of the interview during which Maria went missing. We share this with you in hopes that someone out there can hear something we couldn’t. Please be advised that the following may be disturbing to some listeners.
MARIA: Hello. Maria Kennedy here for Hero Trackers, and I’m sitting down with Angle, who is known for her daring takedowns of criminals like Coriolis and Nadir. Thanks for being with us here today.
ANGLE: No problem.
MARIA: You’ve also got a bit of a history with a hero that I ‘ve gotten to know quite well recently…
ANGLE: (Chuckling) I knew you were going to bring this up! Yes, I did do some work with Vigil.
MARIA: (With good humor) Well, it’s hard not to ask when I’ve been hearing your voice in recordings for the past few months!
ANGLE: It wasn’t that many cases. Honestly, considering some of the other heroes we worked with—
[Sounds of static.]
MARIA: I’m so sorry, just one moment. Shana, what’s—
ANGLE: (overlapping) Maria, are you okay?
MORSE: (overlapping) You did not heed the message.
ANGLE: Everyone get down!
MARIA: Angle—
SHANA: Maria!—
[Confusion and exclamations from ANGLE, MARIA, and SHANA.]
MORSE: Now, I must make the code clear.
[MARIA screams.]
SHANA/ANGLE: No! Maria!
MORSE: And now, the liar is gone.
The truth shall be revealed.
Vigil. Is. A. Lie!
[Morse code crescendos, then silence.]
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Today we're presenting another podcast we love: Captain Hero! Captain Hero! is a modern, comedic take on 1930's futurism. Each short episode pays homage to different aspects of classic sci-fi, all while holding on to its humanitarian values. In the first season, nearly all characters are voiced by video game voice actor Joe Bianco (Oxenfree II, Streets of Rage 4, Jackbox Party Pack 8).
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Captain Hero! Season 2, Episode 4: Noir-9
Ex-detective Dick Valliant sits at Eddie's Pitstop downing can after can of motor oil as he hides out from Big Boss Bambinito's mafia goons. And he would have wasted away there too, if only the sultry Celia Von Chet stayed out of his life. How do our heroes fit into this weeks Captain Hero? Pour a whiskey, light an American cigarette and be carried away to the rough streets of Noir 9.
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Today we bring you the first episode of Out of Place, an audio fiction podcast we love! Each episode contains an analysis of an alternative timelines, and the errors of history that caused it to come into being. Read on or listen for more information on Out of Place.
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Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of Death, Ritual Sacrifice, Trepanation, Lobotomy
Out of Place Entry #000: Ritual
Looking back, it all started with The Skull...
Created by Ben Counter
Theme by Tom Rory Parsons
Produced by Pacific S. Obadiah
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More about Out of Place:
Andrew Moss doesn’t have much going for him, he dropped out of college, he lives alone, and his job involves staring at, and cataloguing every bit of broken pottery or “interesting” historic thing in the basement of the Carruthers Institute. That all changes when a mysterious package arrives from a Mr. Havisham- Inside is an artifact as mysterious as it is old. 
Mr. Havisham’s artifacts are a constant source of dread for Andrew, who is equal parts confused, excited, and terrified of their existence- Because they’re not just out of time, but out of place. Andrew suspects that these artifacts don’t come from our world at all, but another world, with another history. It’s the only thing that could explain the marks of trepanation on a skull from the 80’s, or a pamphlet from a world where Pompeii wasn’t covered in ash. 
If that’s the case… Who, or perhaps what is Mr. Havisham?
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