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IMO it all comes down to marketing to teenagers. Once they stop being children but before becoming adults, most kids are searching for who they are, and there is a whole industry out there who's sole purpose is to take advantage of that, and you can see it in nearly every aspect of life which touch...

Nicely done. I actually didn't get past the first minute when Podcastle ran it, so kudos on the production. Fun stuff.

The penalty for not breeding has plummeted. Coincidence? Good point. I've wondered the same thing myself, at least the homosexual population, though it honestly never occurred to me that the same thing might be happening to women. I'd be hard pressed to find references at this point, but I remember...

Outstanding story, and very though provoking. It's tempting to me to start engineering a solution to their problem, but I also think the main thrust of the story was to get the reader thinking about the idea of older generations making way for the new. I didn't see any advocacy for eugenics, though ...

Great story. Nice work with the music, too. I likes the way this story hinted at a larger universe behind the scenes without infodumping or leaving me confused. This was also a rare story in that I wasn't a step ahead of the protagonist.
The closing scene was especially touching.

Not to dogpile, but Podcastle has been dreadfully uneven. Dave does a great job, but they just run a lot of bad stories. The most recent, "Exit Sign," is just plain bad. I like Rachel Swirsky's writing, but I have to question the decision making in purchasing stories. I actually dropped them for a f...

It is just a shame that there is not a Mongolian Death worm competing in MBDM III. I think it's a shame there isn't an actual Mongolian Death Worm with a belly full of Bono. I'm looking forward to hearing about more of Connor's adventures in the Gobi. Great stories, both. I could actually see the g...

That was one of my favorite Drabblecasts ever. It might have to replace The Worm Within. OK, Tim Pratt is pretty damn awsome, but that might be going a touch far. I'm pretty much with Mr. Tweedy here, except that I think that the quality of the writing more than makes up for the linearity. I guess ...

Yeah, been runnin' underground, so to speak. Buried in work and stuff. Struggling to come up with witty 'mole' puns. You know. Don't worry. I've been listening....
But I think I'm back to a point where I can go diggin through forums again.

Great show, and made all the more impressive by the fact that HPL's stuff is really hard to dramatize, even if you don't have to worry about visual effects. His writing was considered a bit stiff and archaic by his contemporaries 60 years ago, so, you know, tough stuff to work with.

I'm with Mr. Tweedy. I really love the edgy stuff, but I get a kick out of stories like "The Worm Within."
I guess one of the things that keeps me listening is that you never really know what's coming down the pike.

Excellent. I especially loved the way the punkers were lampooned. They reminded me a lot of, well, me, once upon a time.
Nothing to be angry about? No problem! Just be angry about nothing.
Priceless advice for all the foodcourt gangstas and tragicly misunderstood emo kids out there.

Great story. RicV is on the money with this one. Very believable premise, and well executed.

Excellent story. Nice use of first person perspective, and under novel circustances. Zombies (and I use the term loosley) keep coming up because they are a great metaphor. The zombie is the essential Id, observing no taboos, and seeking nothing but the fulfillment of it's sole desire: to eat people....

Nirvana? What? Rather than thinking of Spinal Tap I kept thinking of a sci-fi/fantasy version of Nirvana. I mean, Gifting Bliss... Bliss is Nirvana... An angst filled early 90's guitar playing musician in a 3 man band creating a cult-like following. People treating the guy like he's a messiah and c...

I have a lot of sympathy for Mr. Tweedy's position. I've listened to a few episodes of Hooting Yard. I realy enjoy it, but I'm simply not up to it most of the time, mentally. I've actually found that Mr. Keys work is much better read than heard. It's been a while since I visited his site, but I beli...

The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine is not yet a year old, but I've enjoyed most of their stuff. I just listened to this one this morning, and it is very well written, and has a nice level of creepiness required for this time of year. http://dunesteef.com/2008/10/15/page-4-crashing-stolen-cars-by-...

Good feature, but great drabble. Very effective use of 100 words. It felt quite a bit longer than that.
I was also pretty impressed by the production in the feature. Where did Norm get the background music?

Goldenrat wrote:Not sure if this is true, but if it is it is pretty cool. Supposedly a photo of a giant spider taking down a bird that it caught in its web.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24 ... 60,00.html

Urk. I don't like spiders much.

Tongue Biter: Blick. Disgusting, yet fascinating. Drabble: Funny. Story: Very cool. Very atmospheric, great use of first person narration, perfect for this kind of story. Harvey Keitel could play the narrator in the short film version, with Steve Buschemi playing Half-Sneeze Johnny. The reading/acti...