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Monkeyman Productions

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Currently producing fiction podcasts - including Moonbase Theta, Out and Waiting For October! Posts by Deej. monkeymanproductions.com

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Monkeyman Productions @monkeyman.bsky.social · Nov 18

The community's starting to really show up, so hi! Welcome! We create audio fiction of a particularly queer and dorky bent with big emotions and stories behind. You can find Moonbase Theta, Out (a complete sci-fi epic) and Waiting For October (our new monster show) anywhere you listen to podcasts!

The cover art for Moonbase Theta, Out – including the title over a cartoon of a small bunker on the Moon, with a comms tower in the foreground and some meteors in the sky just above.

Illustration of a book sitting on a tree stump in a dark forest. There is eldritch light and fumes rising from the book, and surrounding the stump are various monster parts surrounding it – a wing that could be from a bat, or gargoyle; a clawed hand covered with fur, and various tentacles. Text in front of the image gives the show’s name, “WAITING FOR OCTOBER”

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Monkeyman Productions @monkeyman.bsky.social · 16h

We're here with a very holiday-appropriate MTO Phases story! Check your MTO feed for:

"Ursula" – It’s the best time of the year, though Ursula doesn’t feel very festive. Maybe just a little eerie …

Share and enjoy! Keep watching the Moon!

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Monkeyman Productions @monkeyman.bsky.social · 5d

Canadians - take action!

Protect Refugee Rights and Withdraw Bill C-2

Bill C-2 would give the current and future governments sweeping powers to erode refugee rights and protections guaranteed the Canadian Charter and international law. Many people already face danger b...

actionnetwork.org

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 7d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Alaa. Alaa is 26 and comes from a family of teachers. She taught kindergarten and workshops for self confidence. She lost her job and home but continued to teach for free. She’s supporting her family including her disabled father and siblings.

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RevRachelK @thenerdypriest.bsky.social · 7d

If our current political moment teaches us anything, the idea of just “getting out the signal” is naive at best.

Anyways, I have some thoughts on Serenity 20 years on and Reactor Magazine has published them! Check it out

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 7d

20 years after Serenity, @thenerdypriest.bsky.social wrestles with a core premise of science fiction stories. When the world is at stake, is "getting out the truth" really enough?

reactormag.com/serenity-and...

Serenity and the Myth of "Getting Out the Signal" - Reactor

We want to believe that knowledge will change the world for the better, but it's not always that simple.

reactormag.com

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 11d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Moaz. Moaz is 20 and is trying to complete his studies for university where he hopes to be a doctor. He’s been displaced and is living in a tent with his parents, grandmother and siblings Mahna, 25, Mahmoud, 22, Youseff, 16 and Ali, 12.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12d

The largest group in ICE detention is now immigrants with no criminal record, with more than 16,500 currently being held.

Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about going after the “worst of the worst.”

This was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.

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Deej @wordsandlove.bsky.social · 14d

Hey, I'm in Windfall again! Every time, I'm like ... was that ME?

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Satwat Rehman @satwatr.bsky.social · 18d

Mahmoud’s account has been deleted again on Bluesky. He’s struggling to raise funds for his family. Please can you help by sharing and/or donating. Thank you 🙏🏽
He’s been verified by @mommunism.bsky.social

chuffed.org/project/1336...

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Lauren Shippen @laurenshippen.com · 20d

not to make this all about my own interests, but we NEED more people to discover audio dramas

not only do they rule, but they're probably one of the few entertainment mediums left that aren't mostly controlled by massive companies vulnerable to corruption/pressure

the most successful ADs are indie

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 27d

It’s an absolute shame that DC fired Gretchen Felker- Martin for exercising free speech and then @bsky.app suspended her account. Every writer here should be decrying this because we have to stand up for each other! This is ridiculous.

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Monkeyman Productions @monkeyman.bsky.social · 27d

Yeah, it was oddly specific for something I'd assume would have been taken over by a teenager on the actual tour.

Monkeyman Productions @monkeyman.bsky.social · 28d

It's time for another MTO: Phases short story! Check it out in our feed - definite waterworks in this one!

Phases 9 - Elena: "Elena returns to Earth and the final stop on her journey."

Listen, share, enjoy! Keep watching the Moon!

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Mad S @kadharonon.bsky.social · Sep 4

even sillier, I'm afraid.

(can you tell this is how I'm coping with the state of the world?)

The back and front cover of a minizine.

Cover front: shitty podcast dudes who I (unfortunately) love

Cover back: go listen to narrative podcasts and you, too, can find an awful little man to think about for the rest of your life.

an absurd minizine made by kadharonon-art

Spread 1, left side:

Alexander Hilbert
Wolf 359

- My first and most favorite shitty little podcast dude.
- Absolute lack of self-awareness wrapped up in the firm belief that what he's doing is for the good of humanity.
- Awful old man. Love him dearly.

A shoulders-up drawing of Hilbert grinning, with a text bubble.
Hilbert: When in doubt, whip it out!

Tiny text below this: I refuse to provide context for this quote.

Spread 1, right side:

Captain Root
Windfall

- Never quite able to escape the toady vibes.
- Learned the hard way that abandoning the old fascism for the new doesn't mean he'll get to keep his cushy life or the power that came with it.

A shoulders-up drawing of Captain Root scowling, with a text bubble.
Captain Root: Madame is charming, as always.

Spread 2, left side:

Guile
The Bardic Hearth

- Not so much a shitty podcast dude as a god of trickery working as intended.
- Causes problems on purpose.
- Just came out here to have a good time and is honestly feeling so attacked right now.

A shoulders-up drawing of Guile grinning, with a text bubble.
Guile: Oh, I do like to watch.

Spread 2, right side:

The Raven
Waiting for October

- A bird can be a shitty little podcast dude if he wants to be.
- Also causing problems on purpose, and honestly, love that for him.
- Theatrical little shit
- Wants to convince you he's actually Poe so so so bad.

A drawing of the Raven with his wings spread, and a text bubble.
The Raven: Karaoke is my gods-given right!

Spread 3, left side:

Michell L'Anglois
Moonbase Theta, Out

- Starts off so so so shitty, and honestly could have gone somewhere bad and gross.
- Instead gets to grow and change and become better.
- Still just a little bit shitty even when he does become a better person, though.

A shoulders-up drawing of Michell in his armor with a text bubble.
Michell: So yeah, I'm gonna be after some more of that.

Spread 3, right side:

Agent Michael Blanc
The Pasithea Powder

- The worst of the lot.
- A gross and over-familiar little man who shows just enough hints of the better person he could be for it to be actively infuriating.
- Activates my prey drive.
- I wanna take him apart with a screwdriver, or perhaps my teeth.

A shoulders-up drawing of Blanc in a leather jacket with sunglasses on top of his head and a text bubble.
Blanc: I always knew you had it in you to be somebody's bitch.

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Mad S @kadharonon.bsky.social · Sep 4

some very, VERY silly things.

The back and front cover of a minizine with three hearts with text on it.

Front cover, heart 1 text: Inadvisable Podcast Ships
Front cover, heart 2 text: (that would only cause problems if they got together for real but that's not the point now is it.)

Back cover text: A minizine full of bad relationship ideas by kadharonon-art

Elinor Lopez and Josephine Crooks
The Pasithea Powder

A drawing of Josephine Crooks with her arm over Elinor Lopez's shoulder, with two text bubbles.

Josephine: So you want to get up close and personal with the gallant Captain Crooks, Elinor?
Elinor, thinking: FUCK.

- This is what happens if Elinor tries to seduce her way into an interview with Jo.
- Unfortunately for Elinor, Jo has the well-earned confidence of a war hero and is in peak physical shape, so Elinor finds herself RAPIDLY outclassed.
- The fact that this is happening at all is giving both Stevie and George migraines.
- (It falls apart under the weight of its own absurdity within a month but is so so messy until it does.)

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Mad S @kadharonon.bsky.social · Sep 6

Me, still awake in the middle of the night: "WAIT, IT'S THE SNEAKY SCIENCES, NOT THE SNEAKY ARTS."

Anyway, this is why I should give these things a good half day between finishing and posting.

Maybe now I can fall asleep... (finally taking my antihistamines will probably help)

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Monica Parker
Moonbase Theta, Out

Always playing the game a level higher than you expect.
Played the Enclave Officer like a fiddle without even trying.
The most Girlboss Girlboss of them all, and she's not shabby at the gaslighting and gatekeeping, either.

Parker: You're not listening. You don't get to have plans.

Spread 3, right side:

Clara Sheffield
Oz 9

As a practitioner of the sneaky sciences, she's well-trained in gaslighting, gatekeeping, AND girlbossing.
...honestly, she probably teaches a class on it at the good old MCCACEC. (Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss: Using Your Feminine Wiles To Take Control Of Any Situation.)

Mrs. Sheffield: Oh, men aren't so good with their maths, are they?

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Mad S @kadharonon.bsky.social · Sep 4

There's a narrative podcast zine festival happening over on Tumblr, which has resulted in some very silly things so far.

The back and front cover of a single-page minizine, with text in two hearts.

Front cover text: canon podcast couples I adore

Back cover text: a minizine by kadharonon-art

Krejjh and Brian Jeeter
The Strange Case of Starship Iris

A drawing of Krejjh and Brian cuddling.

Why do I adore them?

- Well, let's be honest, they're just pretty dang adorable.
- Found love where there should have only been distrust.
- They should get to have as many weddings as they want. They deserve it.

Dr. von Haber-Zetzer and Mrs. Sheffield
Oz 9

A drawing of Dr. Von Haber-Zetzer and Mrs. Sheffield embracing.

Why do I adore them?

- They are old. They are shady. And above all, they are disgustingly, irrepressibly horny.
- Also stupid in love despite all the reasons they shouldn't be.
- I just like knowing they're boning down at every opportunity.
- It brings me joy.

Captain Sophie Green and Dr. Jane Gonzalez
The Pasithea Powder

A drawing of Sophie brushing hair away from Jane's face.

Why do I adore them?

- Messy queer longing at its finest
- The intensity of their yearning (and the fact that they kind of both hate that they're yearning) drives the entire show.
- Reminds me of attending a womens college.

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Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · Sep 8

After many requests, here are the files to print three different anonymous Chicago contractor-style flyers about ICE, as well my new zine of Tasks for the National Guard in Chicago. Print and resist, friends! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

A half-sheet size flyer with green printing, ridiculing ICE agents. The design is modeled after the flyers commonly used by contractors in Chicago, who are frequently immigrants. These flyers often appear on the garages of homes.

A half-sheet size flyer with blue printing, ridiculing ICE agents. The design is modeled after the flyers commonly used by contractors in Chicago, who are frequently immigrants. These flyers often appear on the garages of homes.

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🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @beautyworld2020.bsky.social · 29d

⚠️ Donations have nearly stopped… 💔😓
but our struggle hasn’t.
We need $200 daily for food, water, medicine, wood, transport, power, and care for Majd’s injury and little Mona.
For 700 days we breathe dust, hunger, and fear.
Please, beloved friends —
don’t abandon us now.🖤🫂

gofund.me/2f942387

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Jeff Van Computers @vandreasonable.bsky.social · Sep 5

It's Bandcamp Friday! Great day to support any artists on @bandcamp.com

Jeff Van Computers @vandreasonable.bsky.social · Sep 3

Earlier this year, I released an audio fiction concept album called The Perfect Sentence about the loss of a friend and a mixture of grief, guilt, and the dangers of misinformation.

You can find it on any music streaming platform, including Bandcamp.

jeffvandreason.bandcamp.com/album/the-pe...

The Perfect Sentence, by Jeff Van Dreason

11 track album

jeffvandreason.bandcamp.com

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Monkeyman Productions @monkeyman.bsky.social · Sep 4

How can we help? (Other than supporting the crowdfunding when that comes around.) <3

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · Aug 27

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Rania. Rania’s husband who was a university professor of commercial law recently broke his leg when trying to get aid and now Rania is trying to take care of her children Aya, 18, Jana, 16, Oday, 11 and Kinda, 6.

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · Aug 26

We're crowdfunding next month for an in-person audio fiction con next year! Follow our kickstarter prelaunch page to get an email when it launches! audiofictioncon.com

TAFCON

The Audio Fiction Convention

audiofictioncon.com

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Witchever Path @witcheverpath.bsky.social · Aug 18

SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED, Part One, is out and your choices will determine what happens next. Listen wherever you get podcasts, and then on our website vote for what you want Dee, our protagonist, to do next. Go to witcheverpath.com/vote #choosethepath #audiodrama #interactive #indiepodcast #horror

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thread everyone should read tbh

ハイカル | hyikal @hyikal.bsky.social · Aug 15

Submitted, and would like to use this opportunity to actually talk why I believe bluesky has geoblocked Palestine.

I noticed the issue when creating a bluesky account for a sibling, it was instantly suspended upon creation for spam. This was strange, because we hadn't sent a single post.

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