STRANGE RECITAL EPISODES

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Short stories, tall ideas.....mythic to modern, grim to whimsical.

Sound Design by Brent Robison and Tom Newton.

Audio Engineering by Tom Newton.

Image above by Bryan Maloney.

The Strange Recital is also available on:  iTunes,  SoundcloudFacebook,  TuneInYouTube, Spotify and iHeart Radio.

STRANGE RECITAL EPISODES

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Short stories, tall ideas.....mythic to modern, grim to whimsical.

Sound Design by:
Brent Robison and Tom Newton.

Audio Engineering by Tom Newton.

Image above by Bryan Maloney.

The Strange Recital is also available on:  iTunesSoundcloud,  FacebookTuneIn, YouTube and iHeart Radio.

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Shadow

Released on December 8th 2024

Episode 24121

"Last night I took the riverside walk for the first time in longer than I care to remember. Nothing much had changed. Homeless men and women were still spending the night on municipal benches. Some were asleep; they breathed noisily, or moaned."

 

Who is this person who walks in the dark hours? Is his city the same as yours? In all temporal planes, humans carry on with lives both harsh and gentle.
"Last night I took the riverside walk for the first time in longer than I care to remember. Nothing much had changed. Homeless men and women were still spending the night on municipal benches. Some were asleep; they breathed noisily, or moaned."
Who is this person who walks in the dark hours? Is his city the same as yours? In all temporal planes, humans carry on with lives both harsh and gentle.

Narrated by Tom Newton.

Narrated by Tom Newton.

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When I Saw the Animal

Released on November 3rd 2024

Episode 24111

"The first time I saw the animal, I’ll admit I was tired. It was late at night and I had been drinking
at a moderate pace for several hours. The animal could have been anything, the way it flashed
across the room, and I was too slow to get a good look at it."

 

Something has invaded your home. Yes, it's real. Surely you can trust your own perceptions, right? But...is the thing changing?

"The first time I saw the animal, I’ll admit I was tired. It was late at night and I had been drinking at a moderate pace for several hours. The animal could have been anything, the way it flashed across the room, and I was too slow to get a good look at it."
 
Something has invaded your home. Yes, it's real. Surely you can trust your own perceptions, right? But...is the thing changing?

Narrated by Bernard Cohen.

Narrated by Bernard Cohen.

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My Past is Mine

Released on October 6th 2024

Episode 24101

"The voice asked at Eddie Tomlinson's elbow, 'Is this seat free?' Eddie nodded, and hardly looking around, picked up his hat which he had carelessly put on the seat at his side. Then he went back to his contemplation of the wooded hills through which the train was threading its way."

 

In the 1950's, two men meet on a train...are they strangers or friends? One day, each of their worlds had drastically changed. So much was lost. Are their memories wrong?

"The voice asked at Eddie Tomlinson's elbow, 'Is this seat free?' Eddie nodded, and hardly looking around, picked up his hat which he had carelessly put on the seat at his side. Then he went back to his contemplation of the wooded hills through which the train was threading its way."

 

In the 1950's, two men meet on a train...are they strangers or friends? One day, each of their worlds had drastically changed. So much was lost. Are their memories wrong?

Narrated by Fred Stelling.

Narrated by Fred Stelling.

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Richard and Klokko

Released on September 8th 2024

Episode 24091

"Everyone just wants to be loved a bit more than everyone else. See me and not my
brothers, my sisters, my bandmates. Love me and not my kid. Feel my sadness."

 

A dead rock star faces his life on a journey home. A lonely fan from the mountains does the same. Paul Smart reads from his novel OVERLOOK, and talks about its origins.
"Everyone just wants to be loved a bit more than everyone else. See me and not my
brothers, my sisters, my bandmates. Love me and not my kid. Feel my sadness."

 

A dead rock star faces his life on a journey home. A lonely fan from the mountains does the same. Paul Smart reads from his novel OVERLOOK, and talks about its origins.

Narrated by Paul Smart.

Narrated by Paul Smart.

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The Tunnel Diner

Released on August 4th 2024

Episode 24081

"Lightning flashed, thunder cracked, and the diner was instantly in utter blackness. There was a palpable sensation of absence in the air, a sort of death as all electrical vibration in the city ceased in one instant."

 

A nighttime commuter encounters a hitchhiker in a New Jersey diner, but it's no ordinary meeting. Who is this odd traveler, and what changes will be wrought by his hypnotic powers?
"Lightning flashed, thunder cracked, and the diner was instantly in utter blackness. There was a palpable sensation of absence in the air, a sort of death as all electrical vibration in the city ceased in one instant."

 

A nighttime commuter encounters a hitchhiker in a New Jersey diner, but it's no ordinary meeting. Who is this odd traveler, and what changes will be wrought by his hypnotic powers?

Narrated by Brent Robison.

Narrated by Brent Robison.

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Stories in a Clouded Mirror

Released on July 7th 2024

Episode 24071

"Valentine Basilevich Glass, native of Vyborg, accountant in the bureau of administration of the Leningrad Parks of Culture and Rest, led a number of unrelated lives. Whereas most people were trapped by the web of Soviet bureaucracy, he reveled in its complexity and quirkiness, finding in the course of his work numerous loopholes which he impressed in his memory, an unconscious act much like anticipating an annoying scratch on a phonograph record."

 

Two very short stories about unusual men. Or are they stories about the culture? Or are they stories about you and me and the ways we make meaning? This episode may or may not have the answers. Also, have you ever broken the fourth wall?
"Valentine Basilevich Glass, native of Vyborg, accountant in the bureau of administration of the Leningrad Parks of Culture and Rest, led a number of unrelated lives. Whereas most people were trapped by the web of Soviet bureaucracy, he reveled in its complexity and quirkiness, finding in the course of his work numerous loopholes which he impressed in his memory, an unconscious act much like anticipating an annoying scratch on a phonograph record."

 

Two very short stories about unusual men. Or are they stories about the culture? Or are they stories about you and me and the ways we make meaning? This episode may or may not have the answers. Also, have you ever broken the fourth wall?

Narrated by Henry Lowengard.

Narrated by Henry Lowengard.

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Malarkey and Abdul

Released on June 2nd 2024

Episode 24061

"Their flight was routine, cruising at forty thousand feet, at a speed of five hundred and eighty
miles an hour with the wind behind them. There was some turbulence as Malarkey began the
descent and Abdul switched on the seatbelt signs. They pierced the clouds and lost visibility. Then they lost radio contact."

 

Two friends face an inexplicable situation. How did they arrive in this primitive place? Can they bluff their way to safety? Maybe they're actually facing themselves.

"Their flight was routine, cruising at forty thousand feet, at a speed of five hundred and eighty miles an hour with the wind behind them. There was some turbulence as Malarkey began the descent and Abdul switched on the seatbelt signs. They pierced the clouds and lost visibility. Then they lost radio contact."

 

Two friends face an inexplicable situation. How did they arrive in this primitive place? Can they bluff their way to safety? Maybe they're actually facing themselves.

Narrated by Tom Newton.

Narrated by Tom Newton.

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Bifurcation Events

Released on May 5th 2024

Episode 24051

"Elzy woke to cold, the scent of cold, of snow, of tent fabric. The coldness felt good on her hot skin. Confusion. She wasn’t in her room…? The child fell asleep again before she could figure it out. Nothing seemed worth thinking through. Her head hurt. Her chest hurt."

 

As a child, she survived a world-changing event. As an adult, is it time for her to leave isolation behind, to more fully join the new society? An excerpt from a new novel about a potential future.

"Their flight was routine, cruising at forty thousand feet, at a speed of five hundred and eightymiles an hour with the wind behind them. There was some turbulence as Malarkey began thedescent and Abdul switched on the seatbelt signs. They pierced the clouds and lost visibility. Then they lost radio contact."

 

Two friends face an inexplicable situation. How did they arrive in this primitive place? Can they bluff their way to safety? Maybe they're actually facing themselves.

Narrated by Ellenora Cage.

Narrated by Ellenora Cage.

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