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Foundational Science Fiction

If one is going to write about interstellar empires and civilizations that span centuries, you would be well served by reading Isaac Asimov’s celebrated Foundation series. At least, we know that the Foundation series was one of the things Bjorn Munson kept in mind when creating the Imperium for Rogue Tyger. He’s currently re-reading the…

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Listen Live! Through the Looking Glass – Episode 10: Two Shoemaker Tales

Tune in to WERA-LP 96.7 FM just about now (4:00pm ET) for two additions to our series Through the Looking Glass. The classic German fairy tale “The Elves and the Shoemaker,” plus an appropriately clever Sicilian tale “The Cunning Shoemaker” “The Elves and the Shoemaker”by the Brothers Grimm, from their collection Kinder und Hausmärchen (1812)translated by Edgar…

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“Cinderella” by Charles Perrault

The iconic French version of a fairy tale which has variants going back centuries in many parts of the world. Don’t worry: this has all the quality step-family shenanigans you’re seeking.

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Listen Online! Through the Looking Glass – Episode 9: “Cinderella”

The iconic French version of a fairy tale which has variants going back centuries in many parts of the world. Don’t worry: this has all the quality step-family shenanigans you’re seeking. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE Powered by RedCircle Length: 21:53 Rated AD-G for general audiencesContains thoughtless stepsisters and a rather cavalier attitude towards transmogrifying rodentia to be…

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The Worst Derelict Spaceships to Board

We didn’t get the idea of a crew boarding a derelict spaceship in a vacuum — wait, that didn’t come out right… Our live production of Nostromo 2: Electric Alien Boogaloo is based on the many tales of crews exploring derelict spacecraft, which inevitably leads to mayhem. Well the folks over at Generation Films know…

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Listen Live! Through the Looking Glass – Episode 9: “Cinderella”

Tune in to WERA-LP 96.7 FM just about now (4:00pm ET) for the latest addition to our series Through the Looking Glass. The iconic French version of a fairy tale which has variants going back centuries in many parts of the world. Don’t worry: this has all the quality step-family shenanigans you’re seeking. LISTEN TO…

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Being an Audio Engineer for Astronauts

As we continue to try and learn more about audio engineering ourselves (always more things to learn) and since we’re clearly fans of space exploration (hello, Rogue Tyger), this article about Alexandria Perryman and her work as a live broadcast engineer for NASA was pretty darn cool. Check it out!

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“Jack and the Beanstalk” by Andrew Lang

The English fairy tale of an enterprising young boy, a castle in the clouds, and some giants. It’s perhaps the best known of a series of “Jack Tales.”

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Listen Online! Through the Looking Glass – Episode 8: “Jack and the Beanstalk”

The English fairy tale of an enterprising young boy, a castle in the clouds, and some giants. It’s perhaps the best known of a series of “Jack Tales.” LISTEN TO THE EPISODE Powered by RedCircle Length: 24:07 Rated AD-G for general audiencesContains a cruel and murderous giant, a conspiratorial and duplicitous giantess, and broken necks, which arguably…

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JAT Jot #5: A note on current events

Given current events, we wanted to share some thoughts, especially with our friends and neighbors in the DC area. This was originally broadcast on WERA with TTLG episode #8, “Jack and the Beanstalk.”

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