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Rogue Tyger: More about Flatrock (Patreon Bonus Audio)

We’ll be posting bonus segments for our Patrons all summer long that originally played on WERA between episodes of Rogue Tyger. This segment was recorded for our 2023 rebroadcast of Rogue Tyger, set between Part 1 and Part 2 of “Flatrock.” There are actually more sci-fi influences we could go into, especially regarding the moving…

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Rogue Tyger: Gaoliang, the Seven Systems, and Commerce Raiders

We’ll be posting bonus segments for our Patrons all summer long that originally played on WERA between episodes of Rogue Tyger. This sement was recorded for a 2019 rebroadcast between part 4 and part 5 of “The Pilot.” These are brief explanations that also related to a lot of entries for the Encyclopedia of the…

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Rogue Tyger: Cliffhangers, Sci-Fi Influences, and SFX Production (Patreon Bonus Audio)

We’ll be posting bonus segments for our Patrons all summer long that originally played on WERA between episodes of Rogue Tyger. This segment is from our 2023 rebroadcast and played between part two and part three of “The Pilot.” This segment needed to be longer to fill the required airtime, so you’ll hear Bjorn Munson…

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Rogue Tyger: The Five-Act Structure and More (Patreon Bonus Audio)

We’ll be posting bonus segments for our Patrons all summer long that originally played on WERA between episodes of Rogue Tyger. This segment from our 2019 broadcast went between part two and part three of “The Pilot.” In it, writer-director Bjorn Munson talks about how the TV five-act structure found its way into his serialized…

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Rogue Tyger: Series Influences & Characters (Patreon Bonus Audio)

We’ll be posting bonus segments for our Patrons all summer long that originally played on WERA between episodes of Rogue Tyger. This segment was part of our 2023 rebroadcast of Rogue Tyger between JAT Chat #1 and Rogue Tyger episode #1 (“The Pilot, Part 1”). It goes deeper into the origins of the series and…

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The Tell-Tale Heart: Bonus Interview with Tegan Cohan

With our home radio station, WERA, making sure that producers keep their programs at least 26 minutes long, we’re going back to some of our older episodes and making sure they measure up. That means all sorts of bonus segments — and in the case of our intense version of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale…

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The Wild (and possibly Sheb Wooley) Origins of the Wilhelm Scream

Based on the news we read this weekend, there was absolutely no reason we were not going to share the glorious discovery of the original recording session that gave the work The Wilhelm Scream. You can learn a great background of the Wilhelm Scream on Mental Floss from 2018, recently updated with this latest news….

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Steering the Ship: The Harbor Pilot’s Tale

This article excerpt, part of a series entitled The Quorum Chronicle, appears in full — along with expanded audio content — exclusively for our Patreon backers. See our Patreon page for further details. Click here to access the Patreon page for this episode. When developing the concept for what became The Harbor Pilot’s Tale, I knew it would…

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Listen Online! Quorum — The Harbor Pilot’s Tale

Basel, August 2012. Switzerland’s most densely populated metropolis, famed as much for its cultural heritage as for its vital role in the Swiss banking and chemical industries. Situated at the border of Switzerland, Germany, and France, the city serves as a critical transit hub for cargo traffic on the Rhine river, a function that renders…

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Listen Live! Quorum — The Harbor Pilot’s Tale

Tune in to WERA-LP 96.7 FM just about now (3:00pm ET) for a special interlude from the world of Quorum. Want an idea as to what to expect? Check out the trailer! https://vimeo.com/789163031 Basel, August 2012. Switzerland’s most densely populated metropolis, famed as much for its cultural heritage as for its vital role in the…

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