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Ever wonder what I would sound like as a 70s exploitation film director? Well, this is your lucky day! The guys at Redline Theatre have put together one fantastic story. This one is most certainly not work or kid safe. So, check out this great production by these Parsec Award 2011 Finalists. RLT016: The Cutting Room Floor It is 1974 in California’s San Fernando Valley, and veteran film director Roger Adamson has begun production on his low-budget action exploitation film “Candy Dynamite”. Adamson’s old world values are out of place amidst the sleaze of swinging seventies Hollywood. What’s a man to do when his code and that which he holds most dear both end up on the cutting room floor? *CREDITS* Written and Produced by Jim Bultas Music Composed and Performed by Jim Bultas ROGER ADAMSON: Rick Stringer NARRATOR: Eric Schulte CANDY: Michelle Campbell STEVEN: Justin Warner DOCTOR DIETER: Eric Schulte BRICK: Eric Schulte CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Oettle SOUNDMAN: Chris Stewart WARDROBE: Barb Schulte BOUNCER: Jim Bultas WOUNDED WOMEN: Sarah Rosendahl, Misty Myrick — REDLINE THEATRE The 10,000 Horsepower Podcast With a Need for Speed 2011 Parsec Finalist Website: http://www.redlinetheatre.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/redlinetheatre Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/rlt-facebook Google+: http://tinyurl.com/rlt-googleplus

I’m a guest narrator on Pseudopod 228: Flash On The Borderlands VII. I narrated the story “Hunting” by Kirsty Logan. “There was only one inner door, so the hunter opened it. He held his candle at arm’s length, but still could see nothing more than the foot of an ocean-sized bed. The hunter crawled across its length, disregarding the brief waft of mold from the blankets. He placed the candlestick on the squat table beside the bed and pulled the covers up over his body.” There are two other stories as well. “What Makes You Tick?” by David Steffan, narrated by W. Ralph Walters, and “Pageant Girls” by Caroline Yoachim, narrated by Mur Lafferty. Thank you to the wonderful people at Pseudopod who let me play in their sandbox again. We hope you enjoy the stories!

There is a fun podcast out there called Redline Theatre. I did a guest part in one of the stories. “Good Man in the Badlands” by Justin Warner, is western tale about about a man trying to do good, and save his son. It has some nice twists in it. The story was produced, directed, and scored by Jim Bultas. Other voices in the story are: Justin Warner, Barbara Schulte, Jim Bultas, Misty Myrick, Eric Schulte, and Glen Perkins. The crew at Redline Theatre did a great job with this story. It moves quick, and the voices are excellent. I also really liked the score by Jim Bultas. Redline Theatre is worth checking out. I’m certain that Variant Frequencies fans will enjoy it. Good Man in the Badlands – Redline Theatre

This is a special live recording from Balticon 44. Recorded on May 30, 2010 *** Written by Jonathan C. Gillespie Narrated by Rick Stringer & Michael Spence The Encroacher Copyright 2010 Jonathan C. Gillespie http://jonathancg.net Variant Frequencies Copyright 2010 Rick Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com ***

This is a special live recording from Balticon 44. Recorded on May 28, 2010. On Sunday May 30, we will be recording our final episode at Balticon 44. *** Written by Matt Wallace Narrated by Rick Stringer A World Made of Wax Copyright 2010 Matt Wallace http://www.matt-wallace.com Variant Frequencies Copyright 2010 Rick Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com ***

In the far future, the last leader of a reviled messianic religious order explores her faith as she struggles to save the planet from an apocalypse. *** Written and narrated by Matthew Warner Music Digital Juice http://www.digitaljuice.com Noah’s Temple Copyright 2010 Matthew Warner http://www.matthewwarner.com Variant Frequencies Copyright 2010 Rick Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com ***

We have a special treat for you. A few months back, Kenn Crawford was looking for voices for his new podiobook, “Dead Hunt.” I agreed to do one of those voices. We are sharing with you episode one of Dead Hunt. I think you are going to like it, and if you do be sure to go to http://deadhunt.kenncrawford.com, or soon you will be able to subscribe to the entire story at http://www.podiobooks.com. “Dead Hunt“ episode one by Kenn Crawford Off the coast of Nova Scotia on a remote island, a lonely scientist, a powerful computer, a simple mistake. Unleashes a new threat, somewhere in the hills of Margaree. “Dead Hunt” is Kenn Crawford’s chilling tale of a desperate father’s undying love, a daughter frozen in time, and the small group of teens trapped in the aftermath. “Everyone makes mistakes. Some are small, some are bigger. My father’s mistake, born of an innocent heart and fueled by sadness, was the greatest mistake. Some thought the death of his little girl drove him to the point of insanity; some thought he was trying to be God. But, this is not how it happened. The truth is, he wanted to save me. To give me life. And, in doing so, everyone was doomed.” ~Robin Dead Hunt is narrated by R.E. Chambliss (Dreaming of Deliverance), and features the voice talents of: Kimi Alexandre, Brian Brown, Ry Stevenson, Melissa Bartell, Erk and Kim Butler with special guest appearances by Andrew Ball, Arlene Radasky, Judy, Kristopher Lamont, Lindsey Burns, Lisa Tobias, Neil Stringer, Nobilis Reed, Randall Carruthers, Tom Storms and Featuring Rick Stringer of Variant Frequencies as the voice of Professor Patrick Heslin, and introducing “Robin” as herself.

A wounded man finds himself driven underground, into the purgatory of tunnels that honneycomb the ruined earth. Battling for a life he knows he’s already lost, he is haunted by fever dreams of a time before the Accident: of blue skies, green grass, of his long-dead mother. If the rats don’t get him, if the poison coursing through his veins doesn’t kill him, there are worse things hidden in the depths. Worst of all may be the answers to the questions that have haunted his whole life… *** Written by David Tallerman Narrated by TD-0013 Music Digital Juice http://www.digitaljuice.com Sound Effects Soundsnap http://www.soundsnap.com/ Promo A Different Point of View http://www.adpov.net The Seeker Cast http://www.seekercast.com How To Grow Your Geek http://www.howtogrowyourgeek.net/ The DragonLance Canticle http://www.dlcanticle.com Survivor Guilt Copyright 2010 David Tallerman http://davidtallerman.net/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2010 Rick Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com ***

Ever since Saint Darwin returned with harvested seeds from an Egyptian bush that wouldn’t burn, golem constables have worked alongside human and ghost inspectors. They patrol England’s cobblestone streets together, keeping them safe from the monsters the patron saint of scientists exposed to the world. But when inanimate golems are being trafficked by a shadowy group of businessmen dressed up in wicked smiles and sharp teeth, it’s up to the Paranormal Patrol’s newest created member – Constable Lump – to go undercover in the gaslit night and learn where his missing brethren have vanished to, without sacrificing his newfound life getting the answers. *** Written by D.K. Thompson Narrated by Rick Stringer Voices: Ali Groves, Marck Pearlstone, Dani Cutler, and Alasdair Stuart Art: Vincent Chong Music Abney Park http://www.abneypark.com Digital Juice http://www.digitaljuice.com Promo Dead Hunt http://deadhunt.kenncrawford.com Vincent Chong http://vincentchongart.wordpress.com Murky Depths http://www.murkydepths.com Heart of Clay: A Saint Darwin’s Spiritual Copyright 2010 D.K. Thompson http://krylyr.livejournal.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2010 Rick Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com ***

It’s Christmas Eve. Private detective, Dan Taylor is contemplating his past and his future, or lack of one. Then a potential client comes to his door. *** Written by Michael A. Stackpole Narrated by Christopher Mott Music Digital Juice http://www.digitaljuice.com Promos Dead Hunt http://deadhunt.kenncrawford.com The Leviathan Chronicles http://www.leviathanchronicles.com/ A Real Christmas Copyright 2010 Michael A. Stackpole http://www.stormwolf.com Variant Frequencies Copyright 2010 Rick Stringer http://www.variantfrequencies.com ***

A trail of shed blood and sacrificed flesh, a pound of it his own, has led Detective Jon “Busboy” Pacson to the doorstep of a newer and even more terrifying secret kept by the carrion underground of the future. And the final answer lies Under the Dutchman . . . *** Written and narrated by Matt Wallace Promos The Next Fix http://tinyurl.com/TheNexFix The Failed Cities Monologues http://www.podiobooks.com/title/the-failed-cities-monologues/ The End of Flesh Copyright 2008 Matt Wallace http://matt-wallace.net/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

After a shoot-out and a close encounter with a butcher knife Pacs has a new clue, but it will take him into the deepest, darkest heart of the carrion underworld: NecroPhasiac. Will you follow? *** Written and narrated by Matt Wallace Promos The Next Fix http://tinyurl.com/TheNexFix Playing For Keeps http://www.playingforkeepsnovel.com/ The Failed Cities Monologues http://www.podiobooks.com/title/the-failed-cities-monologues/ The End of Flesh Copyright 2008 Matt Wallace http://matt-wallace.net/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Pacs has been put on the trail of cannibal killers who’ve claimed a high-profile victim: the son of a controversial city councilman. His investigation brings “Busboy” face-to-face with Rosalie Barello, sister to the deceased. Beautiful and enigmatic, will she prove to be his strongest ally . . . or his prime suspect? *** Written and narrated by Matt Wallace Promos The Next Fix http://tinyurl.com/TheNexFix Playing For Keeps http://www.playingforkeepsnovel.com/ Scott Sigler’s “Contagious” http://www.scottsigler.com The End of Flesh Copyright 2008 Matt Wallace http://matt-wallace.net/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Meet New York City Police Detective Jon “Busboy” Pacs. Pacs walks a secret beat that takes him through the dirty underground of what may be Humanity’s last taboo. But even in the starved and not-so-distant future, the final taboo is still all about flesh . . . *** Written and narrated by Matt Wallace Promos The Next Fix http://tinyurl.com/TheNexFix Playing For Keeps http://www.playingforkeepsnovel.com/ Two-Minute Danger Theater http://www.twistedmojo.com/ The End of Flesh Copyright 2008 Matt Wallace http://matt-wallace.net/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

700 horsepower.  Leather.  Fusion-based drive system.  And good intentions. *** Written by Jonathan C. Gillespie Narration by Chuck Tomasi Artwork by Paul Drummond Promos Technorama http://www.chuckchat.com Dragon Page With Class http://www.dragonpage.com Dunesteef http://www.dunesteef.com The Failed Cities Monologues http://www.podiobooks.com/title/the-failed-cities-monologues/ Murky Depths http://www.murkydepths.com Paul Drummond http://www.pauldrummond.co.uk Best In Class Copyright 2008 Jonathan C. Gillespie http://jonathancg.net/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

The worst part about his daughter’s death wasn’t the terror of seeing half a ton of concrete separate from a bridge and smash through their windshield. It wasn’t even the deafening crunch when the fragment pulped Jessie’s head and sent her blood splattering over his cheek. It was his initial reaction once the shock wore off. *** Written by Gary A. Braunbeck and Matthew Warner Narration by Matthew Warner Music Digital Juice http://www.digitaljuice.com Promos The Failed Cities Monologues http://www.podiobooks.com/title/the-failed-cities-monologues/ Moon Wraith http://www.curiousecho.org/wordpress/category/moon-wraith/ Under the Bridge Downtown Copyright 2008 Gary A. Braunbeck and Matthew Warner http://www.garybraunbeck.com http://www.matthewwarner.com Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

The watchmaker’s shop is filled with timepieces of all kinds, from the majestic grandfather clock to the most delicate pocketwatch: all the time in the world. But it’s not the many clocks adorning the walls that give him eternity. Or is it? *** Written by Anne Stringer Narration by Marck Pearlstone Music Digital Juice http://www.digitaljuice.com Sound Effects SoundSnap http://www.soundsnap.com Promos The Unbelievable Origin of Superspiff and the Toothpick Kid http://dk-thompson.com/ I Killed AwesomeMan http://ikilledawesomeman.com/ Young Junius http://sethharwood.com Arise Fundraiser http://arisebiology.chipin.com/2008-09-biology-class All The Time Copyright 2008 Anne Stringer http://anne-stringer.livejournal.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Waiting in line is an unfortunate reality in modern life. When Frank McMurtry finds himself in a mysterious line with an eclectic group of strangers, he doesn’t want to be there…but is it better to stay, or walk away? *** Written by Anne Stringer Narration by Rick Stringer Promos Zombinc (The Takeover) http://zombinc.net/ New World Order http://www.edwardgtalbot.com Queue Copyright 2008 Anne Stringer http://anne-stringer.livejournal.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

Every fighter needs a Cut Man in their corner. This is a special simulcast episode with Seth Harwood’s CrimeWAV, the first series of crime story podcasts on the web. Featuring some of your favorite crime authors in the coming weeks and months and posting a new episode every week. *** Written by Christa Faust Hosted by Seth Harwood CrimeWAV http://crimewav.com Cut Man Copyright 2008 Christa Faust http://christafaust.com Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com

19th century London. A place and a history much like the one we know, and yet changed. As a separist army stands poised for war, two words will determine just how far its course will deviate. Lethal Configuration. It’s the key to saving an empire . . . or annihilating one. *** Written by Bryn Sparks Narration by Marck Pearlstone and Ali Groves Music Abney Park http://www.abneypark.com Laura’s MIDI Heaven http://www.laurasmidiheaven.com/ Promos Brave Men Run http://www.mattselznick.com/ Staked http://www.authoratlarge.com/ Brains Matter http://www.brainsmatter.com/ Requiem of the Outcast http://www.requiemoftheoutcast.com/ The Destruction of Sennacherib Copyright 2008 Bryn Sparks http://bastinadoes.blogspot.com/ Variant Frequencies Copyright 2008 Rick Stringer and Matt Wallace http://www.variantfrequencies.com