City of Stories: Audio Fan Fiction for CoX
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BelairButterfly,
Posted on: 2006-02-11 23:33 in Roleplaying
Longest. Podcast. Ever.
Sorry for the delay, but... there was a reason. I unintentionally discovered that the software I'm using to mix down the podcast has a one hour limit. How do I know this? Because this weeks show clocks in at 1:00:48. Sorry about that. But on the plus side, we've got a great story from Misaki, a news recap with lots of stuff from positron and Mints guide to PvP for non-PvPers! And a great tune from Alienation, an indie trance band from South Africa. So tune in!
If you skip some, I won't be offended, but make sure you don't miss the next show. It's Memorial Day Weekend here in the US and I've got something different and special planned.
0:10 Intro Pagan Justice
0:30 Opening
1:55 Newswire
2:20 Sociological Study (http://www.socialstudygames.com/survey/consent.htm)
3:50 Lots of Positron news from the May 13th meet and greet also interview with Boomtown
13:05 Welcome to Paragon - by Misaki
29:00 Morning Sky - Alienation (courtesy http://music.podshow.com)
32:30 Closing
32:50 Like the music I've been playing?
33:00 Indie bands rock
33:20 ASCAP bites...Screw the industry (http://music.podshow.com http://magnatune.com)
34:30 Mint's PvP Guide for non-PvPers
59:30 Don't miss next week
1:00:48 Ding!
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CoV: Operative War, Billy Ray Payne
Alright people, listen up. This one's different. May 29th was Memorial Day here in the US and in honor of that day, City of Stories is pleased to present What Makes a Hero. Yeah, this one is by none other than your host, his Minty-ness. It also features some really great music by Allison Crowe and it's all done in honor of the men and women who serve us everyday. Yes, the military, but also the Police, firefighters, EMS and all the other people who give of themselves and accept less than they could because they are serving us.
Thank you.
0:15 Opening - This is a special show.
0:30 Memorial Day
2:50 What Makes a Hero - by Mint Condition
18:30 Pray for Rain - Allison Crowe
22:50 Closing
23:15 Thanks to Allison Crowe ( http://music.podshow.com http://www.allisoncrowe.com )
23:30 Thanks to the real life heroes. Seriously.
24:00 Charity Links
24:15 National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: http://www.firehero.org
24:30 COPS - Concerns of Police Survivors: http://nationalcops.org
24:50 Fisher House Foundation: http://www.fisherhouse.org
25:50 Wrap up - There were other submissions, they didn't edit in well
26:10 There is - Allison Crowe
30:09 Done
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Amazing show this week Mint.
Alright, sorry y'all. I've been REALLY sick this weekend, which means even if I hadn't lost my voice, every other sound you'd hear would be a cough or a wheeze. So I present to you: The best of City of Stories, with special guest host: Karnal Sin! <yay!>
So thanks Karnal, and thanks again to Ascendant for the story: A Time and a Case for Everything. Also thanks again to Jonathan Coulton from JonathanCoulton.com for the song "SkullCrusher Mountain."
And thanks to those several of you who've contacted me in game recently. I always love hearing from all of you.
Alright. That's it for this week. Check back next week. As you know by now
we've got some big news to go over!
Mint
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CoV: Operative War, Billy Ray Payne
Alright everyone! Welcome back. Well, you didn't go anywhere, but I did. I took a marvelous cruise to the land of "Oh my God, I can't believe how sick I am! Stab me in the eye with a spoon and make me feel better." Ever been there? It's a little island right off the coast of "Please please let me die now-istan". Yeah, I had the flu, in a big way. Fever, chills, the whole nine yards. Good, in that I got to play CoH and watch most of the entire series of Buffy in order, bad in that, well
. I didn't feel well? Hey, might have been a decent trade off. Oh and I watched Firefly again, yay. So, hmmm
Alright, on to this weeks show. I mentioned it in the podcast, but I'm running out of stories. Consider this a plea for submissions. Without them, there is no show, so get it in gear people and send me your stuff and links to things you like.
This week, we've got a story from Anthony Harte called "A Simple Ending". Good stuff. And a song from an Aussie band called Man Bited God. And retraction time: in the closing I call them Man Bites Dog
. That's incorrect, it's Man Bites God. Hey, it was almost 2AM when I recorded that, huh? Also, you get my sorta review of X-Men III and a week off from the newswire, so let's get to it!
0:15 Intro - Sorah
0:35 Opening
0:55 I'm begging. More stories. PLEASE! And if you need to, send it again.
2:00 No Newswire this week
2:50 A Simple Ending - By Anthony Harte
13:00 Bride of the Dragon - Man Bites God (http://www.manbitesgod.com courtesy of http://music.podshow.com)
15:45 Closing
16:10 Thanks again: Anthony Harte for the story and to Sorah for last week's guest hosting
16:20 Man Bites God - Reminds me of Jonathan Coulton (http://www.jonathancoulton.com NSFW)
16:45 Been a while, how do I do this again?
16:55 X-Men 3 review-let
20:00 Seeya!
21:43 Ding
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Thanks Mint 
Keep them coming! Glad to hear your feeling better now!
Good evening, ladies and Germs. <badum-ching> It's time once again for another issue City of Stories, the best CoX based podcast fiction out there. Ok, so it's the only CoX podcast fiction, but hey
.
Anyway, we've got two stories for ya this week, Heart, by Joe Koelbl and A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste by Moriyaku. All that and "Impromptu for Six Pianos" by Ash Verjee. Here it comes!
0:15 Intro - Phoenix Hawk
0:30 Opening
1:30 Need more Intros
1:50 Need more publicity
2:30 Heart - Joe Koelbl
15:00 Impromptu for Six Pianos (excerpt) - Ash Verjee (courtesy http://music.podshow.com)
16:40 A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste - Moriyaku
22:20 Closing
22:50 Thanks again
25:20 Work sucks
25:00 If you know open source CMS (Joomla, Drupal, Xoops) EMAIL ME
25:00 Also, if you're a DC area PHP developer (a good one) I need to talk to you
27:43 Ding-age
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Hey all. Sorry for the delay
but I hope it was worth the wait. This week we've got PsychoPez with the newswire, a great story from Miss Nox and a cool little song from Ash Verjee (again), courtesy of music.podshow.com.
So the reason the show is late this week is pretty cool. This week was my Sho Dan (black belt) test. Our Sho Dan testing process is pretty intense and I honestly wasn't sure if I was going to make it, which is why I didn't really say too much about it before. But I did, and in the closing this week I spend some time talking about it. I think it's a pretty good listen, and, well, it's a pretty big deal to me.
Lastly, there are a few things that you might notice as you listen to the show. First off, the opening says there are two stories, there aren't. Only the one Can't Stay Away. The second one didn't record as well as I'd hoped and I didn't have time to re-record. I'll include it in another show, as it deals with Miss Nox and Abhorent as well. Also, the addition of Kamikaze Eyes by Ash Verjee as bumper music was a post production decision so it's not mentioned in the cast either. But it is here in the show notes.
So with all that out of the way
it's story time!
0:15 Intro Omni Volt
0:35 Opening - You can call me sensei
1:30 Newswire - PsychoPez
4:45 Kamikaze Eyes (part 1) Ash Verjee (http://www.ashverjee.com/)
6:00 Can't Stay Away - Miss Nox
13:00 Kamikaze Eyes (part 2) Ash Verjee
14:45 Closing
15:05 Thanks again, Omni Volt, Miss Nox and Psychopez
16:40 I talk about my Sho Dan (Black Belt) test
29:20 How was your weekend? -- A little more of Kamikaze eyes
31:35 Ding
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Woohoo! *breaks out iTunes.*
Just listened to the story part, listening to the rest, but just wanted to say good job with it. :-) And thanks for reading my story!
Nice story, Nox, Romeo and Juliet in the CoX world could've come across cliche, but it seemed to rise about that and be well done. Can't wait for the second part!
Arc #345863 - When The Bough Breaks
"Curse you Perry the Plata...wait, is that Love Handel?" - Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, Phineas and Ferb
'Sup, ya'll! It's July 4th and time for another City of Stories! Sorry it's a few hours late, I guess I got busy blowing things up. Anyway, a Doberman story from Palaquinn and an Independence day song from Jesta! What more can you ask for? Well, we're glad you asked! If you act not, we'll throw in listener comments on last weeks show and an act of contrition for being a heartless jerk! But only for a limited time
Alright
enough! Here's Minty:
0:05 Intro - Shinsektor & Vangelus
0:30 Opening - really bad spanish
0:55 Fer real, yo.
1:10 Those wacky North Koreans
1:25 Y'all are awesome
1:55 A little fun at the Brits expense
2:20 I'll shut up now
2:50 Mad Dog Barking - Doberman by Palaquin
19:25 Hello from Jesta
19:45 Independence Day - Jesta
24:20 Closing
25:00 Thanks for your support
25:20 Comment from PsychoPez
26:25 Comment from PhoenixHawk - Including my third person defense of TKD
29:45 I've been a heartless jerk
30:00 Here's how my selection process works
34:00 How to guarantee (just about) getting on CoS
34:39 Still waiting for Dr. Suese
36:36 Ding
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Awesome Job Mint! Excellent show as usual, and I'll admit to a bit of selfish pride whenever I hear one of my stories read... Keep up the good work man!
Wow, I just found out about these stories earlier today and after the very first 2 stories, I went to the web site and am in the process of downloading every last one! This was a great idea and I give you props Mint for takin the time to put this all together. Keep up the good work.
Ciao
-Celemew2
Hey everyone. It's Tuesday, and that means another City of Stories issue. This week, it's less talk, more content! We've got PsychoPez with the news, CuppaJo with the intro, a great little story by PhoenixHawk called "Unsure" and a wonderful little song called Save Me Now from Casey Desmond.
All that and just a little bit of me prattling on in this weeks Issue of City of Stories!
0:15 Intro - Cuppa Jo
0:25 Opening
0:45 Worldcup
1:05 Rugby
1:40 Newswire
2:20 "Fix" to mayhem missions pulled
2:40 Third CoH Novel on hold
3:15 "Born in Battle" Accolade requirements lowered
4:05 Unsure - by PhoenixHawk
15:55 Save Me Now - Casey Desmond ( http://www.caseydesmond.com courtesy http://music.podshow.com )
19:00 Closing
19:45 http://www.cohwritersguild.com
20:00 running low on intros, send em in!
22:02 Ding
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Sorry everyone, the first mix of Issue 21 had some problems. Somehow the audio levels got wonked at the beginning of the story. It's fixed now, sorry about that. If you got the bad one, you can redownload the show.
CoH: Mint Condition, Operatives Flame, Iron and Mist
CoV: Operative War, Billy Ray Payne
This weeks show is a little experiment. The monologue is upfront. This week I'll give you a look at the state of superhero genre and spec fic (Speculative Fiction) TV this summer as well as a peek at this fall's new NBC powers-drama Heroes. We've also got a great story from Rick Jones, newswire from PsychoPez a really hot intro from Crimson Genie and a great song from 4th Floor. What are you waiting for? Hit the link already!
0:05 Intro - Crimson Genie
0:30 Opening
0:50 Almost had a problem
1:30 You're glad I found something
1:50 Different format this week
2:40 Opening up the show a little - Want to contribute?
3:00 looking for contributors
4:00 TV Update - Heroes
6:00 the 4400
6:50 Surface
7:30 Blade the Series
7:55 "Action Porn" defined
8:50 Kyle XY
9:50 Eureka
10:40 Story - Dancing With Myself - Rick Jones
21:15 A Story of Life - 4th Floor
27:50 Newswire - Psychopez (Extra XP, Fire Tanks, Doms, and Unyeilding)
31:00 Closing
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Crom-a crom-a crom-a crom-a-chamelion, baby! We're back from our unexpected absence with a brand new orange car, two weeks of newswire, bumpers by Jim Tyrell and the opening to the awesome "I, Crom" by our very own ASCENDANT!
It's crazy hot, so grab a lemonade, iced tea or diet coke and sit a spell. City of Stories is back in action.
0:15 Intro OmniVolt
0:40 Missed a week, whoops
1:10 Buying a new car
2:00 I'm a sucker for 5 speed hatchbacks - And this one's orange
3:20 The other reason there was no show last week
3:40 Stories in the queue aren't
something
4:15 How can you help
4:20 Opening up the fiction classes Not just CoX based
4:40 Make up your own universe
5:30 Without content, it's just me talking, and none of us wants that
5:50 This week: Ascendant
6:40 Turn the dial just past sanity
6:55 Bumper - Resolve by Jim Tyrell ( http://jimtyrell.net )
7:20 I, Crom - Ascendant
27:35 Newswire - PsychoPez
28:10 Bonus prestige!
28:30 Positron explains the top issues the devs are working on
29:00 PvP Debt proposal explained
29:50 Base restructuring
31:25 E3 changes
32:15 Thomas Foss Warcry interview - Could the 5th column be coming back? ( http://coh.warcry.com )
32:40 Salvage bug work around
33:15 Performance increase suggestions from the Devs ( Clicky )
34:00 Thanks to Jim Tyrell for the bumper, Omnivolt for the intro, PsychoPez for the newswires and Big A for I, Crom
35:51 DING
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Warning! The commentary for this weeks show includes belching and the phrase "di*k jokes". I'm still trying to figure out if that raises or lowers the level of the podcast.
Yes, that's right kiddies, it's City of Stories time again, and I'm a lazy bum. Instead of putting together a new story, we're reaching back to Issue 4 for one of my favorites, Occam's Razor by Plasma Stream. Also this week we've got Pez with the Newswire and my review of Talledega Nights: the Legend of Ricky Bobby. It's this last segment that contains the aforementioned belching and other things. Please note that I'm not MAKING "di*k jokes", rather I'm discussing the USE of said jokes in the movie.
You'll understand when you hear it. Clickity clickity click, boys and girls!
0:15 Intro PsychoPez
0:30 Opening, did you know it's August?
1:25 Occam's Razor by Plasma Stream
13:45 Newswire - So long, Cuppa!
15:50 Thanks Plas, Pez and Cuppa
16:20 Still looking for feedback and intros
16:45 email is cityofstories@gmail.com
16:50 http://www.randomchatter.com
17:45 Mint reviews Talledega Nights
28:12 Ding
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Need some new stories!!!!!! 
*nod*
Arc ID: 475246, "Bringing a Lord to Power"
"I'm only a simple man trying to cling to my tomorrow. Every day. By any means necessary."
-Caldwell B. Cladwell
Where is the new storys Mint?
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Where are the new stories Mint?
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This...
Hi everyone... I'm really amazed that people still even remember this! Last issue of the podcast was like three years ago!
Thanks for the thoughts, but I'm not planning on doing any more of these. I barely play CoX any more, spending most of my time with my other shows.
I run a Tech podcast called TechChatter. Find it on iTunes or at our network site: RandomChatter: TechChatter
For those of you into FPS games, I'll be starting a new show soon called Friendly Fire which will be about Team Fortress 2.
Again, thanks for the good thoughts and hey, I'm still in game occasionally! @MintCondition Or even PM me here on the boards, I think it still emails you when you get a PM!
CoH: Mint Condition, Operatives Flame, Iron and Mist
CoV: Operative War, Billy Ray Payne
It's that time again! CoS Issue 13 is ready for download! Short show this week, but I think a decent one. We've got Under the Thinking Tree from Jeddar and On the Passing of Fairytale Heroes from Indie band "Halfwayhome". Enjoy!
0:10 Intro Moriaku
0:25 Opening
1:50 Newswire
2:15 NCSoft Announces Free games including Exteel http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/ex...ml?sid=6150803
3:30 Keeping Origin Specific temp powers
3:50 Future Visions for Mayhem missions
4:15 ESRB madness - Oblivion
5:10 Robin Lawes author of Freedom Phalanx on Warcry http://www.warcry.com/scripts/column...amp;colid=9485
6:00 Under the Thinking Tree
13:40 On the Passing of Fairytale Heroes - Halfwayhome (http://halfwayhomerock.com) Courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com
17:00 Closing
17:20 Thanks!
17:45 Editing is important
18:10 X-Men 3 preview. Some say it's gonna suck, I'm getting excited (http://www.dell.com/html/us/xmen/index.html)
19:40 CoX plays on Apple Computers
20:50 Random invites on Op War?
21:30 Short show! A look ahead
23:17 Ding!
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