Once upon a time, there was a blurb writer who dreamed of the back of book jackets or maybe even the inside front flap, or the little bit of copy under the picture in a catalog, or a word or two like "stunning!" or "ribald!" on a film poster, oooo ooooo, maybe even on the inside first few pages of a novel, somewhere just under Kirkus Reviews....

But no. Instead that blurb writer does...this. Gives hints on a podcast episode you're planning to listen to anyway so you probably don't even read it. But here we are. You don't know this, but I'm also the https://bsky.app/profile/oz9podcast.bsky.social attendant. Didn't expect that, huh? Did ya? So if you read this, drop me a note on Bluesky? So I know someone out there did? Hellllllloooooooooooo.....?

You’ve been listening to: 

• Shannon Perry as Olivia and Madeline
• Tim Sherburn as Colin
• Kevin Hall as Felonius and Greg
• Mark Restuccia as C4 from Best in Galaxy
• Eric Perry as Joe and Mr Southers
• David S Dear as Tiberius
• Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
• Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
• Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
• Pete Barry as Bob 
• Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2, and
• Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.

John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable and Folly Network. Please check out our sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors. Also, don't forget we have a Patreon account, should you ever wish to drop some coins into our bucket. Just... mind the mime.

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Oooof, who cranked up the gravity? Feels heavy in here....

It's spring in the bioswamp, as much as it can ever be "spring" in space. Things are flowering, other things are ... I dunno, fauna-ing? Whatever the case, it's a bit rude round there, so maybe don't take the kids in for another month or so.

And NO, I am not tearing up, I'm in the bioswamp in spring, these are allergies, for crying out loud. Or NOT crying out loud, more crying inwardly, little hiccups of despair-

Oh, forget it. You've been listening to:

• Pete Barry as Bob Ersat
• Shannon Perry as Olivia and Madeline
• Eric Perry as Joe and Dr von Haber Zetzer
• Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
• Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
• David S Dear as Dr Theo Bromae
• Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
• Kevin Hall as Greg
• Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
• Tim Sherburn as Colin
• Kyle Jones is your Narrator Two and
• Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator

John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable and Folly Network. Please check out our sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.

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It's a Wednesday eve as I write this, and as I look out the porthole into the infinite recesses of space, I'm reminded how very small each of us is against the backdrop of eternity. Given how very very minute we are and how eternal space is, I have to wonder, how the actual f^&* is a crew member from the Oz 14 floating past my porthole just as I look out? I mean... what are the chances?! Nearly spilled my vodka tonic. Rude.

You’ve been listening to...

• Pete Barry as Bob
• Tim Sherburn as Colin
• Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
• David S Dear as Dr Theo Bromae
• Eric Perry as Joe and Dr. von Haber Zetzer
• Kevin Hall as Greg
• Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
• Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
• Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
• Sarah Rhea Werner as Pipistrelle
• Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2, and
• Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.

John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable and Folly Network. Please check out our sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors. 

Whatever it is you wish for when you wish upon a star, may it show up on your doorstep when you least expect it and most need it. And may it stay exactly the right number of days before leaving, having cleaned up after itself, put its sheets in the washing machine, and left a lovely hostess gift on the dining room table.

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Hey, Space Monkeys. Have you ever wondered what happened to the earth Oz 9 left behind? I mean, I’m not saying we CAUSED the zombie apocalypse, but the math works out. (Sorry, Sweden)

150 years ago, the zombie apocalypse apocalypted all over the globe, and now there’s robots and zombies trying to wipe out what’s left of humanity. Cali, a settlement scout, has big dreams but scarce resources who’s just trying to stay alive, and Hannah, well, she’s trapped in her zombie body, hoping not to eat anyone she actually cares about.

Hannahpocalypse is a darkly funny story about love, fear, survival, and self-reliance while also being the podcast most likely to answer the question, do human beings really taste like chicken? It’s a love story with sweet characters and queer crushes and the awkwardness that comes with having to communicate your affection while trying not to sprinkle your loved one with oregano. (zombie pro tip: seasoning is a total giveaway)

But don’t worry — Hannahpocalypse is Hopepunk at its heart, and you’ll come away feeling lighter and easier about the coming end times. 

Season two is nearly complete, so now’s a great time to binge your way through it all on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. 

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0fbFOgMYq2oqOYHDfqIuYX?si=4698311878144cb2

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-s the 1983 winner of the -nnu-l Dip your mittens contest, i -pplaud the l-rson brothers for their -m--ng skill -nd dedic-tion to the g-me.

you've been listening to;

• pete B-rry as Bob
• Tim Sherburn -s Colin -nd Emily
• Bonnie Br-ntley -s Donn- -nd jessie
• D-vid S De-r -s Dr Theo Brom-e -nd Tiberius
• Eric perry -s joe, Dr von h-ber -et-er, mr Southers, -nd how-rd
• kevin h-ll -s Greg -nd Felonius
• Chrisi T-lyn S-je -s julie
• Sh-nnon perry -s m-deline
• S-r-h Golding -s mrs Sheffield
• S-r-h Rhe- W-rner as pipistrelle
• kyle jones is your n-rr-tor 2
• Chris n-dolny Gourley is your n-rr-ator

john F-ley is our music director, -nd our -rtwork is by luc-s Elliott. o- 9 is written by Sh-nnon perry. S-r-h Golding is our di-logue editor, and m-rk Restucci- is our sound designer. o- 9 is - proud member of the F-ble -nd Folly network. Ple-se check out our sibling shows -t f-ble -nd folly dot com -nd support our sponsors.

until next time, sp-ce monkeys, enjoy the festivities, but m-ybe don't pl-y Dip your mittens....

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So.... please take a close look at the episode art and tell me if you see anything funny? Mmmmm hmmmmmm. Apparently it took us a YEAR to notice. I blame all of you, frankly. You know what you did.

You’ve been listening to:

• Pete Barry as Bob
• Tim Sherburn as Colin and Emily
• Bonnie Brantley as Donna
• David S Dear as Dr. Theo Bromae and Tiberius
• Eric Perry as Howard, Joe, and Mr Southers
• Kevin Hall as Greg and Felonius
• Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
• Shannon Perry as Olivia
• Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
• Kyle Jones is your Narrator Two, and
• Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.

John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable and Folly Network. Please check out our sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.

Until next time, Space Monkeys, keep your chins up. It's far more flattering.

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It may not sound like it in the podcast, but life aboard the Oz 9 can be pretty boring at times. In the hiatuses (hiatusi?) between hair-on-fire moments, there's a lot of just puttering about in the inky void without much to do.

So, we've been creating a game to while away the hours between crises.

In this conversation, you'll hear us wittering on about this game and what it might eventually look like if we can scrape together the finances and the brain cells to get it out in the world.

Keep an eye and ear out for more information and a chance to support us on Kickstarter! And yes, the next "real" episode will be out soon. We had a sort of ... incident involving a hairbrush, a rabid egret, and Mrs Sheffield's cane and... I don't want to talk about it.

In this ep you'll hear the voices of:

• Sarah Golding
• Bonnie Brantley
• Kevin Hall
• Kyle Jones
• Pete Barry
• Eric Perry
• Shannon Perry

Thanks to these good folks for joining us for the chat, and thanks to Sarah Golding for editing!

If you'd like to join our Patreon, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/c/Oz9podcast, though the smart money's on the ship crashing and burning probably in the next week.

If you'd like to hang out with entirely the wrong crowd, the Oz 9 channel on the Podcast Nexus Discord server is here: https://discord.gg/4aqZfum9Sa.

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NOTE: Stay tuned after the credits and all, for a trailer of a great new show: A Paladin's Bargain. You can listen to it in the usual places. You'll want to.

Thanks as ever to Lucas Elliott for the new Narrators (or, Narrator and Tour Guide) artwork!

It's Christmas eve as we publish this, and all of us monkeys wish all of you monkeys a very happy holiday season. We're hanging stockings over here (and about passing out from the fumes; just FYI space booties do NOT breathe) and hallucinating dancing sugar plums.

We'd do some sort of look back over the past year, but ... let's not. There was some weird stuff in there. Be well, stay well, all that shizz.

Hugs from yer ever-lovin',

Crew

• Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie and Vera
• Eric Perry as Dr von Haber Zetzer,
• Southers, Howard, and Joe
• Tim Sherburn as Colin and Emily
• Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
• Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
• Pete Barry as Bob
• Kevin Hall as Greg and Felonius
• David S Dear as Dr. Theo Bromae and Tiberius
• Lee Shackleford as Pluto
• Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
• Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
• Kyle Jones is your Narrator Two
• And Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.

John Faley is our Music Director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding edits our dialogue, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

We also have a recording of our greatly missed OG Narrator Richard Nadolny reading his Oz 9-version of The Night Before Christmas on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/P8hHmrV6FvA.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable & Folly network. Please check out our sibling shows at FableAndFolly.com and support our sponsors.

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YOU have a dirty mind. "Satan's Boletes" doesn't mean *THAT*. Although it does translate to "Great Satan's Fun Guys," so maybe it's still worth a giggle, as Mrs S says.

Welcome to episode 104. Please put your tray tables and seat backs in the upright, we're-all-going-to-die position, because, well, it's Oz 9, and as usual, everything is trying to kill you.

Let's just say our sound designer, dialogue editor, and voice actors pulled out ALL the stops on this one, so maybe dust off the old earbuds for a really good listen. I'd say it's "immersive," but y'all, you do NOT want to get immersed in this mess, so immerse-adjacent is probably best. Like wading.

Anyway. You've been listening to:

• Eric Perry as Joe and Dr. von Haber Zetzer
• Pete Barry as stupid, horrible Bob
• Kevin Hall as Greg
• David S. Dear as Doctor Theo Bromae
• Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
• Lee Shackleford as Pluto
• Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
• Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
• Tim Sherburn as Colin
• Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
• Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
• Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2
• And Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator

John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Thanks also to Kyle Jones for the episode artwork refresh! Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable & Folly network. Please check out our awesome sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.

Today we're recommending the podcast Sorry About the Murder! In a nice little Canadian town, a Zamboni driver must solve a murder to clear his Québecois name … then ready the ice

for tonight’s hockey game. Check it out on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3qErfgb3nY39IlnrCyZJHe?si=6b8eed50c4934ab4) or wherever you listen to podcasts

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Oz 9 recently turned six, and while most of the crew asked for a quick and painless death for their birthday wish, we're still here. (If you want to give us a prezzie, we do have a Patreon, just sayin'.....)

Anyway, there are fun things that happen in this episode, which is odd, so you probably don't want to miss it. Bring confetti. But don't throw it because it REALLY makes Joe nuts.

You've been listening to.

• Shannon Perry as Olivia and Madeline
• Chrisi Talyn Saje as Vera and Julie
• Sarah Rhea Werner as Pipistrelle
• Eric Perry as Joe and Dr. von Haber Zetzer
• Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
• Lee Shackleford as Pluto
• Kevin Hall as Greg
• Tim Sherburn as Colin
• Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
• Pete Barry as Bob
• Kyle Jones is your Narrator Two
• Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator and deserves her per diem

John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable & Folly network. Please check out our awesome sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.

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Some old nemesisisisisisises have reappeared, and that's ... unfortunate. But at least Bob has some colourful brochures to distract our team from their impending doom. So.... how many oceans is "too many," do you reckon?

You've been listening to...

• Kevin Hall as Greg and Felonius
• Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
• Bonnie Brantley as Jessie and Donna
• Eric Perry as Dr. von Haber Zetzer, Mr. Southers, and Joe
• Pete Barry as Bob
• Lee Shackleford as Pluto
• Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
• Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
• Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
• David S. Dear as Dr. Theo Bromae and Tiberius
• Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2.
• And Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator

John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.

Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable and Folly Network. Please check out our sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.

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