Cat and Cthulhu: The Podcast
Richard Shaw
"Cat & Cthulhu is like Toy Story. Except instead of being based of the imagination of a child like Andy, based on the imagination of a child like Sid. Ok Cat & Cthulhu isn't really like Toy Story at all. Except that the main characters are stuffed toys (or an action figure in the case of Marvin). Oh and I do try and keep it at a level suitable for children. But apart from that it is nothing at all like Toy Story. Except that Cat & Cthulhu is also funny in places. Well Cat & Cthulhu is different in that we have Jedi and Ninja. And lots more seafood references. But that is mainly because the two protagonists are seafood junkies. Oh and we have mentions to impending apocalyptic genocide perpetrated by a main character. But then if you have Cthulhu in your cast roster it is kind of hard to get around that fact. Well I hope you enjoy Cat & Cthulhu. If you giggle just a little bit I'll have succeeded." --- William Ellwood, Author
- 28 minutes 58 secondsCat & Cthulhu – Episode 60 “Wake The Dead”
After 6 months away the Cat and Cthulhu Podcast is back! In this gripping season finale Cat and Cthulhu are transported through time and space when Cthulhu’s attempt to bend the Universe to his will go slightly awry…
Starring
FNH (of The Cthulhu Podcast) as “Cat”
Timothy M Ralphs (of The Room Behind The Bookcase) as “Cthulhu”
and introducing in his “Cat & Cthulhu” debut
Andrew W Campbell (of The Nightsound Show) as “The Narrator”Featuring music by The Darkest Of The Hillside Thickets
(Courtesy of Divine Industries)In This Episode
1. Introduction
2. A 1920s piece called “Me and the Man in the Moon” by the Ambassodor’s Orchestra, vocals by Frank Sylvano.
3. Episode 60: “Wake the Dead to take them to new places”
4. Promos
5. Epilogue: Double-O-Eighty
6. “Some Things Man Was Not Meant To Know” by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, courtesy of Divine Industries © Copyright 2009
Other Audio Credits
“Horror 290” is part of the Open Source Audio collection at www.archive.org
The following sound effect files are part of the Freesound Project at www.freesound.org:
- 4096__plagasul__rarexport_05
- 30306__ERH__tension
- 35496__Co3__Horror_Ambient_W_Delay_Chorus_Verb
- 33245__ljudman__grenade
- 33796__yewbic__ambience03
- 19998__acclivity__SummerEveningInMyGarden
18 July 2009, 11:00 am - 1 minute 2 secondsCat & Cthulhu – “The name’s Bond, Cthulhu Bond…”
Today we ask Cthulhu:� What kind of James Bond would he be?
Voice of Cthulhu is played by Timothy Ralphs of The Room Behind The Bookcase.
Music is “Tension” by ERH, as posted on the Freesound Project.
11 July 2009, 11:13 pm - We have moved!
We have moved to WordPress! Yes, after a couple of years on blogspot I have migrated to a WordPress installation on one of my own domains. This is primarily because Blogspot limited the number of items in a feed to 25 – WordPress doesn’t. So now iTunes users can go all the way back to June 2007 and download episode 1 without having to trawl through old blog entries. Plus I think the layouts are much better – my wife described Blogger as Geocities for podcasting!
10 July 2009, 6:08 pm - 49 secondsCat & Cthulhu – Promo
In the run-up to the release of “Wake The Dead” in mid-July I’m going to be releasing several promos. Here’s the first, a re-release of the M&S Food parody promo.
4 July 2009, 9:09 am - Cat & Cthulhu – "Wake The Dead" Coming Summer 2009
23 June 2009, 12:09 pm - Cat & Cthulhu – Episodes 55 to 59 – Brain Eating Amoeba! & Other Stories
Show Notes
1. Introduction
Welcome to the Christmas/New Year special, with five whole episodes for your delectation. Our next episode will a 3-parter marking the end of this series of tales, followed by a short epiologue.2. Story #1: “Brain Eating Amoeba!”
Based on an actual story, http://www.boingboing.net/2007/09/28/6-die-from-braineati.html3. Story #2: “Unconscious Violinists”
Would you let someone use your body as a life support machine for 9 months?4. Story #3: “Trains”
A moral dilemma, except for Cat. As recorded for “The Nightsound Show”. Apologies for the sound quality.5. Story #4: “And Curry!”
Haskell’s other gift to the world, with a side of mushroom rice and a peshwari nann bread.6. Story #5: “Poker Faces”
I see card dealers.7. Feedback
You can get in touch with the show via http://drop.io/catandcthulhu. You’ll need to enter the word “cthulhu” to get access – to prevent spam messages.
Take care and a happy new year to you all!
MP3 Link
Read Cat and Cthulhu6 January 2009, 1:56 pm - Cat & Cthulhu – Episodes 52 to 54
Show Notes
1. Introduction
Apologies for the lack of shows recently – I have been inundated with work, getting married in the US, the subsequent honeymoon and catching up on everything else. Plus the new World of Warcraft expansion. Which is shiny. However here is a triple bill of episodes to hopefully make up – I’m going to try to endeavour to put out an episode a week in the run up to Christ-/Mithras-/Yith-mas.In recent news:
* I contributed a reading of “Hallowe’en in a Suburb” by H.P. Lovecraft to “The Nightsound Show” (http://www.nightsound.com)
* Inspired by The Bugcast I now have a drop.io page over at http://drop.io/catandcthulhu where you can share things such as related articles, record promos and leave voicemail with the podcast and other subscribers.2. Featured Story: “The Game of Kings”
I advise against trying to cheat Cthulhu at any game.3. Featured Story: “Tummy Rubs for Cthulhu”
Cthulhu is not feeling the love. Unlike the dolphins. Based on this story at the BBC new website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7003148.stm4. Featured Story: “Digestion”
Ctuhlhu has devoured one too many souls.5. Commentary
6. Contact Details
If you would like to contribute to the show or have any feedback then you can contact us via the following methods:
Email us at [email protected]
You can leave messages, files, links to articles and leave voicemail (if you’re in the USA or don’t mind making an international call) over at http://drop.io/catandcthulhu.(Apologies for the sound and editing quality – I was recording the commentary and final story late last night while my wife was asleep nearby so I was trying not to wake her.)
26 November 2008, 5:34 pm - Cat & Cthulhu – Episode 51 “There’s Something About Drinking”
Show Notes
After a short-break we’re back with episode 51. In today’s story the eponymous duo discuss the merits of various beverages while relaxing by a mountain lake. In the recent competition there were… zero entries. Not one, nada, nil. Ah well…
1. Intro music
2. Featured Story #51: “There’s something about drinking” As read by FNH of cthulhupodcast.co.uk
3. Contact Details
If you would like to read a story, have any comments or suggestions then you can email me (see show for address), skype-voicemail me at catandcthulhu or leave a comment here. You can also review the podcast by selecting the “review this podcast” link on the website.
4. Outro3 November 2008, 12:49 pm - Competition: Don’t be a mug, win one!Competition: Don’t be a mug, win one!
Hello all. The Cat and Cthulhu Podcast is taking a break for two weeks whilst I am in the USA for my wedding and honeymoon.
In the meantime to keep you all amused and occupied I am running a competion to win a fabulous Cat and Cthulhu Podcast mug! To enter all you have to do is submit a review of your favourite episode of the podcast. (Guest readers cannot review the episode they starred in though.). The reviews may be positive or negative, it doesn’t matter as long as it reflects your honest opinion of the show.
I will compile a list of the first 100 entries received and the winner will be chosen by roll of D100 (what else? :wink:)
Selected entries will also be featured on the show and posted in the show notes.
How to Enter:
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1. Email your review, either in text or audio (mp3, ogg or wav format), to archimedesuk at gmail dot com. If sending audio please also include a transcript. Please provide your name and your country, country or state of origin. If you win I will contact you via email for the full address to send your prize to.
2. You can alternatively leave the review on iTunes – but please email me your details afterwards.
3. You can also leave your review on the podcastpickle widget on the site, but you’ll have to register with podcastpickle to leave a review there. Again, please email me your contact details.Website: http://cncpodcast.blogspot.com
Conditions:
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* One entry per person per episode.
* The closing date is Thursday 25th of October or when 100 entries have been received, whichever is sooner.
* Due to cost of postage the mug is only available to those with either a UK or USA address.
* The die roll is final – unless it rolls a number not allocated to an entry in which case it will be re-rolled until an entry is rolled-upon.
* Please keep rude words, etc. to a minimum. Defamatory or otherwise unpleasant entries will be discarded. This show is meant to be suitable for all.Well that’s all for now, happy listening!
10 October 2008, 12:25 pm - Cat & Cthulhu – Episodes 50 "What are we?"
Show Notes
Episode 50! My goodness… it doesn’t seem that long ago that I first started doing this show, speaking into the microphone of a logitech webcam. Listening to those early shows now makes me cringe a little but at the time, and indeed now, I’m very proud to have produced something that has lasted this long and that people listen and contribute to. On that note, for this special episode we have FNH as our guest reader. Thanks FNH!
1. Intro music
2. Featured Story #50: “What are we?” As read by FNH of cthulhupodcast.co.uk
3. Featured Podcast: Dumbed Down Life www.dumbeddownlife.com
4. Contact Details
If you would like to read a story, have any comments or suggestions then you can email me (see show for address), skype-voicemail me at catandcthulhu or leave a comment here. You can also review the podcast by selecting the “review this podcast” link on the website.
5. Outro27 September 2008, 8:40 am - Cat & Cthulhu – Episodes 45 to 49
An extra special edition today: 5 stories in one episode. That means there’s only 13 more episodes to go until the end of this current series/continuity. I seem to have finally found the best noise filter settings with this episode. Next week’s release will feature FNH as our first guest reader in 25+ episodes. Until then I hope you enjoy this bumper edition.
1. Introduction by FNH of the “Cthulhu Podcast” (cthulhupodcast.co.uk)
2. Intro Theme
3. Featured Story #45: Fountain
4. Featured Story #46: Changes
5. Featured Story #47: Center of the Universe
6. Featured Story #48: Giant Argument
7. Featured Story #49: Busted
8. Outro20 September 2008, 9:48 am - More Episodes? Get the App
