Want to create great fiction podcasts but don't know where to begin? You're not alone! Wolf 359 creator Gabriel Urbina is offering a brand new online workshop, Directing Stories For Sound, as well as a new round of his returning classic, Writing Stories for Sound! This September, join Gabriel on two guided tours of his own journey into understanding audio, as he retraces his steps and revisits the questions he asked as he was taking his first baby steps into the medium with the first episodes of Wolf 359!

He's teaching both workshops twice this September. Writing Stories for Sound will be on September 5th at 7:00 PM Eastern and on September 10th at 7:00 PM Eastern. The brand new Directing Stories for Sound will be on September 8th at 2:00 PM Eastern and on September 12th at 7:00 PM Eastern!

For more information or to sign up, please visit wolf359.fm/learn.

TRANSCRIPT OF TODAY'S MESSAGE:

(music plays)

Announcer: And now a quick scene from Life on the Hephaestus, Day Four-Hundred and Forty-Nine.

(sounds of Hilbert's lab fade in)

(the door bursts open)

Eiffel: Oh my god, Doctor Hilbert! Thank god, I’ve found you! 

Hilbert: Officer Eiffel. Why are you bursting into my laboratory? There is problem? 

Eiffel: Yes, there is huge problem! Minkowski was trying to reset the air regulator in the docking bay and the equipment malfunctioned! Now she’s trapped in there and the room’s losing O2! I have no idea what to do, you have to come and help me! 

Hilbert: No, no, no, no, no - wait one moment. 

(music slows down and stops, like somebody unplugged the record player)

Hilbert: Hmm...

Eiffel: ... uhhh, doc?

Hilbert: Eiffel, this is not really working for me. Can I make some suggestions?

Eiffel: Uh, sure?

Hilbert: When you say there is huge problem, put more emphasis on word huge, yes?

Eiffel: Like... there is huge problem?

Hilbert: Yes, good, good. And explanation of problem, can you do with more energy? Faster? 

Eiffel: Uh, yeah, I think I can give that a try. 

Hilbert: Excellent, excellent. And last sentence... is not really coming together. Hmm... How would you feel if instead you say, “I know exactly how to fix this, and I will go take care of it right now.” 

Eiffel: ... go take care of it right now...

Hilbert: Yes, like that, like that. Here: you leave and come back in. We try from top. 

Eiffel: All - all right. 

(the door closes as Eiffel leaves)

(pause, a new piece of music starts playing)

(the door bursts open)

Eiffel: Oh my god, Doctor Hilbert! Thank god, I’ve found you! 

Hilbert: Officer Eiffel. There is problem? 

Eiffel: Yes, there is HUGE problem! Minkowski was trying to reset the air regulator in the docking bay and the equipment malfunctioned! Now she’s trapped in there and the room’s losing O2! I know exactly how to fix this, and I will go take care of it right now! 

Hilbert: Very good. I’m glad we had this conversation.

Eiffel: Me too, but now I gotta go do the thing and save the Commander!  

Hilbert: Hmph. Excellent. Is good that I took online workshop on Directing Stories for Sound with Gabriel Urbina. Taught me everything I know on how to define what a scene should and should not be. 

(a printer prints out a message)

Hilbert: Ahhh, and would you look at that. Urbina is teaching Directing Stories for Sound this September, along with classic Writing Stories for Sound workshop as well. What great opportunity for anyone that wants to learn how to master the power of audio and fiction podcasting. 

(the door opens again)

Eiffel: Actually, doc, can we try that one more time? 

Hilbert: No, Eiffel, scene was good. Leave it alone. 

Eiffel: Aww, doc, but - ! 

Hilbert: Leave it!

(the scene and music fade out, jaunty music beings playing)

Announcer: Writing Stories For Sound and the brand new Directing Stories for Sound, a set of workshop by Gabriel Urbina. Seats are now open for sessions on September 5th, 8th, 10th, and 12th. Visit wolf359.fm/learn for more info and to sign up. 

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Merry Christmas, and Happy 4-Year Anniversary to the finale of Wolf 359! To celebrate, Commander Emma Sherr-Ziarko gathered (most) of the cast and crew of the show for a reunion on her own podcast, Pairing, and we wanted to bring it directly to all of you. We reminisce about our favorite memories of making this show, what episodes we loved most, and we discuss what we think our characters would drink. Plus: Noah's slates, Zach Valenti breaking into song, recording at Spaceman, building and living in a character, Hilbert's commercial reads, forgetting episode titles, Horse Wines, predicting the future, Alan's track titles, Gabriel the master synthesizer, How Could Dare You, and, of course, Funzo.

This episode features: Julian Silver, Scotty Shoemaker, Zach Valenti, Ariela Rotengold, Noah Masur, Michelle Agresti, Sarah Shachat, Zach Libresco, Michaela Swee, Cecilia Lynn-Jacobs, Alan Rodi, and Gabriel Urbina. It also features music by Alan Rodi.

Special thanks to Zach Valenti for helping edit this episode! Zach is doing a Wolf 359 re-listen starting December 25th, 2021, at 3:59pm EST. Join him at wolf359.fm/relisten!

Check out more of Pairing - including many episodes featuring members of the Wolf 359 cast and crew as guests - at the show's website!

If you would like to access an ad-free feed of Wolf 359, check out the newly relaunched Wolf 359 patreon.

Emma humbly asks that you sign up for the pre-launch of Moira Katson's new book, A Sundered Throne, which Emma is on deck to narrate if we raise enough money from the kickstarter. It's free to sign up, and you get a sneak peek of the first 8 chapters!

You can also find Emma as an acting coach on SkillsHub, a website founded by another commander (Jennifer Hale). Check out her website and patreon for more info on what she's up to!

If you enjoy Pairing, follow us on social media and tell your friends! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & Tumblr!

Pairing was created, hosted, and produced by Emma Sherr-Ziarko, with music and audio recording by Winston Shaw, and artwork by Darcy Zimmerman and Katie Huey. This episode was edited by Emma Sherr-Ziarko and Zach Valenti.

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This is a behind-the-scenes look into the making of the final episode of Wolf 359, produced by Rebecca Seidel. Featuring interviews with its cast and crew, and never-before-heard audio from the studio recording sessions for Brave New World.

Note: This special behind-the-scenes extra contains spoilers for Episode 61, Brave New World.

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New to Wolf 359? Don't know where you should start listening? Here's the orientation you need for your deep space adventure: how to get started, what to look out for, and how to get the best Wolf 359 experience.

For a text version of this guide, please visit www.wolf359.fm/starter-guide

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Hello Dear Listeners!  We are revisiting the Wolf 359 feed for a very special, very exciting announcement! The creative team behind Wolf 359 has just released a brand-new audio fiction fantasy series called Unseen. 

The premise behind the show is simple: in a world where magic is real but invisible to almost everyone, the few magical beings that do exist struggle, every day, just to be seen.

We're very proud of this new series, and so we wanted share the first episode with all of you. We hope you enjoy "Never-Ending Circles," written and directed by Gabriel Urbina, the creator of Wolf 359! 

And if you do enjoy this first installment, and you can check out the rest of Unseen at www.Unseen.Show.

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Hello Dear Listeners!  We're re-activating the Wolf 359 feed for a very special announcement from the man of a thousand voices himself, Zach Valenti. The creative team behind Wolf 359 has just released a brand-new audio drama anthology series called Zero Hours. 

We think it's pretty neat, and so we wanted share the first episode, which features a couple other voices you're probably familiar with... 

We hope you enjoy, and you can check out the rest of Zero Hours at www.zerohourspodcast.com. 

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Faced with yet another affront to his dignity, Communications Officer Eiffel expresses his frustrations the only way he knows how - through the miracle of radio. 

Written by Zach Valenti, Sarah Shachat, and Gabriel Urbina. Directed by Gabriel Urbina. Performed by Zach Valenti and Emma Sherr-Ziarko. Original music by Alan Rodi. Originally commissioned by Spoke. 

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Forced to deal with the unique challenge of figuring out how to put on a space suit, Communications Officer Eiffel does his best to break it down into small, manageable steps.

Written by Zach Valenti, Sarah Shachat, and Gabriel Urbina. Directed by Gabriel Urbina. Performed by Zach Valenti. Original music by Alan Rodi. Originally commissioned by Spoke. 

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Communications Officer Eiffel explores the far reaches of the Hephaestus, and goes on a journey like no other.

Written by Zach Valenti, Sarah Shachat, and Gabriel Urbina. Directed by Gabriel Urbina. Performed by Zach Valenti. Original music by Alan Rodi. Originally commissioned by Spoke. 

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It's been one year since the release of our finale episode! To commemorate the occasion, we are finally releasing the full version of Pryce and Carter's Deep Space Survival Procedure and Protocol Manual, as well as three new mini episodes. Happy Holidays!

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