A Ninth World Journal

This is a bonus episode that serves as a primer to the Ninth World. For those unfamiliar with Numenera, this episode explains the world and the setting, and provides some terminology to give you a better understanding of some of the things mentioned in the episodes. Written and produced by David S. Dear. Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC. The voice of Januae is performed by David S. Dear. Music is by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com For more information and transcripts visit http://ninthworldjournal.com Follow on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/9thWorldJournal If you’d like to help support the show you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/ninthworldjournal or you can leave a donation at https://www.ko-fi.com/ninthworldjournal Thank you so much for listening!

In our first bonus episode between seasons 1 and 2 we take a deeper look at the Ninth World, some aspects of the prior civilizations and the resulting state of humanity that has arisen since. Written, produced, and narrated by David S. Dear. Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC. Music is Hitman, Leaving Home and Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com For more information and transcripts visit http://ninthworldjournal.com Follow on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/9thWorldJournal If you’d like to help support the show you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/ninthworldjournal or you can leave a donation at https://www.ko-fi.com/ninthworldjournal Thank you so much for listening!

  For our second summer bonus episode I sit down with Kyle Decker (though to be honest I don't know if he was sitting down), GM and host of Quest Friends, a delightful Numenera Actual Play podcast. Kyle presents me great questions provided by himself, Tina Daniels, Podcast Reviews Reviews Podcast, Steven LaFond, Dylan (Bardic Geek) and Tavius of Spooning in the Apocalypse audiodrama. We unpack some of those answers, chew the fat on some behind-the-scenes aspects of the show and the story, and do a bit of character building. An hour packed full of great conversation! Quest Friends info: Website: http://www.questfriendspodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Quest_Friends Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/questfriends Produced by David S. Dear. Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC. Music is Hitman by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com For more information and transcripts visit http://ninthworldjournal.com Follow on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/9thWorldJournal If you’d like to help support the show you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/ninthworldjournal or you can leave a donation at https://www.ko-fi.com/ninthworldjournal Thank you so much for listening!

Januae recounts how he ended up working on the teleportation project in the Durkahl in the city of Qi.   Written and produced by David S. Dear. Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC. The voice of Januae is performed by David S. Dear. Audio engineered by Kevin de Flitch Music is Hitman by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com For more information and transcripts visit http://ninthworldjournal.com Follow on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/9thWorldJournal If you’d like to help support the show you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/ninthworldjournal or you can leave a donation at https://www.ko-fi.com/ninthworldjournal Thank you so much for listening!

Here's a brief list of some of the people we want to thank for helping fund WiFiSciFi, the live performance event that will be occurring in Seattle, WA in April of 2020, of which A Ninth World Journal will be a part of.  Also featuring: Girl In Space MoonBase Theta, Out Oz-9 Relativity The Tales of Sage and Savant Help us meet some of our stretch goals to give you the best show possible! Visit https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wifiscifi-live#/

  Our second season has wrapped and this episode is a personal thank you to all of you that have helped make it a great season! Plus, find out what's on tap during Season 3 pre-production as well as some info on the WiFiSciFi event. Music from https://filmmusic.io "On My Way" by Kevin MacLeod at https://incompetech.com License:  Attribution 4.0 International CC (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) 

Welcome to another edition of A Ninth World Discussion! This time I had the pleasure of talking Ninth World Journal talk with Alix Young-Jui, one of the cohosts of the true horror podcast  (that's how I refer to it) Pomegranates and Pitchforks. Check out their show here at  https://pompitchpod.podbean.com/ 

We bring you another fun and wonderful conversation, this time with the delightful Corey Pfautsch! One of the mods of the CastJunkies Discord server, Corey comes to us as a superfan of many podcasts and is proving to be (intended or not) a wonderful influencer to have in your corner, especially as one of the most kind and genuine people I know. Follow him on Twitter at @CoreyPfautsch88 and on Podchaser to catch his steadily growing Corey's Can't Miss Podcasts list.

We bring you another delightful 'tween season discussion, this time with Zann Campbell-Johannes, producer, host, and GM of Imprinted Echoes, a fantastic Numenera Actual Play podcast.  Their show is a wonderful example of great storytelling in an AP format. You can find the show on Podchaser or any of your favorite podcatchers and  you can follow them and the show on Twitter  @coverednsawdust and  @ImprintedEchoes  respectively.

Our Ninth World discussions continue into the 'tween season break and this time I have the honor of visiting with the great and powerful Raymond "Rukland" Morse. He is the host of the delightful podcast 5 and 30 with Ruk as well as one of the greatest influencers in the independent podcast community, especially (but not exclusively) audio dramas. Come lend your ears to a wonderful conversation with one of our finest supporters, then follow him on Twitter  @The_Real_Ruk 

For this discussion I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with the inimitable Shannon Perry, creator and producer of the hilariously whimsical sci-fi comedy OZ-9. The show is a delightful British style audio-comedy featuring the Ninecompoops, a cast of inept characters commandeering (if you can call it that) a colony ship of wealthy aristocrats in stasis, trying their best to keep them and themselves alive. Well, maybe not their best... Shannon was kind enough to join me and ask some very interesting and insightful questions about the show. Give it a listen... much fun was had by the two of us! Definitely give her show a listen! You can find them at oz-9.com and on Twitter @Oz9podcast (each of the crew have Twitter accounts and often Tweet in character so be sure to follow them too!)

For our final discussion before the premiere of Season 3 we have a conversation with the immensely talented Lee Shackleford, creator of Relativity podcast. We discuss the ins and outs of creativity, hosting a podcast, listener engagement, and interesting comparisons of our respective creations. A very insightful discussion offered by one of my favorite creators. Give a an ear! Lee's show is a must listen. Check it out at https://relativitypodcast.com and be sure to follow him on Twitter @relativitypod .

For our first interstitial episode we bring back the very popular Reverent Shoum, 30 years before meeting Januae where she is a student at the University of Doors. Written and produced by David S. Dear. Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC. The voice of Professor Iseon was performed by Aaron Clark. The voice of Shoum was performed by Dallis MacKenzie. The voice of Hiya was performed by June Clark Eubanks. Music is Hitman by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com For more information and transcripts visit http://ninthworldjournal.com Follow on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/9thWorldJournal If you’d like to help support the show you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/ninthworldjournal or you can leave a donation at https://www.ko-fi.com/ninthworldjournal Thank you so much for listening!

Something is making its way from the Garrithol to the people of Utel Point, but the warnings sound like a tall tale told in a tavern.   Written, produced, and narrated by David S. Dear.   Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC.   Music - Soularflare (https://soularflair.bandcamp.com/)   For more information and transcripts visit http://ninthworldjournal.com   Follow on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/9thWorldJournal If you’d like to help support the show you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/ninthworldjournal or you can leave a donation at https://www.ko-fi.com/ninthworldjournal Thank you so much for listening!

By listener request, our second interstitial episode features the Araska from Season 1. It tells of the pivotal moment when she makes her move as a leader of a band of Jaekels.   Written, produced, and directed by David S. Dear.   Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC.   The voice of Tannun was performed by Kevin Hall. The voice of Nandao was performed by David S. Dear. The voice of Entorran was performed by Janis Westin.   Additional voices performed by Tal Minear, Cole Burkhardt, and Brad Colbroock. Sound design by Tal Minear.   Music is Hitman by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com   For more information and transcripts visit http://ninthworldjournal.com   Follow on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/9thWorldJournal   To support the show visit http://www.patreon.com/ninthworldjournal   Thank you so much for listening!

It’s that time of year again. Yule is upon us and Januae is back in the realm of the fae to learn the true meaning of the holiday. Which is chaos. This cross-over features characters from Witchever Path, A Ninth World Journal and ever-irreverent Oz-9. Written by Steven and Jas LaFond David S. Dear as Januae Rick Croft as Sporin, Pig Boy, and Reggie Melissa Croft as Changeling 1 and Lionel Sparkle Boy as Twinkie Jas as Changeling 3 and Tania DJ Sylvis as Hagbard Steven as Changeling 2, Shrodinger and Agnar Aaron Lirette as Grim the Snowman JD Lauriat as your Hallmark Announcer Valerie Von Vice as Kandace Timothy Sherburn as Coin Richard Cowen As Leet Shannon Perry as Olivia and Richard Naldony as the Oz9 Narraror

In Cyunn's early days as a burgeoning bounty hunter she is forced to make a difficult decision regarding her latest assignment. Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC. Written by Shannon Perry Sound design by Tal Minear Produced by David S. Dear Cyunn was performed by Stephanie Tobin The Arbiter was performed by Sarah Golding Vitarus was performed by Alexander Doddy Music is Hitman by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com For more information and transcripts visit http://ninthworldjournal.com You can support the production of the show by becoming a patron at http://www.patreon.com/ninthworldjournal Follow on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/9thWorldJournal Thank you so much for listening!

They thought they were searching for a missing girl. But amateur adventurers Gwen, Tobias, and Quentin must darken many dangerous doorways to unravel a deeper mystery--and some doors cannot be closed once opened. From the producers of Girl in Space comes Omen, a fantasy audio drama featuring spellcraft, swashbuckling, and more than a few sinister secrets. Omen is a new fantasy audio drama from Executive Producer Sarah Rhea Werner, creator of the award-winning sci-fi audio drama Girl in Space. Omen features positive, relationship-driven storytelling about found family, pirates, and rampaging demons delivered through inclusive and relatable dialogue without relying too heavily on high fantasy tropes. The show’s tone is exciting, perilous, friendly, and smarmy—all brought to life by a diverse cast of phenomenal voice actors. You can listen to Omen at www.omencast.com or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. 

What Will Be Here is a sci-fi audio drama about living on a doomed earth and building things anyway. In it, five friends send a rocket to space with a collection of recordings on it, documenting the world’s decline, their experiences living on a doomed earth, the stories they want to tell, and their efforts in building a rocket to get this message to the stars. They wonder what their world will have become by the time their message is listened to. What will be left of a planet that has destroyed itself? What will be left of the people who lived there? What will become of their stories? What will be here? At its core, this show is about living and creating when things feel pointless. It's a story that came out of the pandemic, and the landscape in which this story was written and produced greatly influenced how it turned out. What Will Be Here? is set on earth 200 years in the future, where large-scale crises are fully normalized. But despite the bleak backdrop, this story is one of hope - of overcoming challenges, of making things that might be temporary, but also things that might be launched into space and continue on forever. The experience of the characters in What Will Be Here? mirrors the experience of the cast and crew; both creating something new against a background of tragedy, and neither knowing quite where it will end up. You can listen to What Will Be Here at whatwillbehere.crd.co or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

This is a show about love, death, and robots. No, not the Netflix show. This is a totally different kind of story. Hannahpocalypse is a forth wall breaking serial comedy/horror audio drama that follows the last zombie, Hannah; who’s ‘living’ her best life over 100 years after the zombie apocalypse has come and gone. All the while Cali, a scout for a thriving settlement, looks to make a mark on the world but is coming up bust. Destined to collide, zombie and human will be forced into an unlikely friendship amid a wasteland full of unfriendly robots left over from the ‘bad old days’. It’s a story of friendship, love, robots and a girl who eats people. As you might have guessed, this isn’t your regular zombie show, if one at all despite the unliving status of it’s main character. Perhaps surprisingly, flicking the tuner to this show will introduce an offbeat, queer, comedy/horror story dares to tackle a spectrum of themes ranging from feelings of existential loneliness all the way to finding the kind of love that crosses the boundaries of communication. It swings with abandon between light and quirky observational gags to incredibly vulnerable scenes of heartache and hope that’ll be sure to have you experiencing a full range of emotions within a fifteen or so minute episode. Starring Amanda Hufford as Hannah and Abigail Turner as Cali, the show is also propelled forward by powerful supporting performances from Jordan Rudolph, Tom Schulk, Will Handford and Ryan Hoyle (among others!). If you’re looking for a show with incredibly strong character development, a little bit of hope and maybe a laugh or two, try giving Hannahpocalypse a spot in your podcast rotation. You can listen to Hannahpocalypse at https://cybernauticapod.com/hannahpocalypse or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.