The Aberrant Ziggurat

A short podcast of various episodic short stories written and performed by Josh Belville, inspired by prompts from you! Season 1 was released in 2015 using the Audio post feature on Tumblr. Season 2 is coming at some point in the near future. Want to submit an idea? Write something short into the Vault of Thoughts. It's anonymous and some will be chosen for new podcast episodes! https://www.joshbelville.com/projects.html

Bonus Episode - Worst Golf Commentator

Bonus Episode - Worst Golf CommentatorImprovised & Performed by Josh BelvilleA man talks about golf. Poorly.Background Sound:https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/272358/Local Forecast Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/The Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

03-14
12:30

Grand Mariner or Grand Marnier?

Episode Fourteen - Grand mariner or Grand marnier?Written & Performed by Josh BelvilleA shipwrecked sailor writes in a journal and drinks booze.Background Sound:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVhw7cHYTQ4Sound Effects:http://www.freesound.org/people/RICHERlandTV/sounds/232358/http://www.freesound.org/people/Slave2theLight/sounds/157019/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwt2HcBGpTQThe Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

03-07
13:18

Can You Do “The Hustle”?

Episode Thirteen - Can You Do “The Hustle”?Written & Performed by Josh BelvilleJosh does a rap.The Hustle is originally by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony. It’s their song! Don’t sue us!The Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

02-28
05:27

Coffee Makes Me Horny

Episode Twelve - Coffee Makes Me HornyWritten & Performed by Josh BelvilleA teacher intercepts a student's note.Background Sound:http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/192767/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hs69yGUNyUSound Effects:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5qB2O6N9REhttp://www.freesound.org/people/MentalSanityOff/sounds/188212/The Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

02-21
11:31

Radio Play

Episode Eleven - Radio PlayWritten & Performed by Josh BelvilleAnnals of Theatre talks about the hit play/film, Radio Play.Annals of Theatre theme is “Hep Cats” by Kevin MacLeodSound Effects:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWLc9M9qtRghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STmEOF6gOskhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySkafsRm9pohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYVO5bUFww0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wz5MfycchYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAl6js0G1jghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQThe Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

02-14
12:06

Man, Why You Even Got to Do a Thing?

Episode Ten - Man, Why You Even Got to Do a Thing?Written & Performed by Josh BelvilleA man talks to an alien.Background Sound:http://www.freesound.org/people/JeffWojo/sounds/121250/Sound Effects:http://www.freesound.org/people/aarom/sounds/129790/http://www.freesound.org/people/wildweasel/sounds/39043/http://www.freesound.org/people/nearsight_00/sounds/164048/The Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

02-07
08:45

Unicorns and Butterflies

Episode Nine - Unicorns and ButterfliesWritten & Performed by Josh BelvilleA man talks to his newborn child.Background Sound:http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/172632/Baby Sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn9PFZn06CgThe Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

01-31
07:46

Cook Pizza

Episode Eight - Cook PizzaWritten & Performed by Josh BelvilleA man tries to cook a pizza.Background Sound:http://www.freesound.org/people/BritoSounds/sounds/105216/Sound Effects:http://www.freesound.org/people/mickmon/sounds/176897/http://www.freesound.org/people/edhutschek/sounds/214355/http://www.freesound.org/people/jivatma07/sounds/76234/The Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

01-24
08:40

Three-hundred Fourteen

Episode Seven - Three-hundred FourteenWritten & Performed by Josh BelvilleA man reads 314 words.Background Music:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBlFHuCzPgYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQoVrFe1GZ8Sound Effects:http://www.freesound.org/people/Cabeeno%20Rossley/sounds/182835/http://www.freesound.org/people/MentalSanityOff/sounds/218319/The Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

01-17
08:38

Say I Cannot Send You My Password. But I’m Going to Anyways. hunter2

Episode Six - Say I Cannot Send You My Password. But I’m Going to Anyways. hunter2Written & Performed by Josh BelvilleA man in space talks to his wife.Background Sound:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4p1mZnKkhcSound Effects:http://www.freesound.org/people/jrssandoval/sounds/67131/http://www.freesound.org/people/conleec/sounds/149454/http://www.freesound.org/people/themfish/sounds/33845/http://www.freesound.org/people/jobro/sounds/244112/http://www.freesound.org/people/primeval_polypod/sounds/156507/http://www.freesound.org/people/jobro/sounds/33788/The Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

01-10
09:28

You Wanna Hang Out and Listen to Jock Jams?

Episode Five - You Wanna Hang Out and Listen to Jock Jams?Written & Performed by Josh BelvilleA man listens to and reviews the 1995 album Jock Jams, Volume 1.Sound Effects:http://www.freesound.org/people/JakLocke/sounds/261095/Jock Jams, Volume 1 was an audio compact disc released in 1995 with a variety of tracks. Here's the Wikipedia article.The Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

01-03
19:14

The “Adults” of This World Need to Recover Their Sense of Wonder and Awe about Life

Episode Four - The “Adults” of This World Need to Recover Their Sense of Wonder and Awe about LifeWritten & Performed by Josh BelvilleThe boss of a marketing office brings an employee into his office.Background Sound:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzBBMr_Cq5ASound Effects:http://www.freesound.org/people/f4ngy/sounds/240779/http://www.freesound.org/people/ekfink/sounds/235498/http://www.freesound.org/people/thecluegeek/sounds/140587/http://www.freesound.org/people/rkeato/sounds/118055/http://www.freesound.org/people/mlestn1/sounds/83481/The Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

12-27
08:47

Trekkin'

Episode Three - Trekkin'Written & Performed by Josh BelvilleAn old 90s cassette for a particular LARP group.MIDI Music:ST:TNG Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y7bq7G2vOsThe Arsenal of Freedom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIOXpG2KNF8Flute Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQCspRBiLSwSound Effects:http://www.freesound.org/people/saavik/sounds/151059/http://www.freesound.org/people/Pogotron/sounds/61075/The Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

12-20
08:11

What Are Your Thoughts on “A Very Brady Christmas”?

Episode Two - What Are Your Thoughts on “A Very Brady Christmas”?Written & Performed by Josh BelvilleA man outlines the science behind A Very Brady Christmas.Music by The Glenn Miller OrchestraThe Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

12-13
08:05

Please Don't Do a Podcast

Episode One - Please Don’t Do a PodcastWritten & Performed by Josh BelvilleA man describes cuisine in the post-apocalypse.Background Ambience:http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/197379/The Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, through the Vault of Thoughts.Season OneIntro Music to the AZ is “Mirage” by Kevin MacLeodOutro Music to the AZ is “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeodBoth tracks, and a lot more amazing royalty-free music, can be found on Kevin’s website, incompetech.com. All music on his site is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Most background sound and other sound effects are from the website freesound.org, which provides what its URL says. It is a fantastic resource and community of audiophiles.

12-06
09:29

The Aberrant Ziggurat - Season 1 Trailer

The Aberrant Ziggurat is a podcast of short stories written, improvised, performed, recorded, and edited by Josh Belville. The titles and inspiration for each episode are provided by you, the listener, anonymously through the Vault of Thoughts.Season One was originally broadcast via Josh's Tumblr back in 2015. It is being rebroadcast here as its own gol durned podcast. Season Two is coming sometime in 2022! Submit a prompt and it might be featured!

11-15
01:18

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