Uncanny Robot: AI Meets Old Time Radio Drama
13 episodes
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Creator: Uncanny Productions
Full cast Comedy Anthology Audio Drama
Synopsis:
Humorous and surreal short stories and audio dramas read and performed by humans. || Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival "Best Podcast Stories" Winner Written and performed by Bram Stoker Award Finalist and Clarion West 2015 Graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio engineer Rich Pav.
Language: English
Format: Audio Drama
Continuity: Anthology
Writing: Scripted
Voices: Full cast
Genres: Comedy, Multigenre, Science fiction
Maturity: Young adult
Creator demographics: / Female / Neurodivergent
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Episodes:
Tanuki Buttons: An Audio Drama from Uncanny Japan
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000
Have you ever seen those dogs on Instagram that communicate by pressing buttons that play recorded words? In April 2021, Terrie tamed a wild tanuki, brought it home, and taught it to communicate with buttons. Then things took a turn for the worse.
Our end trailer is from Hell Gate City. It's a rollicking sci-fi comedy podcast with a macabre underbelly and satirical takes about dystopian current events. Listen here: http://hellgatecity.com
Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.
Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdzFk8yoR1pQp2HpHArrgA
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Credits
Researched, written, directed, & produced: Thersa Matsuura
Mixed, edited, & sound engineered: Rich Pav
Voice of Terrie and Richard: Terrie and Richard
Voice of tanuki buttons: Julyan Ray
Sniffles, snorts, and chomps of tanuki: Alan Smithee
Foley: Richard and Terrie
That one line about Caligula: Joe Robson
Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura.
Atmospheres #9 – Outskirts Of Town by Brian Holtz Music
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7668-atmospheres-9-outskirts-of-town
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Mourning Background by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7660-mourning-background
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Freedom by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4881-freedom
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Divertimento K131 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3663-divertimento-k131
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Peek-A-Boo by Brian Holtz Music
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7123-peek-a-boo
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The Expanse by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4846-the-expanse
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Dawn Of The Apocalypse by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5627-dawn-of-the-apocalypse-
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5 Am by Denis Sivtsev
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5959-5-am
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Singer Boy and the Trip to the Moon
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:06 +0000
Take a trip to the moon with the world's saddest clown and his best friend, a rat named Singer Boy.
Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.
Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.
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Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/uncannyrobotpodcast
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Commentary: Asteroid Annie/Arnie & True Crime
Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000
Our commentary about three episodes:
- Asteroid Annie and the Mushiblooms
- Asteroid Arnie and the Mushiblooms
- A Spotify/Parcast True Crime Parody: Peppers and the Screaming Yoof
Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.
Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.
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Asteroid Annie and the Mushiblooms
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000
A comedy/sci-fi auditory extravaganza four months in the making.
Asteroid Annie, the all-time greatest intergalactic superheroine and her trusty sidekick What's-His-Name, face off against the evil Mushiblooms and their villainous leader Hutt Poppa. Will they be able to save this alternate universe?
In Episode 5 we brought you the story of how Asteroid Arnie, the greatest intergalactic superhero of all time and his trusty sidekick Moomaroof, saved the entire race of adorable, fuzzy little Mushiblooms from certain death at the hands of the Stinky Lollies.
Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.
Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.
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Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/uncannyrobotpodcast
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdzFk8yoR1pQp2HpHArrgA
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A Computer Voice Interviews Terrie and Rich
Fri, 06 May 2022 23:30:00 +0000
We spent all last month filling in the world's longest and most detailed application for a multi-week accelerator training program designed to "help mid-career podcasters 'level up' with a renewed focus on business development, audience growth, optionality, video strategies, and long-term sustainability."
Hey, that's exactly what we need!
They said they're looking for "applicants that have already been producing media and podcasts for at least 3 years. Specifically, creators looking to take a current podcast past creative development and into business strategy."
That's us!
Applicants "must be able to demonstrate success and enthusiasm with current or past podcast(s) either through audience retention and growth, conceptual rigor, diversification of podcast offerings, revenue and/ or partnerships"
That's us too!
Also, applicants "must be willing to pause production during the program," "represent a range of geographies, backgrounds, views, voices, and styles," have "baseline technical and editorial skills," and be "interested in making their podcast sustainable through teamwork, openness to iteration and change, and pursuing revenue and audience growth."
That's four more yeses! We figured we'd be a shoe-in for the program.
...we weren't. The rejection email arrived yesterday.
But we did spend weeks creating a bitchin' Hollywood blockbuster cinematic audio trailer for our Asteroid Arnie episode and a mock interview episode to answer their questions:
1. Explain to us what this podcast, brand, and/or creative project would look like in its most fully realized form.
2. What are the key accomplishments and milestones you are striving to reach?
3. If you had unlimited resources and support, where would you take it?
The way we figure, they're both pretty darn good pieces of audio we spent a long time making, so why let them go to waste?
Enjoy!
[Promo] A Happy Bureaucracy: Dark humor abounds as a tax agent tries to tame a post-apocalyptic hellscape. https://pod.link/1606645977
Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.
Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.
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A Spotify/Parcast True Crime Show Parody: Peppers and the Screaming Yoof
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:30:24 +0000
One of the most bizarre and gruesome murders ever to take place in the continental United States occurred on April 1, 1969. Two couples were on a road trip when bad weather forced them to make an unscheduled stop. Their lives were forever changed.
Hey, guess what: It turns out lots of people wish April Fool's Day would die in a fire.
It's a good thing this definitely is not an April Fool's episode. Nope, no-sir-ree. Never was. Don't believe the rumors that we replaced the original with a version that has all references to April Fool's removed.
Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.
Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.
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Asteroid Arnie and the Mushiblooms
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000
The Stinky Lollies are out to exterminate the Mushiblooms. Can Asteroid Arnie and Princess Moom-a-Roof save them from certain death?
Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.
Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/B0B7AO84P
Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/uncannyrobotpodcast
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Sneak Preview: "Asteroid Arnie and the Mushibooms"
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 02:58:00 +0000
The sound design for our next episode is taking a LONG time. It's going to be around 30 minutes total and each five minutes worth of music and sound effects takes a full day to complete. I wish I could work faster, but you can't simply sh*t these things out. We try to get every millisecond just right because we want people to enjoy listening to our episodes over and over, like the classic comedy albums we grew up with.
To hold you over, here's the first scene of "Asteroid Arnie and the Mushiblooms."
You're going to love this one, I promise.
If you can find it in your heart to support us in some way, we'd be forever grateful.
Please tell friends, family, co-workers, Uber drivers, random strangers in the supermarket, etc. that you enjoy listening to our stories as much as enjoy making them. This isn't the kind of podcast people are searching for. Nobody's Googling "AI-written stories read by humans podcast."
We also have a Patron and Ko-Fi:
https://patreon.com/thersamatsuura/
And a Discord.
It's for both Uncanny Japan and Uncanny Robot listeners. I share a lot of behind the scenes stuff because I love talking shop. Remember the DVDs that had a commentary track? That used to be my favorite part of renting a movie.
So hold on—Asteroid Arnie, Moomaroof and the full cast of Mushiblooms are coming soon. It's going to be a really fun ride!
Rich Pav
Valentine's Day Commentary & Wall-to-Wall Spoilers
Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000
Terrie and Rich discuss the Valentine's Day episode. Please listen to Episode 3 before listening to this one!
Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.
Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.
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(Yes, it's for Uncanny Japan; it all ends up in the same place.)
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Valentine's Day with the Revenant Squad
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:17:46 +0000
A heartwarming, futuristic dystopian tale of love, redemption, robot cameras and lots of explosions.
Trigger warning: Lots of explosions. Other trigger warnings for this episode are on the website, but these days, this is a big one.
Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.
Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.
Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan
(Yes, it's for Uncanny Japan; it all ends up in the same place.)
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Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000
Elvis and Jim Morrison have been alive all this time.
Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.
Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.
Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan
(Yes, it's for Uncanny Japan; it all ends up in the same place.)
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Music Credits
Happy Whistling Ukulele by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5453-happy-whistling-ukulele-
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Little Trolls by Frank Schröter
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8104-little-trolls
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Play along as we teach you how to generate your own AI story:
https://6b.eleuther.ai/
The prompt:
Once upon a time there were three bears: a momma bear, a papa bear and a baby bear. They lived in a little cottage in a big forest. One day, papa bear was standing in front of the bathroom mirror and noticed that he had the first ever grey strand of fur on the top of his head.
Two (Upbeat) Stories about Death
Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000
Memories Of Death: A dead man talks about what it's like to be dead.
You Remind Me of Someone: A vampire contemplates his crimes in a church graveyard.
Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.
Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.
Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan
(Yes, it's for Uncanny Japan; it all ends up in the same place.)
Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/uncannyrobotpodcast
Website: https://www.uncannyrobotpodcast.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyRobot
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyrobotpodcast/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdzFk8yoR1pQp2HpHArrgA
Discord: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb
Introducing the Uncanny Robot Podcast
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 19:48:15 +0000
Listen to a fine collection of surreal and hilarious AI-generated short stories. This is the trailer for the episode "Asteroid Arnie and the Mushiblooms."
Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio engineer designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.
Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.
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