#the strange case of starship iris podcast

[grifff17]

Stars, Hide Your Fires is a great book

When I start reading a new book, I either become obsessed with it and spend days straight reading it, or it takes me months to get through. I finished reading Stars, Hide Your Fires by @idiopathicsmile in 2 days. It hits so many different things I like in a story. The mystery, the political intrigue, the unspoken but very relevant Shakespeare references, the queer romance, and the amazing sci-fi worldbuilding all contributed to why I liked this book so much. As a huge fan of Starship Iris, and other podcasts like Unwell, which Jessica Best also worked on, this is the second time I've absolutely loved a book that I found because it was authored by the writer of an audiodrama whose storytelling blew me away (Seriously everyone who liked this book should also check out the Alliance Trilogy and the Leagues and Legends Trilogy by @ink-splotch, creator of Second Star to the Left).

#shyf #stars hide your fires #stars hide your fires novel #the strange case of starship iris #the strange case of starship iris podcast #tscosi #tscosi podcast #second star to the left #second star to the left podcast #ssttl podcast

[aclickbaittitle]

What do Fiction Podcasts have to say about the future?

Whenever you write a story set years from now, how you construct the world around it creates a new way to see the future, a fictional image to a reality we could be headed towards.

Fiction podcasts love to play within the sci-fi genre, and the thousands of audio dramas they have given us new pictures of what our world could look like in the next century (or a few years closer).

In this article I want to analyze the settings in the following shows: Hello from the Hallowoods, Desperado and The Strange Case of Starship Iris.

Hello From the Hallowoods

Hello From the Hallowoods welcomes us to a world ravaged by black rains and capitalism’s greed. After a natural (but man-made) disaster involving acid rain and flooding the world’s successions gave birth to two different types of beings: those who prefer to dream in a company’s “Prime Dream” and those who stay awake to continue living.

Even though the world is post-apocalyptic on paper, it never feels like it. Rather it is enchanted, there are woods where gods, revenants, devils, giants and zombies fall in love with themselves and with each other, places where community is found.

This, I attribute this to the fact that most characters don’t lament a nebulous “end of the world”, since this is the world they have always been living in and they are going to make the best of it: find family, friends, lovers, build homes and destroy bigots.

You leave the world of Hello From the Hallowoods knowing that even a doomed world is worthy of being awake for.

Desperado Podcast

Desperado Podcast also takes us to a world that was looted, but this time mainly by religious colonialism. 

Neo-colionalism has made itself tangible through genocides and direct targeting to believers that worship other than the “Old man in the Sky”.  In its first episode a community in México which revere La Catrina (a goddess in the show inspired by a popular figure in mexican art) is wiped out by the crusaders. 

From there our protagonist Elio is the sole survivor of his people, however all is not lost as he teams up with Talia (the chosen of Baron Samedi) and Shinji (whom I believe is a death kami?).

Elio now literally carries the memories of his community as the vessel for her goddess. Likewise in Desperado, the magic of the characters is the legacy their ancestors gave them, and it is what keeps them alive in the violent world. 

Though if we are ever to worry that our protagonist could fall into its clutches, the structure of the world soothes our preoccupations. You see, it is the characters within the story that are narrating their own experiences to the audience so we know that after all the pain, they ended up safe.

What Desperado tells us about the future is that, even with the ongoing genocides, white-washing of our culture, and neo-colonialism in general we will end up victorious in the end, and that our history will be forever within our memory.

The Strange Case of Starship Iris

The Strange Case of Starship Iris, is the most sci-fi audio drama out of the bunch. It follows the crew of the Rumour, a smuggler's ship, as they try to uncover the dark secrets of the Federation and evade persecution.

As with the other two properties, the future is not an easy world, but our characters are making the most of it.

In a post-war galaxy, the crew of the Rumour is smuggling space-ship parts, medicine, and erotic magazines until they find a help alarm coming from the Starship Iris and rescue biologist Violet Liu. From there they are involved in a mystery which, if the truth comes to life, they could be charged with treason against the Intergalactic Republic. 

Throughout the two seasons of the podcast, Violet Liu and company heal together the scars that the war and its result: the Intergalactic Republic left them. They fight against the government not only through robberies, infiltration, and coordinated efforts with rebel groups but also by eating latkes, drinking, singing shanties, and getting gay jewish married.

To conclude

if queer podcasts are telling us something about the future, it is that it may be equally messed up as the present but that queer, disabled people of color will exist beyond the end of the world and that even in the bleakest of futures we will continue to love and thrive.

#hello from the hallowoods #desperado podcast #strange case of starship iris #hfth #tscosi #article #audio drama #audio fiction #fiction podcasts #also #is so funny how only one out of the three shows is like “true” sci-fi but hey the three are set in the future (or an alternate reality in d #desperados case #but whatever)

[bekaterrier]

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Bracelet designs based on additional shows can be found on my Etsy. Check it out!

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#podcast piece #girl in space #caravan podcast #moonbase theta out #the penumbra podcast #midnight burger #the pasithea powder #the strange case of starship iris #re: dracula #where the stars fell #desperado podcast #wolf 359 #sidequesting #bekaterrier #my jewelry #handmade jewelry #wire knitting #bracelets #audio drama

[averageatypical]

Note to self: do not listen to space-themed sci-fi podcasts while driving. There will be beeping noises and you will think they are coming from your car and it will freak you out.

#I finally finished s2 of tscosi tho #even if it almost gave me a heart attack #the strange case of the starship iris #wolf 359 #audio drama #podcasts #tscosi

[acepodcastweek]

Did I miss your favourite? Let me know!

Don't know any of these? Pick a show and go listen!

Wondering where Dr. Sally Grissom is? She is too powerful and would likely skew the poll, but rest assured I have not forgotten.

Want to know more about Ace Week Fiction Podcast Festivities? Click here.

#inco #inkwyrm #the strange case of starship iris #and 195 #girl in space #station to station #tides podcast #what's the frequency? #either podcast #jump leads #dining in the void #black box podcast #audio drama #ace podcast week #ace week #fiction podcast

[dyke-in-crisis]

so theres this alien soap opera *twirls hair*

commissions

#idk I drew this in a moment of weakness #been very into podcasts especially starship iris and malevolent 😭 #HOW DO I TAG THIS #UHHH #the strange case of starship iris #starship iris #tscosi #Sh'th Hremreh #hreshfal #chiss’vatham #Dwarnian #Dwarnians #podcasts #my art #very open for any criticism on the character designs! I think they had no total character descriptions but correct me if im wrong #I just imagined alien fashion like that for the vibes #its mostly just vibes bc. the outfits dont even make sense now that I look at it #im just yearning for futuristic nonbinary gowns if I’m honest #anyways ENJOY

[munchiezxx]

little vikady fits 😘😘

(yes i did already draw arkady in this outfit AND pose)

#the strange case of starship iris #tscosi #arkady patel #violet liu #my mom leaned over and she was like oh are u making podcast people again 😭😭 #starship iris #my art

[imgonnagetkilledbynutstink]

Canonically disabled characters in podcasts cause I feel like it

- Juno Steel - The Penumbra Podcast (visually impaired)

- Rudyard Funn - Wooden Overcoats (technically not canon but basically has every symptom of autism)

- Arthur Lester - Malevolent (visually impaired)

- Brain Jeeter - The Strange Case Of Starship Iris ( has a disability that gives him trouble breathing though I don't remember if they specify exactly what)

- Lucille Kensington - Where The Stars Fell (I believe chronic pain though I admit I haven't listened to the show. She uses a cane)

- Nicholas Waters - Archive 81 (chronic pain. He uses a cane)

- Sydney Sargent - Camp Here And There (psychosis, autism and chronic pain)

(extra fun fact all these characters are canonically queer accept Arthur though ppl are still holding out hope for him)

#no one come at me for not adding marc and vespa I've heard multiple times that they are not good disability rep #the penumbra podcast #tpp #juno steel #wooden overcoats #wo #rudayrd funn #malevolent #arthur lester #the strange case of starship iris #tscosi #brian jeeter #where the stars fell #wtsf #lucille kensington #archive 81 #a81 #nicholas waters #camp here and there #chnt #sydney sargent

[quisters]

The agentss

#the strange case of starship iris #tscosi #jin seon park #rj mccabe #tscosi fanart #podcasts #quisters #my art

[niroke]

I think it speaks numbers that no matter how many times I see it or I knows it's coming. I'll always tear up when there's a cannon queer relationship, not subtext but actually front and center.

#the owl house #owl house #lumity #the magnus archives #tma #jmart #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #the strange case of the starship iris #tscosi #violet liu #arkady patel #brian jeeter #krejjh #the penumbra podcast #tpp #jupeter #hello from the hallowoods #that one made me sad though #our flag means death #ofmd #favorites!

[triceforgotten]

ive caught rumours (hahah) of a tscosi discord; would anyone be able to send me an invite? :3

#tscosi #the strange case of starship iris #podcast #discord

[poibynt]

Podcast people I need your help. A while ago I listened to a couple episodes of a sci fi fiction podcast where a human guy moves to an out of the way station/planet/something that was the hosting place of a failed world fair thrown by humans for aliens. Main dude ends up accidentally living with the ambassador from an alien species that cause humans a large amount of psychological distress to look at. I forgot to bookmark it and I cannot for the life of me remember the name of the pod. Does anyone have any leads?

#wolf 359 #the strange case of the starship iris #malevolent #archive 81 #red valley #audio drama #fiction podcast #podcast tag #not sw #shut up Flynn

[littleacebee]

Hi Audio Drama folks! I decided to have hot pirate summer and listen to some pirate podcasts (The Ballad of Anne & Mary and TAP pirate episode have definitely nothing to do with it). So I would like to ask you for some podcasts recommendations! It can be about sea pirates, space pirates, sky pirates, whatever. They can be main focus or just one of the plots.

The ones I listened to/have on my to-listen list:

Trice Forgotten

The Ballad of Anne and Mary

Omen

Icarus Rising

The Strange Case of Starship Iris

Storm Chasers

Skyjacks (about that one what is the relation between Skyjacks and Campaign: Skyjacks?)

Bonus points if there’s cool pirate music

#give me your pirate podcasts recommendations #fiction podcasts #fiction podcast #audio drama #podcast recommendations #trice forgotten #the ballad of anne & mary #icarus rising #omen podcast #the strange case of starship iris #skyjacks

[bekaterrier]

I'm not a writer so I can't contribute to Ace Podcast Week with a fanfic (though I've been loving all the ones I've read so far!) so I'll contribute in my own way - with a bracelet! In honour of all of the fantastic ace podcast characters:

#ace podcast week #ace week #the beacon podcast #sidequesting pod #the penumbra podcast #the strange case of starship iris #inco podcast #starfall podcast #girl in space #bekaterrier #my jewelry #handmade jewelry #wire knitting #wire weaving #bracelets #audio drama #podcast piece

[shy-sapphic-ace]

wow I sure do love it when people are gay and in space

#this is about tscosi specifically #but also juno steel #or Star Wars or Star Trek #or just any gay ppl in space #the strange case of starship iris #the penumbra podcast #juno steel #Star Wars #star trek #lgbtqia #i'll also add stellar firma cause I just started listening #wolf 359

[vestaclinicpod]

Love audio drama?

Also: secrets and spreading positivity?? 

Send your favourite indie audio drama a secret confession of love this valentines! 💌

See below for an example of what I’m hoping to send out to some of the best and most beloved podcasters on 14th Feb! 

#audio drama secret admirers #audio drama #podcast #audio drama sunday #audio fiction #tma #hfth #wtnv #tpp #monstrous agonies #moonbase theta out #The Strange Case of Starship Iris #second star to the left #tell no tales pod #stellar firma #the book of constellations #starfall #sdite #lost terminal #the night post #mabel #additional postage required #civilised #alba salix #malevolent #badlands cola #fawx & stallion #the department of variance of somewhere ohio #marsfall #care and feeding of werewolves