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Wormholes and Space Smells, July's Fix!

The first episode of Sci-Fi's Finest is now available! Tune in on whichever podcasting platform you prefer to catch up with currently releasing sci-fi pods, a pilot review of I Found A Wormhole, and a fun space fact, all coming to you from space.

Sci-Fi Pods highlighted in this episode and their socials so you can listen with us:

Hamuel Burger and The American Dream @asbestos4president

COLD SHIFT @coldshifttransmission

Glorandrina Station @storyplayerspod

Sci-Fi's Finest is a news show and as such reports on public information. We are not officially affiliated with the pods we report on, we just want to share the love. We do not run any ads nor make any money from our streams.

In this episode, Anna-Maria also delivers a pilot review from the pilot's seat on I Found A Wormhole. Head over to www.ifoundawormhole.com to listen and compare notes <3

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It will be available on Spotify later, it's just processing which could take 1–5 days.

Second edition of the Disability Pride Flag Audio Fiction Calendar First (also offers templates and BINGO) - Final one next week

Information (= sometimes spoilers) below

"Men still live who, in their youth, remember pigeons. Trees still live who, in their youth, were shaken by a living wind. But a decade hence only the oldest oaks will remember, and at long last only the hills will know."

Beck's End is in its last days of fundraising and it needs your support.

Beck's End is a folk horror audio drama about isolation, belief, radicalisation and poses the question if redemption is possible. It's got an amazing, experienced team, with voice actors you may already know and love. If you have some entertainment budget left to spend this month, please consider heading over to the Kickstarter and pledge 💚💗

And if you are not able to support financially, could you perhaps help spread the word and share it with someone you know would enjoy this story?

Hey folks!

Let's talk about Beck's End and why you should support it!!

In the UK historically, Northern voices and rural voices are too often left out of the conversation. A lot of this is just straight up classism - for Americans, think Appalachia or the Deep South.

It also has very deep historical roots here in the UK - the Northerners resisted the Norman invasion after 1066 and were punished for that by having all their woodlands and farmlands burned and then sown with lime (the mineral) to poison the soil so that they had to be dependent on southern agriculture for food. You can still see the effect this scarring of the landscape had on the land today (it's why we have the Yorkshire moors that Kathy and Heathcliffe are so fond of).

Much like the way this phenomenon plays out in many countries, even today Northerners are thought of as violent, small-minded and stupid: regardless of our contributions to culture (hi, The Beatles). The North of England is profoundly and unfairly underfunded by the government for things like state infrastructure - from transport to healthcare.

So for me, (Ella), as someone who lives in the North, making Beck's End isn't any old audio drama project. It's really meaningful to me that it's a series that's set in the North of England, starring a cast from the North and working with a crew from the North. That's actually kind of a big deal.

Right now we're 69% (nice) funded with 8 days to go. If you're able to lend us some financial support, please consider doing so. If you can't for any reason, please consider giving us a signal boost.

The people behind it are great and have made great things

Folk horror is at its best when it's voices you've not heard before (it makes the folk more folk and the horror more horror)

Fallen Memories is an incredibly personal story created in a time where I was unsure about what my future held. It’s full of so much love and passion and I truly can’t wait for you all to hear it. https://crowdfundr.com/FallenMemories

With 7 days left of our campaign, cast member Karim Kronfli introduces us Nicholas Hickman — the so-called 'Lord of Beck’s End'.

Support for Beck's End has been amazing, but we won't be able to make it unless we achieve at least 100% funding. Consider backing us at becksend.com

As Pride Month comes to an end, I just want to remind you that July is Disability Pride Month and there's a flag and everything!

Charcoal Grey: Mourning for people who have died due to ableist violence, abuse, suicide, and illness

Red Stripe: Physical disabilities

Gold Stripe: Neurodiversity

Blue Stripe: Emotional and psychiatric disabilities

Green Stripe: Sensory disabilities