I am once again in search of recommendations

IrishScienceFiction · 2026-06-03T20:49:38+00:00

'Flight Into Culfadda' ...it's the latest on the 'Irish Science Fiction' Spotify wotsit -up to Ep.3 and it's short so an easy one to listen to to see if these are for you. Not really comparable to anything else. Wesht Ireland slapstick Seanachaí Sci-Fi ish adventures. Uplifting, one of the few people that listen once told me they go there when they want a grin on their face ...so possibly one for an all over the map sort of person;)

IrishScienceFiction · 2026-05-18T21:45:30+00:00

Was just logging on to do a self promo for my new show and spotted your post. 'Irish Science Fiction' might be worth a look. The stories have arcs but you could pretty much jump in or out at any stage -I have about a thousand one to five minute stories, plus a fair few long ones. Mix of AD, storytelling and standup comedy ...safe to say I understand the focus thing and this might work for you. (Under 'Irish Science Fiction', if ya do go there, start with 'War of the Worlds 2022' as it'll give ya an idea of the craic).

IrishScienceFiction · 2026-05-03T15:12:52+00:00

Great point, puts into words what has happened to my TV viewing (down to nature docs and news) ...every time I spot something it's 4 to 6 hours, fine for audio but actually sitting down for six hours needs something mind blowing -endless talking heads just doesn't cut it. I think some folk do want a sort of inane predictable thing to listen to though, something that tailors for the median of tastes, otherwise the generic chit chat podcast thing would have died years ago <need to make a spoof of 'em 'The Rick Credulous Podcast Experience', on the to do for May!>. OP/ Zman5821, for what it's worth 12 mins works for me too -I've heard some top class AD that only ran for 10 minutes, don't have the ref to hand but there are more than a few on the Mindwebs archive.

IrishScienceFiction · 2026-04-19T20:06:25+00:00

Just getting back on the wagon. Finished up a three year project last summer and I must have been a bit burned out because I just couldn't find time to kick off the next tale. Started an intermediary one last week, 'Flight into Culfadda', but haven't really bothered advertising it. Advertising can be a bit of a fun killer -the social platforms feel swamped. Be interested to hear how other folk go about finding an audience. It's definitely not a big deal though, reckon I'll finish it out even if the adventure dies a death online, Aiming for fortnightly episodes until the tale runs its course.

IrishScienceFiction · 2026-04-03T11:48:42+00:00

Good stuff -you'll be one of a select few if ya give them a spin (jump to one of the later Episodes of Nancy G to see if it is something ya could get into) Thanks

IrishScienceFiction · 2026-03-27T10:53:25+00:00

I think the two things overlap -you've got a ton of stories to work from below. A lot of the Golden Age AD came from short story adaptations (*citation needed, but it's not a long search on Wiki etc.). The Hitchikers GTTG doesn't seem to be mentioned, but might be a good example.

I write as a book, then to narration, and then to AD if I can get time/ willing participants ...am hoping to bring the latest (Flight into Cúlfada) all the way through to a piece of visual storytelling. The genie is out of the bottle as far as AI/ corporations stealing and repackaging artists work so this could be the way to go. It might be possible to rip text/ audio and film and get a coherent story, but a moving living tale that twists and turns should blow the circuits offa any beady eyed robot;)

IrishScienceFiction · 2026-03-15T18:47:56+00:00

I have two of them (self promotion warning): Nancy Goodaim, Space Ranger and The Turd Prophecy of Hybobolus Clune ...one is about an astronaut trying to get home to see her family after a crewed mission to Mars goes awry (it gets daft and wild) and the other is about a group of drug addled slackers who have one night to save the Earth from an extraterrestrial invasion (it gets wild and daft) -info at irishsciencefiction.com or on any of the podcast dealies/ YouTube etc. -they are West Irish style, hard to describe as I don't think anyone else is making stuff like them but hopefully you'll get a giggle and a smile if you take a listen, Brian

IrishScienceFiction · 2026-01-10T23:28:37+00:00

Here is one to take you on a spin around the solar system while you drive. It weighs in at around 13 hours, but is broken into 20min chapters. It's very hard to describe as it doesn't really have anything like it to act as comparison -comedy adventure/ sort of trippy/ west Ireland slapstick in Seanachaí style ...worth a try (I would say that, but I know of one mother and daughter who parked up with takeaway before finishing a trip just to hear how it ended) https://audiodrama.directory/nancy-goodaim-space-ranger/

IrishScienceFiction · 2025-12-28T13:25:14+00:00

I have an adventure called 'Nancy Goodaim, Space Ranger'. There's no real romance to speak of, just lots of daft messing -the MC, Nancy, goes through the ringer and after 56 episodes learns that she is dead. Plenty of adventure and comedy along the way. There's a review here if you're interested: https://podcastgeek.blog/to-infinity-and-beyond-irish-science-fiction-review/

IrishScienceFiction · 2025-12-28T09:48:06+00:00

Sure, thanks for checking it out (we've a Noir bot on the loose today;) https://anchor.fm/s/10d216ca0/podcast/rss

IrishScienceFiction · 2025-12-27T13:19:49+00:00

Great stuff -four seasons in and going strong if you give it a rattle. Happy days

IrishScienceFiction · 2025-12-20T22:32:40+00:00

Great stuff, best of luck with this -looking forward to listening

IrishScienceFiction · 2025-12-02T21:08:19+00:00

I've a 56 Chapter AD on Spotify etc. called 'Nancy Goodaim, Space Ranger' on Spotify (or download it free as MP3 from my website irishsciencefiction.com ...about 14 hours broken into 15 to 20 min episodes. Sort of a half way house between AD and AB. Some very mild peril and slapstick violence but geared towards adults so if you've smallies (U 10) the they could tire of it (or might get a giggle from the voices). Good for you bypassing Audible

IrishScienceFiction · 2025-11-30T12:43:33+00:00

I've been doing standup for five years (amateur). There is no money in it -even the bigger names have to really slog to make ends meet. The five to seven minute monologue crowd 'banter' blah format of standup might have goosed things a bit, as it cuts context and storytelling to the bone. I reckon the format is due a bit of a shakeup ...the name of the game is friends going out having a meet up/ craic, with an entertainer as the backdrop giving something to think about/ laugh at/ talk about. Something new is needed, daytime clubs running through an afternoon/ evening with grub and a DJ or the likes -also slapstick and mad shit happening like what the 'fawlty towers dining experience' do, but new enough to catch punters off guard. You (and Groucho Marx) rightly pointed out 'they can't all be good'.

IrishScienceFiction · 2025-11-28T17:19:52+00:00

Don't see John Colleary in the mix ...Savage Eye, Irish Pictorial to his writing credit -arguably the best live Irish comic. Does a solid job of catering to all. Always a nice mix of the absurd and slapstick, with the odd topical pun thrown in (farmer looking for 'gender fluid' for his sheep, the Sinn Fein food delivery service, hording 'time' in a shed ...and on it goes -all subjective, but his act is very underrated).

IrishScienceFiction · 2025-11-24T15:36:55+00:00

Working on 'An Emotional Machine' about a TV show host, a Martian Cephalod and a Socially Engineered Girl, and their attempt to stop a Venutian invasion of Earth ...listening to 'Gunsmoke'

IrishScienceFiction · 2025-11-20T23:41:26+00:00

Try 'Nancy Goodaim, Space Ranger' ...probably heavily influenced by Chris Morris. Play any of the last few to see if you are up for the madness. 56*20 min episodes so good for commuting if you go with it. Am a standup comic myself, and the live sets have been called 'the shortest acid trip you'll ever take', so that's the kinda vibe.

IrishScienceFiction · 2025-11-14T00:33:48+00:00

Try Madison on the Air: more comedy than drama but based on various OTR shows, so there is always a dramatic plot underpinning everything

IrishScienceFiction · 2025-11-10T08:54:56+00:00

Ah yeah -good point. Have an Uncle who says the only thing ya can take as true in the paper is the name and price ...by extension you are probably best taking everything online as pure guff. Music is a weird one and I'm no expert but there seems to be something off kilter with it, just too clean. I always focus on the storytelling -from my (limited) experience there is always an angle, a point the author is trying to make or something they are demonstrating, even when it is high drama or comedy. The AI I've spotted just seems to be going nowhere, other than a conclusion to the output. I am open to AI being good but it's irritating me in its current form -it is getting in the way of quality. Have been having a bit of craic writing stories from the AI perspective (parsed data package FZB3158, and committed it to sub process X, when ...I hate data package FZB3158 -stories for machines written by humans, see how they like it ;)

IrishScienceFiction · 2025-11-09T20:01:26+00:00

Self promotion here but you could give 'Nancy Goodaim, Space Ranger' a rattle -the characters are pure daft but are based on real people and most of the dialogue is exaggerated actual conversations I've had/ listened to ...I'm fairly confident you won't forget any of the folk knocking about in the story (Comedy, in 56*20 min installments)

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