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Breathing Space: A Sci-Fi Western Audio Anthology

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A bi-weekly anthology Science Fiction audio drama, telling the stories of the people of the Sol System. For more information on the show, the cast, and the crew, visit our website: https://breathingspace.lawofnames.com/ Join the Law of Names discord: http://discord.lawofnames.com/
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Episodes

S4E4 - Do You Notice I’m Gone (The Spaces In Between, part 2)

Content warnings: mentions of death and trauma, family separation, divorce and alcohol use. ** Feelings are valid. The problem is if you let them control you. One can’t move through life with only them leading the way... It’s about balancing them with logic. Life’s formula isn’t solved with only one or the other. We’re a sum of our experiences. Another bar, another meeting, this time with a Peregrination captain who has some regrets of his own. ** The Cast Anton Proctor is voiced by Jordan W. An...

Mar 15, 202441 minSeason 4Ep. 4

S4E3 - In Better Light

Content warnings: Mentions of disease ** You're Crutchfield and Molina? I was sent by a mutual acquaintance to tell you your debt has come due. Following the events on board the Cerulean Cloud, Crutchfield and Molina sought out a quiet life. But that didn’t come for free--a Caller lands on their doorstep to tell them that their debt has come due. A charity ship carrying valuable supplies needs quick work to be given a new identity and reach its destination safely. It just so happens to be captai...

Mar 01, 202458 minSeason 4Ep. 3

S4E2 - At an All Time Low (The Spaces In Between, part 1)

Content warnings: mentions of death and trauma, family separation, divorce and alcohol use. ** Let me tell you a story. A story of a man in his 20s entering the corporate workforce. Barely getting the job on his merits, he had to prove himself by working long hours, saying “yes” to everything, making coffee, getting food, if you can name some grunt work, he did it. A chance encounter in a New New Vegas bar becomes the first in a series of small-but-significant conversations that gradually change...

Feb 16, 202437 minSeason 4Ep. 2

S4E1 - Seed Money

Relax. I am absolutely certain that this mission will play out with no more than the usual amount of unexpected complications and risks. A mostly-reformed, totally-not-at-all-actually-criminal duo connect with a pair of active law-breakers to pull off a bank robbery. The plan comes off with about as much success as one might expect.Read the script here. ** The Cast Bridger is voiced by Vic Collins Mik is voiced by M. German Gasto is voiced by Corvyn Appleby Anse is voiced by Quill Turner Avitus ...

Feb 02, 202458 minSeason 4Ep. 1

Breathing Space: Fragile Futures, coming February 2, 2024

Episodes release the first and third Friday of the month. ** Welcome to the System Our Website Join the Law of Names Discord Follow us on Twitter Support us on Patreon Our theme music was composed & arranged by Michael Freitag written by Scott Paladin , and vocals by Jeremiah. Breathing Space, Fading Frontier is a Law of Names production. © This work is copyrighted by Law of Names Media, 2023 It may be freely adapted and remixed for non-commercial use with attribution to the original creator...

Jan 23, 20242 min

Delta-Vee Dining, Supercut Edition!

** A burger's always going to be a burger. Join Jesse "Flash" Fry on a culinary journey of discovery around the system. ** Read the transcript here. ** The Cast Jesse Fry played by audioquinn 2:41 DVD 1: Vientiane Cafe, Rezanov Station Chef Som played by Lafayette P. Uttarapong 7:10 DVD 2: The Walnut Tree, Terraria Hulya Dimir was played by Aly Amador 11:30 DVD 3: Deimos DeLites, New Philadelphia, MARS BF was played by Jerry Harris 19:06 DVD 4: Shepherd's Crossing, Ganymede Dove Foster was playe...

Sep 22, 20231 hr 40 min

CASE #990W, EVIDENCE ID TAG 03D: WBSTR Recording, "Pilot Log 4"

Content Warnings: murder, drug use, bombing, violence, surgery, teeth, invasive medical procedures ** CASE #990W, EVIDENCE ID TAG 03D: WBSTR Recording, "Pilot Log 4" Recovered from Rezanov Station holding cell. ** Welcome to the System Our Website Join the Law of Names Discord Follow us on Twitter Support us on Patreon Our theme music was composed & arranged by Michael Freitag written by Scott Paladin , and vocals by Jeremiah. Breathing Space, Fading Frontier is a Law of Names production. © ...

Sep 04, 20237 min

CASE #990W, EVIDENCE ID TAG 03C: WBSTR Recording, "Pilot Log 3"

Content Warnings: murder, drug use, bombing, violence, surgery, teeth, invasive medical procedures ** CASE #990W, EVIDENCE ID TAG 03A: WBSTR Recording, "Pilot Log 3" Recovered from Rezanov Station holding cell. ** Welcome to the System Our Website Join the Law of Names Discord Follow us on Twitter Support us on Patreon Our theme music was composed & arranged by Michael Freitag written by Scott Paladin , and vocals by Jeremiah. Breathing Space, Fading Frontier is a Law of Names production. © ...

Sep 03, 202312 min

CASE #990W, EVIDENCE ID TAG 03B: WBSTR Recording, "Pilot Log 2"

Content Warnings: murder, drug use, bombing, violence, surgery, teeth, invasive medical procedures ** CASE #990W, EVIDENCE ID TAG 03A: WBSTR Recording, "Pilot Log 2" Recovered from Rezanov Station holding cell. ** Welcome to the System Our Website Join the Law of Names Discord Follow us on Twitter Support us on Patreon Our theme music was composed & arranged by Michael Freitag written by Scott Paladin , and vocals by Jeremiah. Breathing Space, Fading Frontier is a Law of Names production. © ...

Sep 02, 20235 min

CASE #990W, EVIDENCE ID TAG 03A: WBSTR Recording, "Pilot Log 1"

Content Warnings: murder, drug use, bombing, violence, surgery, teeth, invasive medical procedures ** CASE #990W, EVIDENCE ID TAG 03A: WBSTR Recording, "Pilot Log 1" Recovered from Rezanov Station holding cell. ** Welcome to the System Our Website Join the Law of Names Discord Follow us on Twitter Support us on Patreon Our theme music was composed & arranged by Michael Freitag written by Scott Paladin , and vocals by Jeremiah. Breathing Space, Fading Frontier is a Law of Names production. © ...

Sep 01, 20237 min

S3E16 - The Day That YuKon Died, Part 2

** Now, it's time to say goodbye. Goodbye to the rigid, old, stifling framework responsible for holding back original excellence, personal development, and individual responsibility, and welcome in the opportunity for new growth! [Please note that giving the change in corporate structure, employee YEETS will be deactivated immediately following this broadcast. There will be no future official announcements from the Voice of YuKon. Any messages claiming to be from YuXecutives should be immediatel...

Aug 25, 20231 hr 16 minSeason 3Ep. 16

S3E15 - The Day That YuKon Died, Part 1

Content Warnings: chewing between 6:30 and 8:10 ** We have a breaking update on the situation on Le Duplessis. Forensic examination of the Blueline message found playing on every terminal in the abandoned orbital, purporting to be from YuKon founder Preston Jorgenson, has been determined to be authentic. ** This episode was written by Aaron Olson, Ash Seguinte, Interiority, James Big, Kasha Mika, Scott Paladin, & SJ Ryker. It was edited by Aaron Olson, Erik Seguinte, Kale Brown, Sam Stark, S...

Aug 18, 20231 hr 7 minSeason 3Ep. 15

S3E14 - Delta-Vee Dining: Family Celebration Cake

A closed restaurant leads to a chance encounter, and one of the most touching Delta-Vee Dining episodes we've ever made. ** Welcome to the System Our Website Join the Law of Names Discord Follow us on Twitter Support us on Patreon Our theme music was composed & arranged by Michael Freitag written by Scott Paladin , and vocals by Jeremiah. Breathing Space, Fading Frontier is a Law of Names production. © This work is copyrighted by Law of Names Media, 2023 It may be freely adapted and remixed ...

Aug 11, 202317 minSeason 3Ep. 14

S3E13 - Their Brands Were Still On Fire

"Come on, Galatea, show me that sparkly something you've been hiding away just for me.." A pair of dust herders from the rings of Neptune stumbles on a billion-to-one opportunity: a dark comet loaded with rare and valuable materials; a ghost BRONCO. However, they soon discover they aren't the only ones after this score, and that the stalemate between the ships chasing this ghost may just damn them all. ** The Cast Cash is voiced by Carlo Deniega Robbins is voiced by J.D. Jackson Captain Ivanhoe ...

Aug 04, 202345 minSeason 3Ep. 13

S3E12 - A Smile and a Sword in Your Arms

Content Warnings ** "Is that what this business with your rotten ship is? A fuck up so bad you have to call the neighbors for help?" When the Peregrination finds themselves in a legal crisis that can't just be solved over drinks, they appoint a Lawspeaker. The current Lawspeaker has come to a clandestine meeting with the Outer Rangers about just such a crisis as events seem inevitable conclusion that the Peregrination will take the blowback for the crimes of others. ** The Cast Carmine "Carmy" E...

Jul 21, 202353 minSeason 3Ep. 12

S3E11 - The Spacer's Lament

Content Warnings: Terminal illness. Child death. Separation from family. Very small mention of unethical adoption. ** "What makes a dying man decide to stow away on a smugglers ship instead of going peacefully into the void. You've got a story? You'll tell it." The Silver Lady, a smuggling ship, becomes home to a young, dying spacer and his search for his sister across the universe ** The Cast Aysima is voiced by Kasha Mika Lou is voiced by Rachel Scully Mills is voiced by Lucas Sloane is voiced...

Jul 07, 202350 minSeason 3Ep. 11

S3E10 - Five Foot Six & Two-Fifteen

Content Warnings violence, extortion ** "And that's the bell! Sol Survivors demolish the Red Planet Rollers, 159 to 72, securing the coveted second spot in this year's Martian Madness making this the first time two teams from Ganymede will go head to head in the recently-renamed Augusto Amphitheater. _"_Martian Madness 26! 10 players. One rink. Two Variable Gravity Roller Derby teams. One winner. It’s Gany vs. Gany when the LaStrange Points face off against the Sol Survivors! And it’s not just h...

Jun 16, 20231 hr 3 minSeason 3Ep. 10

S3E9 - Hounds of the Universe

Content Warnings: Violence, death, firearms, descriptions of blood and internal injuries, discussion of human trafficking and slavery, infants in distress, discussions of suicide, depictions of panic attacks, vomiting (19:30 - 19:40) ** "Still sorta feels like walking up to the front door and ringing the bell." When a simple freighter-jacking goes badly, two estranged partners will find themselves caught up in a nightmare of their own making. To find a way out, they will have to navigate the big...

Jun 02, 202346 minSeason 3Ep. 9

S3E8 - The Place Called Home

Content Warnings: divorce, cult behavior, deception, kidnapping, mention of gore ** "We're already pretty self-sufficient, plus we're willing to trade with ulko, so the Family ships don't have anything we can't make ourselves or get elsewhere." Brought aboard a Peregrination ship against their will by a friendly young crewman, a prickly NoGo discovers the Family’s soft, rotten underside. ** The Cast Aidan Morgansson is voiced by Bonnie Calderwood Aspinwall Jet Propulsor is voiced by Jasper Lock ...

May 19, 202352 minSeason 3Ep. 8

S3E7 - Roll On, Northumbria

Content Warnings: Workplace accidents, injury, environmental disasters ** "Since you're all here, I guess you figured out we got ourselves a new yard. Reason for that's we got a new hull too. A fuck-off big one. _"_With the recently-signed treaty between Mars and Luna exponentially increasing the prices of industrial imports to Terra, corporations on Earth have found themselves in need of their own fleet of spaceships. Which means commissioning them from Delaney Shipyards. The workers of Yard 3’...

May 05, 202349 minSeason 3Ep. 7

S3E6 - Beat the Drum Slowly

Content Warnings: Mentioned Animal Death, choking/strangulation ** "Never before seen a fella that far from anything and still alive. Figure I needed to drag you aboard just to see if your luck would wear off on me." Hank pulled a body out of the black, but the man’s still breathing. And the two grow to know each other as they travel to Io. ** The Cast Ekrem is voiced byy Kale Brown Hank is voiced by Scott Paladin Merryl is voiced by Kate Bullen ** This episode was written, directed, and edited ...

Apr 21, 202354 minSeason 3Ep. 6

S3E5 - Tidal Heat

Content Warnings: death, suffocation, concussion, a vehicle crash ** "Tranquility, you know that I love you, but the only way either of us will ever be safe is if Neveah Starr is gone."...and then we CG in the airlock door opening, Starr gets sucked out, Quili and Nemesys kiss, and that's an episode, fan-tastic, OK. " They call it “the hottest soap opera in the system”: Tidal Heat, filmed exclusively on location on or orbiting the Jovian moon Io. But when an accident on the set strands members o...

Apr 07, 202352 minSeason 3Ep. 5

S3E4 - I See the Stars are Here With Me

"Kiss and make up. Kill each other. Fucking, write an opera together. I don't care, but when that door unlocks you two better have figured it out.." Left to run her deceased father's noodle shop, Cat Novak faces an uncertain future. And to make it more complicated, Heck is there. Her best friend, with whom she has entirely too much history and just a whole metric ton of unresolved... stuff. But it seems, from beyond the grave, that her dad has one last surprise for the both of them. ** The Cast ...

Mar 17, 202351 minSeason 3Ep. 4

S3E3 - Terminal Hospitality

Content Warnings This episode contains gaslighting, manipulation, mentions of death & murder ** "I’m not too proud to admit it: my brain absolutely shut down at the first sight of him. Casey thought it was just going to be another day on Terminal Station. But that was before Felix Theodore LeGris showed up. But is he the romantic stranger he seems? Or does he have a secret he’s hiding? ** The Cast Casey is voiced by Sophie Borjón Barfly is voiced by Rachel Scully Felix T. leGris is voiced by...

Mar 03, 20231 hr 3 minSeason 3Ep. 3

S3E2 - By Any Other Name

Content Warnings ** "The people are hungry for entertainment. Especially out past the Belt...and we can provide it. Because we, actors, storytellers, we are the stuff as dreams are made of." Not satisfied with their status as one of the preeminent Shakespeare troupes of the Inner System, Thalia’s Players seeks to take a production of Romeo & Juliet to theaters past Kuiper. Their attempts to find a suitable Juliet seem to be successful, until they find out that their newly-hired principal act...

Feb 17, 20231 hr 3 minSeason 3Ep. 2

S3E1 - As They Ride On Hear Their Cry

"Gracie, I am... I'm so far out. The sun doesn't... I can't even pick it out anymore. So many stars are brighter now... I dream, sometimes... Last time, I dreamed of you, Gracie." Travis Sojourn is running from something so hard that he’s all but left the solar system. Out in the black, where nothing and no one should be save frozen rocks and vacuum, he finds people. Exiles from existence, doomed to live out the rest of their days tending to the orbits of Kuiper belt objects, the devil's own her...

Feb 03, 202350 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Season 2 Bloopers & Behind the Scenes

The hardest part of a director's job is remembering to save the funny clips that happen during recording, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. ** Welcome to the System Our Website Join the Law of Names Discord Follow us on Twitter Support us on Patreon Our theme music was composed & arranged by Michael Freitag written by Scott Paladin , and vocals by Jeremiah. Breathing Space, Fading Frontier is a Law of Names production. © This work is copyrighted by Law of Names Media, 2022 It may be f...

Jan 06, 202334 min

S2E15 - ATTN: Mandatory Holiday Briefing (Season 2 Finale)

** A look at some of the many holidays of the System. ** The Cast The Netpedia Narrator is played by Kale Brown I’ll Manage Price is played by Jerry Harris Manager is played by Eryn "Cerise" Dearden Written by Olivia Cottle, edited by Aaron Olsen Aphelion Away From Home Ariel "Ari" Attison is played by Vic July Lamarr is played by Meredith McKee Written by James Big, edited by Aaron Olsen The Shuttle of Knowledge Satellite Sally is played by Christina McClaine Asteroid Andy is played by Jerry Ha...

Oct 07, 20221 hr 12 minSeason 2Ep. 15

S2E14 - The Gambler

**Content Warnings: mafia-esque torture, gambling addiction, wanted pregnancy. ** ** "Don't matter, in the end. They're just words. Person who wrote 'em's long since turned to dust. Guess that's how we all end up, one way or t'other. Words matter more when they're all you got left. _"_On a warm summer's evening, on a train bound for nowhere, I met up with the gambler. We were both too tired to sleep. So we took turns staring out the window at the darkness, the boredom overtook us, and he began t...

Sep 16, 20221 hr 2 minSeason 2Ep. 14

S2E13 - The Real Thing

"We are putting together the largest change to Family law since Commodore Grandma was alive. It's been a monumental effort and we're not even close to done. But five years from now, the Family will be better off than we've ever been before. That's what I'm doing." Four months after the Peregrination ships Look to the Stars and Find Hope and Forge Sorrow Into Joy saved Arcturus Station from the destruction of the Solar Storm, captains Arturoskin and Calsdottir discuss a complex deal that may chan...

Sep 02, 202237 minSeason 2Ep. 13
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