Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5. Three adventurers travel the world of Kalanthus, uncovering hidden mysteries lost to the ravages of time in this story-driven, D&D based podcast. Here’s the first episode of Guild of Adventurers. For more info about this episode and the show, check out: https://hailandwellmetpodcast.com/guildofadventurers/ S...
Aug 23, 2020•34 min
Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5. Greater Boston is a bi-monthly full-cast audio drama set in the Boston metro area, blending the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man so enamored of predictability that the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the ...
Aug 16, 2020•31 min
Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5. Welcome to Pseudopolis, a space station filled with people just trying to get through the work day without breaking anything important. Join an ensemble cast of characters as they overcome such classic sci-fi sitcom problems like forgetting one's keys on a spacewalk, cooking food with a rocket, and tracking down...
Aug 09, 2020•19 min
Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5. In a city that never sleeps, the veil between waking and dreaming can fray at the edges. Enter Lucifer Kane, an academic whose knowledge of the other side is unparalleled, and Brutus Feels, an empathic ex-cop with fists of iron. If you’ve strayed where you shouldn’t; heard what you oughtn’t; or looked where you ...
Aug 02, 2020•40 min
Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5. Superstition is a southwestern Gothic mystery audio drama about a private eye, a bartender, a cop, a missing girl, an old mystery and one very spooky town in Arizona. Here’s the first episode of Superstition. For more info about this episode and the show, check out: https://www.superstitionpodcast.com/ Support t...
Jul 26, 2020•38 min
Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5. Jason Cawfield, known as the global tinker, has been imprisoned in the Confederacy Supermax Prison for a crime he claims he didn’t commit. He’s a tinker, a biohacker, and a part of Tinker International which is a volunteer organization that’s now associated with bio warfare. Here’s the first episode of The Glass...
Jul 19, 2020•18 min
Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5. Glamour spell gone wrong? Astral projection got you untethered? Want to know why your angry dead rich father is haunting you? Consider Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services. After a controversial fallout with her coven, Kalila Stormfire must juggle complex clients and an anonymous critic hellbent on besm...
Jul 12, 2020•19 min
Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5. It's an alternate 2016, and Watchtower 10 sits in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, keeping lonely watch over the Transcontinental Bridge. Each watchtower sits hundreds of feet away from the Bridge, broadcasting regular traffic reports to ensure that proper safety precautions are taken. These lighthouses (for ca...
Jul 05, 2020•27 min
Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5. Slumberland invites your ears to visit Slumberland, a small island town in the US. Come along with Thomas Edward M, the freelance soundman. He's been hired to meet the locals and record their oral histories for the town's time capsule. The unfolding history of the town mixes folklore, paranormal, mystery and hum...
Jun 28, 2020•5 min
Hey everyone, Alex here. While we’re in our mid-season hiatus I thought you might enjoy hearing the first episodes of the shows we’ve done crossovers with for the first half of season 5. The Earth Collective is a sci-fi audio drama delivered as a first hand account from the eyes of Joseph Crane, Humanity's 'last historian', as he attempts to chronicle their survival in rolling cities known as The Collective, fleeing from a malicious entity only found on the dark side of the planet. Here’s the fi...
Jun 21, 2020•11 min
We are living in unprecedented times. Not just with the pandemic, but with our country, and the rest of the world, speaking up and fighting against racism that has been going on for centuries. Changes need to happen at every level of our society. If you can, please help support Black Lives Matter: https://www.thecut.com/article/george-floyd-protests-how-to-help-where-to-donate.html I’d also like to recommend season two of Scene on Radio, Seeing White, which goes into the history of systemic raci...
Jun 14, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Middle Below is an audio drama about ghosts, cats, and the slightly odd people who look after them.' There is a world that runs parallel to ours, a world filled with ghosts. They call it 'The Below.’ Middle:Below is the story of a disgruntled traveler, a frustrated writer, a slightly nervous ghost and a very enigmatic cat. Whatever adventures await them, we can be certain, that bad things will happen. I first came across David Devereux’s writing and acting in the fantastic Tin Can Audio which pu...
May 24, 2020•15 min•Season 5Ep. 51
Firstly, thank you so much for continuing to listen to Ostium. With everyone going on right now, Team Ostium hope it provides a nice warm light during these pretty bleak times. That being said, we will be going on our first mid-season hiatus with the release of the next episode after this one. I want to give all our future crossover shows every opportunity to get their side of the recording done, but I also understand this is really hard right now. So we’ll be going on a three month break and re...
May 10, 2020•28 min•Season 5Ep. 50
Greater Boston is a bi-monthly full-cast audio drama set in the Boston metro area, blending the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man so enamored of predictability that the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the world, he has irrevocably changed it. I was a little late to the . . . Greater Boston train, but I’m so happy I managed to get aboard. The characters, the world, the story. It’s all so wo...
Apr 26, 2020•18 min•Season 5Ep. 49
Welcome to Pseudopolis, a space station filled with people just trying to get through the work day without breaking anything important. Join an ensemble cast of characters as they overcome such classic sci-fi sitcom problems like forgetting one's keys on a spacewalk, cooking food with a rocket, and tracking down a missed connection in virtual reality! This is the scifi comedy sitcom in space we’ve all been waiting for. Hijinks will ensue, and on a station the size of Pseudopolis it feels like ju...
Apr 12, 2020•16 min•Season 5Ep. 48
In a city that never sleeps, the veil between waking and dreaming can fray at the edges. Enter Lucifer Kane, an academic whose knowledge of the other side is unparalleled, and Brutus Feels, an empathic ex-cop with fists of iron. If you’ve strayed where you shouldn’t; heard what you oughtn’t; or looked where you mustn’t, you may require the services of Kane and Feels: Paranormal Investigators. If you’re looking for something to satisfy your Sherlock Holmes fix, Kane and Feels is probably the clos...
Mar 29, 2020•15 min•Season 5Ep. 47
Superstition is a southwestern gothic mystery audio drama about a private eye, a bartender, a cop, a missing girl, an old mystery and one very spooky town in Arizona. I can remember gearing up for the release of this show and how excited I was. The premise alone had me totally hooked. And that killer logo. The music for the show sets the scene so well. With each episode you’re completely enveloped by the atmosphere. And the diverse cast do such a great job of portraying fascinating characters. A...
Mar 15, 2020•16 min•Season 5Ep. 46
Jason Cawfield, known as the global tinker, has been imprisoned in the Confederacy Supermax Prison for a crime he claims he didn’t commit. He’s a tinker, a biohacker, and a part of Tinker International which is a volunteer organization that’s now associated with bio warfare. A show that was recommended to me by Hail and Well Met Podcasts, and was one of the last additions to this crossover season. It’s a great show that keeps you guessing over what will happen next, especially when you think you...
Mar 01, 2020•16 min•Season 5Ep. 45
Glamour spell gone wrong? Astral projection got you untethered? Want to know why your angry dead rich father is haunting you? Consider Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services. After a controversial fallout with her coven, Kalila Stormfire must juggle complex clients and an anonymous critic hellbent on besmirching her new business. The decaying urban block where Kal operates appreciates her affordable experience in a broad range of supernatural ailments and remedies. Still, Kal is not sure ...
Feb 16, 2020•18 min•Season 5Ep. 44
It's an alternate 2016, and Watchtower 10 sits in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, keeping lonely watch over the Transcontinental Bridge. Each watchtower sits hundreds of feet away from the Bridge, broadcasting regular traffic reports to ensure that proper safety precautions are taken. These lighthouses (for cars) are filled with a carefully selected (and very capable) crew. Watchtower 10's necessary personnel happen to be: a generalist DJ who spends her free time relaying folklore from abandon...
Feb 02, 2020•17 min•Season 5Ep. 43
Slumberland invites your ears to visit Slumberland, a small island town in the US. Come along with Thomas Edward M, the freelance soundman. He's been hired to meet the locals and record their oral histories for the town's time capsule. The unfolding history of the town mixes folklore, paranormal, mystery and humor. I had this podcast recommended to me a couple years ago and was delighted to find a lot to catch up on. It was the first show I listened to that had episodes on the shorter side and i...
Jan 19, 2020•15 min•Season 5Ep. 42
The Earth Collective is a sci-fi audio drama delivered as a first hand account from the eyes of Joseph Crane, Humanity's "last historian," as he attempts to chronicle their survival in rolling cities known as The Collective, fleeing from a malicious entity only found on the dark side of the planet. I remember discovering this podcast either just as it debuted in February 2017 or shortly after and the story drew me in right away. The creator has clearly done so much work in world building and mak...
Jan 05, 2020•24 min•Season 5Ep. 41
Welcome to the Complete Ostium Season Four - Part Three. In this final "supercut" part you'll get the last two episodes of the season: Episode 39 - Last Accidental Hero (Part One) Episode 40 - Last Accidental Hero (Part Two) All episodes written and produced by Alex C. Telander. The voice of Jake is performed by Chris Fletcher. The voice of Monica is performed by Georgia Mckenzie The voice of the Zhang is performed by Emily Wang. The voice of Dave is performed by Alex C. Telander. The music feat...
Dec 15, 2019•1 hr 17 min
This is the last introduction to the Circe Podcast. Be sure to search for the Circe Podcast and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. In Chapter Two: Moró, we learn a little of Thyra's childhood and how she came to be in the care of one of the great Circe, Clystra, as well as paying witness to our first piece of magic. The Circe Podcast is written and produced by Alex C. Telander. The role of Thyra is performed by Arden Rachel. The role of Clystra is performed by Emma Sherr-Ziarko. This epis...
Nov 18, 2019•13 min
In Chapter One: Archí, we learn of how the planet Albion and its many creatures and inhabitants and unusual typography came to be.. The Circe Podcast is written and produced by Alex C. Telander. The role of Thyra is performed by Arden Rachel. This episode was sound engineered by the talented blokes at Hail and Well Met podcasts. If you're looking for some other shows once you've finished Circe, be sure to check out their work at hail and well met podcast dot com" The music featured in this episo...
Nov 11, 2019•14 min
Welcome to the Complete Ostium Season Four - Part Two. In this second of three "supercut" parts you'll get the middle four episodes of season four including: Episode 35 - Skyland Mountain Episode 36 - Peak Episode 37 - SAY HAI TO THE AI Episode 38 - The Story of Steve All episodes written and produced by Alex C. Telander. The voice of Jake is performed by Chris Fletcher. The voice of Monica is performed by Georgia Mckenzie The voice of the Zhang is performed by Emily Wang. The voice of Dave is p...
Nov 10, 2019•2 hr 27 min
A re-release due to episode no longer being available in regular feeds. Welcome to the complete Ostium Season One (Remastered) - Part Three. I know. That's a mouthful. So let's break it up into its separate parts. The Complete Ostium Season One: That's right, we're releasing the entire season one without the chit-chat before and after the episode so new fans can gobble up the whole season much faster and quickly get caught up. Remastered: When I first started making Ostium, it was my introductio...
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 48 min
In the prologue to Book One: Toll, we get to meet Thyra for the first time and how she has come to tell the story of her past life. The Circe Podcast is written and produced by Alex C. Telander. The role of Thyra is performed by Arden Rachel. This episode was sound engineered by the talented blokes at Hail and Well Met podcasts. If you're looking for some other shows once you've finished Circe, be sure to check out their work at hail and well met podcast dot com" The music featured in this episo...
Nov 03, 2019•23 min
This special Ostium mini episode was a special feature for International Podcast Month. You can find more special episodes from a bunch of different podcasts, as well as blog posts and more at internationalpodcastmonth.com. And be sure to use the hashtag #IPM2019 when mentioning this episode or anything else related to International Podcast Month. It was co written by Alex C. Telander, Gavin Gaddis, and Elena Fernandez Collins, and produced by Alex C. Telander. The voice of is Monica is performe...
Oct 27, 2019•19 min
You can find both Ostium books and the new short story on Amazon just by searching for Ostium, and below are specific links: OSTIUM Book Two: Untethered: https://www.amazon.com/OSTIUM-Book-Two-Alex-Telander/dp/1697947697 Lummi Island Part One: Cold Tinted Windows: https://www.amazon.com/Lummi-Island-Part-One-Windows-ebook/dp/B07YNY12V5 Remember, if you purchase "Cold Tinted Windows," send me an email to ostiumpodcast@gmail.com with your receipt and I'll send you the audiobook version for free. S...
Oct 13, 2019•1 min
