Another fantastic panel from Balticon 2019, discussing CSI techniques in fantasy (and other fictional) settings. Announcement: We're scaling back to 1 episode a month for a bit while we're working on house prep and moving and such. Once we triumphantly return to our regular scheduling, we hope to have big improvements to the Potcast. Thanks for bearing with us during this transition!
A. F. and Erin got invited onto an Inside the Actors' Studio-like interview show run by creative enabler Sue Baiman. At Balticon 2019, our Head Chef and Grillmistress held nothing back and spilled all. Don’t forget to check out our Patreon , our Swag Shop (featuring all that new artwork), and to heart us on Spotify ! And please talk about us on social media! You can submit prompt ideas, Stoke the Fire and Main Ingredient submissions, Pot Roast ideas, and Short Order Cook ideas at themeltingpotca...
Happy New Year! We're back from our little hiatus (holidays kinda kicked our butts) with a Main Ingredient story from Potcast regular James Silverstein! Jen of Sedgeholme - One young girl gets chosen by her god to stop a war. We chase that with a Processed Food segment that tears apart probability: the whale/petunias scene from Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . Prompt #21 is now closed. Now introducing Prompt #23- The dead offer you advice, though not always useful. Don’t forget...
How is it December already? Well, I hope it means you're hungry, because we have a light, delicious meal for you. We'll start with a pair of Stoke the Fire stories based on Prompt #21: You found a star that actually grants wishes! "Sealed with a Kiss" by Christopher Michael "WishStar" by Quinn Grey And after that, we present you with a deconstructed and reconstructed monologue in our Processed Food segment. Dish Boy Theo reads the V speech from V for Vendetta, doing absolutely no justice to Hugo...
Our November midmonth episode brings you a TMP friend and contributor's latest big triumph: a panel on Twitch for Dummies by Tee Morris , with Tee Morris , of Tee Morris . Don’t forget to check out our Patreon , our Swag Shop (featuring all that new artwork), and to heart us on Spotify ! And please talk about us on social media! You can submit prompt ideas, Stoke the Fire and Main Ingredient submissions, Pot Roast ideas, and Short Order Cook ideas at themeltingpotcast@gmail.com or check themelti...
It's November (holy cow) and it's time to serve up some stories! We have a pair of Stoke the Fire stories based on prompt #20- The forecast called for heavy snowstorms. But what's falling from the sky is NOT snow. "On the Winds of Winter" by Christopher Glick "Red Sky" by Christopher Michael We follow it with a Mystery Meal destroying the opening of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. And our new announcement: The Melting Potcast is on Spotify! Don’t forget to check out our Patreon , our Swag Shop (fe...
October midmonth gives us a short and sweet episode. Grillmistress Erin has prepared some rather pungent Botched Recipes, followed by Processed Food from the film A Few Good Men . Don’t forget to check out our Patreon , our Swag Shop (featuring all that new artwork), and to leave us a review on iTunes ! And please talk about us on social media! You can submit prompt ideas, Stoke the Fire and Main Ingredient submissions, Pot Roast ideas, and Short Order Cook ideas at themeltingpotcast@gmail.com o...
Listeners, it is October 1, and have we got a story for you! We’ll start this month with an epic yet somewhat disturbing (there’s your warning) Main Ingredient story by Potcast friend James Silverstein. It’s been a long time since we had a massive cast like this, so let me start by thanking our guest vocal artists: David Wendt, Kalila Roche, fox_magoo, Nobilis Reed, Doc Coleman, Keith Hughes, Austin Malone, Spence Spencer, Julayne Hughes, and the author himself, James Silverstein. Father by Jame...
Fans can be very passionate, and the things they are passionate about can spark arguments and obsession. A panel of professionals at Balticon 2019 discuss toxicity in fans and fandoms. Experiences, how to protect yourself, and how NOT to be toxic are all touched on. Don’t forget to check out our Patreon , our Swag Shop (featuring all that new artwork), and to leave us a review on iTunes ! And please talk about us on social media! You can submit prompt ideas, Stoke the Fire and Main Ingredient su...
Lots of fun new stuff this episode! We are still getting used to actually being able to PAY WRITERS, so thanks again to our amazing Patreon backers (who are also getting this episode FOUR days early) for helping to make this possible! So they get a head start hearing the two Stoke the Fire stories we have for Prompt #20- The forecast called for heavy snowstorms, but what's falling from the sky is NOT snow. "Like Falling Snow" by Christopher Michael "One Particulate Day" by Shannon Brodbeck After...
For our August midmonth episode, we're proud to present our first stories we were able to PAY FOR! That's right! The Stoke the Fire stories in this episode have been BOUGHT! These are for Prompt #19- You have two left feet... along with your right one. "Skip Skip Hop" by A. F. Grappin (I actually am just keeping my pay in the Potcast coffers for future updates) "Two Left Feet" by Kalila Roche After that, we have a trio of Short Order Cook stories, one for A. F., Erin, and Theo! Thanks to Jason G...
Five. Years. The Potcast is old enough to start kindergarten. Who can believe it?! In lieu of a Main ingredient or Stoke the Fire segment, Erin and A. F. tell the story of the Potcast itself. Then we screw with words in a Mystery Meal destroying Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter . And THEN we torture Erin by Processed Food segment-ing The Song of Beren and Luthien from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings . Here's to our next five years! Don’t forget to check out our Patreon , our Swa...
Erin suggested Dynamic Voice Acting as a panel for Balticon and as a result, got to moderate it. Featuring Veronica Giguere , Tee Morris , Starla Huchton , and A. F. Grappin as vocal artists, the panel discusses interpretation when only voice is used. ALSO, ANNOUNCEMENT! Thanks to our amazing patreon backers, we are now able to PAY WRITERS! Starting August 1, 2019, Stoke the Fire and Main Ingredient authors will receive a small payment when their story airs! More reason to send us stuff! Don’t f...
The Melting Podcast delivers a content-rich episode starting with "The Chosen One," a humorous fantasy story about a grumpy wizard's exasperating quest to find a prophesied hero who turns out to be an unintelligent, accident-prone teenager. Following this, author and podcaster Nobilis Reed joins for "A Little Seasoning," discussing his erotica and kaiju podcasts, and offering insights into the unique challenges and considerations of writing and editing for audio. The episode concludes with a "Mystery Meal," hilariously reimagining the opening text crawls from Star Wars episodes 1-8.
We recently played 2018's panel of the same name. This year, it was new panelists and a totally different discussion. Great new information and insight. Enjoy!
We were LIVE at Balticon 53 on Friday, May 24, 2019 at 8pm Eastern. To a crowd of pairs and pairs of people, A. F. and Erin were joined by voice actors/podcaster/creatives Tee Morris, Philippa Ballantine, and Spence Spencer to bring you a Main Ingredient story by none other than Potcast Word Chef Keith Hughes. “Double Trouble” was based on Prompt #18- You are informed via phone that your SO has been in an accident. They are standing right next to you. Afterwards, the crowd participated in a live...
We’re preparing for Balticon 2019, but we still have one little bit of enjoyment from Balticon 2018 to throw into your ears. “You Can’t Shop at Target in Middle Earth” is a panel about figuring out just what resources your characters have access to in worlds that are vastly different from our own. Your character wearing wool? Where are the sheep? If it’s dyed, where did that come from, and how expensive is it? If they’re wearing armor, where did the ore come from? Where is the smith who forged i...
Our 80th episode! At least in numbers. We're getting awfully close to that legendary 100th episode. BUT we aren't going to reach that mythical number if we don't get more submissions in. PLEASE check out our submissions and prompts pages! In this one, we bring a Main Ingredient story from the mind of Doc Coleman and his Crackle and Bang ( The Perils of Prague ) universe. "Before Breakfast"- Lord Richard demonstrated some odd talent with firearms during an incident in Prague. Titania Bang and Tin...
We're in hectic preparing-for-Balticon mode, but that doesn't mean we can't still serve up a hearty word meal! Erin and A.F. start off with a pair of Stoke the Fire stories based on prompt #18- You are informed via phone that your SO has been in an accident. They are standing right next to you. "An Evening Conversation" by Jason Goodman (this also touches on like 5 other prompts, knowing Jason) "Redux One - Six" by David "Doc Blue" Wendt We follow up with a nice Mystery Meal, featuring a cameo f...
Okay, we're back on track. And yet A.F. still isn't back in the kitchen. So Grillmistress Erin is serving up another helping of Botched Recipes. She follows it up with A Little Seasoning with authors/streamers/podcaster Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris ! Prompt #18 is now closed. And now opening is: Prompt #20- The forecast called for heavy snowstorms, but what's falling from the sky is NOT snow. Don’t forget to check out our Patreon , our Swag Shop , and to leave us a review on iTunes ! You can su...
Gah! Sorry this episode is late. A.F. and Erin had a hectic weekend that got in the way. But better late than never, right? We bring you an amazing workshop recording from Balticon 2018: Improving Your Reading. Erin ran the workshop, keeping things in order as narrators helped authors discover new ways to make reading their works better! Don’t forget to check out our Patreon , our Swag Shop , and to leave us a review on iTunes ! You can submit prompt ideas, Stoke the Fire and Main Ingredient sub...
A. F. is out of the kitchen so Erin is serving up some Botched Recipes! Authors Chris Lester and Charlie Brown get some mentions in this set of bloopers! After that, A. F. (who still isn't in the kitchen) interviews author Hugh J. O'Donnell in A Little Seasoning. Apologies for some audio issues on A. F.'s end. And finally, we Mystery Meal up some more Shakespeare! This time, it's poor King Lear getting the treatment. The Melting Potcast is OPEN to submissions and needs YOUR help! Main Ingredient...
We love you! Okay, now that the sappy Valentine's Day stuff is past... we're bringing you MORE! We start with a Main Ingredient story by David "Doc Blue" Wendt The Ostinato Cafe is full, and there are couples at every stage in their life sharing this special night. But something more makes it even more meaningful than any of them realize. We follow that with some Processed Foods, where your crew has destroyed famous love poems by putting them through multiple layers of Google Translate! The Melt...
We kick off February with a three-course meal for your ears! Start out with Main Ingredient story "The Jewel of Lir's Hammer" by Laura Nicole. Winifred wakes up, remembering only an explosion, to discover the ship she's been living on has been taken by pirates. Now outed as a woman, how is she going to keep her life in her own control? We follow the story with A Little Seasoning with the author herself, Laura Nicole . A. F. and Laura Nicole (aka Spence) discuss the story as well as audio narrati...
It's well past due, but the Balticon Bonus episodes are joining the regular numbered episodes. Also, as Erin and A. F. will being going to OTHER conventions this year, it doesn't make sense to call these Balticon episodes anymore. From now on, any convention panel episode will now be referred to as The Chef's Table. That said, this episode's IS a panel from Balticon 2018. Editors and agents discuss "Pitches We're Sick of, and A Few We'd Like to See." Don’t forget to check out our Patreon , our S...
Happy 2019! We're starting off the year by cleaning the table a bit with some Table Scraps! These are Stoke the Fire stories that never got a partner in the same prompt. Plus, in this case, they're also both stories by our Head Chef! "Red Tape" and "Seeking Kernels" We follow that with a Processed Food segment with Dishboy Theo playing a poorly-translated Hannibal Lecter as he sizes up Agent Starling in Silence of the Lambs. Prompt #17 is now Closed! Introducing Prompt #19: You have two left fee...
2018 is nearly over, and this is the final episode for this year. At least, in our normal feel. Our Patreon backers will still have one more special episode just for them, so consider becoming a backer! Link to our Patreon is lower in the notes here. A. F. is cooking solo, bringing you a Christmas magic story by Keith Hughes. "There Arose Such a Clatter" Something strange is going on on Ray's roof. If he weren't up late on Christmas Eve trying to assemble a bike for his little girl, he might hav...
We almost didn't make this episode happen in time. Seriously. Things got really hectic in the Disaster Kitchen, but we managed it, and here it is! We start this meal with a Main Ingredient story based on like... 4 prompts. A Most Peculiar Bizarre Day Ever by Jason Goodman Some weird rain has brought a bunch of crazy people into the hospital, and Jay is just plain out having a rough day. We chase that with a Processed Foods segment including a mangled version of Valerie's letter from the movie V ...
Lots of fun new stuff this episode! We are still getting used to actually being able to PAY WRITERS, so thanks again to our amazing Patreon backers (who are also getting this episode FOUR days early) for helping to make this possible! So they get a head start hearing the two Stoke the Fire stories we have for Prompt #20- The forecast called for heavy snowstorms, but what's falling from the sky is NOT snow. "Like Falling Snow" by Christopher Michael "One Particulate Day" by Shannon Brodbeck After...
What? A live episode of another pod/vodcast on the TMP feed? Yes. Yes it is.
