Since there's been some genetic engineering talk on "Enterprise" recently we decided to finally take a look at 1997's "Gattaca". It's the story of a near-futuristic (or alternate present?) dystopia with designer babies and a future determined entirely by one's genes. But Ethan Hawke wants to go to space, dangit, and he'll do whatever it takes, including some deeply upsetting stuff to his legs!
Also this week: cripes what a pretty cast; Tamara de Lempicka; and an inordinate amount of urine tests!
[content warning: discussion of suicide]
[the art: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoportrait_(Tamara_in_a_Green_Bugatti)
https://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_68885/Tamara-de-Lempicka/Young-Lady-with-Gloves%2C-1930
https://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_68915/Tamara-de-Lempicka/The-Girls%2C-c.1930 ]

SSHB Ten Forwards

Ten Forward 39: Gattaca

It’s the new Unreliable Narrator podcast!  Jenny Gutbezahl, Brian Rust, and Jacquelyn Weatherbee from “Planet of Warrior-Bunnies” read scenes from Carl’s gritty nostalgia reboot “Goofus v. Gallant: Dawn of Niceness.”  Also Jenny shares memories of performing at the now-defunct Factory Theatre, Brian waxes on the majesty of the mullet, and Jacquelyn pitches a new role for shy high school theater kids.

Apologies for the uneven sound quality, we had to go to the backup mic for much of the recording. 

Art: Julia Tenney.

Visit unreliable-narrator.com, and send your remarks on topics mentioned on the show to unreliablenarratorpodcast@gmail.com.

Unreliable Narrator does strange, homemade theater in Somerville, MA.

Podcast Pilot--Goofus V. Gallant: Dawn of Niceness

UN Podcast Pilot--Goofus V Gallant Dawn Of Niceness

This month’s guest hosts Steve Auger, Andy Hicks, and Caitlin Mason
(from “Human Contact: Short Sci-Fi Plays”) read from Carl’s sci-fi
dreamscape “Individuality.”  Also, Steve uncovers a conspiracy by following the money, Andy ponders regional attitudes toward lobstahs, Caitlin shares a family recipe for guacamole, and Carl mispronounces Anthony Bourdain’s name but everyone is too polite to correct him. 

Visit unreliable-narrator.com, and send your remarks on topics mentioned on the show to unreliablenarratorpodcast@gmail.com.

Unreliable Narrator does strange, homemade theater in Boston.

UNTG #1--Moth Guts

Caitlin, Andy, and Steve close out their month of shows by reading from Carl’s comic tragedy of the 30th President, “Calvin.” Also, Caitlin creates science fiction’s best character mashup imaginable,  Andy implores CBS to learn from the BBC’s mistakes, Steve stands up to the elitists of television streaming, and Carl places “Star Trek: The Next Generation” season one in its proper context.

References:
Zeitgeist Stage’s “Vicuna:” http://www.zeitgeiststage.com
A Star to Steer Her By: https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast
Coal Hill A/V Club: https://player.fm/series/doctor-who-the-coal-hill-av-club
Royalty-free music courtesy of audioblocks.com.

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Unreliable Narrator does strange homemade theater in Boston.

UNTG #2--All The Way Off A Cliff

Flat Earth Theatre's A. Lehrmitt has forged the newly adapted radio play Lovecraft's Tales Outside Time & Space, presenting variations of four of Lovecraft's stories that encounter alternate dimensions full of terrors literally out of this world. From meeting extraterrestrial dimension-hoppers to losing oneself outside time and space, one can travel too far into the unknown, and the journey back may prove the ultimate, and most horrible, test.

The Whisperer in Darkness features Justin Hicks as Albert Wilmarth, Karen Sarao as Helen Akeley, Kristen Heider as the Mi-Go, James Rossi as B-67, and Liz Salazar as Noyes.

The Dreams in the Witch House features Melissa de Jesus as Clara Gilman, Kathleen C. Lewis as Fran Elwood, Marty Mason as Keziah Mason, Jake Scaltreto as Nyarlathotep, and Kristen Heider as the woman.

The Shadow out of Time features Jake Scaltreto as Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee, James Hayward as Wingate Peaslee, Kristen Heider as Dr. Rutherford, James Rossi as Dr. Marsh, and Chris Chiampa as Nug-Soth and the Australian miner.

Through the Gates of the Silver Key features Andy Hicks as Ernest B. Aspinwall, Kristen Heider as Phillipa Ward, Matthew Zahnzinger as Etienne-Laurent de Marigny, Liz Salazar as Swami Chandraputra, Chris Larson as Randolph Carter, Justin Hicks as 'Umr at-Tawil, and Marty Mason as Yog-Sothoth.

Sounds effects were designed by Kype Lampe and James Rossi, recorded and mixed by Panic Attack Studios. The performance was directed by Liz Salazar. Lovecraft's Tales Outside Time & Space was first performed live on October 15th, 2016 at Comicazi in Somerville, Massachusetts with an encore performance on October 22nd at Pandemonium Books & Games in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Learn More: https://www.flatearththeatre.com/shows/season-11/lovecraft/
Donate: https://www.flatearththeatre.com/contribute/

Lovecraft's Tales Outside Time & Space

Kamela Dolinova, Julia Lunetta, and Emily Taradash (from "2010: Our Hideous Future: The Musical!") read Carl's 10-minute play "The Bensonite."  Also, Kamela dreams of having one job, Julia leads the assembly in a Holy Brunch, and Emily brings up the concern of Grim Reaper FOMO.

Send your remarks on topics mentioned on the show to unreliablenarratorpodcast@gmail.com.

UNTG #7--Death Appointments

Hurst of Hurstcote Written by Elizabeth Salazar, directed by Bonnie Agan

John Hurst – Jim Sorensen
Bernice – Juliana Ditmyer
Kate Hurst – Colleen Cherry
Mr. Arden – Jacob Barrens

Announcer – David Warner
Foley Artist – Matt Cowley 
Sound Engineer – Marcus Wehby 
In house interpreting for the deaf – Carol Downing
Piano – Paul WIlborn 
Archivist – Lisa Lippincott
Dramaturg – Jim Wicker

"Hurst Of Hurstcoat" written by Elizabeth Salazar SEASON 11

Everyone welcome! Welcome to A Star to Steer Her By's 200th Episode spectacular! We've come a long way and we're honestly more than a little amazed to be here! Thank you to all who've joined us!
For our big 200 we are eschewing the usual procedure and calling on some former guests to join us for a few rounds of "Trek" trivia before making them have some fun with Shakespeare! It's a bit of a long one, but I promise it is a grand old time from start to finish! So get a warm drink (or cold if you're listening to this in the future and it's Summer), settle in, and join us for some good fun!
[Note: spoilers for Discovery S.3 somewhere around the last ten minutes of the episode or so]

See all our ideal bridge crews here: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/638580063140560896/ideal-bridge-crews

Sounds effects from freesound.org:
Phone ring: https://freesound.org/people/HerbertBoland/sounds/29952/
Game show buzzer: Buzzer: https://freesound.org/people/JapanYoshiTheGamer/sounds/423219/

New music, like our opening and closing themes, from the Air Force Band's public-domain recording of Debussy's "La Mer" found at musopen.org: https://musopen.org/music/14381-la-mer/

LLAP

SSHB

Episode 200: A Self-Indulgent Spectacular

New episodes every Thursday!

Podcasts: a frontier that isn't actually very final at all. These are the voyages of the podcast A Star to Steer Her By. Our continuing mission: to watch every single episode of Star Trek (even the dumb ones), to comment on and snark at whatever suits our fancy, to boldly split infinitives that no man has split before. 

Follow our crew of Chris, Jake, Ames, and Caitlin as we explore the universe of Trek, go on wild tangents, crack wise, and make more fart jokes than necessary.

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