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Shannon Geis brings us her piece Run. John Cotter tells us about his hearing. Here’s his Twitter. You can find more of his writing here, here and here. Diablo Montalban shares his audio piece Extreme Danger.  You can find Hypnotic Turtle on Facebook, Etsy, Instagram and Twitter. The music of DASK, Lee Rosevere, and Chris Zabriskie was … Continue reading "Episode Twenty-two: The In Soun...

This is a special live version of the show! Straight from the cafe of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Mary McHugh helped out with hosting duties. Kelly Shortandqueer from the Denver Zine Library read a story (with Jake McWilliams). Karl Christian Krumpholz narrated some comics (with Kelly Bearden and friend). See his work in Westword, at twitter, facebook and instagram. … Continue rea...

Dr. Graham Lau brings us a story about science at the edge of the world. His Blog is here and here’s Blue Marble Space. The Far Stairs does their song Figure One.  Here’s their Youtube, Spotify, iTunes, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Facebook and Twitter. Joy Sawyer from The Lighthouse Writers Workshop tells us some poems. And the music of … Continue reading "Episode Twenty-One: Science a...

Shannon Geis brings us a story about Death Cafes. Kevin Richards band Equine brings the song Variation 2 from Camphor Jenny_Lynn Ellis reads her essay The Writing Cat The music of Lee Rosevere, Dana Boule and  Chris Zabriskie was used to score the pieces in today’s show. You can check out their music and much, … Continue reading "Episode Twenty: Breathe In, Breathe Out"

Talking Serial Killers with Bradford Mudge and Alessandra Ragusin Brad Mudge talks to us about Jack the Ripper’s enduring popularity. Alessandra Ragusin Talks about Monster Theory Find more Ryan Connell Here. Find more Alessandra Here.  

Rick Griffith talks BLARP, Bonnie Weimer sings Pajama Top Man and Karl Christian Krumpholz narrates some comics. A conversation with Rick Griffith (Matter) about the Black Astronaut Research Project The song Pajama Top Man from Bonnie Weimer A couple more cartoons from our friend Karl Christian Krumpholz The music of Lee Rosevere was used in … Continue reading "Episode Eighteen: Space Is The...

Amanda EK reads a story, Chella And the Charm sing a song, and Alessandra Ragusin reads a poem. The story Consent Means What Now? by Amanda EK (Suspect Press) The song Hey Man by Chella and the Charm (Discover Weakly) The poem Defining Forward Momentum by Alessandra Ragusin Denver Orbit is on the Denver Podcast Network. … Continue reading "Episode Seventeen: Listen To This"

Karl Christian Krumpholz reads some comics, Andre Cactus has a song and Paul Karolyi tells a story Some selected work from cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz. See his work in Westword, at twitter, facebook and instagram. The song Skyhook from Andre Cactus. A piece from Changing Denver and House of Pod‘s Paul Karolyi. Denver Orbit is … Continue reading "Episode Sixteen: Denver as a Mus...

The story of Rick Strandlof, the marine made of smoke The Great Pretender by Mike Flaherty (with an assist from Ryan Connell) The music of Coldnoise, Evgeny Grinko, Broke for Free, The Lovely Moon,  Podington Bear, Kai Engel, Alastair Galbraith, and Little Glass Men was used to score The Great Pretender Will the real Rick Strandlof … Continue reading "Special Episode: The Great Pretender Red...

Ryan and Josiah talk losing religion, Spells sings a song and Ryan tells us his plans A chat with Ryan and Josiah Hesse, senior editor at Suspect Press and author of Carnality. The song Deceiver by Spells sent to us from Snappy Little Numbers. An essay from Ryan Connell explaining just what he’s doing after … Continue reading "Episode Fifteen: Everybody’s Looking for Something"

Episode fourteen of Denver Orbit features these things: We’re doing something a little different this week. Both of our stories come from Heather and Peter Bergman at The Institute of Sociometry. Our song this week is from Meet the Giant. The music of The Pangolins, Podington Bear, The Lovely Moon, Ikebe Shakedown, Kelp, Chopin, Kevin … Continue reading "Episode Fourteen: Displacement"

Episode thirteen of Denver Orbit features these things: Composer Nathan Hall talks to us about his music and process. His Kickstarter is here. The piece Marine A 2, from Elevator Music by Nathan Hall. You can watch the video here. The short story Animated Ethereal Worker Bees by Amanda EK. A version of this story … Continue reading "Episode Thirteen: Echoes and Reverberations"

This is not a new episode, just a review of a few things we’ve done.  It features these things: The Emotional Wallet by Paul Epstein Advice from Mary McHugh The song I Don’t Know by Littles Paia A story from Denver’s queer history from David Duffield Making Up For Lost Opportunities by Hilary Pawelka We … Continue reading "Bonus Episode: The Year In Review"

Episode Twelve of Denver Orbit features these things: Janae Burris recorded live at the Comedy Works. The song King of the Fairies by Avourneen. And Ryan Connell brings us a cringe-worthy diary entry from when he was a young lad. The music of Podington Bear, Kevin Macleod, Pierlo and Keshco was used in Ryan’s piece. … Continue reading "Episode Twelve: Not a Holiday Special"

Episode Eleven has these things: A chat with poet Abigail Mott. The song Tostada by Andre Cactus. A look at Denver’s queer history with David Duffield. The music of Podington Bear, The Lovely Moon, Coldnoise, Little Glass Men, and Kai Engel was used in David Duffield’s piece. We also heard from Steel Pulse, Peter Tosh, … Continue reading "Episode Eleven: A Certain Type"

Well Hi! Episode ten features these things: The Narrators sent us over this story from Rachel Trignano. The song For Ralph from Aamateur Aastronomy. And the first part of an occasional series about sound called Signal to Noise. The music of Podington Bear and Little Glass Men was used to score Signal to Noise. We … Continue reading "Episode Ten: Overstuffed"

This episode features these things: A story from Kelly Shortandqueer from the Denver Zine Library. The song Tired For The Cause from Somerset Catalog. Advice from Mary McHugh. The music of Podington Bear, Broke For Free, Portofino, and Chopin was used to score Kelly Shortandqueer’s piece. We also heard music from Mulatu Astatke, Fela Kuti, … Continue reading "Episode Nine: We Need To T...

It’s a surprise episode of Denver Orbit! Our Halloween includes these things: The story Boilers by Amanda EK. The song Cities on Earth by Cities of Earth. An excerpt from the novelization of Halloween III from Audiobooks for the Damned. You can read the full version of Amanda’s story here.

Episode Seven is rather devilish and features these things: Mike Colletta of the blog Black Meddler stopped by to chat about the genre of music known as Black Metal. The band Blanket Empire sent us the song Midnight Crisis Alessandra Ragusin read her essay The Devil You Know. Mike Colletta’s essay featured the bands Mayhem, Satanic … Continue reading "Episode Seven: Devil May Care"

Episode Six of Denver Orbit Includes these things: We talked to Adam Baumeister about Meep Records. There’s the song I Don’t Know by  Littles Paia. And also the poem Enough is Enough by Bobbi Stark. The piece LA by Julian Winter was used to score Bobbi Stark’s poem. We also heard music from John Fahey, Mississippi … Continue reading "Episode Six: An Analog Heart"

Episode Five of Denver Orbit includes these two things: The Roommate Part 2: The Great Pretender by Mike Flaherty (with an assist from Ryan Connell) The song BWC Phoenix by Littles Paia Extra music from Astors, The Platters, and The Mar-Keys The music of Coldnoise, Evgeny Grinko, Broke for Free, Podington Bear, Kai Engel, and … Continue reading "Episode Five: The Great Pretender"

Episode Four of Denver Orbit includes these stories: The Roommate Part 1 by Mike Flaherty (with an assist from Ryan Connell) The song Hell Has a Heart by Rabbit is a Sphere Making Up for Lost Opportunities by Hillary Pawelka (read by Andrea Sanchez) Music from the great Tropicalia artists Os Mutantes, Gal Costa and Caetano … Continue reading "Episode Four: The Roommate and Other Tales"

Episode three has only one story. This time it’s an audio documentary cooked up about a year ago. This one is about the proto-evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, her life and scandal.

Episode Two of Denver Orbit has a few different things: Laura Condi telling a story at The Denver Narrators show a little while back. The song Holy Cigarettes by Somerset Catalog. Advice from Mary McHugh And the funky tracks in this episode are: Funk Factory – Rien Ne Va Plus The Blue Velvets – Summertime … Continue reading "Episode One: The Second Episode"

This is the first (!) episode of the Denver Orbit podcast. In this episode, we’ve got three things to listen to: 1. The Emotional Wallet by Paul Epstein. 2. A song called King Briar Plain by Dormir. 3. And a reading from the novelization of Footloose by Amy Mullin. Brought to us by Jon Olsen … Continue reading "Episode Zero: You Gotta Start Somewhere"