Episodes

Episode 24 - A Walk to the End of the Block
"A Walk to the End of the Block" by Alex Ferdinand
A simple journey, or is it?

Author
Alex Ferdinand -
Alex's Stories on Medium

Cast

D.E. Medus - Narrator/Greg -
MedusMedia

Spencer - Tom -
Bowl After Bowl Podcast

Laurien - Maya -
Bowl After Bowl Podcast
Homegrown Hits

Mary-Kate Ultra - Megan -
Homegrown Hits
Mary-Kate Ultra's Mastodon Profile

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Episode 23 - Sojourner
"Sojourner" by Esther Alter
A rover story

Author
Esther Alter -
Esther's Video Games
Esther's Mastodon Profile

Cast

Roo Ryder - Narrator/Rover -
Roo's Website

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Episode 22 - Time Enough at Last
"Time Enough at Last" by Lynn Venable
A man just wants to read

Author
Lynn Venable -
Lynn Venable

Cast

D.E. Medus - Narrator -
david.medusmedia.com

Vox - Agnes -
Vox's Podcast "Complex Candor"

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Episode 21 - The Eyes Have It
"There is No Such Thing as a Ghost in the Machine. Really." by Kendra Jackson
Thou shalt pay retail for toner

Author
Kendra Jackson -
Kendra Jackson on x.com
Kendra Jackson on Instagram
Kendra Jackson lives and works in Ireland. By day she crunches numbers for a living. By night (and sometimes into the early hours of the morning), she expresses her pent up creativity by crunching words instead.
Cast

Mary-Kate Ultra - Narrator -
Mary-Kate Ultra's Podcast "Homegrown Hits"
Mary-Kate Ultra's Mastodon Profile
Mary-Kate Ultra is just happy to be here! Passionate about silly voices, alternative media, and the community of independent artists she's thankfully found herself in. She co-hosts a decentralized music podcast, Homegrown Hits, on Thursdays at 8 pm ET and plays party games as one half of Hyper Spaceout every other Sunday.

"The Eyes Have It" by Philip K Dick
One man discovers a secret invasion

Author
Philip K Dick
PKD's Wikipedia

Cast

D.E. Medus - Narrator - david.medusmedia.com

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Episode 20 - To Build A Fire
"To Build A Fire" by Jack London
A man strugles to survive a harsh cold

Author
Jack London - Jack London

Cast
D.E. Medus - Narrator - david.medusmedia.com

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Art
Art for this episode includes modified versions of:
Photo by Mohammed Abdullah on Unsplash
Episode 19 - When You Find A Necklace
"When You Find A Necklace" by Andrew Hughes
Follow two space marines on patrol

Author
Andrew Hughes - Andrew's Book "Between Music and the Sun" on Amazon

Cast
Rapunzaroo - Liz - Rapunzaroo/
Laurien - Susan - Bowl After Bowl
Glenda - Captain Mirimotas - Glenda's Website
Blossimingv - Elevator Voice- BlossomingV's Twitch
D.E. Medus - Narrator - david.medusmedia.com

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Art
Art for this episode includes modified versions of:
Photo by Mike Kiev on Unsplash
Episode 18 - Household Appliances
"Inventor" by James Moran
An inventor's struggle

Author
James Moran - James's Work

"Household Appliances" by Todd Wells
A young couple finds that their new home may be harboring some odd secrets.

Author
Todd Wells - Todd's Blog

Cast
Sara Gertrude - Sara's Website/
Sir Spencer - Bowl After Bowl
Larry Bleidner - That Larry Show
Gregory Foreman - Gregory Foreman
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Art
Art for this episode includes modified versions of:
Photo by Old Youth on Unsplash
Episode 17 - Driving Lauren Bacall
"Driving Lauren Bacall" by Jaki McCarrick
A man tell a story of his brush with screen legend Lauren Bacall, and the real life drama of the friend who introduced them.

Author
Jaki McCarrick - Jaki's Blog
An edited version of this episode's story "Driving Lauren Bacall" is available in print in "Riptide: Volume 14"

Cast
Gordon Rochford - Those Conspiracy Guys Podcast
Thea Solone - Thea's CastingCall.Club Profile
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Art
Art for this episode includes modified versions of:
Photo by Soheb Zaidi on Unsplash
Photo by Ian Taylor on Unsplash
Photo by Imre Tömösvári on Unsplash
MedusPod Christmas 2021 - A Christmas Carol

"A Christmas Carol"
An old miser learns the joy of Christmas

Author
Charles Dickens

Cast
The Narrator : D.E. Medus - Website

Ebenezer Scrooge : Kyle Hebert - Website Kyle Hebert is a world class voice actor and podcast host. His roles include Gohan from the Dragonball Z series and movies, as well as Ryu from Street Fighter and FatGum from My Hero Acadamia. His podcast is "Intergalactic Boom Box".

Bob Crachit - Fezziwig the Caller: Lee D Beckett - Casting Call Club Profile Singer, entertainer and musician. Also been a supporting artist in many TV and film productions.

Caroler - Man on Street 1 : Wes Haas - Website Wes Haas is a non-binary voice actor based in Minnesota and has been voice acting professionally for 6 years. When not in the booth, Wes can usually be found reading, writing, or creating their next D and D character. You can hear them in such projects as The Divine Speaker, The LaFresian Chronicles, In Blood, Someone Dies In This Elevator, and Absolutely No Adventures.

Nephew Fred : Kyle Jensen - Website Kyle Jensen is a British Actor and Voice Over Artist, who has contributed his voice to a number of projects, and has performed in multiple sell-out stage productions with the Theatre On Foot company. He is available to hire at KyleJensenVO.com

Charity Collector : Ian Knowles - Website Ian Knowles is a writer, voice actor, and the creator of Neon Shadows A Noir Tale (audio drama series).

Jacob Marley : Oliver Smith - Twitter Oliver Smith - Voice Over Artist from Northern Ireland. Oliver has worked in the event production industry for over 11 years. Having gained technical knowledge and with a history in theatre, when 2020 hit bringing with it the closure of stage acting, Oliver decided to follow his passion and venture into Voice Acting.

Ghost of Christmas Past : Nichole Goodnight - Twitch Nichole is a voice actor who is most well known for her work on "The No Sleep Podcast"

Belle : Thea Solone - Casting Call Club Profile Thea is a full-time professional voice actress specializing in videogames, animation, commercial, e-learning, and the occasional audiobook. Thea started out as a theatre kid and has been studying acting in various formats for over a decade. She has since expanded her client-base in addition to paid voice over work for corporate and non-union. In university, Thea majored in vocal performance, receiving training as a classical opera singer. Thea is always grateful to the Big Dude, her clients, her team, her peers, and each new “family” picked up along the way, for without them this would not be possible. A lover of all things animation and acting, Thea cares greatly about the characters that YOU create. She looks forward to plenty more adventures to come.

Belle's Husband : Séamus - Casting Call Club Profile Seamus is an amateur artist who has a passion for drawing and writing stories. Seamus also has a strong interest in old comedy, horror and mystery films.

Ghost of Christmas Present : NickTheRat - Website Nick The Rat is a cartoon rat that lives in the sewers of New York City.

Mrs. Cratchit : Danielle Dszy - Casting Call Club Profile Danielle is a voice actor, magician, and freelance theatrical designer, living near Cleveland, OH with her family. She holds a BFA in Theatre from West Virginia University and an MA in Arts and Entertainment Administration from Valparaiso University. When not performing or designing, Danielle can be found teaching. Previously, she has worked in regional theaters across the country, for Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and the Walt Disney Company.

Martha Cratchit : Finley Smith - Website Finley Smith is an educator and professional voice actor, who works across many voiceover genres. She primarily works out of her broadcast quality home studio, collaborating with people from all over the world. When she's not working, she enjoys gymnastics, soccer, photography, and hiking.

Belinda Cratchit : Robin Huff - Twitter I'm Robin! I play Belinda! I am very excited to be a part of this production with such a talented cast. I have been voice acting for a little over a year now, and have been in various fan made productions. I'm also a trained singer, and singing is one of my greatest passions! Thank you for reading! Hire me! Haha jk... unless?

Tiny Tim : Ariana Cooper - Website Good day, my name is Ariana and I'm an aspiring voice actor from California! I have a passion for playing characters, especially kids and toons, it brings out my playful and childish side. Most people find my high-pitched, squeaky voice to be quite amusing, which I think is one of my most unique assets. I'm also an impressionist, and have fun imitating voices such as Tails the Fox and Ash Ketchum. My dream is to become a pro voice actor someday and bring people joy through cartoons!

Man on Street 2 : SirSeatSitter - Website SirSeatSitter lives in Tennessee and is a new dad. He hosts a comedy podcast "ABS n a 6pack"

Goose boy : Leila Medus - Website Leila hosts a podcast with her dad "Fun Fact Friday with Leila and David"

Art
Art for this episode is a modified version of:
Photo by andreas kretschmer on Unsplash
Episode 16 - Dagon

"Dagon" by H.P. Lovecraft
A prisoner of war recounts his escape and descent into madness.

Author
H.P. Lovecraft - Wikipedia

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Art
Art for this episode is a modified version of:
Photo by Alexander Andrews on Unsplash
Episode 15 - It's My Funeral

"It's My Funeral" by Paulene Turner
A young man finds out a lot about his life, just a little too late.

Author
Paulene Turner - pauleneturnerwrites.com

Cast
Griffin: Andy Wells - andywells.com
Angel: Elisa Riddington - elisariddington.com
Mum: Jo Maunsell - jomaunsell.com
Vera: Cecelia Ramsdale - ceceliaramsdalevoice.com
Woman 1/Cherie: Cassie Aldridge - linkedin
Woman 2: Celeste Notley-Smith - linkedin
Olivia: Kali Newcomb - kalinewcomb.com
Ginette: Lucy Holmes - lucyholmes.com
Lucien: Brett Carroll - itsoundslikebrett.com.au
Ruby: Rhiannon Bateman - hshowcast.com.au
Tom/Dad: Thomas G Burt - thomasgburt.com

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Episode 14 - That Sun Never Set on Pine Falls

"That Sun Never Set on Pine Falls" by Chris Capps
A strange occurrence in a small town changes their lives forever.

Author
Chris Capps - https://www.amazon.com/

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Concentration by Kevin MacLeod | (Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License)
Episode 13 - How Does Your Garden Grow

"How Does Your Garden Grow" by Heather Santo
Flowers are extinct because of the FreakPod Fungus... or are they?

Author
Heather Santo - Instagram | Twitter

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com
Charlotte Norup - Podchaser | Calling Darkness Podcast
Elijah Moore - Twitter | Imdb | Instagram
Michael Blakey - Michael-Blakey.com/vo | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Lec Zorn - IMDB
Stacey Cotham - Twitter | Discord: Changinface#7329

Art
Art for this episode is a modified version of:
Photo by Skyler Smith on Unsplash

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Episode 12 - The Salesman

"The Salesman" by NK Owens
A down-and-out salesman tried to sell to a new market.

Author
NK Owens - Reddit Profile | Twitter

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Episode 11 - The Quest Giver / The New God

"The Quest Giver" by Joe Prosit
An old man running a pawn shop gives out daring adventure to his customers. And catches some heat for it.

Author
Joe Prosit - joeprosit.com | Twitter

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com
Elijah Moore - Twitter | Imdb | Instagram
Mandy Wong - Inside Fictions: Casual Magics
Michael Blakey - Michael-Blakey.com/vo | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Angelo Toledo - FacebookTwitter | Instagram
Leila Medus - FunFactFriday.com
Zhi'mari Chrisp

"The New God" by L.L. Asher
A new Roman god emerges and spills the beans...

Author
L.L. Asher - Twitter

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com
Nichole Goodnight -Twitch | Twitter
Mandy Wong - Inside Fictions: Casual Magics
Phaedra Medus

Art
Art for this episode is a modified version of:
Vintage Pawn Shop Signage Exposed When Canopy Was Removed flickr photo by Phillip Pessar shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Live - Episode 1 - A Night with Poe

"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
"Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe

Author
Edgar Allan Poe - Biography

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Special thanks to Well Travelled Beer for hosting our first live episode.

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Episode 10 - The Lekar's Fortune

"The Lekar's Fortune" by Alex Shvartsman
A Lekar, who consumes and imprisons illness inside of herself, finds something more valuable than riches.

Author
Alex Shvartsman - alexshvartsman.com

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Art
Episode art is a modified version of Old lady's atonement flickr photo by hnt6581 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Episode 9 - I didn't Brew It / Paying The Tab

"I didn't Brew It" by A.F. Grappin
A potion maker gets visited by the police

Author
A.F. Grappin - afgrappin.com | themeltingpotcast.com | Twitter | Facebook

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

"Paying The Tab" by Brian K. Lowe
A hunter and his prey sit down to talk.

Author
Brian K. Lowe - Website | Amazon: "The Invisible City"

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Art
Modified version of "Whiskey Time!" by Kuba Bożanowski on flickr

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite

Special thanks
I would like to thank our producers - Jay Wolf and Andy Holman
Episode 8 - This is the Way the World Begins / Paradise

"This is the Way the World Begins" by C.L. Holland

Author
C.L. Holland - Twitter | Blog | "Conversations with Dragons"

Cast
Rock Manor - Twitter | Manor House | E-Mail

"Paradise" by James Valvis

Author
James Valvis - Twitter | Amazon: "How to Say Goodbye"

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite

Special thanks
I would like to thank our producers - Jay Wolf and Andy Holman
Interviews - Episode 1 - CASEFILE: ARKHAM

MedusPod Interviews - Episode #1 - CASEFILE: ARKHAM

KICKSTARTER LINK TO CASEFILE: ARKHAM

Guests:
Patrick McEvoy - megaflowgraphics.com | deviantart.com

Josh Finney - Amazon | deviantart.com

Other important links
01Publishing
Casefile: Arkham
Whispers from the Abyss
World War Kaiju

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
Episode 7 - Doug Lipnicki, Administrative Assistant

"Doug Lipnicki, Administrative Assistant" by Andy Holman

Author
Andy Holman - Blog | Twitter | YouTube

Cast
Brian Rollins - Bureau42.com | TheVoicesInMyHead.com | MagicMomentsInc.org | Twitter

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite

Special thanks
I would like to thank our producers - Jay Wolf and Andy Holman

Art
Modified version of "No corras con las tijeras en la mano // Don't run with the scissors on the hand" by Guzmán Lozano on flickr
Episode 6 - Raising Words

"Raising Words" by Stewart C. Baker

Author
Stewart C. Baker - Website | Amazon: “The Abbot's Garden“

Cast
Lauren Burwell – Librivox

Music
Into the Unknown by Oddsprite
"Eastminster" by Kevin MacLeod | (Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License)

Art
Modified version of "Tokugawa graves @ Zojoji Temple" by Guilhem Vellut on flickr.com
Episode 5 - Dead Guy Walking

"Dead Guy Walking" by Brian K. Lowe

Author
Brian K. Lowe - Website | Amazon: "The Invisible City"

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com
Billy Kingsley - billykingsley.com | Twitter
Lauren Burwell - Librivox
Elijah Bob Moore - YouTube | Twitter

Music
"Whiskey on the Mississippi" by Kevin MacLeod | (Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License)

Links of interest
Comatose Podcast
The Once and Future Nerd

Art
Modified version of "old cowboy" by arileu on flickr.com
MedusPod Christmas 2014 - A Visit from St. Nicholas

Christmas 2014
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"by Clement Clark Moore

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Music
A Symphonic Metal Tribute To Christmas by The L-Train | Creative Commons Licence
Sushimar0 - Christmas bass by OfficialSushimar0 | Creative Commons Licence
Deviation - Carol Of The Bells by Deviation | Creative Commons Licence
All I Want For Christmas by lioninthemane | Creative Commons Licence
Christmas Time Is Here by Vince Guaraldi - December 2013 by foundring | Creative Commons Licence
"Wish Background" by Kevin MacLeod | (Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License)
Episode 4 - The Lady Electric / Off-Campus Housing

“The Lady Electric” by Gary B. Philiips

Author
Gary B. Philiips - Twitter

Cast
NewRasputin - newrasputin.com

"Off-Campus Housing" by Holly Schofield
Originally published in AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review, July 2013 and is Copyrighted by Holly Schofield

Author
Holly Schofield - Website

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Art
Modified version of sooc, not so sure.. by KaylaKandzorra on flickr
Episode 3 - Sibyl

“Sibyl” by Deborah Walker

Author
Deborah Walker - Website | Twitter

Cast
Sam Mikulich - Soundcloud

Art
Modified version of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Anita by Reuver, on Flickr
Episode 2 - A One Sided Argument

“A One Sided Argument” by Alex Shvartsman

Author
Alex Shvartsman - alexshvartsman.com | Amazon

Cast
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Art
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com
With special thanks to reddit user wags_01 for the original picture

Music
"Echoes of Time v2" by Kevin MacLeod | (Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License)
Episode 1 - The Shape of Things to Come / The Apothecary's Assistant

“The Shape of Things to Come” by Alex Beyman

Author
Alex Beyman - Amazon

Cast
Edoardo Camponeschi - menestrandise.com | YouTube

“The Apothecary's Assistant” by D.E. Medus

Author
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Cast
Carla Doak - Soundcloud | magic106.com
D.E. Medus - david.medusmedia.com

Art
Giovani Kososki - DeviantArt Link