Episodes

  • Tanuki Buttons: An Audio Drama from Uncanny Japan

    Tanuki Buttons: An Audio Drama from Uncanny Japan
    Sep 17 2022
    Have you ever seen those dogs on Instagram that communicate by pressing buttons that play recorded words? In April 2021, Terrie tamed a wild tanuki, brought it home, and taught it to communicate with buttons. Then things took a turn for the worse. Our end trailer is from Hell Gate City. It's a rollicking sci-fi comedy podcast with a macabre underbelly and satirical takes about dystopian current events. Listen here: http://hellgatecity.com Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon. Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/B0B7AO84P Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/uncannyrobotpodcast Website: https://www.uncannyrobotpodcast.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyRobot Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyrobotpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdzFk8yoR1pQp2HpHArrgA Discord: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb Credits Researched, written, directed, & produced: Thersa Matsuura Mixed, edited, & sound engineered: Rich Pav Voice of Terrie and Richard: Terrie and Richard Voice of tanuki buttons: Julyan Ray Sniffles, snorts, and chomps of tanuki: Alan Smithee Foley: Richard and Terrie That one line about Caligula: Joe Robson Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura. Atmospheres #9 – Outskirts Of Town by Brian Holtz Music Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7668-atmospheres-9-outskirts-of-town License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Mourning Background by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7660-mourning-background License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Freedom by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4881-freedom License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Divertimento K131 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3663-divertimento-k131 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Peek-A-Boo by Brian Holtz Music Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7123-peek-a-boo License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The Expanse by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4846-the-expanse License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dawn Of The Apocalypse by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5627-dawn-of-the-apocalypse- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 5 Am by Denis Sivtsev Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5959-5-am License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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    28 mins
  • Singer Boy and the Trip to the Moon

    Singer Boy and the Trip to the Moon
    Sep 7 2022

    Take a trip to the moon with the world's saddest clown and his best friend, a rat named Singer Boy.

    Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.

    Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.

    Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/B0B7AO84P

    Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/uncannyrobotpodcast

    Website: https://www.uncannyrobotpodcast.com/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyRobot

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyrobotpodcast/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdzFk8yoR1pQp2HpHArrgA

    Discord: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb
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    24 mins
  • Commentary: Asteroid Annie/Arnie & True Crime

    Commentary: Asteroid Annie/Arnie & True Crime
    Aug 26 2022

    Our commentary about three episodes:

    • Asteroid Annie and the Mushiblooms
    • Asteroid Arnie and the Mushiblooms
    • A Spotify/Parcast True Crime Parody: Peppers and the Screaming Yoof

    Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.

    Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.

    Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/B0B7AO84P

    Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/uncannyrobotpodcast

    Website: https://www.uncannyrobotpodcast.com/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyRobot

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyrobotpodcast/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdzFk8yoR1pQp2HpHArrgA

    Discord: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb
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    36 mins
  • Asteroid Annie and the Mushiblooms

    Asteroid Annie and the Mushiblooms
    Aug 9 2022

    A comedy/sci-fi auditory extravaganza four months in the making.

    Asteroid Annie, the all-time greatest intergalactic superheroine and her trusty sidekick What's-His-Name, face off against the evil Mushiblooms and their villainous leader Hutt Poppa. Will they be able to save this alternate universe?

    In Episode 5 we brought you the story of how Asteroid Arnie, the greatest intergalactic superhero of all time and his trusty sidekick Moomaroof, saved the entire race of adorable, fuzzy little Mushiblooms from certain death at the hands of the Stinky Lollies.

    Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.

    Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.

    Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/B0B7AO84P

    Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/uncannyrobotpodcast

    Website: https://www.uncannyrobotpodcast.com/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyRobot

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyrobotpodcast/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdzFk8yoR1pQp2HpHArrgA

    Discord: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb
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    26 mins
  • A Computer Voice Interviews Terrie and Rich

    A Computer Voice Interviews Terrie and Rich
    May 6 2022
    We spent all last month filling in the world's longest and most detailed application for a multi-week accelerator training program designed to "help mid-career podcasters 'level up' with a renewed focus on business development, audience growth, optionality, video strategies, and long-term sustainability." Hey, that's exactly what we need! They said they're looking for "applicants that have already been producing media and podcasts for at least 3 years. Specifically, creators looking to take a current podcast past creative development and into business strategy." That's us! Applicants "must be able to demonstrate success and enthusiasm with current or past podcast(s) either through audience retention and growth, conceptual rigor, diversification of podcast offerings, revenue and/ or partnerships" That's us too! Also, applicants "must be willing to pause production during the program," "represent a range of geographies, backgrounds, views, voices, and styles," have "baseline technical and editorial skills," and be "interested in making their podcast sustainable through teamwork, openness to iteration and change, and pursuing revenue and audience growth." That's four more yeses! We figured we'd be a shoe-in for the program. ...we weren't. The rejection email arrived yesterday. But we did spend weeks creating a bitchin' Hollywood blockbuster cinematic audio trailer for our Asteroid Arnie episode and a mock interview episode to answer their questions: 1. Explain to us what this podcast, brand, and/or creative project would look like in its most fully realized form. 2. What are the key accomplishments and milestones you are striving to reach? 3. If you had unlimited resources and support, where would you take it? The way we figure, they're both pretty darn good pieces of audio we spent a long time making, so why let them go to waste? Enjoy! [Promo] A Happy Bureaucracy: Dark humor abounds as a tax agent tries to tame a post-apocalyptic hellscape. https://pod.link/1606645977 Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon. Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/B0B7AO84P Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/uncannyrobotpodcast Website: https://www.uncannyrobotpodcast.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyRobot Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyrobotpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdzFk8yoR1pQp2HpHArrgA Discord: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb
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    27 mins
  • A Spotify/Parcast True Crime Show Parody: Peppers and the Screaming Yoof

    A Spotify/Parcast True Crime Show Parody: Peppers and the Screaming Yoof
    Apr 1 2022

    One of the most bizarre and gruesome murders ever to take place in the continental United States occurred on April 1, 1969. Two couples were on a road trip when bad weather forced them to make an unscheduled stop. Their lives were forever changed.

    Hey, guess what: It turns out lots of people wish April Fool's Day would die in a fire.

    It's a good thing this definitely is not an April Fool's episode. Nope, no-sir-ree. Never was. Don't believe the rumors that we replaced the original with a version that has all references to April Fool's removed.

    Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.

    Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.

    Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/B0B7AO84P

    Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/uncannyrobotpodcast

    Website: https://www.uncannyrobotpodcast.com/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyRobot

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyrobotpodcast/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdzFk8yoR1pQp2HpHArrgA

    Discord: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb
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    31 mins
  • Asteroid Arnie and the Mushiblooms

    Asteroid Arnie and the Mushiblooms
    Mar 22 2022

    The Stinky Lollies are out to exterminate the Mushiblooms. Can Asteroid Arnie and Princess Moom-a-Roof save them from certain death?

    Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.

    Our website has trigger warnings and transcripts for every episode. If you'd like to help support the show, please visit Patreon.

    Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/B0B7AO84P

    Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/uncannyrobotpodcast

    Website: https://www.uncannyrobotpodcast.com/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyRobot

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyrobotpodcast/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdzFk8yoR1pQp2HpHArrgA

    Discord: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb
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    27 mins
  • Sneak Preview: "Asteroid Arnie and the Mushibooms"

    Sneak Preview: "Asteroid Arnie and the Mushibooms"
    Mar 17 2022

    The sound design for our next episode is taking a LONG time. It's going to be around 30 minutes total and each five minutes worth of music and sound effects takes a full day to complete. I wish I could work faster, but you can't simply sh*t these things out. We try to get every millisecond just right because we want people to enjoy listening to our episodes over and over, like the classic comedy albums we grew up with.

    To hold you over, here's the first scene of "Asteroid Arnie and the Mushiblooms."

    You're going to love this one, I promise.

    If you can find it in your heart to support us in some way, we'd be forever grateful.

    Please tell friends, family, co-workers, Uber drivers, random strangers in the supermarket, etc. that you enjoy listening to our stories as much as enjoy making them. This isn't the kind of podcast people are searching for. Nobody's Googling "AI-written stories read by humans podcast."

    We also have a Patron and Ko-Fi:

    https://patreon.com/thersamatsuura/

    https://ko-fi.com/B0B7AO84P

    And a Discord.

    https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb

    It's for both Uncanny Japan and Uncanny Robot listeners. I share a lot of behind the scenes stuff because I love talking shop. Remember the DVDs that had a commentary track? That used to be my favorite part of renting a movie.

    So hold on—Asteroid Arnie, Moomaroof and the full cast of Mushiblooms are coming soon. It's going to be a really fun ride!

    Rich Pav
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    4 mins