VAST Horizon

By: Fool and Scholar Productions
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  • Nolira is an agronomist tasked with establishing agriculture in a new solar system, but when she wakes up on a now- empty colony ship, the whole of her plan disappears. The ship has been set adrift, with numerous mission-critical problems requiring immediate attendance outside of her area of expertise. Nolira is aided by the ship’s malfunctioning AI, which acts as her confidant and companion during the fight for survival.
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  • VAST Horizon Audio Drama Teaser

    VAST Horizon Audio Drama Teaser
    Apr 25 2019
    Nolira is an agronomist tasked with establishing agriculture in a new solar system, but when she wakes up on a now- empty colony ship, the whole of her plan disappears. Written by K.A. Statz Produced and Edited by Travis Vengroff Mixed by Raul Vega Music by Brandon Boone Featuring the voices of Siobhan Lumsden, Tanja Milojevic, and Jordan Cobb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 min
  • Season 1 | Ep. 1 | Stirred

    Season 1 | Ep. 1 | Stirred
    May 28 2019
    Nolira is an agronomist tasked with establishing agriculture in a new solar system, but when she wakes up on a now- empty colony ship, the whole of her plan disappears. The ship has been set adrift, with numerous mission-critical problems requiring immediate attendance outside of her area of expertise. Credits: Written by K.A. Statz Produced with Sound Design and Editing by Travis Vengroff Mixing by Brandon Strader Script Editing by W.K. Statz  Translations by Sophie Yang  Cast: Dr. Nolira Eck – Siobhan Lumsden AI – Tanja Milojevic Medical Computer – Fiona Thraille Dr. Antwi – Jordan Cobb Dr. Miriam Wu – Sophie Yang Dr. Jiang – Ewan Chung Music: “Adrift (The VAST Horizon Theme)" Written and Performed by Brandon Boone  “Far From Home” – Written and Performed by Steven Melin “Feather Waltz” – Written and Performed by Kevin MacLeod “Concerto brandeburghese n. 3 in Sol maggiore - BWV 1048" Written by Johann Sebastian Bach, Performed by the Columba Chamber Orchestra, used under Attribution License VAST Horizon art by Kessi Riliniki This is a Fool and Scholar Production.  For early episodes and bonus content join us at: https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar Check out our Merch: https://streamlabs.com/foolandscholar/merch Free Transcripts are available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/vast-horizon-27244373   Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Tovusound | Sophie Yang | Sean Daniel Francis Sound Effects: (attribution licensees) “choke gag.wav” originally recorded by Nkzdra: https://freesound.org/people/Nkzdra/sounds/347959/ "Hardware Beeping" originally recorded by Sean Daniel Francis   CONTENT WARNINGS: Claustrophobia, Suffocation, Vomiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • Season 1 | Ep. 2 | Little Things

    Season 1 | Ep. 2 | Little Things
    Jun 11 2019
    As the Bifrost AI presents new information, Nolira rushes to the nursery in an effort to save the embryos. Determined to make a difference, she faces unexpected obstacles and growing doubt. Credits: Written by K.A. Statz Produced with Sound Design and Editing by Travis Vengroff Mixing by Brandon Strader Script Editing by W.K. Statz  Translations by Sophie Yang  Cast: Dr. Nolira Eck – Siobhan Lumsden AI – Tanja Milojevic Dr. Antwi – Jordan Cobb Dr. Miriam Wu – Sophie Yang ZZ – Spring Ho Music: “Adrift (The VAST Horizon Theme)" Written and Performed by Brandon Boone  "Threat to Peace" written and performed by Steven Melin "Relaxing Piano Music" written and performed by Kevin MacLeod VAST Horizon art by Kessi Riliniki This is a Fool and Scholar Production.  For early episodes and bonus content join us at: https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar Check out our Merch: https://streamlabs.com/foolandscholar/merch Free Transcripts are available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/vast-horizon-27244373 Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Tovusound | Sophie Yang | Sean Daniel Francis Sound Effects: (attribution licensees) https://freesound.org/people/lungimahlaresound/sounds/445578/ https://freesound.org/people/Eelke/sounds/144426/ https://freesound.org/people/Shapeshifter242/sounds/148322/ "Hardware Beeping" recorded by Sean Daniel Francis CONTENT WARNINGS: Agoraphobia, Claustrophobia, Suffocation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins

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Good Atmosphere and Writing

I am in love with all of the titles produced by Fool and Scholar Productions and this one especially. I can get emersed in the world of VAST Horizon while driving to work or settling in for the night. The creative team has done a superb job on this one and I can't wait to see what the future holds.

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loved it but...

was there supposed to be 2 and half minutes of dead air at the end?

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Fun and kept you wanting for more

Fun story and very well put together. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a fun sci-fi adventure.

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this is a must

ftr this podcast is kinda badass! I suggest you listen to it immediately. I wasn't expecting much, I'm not much of a podcast person. this podcast has opened a whole new world for me

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Wonderful!

This episode was one of my favorite so far! No spoilers, but I hope you are not claustrophobic!

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Great podcast

I don't leave reviews, but I felt I needed to. This podcast was amazing. I enjoyed every minute. Well written & produced.

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Whine, whine whine, whine whine

Non-stop whining. First one character, then the next. Some of the performances are amateurish.

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I really wanted to like this!

Through 10 episodes now and I get that you want a cast with sounds and effects, typically I really enjoy that. I use these stories during my walks/runs to help keep my mind busy but with this one, I keep finding myself annoyed and wanting it to be over. Lead character cries ALL the time, I don’t need to hear endless chewing when someone is eating, I don’t need the endless Chinese (or whatever) language interjected in here for no reason. If we’re supposed to believe that she is just commenting in her native language she’s most comfortable in, then why is her solo dialogue and family interactions not all in that language? It just adds nothing but time wasted and me wanting to get past it and back to the story. The AI repeating the same thing 67 times about asking if she needs assistance and then saying medical staff is unavailable may be how an AI and program really would work, but for a story like this maybe 5 or so times would get the point across.

Overall the story is interesting but again, found myself too annoyed with the presentation of it to care about the main character, why she’s in the ship, how she lost limbs, or anything else I know I should care about. I am just giving up on it and stopping the story. Will look for something else to fill my hour walk/runs. Maybe it works for you guys as apparently others love it, but I’m done!

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Im sorry to say that this was a disappointment 😞

I really wanted to like this because it SOUNDED like itd be right up my alley. Colony ship, something gone wrong, mysterious backstory we learn bit by bit. Had all the makings of a great story, but it fell very short imo. First of all, the MC is whiney in both tone of voice and her attitude and manner. I get that it's a messed-up situation. Anyone would be overwhelmed, but this woman is just suuuuper whiney and it gets annoying. The voice actor really didn't help things either, she was kina doin a whiney voice for the character in the first place so that on top of the script just piled on to make things more annoying than entertaining. On top of that, the story didnt have anything that gripped me or even mildly interested me. It was bland and didnt make me want to learn more. All the recordings and flashbacks we hear from her back story are boring and dont really add much to the story. i got all the way into the 2nd season and just couldnt make myself continue because i didnt care about anything that was happening even the least bit. Its really disappointing because so far ive been impressed and really enjoyed the other fool and scholar productions ive heard so i guess this one was just a miss for me. Maybe others will enjoy it but if im being completely real i honestly cant see how anyone could find this entertaining. I really dont mean to be harsh because, like i say, i have enjoyed other fool and scholar productions, but this was just bad.

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