Best Stephen A. Roddewig Podcasts (2025)

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S3 E4: Fourth Wall 10:43

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2h ago10:43

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For the fourth episode of Season 3, we visit the far-off future to join the CEO of SimCorp at an inflection point in his posh life built off deluding the rest of the globe. SimCorp, a corporation that has grown wealthy and powerful on the mass production of virtual reality technology. The world sits squarely under its profit-driven thumb. If, as th…

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S3 E3: The Last Comment 12:49

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For the third episode of Season 3, we join the Earth after the bombs of The Final War have ceased falling and the irradiated dust left over from the Very Bad Week has settled. The final vestiges of humanity have emerged and set to work on rebuilding that which represented the greatest epoch of humanity: the online writing platform Vocal. Unfortunat…

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S3 E2: Stonewalling 16:03

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For the second episode of Season 3, we ask the age-old question: If walls could talk, would they turn out to be opinionated know-it-alls eager to talk a haggard detective’s ear off about all they had picked up from watching Jeopardy! for decades on end? That’s right, we’re taking the “If walls could talk” maxim to its logical endpoint as a wall pro…

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S3 E1: One Unchecked Box 12:48

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For the inaugural episode of Season 3, we ask the age-old question: does being the best magic wielder truly earn you the title Chief Sorcerer when everyone on the planet is learning it from scratch, including you? Forgotten by their futuristic sci-fi government, the settlers of a desolate world must learn to make do with what is left behind. Fortun…

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Season 3 Trailer: The Comedy Season 1:53

22d ago1:53

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From absurdity to economic satire to meta humor, Season 3 has something for everyone. Unless you hate to laugh, in which case, who hurt you?

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This Podcast is Officially an Ad-Free Zone 2:04

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Stephen takes the mic for a special announcement and promise: from Jon's lips to your ears, no ads shall ever sully this space for independent writing and narration. Not now. Not ever.

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SPECIAL: Hunters 17:57

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For this special presentation, we feature our first-ever guest author Matthew Fromm. But fear not: our trusty narrator Jonathan Kilgore remains at the helm. When fire altogether wilder than that brought on by the Santa Ana winds sweeps across Los Angeles, a highly trained and secret team of elite warriors is dispatched to deal with its source. Inst…

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SPECIAL: The Deflation 24:12

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This week's episode is a follow up to our previous special episode. Following the events of Dick Winchester Book 1 (The Opening Salvo), the war for the soul of the Arlington, Virginia food delivery industry is turning hot. A ragtag band of underground delivery drivers must overcome the combined forces of Öber Eats, FloorDash, and their local real e…

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SPECIAL: The Box with No Name 11:55

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This week's episode is a special feature that may be some of the best comedy writing I've ever done. "The Box with No Name" created title character Dick Winchester, a protagonist so zany and fun that he in turn inspired me to create the Dick Winchester Adventures, a series that just debuted with Book 1: The Opening Salvo. "The Box with No Name" kic…

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S2 E5: Sinking Prospects 11:20

1+ y ago11:20

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This week's episode is a special feature near and dear to your author. "Sinking Prospects" not only netted me my first ever Vocal challenge win, Runner Up in the Vocal Ship of Dreams Challenge, but it also inspired an entire series around our indomitable protagonist Martin Williams that is now Stephen's first-ever book. "Sinking Prospects" follows …

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S2 E4: He Who Fights 8:42

1+ y ago8:42

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This week's episode follows a fictitious figure during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Though our protagonist Ezra and his actions are the product of the author's imagination, they are based on the real heroes who fought back against their Nazi captors in the dark days of 1943. You can read the episode transcript as well as the Author's Note on Vocal t…

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S2 E3: Sasha's Sacrifice 9:11

1+ y ago9:11

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This week's episode follows the sailors of Oyster, a lifesaving ship stationed on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. When a distress call goes out that a merchantman is sinking in a winter gale, Oyster's crew jumps to, unaware that they will soon come to face with the United States' newest enemy: a hunter that prowls the depths and claims its victi…

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S2 E2: Memoria 31:15

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This week's episode presents Stephen's first and only fan fiction to date. Inspired by his editing work on Book 2 of the Echoes trilogy, he set out to predict how it would all end in the third and final installment. Along the way, he had a heck of a lot of fun introducing time travel to the series and thrusting the series protagonists Laura and Mav…

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S2 E1: The Rocks 8:02

1+ y ago8:02

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This week's episode features "The Rocks," a nautical tale of stoicism and faith in the face of a withering storm set in the 17th century. This story was written for the Vocal Painted Prose challenge and placed 2nd overall. As part of the challenge, "The Rocks" is based off a real painting: Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast by Ludolf Backhuysen (1…

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Season 2 Trailer: The Historical Season 1:46

2y ago1:46

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We're so back (⌐■_■)

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S1 E5: Beyond the Cape 11:09

2y ago11:09

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Jon reads "Beyond the Cape," a tension-filled story of a lighthouse keeper on the rocky shores of Maine and his only companion: a shark. View the original story on Vocal to read along: https://vocal.media/history/beyond-the-cape Cover photo by Daniel Gregoire and licensed through Unsplash.

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S1 Bonus: Creative Conversations 53:50

3+ y ago53:50

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Creative Conversations show page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1781288 Creative Conversations, meet Recorded Readings. That’s right, we’re practicing brand synergy by sharing another podcast’s episode (with permission, of course). Fortunately, Stephen just happens to be featured in this interview. Marissa also has a new book out, which Stephen copy e…

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S1 E4: Dash Point 19:03

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Jon reads "Dash Point," a tale of the paranormal set in a lighthouse on the tip of Cape Cod. View the original story on Vocal to read along: https://vocal.media/fiction/dash-point Cover photo by Quaid Lagan and licensed through Unsplash.

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S1 E3: Outside Mission Parameters 8:09

4y ago8:09

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Jon reads "Outside Mission Parameters," a story based on the final journey of the Space Shuttle Challenger and told from the perspective of pilot and astronaut Michael J. Smith. View the original story on Vocal to read along: https://vocal.media/fiction/outside-mission-parameters Cover photo by NASA and licensed through Unsplash.…

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S1 E2: Hunting Shadows 41:28

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Jon reads "Hunting Shadows," a tale of action and suspense inspired by Tiger King and the Zanesville Animal Massacre. View the original story on Vocal to read along: https://vocal.media/fiction/hunting-shadows Cover photo by Geran de Klerk and licensed through Unsplash.

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S1 E1: King of the World 8:26

4y ago8:26

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Jon reads "King of the World," a post-apocalyptic tale of survival in the American plains. View the original story on Vocal to read along: https://vocal.media/fiction/king-of-the-world-daxp8e06yo Cover photo by Stefano Valicchia and licensed through Unsplash.

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Introduction 0:58

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Stephen (briefly) steals the spotlight from Jon to introduce their podcast. Want to get ahead on the reading list before the next episode? Check out Stephen's Vocal profile for the full list of stories featured on this podcast: https://vocal.media/authors/stephen-a-roddewig