Strange Encounters: Part One (Podcast)

As I often say: this was a long time coming. And this time, it's a little bit different.

If you listen to the podcast in question, a lot of it is self explanatory, but this is a one-off (technically two-off) podcast of... spooky stories, I guess? My mom had stories of things she saw and experienced growing up, and and they were always incredibly fascinating. So, for a lot of reasons, I wanted to preserve those stories to the best of my ability. You know me, I've always liked a good campfire story -- though as I stress, the way these were told to me, I consider this non-fiction.

I've spent so many years thinking about doing this, and looking at it, and mulling it over. It makes me nervous finally posting it. But it needs to come out. You'll see why. Is it boring? Embarrassing? We'll find out.

So. um. I'm also doing a little bit of a different cadence in this one. Softer. Quieter. I figure it sets the tone. Maybe it's too weird for my voice. Let me know if it works or not.

I'm dividing these up by topic into two episodes. Episode one now, episode two... maybe by December? In some cultures, December is a time for ghost stories, after all.

Though much of it has been altered for mood, the music used:

• Addams Family Values (SNES) - House of the Dead

• Generative.fm - Pulse-code Modulation

• Ecco the Dolphin (Sega CD) - Lonesome Search

• Metroid Prime - Space Pirate Ambience

• Ecco the Dolphin (Sega CD) - Home Bay

• Generative.fm - Ritual

• Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Dark Agon Wastes

• Generative.fm - Stratospheric

Sounds used from Freesound.org:

• anderlk - earthquake

• rsellick - light footsteps on concrete

• kostas17 - a gust of wind in a forest

• high-hoo - airport road

• rudmer rotteveel - 2 royal dutch airforce f-16 fighting falcon flybys

• yoyodaman234 - close and distant jet flybys

• dcpoke - uas drone pass

• dcpoke - uas drone hover

• kyles - cooking sounds and metal utensils preparing meal in hut kitchen

• blondpanda - car door closing dull 03

• mpierlussi - vehcar nissan sentra turning signal

• boedie - alfa romero mito honking car horn

• tomlija - car engine revving up to 7000 rpm

• rover 216 gsi qubodup - horror sliding transition

• usuarioleal - 34 susto

• alphahog - "oh my god look"

• sketchygio - crowd worried

• garuda1982 - electric train engine sound effect

• wjoojoo - kidsplaying2020102503

• Erabo - Car Engine at Night in the Forest

• klankb - Suburb night-hum music far 130212

• wjoojoo - kids playing 20201025 06