The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences
By Philippa Ballantine and Tee Morris
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Podcast Description
Underneath the secret headquarters of The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences is the Archives, nearly half a century of stories, oddities, and curiosities collected in its massive catacombs and preserved for all time. With this much mysterious history, agents Wellington Thornhill Books and Eliza D. Braun discover that some stories have as yet to be told. Inspired by the new steampunk series The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences comes a collection of short stories, edited and produced by award-winning podcasters Philippa Ballantine and Tee Morris.
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Tales from the Archives, Volume 2 — Three | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: Women of the Empire— written and read by JR Blackwell Wellington Thornhill Books and Doctor Josepha Raven Blackwell share ‘an encounter’ after-hours at the Ministry, all part of Dr. Blackwell’s research into hysteria. Brief as the encounter, one of them will not come out quite the same from it. About the Author: J.R. Blackwell is a writer and photographer. Her essay “Evidence of a Baker” was published in the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster in March 2006. Her stories have been published by Escape Pod Magazine, Aoife’s Kiss, Kaleidotrope, Bewildering Stories, Static Movement Magazine, EMG Magazine, HeavyGlow Magazine and in the first Podiobook anthology “Voices: New Media Fiction”. She is one of the founding members of 365tomorrows.com which produces a new piece of science fiction daily. J.R. has produced the covers to the Anthology “Voices: New Media Fiction” and the novels “Playing for Keeps”, “The Case of the Singing Sword” and “The Case of the Pitchers Pendant”. Her photography has been featured in SubLit Magazine and Flames Rising Magazine. J.R. is the Creative Director at Galileo Games and holds a Masters of Liberal Arts from the University of Pennsylvania. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, artist Jared Axelrod. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Pre-order your copy of The Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel from your favorite brick-and-mortar or online bookstore. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. Thanks for listening! Feel free to leave us a review on iTunes and share our work with a friend. | 5/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives: Volume 2 — The Promo | It dawned on us at the Ministry we were so excited in getting out to the world these exciting stories of adventure, mystery, and derring-do, that we forgot to produce a promo for the second season of the award-nominated Tales from the Archives. Submitted for your listening pleasure and for distribution to æthercasts worldwide. Thank you for your support in the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Pre-order your copy of The Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel from your favorite brick-and-mortar or online bookstore. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives, Volume 2 — Two | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: A Swan in Siam— written and read by P.J. Schnyder Fall, 1863 Phailin is not your typical personal guard to the King of Siam. This royal protector of secrets finds herself intrigued by a guest of the British Ambassador’s, the enigmatic John M. Alvey of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, and his quest for a swan possessing mythical powers… About the Author: PJ Schnyder is an author of paranormal and sci-fi romance, urban fantasy and steampunk. Born and raised in the North East, PJ spent her childhood pretending to study for the SATs by reading every fantasy and sci-fi novel she could borrow from the local and school libraries. She scored fairly high in the verbal portion. She was introduced to the wonderful world of romance a decade later by her best friend at an anime convention in Seattle. P.J. now watches the seasons go by with her big dogs and super stealthy ninja kitty, writing her stories and is very happy to have been able to share her Thai heritage with the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. Find out more about the author and her books at pjschnyder.com. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Pre-order your copy of The Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel from your favorite brick-and-mortar or online bookstore. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. Thanks for listening! Feel free to leave us a review on iTunes and share our work with a friend. | 4/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives, Volume 2 — One | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: Sins of the Father— written and narrated by Tee Morris Summer, 1888 Arthur Books welcomes home his son, Wellington, from the jungles and deserts of Africa. In his own manner, the invalid father bestows upon his heir all the pride and respect due to actions in the field. The returning war hero, though, has returned more than a decorated soldier in Her Majesty’s Army; and Arthur collects on an investment spanning across decades. Featuring Pip Ballantine as Lillian Books and House Liaison About the Author: Tee Morris began his writing career with his 2002 historical epic fantasy, MOREVI The Chronicles of Rafe & Askana. In 2005 Tee took MOREVI into the then-unknown podosphere, making his novel the first book podcast in its entirety. That experience led to the founding of Podiobooks.com and collaborating with Evo Terra and Chuck Tomasi on Podcasting for Dummies and its follow-up, Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies. He won acclaim and accolades for his cross-genre fantasy-detective Billibub Baddings Mysteries, the podcast of The Case of the Singing Sword winning him the 2008 Parsec Award for Best Audio Drama. Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel marked Tee’s return to fiction, and earned him the 2011 Airship Award for Best Steampunk Literature and honors on Goodreads’ 2011 Choice Award for Best Science Fiction. Tee can be heard on Tales from the Archives, Fit 2 Write, and The Shared Desk. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Pre-order your copy of The Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel from your favorite brick-and-mortar or online bookstore. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. Thanks for listening! Feel free to leave us a review on iTunes and share our work with a friend. | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives – Twelve | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: The Precarious Child — written and narrated by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris The street urchins that will one day be called the Ministry Seven, have a task from Agent Harrison Thorne. It seems simple enough, however their leader Miss Verity Fitzroy discovers that a surprise from her past is tangled up with this mysterious man which leads to a very precarious situation. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. Thanks for listening! Stay tuned for a final missive from the Archives, and the beginning of Volume 2 in early 2012. Feel free to leave us a review on iTunes and share our work with a friend. | 12/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives — A 2011 Christmas Special | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. Today, however, we offer this gift to you all. Thank you for your good tidings and wondrous support for our world of steam, gears, and cog. We hope you enjoy this holiday steampunk special. In this episode: In the Spirit of Christmas— written and narrated by Tee Morris (with additional characters and dialog written by Charles Dickens) It’s Christmas Eve, and Wellington and Eliza investigate an incredible haunting in the heart of London. What looks to be a job well done in the end quickly becomes a lump of coal in their stockings when their client takes some offense… Featuring Pip Ballantine as Eliza D. Braun and Tee Morris as Wellington Thornhill Books and Ebenezer Scrooge About the Author: Tee Morris began his writing career with his 2002 historical epic fantasy, MOREVI The Chronicles of Rafe & Askana. In 2005 Tee took MOREVI into the then-unknown podosphere, making his novel the first book podcast in its entirety. That experience led to the founding of Podiobooks.com and collaborating with Evo Terra and Chuck Tomasi on Podcasting for Dummies and its follow-up, Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies. He won acclaim and accolades for his cross-genre fantasy-detective Billibub Baddings Mysteries, the podcast of The Case of the Singing Sword winning him the 2008 Parsec Award for Best Audio Drama. Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel marks Tee’s return to fiction, and can be heard on both Tales from the Archives and his latest podcast project, The Shared Desk. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. Take advantage of our holiday special as Phoenix Rising is now available in digital form for 99¢. Find your preferred format from these links: Amazon Nook Kobo ibooks Thanks for listening! Feel free to leave us a review on iTunes and share our work with a friend. MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL OF US AT THE MINISTRY OF PECULIAR OCCURRENCES! | 12/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Concerning Airships and Awards… | When our journalists set out to write their first novel together, they were optimistic Phoenix Rising would perform well. What they did not expect is for their book, just six months after its release, to win the 2011 Airship Award for Best Steampunk Literature of the Year. The Airship Awards, honoring the finest in steampunk culture, was presented on October 14 in Seattle, Washington as part of SteamCon III. The 2011 Airship Awards Finalists for Best in Literature were: Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel by Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder (a winner of the P.K. Dick Award) Camera Obscura by Lavie Tidhar The Half Made World by Felix Gilman And the attendees of Steamcon chose The Ministry. Our journalists present to you this little vignette as a gesture of thanks and appreciation. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Our Journalists Appear on the Esteemed Adventures in SciFi Publishing | We are so very pleased that Shaun Farrell, the host of Adventures in SciFi Publishing, took time out of his most hurried of schedules (between hosting his award-nominated podcast, traveling across the North Americas, and adjusting to a new addition to his family) to sit down with our intrepid journalists for a chat over tea. And it was quite fortunate that Mr. Farrell’s auralstenographer was a bit dodgy at WorldCon in Reno, Nevada (pictured here, just before the Hugo Awards) as our journalists were able to supply him with a copy of Phoenix Rising. Now with steampunk first and foremost in his mind, Adventures in SciFi Publishing touched on the genre along with openly and candidly talking on tips and tricks in comedy, the Ministry’s genesis, our journalists’ voyage from podcasting to small press to that island of big 6 publishing, using 99-Penny Dreadfuls to promote their delightful yarn, The Shared Desk Podcast, and how sheep in New Zealand just don’t read like they used to. Ahem. Mr. Farrell also touches on a fascinating parallel between the outlook of the publishing world in light of the 99-Penny Dreadfuls success, and the wild optimism of the æthernet in 2005 when social media began to evolve. It is a most fascinating discussion. | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives — Eleven | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: From Paris, With Regret — written and narrated by Starla Huchton On assignment in the City of Light, Ministry agents Eliza D. Braun and Harrison Thorne chase down a murderer condemning descendants of a royal bloodline to a horrific death. Featuring Pip Ballantine as Eliza D. Braun and Tee Morris as Harrison Thorne and Gaston Migeon Read the post on the history surrounding this story by Starla Huchton About the Author: Starla Huchton, one of the new voices of podcasting, released her first novel, The Dreamer’s Thread, as a full cast production beginning in August 2009. Her first foray into podcasting went on to become a finalist for the 2010 Parsec Awards. Since her debut, Starla’s voice has happened in other podcasts including Weiner Blut, Gypsy Audio’s Stargazers, Tales of the Scorned Lady, and Erotica a la Carte. Her writing has also appeared in Erotica a la Carte podcast and the Farrago Anthology. Starla’s artistic endeavors continue into music as her dulcet tones have provided sweet crooning for various podcasts produced by Alex White, Koru Studios, and Imagine That Studios, as well as Second Life under her stage name, Phoebe Ann Theas. From beautiful Monterey, California, Starla pursues a degree in Graphic Design while gearing up for her next podcast project, Antigone’s Wrath. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. Thanks for listening! Feel free to leave us a review on iTunes and share our work with a friend. | 9/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The 99-Penny Dreadfuls Promo | Gentle readers hosting æthercasts within and beyond the Empire, we at the Archives are appealing to you to to consider our humble promo for placement in your production. We are doing what we can to spread the word of the Ministry’s movement into the digital press arena. Therefore, offered to you for your approval and syndication across the ætherwebs, the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences present the 99-Penny Dreadfuls promotional. If you do not recognize what the 99-Penny Dreadfuls are, they are our recent Tales from the Archives from authors you may have heard from our podcast. Miss Braun and I are now making these stories available for electronic readers at the cost of 99¢. “Cheap as chips,” as Miss Braun would say. In the future, our journalists will be releasing original and exclusive short stories set in the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences universe. Some tales will delve into the history of the Ministry, or even the agents themselves. Some — like “Darkest before the Darkwater” —may reveal hints of adventures yet to come. Whether it is an adventure featuring the Ministry Seven, a case file from our award-nominated podcast, or an exploit of the House of Usher, expect new stories from the Ministry for the mere tuppence of 99¢ a yarn! Please feel free to take this offered promotional and feature it on your own ætherblog or æthercast. And from all of us here at the Ministry, our eternal thanks. (There, Miss Braun, I have composed the blogpost as requested. Now, if you please, unchain my ankle from the Archives’ analytical engine.) | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives — Ten | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: Darkest before the Darkwater, written and narrated by Tee Morris A group of survivors from the airship Guy Fawkes find themselves washed ashore on an uncharted island. In their search for survival they uncover one mystery after another. Featuring Alyson Grauer as the voice of Althea Galway and “The Starting Grid” from The Gearheart, composed and performed by Alex White If you enjoyed this original short story, download it for your Kindle as one of the Ministry’s 99-Penny Dreadfuls! About the Author: Tee Morris began his writing career with his 2002 historical epic fantasy, MOREVI The Chronicles of Rafe & Askana. In 2005 Tee took MOREVI into the then-unknown podosphere, making his novel the first book podcast in its entirety. That experience led to the founding of Podiobooks.com and collaborating with Evo Terra and Chuck Tomasi on Podcasting for Dummies and its follow-up, Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies. He won acclaim and accolades for his cross-genre fantasy-detective Billibub Baddings Mysteries, the podcast of The Case of the Singing Sword winning him the 2008 Parsec Award for Best Audio Drama. Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel marks Tee’s return to fiction, and can be heard on both Tales from the Archives and his latest podcast project, The Shared Desk. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. Thanks for listening! Feel free to leave us a review on iTunes and share our work with a friend. | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Our Intrepid Journalists on Steampod 2.0 | With Chris Moody manning the helm, our Ministry journalists Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris are the subject of discussion on this episode of Steampod. This is Episode the Fifth for Steampod, although Steampod is hardly a new offering to the Ætherweb. Steampod has triumphantly returned from a brief hiatus, and now offers to its listeners original fiction and interviews with authors and artisans of the steampunk community. It is a renewed and refreshed version of a familiar face in podcast. Welcome to the new Steampod. | 7/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives — Nine | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. DISPATCH FROM THE MINISTRY: As the editors and writer of the original æthercast missed a rather important “detail in deities” we are releasing an amended audio file. To say we are sorry, we are releasing this episode with no break. Enjoy — with our apologies for earlier inconveniences — this Tale from the Archives in its entirety. (Special thanks to Sallie Goetch for her assistance in keeping the Archives accurate.) In this episode: The Shadows of Calcutta, written and narrated by Phil Rossi Agent Robert Smith, on return from a mission in Nepal, is diverted to India where he is charged to find a missing agent. Alex Tanner had been investigating a series of thefts and murders holding the Ministry’s attention, and now it falls on Agent Smith to find his missing comrade. About the Author: Phil Rossi—writer, a musician, and an embracer of new media—has a passion for story-telling matched only by the pleasure he derives from keeping his fans awake at night. Crescent, Rossi’s debut novel, was originally released as a podcast in 2007 and has since led listeners into dark, twisted nightmares under titles such as Eden, Harvey, and Notes from the Vault. When he’s not podcasting or writing, Phil is a professional singer-songwriter. His unique brand of Alternative Country and Rock and Roll is alive and well in the music stylings of Ditched by Kate, their debut album Stumble now available on iTunes. Phil lives outside of Washington, DC in Virginia with his wife, daughters, and menagerie of rescued animals. He believes the need for sleep is a myth. Steam train sound effects from Carr’s Locomotives. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. Thanks for listening! | 7/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Our Journalists Join the League of S.T.E.A.M. (for an interview) | How exciting! Our intrepid journalists find themselves in a spirited round table discussion with The League of S.T.E.A.M. concerning steampunk around the world. If you have never enjoyed the offerings of The League, you are doing yourself a disservice. These gentlemen and ladies are professional steampunks, producing light-hearted kinetoscopes for YouTube, making appearances at steampunk events far and wide, and even serving as artistic eyes for those eager to add a touch of Victorian technology into their own works. In this thirteenth episode of The STEAM Geeks Podcast, Pip and Tee sit down with members of The League… …and have far too much fun with these rag-a-muffins. Enjoy, and do leave a comment for them concerning this episode on their website. | 6/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Our Journalists Break Deadpan | Gentle readers, now that you have enjoyed Night’s Plutonian Shore in its entirety, meet the writer behind this imaginative tale of deering-do as he hosts our intrepid journalists on a discussion on Phoenix Rising, steampunk, and what’s on the horizon for them both. Jack Mangan’s Deadpan is one of the longest-running podcasts, having produced content of variety and uncommon humour since the infancy of podcasting. Jack Mangan, along with being a writer extraordinaire, features music, interviews, and irreverent looks at the world stage. Our journalists are hardly strangers on the Deadpan, and evidently Mr. Mangan does find it exceedingly difficult to maintain deadpan when they are together. Do leave Mr. Mangan a comment on his epic tale, Night’s Plutonian Shore; and have a listen as Tee and Pip enjoy a bit of fun within the æther. | 6/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives — Eight (Part 2) | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: Night’s Plutonian Shore, written and narrated by Jack Mangan We rejoin our epic tale across the America’s as Agent Bruce Campbell remains on the trail of Usher assassin, Mikael Scharnusser, who has fellow Ministry agent Brandon Hill captive. With a narrow window of time granted by the enigmatic agent of the States’ OSM agency, Bruce must rescue Agent Hill from this madman’s locomotive lair… About the Author: Jack Mangan is known by us (and those in the Deadpan community) as The Iron Man of Podcasting. Since 2005, Jack has been podcasting Jack Mangan’s Deadpan Podcast, a variety show that is heavy on the variety. He was also part of the podiobook vanguard on Podiobooks.com with Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair, a cyberpunk samurai’s tale. Jack’s short fiction has appeared in audio and in print in collections like The Amityville House of Pancakes and Podthology: The Pod Complex. This is Jack’s first steampunk work. [EDITOR'S NOTE: We sincerely hope it is not his last.] Steam train sound effects from Carr’s Locomotives. and Sound Dogs. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. Please share your thoughts on Tales from the Archives with a review on iTunes. Thanks for listening! | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives — Eight (Part One) | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: Night’s Plutonian Shore, written and narrated by Jack Mangan This epic tale opens in 1849 when a poet is murdered in the streets of Baltimore. The man behind the seemingly random murder manages to elude the law until — in 1889 — Agents Bruce Campbell and Brandon Hill track him down. The assassin, Mikael Scharnusser, gives the slip to the agents on revealing his “talent” and the madman’s intentions to bring down the House of Usher. About the Author: Jack Mangan is known by us (and those in the Deadpan community) as The Iron Man of Podcasting. Since 2005, Jack has been podcasting Jack Mangan’s Deadpan Podcast, a variety show that is heavy on the variety. He was also part of the podiobook vanguard on Podiobooks.com with Spherical Tomi: A Novel of Despair, a cyberpunk samurai’s tale. Jack’s short fiction has appeared in audio and in print in collections like The Amityville House of Pancakes and Podthology: The Pod Complex. This is Jack’s first steampunk work. [EDITOR'S NOTE: We sincerely hope it is not his last.] Steam train sound effects from Carr’s Locomotives. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. Part Two coming NEXT WEEK! Thanks for listening! | 6/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives – Seven (Part 2) | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: Hanuman’s Gift part two, written and narrated by Helen E. H. Madden After hearing Agent Harrison Thorne’s impossible tale of cursed monkeys and undead women Whitby must file away the physical evidence. However it just may be that Hanuman’s Gift was not totally left behind in India, and the Archives are not as boring and safe as he believes. About the Author: Helen E. H. Madden is a writer and graphic artist who quit her lucrative day job years ago to tell dirty stories for fun and profit. Her published works include Future Perfect: A Collection of Fantastic Erotica (published by Logical-Lust.com) and Demon By Day (published by Mojocastle Press). Her erotic stories have appeared in various anthologies, but lately Helen has been indulging her more sinister side with short stories like “Let Me Sleep” appearing in the “Chronicles of the Order” podcast. Helen also draws The Adventures of Cynical Woman, a web comic about life as a stay-at-home mom and erotica writer. When she’s not writing or drawing, Helen thinks about sex. A lot. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. Thanks for listening! | 6/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives – Seven | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. In this episode: Hanuman’s Gift, written and narrated by Helen E. H. Madden Deep in the Archives, Augustus Whitby toils through his duties in the Archives, dreaming up romantic stories far more plausible than the supposed “investigations” of the field agents. A story from Agent Harrison Thorne and an unassuming artifact from his recent case, however, proves much to Whitby’s chagrin that there are some truths that are far stranger than fiction. About the Author: Helen E. H. Madden is a writer and graphic artist who quit her lucrative day job years ago to tell dirty stories for fun and profit. Her published works include Future Perfect: A Collection of Fantastic Erotica (published by Logical-Lust.com) and Demon By Day (published by Mojocastle Press). Her erotic stories have appeared in various anthologies, but lately Helen has been indulging her more sinister side with short stories like “Let Me Sleep” appearing in the “Chronicles of the Order” podcast. Helen also draws The Adventures of Cynical Woman, a web comic about life as a stay-at-home mom and erotica writer. When she’s not writing or drawing, Helen thinks about sex. A lot. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. Thanks for listening! | 6/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tee and Pip touch the Monolith | Pip and Tee sit down and chat with Lejon about a variety of things, soldiering through their illness (which may or may not be consumption). Pip talks about her other project Geist, but then the two of them sit down and talk steampunk and the future of the Ministry. | 5/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Interview with the Back Seat Producers | Our dashing reporters Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris leap into the back seat with some old friends. The Back Seat Producers have hosted our intrepid duo before, but this time they get down to the nuts and bolts of steampunk and maybe learn a thing or two along the way. The boys have some issues with steampunk, but Ballantine and Morris hopefully can turn that around. | 5/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives — Six | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. Archivist to the Ministry, Eliza D Braun (recently and unwillingly reassigned to the Archives) and Wellington Thornhill Books (recently and unwillingly assigned Eliza D. Braun) have selected some cases they feel the public is ready for. And with this episode, we are back on track with our podcast schedule, but do expect the unexpected podcast or two as we attend The Steampunk World’s Fair on May 20-22 and Balticon May 27-30! We hope to see you there! In this episode: A Ruby in Rain, written and narrated by Grant Stone From the farthest edge of the Empire, New Zealand agents Lachlan King and Barry Ferguson are called to interview a recent arrival to Auckland’s prisons. An infamous gambler, according to the constable’s account, has turned himself into their custody, not for the safety of society but for his own. The Ministry steps in to uncover a man’s story of impressive luck, and more incredible vision. About the Author: Grant Stone’s fiction has appeared in Shimmer , Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine and Semaphore and is forthcoming in Strange Horizons and The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities. When not writing, he has been known to tinker in the engine room of the Hugo-winning podcast StarShipSofa and his fanzine, b0t . He lives in Auckland, New Zealand even though most of the opium and gambling dens are long gone. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Order Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, now available from online and bricks and mortar stores everywhere. Thanks for listening! | 5/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives – Five | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. Archivist to the Ministry, Eliza D Braun (recently and unwillingly reassigned to the Archives) and Wellington Thornhill Books (recently and unwillingly assigned Eliza D. Braun) have selected some cases they feel the public is ready for. In this episode: The Seven, written and narrated by PC Haring. Agent Brandon Hill is on assignment in South America, enjoying the local culture and women, when a mystery that could lead to El Dorado falls into his lap. Before the intrepid agent knows it, he is the jungle uncovering a plot but the devilish Illuminati. He will need all his monkey knife fighting skills to survive this one. About the Author: P.C. Haring made his debut as a writer and podcast novelist on 01/01/10 with Cybrosis. This Cyberpunk adventure met with a strongly favorable response that propelled it to number four on the Podiobooks.com top ten list when it was re-launched there that October. His audio fiction can also be heard in Scott Sigler’s “The Crypt: Book 1 — The Crew” and in Philippa Ballantine’s “Chronicles of the Order” anthology. Currently he is marketing Cybrosis to the publishing industry, working through edits and re-writes to the first installment of his upcoming Slipspace Trilogy, and writing the draft to the next project on his desk, tentatively titled ‘Hunter’ When he’s not writing and podcasting, P.C. Haring puts his Degree in Accounting and his MBA to good use as a staff accountant for a private company in suburban Chicago. He also works as both the Accountant and Interim publisher for Escape Artists Incorporated. There he helps to oversee the publication of Escape Pod, as well as it’s sister magazines Pseudopod and Pod Castle. You can find out more about P.C. Haring and his work at — www.pcharing.net www.cybrosisnovel.com www.escapeartists.net Voice talent in this episode Narrator — P.C. Haring Agent Brandon Hill — Brandon Hill Maria — Anne O’Connor The Courtier — Laura Post Illuminati Prisoner — Jack Mangan Illuminati Interrogator — P.G. Holyfield Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Order the upcoming Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novel, now available from all online and bricks and mortar stores. | 5/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Return of Tee Morris (with Pip keeping him in check) on The Dragon Page | Our scribe, Tee Morris, has made many friends over his years of æthercasts; and one such place was The Dragon Page. It is hardly an exaggeration that this particular production was more than “just another media contact” but a relationship that would influence his writings and his life in many positive ways. Through The Dragon Page, Mr. Morris would discover æthercasts, set off in producing his own, help establish the foundation for the Podiobooks.com website, and even pen alongside Evo Terra and Chuck Tomasi the tome, Podcasting for Dummies, regarded by many as the definitive how-to book on the subject. It has been some time since he has been on The Dragon Page, and now — thanks to our humble adventure — Mr. Morris returns to Draco Vista Studios. This time, however, Miss Pip Ballantine is present. Just to him away from particular vices. Have a listen, and remember that tomorrow our intrepid journalists will be apprearing at Bookworks, located on 101 West Beverley Street in beautiful downtown Staunton, Virginia, starting at 1pm. Come dressed in your steampunk best, and join them in a photo shoot immediately following the signing! And stay close to your æthernet conductor for more Tales from the Archives, coming next week. Cheers! | 5/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Interview on GRD Sweekly — Episode #116: A Room with a Crew | While at RavenCon 2011 in Richmond, Virginia, our journalists Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine sat down with the kind hosts of Geek Radio Daily. The Yanks over in the former Colonies also called this show “A Show of Many Tangents” as much giggling, moments of distraction, and lewd and lascivious beaviour ensured once master of the microphones, Billy Flynn, pressed the “Capture” button. Our scribes were also joined by the multi-talented Jett Micheyl of the Phoenix Rising book trailer who gave her own perspective on shooting our kinetorama in beautiful (and slightly snowy) Staunton, Virginia. While often silly and vibrantly out-of-control, this æthercast we at the Ministry present to you for your listening pleasure. | 4/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives — Four | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. Archivist to the Ministry, Eliza D Braun (recently and unwillingly reassigned to the Archives) and Wellington Thornhill Books (recently and unwillingly assigned Eliza D. Braun) have selected some cases they feel the public is ready for. In this episode: The Sun Never Sets, written and narrated by Val Griswold-Ford Agent Isaac Martin receives a note, imploring him to investigate the nearly completed clock tower at the Palace at Westminster. He and his partner, Agent Andrew Kensington, start looking into the construction and uncover unanswered questions concerning this new landmark’s creators. About the Author: When she’s not busily plundering ships for cargo, Valerie Griswold-Ford is a dark fantasy writer who dabbles in all sorts of things, from epic fantasy to horror to paranormal romance. Her first novel, Not Your Father’s Horseman, released by Dragon Moon Press, made ForeWord Magazine’s finalist list for the Best Fantasy novel of 2005 and started her popular Apocalypse Cycle. She has also published several short stories in anthologies and podthologies. including Philippa Ballantine’s Chronicles of the Order. Val is also an accomplished editor, having worked on two of Dragon Moon’s Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy series, the anthology Rum and Runestones, and currently working on Spells and Swashbucklers. Find out more about her works and her podcast of not Your Father’s Horseman at vg-ford.com. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Don’t forget to pre-order the upcoming Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novel, coming April 26th from all online and bricks and mortar stores. | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The podcast teardown with Tee and Pip | The Ministry is proud to bring you audiofiles from around the aetherwebs of our authors, Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris. The Ministry team is this time interviewed by John Mierau, but before then the time streams cross and a most extraordinary discussion occurs! | 4/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tee and Pip Geek out with Mainframe Pt2 | The Ministry is proud to bring you audiofiles from around the aetherwebs of our authors, Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris. Now they continue their delightful conversation with Mainframe. We hope you enjoy our little tete-a-tete, we certainly had a ripping time! | 4/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tee & Pip Geek out with Mainframe Pt1 | The Ministry is proud to bring you audiofiles from around the aetherwebs of our authors, Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris. Today they are talking to the delightful Mainframe about their past endeavours, Phoenix Rising, and being authors. Hilarity ensues, though the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences denies any responsibility for that. | 4/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives — Three | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. Archivist to the Ministry, Eliza D Braun (recently and unwillingly reassigned to the Archives) and Wellington Thornhill Books (recently and unwillingly assigned Eliza D. Braun) have selected some cases they feel the public is ready for. In this episode: The Astonishing Amulet of Amenartas, written and narrated by Nathan Lowell Agent Heathcliff Durham finds himself crisscrossing Africa, looking for an Amulet that could spell disaster for any who come near it. Battling blistering heat, starvation, wild animals, and despair, he is not comforted by the company of a rough and ready sort named Morrison. Soon Durham begins to suspect he may never return home—and to top it all off the tea has almost run out. About the Author: Nathan Lowell has been a writer for more than forty years, and first entered the literary world by podcasting his novels. His sci-fi series, Trader’s Tales from The Golden Age of the Solar Clipper, grew from his long time fascination with space opera and his own experiences shipboard in the United States Coast Guard. Dr. Nathan Lowell holds a Ph.D. in Educational Technology with specializations in Distance Education and Instructional Design. He also holds an M.A. in Educational Technology and a BS in Business Administration. He grew up on the south coast of Maine and is strongly rooted in the maritime heritage of the sea-farer. He served in the USCG from 1970 to 1975, seeing duty aboard a cutter on hurricane patrol in the North Atlantic and at a communications station in Kodiak, Alaska. He currently lives in the plains east of the Rocky Mountains with his wife and two daughters. He can be found online at nathanlowell.org Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Don’t forget to pre-order the upcoming Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novel, coming April 26th from all good online and bricks and mortar stores. | 4/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoSteampunk Book Trailer — The Official “Phoenix Rising” Teaser | Gentle readers and true believers in the fantastic and unknown, we at the Ministry have completed the official book trailer for Phoenix Rising, the first volume in The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series from Harper Voyager. These are dark days indeed in Victoria’s England. Londoners are vanishing, then reappearing, washing up as corpses on the banks of the Thames, drained of blood and bone. Yet the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences—the Crown’s clandestine organization whose bailiwick is the strange and unsettling—will not allow its agents to investigate. Fearless and exceedingly lovely Eliza D. Braun, however, with her bulletproof corset and a disturbing fondness for dynamite, refuses to let the matter rest . . . and she’s prepared to drag her timorous new partner, Wellington Books, along with her into the perilous fray. Phoenix Rising from Harper Voyager, will be available in bookstores everywhere on April 26, 2011. THE PLAYERS FEATURED IN THIS KINETORAMA Eliza D. Braun ………………………. Jett Micheyl Wellington Thornhill Books ….. Tee Morris Voiceover …………………………….. Martyn Darkly THE TALENTED SCIENTISTS OF KINETORAMATIC ARTS Director of Photography ……….. Linc Williams Line Producer and Set Scout …. Pat Jarrett Set Assistant ………………………. Pip Ballantine Set Assistant ………………………. Carmel Clavin Costumes & Props ………………. Jared Axelrod Mr. Morris’ Goggles ……………… Steampunkfunk Bizarre Music ………………………………… Alex White Special Thanks to Jennifer Williams, Sonic Boom and Terminator, and Bookworks of Staunton, VA Shot entirely on location in Staunton, Virginia | 4/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives — Two | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. Archivist to the Ministry, Eliza D Braun (recently and unwillingly reassigned to the Archives) and Wellington Thornhill Books (recently and unwillingly assigned Eliza D. Braun) have selected some cases they feel the public is ready for. In this episode: Dust on the Davenport, written and narrated by O.M. Grey Agent Simon R. Boswell, still considered the green agent of the Ministry, takes on his own a supposed haunting in Islington. Hauntings tend to be nothing too serious for agents specializing in the unexplained; but for Simon, this case supplies surprises of all kinds, around every corner… About the Author: O. M. Grey is rather camera shy and is a complete novice when it comes to modern technology. She prefers to live in the cobwebbed corners of her dark mind writing paranormal romance with a Steampunk twist. When she’s not writing, she’s reading or tending the garden or drinking a hot cup of tea. (Just two drops, please.) O.M. Grey’s Avalon Revisited is released by Blue Moose Press and available from Amazon.com (print and Kindle), Barnes and Noble (print and Nook), and the iBook Store. Find out more about the author at omgrey.wordpress.com. Featured Voice Talent (in order of appearance): Paul E. Cooley Tee Morris Philippa Ballantine Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Don’t forget to pre-order the upcoming Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novel, coming April 26th from all good online and bricks and mortar stores. | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives – One | The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would quite undo their minds. Archivist to the Ministry, Wellington Thornhill Books and Eliza D Braun (recently and unwillingly reassigned to the Archives) have selected some cases they feel the public is ready for. In this episode: The Evil that befell Sampson… It is revealed just how Miss Braun ended up being exiled from her native country, New Zealand, and working for the Ministry in its London Offices. It’s a tale of nefarious doings, stalwart ladies, and the sound of clockwork. Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White. Don’t forget to pre-order the upcoming Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novel, coming April 26th from all good online and bricks and mortar stores. | 3/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales from the Archives: The Promos | With the announcement of the podcast, we present the promos for Tales from the Archives. We offer here a full version (running time — 1:42) and an edited version (running time — 1:02) for your own use and syndication pleasure. Feel free to download, share, and place in your own podcasts! Episode 1 is currently in production, and we will endeavour to deliver this exciting adventure to you at all speed. | 2/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
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If history and prior experience are any guide, this will prove to be another marvelous piece of fiction. I have yet to listen to anything by Pip or Tee that was a wasted of time
Very entertaining
Entertaining steampunk tales- something I'm always fond of- and well done. I'm looking forward to hearing more about the world.
great idea
i love the concept of this podcast.
teasing lil tidbits of the world
so we get hooked and must have that book ^.^
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