Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast · DJ Burnham

Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Episode 36: 32B

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DJ Burnham's new story 32B, written during lockdown, reveals a lone voice piecing together events at Moonbase.

The episode begins with a standard welcome to Ad Astral, a podcast dedicated to DJ Burnham's short science fiction stories. The host immediately promotes listener engagement by asking for recommendations to grow the audience. Instructions are given for subscribing through iTunes and other platforms, with the website adastralpodcast.com provided for more information. Listeners are directed to the Ad Astral Science Fiction Podcast Facebook page to like, comment, and discuss individual episodes in dedicated boxes. A casual remark about episodes arriving in pairs leads into the introduction of story 32B. This story was written during the COVID-19 lockdown in January 2021 while the author was at home in Brighton. It is noted as the first time 32B has been published anywhere. Special thanks are given to Anand, an old friend, for checking the space science elements in the story. The premise is revealed: a lone voice pieces together recent events at Moonbase in Jenny Eye. The episode fits into the podcast's broader description of exploring outer and inner space through strange worlds, alien cultures, weird experiments, future dystopias, mysterious lifeforms, quantum reality, and themes of life and death. The format is a solo narration by the host, with no guests or interviews present. Recurring themes include isolation, scientific accuracy, and speculative fiction. Key moments include the promotional calls to action, the background on the story's creation, and the setup of the narrative mystery. The tone is educational and narrative, blending practical information with storytelling. The episode serves as both a content delivery and a community-building effort for the podcast.

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