Gallery of Curiosities

Mechanical by Liam Hogan

Tonight, a young chess whiz is recruited to play a most curious role.  This story  was previously published by WItty Bard Publishing, in a Steampunk anthology, "Of Airships and Automatons". 
 
Author Liam Hogan is a London based writer and host of the award winning monthly literary event, Liars' League.
He was a finalist in Sci-Fest LA's Roswell Award 2015 (losing out to "Grandma's sex robot") and has had work published at DailyScienceFiction and in Sci-Phi Journal.  Find him online at http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.uk/   Twitter: @LiamJHogan
Narrator Jema Hewitt is a designer and performer living and working among the beautiful hills of Derbyshire UK with a menagerie of small fluffy friends.
As her steampunk alter ego Emilly Ladybird she has also written several craft books and regularly lectures on costume in the UK and the US.
You can enjoy her work at www.patreon.com/jema and www.facebook.com/emillyladybird
Theme song: Ashes Ashes by DeVM (congratulations on the new album!)
Ogoode's chorus: Walking Along by Kevin MacLeod
Story music is in the public domain.
 

A Red One Cannot See by Barbara A. Barnett & The Swineherd by Diego Reymondez

Tonight, it's a fabulous furry double feature, featuring animals acting like humans, humans acting like animals, and maybe, just maybe, exactly what you think it's going to be. 
Author Barbara A. Barnett is a writer, musician, orchestra librarian, Odyssey Writing Workshop alum, coffee addict, wine lover, and all-around geek. Her short fiction has appeared in publications such as Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Shimmer, Daily Science Fiction, and Flash Fiction Online. Barbara lurks about the Philadelphia area and can be found online at babarnett.com.
Narrator Tepic Harlequin is an urchin who lives in the city of New Babbage, he is eight, going on ancient.
Author Diego Reymondez has made an appearance in Cleaver Magazine and has a forthcoming publication in Inwood, Indiana. Recently he’s left the states and is now in Spain working as an explorer in his food forest. When the crickets come out (or the mid-afternoon heat) and planting gets difficult, he writes.   
Narrator Byron is a disembodied voice living in a genuine reproduction Ming Dynasty vase in the foyer of the Gallery. You’ll notice it on your way out, there by the door.
 

The Recondite Riddle of the Rose Rogue by Dawn Vogel

Tonight, clever urchins solve a mystery in a greenhouse that is growing the most curious of flowers. With driving season is just around the corner, we'd thought it was time to publish some stories you can listen along with the kids on your next epic family roadtrip!
 
Author Dawn Vogel has been published as a short fiction author and a fiction and non-fiction editor. In her alleged spare time, she runs a craft business, helps edit Mad Scientist Journal, and tries to find time to write. She lives in Seattle with her husband and their herd of cats.
Narrator Sarah Heiner, active in Second Life under the pseudonym of Bookworm, assisted in the editing of two of the three 'Tales from New Babbage' volumes, and has stories published in all three.  She lives in the fly-over land of Minnesota, with more books than she knows what to do with.
Music:
Frost Waltz (Alternate), Air Prelude, Comfortable Mystery, Satin Danger, Icicles Melting by Kevin MacLeod from Incompetech.com and FreePD.com
Osgoode's Chorus: Walking Around by Kevin MacLeod
Theme Song: Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore Machina
Released under a Creative Commons International 4.0 noncommercial attribution no-derivatives license. Share widely, but don’t sell it, change it, or make a transcript.

Hypatia and her Sisters by Amy Griswold

Tonight, a steampunk tale of a clever inventress and what she made, and the governess she hired to train it. Elizabeth Chatsworth narrates. 
This story was first published in the DAUGHTERS OF FRANKENSTEIN: LESBIAN MAD SCIENTISTS anthology in July 2015
Theme song by Deus ex Vapore Machina
Other music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Full show notes at gallerycurious.com

Pet Shop by Gary Buller

Tonight, we visit a pet shop with its own collection of curiosities in the back room. Vic Mullin narrates. 
Author Gary Buller is an author from Manchester England where he lives with his long suffering partner Lisa, his daughter Holly and dog Chico. He grew up in the Peak District where the hauntingly beautiful landscapes inspired him to write. He is a huge fan of all things macabre and loves a tale with a twist.
Narrator Vic Mullin is a 40 year old scotsman who is usually surrounded in a cloud of vapour from constant ecig useage.  He is generally found spending his time editing YouTube videos or lazing around in New Babbage pretending to build something.
Music: A Minor Jazz, Singing Bowl Soundscape, by Brett van Donsel. Gregorian Chant by Kevin MacLeod
Osgoode's Chorus: Walking Along by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Theme Song: Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore Machina

Wreck on the Highway by Jake Walters & River and Sea by Nathan Susnik

Osgoode has survived 2016 and celebrates with two new stories to send out the old year and usher in the new. For full show notes visit http://GalleryCurious.com

The 2016 Christmas Broadcast from New Babbage

Once a year we go back to the old format for the traditional Christmas Broadcast from New Babbage. Music box pieces by Canolli CapaliniThe Naughty Child by Beryl Strifeclaw and Tepic Harlequin, read by Tepic Harlequin.Boiler Elf Don't Stare At Me written and performed by MacKnight Culdesac.The Christmas Gremlin written and performed by Loki Eliot.Other music by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Production Engineer – Kevin FrostWant to give us a present? Leave a review on iTunes or whatever platform through which you get your downloads.For full show notes visit http://gallerycurious.com

Vintage Clubbing Double Feature

Let's go clubbing!
And Evening At The Club as told by Dr. Horatio Boyle by Kate Philbrick. John Longenbaugh narrates. 
If You Were A Dinah Shore, My Love by Lou Antonelli. Byron narrates. 

The Ape That Would Not Die! by Megan R. Engelhardt

The classic big game expedition to darkest Africa with a holiday twist. What could possibly go wrong? 
Quite a lot, actually. 
Richard Elen of Radio Riel narrates. 
Full show notes at gallerycurious.com

The Boyproof Watch by John Longenbaugh

A clockwork tale for all ages featuring a mechanical theater, and a meddling child who leaves his mark. John Longenbaugh reads. #steampunkJohn Longenbaugh is a Seattle-based writer and playwright, and the creator of the Steampunk adventure serial BRASS, which is available as an audio drama, a series of stage plays and a short film. For more on John go to johnlongenbaugh.com, and for more on BRASS go to Battlegroundproductions.org.Theme song – Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaOsgoode's Chorus by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Story Music by Podington Bear.The carollers have requested not to be identified and we agree. Production Engineer – Kevin FrostDon’t forget that we have a Patreon campaign. For as little as a dollar or two a month you’ll be able to preview cover art, listen to the stories as they come in as well as the outtakes and flubs that end up on the cutting room floor, and chat with the staff. Our goal is to be able to buy stories at SFWA pro rates. It won’t happen overnight, but with some help from our friends and listeners, we will get there.For full show notes visit http://gallerycurious.com