Category: Episodes

Elon Musk And The End Of The World

Published 2 May 2022

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How one billionaire sparked mass hysteria and what this means for writers.

You may have heard rumors of the sky falling and humanity torpedoing to its demise. Not from a rogue nation stockpiling weapons of mass destruction or from a solar flare threatening to reduce us to the stone age, but from one eccentric billionaire Elon Musk.

In the children’s story, Chicken Little, mass hysteria was at its peak. Little was convinced of the immediate apocalypse so he made it his mission to scream it from the rooftops.

Mass hysteria is a virus, it spreads its pestilence through social media and turns us into ravenous wolves.

What is the “unforgivable sin” of Elon Musk?

Free speech.

He wants everyone to share their views without the threat of being cancelled. He feels a thriving democracy is an exchange of ideas.

For writers this should be good news. It’s vital to listen and read opposing views, this is how we grow and become better earthlings.

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How To Eliminate Half Of Your Audience

How To Eliminate Half Of Your Audience

Published 25 April 2022

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There’s some creators who make it a habit to alienate half of their audience, what are they thinking?

Off Season

Isn’t strange when your favorite writer, celeb or podcaster goes out of their way to attack half of their potential audience. In today’s world everything is political down to a comedy sketch to your favorite ice-cream. If you’re not all the way left or right of the political spectrum there are pundits forcing you to pick a side, and not just joining the club but going to war against the other camp. Even on Twitter bios the line is clear, you’re either with me or against me.

Like sheep, many of us believe the mass media, stick to our own kind and cast an evil eye on outsiders. We as earthlings need to rise above the pigeonhole and stop alienating each other.

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Late Take On The Will Slap (Bonus Ep)

Late Take On The Will Slap (Bonus Ep)

Published 18 April 2022

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I was nominated for the best black Canadian sci-fi original anthology series podcast, however my moment in the sun was overcast by the slap heard around the world.

As I continue to write season 5 please enjoy this bonus episode about the Academy awards and baby Yoda. Below is a list of six life lessons from Yoda. Also, please tell a friend or a complete stranger about the show but don’t be pushy, you don’t want a blackeye.

(Off Season)

1. Impossible to see the future

2. Size Does Not Matter

3. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose

4. Fear leads to anger

5. You must unlearn what you have learned

6. There is no try

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Suzy And The Enforcer

Suzy And The Enforcer

Published 11 April 2022

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The mission was simple, follow the list and take out the targets. He obeyed orders without hesitation until he met The Suzy.

Season 4 Finale, Episode 14

A stable government Is the antidote for chaos. Human rights violation and tyranny is the result of unethical leadership.

Poverty stricken nations are not due to a lack of food or resources it stems from the elite. They devise schemes to stay in power and maximize their wealth at the expense of the citizens.

Human life is reduced to numbers on a spreadsheet or objects on a board they could move around.

In this story earthlings survived a nuclear war. Governments have fallen but a new one has risen to maintain peace. Their idea of peace is to force people to comply with their rules.

A stable government must have a healthy democracy where the citizens can speak their minds. We should be able to hold our leaders accountable and to make sure they’re living up to their promises.

In this story the ruling class is shielded from accountability and scrutiny. If one dares to challenge the authority their name will appear on the kill list.

Bullies need to be put in their place or they’ll continue stealing our lunch money or stuffing us in the lockers.

An unethical government is worse than a highschool bully for they could control every facet of our lives.

This story is written by Dark Samaritan you can follow him on Twitter @Samaritandark

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Credits are read by Shawntay from CTAmarketing.biz

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Life Replica Part 2

Life Replica Part 2

Published 4 April 2022

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My wife continues the story of how I died and how I came to life. I’m still trying to adjust to this body, while she’s trying to overcome her guilt.

Season 4, Episode 13

The best way to cope with your inevitable demise is not to hide from it. Earthlings occupy their mind by binging on Netflix, working extra hours, taking endless selfies or getting lost in pop culture. We love distractions.

Hollywood feeds us with endless possibilities and like the hungry hungry Hippo we guzzle it down. In our mind there’s no room for the thought of death, there’s more sexy things to think about.

Our brain is a glorious mansion of many rooms. If we’re bored in one we can turn the key and enter another. Death is the room located somewhere in the basement with cobwebs over the locks and chains. We seldom visit it and do our best not to think of it.

To have a rich, meaningful and spiritual life we need to acknowledge death. What helps me is prayer, reading scriptures and writing stories.

What helps you?

This episode was narrated by Tiffany C Lewis, she’s an author and business owner of Rebel Lit. Special thanks to Alex from Time For Your Hobby Podcast who played the scientist. If you find this episode worthy to share please do so on Twitter and tag @poeticearthling.

Credits were read by Shawntay from ctamarketing.biz

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Destroyer Of Worlds

Destroyer Of Worlds

Published 28 March 2022

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I am Atom, the building block of the universe. I have been spliced and placed into a warhead. You can’t stop me, you can’t ignore me. This is my story before the world burns.

Season 4, Episode 12

They said World War 1 was supposed to be the war to end all wars. After 40 million people died in over 30 nations between 1914 and 1918 you would think earthlings learned their lesson.Unfortunately one global war wasn’t enough to satisfy man’s hunger.So they polished their tanks and planes, counted their missiles and tried again in 1939.

About twice as many died in the sequel, credit goes to advanced tanks, submarines, Jet fighters and of course the nuclear bomb. I’m not a pacifist if thugs were trying to break into my home to hurt my family you bet I will fight. But I would not go out of my way to burn down their relatives’ homes.

In 1945 the first nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Japan. Thousands of ordinary citizens didn’t see it coming. A second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. They said if it wasn’t for the bombs the war would stretch on, they even said the bombs saved lives. It’s hard for me to believe that, but you may have a different opinion.

If you find this episode worthy to share please do so on Twitter and tag @poeticearthling. Credits are read by Shawntay from CTAmarketing.biz

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Boy Band Conspiracy

Boy Band Conspiracy

Published 21 March 2022

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What if I told you that the biggest news events are never told, that the government is keeping you fat, amused and entertained. What your about to hear is what the government doesn’t want you to hear. Are you ready to hear the truth?

Season 4, episode 11

Despite the title of this episode I don’t believe in most conspiracy theories.These theories rely on pattern recognition and coincidences. You can move letters backwards, replace some with greek letters and spell the mark of the beast.

You can analyze a politician’s hand gestures and conclude he’s a white supremacist.

Our minds instinctually look for patterns that’s how we make sense of the world but our innate pattern recognition could result in false conclusions. Recently I was listening to a Twitter Space all about conspiracies. It was ridiculous and fascinating. The one thing I believe is that the government is trying to distract us.

Some say the boy band craze a few years ago was a calculated attempt to divert our attention elsewhere. These groups were cleverly stitched together and made to appeal to a wide demographic. This is just a theory, I’m not telling you to believe it.

What I do believe is that entertainment could be a distraction. How many cat videos can we watch, how much Hollywood gossip can we consume before we throw up? Perhaps the government wants to keep us fat and happy so they can get away with murder.

If you find this episode worthy to share please do so on Twitter and tag @poeticearthling. Credits are read by Shawntay from CTAmarketing.biz

Special Appearance in this episode by Emily Inkpen

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Under The Dandelions

Under The Dandelions

Published 14 March 2022

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You try to move but you can’t feel your arms and legs. You try to scream but they can’t hear you. And then you hear a voice, is it an angel or your tortured conscience?

Season 4, Episode 10

Everyday that you live your building a legacy, every moral decision will live on and affect the ones you love even the ones you don’t.

They may not make a statue out of you or name a school after you but you will leave a legacy.

My wife said something profound the other day, “one of these children that I’m working with may grow up to be a serial killer.”

Not the most pleasant thought but She’s a childcare worker she sees their strengths and weaknesses. She’s been in the field for over 20 years.

Hopefully She’s wrong however these children will turn into adults and leave a stain or a blessing on humanity.

The person in this story had it all: he was living the dream, with a fancy position, adorable son and a trophy wife. Outwardly he was a success.

Most of us get caught up on the exterior, we look at someone’s accomplishments and check all the boxes. We make little statues of them in our hearts.

The interior is often neglected, seldom do we ponder on their contentment. We assume that accomplishments equals contentment while these little gods may be drowning in sorrow.

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Credits are read by Shawntay from CTAmarketing.biz

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Special appearance by Timothy Kimo Brien

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Wisdom From A Spider

Wisdom From A Spider

Published 10 March 2022

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How can a spider change your life?

Season 4, Episode 9 (micro episode)

Also, some professional podcasters listened to my show and gave me some advice. They said I need to introduce myself and give you the listener a snippet of my credentials in order to prove my authority in the field.

It would be arrogant of me to go against the Jedi Council so here goes something.

I’m York Campbell, an author and writer of over 400 stories.I’m also a former British Intelligence officer.

I Climbed mount Everest three times and won the spelling Bee competition at the tender age of seven.I have sleep Apnea, eat gluten-free foods and was a backup dancer for Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation Tour.

I wrote rap songs in the 80’s 90s, shipwrecked off the coast of Maui, and earned brownie points for helping old ladies cross the street.

I’m fluent in over 5 languages but due to a mental relapse I could only speak one.

I’m originally from Jamaica, moved to Canada, abducted by aliens and sent back to Canada to record true stories of extraterrestrial life.

Hopefully that helped.

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Please listen and follow Beta Reader Bits, the new podcast from Tiffany C Lewis.

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