12 episodes
Second Star to the Left Second Star to the Left
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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Scout-explorer Gwen Hartley has five years to explore and prepare her planet for settlement. With no aid but her robots and the anxious voice of her long-distance scout-minder Bell Summers in her ear, she's hoping to be ready for anything.
Starring Ishani Kanetkar and Jorin Baas. Created by Aysha Farah and E. Jade Lomax. Directed by Rachel Kellum.
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Cast and Crew Q&A
Come hang out with the SSTTL cast and crew as we answer fan questions and chat! Episode includes writers Aysha U Farah and E Jade Lomax, actors Ishani Kanetkar, Jorin Baas, and Matthew Zahnzinger, and director/editor Rachel Kellum.
Want to see more of the stories we create? Come find us on twitter (E Jade @ejadelomax, Aysha @ayshaufarah, Ishani @ishanikanetkar, Rachel @geniusface90, Jorin @caseJackal, Matthew @MatthewOfBoston) or on tumblr (E Jade @ink-splotch, Ishani @thevoicefromthestars, Rachel @geniusface).
Check out Jorin's music here (https://hiimcase.bandcamp.com/). Check out the demo for Aysha's upcoming visual novel THE SKY LEFT US (https://the-sky-left-us-a-visual-novel.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders). Check out EJL's novels and interactive fiction (https://ejadelomax.com/) -
10: And Straight On Til Morning
The End.
Read the transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dXWXBl_HdRf83n-tzxVRtvEPVX5f9L69/view?usp=sharing
Sound credits:
"beep pager.wav" by AGFX https://freesound.org/s/20440/
"birdie" by Metzik https://freesound.org/s/387540/
"Rocket Launch" by primeval_polypod https://freesound.org/s/158894/
"Tui, Cicadas, Quarry (1)" by Mings https://freesound.org/s/386950/
"V-start" by raelwissdorf https://freesound.org/s/99970/ -
9: Last Night on Euphoria Station
A settlement officer arrives on Euphoria Station.
Guest starring Aysha Farah and Jonny Sims.
Read the transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gMsbStdfOu1gzAMloSxYuso_RpwlIuMj/view?usp=sharing
Sound Credits:
Cold Breeze Ambience.wav by SiyaMahlobo https://freesound.org/s/492807/
Desert at Night by kangaroovindaloo https://freesound.org/s/138288/ -
8: A Bad Deal
A conference call.
Special guest stars: Matthew Zahnzinger, Jonny Sims, Aysha Farah
Read the transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HTToLDhJvuv0bMpif59MK-aq2uxw_vUz/view?usp=sharing
credits:
"birdie" by Metzik https://freesound.org/s/387540/
"door" by tlwmdbt https://freesound.org/s/165862/
"Tui, Cicadas, Quarry, 3" by mings https://freesound.org/s/386952/ -
7: The Voice From the Sky
Gwen and Bell consider the aftermath.
Read the transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nG608rlezd3JT8Q_42134olXHrhpUA_a/view?usp=sharing
Sound credits:
"birdie" by Metzik https://freesound.org/s/387540/"Bobcat moving pallets etc Part 1 080320.wav" by Boiling Sand https://freesound.org/s/50662/"Lying on bed" by avakas https://freesound.org/s/172365/"underwater ambience" by akemov https://freesound.org/s/255597/"Underwater_HullCreaking.mp3" by ohnobones https://freesound.org/s/412766/o"Dewdrop Fantasy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -
6: Fire and Water
Gwen and Bell struggle to keep Gwen safe when wildfires strike near her home base.
Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AM0U8QyCZZu7DJAaiuo7KBDsDUrixkqb/view?usp=sharing
sound credits
"Bobcat moving pallets etc Part 1 080320.wav" by Boiling Sand https://freesound.org/s/50662/
"Metal Shaking" by qubodup https://freesound.org/s/216745/"Rare soud! Khivus-6 (Хивус-6) hovercraft airscrew starting" by Walking.With.Microphones https://freesound.org/s/556063/"rushing river in the woods" by CastleofSamples https://freesound.org/s/145394/"SFX_Car_emergency_brake.wav" by bbjvr04 https://freesound.org/s/268899/
"winding spring" by baryy https://freesound.org/s/163404/
Customer Reviews
Love this!
I absolutely adore this podcast. It’s extremely well-written and the characters and story are intriguing. Definitely recommend giving it a listen!
14/10, would (and will) listen to again
Was looking for a new podcast to fall in love with after struggling to get through the first couple eps of a different show and I kept seeing SSthL on various lists of highly recommended audio dramas.
Started listening to it last night and from the very first second I knew I was hooked. I accidentally ended up binging the entire thing in one night and honestly?? No regrets. This is one of my new favourite podcasts and 100% one I’m going to be recommending all the time.
I’m in love with all the characters, the voice acting, the dialogue, literally anything you could think of. I’m so glad I found this absolute gem, it should definitely not be missed.
Plus, it was nice to listen to a fiction podcast with some completely casual, actually good nonbinary rep?? It felt really nice, god I love this podcast.
Anyway, please take this as your sign to go and listen to this /immediately/, you won’t be disappointed.
The highlight of my 2021!!!
Just one of the most emotionally engaging narrative podcasts I’ve listened to in a while. The way the relationship develops between the two main characters, plus the humour and banter hit the sweet spot for me. Also the pacing of the narrative was well done, where we got to know the characters first and I was so invested in them that by the time the plot really hits, just overall so freakin good! So glad I discovered this podcast and well done to the cast and creators for this amazing work!!