The Books of Thoth – Details, episodes & analysis

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The Books of Thoth

Sam McDonald

Fiction

Frequency: 1 episode/93d. Total Eps: 7

The god of wisdom holds many books with his great library. Unfurl the papyrus, and breathe in the ancient scent. Come with us as we explore the stories contained within The Books of Thoth.

The Books of Thoth is an audio drama anthology podcast. You will explore tales of the past, the future, and even alternate realities. Every book in Thoth’s library has a story to tell. Let’s go find some, shall we?

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🇨🇦 Canada - scienceFiction
10/06/2026
#69
🇬🇧 Great Britain - scienceFiction
04/06/2026
#77
🇬🇧 Great Britain - scienceFiction
03/06/2026
#69
🇬🇧 Great Britain - scienceFiction
31/01/2026
#88

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It Was The Best Day Ever

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 • Duration 25:58

Citizen 123192-A lives in The PostState. It is a dark and grim dystopian society. A boot in the face forever. But he doesn’t let it get him down. In fact, Citizen 123192-A is about to tell us how much he loves life in the PostState. He’ll burn books, rat out his fellow Citizens to the authorities, and maybe even eat a ration bar or two. It’s sure to be the best day ever!

Written and produced by Sam McDonald

Transcript: https://thothtranscripts.carrd.co/

Jay Callan as The Statement Taker

Sam McDonald as Citizen 123192-A and Voice of FreeState

Karim Kronfli as Commander Robbie Eques

James Barnett as Officer 1 and General

Julie Hoverson as Officer 2, Propaganda Announcer, and 468.2-EK

Cameron Gergett as Homeless Man

Melissa Bowens as Homeless Child

Tiffany Perdue as Homeless Woman

Ed Haynes as 925.7-RX

Opening Music: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod

Closing Music: Off to Osaka by Kevin MacLeod

Additional Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Opening Narration provided by Geno Samuel

Series cover art created by Nadines Trollip

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Double Feature: Rituals & Teleporter

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 • Duration 15:22

A two-for-one episode! We start with a tragicomedy of errors. A gentle reminder to always perform your bedtime rituals. You never know when they might save your life. Next, we travel to a war-torn planet. A doctor must make a hard medical decision. Will she and her patient be killed in a massive storm? Or will they take their chances with the teleporter?

Hosted by Julie Hoverson

Listen to Julie’s audio drama 19 Nocturne Boulevard: http://www.19nocturneboulevard.net/

Rituals performed by Sam McDonald

Teleporter performed by Hannah Preisinger

Transcripts: https://thothtranscripts.carrd.co/

Intro music: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod

Intermission music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod

Closing music: Metamorphosis by Quincas Moreira

Additional music provided by CryoChamber from the album Vestigium

Opening narration provided by Geno Samuel

Series cover art created by Nadine Trollip

Starshot

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 • Duration 12:26

A fleet of alien space probes enter the night sky. But this is not our sky, and the probes are from Earth. A scientist from Alpha Centauri studies the probes aboard a space station. What will the scientist discover about their place in the universe?

Performed by Angela Yih

Listen to Angela’s audio drama Residents of Proserpina Park: https://residentsofproserpinapark.com/

Transcripts: https://thothtranscripts.carrd.co/

Intro music: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod

Ending music: Jellyfish in Space by Kevin MacLeod

Additional music provided by CryoChamber from the album Memory Alpha: https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/memory-alpha

Opening narration provided by Geno Samuel

Series cover art created by Nadine Trollip

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Trailer of Thoth

Friday, December 15, 2023 • Duration 01:34

The god of wisdom holds many scrolls with his great library. Unfurl the papyrus and breathe in its ancient scent. Chronicles of our world as it was, as it might be, and how it could have been. Come with us as we explore the stories within. The Books of Thoth is an audio drama anthology from Sam McDonald.

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Paleontology Conference

Saturday, November 11, 2023 • Duration 12:43

100 million years in the future. Humans are long extinct. Squids rule the Earth. They only know us from the fossils we leave behind. What will they make of us? What assumption will they draw?

Written and produced by Sam McDonald

Transcripts: https://thothtranscripts.carrd.co/

Marnie Warner as The Professor

Members of the audience: Amy Young, Faye Holliday, Juan Cruz III, Tiffany Perdue, and Melissa Bowens

Opening narration provided by Geno Samuel

Series cover art created by Nadine Trollip

Theme music: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod

Bell sounds provided by Freesound: https://freesound.org/people/burkay/sounds/80506/

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How the Aesir Learned the Mantras

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 • Duration 20:38

What if Buddhism, rather than Christianity, had become the dominant religion of Europe? Let’s us explore a folktale from such a world. A world where Buddhist temples in Scandinavia and Frankland also host images of gods such as Thor, Odin, and even Loki. We shall hear the story of a monk called Ketil, and how he helped spread Buddhism to Northern Europe. But more than that, he also drew the attention of the gods of Asgard themselves.

Written and produced by Sam McDonald

Scott R. McKinley as The Narrator

Patrick Heinzen as Thor

Sam McDonald as Ketil

Faye Holliday as Sif

Tim Stephenson as Odin

Juan Cruz III as Loki

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11_6WVs1Hpy9Cs_sCfnPZ_Dk801ZclqNHb49IA4ZVIIY/edit

Record Scratch provided by Freesound.org: https://freesound.org/people/luffy/sounds/3536/

Addtional sounds provided by Apple Loops, Epidemic Sounds, and Jason Steele

Opening and Closing Music: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod

Welcome to the Xenarium

Saturday, May 3, 2025 • Duration 27:18

Explore the wonders of the cosmic wilderness right here on Earth. You are about to take a trip to the Xenarium: an indoor alien zoo. The staff are friendly and very knowledgeable. Some of them are really out of this world. You will feed filterwings in the Skyhook Gallery. You’ll meet animals the feast on radiation in the Starship Gallery. And we can’t forget the adorable metamorph mana gliders. You’ll do all that, and a lot more, at the Xenarium.

Written and produced by Sam McDonald

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12VRLBXarzNwpeMLfZMyj18w_-4zCuSnXBBsnp4E0h0k/edit

Sam McDonald as the Narrator

Mattie Beaird as Admissions

Sue Gunter as Su-Say

Diana Chavez as Yih

Blake Bramley as Barlowe

Cole Maxwell as Percy

Opening Music: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod

Closing Music: Oasis by Melodysheep

Series Cover Art created by Nadine Trollip

Opening Narration performed by Geno Samuel

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