The Mechadova Engine – Details, episodes & analysis

Log's daily studies are suddenly interrupted.

Check out our Kickstarter!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lumioakes/the-mechadova-engine-steampunk-audio-drama

Cast:

Timothy Rafael as Log

Rhys Tirado as Tinker

Crew:

Written and produced by Lumi Oakes

Sensitivity Reading by Marisa Ewing-Moody

Beta-reading by Timothy Rafael, Maddie Girouard, and Sean Drabik

Dialogue editing and Sound Design by José Machado

Intro/outro music composed by Eyre

Cover art created by Rawlyx

Other music credits (in order of appearance):

'Elementary' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Static' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Winter Waltz' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'lonesome traveler -cinematic acoustic guitar' by HarumachiMusic - Pixabay

'Eidolon' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Transcript: https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/a5ba48c9-6d75-4d77-9c5c-c3a7fe269a52/draft/0633b14f-6611-469a-835a-21a8b73a8b6d

Website: https://mechadovapod.com/

Content Warnings: Sound of train harshly stopping at 8:45-8:50. Light cursing. Descriptions of looking down from high up (acrophobia)

Spoilers for The Final Problem and The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Mechadova Engine is a 15-episode scripted Queer Steampunk Audio Drama about the systems that isolate us, community, and how knowledge is preserved and retold. The story is told through a vibrant world of trains on railway tracks far above earth.

Crowdfunding on Kickstarter from February 18th!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lumioakes/the-mechadova-engine-steampunk-audio-drama

Featured (in order):

Timothy Rafael

Rhys Tirado

Kirai

Amelia Stephenson

Lumi Oakes

Written and produced by Lumi Oakes

Dialogue editing and Sound Design by José Machado

Music composed by Eyre

Cover art created by Rawlyx

Transcript: https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/542175a0-fd19-47c0-8fc0-3d09861cbe46/draft/1405dc81-2b41-4bac-989f-e4ce9439cb14

Website: https://mechadovapod.com/

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While our kickstarter is running, we figured we'd share some other shows we love!

DEADWOOD is a horror anthology podcast centered around an eldritch god along with several other stories featuring immortal entities and ghosts, both literal and metaphorical. Some stories are more standalone than others, but all focus on themes of grief, betrayal, familial love, hope, identity, survival, queerness, mental illness, and what it means to be different when the world dies around you.

It features excellent writing, and an incredible cast and crew, including Rhys Tirado, who plays Tinker in The Mechadova Engine. It is created by Saniyah Hill, a talented black and queer creator. If you're looking for some horror this February, give it a listen! Here is the full second episode: "Reopen".

Shownotes

The Pioneer is unleashed.

CW: Discussion of a deceased sibling, flesh burning, body horror, blood, manipulation, gore, possession, character death

Transcript: link here (all transcripts can be found on https://deadwoodpod.carrd.co/)

Cast

Rhys Tirado as Andie

Jalen Frisby as Demetrius

Cain as April

Pollux as Cain

Luce M. as Judith

Ko Laluna as Zeke

Daisy McNamara as The Pioneer

Crew

Created and written by: Saniyah Hill

Co-produced by: Makenna Fulgham

Co-writers & script editors: Madeleine Minks, Daniela Vega Labrador, J.E Berkowsky, and Meaghan McDonald

Latin: Meaghan McDonald

Audio editing by: Rhys Tirado

Music: “Static Wind Ambient Soundscape” by Dream Protocol on Pixabay

Cover art: Scinna

Find us on

Twitter: @Deadwood_pod

Instagram: @deadwood.pod

Tumblr: @deadwood-podcast

Bluesky: @deadwoodpodcast.bsky.social

Email: deadwoodpod@gmail.com

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While our kickstarter is running, we figured we'd share some other shows we love!

DUSTWALKER is a full-cast science-fantasy audio drama about learned love, lost (and found) family, and the fight to stay alive under an authoritarian regime. Featuring two transgender leads, their fragile father-daughter relationship, and their shared hatred of the Calarian Church. Kove, a teenage mercenary, and Arius, a deceptively powerful politician, form an uneasy alliance to bring down the leader of an authoritarian theocracy.

Dustwalker is a great new show currently releasing its first season wherever you get your podcasts. It features a diverse cast of characters, talented voice actors, and is created by Bren McQuillan. It is absolutely worth a listen!

Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts!

More information at: https://linktr.ee/dustwalkerpod

Music: The Mirror by Everything.

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While our kickstarter is running, we figured we'd share some other shows we love!

MERCY: A Queer Eldritch Western follows Wayne Sawyer, a grizzled jack-of-all-trades, who helps the folk of Mercy for a mere pittance. When he meets the bizarre and enigmatic academic, Doctor Daisy Gray, they are both thrust into dangers beyond human comprehension.

Strange Kind Studios never fails to deliver on quality. Sound design, writing, and acting comes together beautifully, and queer eldritch western is just about the best combination of words in the entire world, in my personal opinion.

Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts!

More information at: https://strangekindstudio.weebly.com

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fgwTM2zGBCG92i-uSx5sngwF2glJnlEe/edit

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While our kickstarter is running, we figured we'd share some other shows we love!

Apocalypse Radio is a short episodic audio drama about a person running a radio station in the zombie apocalypse while they wait for the military to evacuate them to the moon. The station runner (Mason) helps a caller (Will) to navigate to the nearest survivor camp before the evacuation happens, falling in love along the way. Season 1 of 3 is out now, and can be listened to on its own without the other seasons. Season 2 is out now. Season 3 is releasing now.

Apocalypse Radio is compelling micro-fiction with a lighthearted tone, exploring themes of loyalty, laughter, and love in the zombie apocalypse. This is their season 3 trailer. Please check out the show wherever you get your podcasts!

More information can be found at https://audicinal.info/apocalypse-radio/

Transcript: https://audicinal.info/apocalypse-radio/ar-s3-trailer/

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While our kickstarter is running, we figured we'd share some other shows we love!

Hamuel Burger and the American Dream is an absolutely hilarious show full of vibrant characters and a story that is extremely difficult to describe. This show never fails to baffle me and make me (Lumi Oakes) laugh, and it is absolutely worth a listen. In addition it features a few cast members you may recognize from this show!

Find Hamuel Burger and the American Dream wherever you get your podcasts!

You can also find more information on their tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/asbestos4president

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While our kickstarter is running, we figured we'd share some other shows we love!

Set in a future similar to our present, Vigil takes place in a world where superhero conglomerates have taken charge of the health and safety of the general population. The podcast starts when investigative journalist, Maria Kennedy, sets out to do a special report on the life and career of recently deceased support hero, Vigil. Maria gets more than what she bargained for when her investigation leads her to uncover some of the super heroic industry’s darkest secrets.

On a personal level, as Lumi, Vigil is another show I've personally loved listening to so far. I absolutely adore its initial in-universe framing device, and Vigil is an instantly likeable character you want to learn more about. It puts a unique spin on the superhero world, while playing with recognizable tropes I adore. In addition it has been created by the talented Adam Qutaishat, who you may encounter in The Mechadova Engine.

Shownotes:

Vigil Part 1: Lush Part 1 was directed, edited, and scored by Adam Qutaishat. It was written and performed by Hayley San Fillippo as Maria Kennedy, Adam Qutaishat as Vigil, Dennis Lewis as Urgent, and Cereyna Bouganeau as the Unnamed Hero, with Voice Over by Shayne Patrick. Marketing by Laila Sahir. 

Episode Transcript (May Contain Spoilers)

Vigil is a superhero, audio fiction thriller from Adam Qutaishat (Button Podcasts).

Subscribe on your feed to be the first to listen to Vigil, and learn more about the series and creators by checking out our website at vigilpod.com.

You can follow us on social media at buttonpods on Instagram and Facebook.

You can drop us a line at contact@vigilpod.com.

Show art by Marcus Beyer.

Videography by Shujan Marali.

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While our kickstarter is running, we figured we'd share some other shows we love!

Sidequesting is about Rion, a budding adventurer who’s willing to help out just about anyone, as long as they’re not being asked to deal with the scary wizard everyone keeps talking about. Each episode follows a new sidequest of Rion’s as they travel from town to town, meeting new people and doing new things. It pulls from classic tropes across fantasy stories, but subverts them. It’s a fun, light-hearted, and exciting adventure.

On a personal level, Sidequesting is one of the most comforting podcasts that I, Lumi Oakes, have ever listened to. It is incredibly sweet, and captures a particular nostalgic feeling that I rarely experience. I absolutely recommend it if you're looking for some comforting fantasy, with wonderful characters and a vibrant world.

You can listen to episodes of Sidequesting in any order. This is episode 11, Honor Among Thieves, where Rion gets a crash course in heisting.

Transcript Link: https://sidequestingtranscripts.carrd.co/#ep11

Episode Link: https://sidequestingpod.com/#ep11

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