http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net Predestination and Other Games of Chance Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:44:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep15.mp3[/podcast]Download Subscribe Tonight we see what happens to Cassy when she follow Doug Reeves into the church, and then we go Nineveh where Joss hosts the first annual Phalanx Poker Tournament, with contestants and spectators from throughout the colonies. What could possibly go wrong? Kitty Nic'Iaian, co-producer of Predestination and ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/12/predestination-episode-15/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/gift_of_magi_updated.mp3[/podcast] A classic Christmas story, short and sweet, slightly revised and performed by members of Casa Sawyer. May your holiday be filled with warmth and delight. http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/12/bonus-episode-the-gift-of-the-magi/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/sexuality_in_antithesis.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe This is an excerpt from the feedback show I did with Chris Lester for The Metamor City Podcast. Alcohol, chocolate, and Kitty Nic'Iaian conspire with Chris and I to answer one of Chris's emails from a heterosexual female listener who complained that her orientation was not being well ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/12/bonus-content-sexuality-in-antithesis/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/religion_in_antithesis.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe This is a rabbit trail that Chris Lester and I went down at the end of recording Dealing In, Episode 3. It's about 25 mins long and pretty heady, so I decided to break it off so you can take it in smaller chunks. It followed right ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/12/bonus-content-religion-in-antithesis/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/dealing_in_3.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe Chris Lester, who plays Rison on Antithesis and is the author/producer of the Metamor City Podcast, joins Kitty Nic'Iaian and myself for drinks and carousing as we go through the feedback you've all sent in since last week. This one's a must listen. Mentioned at length is the unparalleled ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/12/dealing-in-episode-3-feedback-show/ You've successfully found the blog for my podcast novel Predestination and Other Games of Chance. It's a science fiction espionage thriller, which means that you can expect intrigue, suspense, conspiracy, violence, sex, blackmail, organized crime, politicians, defectors, and tradecraft all wrapped in a character-driven story. This is a full-cast, ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/12/welcome-sigler-junkies/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep14.mp3[/podcast]Download Subscribe What makes the Lunar colony work? The docks, that's what. And tonight, that's where we're going, following Cassy on her investigation of the enigma that is Scott Walters and trying to piece together the clues to what's really going on inside her own organization. It's a ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/12/predestination-episode-14/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep13.5.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe The new feedback episode is live - and all of you guys rock. A fun time inside, along with TWO contest announcements for your chances to win free Antithesis swag. Take a listen! Also, for those of you interested in my photos from Steam Powered (a.k.a. Steamcon), click ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/12/dealing-in-episode-2-feedback-show/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep13.mp3[/podcast]Download Subscribe This week, we follow Jim to the commune of the Children of Light, while Ali makes a decision about the future of the business. It's a long one this week - 40 minutes - I hope it makes up for my protracted absence due to post-convention illness. ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/11/predestination-episode-13/ I've been gone a while, and I'm afraid I'll be gone another few days at least.  Seems that I caught a really nasty flu at SteamCon that not only laid me flat for a week, but it has completely robbed me of my voice, thus rendering me unable to podcast.  ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/11/been-a-long-time-gone/ This is Kitty NicIaian dropping in to let you know that episode 13 will be slightly delayed as Dan came down with strep throat right after the convention. His voice is far too gone to record the last bit of the episode, and he keeps falling asleep when he ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/11/predestination-episode-13-delaye/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep12.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe This week, we delve deeper into the mystery of Senator Shelley's relationship with the resistance movement and then skip across the solar system to Mars, where we find the Hartmans...or what's left of them. I'm going to be at Steamcon, sitting on two panels and waxing eloquent about Victorian Sci&Tech ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/10/predestination-episode-12/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep11.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe This week, we learn what is going on between Cassy Orinthal and diva dancer Brittany Hydra. We also finally learn what Doug Reeves is up to, and what it might mean for the other characters. I'm going to be at Steamcon, sitting on two panels and waxing eloquent about ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/10/predestination-episode-11/ A good friend of mine just lost her father to brain cancer, and I have to take some time out from my production schedule to offer a friendly shoulder.  I'll have the episode up on Saturday, instead of today.  Please pardon the delay. http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/10/predestination-episode-11-delayed/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep10.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe This week, we meet the Lunar dancer Brittany Hydra, and we finally get to see what's underneath Cassy Orinthal's skin. I'm going to be at Steamcon, sitting on two panels and waxing eloquent about Victorian Sci&Tech and Multimedia Production. Phillipa Ballantine, author of the sumptuous Chasing The Bard brings us the ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/10/predestination-episode-10/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep09.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe This week, Jim discovers an unexpected welcome on Mars, while Joss comes into a piece of information he's been searching for that could change everything -- if, that is, he can trust the courier. Don't forget about the meet&greet on October 4th! If you're in the SF Bay Area, ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/10/predestination-episode-9/ We're finally bringing the site up to speed, but it's going to be a little bumpy around here as we tweak for optimal viewing conditions.  Please excuse the mess, and enjoy the new artwork at left :-) http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/10/site-construction/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep08.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe The last of the late episodes for a while, I trust.  Here we find the aftermath of the mugging in the restroom, and we finally catch up with Ali and Jim. Robin Hathaway again steals the show, but Nathan Lowell gives her a good run for her money.  The host ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/09/predestination-episode-8/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep07.5.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe Here we go, ladies and germs, the first feedback episode.  You guys are awesome - even as I was prepping this to post more feedback rolled in, so I've got some for the next one already.  Please keep it coming! http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/09/predestination-episode-7-feedback/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep07.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe Late again. The extra recording time to get ahead is taking its toll, but I'm getting some more help behind the mic here, so all is not lost. This week's episode is very violent and upsetting - no kidding. If you're a Sigler fan, you'll feel right at ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/09/predestination-episode-7/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep06.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe Are you doing anything on October 4th? If not, and you're in the SF Bay Area, come to Jupiter's in Berkeley, on Shattuck near University, for a meet and greet with myself, Chris Lester, and Seth Harwood. It's going to be a fun evening, and I'll have ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/09/predestination-episode-6/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep05.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe Okay, I know, it's late again. I'm really trying to get ahead on these and they keep kicking my ass, as real life bears down on top of me. Hopefully, next week will actually be on time. This week, we find out what happens to Joss ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/08/predestination-episode-5/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep04.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe Tonight, after a bit of a delay, we wrap up Part 1 of Predestination. What happens at the poker game between Joss and Ali? Will Jim and Ali take him down, or will he manage to escape with his skin? More importantly, who really is the ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/08/predestination-episode-4/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/ep4_delay.mp3[/podcast] Episode four has been delayed - my lame excuse (well, actually it's quite an honest excuse) is in the mp3. http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/08/lame-excuse/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/predestination_promo2.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe Well, now that the series is well underway, it's time for a new promo. Any of you listening, please put this on your feed. Siva will fail to destroy you if you do ;-) This promo features Joss Kyle, and is the first of a series of character-based ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/08/predestination-promo-2/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep03.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe Here we go, boys and girls, with episode 3!  Will Joss give into his conscience, or will he save his hide and get off the station as soon as possible?  What's really going on with Jim and Ali?  And what else is going on in the world that might ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/08/predestination-episode-3/ Fixed after a cock-up with the new podcasting system. Sorry for the delay, guys! [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep02.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe The second episode of the Antithesis series is now live, and the adventures of Joss Kyle, Alyssa Hartman, Jim Hartman, and Alex Hart continue. They're joined this week by two new characters, each of ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/08/predestination-episode-2-fixed/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep02.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe The second episode of the Antithesis series is now live, and the adventures of Joss Kyle, Alyssa Hartman, Jim Hartman, and Alex Hart continue. They're joined this week by two new characters, each of whom seem to dislike their job and have definite ideas about how the world ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/08/predestination-episode-2/ You've stumbled upon the blog for the Antithesis series - currently the host of the podcast of the first book in that series, Predestination and Other Games of Chance. Right now things are a bit spartan - please don't mind the look. We're putting the finishing touches on ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/08/dont-mind-the-dust/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/sculptgod.jdsawyer.net/podpress_trac/web/14/0/predestination_promo.mp3[/podcast] Here is the first promo for the Antithesis series - please post it on your feed and circulate it widely. Invite EVERYONE into the Antithesis universe! It isn't whether you win or lose, it's how you rig the game. http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/08/predestination-promo-1/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/sculptgod.jdsawyer.net/podpress_trac/web/16/0/sg_ep8_the_man_in_the_rain.mp3[/podcast] [Download][Subscribe] Want a preview of what happened to Joss Kyle before he walked on to Space Station Sidon? Here you are. This is an episode of my short story series Sculpting God, written specifically for the launch of Predestination. Dark, violent, moody, and set in the Amazon jungle ... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/08/prequel-the-man-in-the-rain/ [podcast]http://media.blubrry.com/antithesis1/www.jdsawyer.net/wp-content/uploads/antithesis1_ep01.mp3[/podcast] [Download][Subscribe] You've read about the Antithesis series and have waited patiently. So now, I give you the debut of Predestination and Other Games of Chance, along with a promo to put on your own feeds. Please distribute widely... http://antithesis.jdsawyer.net/2008/08/predestination-episode-1/