Sorry, all.... it's just not working out right now.  As much as I miss podcasting, I'm not willing to fire up a solo show right now.  They  aren't as much fun.  I've also taken on Audio Post and a few other responsibilities with my church.  Anyway, I'm blogging fairly actively over at http://www.brianandpamela.com and I really encourage you to visit. 

I will be back in the podisphere sometime, just don't know when.  Again, check out http://www.brianandpamela.com.

The reason this is so late is that it's so late.   Make sense?  Basically, I had plans to just take a week off in August and come back with a season ender. 

Then the next week came and I just couldn't work myself up to it, because at that point I really felt like there would be no more City of Stories, and I didn't really want to say "good bye."  I could write a long post about why the 'cast didn't work out, but really, I'm probably the only one who cares.  FWIW, I'm actually on a hiatus from the game as well.

Now for the good news.  Mint Condition Studios is not going away, and I'm going back to podcasting.  You heard me talk about wanting to get beyond the CoX only world of City of Stories, as it was limiting the podcast and me personally.  Additionally, it was a lot of work to produce a solo show once a week.  So this week we're recording the pilot for a show I'm producing and co-hosting, a new podcast called theScrape which will be a news scan and personality podcast.  Think somewhere between Diggnation, Wingin It and TWiT.  The pilot for that show will hopefully go out on this feed in the next week or so, and hopefully I'll have a website at "theScrape.com" soon.

The fact that the show will be all ours (no NCSoft/Cryptic IP to worry about) also means that we can market it and accept sponsors and/or other compensations if we need to to make up for the long hours we'll be working on it.   Stories always had to walk that fine line waiting for a Cease and Desist from the IP nazis. 

Alright, so there it is.  Thanks for your patience, sorry I wasn't able to explain sooner and I hope you enjoy theScrape as much as you enjoyed City of Stories.  In fact I hope you enjoy it more, tell all your friends, and help us build the audience to levels we only dreamed of with Stories. 

There will be no CoS this week.  Tune in next week for our season finale!

Warning!  The commentary for this weeks show includes belching and the phrase "di*k jokes".  I'm still trying to figure out if that raises or lowers the level of the podcast.

Yes, that's right kiddies, it's City of Stories time again, and I'm a lazy bum.  Instead of putting together a new story, we're reaching back to Issue 4 for one of my favorites, Occam's Razor by Plasma Stream.  Also this week we've got Pez with the Newswire and my review of Talledega Nights: the Legend of Ricky Bobby.  It's this last segment that contains the aforementioned belching and other things.  Please note that I'm not MAKING "di*k jokes", rather I'm discussing the USE of said jokes in the movie.

You'll understand when you hear it.  Clickity clickity click, boys and girls! 

0:15 Intro PsychoPez

0:30 Opening, did you know it's August?

1:25 Occam's Razor by Plasma Stream

13:45 Newswire - So long, Cuppa!

15:50 Thanks Plas, Pez and Cuppa

16:20 Still looking for feedback and intros

16:45 email is cityofstories@gmail.com

16:50 http://www.randomchatter.com

17:45 Mint reviews Talledega Nights

28:12 Ding

Crom-a crom-a crom-a crom-a-chamelion, baby!  We're back from our unexpected absence with a brand new orange car, two weeks of newswire, bumpers by Jim Tyrell and the opening to the awesome "I, Crom" by our very own ASCENDANT! 

 

It's crazy hot, so grab a lemonade, iced tea or diet coke and sit a spell.  City of Stories is back in action.

 

0:15 Intro OmniVolt

0:40 Missed a week, whoops

1:10 Buying a new car

2:00 I'm a sucker for 5 speed hatchbacks - And this one's orange

3:20 The other reason there was no show last week

3:40 Stories in the queue aren't� something

4:15 How can you help

4:20 Opening up the fiction classes Not just CoX based

4:40 Make up your own universe

5:30 Without content, it's just me talking, and none of us wants that

5:50 This week: Ascendant

6:40 Turn the dial just past sanity

6:55 Bumper - Resolve by Jim Tyrell ( http://jimtyrell.net )

7:20 I, Crom - Ascendant

27:35 Newswire - PsychoPez

28:10 Bonus prestige!

28:30 Positron explains the top issues the devs are working on

29:00 PvP Debt proposal explained

29:50 Base restructuring

31:25 E3 changes

32:15 Thomas Foss Warcry interview - Could the 5th column be coming back? ( http://coh.warcry.com )

32:40 Salvage bug work around

33:15 Performance increase suggestions from the Devs ()

34:00 Thanks to Jim Tyrell for the bumper, Omnivolt for the intro, PsychoPez for the newswires and Big A for I, Crom

35:51 DING

I'm not getting a full show out this week.  If I get some extra time tomorrow, I'll try to get Pez's newswire and a quick update out.

Here's what's going on.  My car died and I'm in the middle of a cruch time at work.  So I've been working in the mornings, spending the afternoon car hunting and back to work at night. 

So I bought a new car, and things should settle down soon. 

Mint

This weeks show is a little experiment.  The monologue is upfront.  This week I'll give you a look at the state of superhero genre and spec fic (Speculative Fiction) TV this summer as well as a peek at this fall's new NBC powers-drama Heroes.  We've also got a great story from Rick Jones, newswire from PsychoPez a really hot intro from Crimson Genie and a great song from 4th Floor.  What are you waiting for?  Hit the link already!

 

0:05 Intro - Crimson Genie

0:30 Opening

0:50 Almost had a problem

1:30 You're glad I found something

1:50 Different format this week

2:40 Opening up the show a little - Want to contribute?

3:00 looking for contributors

4:00 TV Update - Heroes

6:00 the 4400

6:50 Surface

7:30 Blade the Series

7:55 "Action Porn" defined

8:50 Kyle XY

9:50 Eureka

10:40 Story - Dancing With Myself - Rick Jones

21:15 A Story of Life - 4th Floor

27:50 Newswire - Psychopez (Extra XP, Fire Tanks, Doms, and Unyeilding)

31:00 Closing

 

Sorry everyone, the first mix of Issue 21 had some problems.  Somehow the audio levels got wonked at the beginning of the story.  It's fixed now, sorry about that.  If you got the bad one, you can redownload the show.

Hey everyone.  It's Tuesday, and that means another City of Stories issue.  This week, it's less talk, more content!  We've got PsychoPez with the news, CuppaJo with the intro, a great little story by PhoenixHawk called "Unsure" and a wonderful little song called Save Me Now from Casey Desmond. 

 

All that and just a little bit of me prattling on in this weeks Issue of City of Stories! 

 

0:15 Intro - Cuppa Jo

0:25 Opening

0:45 Worldcup

1:05 Rugby

1:40 Newswire

2:20 "Fix" to mayhem missions pulled

2:40 Third CoH Novel on hold

3:15 "Born in Battle" Accolade requirements lowered

4:05 Unsure - by PhoenixHawk

15:55 Save Me Now - Casey Desmond (http://www.caseydesmond.com courtesy http://music.podshow.com)

19:00 Closing

19:45 http://www.cohwritersguild.com

20:00 running low on intros, send em in!

22:02 Ding

'Sup, ya'll!  It's July 4th and time for another City of Stories! Sorry it's a few hours late, I guess I got busy blowing things up.  Anyway, a Doberman story from Palaquinn and an Independence day song from Jesta!  What more can you ask for? Well, we're glad you asked!  If you act not, we'll throw in listener comments on last weeks show and an act of contrition for being a heartless jerk!  But only for a limited time…

Alright… enough!  Here's Minty:

 

0:05 Intro - Shinsektor & Vangelus

0:30 Opening - really bad spanish

0:55 Fer real, yo.

1:10 Those wacky North Koreans

1:25 Y'all are awesome

1:55 A little fun at the Brits expense… 

2:20 I'll shut up now…

2:50 Mad Dog Barking - Doberman by Palaquin

19:25 Hello from Jesta

19:45 Independence Day - Jesta

24:20 Closing

25:00 Thanks for your support

25:20 Comment from PsychoPez

26:25 Comment from PhoenixHawk - Including my third person defense of TKD

29:45 I've been a heartless jerk

30:00 Here's how my selection process works

34:00 How to guarantee (just about) getting on CoS

34:39 Still waiting for Dr. Suese

36:36 Ding