Author: Geoff Micks
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Turn the Tape Over & Discuss Young Love: The Tape Recorder Trilogy – S1E10
(~1650 BCE · Crete, the Aegean, and the Eastern Mediterranean) The Narrator tells of the fateful flight of Icarus, son of Daedalus, brother of Iapyx, and spurned suitor of Ariadne. It bears little resemblance to what Greek myth-makers would conjure up in centuries still to come. Based on Chapter 10 of Beginning by Geoff…
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A Family of Inventors: The Tape Recorder Trilogy – S1E09
(~1650 BCE · Crete, the Aegean, and the Eastern Mediterranean) The Narrator tells of the early days of his friendship with Daedalus and his sons Icarus and Iapyx, who are not as the myths remember them. Based on Chapter 9 of Beginning by Geoff Micks. Please note: The ending is a deliberate editing choice, not an…
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Season One Bonus Episode: The Tape Recorder Trilogy
Hello again, everyone! My name is Geoff Micks, and as this week’s episode is both the shortest and also the halfway mark of Season One, I thought it might be a good idea to do a short bonus episode talking about the state of the podcast, a little about me, some content on how this…
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Where Did I Get This Thing?: The Tape Recorder Trilogy – S1E08
(2015 CE · Northern India) The Narrator explains how he came to purchase a tape recorder. Based on Chapter 8 of Beginning by Geoff Micks. For more, visit my podcast website and personal website. Follow me on Bluesky. Follow me on Substack. Join my Facebook page. Support me on Patreon. Credits: Voice Acting – Geoff Micks Editing…
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For My Next Trick? A Pension: The Tape Recorder Trilogy – S1E07
(~2580 BCE · Egypt & the Southeastern Mediterranean) The Narrator helps his friend deliver the first magician’s performance remembered to this day. Based on Chapter 8 of Beginning by Geoff Micks. For more information about Dedi and his performance, here’s a link to a Wikipedia article about him. To see an adaptation of the swapping heads…
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Painted Priests and the Magician: The Tape Recorder Trilogy – S1E06
(~2600 BCE · The Aegean & the Eastern Mediterranean) The Narrator saves a prodigy from an angry mob and begins a lifelong friendship. Based on Chapter 6 of Beginning by Geoff Micks (Sourced from https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/cycladic-figures. Marble female figure, ca. 2500–2400/2300 BCE. Early Cycladic II. Marble, 5 3/8 × 21 1/8 in. (13.6 × 53.7 cm).…
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The Kind Lie: The Tape Recorder Trilogy – S1E05
(~3000 – ~2700 BCE · Central Europe, the Adriatic, & the Aegean) The Narrator finds a way to support the family he needs to abandon before they find out he is immortal. In doing so, he finds a new way of living that will take him on adventures for many centuries still to come. Based…
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Stories of Stones: The Tape Recorder Trilogy – S1E04
(Date Unknown to ~3000 BCE · Western Europe & Parts Unknown) The Narrator talks about Mesolithic and Neolithic Europe, and how getting the gods involved in one’s love life can be a frustrating thing in the long run. Based on Chapter 4 of Beginning by Geoff Micks For more, visit my podcast website and personal website. Follow…
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My Father and My Wife: The Tape Recorder Trilogy – S1E03
(Date Unknown · Southern Wales) The Narrator talks about his first wife, his father, and how the ending of their story was —unbeknownst to him— only the very start of his own. Based on Chapter 3 of Beginning by Geoff Micks For more, visit my podcast website and personal website. Follow me on Bluesky. Follow me on Substack.…
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The Augur and the Chief: The Tape Recorder Trilogy – S1E02
(Date Unknown · Southern Wales) The Narrator talks about his first life, and how he and his people lived when the world was young and cold. Based on Chapter 2 of Beginning by Geoff Micks For more, visit my podcast website and personal website. Follow me on Bluesky. Join my Facebook page. Support me on Patreon. Credits: Voice Acting – Geoff Micks…