100.8 Focksden Lockdown Boogie

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🗓️ 30 December 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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100.8 Focksden Lockdown Boogie

Paul Huntsman finds himself far from home as the world’s end draws near. In a series of blog posts, he chronicles humanity’s final days, its swift descent into madness — and, at last, its redemption.

Written by Chris Hobson (https://chrishobsonauthor.com/)

Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)

Produced by Chidozie Uzochukwu (www.x.com/studio55audios)

With music by Tim Kulig (https://timkulig.com/)

And North Without End (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/north-without-end/)

And Kosta T (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kosta_T/)

And Ketsa (https://ketsa.uk/)

And Andrew kn (https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/)

And Spheriá (https://www.facebook.com/spheriamusic)

And Silicon Transmitter (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Silicon_Transmitter/)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)

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0:00.0	These aren't the stories your mother told you.
0:03.0	No, these are the other stories.
0:07.0	Today's episode of The Other Stories is
0:17.0	Foxton Lockdown Boogie, written by Chris Hobson and narrated by Justin Fife.
0:24.6	Views from a comet lockdown, Day 6, March 14th, 2027.
0:31.6	Hi there, I'm starting a blog. The title says it all. Views from a comet lockdown. I'm sorry it's not a more creative title, but I'm all out of creativity at the moment.
0:42.3	Anyway, it hardly matters what I call it. No one will ever read this.
0:48.3	It's just a way of putting down my thoughts, so I don't go crazy.
0:52.3	My wife is stretched to her breaking points, so dumping my worries on her is out, and the cell
0:59.0	networks are jammed, so we haven't spoken to family in weeks.
1:03.5	So, I sit here typing.
1:06.9	Mercifully, the internet still works.
1:09.7	If I can steal time away for myself, this blog will serve as my refuge for the next few weeks, or at least as long as the lights stay on.
1:17.6	If you've read this far, you'll want to know that my name's Paul Huntsman. Three weeks ago, my family and I traveled to England from the States, for business mainly, but also to do some sightseeing.
1:30.3	We were about to start our holiday when the news first broke.
1:35.3	And ever since then, we've been marooned in this wonderful, beautiful, doomed country.
1:41.3	It seems strange to say it, but we'll likely never see our home again. Everything holds
1:49.9	a tinge of unreality. It feels like I'm watching my life play out on an old reel-to-reel projector.
1:57.3	But the fact is, as things stand now, two comets will soon come smashing into the earth.
2:04.4	And there's not a damn thing anyone can do about it.
2:12.8	Views from a comet lockdown day 8, March 16th, 27.
2:19.0	After rereading my first post, I realize it's a little light on details.
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