3.00.5 Juniper Liu's Reporter Notebook

The Strange Case of Starship Iris

Procyon Podcast Network

Science Fiction, Performing Arts, Arts, Fiction

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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A sketch of life in San Ramos, a surprising development, and the prologue to the third and final season of Starship Iris. This episode was made possible by our generous patrons. To support the show, visit www.patreon.com/starshipiris Please be advised this episode contains discussion of war and discussion of living in a place being bombed by a government. A transcript is available at: https://www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/post/starship-iris-3-00-5-juniper-liu-s-reporter-notebook This episode features— Rae Tay as Juniper Liu LW Salinas as Madge Angelique Lazarus as Dr. Robinson Maia Harlap as Glim Cindy Chu as Violet Liu Bri LeFever as Krejjh Lauren Kong as Myrna Liu Ella Whomersley as ELLA Written by Jessica Best Isidro Carvalho was the wheelchair sensitivity reader for this episode Production coordinator Eleanor Hyde Sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner Directed by Newton Schottelkotte The closing credits music is “Rocket Science” by Amber Devereux of Tin Can Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6	Okay, let's begin with a sunrise. It's dawn in San Ramos. I know you can't see it, but hang on.
0:44.3	Six months ago, when the regime bombed the shit out of the city for the first time,
0:48.3	a lot of people left in a hurry. The ones who couldn't make arrangements for their pets,
0:53.3	sometimes set them loose. What
0:55.4	you're hearing now are the birds in Isler Park, the ones who made it. Parrots, cockatiels,
1:01.7	there's a family peacocks in here somewhere. I've heard people talk about trying to catch them and
1:06.7	place them back in houses, but it's too late. They found a niche out here, and anyway, they
1:12.1	wouldn't be safer on private property. This is their normal. This is what normal sounds like now
1:18.4	some of the time. Here, I'll give you some clean audio.
1:26.7	Hyper, Kestrel, you wanted a face on daily life in San Ramos?
1:31.3	I'll do what I can.
1:32.3	I've got my brand new, shoulder-mounted, voice-activated mic, thanks again.
1:37.3	So, let's go do some journalism.
1:41.3	Even when roads are made passable, conserving fuel is the name of the game for essential vehicles only.
1:50.0	Road maintenance, emergency transport to one of the many temporary hospitals now dotting the city,
1:57.0	or people who, for several reasons, aren't currently up to the task of walking,
2:03.6	biking, or wheelchering to their destination.
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