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Escape Pod 764: In the Absence of Instructions to the Contrary

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Escape Artists Foundation

Science Fiction, Fiction, Drama

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Author : Frank Wu Narrator : Roderick Aust Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story originally appeared in Analog Magazine in November 2016. It won the AnLab Award for short story. In the Absence of Instructions to the Contrary By Frank Wu Karl 3478 sprawled on the beach, […]

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bookseller. Escape, in the absence of instructions to the contrary by Frank Rue. Oh, Hi there and welcome to a skate pod. I'm your host and co-editor Mer Lafferty.

1:34.3

Today we bring you in the absence of instructions to the contrary by Frank Wu.

1:39.9

Frank Wu is a trans-dimensional interspacespace being, living physically near Boston with his wife Brianna the

1:45.3

Magnificent, but regularly projecting his mind across time and space to commune with dinosaurs,

1:50.6

octopuses, and numerous energy beings.

1:53.6

Visualizations and written accounts of these journeys can be found in analog,

1:57.2

amazing stories, realms of fantasy,

1:59.4

Frank Wu.com, and the radiation-hardened memory bunkers of planet Gorseplax.

2:05.0

It's narrated for us by Roderick Ost.

2:08.0

He started his journey and voice work in the US Air Force,

2:11.0

where he was a popular military broadcaster for the American Forces Network in Europe.

2:16.0

During the five years he served his country, he wrote, edited, and voiced several radio commercials,

2:21.1

news reports, and television segments.

2:23.0

After that, he came home to Houston, Texas and continued to work in many areas of radio, TV, film, and stage.

2:30.0

He has performed in plays across Houston, voiced characters, and also directed several old

2:35.2

radio plays for I-R-Lonestar.com.

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