S3 E1: Birthday Surprise
The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian: Science Fiction for Kids
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4.5 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2017
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
We're back for another season! In this week's episode, we introduce the central mystery of the season, and wonder what's up with Abigail's new robot!
The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian is a sci-fi story podcast for kids. Many thanks to Mark Greenberg of the Mayfair Workshop for his theme music. Other music is by Visager, used via Creative Commons.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Prime Members! Listen to the alien adventures of Finn Caspian, early and ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the app today! |
| 0:15.0 | Hi and welcome to the alien adventures of Finn Caspian! |
| 0:19.0 | I'm Jonathan Messinger and with me as always is my Boone Companion, BeeBop, RoboMogo, Wanatron. Say hi to everybody, BeeBop. |
| 0:28.0 | Hi everybody! |
| 0:31.0 | It's good to see you. |
| 0:33.0 | And good to see you too, Jonathan. |
| 0:36.0 | What's that in your hands, BeeBop? |
| 0:39.0 | This is the speaking stone, Jonathan. |
| 0:44.0 | A speaking stone? I've never heard of that before. |
| 0:47.0 | Well, whoever has the speaking stone is allowed to speak and speak uninterrupted. |
| 0:55.0 | Okay, that's never really been a problem for you. |
| 0:58.0 | Think of it as a safe space to speak our truth. |
| 1:05.0 | Okay, what's your truth, BeeBop? |
| 1:08.0 | Jonathan, this is an intervention. |
| 1:11.0 | You, my friend, have a problem. |
| 1:15.0 | I do? Well, I mean, of course I do. I have lots of problems, but what problem are you talking about? |
| 1:21.0 | For the last two seasons, you have started the story in the exact same way, asking listeners to imagine a telescope and then looking through it. |
| 1:34.0 | Right, sure. I remember. |
| 1:37.0 | Well, I think you have a problem, Jonathan. |
| 1:39.0 | I think that you are relying on that as a crutch, and I think you should drop that crutch and break free. |
| 1:46.0 | Well, it's a storytelling technique, BeeBop. It's called a callback. |
| 1:50.0 | You reference things that happened earlier in the audience finds it familiar. |
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