Deflective, this one was so much lighter and so much more fun than the others, that I didn't even think about it having the same theme. It just came at it from such a different angle.
aye, this is much more upbeat (except for the sad state of the sioux, maybe it was just the local band that had dissipated?)
i understand that editors from the other ea podcasts have been pitching in to help out escape pod and it's been interesting to see the effects of those different influences. we've seen the reader take a larger role with both their performance & effects; this intense concentration on a single theme feels a lot like podcastle.
all of this might just be a short term change (i'm still very interested to see how escape pod will settle) this is just an early request not to go with intentional themes since somebody that finds a theme unappealing has their whole month shot. but, if themes are the way things are going, a high powered Alasdair5000 outro (maybe episode?) comparing & contrasting would go a long way to make it interesting. the intentional reintroduction of the neanderthals vs the accidental infestation of elvii, biological vs mechanical constructs, christian religion vs crow spiritualism, comparison to Frankenstein & older myths. there's no lack of material.