Best of Pseudopod 2012 READER Nominations!

[Bdoomed]

Hey! It's the favorite companion to our favorite time of year!  Nominate your favorite three readers (with honorable mentions, etc) for the past year!  And once again, Fenrix has been awesome and provided this list for your convenience (and mine).

263 The Republic of the Southern Cross read by Eric Luke
264 A Study In Flesh And Mind read by Philippa Ballantine
265 Biba Jibun read by Kara Grace
266 This Is Now read by Steve Anderson
267 Mentor read by Mark E. Phair
268 Let There Be Darkness read by Christiana Ellis
269 The Burning Servant read by Stephanie Morris
270 A Revelation of Cormorants read by Ian Stuart
271 Flash On The Borderlands X - Demonica
     Dog read by Eve Upton
     Annotations read by Melissa Bugaj
     The Drowner read by Cian MacMahon
272 The Dark And What It Said read by Graeme Dunlop
273 The Crucifixion of the Outcast read by Wilson Fowlie
274 The God Complex read by Rashida Smith
275 Wailing Well read by David Moore
276 Our Drunken Tjeng read by Laurice White
277 The Orchard of Hanging Trees read by Jonathan Sullivan
278 The Prophet’s Daughters read by Tina Connolly
279 Gingerbread And Ashes read by Pete Milan
280 The Meat Forest read by Corson Bremer
281 The Women Who Watch read by Pete Milan
282 Flash On The Borderlands XI - Fearful Fashions
     A Mother of Monsters read by B.J. Harrison
     10 Darlings and an Handbag read by Marguerite Kenner
     Forbidden Feast at the Armageddon Cafe read by Kane Lynch
283 Dust Bunny read by Big Anklevich
284 She Said read by Christopher Reynaga
285 Kill Screen read by Josh Roseman
286 The Bee Charmer of Beckett Falls read by George Cleveland and Julie Hoverson
287 Final Girl Theory read by John Meagher
288 The White Dog read by Tanja Milojevic
289 The Rainbow Serpent read by Daniel Foley
290 The American Dead read by Roberto Suarez
291 Lizardfoot read by John Bell
292 Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You read by Dave Robison
293 Flash On The Borderlands XII - (Black) Arts & (Dead) Letters
     Dancing read by Heather Welliver
     Lost for Words read by Marguerite Croft
     Music on the Michigan Avenue Bridge read by Patrick "The Voice" Bazile
294 Demon Rum read by Dominick Rabrun
295 Just Outside Our Windows, Deep Inside Our Walls read by Brian Lieberman
296 The Squat read by James Trimarco
297 Of Ants And Mountains read by Paul Tevis
298 The Long Road To The Sea read by Bill Ruhsam
299 White As A Bedroom Door read by David Moore
300 The Step read by Frank Key
301 The Last Man After The War read by Bob Eccles
302 Singing By The Fire read by Nathan Lowell
303 Flash On The Borderlands XIII - Responsible Parties
     A Murder of Crows read by Malcolm Charles
     Magnitude Seven read by Patrick "The Voice" Bazile
     Always Grinning read by Rikki LaCoste
304 The Last Reel read by Mark E. Phair
305 Pumpkinhead read by The Word Whore
306 Night Fishing read by Eric Luke
307 That Ol’ Dagon Dark read by Alasdair Stuart
308 The Crawlspace read by Rish Outfield
309 The Strange Machinery Of Desire read by Brian Rollins
310 Unfeeling read by W. Ralph Walters
311 Flash On The Borderlands XIV: Resistance!
     No Further read by Ian Stuart
     The Conchie read by Kim Lakin-Smith
     Bitter Tea and Braided Hair read by Tracey Yuen
312 Feeding The Machine read by Rich C. Girardi
313 The Dead Sexton read by Ian Stuart
314 What Happens When You Wake Up In The Night read by Donna Scott

Nominate away!

[Fenrix]

In episode order:

278 The Prophet’s Daughters read by Tina Connolly - Tina delivered the right about of vulnerability and steel to these girls. Also, go check out Toasted Cake.

291 Lizardfoot read by John Bell - The reading put this one over the top. It could have just been silly, but the delivery sold it.

313 The Dead Sexton read by Ian Stuart - Any of the Ian Stewart stories could go up here, and I could easily nominate the three and be done, but this can't just be a one-man love-fest. The deftness with which he handled the dialectic portions of The Dead Sexton really elevates this reading above his others.

Honorable Mentions:
273 The Crucifixion of the Outcast read by Wilson Fowlie
283 Dust Bunny read by Big Anklevich (you should be listening to the Dunesteef)
Great performances delivered by a bunch of the PseudoPod folks: Graeme Dunlop (you should be listening to Cast of Wonders), Brian Lieberman, Alasdair Stewart.

[kibitzer]

thanks Fenrix!

k, my top three:

291 Lizardfoot read by John Bell -- as so often happens, the narration immeasurably enhances the whole! Apt, funny, it was like it actually happened
270 A Revelation of Cormorants read by Ian Stuart -- Ian, of course, is an outstanding narrator but I adored this one! The slow build, the befuddled mind, the discursive nature of the first portion of the story -- just absolutely nailed it.
303 Flash On The Borderlands XIII - Responsible Parties
     Magnitude Seven read by Patrick "The Voice" Bazile -- Again, the narration really, really lifted this one to a new level above the prose. Awesome.

...but I also really enjoyed:

265 Biba Jibun read by Kara Grace -- I felt Kara's voice suited this perfectly (except for not being Japanese which is, obviously, no fault of hers!!)
271 Flash On The Borderlands X - Demonica
     The Drowner read by Cian MacMahon -- A really clear portrait of the drowned dead.
302 Singing By The Fire read by Nathan Lowell -- A great story made better by a great narration.
307 That Ol’ Dagon Dark read by Alasdair Stuart -- Particularly chuffed to hear Al read for Pseudopod again!
308 The Crawlspace read by Rish Outfield -- Rish is always a pleasure to hear

[Fenrix]

291 Lizardfoot read by John Bell -- as so often happens, the narration immeasurably enhances the whole! Apt, funny, it was like it actually happened

All the stories are true.

[justenjoying]

It was sooo hard to decide

What happens when you wake up in the night read by Donna Scot
I could hear the kindergardeners recounting this, not just in content, but voice.

Music on the Michigan Avenue Bridge read by Patrick Bazile
I know why he has 7 kids...

Biba Jibun read by Kara Grace
she captured all those cute little highschool girls, even the ones with ulterior motives!

Runners Up
Lizerfoot read by John Bell
The Burning Servant read by Stephanie Morris

[Umbrageofsnow]

291 Lizardfoot read by John Bell
314 What Happens When You Wake Up In The Night read by Donna Scott
269 The Burning Servant read by Stephanie Morris

Honorable Mention for Best Narration:
265 Biba Jibun read by Kara Grace
293 Flash On The Borderlands XII - (Black) Arts & (Dead) Letters
     Music on the Michigan Avenue Bridge read by Patrick "The Voice" Bazile
 270 A Revelation of Cormorants read by Ian Stuart

Honorable Mention for Best Audio Production Overall (narration was also great, but production brought it over the top):
285 Kill Screen read by Josh Roseman

Runner up Honorable Mention for Best Audio Production:
270 A Revelation of Cormorants read by Ian Stuart

[Fenrix]

Honorable Mention for Best Audio Production Overall (narration was also great, but production brought it over the top):
285 Kill Screen read by Josh Roseman

Runner up Honorable Mention for Best Audio Production: 270 A Revelation of Cormorants read by Ian Stuart

I completely agree on these. I was going through the list and was rather surprised to find one five that I could recall production touches to this past year.

[Listener]

Top three, in no particular order:
269 The Burning Servant read by Stephanie Morris
308 The Crawlspace read by Rish Outfield
314 What Happens When You Wake Up In The Night read by Donna Scott

The others I really liked:
292 Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You read by Dave Robison
293 Flash On The Borderlands XII - (Black) Arts & (Dead) Letters (specifically: Music on the Michigan Avenue Bridge read by Patrick "The Voice" Bazile)
307 That Ol’ Dagon Dark read by Alasdair Stuart

I declined to nominate myself, but I do appreciate those who have given me an honorable mention.

[Uncle Yo]

I have to agree with the masses on this one:

John Bell on "Lizardfoot" for bringing thought and depth, doubt and reason to a story that could have been ridiculous.
Corson Bremer's multi-character delivery in "The Meat Forest."
And, because I will always choose her, The Word Whore's reading of "Pumpkinhead."

[Bdoomed]

Reader nominationoms will be closing this weekend.  A poll will follow shortly thereafter, maybe.  It's going to get crazy with this flash contest starting this weekend as well.

On second thought, scratch that, reader nominationoms are closing this Wednesday, the 27th.  That'll give me time to get the poll running before I am swamped with the other contest.