
Location:
Australia
Genres:
Storytelling Podcasts
Description:
Micro audio stories for thoughtful ears.
Twitter:
@rolyskender
Language:
English
Email:
mail@frankensound.com.au
Episodes
Is Less More?
8/25/2020
This episode is greatly inspired by this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHZ48AE3TOI
Paraphrasing Yngwie Malmsteen…
You tell me something
that you perceive to be true
in good faith
for it is obvious to you
that I don't know
"Less" you say, "is more"
But how can less be more?
What form
of alien math
do you practice
to make this calculation?
For it makes no sense.
Only more is more, you fool
and one plus that
must always be
one more.
If less was more
A farmer might plant...
Duration:00:02:25
I Want to Make a Show for the Fringe Festival
7/1/2020
I want to make a show for the Fringe Festival
With live theatre, but quite comedic
It will involve hand puppets
and some animatronics
It's also about sustainability
but not too woke
I want to make a show for the Fringe Festival
about electronic circuits
with contemporary dance.
There'll be some cool video projections
and an explosive door prize
entry is just 5 bucks
I want to make this show for the Fringe Festival
with maybe, a bit of magic and a few surprises
Instead of a...
Duration:00:02:09
If Buildings Could Speak
5/26/2020
If buildings could speak
they'd have much to say
about their creaky concrete bones
and how sore they are
from the weight
of all the things
that happen inside them
They have so many belly aches
from mountains of documents
still in filing cabinets
and computer systems
and furniture
and floor coverings
and wall hangings
They'd probably tell you about the migraines
from all the footstepsthrough hallways
and talking
and shuffling
and coffee brewing
and business making
Maybe...
Duration:00:02:15
The Shortest Podcast in the World
5/19/2020
This week
I failed
Sorry
Duration:00:00:10
Quantum Dream Computer
5/10/2020
The quantum computer is coming
They're just trying to make
those little qubit things
immune to interference
from the big world
Because when the big world leaks in
the qubits stop working
and the solutions
are all wrong
Once they work out an answer
to this problem
they'll be able to calculate
bigger numbers
than we ever imagined
The big world
Is like the real world
The one that you and I can see
It's just a problem
That it keeps leaking in
to the little one
It makes that...
Duration:00:02:24
The Way Forward
5/4/2020
If only the way forward was clear
instead, it's like watching a movie
on a faulty monitor screen
that keeps flashing on and off
If only the way forward was clear
but it's like walking through a storm
and the wind is blowing you backwards
while the rain stings your face
If only the way forward was clear
but it's like trying to see a beautiful body
through glass bricks
in a bathroom
if only the way forward, could be clear
but it's like trying to play a game
that no-one ever...
Duration:00:02:19
Jesus Vibration
4/26/2020
The vibration began in Jesus' pocket
It wouldn't normally be a problem
but Jesus was in the middle of a live stream
with his iPhone connected to his AirPods
Unfortunately, there was a bug in the software
which sent the vibrating and buzzing
over the top of his audible address
to millions of his fans and followers
Meanwhile, Kanye had joined the room
and was also live on the voice channel
along with Taylor Swift, who was already there
She's always been a big fan of Jesus
The...
Duration:00:03:00
Elon's First Principles
4/20/2020
Did you hear what Elon's up to?
He wants to plug our brains
directly into computers
so we don't have to wait so long
when we Google something
He's also going to send some of us into space
He's already launched a car up there
It's still flying around the sun
It has travelled further than any other car
in the history of cars
Elon, his name even sounds like a planet
Did you hear what he did in South Australia
when they had problems with their power infrastructure?
He made them a...
Duration:00:03:16
The Queen and I
4/13/2020
music and prose by Roly Skender
I arrive at the palace by bus
The Queen and I are getting on surprisingly well
She’s dressed elegantly in red
In the giant hall
we dance beneath chandeliers
and cameras flash around us
Family, dignitaries and the press watch on
We talk about history and philosophy
She confides in me some little-known annoyances,
that she experiences in her role as monarch
It’s a job in which, she discloses,
she does her best
She’s so easy to talk to
Then,...
Duration:00:02:19
Tiger King
4/6/2020
Guitar by Roly Skender
Cool Vibes by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/iYOvAO1rAM0 License: CC BY 3.0 https://goo.gl/Yibru5
This tiger king
What's the deal?
A story of arseholes
somehow spreading across the globe
like a virus
Is it any surprise,watching caged animals
from cages
of our own?
So I've been listening to jazz
The soft, detective kind
and thinking up tropes
about bad guys
there's the bad guy in a bar
The new bad guy that you...
Duration:00:02:22
Shadow
3/30/2020
My shadow
he walks close to me
Sometimes I tell him
'hey! hang back a little'
but he likes to be right by my side.
I think it gives him a sense of control,
even though, if it wasn't for me
he wouldn't even be there
For the most part,
I just ignore him
and nobody else seems to notice
that he's even there
My shadow
he walks close to me
He'll whisper in my ear from time to time
and say things, that (if it was anyone else)
could be taken the wrong way
I guess he thinks
we've...
Duration:00:02:25
Awful Writing
3/23/2020
Music - Franz Liszt: 3 Concert Etudes S.144, R5
I read some of my old writing
It was awful
It was in a green duffel bag
which hadn't been unzipped for 20 years
The other night, I found it again.
As soon as I saw the striped blue book cover
I knew what to expect
and braced myself...
I opened the book
and the words flew out
from the page
at my face
like bats
They tried to scratch my eyes out
get inside my mouth
and re-form themselves
The struggle left me exhausted
with blood...
Duration:00:02:32
Fresh Undies
3/16/2020
In difficult, unpredictable times
it's easy to forget
how good,
a fresh pair of undies
can make you feel
Fresh undies are soft
They sit against your skin,
so gently
It's as if you're not even wearing them
And a fresh pair of undies
doesn't judge you
or ask you to cough
in another direction
or give you any concern
about things you can't see
Quite the opposite...
Fresh undies just sit with you
through the noise
They give you nothing but comfort
and ask for little in...
Duration:00:02:45
Castbox Detective
3/9/2020
Noire #1 by Music By Pedro https://goo.gl/sJT2e8
Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/iYOvAO1rAM0
Castbox Detective
Digging below the surface
exposing the truth.
Exhibit A: Jake Schaper
ID: 1184636
United States
Last seen 'parking' in a 32 hour Livecast
by Kira
About me assigned 'He is a Castbox member'
An individual with no community posts
0 followers
but 2 fans
Naomi Marriot
and Hunter Phoenix
Livecast regulars may remember the former,
an English lady with an apparent...
Duration:00:02:53
The Audiophile
3/2/2020
The audiophile is a salesman
In a moment, he sees me
down at the 'low end' of things
with $200 headphones
$4000 headphones
'what's the difference?' he says,
and whispers, 'Most people won't even hear it'
His tone tickles my ear
He acknowledges me
as if he and I
are in the same tribe
Brothers, connected
We are both
appreciators of nuance
Understanding of the complicated
true nature
of high end audio
The audiophile wants to take me on a journey.
Or at least start me off
on a...
Duration:00:03:13
Advice for Songwriters
2/24/2020
Advice for Songwriters
You can't write a song
In a comfortable, air-conditioned room
With plenty of time on your hands
You can't write a song
In a happy relationship
Or in a rainforest,
with friends you love
Because you can't write a song
When you're happy, and everything is going your way
Or when you've just won an award...
Even if it's an award for songwriting
By the way I just bought a vinyl record
of Beethoven,
played by the Berlin Philharmonic
for one dollar
That's what...
Duration:00:02:29
Space Ladder
2/17/2020
Somewhere out in space, there's a ladder
If you climb all the way up, you can look down,
not just on the earth, or even the solar system,
but the whole galaxy
It's very high up there
But of course, directions like up or down
don't mean the same thing,
when you're in space
Staring back at the spiral arms of the milky way, you notice the whole structure is vibrating
And shimmering with a beautiful, silver glow
It feels good to be outside of the earth for a change
Because all the...
Duration:00:02:56
The Little Man Inside my Head
2/10/2020
There's a little man inside my head
He's in charge of the engine
He runs on just 10 watts!
He's changing gears all the time
Making sure I wake up… and sleep
Mostly I don't even know he's there
Sometimes I wonder what he gets up to, when I'm not paying attention
This little man inside my head
He keeps the whole system in balance
And he runs on just 10 watts!
When I forget things, sometimes, he reminds me
If the engine gets stuck in a loop, he'll try and shut it down for a little...
Duration:00:02:12