The Books of Thoth
Storytelling
The god of wisdom holds many books with his great library. Unfurl the papyrus, and breathe in the ancient scent. Come with us as we explore the stories contained within The Books of Thoth.
The Books of Thoth is an audio drama anthology podcast. You will explore tales of the past, the future, and even alternate realities. Every book in Thoth’s library has a story to tell. Let’s go find some, shall we?
Location:
United States
Description:
The god of wisdom holds many books with his great library. Unfurl the papyrus, and breathe in the ancient scent. Come with us as we explore the stories contained within The Books of Thoth. The Books of Thoth is an audio drama anthology podcast. You will explore tales of the past, the future, and even alternate realities. Every book in Thoth’s library has a story to tell. Let’s go find some, shall we?
Language:
English
Episodes
It Was The Best Day Ever
10/29/2024
Citizen 123192-A lives in The PostState. It is a dark and grim dystopian society. A boot in the face forever. But he doesn’t let it get him down. In fact, Citizen 123192-A is about to tell us how much he loves life in the PostState. He’ll burn books, rat out his fellow Citizens to the authorities, and maybe even eat a ration bar or two. It’s sure to be the best day ever!
Written and produced by Sam McDonald
Transcript: https://thothtranscripts.carrd.co/
Jay Callan as The Statement Taker
Sam McDonald as Citizen 123192-A and Voice of FreeState
Karim Kronfli as Commander Robbie Eques
James Barnett as Officer 1 and General
Julie Hoverson as Officer 2, Propaganda Announcer, and 468.2-EK
Cameron Gergett as Homeless Man
Melissa Bowens as Homeless Child
Tiffany Perdue as Homeless Woman
Ed Haynes as 925.7-RX
Opening Music: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod
Closing Music: Off to Osaka by Kevin MacLeod
Additional Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod
Opening Narration provided by Geno Samuel
Series cover art created by Nadines Trollip
Duration:00:25:58
Double Feature: Rituals & Teleporter
6/5/2024
A two-for-one episode! We start with a tragicomedy of errors. A gentle reminder to always perform your bedtime rituals. You never know when they might save your life. Next, we travel to a war-torn planet. A doctor must make a hard medical decision. Will she and her patient be killed in a massive storm? Or will they take their chances with the teleporter?
Hosted by Julie Hoverson
Listen to Julie’s audio drama 19 Nocturne Boulevard: http://www.19nocturneboulevard.net/
Rituals performed by Sam McDonald
Teleporter performed by Hannah Preisinger
Transcripts: https://thothtranscripts.carrd.co/
Intro music: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod
Intermission music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
Closing music: Metamorphosis by Quincas Moreira
Additional music provided by CryoChamber from the album Vestigium
Opening narration provided by Geno Samuel
Series cover art created by Nadine Trollip
Duration:00:15:22
Starshot
12/18/2023
A fleet of alien space probes enter the night sky. But this is not our sky, and the probes are from Earth. A scientist from Alpha Centauri studies the probes aboard a space station. What will the scientist discover about their place in the universe?
Performed by Angela Yih
Listen to Angela’s audio drama Residents of Proserpina Park: https://residentsofproserpinapark.com/
Transcripts: https://thothtranscripts.carrd.co/
Intro music: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod
Ending music: Jellyfish in Space by Kevin MacLeod
Additional music provided by CryoChamber from the album Memory Alpha: https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/memory-alpha
Opening narration provided by Geno Samuel
Series cover art created by Nadine Trollip
Duration:00:12:26
Trailer of Thoth
12/14/2023
The god of wisdom holds many scrolls with his great library. Unfurl the papyrus and breathe in its ancient scent. Chronicles of our world as it was, as it might be, and how it could have been. Come with us as we explore the stories within. The Books of Thoth is an audio drama anthology from Sam McDonald.
Duration:00:01:34
Paleontology Conference
11/10/2023
100 million years in the future. Humans are long extinct. Squids rule the Earth. They only know us from the fossils we leave behind. What will they make of us? What assumption will they draw?
Written and produced by Sam McDonald
Transcripts: https://thothtranscripts.carrd.co/
Marnie Warner as The Professor
Members of the audience: Amy Young, Faye Holliday, Juan Cruz III, Tiffany Perdue, and Melissa Bowens
Opening narration provided by Geno Samuel
Series cover art created by Nadine Trollip
Theme music: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod
Bell sounds provided by Freesound: https://freesound.org/people/burkay/sounds/80506/
Duration:00:12:43