https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/brass--2791216enScience FictionCopyright John Longenbaughhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/269c753697e258a6ea0b7b2f66467488.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/brass--2791216Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:38:18 +0000John LongenbaughJohn Longenbaughfeeds@spreaker.comA family of Victorian science geniuses match wit and weapons against a criminal mastermind in a 19th century that never was.falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brass-season-three-updates-battleground-productions--17375592http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=839Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:45:42 +0000John LongenbaughSome updates and news on BRASS, including our next season and information about our companion podcast, BRASS Stacks.149falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brass-the-devil-in-whitechapel-episode-4-battleground-productions--16971116http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=824Thu, 07 Feb 2019 01:12:56 +0000John LongenbaughLord and Lady Brass rush across London trying to save both a missing child and an abducted poet, while Yeats comes face-to-face with the mysterious Master and learns his occult plans! Bickering cultists, unnatural rituals and the timely return of...2117falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brass-the-devil-in-whitechapel-episode-three-battleground-productions--16455717 
 ]]>http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=787Wed, 12 Dec 2018 22:03:58 +0000John LongenbaughThe Brasses visit the salon of Victorian Renaissance man William Morris, have some harrowing conversations with a firebrand anarchist, and meet a guide to occult London, a young poet with a supernatural bent, William Butler Yeats.     
 ]]>2251falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brass-the-devil-in-whitechapel-episode-2-battleground-productions--16280803http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=755Wed, 21 Nov 2018 22:14:59 +0000John LongenbaughFalling Rocks and Flying Knives. Trapped in The Spookhouse, the deathtrap-laden lair of the villainous Peck-in-the-Crown, the Brasses have their ingenuity tested to the shattering point, while a sinister conspiracy stays one step ahead of them.1686falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brass-the-devil-in-whitechapel-episode-1-battleground-productions--16098351http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=737Wed, 31 Oct 2018 05:03:37 +0000John LongenbaughCrooks and Nannies: Lord and Lady Brass pay a visit on a grieving widow, and find themselves drawn head-first into the mystery of a missing child.1598falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-20-the-end-of-the-affair-battleground-productions--15270916http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=574Tue, 17 Jul 2018 06:29:24 +0000John LongenbaughAs news of the approaching catastrophe spreads, our friends seek escape, while high above the melee, Lord Whitestone attempts a difficult negotiation.713falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brass-stacks-battleground-productions--15270364http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=585Tue, 17 Jul 2018 05:26:22 +0000John Longenbaugh366falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/back-in-the-stacks-battleground-productions--15269529This period was the flowering of many of the greatest writers in the English language, including Charles Dickens, Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, H. G. Wells and G.K. Chesterton. And it's a special boon that so many of these wonderful authors wrote short stories–indeed, it's where that form found its earliest and most brilliant expression.
These stories and their authors, along with many others more obscure, deserve to be celebrated. And that's what our new podcast, BRASS Stacks, is all about. Each episode will feature a short story from the the Victorian or Edwardian age, narrated by one of our company.
First up is a pair of very short stories from Fifty-One Tales by Lord Dunsany.

Edward Plunkett, the 18th Baron of Dunsany, is primarily remembered today less for his writing and more for who he inspired. His fantasy The King of Elfland's Daughter influenced Tolkien in writing The Lord of the Rings, while his early stories and poetry were a major influence on H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and other seminal American horror and fantasy writers. And his plays were a vital part of the Irish Literary Movement, where he and Yeats, Lady Gregory and Synge created a new national theater for Ireland.
Dunsany's earliest works include many short fables and tales, each ranging in length from short to very short; some run just a page, in which he manages a surprising amount of profundity and drama.  You can listen to two of our favorites in the pilot episode of BRASS Stacks here:]]>http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=561Mon, 16 Jul 2018 02:52:36 +0000John LongenbaughEven more than Victorian history, the world of BRASS is inspired by the fiction of the 19th and early 20th century. Literary creations like the Phantom of the Opera and Sherlock Holmes rub shoulders with Tesla and Oscar Wilde in our story, creating a...This period was the flowering of many of the greatest writers in the English language, including Charles Dickens, Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, H. G. Wells and G.K. Chesterton. And it's a special boon that so many of these wonderful authors wrote short stories–indeed, it's where that form found its earliest and most brilliant expression.
These stories and their authors, along with many others more obscure, deserve to be celebrated. And that's what our new podcast, BRASS Stacks, is all about. Each episode will feature a short story from the the Victorian or Edwardian age, narrated by one of our company.
First up is a pair of very short stories from Fifty-One Tales by Lord Dunsany.

Edward Plunkett, the 18th Baron of Dunsany, is primarily remembered today less for his writing and more for who he inspired. His fantasy The King of Elfland's Daughter influenced Tolkien in writing The Lord of the Rings, while his early stories and poetry were a major influence on H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and other seminal American horror and fantasy writers. And his plays were a vital part of the Irish Literary Movement, where he and Yeats, Lady Gregory and Synge created a new national theater for Ireland.
Dunsany's earliest works include many short fables and tales, each ranging in length from short to very short; some run just a page, in which he manages a surprising amount of profundity and drama.  You can listen to two of our favorites in the pilot episode of BRASS Stacks here:]]>366falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-war-on-all-fronts-battleground-productions--15040998http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=506Wed, 13 Jun 2018 18:06:49 +0000John LongenbaughPonder and Cyril have a conversation, unwanted guests are rather insistent, and Lord Whitestone performs an aeronautical feat.607falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-apples-and-coppers--14860591http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=485Tue, 22 May 2018 22:43:08 +0000John LongenbaughLord Whitestone makes a purchase, the Brasses contemplate more extreme measures and Ponder Wright visits a street fair.726falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-unwanted-callers--14670948http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=481Mon, 30 Apr 2018 20:27:23 +0000John LongenbaughThe enemies are at the door, and Gwendolyn and Cyril make a trip across the street as things get stickier.813falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-inside-voices--14496506http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=478Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:32:21 +0000John LongenbaughLord Brass sends a distress call out through unconventional means, and Ponder Wright hears it.811falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15-the-first-wave--14332701http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=476Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:38:00 +0000John LongenbaughThe assault on the Brass home begins, and Mrs. Drake handles a difficult situation adroitly.669falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14-preparing-for-the-day--14142971http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=473Mon, 26 Feb 2018 05:56:34 +0000John LongenbaughIt’s a lovely September morning in London. But while the Brasses prepare for their day, something’s afoot on Babbage Street.936falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13-upstairs-and-downstairs--13979512http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=468Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:33:07 +0000John LongenbaughOver breakfast, the family discusses politics, philosophy and wardrobe, while downstairs, talk among the servants hints at a gathering storm.847falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-the-cabinet-meeting--13810422http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=466Mon, 15 Jan 2018 23:19:59 +0000John LongenbaughA gathering of London’s criminal bosses by the Crime Minister reveals his plans to destroy the Brass family.1295falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brass-season-2-credits--13681171http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=460Mon, 25 Dec 2017 18:11:02 +0000John Longenbaugh147falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brass-episode-11-close-calls--13681174http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=458Mon, 25 Dec 2017 18:09:54 +0000John Longenbaugh972falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brass-episode-2-unavoidable-delays--13649313http://battlegroundproductions.org/?p=330Tue, 21 Jun 2016 23:40:48 +0000John LongenbaughThe Brass Family’s return to London turns out to be a bit of a sticky wicket, due to some trouble with an ambush.777falsefull