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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Aardvarks and the Abyss</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/aardvarks-and-the-abyss</link><description><![CDATA[These stories, written and performed by Steve Daut may be called speculative fiction, but they defy category. Some are pure mental constructions, other are inspired by actual events, but each of them offers a perspective outside of the normal, and attempt to get outside of the typical perspective, to understand something that cannot be understood or measured by our standard units of measurement. 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Some are pure mental constructions, other are inspired by actual events, but each of them offers a perspective outside of the normal, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[These stories, written and performed by Steve Daut may be called speculative fiction, but they defy category. Some are pure mental constructions, other are inspired by actual events, but each of them offers a perspective outside of the normal, and attempt to get outside of the typical perspective, to understand something that cannot be understood or measured by our standard units of measurement. 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It was recorded live at the Howell Opera House a couple of years ago, and comes complete with creaking floorboards. This is not a fairy tale designed for kids, as there is a fair amount of kinky jokes sexual innuendo and some gory imagery.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41632461</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:37:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/41632461/rapunzel.mp3" length="28655909" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Steve Daut</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is my twisted take on another traditional fairy tale. It was recorded live at the Howell Opera House a couple of years ago, and comes complete with creaking floorboards. This is not a fairy tale designed for kids, as there is a fair amount of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is my twisted take on another traditional fairy tale. It was recorded live at the Howell Opera House a couple of years ago, and comes complete with creaking floorboards. This is not a fairy tale designed for kids, as there is a fair amount of kinky jokes sexual innuendo and some gory imagery.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1024</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>sex,humor,funny,dark,jokes,gore,tale,twisted,fairy</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Steve Daut</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>This is my twisted take on another traditional fairy tale. It was recorded live at the Howell Opera House a couple of years ago, and comes complete with creaking floorboards. This is not a fairy tale designed for kids, as there is a fair amount of kinky jokes sexual innuendo and some gory imagery.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Door</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/stevedaut/door</link><description><![CDATA[A dark obsession about an ancient door is inherited, father to son.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41247784</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:32:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/41247784/door.mp3" length="14474240" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Steve Daut</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A dark obsession about an ancient door is inherited, father to son.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A dark obsession about an ancient door is inherited, father to son.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>517</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>darkness,horror,moody,psychological,obsession</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Steve Daut</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>A dark obsession about an ancient door is inherited, father to son.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Pressure Player</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/stevedaut/pressure-player</link><description><![CDATA[This is silly bit of a story I wrote years ago and published it in an ebook anthology on Amazon, entitled Darker Fabrics. 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It's about a guy playing a rather unusual golf course for the first time.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1256</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Steve Daut</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>This is silly bit of a story I wrote years ago and published it in an ebook anthology on Amazon, entitled Darker Fabrics. It's about a guy playing a rather unusual golf course for the first time.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Three Bears</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/stevedaut/three-bears</link><description><![CDATA[This is NOT the version you have heard before, but my version of it, based on my reaction to an incident a few years ago in Florida in which George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin. Don't expect a happy ending.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40586488</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2020 18:26:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/40586488/three_bears.mp3" length="6457783" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Steve Daut</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This is NOT the version you have heard before, but my version of it, based on my reaction to an incident a few years ago in Florida in which George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin. Don't expect a happy ending.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is NOT the version you have heard before, but my version of it, based on my reaction to an incident a few years ago in Florida in which George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin. Don't expect a happy ending.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>231</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Steve Daut</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>This is NOT the version you have heard before, but my version of it, based on my reaction to an incident a few years ago in Florida in which George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin. Don't expect a happy ending.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>A Certain Certainty</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/stevedaut/a-certain-certainty</link><description><![CDATA[In a changed world, she finds what appears to be an mysterious structure, holding secrets from the past. Or does she?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40472492</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:35:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/40472492/a_certain_certainty.mp3" length="10163200" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Steve Daut</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In a changed world, she finds what appears to be an mysterious structure, holding secrets from the past. Or does she?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In a changed world, she finds what appears to be an mysterious structure, holding secrets from the past. Or does she?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>363</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Steve Daut</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>In a changed world, she finds what appears to be an mysterious structure, holding secrets from the past. Or does she?</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Twinkie Underground</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/stevedaut/twinkie-underground</link><description><![CDATA[I wrote this as my statement about self-righteous wellness experts who think everyone's whole world should be built around their Body Mass Index. Meanwhile, people with congenital issues, mental health problems, or people simply too poor to afford organic, locally raised food are blamed for their condition. As always, all story rights are reserved.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40383530</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:24:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/40383530/twinkie_underground.mp3" length="6563840" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Steve Daut</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I wrote this as my statement about self-righteous wellness experts who think everyone's whole world should be built around their Body Mass Index. Meanwhile, people with congenital issues, mental health problems, or people simply too poor to afford...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I wrote this as my statement about self-righteous wellness experts who think everyone's whole world should be built around their Body Mass Index. Meanwhile, people with congenital issues, mental health problems, or people simply too poor to afford organic, locally raised food are blamed for their condition. As always, all story rights are reserved.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>235</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Steve Daut</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>I wrote this as my statement about self-righteous wellness experts who think everyone's whole world should be built around their Body Mass Index. Meanwhile, people with congenital issues, mental health problems, or people simply too poor to afford organic, locally raised food are blamed for their condition. As always, all story rights are reserved.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Monkey Man</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/stevedaut/monkey-man</link><description><![CDATA[This story is based on an actual encounter that I had while staying in a hotel in Key West with my wife. The next morning, the local paper contained an article about the incident, calling the "perp" by the name "Monkey Man" for his uncanny ability to climb.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40312991</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:27:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/40312991/monkey_man.mp3" length="4661394" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Steve Daut</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This story is based on an actual encounter that I had while staying in a hotel in Key West with my wife. The next morning, the local paper contained an article about the incident, calling the "perp" by the name "Monkey Man" for his uncanny ability to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This story is based on an actual encounter that I had while staying in a hotel in Key West with my wife. The next morning, the local paper contained an article about the incident, calling the "perp" by the name "Monkey Man" for his uncanny ability to climb.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>167</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Steve Daut</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>This story is based on an actual encounter that I had while staying in a hotel in Key West with my wife. The next morning, the local paper contained an article about the incident, calling the "perp" by the name "Monkey Man" for his uncanny ability to climb.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d1c5a4239545cca2f2490626ede5ea.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item></channel></rss>
