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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Rewatched this recently with my mom and we both cried happy tears for the entirety of the last scene. Solidarity forever ❤️

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Tal @starplanes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sidequesting is still crowdfunding! Season 4 is going to be awesome and you don't wanna miss out on the Kickstarter-only perks (early episode access anyone?) www.kickstarter.com/projects/sid...

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

So many things are terrible right now but these things rule: 1. earwaxmag.com by @vandreasonable.bsky.social EAR•WAX as a project had me at “quoting Ted Leo in the 1st blog post” and it’s living up to that. A newsletter & podcast about all things audio. A lofty mission, a fun listen.

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EAR•WAX Magazine

Music curation, audio fiction reviews, cool sounds, soothing tones. All things ears.

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The last episode of my queer fake-dating teen romcom KEEP IT STEADY is out now! Today is a great day to start from the beginning if you've never listened. It's funny, sweet, and defiant. Available wherever you get your podcasts, or right here: www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/keep-it-steady

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Keep It Steady | Procyon Podcasts

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EAR•WAX Magazine @ear-wax-magazine.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Our first issue is out now, and we're really proud of it! Featuring reviews of Higher Grounds by Rhianna Stephenson, Something's Amiss at Juniper's House by @chemicallywrit.bsky.social , ten 2026 song recommendations, and an interview with @laurenshippen.com! www.earwaxmag.com/ear-wax-maga...

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EAR•WAX Magazine: Volume 1, Issue 1

Now available to listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or your podcatcher of choice. Or listen right on our website. Tracklist: * Vinyl by Oliver Morris (0:00 - 1:15) * Table of Content...

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

One of the puzzles of trying to write a modernized re-imagining of Much Ado About Nothing is that there's really nothing you can do about the name Dogberry. It's just kind of there.

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Periodic reminder that on Patreon, I am putting out a concept album with a full cast, alternating demo tracks with fully voiced finished versions. Also: next month's release is gonna RULE. Just $2 a month gets you that and an ongoing story told in 500-word chunks! www.patreon.com/jessicamaryb...

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wil 🦇 @itswil.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

If you are in the podcasting and audio drama spaces, you hopefully know how much you owe to the brilliant, hilarious, kind, and generous Cole Burkhardt. It's our turn to give back. 💖 #audiodrama #audiodramas #fictionpodcast #fictionpodcasts #podcaster www.gofundme.com/f/help-cole-...

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Donate to Help Cole with Medical Expenses After Tumor Removal, organized by Cole Burkhardt

Hello! My name is Cole Burkhardt! I am a podcaster, writer, dance… Cole Burkhardt needs your support for Help Cole with Medical Expenses After Tumor Removal

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

BTW highly recommend Bodies on the Line, an audio piece about abortion clinic escorts and how that work has informed their relationship with gender and their bodies, created by my friend @euripidesredux.bsky.social (Content warning for protesters yelling awful things) tinyurl.com/zp72jx5f

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Bodies on the Line — Audacious Machine Creative

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Fawx & Stallion 🔎 @224bbaker.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

And we're crowdfunding for season 3 right now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/faw...

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Bishop says Climate Collapse not Climate Change @bishopjoey.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The new podcast from @jesserbest.bsky.social is here! It's called Everyone Leaves Alive and it's about a rock band who solve paranormal mysteries. What's not to love? everyoneleavesalive.com

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Everyone Leaves Alive

a rock musical audio drama about a band that solves monster problems

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

To this day, when someone mentions Franz Kafka, my first thought is the Home Movies episode where Dwayne makes his Kafka rock opera. "Careful if you get him pissed / he'll strike you with metaphor fist!"

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The pilot episode for EVERYONE LEAVES ALIVE, my musical audio drama about a rock band with a monster problem, is out now! linktr.ee/jessicamarybest for listening links and everyoneleavesalive.com for more info.

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Did the ol' Jess Songwriting Special again (tried to use different chord combinations than my usual, now I'm not 100% sure it even adheres to music theory, and I have no way to tell)

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

My wonderful editor @jamteayang.bsky.social is right: You Pierce My Soul is out today, and y'know what, it does slap! You can order it (paperback or ebook) here: bookshop.org/p/books/you-...

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Why use AI to generate bespoke sentences when you can instead pre-order a book Kirkus Reviews called "an exciting, socially relevant tale" AND get a stressed-out lady with ADHD to pen those sentences for you?

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I have a sapphic dystopian YA romance coming out TOMORROW. If you submit proof of pre-order before midnight EST tonight, I'll write you a three sentence ficlet, topic of your choice. publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/you-pie...

A photo of a novel with two young women on the cover. The novel is titled YOU PIERCE MY SOUL.

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Giving this a little bump. Free paperback of a queer YA dystopian romance! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Wrote a song about calling my (useless) red state senators, when fueled mostly by spite. (Alternate title: "I Hope I Make You Nervous.") app.box.com/file/2120161... Obligatory link to 5 Calls: 5calls.org

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a song about calling your reps.mp3 | Powered by Box

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Nothing I can say will ever impart my spineless Ohio senators with the slightest whiff of compassion or principle. I call them anyway, in the hopes it makes them nervous. 5calls.org/issue/dhs-bu...

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Defund ICE (UPDATED 1/22) - SENATE VOTE THIS WEEK ⭑ 5 Calls

Updates January 22, 2026: By a 220-207 vote, the House has passed H.R. 7147, the standalone DHS appropriations bill. Republican Rep. Massie (KY) voted …

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Jo is playing the paladin and they are gonna knock it out of the park, I'm hyped!

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Ted Leo 🍉 @tedleo.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I don’t know if a flood of calls at this moment asking for dissolution of DHS and abolishment, investigation, etc., of ICE and Noem will matter, but I made the calls - it’s easy to do, and it can’t be a flood without us.

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Thank you for listening! Hope you enjoy ❤️🚀

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

every single official in a city invaded by ice thugs needs to do the exact same thing

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Self-promotion feels weird given what the US is doing right now, but my health insurance premium *quintupled* in cost this year, so...

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Show me proof of a donation to World Central Kitchen. From now til the 31st of December, 11:59 pm ET, for every $20 raised, I’ll reveal a new type of imaginary ranch dressing from my frankly unhinged list of imaginary ranch dressings. World Central Kitchen: wck.org An FAQ: tinyurl.com/yjtwvtrf

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World Central Kitchen | WCK

Founded by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen is a nonprofit organization that provides fresh meals in response to crises. Founded by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen is a nonprofit or...

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Oh my gosh, thank you so much for tagging me and I'm honored that Iris could be of any assistance!

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I named my fists "Les" and "Misérables" because this beatdown is going to last an extraordinarily long time...and also feature a number of weird digressions.

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Marc Sollinger @marcsollinger.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

For #audiodramasunday remember to support @laurenshippen.com’s new audio drama, Phantom Pulse, on Kickstarter. There are only four days left, and it already sounds FANTASTIC. www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...

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PHANTOM PULSE - a 90s audio drama musical

PHANTOM PULSE is a rock audio drama about love, death, and everything in between from Lauren Shippen, creator of The Bright Sessions.

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

It will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me that I am AMPED (pun partly intended) for this rocking paranormal musical audio drama. Please back it if you can!

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Re: Frankenstein | Re: Dracula | Re: Carmilla @redracula.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Food banks need extra support this month! We've got a bundle with the Re: Dracula audiobook & concept album & blooper reel, and the Re: Carmilla super cut & score. All for $20, which will be donated to Feeding America and will feed over 200 people! ko-fi.com/s/e6a726eeae

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Feed 200 people! Get gothic audio! - Tal Minear's Ko-fi Shop

$1 donated to Feeding America feeds at least 10 people. Donate $20, feed 200 people, and get the Re: Dracula & Re: Carmilla supercuts and albums. And ...

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

All my love to everyone out there doing creative work whose success depends on self-promotion in the middle of, uhh, all of this.

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

The final ever episode of my sci-fi audio drama The Strange Case of Starship Iris is here! (If you haven't listened yet, start from the beginning. Trust me.) Summary: the aftermath Transcript: www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/post/starshi... Link: playlist.megaphone.fm?e=FAFO738312...

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Starship Iris 3.08 Rejoice

THEME3.08.01 RADIO DOCUMENTARY. SANASo, is that everything you need from me?JUNIPERJust one or two more questions, if you don’t mind, and then you can get back to all the many things waiting for you. ...

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

SO many things are terrible right now so here are some things that rock: 1. The musical OPERATION MINCEMEAT. If you can't see it live on Broadway or in the West End, listen to the whole soundtrack in one go and try to keep in mind that the whole thing is performed by just five people.

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

The second-to-last ever ep of Starship Iris is out now! Summary: Doing the mission. Link: tinyurl.com/59u2h64d or wherever you get your podcasts! Transcript: www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/post/starshi...

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Tal @starplanes.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Wouldn't it be cool if someone adapted Frankenstein with an entire cast of trans actors? Oh hey, we're doing that! But we need your help to fund it! igg.me/at/refrank

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Re: Frankenstein

An audio drama adaptation of your favorite gothic sci-fi novel, from the team behind Re: Dracula! | Check out 'Re: Frankenstein' on Indiegogo.

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Tip: a lot of things in the world right now are very very bad, but if you live in the Northern hemisphere and you wanna really lean into Autumn, you could do worse than baking this smittenkitchen.com/2016/10/pump... while listening to Neko Case's FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS THE FLOOD.

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pumpkin bread

This is a towering, craggy pumpkin bread with a crisp cinnamon sugar lid that is impossible not to pick off in deeply satisfying bark-like flecks.

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Episode 3.06 of Starship Iris is out now! Summary: With one night to go before the culmination of the mission, some things need to be said. Listen: tinyurl.com/37ed6z6b (or wherever you get your pods) Transcript: www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/post/starshi...

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I'm so glad you've enjoyed Starship Iris, and if it's any consolation, I intend to keep making things (including sci-fi stories with queer characters and strong friendships) for a long long time!

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

New book coming in May! I invented a whole new genre of music for this one. It's called grotto rock and it is dear to my heart.

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Hello and welcome to another edition of Get Me Through Thursday. Today what's getting me through is that my cousin is visiting! They are a professional trapeze artist who spends much of the year traveling the US with various circuses (and yes, they are as cool as that makes them sound).

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Episode 3.05 of Starship Iris, "Reconnect", is now here! You can listen here tinyurl.com/4ndcs2j5 or wherever you get your podcasts. Summary: Another voice on the island. Content warning: This episode contains discussion of animal death. Transcript: www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/post/starshi...

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Transcripts | Procyon Podcasts

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Jessica Mary Best @jesserbest.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

If you love heists, snarky POV characters, locked room mysteries in space, bantery sapphic romance, AND deals, then check out my debut novel, Stars Hide Your Fires, available for all of September as an ebook for just $1.99! tinyurl.com/3fbp8yu9

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Stars, Hide Your Fires

Check out Stars, Hide Your Fires - <b>“A delightfully mischievous adventure full of intrigue, betrayal, and a touch of romance. Get ready to join your new favorite rebel crew.”—Dahli...

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Fawx & Stallion 🔎 @224bbaker.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Help fund this so we can meet some of these lovely people and some of YOU lovely people!

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