A floundering molecular biology researcher is captivated by a seemingly common creature in a marine biology article…a sea slug.
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[Video description: 30 seconds. Digital drawing. At center, a worm-like creature curled into a partial s-shape tilted to the left. The creature has two feathery antennae and thin spiny appendages along the length of its body. Behind the worm is another translucent wormy shape. Watermark of the word “storyfeather” lies over the image. Title card with the words “Podcast Episode” and “Genre: Mythology” and story title are displayed over the image. The title and title card fade. Subtitles appear in time with music and narration at the bottom: “‘You want to know what the point is, Rodge?’ I said. ‘The immediate significance to humans you mean? The potential applications? Is that what you mean? Then there is no point. No point at all. We’re like the explorers of old, hunting a mythological creature. And my only regret is that everyone doesn’t a get a chance to do something like this if they want to. Exploration should be an option for everyone not a luxury.’” Website URL appears at bottom center throughout and fades as text box appears over image displaying the words, “Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Stitcher, and so on. Or listen on my Podcast page at storyfeather.com.” Title reappears at top.]
The Mythical Slug – Storyfeather
Episode Released: 24 February 2022
EXCERPT:
“They live in the mysterious depths,” I said. “The deep depths.”
“That’s pretty deep.”
CREDITS
Story: “The Mythical Slug” Copyright © 2018 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel
Music:
“Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background” by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)
Music by Andrea Baroni (Cyberleaf)*
“Ground Control”
“Fugue for One Synthetic Heart”
“Forest Bathing”
“Fast Lanes Light Rain”
“March of the Waking Lights”
“NightTime”
“The Longest Year”
*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.
Music by Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev Market
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FROM SEASON 5 (AKA YEAR 5)
THIS SEASON’S THEME IS S.T.E.A.M.
(SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, MATHEMATICS)
Genre: Mythology, Science Fiction
Tags: DYNA, ELEMENTAL, MYTHOLOGY, RESEARCH, RODGER, SCIENCE, SLUG
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