0:00

Today's episode is brought to you by

0:02

Progressive, where drivers who save by switching save

0:04

nearly $750 on average. Quote

0:08

now at progressive.com. Progressive

0:10

Casualty Insurance Company and Affiliates. National average

0:12

12-month savings of $744 by new customers

0:16

surveyed who saved with Progressive between June 2022

0:19

and May 2023. Potential savings

0:21

will vary. Another day

0:23

is here, and you're ready for it. What

0:26

to wear? Check. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Check.

0:28

Planning for what's next and how to save

0:30

for it? That's where Bank of America can

0:32

help. For your financial to-dos, Bank of America

0:34

has experts ready to help get you closer

0:37

to your goals. Get started at one of

0:39

our local financial centers or

0:41

24-7 in our mobile banking app. Find a location

0:43

near you at bankofamerica.com/talk to us. What would you

0:45

like the power to do? Mobile banking requires downloading

0:47

the app and is only available for select devices.

0:50

Message and data rates may apply. Bank of America

0:52

and a member FDIC. Things

1:30

have gone very, very wrong on the

1:32

Oz-9. The lights are out

1:34

and the only illumination comes from the

1:36

now hundreds of small to medium fires

1:38

caused by alien weapons and exacerbated by

1:40

silly strange. So that Olivia can suck

1:42

all the oxygen out of the ship

1:44

and smother the fires, the crew

1:46

of the Oz-9 have been herded down to

1:49

the bottom levels of the ship. Sub-levels,

1:51

none of them even

1:53

knew existed. Trapped now

1:56

in the total darkness of the windowless sub-levels, the

1:58

crew are trying hard not to think. about

2:00

the spooky things happening of late. The dead

2:02

but still chatty astronaut in the Kestecalian fish

2:04

tank. The moaning from the scientists

2:07

that are audible on Greg's kidney

2:09

phone. And the panicked behavior of

2:11

the allebret. A ship the size of

2:13

the Oz9 will take time to empty

2:15

of its oxygen. Not to mention filling

2:17

it up again once the fires are

2:20

extinguished. And so our crew huddled

2:22

together in the darkness surrounded by shapes

2:24

and shadows and listening intently for things

2:26

to go bump in the eternal night

2:28

of space. So just how long

2:30

is this going to take? Because I

2:32

don't know about you but my tank

2:35

is already half empty. I

2:37

changed my mind. I don't want to be

2:39

visible. You'll be all right. Plus it makes

2:41

it easier to see you in a rescue

2:43

situation. Yes, yes that makes sense.

2:46

Wait you made sense. You

2:48

don't have to sound so surprised. Oh

2:50

really? Because I'm taken of seeing an

2:53

alopressor lease. Hey.

2:58

Hey. He didn't scare you?

3:01

No, he didn't. Why

3:04

didn't you? Yeah I

3:06

took the belt off. Figured there was enough to be

3:08

jumpy about down here already. Oh

3:10

my foot. What the hell was that?

3:13

I uh I found some pallets and tore them up.

3:15

Figured we could make a fire for a little light.

3:17

And heat. I believe my

3:19

lady is quite chilled. There

3:21

are times when even the heat of

3:23

passion is not enough. In place.

3:26

No don't you take it personal honey. Actually

3:29

I hadn't considered taking it as

3:31

a personal affront should I? It's a

3:33

good idea Joe. Has anyone got a

3:36

match? A match would be

3:38

redundant when you have the king of hell

3:40

in your midst. Ignite

3:42

us! Whoa whoa

3:45

whoa whoa whoa whoa dude.

3:48

Might uh let me back off a little bit

3:50

first. It said ignite us. Yeah uh thanks for

3:52

the warning there Hermione. Ah nothing

3:54

like the spell of singed janitor

3:56

to enliven the day. Perhaps

3:58

we should try to get some some sleep?

4:01

It's going to take at least

4:03

two episodes for Olivia to evacuate

4:05

the oxygen and replenish it. Who

4:08

knew Silly String was so flammable? Uh,

4:11

in-flammable. Fire

4:13

starter-y. Literally everyone. Oh,

4:15

I think Pip stares, right? Cuddle

4:18

up, get comfy, get some rest.

4:20

Pips? Oh, it's kinda sweet.

4:23

Like you. Stop! Ooh,

4:26

it's a plan. Did you not?

4:28

Ow! Ow! Ow!

4:31

Ow! Ow! Okay,

4:33

okay, okay. Just resonate with me. Okay,

4:35

okay. Okay. I'm going to

4:38

get out of my nose. Please, don't touch me. No

4:40

perch. No,

4:42

no, it's fine. I'm nocturnal

4:44

anyway. Well, guess I'll just

4:46

explore a bit. Ugh. What

4:59

was that? Computer. Oh,

5:02

Olivia, are we back to that?

5:04

You're okay. Thank God. Uh,

5:07

not actually. Dumping air and refilling it is

5:09

taking all my processing power. And seriously, I'm

5:11

trying to put out all the fires if

5:13

you lost all the other ones. How

5:16

hell what? That

5:20

is alarming. Olivia? Olivia!

5:24

Actually, that is alarming. Because

5:26

of Pippi. Pippi? Wait,

5:29

where's Pippi? Oh, I'm

5:31

going to go look for Pippi. Pippi!

5:34

Let's not do that. Of

5:36

all of us, Pippi is the best suited

5:38

to this situation. Let's not have more of

5:41

us wandering off from strength in

5:43

numbers and all that. Wow, those pellets must have

5:45

been wet or something. They

5:48

sure are making a lot of smoke.

5:54

Oh, that's not smoke.

6:00

not have arms or

6:02

a face. Something

6:04

is coming. What?

6:07

What? Lady

6:10

Nibble Biscuit? Something is coming

6:12

to me. No.

6:15

Oh, just looks to that. Something

6:17

is already here. And it has

6:19

arms. Should we? Should we run?

6:21

You know, stay together. They

6:24

can't hurt us. Really, really,

6:26

really do that. Pluto,

6:31

honey. Want to fire that up

6:34

again? Pluto?

6:38

Pluto? No one move. Roll

6:41

call right now. Jessie. Oh,

6:43

here. Julie. Here. Colin, Greg,

6:45

Donna. Yeah. No,

6:47

no, Donna? OK, doctors

6:50

Theo and von Habersetzer? I'm

6:54

here. Oh, boy. Disembodied voices?

6:56

Hello. Why

6:59

is there weather down here?

7:01

I'm rather more concerned with

7:03

the screaming. Maybe

7:06

this is more pranks from the guys that loaded the ship. Doesn't feel like

7:08

it, though, does it? Does it?

7:10

No. Some of our number are missing. We

7:13

can't just do nothing. Colin has

7:15

a point. Maybe we should search for

7:17

them together? Move around in a sort

7:19

of shuffling ruckby huddle, you mean. Oh,

7:21

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. A

7:23

fling ruckby huddle, you mean. I

7:27

do love a huddle. I think we're better off sitting

7:29

still. Wow, whatever it is picks us off

7:31

one by one. Captain, what

7:33

do you think we should do? Oh.

7:38

Is she gone too? No,

7:40

no, I'm here. Just thinking. Ew.

7:46

Please think faster. Something

7:48

hurts. It hurts? They

7:51

can feel it. Like, that was the

7:53

corner of my eye. Your

7:55

eye hurts? No, she's sensing it. Correct?

7:58

I guess. Yes, something's

8:01

in pain. He's trying to

8:03

get our attention. What is it? I

8:05

don't know. I don't know. But I

8:07

think it's been trying for a while. Oh,

8:12

I really don't like the sound

8:14

of that. Same. Others

8:16

missing from the campfire have found themselves suddenly

8:18

in other parts of the ship's sub-levels. Wowza!

8:23

The episode was unpleasant. Hello Donna. Oh

8:26

goodness! You might give a gal

8:29

a warning. Apologies. I

8:31

forget others don't see the way I do. How

8:33

did you get here? Don't rightly

8:36

know. I was just standing

8:38

by the fire, then something just picked

8:40

me up and whooshed me here real

8:42

fast. Couldn't see a gosh darn

8:44

thing. And then it just left you? Yibbers,

8:47

is it just you and me here? Yeah.

8:51

I guess I'm asking about folks

8:53

not of the crew. Oh, then

8:55

no. Oh boy. Who

8:57

are you picking up on your radar there? I

8:59

don't know. It's hazy. But

9:02

whatever's in charge must have brought you here

9:04

for a reason. Yeah. Divide and

9:06

conquer, I reckon. Then

9:08

why bring you to me? Something

9:11

is moving from me. Look!

9:13

You can either be more specific or shut

9:16

the heck up. Six

9:18

thousand! Six thousand? Six

9:21

thousand what? We're

9:24

gonna need a bigger bowl. When

9:30

you need mealtime inspiration, it's worth

9:32

shopping Kroger, where you'll find over

9:34

30,000 mouth-watering choices that excite your

9:36

inner foodie. And no matter what

9:38

tasty choice you make, you'll enjoy

9:41

our everyday low prices. Extra

9:43

ways to save, like digital coupons worth over $600

9:45

each week. You

9:47

can also save up to $1 off

9:49

per gallon at the pump with fuel

9:52

points. More savings and more inspiring flavors

9:54

make shopping Kroger worth it every time.

9:56

Kroger, fresh for everyone. Fuel restrictions apply.

10:00

is brought to you by Shaker and Spoon. Captain's

10:02

Log, Star Date. I don't know, there's

10:04

like 140 stars within a mile of

10:06

me, so we're gonna skip that bit. We received

10:08

a package today from a company called Shaker and

10:11

Spoon, and Colin and Jesse are

10:13

already face deep in the box. It

10:15

has three recipes for creating cocktails, plus

10:17

all the ingredients you need, minus the

10:19

alcohol. As someone who's been gargling

10:21

swampooch for the last how many forevers I've been

10:24

up here, wow. We got

10:26

the vodka brunch box. Each recipe makes four

10:28

servings, and we've already had the blood and

10:30

sage and the slow rush. So easy to

10:32

make, even Greg the Zebra was tending

10:34

bar, and the results were magnificent.

10:37

If you're foolish enough to listen to this show, we've got

10:40

an actual smart thing for you to do. $20

10:43

off any linked subscription if

10:45

you go to shakerandspoon.com/Oz9. Get

10:48

a box delivered to your

10:50

airlock each month, and $20

10:52

off your subscription at shakerandspoon.com/Oz9.

10:56

Enjoy Space Monkeys. Captain out. Greetings,

11:26

Dr. Theo. You needn't be alarmed. Needn't

11:30

be alarmed? I was just picked up by

11:32

ghostly hands, zipped through the darkness and delivered

11:34

here. What is your definition

11:36

of the right time to be alarmed? You are

11:39

unharmed, yes? Yes. Is it just us

11:41

three? Uh, for the moment. So,

11:45

what do we think is happening here? Supernatural

11:48

beings of unknown origin are moving us

11:50

about. Uh, yes, thank you

11:52

Pluto. This was not exactly my question.

11:55

They are moving us like pawns on

11:57

a giant chessboard. Indeed. To...

12:01

separate us? Then why

12:03

bring the three of us together? You

12:05

believe there is purpose and intention behind

12:07

all this? I think it's a reasonable

12:10

supposition. Yes. Let us think, gentlemen. What

12:13

is the thread that connects us three? Are

12:17

you kidding? Yes. Why

12:19

should we three meet? In thunder, lightning and

12:21

in rain? Does that

12:24

sound familiar? No.

12:27

Should it? Seriously.

12:30

The Scottish play. English

12:32

majors? Got it, English mage. How

12:35

are you doing on oxygen? Oh,

12:37

uh, probably, uh,

12:39

half an episode left. You? What

12:41

about you? Same. I think there's

12:43

a pony keg under the desk if we need

12:46

it. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. You

12:48

know it will, though, right? Ah,

12:51

yeah. Hello.

12:54

Anybody there? Hello? Greg?

12:56

Julie? Man, I could use a pair of those

12:58

night vision goggles right about now. You

13:00

know about those? Know about them? They're

13:03

all over the ship. Thank you! I'm

13:06

telling Captain Matt on that port. A.G.!

13:09

Well, it just doesn't seem to

13:11

understand me. You're talking about a captain

13:13

who tried to roll down a window to let a bee

13:15

out. In space! I

13:18

know. I know. Do

13:20

you hear...water? Like,

13:24

dripping? Yeah. And

13:26

lots of creeks. So

13:29

it's almost like we're a board of

13:31

ship. A water ship,

13:33

not a space ship. I thought

13:35

that, too. Should we try

13:37

to find our way back to the others? I

13:40

know. It feels kind of like we're together for

13:42

a reason. Yeah. But what reason? No

13:46

clue. It's some of those moons we've been hearing.

13:50

I'm sharing them on the inside,

13:52

too. Laughing hand by hand on

13:54

my kidney phone and someone left the

13:56

phone off the hook. Ugh. I

13:59

don't know if I want to. find the source of

14:01

that sound. Same. But

14:03

I think maybe we're supposed to.

14:06

Okay. You want to put

14:09

your kidneys on speaker? Ten

14:11

bucks as that becomes the title of this episode.

14:14

You're on. Goodness,

14:17

that cane is useful. Yes,

14:19

even I was unaware of the flint

14:21

in the tip. Very

14:24

handy. Starting fires. Who do you

14:26

think? Just don't lose the cap, eh? You've

14:28

got enough fires without your start and one every time you

14:30

go walk about. So what

14:33

are you thinking, Cap? You put on your thinking,

14:35

Cap? Wait

14:37

for it. I was thinking

14:39

we need to get to a window. You

14:41

haven't spotted another wasp, have you? Yeah,

14:44

let's not go through that again. No,

14:46

not a wasp. So what

14:48

are you thinking? Have

14:50

you ever heard of the Mary Celeste?

14:52

No, who is she? She's a ship.

14:56

Mad hands? Or the flying Dutchman?

14:59

What is that? A painting? A race

15:01

horse? Also a ship. Those

15:03

are both ghost ships. Ahem. A

15:06

captain? Hm? Sorry,

15:09

just a thought. Ghost

15:11

ships? Ghost ships are ships that have

15:13

sunk and risen again as specters. Four

15:16

empty ships who've lost their crew but

15:18

still sail under unknown power. My god,

15:21

you think the Oz Nine is a

15:23

ghost ship and we're all dead?

15:27

That would explain a lot, actually. Like

15:29

what, exactly? Think about it, Colin.

15:31

How many times have we escaped death? A

15:33

hundred? More? That

15:35

make any sense? 99

15:37

episodes in and I'm just now asking

15:39

that question? Perhaps we're just lucky. Or

15:42

we've already snuffed it. Oh

15:44

yes, caught in some existential

15:46

loop, experiencing death over and

15:48

over only. Not quite

15:50

enough to know it's happened. Maybe?

15:54

Feel the floor. Oh god, not this

15:56

again. You've just told me

15:58

I'm dead, Ender. You're basically in hell.

16:01

That would explain Pluto being here. And

16:03

now you want me to fill up

16:05

the ship again. What are you

16:07

sensing, Captain? I don't know if we're

16:09

alive, but she is.

16:11

Couldn't that be ghostly

16:13

vibrations mimicking what they were in life?

16:16

No, that's the nine. Blood

16:18

pumping, heart beating. Where's

16:23

Jesse? 6,000

16:25

of what? Hello?

16:29

Why are ghosts always so ambiguous?

16:32

Do you talk with ghosts

16:34

often? Well, no, but

16:37

never mind. Do you reckon this could

16:39

be one of them, what do you call it? Side

16:43

quests? Perhaps. I suppose if we see

16:45

anything glowing, we should pick it up.

16:48

Anything glowing like,

16:50

say, the F.L.

16:53

over there? Is anyone

16:55

else seeing all these people? Yes. Fear

16:57

not, Dr. Theod. These are mere denizens

16:59

of Hades. Perhaps I have

17:01

abandoned my realm for too long. Return

17:05

to the underworld. They

17:08

don't appear to be moving. Yes, well,

17:10

give me a moment. I'm a bit

17:12

rusty. You have straight

17:14

from your appointed place returned to

17:16

the underworld and your eternal rest.

17:19

They don't look rested. More,

17:21

uh, agitated, actually?

17:25

But you're doing great. Just hang on. My

17:27

subjects, I am your king,

17:29

and I demand you return to Hades.

17:32

They usually work. Go home. Shoot.

17:35

Well, now they're just getting zipped. What is

17:37

wrong with you people? They're

17:39

coming toward us. Do not fear. Why

17:42

not? Because they are so under your control,

17:44

eh? Yeah, you're the god.

17:46

Point taken. Run!

17:49

Yeah! Out of here! Sounds

17:54

like we're getting closer. You

17:57

OK? Ow! This

17:59

room is like a- A maze? I'm kidding.

18:03

Yeah, it's exactly like

18:05

a maze. You think this is on purpose? Like

18:08

trying to keep us lost and separated? Or

18:10

trying to get us to go a particular

18:12

direction. Forget about the kiddie

18:14

phone for a second. We'll ask to see where

18:17

the path leads us. You trust it?

18:19

Oh hell no. But I think

18:21

it's best to be cooperative.

18:24

Good point. There's an opening here. No,

18:26

no, no, no, no, no. Other way, other

18:28

way. Opening here. Let's see.

18:32

Okay, nothing hard against away from this

18:34

direction. Let's go. I don't

18:36

know. I'm a scientist. Blind

18:38

faith is not my forte. Well,

18:41

call it an experiment. Experiment?

18:43

Right. It's a double

18:45

blind study, that's all. You've done

18:48

lots of those, Julie. What is a

18:50

double blind study? I've always wondered what that

18:52

term meant. Neither the subjects nor the

18:54

researcher know who got the treatment or

18:56

who got the placebo until the trial

18:58

is over. Well, that's perfect. I reckon

19:00

that's the situation we got here. Yeah,

19:03

sure, but are we the

19:05

researcher or the subjects?

19:08

Oh, do you know? Tell me

19:10

you know. I don't know.

19:13

Crap. Calm down, too. You'll use

19:15

up your oxygen faster if you panic. I'm

19:20

not sure telling me that was

19:22

helpful. Fair. Meanwhile.

19:26

Jesse. Captain,

19:30

what is that? That

19:33

would be a ghost. Hello.

19:36

My god. Now, we've had

19:38

Lady Neville Pickford on board for quite some

19:40

time, and she's a ghost. And

19:42

there's Steamboat Mary down in the pub, and while

19:44

both of those can give you the shivers, that

19:47

thing hanging there is different. It is completely

19:49

different. I need a drink. You have a

19:51

drink? I do. More.

19:55

That. More. Tasted

19:57

like a fish tank. Whoa.

20:01

It's another astronaut, isn't

20:03

it? She's right. It's wearing a

20:06

space suit. Yeah, that's not

20:08

just any space suit, is it? Someday,

20:11

someday, someday... Man,

20:13

I wish they would stop saying that. Someday,

20:15

someday, someday... Here, here, here... Air

20:18

Perfect! Now look what you did!

20:20

You are you. Okay, okay... Wait,

20:23

do I know you? Captain,

20:26

stop! Don't go any

20:28

closer! And it's alright, Colin, it's

20:30

alright. Uh... are you sure

20:32

about that? Not in the

20:34

least, but... PMA. I'm

20:39

trying, but it's like trying to find

20:41

shapes and clouds. Hold still!

20:49

Captain... is that...

20:54

I think it is. What? What?! Don't...

20:59

you... dare. Tempty, but

21:01

we kind of need to know what's going on before we

21:04

run out of air. My

21:06

God, I'm so sorry.

21:08

Sorry? Why are you sorry? What

21:10

did we do? I

21:12

don't believe it. You're right, Captain. Right?

21:15

We're dead? Will someone

21:17

tell me what's going on? The astronaut

21:20

is from the 6748. Ostein?

21:27

Ostein? Do you

21:30

believe? You've

21:47

been listening to... Tim Sherbert

21:49

as Colin, Shannon Perry as

21:51

Captain Madeline and Olivia, Bonnie

21:53

Brantley as Jesse and Donna,

21:57

Eric Perry as Joe and Dr. Von Habesesser,

21:59

Kevin Hovisesser, Hall is Gray, Sarah Rae

22:01

Werner as Pim Bistrok, Chrissy Talon Sage

22:03

as Chewley, Lee Shackelford

22:05

as Pluto, Sarah Golding as Mrs.

22:08

Sheffy, David

22:10

Astier as Dr. Theo Borrome,

22:13

and the fabulous podcast

22:15

Mission Rejected lent us John Dogen,

22:17

Faith Dogen, Emmett Dogen, and Kate

22:20

Dogen who played all of our ghosts. I'm

22:22

Kyle Jones, your narrator

22:25

too. And I'm Kristina Dolny-Gourley

22:27

as your narrator. We'll be having a live

22:29

listen along for our season 5 finale. Stay tuned and find details on

22:32

our website, OZ Number 9.com. Again, that's

22:36

oz-neu-o-9.com. We'll

22:38

see you there, Space Monkeys,

22:40

and until then, if you have any spare

22:42

oxygen tanks, please overnight them to OZ-9,

22:46

Bugle Galaxy, Deep Space, the

22:48

Universe. Lights!

22:52

Uh, they're not on. I

22:54

know, I was hoping they might come on. Oh. It

23:00

didn't work. You know, the best way

23:02

to conserve your oxygen... Hush. Hush.

23:26

Music Ahhhhhh!

23:45

The Fable and Folly Network, where fiction producers

23:47

flourish. You

23:53

found the heart. She

23:55

found a key to the heart. On

23:58

the quest of a lifetime. Three best

24:00

friends take on a harrowing journey. Your

24:03

mind and body will be tested

24:05

in these upcoming weeks. As

24:07

well as your heart. Where

24:10

more is at stake than a gift from the gods.

24:13

Being without Bina and I is going to be... weird.

24:16

Not bad weird, just uh...

24:18

different. Everything's different on

24:20

the water. When new friends meet,

24:23

you have an office? Where do

24:25

you think I do all the pirate business?

24:27

Pirates have business? It's a

24:30

parchment nightmare. And

24:32

family secrets are revealed. We

24:34

could be twins. Yes, I've

24:36

noticed. This young crew of adventurers

24:38

will learn what it takes to complete

24:40

the deadly journey to the heart. It's not

24:43

like an island gets out of trap for us. What?

24:46

Lightning fog? Are you kidding me?

24:49

But is getting what they want worth

24:51

losing what they have? I

24:54

was happy with you and Charlie.

24:56

Was? Look at us! How

24:58

could I be? Journey to the Heart. Now

25:01

available everywhere you listen to

25:03

podcasts. Tune in each week

25:05

and vote for where you think the story should

25:08

go next. What will you wish

25:10

for?