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brand new science fiction podcast

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on the fable and following

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network After a mysterious entity

1:05

named Alpha 8 crash lands

1:07

on earth the National anomaly

1:09

resolution bureau is thrown into

1:11

turmoil while lead researcher Michael

1:13

and his team scrambled to

1:15

determine if Alpha 8 is

1:17

a friend or a foe

1:20

As he embarks on a

1:22

daring mission to communicate with

1:24

the alien, he uncovers secrets

1:26

that could challenge the NARB's

1:28

authority forever. However, Michael's efforts

1:30

are cut short when Alpha-8

1:32

escapes and he is reprimanded

1:35

for breaking protocol. Meanwhile,

1:37

back at home, the Peterson

1:39

family faces upheaval when Alpha-8

1:41

arrives and assumes the role

1:43

of Mom. Alpha-8's attempts to

1:45

blend into the family raise

1:47

suspicions, particularly with youngest son

1:49

Daniel, who notices something is

1:51

off. As tensions mount, new

1:54

alliances form and hidden threats

1:56

emerge both at the N-A-R-B.

1:58

and back at home. The

2:00

Peterson siblings start to piece

2:02

together a disturbing truth, setting

2:04

them on a path that

2:06

could change everything they thought

2:08

they knew for good. This fun

2:10

and refreshing body swap dramity harkens

2:13

back to the heyday of family

2:15

adventure movies like ET, hook, the

2:17

Princess Bride and the Goonies. We

2:19

know fans of Winfall will love

2:22

the series because of the way

2:24

it perfectly blends drama, comedy, and

2:26

sci-fi action in order to tell

2:28

an immersive and captivating story from

2:31

start to finish. Plus, the kid

2:33

who plays Daniel, he's an audio

2:35

fiction star in the making. Here

2:37

the first episode of Alpha Eight

2:40

right here, right now, and then go

2:42

find them on the podcast player of

2:44

your choice to marathon the rest of

2:46

season one. Yeah,

2:53

this is Michael. This is Dr.

2:56

Stevens from the NARB. Is this

2:58

Michael Peterson? Yes. You might want

3:00

to sit down. It's 3 a.m.

3:03

I'm doing more than that. We

3:05

need your expertise. Pack a bag.

3:08

A car will be waiting in

3:10

your driveway in 30. What's

3:12

this about? What you've been

3:14

waiting a lifetime for. You'll

3:17

be briefed on the plane. Let

3:19

me guess. You need to leave

3:21

town. No more than a

3:23

few days. Did someone discover

3:26

another object transversing

3:28

across the sky?

3:30

Help, the sky is

3:32

falling. You joke my dear

3:35

Larson, but you have no

3:37

problem catching them checks. You're

3:39

right. It's just if you

3:42

keep catering to the believers,

3:44

aren't they just going to

3:47

keep calling? Alpha

3:51

8, episode 1, The Arrival.

3:53

Alpha 8 is a production

3:55

of Busy Media Group created

3:57

by Stephanie Ailey. This episode...

3:59

was written and directed by

4:02

Stephanie Ali, sound designed by

4:04

Experience Jay, original sound composed

4:06

by Stephen Bice, story editing

4:08

by Jake Ferrargo. This

4:24

is Beale Control. You are

4:26

approaching a restricted airspace. I

4:29

repeat, you are approaching a

4:31

restricted airspace. 40,000 feet, approaching

4:33

at 5,000 knots. What are

4:36

we looking at? I don't

4:38

know. What's incredibly fast? Are

4:40

we talking S. S.R. 71

4:43

fast? What the hell? Oh

4:45

my God. Sh shut it

4:47

off. What was that? What

4:50

is that noise? Commander Gary.

4:52

Status? Get back online, make

4:54

communication with that aircraft. Yes,

4:57

Commander. Willis, what are we

4:59

looking at? Russia, North Korea?

5:01

I don't know, sir. Nothing

5:04

we've ever seen, sir. Maybe

5:06

it's a UAP or a

5:08

satellite drone gun rogue? Get

5:11

a bird up there. Ground

5:13

that aircraft. There's no time,

5:15

sir. It's projected to make

5:18

impact at 2120. Preppy emergency

5:20

crew for retrieval. This is

5:22

field control. Do not attempt

5:25

to land. Adjust your course

5:27

or we will be forced

5:29

to respond. Move people. This

5:32

is your last warning. 2,000

5:34

feet. 800 feet. 400 feet.

5:36

Impact is imminent, sir. Willis.

6:29

You got those coordinates? You

6:32

see that fire? It's two

6:34

clicks north of our location.

6:36

Ramirez to Bill Control. We

6:38

are out of roadway. Permission

6:40

to approach on foot. This

6:43

is Bill Control. Clear to

6:45

approach. Over. Copy out. Listen

6:47

up. Aircraft touchdown at 2130.

6:49

Gear up. Taking two teams,

6:52

Willis and Adams with me.

6:54

Davis. You'll catch up to

6:56

those guys from Delta. Saddleys

7:00

didn't pick up any

7:02

heat signatures, gentlemen. So

7:04

watch your six. We

7:06

don't know what's out here.

7:08

Let's move. This is Bravo

7:10

Leader to Delta. We're half

7:13

a mile southwest of Impact

7:15

Zone. Ready to go when

7:17

you're in position. Over. Bravo

7:20

Leader. This is Delta

7:22

Leader. We're in position.

7:24

Over. Bill control. Both teams

7:26

are in position. Are we

7:29

clear for go? Affirmative,

7:31

Bravo Leader. You are

7:33

clear to approach. Over.

7:35

Roger. Out. Delta Leader. Are

7:37

you seeing this? Bravo

7:40

Leader, come in. Never

7:42

seen anything like this. It's

7:44

not a plane or helo,

7:47

but it's big. Round. If

7:49

it's a drone, it's nothing

7:51

I've seen. And it's definitely

7:54

not part of our fleet.

7:56

We're moving in. Delta out.

8:00

What

8:04

is

8:07

that?

8:11

We're

8:14

under

8:17

attack!

8:31

They need us, sir. Bravo

8:33

leader, stand down. Air support

8:36

is on approach. I repeat,

8:38

stand down. Willis, you catch

8:40

that last commune? No, sir,

8:43

I don't think I did.

8:45

Willis, Adams, moving from the

8:48

north. I'll approach from the

8:50

south. Bravo leader, come in.

8:53

Commander, we've lost contact with

8:55

all of them. Brady, I've

8:57

got Brady. I don't know

9:00

where I am. What's happened?

9:02

Davidson's down, sir. We got

9:05

air support 10 minutes over.

9:07

This is Dr. Michael Peterson,

9:10

lead researcher at N-A-R-B, the

9:12

National Anomally Resolution Bureau, reviewing

9:14

ground reports from an incident

9:17

three days ago near the

9:19

Beale Airfield. Dr.

10:15

Stevens, come in. Are you all

10:18

settled? I'm still waiting on a

10:20

few more boxes. They should be

10:22

here today. Good. Now if there's

10:24

anything you need? No. But

10:26

thank you. I appreciate you bringing

10:29

me in. Don't thank me yet.

10:31

The commander's not happy with the

10:34

progress. It's only been 72 hours.

10:36

I know. But their clock started

10:38

ticking the minute the UAP breached

10:41

our atmosphere. I am getting closer.

10:43

We just need to demonstrate some

10:45

goodwill that we're making progress.

10:47

The fact that everyone is

10:49

alive is an insane sign

10:51

of goodwill. You heard the

10:53

recording. We need something tangible.

10:55

If not, that thing will

10:57

be on ice and shipped

10:59

off to an unnamed facility.

11:01

I'll find a way to

11:03

get through. Get me something

11:05

worth reporting. It's been five

11:08

days since our first encounter

11:10

with Alpha 8. That's what we're

11:12

calling it. So, what do we

11:15

know? Its translucent surface

11:17

is impossible to detect unless

11:19

it's wet. The team created

11:22

a simulation device to mimic

11:24

rain conditions, forcing Alpha 8

11:27

to become visible enough for

11:29

us to capture it. It

11:31

doesn't seem to want to

11:34

hurt humans. Not a single

11:36

casualty. It disarms a

11:38

threat by temporary paralysis.

11:41

So, why is it here? Why is

11:43

it here? What does it want? Larson,

11:45

I'm in the middle of something

11:48

so I can't... Glad I caught

11:50

you. The boy's tried calling. Yeah,

11:52

I um... The package came for

11:54

you, another set of LPs, I'm guessing. Starting

11:56

to think you care more about... your jazz

11:58

music and that job of

12:00

yours more than us back

12:02

home anyway I'm checking on

12:05

your flight am I picking

12:07

you up tomorrow Larson I

12:09

was actually about to call

12:11

you I can't know no

12:13

we talked about this I'm

12:15

still needed here this is

12:18

a big moment for her

12:20

I know I know it's

12:22

out of my hands I

12:24

can't come home not yet

12:26

then she needs to hear

12:29

that from you and it

12:31

needs to be soon I

12:33

will not be the bad

12:35

parent I'll make it up

12:37

to you not to me

12:39

Michael I'll make it up

12:42

to Taren to all of

12:44

you but right now I'm

12:46

needed here you know we

12:48

still can't clearly distinguish all

12:50

alpha 8s features but it

12:53

appears to be anatomically similar

12:55

to humans it left a

12:57

print a hand -like print

12:59

on the viewing window when

13:01

I stepped away from the

13:03

isolation room six digits instead

13:06

of five if we want

13:08

to develop a connection the

13:10

environment in the isolation room

13:12

it just won't work it

13:15

isn't conducive to developing a

13:17

relationship of trust so we

13:19

relocated alpha 8 to sector

13:21

39 this will allow us

13:23

to observe it in a

13:25

more humane environment it includes

13:27

a bed table bookshelf stacked with

13:29

all the classics I mean

13:32

it is unclear if alpha

13:34

8 can process our English

13:36

language Samantha

13:58

Up dates? Nope.

14:01

Alpha 8 went on ghost mode.

14:03

Been like that ever since. Kind

14:05

of crazy, it doesn't just run.

14:07

I mean, it's invisible. Could vanish

14:09

in the hall. No one would

14:11

be the wiser. It must need

14:13

something from us. Do you think

14:16

it sleeps? It's not like we

14:18

would ever know. I mean, does

14:20

it even have eyes? We'll have

14:22

to investigate. I bet it does.

14:24

What's with the clothes? It's for

14:26

Alpha 8. We're going to send R23

14:28

into the pod. Activate the

14:30

robot? And you thought Frumpy Sheek

14:33

was the way to go. Standard

14:35

issue sweats and all I could find.

14:37

Observations for day eight. We're

14:40

sending R23 into the pod

14:42

to deliver clothes to Alpha

14:44

8. Frumpy clothes. We are

14:47

delivering these highly functional sweats

14:49

to Alpha 8. So now what?

14:51

Just wait? Hope it's smart enough

14:53

to know how to put clothes

14:55

on. Acclimating Alpha-8

14:57

to human behavior

15:00

will help us communicate. Oh

15:02

my god, you are not!

15:04

What are you doing? Your

15:06

pants? Seriously? What? Kids learn

15:08

from watching their parents. We

15:10

can't expect Alpha-8 to know

15:12

how to get dressed. We

15:15

have to show it. Pants?

15:17

We slip them on like this.

15:19

That's it. One leg at a

15:21

time. Perfect. Now... Sweat-shirt. Sweat-shirt.

15:24

Sweat-shirt. Everyone loves

15:27

a great sweatshirt. That's

15:29

it. Over the head. It's

15:32

working. Through the sleeves. Whoa.

15:34

I was right. Anatomically.

15:37

Human-like. Featuring

15:39

the voices of Jasmine

15:41

Shonti as Larson and

15:44

Alfade. Richard Leacock as

15:47

Michael. Cameron Ely, as

15:49

Daniel. Maliki Josiah White

15:52

as Jackson. Sydney Thomas

15:55

as Terrin. Todd Guideshan

15:57

as Dr. Stevens. and

16:00

Principal Riley. Samuel Gibson as

16:02

Ramirez and Coach. Jessica Meckler

16:05

as Samantha. Jake Ferrago as

16:07

Willis. Amari Williams as Brady

16:10

and traffic controller. Stephanie Maris

16:12

Sanchez as Summer. Naomi Chan

16:15

as Delta Leader and Linwood.

16:17

Additional performances by Stuart Pangen.

16:19

Jessica Lynn McKay. Gaba Brown,

16:22

Stephanie Ailey, Chris Power, John

16:24

Cobberford, Myla Ailey, Joe Bracher,

16:27

Jamie Souter, Wendy Pierce, Craig

16:29

Ailey, and Christie Glasgow. Alpha-8

16:32

is executive produced by Hayward

16:34

L. Brown, Craig Ailey, and

16:36

June Baya. Additional music and

16:39

Sound by Epid epidemic Sound

16:41

by Epid epidemic Sound by

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epidemic. Alpha-8 was recorded at

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Dave and Dave Recording Studio.

17:03

For more information about the

17:06

show, please visit Alpha-8 Audio.com.

17:08

Special links to Joe Bratcher,

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Twin Bridges, and everyone that

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supported the show. The

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where fiction producers flourish.

17:20

This is routine update log number

17:23

six for Dr. Edison Tucker concerning

17:25

my research into the town of

17:27

Jerusalem Oregon and the existence of

17:29

the supernatural, paranormal, mythological, etc. etc.

17:32

etc. blah blah. Anyway, since arriving

17:34

I've definitely encountered some stuff that

17:36

could be classified under weird ass.

17:39

I mean, where else does putting

17:41

lamb's blood on people's doorways actually

17:43

work as pest control? And nobody

17:46

in town will talk to me

17:48

about the picnic area near Lincoln's

17:50

farm. Although, could be because everybody

17:52

thinks I'm one of those monster

17:55

hunting idiots. Which I'm not, okay?

17:57

I am an experienced professional who

17:59

takes my work extremely seriously and

18:02

I am going to prove this

18:04

if it's the last thing I

18:06

ever. Although to be honest I

18:08

think the biggest mystery on

18:11

my hands is how I'm

18:13

going to survive living with

18:15

Lucille Kensington stuck up extraordinary.

18:18

So if you guys don't

18:20

hear from me again it

18:22

wasn't something in the woods

18:25

that got me. Probably. Where

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