In Episode Six, “Until We’ve Discovered Joy,” we look in on each of the Nameless Crew now that they’ve settled into their lives planetside. Zei deals with the aftermath of her frightening encounter with the native lifeforms and James has a small personal revelation. Lunch is eaten. Some questions are finally answered. Content Notes: As always, a few people swear. There are kissing sounds briefly (see the transcript for details). The transcript is available at <a href='https://tinyurl.com/tpnan106'>https://tinyurl.com/tpnan106</a>. We’re using google docs for transcripts; if you run into any accessibility issues please let us know! You can always contact us at <a href='mailto:needsanamepod@gmail.com'>needsanamepod@gmail.com</a>. This is a collaborative, ensemble project. Many of the character decisions are made by the actors as part of the story and script development process. Please check out their work: <ul><li><a href='https://twitter.com/saucymincks'>Caroline Mincks</a> creates and voices Zahava</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/evantessuraea'>Evan Tess Murray</a> creates all of them and voices Zei</li><li><a href='http://www.alexanderdoddy.com/'>Alexander Doddy</a> creates and voices James</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/endyxanders'>Alexander Endymion Hernández Díaz</a> creates and voices Cyrus</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/hereliesanjali'>Anjali Kunapaneni</a> creates and voices Devi</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/domendezz'>Dominic Mendez</a> creates and voices Ángel</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/robin_pods'>Robin Howell</a> creates and voices Nessa</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/queer_elf_club'>Sawyer Greene</a> creates and voices Quill</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/whispering_hour'>Trace Callahan</a> creates and voices Kolian</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/trevor_A_Bean'>Trevor Bean</a> creates and voices Mandry</li></ul>This episode also introduced <a href='https://twitter.com/BrigP'>Brigitte Paulus</a>, the final member of the Nameless Cast, who has been waiting in the wings until now. Brigitte is a dancer, choreographer, and all-around delightful person who has been stepping into voice acting. She&apos;s also a founding member of Vivid Motion, a dance company in Portland, Maine that opens dance performance to anyone. Check them out at <a href='https://www.vividmotion.org'>vividmotion.org</a>. Our podcast art was created by Katy Schifferer. <a href='https://katyschifferer.com/'>Check out her work!</a>You can learn more about Wabanaki sovereignty at <a href='https://www.lwvme.org/Wabanaki'>https://www.lwvme.org/Wabanaki</a>. We tell a story about another world, but we&apos;re not giving up on this one. <a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/needsaname">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;In Episode Six, “Until We’ve Discovered Joy,” we look in on each of the Nameless Crew now that they’ve settled into their lives planetside. Zei deals with the aftermath of her frightening encounter with the native lifeforms and James has a small personal revelation. Lunch is eaten. Some questions are finally answered. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Content Notes:&lt;/b&gt; As always, a few people swear. There are kissing sounds briefly (see the transcript for details).&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;The transcript is available at &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://tinyurl.com/tpnan106'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://tinyurl.com/tpnan106&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;. &lt;/b&gt;We’re using google docs for transcripts; if you run into any accessibility issues please let us know! You can always contact us at &lt;a href='mailto:needsanamepod@gmail.com'&gt;needsanamepod@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;This is a collaborative, ensemble project.&lt;/b&gt; Many of the character decisions are made by the actors as part of the story and script development process. Please check out their work: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/saucymincks'&gt;Caroline Mincks&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Zahava&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/evantessuraea'&gt;Evan Tess Murray&lt;/a&gt; creates all of them and voices Zei&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.alexanderdoddy.com/'&gt;Alexander Doddy&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices James&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/endyxanders'&gt;Alexander Endymion Hernández Díaz&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Cyrus&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/hereliesanjali'&gt;Anjali Kunapaneni&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Devi&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/domendezz'&gt;Dominic Mendez&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Ángel&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/robin_pods'&gt;Robin Howell&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Nessa&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/queer_elf_club'&gt;Sawyer Greene&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Quill&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/whispering_hour'&gt;Trace Callahan&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Kolian&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/trevor_A_Bean'&gt;Trevor Bean&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Mandry&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode also introduced &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/BrigP'&gt;Brigitte Paulus&lt;/a&gt;, the final member of the Nameless Cast, who has been waiting in the wings until now. Brigitte is a dancer, choreographer, and all-around delightful person who has been stepping into voice acting. She&amp;apos;s also a founding member of Vivid Motion, a dance company in Portland, Maine that opens dance performance to anyone. Check them out at &lt;a href='https://www.vividmotion.org'&gt;vividmotion.org&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Our podcast art was created by Katy Schifferer. &lt;a href='https://katyschifferer.com/'&gt;Check out her work!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can learn more about Wabanaki sovereignty at &lt;a href='https://www.lwvme.org/Wabanaki'&gt;https://www.lwvme.org/Wabanaki&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;We tell a story about another world, but we&amp;apos;re not giving up on this one. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/needsaname"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In Episode Six, “Until We’ve Discovered Joy,” we look in on each of the Nameless Crew now that they’ve settled into their lives planetside. Zei deals with the aftermath of her frightening encounter with the native lifeforms and James has a small personal revelation. Lunch is eaten. Some questions are finally answered.  Content Notes: As always, a few people swear. There are kissing sounds briefly (see the transcript for details).  The transcript is available at https://tinyurl.com/tpnan1...

1.06: Until We've Discovered Joy

In this prequel episode, “On Earth: Zahava,” we get a glimpse of Zahava&apos;s life long before she assembled the Nameless Crew. Content Notes: none.  <a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/13YB1wyzgpZ0qjhLosViINUt3sIr7XPnWn5G_IqbD7Qg/edit?usp=sharing'>The transcript is available.</a> If the transcript link is broken please email <a href='mailto:needsanamepod@gmail.com'>needsanamepod@gmail.com</a> and we’ll get it to you as soon as we can. We’ve changed to google docs for our transcripts for accessibility - please let us know if anything isn’t working! This episode, the first in its series, was written and directed by Evan Tess Murray. Original composition, sound design, and audio engineering were by Trace Callahan. We&apos;re also excited to welcome two guest voices into the crew for this episode! Check out the links for more of their work: <ul><li><a href='https://twitter.com/saucymincks'>Caroline Mincks</a> as Zahava</li><li><a href='https://khalilaroney.wixsite.com/theactresskmr'>Khalila Roney</a> as Akila</li><li><a href='https://www.darinearlthesecond.com/'>Darin Earl</a> as Terence</li></ul>Our podcast art was created by Katy Schifferer. <a href='https://katyschifferer.com/'>Check out her work!</a>Please, if you can, donate to Wabanaki Reach at <a href='http://mainewabanakireach.org'>mainewabanakireach.org</a>. We tell a story about another world, but we&apos;re not giving up on this one.  <a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/needsaname">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;In this prequel episode, “On Earth: Zahava,” we get a glimpse of Zahava&amp;apos;s life long before she assembled the Nameless Crew. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Content Notes: none.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/13YB1wyzgpZ0qjhLosViINUt3sIr7XPnWn5G_IqbD7Qg/edit?usp=sharing'&gt;The transcript is available.&lt;/a&gt; If the transcript link is broken please email &lt;a href='mailto:needsanamepod@gmail.com'&gt;needsanamepod@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; and we’ll get it to you as soon as we can. We’ve changed to google docs for our transcripts for accessibility - please let us know if anything isn’t working! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode, the first in its series, was written and directed by Evan Tess Murray. Original composition, sound design, and audio engineering were by Trace Callahan. We&amp;apos;re also excited to welcome two guest voices into the crew for this episode! Check out the links for more of their work: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/saucymincks'&gt;Caroline Mincks&lt;/a&gt; as Zahava&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://khalilaroney.wixsite.com/theactresskmr'&gt;Khalila Roney&lt;/a&gt; as Akila&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.darinearlthesecond.com/'&gt;Darin Earl&lt;/a&gt; as Terence&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our podcast art was created by Katy Schifferer. &lt;a href='https://katyschifferer.com/'&gt;Check out her work!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please, if you can, donate to Wabanaki Reach at &lt;a href='http://mainewabanakireach.org'&gt;mainewabanakireach.org&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;We tell a story about another world, but we&amp;apos;re not giving up on this one. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/needsaname"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this prequel episode, “On Earth: Zahava,” we get a glimpse of Zahava's life long before she assembled the Nameless Crew.  Content Notes: none.    The transcript is available. If the transcript link is broken please email needsanamepod@gmail.com and we’ll get it to you as soon as we can. We’ve changed to google docs for our transcripts for accessibility - please let us know if anything isn’t working!  This episode, the first in its series, was written and directed by Evan Tes...

On Earth: Zahava

In Episode Five, “Recklessly and Perfectly Alive,” we get to explore a forest at long, long last. The crew attempt to learn James’s favorite sport, with minimal success. Conflicts are resolved, new surprises are encountered, and quite a lot of hairs are cut. This one’s sweet! Content Notes: very few this time! As usual a few people swear. Alcohol consumption: [40:19 - 41:10] pours, takes a sip, sings about whiskey <a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/12UmZq7KOWsNHnOrSvhZb-e2huUs9-pWXP4o6WwTBddg/edit?usp=sharing'>The transcript is available.</a> If the transcript link is broken please email <a href='mailto:needsanamepod@gmail.com'>needsanamepod@gmail.com</a> and we’ll get it to you as soon as we can. We’ve changed to google docs for our transcripts for accessibility - please let us know if anything isn’t working! This is a collaborative, ensemble project. Many of the character decisions are made by the actors as part of the story and script development process. Please check out the links below for more of their work:<ul><li><a href='https://twitter.com/trevor_A_Bean'>Trevor Bean</a> creates and voices Mandry</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/evantessuraea'>Evan Tess Murray</a> creates all of them and voices Zei</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/saucymincks'>Caroline Mincks</a> creates and voices Zahava</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/hereliesanjali'>Anjali Kunapaneni</a> creates and voices Devi</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/domendezz'>Dominic Mendez</a> creates and voices Ángel</li><li><a href='http://www.alexanderdoddy.com/'>Alexander Doddy</a> creates and voices James</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/endyxanders'>Alexander Endymion Hernández Díaz</a> creates and voices Cyrus</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/whispering_hour'>Trace Callahan</a> creates and voices Kolian</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/queer_elf_club'>Sawyer Greene</a> creates and voices Quill</li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/podnen'>Nerys Howell</a> creates and voices Nessa</li></ul>Our guest voice this episode was provided by <a href='https://linktr.ee/mythicallrose'>Mythical Rose</a>. They’re a talented cosplayer - check out their tiktok - and a delight to work with. We also want to thank Spy for the art he created for our birthday. You can check it out in our <a href='https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-planet-needs-a-name'>merch store</a> at teepublic. The mission patch is beautiful, and we’ve made it canon! Our podcast art was created by Katy Schifferer. <a href='https://katyschifferer.com/'>Check out her work!</a>Please, if you can, donate to First Nations covid relief at <a href='https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/'>firstnations.org</a>. And please also continue to support Black Lives Matter in whatever way you can.We tell a story about another world, but we&apos;re not giving up on this one.  <a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/needsaname">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In Episode Five, “Recklessly and Perfectly Alive,” we get to explore a forest at long, long last. The crew attempt to learn James’s favorite sport, with minimal success. Conflicts are resolved, new surprises are encountered, and quite a lot of hairs are cut. This one’s sweet! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Content Notes: very few this time! As usual a few people swear. &lt;br/&gt;Alcohol consumption: [40:19 - 41:10] pours, takes a sip, sings about whiskey&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/12UmZq7KOWsNHnOrSvhZb-e2huUs9-pWXP4o6WwTBddg/edit?usp=sharing'&gt;The transcript is available.&lt;/a&gt; If the transcript link is broken please email &lt;a href='mailto:needsanamepod@gmail.com'&gt;needsanamepod@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; and we’ll get it to you as soon as we can. We’ve changed to google docs for our transcripts for accessibility - please let us know if anything isn’t working! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is a collaborative, ensemble project. Many of the character decisions are made by the actors as part of the story and script development process. Please check out the links below for more of their work:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/trevor_A_Bean'&gt;Trevor Bean&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Mandry&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/evantessuraea'&gt;Evan Tess Murray&lt;/a&gt; creates all of them and voices Zei&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/saucymincks'&gt;Caroline Mincks&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Zahava&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/hereliesanjali'&gt;Anjali Kunapaneni&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Devi&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/domendezz'&gt;Dominic Mendez&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Ángel&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.alexanderdoddy.com/'&gt;Alexander Doddy&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices James&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/endyxanders'&gt;Alexander Endymion Hernández Díaz&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Cyrus&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/whispering_hour'&gt;Trace Callahan&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Kolian&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/queer_elf_club'&gt;Sawyer Greene&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Quill&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/podnen'&gt;Nerys Howell&lt;/a&gt; creates and voices Nessa&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our guest voice this episode was provided by &lt;a href='https://linktr.ee/mythicallrose'&gt;Mythical Rose&lt;/a&gt;. They’re a talented cosplayer - check out their tiktok - and a delight to work with. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We also want to thank Spy for the art he created for our birthday. You can check it out in our &lt;a href='https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-planet-needs-a-name'&gt;merch store&lt;/a&gt; at teepublic. The mission patch is beautiful, and we’ve made it canon! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our podcast art was created by Katy Schifferer. &lt;a href='https://katyschifferer.com/'&gt;Check out her work!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please, if you can, donate to First Nations covid relief at &lt;a href='https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/'&gt;firstnations.org&lt;/a&gt;. And please also continue to support Black Lives Matter in whatever way you can.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;We tell a story about another world, but we&amp;apos;re not giving up on this one. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/needsaname"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In Episode Five, “Recklessly and Perfectly Alive,” we get to explore a forest at long, long last. The crew attempt to learn James’s favorite sport, with minimal success. Conflicts are resolved, new surprises are encountered, and quite a lot of hairs are cut. This one’s sweet!  Content Notes: very few this time! As usual a few people swear.  Alcohol consumption: [40:19 - 41:10] pours, takes a sip, sings about whiskey  The transcript is available. If the transcript link is broken please em...

1.05 Recklessly and Perfectly Alive 

We&apos;re deep in production of our next full episode - in the meantime, just so you know we&apos;re still here, James has given you his recipe for brewing a decent beer. Well, I say recipe. Really it&apos;s sketchy at best, as beer&apos;s all in the technique anyway. Written and performed by Alexander Doddy. Music and engineering by Trace Callahan. <a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pc-EppooOB-kR5CwtfsCTP5lhCFZX7sL0Qa7VWKoW8k/edit?usp=sharing'>The transcript (and, theoretically, recipe) are available here.</a><a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/needsaname">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;We&amp;apos;re deep in production of our next full episode - in the meantime, just so you know we&amp;apos;re still here, James has given you his recipe for brewing a decent beer. Well, I say recipe. Really it&amp;apos;s sketchy at best, as beer&amp;apos;s all in the technique anyway. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Written and performed by Alexander Doddy. Music and engineering by Trace Callahan. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pc-EppooOB-kR5CwtfsCTP5lhCFZX7sL0Qa7VWKoW8k/edit?usp=sharing'&gt;The transcript (and, theoretically, recipe) are available here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/needsaname"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We're deep in production of our next full episode - in the meantime, just so you know we're still here, James has given you his recipe for brewing a decent beer. Well, I say recipe. Really it's sketchy at best, as beer's all in the technique anyway.   Written and performed by Alexander Doddy. Music and engineering by Trace Callahan.   The transcript (and, theoretically, recipe) are available here. Support the show 

Bonus: James Explains Brewing

James puts his personal spin on explaining the delightful little things that are Yorkshire puddings. Written and performed by Alexander Doddy. Composition and audio engineering by Trace Callahan. <a href='https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t3goarTFEOJdVOostAOeuy6BS7cq5NaX/view?usp=sharing'>The transcript and ingredient list are available here. </a> Enjoy! <a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/needsaname">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;James puts his personal spin on explaining the delightful little things that are Yorkshire puddings. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Written and performed by Alexander Doddy.&lt;br/&gt;Composition and audio engineering by Trace Callahan. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t3goarTFEOJdVOostAOeuy6BS7cq5NaX/view?usp=sharing'&gt;The transcript and ingredient list are available here. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Enjoy! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/needsaname"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

James puts his personal spin on explaining the delightful little things that are Yorkshire puddings.   Written and performed by Alexander Doddy. Composition and audio engineering by Trace Callahan.   The transcript and ingredient list are available here.   Enjoy!  Support the show 

Bonus: James Makes Yorkshire Puddings

Imagine a handful of scientists and engineers setting out to terraform a planet - a world - for the frozen people they've got in tow. Just a few people, carefully chosen, who will live out their lives building something they'll never see. That's us. We're building a future.A science fiction audio drama suitable for our times.

This Planet Needs a Name

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