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The Dunesteef just wasn't enough for him. Now Big Anklevich has his own podcast where he chats about whatever he feels like while on his drive to work.
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Rish Outfield and Big Anklevich's side project. Apparently they don't get enough time to jabber on their regular episodes of The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine, so they started up this extra bit of fun. If you enjoy listening to their post-story chatter on their regular show, then you'll probably still enjoy what they have to say on this show as well.
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Jerome and Kirk embark on a mission to save their loved ones from vampires. They venture into their sanctuary and attack them where they live...and they were armed with expert advice from the one and only Johnny Staker, YouTube star and legendary vampire hunter. Afterward, Rish and I talk about vampire tropes and their use in media, working on auth…
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Part 2 is here, rejoice and sing! We finally get to find out what happens to Tyler, Glynnis, and Lady Justice when they attempt to rescue Karma from the clutches of Tyler's evil ex-girlfriend, Harper. Will they get away with it or will Harper catch them and destroy them like she has to countless others? Find out in the exciting conclusion to "Karma…
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Tyler and Glynnis get an invitation to a party. They have nothing going on that night, and are hoping to at least get some free beer or maybe a hit off someone's blunt, but when they get to the party, they find that they're in for much more than they bargained for in more ways than one. Afterward, Rish and Big talk about the origins of the story an…
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I said I'd done my piece for Christmas this year, but I was wrong, and I'm here to share one more Christmas story before we ring in the new year. Scott is a recently single dad who watches over his young son, Ryder. He finds his life to be miserable and tedious, until Klaus Kringle comes along and shows him that it could be so much worse. Afterward…
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Just in time for the last day of November and the kickoff of the holiday season, I have a new Christmas story to share with you. A woman receives a letter years after it was supposed to arrive, but it seems meant to be, as if someone were granting her heartfelt wish...or will it be her worst nightmare that comes to pass? Afterward, Rish and Big dis…
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It's finally here, the concluding chapter of my epically long novella, "Do Over!" You can finally find out just how it all turns out. Can Joel and Jillian turn things around and get their lives back together? Will Allison ruin everything? Can they defeat time itself? Afterward, Rish Outfield and I talk all about the story. Rish and Announcer Man gi…
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So, we have part four of my novella, "Do Over". Things are getting crazy. We find out who is on the other side of that door, and no, it's not Lazybones (sorry for the misdirecting red herring of a song). We find out just how bad this confusion from the two timelines can be. So, buckle up, strap in, and hit play for the penultimate episode of "Do Ov…
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It's episode three of my novella, Do Over. Joel and Jillian take a big step together as Joel changes his past to a future that he wants to live in. At the end of last episode, Joel caught Jillian snorting heroin, and now he has to deal with that problem...but it's only the beginning of the problems he will have to deal with. Jump in and enjoy the n…
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Joel is back for more of his adventures in the past. He establishes himself and gets used to how things are now, but not everything is hunky dory. There were problems in the past, and they begin to rear their ugly heads at him. What will he do? How will he change things for the better? Keep listening to "Do Over" to find out! This time, I do the ep…
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This is the first part of my novella called "Do Over," in which a man who has reached the end of his rope gets the chance to go back and try again, and possibly avoid the mistakes that he's made in the past...or does he? Afterward, Rish and I talk about some of the things we would like to go back and change if we had the chance to do so, and we ope…
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It's arrived, the second half of my story from the very first Broken Mirror Story Event Rish and I ever did. Listen to find out what happened in Joe's search to find out why a ghost is haunting his home, particularly his baby monitor. Why is that ghost coming for his son? Afterward, Rish and I talk about the story behind the story, why and how it w…
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This month, I present my story from the first time Rish Outfield and I did a Broken Mirror Story Event. It's from so long ago that it was, by my count, my fourth completed story ever. It's got a good premise, though. Check it out: Joe, a young father of a newborn, is watching his child when he hears a voice threatening voice from the baby monitor. …
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Okay, folks, I'm back again with part two of "Sepia Tone Prison." It's time to find out whether William will finally get to move on to the next plane of existence, and what happens with Beth and Ryan. Jump right in, folks, the water's fine. Afterward, Rish and I talk about why I wrote the story the way I did and whether I would have written it diff…
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William is a ghost. In the afterlife, spirits are required to stick around and help their loved ones until all those that remember them are gone. Only then can they head into the light. The last relative that knew William just died, but William is still hanging around. No portal to the next realm has appeared, and William has no idea why... I prese…
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When the mailman drops off a package on Ethan's doorstep, he is confused. It's addressed to him, but he never ordered anything...he's about to return it when he discovers that it contains exactly what he needed before he even knew that he needed it. Afterwards, Rish and I talk about the option for sequels. If everybody loved something that one of u…
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Alright, folks, let the crossover event begin! Here's part one, in which I present my story, "Long Term Memory." After spending his life inventing a time machine, a 70-year-old-man travels back to when he was merely 25. He's going to make sure that this time he ends up with the woman he's spent the last 45 years dreaming of. He's thought of everyth…
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Back in 2009, Rish and I put together a Christmas special on the Dunesteef called "The Spirit of Christmas." It was an audiodrama, which is a bit of a useless beast when it comes to writing. You can just as readily publish an audiodrama script as you can a screenplay. However, I didn't want the story to go to waste because I liked it a great deal, …
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In rural Central America, two missionaries arrive at a woman's house to share a message from Jesus, however, they might not be what they seem and may be there for an ulterior motive... Afterward, I discuss the story with...no, not Rish. He bailed on me. Spurned my entreaties. Had better things to do. I discuss the story with Marshal Latham, because…
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When Frank Sinatra reached his 50th birthday, despite being on top of the world, he had a hard time with the milestone. However, his muse paid him a visit that day and brought him a special gift. Announcer Man and I got together again, and we invited Rish along to talk about the story and even more about all the things going on these days, and what…
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I got together with Announcer Man and Rish Outfield, and we put together a fun episode of the show for y'all. It's the first monthly installment of the relaunched Anklecast. Today's story is called "Eye-opening". In it, a woman who has suffered a heavy loss looks for help in dealing with her grief, but the healing doesn't go as she expected for any…
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So, this is an episode that was recorded just about two years ago (the last week of February 2019) with Rish, Big, and Marshal Latham, in preparation for the release of AVENGERS: ENDGAME later that year. Rish really wanted to talk about the monumental achievement that was AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, and that, for a year, the world was stuck with the un…
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It's another episode of the Anklecast. I'm going to do one every month, and, well...I barely made it in time, but here we are. Today's story is "Party Girl." It's one that I wrote just last year as I was working my way towards 300,000 words. After the story, I made a sort of vlog of my experiences in the Arctic Blast that froze Texas last week. It …
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I swore I was going to do it. You didn't think I would. In fact, you warned me not to, but I did it anyways. I made another episode of the Anklecast. Today's story is "Active Shooter Training." Oh, and I also threw in a little bitty story as an appetizer called "Date Night." Afterthe stories, I talk a little bit about my goals for the year. I suppo…
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Six Christmas stories over on the Dunesteef just wasn't enough, so I decided that I would give y'all one more. It's a story I wrote earlier this year about James, a guy whose Christmas plans get ruined, so he volunteers to work someone's shift at his job to give them a chance at having a merry Christmas. He thinks he knows how his night will end, b…
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It's the Rish Outcast/That Gets My Goat crossover! Continuing their discussion about the writers conference Rish went to (Part One can be found HERE), Big and Rish talk about cover art, not giving up, being inspired, and the Four Yorkshiremen. To download the episode, simply Right-Click HERE. Luxury. We used to dream of right clicking HERE!…
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So, February came and went, with an extra day thrown in for good measure. Did Big and Rish sweep? Did you? Download this mutha by Right-Clicking HERE.By The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
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So, Big has been writing like his life depends on it, and in the month of February, Rish is going to accept the challenge to write every single day. In this episode, they put it in writing. Well, not in writing, exactly, since it's a podcast. They make their announcement official. Well, not official, exactly, since I don't know that a notary was pr…
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Hey, kids, do you like Hard Rock? Do you like our Guess-The-List episodes? Would you like to waste an hour or so of your day? Then join Rish Outfield and Big Anklevich as Big tries to identify VH1's list of 100 Best Hard Rock Songs! And if you liked this one (which I doubt), let us know. It could always be Rish's turn to guess! Download the episode…
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"On the go!" - Big Anklevich "This is the worst episode we've ever done." - Rish Outfield In March of 2017, Big and I recorded this episode during a road trip, and I thought it turned out so poorly that I never released it.* But at the same time, I never deleted the file. Well, I decided to listen to it the last time I went camping, and after the f…
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When Rish went into a bookstore and saw Orson Scott Card's new book "Lost and Found" on the shelf, he thought, "Hey, I wrote a story called that once." But when he read the description of the book, he thought, "Hey, I wrote a story with that plot once." Just that week, he had started work on a sequel, but now he wondered what the point was. What do…
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Yeah, it happened. Rish broke down and saw a Bayverse Transformers movie. But don't worry, Big Anklevich still has his integrity. Download the episode by right-clicking HERE and choosing save link or target as.By The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
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Uh oh, Mommy and Daddy are fighting again. What will poor Peter Parker do? Sony and Disney have failed to come to an agreement on Spider-man, and now Sony says it's going to walk away, take their ball and go home, and Spider-man will no longer be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What does that mean? Can things possibly still work out? And i…
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This may be our longest--and latest?--episode yet, wherein we discuss SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, its spoilers, and its implications. It should have been done long ago (and perhaps split into multiple shows), but Rish wasn't able to get to it until now. We assure you he'll be much quicker in getting you their review of the recent LONDON AFTER MIDNIG…
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Big and Rish get together in the flesh(!) to talk about TOY STORY 4. Which one didn't want to go see it? Which one hates the Disney live-action remakes more? Which one actually liked one of them? Which one can do a Keanu Reeves impression? Which one brings up STAR WARS first? Which one actually likes sequels? Which one can remember the name of the …
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In a throwback episode to when these shows were used to complain, Rish bends Big's ear about Pop Vinyls (or Funko Pops). Does Rish compare Pop collectors to Star Wars collectors? Does Big own any Pop Vinyls? Does Rish? If so, does that make him a hypocrite? You be the judge. If you'd like to download the episode, Pop right HERE with your mouse.…
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Continuing where we left off, Big, Rish, and Renee discuss AVENGERS: ENDGAME, and its ramifications (and spoilers). It's the episode that totally burned out Renee Chambliss's voice, kids! If you'd like to download this episode, just Right-Click HERE.By The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
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Rish 'n Big get together to talk about (and spoil) AVENGERS: ENDGAME. It's the discussion too big for one episode . . . and too big for just us to talk about! Meaning, Renee Chambliss joins us to chat about the film as well. Who's your favorite Avenger? If you'd like to download this episode, just Right-Click HERE.…
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Big and Rish talk about the newest DC Comics film adaptation SHAZAM! Was it too silly? Was it too horrifying? Where did he get that frilly cape? And how many times can Gomer Pyle say the magic word? If you'd like to download this episode, just Right-Click HERE.By The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
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Big's vagabond shoes are longing to stray, so he regales Rish (and you) with details of his recent trip to New York City. He checks out the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Ellis Island, the Flatiron Building, the Place Where They Keep The CHUDs, the subway (oops already said that), the Empire State Building, the 9/11 Memorial, and Broadway (twice!…
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It's time for more Marvel Studios, kids. This time Big 'n Rish saw CAPTAIN MARVEL. Was it Crap(tain)? Or was it Marvel(ous)? Okay, that wasn't great. But you try naming these things, week after week. See what it does to you. Download this episode by Right-Clicking HERE.By The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
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So, not content with the first hour, Big and Rish ask about more franchises, like Terminator, Universal Monsters, Highlander, John Carter, and the DCEU. Can they be fixed, Bob? Download this episode by Right-Clicking HERE.By The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
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Remember Bob the Builder asking, "Can we fix it?" in every episode? Well, today Rish and Big ask the same musical question, regarding the Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Transformers franchises. Watch (in horror) as Rish says something positive about the Prequels and Big refuses to take his own daughter to the movies. Oh wait, it's a po…
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or "The Cautionary Tale of M. Night Shyamalan." Big and Rish talk about--spoilers!--GLASS, the sequel(ish) of UNBREAKABLE and SPLIT. But Rish doesn't even care if you see it. Do you? Download this episode by Right-Clicking HERE.By The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
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Rish Outfield, world's biggest Spider-man fan (or maybe it's world's biggest Bossk fan, maybe you should just ignore that statement), and Big Anklevich, world's biggest waist, got together (virtually) to talk about the new Spider-man animated feature film called SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE. Did they like the film? Did they like the animation …
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Big and Rish talk about the newest "Wizarding World" installment, The Crimes of Grindelwald. How does it measure up to other famous spin-off series? See how many times they bring up the Prequels, just for a laugh. Download this episode by Right-Clicking HERE.By The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
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It was with sadness that we heard about the passing of Stan Lee, the father of Marvel Comics. So, Big and I got together with fellow comics fan Marshal Latham, to talk about the late, great writer and creator. Excelsior! Download this episode by Right-Clicking HERE.By The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
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Rish Outfield has been bugging me to do an episode in which I talk about the emotional toll that it takes on a parent to have their child go off to college and essentially leave the family for good to start their own life and possibly their own family one day. Well, I resisted the peer pressure as long as I could, but when he called me a poopoo hea…
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I finish the story of my weight loss journey, then talk about the theory behind it. It's something that I'm really passionate about, but I know that not everybody cares so much. So, I won't be too upset if you skip it. I feel like I've finally found the key, and I want everyone who might be in a similar situation as me to also know it. It's all abo…
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Warning: So (potentially) offensive we disclaim it twice!* Rish and Big discuss the firing of James Gunn from the third GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY film over incendiary tweets he made years ago. Then their heads start turning...can everyone's past words come back to haunt them? Are jokes no longer fair game? Download this episode by Right-Clicking HERE…
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It's Marvel's last entry in the 2018 books, the sequel to 2015's improbable hit, Ant-Man. This time he's got a super heroic friend called the Wasp fighting at his side. In that spirit, Rish Outfield got together with his super heroic friend Big Anklevich to talk about the film, and how it made them feel deep inside in their special place. Download …
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