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The one and only podcast about "THIEF" - the infamous and classic game series starring masterthief Garrett. We talk about all possible topics from the individual games of the series, stories, characters, gameplay, fanmissions etc. Join us, join us now!
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SURPRISE POP-UP EPISODE #24 NOW AVAILABLE! Every other Sunday we will explore beyond our perceived reality, into the short stories of some of the best authors of classic science fiction and dark fantasy. Beyond the Center will be taking a break for the next few weeks, so there will be no new episodes during that time. I hope that you will take this opportunity to listen to some of the episodes you may not have had the chance to listen to yet, while narrator Ross Freier focuses on some other ...
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Earth hatches a plan, with the aid of a new miracle drug, to colonize Mars. A new generation of humans are born from parents who were carefully selected for the experiment and then inoculated with the miracle drug. This short story comes to us from author, Fredric Brown, and is entitled "Keep Out". It was first published in the March 1954 issue of …
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A prophetic short story involving mankind's subordination to, reliance upon, and worship of, modern technology. This longer short story is being split up into three parts, with today's part three titled "The Homeless", from "The Machine Stops", written by E. M. Forster. It was first published in The Oxford and Cambridge Review in November of 1909. …
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A prophetic short story involving mankind's subordination to, reliance upon, and worship of, modern technology. This longer short story is being split up into three parts, with today's part two titled "The Mending Apparatus", from "The Machine Stops", written by E. M. Forster. It was first published in The Oxford and Cambridge Review in November of…
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A prophetic short story involving mankind's subordination to, reliance upon, and worship of, modern technology. This longer short story will be split up into three parts over today and the following two Sundays. Today's part one of this three part story is titled "The Air-Ship", from "The Machine Stops", written by E. M. Forster. It was first publi…
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A ship with an experimental faster-than-light drive, the first ever to voyage outside of our solar system, arrives some distance from their destination of Alpha Centauri A. Upon arriving, the crew witnesses an unexpected event which has an astronomically low probability of occurrence. For this episode, the short story is titled "Time Fuze" by Randa…
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Saknarth, the Master Astrologer, yearned for the day when mankind would no longer be enslaved; when they would conquer their fears and miseries through learning and enlightenment. The short story for this episode is titled "Saknarth" by Millard Verne Gordon (AKA Donald A. Wolheim), which was first published in the Spring 1942 edition of Science Fic…
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Mr. Thomas, a surveyor's clerk from Croydon, travels to the Sussex Weald to meet with a client about having a copse removed. Upon arriving near his destination, he spots the line of Downs with Chanctonbury Ring at its crest. As he comes upon the crest, he realises that this must be the wood his client wants cut down, and decides to walk through to …
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Bromley Cranston, a scientist, devotes himself to achieving a scientific discovery after his beloved has been swept away by another man. Cranston finds himself involved with the other man and his beloved as he makes progress on his invention which is capable of transmitting live beings. The short story for this episode is "Radio Mates", by Benjamin…
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Mark, a space faring prospector, decides to settle himself on a slab of rock in the asteroid belt after making a decent enough strike. He and his companion, Charles, become close friends, taking care of one another whilst enjoying each other's company and conversation. A touching story, with an inevitable conclusion. The short story for this episod…
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Kiley, a thief who now finds himself locked up in a jail cell for the fourth time, is visited telepathically by a powerful alien being from another world. Kiley agrees to a deal with the alien being, who offers to bestow upon Kiley an ability which will make him the perfect thief. This episode's short story is "Never Trust A Thief!" by Robert Silve…
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An Archeologist and Space Explorer in the far distant future discuss a discovery which has shed some light on the past history of intelligent life on Earth. Is this archeological find of past Earthlings what the scholars expected to discover? The short story for this episode will be "Later Than You Think" by Fritz Leiber, first published in the Oct…
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Thom Ra is assigned the task of traveling back in time to the War of Annihilation, where he is supposed to make a "real and complete contribution to human knowledge". Under no circumstances is he allowed to interfere in the course of events. The short story for this episode will be "A Hitch In Time" by Frederik Pohl, first published in the June 194…
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Join six men in the club car of a train as they discuss an idea for a television program based on altering aspects of known historic events; a conversation which leads the men to discussing the possibility of alternate realities. The short story presented in this episode will be "Crossroads of Destiny" by H. Beam Piper, first published in the July …
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Set in a futuristic world, there exists an agency called the Federal Bureau of Termination. An agency with the purpose of balancing the scales of a society which has conquered most societal issues, including old age. The short story for this episode will be "2 B R 0 2 B", by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in the January 1962 issue of If: World…
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You suddenly find yourself in an unknown place, somewhere completely different than the moment before. If this shock were not enough, you soon come to the realization that you must make a decision that carries with it life altering implications. The short story for this episode is titled "Hall of Mirrors", by Fredric Brown. This story was originall…
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A being from another world finds himself off course in his search for one planet in the vast universe. He then has to face the challenges of locating this planet and remembering what he was sent there to do. The short story for this episode is titled "Messenger", by William Morrison. This story was first published in the July 1954 publication of Im…
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Most people would love to be granted three wishes, but even the most modest of wishes could come at a hefty price. The short story for this episode will be "The Monkey's Paw", by W.W. Jacobs. This story was first published in the publication, Harper's Monthly, in 1902. Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters: Jonathan Hutchison, Sam Lim…
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This episode will include two short stories by one of my favorite authors, Edgar Allan Poe. Tune in to find out which two stories I will be narrating. "The Oval Portrait" was originally published in April 1842 and "The Cask of Amontillado" was first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book. Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stella…
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It is a time of interstellar war, and morgue ships are charged with the duty of retrieving bodies in space. One such morgue ship makes an astounding discovery and recovers the body of a dead scientist who has drifted in space for three hundred years! "Lazarus Come Forth", written by Ray Bradbury, was first published in the 1944 Winter edition of Pl…
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Journey with Steena, Bat, and Cliff as they search for the most elusive prize in all of space! "All Cats are Gray", written by Andre Alice Norton, was first published in the Aug-Sept 1953 issue of Fantastic Universe Science Fiction under the pseudonym of Andrew North. Her works of Science Fiction and Fantasy garnered many awards throughout her care…
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A man named Seligman, the subject of numerous experiments resulting in near indestructibility, is on a mission to deliver a message from a dead world. "Glow Worm" was first published in the February 1956 edition of Infinity Science Fiction. Harlan Ellison was a prolific writer of many short stories and novellas within the realm of speculative ficti…
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Jervas Dudley discovers an old family tomb of the Hyde's. He becomes obsessed with a belief that he is a descendent of this old and exalted family, leading to his fascination of one day resting within the old tomb. "The Tomb" was written by H.P. Lovecraft in June of 1917, and was first published in the March 1922 issue of The Vagrant. Thank you to …
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A solitary man is suddenly thrust into a devastating situation, only to find that his most fervent wish lies right before his eyes. "Time Enough at Last" was first published in the January 1953 edition of the magazine, IF: Worlds of Science Fiction. It was later adapted by Rod Serling for the television show, The Twilight Zone. The episode of the s…
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Answerer was created by a race of beings long ago and has the answers to all questions. However, there is a caveat when asking Answerer questions. "Ask a Foolish Question" was first published in 1953 in Science Fiction Stories No. 1, then published by Ballantine Books in 1955 as part of a collection of 12 short stories by Robert Sheckley called Cit…
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Every Sunday we will explore beyond our perceived reality, into the short stories of some of the best authors of classic science fiction and dark fantasy. This Beyond the Center Promo / Trailer offers a short narrative about the podcast's creation, its content, and some of what you can expect in the coming weeks. Episode 1 is scheduled to go live a…
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We start the 2023 season with another treat. Another infamous early FM-Author that made it into the games industry and actually worked on Thief: Deadly Shadows. David Riegel is our guest and we discuss his work on the outstanding T2X campaign, his early 2000s TG FM "Inverted Manse" and of course his work at ION STORM for TDS. Brethren and Random_Ta…
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*TAFFERS - wanna find a never discovered TTLG EASTER EGG IN DISHONORED? THEN LISTEN*Again we had the honor to talk to Dana Nightingale, this time about her work at Arkane Studios for the Dishonored Series and Deathloop! We were also joined by Skacky and Stealth Docs who added some interesting insights/ideas to this discussion. Thanks to all the par…
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This time we talk about Thief 2s probably most famous mission “Life of the Party” and there will be a lot to discuss. Thank you Taffers for the many and interesting comments – frankly we could not include all of them during the episode – but here is a full list of all the comments: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JqIS7uTnJqPKPlplEg-5JZxMO6YYxV9…
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For our 30th episode we had the honor to talk to Dana Nightingale about her legacy on the Thief Community. Dana was very forthcoming and actually provided some very intimate emotions which make this episode even more special. Also skacky announced something that may make your jaws drop. Thanks to everybody participating in this and Special thanks t…
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FILCHER is first person Stealth/Immersive Sim – and Stealth Docs and me had the honor to talk about the game and its development with the creator JOHAN HJÄRPE. It was really interesting to hear about the details and hard work he put into his one-man-project. Hope you Taffers enjoy it! Find the game on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/13556…
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So Taffers it’s big brain time with TREFOILKNOT. We of course talked about his biggest mission yet: HEIST AT HILBERTS HIGHRISE HOTEL but we also talked a lot of his other impressive work Bertrand’s Forgotten Tomb and The Sunken Temple of Dielya – thank you Trefoilknot for all of your interesting answer and that you successfully explained those comp…
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We are back with our new Podcast members – Seth & Jake – and to introduce them to you Taffers, we thought it would be a great idea to find out why we & you guys love THIEF. Also thanks to all the answers from the community, we hope we inserted them to your liking. If you want to read through the community responses follow this link: https://docs.go…
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ContestReview Time – and even with its Initiator BRETHREN who was our guest while wereviewed the ONE MILLION UNITS CONTEST. Hope you guys enjoy it, let us knowyour opinions, there might be mixed ones ;) Get the Contest Missions HERE: https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151009 Timespamps: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:16:14 Midsummer Nights He…
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You guyslike creativity, interesting architecture and unique gameplay? Then NICKED isyour man and was our guest this time. We mainly talked about his outstandingpuzzle mission “Malazar’s Inscrutable Tower” – the inspirations, techniques andgameplay tweaks he added and also his work in general considering “SturmdrangPeak”, “The Falling of the Leaves…
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Welcomeback Taffers, it’s 2021 and after a little break we are back with a new episode.This time I met with the Youtber “STEALTH DOCS” or the other Alex (check outhis Channel here ) who dedicates his Channel to analyzes of Stealth Games which was our topicthis time. Stealth Games in general. It’s not totally Thief related but ofcourse Thief plays a…
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This time we have outstandingguests for an outstanding topic – The ART behind THIEF - I had the pleasure to be joined by Daniel Thron – who had a major role in the creationprocess of the Art for the original Thief Games – Also I was joined by theamazing, Thief inspired artist, Dominus and Skacky who added so many questions andmaterial to the discus…
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