Space-Age Folk Tales is a fiction anthology podcast imagining myths, legends, and folk tales from a future in which humanity has colonized other planets and is making its way to the stars.

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In this episode, we read a story alleged to contain the truth about what happened during a mission to a planet called Coeus orbiting Barnard&#39;s Star about six light-years from Earth. This is the final episode of Space-Age Folk Tales Season 1. Thanks for listening, and be sure to follow us on Instagram for news about more content! Cover art by Crystal Arriaga (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/design_n_create_/" rel="nofollow">@design_n_create_</a> on Instagram)Theme music by <a href="https://www.fiverr.com/aprilmusic" rel="nofollow">aprilmusic</a> on Fiverr Follow Space-Age Folk Tales on: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> (@spaceagefolktales)<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076159869830" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> (Space-Age Folk Tales)<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Reddit</a> (/r/spaceagefolktales) Sound effects used in this episode: None this time! Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations'>https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations</a>

What Really Happened at Barnard's Star

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In this episode, we hear about two sightings of a mysterious creature rumored to lurk in Kraken Mare, the largest sea on Saturn&#39;s moon Titan. This episode was sponsored by LikeHome, a meal preparation and delivery service located in the Inland Empire in Southern California. LikeHome provides fully customized and tailored home-cooked meals while promoting the importance of balanced nutrition and healthy eating.I personally ordered a meal from LikeHome. It was delicious and garnered unanimous praise from my family. I would fully recommend it, but if you live in the Inland Empire, you only have until the end of April 2022 to order, so don&#39;t wait! I, for one, definitely plan to order again before they leave for Arkansas.You can order from LikeHome by messaging <a href="https://www.instagram.com/likehomellc/" rel="nofollow">@likehomellc</a> on Instagram. Cover art by Crystal Arriaga (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/design_n_create_/" rel="nofollow">@design_n_create_</a> on Instagram)Theme music by <a href="https://www.fiverr.com/aprilmusic" rel="nofollow">aprilmusic</a> on Fiverr Follow Space-Age Folk Tales on: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> (@spaceagefolktales)<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076159869830" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> (Space-Age Folk Tales)<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Reddit</a> (/r/spaceagefolktales) Sound effects used in this episode: None this time! Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations'>https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations</a>

The Beast of Kraken Mare

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In this episode, we explore a story about a boy named Alexander who encounters strange creatures in the night as his family flees from a war between Mars and Earth. Cover art by Crystal Arriaga (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/design_n_create_/" rel="nofollow">@design_n_create_</a> on Instagram)Theme music by <a href="https://www.fiverr.com/aprilmusic" rel="nofollow">aprilmusic</a> on Fiverr Follow Space-Age Folk Tales on: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> (@spaceagefolktales)<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076159869830" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> (Space-Age Folk Tales)<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Reddit</a> (/r/spaceagefolktales) Sound effects used in this episode: None this time! Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations'>https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations</a>

Alexander and the Little Gray Men

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In this episode, we explore a tale of alien abduction from a man stuck on Earth in the Space Age. Cover art by Crystal Arriaga (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/design_n_create_/" rel="nofollow">@design_n_create_</a> on Instagram)Theme music by <a href="https://www.fiverr.com/aprilmusic" rel="nofollow">aprilmusic</a> on Fiverr Follow Space-Age Folk Tales on: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> (@spaceagefolktales)<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076159869830" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> (Space-Age Folk Tales)<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Reddit</a> (/r/spaceagefolktales) Sound effects used in this episode: None this time! Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations'>https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations</a>

A Voyage of Wonders

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In this episode, we conclude the tale of Bacchus&#39; plot against Jupiter. Cover art by Crystal Arriaga (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/design_n_create_/" rel="nofollow">@design_n_create_</a> on Instagram)Theme music by <a href="https://www.fiverr.com/aprilmusic" rel="nofollow">aprilmusic</a> on Fiverr Follow Space-Age Folk Tales on: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> (@spaceagefolktales)<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076159869830" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> (Space-Age Folk Tales)<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Reddit</a> (/r/spaceagefolktales) Sound effects used in this episode: None this time! Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations'>https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations</a>

The Fifth Giant, Part 2

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In this episode, we read a tale about a fifth giant planet (here called Bacchus) that may have existed in the Solar System long ago. This story is based on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-planet_Nice_model" rel="nofollow">five-planet Nice model</a>. Cover art by Crystal Arriaga (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/design_n_create_/" rel="nofollow">@design_n_create_</a> on Instagram)Theme music by <a href="https://www.fiverr.com/aprilmusic" rel="nofollow">aprilmusic</a> on Fiverr Follow Space-Age Folk Tales on: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> (@spaceagefolktales)<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076159869830" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> (Space-Age Folk Tales)<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Reddit</a> (/r/spaceagefolktales) Sound effects used in this episode: None this time! Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations'>https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations</a>

The Fifth Giant, Part 1

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In this episode, we explore a story about an early Martian colonist who encounters something strange while doing maintenance work around the colony. Cover art by Crystal Arriaga (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/design_n_create_/" rel="nofollow">@design_n_create_</a> on Instagram)Theme music by <a href="https://www.fiverr.com/aprilmusic" rel="nofollow">aprilmusic</a> on Fiverr Follow Space-Age Folk Tales on: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> (@spaceagefolktales)<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076159869830" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> (Space-Age Folk Tales)<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Reddit</a> (/r/spaceagefolktales) Sound effects used in this episode: <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Bia12/sounds/583754/" rel="nofollow">brook.mp3</a> by Bia12 (edited)<a href="https://freesound.org/people/AGC66/sounds/395223/" rel="nofollow">substation1.wav</a> by AGC66<a href="https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/532424/" rel="nofollow">forest summer Roond 022 200619_0186.wav</a> by <a href="https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/" rel="nofollow">https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations'>https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations</a>

The Fairy in the Rocks

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**WARNING- THIS EPISODE CONTAINS LOUD NOISES AND JUMP SCARES** In this episode, we take a look at a Martian ghost story from the 2230s in which a scientist at a remote research station on the slopes of Olympus Mons, the largest mountain on Mars, encounters something unexplainable. Cover art by Crystal Arriaga (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/design_n_create_/" rel="nofollow">@design_n_create_</a> on Instagram)Theme music by <a href="https://www.fiverr.com/aprilmusic" rel="nofollow">aprilmusic</a> on Fiverr Follow Space-Age Folk Tales on: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> (@spaceagefolktales)<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076159869830" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> (Space-Age Folk Tales)<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceagefolktales" rel="nofollow">Reddit</a> (/r/spaceagefolktales) Sound effects used in this episode: <a href="https://freesound.org/people/dkiller2204/sounds/366111/" rel="nofollow">Indoor Footsteps</a> by dkiller2204 (<a href="https://freesound.org/people/mmaruska/sounds/180650/" rel="nofollow">originally by mmaruska</a>) (edited)<a href="https://freesound.org/people/SamsterBirdies/sounds/467882/" rel="nofollow">Beep warning</a> by SamsterBirdies (edited once)<a href="https://freesound.org/people/Kane53126/sounds/257928/" rel="nofollow">Body Thud.wav</a> by Kane53126 (edited)<a href="https://freesound.org/people/Taberius/sounds/327534/" rel="nofollow">hissing_gas - zischendes gas.wav</a> by Taberius (edited)Slow Banging on Metal Surface Sound Effect by Fesliyan Studios (edited)Heartbeat sound from <a href="http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/" rel="nofollow">http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/</a> (edited) Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations'>https://redcircle.com/space-age-folk-tales/donations</a>

The Ghost at Olympus Mons