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Irish Science Fiction
Hosted by Brian Sexton · EN
Unique West of Ireland style jokes and Sci-Fi by writer & comedian Brian Sexton
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Flight Into Culfadda - Chapter 3
1w ago00:06:37Tap to summarizeThe plot thickens, or something -had only an hour to get this one done so it's short and erm., well, it furthers the plot. Chat to ye, Brian
Transcribe →Flight Into Culfadda - Chapter 2
3w ago00:13:04Tap to summarizePart two of the story. Tis hard to know if anyone is following but if you are, and are human, then the tale will run the course. I don't really have a plan for how long it will go. It was meant to be a script for a live show with some local comics, but reality means that will never happen so I might as well go mad with it given there are no filming restrictions etc. Gonna try get more regular and sharpen up on the writing and editing as it goes along. Anyhow, hope all is well with you -thanks for joining in. Brian
Transcribe →John the Witless
4w ago00:04:24Tap to summarizeMore messing to camera -a riffed tale about one of the characters in 'Flight into Culfadda' ...part 2 of which is out in three days from, well, the time of typing ...which is Monday the 11th of May 2026 on a calm dry slightly cloudy west Irish summer evening.
Transcribe →Two minutes of Sci-Fi style mesing to camera
4w ago00:02:31Tap to summarize🐨🔥😮😢🔥🎷EMPEROR Nalbert Hokenlaunt ...AGAIN!!! This far NORTH!!! ONSCRONTABLE!!! Some daft filler in place of Ep.2 of 'Flight into Culfadda' -had to push it back a few days.(sort of proud of the way these fall flat on the socials, it's probably the best mark of quality ya can get in this day and age)
Transcribe →The Origin of Gemini Man
May 200:04:02Tap to summarizeA quick tale in the car on the way home -no time to do a full story this week so this'll have to do instead
Transcribe →It is Okay to be Wrong
Apr 2500:03:09Tap to summarizeI write and publish a joke a day (following Spike Milligan's advice). I stick them up on the Irish Science Fiction social accounts -there is well over a thousand of them. Some are awful. Some derivative. Most are average. But every so often one does the job ...keeps universal, punches up, and slaps obvious absurdity in the mush. Today was the latter so I'm giving it a twist on the podcast.Part 2 of 'Flight Into Culfadda' had to be pushed back a week for reasons outside my control -the messing will kick off again and build into madness though. Thanks for listening, Brian
Transcribe →Flight Into Culfadda, Chapter/ Episode 1
Apr 1100:15:02Tap to summarizeChapter 1 of a new long form story. A regional passenger airliner gets notions above the county of Sligo. Apologies, am rusty so the first ten mins is a bit crap but it picks up, and hopefully that's the groove for the next ten or so chapters. Thanks for listening, Brian
Transcribe →Human V Machine(AI) Storytelling
Apr 400:04:33Tap to summarizeMore filler ...'Flight into Cúlfadda' should be about next week, like most/all writers this is a hobby and has to go to the bottom of the list of stuff to do -anyhows, this skit is aimed at the AI generated storytelling nonsense, because to my mind the idea of AI creativity is stone mad. It works fine for an algorithm where the name of the game is appealing to the maximum number of people. But it is ultimately (literally) pointless.
Transcribe →The Ballad of Billy the Hatchet
Mar 2100:02:42Tap to summarizeTwo min rant to camera/ story.
Transcribe →Good night, Michael Knight
Feb 2100:00:54Tap to summarizeThe last of the summer wine for a former TV star apologies ...been delayed starting 'black socks'. Writing is about as usefull as a handbrake in a canoe so need to push the adventure back to when I can give it time. Thank you if you're checking this stream out.BTW -have a plan for filming 'Flight into Culfadda' this summer. A mix of 'Fr.Ted' and 'Black Mirror', written around the folk I can get to act ...def a jobsworth traffic controller, and an earnest newsreader, and a comedy duo making a mess of things, and AI doing its AI thing. Dunno why I'm telling ya that ...40% probable ...got two great actors and a top class editor so far, so if it happens there's a 56% chance you'll like it.
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