{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d4896840-a58c-4ecb-9369-db572d2a4d4d/64fe02a390338300114b1add?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Balloon - The Benjamin Percy Trilogy","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e8cda06c05e6884f409f0/1694368372519-3c3519cf784b01de0c3f5ca8a35362ac.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Today’s episode of The Other Stories has been sponsored by Voice123, the world’s first voice-over marketplace with over 30,000 projects of all genres flowing through annually. Voice123 is the top choice for producers needing a voice to complete their creative projects, and they’ve recently a handy report of 37 AI-Powered Tools that will help you boost efficiency in your pre and post-production workflow. Grab your free copy at </strong><a href=\"http://voice123.co/37AIToolsTOS\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Voice123.co/37AIToolsTOS</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>You’ll see why signing up for a free Voice123 account at voice123.com is your most hassle-free way to post your projects and hire a voice actor today!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The Balloon</p><p><br></p><p><em>'In a desolate world ravaged by an unyielding pandemic, two unlikely survivors - a guilt-ridden police officer and a lonely young woman - endure the crumbling society around them.'</em></p><p><br></p><p>Written by Benjamin Percy (https://benjaminpercy.com/)</p><p>Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.twitter.com/justinbfife)</p><p>Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)</p><p>With music by Tim Kulig (https://timkulig.com/)</p><p>And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)</p><p>And sound effects provided by Freesound.org</p><p>The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)</p><p>A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch</p><p>And Joshua Boucher and Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.</p><p>And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.</p><p><br></p><p>**Benjamin Percy is a novelist, comics writer, and screenwriter. He writes Wolverine, X-Force, and Ghost Rider for Marvel Comics. And his latest novel -- The Sky Vault -- releases in September of 2023. For more, head over to https://benjaminpercy.com/**</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Voice actor and podcaster follow Justin Fife on Twitter at www.twitter.com/justinbfife</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Other Stories is a production of the story studio, Hawk &amp; Cleaver, and is brought to you with a Creative Commons – Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Don’t change it. Don’t sell it. But by all means… share the hell out of it.</strong></p>","author_name":"Hawk & Cleaver | A Digital Story Studio bringing you the best new stories to watch, read, sniff, and absorb."}