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Thin Air

Ray J. Lonsdale

The Thin Air Podcast is an episodic anthology of short stories, novellas and poems, including fantasy, science fiction, suspense, thrillers and the macabre. Featuring tales penned and narrated by Lonsdale, this program could be described as a fascinating blend of audiobook and modern-day old-time radio. Episodes are presented as dramatic readings with background sound F/X and original music. The premiere episode, titled “The Uncanny Valley of the Shadow,” is the opening chapter, kicking off what I

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00:34:28

Die Glocke

Thin Air ·

2025/06/04

It is the end of the war in the European theater and Nazi Germany is only days away from falling into infamous history. Acting under the looming threat of collapse, Hitler’s war machine pulled out all the stops, dabbling in sciences that were, in some cases, more arcane than technological. New weapons, born out of the fiery, half-crazed fever of imminent defeat were many times derived from nightmare pseudoscience, theories largely based on legend or even folklore. Die Gloche, The Bell, is one such

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02:17:22

Imperium - Chapter Two, Empress of Light

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2025/04/22

Banished to the desert planet of Niobe Four after a failed assassination attempt, Queen Ophelia Droxine Oberon searches for answers that are, as yet, hidden from her in a veil of darkness, an unknown force that is relentlessly extinguishing the fires of her once-grand Imperium. Together with her trusted Aeronaut, Captain Nix Orlan, Ophelia investigates a cosmic riddle that, if not somehow halted and reversed, will take this universe to the brink of .annihilation… and beyond.

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00:55:05

Barnstormer

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2024/09/23

1920s aviator Trenton Somerset takes to the not-so-friendly skies for an appointment with destiny. March 18th, 1925 is to be his wedding day, a four o’clock arrival at that little chapel on the hill in Owensville, Indiana. Along with him for the ride, the most deadly tornado in history, the odd traveling companions racing each other across three whole states in one man’s desperate attempt to save the day from disaster.--- Support this podcast:

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00:27:03

Egghead - 2024 Thin Air Halloween Special

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2024/08/21

Jacob Barlowe has a lot on his mind these days as he makes his way down a rain-soaked sidewalk leading to his psychologists’s office. Stress at work and a series of excruciating migraine headaches have prompted his doctor to recommend extended therapy in the hope that it will help to uncover the root cause. Unfortunately for mister Barlow and subsequently the rest of the human race, “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning” is no longer an option. Very soon, existence as we know it is going to

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01:18:20

The Badlands

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2024/08/13

Bound for the raucous frontier town of Tombstone, Arizona, to play a series of engagements at the notorious Birdcage Theater, famed actress Ezmarelda Culpepper boards a stagecoach hoping this will turn out to be the last of her less than desirable bookings. What she doesn’t realize yet is that the Tombstone Express will be, by necessarily, rerouted into one of those “out-of-the-way” places, the strange and mystical badlands of Monument Valley. Travel alongside Miss Culpepper and her intrepid stage

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00:35:35

WAIR - Thin Air Radio, An Interview with RJ Lonsdale

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2024/05/28

Writer, director and producer of the Thin Air Podcast, RJ Lonsdale, joins WAIR talkshow host Clayton Lomax for a candid discussion of the show. Get the inside scoop about the origin of Thin Air and many of the episodes that are currently streaming. In addition to the chat with Lonsdale, you can also catch an exclusive tale that will only air on this installment or WAIR.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thin-air-stories/support

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02:11:56

Imperium - Chapter One, Dawn of Darkness

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2024/05/10

A veil of darkness is falling upon the Queen’s Imperium. As a frightening series of events start to unfold across the boundless reaches of the cosmos, none other than Queen Ophelia Droxine Oberon herself rockets off from Imperious Prime to investigate, accompanied by Captain Nix Orlan, long-time Aeronaut to the royal family. One by one, the stars are burning out. What will the Queen and her trusted wingman discover amid what is now the darkest quadrant of her very own galaxy? The rise of entropy

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00:49:51

Long Cold Night by Allan Vaughan Elston

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2024/01/19

Long Cold Night, a classic tale of maritime intrigue and adventure by author Allan Vaughan Elston, comes vividly to life, here on RJ Lonsdale’s Thin Air Podcast Anthology. Lost and run aground somewhere in the grim arctic darkness, all that remain of the whaling vessel Norwhaal’s crew are Cabin Boy David Jones and four prisoners that had been locked away in the ship’s brig, one of them twice a killer. Now they are marooned together on the ice, awaiting rescue. Can any one of them hope to survive

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00:30:53

You Can Trust Your Car, to the Man From Another Star...

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2023/12/10

The plot thickens. Thin Air Radio broadcast newsman Chet Huxley continues his “Travelogue to Invasion” just outside the odd little town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, that infamous point on his star map known in the annals of UFO folklore for a flap of flying saucer, men in black and, of course, legendary Mothman encounters. What will he discover about this insidious plot, here at one of the most notable sites in US history for paranormal activity? Tune in and find out for yourself as talk show

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01:11:46

The Fall of the House of Escher

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2023/11/21

Alister Fairfax has received and is in the process of responding to a dire correspondence from his long, lost love, Matilda Escher. What dark destiny awaits his arrival and what strange manifestation of upended reality will he encounter as he passes through a broken pane of glass to save Miss Escher from cruel fate? Travel along and discover for yourself, a bizarre blend of storytelling based loosely upon the collective universe of Edgar Allan Poe and the strange vision of M.C. Escher’s famous work,

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00:22:33

Bring Me the Sky

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2023/10/17

Commander Ruth Mae McKenna is about to make history. Her own, that is. With the flip of a switch, McKenna will plunge headlong into an infinite field of wandering space time, a journey not only across vast distance but also into the far flung future, leaving all that she has ever known in her wake, transforming present to long ago past in the wink of an eye. Is it such a large price to pay as we reach for the stars? Only Commander McKenna can say for sure.--- Support this podcast:

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00:20:54

You Can Trust Your Car, to the Man From Another Star...

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2023/09/25

Happy Halloween 2023! Thin Air Radio broadcast newsman Chet Huxley has stumbled upon the story of a lifetime, veiled deep within the wilderness of New Hampshire’s mysterious White Mountains. An unscheduled stop for gasoline has revealed a dark and insidious plot by aliens from outer space to covertly invade and take over the world. Follow along with Chet in his first exclusive report, attempting to unravel the threads of deceit that are now seemingly woven into a monstrous tapestry spanning sea to

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01:17:55

Cold Warriors

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2023/09/15

Leroy King, B-47 bomber pilot for the Strategic Air Command, awakens to find himself facing down the end of everything. As the DEFCON siren cuts through the early morning normalcy, signaling the beginning of the end, Leroy and his crew take to the sky with orders to deliver their multi-megaton payload to a target inside Russia. The balance of power is not a game and yet, two opposing sides of a metaphorical chessboard are about to play out the most dangerous game in history, the aftermath of which

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00:39:03

The Passenger, Chapter 6 - Time Squared

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2023/08/01

Tate Addison is a passenger once again, boarding a flight bound for Thailand in a desperate attempt to find his way back to the future. Driven on by the unlikely inspiration of a Rubik’s Cube, Mr. Addison will soon discover the truth concerning yet another iteration of the S.S. American Star, a so-called casual loop that might just take him on a unexpected ride to the place… where it all began. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thin-air-stories/support

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00:26:06

Once More, From the Top

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2023/07/18

Clover Delaney has just been passed over for a part in an upcoming Broadway musical production called, One Rush. Alone on the curb of the legendary Richard Rodgers Theatre, she sits in the rain lamenting, another lost shot at her first big break into… the business. Unbeknownst to her, opportunity is about to knock, or, in this case, tap her on the shoulder, reaching out from somewhere back in the dark recesses of thin air. --- Support this podcast:

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01:26:34

Shades of Grey

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2023/06/30

Abigale Perrish awakens with a start, face down in the mud, somewhere out in a darkened cornfield in the rain. Desperately trying to find her way home, Miss Parrish begins to slowly unravel a mystery, not unlike that which has plagued humanity for a long, long time. From Ezekiel’s wheel to the Interrupted Journey of Betty and Barney Hill, alien visitation continues to linger out on the fringes of reality, a question of belief that begs an answer. Are we alone? Follow along as Abigale sets out to

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00:09:04

WAIR - Thin Air Radio, An interview with Wild Bill...

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2023/02/06

Star of the latest Thin Air Podcast episodes, "The Parlour Soldier" & "Brightside Crossing" takes a few minutes out of his busy schedule to stop by the WAIR studio for a little 1-on-1 chat with Thin Air Radio host, Clayton Lomax. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thin-air-stories/support

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01:03:06

Brightside Crossing by Alan Edward Nourse

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2023/02/02

James Baron is preparing for an expedition, an attempt to cross the hellish Brightside of planet Mercury, closest of all worlds in our solar system to the sun. As he waits alone in the dark, cool recesses of the Red Lion Lounge, a strange, disfigured man seats himself at Baron’s table with an incredible story to tell. Written by Alan Edward Nourse in 1956 for Galaxy Magazine, this classic tale has been adapted with care for the Thin Air Podcast Anthology, reigniting the spark of adventure conceived

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00:31:17

The Parlour Soldier (Dead to Rights)

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2023/01/03

In the midst of raucous musket and cannon fire exchanged between north and south during the infamous Battle of Bull Run, Union Army Soldier Ezekiel Ambrose decides that he no longer wishes to stand, fight and potentially die for the cause. Quietly wandering away from the carnage down the middle of a shallow stream, he encounters what he refers to as a traverse, a bizarre, glowing gateway leading out to who knows where. From one battlefield to another, this Parlour Soldier discovers that the act of

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01:07:24

The Passenger, Chapter 5 - Lost & Found

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2022/12/08

Following his ordeal in the Canary Islands, Tate Addison unceremoniously returns to his life. As the days slowly drag on through the Covid pandemic, he watches from his lofty home in the Colorado Rockies while the American Star shipwreck finally collapses beneath the waves, seemingly leaving him marooned in the loneliness of a world without Kapera Imari. Tired and bored, Tate sets off with a revised vacation plan, a chance to sort things out and finally overcome his aversion to the sea. What begins

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