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TES 034 - Whatever Happened To Omega One

Jarsto — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:25 +0000

First of all apologies for the long wait, especially to all the people who had to rush to get us the audio in time for the intended release. Between some communications problems and me getting ill it’s been a hell of a lot longer to get this out than we’d planned. Now let’s just hope it’s been worth the wait.

Credits: If you’re wondering who you’ve been hearing check out the Three Edged Sword page for a list of credits. We couldn’t do the show we’re doing now without all the people on the list, and thanks to all our volunteers the list is only going be growing for the foreseeable future.

Listener Feedback: If you’d like to have leave feedback for a future feedback show Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com a new voicemail number will be available on the site shortly. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file. Or you can leave a comment on the website.

Communications Update

Ministry of Information — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:58:32 +0000

The communications upgrades for the Orion 7 system are proceeding as planned. The Ministry regrets the continued blackout and assures the friends and families of our brave forces that contact will be reestablished in the coming week. The delay does not reflect any setback in our campaign to liberate Orion 7. Anyone spreading such rumors should be reported to your local NightWatch office. They will be given the opportunity to clarify their views.

The Ministry can confirm the rumors of a virulent infection affecting the rebel fleet. Our forces and surrounding systems have been unaffected, thanks to the strict quarantine enforced by our fleet. The Ministry has been assured by EarthForce that the virus is not a biological attack. Rather, it is an expected consequence of the corrupt practices of the rebels. Practices they intend to impose on the loyal citizens of Orion 7. We will not allow that to happen.

TES 033 - Fortnight

Jarsto — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:00:59 +0000

A week late, rather more of a delay than planned. Unfortunately trouble aboard the EAS Netherlands followed hot on the heels of the Psi Corps’ problems. And there’s some trouble on Orion 7 as well, because ISN propaganda is stirring things up.

TES - Special Show 008 - Interference

Jarsto — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:17 +0000

Not that much feed back this time, and most of it (ironically) for the last feedback show. Still that leave time for a bit of speculation about things to come. Apologies for the audio quality. It’s patchy in places, but unfortunately that was the best connection we could manage on the night. Perhaps the Centauri were interfering with our broadcasts. Or those treacherous bastards in Syria Planum, not content with destroying our voicemail number, were trying to interfere. Both theories are currently under investigation.

Credits: If you’re wondering who you’ve been hearing in the regular episodes check out the Three Edged Sword page for a list of credits. We couldn’t do the show we’re doing now without all the people on the list, and thanks to all our volunteers the list is only going be growing for the foreseeable future.

TES 032 - Prisoners and Pawns

Jarsto — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:39 +0000

If three sided chess were to exist it might well resemble the situation around Orion 7 somewhat. That is to say it might, if it weren’t for the fact that three doesn’t even begin to count the number of sides involved in this… situation. And the tension in the game is now definitely rising.

Listener Feedback: Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com and our new voicemail number is 206-984-4338. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file. Or you can leave a comment on the website.

TES 031 - Crack and Seams

Jarsto — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:36 +0000

The episode starts where the last one left off, with a stand off between Agent #6 and Commander T’John. Meanwhile on Orion 7 Captain Blake has some shore leave and gets an invitation from Minister Kane. Unfortunately for him the Orion 7 rain season, after its brief dry spell in episode 30, is now back in full force.

TES 030 - Adversaries

Jarsto — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:05 +0000

Don’t be shocked but… TES 030 is here, right on schedule. And if the last episode was full of intrigues, this one is flowing over with them. Sit back, enjoy, and never be sure you can trust anyone.

TES 029 - Hidden Intentions

Jarsto — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:00:12 +0000

All sides seem to be up to their own internal intrigues at the start of this episode. As you listen to the meetings going on, the best advice we can give you is to keep asking one question: “what’s he really after”. If you happen across any interesting answers, please leave a comment to let the writers know, just in case there’s something they’ve missed.

TES - Special Show 007 - Internal Tension

Jarsto — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:00:32 +0000

The first feedback show for Season 2, actually also includes a good amount of feedback left over from the end of Season 1. Buoyed by the praise for the Season 1 finale a look forward for Season 2 follows. One thing clearly emerges, none of the three sides at Orion 7 are monolithic, and all have a good amount of internal tension to deal with this season.

Listener Feedback: If you’d like to have leave feedback for a future feedback show Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com and our new voicemail number is 206-984-4338. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file. Or you can leave a comment on the website.

TES 028 - The Challenge To Authority

Jarsto — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:00:01 +0000

The lines to Syria Planum have finally cleared up, and that means this episode can go out. And in this episode tensions start to emerge in the Orion 7 defence fleet, and between Narn Commanders T’John and Du’Prek. In the psi-corps Agent #6 seems to be getting cooperation from Mr. Tam, but there are worrying signs beneath the surface data.

TES 027 - Repairs and Recalibrations

Jarsto — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:00:23 +0000

Agent #6 arrives aboard the EAS Pendragon, T’John returns to the EAS Netherlands. The game is once more afoot.

TES 026 - People To See

Jarsto — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:00:33 +0000

Things seem to be coming to a head around the Narn situation in the Orion Seven Senate; Agent #6 explains the new way of things to Mr. Tam; and the course the Narn are to take is about to be decided.

TES 025 - Places To Go

Jarsto — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:00:02 +0000

Places To Go picks up where Season One of Three Edged Sword left us. Captain Jarsto is down on Orion 7, dealing with politicians; Agent #6 is dealing with the psi-corps hierarchy on Syria Planum; and T’John and Ko’Treen reach the Narn base to meet with Commander Du’Prek.

Attention: TES 026 won’t be along next week as you may have been expecting. Looking back at the end of season one, and at the production process for this episode, we feel can’t reach the quality we’re hoping to reach with an episode each week. While you, the listener, hopefully haven’t noticed it the way we did (knowing what we’d meant to do) there were a few too many “it’ll have to be good enough” sections in season one from all of us.

Because of that we’ve decided to change the release schedule for Season 2. Episodes will now release every two weeks, meaning the next is due on February 12th. Feedbacks shows however will go into what would otherwise be an off week, so there should never be more than a two week pause between two story episodes.

TES - Season 2 Is Coming Soon

Jarsto — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:00:47 +0000

Season 2 is coming soon, and to whet your appetites, we’ve made this promo.

TES - Special Show 006 - One Season In

Jarsto — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:00:33 +0000

This show officially marks the end of season one. And in line with the scale of recent episodes, it’s quite big. We look at a little feedback, and reflect on season one. And as a special bonus at the end there’s “the lost segment” a segment that didn’t make the episode it was destined for due to technical problems.

Credits: For a, now fully up-to-date again, list of all the people you’ve heard this season please visit the Three Edged Sword page. We couldn’t have made this season, and especially the spectacular ending, without all of them.

Contact: Our new voicemail number is 206-984-4338. The email address is unchanged: tes AT voicesofbabylon DOT com. We appreciate all listener feedback, whether it’s voicemail, email, or just a comment on the site.

TES 024 - The Winning Throw

Jarsto — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:00:12 +0000

The long awaited season one finale is here. It’s also just plain long, in fact our second longest audio drama episode, and boasts a record number of voices chiming in. I won’t even try to summarize the action on this one. I’ll just advise you to sit back, and enjoy the ride.

Listener Feedback: Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com. Our new voicemail number is 206-984-4338. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file.

TES 023 - Seeing Victory For The Trees

Jarsto — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:00:36 +0000

The battle continues where it left off in 022, with the psi-corps, and the Clark Loyalists, pushing the pace. The Netherlands has been split from the Narn and Hammurabi, now that the Seth is in trouble, and the defenders’ right flank is being pushed hard as well. And elsewhere the battle in the asteroidbelt is also far from over.

Listener Feedback: Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com. Our new voicemail number is 206-984-4338. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file.

TES 022 - The Coming Tide

Jarsto — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:00:31 +0000

Battle rages throughout the system in earnest now. Captain Philips is doing her best to hang onto the defenders right flank, while Captain Jarsto, Captain Blake, and Commander T’John have their hands full with the Black Omega’s swooping down on Captain Drake’s EAS Seth. And elsewhere in the system battle rages in the asteroid belt between defending fighter squadron’s, commanded by Commander Jacobs, and an attack force headed by Captain Murphy and the EAS Shikoro.

Note: I hope everyone will be able to keep track in this one. We’re expanding the cast to show more of the battle - and a huge thanks for all the people who volunteered to fill these extra places, you may recognise some voices (and if you don’t the credits page should be expanded pretty soon) - but as a narratorless audio-drama we sort of have to leave it up to you to remember who’s who.

Listener Feedback: Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com. Our new voicemail number is 206-984-4338 Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file.

TES 021 - Across The River Of Fire

Jarsto — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:00:52 +0000

The psi-corps and Clark loyalist attack forces have reached Orion 7. Battle erupts, with the fate of the planet hanging in the balance.

Listener Feedback: Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com. Our new voicemail number is 206-984-4338. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file.

TES - Special Show 005 - Edmund’s Back

Jarsto — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:00:22 +0000

After his absence during the last feedback show Edmund is now back. What’s more a voicemail and an email are waiting to provide content. Which is just as well as it pulls everyone away from speculating about psi-corps torture, and the various forms it might take for too long. The show also sees the first ever promo played by TES, truly a highlight.

Listener Feedback: Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com. Our new voicemail number is 206-984-4338. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file.

Promo: Metamor City, soon to feature our very own Edmund, and his inner cockney punk.

TES 020 - On The Banks Of The Rubicon

Jarsto — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:00:46 +0000

Captain Jarsto has a log entry about his engineering department as the enemy approaches Orion 7 and commander Jacobs reports to the Netherlands enroute to a station in the asteroid belt. T’John and Ko”Treen discuss developments, strategy, and irritation. Agent #6 discovers that the psi-corps liaison to the attack fleet is none other than his Nemesis Tam. And Captain Philips has a sensor report, followed by fleet wide orders from captain Jarsto.

Listener Feedback: Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com. Our new voicemail number is 206-984-4338. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file.

TES 019 - The Die Is Cast

Jarsto — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:00:24 +0000

Captain Jarsto’s latest log entry is interrupted by Captain Drake of the EAS Seth, who’s worried about the latest deployment plans. T’John also has his log interrupted, by base commander Du’Prek, with new instruction and an encoded file. ISN officially announces the imminent attack on Orion 7. And Theodore Tam and Agent #6 still have rather different views of both recent events, and the near future.

Listener Feedback: Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com. Our new voicemail number is 206-984-4338. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file.

TES 018 - Thinking Ahead

Jarsto — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:00:27 +0000

Agent #6 hears back from Serena Metcalf and ponders the role of the Clark loyalists in the upcoming battle. Captain Jarsto is meeting Captain Philips on the Thebes, discussing possible tactics to defend Orion 7. Philip Highcastle brings the public an ISN update with more stories about alien pirates at Orion 7. And Commander T’John sends an update to base commander Du’Prek.

Listener Feedback: Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com. Our new voicemail number is 206-984-4338. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file.

TES 017 - Questions Of Authority

Jarsto — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:00:49 +0000

Agent #6, no longer being interrogated, sends a message to his classmate on the Vacit… with appropriate security measures of course. Philip Highcastle’s latest ISN news update involves alien ships seen near Orion 7, and believed to be dangerous. Captain Jarsto explains the relationship between the fleet and the Orion 7 government to Commander T’John. And Lietenant Commander Jacobs and Lieutenant Ko’Treen seem to have found a way out of their predicament.

Listener Feedback: Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com. Our new voicemail number is 206-984-4338. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file.

TES - Special Show 004 - No Edmund

Jarsto — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:00:34 +0000

With Agent #6 out of reach, possibly on a secret mission to fool the Psi-Corps hierarchy, Jarsto and John have to tackle the listener feedback show by themselves. Fortunately they’re up to the task, although with little listener feedback this time, it’s not a very long show.

Note: If you’re keeping a close eye on our release times, you’ll not this is going out at 23:00 UTC rather than the normal 11:00 for a feedback show. That’s because as of now feedback shows will be the only thing going out in weeks with a feedback show, rather than a feedback show at 11:00 and a regular episode at 23:00. I know this is probably disappointing to some of you, but we really need the extra production time this is giving us to make the rest of season one as spectacular as we want it to be.

Listener Feedback: Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com and voicemail at 206-337-1946. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file.

TES 016 - Probing Questions

Jarsto — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:00:32 +0000

Captain Jarsto and Commander T’John continue their discussions, now looking at Jarsto’s past. And Theodore Tam continues his interrogation of Agent #6, and tries to find out why more probes than records show were launched. And Ko’Treen and Jacobs try to figure out what to do next.

Note: Some minor problems in the audio this time, but it shouldn’t be too bad. The next episode should be full quality again.

Listener Feedback: Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com and voicemail at 206-337-1946. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file.

TES 015 - Moments Of Reflection

Jarsto — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:00:02 +0000

Psi-Corps’ investigator Theodore Tam questions Agent #6 about his past history, and his part in the recent battle. Philip Highcastle’s latest ISN news brief features a Senate debate about piracy in the Orion 7 area. Lieutenant Commander Jacobs, and Lieutenant Ko’Treen proceed with their attempt to salvage spare parts for the Narn. And Captain Jarsto and Commander T’John discuss the reasons for the attack on Syria Planum.

Note: This episode brings our “two episodes per week” schedule to an end. We’ve now caught up with the episodes playing in the Babylon Podcast. In fact this episode won’t play in the Babylon Podcast until tomorrow, so this is where we release the full version, and where we release first.

Listener Feedback: Three Edged Sword has its own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com and voicemail at 206-337-1946. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file.

TES 014 - Small Problems

Jarsto — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:00:17 +0000

Captain Jarsto tries to find out why the Centauri are as interested as they are in Squadron Leader T’John. Agent #6 prepares to deal with the internal investigation about to erupt within the psi-corps right before he is summoned. Lieutenant Ko’Treen and Lieutenant Commander Jacobs meanwhile discuss how to handle their unusual supply run.

Listener Feedback: We now have our own email address and voicemail number for those people who want to send listener feedback. You can send us email at tes AT voicesofbabylon.com and voicemail at 206-337-1946. Of course you can also send “voicemail” by recording yourself and emailing in an mp3 file.

TES 013 - Examinations and Recalibrations

Jarsto — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:00:04 +0000

Captain Jarsto and Squad Leader T’John meet aboard the Netherlands. Delicate conversational maneouvring quickly ensues, reviewing the battle, and the circumstances that lead them both there. T’John’s second Ko’Treen and Lieutenant Command Jacobs meanwhile are preparing for a mission to get spare parts for the Narn fighters. ISN’s Philip Highcastle mentions Orion 7 in a news update. And Agent #6 worries about an psi-corps infighting in the wake of the defeat.

TES - Special Show 003 - Feedback

Jarsto — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:00:00 +0000

Yup it’s listener feedback time again. Starting with a huge thanks to all volunteers, and a little audition clip that was just too good not to share. After that there’s time for the first actual listenr feedback email and the first actual voicemail, as well as a summary of some comments on the website.

Warning: Some explicit language.