ars PARADOXICA

Marvel & Stitcher Present: MARVELS

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

MARVELS, based on the graphic novel by Kurt Busiek & Alex Ross. Written by Lauren Shippen. Directed by Paul Bae. Recording & sound design by Mischa St...

Inside Ars Paradoxica 36C (feat. The Whisperforge et al)

29 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We asked you to fill our question bucket to the brim, and YOU DELIVERED. The whole creative team behind your favorite Cold War time travel tragedy ans...

36: Release

06 Jun 2018

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The final confrontation. An end, possibly a beginning. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa Stanton. Written by Daniel Manning, Mischa Stanton, Eli Barr...

35: Tangent

23 May 2018

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It's 1943. Sally Grissom has accidentally invented time travel. But things don't transpire exactly as we remember. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa ...

34: Path

09 May 2018

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After leaving Point-of-Exile, Sally runs into friends old and new. Petra plans a party. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa Stanton. Written by Daniel ...

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09 May 2018

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33: Home

11 Apr 2018

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Though they are glad to return to Point-of-Exile once more after a long mission, our heroes may not be the same people they were when they left. Some ...

32: Riposte

28 Mar 2018

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Petra, Lou and the 77s infiltrate the KTNK stronghold to rescue Sally. But while inside, they might find more than they bargained for. They may have t...

31: Control

14 Mar 2018

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It's all hands on deck in Colorado. Sally Grissom's been kidnapped. An ocean away, she matches wits with somebody new. Created by Daniel Manning & Mis...

30: Volunteer

28 Feb 2018

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Sally meets with someone outside her circle and makes a desperate bargain with the mysterious new ODAR Director. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa St...

29: Odyssey

14 Feb 2018

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Sally pines for a friend. Esther struggles to catch up without her usual resources. Chet's on his way out. One last secret play before the new Directo...

28: Adversary

03 Jan 2018

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On the brink of disaster, our heroes are stretched to their limits. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa Stanton. Written by Daniel Manning (with Mischa...

27: Breach

20 Dec 2017

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Trapped in an ODAR lockdown with boiling tempers and a deadly enemy, Sally and crew struggle to find a way out. Meanwhile, Chet finds some downtime. *...

26: Grip

06 Dec 2017

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Tensions mount as the crew turns in on itself. Sally and Petra fly east to examine something broken. Petra finds a new confidant. Created by Daniel Ma...

25: Absence

22 Nov 2017

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The aftermath of the Roberts trial spurs ODAR's inner circle to action. A hidden threat must be exposed, before all is lost. Created by Daniel Manning...

24: Dilemma

08 Nov 2017

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The trial of Esther Roberts. **WARNING: This episode contains stressful interrogation and hateful speech. Listener discretion advised. Created by Dani...

23: Contact

25 Oct 2017

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A high-profile mission goes awry when ODAR is struck blind and their enemies begin to anticipate their every move. **WARNING: This episode contains de...

Timeswimmers

08 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Something... a little weird. Story by Daniel Manning & Tyler Pomponio, written by The Koch Brothers Mystery Show kochbrothersmysteryshow.com. Directed...

Curses

01 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Swearing's come a long way in 70 years, but Sally's getting impatient. She's ready for a new age in linguistic expression. **WARNING: This episode con...

The Life & Times of Archimedes the Cat

01 Jun 2017

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A day in the life of Sally's cat Archimedes. Follow the Cat About Town; surely he can't get into more trouble than his owner. Can he? Created by Danie...

ODAR & You!

01 May 2017

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A training tape shown to new ODAR recruits. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa Stanton. Written by Julian Mundy. Directed & Produced by Mischa Stanton...

22: Dawn

15 Mar 2017

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Chet draws a line in the sand; the Anchorites are trapped. But sand is easily washed away by a rising tide. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa Stanton...

The Recorder of Dr. Nikhil Sharma

15 Feb 2017

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The last remaining record of Dr. Nikhil Sharma, friend to Sally Grissom and foe to ODAR. His presence in only three days of 1949 caused deviations to ...

21: Jailbreak

01 Feb 2017

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The team has assembled, and it's time to take the fight to ODAR. Step 1: get Victor Lambert out of an ODAR prison facility, with a passcode from the d...

20: Hitchhiker

01 Jan 2017

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June Barlowe's done biding her time. She's out for vengeance for her late husband Quentin, and heaven help ODAR and anyone else who stands in her way–...

19: Gumshoe

01 Dec 2016

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Lou Gaines is on a mission to find his friend David Marian, and in the course of his search ropes in others who have fallen beside ODAR's wake. Create...

18: Boundary

01 Nov 2016

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Anthony's poking at the limits of the Blackroom, and facing his inevitable lonely demise, conspires with Sally to look for a way out. But when Esther ...

17: Plasticity

01 Oct 2016

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**WARNING: This episode contains depictions of manipulation & implied harm of children. Listener discretion advised. Petra and Carmen have been recrui...

The Intrusion

15 Sep 2016

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A visitor appears. [http://thebrightsessions.com]

16: Greenhouse

01 Sep 2016

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Sally starts gardening and digs up something from her past. Esther falls back on old habits. Chet realizes he's not here to make friends. Created by D...

15: Butterfly

01 Aug 2016

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**WARNING: This episode contains depictions of animal cruelty. Listener discretion advised. (No animals were harmed in the making of this episode.) St...

14: Anchor

01 Jul 2016

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**WARNING: This episode contains graphic depiction of gun violence. Listener discretion advised. What's an ODAR agent doing in the Philadelphia harbor...

13: Signal

01 Jun 2016

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Sally and Esther fly out to the east coast. Sally has found a way to communicate with Anthony in the Blackroom, and needs to go to Philadelphia and co...

12: Asset

01 May 2016

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Louis Gaines is a journalism professor in trouble for introducing taboo concepts to his students. David Marian is a chess prodigy with an anger streak...

11: Blackroom

01 Apr 2016

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As punishment for his crimes, Anthony Partridge is exiled to the Blackroom, ODAR's communications hub situated at the anchor point. He's not so sure h...

10: Consequence, Act II

15 Mar 2016

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When Anthony seeks revenge on Bill Donovan for his crimes, he finds more than he'd bargained for: due to the effects of CAGE therapy, he's a frail old...

10: Consequence, Act I

01 Mar 2016

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Anthony Partridge has stumbled across a box full of tapes in Bill Donovan's office. Spoilers: Bill's had the whole town wired for years, and he's reco...

09: Decay

01 Feb 2016

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It's Christmastime again, and the team is on the verge of a breakthrough. Anthony Partridge has been working nonstop to finish his latest invention, a...

08: Cage

01 Jan 2016

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An accident finally leads to a practically-demonstrable use of the Timepiece: the CAGE, a bubble of time outside the universe. Chet isn't too happy wi...

07: Distraction

01 Dec 2015

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As work continues on a new iteration of ODAR's time-bending technology, Jack Wyatt can't shake the feeling that he might not be right for the job, and...

06: Exile

01 Nov 2015

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Bill Donovan's called in every favor he has to keep the lights on and the Timepiece up and running. Banished to the isolated mountain town of Point-of...

05: Midnight

01 Oct 2015

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Sally is drunk, locked in a broom closet and the town is about to explode. But it's hard to invest in the future of Polvo when projects are getting cu...

Not An Episode of ars Paradoxica

01 Sep 2015

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Something else instead!

04: Bullet

01 Aug 2015

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Quentin Barlowe dies mysteriously, and all fingers point to Sally Grissom. To prove her innocence, Sally works through the night to create the TAP, a ...

03: Trinity, Act II

15 Jul 2015

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Chet Whickman, head of ODAR security, is here to break up the party. Time is ticking down til Judgment Day, but their transport vehicles break down in...

03: Trinity, Act I

01 Jul 2015

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Sally and her assistants Jack Wyatt and Esther Roberts have to present a working Timepiece to the top brass in a week's time. The only problem? It's ...

02: Blackout

01 Jun 2015

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A power outage creates an unlikely friendship. Created by Daniel Manning & Mischa Stanton. Written by Daniel Manning. Directed & Produced by Mischa St...

01: Hypothesis (remastered)

01 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sally Grissom is stuck in the past. When a quirk of physics draws her into the middle of a top-secret military test on the deck of the USS Eldridg...

00: –teaser–

31 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

ars PARADOXICA is a story about people searching for meaning in a universe that aggressively lacks one, and who occasionally find the next best thing...