<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0"><channel><title>Free Scifi and Tunes: The Squidcast</title><description>Free scifi story readings? Memorable tunes with a twist? That's what we do. 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No serious injuries have made the news, but ABC reports that some of these Humbolt kids have smacked divers around and left their carcasses littering the beautiful Southern California beaches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get the full slimy story &lt;a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=8107704"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;For a cold shot of &lt;a href="http://www.spacesquid.com/"&gt;free scifi&lt;/a&gt;, visit our website and download a PDF issue!&lt;/em&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>squidsubmissions@gmail.com (Space Squid)</author></item><item><title/><link>http://spacesquid.blogspot.com/2009/09/straight-from-japan-we-bring-you-robot.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:11:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15522246.post-2825756253258883472</guid><description>Straight from Japan, we bring you a robot who plays soccer! Sort of.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is also the robot with robotics' bushiest monobrow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object height="344" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r7AuW_170UU&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;color1=0x234900&amp;amp;color2=0x4e9e00"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r7AuW_170UU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;For a cold shot of &lt;a href="http://www.spacesquid.com/"&gt;free scifi&lt;/a&gt;, visit our website and download a PDF issue!&lt;/em&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>squidsubmissions@gmail.com (Space Squid)</author></item><item><title>Squid nation betrayed by National Geographic</title><link>http://spacesquid.blogspot.com/2009/07/squid-nation-betrayed-by-national.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:13:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15522246.post-6093620330793552126</guid><description>&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXyFNfjObpnT4VT7S0n_WkfaBRlkIHz5gezBxjRe_V27PmgKVx4FSWpihEpOStRvIMZDMHtezKIoISqOIVt5XFjtj7kkmeCRY5E5AI8-hVyx0cEofNe2SBNTj51whc2lS0at0Cg/s320/squid-sex.jpg" alt="squid sex" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353759052091427634" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We used to think &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;National Geographic &lt;/span&gt;could be trusted to bring us non-exploitative, unbiased stories about this wonderful world we cohabit with you rapacious humans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those days are now over. The once-kind people of &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;NG&lt;/span&gt; have gone all &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;National Inquirer&lt;/span&gt; on the squid nation, choosing to publish this &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081222-squid-sex-weird.html"&gt;expose of our modest and slightly deviant sex lives&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What? Of course we're a little kinky. I mean, who &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;hasn't&lt;/span&gt; cut a two-inch gash in their partner to inject a spermatophore? C'mon, people, don't play innocent with us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- your friend, Squishy the Squid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;For a cold shot of &lt;a href="http://www.spacesquid.com/"&gt;free scifi&lt;/a&gt;, visit our website and download a PDF issue!&lt;/em&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXyFNfjObpnT4VT7S0n_WkfaBRlkIHz5gezBxjRe_V27PmgKVx4FSWpihEpOStRvIMZDMHtezKIoISqOIVt5XFjtj7kkmeCRY5E5AI8-hVyx0cEofNe2SBNTj51whc2lS0at0Cg/s72-c/squid-sex.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>squidsubmissions@gmail.com (Space Squid)</author></item><item><title>Squid-happy Hakodate invaded by aliens</title><link>http://spacesquid.blogspot.com/2009/05/squid-happy-hakodate-invaded-by-aliens.html</link><category>funny sci-fi</category><category>funny scifi</category><category>funny squid</category><category>hakodate squid</category><category>scifi channel</category><category>space squid</category><category>squid humor</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 02:13:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15522246.post-4634790098674555965</guid><description>According to new video from the Hakodate tourist bureau, the Japanese city has been invaded by space squid from the planet Ikaaru because the Hakodate residents eat too much squid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apparently the aliens have taken over Hakodate's mechanical mascot, a real mechanical squid built by a local university in 2007. Now it's terrorizing the city. See if you can make any sense of it. We're rooting for the Ikaaruans, of course.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/atGBvJy6BDM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/atGBvJy6BDM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;For a cold shot of &lt;a href="http://www.spacesquid.com"&gt;free scifi&lt;/a&gt;, visit our website and download a PDF issue!&lt;/em&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>squidsubmissions@gmail.com (Space Squid)</author></item><item><title>Freaky Great Thursday Threesomes</title><link>http://spacesquid.blogspot.com/2009/02/freaky-great-thursday-threesomes.html</link><category>Dave suggests</category><category>free sci-fi</category><category>Neko Case</category><category>zoe rebukes</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:54:00 -0600</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15522246.post-3684173589530359024</guid><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7D1Us8WupmvbGAZrXx-KQ19B4-RPQIiUpfSNAsCYe3CD7hK8RYMP0gAML33rSnCjEldGpsDFDLkm49Vk4YgoIynpYXdtoVO2wrD4MrMQPPYtwmpQq62mro_zgNkqvaFf-BSoi/s1600-h/first+run.+literal.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7D1Us8WupmvbGAZrXx-KQ19B4-RPQIiUpfSNAsCYe3CD7hK8RYMP0gAML33rSnCjEldGpsDFDLkm49Vk4YgoIynpYXdtoVO2wrD4MrMQPPYtwmpQq62mro_zgNkqvaFf-BSoi/s320/first+run.+literal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302131615527828866" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Any great text I want. &lt;/span&gt;D's choice of sound...not mine. Mind your left side, kids.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;For a cold shot of &lt;a href="http://www.spacesquid.com/"&gt;free scifi&lt;/a&gt;, visit our website and download a PDF issue!&lt;/em&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7D1Us8WupmvbGAZrXx-KQ19B4-RPQIiUpfSNAsCYe3CD7hK8RYMP0gAML33rSnCjEldGpsDFDLkm49Vk4YgoIynpYXdtoVO2wrD4MrMQPPYtwmpQq62mro_zgNkqvaFf-BSoi/s72-c/first+run.+literal.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>squidsubmissions@gmail.com (Space Squid)</author></item><item><title>Happy New Year, Squidlovers!</title><link>http://spacesquid.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-new-year-squidlovers.html</link><category>free mp3s</category><category>free music</category><category>free scifi</category><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:47:00 -0600</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15522246.post-668497179935444031</guid><description>&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JsB72i8yD9_YOuuGPQlhVLfQnkf3eLWFEjj6Ll4rQht-vk6MDTpueFwwUnVC-5uzaUbsRGQQdvA_PzeyNzWKw_5T8YvzU8cJbr1f1KWSOQ0uvsrN09bX8M_gIyB2Bz9JKE7QjA/s320/free-scifi-hny.jpg" alt="free-scifi-newyear" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289940017380489602" border="0" /&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Free Scifi Fans, You're In Luck...&lt;/h3&gt;... because we're bringing some new talent to the Squidcast!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not only are there new scifi stories in the cooker, but we'll be adding a generous dollop of music to keep your ears perked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stay tuned - and don't feel shy; we love to get your feedback.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;For a cold shot of &lt;a href="http://www.spacesquid.com/"&gt;free scifi&lt;/a&gt;, visit our website and download a PDF issue!&lt;/em&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JsB72i8yD9_YOuuGPQlhVLfQnkf3eLWFEjj6Ll4rQht-vk6MDTpueFwwUnVC-5uzaUbsRGQQdvA_PzeyNzWKw_5T8YvzU8cJbr1f1KWSOQ0uvsrN09bX8M_gIyB2Bz9JKE7QjA/s72-c/free-scifi-hny.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>squidsubmissions@gmail.com (Space Squid)</author></item><item><title>15 Readers in 30 Minutes (More or Less)</title><link>http://spacesquid.blogspot.com/2006/08/15-readers-in-30-minutes-more-or-less.html</link><category>free scifi</category><category>revolutionsf</category><category>story readings</category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:31:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15522246.post-115552314628545237</guid><description>Once again we've taken advantage of our illicit love affair with RevolutionSF to get a podcast of our recent reading out there on that Internet thing. Give it a listen - each reading only lasts two minutes, so get over yourself already.</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>squidsubmissions@gmail.com (Space Squid)</author></item><item><title>Squidcast #10 - Primary Pollinator</title><link>http://spacesquid.blogspot.com/2006/07/squidcast-10-primary-pollinator.html</link><category>free scifi</category><category>nicole kimberling</category><category>revolutionsf</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:05:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15522246.post-115397071027543877</guid><description>My, how time do fly! Having recovered from the sheer in-your-faceness of our good buddy Allen Wise's "Gymorda Cycle," we're switching gears from tentacle sex to plant sex with an audio-ized tale of Nicole Kimberling's unforgettable contribution to SpaceSquid #2 (read by the author). Note: This broadcast piggybacks off our sister site, RevolutionSF.com, in case the introduction confuses you (as if my pathetic attempt at a British accent for no good reason weren't befuddling enough ... what was I thinking?)</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><author>squidsubmissions@gmail.com (Space Squid)</author></item><item><title>Squidcast #9 - Bride of Gymorgda pt. 5</title><link>http://spacesquid.blogspot.com/2005/10/squidcast-9-bride-of-gymorgda-pt-5.html</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:34:00 -0600</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15522246.post-113072618714407951</guid><description>Allen Wise's epic reaches its final, tawdry, sexually-explicit, tentacle-phillic conclusion. Rated R for Raunchy.</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>squidsubmissions@gmail.com (Space Squid)</author></item><item><title>Squidcast #8 - Bride of Gymorgda pt. 4</title><link>http://spacesquid.blogspot.com/2005/10/squidcast-8-bride-of-gymorgda-pt-4.html</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2005 20:06:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15522246.post-112951152899368026</guid><description>"Sophia, would you mind terribly if I slew your brother?"</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>squidsubmissions@gmail.com (Space Squid)</author></item><item><title>Squidcast #7 - Bride of Gymorgda pt. 3</title><link>http://spacesquid.blogspot.com/2005/09/squidcast-7-bride-of-gymorgda-pt-3.html</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2005 20:47:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15522246.post-112769940356842179</guid><description>In part three of Allen Wise's action-packed sword and sorcery serial, our heroine learns more about the great evil threatening the land. She also finally gets some clothes on.</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>squidsubmissions@gmail.com (Space Squid)</author></item><item><title>Squidcast #6 - Bride of Gymorgda pt. 2</title><link>http://spacesquid.blogspot.com/2005/09/squidcast-6-bride-of-gymorgda-pt-2.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:55:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15522246.post-112680014932665255</guid><description>In this second installment of Allen Wise's epic fantasy, questions are posed. What is Gymorgda? Who is our heroines' mysterious benefactor? When will she get clothed again? 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