Exoplanetary
FiksjonEXOPLANETARY is a science-fiction adventure that follows four siblings, the Wolverton family, as they work for a 26th Century corporation in space named Exoplanetary. A science-fiction audio drama featuring serialized space opera, adventure, and a healthy sense of humor. © 2014-2022, C. Christopher Hart, All Rights Reserved.
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- Exoplanetary 038 - Thursday's Child (00:45:01)
What has brought the Grossmeyster to the 21st Century? And was incorporating that strange ring into a mobile for baby Katharine a good idea? CAST Alea Upton as Amy Wolverton Danger Marshall as David Wolverton Paige McKinney as Angelica Wolverton Robert McBride as Murphy Patricio Mendoza as Alejandro Pepo Ríos Cat Hoch as Jojo and Sluggo with Stephanie Leet as Katharine and Sam A. Mowry as J.D. Salinger Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenAdditional Music by Johann Sebastian BachScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2024-2025 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 037.5 - Prologue to Thursday's Child (00:04:12)
David has a new mission. This is a prologue to "Thursday's Child." CAST Danger Marshall as David Wolverton Bruce Miles as Copernicus Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2024-2025 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 037 - Stargravy (00:46:14)
A mining spaceship seeking out an exotic asteroid is the setting for both rock n' roll and an unusual conspiracy. CAST Alea Upton as Amy Wolverton Shandara Brizzee as Dr. Rachel Stone Conor Hearne as The Pilot Skye Stafford as The Co-Pilot Stephanie Leet as Misty David Jacobs as Jethro Daniel D. Dowell as Seamus Sigmund Stargravy Paige McKinney as Angelica Wolverton Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenStargravy Music composed and performed by Martin John GallagherScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2024 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 036.5 - Prologue to Stargravy (00:05:37)
Copernicus and David part ways. This is a prologue to "Stargravy." CAST Danger Marshall as David Wolverton Bruce Miles as Copernicus Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2024 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 036 - The Cathedral on the Moon (00:45:13)
Four friends learn that fighting poverty is never simple, even on the Moon in the 21st Century. CAST Patricio Mendoza as Alejandro Pepo Ríos Robert McBride as Murphy Cat Hoch as Jojo and Sluggo David Meyers as Ezra and Chris Porter as the Reverend Jimmy Sparkkle Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2024 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 035.5 - Prologue to The Cathedral on the Moon (00:06:12)
Copernicus and David visit the Moon Colony. This is a prologue to "The Cathedral on the Moon." CAST Roxy Diamond as Young David Wolverton Bruce Miles as Copernicus Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2024 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 035 - All's Well 20th Century Dies (00:31:01)
Two writers contemplate the legacy of the Twentieth Century and what lies ahead for humanity. CAST Chris Porter Sam A. Mowry and Stephanie Leet Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2024 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 034.5 - Prologue to All's Well, 20th Century Dies (00:10:13)
Copernicus takes his young protege on a field trip to the 21st Century. This is a prologue to "All's Well, 20th Century Dies." CAST Roxy Diamond as Young David Wolverton Bruce Miles as Copernicus Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2024 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Remembering Sam A. Mowry (1959-2024) (00:13:31)
My friend, Sam Mowry, died on July 20. If you’ll indulge me for a few minutes, I’d like to talk to you a bit about Sam, who he was, how he came into my life, and how he changed it. Of course, everyone you know changes your life. When you open your heart and connect with someone, you change; sometimes in little ways, sometimes in enormous ways. I feel this about the people involved in EXOPLANETARY. But Sam Mowry had a way of involving himself in people’s lives, and really showing you that he loved you. All of my memories of Sam are happy ones, and every story I have about him involves his indefatigable kindness. To me and everyone else. It was just as we were finishing up the first season of EXO that I met Sam. I was summoned! There’s really no other way to say it. A few actors and radio theater people were asked to come to the place I am now: Sam’s studio. You’ve seen it in many of our pictures on social media, with those theatrical red curtains and Sam’s old radios. Sometimes you walk into a room and you feel right at home, and that was the case here. We read through a few scenes of an adaptation of The Island of Dr. Moreau and I made some aggressive snarling noises as a Beast Man. Afterwards, Sam and I got to talking about radio theater, old movies, and it was that sort of bonding you do with someone who becomes one of your best friends. Maybe you don’t know it when you start talking, but you know it when the conversation was over. I was summoned again not long afterward on a sunny afternoon for a visit under Sam’s famous Casbah, a sort of covered patio where many a salon for theater people and other friends had been held. It was there that Sam encouraged me to start recording EXO in his studio. You could have knocked me over with a feather. The studio provided my show with something it hadn’t truly had before: a home. Sam and his wife, Cindy McGean, took me and my actors in so warmly, and it’s the greatest gift I can ever imagine. It was one I was eager to return. For the remainder of our time together, I helped him with every production of his company, the Willamette Radio Workshop. I even got to perform with him a few times. Sam was a friend, but he was also a mentor. I have always been a reluctant leader; I just don’t see myself in that role. As I grew up, I also had some examples of leadership that didn’t exactly leave me eager to be in charge. Unfortunately, to do what I’ve needed to do to make EXO happen, I needed to find that part of me and get it in gear, to varying degrees of success. What Sam taught me was how to be a positive presence in people’s lives, how to deal with obstacles, how to foster a sense of fun and community, and, really, how to be the best version of myself. We shared deeply about our hopes and dreams for creating shows and spaces for performing. It wasn’t unusual for him to bring up some empty restaurant space or office building or some other edifice and muse that it would be the perfect place to start a theater. As one of Portland’s foremost and most beloved theater people, Sam was constantly looking for new ways to put on a show, even as poor heath made it more and more difficult. Sam loved everything to do with radio. Something we both had in common was sleepless nights when we were young, searching the AM bands for what they now call “OTR.” Old Time Radio. Fibber McGee and Molly. Vic and Sade. The Jack Benny Program. And, of course, Orson Welles. Because of Sam’s voice, he drew a lot of comparisons to the Great Man. When Willamette Radio Workshop performed the War of the Worlds, he took Orson’s parts. Who else could? But Sam also did an impressive Sydney Greenstreet, which was wickedly funny. Sam really loved the magical feeling of a device pulling voices out of the air, picking them up from faraway cities. He was, at heart, a romantic. Having Sam in my life meant that I was constantly coming up with characters that I wanted him to play. You’ve heard him as Long John Silver and a space cowboy named Jonas. I had so many more things I wanted him to play, but we didn’t have the time. Sam is also in the plays I was finalizing at the time he passed. Knowing that these are probably his last performances in radio theater... well, that has been a big responsibility. Those of you who are Patreon supporters have already heard one of them, and the other is coming shortly. If you aren’t a supporter, you’ll hear these on the main feed in the coming months. Sam Mowry was one of the best friends I’ll ever have. He taught me so much, gave me so much. We would meet people, total strangers, and he would introduce me as Christopher Hart, the creator of the science-fiction audio drama podcast EXOPLANETARY. As if they might have already heard of me, and that were the greatest thing in the world. There’s another gift: teaching my tired, cynical heart to think that, yes-- maybe it was the greatest thing in the world, after all? This is what your friends do for you. The best friends teach you how to see yourself. They teach you their way of seeing you. Encountering so many of Sam’s friends, one really amazing thing about this guy was, he did some version of this for nearly everyone. And now that he is gone, we each have the task of doing this for other people, and teaching them to do the same. It’s a legacy of love, and I hope that in telling you a bit about my friend Sam Mowry, who took a bow on July 20, 2024, I am doing something to pass it on. This includes scenes from the EXOPLANETARY episodes "The Pirates of the Cormorant Nebula," "The Purple Fields of Violon," and "The Purple Reign." If you would like to offer a tribute in Sam's name, please consider a donation to the Oregon Food Bank, which was one of his favorite charities. Written and read by C. Christopher Hart
- Exoplanetary 034 - Ashes to Ashes (00:51:47)
Exoplanetary Episode 34 - Ashes to Ashes As the space station crumbles around the Wolvertons and their friends, Alice sees a fateful opportunity. This is the fourth of four parts. CAST Firiel Elliot as Alice Wolverton David Loftus as Ben Wolverton Wynee Hu as Cassandra Wolverton Bobby Eversmann as Brother Dustin Stephanie Leet as Mother Invention and Mother Vinegar Skye Stafford as Amelia Earhart Stephanie "Steffie Dee" Harvey as Condola Yacoub Kenneth Dembo as Ishmael Yacoub Rob Bekuhrs as Peter Roxy Diamond as Estelle Kidding Heidi Stephon as The Venerable August Rutherford Michael Burles as Doctor Elliot Hanscomb Kyle Stroud as Professor Ernst Robert McBride as Cardinal Thorpe Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenAdditional Music by Daniel D. Dowell"Amazing Grace" Provided by Julia Ghoulia and Martin DeKayScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2022 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 033 - Castling (00:38:33)
Chaturanga reveals itself at long last. Will the Wolvertons survive the encounter? This is the third of four parts. CAST Firiel Elliot as Alice Wolverton David Loftus as Ben Wolverton Wynee Hu as Cassandra Wolverton Bobby Eversmann as Brother Dustin Stephanie Leet as Mother Invention and Mother Vinegar Skye Stafford as Amelia Earhart Stephanie "Steffie Dee" Harvey as Condola Yacoub Kenneth Dembo as Ishmael Yacoub Rob Bekuhrs as Peter Roxy Diamond as Estelle Kidding Heidi Stephon as The Venerable August Rutherford Michael Burles as Doctor Elliot Hanscomb/Chef Carmen Kyle Stroud as Professor Ernst/Chef Tony and Sam A. Mowry as Long John Silver Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenAdditional Music by Daniel D. DowellScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2022 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 032 - Baby, Baby, Baby, You're Out of Time (00:38:38)
Who is responsible for the murders on board Cortez One? The Wolvertons and their friends investigate. This is the second of four parts. CAST Firiel Elliot as Alice Wolverton David Loftus as Ben Wolverton Wynee Hu as Cassandra Wolverton Bobby Eversmann as Brother Dustin Stephanie Leet as Mother Invention and Mother Vinegar Skye Stafford as Amelia Earhart/Failed Scientist Stephanie "Steffie Dee" Harvey as Condola Yacoub Kenneth Dembo as Ishmael Yacoub Rob Bekuhrs as Peter Roxy Diamond as Estelle Kidding Heidi Stephon as The Venerable August Rutherford Michael Burles as Doctor Elliot Hanscomb/Chef Carmen Kyle Stroud as Professor Ernst/Chef Tony and Bill Terry as Brother Kermit Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenAdditional Music by Daniel D. DowellScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2022 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 031 - Doctor Handsome (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Exoplanetary) (00:32:29)
A science conference draws the Wolverton family together aboard the space station Cortez One. This is the first of four parts. CAST Firiel Elliot as Alice Wolverton David Loftus as Ben Wolverton C. Christopher Hart as Calvert Wolverton Bobby Eversmann as Brother Dustin Stephanie Leet as Mother Invention Skye Stafford as Amelia Earhart/Failed Scientist Stephanie "Steffie Dee" Harvey as Condola Yacoub Kenneth Dembo as Ishmael Yacoub Rob Bekuhrs as Peter Roxy Diamond as Estelle Kidding Heidi Stephon as The Venerable August Rutherford Michael Burles as Doctor Elliot Hanscomb/Chef Carmen Kyle Stroud as Professor Ernst/Chef Tony Rhiannon Dowling as Shirley and Bill Terry as Brother Kermit Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenAdditional Music by Daniel D. DowellScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2022 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 030 - Far Above the World (00:31:47)
Strange events carry Alice Wolverton and Mother Invention to Thanksgiving, 1971 and an encounter with one of the world's most mysterious men. While this episode is based on historical events, it is a fictional drama and depicts no actual person. Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. CAST Firiel Elliot as Alice Wolverton Stephanie Leet as Mother Invention Daniel Rhovan as Cooper Michael Burles as the First Officer Rhiannon Dowling as Mrs. Karen Hammerstein Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2021 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 029 - Call the Midwife (Radio Edit) (00:37:41)
Cassandra brings Marge back to her forest, only to find many things changed. The fate of the Wolverton family lies with a mysterious wizard from another dimension. This episode features intense family situations and strong language. This episode has been edited for radio broadcast.* CAST Wynee Hu as Cassandra Wolverton Firiel Elliot as Marge, the One True Queen of the Forest Katina Adoniadis as President Stacy Curtis Bruce Miles as Copernicus Skye Stafford as the Mad Midwife of the Mountain and Glenda the Good Warrior Clem Hargreaves as Pike Conor Hearne as Beetledude Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob Jansen Script Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2021 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved *An uncensored version of this episode is available to supporters at patreon.com/exoplanetary
- Exoplanetary 028 - Belly Furniture (00:30:31)
Today's Specials: Family Conflict, Coping with Trauma, Planning for the Future, Chicken Fried Steak, Chef's Salad, and Time Paradox. CAST Kenneth Dembo as Ishmael Yacoub David Loftus as Ben Wolverton Stephanie "Steffie Dee" Harvey as Condola Yacoub Skye Stafford as Amelia Earhart and C. Christopher Hart as Calvert Wolverton Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenScript Consultant - Ash Freeman This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2021 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved Copyright 2021 C. Christopher Hart
- Exoplanetary 027 - Countergambits (00:55:02)
Content warning: This episode features a scene of crowd panic. Listener discretion is advised. A journalist works to uncover the methods and motives of the mysterious terrorist group known as Chaturanga. CAST Sarah Rhea Werner as Nancy Kenneth Dembo as Ishmael Todd Tolces as Samson Bruce Miles as Ray Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenScript Consultant - Jordan Cobb This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2021 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 026 - Please Don't Forget to Feed the Cat (00:30:38)
Ben Wolverton's search for Chaturanga brings him to a strange planet ruled by humanoid cats. CAST David Loftus as Ben Wolverton Heidi Stephon as the Venerable August Rutherford Rob Harrison as Nebuchednezzar Paul Chetty as Charlemagne Sarah Golding as Nefertiti Rhiannon Dowling as Doris and Sam A. Mowry as Long John Silver Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob Jansen "Please Don't Forget to Feed the Cat" - Music and lyrics by Rob Harrison and Paul Chetty, Performed by Rob Harrison Hear Rob and Paul's Gamma Radio at: https://www.gamma-radio.co.uk/ Hear Sarah Golding at: https://quirkyvoicespresents.buzzsprout.com/ This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2020 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved Copyright 2020 C. Christopher Hart
- Exoplanetary Special - I Feel Fine (00:38:09)
In a special side-step episode, we explore the adventures of a cybernetic organism as she prepares humans for the end of the world. CAST Amber Schein as Mouser and Sara Daniel Timothy Treacy as Adam Angela Roxanne Lazar as Wanda Michael Burles as Simpson Stephanie Leet as Mrs. French Written by Angela Roxanne LazarSound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob Jansen
- Exoplanetary 025 - Nikumaroro (00:30:01)
Calvert Wolverton goes too far. In the process, he solves one of the world's great mysteries. CAST C. Christopher Hart as Calvert Wolverton Skye Stafford as Amelia Stephanie Leet as House Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob Jansen This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2019-2020 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 024 - The Purple Reign (00:37:21)
Alice and Mother Invention learn more about the mysterious planet of Violon and its inhabitants, even as their lives are threatened. CAST Firiel Elliott as Alice Wolverton Stephanie Leet as Mother Invention Sam A. Mowry as Jonas Rob Bekuhrs as Peter Rene Bordelon as Annette Curtis Andersen as Frankie Rhiannon Dowling as Lavender Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob Jansen This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2019-2020 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 023- The Purple Fields of Violon (00:30:51)
Alice Wolverton and Mother Invention visit a strange planet in search of an old friend. CAST Firiel Elliott as Alice Wolverton Stephanie Leet as Mother Invention Sam A. Mowry as Jonas Rob Bekuhrs as Peter Rene Bordelon as Annette Curtis Andersen as Frankie Rhiannon Dowling as Lavender with Dr. Michelle Booze and Sarah Golding Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob Jansen This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2019 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 022- Strictly Kidding (00:29:40)
Calvert takes on an unusual passenger - a history professor looking to investigate an important family. CAST Dennis McCrandall Bill Terry C. Christopher Hart Bobby Eversmann Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob Jansen This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2018-2019 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 021 - Exodus (00:52:53)
A journal from the 21st Century holds revelations about the Wolverton Family and their history. CAST Paige McKinney as Angelica Wolverton Bobby Eversmann as Brother Dustin Kyle Stroud as Dallas Kimball Jacin Harter as Clark and Mountie One Danger Marshall as Gary Wolverton Brooke Higgins as Heather Wolverton Chester Hope as Mountie Two Connor Hearne as Frank Bill Terry as Frederick Kidding with Special Guest Adara as herself Written by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob JansenFeaturing "Alien" performed by Adara - adaramusic.com This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2018-2019 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved
- Exoplanetary 020 - Tippecanoe and Calvert, Too (00:41:22)
Calvert gets sidetracked in Washington D.C. by a very distressed politician. Content warning: gunfire. CAST C. Christopher Hart as Calvert Wolverton Wynee Hu as Cassandra Wolverton Firiel Elliot as Marge the One True Queen of the Forest Sam A. Mowry as the Chief Justice Michael Burles as Alvin and Webster Directed by Stephanie LeetWritten by C. Christopher Hart Sound Effects by Danger Marshall Original Music provided by Jacob Jansen This play, the characters, situations, and associated intellectual property © 2018-2019 C. Christopher Hart, all rights reserved