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Mindwebs

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This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Chapters

Mindwebs-761001 AWalkInTheDark

28:00

Mindwebs-761008 InTheImagicon

24:58

Mindwebs-761015 Allegory

28:23

Mindwebs-761119 MothRace

28:07

Mindwebs-761126 TheRun

24:51

Mindwebs-761231 Absalome

28:51

Mindwebs-770128_ToSeeTheInvisi

29:37

Mindwebs-770204_TheUnRemembere

29:45

Mindwebs-770211_ThisIsTheStar_

28:49

Mindwebs-770304_WinterHousekee

28:32

Mindwebs-770311_ThePainGod

28:05

Mindwebs-770617_RepentHarlequi

32:32

Mindwebs-770624_TheSquirrelCag

32:29

Mindwebs-770701_AChildIsCrying

31:49

Mindwebs-770715_FogHorn

25:12

Mindwebs-770722_Descending

28:39

Mindwebs-770729_TheDayOfTheBut

29:19

Mindwebs-770805_PetrifiedFores

30:05

Mindwebs-770812_CarcinomaAngel

27:32

Mindwebs-770902_PromisesToKeep

23:50

Mindwebs-770909_TheHallOfMachi

27:57

Mindwebs-770926_HarrisonBerege

31:00

Mindwebs-770930_Kaliedescope

24:42

Mindwebs-771007_TheNightOfTheN

24:44

Mindwebs-771014_TheWeaponANDTh

26:10

Mindwebs-771021_RollerBallMurd

26:58

Mindwebs-771028_HappilyEverAft

25:48

Mindwebs-771104_TheWordANDStai

27:24

Mindwebs-771111_ThatOnlyAMothe

24:25

Mindwebs-771118_TheSwimmer

28:32

Mindwebs-771125_IKillMyself

21:15

Mindwebs-771202_ThePlaceOfTheG

29:54

Mindwebs-771209_TheBrinkOfInfi

30:23

Mindwebs-771216_ADreamAtNoonDa

30:53

Mindwebs-771223_AfterTheMythsW

27:17

Mindwebs-780106_TheRulesOfTheR

27:29

Mindwebs-780113_TheWinner

24:07

Mindwebs-780127_TheVeldt

29:10

Mindwebs-780203_TheEnourmousRa

27:49

Mindwebs-780210_ApartmentHunti

27:34

Mindwebs-780217_TheRace

28:57

Mindwebs-780224_ComputorsDontA

24:17

Mindwebs-780303_PaxtonsWorld

27:42

Mindwebs-780310_NoneBeforeMe

30:18

Mindwebs-780317_PondWater

29:26

Mindwebs-780324_TheEel

28:21

Mindwebs-780331 HandsOfTheMan

29:42

Mindwebs-780407 SummertimeOnIcarus

27:25

Mindwebs-780414 ParadiseRegained

26:07

Mindwebs-780421 PowerOfTheSentence

27:46

Mindwebs-780428 ATasteOfDostiefsky

30:18

Mindwebs-780505 TheEternalMachine

28:13

Mindwebs-780512 Webster

27:55

Mindwebs-780519 BeachheadInUtopia

26:34

Mindwebs-780526 TreasureHunt

30:20

Mindwebs-780602 TheSoundMachine

30:07

Mindwebs-780619 Subjectivity

28:08

Mindwebs-780623 TheSnake TheFly

30:01

Mindwebs-780630 TheUnfinished

28:36

Mindwebs-780707 ToTheDarkStar

29:52

Mindwebs-780721_RunningAround_

25:33

Mindwebs-780728_TheSkyWasFullO

28:28

Mindwebs-780804_They

30:24

Mindwebs-780818_TheExhibition

24:53

Mindwebs-780825_GardenOfTime

26:24

Mindwebs-780901_TheMaze

29:42

Mindwebs-780909_Test_TheNineBi

27:55

Mindwebs-780915_TheMeeting

30:13

Mindwebs-780922_SingularitiesM

26:15

Mindwebs-780929_TheWorm

28:06

Mindwebs-781006_CountryOfTheKi

29:12

Mindwebs-781013_TheEndOfTheWor

29:29

Mindwebs-781020_TheDevilCar

29:12

Mindwebs-781027_DoingLennon

29:08

Mindwebs-781117_InTheAbyss

30:07

Mindwebs-781124_AdamAndNoEvil

27:51

Mindwebs-781201_TheTankAndItsW

29:02

Mindwebs-781208_TheManWhoRetur

29:35

Mindwebs-781215_ANightInElfHil

28:55

Mindwebs-781229_TheValleyOfEch

28:01

Mindwebs-790107_TheTop

26:30

Mindwebs-790114_GameForMotelRo

23:00

Mindwebs-790120_DontLookNow

29:04

Mindwebs-790121_MyObjectiveAll

25:18

The Sentinal

28:04

Mindwebs-790204_TheCage

28:34

Mindwebs-790211_RememberanceTo

25:10

Mindwebs-790218_Phoenix

28:09

Mindwebs-790225 SaucerOfLoneliness

27:09

Mindwebs-790304 Rebel-FromTimeAndSpace

26:38

Mindwebs-790318 GreatSlowKings-EarthmenBearingGifts

28:45

Mindwebs-790325 OverTheLine

26:36

Mindwebs-790401 PortablePhongraph

27:38

Mindwebs-790408 AffairWithAGreenMonkey

25:50

Mindwebs-790415 HelenOLoy

29:05

Mindwebs-790422 NatureBoy

24:42

Mindwebs-790513 TheHellBoundTrain

26:56

Mindwebs-790520 WeepNoMoreCalledTheLady

25:18

Mindwebs-790527 OrAllTheSeasWithOysters

24:45

Mindwebs-790603 LightOfOtherDays

24:17

Mindwebs-790610 WastedOnTheYoung

29:19

Mindwebs-790617 EvergreenLibrary

28:57

Mindwebs-790624 Imposter

30:25

Mindwebs-790708 TheMetalMan

30:01

Mindwebs-790805 Knock

29:43

Mindwebs-790812 KellermansEyePiece

24:03

Mindwebs-790819 TheLastGhost

19:39

Mindwebs-790826 TheMachineInShaft10

30:16

Mindwebs-790902 Apple

27:58

Mindwebs-790909 RestrictedArea

29:08

Mindwebs-790916 LookHomewardSpaceman

29:12

Mindwebs-801227 Nackels

21:01

Mindwebs-810103 YoungGirlAtAnOpenHalfDoor

28:02

Mindwebs-811128 TheLanguageOfLove

29:02

Mindwebs-820218 Desertion

28:35

Mindwebs-820313 LetterToThePhoenix

27:36

Mindwebs-820804 TheGunWithoutABang

21:33

Mindwebs-821113 EnPassantDreamworld

30:29

Mindwebs-821127 TheBibleAfterApocolypse

27:58

Mindwebs-830124 TwentyFourLettersFromUndertheEarth

29:27

Mindwebs-830212 AnInfinityOfLoving

27:03

Mindwebs-830226 SwordGame

29:52

Mindwebs-830305 TheEnd

30:04

Mindwebs-830319 EuremasDream

27:29

Mindwebs-830326 AvailableOnTheWarpReaction

12:35

Mindwebs-830402 GasMask

24:13

Mindwebs-830409 TheShowMustGoOn

23:18

Mindwebs-830416 BeyondTheWallOfSleep

26:44

Mindwebs-xxxx Crisis

26:44

Mindwebs-xxxx TheBuilder

27:03

Mindwebs-xxxx TheLiberators

30:20

Mindwebs-xxxx TheNightHeCried

19:54

Mindwebs-xxxx TheVerticalLadder

26:31

Mindwebs-xxxx WhatReallyCausedTheEnergyCrisis

26:04

Mindwebs-xxxx WhenItChanged

27:08

Bewertungen

Great show!

(5 Sterne)

Very happy to see these episodes being shared in such high quality. Even happier to hear that Mr. Hanson's new performances are just as entertaining as his old ones. Does anyone have a comprehensive list of episodes? Just a simple list of titles. I want to make sure I don't miss any of them. A few comments on the episodes I've listened to so far: Light Of Other Days: I had never heard of this story before. It's beautiful. Kaleidoscope: Very good episode. I love the dramatized Suspense version as well. The Country Of The Kind: I'm not even a fan of this story but the reading was so well done that I still liked this episode. My Object All Sublime: Never read this one before. Nice twist. I picked up a collection of the author's short stories after listening to this episode. The Star: A classic story. Looking forward to hearing a HQ version. Earthmen Bearing Gifts: Again it's the performance that makes this slight story so memorable. The Last Question: Very good. One of my favorite Asimov stories. Feeding Time: Brilliant choice for the closing song! Made me laugh out loud. Nackles: The argument that Santa is a god is surprisingly convincing, I must admit. I had a chuckle at the description of Nackles' version of reindeer. Wasted On The Young is good. I knew the main character would come to a bad end, but I didn't anticipate just how bad. The Fog Horn. Excellent reading. I'm not too crazy about the music selections here though. I think some background sea sounds would have added some atmosphere. My dad really enjoyed this one. Dry Spell & The Third Level: I liked both stories. I thought the background music in Dry Spell was a little bit intrusive, but that may have been intentional given the nature of the story. Third Level reminded me of the Twilight Zone's nostalgic episodes like A Stop at Willoughby. Warning Signs: Very good reading. Good musical accompaniment too. Rust: The saddest story you will ever read featuring giant killer robots. It's like Wall-E mixed with the Terminator. Great reading. The Gun Without A Bang: Not every story needs to be a morality tale or feature pointed satire. This is is just a fun adventure story. It would have made a good episode of Escape. I also liked Sheckley's Petrified Forest. But As a Soldier for His Country: I caught this on Youtube a while back. Great stuff. The author expanded this story into a full length novel, but I think the shorter version is stronger. I don't understand either of the J.G. Ballard stories. Recommendations for fans of Mindwebs: Escape Pod: A science fiction short story podcast with a sizeable library. I would LOVE to see Mr. Hanson lend his talents to this podcast for an episode as a way to promote his own program. The Black Mass: Not science fiction but a quality OTR broadcast that features some very nice readings of classic horror stories. Thanks again for making and sharing this fantastic program!

One of the Best Series

(5 Sterne)

**************** *** UPDATE **** **************** A newer, higher-quality, version of this series has been posted by Darkman with 153 episodes! https://archive.org/details/MindWebs_201410 =================== Michael Hanson has a wonderful voice and he does a superb job reading these stories. This series provides a minimalist approach with often just Mr. Hanson, and occasionally a few other actors, reading the script. Rather than rely on sound effects, most episodes use music and character voices to shape the mood. A wide range of sound quality with some of the best episodes, unfortunately, the hardest to understand (e.g., "When It Changed", "The Night He Cried", and "Foghorn"). Several of the titles/authors listed below are inaccurate or incomplete. You can see a complete listing, along with plot summaries and reviews at: http://www.otrplotspot.com/mindWebs.html

OTR scifi for adults by real writers

(5 Sterne)

There really isnt much adult oriented scifi in otr. While most shows seem to have relied on terrible house writers, this showcases real authors and real stories from the 50s to 70s- and what a great narrator. interesting music no annoying sound effects no commercials excellent sound quality.

Keep the files up

(5 Sterne)

So now darkmanwi wants you to take these down after he pirated your and <a href="https://archive.org/details/Mindwebs_965" rel="nofollow">solarkite's</a> files to build his first collection and never asked or thanked either one of you? And now calls them " terrible work". That's rich. Insane, but rich. What a crass individual.

Pretty horrible encoding, broken MP3 files

(2 Sterne)

Some of the files are broken. There's a more complete version without errors here: https://archive.org/details/MindWebs_201410

History Lesson

(0 Sterne)

The encodes posted here first made their way online (for sale) through Bobby’s OTR site where you can still find them: http://bobbysotr.com/DETAIL_MINDWEBS.html Who created all the encodes, let alone who is responsible for the actual recordings will likely never be known and could involve several people. It is great that these encodes were posted here in the Archive as they never should be for sale and it is indeed these fan bootlegs of the show that not only helped keep the memory of MINDWEBS alive for years, but also introduced new people to it. No one is arguing that these encodes didn’t have their time and place and no one is slighting the contributors who posted them. But be honest here, these encodes and the recordings sound horrible. They are terrible and have always been terrible. It is actually more of a testament to the quality of the show and Michael’s talent that so many people were willing to deal with the audio issues to hear it. If they sounded good, you would not find all the other MINDWEBS pages here in the Archive that are “remixes” of these encodes. In fact, it was hearing these poor quality encodes that began my personal mission to find better sounding recordings starting with the 30 episodes I personally recorded off the air. To say I “pirated” any collection here is laughable especially coming from someone who sunk to the level of attempting to create FAKE MINDWEBS episodes (using a fake account!) to lie about the source of their collection. https://archive.org/details/mindweb_201511 Another lie is that I was the one asking that this, and all other MINDWEBS pages in the Archive, take down their audio. That request came from the series creator Michael Hanson. The very same Michael Hanson who left his only tapes to me to publicly release his show on what WAS my MINDWEBS page and that condition was part of the deal we had in that transfer. He wanted people to experience his creation, not as some horrible sounding low bit rate MP3, but in it’s full stereo, high fidelity sound and the ability to get it directly from HIM. Should I have refused his request to pull my encodes down like everyone else so the show never would have been released? Explain how this is bad or un-fair of Michael because I thought it was a good deal? Michael was looking to have help from others in promoting his efforts and thought he would get support from those who posted these pages. I only carried out his wishes and he rewarded my respect of him. I am crass? No, just telling the truth, and the historical record backs me up. The new encodes created are approved by Michael Hanson for use and broadcast by anyone else (as long as that use is not for profit). That is the whole point of it. How Michael wanted his creation represented and how he chose to give it away. These were Michael’s wishes and I am carrying them out to the best of my abilities as it is his personal right as creator of the show to make those decisions. Anyone reading this can help Michael now too by promoting his show and his web page. This is about Michael Hanson and his creation, not me. The ONLY officially authorized collection of MINDWEBS by Michael Hanson is, and always will be here: https://archive.org/details/MindWebs_201410 Michael was my real friend and if you respect him, his creation and what he did, you will help promote his web page in the Archive and not only enjoy, but share a bit of the love he gave as he wanted. Does anyone really think it is worth disrespecting Michael Hanson’s wishes and memory by keeping this copy of “Absalom” up? Does anyone seriously find this version better than Michael’s copy?

Thank you.

(5 Sterne)

I listened to your files for years and am grateful you put them up. So once again the DarkmanWi Troll is going around the Archives posting negative, derogatory, homophobic comments on any page that shares any MindWebs episodes. Somehow, he's gotten it into his obsessed mind that he controls the show and 'officially' has rights and control over the show. It sounds good, but the thing is these shows are still 'officially' protected under copyright laws. They are just not being enforced. He uses words like 'non-profit' in attempts to make it appear that he has no vested interest in them. But in fact, he is employed (gets his paycheck) from the very station that is broadcasting them. He has also posted them on the very 'pure profit' Youtube site. He claims to respect the show. But his profane rants have polluted many pages that have been up on the Archives for years. Long before he had ever posted anything. His first upload included almost all of the files that were already up. They were carbon copies which the audio png images proved. Then, after posting other peoples files, he profanely demanded that they take theirs down! He has disgraced his page and many others on the Archive. He has posted miles of updates in an attempt to bury his profanity filled rants where nobody will see them. But if you want to see them, scroll down through the comments on his page to see his words others have re-posted.

Still sad about the recent news...

(5 Sterne)

...but I'm happy to hear that Mindwebs will continue. Some random thoughts: - I really enjoyed hearing Fredric Brown's "The Answer" in the recent three part episode. It reminds me of that famous story by Isaac Asimov, but it turns out that this one actually preceded it by a couple of years. - Damaged or not, I'm looking forward to hearing "The Star." It's a classic for a reason. - In a previous comment I expressed the opinion that the music was a bit too intrusive in the episode "Dry Spell." Well, after listening to it again with a better set of speakers I have to take that back; the sound is fine. My worn out old ears, on the other hand... - After hearing "The Gun Without a Bang" and "The Petrified World" I have recently gone on a huge Robert Sheckley bender. Turns out he wrote a ton of entertaining short stories. Thank you Mr. Hanson for introducing Mr. Sheckley to me. - I'm also happy to hear that "But As a Soldier to His Country" is coming up. It's kind of obscure but it's awesome. And finally - thanks for sharing the tribute episode. I'll try to give it a listen tomight.