PODCAST · fiction
Moonshine
by authorjpmccollum
Experience big stories one chapter at a time.
Episodes
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 30: Love Wins
In his inauguration speech, Jude calls for forgiveness and unity as they begin the process of rebuilding New America.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 29: Special Election
Jude wins a special election for President held with paper ballots. Now that he is in office, his first job is clear: how can he disentangle President Connor’s seizure of financial control through ADAMS?
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 28: Connor’s Last Stand
President Connor announces he is seizing control of all financial transactions through ADAMS, effectively locking out any opposition. While he attempts to justify his actions, a shot rings out, assassinating him as he spoke. A second shot takes out General Alvarado, and the crowd scrambles for...
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 27: The Tide Has Come Back In
After a successful campaign that not only defeated the NADF but restored the governors and legislatures in all 10 Regions, the Corporate Congress makes a surprise move and rescinds President Connor’s war powers and recalls the Senate. What will be waiting for them in Washington?
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 26: The Art of War
After the Appalachia Governor’s son is tortured, Jude calls for calm and focus. They are planning a resistance unlike any other: overwhelming force, divide and conquer, and zero body count. Can it really be done?
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 25: Hello, Governor
At a meeting of Sparrow leadership, Jude reassures Janie and other Senators that they are not just rolling over; they are planning and strategizing for a resistance movement the President won’t see coming.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 24: Nashville with a Vengeance
Just as the NADF prepares to rain down hell on Nashville and the Appalachia Region, Jude negotiates a peace: he will convince the remaining Regions to allow the Patriot Administrations in if the President agrees to end the war and release Jude.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 23: All Eyes on Atlanta
Atlanta falls as the NADF defeats the Gulf States of America Region and President Connor installs his Patriot Administration. Many NADF troops begin to see through the propaganda, and Jude will not be in detention much longer.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 22: Tennessee Volunteers
General Alvarado launches an assault on the Appalachia Region, but the NADF is defeated when the neighboring Gulf States Region lends air support. The NADF prepares to return with much more firepower.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 21: Manhattan Transfer
President Connor decides to take over the Regional Governments and install puppet governors and administrations that are loyal to him. His first target is New England, and NADF troops land in Manhattan just as RDF troops are evacuating the legislature.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 20: Sedition
President Conner has suspended the Senate and sent in the Patriot Guard to enforce his order. Jude is in custody, the Regions have declared loyalty to their governors, and New America is now at war.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 19: Loyalty
Jude travels to the NADF base in Cascadia to announce his candidacy for President. General Alvarado responds with an order for NADF troops to remain loyal to Patriot candidates only, sparking a backlash among the ranks and a rift with the Regional Defense Forces.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 18: Incentive
Desperate to save money and reduce the population, the New America Corporate Congress passes the “Family Relief Act,” which offers a million dollars to the families of the elderly and terminally ill who elect to end their lives. The Sparrows are determined to defeat the bill in the Senate.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 17: Bigger Than You
Janie Hollins, the Sparrow Senator in Appalachia, is whisked off from an event by her new security team; the Nine aren’t taking any chances with the Patriot Guard.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 16: Violence Is in the Blood
Zack Nolan narrowly escapes capture after a campaign rally where it becomes apparent the new Patriot Guard are willing to do the President’s bidding, violently if necessary.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 15: Legitimate
President Connor switches to a more political strategy to fight the Sparrows: he is going to advocate for “patriots” to stand for “Safety, Stability, and Loyalty.” He has not completely given up on violence or intimidation, however.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 14: Anything Can Happen in an Election Year
Callum gives Rod Kane an idea: why not draft a Bill of Rights to kick off the new constitution?
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 13: Disavowed
In a meeting of Sparrow leaders, Max lays out a plan for security, and Jude reiterates the Sparrows commitment to non-violence.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 12: Front Page News
Jude is being tortured on camera in an attempt to intimidate the Sparrows, but a group known as the Nine manage to get into the lab just in time.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 11: End of the Line
Jude faces torture and a painful death at the hands of General Alvarado, who seems to understand the effectiveness of the Sparrows and Jude’s leadership better than Jude.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 10: Train to Nowhere
Following Zack Nolan’s lead, Jude surrenders to the NADF and is taken to a secret facility in the Texico desert. Unlike Zack, however, Jude has a tracker implanted. Can they survive long enough to be rescued?
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 9: Surrender
Zara shoots Jude with a Stinger prototype to test its effectiveness and recovery time. General Alvarado steps up his campaign to identify Sparrow leaders in an attempt to “cut the head off the snake.”
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 8: Rule of Law
Two Health and Human Service representatives go door-to-door, trying to identify former sack residents and attempting to get them to identify Sparrow leaders.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 7: Exposed
Jude develops a non-lethal weapon called a “Stinger” to help Sparrows defend themselves. The government is losing the battle of the narrative and shifts strategies to go after the Sparrows.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 6: Hotel California
A Cube Tower mysteriously topples in Los Angeles, and Sonja is tortured in a clear message from General Alvarado. The Sparrows decide it’s time to fight back.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 5: Meet Me in the City
Sonja Orozco is leading the Nests in Mexico City and setting the standard for helping SAC refugees find help and resettle. Chiela is worried that the government will target former SAC residents, and Zara comes up with a plan to get new passports, distribute them, and reprogram them in the nests.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 4: Nests
The Sparrows scramble to organize and help SAC refugees resettle in the cities. Forming “nests” in the cities, the Sparrows have now become a national movement.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 3: Accidental Enemies
Jude and Zara take their own advice and leave Slate Creek before the NADF shows up, but they are met by soldiers as soon as they land in Vancouver.
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 2: Assault
The Wytheville SAC is overrun by the NADF with the familiar excuse of demanding kids for CME extraction, but the SAC resists and the surviving members are carried off to the city. Jude and Zara conclude that President Connor and the NADF are coming for all the SACs, and they have to warn them to...
-
Sound of the Sparrows - Chapter 1: Slate Creek
The homecoming in Slate Creek is sweet but somewhat short-lived. After a partially successful rescue of children and some adults, a mine collapse on a SAC in Appalachia looks like it was no accident.
-
Introduction: Sound of the Sparrows
Jude, Zara, and Callum are finally home, but the world they live in has changed. President Connor has lost patience with the SACs, and he’s no longer willing to wait for them to fail. As they face the biggest threat to their existence, SACs have one hope: the Sound of the Sparrows.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 30: Recalculation
Thousands of Sparrows pour into Washington DC to protest the detention and treatment of Callum, setting up a confrontation with President Conner that could bring about Callum’s release or a fresh round of violence and disaster for the Sparrows.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 29: Ring of Fire
The New America government posts a photo of a beaten, starved Callum in a blog that the Sparrow Press readers would easily find, refusing to release Callum even after his sentence. Jude decides it’s time for the Sparrows to go on the offensive.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 28: The Halls of Congress
In an off-the-record meeting, the DA warns Callum’s attorney that the President is not happy, and if Callum is is not released on time and the Sparrows protest, there could be violence.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 27: Trial
ADAMS delivers its analysis of Callum’s case to the judge, but the President makes his desires known too. Will he make an example of Callum or give him a fair decision?
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 26: Fire in the Skies
Someone breaks out of the National Detention Center, and Jude and Zara are now the most wanted people in New America.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 25: A New Course
The Sparrows put on a highly coordinated guerrilla art display in Washington, DC with one message: free Callum Kane. President Blake Connor is furious.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 24: No Deal
Jude and Zara are offered a deal: call off the protesters and they can walk free. Jude tries to hold out for Callum’s release, but backs down when he realizes that will put all of Slate Creek at risk.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 23: Hearing Voices
SAC protesters have come to DC to demonstrate outside the National Detention Center in support of Jude and Zara. They are nonviolent, and the government is struggling to find a legal reason to remove them. The Sparrows have become a movement.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 22: Throw the Book
Zara and Jude are detained in the National Detention Center, and Zara meets a hacker who not only knows about the Sparrow Press, but she assures Zara ADAMS doesn’t know everything. They work together to keep the Sparrow Press going right under the nose of the New American government.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 21: Too Easy
Jude and Zara meet Callum's attorney in Washington, D.C. When they crossed over the Appalachia border, they were given matching coffee mugs, which turned out to be trackers. They tried to flee, but it was too late.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 20: Winter
Jude and Zara are back in Slate Creek for the winter while their attorney is working on getting Callum out. Zara confesses she’s not sure how she feels about religion, and Rod encourages her to read “everything in red”, look past religion, and look for truth.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 19: Coasting
Zara meets Sonja Orozco in detention, and they learn that CAMO and the New America government is extracting kids to CME schools and overrunning SAC land aggressively and illegally in Baja. New desalination plants are pumping water into the deserts and creating arable land, but also replacing the...
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 18: Detention
Jude and Zara take a detour to the Gulf near Biloxi and get caught in a storm, so they spend the night in their vehicle. In the morning, they are awakened by an officer and scanned for ID- but Zara doesn’t have one, so she is detained.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 17: Give and Take
At the Blue Ridge SAC, students are taking their alternative exams after preparing for a few days with Maren Kane’s study guides. How long until the government realizes the Sparrows are beating them at their own game?
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 16: Take it on the Road
Jude avoids getting mugged by paying off the thieves, and “rescues” the damaged delivery drone. They are preparing for a SAC road trip. Altered exams and failing power grids are the two battle fronts now.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 15: Schooled
After SAC kids suddenly start failing exams, the Sparrows find out the tests have been intentionally altered by the New America Department of Education in an effort to extract SAC kids to the cities. The Sparrows enlist the help of Maren Kane, Jude and Maisy‘s mom, to help them uncover what’s...
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 14: Leaving Egypt
After thwarting an attempt by the New America Defense Forces to take over the Chillicothe SAC in the last chapter, the Sparrows get word the special forces may be coming to take it by force, and Jude recommends they not be there when that happens. Can the Sparrows save the SAC by helping them...
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 13: Eviction
In the Chillicothe SAC, Jude teaches 20 young residents how to repair and maintain the power grid so they don’t lose power again. The Sparrows are just in time: the New America Defense Forces are about to face off with the Sparrows for the first time.
-
Silence of the Sparrows - Chapter 12: Sparrows
Maisy and Zara remind Jude he is more than a fixer: he’s a leader. The Sparrows come to grips with who they really are and their mission in New America.
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Moonshine have?
Moonshine currently has 50 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Moonshine about?
Experience big stories one chapter at a time.
How often does Moonshine release new episodes?
Moonshine has 50 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
Where can I listen to Moonshine?
You can listen to Moonshine on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts Moonshine?
Moonshine is created and hosted by authorjpmccollum.
URL copied to clipboard!