The Voice of Adventure

This is a very special episode to celebrate my Dad's birthday. When I was young he would make up stories of Dadbad, which was a joke on Sinbad, rescuing my mom from impossible scenarios. And in every story he had a magic turban that helped save the day. To celebrate his birthday I wanted to bring the story to life. Listen and enjoy a crazy tale.Background image of episode art from Wirestock via Freepik

NAMES MEAN EVERYTHING! Lovlos is a place where a person's name can dictate their future. And there is a tradition to take one's child to Emri Mountain for God to give you child a name. But Kaista and Sarana think the tradition is wrong. Why shouldn't they get the right to name their own child. But because of pressure from their town, they follow the tradition. Listen to find out what happens when they taken their newborn son to Emri Mountain.Background image of episode art by wirestock via frepik

A man finds a new door in his house that he has never seen before. Exploring it he find a world of limitless imagination and pleasure. But the world behind the door has a dark secret that the man finds out about too late.Background image of episode are from Wirestock via Freepik

Thaddeus and his party were tasked with learning of the dark king's plans and his mysterious power. Having infiltrated his kingdom, King Galat quickly caught them and asked them to join him in spreading this dark power to the world. Refusing the deal has brought them to the battle they now face.Background image for episode art from Wirestock via Freepik

Thaddeus and his party journey inside the dark king's land. The devastation and lifelessness the encounter troubles them. But after many days they see the city where the dark king resides. Now the difficult task: get it unnoticed, talk with the townspeople with out raising suspicion, and learn everything they can about the dark king's power.Background image of the episode art is by wirestock on Freepik

After the traveler finished his story about The Undying Lands, we return to the frozen kingdom. Through the story and talking with the traveler, the ice man is able to let go of the guilt he feels. Finally free, the ice man starts hearing voices calling to him. Following the voice they set off to find where they are coming from.Background image of episode image is by wirestock on Freepik

A continuation of the last story finds us in new lands. The young man wakes up in this strange new place with no recollection of how he got there. Listen to hear how this young man navigates this new world.Background image of Episode Art is by wirestock on Freepik

Following Thaddeus' story from The Adventurers' Call we step into a flourishing kingdom, but behind this massive kingdom lies a king whose cares for nothing but riches. And when a man made of ice comes to town the whole kingdom shakes.Background images from Wirestock via Freepik

Will lays sick in bed when his favorite uncle, Uncle Don, comes in with a book to read. This grand adventure follows Thaddeus, Rowen, Sera, and Lyra, who, after defeating a dragon get summoned by the King. The king assigns them a mission and sends them on a month long journey to a new country. Background image from Wirestock on Freepik

Join me as we visit a young boy named Reed, and find out he is haunted by monsters at night. But all that will change when his Father gives him Mr. Teddy. An old teddy bear that protect his father when he was young. How will Mr. Teddy fair against the monster that plague Reed's room.Background image of episode art by Wirestock on Freepik

A town loses all of its color over many years. This changes the town but it takes so long that people don't notice and the townspeople are unwilling to address it. But all of that changes after multiple generations when a man bathed in color walks into town.

Vinstril is trapped in this strange man-made hole. With no chance of escape he is forced to live alone in his tiny hole. What could await a man with nothing but time?

Family Heirlooms is a special episode written and voiced by my wife Laura (@maugerlc on instagram). She wrote this story about breaking the generational curse and trauma that get passed down to us by our parents.

Vaughn and Gamal are in their final chapter. Now that Vaughn was to befriend Gamal, where will this next story take them. Listen to hear the end of their saga.

Vaughn is still trapped in Gamal's castle. He is torn between escaping and accepting his predicament. Gamal has his eyes on Vaughn so escaping will be much harder. And he will not hesitate to kill him. Listen to find out what Vaughn decides to do.

Vaughn was taken prisoner by a strange character. It appears that his kidnapper wanted a friend to listen to his stories. But Vaughn doesn't want to stay a prisoner and be forced to become Gamal's friend. Join me as we see how Vaughn tries to escape from Gamal's clutches.

King Barus was told that The Fountain of Youth did exist and his advisor Vodnik had a map to it. Now they begin their long journey with a group of mercenaries they have never met. Will they find The Fountain of Youth at the end of this journey?

A young kid writes about the monster that haunts him. He is the only one who can see this shadowy creature and his parents refuse to believe him. Join him as we see how he will survive.

Evan is given an impossible task that forces him to work all through the night. But after he takes a short rest, he is awoken to something he never expected. Being given a wake up call he leaves on an unplanned vacation with his head high.

Gorm is taken captive for what his ancestors did hundreds of years ago. He pleads and tries to reason with the king, but King Odio will hear none of it. His mind is filled with hatred of Gorm's clan. Nothing can free Gorm from his fate now. This story was written for NYC Midnight's Short Story competition. I got the opportunity to compete against over 6,000 participants. It was a great opportunity to see how far my writing has come in the past few years.

Akatu has found 3 out of the 4 temples on his journey. With only one more to go before he is allowed to return home, he has a difficult journey remaining. Join me as we see how Akatu finishes his travels.

We continue following Akatu to the third temple. With no clear direction, Akatu sails our into the ocean thinking he will stumble upon the temple eventually. Akatu sails through storms and whirlpools before being thrown into the temple. Will he finally get a deeper understanding of The One Above? *Mountain image from freepik.com

Akatu continues his journey to find the four temples. After finding Terrandra's temple he left with more questions. Being told that the answers lie in the other temples, Akatu sets out to the desert which holds Ventos' temple. Background image from Freepik.com

Akatu has an inward struggle with what he should do. He was determined to find the temples and prove the gods were fake. But now, he wasn't sure if he wanted to do that anymore. In the midst of his confusion he still searches and finds Terrandra's temple. But he never expected to learn the great secrets.

Akatu refuses to believe in the four gods that supposedly saved his village from destruction. But when the gods chose him to go on this journey to become the next chief, he didn't have a choice. Now he must find the four temples of the gods to prove his worthiness, to become the chief. Join us as we follow Akatu through this journey and all the trials that await him. (Part 1 of 5)

Captain Finn and his crew face a devastating enemy that has never been encountered before. Will they be able to save their ship? Or will they be destroyed at the edge of the universe.

Sir Conrad is in the final match of the annual jousting tournament. And he is about to face his greatest challenge. His King!

This is the beginning of a great Storytelling Podcast. Join me as we explore worlds never heard of before.