VAST Horizon | Season 1 | Ep. 1 | Stirred

Nolira is an agronomist tasked with establishing agriculture in a new solar system, but when she wakes up on a now- empty colony ship, the whole of her plan disappears. The ship has been set adrift, with numerous mission-critical problems requiring immediate attendance outside of her area of expertise.
Credits:
Written by K.A. Statz
Produced with Sound Design and Editing by Travis Vengroff
Mixing by Brandon Strader
Script Editing by W.K. Statz
Translations by Sophie Yang
Cast:
Dr. Nolira Eck - Siobhan Lumsden
AI - Tanja Milojevic
Medical Computer - Fiona Thraille
Dr. Antwi - Jordan Cobb
Dr. Miriam Wu - Sophie Yang
Dr. Jiang - Ewan Chung
Music:
“Adrift (The VAST Horizon Theme)" Written and Performed by Brandon Boone
“Far From Home” - Written and Performed by Steven Melin
“Feather Waltz” - Written and Performed by Kevin MacLeod
“Concerto brandeburghese n. 3 in Sol maggiore - BWV 1048" Written by Johann Sebastian Bach, Performed by the Columba Chamber Orchestra, used under Attribution License
VAST Horizon art by Kessi Riliniki
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Special Thanks to:
Our Patreon supporters! | Tovusound | Sophie Yang | Sean Daniel Francis
Sound Effects: (attribution licensees)
“choke gag.wav” originally recorded by Nkzdra: freesound.org/people/Nkzdra/s...
"Hardware Beeping" originally recorded by Sean Daniel Francis
CONTENT WARNINGS: Claustrophobia, Suffocation, Vomiting

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Well, The White Vault was a real _trip_ so, let's see where VAST Horizon takes me... \m/

[@kalin6739]

I'm here because I finished the white vault and it was awesome and I wanted more from you guys. This one seems really great too, I'm already super interested! The work you guys have here really deserves a lot more attention

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Thank you! We love this story, but it always seems like sci-fi is harder to get out to an audience.

[@annvassallo2604]

Sci Fi horror is my favorite! I'm starting this right after finishing The White Vault. I'm so excited! 🤪

[@tiffanydegoya]

This is absolutely terrifying, waking up on a space vessel with tons of people missing and no way of knowing how much time has passed and the only thing you do know is that the ship is drifting into unknown unexplored space. And the thing in Nolira’s abdomen is complete nightmare fuel😱. This is reminding me of a short story by Alastair Reynolds called *Beyond the Aquila Rift* . K.A. Statz is an amazing writer and I am very much looking forward to the mystery

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[@chronorust3359]

Ughhh this is sooo good! Can't wait to finish! :D

[@sparrowcf]

I was listening to this while playing videogames and in a few minutes I just started focusing on listening, great podcast :D

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Great to hear! We listen to podcasts while gaming too. Games on mute, mostly, so only certain games work. Building settlements in Fallout 4 got us through a lot of podcasts in the past.

[@danusuck]

I really like this podcast so far, really wish this get more attention. Keep up the great work

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Glad you enjoy it! The full first season is already available on the page.

[@lokin4215]

I came here after listening to the white vault

[@ZaRealness]

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[@FoolScholarProductions]

Which Austin? We'd like to know, too. :D

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I am.

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[@jeffhounsell4621]

Next up after Dark Dice, and the White Vault! You guys are great, Old Gods of Appalachia sent me your way, can't wait to hear how all this unfolds.

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Glad you've been trying out all our shows! Hope you've enjoyed them!

[@pdan4]

Hellll yes.

[@christiaangrobler6080]

The day will come when you guys and girls absolutely blow up on KZbin and I'll be super happy for you folks.

[@FoolScholarProductions]

That's a super nice dream to have!

[@Northside-um1ry]

Came her from the white vault! Cannot wait!

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Enjoy! It's certainly a different type of story, but one we loved creating nonetheless.

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[@RevocerGM]

The word 'Limbs' has never sounded so horrible.

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Well I've found my new audio podcast for the office. Incredible stuff.

[@Visogoth03]

Thanks!

[@Silverline-lock]

Well. Hearing a woman struggling to breathe is certainly something that's gonna be nightmare fuel for me. Edit: and vomiting. People getting torn apart, I can deal with. This stuff just gives me the hibby-jibbies.

[@autocareslucho]

Great episode!

[@O.Reagano]

This is an amazing story, wow. Your channel is very underrated

[@FoolScholarProductions]

We're really glad you think that and we're happy you are enjoying the story! If you want to help us out, the best thing you can do it tell your friends about us so we can grow. 👍

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We need the Movie Version!!!

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I checked out the channel from austinmcconnel a couple months ago, since i dont really listen to podcast it kinda fell out of my radar. I gave it another chance since i want to listen to something while working on online classes and i just wanna say that i want to slap past me for ignoring this flipping amazing channel for so long. The script and VA are top-notch in my opinion Definitely gonna binge the entire channel.

[@FoolScholarProductions]

We are glad you gave us another shot! Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy our other shows as well.

[@semiengima]

Save the babies!!

[@johnjerichorosales4453]

...but not shaken

[@SnakesDontSmile]

can you mates make it on spotify?

[@FoolScholarProductions]

All of our shows are available on Spotify. If you cannot find it using 'VAST Horizon', try searching for 'Fool & Scholar Productions'.

[@tank2003]

I like this podcast (found it on spotify) but I don't get why the characters sometime speak to each other in Chinese. A sentence or two to herself is cool but in episode 6 or so, there is a short conversation in Chinese. Lol wut?

[@TheProblem2025]

The White Vault had me way more confident in my casual understanding of Spanish, because my god I do NOT understand any of the German or Chinese convos😅😂

[@Godzilla-vw4vs]

Is this one horror

[@FoolScholarProductions]

VAST has horror elements, but it is mostly a sci-fi survival adventure. The horror elements are short lived.

[@Godzilla-vw4vs]

@@FoolScholarProductions got it

[@jcyph001]

So far the I'm enjoying the podcast. The accent is difficult though. Why have an obviously Scottish person act a Chinese character? Would it not have made more sense to alter the character or find a more fitting voice?

[@FoolScholarProductions]

Our actress is Scottish. She speaks fluent Mandarin and attended university in Taiwan, and now lives in South Africa. We did a casting session when we started the show, and she stood out as having an amazing voice and talent. We are so glad to work with her. And in podcasting, unique voices can really help people differentiate between character and make them more memorable. Glad you are enjoying the show!

[@semiengima]

@@FoolScholarProductions I didn't know that!!! You certainly find great voice actors that make listening really fun!

[@christiaangrobler6080]

​@@FoolScholarProductions Hello from South Africa Scottish Mandarin voice actress. 🙂