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		<title>Episode 23 &#8211; Brothers in Bits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new episode!  And as promised it&#8217;s delivered on Friday.  Hey, it&#8217;s still Friday here in the US Mountain Timezone, GMT -7.  That&#8217;s good enough for me.
This story clocks in around twenty minutes in length, and is set in the World of Heroes.  It features Test Data, an electronic hero, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=51</link>
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		<title>New Update on Friday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There will be a new episode posted on Friday, July 10.  Count on it.
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		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=50</link>
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		<title>Temporary Hiatus -or- The Joys of Moving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m currently in the process of moving from Portland, Oregon back to my old stomping grounds near Denver, Colorado.  My recording gear is currently in a box amid a stack of similar boxes in my kitchen, waiting to be loaded on to a truck and driven a thousand or so miles.
I should be in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=49</link>
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		<title>Episode 22 &#8211; The Courage of a Lamb and The Fierceness of a Storm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two short stories of the Mystic Frontiers this week, both focusing on a subset of humans called the Khelds, specifically on the O&#8217;Connor clan.
Links:
Carbon Leaf &#8211; Paloma (youtube.com)
GeekCred, podcast of my friend and producer, Steve Riekeberg.

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		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=48</link>
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		<title>Character Focus #2 &#8211; Cathy Travis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A long while ago, Alarin and I sat down to talk about his cats, his sisters, Cathy Travis, The Bards of Subterra, and The Jabberwock.
We invite you to listen in.
*SPOILER ALERT*
As with all Character Focus episodes, this contains spoilers for plot elements that may or may not have been published either in this feed or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=47</link>
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		<title>Alternia Comics Vignettes #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Originally posted here in the Alternia Comics Livejournal Community.
Hello to all the theoretical people from One Eighteen: Migration!  This episode is not a typical episode.  If you go back in the feed or check the Categories over there on the right, you can hear some of the other things you&#8217;ll find here: mostly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=46</link>
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		<title>What Inspires You? Episode 02</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s finally here!
Another rambling chat between Karak and Alarin with some semblance of an outline.  We keep veering off to talk about DC comics though.
The editing on this one is sub par.  I apologize for that, but decided to put it up anyway because I know if I didn&#8217;t, it would sit on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=45</link>
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		<title>New Episodes Coming Soon!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Really, I promise!
The short excuse is episodes have been recorded, but I&#8217;ve been alternately too busy or too sick to edit them.
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		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=44</link>
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		<title>Episode 21 &#8211; Without Time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a story called Without Time.  It started as a story that would introduce the character Tempo, and introduce readers to the World of Heroes and First Line in general.  This was my second take at Tempo&#8217;s origin, and I&#8217;m still not happy with it.. and realized during final edit this story [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=43</link>
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		<title>Character Focus #1 &#8211; Ten Kelvin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hooray!  Finally an episode in 2008.  This was originally going to be a segment in What Inspires You, but when I realized it account for about half of the almost two hour recording, I decided it would be its own show.
This is the Character Focus show, where Alarin and I talk about a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=41</link>
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		<title>What Inspires You? Episode 01</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the inaugural episode of a new monthly podcast hosted by me and my co-conspirator in all this Alternia chaos, Alarin Avaril.
In this episode we:

Set up the format for future episodes
Talk about what&#8217;s inspiring us and where we get our ideas
Discuss current projects and how we&#8217;re spending our time in Alternia
Spoiler Section: This time we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=40</link>
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		<title>What Inspires You?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Either this weekend or next, Alarin and I are going to get together and record an episode that will become a regular feature here, taking the tag line of Alternia Comics as its title: What Inspires You?
If you&#8217;d like the answer that question, you can leave a comment here, or send us an email: karak@alterniacomics.com [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=39</link>
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		<title>Episode 20 &#8211; Hammer and Axe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The rambling babble in the show explains more about the story.  Suffice it to say, this is part one of another story set in Mystic Frontiers, the Alternian fantasy setting.
This story will eventually become part of the Wayfarer&#8217;s story.  I could claim they were always going to be the same story, but that&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=38</link>
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		<title>Episode 19 &#8211; Zombies in the Quad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As promised, here&#8217;s the first part of Zombies in the Quad.
And now, it&#8217;s after midnight and I should be at work in a little over 8 hours&#8230;

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		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=36</link>
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		<title>Halloween Episode!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I promised a Halloween episode, and you&#8217;ll have one.  Don&#8217;t worry.  I&#8217;m just running a little behind at the moment.
Yesterday Cian over at View from the Quad asked for my help.  This is the result, the VftQ Halloween Special!
New episode of Karak Speaks True coming up in the next few hours.
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		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=35</link>
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		<title>Episode 18 &#8211; Optinomicon Chapter 11</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Can it be?  Has Christmas come early this year?  Is the Karak Speaks True hiatus finally over?!
Yes, at long last, I have returned to podcasting.  Partly because I couldn&#8217;t let Steve over at Geek Cred catch up to me in episode numbers&#8230; I mean, he&#8217;s already up to Episode 15!  But [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=34</link>
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		<title>Sorry &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is why I&#8217;m not podcasting for podiobooks.com &#8230; yet &#8230;
I should be able to get something up this weekend.  The next chapter of Optinomicon is finished, just not recorded yet.
I&#8217;ve also been posting stuff to the Alternia Journal.  I&#8217;ll probably end up recording a lot of it too&#8230;
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		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=33</link>
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		<title>Episode 17 &#8211; Optinomicon Chapter 10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally getting back to Em, Varrow and the rest in Optinomicon.
Chapter 9 ended with a monitor exploding in Em&#8217;s face as he went to turn it on.  Now we&#8217;ll find out what happens and who&#8217;s still alive.
As always, music for Karak Speaks True is provided by the band Sushi Hours.
There&#8217;s also a promo for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=32</link>
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		<title>Episode 16 &#8211; Strange Talents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s story was written by Alternia Comics founder and co-creator Alarin Avaril.  I&#8217;m uncertain whether he wants his given name on the internets and he&#8217;s in Korea at the moment so I can&#8217;t exactly ask.
In this story, called Strange Talents, two of Earth&#8217;s heroes (Pivot and The American Marvel) discover their commander, Lightning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=31</link>
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		<title>Three freakin weeks?!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[yes &#8230; it&#8217;s been three weeks and there still isn&#8217;t any new content.  What the hell is up with that?
The silence hasn&#8217;t been entirely fruitless.  I&#8217;m getting some good writing done, and should have a promo ready soon.
Stay tuned, and feel free to send hate mail if there isn&#8217;t a new episode by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=30</link>
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		<title>Episode 15 &#8211; Optinomicon Chapter Eight B and Nine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the second half of Chapter 8 and all of Chapter 9.
Karak Speaks True is now part of Alternia.  The Wayfarer is set in Alternia: Ifrai.  The Tyrant Awakens (Sundog, Selene, etc) is set in Alternia.  Optinomicon is set in Alternia: Ex Machina.  I don&#8217;t have anything yet set in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=29</link>
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		<title>Apologies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have chapter eight finished and chapter nine written, but haven&#8217;t recorded anything yet.  And now the fireworks are going off and my &#8220;studio&#8221; (read: bedroom) isn&#8217;t sound proofed.
If you&#8217;d like to read the chapter ahead of time, it&#8217;s posted at my writing journal in non-public posts.  Create a live journal account and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=28</link>
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		<title>Episode 14 &#8211; Alternia: Sundog #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alternia is a comic book super hero world invented by my friend Alarin.  I&#8217;ve been helping populate it with heroes and villains.
Sundog and Selene are two of mine, and this story was written in 2006 for NaNoWriMo.  I didn&#8217;t actually finish it&#8230;  I think the overall story may be called The Tyrant [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=25</link>
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		<title>More delay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I know I said I&#8217;d have 14 out on Friday, which was two days ago&#8230;
At least I&#8217;m sticking to my original bi-weekly schedule, and the deadline at work has been met, so  maybe I&#8217;ll ramp back up to weekly soon.
In the mean time, Episode 13 is still up.  Give it a listen! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=24</link>
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		<title>Episode 14 late</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been following my live journal you&#8217;ll know that it&#8217;s currently 2AM and I&#8217;ve been at work since 9:30AM &#8230;
Needless to say, I haven&#8217;t had time to record tonight.  And tomorrow looks to be more of the same.
Look for episode 14 on Friday&#8230; hopefully.
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		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=23</link>
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		<title>Voice Mail line gone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently due to inactivity the voice mail line is no longer active.  Not a terrible loss since I never got any voice mail anyway.  
If there&#8217;s a demand for it, I&#8217;ll set one up again.  Maybe once I have more than four listeners&#8230;  
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		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=22</link>
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		<title>Episode 13 &#8211; Optinomicon Chapter 8</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been another two weeks.  You know what that means: time for another KarakSpeaksTrue episode!
This time, as mentioned in the title bar, it&#8217;s another chapter of Optinomicon.  Kind of a short one.  Only two pages, this episode clocks in just over ten minutes long.
Something different this time around.  All of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=20</link>
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		<title>Episode 12 &#8211; Coma, Seizure, Death -AND- Immortal and In Love</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Episode 12 is finally online, after another two week delay.  Hopefully this won&#8217;t become a habit.  I could give excuses about being sick after ACen and looming deadlines at work, but that&#8217;s not why you&#8217;re here, is it.
No Optinomicon this week, sorry.  Instead you get a short I&#8217;ve written called Coma, Seizure, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=19</link>
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		<title>Episode 12 possibly delayed, possibly something not mine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While Anime Central was awesome (was there any doubt?) I came back with a wicked headcold only to find myself buried in work.  Suffice it to say, Optinomicon Chapter 8 has not been written yet.
Either Episode 12 will be delayed, or you&#8217;ll get to hear something from a friend of mine.
Stay tuned.
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		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=18</link>
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		<title>Updating&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I find myself with a bit of time and wireless internet here in Chicago, so I&#8217;ll start re-encoding old episodes.  There isn&#8217;t a convenient web-player on all episodes because they were originally encoded at a frequency that is not a multiple of 11.25KHz.  I&#8217;m not sure why that number is magical, but as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=17</link>
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		<title>Episode 11 &#8211; Optinomicon Chapter Seven</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You can stop bugging me now, the episode is up.
As I mention in the babble at the end, tomorrow morning I&#8217;m on a plane to Chicago for Anime Central.  It will be awesome.
You can expect more surprise internet celebrity introductions to the show (&#8221;Hi, this is [name] from [comic or other thing] and you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=16</link>
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		<title>Episode 11 Delayed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry guys and gals, the next episode is delayed a day or two.  I got started recording late and several things conspired to distract me.  While editing, I found I was really unhappy with a lot of the voice work (mostly inconsistent characters.  Why did I write an indian guy?) so I&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=15</link>
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		<title>Icon contest!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m looking for artists to create an icon mascot image for Karak Speaks True.
My idea is Rak at a microphone, possibly with headphones, possibly not.  Maybe just reading a book.
For those who haven&#8217;t listened to Episode 10 yet, Rak is a two foot tall brown teddy bear, with a little top hat and waistcoat. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=14</link>
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		<title>Episode 10 &#8211; Optinomicon Chapter Six</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Optinomicon Chapter Six: Walking the Gate
The Story So Far is once again read by Xagafinelle &#8230; I didn&#8217;t realize I had involved him in three episodes in a row.
In this episode:
Em and Varrow use the Key to log in again and train Baub, the cyber-dragon gate guardian, to recognize Em.  Vex walks past Baub [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=12</link>
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		<title>Episode 9 &#8211; Optinomicon Chapter Five</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Optinomicon Chapter Five: Shadows of Memories
Intro and Story So Far by Steve Riekeberg of GeekCred
And in yet another first for this podcast, Xagafinelle returns to voice a character that may or may not return in later chapters.
In this episode:
We find out how The Key works.  By combining the minds of two hackers, or net [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=11</link>
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		<title>Episode 8 &#8211; Optinomicon Chapter 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chapter Four: The Gate
This episode marks another first: The first Story So Far preshow story recap, read by my friend Xagafinelle
In this episode:
Em and Varrow return to Em&#8217;s cluttered apartment.  While Em searched for something he called The Key, Varrow tries hacking in to Vurdalak, Em&#8217;s massive data store, on her own.  She [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=10</link>
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		<title>Episode 7 &#8211; Optinomicon Chapter 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chapter Three: Joe&#8217;s Diner
This episode marks the first celebrity intro: Greg Dean of RealLifeComics.com!
In this episode:
Em called his ex girlfriend Varrow and asked her to meet him at Joe&#8217;s Diner, a local eatery.  Em needs Varrow&#8217;s help with the job.  Varrow left Em six months prior for reasons that have not been explored [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=9</link>
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		<title>Episode 6 &#8211; Optinomicon Chapter 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chapter Two: Beginnings Part Two
In this episode:
We meet two hackers: Varrow and her young protégé Bobby.  Bobby found himself isolated, stuck in cyberspace, unable to simply log out, after getting too near a large corporation&#8217;s data node and being attacked by their ICE.  Varrow decided to use this as an opportunity to test [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=8</link>
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		<title>Episode 5 &#8211; Optinomicon Chapter 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first chapter of Optinomicon.
Optinomicon is being podcast as its written.  Would you like a preview?  Get a free Live Journal account and add KarakWrites as a friend.  After I add you back you&#8217;ll be able to read the chapter before it&#8217;s written, between 1 and 7 days before the podcast airs.
In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=7</link>
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		<title>Episode 4 &#8211; The Wayfarer: Part One</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part one of a fantasy story titled The Wayfarer
That&#8217;s all there is in this one besides the intro/outro babble and theme music.
And since I haven&#8217;t mentioned it yet, theme music for Karak Speaks True generously provided by Sushi Hours

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		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=6</link>
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		<title>Episode 3 &#8211; More Short Stories</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Same deal as Episode 2.  I asked some friends for random short phrases and worte short fiction and vignettes.  The phrases mostly became the titles of the pieces.

A short musical intro from Sushi Hours
Intro Babble
Coquettish Wildebeest (Gnu)
I stood there looking at my hands
The last thing I dreamt was interrupted by itself
Outro Babble
Sushi Hours [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=5</link>
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		<title>Episode 2 &#8211; Short Stories</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The second episode.  These were written in 2005 from three short phrases from friends on my live journal.  Actually, &#8220;Rak Ursakind&#8221; is an anagram of KarakSindru &#8230; but the other two were user submitted.

A short musical intro from Sushi Hours
Intro Babble
Rak, Ursakind
Not Enough Characters
Drenched in Sweat
Outro Babble
Sushi Hours &#8211; Didn&#8217;t Think I&#8217;d Fall [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=4</link>
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		<title>Episode 1 &#8211; Shadows of Memories</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first episode.  Some things could have been done better, but it&#8217;s certainly better than it could have been.  Three vaguely related short stories, written many months apart.
Show format:

A short musical intro from the Afternights
Shadows of Memory
Afternights &#8211; A Cool Night in the Pumpkin Patch
Shadows of the Past
Afternights &#8211; Floating Downwards
Reflections of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karakspeakstrue.com/?p=3</link>
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