It's Spring 2142 (a Tuesday), and Gated Galaxies has launched its 400 Oz-8000 ships, each carrying 50,000 "resting guests" to, hopefully, a new home on a shiny, brand-new planet. Except this whole "terraform and take over" idea isn't actually the plan; the real plan is far more nefarious and involves a great deal of cackling. But those aboard the ships don't know that, so off they toodle (those that make it out of Earth's atmosphere, at least), all shiny and optimistic. This is the story of one of those ships – the Oz 9 – and its tiny crew of hopeless incompetents. So far, they've been in space half an hour and several hundred people are dead. So... bright future, clearly.
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So, turns out our horny —sorry, "horned" — romantic Pluto has siblings. And like all siblings, they're annoying, disruptive, omniscientish, and likely to go darting off through space at something approaching light speed just to show off in front of YOUR girlfriend. Ok, those last two might apply more to Pluto's sibs than yours. Whatever the case, they hog all the ambrosia, snap your privates with a lightning bolt when you least expect it ... yeah, I hear it, that might be more Pluto's sibs than yours too, but you get my point — annoying.
And like all siblings, they expect all the plebes to worship the very ground they walk on. Even if that ground was the plebes' to start with.
In this fabulous bonus episode penned by our own Pete Barry (we love that guy, even if we want to drown Bob in his own earwax), Pluto of the honey-covered voice and words returns to sweep Donna off on the kind of impromptu vacay that requires super powers and membership in the Valhalla of Fame.
But their romantic sojourn is interrupted by Pluto's siblings, and things, rather like this description, unravel from there.
You’ve been listening to:
Lee Shackleford as Pluto Bonnie Brantley as Donna Chris Klaniecki as Mercury Rebecca Serfass as Diana Dave Stanger as MarsJ. Michael DeAngelis as Neptune Dave Serfass as Vulcan Pete Barry as Jupiter Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.
FX provided by Pete Barry and Freesound users, including:
Zap! by BigKahuna: https://freesound.org/people/BigKahuna360/sounds/160421/
Motorbikes by madmini:
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Rumble by unfa: https://freesound.org/people/unfa/sounds/258339/
Booming by Filo_Rossi https://freesound.org/people/Filo_Rossi/sounds/342136/
Volcano Rumble by morganpurkis https://freesound.org/people/morganpurkis/sounds/385098/
Splash! by Inspector J https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/352102/
Spaghetti Slither by saturdaysoundguy https://freesound.org/people/saturdaysoundguy/sounds/388029/
Flying Drone by Sheyvan https://freesound.org/people/Sheyvan/sounds/470127/
Eruption and Cartoon Pop by craigsmith
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Large wings by Cultureshock007 https://freesound.org/people/Cultureshock007/sounds/711122/
Campfire by newlocknew https://freesound.org/people/newlocknew/sounds/730704/
and Sonniss Fantasy Pack by Bluezone https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc
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Interviews with yer ever-lovin' Crew: Aaron (heeeeee's baaaaaaaaack)
2026/08/29
It's frankly annoying how much y'all have missed this guy (and yes, we get it, we missed him too). "When's LBF coming back?" We heard you cry. "Bring back the Frounch dude!"
FINE.
The silly meter just shot from 11 to infinity and you've no one to blame but yourselves.
And of course, we're offering our standard apology to France and all French-speaking peoples and areas of the world for our continued and downright gleeful butchering of your glorious language and its many accents. All of which appear to be rolled into this one guy.
Seriously, I just watched a parrot on TikTok who NAILED IT. But we've got ... LBF.
Listen up, Space Monkeys, as Sarah Golding tries to glue the utterly delightful Aaron Clark to a chair and chat with the notorious Frounch fellow, the man who puts the double ass in assassin. Oh, and there's Ben. Remember Ben? Yeah, we didn't either, but now we're pretty sure he has something to do with Julie.
Welcome back, le Bichon Frise!
Pretty sure that's pronounced free-
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Interviews with yer ever-lovin' Crew: Pete (we love that guy)
2026/07/24
First, if you haven't listened to Mission: Rejected, seriously, do you read these notes EVER? We've mentioned that show a brazillion times, so just GO LISTEN ALREADY. Look, I'll even make it easy for you: here is their website (https://www.missionrejected.com/). Here it is on Apple podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mission-rejected/id1454748884) and on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/5uhNkMlYaJmIg1GZU5LCl2?si=f62f29bb30cf4df3). There! Anything else I can do for you? Make you a sandwich, perhaps? Dust off your dainty toesies? Sheesh.
Second, this is Sarah Golding and Pete Barry being all sorts of witty and fun. Enjoy.
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Interviews with your ever-lovin' Crew - Kevin
2026/07/23
Hmmmmmm? Wazzat? Oh, hello, are you still here? Goodness, you are patient. Yes, season 7 is still in the works. Here's a little something to tide you over until it splooches messily into your timeline.
This is one of those silly conversations between the glorious Sarah Golding and poor Kevin Hall (Greg, Felonius), who has died on Oz 9 more than anyone else, although not recently which may mean he's overdue.
Ignorance Was Bliss podcast by Kate Wallinga who is most desperately missed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ignorance-was-bliss/id1341566170
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Interviews with yer ever-lovin' Crew: Tim and Chrisi
2026/06/02
More 9ers because let's face it: little in life is as satisfying as someone else's world spiraling utterly out of control as they get deeper and deeper into a festering bog-swamp of bad decisions and regret.
Tim has an excuse -- it was hard to see at the beginning how truly ridiculous this train wreck was going to be. Chrisi joined up after it was abundantly clear that was a bad idea. We can only attribute it to pie-eyed optimism.
Anyway, listen up as Tim Sherburn (Colin and Emily) and Chrisi Talyn Saje (Julie) attempt to explain how they got entangled in all this nonsense.
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Interviews with yer ever-lovin' Crew: David and Bonnie
2026/05/01
Well, I'd say the fun never ends with this crew, but in truth, empires have risen, fallen, risen again, fallen again, and risen a third time to cries of "good god, will you just stay dead" and we're all still waiting for the fun to START. But these two are modestly entertaining, if you're feeling relaxed, have some good wine, and have recently been on the sharpish end of an icepick to the brain.
Just... listen. What else are you going to do? It's not like you have pressing business to attend to, now is it?
It's Sarah Golding, chatting with David S. Dear (and Dr. Theo Bromae ((*swoon*)) and Tiberius) and Bonnie Brantley (and FORMER Captain Jessie, Donna, and Lady Nibblebiscuit.
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Interviews with yer ever-lovin' Crew: Eric and Shannon
2026/04/12
Who doesn't want to spend more time being utterly confused by the Idiots of Oz 9?
Don't answer that. PUT YOUR HAND DOWN.
Sarah Golding, who has zero time left in her busy days, couldn't resist adding one more spicy meatball to her heaping plate and decided to interview the cast and characters of Oz 9, in no particular order.
First up: the Perry siblings — Eric Perry, plus his alter egos of Joe (JESUS!), Dr von Haber Zetzer, Mr Southers, and Howard. Then Shannon Perry —accompanied as ever by the cough-syrup-induced twin hallucinations of Olivia and Captain Madeline.
Enjoy. Ish.
NOTE: Interested in the game Shannon mentioned? Get more information here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/169549125/xorakus.
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episode one hundred & eight: Playing Pluto's advocate
2025/02/23
It's a Wednesday eve as I write this, and as I look out the porthole into the infinite recesses of space, I'm reminded how very small each of us is against the backdrop of eternity. Given how very very minute we are and how eternal space is, I have to wonder, how the actual f^&* is a crew member from the Oz 14 floating past my porthole just as I look out? I mean... what are the chances?! Nearly spilled my vodka tonic. Rude.
You’ve been listening to...
Pete Barry as Bob
Tim Sherburn as Colin
Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
David S Dear as Dr Theo Bromae
Eric Perry as Joe and Dr. von Haber Zetzer
Kevin Hall as Greg
Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Sarah Rhea Werner as Pipistrelle
Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2, and
Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.
John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.
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Whatever it is you wish for when you wish upon a star, may it show up on your doorstep when you least expect it and most need it. And may it stay exactly the right number of days before leaving, having cleaned up after itself, put its sheets in the washing machine, and left a lovely hostess gift on the dining room table.
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episode one hundred & seven: Two went for the seljefløyte
2025/02/09
-s the 1983 winner of the -nnu-l Dip your mittens contest, i -pplaud the l-rson brothers for their -m--ng skill -nd dedic-tion to the g-me.
you've been listening to;
pete B-rry as Bob
Tim Sherburn -s Colin -nd Emily
Bonnie Br-ntley -s Donn- -nd jessie
D-vid S De-r -s Dr Theo Brom-e -nd Tiberius
Eric perry -s joe, Dr von h-ber -et-er, mr Southers, -nd how-rd
kevin h-ll -s Greg -nd Felonius
Chrisi T-lyn S-je -s julie
Sh-nnon perry -s m-deline
S-r-h Golding -s mrs Sheffield
S-r-h Rhe- W-rner as pipistrelle
kyle jones is your n-rr-tor 2
Chris n-dolny Gourley is your n-rr-ator
john F-ley is our music director, -nd our -rtwork is by luc-s Elliott. o- 9 is written by Sh-nnon perry. S-r-h Golding is our di-logue editor, and m-rk Restucci- is our sound designer. o- 9 is - proud member of the F-ble -nd Folly network. Ple-se check out our sibling shows -t f-ble -nd folly dot com -nd support our sponsors.
until next time, sp-ce monkeys, enjoy the festivities, but m-ybe don't pl-y Dip your mittens....
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episode one hundred & six: Is that a haddock?
2025/01/29
So.... please take a close look at the episode art and tell me if you see anything funny? Mmmmm hmmmmmm. Apparently it took us a YEAR to notice. I blame all of you, frankly. You know what you did.
You’ve been listening to:
Pete Barry as Bob
Tim Sherburn as Colin and Emily
Bonnie Brantley as Donna
David S Dear as Dr. Theo Bromae and Tiberius
Eric Perry as Howard, Joe, and Mr Southers
Kevin Hall as Greg and Felonius
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Shannon Perry as Olivia
Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
Kyle Jones is your Narrator Two, and
Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.
John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer.
Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable and Folly Network. Please check out our sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.
Until next time, Space Monkeys, keep your chins up. It's far more flattering.
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episode one hundred & five: Clara? Mein little Kartoffelpuffer?
2024/12/24
NOTE: Stay tuned after the credits and all, for a trailer of a great new show: A Paladin's Bargain. You can listen to it in the usual places. You'll want to.
Thanks as ever to Lucas Elliott for the new Narrators (or, Narrator and Tour Guide) artwork!
It's Christmas eve as we publish this, and all of us monkeys wish all of you monkeys a very happy holiday season. We're hanging stockings over here (and about passing out from the fumes; just FYI space booties do NOT breathe) and hallucinating dancing sugar plums.
We'd do some sort of look back over the past year, but ... let's not. There was some weird stuff in there. Be well, stay well, all that shizz.
Hugs from yer ever-lovin',
Crew
Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie and Vera
Eric Perry as Dr von Haber Zetzer,
Southers, Howard, and Joe
Tim Sherburn as Colin and Emily
Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
Pete Barry as Bob
Kevin Hall as Greg and Felonius
David S Dear as Dr. Theo Bromae and Tiberius
Lee Shackleford as Pluto
Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Kyle Jones is your Narrator Two
And Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.
John Faley is our Music Director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding edits our dialogue, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.
We also have a recording of our greatly missed OG Narrator Richard Nadolny reading his Oz 9-version of The Night Before Christmas on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/P8hHmrV6FvA.
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episode one hundred & four: #GreatSatansBoletes
2024/12/07
YOU have a dirty mind. "Satan's Boletes" doesn't mean *THAT*. Although it does translate to "Great Satan's Fun Guys," so maybe it's still worth a giggle, as Mrs S says.
Welcome to episode 104. Please put your tray tables and seat backs in the upright, we're-all-going-to-die position, because, well, it's Oz 9, and as usual, everything is trying to kill you.
Let's just say our sound designer, dialogue editor, and voice actors pulled out ALL the stops on this one, so maybe dust off the old earbuds for a really good listen. I'd say it's "immersive," but y'all, you do NOT want to get immersed in this mess, so immerse-adjacent is probably best. Like wading.
Anyway. You've been listening to:
Eric Perry as Joe and Dr. von Haber Zetzer
Pete Barry as stupid, horrible Bob
Kevin Hall as Greg
David S. Dear as Doctor Theo Bromae
Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
Lee Shackleford as Pluto
Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
Tim Sherburn as Colin
Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2
And Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator
John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Thanks also to Kyle Jones for the episode artwork refresh! Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.
Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable & Folly network. Please check out our awesome sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.
Today we're recommending the podcast Sorry About the Murder! In a nice little Canadian town, a Zamboni driver must solve a murder to clear his Québecois name … then ready the ice
for tonight’s hockey game. Check it out on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3qErfgb3nY39IlnrCyZJHe?si=6b8eed50c4934ab4) or wherever you listen to podcasts
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episode one hundred & three: A hungry, long-tailed weasel
2024/11/23
Oz 9 recently turned six, and while most of the crew asked for a quick and painless death for their birthday wish, we're still here. (If you want to give us a prezzie, we do have a Patreon, just sayin'.....)
Anyway, there are fun things that happen in this episode, which is odd, so you probably don't want to miss it. Bring confetti. But don't throw it because it REALLY makes Joe nuts.
You've been listening to.
Shannon Perry as Olivia and Madeline
Chrisi Talyn Saje as Vera and Julie
Sarah Rhea Werner as Pipistrelle
Eric Perry as Joe and Dr. von Haber Zetzer
Bonnie Brantley as Donna and Jessie
Lee Shackleford as Pluto
Kevin Hall as Greg
Tim Sherburn as Colin
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Pete Barry as Bob
Kyle Jones is your Narrator Two
Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator and deserves her per diem
John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.
Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable & Folly network. Please check out our awesome sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.
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episode one hundred & two: We're in space, Felber
2024/11/10
Some old nemesisisisisisises have reappeared, and that's ... unfortunate. But at least Bob has some colourful brochures to distract our team from their impending doom. So.... how many oceans is "too many," do you reckon?
You've been listening to...
Kevin Hall as Greg and Felonius
Sarah Rhea Warner as Pipistrelle
Bonnie Brantley as Jessie and Donna
Eric Perry as Dr. von Haber Zetzer, Mr. Southers, and Joe
Pete Barry as Bob
Lee Shackleford as Pluto
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
David S. Dear as Dr. Theo Bromae and Tiberius
Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2.
And Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator
John Faley is our music director, and our artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry.
Oz 9 is a proud member of the Fable and Folly Network. Please check out our sibling shows at fableandfolly.com and support our sponsors.
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episode one hundred & one: "Crap" indeed. Meanwhile...
2024/10/31
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Do you have ANY IDEA the literally dozens of hours you've wasted with this bunch of smooth-shelled walnuts? (and yes, that's a reference to their brains, I just couldn't quite make it work the way I wanted). I mean, it's probably not enough time to cure cancer or invent a really good cable organizing system, but you could have latch hooked a really nice rug by now, or made a portrait of Elvis with little rolled up gum wrappers, AT LEAST.
You know what? Forget it. Do want you want. I'm done. Seriously.
You've been listening to:
Sarah Rhea Werner as Pipistrelle
Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield
Shannon Perry as Madeline and Olivia
David S Dear as Dr Theo Bromae and Tiberius
Eric Perry as Joe, Dr. von Haber Zetzer, and Mr. Southers
Bonnie Brantley as Jessie and Donna
Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie
Tim Sherburn as Colin
Lee Shackleford as Pluto
Kevin Hall as Greg and Felonius
Dr. Vikram Baliga, who would have been so much more helpful in Season 4, as himself
Mark "Stooch" Restuccia as himself
Introducing Pete Barry as Bob Ersat of the West Jersey Ersatz
Kyle Jones is your Narrator 2
and Chris Nadolny Gourley is your Narrator.
John Faley is our music director, and our awesome artwork is by Lucas Elliott. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry. Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor, and Mark Restuccia is our sound designer.
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Rimax59730 2026/06/11
Amazing
There are too many good things to go over. This podcast has great acting, and the stupidity of Captain Madeleine is so funny. I also really love how t...
★★★☆☆
Stratguy666 2026/05/17
Good but uneven
This show is generally well written, and some of the acting is very good. Some, however, is a bit weaker, such as the IT character. The audio mix is a...
★★★★★
Mich B 2026/02/17
Oh so good!
Never have I ever laughed like I do listening to Oz 9! It’s fantastic and crazy and just makes life better. (Every time Jessie says “mad pants” I ca...
★★★★★
KarlisaJade 2025/02/20
Love it!
Happy to have stumbled upon this one. Very funny. If you like Midnight Burger (my fav), you’ll love this one! Several laugh out loud moments.
★★★★★
killmonger442 2024/08/09
Bring back the albatross
Love this show absolutely amazing cast please write the albatross back into the story Colin deserves to be happy after all that’s happened to him lol
★★★★★
Splott74 2024/05/27
Oh oz9 I love you.
You seriously got me through the worst of the pandemic. Hilarious and silly and weird, such a wild ride on the crazy spaceship that seems to have infi...
★★★★★
Sakurablossom87 2024/05/07
Hilarious and captivating!!!
Omg the twist and turns and the shenanigans throughout the series has me held captive like the pods on the Oz 9, and I am only on season 3! I cannot g...
★★★★★
Peahenbell 2024/04/01
Sets A New Bar
This podcast is the funniest, most creatively written show you will ever enjoy. I tell everyone I meet about it. Clever word-play, dad jokes, hysteric...
★★★★★
pchan101 2024/03/25
I can’t stop Leet-ing my life!
Love this show! Humor is spot on for me. My daughter and I can’t stop narrating daily tasks as Leet, “heroic running,” or “ripply sandwich stacking”