Episode 1:

In which our intrepid ship's Purser discovers a Fiscal Anomaly, questions about the Apollo 11 lead to a humblebrag conversation about all things cryo and condenser, and there's a vac tube emergency. Special Guest Star: Dr. Robert Forsythe, NASA physicist for Apollo 11-17, as himself.

This month's non-profit is 31 Backpacks, an organization that provides food and hygiene products for children in need in Copper County, MI. https://31backpacks.org/

BLURB:

Purser Sammi Love has achieved a quiet yet fulfilling life as the certified accountant aboard the not very important Mysterious CHIRP traversing the Caprimulgiform galaxy. After another typical day reconciling ledgers, Sammi stumbles upon a shocking discovery (hint: it's a dead body). There's more than meets the eye on this regular old boat ship carrying mid-level merchants, a group of traveling players, and a small handful of minor dignitaries barely worth mentioning. The stakes are get-lost-in-space high and the quirky crew are in way too deep.

This laugh out loud sci-fi meets mystery will delight science experts, Star Wars fans, and diehard nerds alike as a sweet, charming, and marginally scientifically accurate portrayal of travel aboard a spaceship of accidental chaos. Featuring the voices of Sanya Simmons, Julienne Irons, and John G. Hertzler and creator Holly Adams in partnership with the sound design majors at Michigan Tech University, you can't miss a single minute of The Mysterious CHIRP (Sammi is counting on you).

CREDITS:

Cast, in order of appearance:

Sanya Simmons as Purser Sammi Love
Jesika Cooney as R.A.V.E.N.

Carman Wilson as Chief Mate Weathers McQueen

Connor Fleming as Dadita

NASA Physicist Dr. Robert Forsythe, as himself

Stephanie Johnson as pub tender Xavia Schledhammer

Dan Pharis as Sevitt

Stephen Benedetti as pub tender Tumbler

Susan Cooper as Fred

Joey Steinhagen as Lieutenant Luke Canon

Emily Babin as Junia Michaels

Shaun Scott as Jacelyn Mox

Andrew Joseph Perez as Skip Tanner

Jon Vertullo as Ian

Tai Bennett as Malku

Additional Voices provided by Rainey Alexiev, Logan Allore, Isaac Bowman, Luigi Casadei, Connor Crueger, Bella Dimiceli, Kay Fresonke, Brock Maloney, Otto Nelson, Isaac Nooe, and Zayn Shafer.

Post-Production Team:

Sound Effects Designed by Madison Brown and Jack Summers,
Dialogue Editing and Soundscaping by Rainey Alexiev,
Music Composition by Jonah Rady and Ryan Terrell

Sound Supervision by Christopher Plummer and Music Supervision by Jeff Sherwood

This episode was mixed and mastered by Katelyn Roblee and Bella Dimiceli

The Mysterious CHIRP is a monthly science fiction podcast written by Holly Adams and the cast of TMC and produced by Shearwater Productions and Christopher Plummer at Michigan Tech University.