Three pieces, one longer than the others, that I have never done in public before. I hoped they would all fit together to tell a story, and I was scared to death the the story they told wouldn't resonate with the audience.But I needed to trust myself, trust Anne and my friend who told me it absolutely was going to work, and take what felt like a ve…

Is this machine recording?I made this ambient audioscape thing years ago. I can't remember if I ever posted it.Av Wil Wheaton

This classic horror story, about a mad prince who ignores a pandemic and dooms his sycophants to death, is surprisingly timely.Av Wil Wheaton

Radio Free Burrito Presents: The Invisible Man by HG Wells Chapter 10 by Wil WheatonAv Wil Wheaton

Radio Free Burrito Presents: The Invisible Man by HG Wells. Chapter 9 by Wil WheatonAv Wil Wheaton

Chapters 7 and 8 of The Invisible Man, by HG Wells.Av Wil Wheaton

Chapter 6 of The Invisible Man.Av Wil Wheaton

Chapters four and five of The Invisible Man by HG Wells.Av Wil Wheaton

Here's Chapter 3 of The Invisible Man.Artwork by Steve Dore. Used under CC License.Av Wil Wheaton

Today, I am starting the big finale of this project. Over the next few weeks, I'll release one or two chapters of The Invisible Man every few days.We begin with chapters 1 and 2.Av Wil Wheaton

From the October, 1958 Issue of Super Science, a short adventure tale by Science Fiction master Robert Silverberg.https://archive.org/details/Super_Science_Fiction_v02n06_1958-10/page/n3/mode/2uphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_SilverbergAv Wil Wheaton

Today, I bring you a short story from Philip K. Dick that is about as different from our last episode as you can get, while staying with the same author.The image I used comes from emilylongbreak dot com: https://emilylongbrake.com/day-325-the-eyes-have-it/And here's the original text I used: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31516/31516-h/31516-h.ht…

The great Philip K. Dick wrote about the human condition as well as any speculative fiction writer of the 20th century, and I am incredibly lucky that this story of his is out of copyright.This was originally published in 1953. It's about racism and colonialism, about how the participants in a war see themselves and each other. In a lot of ways, it…

From the September, 1947 issue of Master Detective Magazine, comes "Alibi Girl", a pulp narrative of two police detectives, solving a murder case where their prime suspect confesses, but also has an air-tight alibi.This one was a lot of fun to read. I've been wanting to do a mid-century detective story since this started.https://archive.org/details…

This is a children's bedtime story that I recorded specifically for my nephew to hear. If you have children, or you're a child at heart, I hope you'll give it a listen. I think it's a sweet story.https://www.gutenberg.org/files/43558/43558-h/43558-h.html#mr-possumAv Wil Wheaton

By request, a short story from HP Lovecraft, one of (if not the) first things he wrote as an adult, in 1917. This wasn't published until 1919, and was published again in 1923, so I take that as a reminder not to get discouraged when things take time in publishing.https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dagonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagon_(short_story)h…

In the 70s, Time Life Books started putting out these collections of paranormal stories, culminating with the massively successful series Mysteries of the Unknown, starting in 1987.None of these stories are scientifically sound, or based in fact. They are just stories that people told and handed down for generations, stories that turn a creaking st…

This is the title story from a collection of Wells' work that was published in 1911. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wellshttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/456/456-h/456-h.htm#link2H_4_0001http://sittingbee.com/the-door-in-the-wall-h-g-wells/Av Wil Wheaton

I've been looking for some classic Bradbury to narrate, and last night, I finally found some!This story was written in 1940, and collected into this paperback in 1973. It is *exactly* the kind of book I would have picked up from the spinning rack of fifty cent paperbacks in the drugstore.https://archive.org/details/MoscowitzSamAndAldenH.Nortoned.Ho…

By popular request, here is Umberto Ecco's essay UR-FASCISM, published in 1995.In this essay, he talks about living in Fascist Italy as a child, growing up under that system during the Second World War. Then he details 14 qualities that define Fascist movements, regardless of the time and place they began.It's a powerful and relevant essay. Many --…

I am embarrassed to admit that, until last week, I had never read this essay. I knew it existed, but I never made the effort, and I am so glad that I finally did.A Modest Proposal is brilliant, biting, hilarious satire, that is as horrifyingly relevant in 2020 as it was in 1729. This reads like one of those brilliant editorials from The Onion, or a…

Remember mixtapes? I always put dialog, commercials, and bits of spoken word into mine.This is mostly punk, with some surf, a little mid-century easy listening, some William S. Burroughs, and a few bits of audio weirdness I had in a directory that exists solely for that purpose.Av Wil Wheaton

Today's story is a really fun space adventure mystery from the Spring, 1941 issue of Planet Stories."Inside the crippled Comet, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low. Outside, on Ceres' fabled Darkside, stalked death in awful, spectral form."https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61869/61869-h/61869-h.htm…

I'm trying my best to choose from a wide variety of authors and genres, but I loved Tree of Life so much, I had to bring you another story from the brilliant mind of CL Moore.https://www.gutenberg.org/files/28550/28550-h/28550-h.htmAv Wil Wheaton

Published in 1970, today's short story comes from a battered old paperback I own called SUPERNATURAL STRANGERS, by Robert Tralins. Because it's Earth Day, I recorded in my back yard. I hope you can hear some of the birds, and sounds of beautiful Spring life, behind the spooky tale.Av Wil Wheaton

From the October, 1936, issue of WEIRD TALES comes a wonderfully weird, supernatural horror story with just enough science fiction elements to tie the room together.https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32850/32850-h/32850-h.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Smithhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._L._Moorehttps://www.pgdp.net/c/…

No Hiding Place comes from the November, 1956 issue of Fantastic Universe. It's a fun, Outer Limits-style science fiction adventure.https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29272/29272-h/29272-h.htmAv Wil Wheaton

Today's RFB Presents comes from my friend, Cory Doctorow.Cory says, "This is the story of the ogres who run the concession stands on Pleasure Island, where Pinnocchio's friend Lampwick turned into a donkey. Like much of my stuff, this has a tie-in with Walt Disney World; the idea came to me on the Pinnocchio ride in the Magic Kingdom, in 1993."http…

A wickedly funny, beautifully written, tale from one of the great American authors.More info for my fellow nerds who like to know this sort of stuff:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Middle_Toe_of_the_Right_Foothttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/15143/15143-h/15143-h.htm#Middlehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Biercehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/…

From the Spring, 1940 issue of Fantasia Something, edited by Ray Bradbury, today's short story is a goddamn delight.https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41651/41651-h/41651-h.htm#THOUGHTS_ON_THE_WORLDSTATEAv Wil Wheaton

Today's reading is a satirical Victorian ghost story from the 1890s.Found at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8377/pg8377-images.htmlAv Wil Wheaton

A short Japanese myth.https://www.gutenberg.org/files/53033/53033-h/53033-h.htm#Page_15Av Wil Wheaton

From Amazing Stories, published in 1959. Written by Robert F. Young. Narrated by Wil Wheaton.http://www.gutenberg.org/files/26957/26957-h/26957-h.htmAv Wil Wheaton

I made a mix tape of mostly early 80s punk, with a couple new wave songs from the era that I like, and some audio rarities that entertain me.Av Wil Wheaton

This is a recording of my 2007 Keynote to the Penny Arcade Expo in 2007. It's the first time I suggested Wheaton's Law (Don't Be a Dick) in public.Av Wil Wheaton

From Dime Mystery Magazine's July 1938 issue, here is a short story by Leon Byrne that is surprisingly good.The recording is not great. I needed a pop filter, and my mic was a little hot, but I promise to give you a full refund on your purchase price if it doesn't meet your exacting specification.You can find out more about Dime Mystery Magazine, a…

I needed to get out of my comfort zone, so I went to Project Gutenberg, clicked through a few bookshelves until I got to classic Science Fiction, and decided to do an unrehearsed, essentially live narration of a story that was published in Astounding Stories of Super Science in 1931.It's not the greatest story I've ever read (if I'd read it before …

Another mixtape, built from a bunch of weird and random files I've accumulated over the years. Includes: Telly Savalas, some random preacher who is really into UFOs, Asian covers of popular tunes, surf tunes, early punk, Shatner's balls, and something that's Incredible, but True.Av Wil Wheaton

Scrolled through Banshee and pulled out a bunch of random tracks, leaning toward punk, new wave, rockabilly, and some random weirdness I had in a folder called RANDOM WEIRDNESS.While putting this together, I imagined a midnight college radio station, somewhere between two small towns, hundreds of miles of highway behind and ahead of you, five years…

Stuff and things and other things, and moog synthesizer music. Yes, it is all in one place, and it’s all for you, Damien! IT IS ALL FOR YOU!Radio Free Burrito doesn’t work as hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag as Memories of the Futurecast did, but it still manages to upset mom and get Twitter breakup messages from sensitive people. You have been warn…

I have a pair of stories this week. One is about my family’s connection to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The other is about the first time I met Adam West. There’s some music here for you, too.Av Wil Wheaton

This week, I brave an unexpected headache from hell to bring you music from some friends, the origin story of a nemesis, SPORTS!, and some thoughts about this moment in history.Av Wil Wheaton

Who has kept to a weekly schedule for one whole week in a row? THIS GUY!Radio Free Burrito doesn’t work as hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag as Memories of the Futurecast did, but it still manages to upset mom and get Twitter breakup messages from sensitive people. You have been warned.Av Wil Wheaton

It's a Halloween episode, sort of, with a spooky, creepy, weird story that gets really dark by the end. Extensive show notes and links at https://radiofreeburrito.com/Av Wil Wheaton

This is the audio from a proof of concept video I made. to test out a project idea I've had for a little while. If I like it, and feel that it was worth the time, I'll make some more like this that actually have more deliberate cuts and choices in the content. At the moment, this is primarily clips that I eyeballed, thought were interesting, and to…

I was goofing off with Audacity and GarageBand, and I came up with this track. It's inspired by woob, Pete Namlook, FAX Records, and some dark ambient artists I've forgotten.There's a little bit of a happy accident in this mix, because I muted a track in the recording, forgot to delete it, and mixed and rendered before I realized it was there.I mad…

I came across this forever ago on a BBS somewhere. I spent a LONG time tracking down a copy of the original record, which I encoded using Audacity and my turntable. Here's the description from Discogs:This recording is an "unauthorized experiment" that was made in the year 2058 C.D.S. (Carbon Dating System), a "blue verbal data feed" sent backwards…

I came across this forever ago on a BBS somewhere. I spent a LONG time tracking down a copy of the original record, which I encoded using Audacity and my turntable. Here's the description from Discogs:This recording is an "unauthorized experiment" that was made in the year 2058 C.D.S. (Carbon Dating System), a "blue verbal data feed" sent backwards…