Sidekickoff - Episode 19

What formative experiences turned Falk Zildjian into a hero? Is he ready for a zealous sidekick? What procedure can stop The Human Resource from being such a tool? Find out!

Sidekickoff, episode 19 of This Gun in My Hand, was sewn together by Rob Northrup. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, information on how to subscribe, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. What has a powerful kick and is always by my side? This Gun in My Hand!

This episode is also available on Youtube, or in audio formats other than mp3 at archive.org.

Show Notes:

1. Shoe Shine Man's name is Roberto Zapata. Roberto comes from old Germanic roots "hrod" meaning fame or glory, and "berht" meaning bright or shining. Zapata is Spanish for shoemaker. Any similarity between this character and the humble and lovable Shoe Shine Boy from Underdog cartoons would be absurd.

2. San Francisco and San Antonio are small towns in the state of Tabasco, Mexico.

3. Word on the street was correct that Falk's (me, his creator) named him after the actor Peter Falk and the comic strip writer Lee Falk. Originally cuz it sounded like a cool name, but on later reflection it has nice associations with those two.

Music and Sound Effects Credits:

The opening and middle transitional music clips were from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in this episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

Title: Park ambience - mostly birds
License: public domain
https://freesound.org/people/Mafon2/sounds/274175/#

Title: Traffic mel 1.wav
By malupeeters
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
https://freesound.org/people/malupeeters/sounds/191350/

The image associated with this episode is a modified panel from page 7 of the public domain comic book Weird Terror No. 6 (July 1953). Pencils and inks by Alberta Tewks.

Unboxing Murder - Episode 18

Did criminals retaliate against a former crimefighter’s family? Isn’t it convenient when clues for a podcast mystery happen to be in the form of audio recordings? Is military hierarchy just a way of replicating European aristocracy? Find out!

Unboxing Murder, episode 18 of This Gun in My Hand, was bellowed by Rob Northrup, with a special guest appearance by Flicka the Ladybug as Bonnie and the voice of the bellowing monster. Go now and visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities, and for credits, show notes and details on how to subscribe. Come oooon, what's in the boooox? This Gun in My Hand.

This episode is also available on Youtube, and in audio formats other than mp3 on archive.org.

Show Notes

1. “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.” - Matthew 11:15, KJV
Cf. “Wink wink, nudge nudge, know what I mean? A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat! Say no more!” - Eric Idle

2. Bold Venture was a radio drama that ran from 1951-1952 starring Bogart and Bacall. In one episode, Bogart used the phrase “This gun in my hand” or something close to it.

Music and Sound Effects Credits

The opening and middle transitional music clips were from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain.  Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

Intro from Bold Venture, public domain radio show.
https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Bold_Venture_Singles/Bold_Venture_5x-xx-xx_ep08_A_Muncie_Murderess_in_Havana.mp3 

Title: Park ambience - mostly birds
License: public domain
https://freesound.org/people/Mafon2/sounds/274175/#

Title: reel to reel tape machine single reel turning.flac
License: public domain
https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/454152/

The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail from Suspense Comics (Holyoke Publishing), No. 1, Dec 1943, page 21(?), pencils (and maybe inks?) by Don Rico.
https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=19572

The Long, Dark Night Vision Scope of the Soul - Episode 17

Where are those gunshots coming from? What does it mean to be a good guy with a gun? Can Petra help Falk get past this low point? Is Madonna the 2nd biggest criminal in Parabellum City? Find out!

The Long, Dark Night Vision Scope of the Soul, episode 17 of This Gun in My Hand, was sighted-in by Rob Northrup. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, notes, information on how to subscribe, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. Who says? This Gun in My Hand!

This episode is also available on Youtube, and in audio formats other than mp3 on archive.org.

Music and Sound Effects Credits:

The opening and middle transitional music clips were from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

Emerald Ash Borer’s theme music is
Title: Flight of the Carpenter Bee
By Steven Arntson
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
https://archive.org/details/Bildungsroman-7512

The music during Doberman and Collie ad is a modified version of
Title: Chase Scene
by ROZKOL
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/ROZKOL/Rust_Symptoms/ROZKOL_-_Rust_Symptoms_-_09_Chase_Scene

Title: Footsteps Dress Shoes Wood Floor.wav
License: Public Domain
https://freesound.org/people/allrealsound/sounds/161756/

Title: Real Colt 45 M1911 (shot)
By Carmelomike
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
https://freesound.org/people/Carmelomike/sounds/255216/

Title: Walking on pavement.wav
License: Public domain
https://freesound.org/people/JohnsonBrandEditing/sounds/244310/

Title: Traffic mel 1.wav
By malupeeters
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
https://freesound.org/people/malupeeters/sounds/191350/

Sound effect title: 38 Caliber Gun Shot 5x
Recorded by Mike Koenig
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
http://soundbible.com/375-38-Caliber-Gun-Shot-5x.html

Title: Bell 1.wav
License: Public domain
https://freesound.org/people/el1n/sounds/442749/ 

Gunshot and hoofbeat sounds taken from the public domain film “Lawless Frontier” (1934).
https://publicdomainmovies.info/lawless-frontier-1934-starring-john-wayne/

Sound effect title: bustle in the pub
License: Public domain
https://freesound.org/people/organicmanpl/sounds/403285/

Title: Medium Dog Growl.wav
License: public domain
https://freesound.org/people/lukofinc/sounds/246227/

Title: barking dog 2
License: public domain
https://freesound.org/people/roman_cgr/sounds/415023/

The image associated with this episode is a modified panel from Romantic Confessions, Vol. 2, No. 1, April-May 1951, page 23. Art by Bill Ely. Public domain.

Show Notes:

1. It’s not known whether Petra Wojciehowicz attended the Muncie College of Business Administration at the same time as its most famous alumnus, Norville Barnes.

2. “Hurry, Kato! We’re out to smash a writing racket!” Green Hornet smashed a fraudulent vanity publishing racket in an episode of his radio show. I have it on a CD but unfortunately I can’t find a free copy of it on the web to link to. It might have been called “Chiselling Ryder’s Writer Racket” and might have aired in 1939 or 40.

3. I thought they were rolling their Rs and exclaiming “Marone!” on The Sopranos, except subtitles showed “Madonn’!” This is also how I found out the word “capicola” is pronounced “gabba gool” by some people.

4. Would a Sergeant outrank detectives in a Homicide squad? Let’s just say getting ranks wrong is not the most egregious behavior of the Parabellum City Police Department.

5. I saw a Doberman and Collie together in the same fenced yard while I was out walking. They seemed like an odd pair, if your brain is poisoned by ideas of one breed of dog seeming macho and another seeming girly. It seemed funny that the Collie had a deeper bark than the Doberman. After briefly forgetting where I had seen them, I finally found the original pair again and recorded them for some of the barking sounds in this episode.

How Many - Episode 16

WPBC headlines, this just in: a bullet. In my spleen. Gunman here in the studio. In just a moment we’ll bring you back to the top story about the school shooting and the capitol shooting. Will I live? Do I need a content warning for a show called “This Gun in My Hand?” Let's find out together.

How Many, episode 16 of This Gun in My Hand, was underwritten and overwritten by Rob Northrup. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, details on how to subscribe, and to buy my books, including Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. On what device do I listen to this show? This Gun in My Hand.

This episode is available on Youtube, and in audio formats other than mp3 on archive.org.

Music and Sound Effects

The opening music clip was from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain.

Music Title: Chase Scene

By ROZKOL

License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/ROZKOL/Rust_Symptoms/ROZKOL_-_Rust_Symptoms_-_09_Chase_Scene

Sound effect title: Gun Fire

Recorded by GoodSoundForYou

Used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

http://soundbible.com/1998-Gun-Fire.html

 

Sound Effect title: 38 Caliber Gun Shot 5x

Recorded by Mike Koenig 

Used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

http://soundbible.com/375-38-Caliber-Gun-Shot-5x.html

Sound Effect Title: Footsteps Dress Shoes Wood Floor.wav

License: Public Domain

https://freesound.org/people/allrealsound/sounds/161756/

Sound Effect Title: House Front Door Inside 3.wav

License: Public Domain

https://freesound.org/people/saturdaysoundguy/sounds/388027/# 

Sound Effect Title: Cattle sale on auction in Saint Joseph, Missouri

Recorded by Felix Blume, May 2013

License: Public domain

https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/198595/

Sound Effect Title: teletype_medium_speed.wav

By stratcat322

License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

https://freesound.org/people/stratcat322/sounds/169259/

Sound Effect Title: R28-44-Women Screaming and Rapid Talking.wav 

License: Public Domain

https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/479894/

The image associated with this episode is a modified comic book panel from Authentic Police Cases #13 (May 1951), public domain, pencils and inks by Matt Baker.

Show Notes

1. Teletype sound inspired by Corporate Crime Reporter Morning Minute with Russel Mohkiber. It’s the Twenty-First Century and dude is still playing that teletype sound in the background of reports to make it sound like super-legit 1970s journalism. 

2. St. Gabriel Hospital in Parabellum City is not named after the archangel but after Gabriel Possenti of Our Lady of Sorrows, who will eventually be recognized as the patron saint of hand gunners if continued lobbying efforts pay off.

3. This episode was inspired by a real incident when a tv news anchor confused footage from two different developing stories about shootings in Knoxville, TN. “I forgot about the other shooting, so this is actually live, this is not our taped footage from Austin-East high school earlier.” Who can keep up?

Gun Buyback - Episode 15

Why would the National Rifle Manufacturers Association host a gun buyback event? And why would the G.I. Jake team, ICE, Seal Team Six, C.O.B.R.A., robots and ponies show up to sell their guns? How much would you pay for -- This Gun in My Hand!

Gun Buyback, episode 15 of This Gun in My Hand, was manufactured and given away by Rob Northrup. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, notes, information on how to subscribe, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. You know what would hurt worse than paying two dollars and ninety-nine cents for my short story collection? This Gun in My Hand!

This episode is available on Youtube, and in audio formats other than mp3 on archive.org.

Music and Sound Effects Credits:

The opening and middle transitional music clips were from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain.

Sound effect title: bustle in the pub

Public domain

https://freesound.org/people/organicmanpl/sounds/403285/

Sound effect title: Gun Fire

Recorded by GoodSoundForYou

Used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

http://soundbible.com/1998-Gun-Fire.html

Sound effect title: 38 Caliber Gun Shot 5x

Recorded by Mike Koenig 

Used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

http://soundbible.com/375-38-Caliber-Gun-Shot-5x.html

Machine gun sounds from the public domain film Commandos (1968, aka Sullivan’s Marauders).

Angina Theater fake commercial features dialog from the public domain play Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2.

The image accompanying this episode represents a member of the G.I. Jake team, "Other Killer Who Has a Dog Named Killer." Detail from front cover of the public domain comic book Battle Attack, Vol. 1, No. 4, April 1955. Art by Eugene E. Hughes? 

Show Notes:

1. The Knights of Pythias are a real fraternal order.

2. Fran's surname “Shuwatch” is the word Ultraman occasionally shouts. I couldn’t find what it means.

3. The audio and text of This Gun in My Hand are works of fiction. Any resemblance to real people, organizations, companies, buildings, or Spanish shotgun manufacturers is coincidental or intended as satire.

Naked Save - Episode 14

What is this fantastical world Falk finds himself in? How did he come here? What happened to the World Crime Syndicate? Who’s the guy with the sword? What’s the key to unlock these riddles? This Gun in My Hand.

Naked Save, Episode 14 of This Gun in My Hand, was conjured by Rob Northrup. For show notes, credits, details on how to subscribe and to buy my books, visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com . What distinguishes the civilized man from the barbarian? This Gun in My Hand.

This episode is available on Youtube, and in audio formats other than mp3 on archive.org.

Music and Sound Effects Credits:

The opening and middle transitional music clips were from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain.

Music during the “Choplivria” ad is a modified excerpt of “Worth The Struggle,” used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Jay Man - OurMusicBox
https://www.our-music-box.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox/ 

Thewgosh’s chanted musical sting was by me!

The four following modified clips were used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license:

Music for “This Glaive-Guisarme in My Hand” brief musical sting was an excerpt from
Title: Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A minor - Complete Performance
Performed By Malcolm Hamilton
https://musopen.org/music/43466-the-well-tempered-clavier-book-i-bwv-846-869/
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Bach, 1772

Title: Spring Peeper Frogs
By TheBoatman
https://freesound.org/people/TheBoatman/sounds/346747/

Title: Traffic mel 1.wav
By malupeeters
https://freesound.org/people/malupeeters/sounds/191350/

Title: Gun Fire
Recorded by GoodSoundForYou 
http://soundbible.com/1998-Gun-Fire.html

Modified public domain clips:

Title: Sword sounds compilation 
https://freesound.org/people/SamsterBirdies/sounds/345308/

Title: Sword hits the body.wav
https://freesound.org/people/vdovitsky/sounds/411122/

Title: Walking in Some Leaves.wav
https://freesound.org/people/thebabydinosaur/sounds/325405/#

Title: Cow - Moo 3 - 96kHz.wav
https://freesound.org/people/JarredGibb/sounds/233128/

Title: Body fall_02.wav 
https://freesound.org/people/Adam_N/sounds/346694/

Title: R12-43-Old Car Horns.wav
https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/479995/

Modified public domain image from Out of This World No. 1 (Avon Comics, June 1950).
Pencils and inks by John Giunta. 

Show notes: 

1. Thewgosh was inspired partly by reading Thongor Against the Gods by Lin Carter. I counted at least six instances where he described the hero or some other character as “naked save for” a harness or loincloth or whatever. 

2. Thewgosh introduces himself with descriptors like Thewgosh the Wanderer, Thewgosh the Freebooter, Thewgosh the Usurper. These are all descriptors from titles of books about another sword and sorcery hero you may be familiar with. 

3. The name of the wizard “Chay-esh” is derived from Cheech Wizard, the comic character by Vaughn Bode. Yes, this is how I come up with most of my D&D and ttrpg character names.

4. Charlton Heston voice: It’s chopped liver! Choplivria is made of chopped liver! 

OnlyPhantasm - Episode 13

Falk Zildjian, indomitable hero by virtue of the fact that he carries a gun, interrogates The Phantasm, hoping to recruit him for a fight with higher stakes than they’ve ever faced. Will they or won’t they? Find out in this final episode of Season One.

OnlyPhantasm, episode 13 of This Gun in My Hand, was brought to you by Rob Northrup. Visit https://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for full credits, show notes, details on how to subscribe, and the whole reason for the podcast, so you can buy my books. Also watch this site for my forthcoming podcast audio book, Mutiny on The Lollipop. What's your password? This Gun in My Hand.

This episode is available on Youtube, and in audio formats other than mp3 on archive.org.

Music and Sound Effects credits:
The opening and middle transitional music clips were from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Music during the opening narration is “Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, Op. 46 - I. Morning Mood” by Edvard Grieg, performed by Musopen Symphony (public domain).
https://musopen.org/music/777-peer-gynt-suite-no-1-op-46/ 

The four following modified clips were used under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license:

Title: Footsteps on gravel
By Joozz
https://freesound.org/people/Joozz/sounds/531952/

Title: Spring Peeper Frogs
By TheBoatman
https://freesound.org/people/TheBoatman/sounds/346747/

Title: Gun Fire
Recorded by GoodSoundForYou
http://soundbible.com/1998-Gun-Fire.html

Title: 38 Caliber Gun Shot 5x
Recorded by Mike Koenig
http://soundbible.com/375-38-Caliber-Gun-Shot-5x.html

Modified public domain sounds:

Title: falling gumtree.wav
https://freesound.org/people/ianoboe/sounds/150203/

Machine gun fire and explosion taken from the public domain film Commandos (1968, aka Sullivan’s Marauders).

The image illustrating this episode is a modified detail from the cover of Black Cat Comics No. 4 (Feb-Mar 1947). Pencils and inks by Lee Elias. Public Doman.