The Mechadova Engine

Cover art for The Mechadova Engine. It features the front of a steam locomotive on an orange background. The train reads "THE MECHADOVA ENGINE" and behind it, you can see curved rails. Surrounding the locomotive, there are clouds of steam.
Cover art for The Mechadova Engine. It features the front of a steam locomotive on an orange background. The train reads "THE MECHADOVA ENGINE" and behind it, you can see curved rails. Surrounding the locomotive, there are clouds of steam.

The Mechadova Engine is an upcoming 15-episode queer steampunk mystery audio drama. The story follows Log, who has spent their entire life, as far as they can remember, alone inside a single library train carriage in the sky. Their only knowledge of the outside world is limited to books from a long time ago on earth.Log has never thought to question their existence or the world outside, until one day their carriage crashes. Here, they meet Tinker, a member of a resistance group, who turns their world upside down.It's a story about meaningless structures, the power of friendship, and how knowledge is preserved and retold.The show is currently in pre-production.

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Cast

Timothy Rafael (he/they)

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Voice of Log
Timothy Rafael is just some guy that enjoys being creative and losing his mind over the stories people tell. He is a writer, aspiring filmmaker, and, for the first time, a voice actor. They hope to create and collaborate on many more stories in the future. You can follow his journey on Tumblr, Bluesky, and Instagram

Rhys Tirado (they/them)

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Voice of Tinker
Rhys is a nonbinary Afro-Latine with minor roles in the podcasts Elevator Pitch, Meddling With Monsters, Mnemosyne, Mayfair Watchers Society and SCP Podcast. They have writing credits in Mnemosyne, Cry Havoc!, and are the creator of the podcast, Overbrook.

Crew

José Machado (he/him)

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Dialogue editor/Sound designer
José Machado is the Sound Designer and editor of The Mechadova Engine. An Audio Designer and Multimedia Artist, he has worked on multiple podcasts, animations and videogames. He loves entertainment of all shapes and sizes, and is based in Portugal.

Marisa Ewing (she/they)

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Sensitivity Reader
Marisa Ewing is the sensitivity reader for The Mechadova Engine. She is the founder of Hemlock Creek Productions, an audio post-production studio that edits audio for podcasts, video games, and films. She is the creator, director, dialogue editor, and mixing/mastering engineer for the horror audio drama "Liars & Leeches," and has edited audio for dozens of other shows, including Transplanar RPG, Dark Dice, Dark Sanctum, The Last Days of Cabrini Green and more. You can also hear their work in the Last of Us Part 1 and The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered.

Lumi Oakes (any pronouns)

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Writer/Director
Lumi Oakes is the producer, writer, and director of The Mechadova Engine. They've done various work on other podcasts in the past, and spends their spare time watching plays, and getting needlessly invested in various subjects. They love storytelling in all its forms, and is based in Denmark. You can find them on Tumblr and Bluesky as @lumoakes.

Besidesthepoint (she/her)

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Sensitivity Reader
Besides is one of the sensitivity readers for The Mechadova Engine. She's an avid Dungeons and Dragons and video game nerd. When not studying for medical school exams, she spends her time catching up on the latest animated series and listening to all sorts of fiction podcasts.

Press Kit

Tagline: Log, an exciteable and curious inhabitant of a lonely library, ends up on the adventure of a lifetime around a world entirely confined to steam trains in the sky.Premiere: UndeterminedEpisode length: 20-30 minutesSeries length: 15 episodesGenre: Sci-fi steampunk mysteryDescription: The Mechadova Engine is an upcoming 15-episode queer steampunk audio drama. The story follows Log, who has spent their entire life, as far as they can remember, alone inside a single library train carriage in the sky. Their only knowledge of the outside world is limited to books from a long time ago on earth.Log has never thought to question their existence or the world outside, until one day their carriage crashes. Here, they meet Tinker, a member of a resistance group, who turns their world upside down.It's a story about meaningless structures, the power of friendship, and how knowledge is preserved and retold.Cast
Log: Timothy RafaelTinker: Rhys TiradoCrew:
Showrunner/writer: Lumi OakesStory consultant: Timothy RafaelCover art: RawlyxSensitivity Readers: Marisa Ewing
and Besidesthepoint

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Cover art for The Mechadova Engine. It features the front of a steam locomotive on an orange background. The train reads "THE MECHADOVA ENGINE" and behind it, you can see curved rails. Surrounding the locomotive, there are clouds of steam.

Transcripts

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Episodes

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Attributions

The Mechadova Engine could not exist in its current form without the important work of online library and archiving projects such as:The Gutenberg Project An online library of free eBooks, many of which are utilized, quoted, and referred to throughout the show. They work to encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks, and is an incredible ressource for decades worth of literature.
Biodiversity Heritage Library A library collaboratively making biodiversity literature openly available to the world. In addition, they also publish illustrations and images through Flickr, either under the public domain or Creative Commons licenses.
The Internet Archive A digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. They hold the valuable mission of providing universal access to all knowledge. Countless books, images, video material, and more is available for everyone to find.
Public Domain Review An online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas. They also maintain the Public Domain Image Archive, which is a curated collection of more than 10,000 out-of-copyright historical images, free for all to explore and reuse.If you have the means, please consider sending them all a donation for their important work. This show could not exist without them.
You can also contribute for free to some of their projects, such as by volunteering for Gutenberg or BHL

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