The Tape Recorder Trilogy
In 2015, a man who has been alive since the last Ice Age bought a tape recorder, and over the course of three days he dictated his life story as fast as he could while waiting for a woman to visit who he believes will finally be the death of him.
Based on the novels Beginning, Middle, and End written by Geoff Micks, this podcast is a work of historical fiction spanning from the very beginning of humanity's story right up to almost the present day as told by a narrator who lived through it all and now is now free at last to tell you his experiences with whatever time he has left.
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Episodes
38 episodes
Season One Summary & Season Two Trailer: The Tape Recorder Trilogy
In 2015, a man who has been alive since the last Ice Age bought a tape recorder. Over the course of three days he dictated his life story as fast as he could while waiting for a woman to visit who he believes will finally be the death of him...
She Never Forgets a Face: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E01
(2015 CE · Northern India & ~930 to ~895 BCE · Tyre)The Narrator remembers how he started perhaps the happiest time of his life. As with so many things, it began badly. A little girl with a perfect memory for peo...
The Royal Ladies of Tyre: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E02
(~895 to ~870 BCE · Tyre)The Narrator shares how the royal women of Tyre kept the secret of his immortality, and in return he became their most trusted servant from generation to generation.Based on Chapt...
The Kooks and the Crazies: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E03
(~870 - ~848 BCE · Tyre, Israel, & Parts Further East )The Narrator talks about Jezebel, the Phoenician princess who married King Ahab of Israel, how she came into conflict with the prophets Elijah and Elissa, an...
The Whirling One: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E04
(848 – 825 BCE · Tyre)The Narrator remembers the early life of Elishat of Tyre, a great woman all but forgotten today who was almost murdered in her bed one dark night years before she became a legend in her own time...
Khart-Hadast, The New City: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E05
(825 – 804 BCE · Tyre, Cyprus, Zembra, & Carthage)The Narrator tells how Elishat —remembered by some as Dido— founded and nurtured the great city of Carthage, and what she did to maintain its independence from Ki...
All the Time and Money in the World: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E06
(~804 - ~590 BCE · The Known World, & Parts Unknown)The Narrator recounts his three-year journey leading a joint Phoenician-Egyptian expedition to circumnavigate Africa on the orders of Pharaoh Naku, or Necho II ...
With a Wave of His Hand: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E07
(~590 - 332 BCE · Carthage & Tyre)The Narrator remembers with deep regret how Alexander the Great destroyed the ancient city of Tyre whose royal women had once made a safe and happy home for an immortal wan...
When the Waves Turn the Minutes to Hours: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E08
(~330 BCE · Sardinia, Marseilles, & the Sea Between)The Narrator survives a terrible shipwreck in a storm at sea, only to be rescued by a man named Pytheas who should be included among history's greatest explorer...
The Knock at The Door: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E09
(2015 CE · Northern India)The Narrator meets the woman whose visit has haunted his dreams.Based on Chapter 9 of
Season Two Bonus Episode: The Tape Recorder Trilogy
A mid-season extra episode giving insights into how the stories of the Tape Recorder Trilogy were conceived and collected, as well as exploring some of the roads not taken.Enjoying the show? Tell us a little about...
A Champion with a Stick: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E10
(~330 - ~220 BCE · Western Europe, Northern Africa & Southern Spain)The Narrator offers a brief summary of the First Punic War from the Carthaginian perspective to prepare listeners for the story of how he first ...
Cannae, Zenith: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E11
(220 - 216 BCE · Carthage)The Narrator recaps the first half of the Second Punic War to set the scene for when Mago and Marco brought news of Hannibal's great victory at Cannae back to Carthage. Base...
Zama, Nadir: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E12
(216 - 202 BCE · Carthage)The Narrator describes the rest of the Second Punic War, including the battle of Zama, the fall of Carthage, and the aftermath. Based on Chapter 12 of
The Governor: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E13
(60 BCE · Gadir/Gades, Rome, & the Sea Between)The Narrator sails someone from Further Spain to Rome in under sixteen days. As a result, that man went on to become arguably one of the most famous people who ever ...
The Rise of a Colossus: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E14
(~55 - ~79 CE · Gades & Rome)The Narrator has a reoccurring dream of a statue that moves and changes its face. While discussing it with a charlatan posing as a soothsayer, he decides on what his next great advent...
The Fall of a Colossus: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E15
(~79 - ~540 CE · Gades & Rome)The Narrator's great project in the heart of downtown Rome evolves and changes over time, just as the Roman Empire does too. From dizzying heights, the decline and fall happens both ...
Buboes: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E16
(~541 - 542 CE · Constantinople, Egypt, & the Waters Between & 2015 CE · Northern India)The Narrator is living a happy life as the dutiful husband of a devout Christian woman in Constantinople when an a...
Season Two Historical Notes and Acknowledgments: The Tape Recorder Trilogy
An end-of-season extra episode offering some updates on the podcast, background on the history behind the content, and also some much-deserved credit to the people who helped make Season Two and the book it was based upon possible.
Q&A Mailbag Bonus Episode: The Tape Recorder Trilogy
Here's a Q&A Mailbag episode to bridge the gap between Seasons Two and Three! We received questions through the Typeform link in every episode's show notes, as well as via Bluesky, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, and by...
Trailer: The Tape Recorder Trilogy
In 2015, a man who has been alive since the last Ice Age bought a tape recorder, and over the course of three days he dictated his life story as fast as he could while waiting for a woman to visit who he believes will finally be the death of...
The Voice of an Impossible Person: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E01
(2015 CE · Northern India) The Narrator turns on the tape recorder and explains himself. Based on the Intro and Chapter 1 of
The Augur and the Chief: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E02
(Date Unknown · Southern Wales) The Narrator talks about his first life, and how he and his people lived when the world was young and cold.Based on Chapter 2 of