High Strangeness: Mel, Chapter 8 of 43

A spilled coffee, a box of suspicious muffins, and a new intern with strong opinions turn an ordinary workday into something quietly unhinged.

High Strangeness is a multi-voice audiobook podcast adapted from the sci-fi comedy novel of the same name. When UFO sightings turn Cape Cod into a national obsession, a skeptical ufologist and a local Cape Cod reporter confront cult leaders, conspiracy theorists, government denials, and one very strange golden retriever. Performed by a full cast, this is an audiobook that plays like an audio drama—smart, fast, and funny.

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Dinner with Ken and Noodles derails when a drunk neighbor appears with a bag of evidence.

High Strangeness is a multi-voice audiobook podcast adapted from the sci-fi comedy novel of the same name. When UFO sightings turn Cape Cod into a national obsession, a skeptical ufologist and a local Cape Cod reporter confront cult leaders, conspiracy theorists, government denials, and one very strange golden retriever. Performed by a full cast, this is an audiobook that plays like an audio drama—smart, fast, and funny.

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Mel drives out to investigate her brother Brian's UFO sighting and steps into a meticulously cataloged monument to anxiety.

High Strangeness is a multi-voice audiobook podcast adapted from the sci-fi comedy novel of the same name. When UFO sightings turn Cape Cod into a national obsession, a skeptical ufologist and a local Cape Cod reporter confront cult leaders, conspiracy theorists, government denials, and one very strange golden retriever. Performed by a full cast, this is an audiobook that plays like an audio drama—smart, fast, and funny.

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Ken and Noodles work on their latest UFO hoax when Zeke drags them onto his conspiracy radio show—just as a cop reports an impressive UFO sighting over Cape Cod.

High Strangeness is a sci-fi comedy audiobook podcast performed by a full cast. Set during a wave of UFO sightings on Cape Cod, the story mixes satire, conspiracy, and absurd characters into an audio experience that's part audiobook, part audio drama—and entirely unpredictable.

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An alien transmits a message back to where it came from.

This is one of the characters from High Strangeness, a sci-fi comedy audiobook podcast performed by a full cast. Set during a wave of UFO sightings on Cape Cod, the story mixes satire, conspiracy, and absurd characters into an audio experience that's part audiobook, part audio drama—and entirely unpredictable.

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Left alone for a little too long, Astro discovers freedom, filth, and a prize so vile it must be treasured.

High Strangeness is a sci-fi comedy audiobook podcast performed by a full cast. Set during a wave of UFO sightings on Cape Cod, the story mixes satire, conspiracy, and absurd characters into an audio experience that's part audiobook, part audio drama—and entirely unpredictable.

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A rough morning at the office sends Melissa out on assignment, from a strange scene at the beach to a late-night police report that refuses to sound ordinary.

UFOs. Cultists. Government secrets. Cape Cod.

High Strangeness is a sci-fi comedy audiobook podcast performed by a full cast, blending audiobook storytelling with audio drama energy. As mass hysteria spreads over mysterious sightings, skeptics clash with true believers in a sharp, absurd, and laugh-out-loud story often described as Kurt Vonnegut meets Douglas Adams.

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sci-fi satire, ufo hysteria, conspiracy culture, audio drama fiction, skepticism vs belief, sci-fi comedy, absurdist satire, ufo culture, audio drama, mass hysteria.

Ken and Noodles make a fake crop circle in a field of phragmites.

High Strangeness is a multi-voice audiobook podcast adapted from the sci-fi comedy novel of the same name. When UFO sightings turn Cape Cod into a national obsession, a skeptical ufologist and a local reporter confront cult leaders, conspiracy theorists, government denials, and one very strange golden retriever. Performed by a full cast of voices, this is an audiobook that plays like an audio drama—smart, fast, and funny.

Voiced by the author, Eric Bickernicks. (with the help of elevenlabs AI)

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sci-fi satire, ufo hysteria, conspiracy culture, audio drama fiction, skepticism vs belief, sci-fi comedy, absurdist satire, ufo culture, audio drama, mass hysteria.