Anthro Radio...for everyone! Invite your Grandmother. She's probably a furry already.
We're here to have fun and hope we don't create something so terrifying it could curdle a cow...so far we seem unsuccessful, cows were curdled, livestock were horrified, farmers were really mystified. That being said, ACTFur is a group of friends who decided to create a radio show for your enjoyment. Originally it was a hobby, now it's become a part of our lives. With a listener base increasing exponentially, a knack for entertaining banter and a keen eye on quality we're trying to bring the internet an engaging anthro themed podcast that anyone can listen to.
The Anthro fandom (Anthropomorphic if you have a thing for syllables), is an over set of the Furry fandom. Basically friends or complete strangers create themselves an avatar or character to represent themselves online. Since we've all got cameras we usually decide to create a character that's not human. Most of these characters are based on Animals\Marsupials (thus the 'furry' nickname).
It's through these characters that we all met.
However this podcast is about the world around us, getting our (and your) ideas out there, and most of all being entertaining. We're an online talk show with an Anthro twist. So expect some feedback on local conventions and events, letters from people in and out of fandoms, extensive use of nicknames and the occasional deep topic on the world around us.
We're here to give you a voice
we’re here to say something important
But most of all we're here to have a good time
(Alright I lied, we're actually here to eat bacon in place of Cheetos and laze around on the couch pretending we're working).
Back in 2008 Jeneara and Kraden made the decision to give Podcasting a Crack. But they needed something more, a storyteller, a creator of great and magnificent stories! So they called Kell, a friend of theirs with galactic skills and an impressive beard. Now dubbed Season 0.5, the first six months of ACTFur were bumpy at best, destructively shaky at worst. Equipment was old and shabby, none of us had any practice and for the most part we just pulled hairs out in frustration. But it was fun and we learnt a lot.
Kell however could not stay as he was moving to the land of the free and the home of the brave. So Kraden and Jeneara had to find a new co-host. They hardly had to blink before CARNIVAL slammed into their foreheads like a wet piece of meat. A good friend, Carnival has the energy and pleasant wit to smooth over almost all the heavy bumps, and enough of an eye for quality to whip the other hosts into something resembling a decent podcast. Together they started season 1. With Kell now sending in segments as an overseas host. We were also joined by Ray Liehm, Fenris and Nanaki sending in segments both intriguing and humorous.
Now, after a lot of success and even more learning, season two has arrived. With two new residents, Koneko Maneki sending in 'TinyCat's Gaming breakdown', and Shirou sending in 'Plot twist', we've have a full team jam-packed with ideas and enough hot air to fly a zeppelin. But it's all in good fun, and we've got a hell of a year planned for you all.
Kraden has been podcasting for a number of years, with ACTFur being his second major project. The technical cog behind the ACTFur machine it's his job to produce the final product. So yeah, if anything goes wrong it's probably his fault. There is even a 'blame Kraden' association!
She's happy, she's fluffy, nothing you can do will make her any less and she'll tell you all about it. We even tried shaving her, the razor ran away and cried. She can play games at an Olympic level, knows the best way to a mans heart is with puppy dog eyes, and feels the value of money is greater as long as it's hers.
She's loud, she's proud; she still bears the scars from the second head, our ever lovable un-mutable carnival. An artist known to have ladybug styled hair, the mistress of bacon, and the Femme Fatal of fatal noise.
He has a PHD and he's not afraid to build something to prove it. Our resident mad robotic scientist (he really is). His desk could power-down the cosmos and he still looks brilliant in a lab coat.
If there's a conspiracy worth noting, he already has. The man on the scene and the little voice in the back of your head. The word 'truthers' still causes that strange twitch and Doctor Who isn't a hobby it's a fashion trend.
If there's something stupid in your life, he's already moved onto something more important. If there's something stupid in society, then morons beware, the resident ranter is here. Born fully formed from the center of the earth with a microphone in one hand and a dictionary in the other.
Hear the voice, know the man. He's here till Thursday and don't forget to try the veal! Our resident sing song delivers a limerick to your lymphatics and a note to your funny bone.
When humble gamers were made, there was Koneko sitting in the grandstand gazing upon his worthy adversaries. Sitting, waiting, and watching. A cat with no equal, he's greater than the sum of his pants and he's hiding in your ceiling.
Being blind in one eye hasn't changed his vision for comics. Long nights spent pondering the nature of the universe though the medium of the web; he'll review your plot, deconstruct your narrative and bake cupcakes in the oven of your soul.