REBROADCAST - Speed Awareness Course

About this episode

The episode explores the choice between accepting points on a driving license or attending a Speed Awareness Course, delving into themes of mental health and identity.

80.1 Speed Awareness Course One of our cameras detected a violation of the speed limit. You can either accept 3 points on your driving license, or take the Speed Awareness Course. What is your choice? Written by Joanne Askew ( www.jaskewauthor.com ) Narrated by Alexandra Elroy (social media link) Edited by Duncan Muggleton ( http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton ) With music by Duncan Muggleton ( http://soundcloud.com/duncanmuggleton ) And Thom Robson ( https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/ ) The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House ( https://carrionhouse.com/ ) And sound effects provided by Freesound.org A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch And Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading. And to Ben Errington for drawing social media cards from his neverending content deck… deck, I said. Deck. Science Fiction and Horror writer, Joanne Askew, explores mental health, sexual identity and diversity through her fiction. The deepness and darkness of space is her second home. As an LGBTQIA+ activist, she aims to use her fiction to make the world a better place for the next generation to come out in. Her sci-fi…

People in this episode

Guest: Alexandra Elroy

Topics covered

• speed awareness
• mental health
• sexual identity
• diversity
• sci-fi horror

Keywords

• speed awareness course
• Joanne Askew
• sci-fi horror
• mental health
• LGBTQIA+

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