The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian

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The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian
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Presentation
Genre
  • Science fiction podcast
  • mystery podcast
  • kids & family podcast
  • space drama [1]
FormatAudio podcast
Written by Jonathan Messinger
Creative DirectorGriffin Messinger
Narrated by
  • Jonathan Messinger
  • Griffin Messinger
LanguageAmerican English
UpdatesWeekly
Length15–20 minutes [2]
Production
Opening themeTheme song by Mayfair Workshop
Ending theme"Shiny Spaceship" by 8-Bit Ninja
Composed byMark Greenberg
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes191
Publication
Original releaseAugust 1, 2016 
present
Provider
  • Typedrawer Media
  • Gen-Z Media
  • MiMO Studio [3]
Related
Related shows
Website finncaspian.com

The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian is a serialized science fiction podcast about an 8-year-old and his friends exploring space and solving mysteries together. [5] It is written and produced by Jonathan Messinger.

Contents

Premise

The podcast's story follows the adventures of an 8-year-old named Finn Caspian and his three friends Abigail, Elias, and Vale as they explore different planets in the famous Interplanetary Exploratory Space Station called Marlowe 280. Along the way, Caspian and his friends, who are all part of the Explorer Troop 301, encounter mysteries and help aliens. [6]

Production

The podcast is recorded by Jonathan Messinger and his son Griffin in the basement of their home in Portage Park, Chicago. Jonathan Messinger founded a kids podcast company called Typedrawer Media that started out with Finn Caspian. The podcast has also been a part of Gen-Z Media and was later acquired by MiMO Studios. [7] [3]

Cast and characters

Episodes

Season 1
#TitleLengthOriginal release date
0"An Introduction"2:51August 1, 2016 (2016-08-01)
1"The Room Behind the Room (Behind the Room)"21:11August 9, 2016 (2016-08-09)
2"Everybody Run!!!"29:28August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16)
3"Foggy"25:48August 24, 2016 (2016-08-24)
4"Running Out of Patiens"21:14August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)
5"In the Dwellers' Cellar"24:53September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06)
6"Two Heads Are Better than One"22:17September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13)
Bonus–Episode"Robot Roll Call"5:12September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)
7"Dream a Little Dreamstone"23:00September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)
8"Voltronix Who?"25:06September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)
9"You Call This a Planet?"27:45October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)
10"In the Belly of the Beast"25:11October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)
11"Who am I?"25:25October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18)
12"Not You Again!"26:35October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)
Bonus–Episode"Halloween Special"12:13October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31)
13"The Six Steps"29:29November 2, 2016 (2016-11-02)
14"The Fallen City"30:04November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10)
15a"Mothers Know Best"22:17November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)
15b"The Battle for the Marlowe"30:32November 19, 2016 (2016-11-19)

Reception

Frannie Ucciferri wrote in The Washington Post that the show "is perfect for long car rides." [9] Jen McGuire made a similar comment in Romper saying that the podcast is "perfect for driving around town with the family." [10] Janelle Randazza of Reviewed said the podcast "is perfectly gripping and a great choice". [6] The show won the 2017 Academy of Podcasters award for best kids and family podcast. [11]

Adaptations

In 2020, the podcast was acquired by MiMO studio with the intention to adapt the podcast into animated TV-length movies. [3]

Messinger has also released four books based on the podcast. [12]

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