The Voice of Adventure

The Voice of Adventure

The Voice of Adventure, or VOA, is a podcast collection of stories written and voiced by me, Josiah Mauger. Each story explores adventures in creative fantasy worlds. Join me for each episode as we see what our minds can create.

Episodes

August 1, 2025 19 mins

Will lays sick in bed when his favorite uncle, Uncle Don, comes in with a book to read. This grand adventure follows Thaddeus, Rowen, Sera, and Lyra, who, after defeating a dragon get summoned by the King. The king assigns them a mission and sends them on a month long journey to a new country.


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Join me as we visit a young boy named Reed, and find out he is haunted by monsters at night. But all that will change when his Father gives him Mr. Teddy. An old teddy bear that protect his father when he was young. How will Mr. Teddy fair against the monster that plague Reed's room.


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June 1, 2025 22 mins

A town loses all of its color over many years. This changes the town but it takes so long that people don't notice and the townspeople are unwilling to address it. But all of that changes after multiple generations when a man bathed in color walks into town.

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May 1, 2025 13 mins

Vinstril is trapped in this strange man-made hole. With no chance of escape he is forced to live alone in his tiny hole. What could await a man with nothing but time?

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Family Heirlooms is a special episode written and voiced by my wife Laura (@maugerlc on instagram). She wrote this story about breaking the generational curse and trauma that get passed down to us by our parents.

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March 1, 2025 17 mins

Vaughn and Gamal are in their final chapter. Now that Vaughn was to befriend Gamal, where will this next story take them. Listen to hear the end of their saga.

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February 1, 2025 17 mins

Vaughn is still trapped in Gamal's castle. He is torn between escaping and accepting his predicament. Gamal has his eyes on Vaughn so escaping will be much harder. And he will not hesitate to kill him. Listen to find out what Vaughn decides to do.

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January 1, 2025 15 mins

Vaughn was taken prisoner by a strange character. It appears that his kidnapper wanted a friend to listen to his stories. But Vaughn doesn't want to stay a prisoner and be forced to become Gamal's friend. Join me as we see how Vaughn tries to escape from Gamal's clutches.

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December 1, 2024 32 mins

King Barus was told that The Fountain of Youth did exist and his advisor Vodnik had a map to it. Now they begin their long journey with a group of mercenaries they have never met. Will they find The Fountain of Youth at the end of this journey?

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November 1, 2024 14 mins

A young kid writes about the monster that haunts him. He is the only one who can see this shadowy creature and his parents refuse to believe him. Join him as we see how he will survive.

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October 1, 2024 20 mins

Evan is given an impossible task that forces him to work all through the night. But after he takes a short rest, he is awoken to something he never expected. Being given a wake up call he leaves on an unplanned vacation with his head high.

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September 3, 2024 14 mins

Gorm is taken captive for what his ancestors did hundreds of years ago. He pleads and tries to reason with the king, but King Odio will hear none of it. His mind is filled with hatred of Gorm's clan. Nothing can free Gorm from his fate now.

This story was written for NYC Midnight's Short Story competition. I got the opportunity to compete against over 6,000 participants. It was a great opportunity to see how far my writin...

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August 19, 2024 29 mins

Akatu has found 3 out of the 4 temples on his journey. With only one more to go before he is allowed to return home, he has a difficult journey remaining. Join me as we see how Akatu finishes his travels.

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We continue following Akatu to the third temple. With no clear direction, Akatu sails our into the ocean thinking he will stumble upon the temple eventually. Akatu sails through storms and whirlpools before being thrown into the temple. Will he finally get a deeper understanding of The One Above?


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Akatu continues his journey to find the four temples. After finding Terrandra's temple he left with more questions. Being told that the answers lie in the other temples, Akatu sets out to the desert which holds Ventos' temple.


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Akatu has an inward struggle with what he should do. He was determined to find the temples and prove the gods were fake. But now, he wasn't sure if he wanted to do that anymore. In the midst of his confusion he still searches and finds Terrandra's temple. But he never expected to learn the great secrets.

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March 4, 2024 28 mins

Akatu refuses to believe in the four gods that supposedly saved his village from destruction. But when the gods chose him to go on this journey to become the next chief, he didn't have a choice. Now he must find the four temples of the gods to prove his worthiness, to become the chief.

Join us as we follow Akatu through this journey and all the trials that await him.

(Part 1 of 5)

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February 12, 2024 23 mins
Captain Finn and his crew face a devastating enemy that has never been encountered before. Will they be able to save their ship? Or will they be destroyed at the edge of the universe.
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January 22, 2024 15 mins

Sir Conrad is in the final match of the annual jousting tournament. And he is about to face his greatest challenge. His King!

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January 16, 2024 27 secs

This is the beginning of a great Storytelling Podcast. Join me as we explore worlds never heard of before.

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