Steal the Stars

The show is a serialized audio drama produced by Tor Labs.{{Cite web |last=Liptak |first=Andrew |date=June 3, 2018 |title=Steal the Stars is a pulpy audio drama about a secretive government UFO program |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/3/17418036/steal-the-stars-podcast-tor-labs-jen-gunnels-science-fiction-pulp-fiction |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en-US |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501162955/https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/3/17418036/steal-the-stars-podcast-tor-labs-jen-gunnels-science-fiction-pulp-fiction |url-status=live }} Tor Labs was started by Jen Gunnels and Marco Palmieri.{{Cite web |last=Morgan |first=Adam |date=September 26, 2017 |title=Behind the Scenes at Tor Labs |url=https://chireviewofbooks.com/2017/09/26/behind-the-scenes-at-tor-labs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430174301/https://chireviewofbooks.com/2017/09/26/behind-the-scenes-at-tor-labs/ |archive-date=April 30, 2023 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=Chicago Review of Books |language=en-US}} The show was written and created by Mac Rogers, directed by Jordana Williams, and produced by Sean Williams.{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Clay McLeod |date=September 7, 2017 |title=In Dialogue: Steal the Stars with Mac Rogers & Nat Cassidy |url=https://brooklynrail.org/2017/09/theater/In-Dialogue-Steal-the-Stars-with-Mac-Rogers-Nat-Cassidy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427011233/https://brooklynrail.org/2017/09/theater/In-Dialogue-Steal-the-Stars-with-Mac-Rogers-Nat-Cassidy |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=The Brooklyn Rail |language=en-US}} Mac Rogers was previously the writer for The Message and LifeAfter.{{Cite web |last=Organic |date=July 4, 2019 |title=The science fiction podcasts every nerd should listen to |url=https://www.popsci.com/best-science-fiction-podcasts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009163155/https://www.popsci.com/best-science-fiction-podcasts/ |archive-date=October 9, 2019 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=Popular Science |language=en-US}} The show debuted on August 2, 2017.{{Cite web |date=August 2, 2017 |title=People Who Podcast: Relatable Drama in New Sci-Fi Serial 'Steal the Stars' |url=https://observer.com/2017/08/podcast-serial-steal-the-stars-narrative-science-fiction-drama/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427011233/https://observer.com/2017/08/podcast-serial-steal-the-stars-narrative-science-fiction-drama/ |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=Observer |language=en-US}} The show released 14 episodes weekly on a weekly basis until November 1, 2017.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Mac Rogers' Sci-Fi Thriller STEAL THE STARS to Premiere with Weekly Episodes Starting This August |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwbooks/article/Mac-Rogers-Sci-Fi-Thriller-STEAL-THE-STARS-to-Premiere-with-Weekly-Episodes-Starting-This-August-20170710 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501162955/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwbooks/article/Mac-Rogers-Sci-Fi-Thriller-STEAL-THE-STARS-to-Premiere-with-Weekly-Episodes-Starting-This-August-20170710 |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}} The show has a cast of 24 actors.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Ars |date=August 13, 2017 |title=Why Tor Books' first podcast drama Steal the Stars should steal your attention |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/08/steal-the-stars-stakes-its-place-in-the-podcast-drama-resurgence/ |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427011232/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/08/steal-the-stars-stakes-its-place-in-the-podcast-drama-resurgence/ |url-status=live }} The show is a science fiction love story set in a dystopian future.{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2017 |title=A Science Fiction Tale to Steal Your Heart: A Peek Behind the Scenes of "Steal the Stars" |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-science-fiction-tale-to-steal-your-heart-a-peek_b_5a01e4a4e4b085d72ae06d64 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=HuffPost |language=en |archive-date=April 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430142835/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-science-fiction-tale-to-steal-your-heart-a-peek_b_5a01e4a4e4b085d72ae06d64 |url-status=live }} The story follows protagonists Dakota Prentiss and Matt Salem, ex-military employees at a lab deep underground, protecting an extraterrestrial secret.{{Cite web |last=Beckman |first=Brittany Levine |date=May 14, 2018 |title=9 podcasts to listen to if you love 'Black Mirror' |url=https://mashable.com/article/best-fictional-podcasts-sci-fi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427112646/https://mashable.com/article/best-fictional-podcasts-sci-fi |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=Mashable |language=en}} The podcast was concurrently adapted and expanded into a prose novel by Nat Cassidy (who also played the character of Lloyd in the show), and the novel was published to correspond with the release of the series' final episode.{{Cite web |title=Steal the Stars - Tor Publishing Group |url=https://torpublishinggroup.com/steal-the-stars/ |access-date=August 26, 2024 |website=Tor Publishing Group |date=January 23, 2024 |language=en-US}} The podcast was a 2019 finalist in the Audie Awards.{{Cite web |title=STEAL THE STARS by Mac Rogers Nat Cassidy Read by Mac Rogers Nat Cassidy and a Full Cast {{!}} Audiobook Review |url=http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/135888/steal-the-stars-by-mac-rogers-nat-cassidy-read-by-mac-rogers-nat-cassidy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427011233/https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/135888/steal-the-stars-by-mac-rogers-nat-cassidy-read-by-mac-rogers-nat-cassidy/ |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=AudioFile Magazine |language=en}}

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