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Space: 1969

By: Bill Oakley
Narrated by: Natasha Lyonne, full cast
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What if JFK survived Dallas, won the Space Race—and then never stopped?

Welcome to Space: 1969, a gloriously off-the-rails full-cast comedy from Emmy-winning Simpsons writer Bill Oakley, starring Natasha Lyonne.

It’s 1969, and President Kennedy is serving his third term, and is maybe not quite himself—he has pushed America clean off the edge of the Space Age. Nancy Kranick (Emmy nominee Natasha Lyonne) is a night nurse on an orbiting space station who hates her job, is sick of space, and wants nothing more than a safe place to smoke a cigarette that won’t blow everyone up.

Then she stumbles into an outer-space conspiracy tangled around President Kennedy, a miserable and long-forgotten estate lawyer named Richard Nixon, and an intergalactic object that could rewrite the course of history. Suddenly Nancy has all the adventure she never wanted and the fate of the Moon Colony, herself, and the entire United States riding on it.

Packed with impressions, absurdist alternate history, and a huge comedic cast, Space: 1969 is retro sci-fi satire that has to be heard to be believed.

Nancy Kranick’s cosmic misadventures continue in Space: 1972 the standalone sequel. Perfect for fans of absurdist comedy sci-fi and full-cast satire like Heads Will Roll.

Available in Dolby Atmos.

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Clearly written by a boomer and well referenced. This space opera is a ride through the late 60's but in an alternative time line. Narration by President Nixon who never became president.

I started to listen to the audible three times and was about to give it a miss. Once I got through the first 20 minutes I was hooked. I can’t find any other audible books by Bill Oakley but have found he has written quite a bit for the Simpsons and Futurama

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So much fun and extremely well layered. The performance is pure gold!

outstanding

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Can’t believe something so entertaining and genuinely funny turned out to have such an incredible story and mystery. I put it on for something light to go to sleep too but needed up binging it til past sunrise! lol so so good. Cast is incredible. Fourth wall breaking was done so well.

This is what Audible is made for. Can’t recommend enough, bravo to all involved.

Oakley and Natasha r incredible!

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very funny and well plated. it was a great listening piece. worth a go.

awesome

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She is so entertaining in everything she does, this was very entertaining and a great cast.

Nathasha Lyonne is amazing!

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