The Vesta Clinic

15. Test Tube Baby II

Date: 647/2/2732
Patient: NOSL11
Patient ID: 77347785
Presenting Complaint: Pregnancy Check-up
A familiar face brings some brand new problems. 
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(Please see the end of the episode description for content warnings!) 
 
The Vesta Clinic was created by AMC. This episode features AMC as Faye Underwood and Ruby Campbell as Xaelest Adra.Music by AMC and Ruby Campbell. 
Credits read by Kamen Cooley-Green.
Transcripts are available at https://www.thevestaclinic.com/episodes
Please consider supporting us on Patreon! The bonus story for this episode and all previous episodes is available at: https://www.patreon.com/vestaclinicpod 
You can also find us on social media on twitter, tumblr and instagram at @vestaclinicpod! 
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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Content Warnings: Referenced death of a character; medical issues in a foetus; exam failure

Season 1 Q&A (Part 1)

Thank you for listening to the first part of our Q&A, featuring AMC (creator and voice of Dr Underwood), Kamen Cooley-Greene (voice of Dr Solari), Christopher Stoops (voice of The Professor), and Ruby Campbell (voice of Dr Adra and composer).
We had so much fun answering your questions (hence the giggling) that there’s a whole other part on its way soon! If you can’t wait, the whole thing is available on our Patreon now!
If you love the show, don't forget to leave a review and share it with people you love!! 
Stay tuned at the end for a teaser for Among the Stacks. Find them here! 
A huge thanks to everyone who submitted Qs, we really appreciate your enthusiasm for the show <3
 
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Season 1 Q&A (Part 2)

Please enjoy the second part of our end of season Q&A! Featuring AMC, Kamen Cooley-Greene, Ruby Campbell and Christopher Stoops. Be sure to follow @vestaclinicpod on Tumblr, Twitter and Instagram to keep up with our bonus releases! Patreon supporters get early access to all our inter-season fun, as well as the bonus stories which accompanied every episode in season 1! 
See you soon <3 

Bonus Episode 1: Q****

It’s a slow day at The Vesta Clinic. 
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The Vesta Clinic was created by AMC. This episode features AMC as Faye Underwood, Kamen Cooley-Greene as Dakarai Solari and the Gladiators: Neptune Announcer and Ruby Campbell as Xaelest Adra. Music by AMC and Ruby Campbell. 
 
Transcripts are available here!
 
Please consider supporting us on Patreon! Patrons get early access to all bonus content, behind the scenes updates and access to 15 patreon-exclusive bonus stories following the events of season 1. 
 
You can also find us on social media on twitter, tumblr and instagram at @vestaclinicpod! 
 
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
 
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Additional voices were used from freetts.com
Content Warnings:  No major content warnings

Season 1 Bloopers

Headphones advised: these bloopers contain swearing! 
The people involved in making The Vesta Clinic are all "experienced professionals"… well, you’ll hear. 
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The Vesta Clinic was created by AMC. This episode features Kamen Cooley-Greene, AMC, Ruby Campbell and Christopher Stoops. 
 
Transcripts are available here!
 
Please consider supporting us on Patreon!  Patrons get early access to all bonus content, behind the scenes updates and access to 15 patreon-exclusive bonus stories following the events of season 1. 
 
You can also find us on social media on twitter, tumblr and instagram at @vestaclinicpod! 
 
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
 
Content Warnings:  No major content warnings

Bonus Episode 2: Hazing

A new arrival at The Vesta Clinic allows Sec to cause some mischief.
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(Please see the end of the episode description for content warnings!) 
 
The Vesta Clinic was created by AMC. This episode features Ruby Campbell as Xaelest Adra and AMC as Faye Underwood. Music by AMC and Ruby Campbell. 
 
Transcripts are available at https://www.thevestaclinic.com/episodes
 
Please consider supporting us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/vestaclinicpod Patrons get early access to all bonus content, behind the scenes updates and access to 15 patreon-exclusive bonus stories following the events of season 1. 
 
You can also find us on social media on twitter, tumblr and instagram at @vestaclinicpod! 
 
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
 
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Content Warnings: gentle workplace bullying, concern regarding misgendering (of an inanimate object)

Bonus Episode 3: Bucket List

The Professor wants to tick something off their bucket list.  
** Listener submissions are now open for Season 2 of The Vesta Clinic! Submit your ideas at: https://www.thevestaclinic.com/submissions **
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(Please see the end of the episode description for content warnings!) 
 
The Vesta Clinic was created by AMC. This episode features Ruby Campbell as Xaelest Adra, Christopher Stoops as The Professor and Kamen Cooley-Greene as Dakarai Solari.Music by AMC and Ruby Campbell. 
 
Transcripts are available at https://www.thevestaclinic.com/episodes
 
Please consider supporting us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/vestaclinicpod Patrons get early access to all bonus content, behind the scenes updates and access to 15 patreon-exclusive bonus stories following the events of season 1. 
 
You can also find us on social media on twitter, tumblr and instagram at @vestaclinicpod! 
 
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
 
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Content Warnings: misuse of medication by healthcare professionals, dangerous drug use, injections, references risk of death, proposed deceit, medically concerning weight loss, a character’s weight is stated, non-injurious falls

Prescribed Listening: Moonbase Theta, Out

Hello and welcome to Prescribed Listening where we, the Vesta team, advise you on great audio drama to cure all ails. We don’t want you to miss us too much while we work on season 2 and thought sharing other shows would help you find other great stuff to listen to! 
To kick us off, we’d like to share some thoughts and the first episode of a firm favourite: Moonbase Theta, Out. 
Find out more about the show (and keep watching the Moon!) on their website.
You can also find the Moonbase Theta, Out team on Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook: @monkeymanproductions. Be sure to follow them to find out what happens after the Moon! 
Transcripts are available here!

Prescribed Listening: Chain of Being

Back for your repeat prescription? This one should last you until October! 
Chain of Being is a mythic Sci-fi audio drama set in a world of hyper advanced technologies and ancient magics. The team have been kind enough to share S1E14 ‘The Warlord’ with us. Transcript and original show notes available here!  
Content warnings: Gunfire, Reference to Gore, Christianity. 
Find out more about the show here!Support the crowd funder here!Follow them on Twitter and Tumblr @chainofbeing for updates! 
Transcript available here. 

Prescribed Listening: The End

Welcome back to Prescribed Listening where we, the Vesta team, advise you on great audio drama listens for aches +/- pains. If you love completed stories, you should definitely check out The End, a newsletter bringing you the best shows with endings to boot. 
Find them here and be sure to subscribe so as not to miss an issue!

Prescribed Listening: InCo

Happy New Year, lovely listeners, and welcome back to Prescribed Listening! Why not improve your year by listening to InCo? To find out more, check out the InCo website, and follow the creator on twitter, tumblr and bluesky! 
Transcripts are available here!

Prescribed Listening: Travelling Light

A new prescription! This one is guaranteed to have you feeling better in no time. 
If you love wholesome science fiction (AKA this very show!) you’ll love Travelling Light from the brains and heart behind Monstrous Agonies. 
To find out more, follow the creators on twitter, tumblr and bluesky and find transcripts and more on their website! 
Transcript for this prescription available here!

Season 2 Teaser Trailer

The Vesta Clinic will return in early 2025. Are you ready? This trailer featured music by AMC and Ruby Campbell. You heard AMC as Faye Underwood, Christopher Stoops as The Professor and someone else, Ruby Campbell as Xaelest Adra, Kamen Cooley-Greene as Dakarai Solari and Sec as himself!
Please share the first season of the show with fellow audio fiction fans and get excited for season 2! More updates to come on our socials @vestaclinicpod! Transcript: 
[Various voices] 
Patient: Soothgrantoth, Doothgrund 
Patient: Bomoo, Oogaroob
Patient: Garthangrosk, Ceresaur 
Patient: Grey Moon Low Horizon Kawsenclan
Internal auditory hallucinations… fantastic stuff!
I - had never seen anything like it.
Whoa. Slow down, imaginary audience! And hold your imaginary applause! 
Right. This is serious. We are adopting a kill on sight policy. 
You’ve got about 5 seconds before this gets really spicy. 
 
SEC: typing on screen, typing on screen, questioning ping [Translated: The Vesta Clinic will return in early 2025. Are you ready?]

Season 2 Trailer

So many questions! And one very important answer! 
 
The Vesta Clinic is created by AMC. You heard the voices of AMC, Kamen Cooley-Greene, Ruby Campbell and Christopher Stoops. 
Transcript: 
AMC: Hello listener, are you wondering when The Vesta Clinic will return? I can tell you that season two is full of questions. Questions like: 
Various Voices: 
Are we working hard or are we hardly working?
[SEC: questioning ping]
What? What? Is that a FASERUNR?! 
[SEC: questioning ping]
AMC:  Don’t worry! There are also answers. 
Various Voices: 
How many patients are you bringing in? 
Uhh, all of them? 
[SEC: questioning ping]
Post-viral hypoviscosity?
No - thank stars! Sec does prefer it when our patients don’t ooze.
[SEC: affirmative ping]
AMC: But in answer to your question, The Vesta Clinic will return on the 23rd January 2025. We can’t wait to be back.