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Light Box, from sound designer Mark Henry Phillips Sep 17, 2026

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From Passenger List sound designer Mark Henry Phillips, Light Box — a season-long investigation into what AI is doing to music and the people who love it. What happens when a machine can do the thing you thought made you, you?

Composer Mark Henry Phillips logs onto an AI music generator expecting slop. Instead... he has an existential crisis. What it made wasn't slop -- it was good. Really good. This plunges him into a year-and-a-half long rabbit hole. He discovers -- with help from Sonarworks' Helmuts Bēms -- that professional musicians are secretly adopting AI like performance-enhancing drugs. Mark also digs into how these tools actually work with AI researcher Maya Ackerman. And he confronts an uncomfortable question: if a machine can replicate your creative instincts, were they ever really yours to begin with?
For more info go to www.LightBoxPodcast.com.

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Red for Revolution from Radiotopia Presents Mar 06, 2025

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We’d like to share another fiction podcast we think you’ll like, Radiotopia Presents: Red for Revolution, a six-part audio drama centering intergenerational stories of Black women, queer love, and liberation.
Meet Jazmine, an 18-year-old grappling with her queer identity, first crush, and the delicate task of mending her relationship with her homophobic mother. As she seeks solace and guidance from her grandmother, listeners are transported back to 1971, to follow the passionate love affair between jazz singer Lorraine Giovanni and activist Ella Ali. Two remarkable women from vastly different backgrounds, with opposing political views and living oceans apart, embark on a romance that defies all conventions.

Red for Revolution stars Jordan Hull, Loretta Devine, S. Epatha Merkerson, Rutina Wesley, Renée Wilson, Alimi Ballard, Jennifer Beals, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Danny Glover, Vanessa E. Williams, adrienne maree brown, Caro Guzmán, Don Daniels, and many others.

Learn more at radiotopiapresents.fm and discover more shows from across the Radiotopia network at radiotopia.fm.

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The Incident at Ong's Hat from the creators of Passenger List and The Polybius Conspiracy Jan 20, 2023

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Ong’s Hat is rumored to have once been the site of a gateway to another dimension. After meeting on a forum devoted to the urban legend, yoga instructor Sarah Larsen, and academic Charlie Brill, go on a road trip to the New Jersey Pine Barrens where a group of renegade Princeton professors had once conducted quantum physics and chaos theory experiments to discover a new theory for dimensional travel. When Sarah disappears, Charlie finds himself at the center of a mystery.

Corey Brill (The Walking Dead) stars in this docu-thriller for Radio 4 and BBC Sounds from the makers of The Polybius Conspiracy and Passenger List.

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1.1 Q&A "5,000 Rupees..." from Radiotopia's Mumbai Crime Aug 22, 2022

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Radiotopia is thrilled to bring you another show from the creators of Passenger List — MUMBAI CRIME. Enjoy episode 1 from the first season, then head over to the Mumbai Crime feed to subscribe and listen to episode 2.

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Thomas is a contestant on the hit Indian TV show “Who Will Win A Billion”...As he ponders over the first question, his thoughts drift back to his childhood in Delhi – a baby abandoned on the steps of a church and brought up by well-meaning priest, Father Francis, until he is abandoned yet again

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The AM Archives (Trailer) from Lauren Shippen Aug 23, 2021

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This week we’re featuring the series The AM Archives, created by Passenger List writer Lauren Shippen. It’s a spinoff of her hit series, The Bright Sessions.
To hear The AM Archives in full, subscribe to The Bright Sessions feed.

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After the Hum from Radiotopia's The Truth Jul 19, 2021

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We’d like to share another fiction podcast we think you’ll like, from our fellow Radiotopia show The Truth.
In a post-apocalyptic world, a young woman faces her fears of the outside world in order to save her sister.

Written by Mary McDonnell, and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. Associate produced by Sophie Yalkezian and Cara Ehlenfeldt.

Performed by Marisa Brau, Jessica Morgan, James Dwyer, Gregory Jones, and Rachel Botchan.

Other episodes in the “Hum” series on The Truth:

EPISODE 2: INTO THE HUM - http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2020/9/9/into-the-hum

EPISODE 3: SHADOW OF THE HUM - http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2021/10/2/shadowofthehum

EPSIODE 4: ECHO OF THE HUM - http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2021/23/6/echoofthehum

For more info and to subscribe: http://thetruthpodcast.com

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Blackout from QCODE Media Jul 05, 2021

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Attention Passenger List fans: If you enjoyed the story of Kaitlin Le and the mystery of flight 702, then we’ve got another fiction show we think you’ll like.
Academy Award® winner Rami Malek stars in this apocalyptic thriller as a small-town radio DJ, Simon Itani, fighting to protect his family and community after the power grid goes down nationwide, upending modern civilization.
Season 2 picks up after Simon’s family escapes. Upon crossing paths with an old family friend, Wren (played by Aja Naomi King), recounts her experience getting out of Boston... but can she be trusted? What truths remain to be uncovered about the origins of this blackout?
Blackout was created by Scott Conroy. Blackout Season 2 was written by Jeremy Novick, and directed by Stefanie Abel Horowitz and Jeremy Novick.
This season of Blackout is presented by Sonos, go to sonos.com to learn more.
"Simon Itani" - Rami Malek
"Wren Foster” –– Aja Naomi King
“Carla Itani” –– Chloe Brooks ––
“Hunter Itani” –– T.C. Carter
“Izzy Itani” –– Seychelle Gabriel
“Kira” –– Caroline Newton
“Lance” –– Ray Stoney (9-1-1, PEARSON)
“Danny” –– Christopher Backus
“Lana” –– Samantha Rose Cardenas
“Carter” –– Spence Moore II (
“Tyler” –– Denny McAuliffe
“Dean Julian Adams” –– Andre Royo
“Kellen” –– Colman Domingo

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2.8 Duty Free Jun 21, 2021

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That fateful night, a perfume bottle, the truth about Flight 702.
Visit passengerlist.org to see a script and full list of credits for “Duty Free,” and join the investigation.
Passenger List Season 2 was created and directed by John Scott Dryden; sound designed by Steve Bond; with music by Mark Henry Phillips. “Duty Free” was written by John Scott Dryden. Passenger List is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX.
KAITLIN - Kelly Marie Tran
RORY - Ben Daniels
JIM - Rob Benedict
MARIANNE - Carlyss Peer
HALLIN- Kerry Shale
CONOR - Akie Kotabe
MAI - Elyse Dinh
THOMAS - Colin Morgan
OTHER VOICES:
Laurel Lefkow, Christopher Ragland, Eric Meyers, David Menkin, Danielle Lewis, Karl Queensborough, Eric Sirakian, Chris Kelly, Maddy Kelly, Merk Nguyen.

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2.7 Tundra Jun 14, 2021

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Flying debris, two familiar agents, across snow and ice.
Visit passengerlist.org to see a script and full list of credits for “Tundra” and join the investigation.
Passenger List Season 2 was created and directed by John Scott Dryden; sound designed by Steve Bond; with music by Mark Henry Phillips. “Tundra” was written by Lauren Shippen. Passenger List is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX.
KAITLIN - Kelly Marie Tran
RORY - Ben Daniels
JIM - Rob Benedict
THOMAS - Colin Morgan
MELINA - Clare Corbett
MARIANNE - Carlyss Peer
PETRA – Laurel Lefkow
JENSON – Jennifer Armour
OTHER VOICES:
Laurel Lefkow, Raad Rawi, Christopher Ragland, Eric Meyers, Munirih Grace, David Menkin, Danielle Lewis, Karl Queensborough, Eric Sirakian, Kerry Shale, Chris Kelly, Merk Nguyen.

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2.6 Athena Presses On Jun 07, 2021

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Cockpit recording, computer game, past misdemeanors.
Visit passengerlist.org to see a script and full list of credits for “Athena Presses On” and join the investigation.
Passenger List Season 2 was created and directed by John Scott Dryden; sound designed by Steve Bond; with music by Mark Henry Phillips. “Athena Presses On” was written by Meghan Fitzmartin. Passenger List is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX.
KAITLIN – Kelly Marie Tran
RORY – Ben Daniels
MAI - Elyse Dinh
KEIN - George Q Nguyen
CONOR - Akie Kotabe
MARIANNE - Carlyss Peer
PETRA - Laurel Lefkow
ZARA - Gianna Kiehl
OTHER VOICES:
Laurel Lefkow, Jennifer Armour, Raad Rawi, Christopher Ragland, Eric Meyers, Munirih Grace, David Menkin, Danielle Lewis, Karl Queensborough, Eric Sirakian, Clare Corbett, Kerry Shale, Gianna Kiehl, Akie Kotabe, Chris Kelly, Philip Desmeules, Merk Nguyen.

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