The Audio Verse Awards Nominee Showcase Podcast

2023 Showcase: Greater Boston Oct 09, 2023

cw: Train crashes, death, grief, morning, anxiousness, discrimination.

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/greaterblogston / @greaterbostonshow on instagram

2023 Showcase: Forgive Me! Oct 08, 2023

"This is Bob Raymonda, one of the writers behind Forgive Me!, which follows Father Ben, a young try-hard Catholic priest, as he tries to give good advice to the eccentric parishioners in his Upstate New York church, St. Patrick’s. Today you’ll be hearing our third season premiere. You don’t need to have listened to the first two seasons to enjoy this episode, as it kicks off our first ever serialized story.

Thank you so much for listening."

Transcript can be found at: transcript.

https://roguedialogue.com/press-fm

Socials: instagram.com/forgivemeshow

2023 Showcase: Once Upon a Wasteland Oct 07, 2023

This is Brad Williams, the creator of “Once Upon a Wasteland.” Our show is a post-apocalyptic science-fiction romance that follows the story of Elizabeth Kirby and Odessa Valdez. They work together to save the civilization that’s just beginning to grow in what used to be West Virginia, and fall in love along the way.

This is our Season Two Bonus Episode, a prequel to that season titled “Survey the Dark.” We drew our titles from Churchill’s “Battle of Britain” speech in our second season after using titles from Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address in the first.

We released this episode for International Podcast Day, and used the opportunity to take a bit of a breather from what’s normally a highly serialized story. We revisited some plot threads from our first season and foreshadowed some from the second, but mostly it’s a fun romp, bringing in some… colorful characters that we’ve only met this once. So far.

Thank you for listening to this showcase episode of “Once Upon a Wasteland.”

cw: Mild sexual references, occasional light profanity and violence.

Transcript can be found at: Link to script

https://onceuponawasteland.com

Socials: https://instagram.com/onceuponawasteland

2023 Showcase: Almelem Oct 07, 2023

This is Sean Williams, the writer and producer of Almelem, which is a re-imagining of the very beginnings of a new Religious and political movement that became Christianity. This is Episode number 4, titled "The Mother." In the first three episodes, we met a group of behind-the-scenes political operatives, including Mary Magdalene and Salome, who had been rallying the Jewish people behind John, dubbed "John The Baptist." Just before this episodes, they've decided instead that Jesus should be the leader of the movement. The action "begins with the team worried that their message will fail and brainstorming a new approach.

Thank you for listening."

cw: There are characters who are deeply dismissive of religion (both Judaism and nascent Christianity)

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aIAlYHbeHbXW1svNXLsNJjkxl-FVjJYc/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118181833416603249719&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://www.gideon-media.com/almelem

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/gideonaudio/

2023 Showcase: Lavender Evening Fog Oct 07, 2023

"This is Victoria Dickman-Burnett, Showrunner on Lavender Evening Fog, which is about an architectural historian who moves into a haunted elementary school building and uncovers answers in the school’s history. This is Season 3, Episode 3: The Music Room, in which Anna-Georgina hosts a housewarming party, and things go sideways.

Thank you for listening."

cw: Death, moderate injury (broken limb, happens off stage), haunting

Transcript can be found at: https://www.lavendereveningfog.com/transcript-33

https://lavendereveningfog.com

Socials: lavendereveningfog.tumblr.com and lavendereveningfog

2023 Showcase: DreadPod Gaming Oct 07, 2023

Hello! My name is Arthur DeHart and I play both Scorpius and Leaf in DreadPod Gaming! We are a DnD lets play podcast DM'd by the almighty Amay Orion! Our first campaign is more high fantasy while our shiny brand new campaign is a horror campaign. Thank you so much for listening!

cw: violence, gore

No transcript available.

https://deepwoodprod.com

Socials: @dreadpod

2023 Showcase: The Cellar Letters Oct 07, 2023

Hey everyone, this is Jamie Petronis, the creator and lead of The Cellar Letters, A found audio horror podcast about a young man that moves to Maine with his trusty dog Bella to search for his missing girlfriend. This is episode 60, Connection Part 2. Just remember, there's no such thing as a coincidence.

cw: Swearing.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F-UMfAlzpCknwOEbHfk-5rbDWTLFFQ_a/view?usp=sharing

https://www.thecellarletters.com

Socials: https://instagram.com/thecellarletters?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

2023 Showcase: Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature Oct 07, 2023

MODES OF THOUGHT IN ANTERRAN LITERATURE: INTRO FROM ALEX AND WINNIE

KEMP OF WOLF AT THE DOOR STUDIOS

Alex: Hi, everybody. I’m Alex Kemp.

Winnie: And I’m Winnie Kemp and together we run Wolf at the Door Studios.

Alex: And we’re the creators of the show Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature.

Winnie: Modes of Thought is a spy thriller and paranormal horror show wrapped in the guide of history lectures.

Alex: I play the professor, a classics historian who is teaching a class on what he claims is a newly discovered ancient civilization that is 60 thousand years older than anything we’ve previously known about.

Winnie: And it was found after a Chinese submarine accidentally went down in the Pacific Ocean- so the Chinese government cordoned off the area, and scrubbed the internet.

Alex: And that's why you guys can't find any information on Anterra out there.

Winnie: But that doesn't stop the professor and his students from trying to dig deeper into the mysteries of Anterra.

Alex: The episode you're about to hear is from Season 2, and it involved the mysterious ritual that every citizen in this ancient city performed.

Winnie: At least, that’s what we think. Evidence from Anterra is pretty unclear. Was this a rite of passage? A religious ceremony? Or are we waking up ancient magic?

Alex: We really hope you enjoy the show, and please join us on reddit or instagram or wherever if you want to share your theories on Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature.

Winnie: Thanks so much, and enjoy the listen!

cw: violence, explicit language

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WU1iUFYu5eapbvJauOT_bp65VY19o7qp/view?usp=sharing

https://www.modesofthoughtpodcast.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/watdstudios/

2023 Showcase: Tales From the Fringes of Reality Oct 07, 2023

"Hello wanderers! My name is Pine Gonzalez, I'm the creator and narrator of Tales From the Fringes of Reality. Tales From the Fringes of Reality follows The Keeper, whose job is to put those who fall out of place in reality back where they belong. With contact to the Council becoming more and more limited and many systems of their AI companion Minerva falling apart, the Keeper must try their best to get their work done while also aiding the lost wanderer who has inexplicably found their way to the Fringes of Reality. It is a science-fantasy show set in a vast multiverse with anthology elements blending into the overarching plot.

This episode is episode 1 of the show which introduces our Keeper as well as our dear Wanderer and Minerva all while setting the stage for how the show itself runs for the first season.

Thank you so much for listening, I hope you enjoy your time on the Fringes."

cw: Memory alteration, kidnapping

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oETtJ0G8GcU-AHsPI3XZejLOIrD0r6jrITBxNQQRNjI/edit?usp=drivesdk

https://thefringespod.carrd.co

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/thefringespod?source=share

2023 Showcase: Old Cove Oct 07, 2023

"Welcome to Old Cove, a place where secrets wash ashore like the relentless tide, and the lives of its residents ebb and flow with the ever-changing currents of fate. In this sleepy coastal town, the drama unfolds with every crashing wave.

I’m Rick Clifton, director, and co-producer of Old Cove. I am submitting the first episode of the series, titled “Homecoming,” as this episode sets up the characters really well and introduces you to the overarching theme for Season One. Our first season consists of eight episodes and each episode follows the longstanding, and beloved, night-time soap tradition of always ending on a cliffhanger.

Old Cove is a spin-off of the audio series, Tomorrow’s A New Day” which was created and produced by Aaron Wallis. Aaron is also my co-producer on this series as well. While you don’t need to have listened to TAND before checking out Old Cove, we’re having lots of fun dropping in all kinds of Easter Eggs on both shows now. Thanks for listening and we hope to see you in Old Cove soon."

cw: Sexual situations, dead body

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vugdvWIxnsDJCP9bzmP77SQsSk7zD59q/view?usp=sharing

https://www.southernqueernetwork.com/oldcovepodcast

Socials: www.instagram.com/oldcovepodcast

2023 Showcase: Dreadwood Press Radio Oct 07, 2023

Hello! My name is Arthur DeHart. I am the owner and lead writer of Dreadwood Press Radio. Dreadwood Press Radio is a show about a crime-ridden town high up in the mountains. It starts off as an anthology where you hear about a gothic cowboy and a mysterious pawnshop on the edge of town where not everything in the forest is quite as it seems. Today, we have Episode 24 - Bright, Night, Fright.

cw: gore, violence

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W5dT2i0b8kUbRpOE-f1MiyXkEXCxIrc-/view?usp=sharing

https://deepwoodprod.com

Socials: @dreadwoodpressradio

2023 Showcase: Dear Bastard! Oct 07, 2023

Hello. This is Paul, the co-writer and narrator of Dear Bastard! '

Dear Bastard!' is a scripted, comedy fiction podcast, set in a house that's been subdivided into apartments. All seems well from the outside – but within, the six residents are trapped in a never-ending group email thread that brings out the worst in everyone.

As they try unsuccessfully to navigate their differences, minor problems like overfull trash cans and malfunctioning doorbells begin to escalate into passive-aggressive rows about invasive species in the garden, allegations of money-laundering and fraud, and shady remarks designed to make you laugh your head off.

Full of sniping, bickering and absurdity courtesy of characters you’ll feel like you’ve known all your life, this is a podcast for everyone who’s ever had a neighbour – and made the mistake of giving them an email address.

We initially wrote this play in lockdown using first time actors , and and we hope you enjoy!

Buckle up, and welcome to the world of Dear Bastard!

cw: Occasional swearing.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n2mMGzWKAL6yg633YO7UskesKzPzUBP3/view?usp=sharing

https://linktr.ee/dearbastard

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/dearbastardpodcast/

2023 Showcase: Murder in HR Oct 07, 2023

Hi, I'm Ian Faison, creator and executive producer of Murder in HR, a podcast produced by Caspian Studios.

Murder in HR is a murder mystery podcast starring Kate Mara and Brett Gelman. It's Jemma’s first day as an employee experience manager at Peace of Ship, an AI-powered tech startup. When her colleague Larry is electrocuted during the company all-hands, she uncovers a terrible secret. It was murder!

Now, Jemma and her chief people officer, Nicholas, are tasked with finding the killer. She must use her HR skills to investigate her toxic colleagues without becoming the next victim.

For the showcase, we're submitting Episode 1, “The Drunken Sailor.” Now, this is a murder mystery after all, so we can't spoil anything, but we introduced the killer and all the rest of the characters in episode one.

Everyone at Caspian has put a ton of work into this and we wouldn't be here without all of our listeners. Thank you so much for considering us. Thank you for listening. We hope this adds a little bit of fun to your day. And if you want to listen to more, you can look up Murder in HR wherever you get your podcasts.

Thank you!

cw: Murder by Electrocution, Humor around Violence

https://murderinHR.com

2023 Showcase: Nero's Class Oct 07, 2023

Hi, this is Bobby Aherne. I’m the writer and producer of ‘Nero’s Class’. ‘Nero’s Class’ is almost like a satire of the “inspiring teacher” genre of old movies like ‘Conrack’ and ‘Ciao Professore!’ and movies like that… ‘Up the Down Staircase’. While also being a children’s adventure series in the vein of ‘Gravity Falls’, ‘Around the Twist’, and ‘The Three Investigators’, ‘Over the Garden Wall, ‘Eerie, Indiana’… things like that. Then things on, y’know, Cartoon Swim and Adult… Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. The first series came out last autumn. There were six episodes, and the episode you’re about to hear is episode three, which is entitled ‘History 101’. In the first couple of episodes, Professor Nero… he’s like a fuddy-duddy Mainlander, and he arrives over to Mrunglody, which is a weird mythical island. And there’s three… there’s only three children on the island and they’re 12, 9 and 6. And he has to teach them, even though they’ve never been to school before and they don’t know anything about Mainlander ways and stuff like that. And rather than them having to adjust to HIS world, he finds himself having to adjust to THEIR world. So in the first couple of episodes, it turns out that the treehouse that he’s teaching them in has magical powers like the gift of flight, and can take them on these magical school tours across the world. And he gets very frustrated, because all he wants to do is teach his curriculum and teach his class. Yet they end up going on all these different adventures, which obviously the kids love. This is the third episode and, as well as Hugh Cooney (who plays Professor Nero) and our three amazing child actors (Penny O’Dwyer, Elsie Akinduko and Rian Sheridan), this episode also features a cameo from John Hodgman… which is very exciting. Please enjoy and thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BlT4jSBS2PtD72PlwHVUAmAM59RvD66t/view?usp=sharing

https://www.rte.ie/kids/2022/1003/1326877-neros-class-rtejr-radio/

Socials: https://instagram.com/nerosclass

2023 Showcase: The Hacker Chronicles Oct 07, 2023

This is Rex New. I’m the showrunner of The Hacker Chronicles, a podcast from Tenable and Caspian Studios that stars Michael C. Hall and Chloe Taylor. The Hacker Chronicles is about Alice, a barista who turns to hacking in order to pay off her debts. At the end of Season 1, Alice pulls off a devastating hack on one of the world’s biggest food conglomerates, bringing its East Coast operations to a halt for a few days.

Alice almost gets away with it – only to be caught by another hacker, a man she knows only as John Doe. John Doe offers Alice a deal: she can work for him, or he’ll doxx her to the FBI. Alice takes the deal.

And as we pick up in Season 2, blackmail doesn’t seem so bad. Alice is in Europe doing some mysterious operations for John. And she’s trying to balance her roles as a friend and sister with her secret life.

For the Nominee Showcase, we’re submitting Episode 1 of Season 2, which is called “Friends with Benefits.” I think it’s a great introduction to the show, even if you haven’t listened to Season 1. It has almost all the members of our incredible cast, who I can’t say enough positive things about.

You’ll also get to see just how we approach hacking in the show as well. We make this show with the cyber-security firm Tenable, and everything you see in the show has either happened or actually could. We do a ton of research, and we’re committed to making an entertaining story that you can learn a lot from. I know I have.

On behalf of our team, thanks for listening. If you like what you hear, check out our podcast feed, where you can binge both seasons. And make sure you take a listen to some of the other nominees. There are some incredible shows out there and so much creativity.

Thanks again!

cw: Depictions of blackmail

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mwI_zvoAhVLF02RXVJ6Q5j8VaHk3fNWW/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118181833416603249719&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://www.tenable.com/alice

2023 Showcase: Old Gods of Appalachia Oct 07, 2023

This is Cam Collins, co-creator of Old Gods of Appalachia, a horror fiction podcast set in an alternate Appalachia, a world where these mountains were never meant to be inhabited. The episode you are about to hear is “School Spirit,” our winter holiday special. It’s a standalone episode, so you should be able to enjoy the story with no prior knowledge of our regular season storyline. Thank you for listening.

CW: Loud / percussive noises, gore, body horror, religious trauma, fundamentalist religious practices, themes relating to the satanic panic, possession, monster violence, bullying, mutilation, monster noises, sounds of monster-related automotive destruction, family endangerment, vice-principals, high school.

Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins

Narrated by Steve ShellSound design by Steve Shell

Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell

The voice of Bonnie Culbertson: Renee Hill

The voice of Tyler Culbertson: Jacob Danielsen-Moore

The voice of Chris Ramey: Matt Evans

The voice of Vice Principal Rusty “Flat Top” Collins: Brandon Sartain

Intro music: “50 Second Instrumental” written and performed by Landon Blood

Outro music: “God’s Dark Heaven” written and performed by Those Poor Bastards

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ga3Wx1y_Gi2amF3LWgS6anhSwI07U_EC/view?usp=sharing

https://www.oldgodsofappalachia.com

Socials: @oldgodsofappalachia

2023 Showcase: Everyone's Happy Oct 07, 2023

This is Joanne Phillips, writer, director and producer of Everyone’s Happy, which is a near-future, dystopian, coming of age story about a young woman, called Parker, who lives in a world where everyone is medicated by the government – medicated through their food to be happy and calm and controlled. There are some people, though, who are immune to the drugs, and for those people the consequences are horrific. So, Parker is left a set of old-school recordings by her grandmother, and this gift sets her off on a journey of discovery. She lives in a dome-covered city where society is protected from the effects of climate change; there are themes around what it really means to be happy, about identity and freedom, but most of all I hope you’ll find it just a really good story. This is episode one: Orientation. Good luck to everyone else in the competition and thank you for listening.

cw: Mild language, some episodes include violence (not graphic), one brief description of injury, references to grief.

Transcript can be found at: https://assets.zyrosite.com/YX4WWbJD77Sno4jW/eh-ep1-transcript-mnlnyRgxjpCrgOzp.pdf

https://www.gravytreemedia.com

Socials: @gravytreemedia

2023 Showcase: Warlock Oct 06, 2023

This is Zachary Burrell, and I am the creator and producer of Warlock. Warlock is a D&D audio drama with an anime twist, focusing on the story of Nova Ravenwood, a young woman who dreams of becoming a sorcerer but does not have any magical ability. That all changes one day when she meets a mysterious woman who promises her power. But at what cost? This is episode 17, our midseason finale for season two called Pillar of Strength. It is the climactic showdown between Nova's instructors and Foundation, a mysterious organization that has been working in the shadows. Thank you for listening.

cw: language and fantasy violence

Transcript can be found at: https://www.warlockpod.com/transcripts/episode-17

https://www.warlockpod.com

Socials: @warlockdnd

2023 Showcase: Re: Dracula Oct 06, 2023

Re: Dracula is a bite sized audio adaptation of the horror classic. This show takes the famous horror tale, breaks it up chronologically (every entry of this epistolary novel has a date), and sends the story directly to your podcatcher as it happens.You're listening to episode 3, The Dead Travel Fast. Find out more about the show at redracula.live.

All content warnings are read at the top of each episode

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15z2ZbBNONVHUBv6fXasAWN9jEwJbYjkgSQWMF0PiBuk/edit?usp=drive_link

https://redracula.live/

Socials: https://re-dracula.tumblr.com/

2023 Showcase: Death Saving Bros Oct 06, 2023

Hello! This is Paul Camper, host and Dungeon Master of Death Saving Bros, a fifth edition actual play Dungeons & Dragons podcast. The second season of our show is about a group of student adventurers studying at a magical college called the Arcshine in a period of time when magic is no longer reliable because the gods have disappeared.

Our main characters are in their final year of study, and they have been assigned to each other as a study group. They will room together, learn together, and prepare together for the difficult final examination before graduation. This episode that you’re about to listen to, is Episode 2 and takes place as they attend their first lessons of the semester. We hope you enjoy the humor and banter that we strive for in our improvisational storytelling so that you, our listeners, feel like you’re playing the game at your table with your friends. We thank you for your consideration in these Audio Verse 2023 Awards nominations. Thank you for listening.

cw: Language, death, illness, bullying

No transcript available.

https://deathsavingbros.com/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/deathsavingbros/

2023 Showcase: Shadows at the Door Oct 06, 2023

1. Hello there, this is David Ault. With Mark Nixon, we make up the team behind Shadows at the Door: The Podcast, a proudly queer northern anthology podcast celebrating the quiet horror stories where atmosphere and crescendo are everything. Every month we release and discuss a full-cast story, whether it be an adaptation of a classic tale of MR James or Charles Dickens, or a modern 'pleasing terror' from the pen of Mark Nixon, or guest writers such as Laurel Hightower, Gemma Amor, or this showcase episode from special guest writer Jamie Flanagan. It's called 'Bruiser', and is the story of a care home where life slips away as gradually as the tide, where souls outlive the body and something waits outside their door. Tisha Page, an overworked carer, is about to discover there's a purpose for people like her. Featuring special guest stars Rahul Kohli and Dave Fennoy, along with a cast that includes Jazzy Frizzle, David Ault, Steve Hendrickson, Harlan Guthrie, Nikolas Yuen and Rissa Montañez. The music is by Nico Vittesse and production is by Mark Nixon.

cw: Story: slow death, memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, moderate self inflicted bodily harm, aging, implied fat phobia, eye injury, loss of eyesight, mild jump scare. Discussion: brief discussion of age related death and dementia related decline, discussion of persecution by religious figures.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aohjAp9NIG5Wh_UyMBE4S1VfGSJALaYj/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118181833416603249719&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://shadowsatthedoor.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/shadows_at_the_door/

2023 Showcase: Cybernautica Oct 06, 2023

"This is Damian Szydlo, Writer and Showrunner on Cybernautica, a high-action cyberpunk audio drama that sees it's protagonists navigate the perils of the futuristic cyber-deco 'City on the Sea', Neo-Atlantis in the year 2112. We’ll be listening to Undertow: Episode 2, A Hired Gun, for this showcase. Course language and violence are on display here so listener discretion is advised.”

cw: "Violence, Language, Subject Matter"

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UMBC-vXFTTkVyypDS0CM6XA9FIaqAOq5-RZTlvHqluI/edit?usp=sharing

https://redfathom.com/cybernautica

Socials: redfathom - Instagram

2023 Showcase: Superhuman Public Radio Oct 06, 2023

This is John Dorsey, Co-Executive Producer on Superhuman Public Radio. The show is what the news would be in a world full of superheroes. The place you tune into to get the latest about that giant robot attacking the city, interviews with reformed supervillains, and advice on how to fix your animal-themed supercar. It’s a parody of podcasting and a love letter to comic books all in one. These are the stories between the panels. What happens after the punching is done and the hero flies away.

We’re presenting the second episode of season two titled: “Whatever Happened to the Kid.” To give you some context for where we are in the story. Congress has just passed the Super Act requiring all Superhumans in the United States to publicly register their abilities. Outside the offices of SPR, you can hear people taking to the streets to defend their rights. With America’s greatest hero Cosmos, deported for being an illegal alien, the Heroic Legion struggles to lead it’s membership in these trying times. To make matters worse, President Norris has taken up his predecessors' hard right stance, aligning himself with anti-superhuman groups…

Things are changing for Supers in America, and there’s only one place they get the news…

This is Superhuman Public Radio.

Thank you for listening and enjoy the show.

cw: violence, political turmoil, light language (censored)

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W8JPqeppPxMz2yRzzThFVaR3NmVO5TRy/view?usp=drive_link

https://www.SPRpod.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/sprpod/

2023 Showcase: The Royals of Malibu Oct 06, 2023

Welcome to The Royals of Malibu, a romantic rags-to-riches saga. From life as an underage cam girl in Fresno to mansions and prep schools in Malibu, one girl tries to stay true to herself and come through it with her soul intact. Start with Season 1 and binge your way through Season 2! Starring Alyssa McKay and produced by Diversion Audio and Pod People.

cw: Violence and sex

No transcript available.

https://diversionaudio.com/podcasts/the-royals-of-malibu/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/theroyalsofmalibu, https://www.tiktok.com/@theroyalsofmalibu

2023 Showcase: Hannahpocalypse Oct 06, 2023

"This is Damian Szydlo, Writer and Showrunner on Hannahpocalypse, a forth wall breaking dark humoured serial audio drama that follows Hannah, the last zombie. She’s 'living' her best life over 150 years after the zombie apocalypse has come and gone. We’re going to lead our showcase spot with Episode 13, The ‘Braska Curse.There are definitely some things that might spoil the emotional payoff of the series later in the episode so listener beware. Also, watch out for course language and horror elements so, as always, listener discretion is advised.”

cw: violence, blood & light gore, language

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S0DE11_22FruqyPTAHyVkYQmK1ZsKdmV7rPpnQbTi6E/edit?usp=sharing

https://redfathom.com/hannahpocalypse

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/redfathom/

2023 Showcase: Vocal Canvas Oct 04, 2023

My name is Dennis Connors. I am the writer, director, and one of the producers of Vocal Canvas. This podcast is an exploration of voice - through half vignette, half educational. Each episode centers one of the 5 aspects of voice -- volume, pace, pitch, resonance, and diction. This whole entire project was a collaboration between NextGen Acting, which is an acting school in NJ, East Brunswick Public Library, which is the local library, and Playhouse 22 which is a community theatre in East Brunswick NJ. We wanted to create this piece because the library got this awesome new recording booth and it just evolved from there. I wrote a majority of the episode/ skeleton. At the end of each episode, there is a community piece, which was written by a community theatre author. I hope everyone enjoys this experience. It's a little bit of everything. There's different vignettes. It's anthological, not necessarily serialized. So just enjoy all the different ways we can change up our voice and an exploration of the five aspects of voice. Thank you so much for listening, to our community writers, and to our voice over actors!

cw: Language, Violence, Mentions of Violence

Transcript can be found at: https://www.craft.me/s/qw3ABFC6ZPePvH

https://www.nextgenacting.com/vocal-canvas

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/nextgenacting/

2023 Showcase: Severed Sons Oct 04, 2023

This is Ron Murphy, host and Dungeon Master for Severed Sons, a Rime of the Frostmaiden DnD actual play podcast. This is episode 60, entitled “Return of the Icewind Kobold Zombies”, in which our intrepid heroes must deal with the fallout from one of their own being taken over by a cursed meathook. Our show has serious moments as well as laugh out loud comedic ones, and I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to record a story with. I hope you enjoy our podcast, thank you for listening!

cw: adult language, swearing, fantasy violence

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PD47kjcN1ZjoYattj8NnpR0wOy92oV0y/view?usp=drive_link

https://linktr.ee/severedsonsDnD

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/severedsons

2023 Showcase: Archion Oct 04, 2023

Hey there this is Caleb Thomas Hughes, writer, director, producer, and voice of Simeon on Archion. Archion is a story of found family and the discovery of one’s purpose. The show is about the Archion Demonic Hunting League, an organization sworn to protect the human world from the threat of the Archion, a race of mostly human-like creatures that hail from another dimension. A malicious Archion evil, the High Order, is on a constant warpath to take the human world for themselves.

The story follows one squad of League agents in particular. Indigo Squad, which is comprised of four members. Simeon Harold, a half human half archion hybrid, Melanie Reeves, a League prodigy with a haunting childhood, Poppy Dennings, an Archion attack survivor turned agent, and Victor Velasco, the goofy and lovable medic. The series follows as their lives become intertwined with the very fate of both the Human and Archion worlds.

What you are about to listen to is Episode 10, or the 5th episode of season 2. Archion is a continuous story so while I do recommend you start from the beginning, I’ll give you a quick bit of context. In the first few scenes, Hohenheim, Simeon’s father, is on the hunt for a serial killer that only targets half-humans. You’ll hear them interrogate the top suspect. After that we follow Simeon and Melanie on an adventure back in time in the Viking Age as they prepare to face the menacing beast Jormungandr.

Enjoy!

cw: Violence, abuse

No transcript available.

https://archionpod.com

2023 Showcase: Perfect Retreat Oct 04, 2023

"This is Fiona Thraille, writer and producer of Perfect Retreat, which is part mystery, part ghost story, part celebration of the Arts and music. Set in the summer of 2021, Perfect Retreat is about a group of people who win a competition to spend two weeks on an artists' retreat on a remote island in the North Atlantic. But what does the plaque above the door: "Creativity is Life" mean for those who can no longer create?

This is Episode 5, Create or Die, which is actually the penultimate episode, but it’s the one that fits the timescale for this competition. There aren’t actually many spoilers quite yet as it’s building to the conclusion, and it pretty much stands alone, so it’s safe to listen to! Thank you for listening."

cw: Talk of death, pandemic times, ghosts, drinking, relationship breaks

Transcript can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ebg60b6vcrnkhog/Perfect%20Retreat%20-%20Episode%205%20Create%20or%20Die.pdf?dl=0

https://dashingonions.buzzsprout.com/252678/12832862-perfect-retreat-episode-5-create-or-die

2023 Showcase: The Land Whale Murders Oct 04, 2023

Hello, my name is Jonathan Goldberg and I’m the creator of the Land Whale Murders, which is a madcap comedy podcast following the adventures of bumbling scientists turned private investigators as they unravel a sticky sweet mystery in Gilded Age New York. Releasing bi-weekly the Land Whale Murders is a fast-paced alternate history comedy podcast in the spirit of Mel Brooks and Monty Python. The show is inspired by real events and people but with the silliness and absurdity cranked up to 11 making for a surreal and amusing audio experience. The show explores issues of capitalism, self expression, love, loss, fear and hope through a zany world with plenty of weird characters. The second season picks up where the first left off, but it also a stand alone story that can be enjoyed by any listener. So we’d love to present for you … season 2 episode 1.

Transcript can be found at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f073b9c5f0c3755efb676c6/t/64b851bb2bc5f76f6bab3b16/1689801148046/Chapter+14_+Sweet+Treats+and+Dark+Desires.pdf

https://www.landwhalepod.com

Socials: @landwhalepod

2023 Showcase: Georgie Romero Is Done For Oct 04, 2023

This is Kat Walker Shea, creator, director, writer, and actor on Georgie Romero Is Done For, which is about Georgie Romero, a zombie who has risen from the grave, driven to solve the mystery of her former human life with the help of an inept witch and a cynical ghost. This is Episode 8 from Season 2, Rohesia’s Lullaby. Georgie comes face to face with mortality for the first time during an ambush by two of Lucy Van Helsing's minions, and Zabel makes a discovery about her mother.

cw: Death, violence

Transcript can be found at: https://georgieromeroisdonefor262772680.wordpress.com/2023/05/13/s2e8-rohesias-lullaby/

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/georgieromeroisdonefor

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/georgieromeroisdonefor. https://www.instagram.com/georgieromeroisdonefor/?hl=en

2023 Showcase: Squad Car 22 Oct 04, 2023

Hi I’m Nathan Feuerberg, writer and director of Squad Car 22. Our audio drama is a sci-fi comedy featuring two police officers – Officer Steins & Officer Holloway – who seem to encounter everything from aliens to ghosts throughout their adventures. The episode you’re about to listen to is #13 – Secret Synagogue – It’s about half-way through the second season. You don’t really need to know much. These guys have just landed in the desert outside of Salt Lake City and they’re trying to figure out how to get to town. I hope you enjoy the show, and thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-na7Kdjb9uCQOWo8Q1ikRo2gpIusihHt/view?usp=sharing

https://deepdrag.com/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/deepdragaudiodramas/

2023 Showcase: The Bonneville Game Oct 04, 2023

This is Kat Walker Shea, creator of The Bonneville Game, which is about three hapless podcasters who play a demon summoning game they found on the Internet. This is Episode 1: Foolish Games, our pilot episode! We meet our leads, Minty, Laura, and Ingrid as they head to the Podcasters’ Retreat, where Minty and Laura accidentally unleash something otherworldly.

cw: Sexual references, violence, murder, religious trauma, discrimination, suicide

Transcript can be found at: https://sites.google.com/view/thebonnevillegame/transcripts

https://thebonnevillegame.carrd.co/

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/thebonnevillegame. https://www.instagram.com/thebonnevillegame/

2023 Showcase: Liars & Leeches Oct 02, 2023

"Hello Audio Showcase listener. My name is Marisa Ewing and I am the creator, director, dialogue editor, and mixing and mastering engineer for ""Liars & Leeches.""

""Liars & Leeches"" is a supernatural horror audio drama about grief, terror, and the overwhelming power of both. Follow the story of Tonya Wright as she mourns the deaths of her sister and brother-in-law in a random act of gun violence. Struggling to travel outside of her home, she now lives constantly on edge about perceived threats that seem to surround her.

Retreating to the house her sister and brother-in-law once shared to process her grief, Tonya soon discovers that someone — or something — has followed her there. With the help of her best friend Natalie, and others she meets along the way, can Tonya overcome her fears before they completely consume her?

The first original audio drama from Hemlock Creek Productions, “Liars & Leeches” delves deep into the complicated horrors of grief, trauma, resilience, and steadfast human determination to uncover the truth.

Now sit back, relax and enjoy episode one of ""Liars & Leeches""- ""Unpacked and Stored Away"""

cw: Discussions of gun violence/death, panic attacks, stalking, murder, gore, agoraphobia, domestic violence, body horror, and violence

Transcript can be found at: https://www.liarsandleeches.com/transcripts

https://www.liarsandleeches.com/

Socials: Tumblr: @liarsandleechespod, Instagram: @hemcreekprod (this is the show's production company's page)

2023 Showcase: The Changeling Oct 02, 2023

"I’m Jennifer Rowland, writer and producer of The Changeling, an audio play set in an enchanted forest.

Ann and Daniel return to a deserted cabin on the anniversary of their daughter, Angelica’s mysterious disappearance — the event that destroyed their marriage.

As a storm moves in and the electricity goes out, a mysterious child appears in the night. She looks exactly like Angelica at the age of eleven… but their Angelica would now be eighteen.

The Changeling was released by Antaeus Theatre Company in Los Angeles, California.

Hope you enjoy it and thanks for listening."

cw: Sexual references, violence, mild drug use

Transcript available upon request.

https://antaeus.org/special_events/the-changeling-a-free-audio-play/

2023 Showcase: Where the Leaves Fall Purple Oct 02, 2023

Hi, my name is Kimberly Billinton, and I am the showrunner and creator of Where The Leaves Fall Purple. Where The Leaves Fall Purple is about a university student who runs a failing true crime podcast. In an effort to get more listeners, he asks his best friend Janie if she'll go missing, aka. Stage her own disappearance, and he'll document finding her on the show. And things go great until Janie really does go missing. And the only clue as to where she's gone is what looks like blood writing on the wall that says Where the Leaves Fall purple. So instead of a fictional crime that Ben knew how to solve, he now has potentially a very real case on his hands that he may have inadvertently caused. For your consideration, this is season one, episode eight of Where the Leaves Fall Purple when Ben met Janie. What you should know is that this show is serialized and it is a mystery thriller. So your enjoyment of the show will be more if you do start at the top in episode one and work your way through to episode eight. Up until this point, we've had missing people, a dead body, and the police who are just a couple steps behind Ben and his friends trying to solve this case and starting to point the fingers at them. In this episode you're about to hear, Ben goes back thinking about his history with his friend Janie, how they met, their first three years of university, and their relationships with their other friends. See if you can figure out what Where The Leaves Fall Purple means and what happened to Janie before Ben can. Thank you for your consideration and your votes.

cw: This production includes references to domestic violence and assault.

Transcripts coming soon.

https://www.wtlfp.com

Socials: www.instagram.com/wheretheleavesfallpurple https://wheretheleavesfallpurple.tumblr.com/

2023 Showcase: Kill Every Monster Oct 02, 2023

"ARAM

My name is Aram, and I am a co-founder of Dead Ghost productions. I also do the editing and sound design.

DYLAN

And my name is Dylan. I am the other co-founder of Dead Ghost productions, and I do everything else.

BOTH

Welcome to Kill Every Monster!

DYLAN

Each episode we are joined by a guest for a deep-dive into a classic D&D monster. The first part is a discussion, and the second is a one-shot Actual Play where our guest takes on the role of the monster.

Each episode of Kill Every Monster is a contained story, so you never have to worry about being caught up or listening out of order.

ARAM

For the Qilin episode we were joined by Game Master and Narrative Designer, Connie Chang, who reminded us that monsters can be beautiful.

[ Qilin Discussion Clip ]

DYLAN

For the actual play, Connie’s beast of omen and prophecy confronted the arrogance of the average D&D player character.

[ Qilin AP Clip ]

DYLAN

We teamed up with the crew of Split the Party for our Pixie episode, as Aram tried making his homebrew ideas official canon.

[ Pixie Discussion Clip ]

ARAM

Matt was then joined by George and Benji as they became members of P.E.A.R.L., the Pixie Extraction And Recovery Legion, tasked with rescuing their fellow fey held captive by nefarious wizards.

[ Pixie AP Clip ]

ARAM

There is a lot to love in our episode about teleporting puppers, but Dylan couldn’t let go of one thing he hated: flumphs.

[ Blink Dog AP Clip ]

DYLAN

Aram continued to annoy me by abusing the spell Druidcraft in increasingly absurd ways.

[ Blink Dog AP Clip ]

ARAM

Model and cosplayer Harli Kane took on one of the most infamous D&D monsters: the Tarrasque.

DYLAN

Despite our heroes’ best efforts, they learned that not every adventure is a successful one.

[ Dylan monologues about a city being destroyed ]

ARAM

And these are just some of the forty+ creatures we’ve featured on Kill Every Monster. Listen to the show anywhere you get your podcasts, or at killeverymonster.com

DYLAN

And we’ll see you next time…

BOTH

…for KILL EVERY MONSTER!"

cw: Fantasy violence, cursing

No transcript available.

https://www.killeverymonster.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/killeverymonster/

2023 Showcase: The Old Ways Podcast Oct 02, 2023

"Hi, This is Ali Ravey and I am a player on The Old Ways Podcast. The Old ways podcast is an actual play table top rpg podcast that specializes in long form and form horror content. We have played through a various number of systems with examples including: Call of Cthulhu, Vampire the Masquerade and Delta Green.

The podcast contains Adult themes and language, so knowing that going forward is best for the listener. Headphones are recommended to help enjoy sound effects and music that add to the experience of every episode. Thank you for your listening ears."

cw: Sexual references, violence, drinking

No transcript available.

https://www.theoldwayspodcast.com

Socials: theoldwayspodcast

2023 Showcase: Dark Dice: Shores of the Silver Thrum Oct 02, 2023

Greetings adventurers this is Travis Vengroff, the co-DM, editor, and sound designer behind Dark Dice. Dark Dice is an improvised horror fiction podcast where the outcome is decided by the role of the dice. You're about to hear chapter 3 - Lure in which our band of nautical adventurers are attacked by denizens of the deep. Our previous episode ended on a cliffhanger as one of the crew members of the ship the Willow's Wake was ripped into the air violently. Additional things worth noting are that this show contains two game masters, as opposed to one, myself and K.A. Statz, and additionally the soundtrack is 100% custom and original to our story. We have been working on it for the last two years in preparation for this adventure and hope that it brings you as much joy to hear as it did for us to create. One last point of possible confusion - every time Statz or myself voices an NPC we later re-record that with a voice actor. This show is rated R for violence and language. We hope you enjoy our story. Keep this way.

cw: Bones (breaking), Death, Eating Sounds (animal), Loss, Terrors of the Sea, Violence

Transcript can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-shores-84864738

https://DarkDice.com

Socials: Instagram.com/DarkDicePod

2023 Showcase: The Adventures of the Fox in the Fedora Oct 02, 2023

Hello there! This is Christopher S. Fox, creator, producer, director, writer, editor, pretty much a one-man band (for now) of THE ADVENTURES OF THE FOX IN THE FEDORA. I also voice the main character,Fox,in the show.The term “multiverse” is a bit of an overused buzzword these days,with so many films and TV shows utilizing this concept over and over again. We wanted to make a show that features such a concept that is simple to follow and fun to listen to.THE ADVENTURES OF THE FOX IN THE FEDORA is a series inspired by the Saturday morning cartoons and series of yesterday. Filled with everything from cartoony antics to more serious drama, this series follows the many adventures of Fox from an Earth much like our own, but populated by anthropomorphic animals. That’s a fancy term for animals that act like humans and have human-like qualities, such as hands and feet. Thanks to three wishes from a genie trapped in his hat, Fox and his ragtag group of friends are able to travel to different Earths in different universes, filled with unique species and cultures, in search of dangerous magical artifacts. Fox’s mission in life is to continue his late grandmother’s calling, to scour all worlds for these artifacts and safeguard them from those with greedy intentions and nefarious purposes.We, the cast and crew,hope you enjoy this first episode and that you’ll wish us luck at the Audio Verse Awards.

cw: Fantasy violence

No transcript available.

https://open.spotify.com/show/6SFQPOzi27xpSQdbv2dryQ

2023 Showcase: Three Christmas Trees Oct 02, 2023

This is Jason Markiewitz, owner, director, writer, voice actor, etc. of Markiewitz Audioworks, our production of Three Christmas Trees follows the life of a young boy from his early youth, where he receives a card that has this beautiful Christmas tree on it, and some of the things that transpire around this time where he ultimately doesn’t get to see that tree but longs after it, all the way through his adulthood where once again he brings his new bride to see the tree of his youth, and then as he gets older and nearing his deathbed where he recollects the Christmas trees of his youth. It’s a heartwarming story that follows this young boy's life, where the major moments are captured by the beauty and the majesty of Christmas trees. The entire production includes sounds and music to help the listener follow along with what’s going on, but the blending style of narrative along with the vignettes give it a unique style to this particular production and one that I think really helps tell this story in a very unique way. I certainly hope you enjoy it.

No transcript available.

https://www.markiewitzaudioworks.com/portfolio/audio-dramas/christmas

2023 Showcase: The Attic Monologues Oct 02, 2023

"I'm Sorren, and I’m a producer on The Attic Monologues, which is a urban fantasy horror audio drama about fate, friends-to-lovers, metanarratives and the importance of feathered friends.

This is Episode 21, or Season 2, Episode 1, “If This Be Magic,” which follows Protagonist Nyx after learning that the monologues they’ve been reading for the past months as audition practice have been magically trapping people within the words, frozen in time. Meanwhile, their best friend Bella grapples with the guilt of having kept this secret from them for so long.

From the whole Attic Monologues team, we hope you enjoy the show, and thanks for listening!"

cw: All episodes contain content warnings in the shownotes, but the show as a whole deals heavily with mental health themes, including reference to eating disorders, depression, and mania.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BHk9gllgmpvNTMD2C74CXpKShx77pCoy-J-FyopN-_s/edit?usp=drive_link

https://planarprod.com/the-attic-monologues

Socials: https://theatticmonologues.tumblr.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/theatticmonologues/?hl=en-gb

2023 Showcase: Under the Electric Stars Oct 02, 2023

Hi, this is Eli Ramos, creator of Under the Electric Stars. Under the Electric Stars is a cyberpunk adventure about Metropolis West, one of the last cities standing after a nuclear war. Caine Reyes, the fastest driver in the Metropolis, has been trying to pay back the debt their family fell into years ago. After their bot gets broken, Caine runs into the rebel group Zero Zero and joins the rising revolution. This episode is S2E10: Recall, which is pretty far into our second season--I chose it because it dives into the backstory of Caine and their bot, Jet, and it answers some questions about what their lives were like before the events of the show. It also highlights a lot of themes that I think are really significant to the series, so I hope you enjoy. Before you listen, just wanted to give the trigger warnings, which are dehumanization, abuse (physical, emotional manipulation/gaslighting, discussion of withholding food), memory loss, and extensive discussion on death and its impact. There's also extensive medical discussion including discussions of memory loss and ableism. I hope that informs your choice on whether or not you feel prepare to listen to this episode. Thanks.

No transcript available.

https://undertheelectricstars.com/

Socials: undertheelectricstarspodcast.tumblr.com

2023 Showcase: The Dex Legacy Oct 02, 2023

"Hi I'm Chris Gregory, I'm the producer of The Dex Legacy which is written by Emily Inkpen

The Dex Legacy is a British dark political sci fi drama set on seed planet 714 where Nathaniel Dex has just declared his organisation, Dex Enterprises, a nation in its own right. Nathaniel's three adopted children Varian, Isra and Ren have been genetically modified to become super-soldiers and Dex forces are available to the highest bidder, becoming involved in conflicts around the world

Looking at issues such as the future of warfare, the increasingly powerful role of corporations in our society and the ethics of scientific advances and the practice of business , the show features a fully professional cast and after a very successful Kickstarter campaign our second series has been recorded and will be released from late October.

You're about to listen to our special edition ""The International Confederation"" which is one of a couple of stand-alone stories we've released between our first and second series. These stories broaden the Dex universe and put the spotlight on peripheral characters and voices from the world. Here you'll hear great performances from lead actors Alex White and Tiffany Clare as well as an amazing soundtrack by our composer Doctor Allen Stroud. Enjoy and thank you for listening to the Dex Legacy."

cw: Violence

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dDDW-sHRetDMn6ShT5kRwDB3gOgBdI0i/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115587715767862763681&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://www.thedexlegacy.com/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/thedexlegacy1/

2023 Showcase: The Boar Knight Oct 02, 2023

Hello, I'm Travis Vengroff the producer of The Boar Knight. We are so excited to share our all ages adventure with you today. Meet Nathaniel! He's a boar, he's a knight, he's been bitten by a wereman and he has until the full moon until he turns into... a man! Oh no, what a terrible fate! So we are about to play for you our fourth episode - Sinister Stirring Stories, in which we try to awaken Nathaniel after he's been put into a magical slumber. Each chapter brings a new musical number which is completely original to your ears and this episode, like all of them, is appropriate for all ages. We hope you enjoy it!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/73732905

https://foolandscholar.com

2023 Showcase: Welcome to Reddington Oct 02, 2023

Hi this is Meghan Griffin, the Creative Director over at Welcomed to Reddington. Reddington is a fictional town in New Hampshire where the citizens all think they've been in town for awhile, if not their entire lives. Various folks have been tasked with mandatory community service by the shadowy, secretive Town Council. Guided by the Council's mysterious spokesperson known only as "Wendy,"who I also play, the citizens start to realize their small town is not quite as normal or safe as they originally believed. Using new found coworkers, or dare I say friends?, can anyone see past the distractions to the bigger mystery, before it's too late?

Welcome to Reddington is a multi-narrative, audio improv podcast uniquely using Evil Hat's Monster of the Week's gaming system as guided improv. While we do roll dice, we edit to focus more on storytelling. In other words, you won't find dice rolls or game system talk here.

The episode you're about to listen to is Mystery 8.5, Part III, The He-Man Prophecies - Tendril, Love, and Care. Normal male human werewolf CiCi Stratos is putting together a team of fighters to go save their friend Flergie, the three eyed psychic green tiger who they've recently learned is still alive, though trapped in a laboratory. The last episode of this mystery ended with CiCi eating a magical rice krispy treat made by Nilus that's having some strange side effects. Enjoy!

cw: Frequent swearing and some light horror

https://feathered-frequency.com/welcome-to-reddington/

Socials: Tumblr: https://ouamotw.tumblr.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ouamotw/

2023 Showcase: The Chronicles of Wild Hollow Oct 02, 2023

"Hi, my name is Christian Powlesland, and alongside co-creator Harvey Badger, we make The Chronicles of Wild Hollow. It’s a musical fantasy adventure series, with epic set-piece drama, oddball comedy, a cinematic orchestral score and original songs throughout. Oh, and all of our characters are talking animals.

Our first two releases in 2021 and 2022 were trilogies beginning the main story of our show, each following a separate protagonist - Fandango Boursin, the mouse bounty hunter, and Artemis Gray, the fox smuggler. This year, however, we were excited to do something a bit different. We wrote Wild Hollow Shorts, a six-part miniseries where each episode, we focused on a different character or location from the main show, and put them centerstage. We were able to play around with different narrative devices, as well as shine additional light on some of our favourite characters.

The episode we’re submitting to the Audio Verse Awards this year is called The Stork and the King. It was our final instalment in the Wild Hollow Shorts series, released in April 2023, and focuses on a mother telling her daughter a bedtime story. We wanted to give Wild Hollow its own origin story, so we wrote this in the style of a fable, giving a mythical insight of how this epic land may have come to be.

All music you hear in this episode was composed by myself. I also did the sound design. I want to very quickly thank Eleanor Kane and Heather Gourdie for their voice work in this episode.

Hope you enjoy."

Transcript can be found at: https://www.shoutingisfunny.com/whshortstranscripts

https://www.shoutingisfunny.com

Socials: www.instagram.com/shoutingisfunny

2023 Showcase: October Jones & Fish with Legs Oct 02, 2023

Hey, this is Dexter, the showrunner of October Jones and Fish with Legs. This is season 2 episode 1: Meanwhile Back on the Blimp. It's mostly focused on our team of villains lead by the two-headed snake, Simon and Sarfunkel. And they are collecting the four elemental creatures-- including the fish from the title-- so they can release a big evil monster. I think that's everything you need. Theme song also gives you a summary. Thank you for your time.

cw: Frequent cartoon violence; occasional animal abuse

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X5U4WsaxbwnD1ZW8h7KWsczxlgAzRR9D/view?usp=sharing

https://www.octoberandfish.ca/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/octoberandfish/

2023 Showcase: Kane and Feels Oct 02, 2023

"Hello! It’s me, Oliver Morris your friendly neighbour hood producer/writer/voice actor/sound designer and composer for Kane and Feels -

Kane and Feels is a horror noir audio fiction podcast that follows two London based paranormal investigators as they deal with the unseen and the unspoken. Their names are, surprisingly, Lucifer kane (an academic with a burning soul) and Brutus Feels (an ex cop with fists of iron).

In our most recent season, wheel 0 the detectives are after an alliance with the fey gods of this world, after having successfully laid to rest an elder god in the previous season. It was a whole thing, they went to the beach, They were intrepid day-trippers. Yadee yadee yada

Well that’s that. Islington is in London and everything else you’ll get from context clues.

Enjoy!"

cw: battles, drug use, occasional references to harm and self harm, see episodes for specific tags

Transcript can be found at: https://kaneandfeels.wordpress.com/2023/03/20/ostava/

https://kaneandfeels.wordpress.com

Socials: kaneandfeels

2023 Showcase: Back Again, Back Again Oct 02, 2023

"Hello! My name is Abigail Eliza. I wear all the hats for Back Again, Back Again – if there’s something happening in the show, that’s me doing it!

Back Again, Back Again is a narrative portal fantasy about ex-prophecy children, the end of adventures, and queer girls with swords. It follows the story of Ilyaas, who, on the night of her seventeenth birthday, gets portal-magicked away to a world called Rhysea – where she is told that she is part of a prophecy to save the country. The podcast picks up at the traditional end of all ""portal fantasy"" stories: prophecy completed, Ilyaas must readjust to the ""real world"" while still remembering everything she's seen.

This is season two, episode four – Nonbeliever. In this episode, the king’s palace has just been raided by the rebels (called the fretim in the show), rescuing Ilyaas and Rhia. However, Ilyaas has spent the entirety of the first season on the side of the kings due to a lack of information and an inability to understand the common language, Rhysean, something that also comes up a lot in this episode. Ilyaas, who mostly speaks English, is having to work all of her thoughts into a language she is, objectively, pretty shit at. Callia, who speaks not only Rhysean but a few of its dialects, has very little patience for this, especially as she mostly still views Ilyaas as a traitor. Ilyaas thinks Callia is a part of the big prophecy in Rhysea. Callia doesn’t really think of Ilyaas at all, if she can help it.

The Rhysean that you hear happening in the show – especially in this episode – is a conlang that I created for the sake of the show. As someone who works in foreign language learning and teaching, the politics of language are everywhere, and it’s really cool to be able to explore them in a fantasy world.

Thank you so much for listening – or, as we say in Rhysea, gratinoc!"

cw: Small descriptions of violence, swearing

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F3ICVjRpHNhfYp0wlks48uhhQ_-UxLUYp7vvGkG3_D8/edit

https://backagainpodcast.wixsite.com/home

Socials: backagainpodcast on both!

2023 Showcase: The Cask of Amontillado Oct 02, 2023

"This is Jason Markiewitz: Owner, Director, Writer, Voice Actor, etc. of Markiewitz Audioworks.

Our production of Edgar Allan Poe's ""The Cask of Amontillado"" is a unique look at a superior work of gothic fiction. Our script maintained the feel and the flow of Poe's work, but added an undercurrent of remorse as Montresor ultimately seeks absolution for his crime.

Cask was our second in a series of five audio drama adaptations based upon Poe's writings, and it is our most successful one to date. It has been nominated for a 2023 Saturday Visiter Award at the International Edgar Allan Poe Festival and Awards, and was a People's Choice Audio Drama of the Year Finalist at the 5th Annual Audio Theatre Central Seneca Awards.

Listeners will enjoy the soundscape and theatrical nature of this piece...even if they've never heard the story before. And Poe fans will enjoy the new characters and classic themes they will recall. Anyone can listen to this work and others on our YouTube Channel @ Markiewitz Audioworks Presents.

Thank you so much for listening."

No transcript available.

https://www.markiewitzaudioworks.com/portfolio/audio-dramas/poe

2023 Showcase: SUPER SUITS Oct 02, 2023

Hi I'm Jaci Seelagy, showrunner of Super Suits. Super Suits is a workplace sitcom about a law firm in a world of superheroes and supervillains. The episode you're about to hear is the first episode of the first season. I hope you enjoy it!

No transcript available.

https://www.faustiannonsense.com/super-suits

2023 Showcase: Alpha 8 Oct 02, 2023

"My name is Stephanie Ailey, and I'm the writer and director of Alpha 8. it's a sci fi adventure podcast that explores what happens when a desperate alien from another planet swaps places with a struggling mom in order to understand the meaning of family and save her own kind from extinction.

This is a pilot episode of the show, Touchdown to Earth."

No transcript available.

https://bizziemediagroup.com/alpha-8-audio-about-the-show

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/alpha8audio/

2023 Showcase: Starship Q Star Oct 02, 2023

"Hi my name is Meegan May, I co-created STARSHIP Q STAR with my wife Lauren Anderson.

STARSHIP Q STAR is a six by half hour queer sci-fi comedy about the first all-woman and nonbinary crew who get sent to Mars on a blatant PR stunt. Under Co-Captains Aurelia and Sim, who also happen to be ex-girlfriends, the Q Star’s short mission is unexpectedly extended when Earth blows up. Which is probably the least disastrous thing that happens in the hole season.

You’re about to listen to Season 1, Episode 2.

In the previous episode, Co-Captains Sim and Aurelia awoke from stasis on their approach to Mars – and the mission went downhill from there. The ship – virtually uncontrollable in the ‘feminine friendly’ ‘Womanual’ mode – crash lands on the planet; the cool alien in the abandoned Mars station turns out to be a lonely loser Bob Boyd; the crew are THRILLED to learn that Sim and Aurelia are freshly broken up; and to top it all off, EARTH has been destroyed. Now Sim and Aurelia must search the galaxy to find a new home – preferably before they kill each other.

I hope you enjoy our very silly, raunchy sci-fi comedy from Australia. Thanks for listening!"

cw: Sexual references, explicit language

Transcript can be found at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/62d3e5d79bd7e84aecf79174/t/63917f69d911355102af35dc/1670479723401/Starship+Q+Star+S01E02+-+Episode+2+Transcript.pdf

https://starshipqstar.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/starshipqstar/ https://www.tiktok.com/@starshipqstar

2023 Showcase: Strong Branching Out Oct 02, 2023

Hi, my name is Alex Kingsley, and I’m the house game master on Strong Branching Out. Strong Branching Out is an actual-play podcast where we invite guests from other shows to play a tabletop game with us. This Episode is Season 2 Episode 2, W Keith Tims and the Legend of Iago Shaw.

cw: Violence

No transcript available.

https://strongbranchproductions.com

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/strongbranchpro, https://www.instagram.com/strongbranchpro/

2023 Showcase: The TEMP Oct 02, 2023

"Hello this is Michael Wilhelm I am the creator, writer and lead actor of the comedy podcast The TEMP. This series is a full-cast, 1960s-style situation comedy, performed a la 1940s radio style utilizing actors and sound effects all recorded before a live audience. The show follows the adventures of Bernie Pfelger a man who toils at many jobs as a temporary contract worker, drifting from one zany temp job to another. The episode you are about to hear “Lost & Alone” is a prime example of the eccentricities that Bernie encounters while fulfilling his quest as a TEMP. This is the first part of a two part episode if you would like to hear the second half you can find that story or any of the other 14 episodes of The TEMP along with the special Christmas episode on any major podcast platform. Thank you for listening."

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sPqju0KkRmbzvSeaU7rrKCkSujw3COuP3V8jjinc-P8/edit?usp=sharing

http://michaelww7.wixsite.com/thetemp

2023 Showcase: Mission: Rejected Oct 02, 2023

"Hi everyone, my name is J. Micahel DeAngelis. I'm one of the co-creators, co-writers, co-producers and the primary director on Mission: Rejected. Mission: Rejected is a scripted audio comedy about what happens when the world's great spy discovers that he can choose NOT to accept his missions, leaving no choice but to send in the ""B-team"": a nervous pencil pusher, a reformed convict, a faded sitcom star, and a White House intern, all trying to do their best the world of espionage...and not always succeeding.

The episode you're about to hear is Season Four, Episode Three: ""Ghost Pepper Protocol"" and it's the story of the team having to infiltrate the mob by posing as a catering company. Now, there are a few things you'll need to know, as after four seasons we have accumulated a little bit of a backstory. In the teaser, you'll be introduced to Special Agent Chet Phillips, who's sort of our ""A-team"" super spy, but he's recently taken himself out of the field because he believes he's been possessed by his nemesis, The Admiral, the leader of a cult called Oceanologists. Also in this episode, you'll be hearing from Athena O'Brien, who for the past three season's has been the team's greatest nemesis. Having been caught at the end of season three, the team is now trying to reform her and she is forced to join them in the field.

Other than that, I hope you'll enjoy this mission. It's a delicious culinary treat written and directed by me, sounded edited by John Dowgin, with additional sound design and music by Pete Barry. Finally, a shout out to our very special guest star, David S. Dear, creator and star of ""A 9th World Journal"", another show I hope you'll tune your ears to. Now sit back, relax, and enjoy ""Ghost Pepper Protocol."""

cw: cartoon violence

Transcript can be found at: https://www.missionrejected.com/403-transcript

https://www.missionrejected.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/missionrejected

2023 Showcase: Radio Play Revival Oct 02, 2023

Hi, I'm Josh Johnston: creator, director, producer, editor, and occasional actor in Radio Play Revival- a podcast that celebrates the golden age of radio plays in the now-second golden age of audio, featuring great American actors performing great American works of literature. Performed by both award winning and new-and-emerging performers, musicians, and writers, each episode of Radio Play Revival runs roughly 15 to 60 minutes. From the universally known like Mark Twain, to those who never got recognition in their time like Alice Moore-Dunbar Nelson, to the talent of the 21st century like Alan Ball, Radio Play Revival pays homage to classic storytelling, via modern technology. The episode I'm submitting is Season 2's episode 2: The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. Thank you, and I hope you enjoy it!

cw: This particular episode has some minor violence. Some, but not a majority of other episodes include minor swearing.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/146I8iaJ7MVvuKmuXGpeXdjqsRAHBCFbg/view?usp=drive_link

https://www.radioplayrevival.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/radioplayrevival/?hl=en

2023 Showcase: Inspired Incompetence Oct 01, 2023

"Hey there Audio Verse Voters!

My name is Matt Couture. I am one of the players on the Inspired Incompetence Podcast. We are an actual play podcast playing the Pathfinder 1st edition game, and we run the Tyrant's Grasp adventure which is a world-changing adventure in the Pathfinder setting and the episode that we are nominating here is in the lead-up to some absolutely world-shattering events.

A little quick background: the players here had just gotten out of a place called Gallowspire, which is formerly a prison of one of the most powerful spellcasters to ever live who recently escaped to wreak havoc on the world once more. So we are here trying to best plan how to deal with this new overwhelming threat.

This is episode 124 - Surprise and Prejudice.

Thanks for listening!"

cw: Some horror elements

No transcript available.

https://inspiredincompetence.com

2023 Showcase: Moonbase Theta, Out Oct 01, 2023

"Hey everyone! This is Tina Case, co-producer and voice of Wilder in our award-winning Sci-Fi audio fiction podcast, Moonbase Theta, Out.

Our show begins in 2098, with the last moonbase twenty weeks from shutting down. Most of the crew is in stasis awaiting retrieval, with only five still awake. Season one counts down to the operation's end through communications lead Roger Bragado-Fischer's broadcasts, which include status reports, updates, complaints... and even personal messages to his husband and doggos back on Earth. Through his voice - and through his colleagues' voices in Season two - listeners share in the beauty, the isolation and frustration, the love and enmity, the humour, and the tragedy, as all count down to the operation’s end… and in seasons three and four, what comes after.

This episode is the final part of our series finale, featuring a sibling rivalry with revelations between punches being thrown, poetry and memories shared in the midst of taking back one's home, and a voice from the great beyond offering hope when it finally seemed out of reach.

You can learn all about our cast and crew, and listen to the whole series including four seasons and two mini-series, over at MonkeymanProductions.com. Thank you - and keep watching the moon!"

Transcript can be found at: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2023/08/mto-s4-e19-transcript/

https://monkeymanproductions.com/moonbase-theta-out/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/monkeymanprod/ & https://www.tumblr.com/monkeymanproductions

2023 Showcase: Fawx & Stallion Oct 01, 2023

Hello there, detectives! Lauren Grace Thompson here—co-creator, director, and writer of Fawx & Stallion. The show is a new scripted Victorian mystery-comedy about the best detective team on Baker Street! I know what you’re thinking, but it’s not that one, it’s the other one. Across the street, slightly to the left, at 224B Baker Street. They’ve been waiting for five years in the shadow of their famous neighbors for their chance in the mystery-solving spotlight, and today, we’re going to share with you the first chapter of their story—when it comes to mysteries, some loser in The Strand told us that detail and context are important, and we will deliver! So without any further flair or fluff or third alliterative F-word…enjoy episode one of Fawx & Stallion.

cw: Sexual references, language, robbery

Transcript can be found at: https://www.224bbaker.com/fs-transcript-s1e1

https://224bbaker.com

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/224bbaker https://www.instagram.com/224bbaker

2023 Showcase: The Lovely Dark Oct 01, 2023

"This is Charles, creator of The Lovely Dark, which is an anthology of original audio plays about how the darkness in our lives, if we can face it with courage and humor, may show us new pathways to love and light. This episode is by Lia Romeo and is entitled “The Change.”

In this story, a young mother named Lily watches as her baby behaves more strangely every day until finally she doesn’t recognize him at all. Panicked and out of answers, she finally makes the terrifying discovery that to keep and love her child, she must abandon the world she knows.

As the team producing The Lovely Dark, our two most passionate goals are to give our listeners a fun, entertaining story that is crafted just for audio, and to build a rich, immersive soundscape that makes the story even more delightful. I hope you enjoy our work."

No transcript available.

https://www.thelovelydark.com

Socials: https://instagram.com/thelovelydarkpodcast?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

2023 Showcase: Worlds Away Oct 01, 2023

"Hi, this is Jon Ossip, the composer and gamemaster for Worlds Away.

Worlds Away is an actual-play storytelling podcast, where five close friends use role-playing games to create new worlds with our listeners.

The episode you’re about to hear is titled “The Minerva Project,” and is the first episode of our initial season, Convergence. This season takes place 250 years in our future, as humanity begins exploring the galaxy.

After a conflict between Earth’s unified Republic and its settlements on other planets, four citizens of Earth will lead the Minerva Project, a mission to reunite humanity and protect a hard-earned peace. But as their journey begins, the crew learns their true mission and faces a threat to our future among the stars.

I’m really proud of this episode and how it introduces you to our four main characters, their backgrounds, and their secrets. If you like it as well, you can find the rest of the show—including a setup episode—by searching for Worlds Away right here in your podcast app.

Thanks a ton for listening, and I hope you enjoy the adventure."

cw: Contains references to violence

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IZMO3AOBk6lgM4Kz5rH-Dt90v7VkmJjbTT8pHQNT8t0/preview

https://www.worldsawaypod.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/worldsawaypod/

2023 Showcase: Kakos Industries Oct 01, 2023

"Hello!

This is Conrad Miszuk, the creator of Kakos Industries, many of the voices including Corin Deeth III, the composer, editor, producer, and many other roles.

Kakos Industries is a dark comedy about a company that specializes in helping its clients to Do Evil Better. It is a sex-positive satire with its heart in the right place. Episodes follow Corin Deeth III, the CEO of Kakos Industries as he attempts to make it through the monthly announcements keeping shareholders of Kakos Industries up to date without any sort of crisis emerging or other serious interruption. The show has been running just shy of ten years now, with a back catalog of over 72 hours of episodes if you like what you hear.

This is episode 138 - A Matmos Halloween, which was last year’s Halloween special. The Matmos is an inky black ooze-like organism that is ever present in Kakos Industries, and recently the staff have discovered that it has a mind of its own, or minds plural to be more accurate, and it has quite suddenly taken an interest in the politics around the building. We also hear from some of the long-time cast members of the show as they join Corin in celebration, or attempt to derail his broadcast.

I hope that you enjoy the show. Thank you for listening, new shareholder."

cw: sexual content, violence

Transcript can be found at: https://kakosindustries.com/episodes/138-a-matmos-halloween/

https://kakosindustries.com

Socials: kakosindustries.tumblr.com

2023 Showcase: Resting Glitch Face Oct 01, 2023

"Hey, this is Cyd, I am one of the cast members of Resting Glitch Face as well as the editor and producer.

2081 has been a hell of a year for St Louis, Missouri. An astral anomaly left a 2 mile radius around downtown a toxic hellscape, and a massacre at a boxing match left hundreds dead or missing. At the center of it all are the Glitches, a shadowrunning team made up of Bianca the face aka Eris, Val the technomancer aka Binary, Jo the muscle aka Collateral, and Jet the sneak-thief aka, well, Jet. Some of us are better than others at sticking to a code name.

The girls attempt to navigate the criminal elements of the St Louis streets, all while looking out for themselves, each other, and the people they love.

We join the Glitches in the middle of a seemingly mundane job that involved safely extracting a doctor and her son. The intent was to keep them safe for 48 hours before they will be moved to their ultimate destination, but nothing is ever that simple, is it? Turns out that the son is being tailed by a spirit, and the doctor has a bomb implanted in her sinus. Can the girls keep their cool and finish the mission?

Find out by tuning in to season 2 episode 9- Getaway Gals"

cw: Production contains adult language, sexual reference, and violence

No transcript available.

https://www.patreon.com/restingglitchface

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/restingglitchfacepod / Instagram @restingglitchfacepod

2023 Showcase: The Technomancy Project Oct 01, 2023

Hi, this is Emily Consaga, a writer, producer, and sound designer on The Technomancy Project. We are a horror-adventure, monster-of-the-week style podcast about a team of agents who face all manner of paranormal and occult threats. In this episode, our trio, Allie Watts, Elijah Long, and Jason Fenix must face their biggest threat yet. They have just learned Jason's secret - that he is an Immortal, chosen by one of the Kings of Hell as a host in their plan to take over the world. But they don't have time to process this shocking revelation because one of the Kings of Hell has escaped and must be stopped at all costs.

No transcript available.

https://www.faustiannonsense.com/the-technomancy-project

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/technomancyproject/

2023 Showcase: Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales Oct 01, 2023

"Greetings brave listeners I’m Wilhelm creator, writer, audio engineer, negotiator, peon, you name it I do it.   I created Frighteningtales.com to share horror with those who love horror. It's a love letter to the genre. I do it sponsor-free and ask for nothing in return but that you enjoy yourself and possibly share your stories with me if you have some. I beg and plead with authors from all around the world to share with the rest of us their terrifying tales. Like visual artists have sketchbooks filled with drawings, authors have short stories piled up with them squirrelled away for safe keeping... I try to help those stories see the light of day only asking for work that ALREADY exists.

I'm a one-man show. I build and maintain the website, create the art, do the voice work, Engineer and edit all the audio, publish, and advertise, I cover all the fees and costs involved with the process, like stock audio subscriptions and hosting fees, and I'm fine with that. I love this... I absolutely adore telling stories! If you come to my site you'll see there is no space for comments, no ask for advice. Just stories. It's a one-way road, creations from me and the frightening tales authors - to you. I don't want your feedback, I want you to listen, spend some time, and maybe feel some fear in a safe space. Perhaps even go out and pick up a scary book and continue reading on your own. It's my hope that creators of horror will flock to this level of love for the genre, recognize it for what it is, and want to be a part of it. Perhaps one day Stephen King himself will share a story I can tell, that would be something. If I am awarded a podcast award I want it to be awarded in recognition of love. Love for horror and the telling of scary stories. It's what frighteningtales.com is all about."

No transcript available.

https://frighteningtales.com

2023 Showcase: Sword and Spinner Oct 01, 2023

"Hello! My name is Abigail Eliza, and I’m the writer and the voice of Remus on Sword and Spinner. Sword and Spinner is a prequel story to the other show I write, Back Again, Back Again. While the two are set in the same world – a countries called Rhysea and Illikna – you don’t need to have listened to Back Again, Back Again to understand what’s going on in Sword and Spinner.

The show is about a ranger – called a gladicus in Rhysean: literally, a sword – who, after being exiled from Illikna after helping to put a new king on the throne, ends up wandering Rhysea, taking on odd jobs and slaying monsters to make a living. They are followed around by Lila, a lugubrious bard – played by Chloe Peterson – who writes songs about their adventures and helps them solve mysteries.

My favorite part of the show is that Chloe composes and sings a genre-hopping bard song at the end of each episode. So far, we have a full choir arrangement, a seduction song, and a classic toss-a-coin number. I really love hearing what they come up with for each episode.

This episode – season one, episode two, The Hand of Retribution – is about Remus and Lila getting hired on by a farmer to kill the thing that is stealing his crops. As Remus often says, however – it is very rare to find monsters in Rhysea. Mostly, it is people doing monstrous things.

One important thing to know is that there’s quite a bit of political difference and tension between Rhysea and Ilikna, which manifests in this episode. Everyone in Rhysea just calls Ilikna “The Far Shore,” despite it being an entire country that really super hates it when Rhysea does that.

Overall, thank you so, so much for listening – or, as we say in Rhysea, gratinoc."

cw: Descriptions of violence

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jl4gzHfmxOqDFd0PL7pWwxabgtCJ1mzlcbqx4H8Sztg/edit?usp=sharing

https://backagainpodcast.wixsite.com/home/about-3

Socials: backagainpodcast for both!

2023 Showcase: SubSimPod Oct 01, 2023

"Hello!

This is Conrad Miszuk, one of the minds behind SubSimPod and the voice of one of the robots.

SubSimPod takes the form of two robots chatting at the end of the world. Their words are taken directly from r/SubSimulatorGPT2 on Reddit, which uses AI to generate conversations in the style of various reddit communities.

This is Episode 3 - Life Pro Tip. We join the bots as they discuss important life advice.

Thank you for listening."

cw: sexual content, violence

Transcript can be found at: https://kakosindustries.com/subsimpod/life-pro-tip/

https://kakosindustries.com/category/subsimpod/

2023 Showcase: Mercury Theatre Podcast Oct 01, 2023

"Hello everyone, I’m John Badger, the writer, director, and sound designer of Mercury Theatre Podcast.

In case you are unfamiliar with the audio drama, Mercury Theatre Podcast is an anthology, where every episode is unrelated to the last. We have pirates, aliens, conspiracies, and everything in between.

But, submitted for your listening pleasure today, is Time for Bed, Deuces. A story about a couple that adopts a new puppy after an unfortunate medical diagnosis. We also include outtakes at the end, which is always fun.

That being said, I’ll get out of the way, but don’t turn that dial."

cw: Death

Transcript can be found at: https://www.mercurytheatrepodcast.com/Episodes/time-for-bed-deuces

https://mercurytheatrepodcast.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/mercurytheatrepodcast/

2023 Showcase: Auricle Sep 29, 2023

Hello, [Clip] I'm Felicia Dominguez, and I'm Tee Hoida. [Clip] And we're the creators of Auricle, a sci-fi anthology series set in the not-so-distant future. [Clip] Our podcast explores what makes us human through unique, intertwined, and ephemeral stories. [Clip] Season 1, Iris, [Clip] is about the power anonymous connections have in defining who we are and what we'll become [Clip]. Season 2, Transmission, [Clip] follows an otherworldly entity's discovery of loneliness, loss, and love [Clip]. Auricle is available wherever you listen to podcasts [Clip]. Enjoy Season 2, Episode 4 - Matter Made.

cw: Severe depression and disordered eating.

Transcript can be found at: https://auriclethepodcast.com/trasmission-e4-mattermade

https://auriclethepodcast.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/auricle_podcast/

2023 Showcase: Death by Dying Sep 29, 2023

"Hello… I am… Evan Gulock! Co-Creator and voice of the Obituary Writer in Death By Dying: a dark comedy fiction podcast that serves as the obituary column for the charming town of Crestfall, Idaho. The Obituary Writer finds himself deeply in over his head as he investigates a series of strange and mysterious deaths... when he should simply be writing obituaries. Along the way he encounters murderous farmers, man-eating cats, haunted bicycles, and a healthy dose of ominous shadows.

Spoiler alert: Season 1 ended with his friend’s Charlotte’s spirit being ripped out of her body by other than the Angel of Life herself. Confident that he can bring her back, the Obituary Writer hatches a plan to steal her body from the Crestfall graveyard. But little does he know deranged deer, empathic vampires, and an unlikely townsfolk await him in the depths of the cemetery.

The first two episodes of Season 2 launched in October 2022, and we have been hard at work on the rest of the season. October is right around the corner… and now would be a great time to catch up… just saying…

Thank you so much for listening and please enjoy Obituary 06: Wait… I Thought He Died?"

cw: Gore SFX, Explosion SFX, Intense situations, Depictions and descriptions of dead bodies, Bodily harm, Discussions of Grief

Transcript can be found at: https://deathbydyingpod.com/obituary-06

https://deathbydyingpod.com

Socials: @DeathByDyingPod

2023 Showcase: Ethics Town Sep 29, 2023

Hi folks, I'm CL Hendry, the producer of Ethics Town, which is a cosmic horror show about political malpractise in a weird, small town. This is the first episode of the show called Utilitarianism. It focuses on one of the many iterations of the medical trolley problem whilst also introducing you to our anxious host and the town of Ethics where he lives. You only really get to hear from January, played by Rhys Lawton, in this episode, which is great because he’s delightful! But if you’d like to hear from the rest of our wonderful cast you’re going to have to listen to the rest of the show…

cw: Strong themes of unreality, anxiety, and self-depreciation. Frequent instances of children in peril. All content warnings can be found in show notes.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dQWAT5hNr-iLvCWhnczc6TjEuhTAOnl2CwjnFW5yjzM/edit?usp=drive_link

https://ethicstown.carrd.co/

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/ethicstownpod , https://www.instagram.com/ethicstownpod/

2023 Showcase: The Morbid Forest Sep 29, 2023

Hi, this is Naomi Richards, I am the co-owner and one half of the writers, and producers, and voices actors on the show the Morbid Forest. We are a horror fiction anthology podcast specializing in everything that will bring you nightmares. And this episode is titled-”House Guest” which appears on season three, episode nine. Thanks so much for listening and hope you enjoy.

cw: Gore, violence, sexual references, frightening imagery.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UX_mmL1PAfIVM3hg6DGVNksF9Q7WzmBp/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108240440750623895485&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://themorbidforest.wixsite.com/mf21

Socials: https://instagram.com/themorbidforest?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

2023 Showcase: Icaro, Texas Sep 29, 2023

My name is Straton Rushing. I am the producer and writer for "Icaro, Texas". A radio play about the '86 oil bust, bull riding, and reconciliation. I hope you enjoy it.

cw: Alchoholism

No transcript available.

https://stratontheplaywright.com

2023 Showcase: The Sojourn Sep 29, 2023

"Hello everyone!

This is Daniel Orrett, Lead Writer and Director of The Sojourn. Thank you so much for your nomination.

The Sojourn is an original Science Fiction Audio Drama centred around a bold expedition across the Intergalactic Void, launched in search of new resources to save humanity from starvation.

What you're about to hear is the eleventh episode of The Sojourn, titled 'Observer Effect'. Which is available as part of our complete season 1 collection on various other platforms.

On the cusp of a fierce and likely hopeless battle, the men and women of the Avalon Expedition prepare for the worst.

Hope you enjoy!"

cw: Mild Violence, Mild Sexual Content, descriptions and depictions of panic attacks.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.thesojournaudiodrama.com/transcripts

https://www.thesojournaudiodrama.com/

2023 Showcase: Among the Stacks Sep 29, 2023

"Hi, this is Nigel, the showrunner and lead writer for Among the Stacks. Among the Stacks is a podcast set in an infinite library outside of time and space, which contains every version of every story from every universe; and it follows the Head Librarian, S., who, all of a sudden, one day wakes up and all of their colleagues have disappeared, and so they have to delve deep into the secrets of this infinite library to try and find out where they've gone.

What you're about to hear is one of our pre-season episodes, a prelude called 'You know they're playing it somewhere, but you have to find it', which we're really proud of. We think it's probably one of our strongest episodes, the sound design and the acting in it is just fantastic.

We wanted to try and do a story where something was hunting was hunting two people, but you couldn't see them, they were only being told it by a mysterious voice on a radio.

Going into it, just be warned, there are content warnings for Conflict, Disagreement Between People, Threat (both real and implied), Being Hunted, sound effects of Glass Shattering, Screaming, Being Isolated, Distress Calls, Vocal Distortion, Static, Repetition, Fear of Death, Character Death, Descriptions of Harm, Animal Cruelty mentions, and Gore sound effects.

We really hope that you enjoy this. I don't know what else everyone else is saying, but we just hope you enjoy it. We hope that this gives you a taste of what Among the Stacks is, and that you like that taste.

Thank you very much, on with the show!"

cw: "Vocal Distortion, Conflict, Disagreement between People in a Relationship, Threat (Implied and Depicted), Loss of Bodily Autonomy (Implied), Being Hunted, Isolation, Glass Shattering (SFX), Screaming, Distress Calls, Static, Repetition, Death, Existentialism, Threat, Character Death, Descriptions of Harm, Gore (SFX), Animal Cruelty (Mention and Depiction), Missing Children, Loss of a Child, Parental Neglect, Profanity, Book Burning (Mention), Memory Loss, Destruction, Falling, Existential Dread, Unreality, Cults, Chanting, Alcohol Use, Drug Use (Implied), Fighting, Monsters, Gun (Mention), Knife (Mention), Being Held Against One's Will, Loss of a Loved One, Animal Death, Torture (Implied), Discussion of Violent Death"

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cRyEbT8PnxIdsdSQYDzyvVMVBUYnc76xlSEG16nxVI8/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.amongthestackspodcast.com

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/amongthestackspodcast

2023 Showcase: Listening Pond: Stories for Kids and their Adults Sep 29, 2023

Hello! This is Eryn and I’m one of the three co-creators of Listening Pond: Stories for Kids and their Adults. My cousin Asa and I take turns writing and narrating the stories, and my brother Eric composes an original soundtrack for each story. Asa also creates an illustration for each piece, which we feature on our social media accounts. While our primary goal is to entertain kids and adults of all ages, we also like the idea of putting something positive into the world, so many of our stories address challenges kids face every day – confronting fear, embracing and celebrating difference, and managing jealousy to name a few. This sample episode is my version of a fairy tale, entitled “The Milkshake Trap” – and without giving anything away, I can tell you that I think this story, as my six-year old son says in the intro, will be BIG fun. Thank you so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sTCQCjymilfVw_Iwi5A63fywQpzw_A1P/view?usp=sharing

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551495115151

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/listening.pond/

2023 Showcase: Murphy Sep 29, 2023

Hi there, my name is Alexandra Munroe and I am the creator of Murphy. Murphy is a show that follows Murphy, Jack, and Elliot as they travel across the UK and Europe and come across creatures from folktales. The three of them soon learn that something dark is at work, and they must find the source before it's too late. Prior to this episode, we learn that Merlyn Murphy is a cryptozoologist working for a secret organization called Parliament, as were her parents before her. She reunites with her childhood friend, a detective named Jack Sherwood, when she becomes involved in a case he’s working on. After being exposed to this mysterious world of myths and monsters, Jack quits his job and joins Murphy. But forgotten memories of his childhood with her are bubbling to the surface, and his fear of open water seems to be somehow linked. This episode is the third installment of the show, titled “There Existed an Addiction to Blood '' written by Derek Sherry.

cw: violence & strong language

No transcript available.

https://www.ghostlymuseproductions.com/murphy

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/merlynsmonsters/

2023 Showcase: The Nut Owl Sep 29, 2023

Hi, my name is Stuart Russell and I’m the creator and narrator of The Nut Owl. It’s a story about a nut, carved to resemble an owl, who grows peacefully in space and the peace is broken when the Nut Owl receives a magical seed and must travel the multiverse to deliver it. On the way the Nut Owl meets many friends, confronts threats and anxiety, and ponders the meaning of life. Here’s a few clips…

The podcast is woven from a series of short-form narrative poems, written by myself, and theres original music by Peter Baumann, artwork by Gabriele Gikyte, and we also had the wonderful actress, Madeleine Hyland, read the part of the Star Guardian.

We really hope you enjoy the series and that it offers you a brief yet beautiful escape from daily life and we recommend wearing headphones for the best experience. Thanks so much!

cw: mild threat

No transcript available.

https://www.eyebrowmedia.com/the-nut-owl

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/media.eyebrow/

2023 Showcase: Hello From The Hallowoods Sep 29, 2023

Hello. I am William A. Wellman, a queer horror author and creator of Hello From The Hallowoods. This is a long-running fiction podcast in which an eldritch narrator follows the lives of queer apocalypse survivors in the forest at the end of the world. It’s a show about finding hope in dark times, and finding humanity in unlikely places. The episode you’re about to listen to, Windows, is the one hundred and ninth episode of our show. While most of our episodes feature ongoing narratives involving a large cast of characters, this episode was a special introduction to a new character for Season Three. Season Three of Hello From The Hallowoods comes to an end on Halloween 2023, and the show returns for Season 4 next spring. Thank you for listening.

cw: Suicide, Graphic Blood, Death + Injury, Body Horror, Violence, Gun Mention, Drowning, Heartbeats, Animal Death (a fish and a not unsizeable quantity of marine life)

Transcript can be found at: https://www.hellofromthehallowoods.com/post/hfth-episode-109-windows

https://www.hellofromthehallowoods.com/

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/hellofromthehallowoods, https://www.instagram.com/thehallowoods/

2023 Showcase: Overbrook Sep 29, 2023

Hello. My name is Rhys Tirado, and I am the creator of Overbrook, showrunner, writer, sound editor, and also the voice of Vincent. Overbrook is about a pair of friends who are just trying to get through college in a horrific town where the people don’t have faces and the potholes are bottomless. And there’s just one more thing: Wynn keeps dying and coming back with no memory of his death. His best friend, Vincent, is too afraid to tell him. Right now, you’re going to hear episode 8 of Overbrook, “Universal Friend.” You don’t need to know anything else about this episode, other than what I’ve just told you. The season is fairly episodic. Every episode comes with a unique horror that Wynn and Vincent have to figure out how to survive. Hope you enjoy.

cw: Major character death, car crash, insects

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I5G-eBhxLKmprrGcwRE1s9ecl8Gb6iJ84XSAJMJrDb4/edit?usp=sharing

https://brainrotpresents.wixsite.com/landing/overbrook

Socials: https://overbrookpod.tumblr.com/

2023 Showcase: Peculiar Radio Sep 29, 2023

"Hi! I'm J.K. Robbins - creator, head writer, and one of the leading voice actors of Peculiar Radio, a quirky audio dramedy that takes place in a local radio station in the middle of Anywheresville, USA. Or, in our show's case, Peculiar Springs.

The episode we'll be submitting is episode 1, entitled ""Dead Air"", which introduces most of the main characters of the series, and kind of kickstarts the mystery that they all have to solve right off the bat.

When you're listening to this, know that it was created by over 40 different voice talents from across the globe. So, everything that was written, recorded, edited, produced, directed, composed, foley... all of this was done remotely. A logistical hurdle to be sure, but one I feel that we cleared.

So please enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it for you. And yeah - I'll see you in the Springs. Take care."

cw: Strong language, simulated death and emergency vehicles.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CCG_kK-0-ZaTMLru7qy9l-G01EWV_cdc/view?usp=sharing

https://www.lengthytangent.com/peculiar-radio/about

Socials: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/peculiarradiopod Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/peculiarradio

2023 Showcase: Hell Gate City Sep 28, 2023

"Howdy. I’m Kevin Berrey, one of the last Narcoleptic comedians of German-Jewish descent making an award-winning cyberpunk audio series on Earth. I write and create Hell Gate City. It’s a funny science fiction radio play, told in installments, about a ragtag bunch of dreampunk denizens whose lives intertwine in a high-tech hellhole NYC in the future.

You are about to hear our fully reimagined Episode 0. “Cypher”. It marks the beginning of Season 1 and introduces Kirby Bevins, Lonni Paysinger, and a motley cast of characters as they struggle to survive the predations of the looming technopolistic hellscape they call home. Has Kirby’s six-year-long bout of amnesia about his dad’s disappearance finally come to an end? An investigation into it begins.

When you’re done, you can continue listening by proceeding to episode 1, then 2, and—you get the drift. We are currently in Season 2, which blasts out a new episode every Thursday, followed by a bonus tale on Patreon; so, I double-dog-dare you to catch up. Enjoy the show."

cw: Content warnings for this episode include gun violence, gunshot SFX, animal and demon attacks on humans, humans fending off a rabid animal, alienation, amnesia, mental illness, gaslighting, hospital drug abuse, neglect, job and health insurance loss, emotional abuse, civil rights abuses, state-sponsored violence, censorship, and coercion

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pn0N9uM1Dp-xxPz_a9W-nWkNtfeMxq-q/view?usp=sharing

http://hellgatecity.com/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/hellgatecity/

2023 Showcase: Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs Sep 28, 2023

"Hi! This is Rich Hosek, writer, narrator and producer of the Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs fiction podcast. To be clear, these are NOT stories to fall asleep by. That’s why we say they’re for Insomniacs, because after you listen to one, you’ll want to keep on going. So, if you don’t have Insomnia, you just may find out what it’s like to not be able to fall asleep..

I like to describe the show as an audiobook version of an Anthology TV Show, like The Twilight Zone or Black Mirror—with a few old-time radio style sound effects to create an immersive auditory experience.

Although the stories on the podcast range from Horror and Suspense to Science Fiction, Mystery and Humor, the story I’m presenting to you in this showcase has elements of Urban Fantasy. There’s something magical that happens. A boy is born who lives his life in dog years, growing up and old seven times faster than a normal child. But it’s more than that. It explores how such an unusual condition affects not only his life, but the lives of the people closest to him.

I hope you’ll enjoy Dog Years, and take a listen to my other tales at BedtimeStories.studio.

Thanks, and all the very best."

Transcript can be found at: https://medium.com/@RichHosek/dog-years-657d57ed71f2

https://bedtimestories.studio

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/richhosek/

2023 Showcase: Wrong Station Sep 28, 2023

You're listening to the Wrong Station showcase for the 2023 Audio Verse Awards. I'm Anthony Botelho: one of the show's creators and producers, as well as the principal narrator for most of our episodes. The Wrong Station is a Canadian anthology of horror and weird fiction, taking inspiration from classics such as Quiet Please, Lights Out, and The Twilight Zone. Episodes range from far-flung science fiction to grim fantasy, and from darkly comic to simply spine-chilling. You're about to listen to Episode 118, "The Tower". Now there are content warning for this episode, and you can review those at www.wrongstation.com/c-w. If you like the episode, you can jump into the rest of our library anywhere; the very beginning, our most recent episodes, or right in the middle. But however you choose to enjoy the Wrong Station, thank you for listening!

cw: Wrong Station has content warning for several of its episodes. These can be found at www.wrongstation.com/c-w

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vjiQALeEX3xG4wIlatT21T9OucICj6J8SXQyT5C6NtQ/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.wrongstation.com

Socials: @thewrongstation

2023 Showcase: To DnD or Not To DnD Sep 28, 2023

Hi my name is Adam Davis and I’m the producer and game master for “To DnD or Not to DnD,” a table-top role playing game podcast where we, a rotating group of stage actors from Indianapolis, like to showcase both the fun and deep lore building that can be done with a long term table top role playing game campaign, as well as the outstanding character work and ingenuity that a shorter campaign can have as well. We accomplish this by, once at the beginning month releasing a DnD episode, that’s the “to DnD” part of our name, in a long running campaign setting of my and my players own creation. Then, in the middle of the month, we release an episode dedicated to a shorter, one-shot campaign, that sometime stretches over several episodes, and sometimes wraps up in just over an hour. The selection we have for you is of the latter, an episode where we play through “The Witch is Dead” with part of our regular cast as well as with a guest cast member, to show you just how adaptable a game can be with the rolls of a few dice, and based upon who’s at the table. Thank you so much for checking us out, and I hope you enjoy our “Not to DnD” episode, “The Witch is Dead – Cosmic Brownies and Ice Cream.”

cw: sexual references, language, violence, body horror

No transcript available.

https://dndornot.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/dndornot/

2023 Showcase: Academy H Sep 28, 2023

Hi there, my name is Will. I am the storyteller and the producer/editor of Academy H, which is the actual play podcast that we make using the Masks: A New Generation system. It is a very fun, heartfelt, dramatic, sometimes-serious-sometimes-silly story about teenage superheroes. The episode that you are about to hear for the showcase is technically the 22nd episode that we released, but it is an interlude between the 21st and the 22nd episode of our story where we explored one of the mechanics of the Masks role-playing game system—which focuses on asking the heroes questions after every adventure they go on that they can answer about whether or not they grew closer to the team, grew into their own image of themselves, or grew away from the team. And at the end of the episode prior to this one, there was a very sad moment where, unfortunately, one of the supervillains that they were fighting died in the arms of one of the heroes. So we decided to explore that mechanic through a therapy session, in this case. This is the first interlude story of what we are calling the H Sessions; it is the only one that we have done to date. But it ended up being incredibly powerful and the thing we've been told most often about it is that people can't believe that it was improvised, and that is just a testament to the dedication, and the passion, and the ability of this cast. Anyway, I think that's all of the backstory you might need, so I hope you enjoy this Academy H interlude: The H Sessions, Pt. 1!

cw: Some violence and one death, but that is not explicitly shown.

No transcript available.

https://livefromtheapocalypse.com/#podcasts

2023 Showcase: The Stench of Adventure Sep 28, 2023

Hi, my name is Alex Kingsley and I’m the writer and director of The Stench of Adventure. It’s a sci-fi comedy about a woman who discovers that Earth wasn’t real, and she’s the last human in the universe. In a spiral of existential dread, she joins the crew of an intergalactic trash collection ship. This episode is Season 3 Episode 1, Default Settings.

cw: Strong language, police, existential horror

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zcksp6QlV1h0hiLREjea_bRuxoUl6AV3?usp=drive_link

https://strongbranchproductions.com

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/strongbranchpro, https://www.instagram.com/strongbranchpro/

2023 Showcase: Where the Stars Fell Sep 28, 2023

Hi, my name is Newt Schottelkotte and I'm the executive producer of Where the Stars Fell. The shortest way to describe this show is "What if the Odd Couple was about fighting God?" Ever since she was born, Dr. Edison "Ed" Tucker has been physically unable to die. She’s a genius cryptozoologist who comes to the small Oregon town of Jerusalem to prove the existence of the supernatural. While she's there, she's sharing a cabin with the infamously reclusive author Lucille Kensington. But there's a twist: Ed is the Antichrist, Lucy is her guardian angel, and they have to work together to stop the apocalypse from, well, apocalypsing. If you like small towns with a lot of quirky characters, religious fantasies that focus primarily on Jewish mythology with a little bit of Christian, and stories that prioritize disabled characters getting to do the cool thing– from fighting with a giant sword to having fire powers, we just might be the show for you. This episode is called "Everybody Goes to the Rapture." It takes place in season three, and in it, an evangelical preacher comes to town. He's a Seventh-day Adventist, which means that he believes the apocalypse can happen pretty much at any moment, but he's not quite what you would expect from that description. The gang obviously can't have somebody saying that Doomsday is just around the corner running around town when that is, in fact, what is happening, so they have to hatch a plot to get this guy out of there before he cottons on to the fact that the apocalypse is actually quite nigh. Most of the secrets of Jerusalem, Oregon have long been revealed by this point in the show, so if you enjoy solving a mystery alongside the characters, you might just want to go right to Episode One without being spoiled. But if you don't mind that, then in this episode, you're going to meet Ed and Lucy. You'll also meet Gabe who is the angel Gabriel, BB who is the demon Beelzebub, and Mike who is the archangel Michael. The Ineffable Coalition of the Upper Pacific, and no, you should not spell that acronym out loud, have been given 61 days until the apocalypse is scheduled to happen, and several of those days have already passed by this point in the season. That's all for now, so sit back, relax, and enjoy.

cw: Violence, sexual references, religious themes, discussions of mental health and ableism

Transcript can be found at: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:eed032c7-735d-3524-b9a7-b85724ce195b

https://wherethestarsfell.com/

Socials: https://starsfellradio.tumblr.com/

2023 Showcase: The Wyrd Side Sep 28, 2023

"This is Alexandra M. Barrow, co-creator of The Wyrd Side. The Wyrd Side is a serial New Weird / Folk Horror podcast. It follows the paranormal investigations of Aiden Summers and Katherine Moore, as they uncover the dangerous truth lurking behind the myths and legends of the British Isles.

In our first season, we’re taking a deep dive into the folktales that hide in the tangled brambles and ancient branches of the New Forest, in southern England. These range from Will-O’-the-Wisps, to creatures from the bog, and ghostly hauntings. We’ll be sharing Episode One with you today, where Katherine and Aiden begin their first fieldwork case of the season: investigating the myth of the Colt Pixie, known for leading people off the road, and into danger. Enjoy, and thank you for listening."

cw: Violence, death

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cDQk6Oljr-jxYRmkDmL79pdZlOPUigyM/view?usp=sharing

https://www.thewyrdside.com

Socials: Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/thewyrdsidepodcast ; IG: https://www.instagram.com/thewyrdside/

2023 Showcase: Centromika - Kakuri Log: JUPITER Sep 28, 2023

"Hi, my name is Liam I'm the creator and performer of Centromika – Kakuri Log: JUPITER 0003, a sci-fi audio drama; its kinda dark comedy, very character driven.

So its the ramblings and ranting of an isolated weather technician stationed above Jupiter. There's been a system wide 'cluster' event where all communication has either been destroyed or rendered inoperable and everyone is maybe dead, or not, everything could be cool, we don't know.

What to expect, some funny's, a fair bit of ranting, and detailed weather analysis. If you lie weather analysis, This is your show...it's wall to wall. Nah nah nah,

A lot world building and of character background, their stories, history, regrets, Its a kind of an audio snap shot of an extremally isolated individual, trying to find their way though this event, dealing pain, loneliness, broken showers, and that's kinda intermixed with space based sexual frustration, a sense impending doom and cosmic mystery. What happened on Ganymede? What's in the colouring book? All very good questions.

Thank you for taking the time to listen, it means a metric ton, this is my first podcast so, ya'know maybe its good. I hope you like but if not, thank you for giving it as chance and I hope you enjoy all the other awesome stuff that's available. Jupiter out."

cw: Grief, loneliness, Sexual references, Isolation, reference to suicide.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Mrqk5mNqAYNIoFssG8nmwmYLaNbQ-hI/view?usp=sharing

https://twitter.com/CentromikaSciFi

2023 Showcase: No Quest for the Wicked Sep 28, 2023

Hello friends, this is Niall Spain who plays the Android Cody in No Quest for the Wicked, a sci-fi space opera actual play podcast currently using Paizo’s Starfinder system. We are a homebrewed adventure using a completely original campaign setting. This is Episode 44 from our first campaign. The crew of the Maverick are reeling from a recent tragedy while exploring the frozen planet of Ni, trying to reach someone who is conducting an experiment that’s unraveling reality.

cw: Instances of child death, violence, body horror.

No transcript available.

https://www.noquestcast.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/noquestcast/

2023 Showcase: Westside Fairytales Sep 28, 2023

Hey, what’s up, this is Tyler Bell, creator of the Westside Fairytales, a collection of horror and dark fiction stories that all take place in the same extensive universe but can be experienced in any order. Today I’m bringing you episode 11 of our long-form episodic story “Sin Carriers,” in which a ragtag group of misfits encounter horrors and monstrosities along a trainline in early 1900s America. In this episode, our travelers have been ambushed and scattered throughout a dangerous, rotten town controlled by an enigmatic demon named Belial. Midway through their various rescues and escapes, numerous factions cross paths and clash in the dead of night.

The entirety of this episode is written, read, scored, recorded and produced by me. Enjoy.

cw: The Westside Fairytales contains scenes of explicit violence and extreme situations. Individuals with specific triggers should reach out to our community on an episode-by-episode basis if they're concerned.

No transcript available.

https://www.westsidefairytales.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/westsidefairytales/

2023 Showcase: Mansfield Mysteries Sep 28, 2023

"N: Hi there, my name is Nicholas Hoyt, producer and director of Mansfield Mysteries.

P: And I’m Paul Reese, producer and sound designer of the series.

N: Mansfield Mysteries is a cozy murder whodunit set in the fictional, affluent town of Berkshire Bay. It features our heroine, the inquisitive, martini-loving socialite Dorinda Mansfield and her darling daughter Stacey as they get wrapped up in murders and feel compelled to solve them.

P: The two of them, along with an occasional frenemy, dig for clues, navigate Berkshire Bay’s elite social circles, and sift through years’ worth of grudges and motives.

N: In this company town, no one can be trusted, and everyone has something to hide.

P: Today we’re presenting to you the first chapter in our third story, Gimme, Gimme - Murder!.

N: This story was once described as “pure Christie in its devilishness but also in its satire as well.”

P: Now, relax with a cocktail and your headphones and enjoy Mansfield Mysteries."

cw: Mature themes, adult language, antiquated/stereotypical views and general snobbery

Transcript can be found at: https://bit.ly/3zVqv1q

https://mansfieldmysteries.podbean.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/mansfield_mysteries/

2023 Showcase: Ghost Wax Sep 28, 2023

"Hello, my name is Robbie Knutson, I am the creator and lead writer of the fantasy horror audio-drama Ghost Wax. I voice Reclaimer Owen Voncid, as well as assorted other victims and villains and am so excited to share with you episode thirty of our show: Seen on a Battlefield.

Ghost Wax follows Voncid after his new technical assistant Luca is able to devise a means to record his very unusual interviews: specifically a specialized wax cylinder made of very rare materials. These recordings comprise the entirety of the show, giving small windows into the strange, occult world that the characters live in, where a secretive order works day and night to conduct damage control for the human population against otherworldly incursions and black magic practitioners.

Voncid as the orders last living “reclaimer” practices the art of necromancy waking the dead to reclaims their stories, or devours their memories into himself to give them his own voice. His services are so valuable in the investigations of the order that he has been forbidden, for centuries, to die.

We find him leaving a message for his oldest living friend in the courtyard of the Order’s headquarters on the west coast, the Hotel Ardent, followed by the reclaiming of a long lost memory claimed amid the 1400’s war of the roses. The story of a simple soldier holding on to mad hope in the face of true horror."

cw: some graphic violence, pain and suffering, coarse language.

Transcript can be found at: https://farandtalltales.squarespace.com/transcripts/episode-30-seen-on-a-battlefield

https://farandtalltales.squarespace.com/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/farandtalltales/

2023 Showcase: Lil Miss Kate - Ward of the State Sep 28, 2023

"Hi! This is Seth Finkelstein, co-creator of Lil Miss Kate - Ward of the State. We’re a narrative comedy podcast in the style of old-timey radio serials, think Little Orphan Annie meets Airplane. The show follows Lil Miss Kate, her hapless guardian Deputy Mayor of New York City Solomon Russell, Former Heavyweight Champion of the World and Kate’s Personal Tutor Lucinda Sheraton, and Kate’s loyal horse Fiorello as they get into all sorts of pulp-flavored adventures.

When Lil Miss Kate's old nemesis, Trevor Beverly Jr, The Lord of Latex, goes back in time to ruin Christmas, Kate and the Gang must follow him back to Bible times! Can she fix Joseph and Mary's chimney in time for Santa to deliver the Baby Jesus?? Thanks for listening!"

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aA8Ih1a3WjhsJ4JEn9i7TjFBsVyNK8PE/view?usp=sharing

https://www.lilmisskate.com

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/lilmisskatepod/?hl=en

2023 Showcase: Midnight Burger Sep 28, 2023

Hi, this is Joe Fisher. I am the creator of Midnight Burger, which is an audio drama about the adventures of a time traveling dimension spanning diner. The episode that we've submitted is chapter 31: Welcome to the Horizon. This entire time in season three, the diner has been trying to track down an anomaly in time and space named Clementine. And Clementine has been able to evade them this entire time, but it all comes to a head when she returns to the place where it all started, the Horizon Motel. Thanks for your consideration. Hope you enjoy it.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SutvPUtfS5x4h6nFE8qFJsWnOUEmM7vo/view?usp=sharing

https://www.weopenatsix.com

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/midnightburgr https://www.instagram.com/midnightburgerpod/

2023 Showcase: Tales from the Radiator Sep 27, 2023

Hi, my name is Alex Kingsley and I’m the director of Tales From The Radiator. It’s an anthology style weird fiction show in which each episode features a new writer and a new narrator, bringing you stories of the uncanny and bizarre. This episode is Season 1 Episode 12, Season Pass.

cw: Body horror, violence

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kb6GfCDa1EewB4YHhyPtJn6HbXtCgzPT?usp=sharing

https://strongbranchproductions.com

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/strongbranchpro, https://www.instagram.com/strongbranchpro/

2023 Showcase: Bell's in the Batfry Sep 27, 2023

I’m John Bell, creator, writer, producer, and voice talent for the confusingly named comedy podcast, “Bell’s in the Batfry”, that I’ve been inflicting on the listening public since 2005. I am the host and I attempt to run a professional, informative show while the rest of the cast does their best to sidetrack everything. The main characters are my genius inventor, Arnie Cunchpard, and my salesman and lawyer, Brad Montworth. I offer Episode 307, which is actually half of a two-parter, with an exciting cliff-hanger of an ending. Naturally, you’ll want to catch the following episode on your own. Thank you for listening.

cw: none

No transcript available.

http://thebatfry.com

2023 Showcase: The Antiquarium Of Sinister Happenings Sep 27, 2023

My name is Trevor Shand, I am one of the two producers, writers and curators for The Antiquarium Of Sinister Happenings. Each episode puts you the listener inside a mysterious antique shop where every item has a sordid tale to tell. The episode you are about to hear is Episode 1:I Was The Hitchhiker. It stars the wonderful actors Kate Siegel (Netflix’s The Haunting Of Hill House, Midnight Mass, Hush) and Josh Ruben (Scare Me, Werewolves Within). Enjoy!

cw: Elements of horror violence

No transcript available.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-antiquarium-of-sinister-happenings/id1697653759?i=1000628671725

Socials: Instagram.com/antiquariumpod

2023 Showcase: Shadows & Daylight Sep 27, 2023

My name is Christopher Green and I am the producer of Shadows & Daylight, a mystery audio drama following the character of Winter O'Brien, who is an amateur detective. She's uncovering secrets about two cult like gangs in her town and a secret war they have had for years. The eligible episodes are 11 "The Eighth" and 12 "Beauty From Ashes". These episodes conclude the season 1 arc, so if you enjoy them, jump back to episode 1. All episodes in season 1 are available to stream from shadowsanddaylight.ca If you are are looking for something more episodic, episode 4 "Meanwhile..." is a fairly stand alone episode and all the episodes in the upcoming season 2 are stand alone, so stay tuned at shadowsanddaylight.ca and follow us on all social media platforms @shadowsanddaylight

cw: Clean language show, but there is some mild violence.

No transcript available.

https://shadowsanddaylight.weebly.com

Socials: instagram.com/shadowsanddaylight

2023 Showcase: Mnemosyne Sep 27, 2023

Hey, y’all. This is Ford Blue, co-creator of Brainrot Presents and Mnemosyne, a retrofuturist audio drama about a group of prisoners, Vic, Jules, Hugo, and Dr. Huxley, serving out their sentence on a space station. This is an excerpt from season 2 episode 13, “Hold Your Breath.” It was the first part of our two-part season 2 finale, in which our crew finally initiates their escape plan from Mnemosyne, only for it to go horribly awry at the hands of corporate scientist, Lucy Calvin, and our crew is forced to shift gears. This is one of the episodes we are proudest of producing and the culmination of over two years of work. And on a more personal level, something that I am very proud to have written and it’s one of those things you look back on and cannot believe how well it turned out. I truly do hope you enjoy. Thank you.

cw: Violence, gun violence, death, coma, incarceration, experimentation

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15X4YqRjK0VRI_4iPe4Uy_-bD7CpEp8LlNBvrAiv3gME/edit?usp=sharing

https://brainrotpresents.wixsite.com/landing/mnemosyne

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/brainrot_prsnts/ https://brainrot-prsnts.tumblr.com/

2023 Showcase: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Sep 27, 2023

"Hello, my name is Russell McGee, I am the writer, director, and Starrynight Productions Executive Producer of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

You are about to listen to Episode 1 – The Company of Friends.

In this episode, the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, begin when their Kansas home is swept away by a cyclone and they find themselves in the strange land of Oz. Here she meets the good witch, Locasta Tattypoo, and the Munchkins. She is then joined by the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City, where lives the all-powerful Wizard of Oz.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (commonly known as The Wizard of Oz”), is the first book in the famous Oz fourteen book series by author L. Frank Baum. It was originally illustrated by W. W. Denslow, and published at the turn of the 20th century in the year 1900. It is also widely considered to be one of the very first official American fairytales or fables.

WFIU Public Radio partnered with Starrynight Productions and Soundbooth Theater on a new four-part audio adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Writer/director Russell McGee (of Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio plays) and producer/actor Michael Brainard (of All My Children) collaborated with Soundbooth’s Jeff Hays to produce this full-cast audio play series.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz features the talents of voice actors P.J. Ochlan (known for Young Sheldon and Little Man Tate), Franc Ross (known for Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and Deadwood), Greta Lind (known for Rudy and All My Children), Bert Rotundo (known for Silicon Valley and Marvel’s Agent Carter), Leraldo Anzaldua (known for Gatchaman and Highschool of the Dead), and a cast of many others.

The entire series first aired on WFIU, Bloomington, in February and March of 2023. Since that time, episode one has been available to listen for free on the Starrynight Productions website. The entire series is being distributed by Soundbooth Theater on their digital distribution platform. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was made possible with support from Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations.

We hope you enjoy listening to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Episode 1 – The Company of Friends."

cw: cartoon violence

No transcript available.

http://www.starrynight-productions.com/wonderful-wizard-oz/

2023 Showcase: The Pasithea Powder Sep 27, 2023

Hi! This is Jackie Hedeman, co-creator of the Pasithea Powder and voice of Sophie Green. The Pasithea Powder is a science fiction thriller, a post-war epistolary slowburn, a love story. It’s about Captain Sophie Green, recovering from a war that ripped her planet apart and left her personal relationships for dead. Among the many atrocities committed on both sides was the invention of Pasithea Powder, a drug with memory altering properties. Thankfully, the drug has been eradicated and only a handful of scientists—now political prisoners—know how to recreate it. In Season One, Sophie sees one of those scientists walking free, she has no choice but to turn to Jane Gonzalez, her estranged friend who helped create the Pasithea Powder. In Season Two, well, let’s avoid spoilers, shall we? Sophie and Jane encounter new allies and antagonists and grow closer before being wrenched apart. Season Three, our final season, begins with Jane on an enemy planet and Sophie far, far away in another galaxy, fighting to make her way home. This is Episode Twenty-Eight, “Borrowed Time.” Let us begin!

cw: The Pasithea Powder features dark and mature themes such as medical trauma, war violence, and cursing. The full list of episode-by-episode content warnings can be found in the show notes.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OzXGWM7-_xZGjclfNAkeVWgiMNsqgQr-cx7mucgJemo/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.pasitheapowder.com

Tumblr: https://pasitheapowder.tumblr.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/pasitheapowder/

2023 Showcase: Last Light City Comics Sep 27, 2023

"My name is Justin AKA Hyper. I am the esteemed Game Master/Co-Host/Composer/Editor for Last Light City Comics.

Last Light City Comics is a 2-player, actual play, superhero series focusing on myself and my co-host, Danni, as we focus in on individual characters within this vast, connected superhero world. We focus in on their stories of self-discovery and identity, while also focusing on consequences of the decisions they and the way the world changes when it makes contact with any individual person seeking to change themselves or the world around them.

This season, our first season, Ryder Unlimited, focuses on the story of Harmony Winters AKA Ryder, as she runs away from her supervillain mother, Absolute Zero, in search of a team of superheroes she has idolized since her childhood, The Wielders Of Light. However, she quickly discovers that finding the Wielders Of Light is easier said than done. The only way to even get an idea, a chance, maybe, to find where they might be is to walk their footsteps and navigate the same strange waters they once defended the Earth in.

As she makes her way to other individuals who wield the same power they once wielded, a powerful energy signature, that moves through the entire universe, called The Transforce. Ryder also uses this power, much like the Wielders Of Light did, to transform light and emotion into armor and weapon to battle monsters beyond comprehension.

And that is where we find Ryder in this episode. This episode is a condensed version of episode 2 of Ryder Unlimited titled: Don't Get Crushed!

In the episode that precedes this, Ryder has just managed to escape the small town of Australia, NY after battling against a Diabolical Machine, one of many monsters that her mother is sending out to bring her and her transformation belt back to her organization. Now, she finds herself in the town of Gear Creek, pointed in that direction by some locals in Australia, NY, hoping to find some information, not just about the Wielders, but about one of their old allies: STARMAN.

Here, she begins her tale, on a Greyhound bus, hoping for some answers."

cw: Power Rangers-typical violence, Profane Language

No transcript available.

https://lastlightcitycomics.weebly.com/

2023 Showcase: Find Us Alive Sep 27, 2023

I am Anna Maguire, and I'm the writer, director, and voice of Officer Raddagher from Find Us Alive. Find Us Alive is a science fiction drama series that takes place in the expansive universe of the SCP Foundation, following a small research site as they try to escape the time loop pocket dimension they are trapped in. This is Episode 39: While the Door's Open. We find the main cast in terrible shape at a darker turn in the story - the facility has come under an authoritarian new leadership, and communications operator Dr. Harley and his friends are left reeling after one in their little group suffers a sudden hemorrhagic stroke that sends her into a coma. If you want to know how this show got to such a bleak point, and how Harley and company recover from it, you'll have to visit findusalivepodcast.com and start with Episode 00. For now though, strap your headphones on and please enjoy Episode 39 of Find Us Alive.

cw: Violence

Transcript can be found at: https://www.docdroid.net/LbpXwnk/39-transcript-pdf

https://findusalivepodcast.com/

2023 Showcase: The Thief • An Audiodrama Sep 19, 2023

"This is Michael and I make The Thief, which is this immersive, fully cast, low fantasy mystery kicked off by this catalytic arrest of a city watchman. This is the fifth episode, uh, chapter two, part one, called The First Stone. This is where the Thief ( Symphony) starts asking around about the betrothal of Elinor Merchant and Lord Cagwen, which is this angle that she has to look into.

I just recommend putting your headphones on, turn the volume up, um, and I don't know, remember that this is an actual play. The fun here is trying to acknowledge that there's something happening at the table, but really try to portray what's going on in our heads.

I hope you enjoy, and thanks for listening."

cw: some meanness, threats of violence, a graphic assassination.

No transcript available.

http://thiefpodcast.com

Social Media: https://www.tumblr.com/thiefpodcast

2023 Showcase: Finding Pattersby Sep 19, 2023

"This is Ryan Sandoval, Writer/Director and well I guess star of Finding Pattersby, a weirdo mystery -slash- dark comedy thats as odd as it is heartfelt - about an ex-ghostwriter who uses the investigation of a legendary, missing thriller author to work through some stuff and also the ghostwriter is a liar.

It’s set in the cutthroat world of 90s thriller book publishing so there’s clues and secret societies and bestselling paperbacks with lurid covers and names like “The Houseboat,” plus strange vibes, discussions of art vs commerce, jokes, dark academia, occult literati, a tad bit of cussing more jokes and an original analog synth score by Erik Jourgensen.

I’m excited to share with you now the first part of Episode 1 of Finding Pattersby titled “Chapter 1: Part 1: The Prologue.”

Thank you for listening. Until next time, see you in the thriller pages."

cw: depression, social anxiety, references to drowning, kidnapping, plagiarism and group sex

Transcript can be found at: https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/ebbbc52b-1307-4441-9b0f-2024f15fd76c/Episode_1_combined.pdf?t=1687804236&id=4031362

https://www.patterspod.com

Socials: https://www.tumblr.com/patterspod

2023 Showcase: Dice Company Sep 19, 2023

Tom DC Patrick, I’m the producer, DM and host on Dice Company, Dice Company is an actual play podcast where listeners can indulge in the cozy camaraderie of a group of lifelong friends as they embark on a whimsical adventure through the realm of Aethelon. It’s a dark gritty fantasy where the audience are welcomed to unwind with our ’hilarious’ back-and-forth and epic quests every week in the journey of a lifetime! What you’re about to hear is chapter 1 of the first campaign entitled Appalling Consequences. We hope you enjoy!

cw: Violence, Torture, Fascist Dictatorship, Bad Jokes

No transcript available.

https://dicecompanypodcast.com/

2023 Showcase: When Tower Angels Fall Sep 19, 2023

"This is Elizabeth Plant - writer, director and audio engineer of When Tower Angels Fall; a dark sci-fi drama about finding purpose after the end of the world came and went. Told half in the past, half in the present, the show comes with a healthy dose of angst, found family and biblically accurate angels.

This is Episode 3, titled “Styx and Stones.” It delves into the shared history of the callous Fionn and jaded Pom, who have both been shaken by the arrival of two new members to the oil rig they inhabit, which they and the other survivors thought till now unfindable.

In the previous episode, Pom attempted to seduce one arrival, and stole a priceless sentimental item of the other upon failing. Ophelia, almost entirely nonverbal, flies into a panic to find it.

Across the sea, in an ominous and all-powerful Institute, senior investigator Moltenore works with her subordinate, Emmens, to locate the oil rig and its inhabitants – by any means necessary. She routinely tortures Eden, a captive from the rig, with a white light known only as The Beacon – which agonisingly changes all who look upon it forever. Eden has come to believe it is an angel.

Please be aware this podcast contains disturbing imagery, blood/gore/violence, substance abuse, mature themes and profanity. Viewer discretion is advised. Thank you for listening, and enjoy the show!"

cw: Disturbing imagery, violence, substance abuse, mature themes, sexual references, profanity

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GetGumjhqI_QP4BDIT-O7ge_CdhTFul1/view?usp=sharing

https://www.towerangelspodcast.com/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/towerangels_pod/

2023 Showcase: Beyond the Furthest Stars Sep 19, 2023

"Hello, my name is Avery Fisher. I am the GM, Producer, Editor, and Sound Designer for Beyond the Furthest Stars. This show is a Sci-Fi Actual Play podcast using the Stars Without Number System. Our show follows a crew of found family as they navigate the wild Moirae Galaxy. Along the way, they meet strange creatures, mysterious organizations, and even some people from our own Milky Way Galaxy. The episode you're about to hear is Episode 28: Grief, Hope, Sorrow, and Anger.

In this episode, our party has brought Rho, a woman from the Milky Way Galaxy, to the Institute for Psionic Research, in order to aid her after her mind was closed off due to a medical condition related to her psionic abilities. Our party's psionic, Marty, uses an experimental procedure called Mind Melding to go into the mind of Rho and help her overcome whatever it is that has sealed her mind shut. Meanwhile, the rest of the party gets up to some shenanigans including bullying the lead researcher at the institute, stealing someone's bobblehead, and generally causing some good old chaos. The party is also reunited with Bruce, their friend who had to go off on a solo mission for a bit in order to settle an old debt.

We hope you enjoy it and thank you so much for listening!"

cw: action related violence (explosions, shooting, fighting)

Cussing

Abandonment

Isolation

Suicide (a sentient robot blows themselves up, not exactly suicide, but we want to be sensitive)

Transcript can be found at: https://1uppodcasts.com/btfs-transcripts/2023/8/15/episode-28-grief-hope-sorrow-and-anger

https://www.1upPodcasts.com/

2023 Showcase: 90 Degrees South Sep 19, 2023

"Hello. My name is Brian Bradley, writer and creator of 90 Degrees South, an

An Immersive Audio Drama Podcast and the first drama podcast based at the Amundsen-Scott Research Station located at the South Pole. Our story starts as the US government sends a deputy Marshal to investigate the continent’s first homicide. What starts out as a routine investigation becomes something more bizarre than expected. For consideration, This is 90 Degrees South."

cw: Murder investigation, discussions of suicide.

Transcript can be found at: https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/f100b572-bb2d-4287-aa6a-4fab31e9b4a9/downloads/S02E10%20Mid%20Summers%20night.pdf?ver=1693499329839

https://90degreespodcast.com/

2023 Showcase: Tavern Tales Sep 19, 2023

"Hi there, this is Kyle Gould

The producer, director, editor and dungeon master for Tavern Tales. Tavern Tales is a Dungeons and Dragons actual play making use of the Princes of the Apocalypse campaign setting from wizards of the coast. We have three players all finding their way towards what it means to be a hero, and a friend. This is the first episode of the production released January of 2023 called The Power of Friendship. Thank you so much for listening."

No transcript available.

https://www.taverntales.ca

2023 Showcase: Tavern Tales Junior Sep 19, 2023

Hi! This is Kyle Gould. I am the editor, director, producer and Dungeon Master for Tavern Tales Junior. It is an actual play podcast for kids and adults in a homebrew Dungeons and Dragons 5e game. This is the first episode of our third campaign, a whole new setting with a whole new slate of characters from the players and DM of our first two campaigns. The players are now 11, 15 and 16 in this, the first episode that aired in January of 2023. I hope you enjoy and appreciate our offering for the awards this year. Thank you so much for listening.

No transcript available.

https://www.taverntales.ca

2023 Showcase: The Godfrey Audio Guide Sep 19, 2023

"Hi, this is Nicole Knudsen, creator and narrator of The Godfrey Audio Guide!

This show is the audio tour for the fictional Annabelle H. Godfrey Historic Estate and Museum. Think a fine art museum meets the Winchester Mystery House. It’s a show that blends horror, sci-fi, and art history (both real and imagined), and while there is continuity within the show, most episodes are self-contained and can stand on their own. This is Episode 46 - “Observations & Accidents”, which follows the usual episode format of two featured art pieces with a museum announcement in between them.

As a note: the tone of this show can vary widely between episodes, and even within the episodes themselves. Such is the case with Episode 46.

Bearing that in mind, please be aware that the third and final section of this episode is rooted firmly in horror, and features the sound and description of a car crash.

And…I think that’s everything you need to get started! Thanks for listening!"

Transcript can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/transcript-46-83389628

https://thegodfreyaudioguide.com/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/thegodfreyguide/

2023 Showcase: Homicide at Heavensgate Sep 19, 2023

"Hi, my name is Richard Mills, and I'm the writer, director and producer for Homicide at Heavensgate.

When a mysterious guest is found dead during the grand opening of a new lunar resort, two detectives are sent to investigate. What they find is a rich assortment of potential suspects, and the emergence of a mystery that goes deeper than they imagined.

Homicide at Heavensgate is a 6 episode space-noir murder mystery, and this is Episode 1: parousía. Hope you enjoy!"

cw: Threatened sexual violence, suggestive innuendo, investigation of dead bodies

No transcript available.

https://sentinelstudios.net/

Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/sentinelstudios/

2023 Showcase: The LaFresian Chronicles Sep 19, 2023

Hello, my name is Nicole Tuttle-Robb and I am the writer, producer, and voice of Aurelie Faye Sharp for The LaFresian Chronicles. Season 1 and 2. The LaFresian Chronicles is the story about a young girl from Ohio who returns home after the death of her parents to find that the life she thought she knew was much more exciting and magical than she believed. This episode that I'm about to share with you comes from the heart of season 2, so if you don't want any spoilers, go give our show a listen and come back later! Season 2 Episode 15, titled Eye of the Storm, is a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat, episode where our crew finds themselves on a ship in the middle of an expansive ocean during a terrifying storm. Featuring heart-wrenching performances, and top-notch sound design, this episode transports you to the middle of the Azmarian sea right alongside our crew as they struggle to survive the storm. Thank you for listening.

cw: Violence, Death of a Parent, Fire-Related death

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18Q_gqLxBQvqHUcGvOTOBzPUcQ7tDzl98QZPNaJxQ8lU/edit?usp=sharing

https://lafresianchronicles.carrd.co/

2023 Showcase: Modified Roll Sep 19, 2023

"Hello, I'm Jordan Carmichael of the Modified Roll podcast. I am the DM, producer and editor for the show. Modified Role is a D& D 5e actual play podcast focusing on collaborative storytelling and having fun. We are playing a homebrew campaign in an open, living world using the standard D& D 5e rules, with a few additional ones thrown in, so we are easy to follow and a great way to learn the basics of D& D.

We are not professionals, but we're having a blast making our podcast, and we hope you'll come and join our table. You are about to hear an excerpt from Episode 31 of Season 2. Season 2 is a completely different story to Season 1, so it's a great chance to jump in with a new story, new players, and a new world.

And Episode 31 is a particularly... I want to say dark episode. Episodes 31 and 32 were titled Our Deepest Fears, Part 1 and 2. In these episodes, the party had attempted to confront the villain of this story arc. Unfortunately, in doing so, they all fell unconscious and found themselves living out their worst fears.

I have selected this particular excerpt because I believe that Twilight, the character played by Maddy, had a particularly... emotional experience and I think it really highlights how well our players embody their characters and I think it just came together as a really nice episode. So if you enjoy this please do give us a listen, but we hope you enjoy!"

cw: Sexual references, fantasy violence and swearing.

No transcript available.

https://www.modifiedroll.com/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/modifiedroll/?hl=en

2023 Showcase: Additional Postage Required Sep 19, 2023

"Hello! My name is Jay Petrequin, and I am the creator, lead writer and producer of Additional Postage Required.

Additional Postage Required follows Clem Bianchi, a space mailperson delivering their way across a future where mankind has settled the stars faster than communications technology can keep up. A chance encounter awakens them to the Letter Opener, an ability that lets them hear conversations tied to their mail. The Letter Opener opens plenty of new doors into the lives of their clients - with sometimes-deadly results. Clem’s season 1 adventures take them through a possibly-haunted house, a murder mystery on an acid planet, and into the fight to take back a city from a hoverboard-based sports empire wringing it dry. Additional Postage Required is a biweekly audio drama podcast with a full first season out now.

We are presenting season 1, episode 1, The Bluejay Gig (Part 1) for your consideration and enjoyment.

Additional Postage Required is co-produced by myself and Chris Hutton, and stars Kai Swanson as Clem Bianchi. We are part of the Moonshot Podcast Network, and our full season 1 cast list can be found though moonshotpods.com. We can be found on Twitter @APR_Podcast, and by email at additionalpostagerequired@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening, and don’t forget to write!"

cw: Sudden noises, depictions of height-based peril, profanity, sexual references

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dvIvfx7uTAma6n0KlUV3ODXOGo_2XPr2sZGUOz7AuXE/edit?usp=sharing

https://moonshotpods.com/additional-postage-required-2/

2023 Showcase: Wireland Ranch Sep 19, 2023

"Hey there.

I'm Josh Burgess, and I'm a producer for Wireland Ranch.

Wireland Ranch is a psychedelic cosmic horror audio drama centered around the squabbles of new gods borne of human greed and lasciviousness.

A crumbling shack in the heart of the Mojave desert houses the heartbeat at the center of the universe. Long ago, the heart was diminished to a parasite when new spoiled gods built of the more distasteful human energies usurped the throne and began their own type of reign.

Dead in the center of this story are three humans:

An unwitting delivery driver turned host for the parasitic heart

A disgraced, drug addicted private investigator retracing the driver's steps

And our narrator, an Archaeologist digging it all up 5000 years into the future

This is episode 6 of Wireland Ranch - Psychic Driving

Wireland Ranch is best experienced with a set of headphones, in a dark room, away from the horrors of the world outside. This episode contains references to drug use, the existence of sex, racism, and brainwashing."

cw: Drug use, horror, despair

Transcript can be found at: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/b6c2ec3ff5fce6e364c80f5b2c040f1589dd3bee.srt

https://wirelandranch.com

Socials: https://instagram.com/wirelandranch

2023 Showcase: Villain Mutants Sep 19, 2023

"Hi, This is Feodora Susilo. I am the director, writer and one of the voice actors of Villain Mutants. Villain Mutants is a science fiction audio drama series about a bunch of criminal mutants being captured and brainwashed by HEAL. They were named a number when recruited. The mutants were used as weapons to frighten any human criminals that dares to not follow the law. The first 10 criminal mutants have escaped and are in hiding. This is episode 3 of Villain Mutants. Enjoy."

cw: profanity and violence

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ew4ryoordmTt2GQq1f0v9IiwQHto-lge/view?usp=sharing

https://villainmutants.weebly.com/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/3amgloomprojects/

2023 Showcase: Petrified Sep 19, 2023

Hi, I'm Liam Geraghty. I'm the producer of Petrified. Petrified is a Irish horror fiction anthology podcast from a darker Ireland. Petrified tells the chilling tales of ordinary people encountering the supernatural, and their terrifying fates. This episode is called Melody's Story Hour. It was recorded in front of a live audience at the London Podcast Festival. Just a quick content warning: this episode contains two mentions of suicide, mild language and very tense scenes.

Petrified is an immersive, sound rich horror show - if you have specific triggers in either content or sound please don't hesitate to contact / message us before listening to see if your specific trigger is in this episode.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13JAIrrv3-9kfhE_js9DmcTxVXitSQoXE/view?usp=drive_link

https://linktr.ee/petrified_pod

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_pod

2022 Showcase: The Dragoning Sep 19, 2023

Hi. This is Emily Rainbow Davis. I’m the writer, director and producer of The Dragoning which is about women who turn into dragons. This is Episode One of Season Two. In Season One, a tourist explored a city turned upside down by women turning into dragons, shifting the balance of fear and power. At the close that season, he brings his new girlfriend, Ashley (who is a dragon), back to his home country. We pick up Season Two not long after they’ve landed. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: www.messengertheatreco.org/transcript-episode-one/2022/10/7/season-two-episode-one-transcript

https://www.messengertheatreco.org/the-dragoning

Twitter: @MessengerTheatr

2022 Showcase: A Gift Oct 09, 2022

This is Matthew P. Woerner, author of A Gift, a heartwarming story about a snowy Christmas Eve and a woman who discovers a charming shop in a space previously deserted for years. On a whim, she enters to discover something she didn’t know she had been seeking. As she faces her past, her loss of a loved one and the love of the Christmas season, she opens her heart again to everything she once thought important. This magical shop appears each year for a moment for a special few who didn’t know what they needed.

No transcript available.

https://youtu.be/pjrqDLolgmc

2022 Showcase: Tubular Teens with Titans Oct 08, 2022

Hi I'm Dwayne Feenstra, the showrunner for Tubular Teens with Titans, which is a Power Ranger inspired, fully inclusive audiodrama set in the nineties. Tubuluar Teens with Titans is an episodic dramedy about a group of teens who traverse real-life drama, while balancing the responsibility of keeping the world safe from a subterranean threat. Simply imagine your favourite high-school teen drama, in the backdrop of an over-the-top adventure. This is episode 5 of season 1, titled the Minoterror. It's homecoming week at Vermillion High School, and Gwen is focused on winning the award for best float. The villainous trio of Harbinger, Hera, and Errold, send the fear-inducing Minoterror to finally defeat those pesky Guardians. Will the Guardians be able to face their greatest fears, and conquer them in time to save Dragon Cove?

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ct29PCe7Jg7S6xikuPV0gFj71KBf7nwZFnw1gOB9iwg/edit?usp=sharing

https://anchor.fm/tubularteens

Twitter: @tubularteens

2022 Showcase: Goblets and Gays Oct 08, 2022

Hello I am Aubrey, Producer and GM for Goblets and gays. This show is a pathfinder 2e campaign set in a homebrew world where the players grow into heroes. Hopefully. This is Episode 3.43 Wrath of Oceans Part 2. This is our final battle of our third season where the players face off against the god of the sea. Thank you.

Transcript coming soon.

https://linktr.ee/Gobletsandgays

Twitter: @gobletsandgays

2022 Showcase: The Dex Legacy Oct 08, 2022

This is Emily Inkpen, writer and co-director of The Dex Legacy - a dark, political science fiction series. Season 1 is free to listen to on all podcast platforms, with 7 full length episodes plus 6 short Interludes. The Dex Legacy is an ambitious project with a core cast of 13 professional actors and an original soundtrack. In every episode we add layers to the characters, their conflicts and their motives, serving difficult subject matter with a side of dark humour.

This is episode 2, The Hunt.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G6cFswNrY25zDB5T04Jso_rQ--xVZAvi/view?usp=sharing

https://www.thedexlegacy.com/

Twitter: @thedexlegacy

2022 Showcase: Human Error Oct 07, 2022

Hello! This is Ali Hylton, executive producer and creator of Human Error, an immersive audio drama set in an apocalyptic version of 2033. ‘Human Error’ follows a young adult named Billie as they travel across South Central Texas where society has fallen to hordes of zombie-like creatures called Errors. Having lost their own family and friends to death and tragedy, Billie takes refuge with a group of other survivors seeking safety and a cure for Errors. But Billie has more in common with the Errors than they’d like to admit to their companions. ‘Human Error’ dives into loss, love, and finding hope within ourselves. You’re about to hear the first episode of our show: It Begins. Thank you so much for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-YtUiyLsHygMadGnarZq6zyI1TL705LMxUYcNxCs8YA/edit?usp=sharing

https://humanerrorpod.wixsite.com/main

Twitter: @humanerrorpod

2022 Showcase: InCo Oct 07, 2022

"This is ItMe!, voice actor, writer, producer and everything on InCo, which is a space opera about an information courier, a health android, and a space brat they pull from the void, searching for the mythical planet of Eolara. This is Episode Nap, Season 3 episode 46.Thank you for listening."

Transcript can be found at: https://www.incopodcast.com/season-3-episode-46

incopodcast.com/episodes

Twitter: @incopodcast

2022 Showcase: Omega Star 7 Oct 07, 2022

Hi, this is Sky, the creator of Omega Star 7. A genre bending space-opera dramedy that is as absurd as it is serious. The episode we've chosen is number 16, Sprocket to Me! An episode where two of the main characters enter a death sport to find a rare item known as an aether crystal. We chose this episode in particular because it is a fan, cast and crew favorite, where you need little knowledge of the rest of the show to enjoy.
It pays homage to many of the inspirations the show is founded on, and better yet features multiple cameos from our friends in the audio drama and podcasting community. I'm Sky with Omega Star Productions. Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U3BfEezRLs7W9_OCIjXaIjiHa97BZyBA9Iam5LMIH3w/edit?usp=sharing

https://omegastar7.com/

Twitter: @OmegaStar7_Pod

2022 Showcase: Spirit Box Radio Oct 07, 2022

This is Pippin Eira Major, Creator, Showrunner and Voice of Sam Enfield on Spirit Box Radio, which is about an arcane radio show which Sam takes over following the death of his mother. But Spirit Box Radio is haunted, and by more than just ghosts. Sam’s responsibilities grow more complex and as his listenership grows, so does a mysterious power deep within him. Plagued by grief, but always trying to keep things light, Sam must piece together the mystery of the show’s origin, and why he, of all people, is at the centre of an arcane conspiracy which threatens the foundations of reality itself. This is Episode 34 of Season Two, when Sam is already immersed in his discovery of Spirit Box Radio. We chose this episode as we felt it best represented the overall vibes of the show, and despite containing some details which might not make much sense without context, listening won’t spoil your experience of the rest of the show. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://hangingslothstudios.com/sbr-2-34-serendipity/

https://hangingslothstudios.com/spirit-box-radio/

Twitter: @SpiritBoxRadio

2022 Showcase: Small Victories Oct 07, 2022

This is Jade Madison Scott, creator, writer, and producer of Small Victories, which is a dramedy about the life of a recently recovered drug addict. This is episode 109, Cycles. After buying cocaine several days ago, Marisol, our protagonist, is forced to take desperate measures to payback her dealer, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.wgcproductions.com/small-victories

https://www.wgcproductions.com/small-victories

Twitter: @withgoodco

2022 Showcase: Who Killed Avril Lavigne? Oct 07, 2022

Hi! I’m Anderson Cook, writer and producer of Who Killed Avril Lavigne, a time-traveling pop punk podcast. Who Killed Avril Lavigne tells the story of a poser named Derek who’s sent back in time to Warped Tour 2005 to prevent Avril Lavigne from being murdered and replaced with a lookalike. Derek must achieve his dreams of pop punk stardom to save Avril - or else, the entire galaxy will be destroyed by an alien named Sharon. This is Episode 1: Stuck in the Past. Thanks so much for listening! Hope y’all enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rhbsyTVJvQKrXBToaQEEypRrOhNadLvK?usp=sharing

https://www.supernormal.fm/whokilledavrillavigne

Twitter: @wkalpodcast

2022 Showcase: The Technomancy Project Oct 07, 2022

This is Josdon Thong, co-creator, writer, and the voice of Elijah Long on the show, The Technomancy Project. This show is about Jason Fenix, a mysterious drifter who, after surviving an attempted cult sacrifice, finds himself entangled in the affairs of a secret, government organization that is responsible for handling paranormal, esoteric and occult activity. Unable to recall the past eight months, Jason must work together with Special Agents Elijah Long and Alexandria Watts, in order to solve the mystery behind his missing memories.
This is episode 7, titled Under the Moonlight. By this point in the series, despite some disagreements over the finer points of morality, Jason has built an alliance and even the beginnings of friendship with his coworkers. But all is not as it seems. In the previous episode, Allie and Elijah learned that during his eight lost months, Jason was willingly working with the cultists to summon a demon from Hell. Will the team manage to stay together, or will the mounting secrets tear them apart? Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VgSVc7pmylp-gkbyw2yEW6Mr3WdfwW5yzDBhmm4R3gw/edit?usp=sharing

https://sites.google.com/view/technomancyproject/about?authuser=0

Twitter: @TechnomancyUnit

2022 Showcase: RADIO: Outcast Oct 07, 2022

This is Maria Fernanda Vidaurrazaga, Director and Co-Creator of RADIO: Outcast, a fantasy western audio drama where disco meets desert shoot-outs. The show tells the story of three strangers during the end of the cowboy era on a fantastic journey across the American West. Jesse Rogers (voiced by Ivory Amor D’Francisca) is a young black cowboy seeking justice after his father's murder, Charles Osgood (voiced by Daniel Abraham Stevens) is a gay conman with a mysterious past, and Helix (voiced by Jade Duong) is a bisexual goddess from 1987 going through a nasty breakup.
This is Episode 4 A-Side, The Roller Disco. In this episode, the trio just made it to the Idaho territory in the volatile landscape of the Valley of the Moon. Or what would be a volatile landscape were it not for the shelter they find, a roller rink out of time and a competition begins. Jesse names his horse. Helix finally gets to have fun. Out in the Valley of the Moon there is no sound but the wind...and music.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.radiooutcast.com/transcripts

https://www.radiooutcast.com

Twitter: @radio_outcast

2022 Showcase: Derek Kong, Private Detective Oct 07, 2022

Hi, This is Gavin Yap, the Director and Lead Actor for Derek Kong, Private Detective, which is a comedy drama about a neighbourhood sleuth from an unsuspecting suburban community of Kuala Lumpur who solves cases by fantasising that he is a character in a 1950s noir drama.
This is the first part of the two-part Pilot Episode entitled, The Zucchini Bicycle Case, where Kong has to find a missing cyclist who has disappeared from social media without a trace.
The language is in English but with characters who speak variations of Malaysian English – or Manglish. The story and characters are fictional but the places are real - with real, on-location foley sounds to immerse you in the authentic setting of suburban KL.
We hope you enjoy the show. Thank you for listening.

English subtitles can be found at: https://youtu.be/xV1bdXsWx_4

https://www.moonedrama.com/about-3

Twitter: @MoOneDrama1

2022 Showcase: The Midnight Symphony Oct 07, 2022

This is Kristi Boulton, voice actor on ‘The Midnight Symphony Podcast’. A serialized horror audio fiction based off the children’s fairytale of The Pied Piper. This episode, titled ‘The Night Newbridge Burned’, is episode 8 of 10. In this episode, our main character Ali makes the decision to finally read the journal which details her mother’s final days after she began to hear ‘The Midnight Symphony’, including what really happened on the night their town burned after it was visited by The Piper. Our producer Harrison Song composed one of the most tragically beautiful songs for this episode and helped this story achieve new heights. We hope you enjoy the show. Thank you for listening and always remember – Follow His Music.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12sX6sppCsVqa9_2axKPl0qEeM79FW1dl?usp=sharing

https://www.themidnightsymphony.com/

Twitter: @MidSymPodcast

2022 Showcase: Madison on the Air Oct 07, 2022

Hi, this is Chrisi Talyn Saje, I'm the writer, producer, and voice of Madison Standish on the comedy audiodrama, Madison on the Air! What happens when a modern-day twenty-something girls gets zapped back into old time radio shows.

No technology, no Starbucks, and no one is PC! Will she survive?

Actual OTR for a fun look at the way we were and the way we are today! Each episode is a standalone, featuring a variety of genres from detective noir, superheroes, westerns, sci-fi and more! This is episode 23, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe: The Ladies Night!

Hope you enjoy it!

No transcript available.

http://www.madisonontheair.com/

Twitter: @MadisonontheAir

2022 Showcase: October's Children Oct 07, 2022

This is Derrick Valen, Producer, and Editor for October's Children.

October's Children is an episodic full-cast paranormal mystery action horror audio drama set in a small college town in New England. October's Children focuses on a small diverse group of 20-30 somethings trying to survive the trials and tribulations of everyday life in Wolfbrook. unbeknownst to them, the group will face increasingly strange and dangerous situations as the boundaries between our world and another fade and monstrous creatures begin to infiltrate and invade Wolfbrook.

The episode that we've submitted is episode 3 Passing Strange. Ollie Masterson owner of the local coffee shop in town runs awful of some campaigners outside of city hall as well as law enforcement. as the race for sheriff heats up. Mrs. Castellanos an older woman who sometimes sees things that are best left unseen calls 911 about something rummaging around outside her house. the next day Renee the local debutant forced to interact with Sophia Castellanos due to an unfortunate run-in with the law notices that Mrs. Castellanos's car has a flat tire and calls Jeff Trembly, a neighbor to help. The gang gathers together at Mrs. Castellanos's house where they find some very weird and unsettling things about Mrs. Castellanos's car.

We hope that you enjoy this show and we really thank you for letting us participate in this year's AudioVerse awards.

Thank You.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z076QHMhThgm_o6L6k95OGBtlvphNfJIapB9Vy6n7z4/edit?usp=sharing

https://octoberschildrenpodcast.captivate.fm/

Twitter: @OctChildrenPod

2022 Showcase: The Westside Fairytales: Horror and Dark Fiction Podcast Oct 07, 2022

Hello, this is Tyler Bell, host, writer, and creator of the Westside Fairytales Horror and Dark Fiction podcast, where we have a horror story for everyone. And yes, that includes you friend. What you’re about to hear is episode five, Shootout, from our ongoing long-form story Sin Carriers, an action horror western following a collection of outlaw strangers fleeing east from California on a train full of nightmares. In this episode, our travelers find themselves waylaid by an ambush of Pinkerton mercenaries trying to steal the train’s cursed cargo. Every sound effect, song, voice, and word you’re about to hear were created by just one person.
I hope you enjoy, and remember, Stay Safe Out There.

Transcript available upon request.

https://westsidefairytales.com/

Twitter: @wsfairytales

2022 Showcase: Deconstructive Criticism Oct 07, 2022

"Hi, this is David S. Dear, creator, showrunner, and co-writer of Deconstructive Criticism, a show about a teenager who tries to use a podcast as a way of getting their dysfunctional parents to work out their issues, in the guise of a review show. In this episode the parents try to review a really bad movie but the whole thing goes sideways for... reasons.

I hope you enjoy Episode 10 from season 1 entitled "M&Ms vs. I-Teeth. Thank you for listening."

Transcript can be found at: https://dcritpodcast.com/transcripts/mms-vs-i-teeth/

https://dcritpodcast.com/

Twitter: @DCritPodcast

2022 Showcase: Y2K Oct 06, 2022

"This is Karin Heimdahl, creator of Y2K, which is a slice-of-life drama about friendship across oceans and decades. This is season two, episode ten, which centers around Bri who just got her PhD, and now wonders what happens next. Thank you so much for listening."

Transcript can be found at: https://y2kpod.com/transcripts/#E10

https://y2kpod.com/about/

Twitter: @y2kpod

2022 Showcase: Tavern Tales Oct 06, 2022

This is Kyle Gould, editor, producer and Dungeon Master for Tavern Tales. Tavern Tales is a curated actual play that this year explored a home game using Masks: A New Generation as well as two dungeons from The Tales from the Yawning Portal. Tavern Tales is released weekly and the focus of the podcast is on finding that shared imaginative state that only good tabletop gaming can generate. Come on in and have a seat at the bar won’t you?

No transcript available.

https://www.taverntales.ca/

Twitter: @tavern_tales

2022 Showcase: Kill Every Monster Oct 06, 2022

"My name is Aram and I am a co-producer and editor of Kill Every Monster. Dungeons and Dragons is many things to many people, but at its core it is a game about killing monsters. Each week, a guest takes on the role of a different monster in a one-shot actual play to help us explore a central question: are they truly a monster? Following are some highlights from Seasons 1 and 2 of the show, featuring our Rakshasa, Shambling Mound, Dryad, and Undead Horde episodes. Thank you for listening."

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NL6DZxTiW2uprRgnreWBA3X38xeD2tsjHXnHRF3iDDA/edit?usp=sharing

killeverymonster.com

Twitter: @KEMpodcast

2022 Showcase: The Attic Monologues Oct 06, 2022

This is Morgan Greensmith, Writer and Producer for The Attic Monologues, which is an urban fantasy horror show about a drama student reading monologues they found in their attic, to their roommate. This is Episode 10, Yours Sincerely, in which our main character receives a letter, supposedly from the Author of said monologues. We are a queer and student-led production, incredibly excited to tell stories about characters like us through one of our favourite mediums, and we hope you enjoy the show! Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k7B8NHpv_LnNWlK6s33I7rrU0jl_GYXBJKcB866FPZQ/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.planarprod.com/the-attic-monologues

Twitter: @AtticMonologues

2022 Showcase: Universe25 Oct 06, 2022

Hey Everyone! I’m John Badger, the creator of Universe25. I’m excited to be able to present to you a series I’ve been working on a couple years now, and with the graciousness of an extremely talented cast. Universe25 is an audio drama about a Utopian society a thousand years into our future. A land devoid of war, and religion that accidentally gets re-introduced to both when somebody stumbles on an ancient artifact from the city’s founders.
Let’s start off at the very beginning of the series with Episode One: NIMH. Before we begin: I would like to thank you so much for listening! Hope you enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V_hFk1lWQd41CkpdIZlO2k0GIYxi6dwF5DnBlMKcoQI/edit?usp=sharing

https://universe25pod.com

Twitter: @Universe25Pod

2022 Showcase: Hubris: A 24-Hour Podcast Project Oct 06, 2022

This is Anna, a participant on Hubris: A 24 Hour Podcast Project, which is an anthology podcast covering all genres with a common theme each round. The catch is that all elements of episode production are done in 24 hours.
This is season 3 episode 6, “Vibestown And The End Of The World”, created for the theme of “Legend”.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zgZL6pCal6P_14tv3WcJGtZl7ycdY-8yatjPtJOS26s/edit

https://24hourhubris.com/

Twitter: @24hourhubris

2022 Showcase: The Unexplored Places Oct 06, 2022

This is Christine Prevas, producer and host of The Unexplored Places, an actual play podcast about exploring weird worlds and making bold choices. Our current season, East Haven Heights, uses Masks: A New Generation to tell the story of a team of teenage superheroes who become tangled up in a city-wide conspiracy far above their pay grade. This is Episode 8, Hall of Mirrors, in which our heroes—Ben, Aggie, and Aleks—have found their way to the lair of the mysterious supervillain Fearmonger, who seems to be at the center of a rash of dangerous crimes throughout the city. However, Fearmonger, whose powers force those who face him to confront their fears, traps our heroes in his funhouse of horror to deal with their traumatic pasts, their deepest insecurities, and their very worst character flaws. This episode contains content warnings for drowning, emotional manipulation, body dysmorphia, and emotional abuse. Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oVMDWLn-7Dev0WeT0kpIaU0ohQeXwg54u6JTksqycRI/edit?usp=sharing

https://unexploredcast.tumblr.com/

Twitter: @unexploredcast

2022 Showcase: Neighbourly Oct 06, 2022

"This is Matthew OK Smith, Showrunner for Neighbourly, which is about a row of houses called Little Street, and the secrets that lie behind each door. Our show asks: how well do you really know your neighbours? What you are about to hear is House Number Twenty One: The Wilbur Room. Please be aware that this episode contains a disappearance, extortion, and infant crying. Please enjoy, and thank you for listening. Come back soon!”

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_ght7qZnoIvE6U0NQd4bKcHRWUHHbvUr/view?usp=sharing

https://neighbourlypod.carrd.co/

Twitter: @neighbourlypod

2022 Showcase: Secrets of Harridge House Oct 06, 2022

Strangers Issy, Drew and Cate, siblings separated as infants, are summoned to their family home, the mysterious Harridge House, located in the equally mysterious town of Harridge, Nevada. What secrets are the residents of Harridge House hiding… and willing to do anything to protect? So begins Secrets of Harridge House. Hello, I'm Mark Helton, and this is Part One of a special three-part Prequel that we presented halfway through our third season. It was written by Cody Lindenberger and directed by Scott Young and Cody Lindenberger.

It's 1944 and World War II is nearing an end. In the northern Nevada desert, Josiah Harridge has established his scientific think-tank, Camp Harridge, which has come under the scrutiny of the United States government. One of the scientists working for Josiah suffers a heart attack. Dr. Lang uses his last breath to tell Josiah to find a stone that's buried nearby. Josiah also receives a visit from Thomas Cypher, a member of the Washoe tribe, who tells him the land he occupies is unsafe and evil. Josiah's assistant, Greta Strombriar, and the head of camp security, James Lawson, locate the buried stone, which reveals strange powers when it's brought near Dr. Lang's dead body. Josiah determines that the stone might be the greatest scientific discovery of all time and starts conducting experiments with it. He sends Greta on a research expedition to Europe. After she departs, government agents arrive to shut down Camp Harridge. The mysterious Deborah Ramden, whom the agents are afraid of, interrupts them. Later, she reveals that the land around the camp is rich with vanadium, a valuable mineral. Deborah then presents Josiah with an intriguing business proposal, and the stage is set for the next 80-years of events involving the Harridge family.

This episode is the perfect showcase of the acting talent that can be found on Secrets of Harridge House. Broadway legend Patricia Conolly appears as Miss Reilly, and popular Australian television personality Morrison James plays James Lawson. It's also a fine example of the meticulous writing and directing maintained by the show's production team. Please enjoy, and feel free to listen to the show from the beginning. Thank you for considering Secrets of Harridge House for this year's Audio Verse Awards.

No transcript available.

http://www.secretsofharridgehouse.com

Twitter: @HarridgeHouse

2022 Showcase: The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program Oct 06, 2022

Hi there, I’m Cat Blackard - Showrunner and Director of The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program. Our series melds cosmic horror and black comedy in a unique and unholy fusion of live tabletop roleplaying and cinematic audio drama. Each season is a standalone tale where our cast viscerally lives the terror and uncovers uncanny mysteries. We create the story collaboratively through tabletop roleplaying and then we refine and build off of that incredible edge-of-your-seat energy with scripted content that expands the story. We layer in original score and spatial sound design - creating a true hybrid of improvised storytelling and scripted audio drama. Through our transformative take on Lovecraftian horror, humanity’s hate and fear is the ultimate enemy and not every unknown being is a monster.

What you’re about to hear is the first episode of our latest series, “Night at Howling House”. The year is 1920... the last days of summer... Five kids dare to spend the night in a haunted estate. Will they survive to see the sunrise, or will they succumb to the hunger of Howling House?

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.cthulhumystery.com/howling-house-episode-1

https://cthulhumystery.com/

Twitter: @CthulhuMystery

2022 Showcase: SINKHOLE Oct 06, 2022

This is Kale Brown, the creator of SINKHOLE, a very normal podcast about data restoration, wireless neural interfacing, and why you really shouldn't bring your tapes anywhere near the Hole. This is episode one: The Three Rules of Data Restoration.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14d4i4rIUz39a1yV4ZH8VcCmuKyIh2Jnw/view?usp=sharing

https://sinkholepodcast.com/

Twitter: @sinkholepodcast

2022 Showcase: Where the Leaves Fall Purple Oct 06, 2022

This is Kimberly Billinton, the Creator and Showrunner of Where the Leaves Fall Purple, which is about a university student, Ben Miller who runs a failing true crime podcast. In an attempt to gain more listeners he asks if his best friend Janie will go missing a.k.a fake her own disappearance, and he’ll document finding her on his podcast. But the case goes from fictional to all too real and now Ben’s left with figuring out what happened before it’s too late. This is Episode 1: the story of Janie Melynk. Since we’re a mystery thriller we decided it’s best to start you at the beginning. It’s important to introduce you to the ensemble cast of characters and learn their world. We loved making this episode and we hope you enjoy your listening experience and that you’ll continue your journey with us even after the awards are over. Thank you for listening.

Transcript coming soon.

https://www.wtlfp.com

Twitter: wtlfp_podcast

2022 Showcase: Retreat Comedy Oct 06, 2022

This is Aoibheann McCann, co-writer and co-producer on Retreat Comedy, which is a six part comedy series set in Knocknahay, a small village on a stoat-infested lake, somewhere in Ireland, home to the Kathleen O'Mara Residential Centre for the Arts.Retreat has a playful look at the commercialization of the arts, genealogy, Irish history, cloning, Irish-Americans, ecology, DNA, globalization, the life cycle of stoats & the 1%. Also turnips.
This is Episode 1 'Waiting for Brigit' where you can meet all the main characters.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fAtdtuzwMHV4LmNoWFHPl-Rl8xOokcDqxwBrHvq3Rgw/edit?usp=sharing

https://linktr.ee/retreatcomedy

Twitter: @comedyretreat

2022 Showcase: Tavern Tales Junior Oct 06, 2022

Tavern Tales Junior is an ongoing actual play podcast using Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition rules and the Humblewood Campaign from Hit Point Press. Our adventurous story stars Robin, Wil, Savannah and the occasional guest star as Robin and Wil’s dad, Kyle, takes their characters on a wild adventure where no one knows what will happen next. Released bi-weekly, Tavern Tales Junior has been coming out since 2017 and is recorded in Calgary, Alberta, the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta.

Transcript not available.

https://www.taverntales.ca/

Twitter: @tavern_tales

2022 Showcase: Cascadia Oct 06, 2022

Hi, this is Adam Murciano. I am the Creator, Producer, Writer & Star of the show, CASCADIA! Cascadia is a deep-sea submarine thriller that follows a crew of divers to the bottom of the ocean to discover a new ocean-floor opening. However, Captain newcomer, Declan Walters has to prove himself to the veteran crew of divers who are already highly suspicious of him & his actions...This is episode three of the series, I find it very interesting because it's kind of another POV of episode two - it's the crew's point of view, instead of Declan's point of view, in the sub. As well as things begin to unravel in this episode. It's not fully, fully spiraled out of control yet, but it's just the beginning and the tip of the ice berg. I hope you enjoy this episode, and thanks for listening!

Transcript coming soon.

https://www.instagram.com/911podcasts/

Twitter: @911_podcasts

2022 Showcase: Ghosts on a Train Oct 06, 2022

This is Greg Carrobis, Editor and Gamemaster on Ghosts on a Train, which is about three people with the dangerous job of keeping trains safe from spirits as they travel through the harsh deathlands between the relative safety of electrically domed cities. This is Episode 43 - Templeton Unspooled (featuring Cai Gwilym Prichard). This is an Actual Play, a story found by playing the game Ghost Lines which was designed by John Harper. Our players (also known as Line Bulls) are: Hannah Levin, who portrays Andrel Anderson. Andrel is a 13 year old orphan who stowed away on a train, and now finds that risking her life facing ghosts is a better prospect than starving in an orphanage. Guy Zwiebel, who portrays Pippin McKeel. Pippin is a wretched drunk who might be nearly 30, and the notion that his career might kill him doesn't bother him at all. Stefen Lewis, who portrays Drix Belisle. Drix is an unusually optimistic cowboy in his 20s, and getting to save people is worth the unglamorous life on the ghost lines to him. Our usual players are joined by Andrel's pet riding dorg Ji'mani as well as a guest player- Cai Gwilym Prichard, who portrays Timoth going by the Line Bull badge name “Templeton”. Timoth is not a Line Bull and is in reality an actor shadowing the three Line Bulls to bring authenticity to his next performance, but the Line Bulls are not aware of this fact. Where the episode begins, the Line Bulls and Timoth are exploring the still living bones of a Leviathan called Sogmoroth. They search for a body part from the Leviathan called a spectrogellum, that the Bulls fear will be put to some nefarious purpose. Sogmoroth's corpse was mined out by humans in the distant past, but they met tragic ends and their spirits are said to still haunt the Leviathan's interior. This did not stop other enterprising humans from using Sogmoroth’s bones as a zoo, filling the Leviathan with a menagerie and cheap attractions. Flooding from the already deteriorating frame was the demise of the Zoo but not of the creatures inside. The Zoo has been abandoned for decades and is now an overgrown supernatural ecosystem unique to the world. Only Line Bulls who venture out into the deathlands could possibly enter and hope to come out alive. Upon entry, the Line Bulls and Timoth are assaulted by an aggressive coral plant that menaces with tentacles, and has left Timoth possibly falling to his death. So the fate of the actor Timoth is in the hands of his three unknowing chaperones. Thank you for Listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://ghosts-on-a-train.captivate.fm/episode/ep-43-templeton-unspooled-feat-cai-gwilym-pritchard

https://www.faustiannonsense.com/ghosts-on-a-train

Twitter: @ghosts_train

2022 Showcase: Starfall Oct 06, 2022

Hi there, this is Claudia Elvidge, creator and showrunner on Starfall, which is about a magical traveling acting troupe, their mysterious security guard with a giant sword, and the troubles they face while trying to put on a good show. This is Episode 10 from season one, in which our characters try on clothes, eat cake, and make a new friend, and nobody has any traumatic flashbacks. Definitely not. Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gWZMaByaW4GwTgNCWrzGyhpabZ7X0x1C5-AAX4B12Js/edit?usp=sharing

https://starfallpodcast.com/

Twitter: @starfallpodcast

2022 Showcase: Green Mountain Mysteries Oct 06, 2022

Hello! This is Michael, game master, producer, and composer on Green Mountain Mysteries, which is a comedic actual play podcast set in the urban fantasy universe of the Dresden Files novels. It's about four sort-of monster hunters - Desdemona Brown, a medium psychic; Rosetta Kamen, a half-faerie criminal; Albion Graves, an Odin-empowered gunslinger and actual monster hunter; and Dr. Sylvester Coopersmith, a butt doctor - brought together by happenstance to investigate magic and mysteries in Burlington, Vermont. This is Episode 52, so the players have already had several adventures together and gotten tangled up with a number of allies and enemies... and some folks who are both.
The key things to know are: the gang have befriended a pack of werewolf farmers, who called them to investigate an unexpected rift between worlds that appeared on their farm. Circumstances trapped Albion, Ro, and Sylvester in the faerie realm known as the Nevernever, where they have to fight and evade dangerous monsters while trying to find a way out. Des, left behind with the werewolves, is visited by an FBI agent they've worked with, Agent Pyburn... who also happens to be an emotional vampire that feeds on fear. Unfortunately, he knows about the dark passenger that lives in Des' head - a being from outside our reality that calls itself Mr. Jack - and is part of a secret group dedicated to destroying it, even if it means killing her - which prompts one of the wolves, still recovering from a vicious monster attack, to jump him. Des intervenes, saving both their lives, but Pyburn reveals that he's forcibly indoctrinated another of their acquaintances into the secret group targeting her... leaving her open to possession from Mr. Jack, who won't just sit back and watch his host die. Loyalties get put to the test when the rest of the gang, having been rescued by American folk hero Paul Bunyan, appear just in time to prevent things from getting any worse... even though Albion is ALSO part of that secret group.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.pocketpodcastnetwork.com/out-of-pocket/2022/10/2/green-mountain-mysteries-transcript-episode-52-no-good-deed

https://www.pocketpodcastnetwork.com/green-mountain-mysteries

Twitter: @GMMCast

2022 Showcase: True Tales of the Illuminati Oct 06, 2022

This is Max Kreisky, Showrunner on True Tales of the Illuminati. True Tales is a full-cast workplace sitcom about conspiracies gone wrong. We follow a crew of secret society goons as they flail haplessly through history, snatching defeat from the jaws of other, weirder defeat. This is Episode 1 of season 2. If you haven’t listened to season 1, that’s fine! Each season is written to stand alone. Join us now as Jackie, Ishmael, Beck, Dal and Stanley Kubrick fake the moon landing so badly that they have to actually land on the moon.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xBeWh_umtAZmjLc_xKqhZ2hfMAf14WwYet3U0jYk4JI/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.truetalesteam.com/

Twitter: @truetalesteam

2022 Showcase: The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality Oct 06, 2022

"Hello, this is Dom Guilfoyle, the creator of The Mistholme Museum! It's the audio tour guide for a museum where all of the world's strangest exhibits just kind of... wind up, somehow. This is the first episode of Season 2, it's where the plot kind of kicks into gear after a series of seemingly standalone stories. Hope you enjoy!"

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEzHiau1LnTOfD3pN5JPPuiRZ6onxYT88qQ8gl5TtVA/edit?usp=sharing

https://thatsnotcanon.com/themistholmemuseum

Twitter: @mistholmepod

2022 Showcase: Mansfield Mysteries Oct 06, 2022

This is Nicholas Hoyt Director of Mansfield Mysteries which is a satirical, cozy murder whodunit, featuring the inquisitive, martini-loving socialite Dorinda Mansfield. Set in quiet, affluent Berkshire Bay, and told over nine hilarious episodes, each three-chapter story finds Dorinda wrapped up in a new murder. With the help of her devoted daughter, Stacey—as well as the occasional frenemy—Dorinda digs for clues, navigates Berkshire Bay’s elite social circles, and sifts through years’ worth of grudges and motives. In this company town, no one can be trusted, and everyone has something to hide. This is the premiere episode of our first story, “To the Depths!” and is best enjoyed with headphones. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qaubga/TTD_CH1_Transcript.pdf

https://mansfieldmysteries.podbean.com/

Twitter: @mansfieldmyst00

2022 Showcase: Chaika Oct 06, 2022

"This is Karin Heimdahl, creator of Chaika, which is a sci-fi drama about a young woman who believes she might be the last human in existence. This is episode one, where Chaika’s journey begins. Thank you so much for listening."

Transcript can be found at: https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/#S1E1

https://y2kpod.com/chaika/

Twitter: @chaikapod

2022 Showcase: SILÖN Oct 06, 2022

This is Darian Lindle, I’m the writer and an executive producer on SILÖN, which is a historical science fiction adventure about a secret society sailing in and out of space/time in a sentient airship. SILÖN is an acronym for The Secret and Impossible League of the NoöSphere. In the first season, The Baltimore Plot, our heroes, Nicola Tesla, Ada Lovelace, and Lord Byron discover that someone is undoing time and it’s their job to fix it. They will swindle con artists, employ Pinkertons, and pose as secessionists to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln before he can even take office.
This is Episode #101 - A Ripple in the Noösphere: You will meet Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron, and Nikola Tesla who live outside time in the NoöSphere, a realm where reality is formed and destroyed through the power of Ideas. To fix a serious timeline anomaly in 1856, they must convince the Pinkerton Detective Agency to hire the world’s first female detective.
SILON was originally a stage play that received Gregory nominations for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Sound/Music Design and a Gypsy Rose Lee nomination for Excellence in Local Playwriting in 2017. The original cast return this radio drama. Thank you so much for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://pendantaudio.com/siloneps/SILON101transcript.pdf

http://pendantaudio.com/shows/silon

Twitter: @pendantweb @dlindle @SILONradio

2022 Showcase: Under the Electric Stars Oct 06, 2022

This is Eli Ramos, creator of Under the Electric Stars, which is a cyberpunk adventure about Caine Reyes, the fastest driver in Metropolis West. This is Season 2, Episode 7: In the Shadow of the Tower, the midseason finale of Season 2.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i4659gkZEKuDvnv4AUwJn_CTmjP9bdlFWjiG4vMfdf4/edit?usp=sharing

https://undertheelectricstars.com

Twitter: @utes_podcast

2022 Showcase: The Hacker Chronicles Oct 06, 2022

This is Rex New. I wrote The Hacker Chronicles and I’m also one of its directors. The Hacker Chronicles is a thriller about a barista named Alice who turns to cyber-crime in order to pay off her student loans. The episode is Episode 11. It’s really the climax of our show. Our show’s heavily serialized, so I’m going to do my best to get you up to speed.
Episode 11 is called “This Is Not a Simulation,” and it’s about Alice’s crimes catching up to her. You see, Alice is hiding a secret from her best friend, who goes by the nickname “Genie.”
Genie is the person who gave Alice the initial idea to get into hacking. But after Alice pulled off her first big ransomware hack, Genie thought she walked away.
Except Alice hasn’t.
Now when we begin this episode, Genie is staying at Alice’s house for the weekend. But what he doesn’t know is that Alice has just pulled off her second ransomware attack on a company called Robert Sky. And the word has gotten out on hacker message boards on the Dark Web. Genie has read every single one of these threads – and he thinks Alice might have something to do with this hack.
So he wakes Alice up to confront her. And as the episode goes on, Alice begins to realize that she might not have gotten away with as much as she thought she did.
I think this episode really shows our team at the top of their game. We have some amazing actors who helped bring The Hacker CHronicles to life. Alice is played by Chloe Taylor, and she is such a generous performer. John Katona plays Genie, and Douglas Thornton plays Arthur.
And finally, I want to highlight our post-production team who really went above and beyond here. And that’s supervising producer Landon Pontius, our mixer and designer Dan Scott, and a lot of other great people on our team. They worked through quite a few challenges to create a soundscape that helped elevate this to the next level.
And honestly, we polled our team, and this is their favorite episode! So – enjoy.

Transcript can be found at: https://the-hacker-chronicles.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-11-this-is-not-a-simulation/transcript

https://www.tenable.com/podcast/hacker-chronicles

2022 Showcase: Beneath Our Feet Oct 06, 2022

This is Fay and Tash, the creators of Beneath Our Feet.
It's a fiction podcast about community resistance, myths and underground cities - and some pretty cool mushrooms.
A housing estate is being demolished, to make way for a new development. Five young people meet beneath the estate, for one last underground rave.
A cave-in causes them to fall deep underground, discovering a fantastical world, as they work out how to get back above ground.
Themes of myth and mystery combine with high-level tension and risk.
We explore identity, heritage, and community resistance. The drama uses cutting-edge immersive sound design and music.
This is episode 1. We recommend you listen through headphones.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.nomoresuperheroes.com/_files/ugd/04e763_221dd8da9cda433fb953ab0faaf0d48c.pdf

https://www.nomoresuperheroes.com/beneath-our-feet

Twitter: @resoundaudiouk

2022 Showcase: ICE-CREAM Oct 06, 2022

Hey! This is Adam Murciano! I am the Executive Producer, Co-Creator & Co-Writer of the show ICE-CREAM. ICE-CREAM follows 14 year old Elgin Foster, as he spends the summer of 1988 in Arizona at his Dad's house. He begins to witness a string of children going missing throughout the summer, by the local ice cream truck man. However, nobody believes him - not even his own dad - so he and neighbor, Olivia, spark their own investigation and what they uncover about this man is truly horrific, gruesome and terrifying! What you're about to listen too is the premiere episode, When The Street Lights Come On, of ICE-CREAM. Thanks for Listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://icecream.transistor.fm/episodes/when-the-streetlights-come-on-episode-1/transcript

https://www.instagram.com/911podcasts/

Twitter: @911_podcasts

2022 Showcase: The Doctor is Dead Oct 05, 2022

Hi there! This is é boylan, writer, composer, and director of The Doctor is Dead.
The Doctor is Dead is a new musical audio drama created by me. A contemporary fantasy for queer imaginations, The Doctor is Dead follows a secret society of trans outcasts who live underground. Using their unique abilities to investigate a mysterious empty coffin, our outcasts sing a song of leaving, of grief that becomes giving, of what begins in the end.
This is Episode One, titled Old Things. It acts as a kind of teaser to the show, hopefully reflecting its tone and content, while also inspiring some questions which might lead you to listen further. I hope you enjoy! Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-GtKRVIMQyq3uhMTTilUsuqn6HJS40Nn/view?usp=sharing

https://www.tdidpodcast.com

2022 Showcase: Pink Fohawk Oct 05, 2022

Hey, everybody, this is Ben. I'm the GM on Pink Fohawk. We are an actual play podcast where we play Shadowrun Second Edition. This is an excerpt from Episode 10 entitled Whack a Moletov.
We have three player characters: the first is Tina Bonemeal, played by Dan, who is a 9.5 foot tall troll bruiser. Wannabe actress, socially awkward. She's a skull-crushing teddy bear always looking for a friend.
We also have John Anderson, played by Christian, who is a human ex-company man, sort of an 80's yuppie. Used to be a bigshot but is now slumming it with bottom-feeder gigs.
And finally, Bozel (Boz) Stormgrog, played by Sarah, is a dwarf widow who is super depressed, and very angry. He was an ex ganger who grew up in the undercity, sort of a subterranean expert.
The three characters are currently in Boz's Ford Aerostar van, about to head down into some abandoned subway tunnels, which Bosz knows will lead to the underground facility that they're trying to infiltrate.
So I hope you enjoy. Thank you for listening, thank you so much for your time, and thank you for your consideration.

No transcript available.

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/pink-fohawk-2181312

Twitter: @PinkFohawk

2022 Showcase: Death Saving Bros Oct 05, 2022

Welcome to this sample episode of the Death Saving Bros podcast! My name is Paul Camper and I am the Game Master for our 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons actual play show. Over the past 4 years, we have published a 90 episode campaign, which we capped with a 10 episode miniseries that follows the exploits of the character Dosh Johnson in the midst of an impending plot to begin a war. What you are about to hear is the midpoint of the miniseries, where Dosh and his ragtag group of adventurers attempt to break into a records room and discover the location of the villainous mastermind Hoque Venderbergh. This episode showcases our improvisational playstyle that is focused on humorous storytelling. Our show invites you to feel as though you are part of the action and are right there at the table joking around with us. We thank you for your consideration in these Audio Verse Awards 2022 and we hope you enjoy the show.

No transcript available.

https://deathsavingbros.com/

Twitter: @deathsavingbros

2022 Showcase: Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs Oct 05, 2022

Hi, this is Rich Hosek, writer, narrator and producer of Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs, a fiction podcast that brings you fresh, new, original tales of mystery, suspense, horror, sci-fi and humor almost every week. You don’t need to be an insomniac to listen, and you don’t need to listen at bedtime. These short stories are just as entertaining during your commute, or while you are running or doing things around the house as they are when you are winding down from a long day. What’s nice about being an insomniac, though, is that you won’t mind that after you listen to one, you won’t be able to stop.
Episode 22 - The New Guy asks the question, “If you could see the future, would you change it?” If you could see a few seconds ahead, just enough to make a difference, would you take action to prevent disaster? Or is that playing god? Curious about what the future holds? Ask the New Guy, he seems to know.
Thank you for listening!

No transcript available.

https://www.richhosek.com/#podcast

Twitter: @RichHosek

2022 Showcase: Tales of the Echowood Oct 05, 2022

This is Trevor Van Winkle, Creator and Writer of Tales of the Echowood. Tales of the Echowood is a fantasy anthology, featuring an old sprite named Grael, our storyteller, and a mysterious human traveler, lost inside this world, whose story unfolds during the course of Echowood's ten episodes. This is Episode 3: Empire of the Echowood. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://homesteadonthecorner.com/2021/09/24/tote003/

https://homesteadonthecorner.com/echowoodpod/

Twitter: @EchowoodPod

2022 Showcase: The Sheridan Tapes Oct 05, 2022

This is Trevor Van Winkle, Creator and Showrunner of The Sheridan Tapes. The Sheridan Tapes is about the search for missing horror writer Anna Sheridan, the mysterious cassette tapes she left behind, and the group of people known as The Searchers that are determined to find her. This is Episode 59: A Shroud of Thoughts. It comes at a point in our story where the Searchers are sent out to investigate strange reports around the White Sands Missile Range as part of their work with ISPHA, a research institution, which has promised to provide them assistance in their search for Anna. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://homesteadonthecorner.com/2022/07/08/tst059/

https://homesteadonthecorner.com/sheridantapes/

Twitter: @SheridanTapes

2022 Showcase: October Jones & Fish with Legs Oct 05, 2022

Hey, this is Dexter, I’m the showrunner of October Jones & Fish with Legs. The show is about an optimistic fish with legs, named Fish with Legs, and her misguided, but clever best friend October Jones. The two of them are trying to stop an evil two-headed snake, named Simon and Sarfunkel, from ending the world. But… none of those characters are in this episode.
This is Sleepless in Warm Puddle, our 2021 holiday special. This episode follows Crab Crab MD, who was a minor villain in season 1. But after his adventure with October and Fish, he gave up his bounty hunting ways and returned to his old life as a doctor in the small town of Warm Puddle. So… Enjoy, thanks for listening and happy Flounder’s Day.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Lj8-CRjWPuNjy5NDw22QvXoAuE1GZSuOwW40QnmRMY/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.octoberandfish.ca/

Twitter: @octoberandfish

2022 Showcase: Live From Mount Olympus Oct 04, 2022

Hello, I’m Julie Burstein, the Creator and Show Runner of Live From Mount Olympus. We created Live from Mount Olympus for tweens – and their grownups – because ancient Greek myths continue to have such power today, and are such exciting stories to tell. We’re incredibly fortunate to have fantastic actors from the Brooklyn Based theater company The TEAM who become the gods and heroes of the ancient world – as well as Award-winning performers such as Andre De Shields and Isabella Rosselini, along with new young voices, all directed by broadway stars as Rachel Chavkin and Zhailon Levingston. And our production team loves playing with sound effects and music to conjure a mythical world for our listeners. This season, we tell the story of Persephone, a young goddess who yearns to step out from behind her mother’s shadow – and must find her own power once she does. We’re delighted to share with you Episode 1: You Don’t Trust Me to strike out on my own! Enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MtxDOhA_fV2w1kNu3sbCHAUu0pCpet9t/view?usp=sharing

https://www.onassis.org/initiatives/onassis-podcasts/live-from-mount-olympus

Twitter: @OnassisUSA

2022 Showcase: The Malone Family in the Enchanted Forest Oct 04, 2022

Hi! This is Clinton Festa, creator of The Malone Family in the Enchanted Forest, a seven episode fantasy adventure about a single dad and his daughters' journey from Colonial Salem, Massachusetts to the Enchanted Forest, where they encounter all sorts of creatures from trolls, goblins, and elves, to unicorns, dragons, druids, and even a few dodo birds. This episode is called Poachers and Unicorns. As Paul Malone and his daughters Rebecca and Nicole start their new job at a unicorn sanctuary, trouble is lurking in the forest. Meanwhile, Lady Macbeth (the family cat, and deadliest of the Malone Family), nearly starts a war with the Pixies. This episode is full of druid magic, laughter, and heart, and even a couple of mischievous goblins. Thank you for listening!

No transcript available.

http://www.caryplaywrightsforum.org/?p=4895

2022 Showcase: Back Again, Back Again Oct 04, 2022

Hello hello hello! My name is Abigail Eliza, and I am the showrunner for Back Again, Back Again, a narrative portal fantasy about a girl named Ilyaas, who, on the night of her seventeenth birthday, got portal-magicked away to a world called Rhysea – where she was told she was supposedly part of a prophecy to save the country. After spending six years away and then dying in Rhysea, Ilyaas wakes up back in this world only to find that next to no time had passed. The podcast picks up at the traditional end of all portal fantasy stories -- where the hero has been spat back out into the real world. Back Again, Back Again, revolves around Ilyaas learning to readjust to life in the real world while still remembering everything she's seen.
This is episode 24, “Everything I Know,” one of the “remembering” rather than “adjusting” episodes of the show. In it, one of the characters – Rhia, who is Ilyaas’s best friend and teacher in this other world called Rhysea – tells her the bits of history that the Kings didn’t want Ilyaas to know. In Rhysea, language and storytelling have become political weapons – ways to maintain power and control narratives – and so this sort of marks the beginning of the end of season one. This story is inspired by a lot of the Oh Hello’s music, which tracks easily in this episode, and is – uh – fairly representative of the whole. Thank you so much for taking the time to listen!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C_mo-wLTmahWv1nrhWmVqkoG-jWt-pyRpODN8Xot490/edit?usp=sharing

https://backagainpodcast.wixsite.com/home

Twitter: @backagainpod

2022 Showcase: The Hell Spawn's Guide to Success Oct 04, 2022

Hey there! This is Brett Hund, the producer, writer, and performer on “The Hell Spawn’s guide to success” which is a horror/dark comedy that takes place in a world turned hellscape, but instead of following the protagonist of the story, we follow Jeff, a low-level accountant turned low-level pawn in this new army of darkness. Confused and upset about his new position, he goes out searching for answers and maybe, accidentally, some power to rise above his station along the way. This podcast is a passion project of mine based off of my love of audio dramas when I was a kid and watching horror movies growing up. This was also a challenge to myself where I wanted to see if I could write the script, write the music, play all the characters, make the dialogue flow smoothly, and differentiate each character with their own personality. Thank you for taking the time to listen and I hope you enjoy!

No transcript available.

https://thehellspawnsguidetosuccess.wordpress.com/

2022 Showcase: The Heart Pyre Oct 04, 2022

Hi, this is Audrey Martin, creator of The Heart Pyre, an interactive fantasy audio-drama which follows sixteen-year-old Rena and her companions on their quest to find out what happened to Rena’s hometown that was destroyed by fire, discovering along the way that more towns have suffered the same fate in the past. After each episode listeners can vote for how they want the story to continue, and the route with the most votes will become the path our characters take on their journey to uncovering the corruption in the Royal Council, and why there are whispers about the old Gods again.
This is episode one, all was lost, introducing our main character Rena as she discovers the tragedy that took her family from her. Over the course of the next few episodes she will assemble a group of unlikely companions who will help her uncover the truth about this event. As of the 3rd of October season one has fully been released, and season two is planned for release in the second half on 2023.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://theheartpyre.com/2021/12/27/s1e1-transcript/

https://www.theheartpyre.com

Twitter: @theheartpyre

2022 Showcase: Ain't Slayed Nobody Oct 04, 2022

This is cuppycup, producer and Keeper of Arcane Lore on Ain’t Slayed Nobody, which is an edited actual play podcast that blends tabletop role-playing and immersive sound design. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.aintslayednobody.com/s/Ep1BleekerTrails-FirstAct.txt

https://www.aintslayednobody.com

Twitter: @aintslayed

2022 Showcase: The Deittman Files: A Paranormal Mystery Oct 04, 2022

This is Alexandra, the creator of the Deittman Files: a Paranormal Mystery, which is a thirteen episode audio drama that follows a team of Paranormal investigators as they set out on cases. . This is episode one titled “Case 13-1: a Night at Maelstrom Mansion,” which is about a gathering of Paranormal enthusiasts at the home of the eccentric researcher, Mr. Montgomery.
This project has been a wonderful labor of love between friends and family. Many of us have a writing background but diving into script writing had proven to be an entirely new challenge. It's been incredibly rewarding to hear the final product come together and to see the seeds of our Mystery start to take root. We hope you enjoy our story, and as always, happy hauntings investigators.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FTBp0cNIKhqJjUb21xmpi4Xntx_3-hCzNSE-jM3WKvA/edit?usp=sharing

https://thedeittmanfiles.com/

Twitter: @DeittmanFiles

2022 Showcase: The Transposition of Chloë Brontë Oct 04, 2022

WILLIAM: Hi, this is William J. Meyer. I wrote and produced The Transposition of Chloë Brontë. I call this audio drama a low-fi sci-fi (sorta) rom-com.
MAX: I don’t know. Those clouds—
CHLOË: It’s not going ta—
MAX: Over there! Under the bridge!
CHLOË (Laughing)
MAX: (Laughing)
CHLOË: Whoo!
MAX: (Laughing)
CHLOË: (Laughing)
WILLIAM: It’s about Chloë and Max, a young college couple whose relationship is strained when they move in together and Chloë’s sleep paralysis appears to open a portal to another dimension.
CHLOË: Dhh! Ghh!
BEING: You— don’t— belong— there—
CHLOË: Dhh! What! What! Who!
WILLIAM: You’re about to hear the first episode, called “The Weird Thing.”
NARRATOR: Between awake and asleep lurks the hypnagogic mind.
WILLIAM: We visit Chloë and Max in their tiny, dingy apartment— uh, it’s really a converted attic— and Chloë suffers an intense headache— in the middle of the night.
CHLOË: Hgghhh!
WILLIAM: As she witnesses the manifestation of an eerie sliver of light— and a weird thing— not of this world.
SOMETHING: (Howling and breathing)
WILLIAM: I wrote this series in part about my own experiences with sleep paralysis— although my visitor has yet to speak with me.
BEING: (Chirping)
WILLIAM: You can learn more about the cast and crew on the show’s website— chloebronte.com. Thanks for listening, and I hope you like it.
CHLOË: (Gasping)

Transcript can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/l7qjxpxjyphprtb/Chloe%20Bronte_S01-E01_Transcript.pdf?dl=0

https://www.chloebronte.com

Twitter: @TheHyperChloe

2022 Showcase: No Quest for the Wicked Oct 04, 2022

“Hello friends, this is Dain Miller, Executive Producer, writer and Game Master on No Quest for the Wicked, a sci-fi space opera actual play podcast currently using Paizo’s Starfinder system. We are a homebrewed adventure using a completely original campaign setting. This is Episode 5 from our first campaign, The crew of the Maverick have crashed landed on a dense forest planet known as Goa after narrowly escaping a terrorist attack which they are now being framed for. Thank you for listening.”

No transcript available.

https://www.noquestcast.com/

Twitter: @noquestcast

2022 Showcase: Bonnie Screws Up Oct 04, 2022

This is Ini, Executive Producer of Bonnie Screws Up. A story about a young actress who breaks her NDA by spilling the beans on the finale of her popular mystery webseries to her bartender crush. The situation escalates, jeopardizing her career and Bonnie does all she can to fix it. But will it be enough?
This is Episode 2, Bonnie and the Show Business, the day after a disastrous date and her text conversation with Duante. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12tET0yFVL0C9FPiPBabGiz4CUz9UtaV-/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118181833416603249719&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://www.auralstories.com/shows/bonnie-screws-up

Twitter: @auralstories

2022 Showcase: Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective Oct 04, 2022

I’m Brad Beideman, one of the creators of Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective, which is about Agatha Christie-style murder mysteries, but exclusively on cruise ships and stupid.
This episode is titled Wide Berth for a Water Birth, and all you need to know going in is that her acquaintance Neil Greg who thinks he’s her sidekick his not and is bad at everything. Also that her former mentor harbormaster Gifford Roscoe became corrupt and betrayed her, as harbormasters so often do, I bet. Thank you for listening.

No transcript available.

https://bbthecd.com

Twitter: @bbthecd

2022 Showcase: Savage Waking: Obliteration Oct 04, 2022

Hi there! My name is Jonathan Winstead. I'm the producer, director, and sound designer of Savage Waking: Obliteration - A Zombie Audio Drama.
When the tranquility of the small town of Monroville is suddenly shattered one morning by a mysterious earthquake, Sheriff Buckley and Deputy Fish head out to investigate. What they discover lurking among the ruins will soon threaten not only the lives of all in Monroville, but also the lives of those in the cities beyond. Trapped in the local library by forces they don’t understand, will Sheriff Buckley & a small group of civilians be able to decipher the mystery of what’s happening and escape the clutches of the dead or will the library become their tomb? Find out when you listen to this captivating audio drama written by Jeremy Ashley-Pair and produced by me aka Invictum Digital.
While this audio drama is a single standalone story, not a series, we do hope to create a variety of audio drama adventures in the future in both series and standalone formats, so follow Invictum Digital to come with us on our journey! Now - before you settle in for an immersive listening experience, please grab a pair of headphones and don’t forget to turn the lights out! Thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://invictumdigital.com/zombie#presskit

https://invictumdigital.com/zombie

@InvictumDigital

2022 Showcase: Inspired Incompetence Oct 04, 2022

Hi. This is Alex, GM of the Inspired Incompetence Podcast, where we're playing through Tyrant's Grasp, a survival horror campaign by Paizo for Pathfinder 1st Edition. This is Episode #78, Briefed By An Angel, where we kick off season 4 of our campaign.
Still recovering from the worst tragedy they've ever faced, the heroes finally get a moment to rest and reflect on the horrors they've endured as they sail down the River Esk.
Thanks for listening, and thank you for your consideration.

No transcript available.

https://www.inspiredincompetence.com/

Twitter: @Inspired_Incomp

2022 Showcase: Calamity Oct 04, 2022

Hi there, my name is Jules Siege. I'm the writer, producer, director and one half of the sound design team here at Twisted Tangent. Today we're going to be nominating our first show which is Calamity and it follows the fictionalized adventures of Calamity Jane as she guides a theatre troupe across hostile lands while fleeing the ghosts of her past. Episode 2 is what we're presenting today and it puts Jane directly in the crosshairs of the law after the chaotic events of the night of episode 1. She will be faced with some harsh truths that threaten to take her back into the high stakes world of wartime scouting and that's a world she's long left behind. So we hope you enjoy the show and thank you so much for considering us!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.twistedtangent.com/2022/02/05/calamityep2/

https://www.twistedtangent.com/2022/09/06/calamityseason1/

Twitter: @TangentAudio

2022 Showcase: Up A River Oct 04, 2022

This is Ini, Executive Producer of Up A River, which is about Lisa Cathcartt who believes in big, beautiful, ecstatic love. Correction: she believes in the kind of love that is big, beautiful, and fart-free. Her husband died when they were young, so she only got the very best of him. After his death, besides taking care of her kids, she relied on romance novels, specifically ones by lauded and bawdy author, Candace Bigbush, to scratch her romance itch.
So, when her adult children gifted her a cruise on the Romantic Rhine - with the famed author who will show her and fifty others the amazing locations that inspired her seminal book, The Hero and the Heroine – she can’t turn it down. The romantic Rhine and little push from the author help Lisa open up to new possibilities, new places, and potentially new love: like the tall, dark, handsome Captain Dalton.
Dalton, until this point, has been married to the sea - or river - depending on what ship he’s piloting. Yet, as retirement looms on the horizon he is forced to think about what is beyond the bow for his life. Could it be love? Could it be Lisa? Could it be tying himself to an anchor because getting old sucks?
This is Episode 1 - Amsterdam, where we meet Lisa, Candace, the other passengers, and the delightful crew. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/133n-Cz_LCSmQ4ATTRfSK0RLKsEB2540C/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118181833416603249719&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://www.auralstories.com/shows/up-a-river

Twitter: @auralstories

2022 Showcase: Quorum - The Gambler’s Tale: All That Glitters Oct 04, 2022

Hi, this is Bjorn Munson with Jabberwocky Audio Theater. I was the producer for the season premiere you’re about to hear of Quorum.
What’s Quorum? Imagine that every conspiracy theory you’ve heard is true and world events are being slowly, painstakingly crafted by a cabal of power brokers behind the scense as they move their willing and unwitting pawns across a global board.
Into this game comes former online poker player and observer of inconvenient details Jimmy Harmon. He’s our Hitchcockian everyman who finds himself way over his head in this hard-boiled neo-noir adventure.
So I hope you’re ready to follow all the twists and turns for part one of a 10-episode mystery. The writer-director, William R. Coughlan, is obsessed with making this fictional world startlingly close to the real L.A. of Two Thousand Twelve, so your careful listening will reveal plenty of film and TV nods, connections to real-world events, and –I don’t want to spoil it completely– but if it sounds like certain characters are speaking in code, there might just be a puzzle you yourself listening right now can unravel to learn about what the future has in store for the world of Quorum.
Enjoy.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sbwkpujdys3fvqd/AAALxtL1QBGQ20RvXCSIBK76a?dl=0

https://www.jabberaudio.com/shows/quorum/

Twitter: @JabberAudio

2022 Showcase: Quest Fantastic Oct 04, 2022

Hey! How’s it going?
My name is Paul Goodman – I play Jump Fundenden on Quest Fantastic, a D&D podcast about 4 heroes who have to come out of retirement to save an old friend. I’m also the editor and do all the crazy sound fx.
Thank you so much for checking us out! This is Episode 17: One Jump and His Darrell, where our group of heroes known as the Justyce Loving Friends have just found a war-forged skull called Darrell who knows Jump’s name… pretty intriguing.
Thanks again to everybody for listening and enjoy the show!

No transcript available.

https://questfantastic.com

Twitter: @questfantastic

2022 Showcase: Desperado Oct 04, 2022

Hi this is Samy, creator of Desperado which is about a world almost like ours if myth and witchcraft were alive and thriving. This story is told by three characters, each chosen by the god of death in their respective culture, Haitian, Mexican, and Japanese, as their powers awaken.

Transcript can be found at: https://hughouse.productions/2022/06/06/desperado-season-1-episode-1-something-older-than-mexico/

https://desperadoradio.com

Twitter: @desperado_radio

2022 Showcase: The Unnamed Anthology Podcast Sep 28, 2022

Hey! This is Chloe Peterson, I’m one of the Producers on The Unnamed Anthology Podcast which is about creating stories by queer people for queer people in our attempt to increase LGBTQIA+ representation in media. This is Episode Six of our first season of the pod: The Burning of Elizabeth Weaver, written by Morgan Greensmith. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kFLpIPmQ1V5C2VRp7uc_eMyJdFSePgzAYFJijIeCvE0/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.listless.ga/our-shows/the-unnamed-anthology-podcast

Twitter: @_unnamedpod

2022 Showcase: In Transit Sep 28, 2022

This is Claire Cole, the voice of Sputnik on In Transit. In Transit is a science fiction mystery audio drama about politics and the struggle for power aboard the generation ships Eurus and Notos. What you’re about to hear is a cut of Episode 2.15, ‘Love Dive’, featuring the voices of Ellie Pearson and Dan Sinclair. Please be aware that the following audio contains strong language and loud noises.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n3nIDABBphusYeoyFGY8ZJExtmcdqjALrcJhK_tRvrs/edit?usp=sharing

https://intransitpod.carrd.co/

2022 Showcase: Tranthologies Sep 28, 2022

Hello! This is Alex Abrahams, Producer of Tranthologies, a trans anthology podcast created for pride month 2022. (If applicable:) This is Episode 2: to fly to starry skies, in which two trans kids swap names and become the best of friends, and send a letter to their favorite astronaut, the first non-binary person on a moon mission. This episode was written by Morgan Champine, and if you ever wanted a cute, wholesome story about trans children, this is it.

Though it is a very lighthearted, adorable episode, bear in mind the content warnings, which are: misgendering, deadnaming, discussions of transphobia, hopelessness, unaccepting parents, threats of violence, guns and death.

Tranthologies is a very ambitious project, as we released an episode a day for all of June. Each episode is written by a trans person, and an overwhelming amount of our cast and crew is also trans. It is a show created by trans people, for trans people, and for that reason, it is very special to me.

Thank you for listening. I hope you love it as much as I do.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PRYXyVUq8GZVIQODHTEaqqy6asyh95os3KvvimfIqI0/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.listless.ga/our-shows/tranthologies

Twitter: @tranthologies

2022 Showcase: Once Upon a Monster of the Week Sep 28, 2022

Hello! This is Mick Wheaton, voice of Nilus Wheeler and member of the Once Upon a Monster of the Week production team. Our show is a guided improv audio drama featuring a cast of fourteen, currently using the Monster of the Week gaming system and set in Reddington, New Hampshire; a quiet college community by the coast. Due to a recent rash of weird incidents, the esoteric Town Council has... requested the help of some specially selected citizens, in the form of mandatory community service! It’s just what residents do to help keep their charming, small town running smoothly! This is episode, Mystery Three, Part II - Quoth the Raven, "Holy Shit (Explicative?)!" This episode features our Reddington Historical Preservation Society preparing for their Titanic exhibit in celebration of the town’s 110 year anniversary and running into quite the bit of trouble with an ornery poltergeist while trying to collect donations from some of the town's founding families! This episode perfectly shows our chaotic yet humorous energy, as well as how dangerous hauntings can be.

Transcript coming soon.

https://withkoji.com/@ouamotw

Twitter: @ouamotwpod

2022 Showcase: Dice Will Roll Sep 28, 2022

Hello everyone! This is Derry, the host of Dice Will Roll, the Queerest Pathfinder Podcast on the Planet, where we ask the Hard Questions like... is it morally acceptable to kiss a goblin? Dice Will Roll is an actual play Pathfinder 2nd Edition Podcast, and this is an episode from our newest campaign: FISTS OF THE RUBY PHOENIX, a high level martial arts extravaganza. It includes our heroes, The Radiant Winds (including Xie Chuji, a jiang-shi dhampir monk, Masami Takahara, a kitsune magus and Sangku, Witch-Prince Of The Sea, an undine witch, as well as Lolosadagat, his familiar, patron and ancestor sea dragon). They take part in the mythic Ruby Phoenix tournament, a once-in-a-decade showdown between the strongest fighters on the planet. In this episode, Ep. 13: Dynasts & Dragons, our heroes have successfully passed the Danger Island pre-qualifying round and are ready to take part in the tournament itself... if they can get through a dinner with the Ruby Phoenix herself and the empress of the city-state of Goka! Our heroes will need to put their dinner etiquette and brawling skills to the test as they prove their might to some of the most powerful people in the continent. Will they be successful? Or will one of the other 7 qualifying teams show them up? We hope you enjoy, and keep it rollin'!

Transcript not available.

https://www.dicewillroll.com/

Twitter: @DiceWillRoll

2022 Showcase: It Makes A Sound Sep 28, 2022

Hi, this is Jacquelyn Landgraf, writer, director, and producer of It Makes A Sound, a fiction podcast with music. The show, to me, is a tribute to the caretakers among us and within us, and it’s about how to transcend solitude and loss with a jolt of whimsy, faith, and rock and roll. Season one followed Deirdre Gardner’s incredible discovery of a lost cassette tape from 1992 in a dusty attic, and her quest to wake up her decrepit hometown of Rosemary Hills Golf Course Community to all that’s been forgotten. We learn that Deirdre’s tenacity to resurrect the songs of the mysterious former resident Wim Faros is fueled by her grief over her mother’s advancing dementia. When the cassette tape gets destroyed completely by a faulty boombox, a motley crew of neighbors try to help Deirdre re-create the music on the Attic Tape, entirely from memory. Before they know it, Deirdre and her mother are fronting a wildly avant-garde, multi-generational band, whose songs accidentally go viral. In Season 2, things have taken a turn for the worse–the town of Rosemary Hills is in foreclosure and Deirdre is now struggling to care for her mother in a nursing home. But as the golf course festers in its 11th hour, mysterious messages begin to appear, insisting that "Wim Faros Lives." As things fall apart around her, Deirdre must reckon with the fact that her public plea to get people to remember Wim Faros has inadvertently created a cult sensation. This is season 2 episode 4, entitled “Old Folx.” We are together in the rec room of Rosemary Hills Nursing Home, where a nurse is leading a game of Bingo. Deirdre, her ten year old neighbor Cody Elwood, and Phil, who’s grandma also lives here, are playing along with the residents, while Deirdre’s mother Emma chats with a new friend, Park Song, a former golf champion and local legend in her own right. Emma Gardner, in the confusion of her illness, has for some time now been calling herself Deirdre, believing that she is a young version of her daughter, and that the shy and sensitive Phil is a teenage Wim Faros. Ok, I think that’s all you need to know. Thank you for visiting Rosemary Hills! Get your Bingo card ready.

Transcript can be found at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ed17e271098de33411e603b/t/62ae55d1e1c07056a27c8ff2/1655592401485/IMAS+S2+ep+4+Old+Folx+transcript.pdf

http://www.itmakesasound.com

Twitter: @IMASpodcast

2022 Showcase: Echoes (In) Between Sep 28, 2022

Hi! I’m Jessica Berson, one of the co-creators of the metaphysical audio drama Echoes (In) Between, the debut audio from our production company, Brystal Studios. Our show is about two friends, Gemma and Thomas, who have decided to host a podcast about recovering childhood memories, using a new technique developed by a psychology expert with a complicated past. They quickly discover that recovering memories is not all this method does, and things start to get pretty strange as they look into exactly why this memory recovery process was developed in the first place.

My creative partner, Bronson, and I play the two lead characters, and we are joined by a full cast of professional actors for 12 total 20-30 minute episodes, which make up our first season. What you’re about to listen to is our 4th episode, which features some of our fellow cast members as well as a taste of Bronson’s stellar sound design and original music. This is where our show really becomes an audio drama, but if we’ve captured your interest, we would love for you to go and discover what secrets our first three episodes hold. You can find our entire first season, plus some bonus content, on our website, which is echoesinbetween.podbean.com

Bronson and I would like to thank you for giving our show a listen! We’re a two person creative team, doing all of the writing, casting, directing, production, sound design, cover art, and music ourselves. Echoes (In) Between has been a labor of love, and we can’t wait to bring you season two. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gd3bFC62KPARDDxlsGHx_7jDIVLyuZ3u/view?usp=sharing

https://echoesinbetween.podbean.com/

Twitter: @EchoesBetween

2022 Showcase: The No-Fame Podcast Sep 27, 2022

This is Justin Crane, co-founder, producer, writer, editor, and actor for The No-Fame Podcast which is an edited, sound-designed tabletop roleplaying podcast currently producing Tall Tall Tower- a high fantasy d&d tower crawl run by Sinéad Marguerite. This is from Episode 01 of our Tall Tall Tower series where our characters find themselves leaping through a portal into the great unknown. Thanks for listening.

Transcript not available.

https://www.nofame.ca

Twitter: @nofamepod

2022 Showcase: Spaceships Sep 27, 2022

Hey there, this is Filip Momirovski, the writer of Spaceships, a sci-fi comedy with sentient spacecraft investigating the sudden die-off of all species in the galaxy.
Our immersive space romp is there to sooth the existential pains of world-weary biologicals with big doses of humor and lots of whooshing, dashing and zooming around of AI-powered spaceships on a quest for knowledge, adventure, and friendship.
This is season 1, episode 3, titled “All Well Now”, in which our mismatched trio visits the militaristic home world of one of the spaceships, only to learn it’s being rebranded as the galaxy's top vacation and wellness spot.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o29vU-EZUFYsMeXvea7GNjaKfIBCqz5F/view?usp=sharing

https://theafterscape.com/spaceships/

Twitter: @SpaceshipsPod

2022 Showcase: Stay the Night Sep 27, 2022

This is Sara Polton, Co-Producer of Stay the Night, and I’m Chris Courtner, Co-producer on Stay the Night. Stay the Night is the story of Ben and Ava who go on road trip to re-connect after the loss of their baby. They check into a bed and breakfast owned by an elderly couple who has no intentions of letting them leave. This is Episode 10, it is the second to last episode of season one of Stay the Night. Leading up to the events of this episode, Ava discovers that the owners,Martha and Dennis, has been harvesting body parts from their guest to help rebuild their son, Wyatt, whose body has been horribly mangled after a school prank gone wrong. At this point Ben has been captured by Dennis. And has had his face surgically removed so that it can be transplanted onto Wyatt. I hope you enjoy this episode, thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TqDyJYt5vvGLFQaZr_xB6Kwuu6ktv8ra/view?usp=sharing

http://www.sarapolton.com/staythenight.html

Twitter: @sarapolton

2022 Showcase: Midnight Burger Sep 27, 2022

This is Joe Fisher, creator of Midnight Burger, a show about a time-traveling, dimension-spanning diner. In this episode: Chapter 19: Battle Without Honor or Humanity, the diner is trapped in a deep space naval battle between the evil Ted Empire and the even more evil Låfftrax the Space Pirate. Please enjoy.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.scribd.com/document/586298687/ch19

https://www.weopenatsix.com

Twitter: @weopenat6

2022 Showcase: Neon Shadows A Noir Tale Sep 27, 2022

This is Ian Knowles , creator of Neon Shadows A Noir Tale, which is about Private investigator Frank Dixon and his sidekick Dusty Willis who take on a case that leads them on the heels of a serial killer and together they uncover secrets of a dark city in turmoil.
This is Episode 2 from season 2 titled My Own Worst Enemy, Frank and his best friend Ulysses have just been cornered in a dilapidated building by mysterious creatures guarding a ghost town. They camp out hoping to stay safe until dawn. Frank opens up to Ulysses about his time in the trenches during world war 2 and his experience with shell shock and loss. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bW1MLJeEfWVHkpdJQsGKtQTZInomXk3QNpIAjJpX3j8/edit?usp=sharing

https://neonshadowspod.com

Twitter: @neonshadowspod

2022 Showcase: The Vesta Clinic Sep 27, 2022

This is AMC, creator of The Vesta Clinic, which is a science fiction audio drama telling compassionate tales of a medical centre in the Asteroid Belt and the patients who visit through the writing of their clinic letters.
This is episode 1: The Pilot, in which we meet Dr Underwood on her very first day at the clinic and her patient, who has, perhaps, bitten off a little more than they can chew.
Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.thevestaclinic.com/episodes/episode-1-the-pilot

https://www.thevestaclinic.com

Twitter: @vestaclinicpod

2022 Showcase: The Funny Flower Hour Sep 27, 2022

Good evening, funny flowers. You're about to listen to the Funny Flower Hour, a sketch comedy and variety podcast and cartoon production hosted by Sergeant Sunflower and supporting voice by Andrew Goldschmidt. Our show will fill your ears with a groovy old fashion comedy radio show filled with skits, bits, and awkward audience banter. Each episode features an original piece of music while background sounds are made using public domain sources. Each podcast episode is animated sometime after the episode is released. Please enjoy Episode #14: Funny Flower Pride Season. Thank you, and enjoy the show.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ADsWOGZ0DMdze5QPaqTnoj2rVBkOUD0m/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106169498678908364493&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://www.funnyflowerhour.com

Twitter: @funnyflowerhour

2022 Showcase: Jupiter Saloon Sep 27, 2022

Hello! This is Chris O'Keeffe, writer, executive producer and co-creator of Jupiter Saloon, a sci-fi comedy about a dive bar in space. The bar is located on a floating refueling platform above the stormy clouds of Jupiter, sort of like an intergalactic truck stop. Bounty hunters, warbots, mercenaries, karaoke, intergalactic pop-stars, scum and villainy, the whole thing. Plus, there's an unwritten rule that you can settle your tab with a good story. This is the first episode, entitled Chapter 1: Hektor the Vector. We have bigger and more exciting episodes later in the season, but we thought it made sense to start right here, at the beginning. Despite the sometimes fantastical backdrop of the show, it kicks off with a very simple motivation. Jupiter Saloon is understaffed, and Joe the Bartender just needs a day off. Despite a stack of job applications, good help remains hard to find. Let's see how his interviews are going. Thank you so much for the time and consideration. We truly, truly hope that you enjoy Jupiter Saloon.

Transcript coming soon.

https://www.jupitersaloon.com

Twitter: @jupitersaloon

2022 Showcase: John From Back Home Sep 27, 2022

Hi, this is Scott McCarrey, I'm the writer and producer of John From Back Home. This is Episode Number One of John From Back Home, The Pump Room. John From Back Home is a horror, mystery audio drama bout leaving friends behind, keeping secrets hidden, and the dangers of trying to live someone else’s life. You haven’t been back home in years, but the old answering machine is filled with messages from a high school friend named John. You haven't kept up with him since you graduated, but John remembers you. He's been following you on social media. You're living the life he always wanted. And now, he's determined to take it for himself. But in doing so, John discovers the nightmarish secrets your family has tried to keep hidden. Again, the show is called John From Back Home, and I'm Scott McCarrey, writer and producer. Thank you so much for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/62f991e720392766d566f80f/t/6329c98e0604cd2ad0d883bb/1663682958561/JFBH_01_broadcast.pdf

https://www.johnfrombackhome.com/

Twitter: @backhomepodcast

2022 Showcase: McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop Sep 27, 2022

“This is Meg McCauley, aka Minerva Sweeney Wren, writer and producer of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop, which is a horror fantasy set in 1921. In the story, Maude starts writing in a diary, but her life is abysmally boring and she has nothing to talk about. A life of meaning feels far away. One afternoon, in an unusual pawn shop, she finds a tiny fragment of china with nothing on it but a bright blue eye. Maude takes the china eye home with her, not realizing she has cursed herself - straight into an underground world of paranormal speakeasies, plague mask thingies, magic doorways, unsolved murders - and an extraordinary life. McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop is eerie, quirky, and fanatically loved all over the world. It's still quite Independent, and it needs a boost to its small fan following, but it's attracted really fierce devotion from fans, which is something I continue to be profoundly grateful for. Fans comment the most on the way this story gets inside your heart, how engaging and original the plot is, and how strong the writing is as a whole. I personally processed my mental health struggles and healed noticeably while producing this podcast, which means that the end result is exceptionally genuine and cathartic. It has held the passionate interest of listeners all over the world for 5 seasons. McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop not only entertains and gives spine chills but it comforts on a deep level. McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop is scary, and delightful, and it stays with you. This is Episode One, Pilot. Thank you for listening.”

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SVPFSIKY1TnAeV24bCxJTIwWKqCms9SohIH7sAB0GTs/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.minervasweeneywren.com/

Twitter: https://www.minervasweeneywren.com/

2022 Showcase: The Realm Tree Sep 27, 2022

This is Julian Hermano, co-creator of previous audio verse award winning series The Realm Tree: A story of how fairies get their wings.
Last year, our series was among the winners in the categories of “Best New Story-based Production”, and “Best Storyteller” for our primary narrator, Madi Tozier. The second half of our series, episodes 17-30, were released during the eligibility period for this year’s awards.
Our audio series features actors from Avatar the Last Airbender, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Genshin Impact, and more. Our now completed 30 episode first season is available on podcasting platforms, start to finish.
The tale takes place in Al’Idria, a fairy world consisting of six Realms surrounding the Realm Tree; a tree that stretches up to the sky. At the age of sixteen, fairies ascend through the trunk to earn their wings. Those who fail to reach the canopy remain wingless for life. For some, the stakes could not be higher.
Our story follows the scrappy and determined Night Fairy Talia Wick, the only fairy in history that was born without magic in her body. By the second half of our series, Talia has become friends with an ancient beast spirit, and is learning to use her borrowed dark magic to lead her friends in reaching the top of the Realm Tree to finally earn their wings. It has been a rigorous struggle of near death experiences, and fairies hunting their own. And there is still so much more to learn about the secrets of the Fairy world…
This is Episode 20: Daybreak.
After a close encounter with a violent beast spirit and the mysterious fairies nicknamed “The Jewel Hunters”, Talia and her friends have less than a day left to reach the Tree’s apex. They’ll meet a new friend, and face one more obstacle which will change the tone of this fantasy adventure for good.
Our audio show uses both dialogue and narration to bring this tale to life, including narrated and intense combat scenes with sound effects and original music. We believe this is a good episode to showcase how far our series has come since we submitted Episode 2 last year.
We hope you enjoy. And as always, thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/126MMCnCYrN0ut7sbCVdwiDP0_oVzjJUC-VdzA2kezkQ/edit?usp=sharing

https://therealmtree.com

Twitter: @The_Realm_Tree

2022 Showcase: Roll & Tell Sep 27, 2022

This is Jeffrey, co-host of Roll & Tell, an actual play podcast with two players and no game master. It's a show about using random tables and logic to tell an improvised story where no one knows what will happen next! Well, no one but the dice that is...
This episode is Into the Wilderheath: Parting Gifts. Our heroes are about to leave the city where their story began - the City of Osteal, home of the elves. Unfortunately, on the morning of their departure they are visited by an old adversary. The only thing is, we don't know which old enemy it is. You see, on our show all the of the characters, locations, and what happens to our heroes is all determined by the roll of the dice. So, how about we find out together which of our dangers is about rear its ugly head.
Thank you for listening!

Transcript coming soon.

https://rollandtell.buzzsprout.com/

Twitter: @rollandtellpod

2022 Showcase: The Fina Mendoza Mysteries Sep 27, 2022

Hi. This is Kitty Felde, writer and producer of The Fina Mendoza Mysteries. It's the story of the 10-year-old daughter of a congressman who solves mysteries inside the US Capitol. This is Episode 4 in Season 2: State of the Union Speeches and other squawking. Fina has a new case: find the mysterious bird from the caribbean known as Chickcharney, a bird that might have a secret message. Fina and her grandmother have golden tickets to sit up in the House gallery during the State of the Union address and Fina's father, Congressman Arturo Mendoza, has been invited to give the spanish language rebuttal speech. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13kQ3HpmesxzG0HO6sVEPqslr5Yfu5yiH/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110604479173525900087&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://www.finamendozamysteries.com

Twitter: @finamysteries

2022 Showcase: Sinclair Wants to Help! A Supernatural Self-Help Podcast Sep 27, 2022

“This is Sean Drabik, the writer, performer, editor, and composer of Sinclair Wants to Help! A Supernatural Self-Help Podcast
The series is performed as stories told by Sinclair, a million year old minor level deity who made a podcast to give advice to help people, claiming to want to pass on his wisdom. Unfortunately, Sinclair has the mindset of a grifter, and his idea of self-help is helping himself to a majority of the profits. In general, Sinclair's stories are more about other people, his would-be disciples, detailing their lives and struggles, and then Sinclair will come around in the middle when an angle appears for him to exploit and make money out of.
This is episode 2 of the series, entitled The Life and Times of Milo Pendry. There are currently three episodes available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and most other platforms. There are more stories currently in preproduction.
Thank you for listening.”

Transcript not available.

https://sites.google.com/view/sinclairwantstohelp-com/home

Twitter: @SinclairPodcast

2022 Showcase: Jones and Woolf Sep 27, 2022

This is Anthony Jones, co-founder and head writer at Jones and Woolf, a monthly audio fiction podcast featuring original music. This is the first episode from our third season called Love in the Time of Talking Exercise Bikes. It's a story that straddles the intersection of love, loss, and exercise equipment. Enjoy.

Transcript not available.

https://jonesandwoolf.buzzsprout.com/share

2022 Showcase: Distinctly Average Radio Sep 27, 2022

Hi! This is Joe Askew, Writer and Director for Distinctly Average Radio’s At Great Expense.
This is our ongoing, science fiction comedy series of feature-length dramas chronicling the misfortunes of Cola-Corp Corpa-Colleague Buck in a anarcho-capitalist future where the carbonated beverage is king. Kidnapped by soda criminals in part one, and chased by an overzealous compliance droid in part two, At Great Expense is an energetic clash of byzantine structures against colorful, absurd characters and largely terrible jokes.
This episode is At Great Expense 3, Part 1 of 2. As the piece opens we find Buck in a new role once again, having slipped further down the corporation ladder and now interred within a franchised saccharine mine. Ever the company man he soon finds a new niche providing clerical support for one of the less… ‘prestigious’ mining gangs. Rumblings of industrial action soon escalate, and Buck finds himself the unwilling figurehead of an ill-fortuned strike. Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uvOXGA_Y6lP5jimrKbX8Txg9dMT8Cg39/view?usp=sharing

https://distinctlyaverageradio.co.uk/

2022 Showcase: The Junket Podcast Sep 27, 2022

This is Paige Selby-Evans, host and dungeon master on The Junket Podcast, a part-improvised science fantasy show that uses Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition to tell the story of the Katherine Johnson II, a ship whose crew have already saved the galaxy once before only to be dragged out of adventuring retirement by the impending end of the universe.
This is Episode 39, Changing Tides, which follows the crew as they return from exploring an ancient city at the bottom of the sea... only to find that a few things have changed in their absence. Thank you for listening.

Transcript not available.

https://thejunketpodcast.com/

Twitter: @TheJunketPod

2022 Showcase: Lil Miss Kate - Ward of the State Sep 27, 2022

Hi! This is Seth Finkelstein, co-creator and voice of the Announcer on Lil Miss Kate - Ward of the State. We’re a narrative comedy podcast in the style of old-timey radio serials, think Little Orphan Annie meets Airplane. The show follows Lil Miss Kate, her hapless guardian Deputy Mayor of New York City Solomon Russell, Former Heavyweight Champion of the World and Kate’s Personal Tutor Lucinda Sheraton, and Kate’s loyal horse Fiorello as they get into all sorts of pulp-flavored adventures.
This is Episode 2 of our first season. In the previous episode, Lil Miss Kate just discovered an address in Niagara Falls on the barrel those government agents found her floating in as a baby. Is this the clue to finding her long lost parents? The whole gang sets out to make their way north to the falls, but can they escape the mean streets of New York City?
Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/157B78SsHlktxP_ste648E1gcyKvwIbSA/view?usp=sharing

https://linktr.ee/lilmisskate

Twitter: @LilMissKatePod

2022 Showcase: The Chronicles of Wild Hollow Sep 27, 2022

This is Christian Powlesland, sound designer, lead composer and co-writer on The Chronicles of Wild Hollow, which is a musical fantasy audio adventure series, produced by Shouting Is Funny. Blending epic set-piece drama, oddball humour, cinematic orchestral score, original songs, and a lot of talking animals, this show really does have a bit of everything. We release our episodes in trilogy form, with each trilogy focusing on a different protagonist in the land of Wild Hollow. We have two trilogies available to listen to right now - The Boursin Trilogy and The Gray Trilogy. And yes, you heard me correctly, this is a musical audio drama. We aim to incorporate music and song in a fluid and exciting way, and one kind, anonymous redditor once described our show as ‘a Disney film, but for audio’. This is Episode One of The Gray Trilogy, and it’s called ‘A Smuggler’s Honour’. You don’t need to have heard any prior episodes of The Chronicles of Wild Hollow to enjoy Artemis Gray’s debut piratey adventure, so without further ado… Welcome to Wild Hollow.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12JyxtyU24e-gUzvS9YlJQaflF93Jj_Vr?usp=sharing

https://www.shoutingisfunny.com/thechroniclesofwildhollow

Twitter: @shoutingisfunny

2022 Showcase: The Pilgrimage Saga Sep 27, 2022

Hi everyone, this is Francesca Mylod-Ford, creator, writer, director and producer on The Pilgrimage Saga, which is about a group of humans and an AI on a mission to return to planet Earth and see if it’s now habitable, after humans were forced to abandon their home and seek asylum on the alien world of Esho. This is Episode 11 of season 2: Earthbound, which aired in 2022 as the season 2 finale. Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17YsAqxxTbzTeW3kU0h5cp7SneLDbGcDW/view?usp=sharing

https://thepilgrimagesaga.wordpress.com

Twitter: @pilgrimagepod

2022 Showcase: Inn Between Sep 27, 2022

Hi everyone! Hannah here, writer and director of Inn Between. Inn Between is a fantasy-adventure between the adventures, focusing on the character moments five friends have once the dragon is defeated and the day is done. This episode, “Hit the Deck,” was originally made for the Apollo Creator Showcase, but it’s a perfect example of the kind of character development and friendship we love on Inn Between. Enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: http://www.thegoblinshead.com/2022/09/05/bonus-hit-the-deck/

https://thegoblinshead.com

Twitter: @inn_between_

2022 Showcase: Tales of Adventure: Agents of B.O.O Sep 27, 2022

Hello everyone my name is Ashaun Jackson and i am the Showrunner and the Dungeon Master for the Tales of Adventure: Agents of B.O.O Podcast. The episode we will be presenting today is called Bare your Fangs, the Three Trials Arc FINALE. This is the last introduction episode as our agents are tasked to hunt down a monster so they go from Interns to Junior agents within the Bureau of Occultic Observations, HOUNDS Division.

Transcript coming soon.

https://anchor.fm/dapprwombat

Twitter: @agents_of_b.o.o

2022 Showcase: The Thief Sep 27, 2022

Hey there. This is Michael Schofield, and I make The Thief: a fully soundscaped, fully voice cast, actual-play/audiodrama. ... This is actually episode 2, called Da Capo, in which our hero - the thief - defends her community. The only thing I recommend are headphones and a few minutes of your time. Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://otter.ai/u/n-qI9wmxlyIUNQ_IGAFR-XgHjtE

https://anchor.fm/thefriar

Twitter: @schoeyfield

2022 Showcase: The Gorgon Show Sep 27, 2022

This is Jaci Seelagy, Producer and voice of Sibyl the Oracle on THE GORGON SHOW, a show hosted by Penny, a gorgon. Along with her snakes, Penny interviews fellow monsters, cryptids, and the occasional human! The show is improvised, with a new guest voice every episode. This is the eighth episode, in which Penny interviews the Ozark Howler! They also go by Gregory. Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://the-gorgon-show.captivate.fm/episode/the-ozark-howler-aka-gregory

https://www.faustiannonsense.com/gorgon-show

Twitter: @GorgonShow

2022 Showcase: Resting Glitch Face Sep 27, 2022

This is Dot Moore.
I play the character Binary on Resting Glitch Face, which is a Shadowrun 6th Edition Actual Play podcast.
We are an all-female cast with the exception of our Game Master, and we have been lovingly referred to as “The Gilmore Girls of Shadowrun” by our fans and followers.
We started releasing episodes for Season 2 earlier this year, and we are so thankful for our wonderful community that has truly made this show what it is today.
This is Episode “Dinner and a Show” where the Glitches show off the level of focus and professionalism that they’ve become known for.
Thank you for listening.

No transcript available.

https://restingglitchface.com

Twitter: @RestingGlitch

2022 Showcase: Eidolon Playtest Sep 27, 2022

Hi! This is Luke Varner, GM and Producer on Eidolon Playtest, an actual-play role-playing show that uses a game system we've written ourselves!
Our game, EIDOLON: Become Your Best Self, is about manifesting the latent power of your soul, bringing forth the supernatural abilities you've always had dormant within you to battle evil, protect what you hold precious, and confront the hidden facets of your own heart.
What you're about to hear is the first episode of Eidolon GIANTS, one of several 4-part miniseries we produced this summer to give new listeners an easy place to start.
Each series is fully self-contained, and inspired by the music of a band suggested by one of our Patreon subscribers!
GIANTS is based on They Might Be Giants, and tells the story of four down-on-their luck private investigators who get pulled into a conspiracy that threatens to destroy the surreal, exaggerated version of New York City that they call home.
It features myself as the GM, and Zoe Tunnell, Iris Christianson, Fabby Garza and Maxie Knightley as players. Maxie is also responsible for the show's fantastic original soundtrack!
Thank you for listening! We hope you enjoy the show!

Transcript not available.

https://www.audioentropy.com/#/eidolon-playtest/

Twitter: @EidolonPlaytest

2022 Showcase: Fast Track to 40 Sep 27, 2022

This is Georgia Mckenzie, creator of Fast Track to 40, a podcast about the terrifying transition from your 30s to your 40s and the panicked drive to hit those goals you've been wanting to. This is episode 5 of the ten episode first season, where we get introduced to Clarity, Penny & Janet. At this point everyone has made steps towards their goals. It's not their fault that it's all been mis-steps. Or is it? Maybe it's a little bit of both, you be the judge.
Thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19MuY4vqG4ISHlBTXoyvBtMeAu4LiPB0Y/view?usp=sharing

https://www.auralstories.com/shows/fast-track-to-40

Twitter: @auralstories

2022 Showcase: Saturn's Return Sep 27, 2022

Greetings. I'm Chance Muehleck, writer and co-producer of Saturn's Return. Saturn's Return is a contemporary fable about loss, sacrifice, and ordinary magic. It's set in a fictional small American town, where what you believe is as important as who you listen to -- and why. This is episode one of three. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B_hJfKaNZWvEv8NX5COP8758hRv3KEy5/view?usp=sharing

http://www.nervetank.com/saturns-return-ad

Twitter: @nervetank

2022 Showcase: The Secret of St. Kilda Sep 25, 2022

Hello, This is Michael Ireland, Director of The Secret of Saint Kilda, a supernatural thriller where we follow Lockie, a con man who escapes to St Kilda with the promise that this time, he’ll change his ways. Unfortunately for him, the inhabitants of the island have other ideas. He seeks redemption and they seek a saviour. This is Episode 9 of our first season, Lockie is welcomed by all but one on the island, Mathias. After helping to fake Lockie’s death on the mainland, He still disapproves of the Island’s leader, Andromeda, to have Lockie join them officially. In the ceremony in which he was being inducted, Andromeda became unwell and possessed by something otherworldly, becoming weaker by the minute. Mathias blames Lockie for all of this and senses he is a danger to everything he has helped build on St Kilda, he’s getting too cosy with Andromeda, his ex-wife Niyathi and his son, Hari. So he goes into business for himself, by contacting Lockie’s family to make them aware of his existence. After his daughter, Amy comes to the island, this is seen as a step too far with Lockie beating him to a pulp. This episode to us showcases the fantastic talent of our cast and crew. Please enjoy and feel free to listen to all of the other episodes. So here it is, Episode 9 of Season 1, where Andromeda confronts Mathias about his actions. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yOeqLZ5c3srGeQ0FZuOr9HnKvyyBU7hqiQmWEMlZcUM/edit

https://thesecretofstkilda.carrd.co/

Twitter: @TheKilda

2022 Showcase: TELL ME A STORY: THE TRUE LIFE OF JAKOB STANLEY Sep 25, 2022

JESSI GOTTA
Hey. This is Jessi Gotta writer producer and director on TELL ME A STORY: THE TRUE LIFE OF JAKOB STANLEY
PATRICK SHEARER
And this is Patrick Shearer sound designer, producer and director on TELL ME A STORY: THE TRUE LIFE OF JAKOB STANLEY.
JESSI GOTTA
The podcast is about the 2011 disappearance of 4 college students in the woods near Porter Township, Pennsylvania while researching a documentary on children’s author Jakob Stanley.
PATRICK SHEARER
Whose recordings mysteriously appear online.
JESSI GOTTA
This is Episode 1 File Labeled: “001 Rough Cut, Episode 1” of TELL ME A STORY: THE TRUE LIFE OF JAKOB STANLEY.
PATRICK SHEARER
Thank you for listening.
JESSI GOTTA
Thank you!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.jakobstanley.com/post/ep-1-transcript

https://www.jakobstanley.com/

Twitter: @InappropriateF

2022 Showcase: Storm Chasers Sep 25, 2022

Hi, this is Michael Shannon, showrunner, writer, and director of The Storm Chasers. The Storm Chasers is a fantasy, adventure/comedy, audio drama. This episode is about main charcter, Dodds Aldon, as he finds himself ready to start his life as a sea-fairing adventurer. The only problem? He's flat broke. Dodds, along with new friends: Quinn and Jackie, have to figure out a way to get off of land and out on the magical Wandering Sea. we hope you enjoy our show just as much as we enjoued making it.

No transcript available.

https://www.facebook.com/Storm-Chasers-Audio-Drama-105890412083009

Twitter: @StormChasersPod

2022 Showcase: On Asphalt Bones Sep 25, 2022

This is Scarlett, Creator and Audio Engineer of On Asphalt Bones, a show about making something of yourself, even when the world is over. This is Episode 7: INEFFABLE. It is worth stating that On Asphalt Bones is best listened to in order - from Episode 1 through to the end - although we are confident enough in our production that we think, even as a standalone, you will really enjoy this episode!
Two small pieces of context that may be necessary: preceding the start of the show, a belt of fire and eyes - not ice, eyes - surrounded the Earth, glaring in at its inhabitants. Things have been... well, a little different since then.
Also, there is another being - of a similar calibre to this Eye-creature, known simply as the INEFFABLE. Go on, say its name - what, truly, could you stand to lose?
This numbers among my favourite episodes of this show which I wrote, and I am particularly proud of the audio engineering and the original soundtrack, composed and produced by yours truly.
Also of note are the incredible voice work of Sammy Christiansen as The Officer and Megan Scharlau as The Inquisitor, as well as the rest of our talented cast, editors, directors, and artists. Thank you all.
Anyhow, on with the show. Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZyGOVZ1VHx1aVwpU3BxyEPmYG-ZPaesiJLlbBBXlfvs/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.listless.ga/our-shows/on-asphalt-bones/

Twitter: @onasphaltbones

2022 Showcase: The Green Lama Sep 21, 2022

This is Steele Filipek, director, and co-producer of The Green Lama, which is about a pulp superhero and his allies trying to protect post-World War II New York City from a gang war. This is season 1, episode 4, “A Deadly Debate.” Fully licensed, it is a true sequel series to the original 1940s pulps and radio drama, so if you like action, mystery, and daring-do, you’ll love The Green Lama. Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://mega.nz/file/s6gW0KqQ#sPg8jntHCdFjKFITRju3X4XbYV3HujibISeJ8qA5o8Y

https://thegreenlama.buzzsprout.com

Twitter: @realradioroom

2022 Showcase: Find Us Alive Sep 21, 2022

This is Anna Maguire, director of Find Us Alive, which is a science fiction show following the crew of Site-107, an SCP Foundation research facility trapped inside a mysterious extradimensional rift, as narrated by their Communications Operator, Dr. Harley. This is Episode 24: The Beach Episode, when the building mysteriously floods with water, forcing the staff to take a break from their clandestine research and have some much needed fun, featuring new original music and some very involved sound design. Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.findusalivepodcast.com/_files/ugd/961da6_0e9f3415fbb446ef9f353b623fa6126a.pdf

https://www.findusalivepodcast.com/

Twitter: @Site107

2022 Showcase: Queens of the Sapphire Sea Sep 21, 2022

This is Steele Filipek, creator, lead writer, co-producer, and director of Queens of the Sapphire Sea, an action-comedy about the adventures of pair of seaplane mercenaries over the seas and through the skies of interwar France. This is season 2, episode 4, “Storms Colder and Cold Shoulders.” If you like witty banter, European romanticism, Hayao Miyazaki (particularly Porco Rosso), and swashbuckling daring-do, then you’ll love Queens of the Sapphire Sea. Thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://mega.nz/file/s6gW0KqQ#sPg8jntHCdFjKFITRju3X4XbYV3HujibISeJ8qA5o8Y

https://queens.buzzsprout.com/

Twitter: @realradioroom

2022 Showcase: To DnD or Not To DnD Sep 21, 2022

Hi this is Adam Davis, Dungeon Master and Producer of To DnD or Not To DnD an actual play 5e Dungeons and Dragons podcast where five Indianapolis based stage actors try their very best to navigate the world of Dungeons and Dragons despite many of them, myself included, having little to no experience with the game. What we do have, however, is a knack for storytelling and character development which we hope to use to create unique and engaging story lines in our homebrewed world of the five realms. Presented for your approval is episode one, A Prologue of Sorts, in which we take the advice from the king from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and begin at the beginning as it were with some introductions not only for our characters but our players and the world in which we weave our tale. Anytime you're improving a story among multiple actors, things have a tendency to get a little zany, and when so much of your story is left up to the roll of dice there truly is no telling where things will go. Because of the inherent randomness of it, we've really leaned into that aspect and have gone out of our way to ensure events stay random and authentic by not discussing the events prior to each recording. I as the DM will prep small scenarios, but my players have no clue what they're getting into each time we sit down to play giving the whole story a very open-ended feel where anything is possible contingent on the role of a die. We may not fully answer the Bard of Avon's inquiry of whether or not to be, but we do hope to shed some light on whether To DnD or Not To DnD. For perhaps that is truly the question. Thank you for listening.

No transcript available.

https://www.dndornot.com/

Twitter: @dndornot

2022 Showcase: Chain of Being Sep 21, 2022

This is Cai Gwilym Pritchard, creator of Chain of Being, which is is a mythic science fiction podcast which is a glimpse into the future: where gods control the cosmos and mortals are left to fend for themselves in a vast, indifferent universe. This is episode 19: born to die. This is the finale of the show and shows the main character, Adam, working his way through the mystical realm of Eden. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.tumblr.com/chainofbeing/684518265173721088/19-born-to-die?source=share

https://www.faustiannonsense.com/chain-of-being

Twitter: @chainofbeing

2022 Showcase: The Adventures of the Forget Me Nots Sep 21, 2022

Hello, this is Cady Bailey, coproducer, co-writer, and voice of Celia Nunally and Dia on The Adventures of the Forget Me Nots. This is Episode 7.1: May I Have This Dance. In this episode, second mate Zinkus McGee takes a break from life aboard the pirate ship to track down information on some mysterious birds at the Engineer’s citadel graduation ball. However, she isn’t the only one conducting a little espionage, and she winds up working alongside Celia Nunally, her… arch nemesis with benefits. We hope you enjoy this episode. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fj-b8W-uIGTHooJrKqV4k26gZYAJY2lJQxLsI2DSfpo/edit?usp=sharing

https://theadventuresoftheforgetmenots.godaddysites.com

Twitter: @ForgetMeNotsPod

2022 Showcase: Quest Friends! Sep 21, 2022

This is Kyle, Game Master on Quest Friends!, an actual play podcast where five best friends explore themes of friendship and family using cartoonish settings and over-the-top characters. The episode you're about to listen to comes from our current season, Quest Friends! Hereafter: a story inspired by cartoons like Gravity Falls and The Owl House, where the realm of the dead is only a plane ride away. In this episode (titled The Necromon Thief), our characters have to contend with two mysteries. On one hand, a thief who is stealing adorable little ghostly critters; and on the other, a grocery store that is always out... of rutabagas. Thank you for listening.

Transcript coming soon.

https://www.questfriendspodcast.com/

Twitter: @Quest_Friends

2022 Showcase: The Madness of Chartrulean Sep 21, 2022

Hi! I'm Aud Andrews, and I am the voice of Chartrulean in Packhowl Media's audio series, The Madness of Chartrulean. It's an off world science fiction fantasy epic that digs into the mind of Chartrulean, the eccentric inventor of a new form of energy. The abuse of this new energy sets off a chain of events that leads to questions about humanity, as Chartrulean now has to navigate his planet's complicated social and political landscape.
But there's a layer of cosmic mystery to this story. There are forces at work that really can't be explained. I think, though, that the show ultimately examines the meaning of progress and is a statement about our own society's deification of technology. But it does this through the relationships and the backstories of its characters. What really drew me to the role, however, was the themes of impostor syndrome, personal and social anxiety, depression and trauma. Things that I'm personally familiar with and that I wanted to portray as honestly as possible.
Visit Chartrulean.com to learn more.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.chartrulean.com/listen

https://chartrulean.com

Twitter: @AstreusLabs

2022 Showcase: Boston Metaphysical Society: The Ghost Ship Sep 21, 2022

Hi: My name is Madeleine Holly-Rosing and I'm the writer/producer of the 8 episode steampunk supernatural audio drama, Boston Metaphysical Society: The Ghost Ship. Inspired by my graphic novel series, it's about an ex-Pinkerton detective, a spirit photographer, and a genius scientist who battle supernatural forces in late 1800s Boston. This original story follows our team as the investigate a ghost ship which has sailed into Boston Harbor killing anyone who boards her. To be clear, this is an original story, not an adaptation of the graphic novel and cannot be found in any other format. You will be listening to Episode 1, called The Arrival. Thank you for listening.

No transcript available.

https://www.queenofmercia.com/books/the-ghost-ship-audio-drama/

Twitter: @mhollyrosing

2022 Showcase: The Adventures of Captain Radio Sep 21, 2022

This is William McDonald, co-producer and voice actor for The Adventures of Captain Radio, a retro-futuristic science fiction audio drama. This is Season 1, Episode 3, “Monks of the Dark Adaptation.” In the distant future, the heroic Captain Radio teams up with his robotic sidekick and a former enemy to save Lady Andromeda and stop his arch-nemesis, Doctor Orban, from destroying the universe. Captain Radio has so far evaded the forces of darkness as he makes his way from Alpha Centauri to the Throne of Jupiter.
If you like what you hear, you can listen to season 1 of The Adventures of Captain Radio wherever you enjoy podcasts. Production is now underway on season 2 and you can learn more about the show and how to support us at obscurestudios.net. Thanks so much for listening and enjoy the show!

Transcript can be found at: https://obscurestudios.net/podcasts/podcast-transcripts/captain-radio-s1e3-transcript/

https://obscurestudios.net/

Twitter: @obscurestudios

2022 Showcase: The Godfrey Audio Guide Sep 21, 2022

Hi, this is Nicole Knudsen, creator and narrator of The Godfrey Audio Guide!
This show is the audio tour for the fictional Annabelle H. Godfrey Historic Estate and Museum. Think a fine art museum meets the Winchester Mystery House. It’s a show that blends horror, sci-fi, and art history (both real and imagined), and while there is continuity within the show, most episodes are self-contained and can stand on their own. This is Episode 33 - “Buildings & Visitors”, which follows the usual episode format of two featured art pieces with a museum announcement in between them.
One final note: the tone of this show can vary widely between episodes, and even within the episodes themselves. So just for a heads up on what you’re about to hear: the first two sections of Episode 33 lean more toward the contemplative side of things, and the final section is firmly planted in horror.
And…I think that’s everything you need to get started! Thank you so much for listening! I hope you enjoy it.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/transcript-33-64130980

https://thegodfreyaudioguide.com/

Twitter: @thegodfreyguide

2022 Showcase: ROGUEMAKER Sep 21, 2022

This is Emma Johanna Puranen, writer, sound designer, and voice of Ship on ROGUEMAKER, a science fiction mystery about a group of people on a budget spaceflight who end up stuck in escape pods with only the radio for company after disaster strikes. Together, they must figure out what happened to their ship and where they’re going now. We’ve got music, laughs, and existential dread aplenty! This is Episode 1: Manifest, which sets the stakes of our high-flying mystery. Thank you for listening! We hope you enjoy.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yyi3QsanrTpD8SZIH0j-mpUfliQwyXEOMYUnXqwCS-g/edit?usp=sharing

https://roguemaker.space/

Twitter: @roguemakerpod

2022 Showcase: Syntax Sep 16, 2022

This is Stella Odom, Creator and Editor of Syntax for Twin Strangers Productions. Syntax is a sci fi horror audio drama, following a team of explorers venturing into a new world on behalf of the mysterious biotech firm VINCULA. This is an excerpt from Episode 6 of Syntax. Our group of scientists, who call themselves the Breachers, are taking a pause from hiking far into the wilderness and are using this momentary break to marvel at the natural wonders surrounding them... before a chance encounter turns perilous. This is a horror podcast, so viewer discretion is advised. The content warnings for this teaser include strong language and fainting. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZIHKm4TsJRPfTwRO3woglTwfcwdIrH90_y9cnjNH6CQ/edit?usp=sharing

https://syntaxpodcast.com/

Twitter: @TwinStrangersP

2022 Showcase: The Book of Constellations Sep 16, 2022

This is W. Keith Tims, writer, producer and performer of The Book of Constellations. It’s a down-to-Earth sci-fi road trip about Rael, the sole survivor of an alien race, who has come to Earth to fight the same Darkness that claimed his own people. Along the way Rael gathers allies from the lost and forgotten of America, including Satya, a teenager running from her abusive family, and Simon, the narrator, who suffers from bone cancer. Rael rejects the tools of violence and force, instead relying on his radical sense of empathy to confront the Darkness. The episode I have to share with you is Verse 12, “Redemption.” Throughout the show, Rael is pursued by a paramilitary organization called The Theta Group, led by Dr. Mara Astrom. In this episode, Satya has been captured by them to draw Rael out. But Simon goes to Dr. Astrom alone, to bargain with her. I really appreciate you giving the show a listen. Thank you.

Transcript can be found at: https://chrt.fm/track/CBB869/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bookofconstellations/BoC_Redemption_Transcript.pdf

http://bookofconstellations.com

Twitter: @bookofcon

2022 Showcase: CanniBlaw, Cannibals at Law Sep 16, 2022

Hi folks. This is Jordan Sewell, writer, director and editor of CanniBlaw, Cannibals at Law - a radio comedy in three parts.
It's about a place called Cannibalabama County where everybody lives a peaceful life worshipping the Baby Guzzler.
But when activist Abe Hancock attacks a county church because cannibalism is “wrong”, local anthropophagites don't feel safe anymore. So, they go back to being racists. Nobody was harming them when they used to be racists.
With this controversy swelling in Cannibalabama, former cannibal Otis Abara is appointed to Hancock’s defence and he sees this as his opportunity to put an end to cannibalism.
But as the case starts tearing the fabric of cannibal society altogether, Otis confronts the cannibal demons of his cannibal past and remembers what it really means to be a cannibal.
Thanks for listening and enjoy.

No transcript available.

https://mandolin-hexagon-6wat.squarespace.com/

2022 Showcase: USS Artemis Sep 16, 2022

This is Greg Wilson, Sound Designer on USS Artemis, which is about a rescue mission in deep space going horribly wrong. You are Captain Lee of the United Star Ship Artemis. Your mission is to piece together what happened...and survive what comes next.
USS Artemis is an immersive theatrical experience that uses binaural audio. As it is a bit different from other radio plays you may have listened to, here are some tips we recommend: Listen with headphones, the over-the-ear kind are best, but earbuds will do as well. USS Artemis was recorded using entirely binaural technology.
Find somewhere quiet to lie down and close your eyes for the duration of the show.
USS Artemis puts you into the role of the main character, settle down somewhere comfortable to prep for your cryo-sleep.
Keeping your eyes closed throughout will also help maintain the illusion.
This is episode 1 of 3. Thank you for listening.

No transcript available.

https://ussartemis.ca

2022 Showcase: Tell No Tales Sep 16, 2022

Hi this is Leanne Egan, writer and producer of Tell No Tales, which is about ghosts, the people who hunt them, and finding out who the real villains are. Better Place is the world leader in ghost removal, but Leo Quinn — the assistant to Better Place’s director — has doubts about the ethics of their work. They’re building a recorder to pick up the voices of ghosts, and in doing so they hope to advocate for the rights of these spirits and build a case against Better Place. This is episode three: Part of the Family, which offers an introduction to Leo’s work and the kinds of spirits they’ll meet along the way. Thank you for listening, and I hope you enjoy the episode.

Transcript can be found at: https://tellnotalespod.carrd.co/#episode03dntj

https://tellnotalespod.carrd.co/

Twitter: @tellnotalespod

2022 Showcase: Once Upon a Wasteland Sep 16, 2022

This is Brad Williams, creator of “Once Upon a Wasteland,” a post-apocalyptic sci-fi romance. Our story follows Beth Kirby and Odessa Valdez as they fight to save the nascent civilization growing in what used to be West Virginia and try to find their “happily ever after.” This is the seventh episode of our first season, “The Mystic Chords of Memory,” in which Beth risks everything to gain crucial insight into the threat facing her home. It deals with processing trauma, facing the demons of your past and the uncertainty of your future, leaps of faith, and finding your North Star. Our story is one of hope; it’s about love and how it can save the world, or at least our little slice of it. We hope you enjoy our story. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IWZP_Q6WGDk56NjE16qeKSflwVP1LsKi/view?usp=sharing

https://onceuponawasteland.com

Twitter: @OnceUpon76Pod

2022 Showcase: Untrue Stories Sep 16, 2022

This is Robin Johnson, creator, writer and producer on Untrue Stories, which is a comedy science fiction serial about the time travelling shenanigans of science fiction writers. This is Episode 4, How a Nation is Exploited. Untrue Stories is my first audio drama; my background is writing for fringe theatre. I've written several stage farces satirising classical literature. When I made the move to audio, the freedom of the medium allowed me to do my thing with classic science fiction. I've always thought audio drama was a particularly perfect fit for surreal comic SFF ever since growing up with the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series, and working in this space is the most fun I've had for ages. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://untrue-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/how-a-nation-is-exploited/transcript

https://untrue-stories.simplecast.com

Twitter: @Untrue_Stories

2022 Showcase: All Night Deli Sep 16, 2022

Hello this is Yohanna Baez, I am the creator of All Night Deli, which is about a Caribbean women-led mafia fighting over their designer drug cartel when a door to an alternate earth is discovered. This is the trailer where they explain how their telepathy pill, their number one top-selling drug, actually works. I hope you enjoy the show. The first season is out now, on all platforms. Thank you for listening, I appreciate your time.

No transcript available.

https://linktr.ee/allnightdeli

Twitter: @allnightdeli

2022 Showcase: Low Light Sep 16, 2022

This is Melanie. I'm the creator and performer of Low Light, an ongoing, narrated audio drama - a bit like an audiobook soap. It's about the repercussions of the death of a storyteller who had the power to actualize images and ideas into the real world. It's told in a dry, down-to-earth, northern English way rather than fantasy style that you might expect. We explore what happens to the other storyteller who's left behind and his friends and neighbors who all live in a small area of a northern English town. And we find out what really goes on day-to-day under the surface. It's quite a simple production. There's only a few sound effects and that kind of thing. But it still has big ambitions and there's action and lots of comedy and a bit of slapstick as well. I really hope you enjoy listening to it. Thanks ever so much. Bye!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.crawleyvoicestudio.com/low-light-ep-3-transcript

https://melannecrawley.podbean.com/

Twitter: @melaniecrawley

2022 Showcase: Hello From The Hallowoods Sep 16, 2022

Hello! This is William A. Wellman, author and creator of the show 'Hello From The Hallowoods', a queer horror story about the connected lives of a diverse cast of survivors dealing with personal (and supernatural) problems in the forest at the end of the world.
This is the first episode of Season 2, called ‘Rescues’. After we spent our first season building up to a big finale where all of our characters and plotlines came together, the summer finds them beginning new adventures.
Our core cast of a nonbinary frankenstein, a trans ghost, a genderfluid witch, and a buzzcut lesbian apocalypse survivor try to mount a rescue, and get more than they bargained for.
This show is a long-running piece of fiction with dozens of different character perspectives that form one bigger story, and although it’s been a challenge to write every week for the last two years, I get so much joy out of seeing our queer listeners find themselves in this story.
This show is a love letter to queer identity and the vast history of the horror genre, and I hope you enjoy this sample. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.hellofromthehallowoods.com/post/hfth-episode-49-rescues

https://www.hellofromthehallowoods.com

Twitter: @thehallowoods

2022 Showcase: 7 Suspects Sep 16, 2022

Hi - this is Jon Rolfe, creator of 7 Suspects: a genre-bending whodunnit about a reporter investigating the murder of a reclusive Silicon Valley inventor. The story unfolds via conversations with each of the suspects. In this episode, titled “The Friend”, our amateur detective is surprised by an unexpected phone call.

Transcript can be found at: 7suspects.buzzsprout.com/1967610/11028436-6-the-friend

https://7suspects.buzzsprout.com

Twitter: @7suspects

2022 Showcase: Lost in Williamsburg Sep 16, 2022

Hello, this is Phillip Merritt, creator of Lost in Williamsburg. After a hiatus of several years, we’re returning for a single, once-in-a-lifetime episode. The Lost in Williamsburg Christmas Special! We’re taking our listeners on a thrilling exploration of the dark, mysterious, and deadly traditions of a Williamsburg, Virginia colonial Christmas. Thank you for listening.

No transcript available.

https://www.facebook.com/lostinwilliamsburg

Twitter: @lostintheburg

2022 Showcase: JACK OF ALL TRADES Sep 16, 2022

Hey there! Jaci Seelagy here, co-writer of JACK OF ALL TRADES and voice of Jack Withers! JACK OF ALL TRADES follows my character Jack as she lies her way into a repairperson job she's woefully unqualified for, only to find out a lot of the strange sounds and flickering lights on the property she’s supposed to fix are actually from ghosts! This is the pilot episode, which introduces some of the main characters while Jack takes on her first assignment. Thank you, and we hope you enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://jack-of-all-trades.captivate.fm/episode/01-the-interview

https://www.faustiannonsense.com/jack-of-all-trades

Twitter: @faustnonsense

2022 Showcase: The Liminal Lands Sep 16, 2022

This is Waymon Alexander, Creator of The Liminal Lands which is a suspense slash horror serialized audio drama about a man who suffers an accident, and wakes to find himself seemingly the only person left . . .anywhere, and his journey to not only find out what happened, but to also find his family in the process. This is episode 5 of season 1, entitled Close Calls. In this episode the unnamed main character is trapped in an empty house while a dark and seemingly supernatural creature that's been stalking him tries to break in. I had no experience in. . . well any aspect of this, and as a 1 man production, with some occasional cameo voices of my family, this has been one of the most challenging ventures I've ever undertaken. But, it has also been incredibly rewarding, and I get better at, and learn someone new about, every aspect of this project seemingly every day. I hope you enjoy the show as much as I've enjoyed making it. Thank you for listening.

No transcript available.

https://theliminallands.wixsite.com/the-liminal-lands

Twitter: @theliminallands

2022 Showcase: The Pantaloon Society Sep 16, 2022

This is Lou Sutcliffe, showrunner of the Pantaloon Society, which is a supernatural audiofiction podcast about an ancient and clandestine society of clowns with unusual abilities, and the eldritch threats they are called to investigate. This is Episode One, Dr McClown. Content warnings for this episode are: Clowns, Illness and mentions of fatal illness, Supernatural threat, Dismemberment and Puppets. Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-1/

https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/

Twitter: @pantaloonsoc

2022 Showcase: The Children of Room 56 Sep 15, 2022

Hi everyone! This is Alex Abrahams, creator of The Children of Room 56. It’s a queer horror-comedy podcast about monsters, friendship, love, community, secrets, growing up, being queer in a small town, lakes with teeth, and eyes where they absolutely shouldn't be! This is episode 11, titled “The Court of Spirits (Part 1), in which an old friend, previously presumed dead, has returned to the small town of Spiritsford, and his best friend/love interest is taking a while to adjust. Meanwhile, the gang investigate strange happenings within their local ghost hotel. So much care and love goes into each episode of Room 56, and it really means so much to me. I hope you enjoy the show as much as we love making it. Thank you so much for listening. We really appreciate it.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_QCSrDeX_SzgP9u1pYSrEQZMzAVlAVgJMVXYvHcI7Xc/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.listless.ga/our-shows/the-children-of-room-56

Twitter: @room56pod

2022 Showcase: Where the Stars Fell Sep 15, 2022

Hi, this is Newton Schottelkotte, creator of Where the Stars Fell. We’re a supernatural fantasy for those who like twisty mysteries, weird little towns with a hidden world inside them, and a blend of drama and comedy that’ll still give you all the feels. We start by following Dr. Edison Tucker, a genius cryptozoologist who comes to the strangest town in America, Jerusalem, Oregon, to prove the existence of the supernatural and, along the way, discover why, for her entire life, she’s never been able to die. From there, you’ll find quirky residents, lore galore, and “The Odd Couple”, but if it was about stopping the rapture. I hope you’ll keep listening, and enjoy the show!

Transcript can be found at: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:5785c6a0-5903-364f-b743-b7239c1b51be

https://wherethestarsfell.com/

Twitter: @starsfellradio

2022 Showcase: Dice Tower Theatre Sep 15, 2022

Greetings this is Mike Atchley producer of Dice Tower Theatre presents Dawn of Dragons which is about young heroes bound in love and kinship forced on a quest to discover the truth behind the magic of dragons, and seek those that stole it before their world itself is destroyed by the growing power of the Dark Army.
Originally created simply to record the events of a collaborative roleplaying game, it grew into a place where the players could discover themselves in a world where dragons speak, magic lives and wishes come true.
This Episode is our Finale to Season 4 which centers on our heroes and their good dragon allies preparing to defend their home from an invading force of evil dragons, mercenaries and even the animated remains of the undead. On this battlefield we will find their wellspring of courage, that love truly cannot die, and that is the same to be said for hope. Now we hope you enjoy the adventure and thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://youtu.be/OKuK3Y4BwIg

https://home.DiceTowerTheatre.com

Twitter: @DiceTowrTheatre

2021 Audioverse Awards Winner Announcement Apr 17, 2022

Thank you all so much for your patience, it's time to announce the winners of the Audioverse Awards for 2021!

To watch the full announcement video on our: https://audioverseawards.net/2021-winners/

2021 Showcase: Misfits of Space: Night Witches Oct 04, 2021

This is Jared Cram, generally the Game Master on Misfits of Space, which is about the adventures of bad-ass women taking on a variety of empires, villains, bounty hunters, and other ne'er-do-wells in space and other settings. This is Episode 4 off our Night Witches campaign and our intrepid Misfit heroes are about to get some R&R thanks to a snowy cold front that has just hit the Soviet airfield at Engels and are on alert for a hidden NKVD agent. Thank you for listening.

Transcript not available.

https://www.MisfitsOfSpace.com

Twitter: @MisfitsOfSpace

2021 Showcase: Transmission Folklore Oct 04, 2021

This is Orion Ibert, voice of Carter, producer, and editor of Transmission Folklore, an urban fantasy audio drama podcast produced by the Lavender Lemonade Collective that follows the absolutely-not-a-kidnapping of Sorrel and the anxious driver, Carter. After Carter saves Sorrel from being drowned in a disgusting Houston bayou by a siren, the pair go on a life-changing and life-saving road trip up the Mississippi River. As Carter and Sorrel learn more about each other and the world of magic around them, they soon realize that the car problems they seem to have all too frequently are far more normal than anything they’ve ever faced before. This episode is a combination of episodes 12 and 13 of season one. Thank you for listening.

Transcripts can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XNejigmCQl-sLY05n_I4estrx71h6h_sLa_hHcONg_U/edit?usp=sharing and https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RufkoZKHrYCeG5xshAEy5S3LtHp0tV6mdEaM8n04fU8/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.transmissionfolklore.com

Twitter: @TransFolkPod

2021 Showcase: Blood Rage Mode Oct 04, 2021

Hi. I’m CK Kaur, and I am the writer of Blood Rage Mode.

Blood Rage Mode is about the adventures, and misadventures, of three supernatural best friends:

Ag, a hot headed lone werewolf alpha with a mysterious past;

Selene, a city witch who has difficulty deciding in which coven to join and specialize;

and Aveline, a half-vampire half-elf who struggles with a rare genetic blood disorder which causes her to sleep one hundred years for every ten years she is awake.

Blood Rage Mode is a modern day fairytale about friendships between minority groups (a werewolf, witch, and vampire), and perhaps more specifically, strong, empowered female friendships.

Through the villains, the good boys, Blood Rage Mode explores the parallels between them and neo-nazis, incels, and white supremacists.

It features a stellar ensemble cast showcasing a variety of talent from the lower mainland of British Columbia.

“Blood Rage Mode” subverts stereotypes and challenges typical fantasy tropes in an effort to create an empowered story for those who are traditionally marginalized and voice-less.

Thanks for listening! We hope you enjoy the adventures of Ag, Selene, and Aveline.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13EbCnnAcmT6AQZi5ES36QEnkQ7w0klaW/view?usp=sharing

https://thatsnotcanon.com/blood-rage-mode

2021 Showcase: Deep Blue Stars Oct 04, 2021

"Welcome to the Museum of Mysteries, My name is Orion Tuesday Ibert and I am the voice of the curator and the producer of Deep Blue Stars. Deep Blue Stars is about an exhibit of recordings by renowned archivist, Dr. Indigo Hale, where they wade through the void of isolation, the fear of the unexplained, and the drudgery of research. Dr. Hale treads upon a mysterious island, inhabited by nothing more than crabs and cranes, where they must find a way to make it past impostor syndrome, the strange and wonderful loneliness, and the secret nature of their life's work: the Star Shell. This episode is a combination of episodes 7 and 8, the final episodes of season one. Thank you for listening."

Transcripts can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aaSpASdNxrRMCIt5SszYHWahTfkFOIZde0lWRhr89Gs/edit?usp=sharing and https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gGaC_ZnlCAaRuu76NV3XyvH7EqA2fQ6gZ4iE2igOifw/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.deepbluestars.com/

Twitter: @deepbluestars

2021 Showcase: Catharsis Oct 04, 2021

This is Alexa Fett Fisher, Lead Writer and Executive Producer of Catharsis--a six-part audio drama limited series about loss, the stages of grief, and the importance of human connection through it all. This is episode 1. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LYK2uImHFtK-D7qjDU2InsWXDYV9kAPN/view?usp=sharing

https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/catharsis

Twitter: @dwmpresents

2021 Showcase: October Jones & Fish with Legs Oct 04, 2021

Hey, I’m Dexter. I’m the showrunner of October Jones & Fish with Legs. The show is about Fish with Legs, a fish with legs, and her supposed best friend October Jones, a misguided and brash teenage girl. And together they are trying to stop an evil two-headed snake from unleashing a terrible monster.

This episode is our Season 1 holiday special. It doesn’t feature October or Fish, instead it gives the villain team --which is led by the snakes-- a moment in the spotlight.

So, enjoy and thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gKjJPXprZDrq7_V_kETMWLG9q8tY3SVyj9sXllac1kk/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.octoberandfish.ca/

Twitter: @octoberandfish

2021 Showcase: Moonbase Theta, Out Oct 04, 2021

"This is Cass McPhee, co-Producer and voice actor for Moonbase Theta, Out - an emotionally loaded, queer-centric sci-fi podcast about the last moonbase shutting down. This is Episode 1 of Season 3, titled "Moonwatch". Communications lead Roger Bragado-Fischer is the last person awake after the shut-down sequence finished with the rest of the crew in stasis. Now, with the help of an unlikely friend - the newly awakened Artificial Consciousness called Tumnus - he has big decisions to make about who to revive first. On Earth, his husband Alex struggles with integrating into the Freehold community where he has found refuge... and, as always, his gaze finds its way up, to the moon. If you enjoy what you hear, Seasons 1 and 2 cover the shut-down sequence, and Season 3 moves forward into what comes next. Thank you for listening."

Transcript can be found at: https://monkeymanproductions.com/2020/11/mto-s3-e1-moonwatch-transcript/

https://monkeymanproductions.com/moonbase-theta-out/

Twitter: @MoonbaseThetaOu

2021 Showcase: The Chronicles of Professor Chronomier Oct 04, 2021

Hello. My name is Erika Sanderson and I’m the storyteller for 'The Chronicles of Professor Chronomier' - a mini-episode serialised audio drama following the adventures of Victorian time traveller and explorer, Professor Elizabeth Chronomier.

It’s a fun time travelling story mixing science fantasy and action adventure, with a touch of HG Wells thrown in for good measure.

The episode you're about to hear is from the fourth season - 'From the Depths', in which the professor discovers a band of temporal criminals are conspiring to change the history of Oscar Wilde.

In this instalment, the Professor is chasing an assassin back through Oscar’s timeline, jumping to key moments in Wilde’s life before it is altered forever.

We hope you enjoy, and thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hJ9lOUQhNdk9N85a7C1tAoJkqKzFEnFd/view?usp=sharing

https://www.unboundtheatre.co.uk

Twitter: @unboundtheatre

2021 Showcase: Inspector Murder Inspects... Oct 04, 2021

Greetings my intrepid audio investigators.

My name is Inspector Murder - although when working undercover I'm known as a treader of the boards operating under the nom de plume Alistair Sanderson.

I'm here to introduce 'Inspector Murder Inspects...', the sleuthing sitcom which charts my adventures in Victorian London.

You're about to hear the second instalment of the series in which I and my colleagues attempt to identify a poison-pen letter writer hiding on a train. It's intriguing, it’s exciting… although the less said about what happened on the viaduct the better.

In the story I am joined by my fellow detective Laura Norder, our genius bondsman and inventor Luc Vercluse, and... and our housekeeper Constance Urveillence, whose behaviour in this adventure I refuse to condone. (SIGH) Good lord.

But never mind that - enjoy the show!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rvyge7f7xgSl10qMRaObiQfxAbuI7lgc/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108240440750623895485&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://www.unboundtheatre.co.uk

Twitter: @unboundtheatre

2021 Showcase: True Tales of the Illuminati Oct 04, 2021

This is Max Kreisky, head writer on True Tales of the Illuminati, which is a workplace sitcom about conspiracies gone wrong, following the misadventures of a team of Illuminati goons as they bounce haplessly throughout history. This is our first minisode between seasons 2 and 3- A Day at the Library.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14QHZAxT5PsL937FCaNp6PFLiJ5ZpZYSwvkKsKdZCWm8/edit?usp=sharing

https://truetalesteam.com

Twitter: @truetalesteam

2021 Showcase: Forgive Me! Oct 04, 2021

This is Bob Raymonda, one of the writers and directors of Forgive Me!, a podcast sitcom that follows Father Ben, a young priest who has just moved to a new church in Upstate New York. Each episode is set within the church confessional and explores the eccentricities of one of Ben’s parishioners; sometimes their confessions are funny, sometimes they’re sad, but all of them deal with what it means to be part of a small, close-knit community. What you’re hearing today is episode four of our first full season; we’ve also released a three-episode mini-series crossover with The Amelia Project called Forgive Amelia: a triptych, and you can now listen to the premiere of our second season, which just launched last month! Without further adieu, please enjoy Forigve Me! episode four: Youth Participation.

Transcript can be found at: https://roguedialogue.com/fm-transcript-104

https://www.roguedialogue.com/forgive-me

Twitter: @ForgiveMeShow

2021 Showcase: The Lost City Prince Oct 04, 2021

This is Andrew Nowak, co-creator and co-producer of The Lost City Prince, a magical realist and musical podcast based on Antoine de-Saint Expert’s novel, The Little Prince.
Our show tells the story of Anthony, a cynical young man, trapped in a mundane routine of life who works a dead end sales job at a company called Star Tek. Anthony becomes roommates with an eternally optimistic and mysterious interplanetary traveler who teaches him that seeing clearly means looking with the heart. The antithesis to Anthony’s dismal outlook, Edward’s whimsical perspective leads to his own discovery as to why he left his Rose behind on his home planet.
This is Episode 5 of the series. Anthony and Edward have just had a fight at Anthony’s office, and now Anthony and his co-worker, Kit, go searching for Edward at the town flower festival, where Edward has been led to believe he will find his Rose. This episode features 2 original songs entitled “Rose” and “Animal.”
Thanks for listening and enjoy!

Transcript not available.

https://linktr.ee/lostcityprince

Twitter: @lostcityprince

2021 Showcase: The Dimension Door Podcast Oct 04, 2021

This is James Schwarz, Game Master on The Dimension Door Podcast, which is
about a group of heros who venture to a far off land to combat an eternal
winter which has started to grip the planet, and get cursed to save it's
rightful conquerer from 1400 years ago. THis Pathfinder Actual-Play uses Paizo's
Rign Of Winter Adventure Path.
This is Season 2 Episode 14; The Person Who Did The Thing. Our party finds
themselves in homebrew territory. Valdeen has been sent on a dream journey
to combat his feelings of guilt surrounding the previous death of party member
Norm. If this episode piques your interest, you can continue on to Season 2: Episode 15: Rendering which showcases how we incorporate role-playing into combat.

Transcript not available.

https://www.dimensiondoorpodcast.com/

Twitter: @dimensionpod

2021 Showcase: Severed Fate: A Dimension Door Podcast Oct 04, 2021

This is James Schwarz, production coordinator on Severed Fate,
which is about three half sibling bard's, who's undead father brings
them together for a funeral in the town of Ravengrow. They face
horrors unknown as they investigate death, a ruined prison, and
their own traumas. This Pathfinder Actual-Play uses Paizo's Carrion Crown
Adventure Path.
This is Episode 8:Desperate Barflies
Our three siblings head off for a night of hopeful fun at the local small town bar.

Transcript not available.

https://www.dimensiondoorpodcast.com/severedfate

Twitter: @dimensionpod

2021 Showcase: Missing Annie Lee Oct 04, 2021

Hi! This is Lauren Erwin, director and performer on Missing Annie Lee. Missing Annie Lee is told in two parts. Arc 1 Vanishing follows a group of high schoolers as they try to find out what happened to their missing friend Annie Lee. Arc 2 Reunion takes place ten years later when Annie Lee makes a miraculous reappearance - and she hasn't aged a day.
This is a Fear Itself actual play podcast told in two parts with two different GMs and some recurring characters. The story we tell is a supernatural mystery tale in which we lean into the horror and play to find out what happens. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: http://bit.ly/MAL-R06-transcript

https://www.spreaker.com/show/missing-annie-lee

Twitter: @saltysweetgames and @Off_theTable

2021 Showcase: Out of the Ashes Oct 04, 2021

Hello. This is Vincent C. Davis, the creator of Out of the Ashes. This show follows a group as they are forced into a centuries old fight for survival and freedom after one of their own helped create a machine that plummeted them into the third dark age. This is Episode 1 of Season 2, season 1 was more like an introduction into the characters and how they got into the situation they’re in so it won’t be too difficult to understand what is going on in this episode. I do still recommend that you go back and listen to season 1 as that will help you understand the motivations and the dynamic between each of their relationships.

Transcript can be found at: https://outoftheashes.buzzsprout.com/794927/9281220-alone

https://www.outoftheashespodcast.com

Twitter: @ashesout

2021 Showcase: Skyjacks: Courier's Call Oct 04, 2021

Hello!
This is Aly Grauer, audio editor and performer on Skyjacks: Courier’s Call - an all-ages-friendly actual play and storytelling podcast set in the world of Speir created by James D’Amato.
Skyjacks: Courier’s Call follows the adventures of June, Kiran, and Cici - three fourteen-year-old apprentices aboard an airship that carries mail across the strange and magical world they live in.
For your consideration, this is episode 27 of Skyjacks: Courier’s Call, the second episode in our second season, which just started a few weeks ago as of this recording.
This is a great episode to jump in on because it tells you a little bit about the three main protagonists, the new location for the second season of the show - which is a canyon city called Tesh Urt - and gives you a flavor of how we play this game. The second season of our show uses the game system of Cortex Prime, but we tend to be more story-based than dice-based.
The world of Speir was created by James D’Amato for his podcast Campaign: Skyjacks. Speir is an inclusive setting supporting anti-colonialist, anti-capitalist narratives. The world of Speir was also inspired by the game Illimat by Keith Baker and Twogether Studios, as well as the music of The Decemberists. However, you don’t need to know anything about those two things to enjoy the show.
We appreciate your consideration, and we thank you for listening.

Transcript not available.

https://skyjackscourierscall.wixsite.com/home

Twitter: @CourierCall

2021 Showcase: Armageddon: Black Dawn Oct 04, 2021

This is Terry Tibke, Creator, Writer, and Sound Editor on the Armageddon Series, with our current story arc: Black Dawn; which is about a planet of feuding dragon tribes and a young dragonrider’s journey to discover the secrets to protecting his country. The cast has worked hard for a year and a half, releasing bi-weekly episodes. We’re coming up on the last four episodes of the Black Dawn arc! So if you love Lord of the Rings, Japanese RPGs, ninjas, knights, magic, of course dragonriders, and an immersive sound design, we’re going to pre-emptively thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1457911/episodes/8986979

https://linktr.ee/terrytibke

Twitter: @ArmageddonAudio

2021 Showcase: Terror On The Air Oct 04, 2021

This is Travis Roig, Creator of Terror On The Air, which is an original anthology series based on the old murder mystery radio shows of the past. This episode is entitled The Salesman’s Body. It’s about car sales, friendship, and murder.

Transcript not available.

https://terrorontheair.com

Twitter: @terrorontheair

2021 Showcase: The Call of the Void Oct 04, 2021

Hey, this is Michael Herman, one of the writers and showrunners behind The Call of the Void, which is a story about a tour guide and a palm reader in modern day New Orleans that encounter a cosmic entity called The Void, that longs to bring the world into perfect stillness. This is the first episode of our nine-part second season which was released in early 2020. It’s been a year since the events of the previous season, and our characters find themselves reunited over a nightmarish new mystery besetting the city. This show is loosely built on Lovecraftian lore, but reinvents his cosmic horror for a modern audience. We hope you enjoy the immersive dive into The Call of the Void. Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bzLYYq9Vg5-9GvabvW8YqFqlmaP78ECd?usp=sharing

https://www.acornartsandentertainment.com/thevoid

Twitter: @CallOfTheVoidP

2021 Showcase: Faeforge Academy Oct 01, 2021

Hi, This is Stephen Garcia. I am the editor, producer, creator and Dungeon Master of the Faeforge Academy. The Faeforge Academy is a Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition podcast centered around 6 students and their adventures at a magic school that borders the feywilds and the material plane. Its a story of whimsy and wonder and mystery and intrigue. We focus heavily on using podcasting medium to fully immerse our listeners into this magical world. To feel like theyre there, to feel the tension, the joy, and the wonder by using background effects, music, etc.
This is Episode 51: The Throne Room and it is the penultimate episode of our second arc. Our students and a couple of their teachers have ventured into the feywilds as there have been all sorts of mysteries happening around the Academy and the areas around it. Specifically, this corrupted force that goes by the name of Kahl'vala. Our students had recently found out that Professor Miranda Lean had been working for this being and who is actually behind it is an undead god named Malvarus, who is trying to come back and essentially take over the world. They have the opportunity to confront this evil together.

Transcript not available.

https://www.faeforgeacademy.com/

Twitter: @faeforgeacademy

2021 Showcase: Dice Shame Oct 01, 2021

Hey there! This is Jo, Game Master and producer for Dice Shame, a Comedy, Actual Play, DnD Podcast that’s tackling Wizards of the Coasts’ legendary module; Storm Kings Thunder.
Our show fuses meaningful, heartfelt roleplaying with action packed battles in a way that feels both exciting and familiar.
So join me, my husband to be, his brother and our best friends as we charge head first into an epic Giant war.
This is Episode 50: Cold, Dead Hands, an episode we recorded for Wizards of the Coast and their Podcasts of the Frost maiden special. It introduces our characters and brings them to a strange and frosty setting, in the far north where something monstrous is lurking in the shadows… Thank you for listening and please enjoy.

No transcript available.

https://www.diceshamepodcast.com

Twitter: @diceshame

2021 Showcase: Women of Will: The Performance Oct 01, 2021

Hello, This is Hanae Kurahara Sisk, Assistant at Alison Larkin Presents, the producers of Women of Will: The Performance.
Women of Will is a hybrid performance about the women in the works of William Shakespeare, as deconstructed and conjured by Master Shakespeare actor Tina Packer, alongside multi-award-winning actor Nigel Gore.
This is an excerpt from chapter one. Enjoy the show!

Transcript not available.

https://alisonlarkinpresents.com/product/women-of-will-the-performance/

2021 Showcase: Startripper!! Oct 01, 2021

"Hi there, this is Julian Mundy, creator of StarTripper!!, an interstellar adventure about an alien file clerk, Feston Pyxis, who decides to leave his old, mundane life behind, and make a new start on his own galactic travel podcast. This is Season 2, Episode 1: The DaxxyCo Gig, in which Feston has just brought on a new (semi-reluctant) co-host, Serena. And she’s picked up a bit of side-work, because as we all know podcasting’s not always enough to put food on the table. Enjoy!"

Transcript can be found at: https://startripperhq.com/013/transcript

https://startripperhq.com

Twitter: @StarTripperHQ

2021 Showcase: Wizard Seeking Wizard Oct 01, 2021

This is Max, head writer and voice of Chemistro the Match Mage, for Wizard Seeking Wizard, a dating show for wizards where YOU get to vote on which mages meet, hosted by Chemistro the Match Mage as he tries to keep himself sane in the depths of his crystal prison. Each episode focuses on a different type of wizard relationship and features wizard personal ads created by the community. This is episode 4, Friendship, which finds Chemistro trying to keep himself awake late enough to catch the postwizard. I chose this episode because it really showcases the world of Wizard Seeking Wizard, and it’s very funny, but if you want to experience the show spoiler-free, you can start from the beginning with Episode 1.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h_7-Jnnuxh5c0Bs5IOupZg8cu9L_GLJZA2hR6t8qinQ/edit?usp=sharing

https://wiz4wiz.carrd.co

Twitter: @wiz4wiz

2021 Showcase: Khôra Oct 01, 2021

This is Kat Hawthorne, writer and voice of Echo on Khôra Podcast. Khôra is a sci fi Greek mythology adaptation. Season one follows the ladies from the tale of the Golden Fleece as they face down space monsters, reality TV stars, and their own pasts on a mission to recover the FLCC. This is a two-part episode, comprised of Episode 11, Out of the Acheron, and Episode 12, A Knife In My Hands. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z5fBiyFaViuULMxZfY474VUqWov5NQSUotoIzXQ21n4/edit?usp=sharing

https://khorapodcast.wordpress.com

Twitter: @khorapodcast

2021 Showcase: Muckey Landing Oct 01, 2021

This is Mike Polo. I play Virgil Slatter in Muckey Landing, a sort of a podcast, and I’m also the show’s sound engineer and editor. Muckey Landing, population 123 and a half, is an odd little backwater in a lower, slower corner of the tiny state of Delaware, mostly known for being not too far from someplace you’d rather be. If by some chance you have car trouble and find yourself there — that’s how most folks find Muckey Landing, unless they were born there — be sure to stop by the Muckey Landing Market, Diner and Hardware Emporium at the corner of St. Jones and Broad, and say hi to professional curmudgeon Virgil Slatter and professional dimwit and self-professed ladies’ man Harmon Truesdale. They own the place. If it’s Tuesday, try Harmon’s bologna special.
Between a pair of taciturn Amish weed farmers, an uber-receptionist who answers the phone no matter which business you’re calling, a conspiracy-obsessed police chief, and a townful of off-kilter residents and improbable mishaps, Muckey Landing’s a pretty funny place. And through it all, Harmon can’t figure out why he can never get a second date, and Virgil can’t figure out how Harmon ever gets a first one.
This is episode number 5 from our first season of Muckey Landing, “The Shoplifting.” We hope you listen to the whole season, which includes eight pandemic bonus episodes recorded while the world was in quarantine. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://muckeylanding.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/S1E5-The-Shoplifting.pdf

https://muckeylanding.com

Twitter: @muckeylanding or #MuckeyLanding

2021 Showcase: Solar Postal Services Oct 01, 2021

This is Emily Grigg, Producer and Writer on Solar Postal Services, which is about a crew of mail carriers flying through the solar system delivering mail and getting up to some mischief to pass the time. This crew includes Jam Darnell, a non-binary ship mechanic running from a dark past, Quill Shoka, translator who loves pranks a little too much, and Captain Hubble, a fatherly pilot who has an enormous captain's manual. This is Episode Two, Love's Letters Lost. In this episode, Jam passes the time listening to 2400's pop music and reading other people's mail. I hope you enjoy.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kJXISKpHtPBXsLNka_R4JTulXiiVYeVPDNVX8cN3omo/edit

https://solarpostalservices.com

Twitter: @SPS_Pod

2021 Showcase: The Chimes from Harkenhill Oct 01, 2021

Hello,
This is Graham David Richards, the writer and producer on, “The Chimes from Harkenhill,” a Cosmic Horror Character Drama short that featured as our seasonal special in December of 2020
The Chimes from Harkenhill concerns a young woman who is summoned to a crumbling monastery following the death of her uncle, where a missing piece of her childhood heralds the awakening of a hidden terror.
The Chimes from Harkenhill stars Fiona Thraille as Erin Bawner, with Farar Hudkins and featuring Karim Kronfli. Thank you for listening.

No transcript available.

https://audiblevisions.wixsite.com/audiblevisions/post/the-chimes-from-harkenhill

Twitter: @AV_Drama

2021 Showcase: Gather The Suspects Oct 01, 2021

This is Jonathan Evans, Creator on Gather The Suspects, which is a cozy murder mystery comedy set during a very boring apocalypse. This is Episode one. In which we are introduced to Kara, Jack and Geraint, three flatmates about to learn that there are things worse than perpetual boredom.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/152ETUrYxlv3aEbeoNk4I5E7kkQ2Ypyn9InTZtQOHo3w/edit?usp=sharing

https://gatherthesuspects.podbean.com

Twitter: @Gtsus_pod

2021 Showcase: Wandering with the Dead Oct 01, 2021

Hi, This is Cody Signore, Writer and Director on Wandering with the Dead; Which is about A bounty hunter who carries his dead bounty across the old west, trying desperately to cash in on it before it deteriorates to nothing. We like to call it The Old Man and the Sea meets The Shining in the Old West. This is Episode 3: Chapter 3: Oil on Canvas. Thank you for Listening.

Transcript not available.

https://www.wanderingwiththedead.com/

Twitter: @Wanderingwitht1

2021 Showcase: The Flame Oct 01, 2021

Hi, my name is Leigh Holmes Foster, I'm the Executive Producer and Composer for The Flame, and I also play Heather.
The Flame is an entirely original rom-com podcast musical. It tells the story of two women, Jamie, who's a bar owner, and Sam, the woman selling the building the bar inhabits, and of course the inevitable sparks that end up flying between them! With the help of her best friend, Heather, played by me, and bar regular Jo, can the residents of The Flame keep the bar alive? Or can Sam’s friend Mel help her work through her complicated feelings she has about her father’s death and the building that she grew up in before she makes a rash decision that she's gonna regret?
The Flame is an eight episode musical arc with an entirely original story, book, and score. It's available everywhere that you listen to podcasts. We're really excited about this project. What you're about to listen to is Episode 1, where you'll meet some of the main characters, you'll meet Jamie, you'll meet The Flame, and we really hope you enjoy the story!

Transcript can be found at: https://mega.nz/file/kUEHiQ4S#p_LSZqQhoKr306oChMxMwGTdhsWLzefvJYUFnYa_72w

https://www.lezhangoutpod.com/the-flame-about

Twitter: @theflamemusical

2021 Showcase: Agents: Declassified Oct 01, 2021

Hi! This is Matt Mancuso producer, writer, and director of Agents: Declassified. And Claire Buchignani producer, sound designer, and editor of Agents: Declassified. Agents: Declassified follows the lives of four secret agents and their unseen Narrator as they battle unemployment, long missions, rogue agents and personal matters. All the while working and living in the crazy espionage industry. This is Derry Agents; episode 6 of our main episodes, 16 in our RSS Feed. In Season 2 we find our Agents on an op in Paris, Arkansas. While waiting for a message from their op's target Three-Jay to be decoded, they pass the time with movie night. But personal matters of our Agents as always come home to roost. Thank you for listening!

Transcript not available.

https://agentsdeclassifiedpodcast.com/

2021 Showcase: Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective Oct 01, 2021

Hi I’m Brad Beideman, one of the creators of Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective, which is about Agatha Christie-style murder mysteries, but exclusively on cruise ships and stupid. Barjory solves cases such as Who's killing all the Santas on the Santa Cruz Santa Cruise? and How does a man go into a water slide and not come out the other end??
This episode is titled Stormhaver, and all you need to know going in is that Barjory is trying to kick her sugar addiction after years of drinking straight piña colada mix, and she has an acquaintance named Neil Greg who thinks he’s her sidekick but is just a boring useless loser she keeps running into. And he’s played by me so I can say that, though it does hurt my feelings to say. Thank you for listening.

Transcript coming soon.

https://bbthecd.com

Twitter: @bbthecd

2021 Showcase: Why Love Oct 01, 2021

Hi! This is Lissenny Florentino and I am a proud member of The Possibility Project and of the cast of WHY LOVE, our original podcast musical drama.
In 2020, our cast began meeting every Saturday all day. Our purpose? To change the world by sharing our stories and then writing, rehearsing, and performing an original musical Off-Broadway. But the pandemic got in the way. It forced us to cancel our show. So, we decided to transform our live musical into a podcast musical drama in four episodes and then record it.
We did that from our homes, during the height of the pandemic. It was a little crazy. But in the end it all came together.
The WHY LOVE cast is made up of 74 New York City teenagers like me from all five boroughs. We are joined by a handful of professional performers making special guest appearances. We were chosen based on our desire to make a difference and the diversity of the group, not on the basis of talent or ability or experience.
The stories in Why Love come from our lives and experiences. The show was written by us. And while no one plays their own part, the stories are real.
They deal with mature subjects, such as domestic violence, sexual abuse, suicide, family conflict, and the pandemic.
We wish much of what you will hear was not true. It is.
Our goal is to change that reality. And that’s why we came together and created “Why Love.”
Creating this podcast was challenging, exhilarating, frustrating, beautiful. It was a big undertaking. We are very proud of what we’ve created. We hope you enjoy it.
Thanks for listening!

Transcript not available.

https://the-possibility-project.org/why-love/

Twitter: @possibilityproj

2021 Showcase: The Iron Heel Oct 01, 2021

This is Edward Einhorn, the writer and director for The Iron Heel. Adapted from Jack London’s groundbreaking 1908 novel, which is considered the first ever dystopian science fiction book. London himself described it as socialist propaganda, setting it in his near future as a warning about the consequences of capitalism. The story is set in a world in which the oligarchs have formed a fascist regime in America, and it is told from the perspective of two young socialist lovers, Ernest and Avis Everhard. Anotonia Meredith, a historian from a utopia in the far future, provides dubious historical context. A mixture of romance, rhetoric, and revolution, accompanied by the folk music of the Little Red Songbook. Brought to you by the performers of Untitled Theater Company No. 61 in New York. This is Part Three, revolution.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/c0rh8ajn8duqbls/Iron%20Heel%20podcast%206.docx?dl=0

http://www.untitledtheater.com/previous-productions/the-iron-heel.html

Twitter: @EdwardEinhorn

2021 Showcase: Old Gods of Appalachia Oct 01, 2021

This is Cam Collins, co-creator of Old Gods of Appalachia. Old Gods of Appalachia is an Eldritch horror anthology podcast set in the shadows of an Alternate Appalachia, a place where digging too deep into the mines was just the first mistake. From Season 2, this is Episode 24: Charcoal Suit and All. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/uploads/episodes/season02_episode24_charcoal-suit-and-all.pdf

https://www.oldgodsofappalachia.com

Twitter: @oldgodspod

2021 Showcase: Peculiar Adventures Oct 01, 2021

This is Christopher Fieldhouse, the Creator of Peculiar Adventures, which is about the peculiarities of everyday life – if your everyday consists of increasingly baffling occurrences that verge excessively towards the unusual.
This is Episode two: Life on the Rocks, where a desperate crew of a seafaring vessel find themselves in an all too familiar situation.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://peculiaradventures.buzzsprout.com/1816769/9072419-life-on-the-rocks

https://www.somethingpeculiar.co.uk/

Twitter: @somethingpeculy

2021 Showcase: Good Neighbors Oct 01, 2021

This is Leland Hall, host and keeper of Good Neighbors, an actual play podcast of Monster of the Week. Our show, set loosely in modern day Louisiana, follows four almost competent heroes as they protect their sleepy, seaside town from eldritch horrors, cryptids, and even monsters thought only to exist on the internet.
In the following clip from Episode 36, “Ace in the Hole”, our heroes grapple with a long standing enemy of theirs that has finally called in a contract for a player’s life. Our heroes are desperate to stop him, but they must answer a question first: how do you kill an immortal?
Thank you for listening. Now before we get into that, let’s meet our characters.

Transcript not available.

https://good-neighbors.pinecast.co/

Twitter: @GoodNeighborRPG

2021 Showcase: Rosa Kranz and Gilda Stern AREN'T Dead. Oct 01, 2021

Hello, hello hello! This is Sarah Golding - hallo! Producer, VA, Editor, made the feem tune, on Rosa Kranz and Gilda Stern Aren't Dead, by Emily C A Snyder...which is about two characters post Hamlet, who dare to step out from behind the curtain... onto the stage and beyond. In search of what it means to be alive. WARNING! This contains existential dread and more than a nod to vaudevillian comedy, and will hopefully lead you too to...stpe out from behind that curtain. There has to be more...right? But if you don't step out...how will you know for...for sure? Thank you for listening! Enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://quirkyvoicespresents.buzzsprout.com/199207/8101633-rosa-kranz-and-gilda-stern-aren-t-dead-part-something-by-emily-c-a-snyder-an-international-women-s-day-audio-grooviness

https://quirkyvoices.weebly.com/stand-alone-fiction.html

Twitter: @quirkyvoices

2021 Showcase: Quaralogues Oct 01, 2021

This is Sarah Golding - Story collector on The Quaralogues, which is a short season showcasing a collection of monologues and poetry, based on, and in... quarantine of 2020. This is episode one of four. The writers and cast are exemplary, and wonderful people, and you should follow them all and find them, and...and cast them. And they include... the brilliant Tal Minear, Angelique Lazarus, Danyelle Ellett, Fiona Thraille, Emily C A Snyder, Isabel Lee, Jacqueline Ashman, Daniel Cook, Fiona Mackinnon, Tina Daniels, Caroline Holmes, Aaron Clark, Julie Hoverson, Diane Alexander, Karim Kronfli, Matthew Mclean and Caroline Mincks. Oh yes, aren't they all glorious? See www.quirkyvoices@weebly.com for more information, and please do share it, so that more may find these wonderful works. Thankyou, sincerely, for listening! Enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://quirkyvoices.weebly.com/quaralogues-2020.html

https://quirkyvoices.weebly.com/quaralogues-2020.html

Twitter: @quirkyvoices

2021 Showcase: Colapesce: An Audio Adventure Oct 01, 2021

This is Quinton Kappel, writer, director, and editor of Colapesce: An Audio Adventure. Featuring an ensemble of eight actors and musicians, Colapesce: An Audio Adventure is an enchanting storytelling album that brings the Sicilian folktale of Colapesce to life with original music, perfect for listeners of all ages. In a time when earthquakes, tsunamis, and other strange occurrences are wreaking havoc across Sicily, word spreads of a young boy from Messina named Cola—a fisherman’s son who spends so much of his time diving beneath the waves that many call “Colapesce” or “Cola the Fish.” Rumors of Cola’s incredible diving abilities eventually reach Sicily’s Princess. Defying the wishes of her father, the arrogant King, the Princess appeals to Cola to investigate what lies beneath the sea’s surface and find the cause of the destruction. Cola dives deeper and deeper into the Strait of Messina, encountering sirens and sea monsters along the way…until he learns that deep below the water’s surface, something even more sinister threatens the entire island of Sicily. Thank you so much for listening. And, on behalf of Trinacria Theatre Company, we hope you enjoy Colapesce: An Audio Adventure

Transcript not available.

http://www.trinacriatheatre.com/colapesce-an-audio-adventure

Twitter: @TrinacriaTheatr

2021 Showcase: A Knight of Shreds and Patches Oct 01, 2021

This is Nick Robertson, GM and Narrator of A Knight of Shreds and Patches, which is about the Patina, a small mercenary company trying to make ends meet in a world set long after the society of today falls, where environments are green and communities and cities come together to support each other, leveraging what wild tech is left to be salvaged. Bullets are scarce and swords are common, which makes wild tech like the titular Knight, a large-scale combat mech, an uncommon and enviable sight in the wilderness. Join the Patina as they face bandit ambushes, mechanical threats from the ancient past, and the interpersonal stresses from traveling and fighting together.
This is Episode 5: Rarely Spoken of, But Always Seen, and is the first episode performed with the full cast. The first 4 episodes serve as individual character and overall world introductions with the Patina’s mechanic, Pallie, serving as our guide. We first meet Pallie’s younger brother Wyatt, a gruff swordsman and captain of the Patina, who is doing his best to keep the crew one step ahead of catastrophe. Next up is the Patina’s scout and sharpshooter, Cassidy, an optimist with a chronic case of wanderlust, who feels responsible for the recent loss of a teammate. Then we meet Zee-o, a synthetic humanoid of unknown origin, who is trying to navigate their way through the emotions and interpersonal conflicts that fill the daily lives of humans. Lastly, we meet Emma, a mechanically inclined young woman living on her family's farm, who dreams of becoming a professional mechanic in spite of her family’s dismissal and misgivings. We now reenter our story in this episode, 6 months later.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.akosap.com/post/transcript-episode-5-rarely-spoken-of-but-always-seen

https://www.akosap.com/

Twitter: @AKoSaP_Podcast

2021 Showcase: Hawk Chronicles Oct 01, 2021

This is Gerard O’Brien, announcer and voice of Jake Holliday and Sam the Hongan on the Hawk Chronicles; a hard science fiction based radio drama involving former police detective Kate Hawk as she and her companions fight crime on earth and throughout the Galaxy. Space travel and quick travel on earth is accomplished through portals and Space Time Interstellar Transport units, or STIP units. She and others become agents for the Intergalactic Defense Force, fighting members of the Rebels Against the Galactic Empire, or RAGE. On earth, units from the IDF doubling as agents from Homeland Security, MI6 and various police agencies fight terrorist attempts, backed by RAGE, as they pledge to disrupt the IDF. Throughout the galaxy, RAGE continues to fight against the Federation keeping our heroes busy. The show currently runs on public radio stations in Virginia and Maryland, so it is family friendly. Over the course of the last 6 years, there have been over 65 voice actors from 7 different countries in the show.

Aside from radio, the episodes can be heard on our website www dot hawk chronicles dot com or on your favorite podcast site. The full 26 minute radio version is available on mix cloud dot com.

And now, please enjoy episode 166, Bella’s Back and thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YkHLsJjIgn0SQI6StNThniI8Zfrqf885/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108240440750623895485&rtpof=true&sd=true

http://www.hawkchronicles.com/index.htm

2021 Showcase: Bogeys and Ghoulies Sep 30, 2021

This is story collector Sarah Golding, Producer, Director, Editor, VA, Wrote the theme tune on Bogeys and Ghoulies, which is an annually released short collection of kids horror stories. This we present for you today is SCARE! The Sinister Coalition Against Random Evil-doings. Audio comedy horror by Carla Quelch, and involves a 'self help' group if you will, wherein a witch, zombie, a ghost, and a werewolf and meet up to, well, just try to stop being evil really. ((WHISPERS)And er, Well it isn't really working) With a stellar cast of Graz Richards, Karim Kronfli, Jack Bowman, Fiona Thraille and...some bint as a witch, we do hope you aren't too scared to enjoy...SCARE! Thank you for listening ! MWAHAHHAA(COUGHS) Etcetera

Transcript can be found at: https://quirkyvoicespresents.buzzsprout.com/199207/6152038-bogeys-and-ghoulies-s-c-a-r-e-by-carla-quelch-10

https://quirkyvoices.weebly.com

Twitter: @quirkyvoices

2021 Showcase: My Parallel Life Sep 30, 2021

This is Jasmine Brown, co-creator/writer/Rose on My Parallel Life, which is about a precocious teen named Daniel Jones who finds a mysterious door that transports him to a version of his life where none of the changes he's been going through, such as his parents separation and subsequent move, ever happened. This is Episode 4, Daniel and the Very Special Episode. By this point, Daniel thinks he has a handle on his new situation, spending time with his dad and working on a school newspaper in one world and with his mom and his best friend, Lola, in another. Unfortunately, there turns out to be a little bit more to this whole double life thing than he thought.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-qYWF_S-u47pJHK-mfT4Ph-EpRtZQvtX/view?usp=sharing

https://www.jumpycatstudios.com/shows/my-parallel-life.html

Twitter: @JumpycatStudios

2021 Showcase: My Town Sep 30, 2021

Hi there! My name is Declan Grogan and I am the creator of the show “My Town”. I’m also the writter, producer, editor, director, actor whatever, I do a lot for this show and I think you’re about to hear something you’ve never heard before. But before I address that vague click bait, let me tell you a little about our show! My Town is a comedy adventure that follows our hero “Tyler Bop”, a 15 year old boy living in a small town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula called “Whoppertin”. Tyler’s Dad owns a candle shop in the town that isn’t doing too great due to lack of tourism, so Tyler creates the very podcast you are listening to to bring tourism and save the shop. However there is a twist! Tyler can read minds. Well, not exactly read them. He can only hear people’s secrets while talking to them, but Tyler promises the audience that this minor detail will not get in the way of his esteemed travel podcast. Unfortunately, by episode three a boy goes missing and his best friend is framed for kidnapping and murdering him. The first season follows Tyler’s quest to find the boy and free his friend all while trying to sell you candles along the way, and (spoiler alert) he does so! But not without uncovering a dark secret about the town and origin of his strange power. The episode you are about to listen to is from Season 2, a year after Tyler solved the case. Due to a lack of tourism and money, Whoppertin is on the verge of economic collapse and Tyler is determined to save it. He forms a committee to raise money to keep the town afloat, but just as things are looking up, Tyler himself is kidnapped. This brings us to Episode 19: A Tale of Two Microphones. After being kidnapped, Tyler wakes up in a strange facility and may just learn that his kidnapping might be tied directly to the kidnapping that happened a summer earlier. Now to why this may be something you’ve never heard before. Tyler brought with him two high quality streaming microphones and early into the episode one is confiscated and taken away from him. The other remains in the room, so this episode attempts to tell the two stories that each microphone picks up at the same time. The audio from one microphone will be streamed to your left ear, while the audio from the other is streamed to your right, and you better believe the two stories intertwine in fun and interesting ways. It’s something no other audio drama has done to my knowledge which is why it’s considered the most groundbreaking episode our show has put out. That being said it is very story driven, so if you’re ever feeling lost don’t worry. All the characters in this episode were new to the show excluding Tyler so you aren’t supposed to know who everyone is right of the bat. Just remember Tyler can read minds and was kidnapped. Oh also, Tyler’s doctor is named Ramus Carden but that’s not that important. And hey, if you like what you hear I recommend starting from the beginning. Thank you very much, and I can’t wait to show you around My Town.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13qNwahpxk3eSjqXe5iPadDQ3VZIgf2S1/view?usp=sharing

https://mytownpodcast.com/

Twitter: @mytownpodcast

2021 Showcase: The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley Sep 30, 2021

This is Edward Einhorn, the writer and director for The Resistible Rise of JR Brinkley. In Kansas in the 1920’s, J. R. Brinkley had a dream: to cure impotence by surgically inserting goat testicles into humans. It made him millions, even in the heart of the Depression. Brinkley expanded his reach by becoming a radio star, providing America with country music, infomercials, and conservative talk radio. Then he turned his attention to politics. A true story in four parts, told with country music, and brought to you by the performers of Untitled Theater Company No. 61 in New York. Hosted by Dan Butler, who starred in TV’s Frasier as the sports radio personality, Bulldog. This is Part 2, in which Brinkley decides to run for governor of Kansas.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wev51mba6yf9f7y0pmyfk/Brinkley-podcast-reference-script-full.docx?dl=0&rlkey=lfa7oa4qntdg4bv07y937iclu

https://www.untitledtheater.com

Twitter: @EdwardEinhorn

2021 Showcase: Patient 33 Sep 30, 2021

This is Courtney Archerd, the co-creator of Patient 33, which is a comedy fiction podcast about incompetent doctors, cynical nurses, and therapists who need therapy, all heard from the perspective of a coma patient. This is Episode 7 of our first season entitled, “What’s That Smell?”
Earlier in the series, Janitor Fisher and Dr. Homely accidentally killed Nurse Margie and hid her body in the ceiling of Patient 33’s room, more and more coma patients are suddenly dying for no reason, and at the end of last episode, Dr. Cartwright, while disguised as Dr. Why, threw a glob of spaghetti’s at Dr. Terrier’s face. Now, with all that context out of the way, this episode follows the consequences of these actions, as a bad smell wreaks havoc in Patient 33’s room. And with that, we’re so happy to be apart of the Audioverse Awards, and thank you for your consideration. Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://patient33com.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/patient-33_s1e7_transcript.pdf

https://patient33.com

Twitter: @Patient33pod

2021 Showcase: Erai's Destiny Sep 30, 2021

Hi! This is Rebecca Uesugi, Ayla on “Erai’s Destiny.”

This is Alex. I play Keeper Gale on “Erai’s Destiny”

This is Diana Helen Kennedy. Erai’s mother Sarah on “Erai’s Destiny”

“Erai’s Destiny” is an audio drama epic set in the world of Nulyn, a vast world teeming with diverse life left by the goddess Ignicia. However, an evil brews in the shadows and the Royal Family, the Kingdom of Ignicia, and the entire world of Nulyn will be shaken to its core. Only the Chosen One of the goddess can save them all. But is that merely a myth… or truth?

This is Episode One. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gZELbIUqJFz6T0I8D6A2r3hJ3x21XmbC/view?usp=sharing

https://www.eraisdestinypodcast.com/

Twitter: @Erais_DestinyAD

2021 Showcase: Culture My Arts Sep 30, 2021

Hello, my name is Finnian. I’m the writer and producer of Culture My Arts. A satirical fake news comedy fiction podcast which takes on the form of a live radio show, and uses that to make fun of TV, film, music, literature, news & current affairs.
We’re a completely independent production based in the UK, with a beautifully talented ensemble cast of 13 people.
What you’re about to hear is Series 1, Episode 1.
Some context for the intro – we had a few episodes featured on BBC Radio back in 2018, and we never returned. So we thought we’d make a joke about that, at the start of the episode.
Apart from that, there’s not much more I can say. Culture My Arts is its own beast that must be heard to be believed. You’re on your own now, son. Enjoy the psychedelic experience. It’ll weird & it’ll most definitely be crap. Bye, bye.

Transcript not available.

https://www.culturemyarts.com

Twitter: @culturemyarts

2021 Showcase: The Petrol Station Sep 30, 2021

Hi,
This is Annis McGee, the writer of The Petrol station. I also play Nina Sudbrooke. The Petrol Station follows the life of Nina, returning to her quite remote village to look after her dying father. To fill in her spare time she takes up a job working the night shifts at the local petrol station. It is there where she begins to notice strange and unexplainable things.This is episode one of the series, Don’t Look Down. Here, after having an unusual experience, Nina reaches out to the internet to find help to explain her encounter. This episode is best listened to with headphones, and contains whispering, which some listeners might find unnerving.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript not available.

https://FarIsland.co.uk

Twitter: @_FarIsland

2021 Showcase: The Flock Sep 30, 2021

This is Gecko I wrote the songs for the audio drama podcast The Flock. A story about birds joining together to fight back against human environmental destruction. This is episode 1. Thank you for listening.

Transcript coming soon.

http://anchor.fm/theflockpod

Twitter: @geckoofficial

2021 Showcase: Tartarus Sep 30, 2021

This is Janet Lalla-Hamblin, Sound Editor, Actor, Director and Co-producer on Tartarus, which is a sci-fi horror about an anxious astrobiologist, the terse manager of a secret Antarctic facility, and an A.I, who keep humanity safe from the monsters they imprison. This is Episode 1, Terra Incognita Part 1. In this episode, Brie Lake is drifting, until an unexpected phone call pulls her into a dangerous new life working at the off-books Antarctic facility Tartarus. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hzc9ZeM7Ew5YajLBF2wnB1mcB3SpN8dB9op0mdKkdVc/edit?usp=sharing

https://tartaruspod.tumblr.com/

Twitter: @tartaruspod

2021 Showcase: Murder at Camp Jesus Sep 30, 2021

This is Gilda McCrann, writer, director, and producer on Murder at Camp Jesus, which is about teenagers at the religious summer camp Camp Jesus who find themselves in deep trouble when they witness the accidental death of one of their fellow campers.
It’s a fun, not-at-all-serious and sometimes crude look into the relationships between religion, morality, and teenage hormones.
This is Episode One: The Death. As summer at the Catholic summer camp Camp Jesus winds to a close, one of the campers takes getting closer to God a little too seriously. Thank you for listening.

No transcript available.

https://www.gildamccrann.com/murder-at-camp-jesus

2021 Showcase: Inn Between Sep 29, 2021

Hello everyone, this is Hannah Wright, writer and director of Inn Between, a fantasy-adventure between the adventures about friendship and found family. I’m pleased to present episode 3.9: The Beast. A brief content warning: this episode contains some veterinary medicine, which means a short instance of an animal in distress. Please take care of yourselves. And thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found: http://www.thegoblinshead.com/2021/03/03/3-9-the-beast/

https://www.thegoblinshead.com

Twitter: @inn_between_

2021 Showcase: Dirt - An Audio Drama Sep 29, 2021

Hi there, this is Kris Kaiyala, writer, director, and producer of Dirt - An Audio Drama. Dirt is a fully scripted tale set in present-day Washington State that follows Joseph Elo, a Seattle-based tech CEO, who one day receives a strange letter in the mail that sets him off on a journey to find things long ago buried.
Dirt weaves current-day themes with memories and clues from the past. And at the story’s heart is a vintage metal detector—that seems to have a mind of its own.
Dirt currently features six episodes in Season One, and seven new episodes are just about ready to launch for Season 2. For this nomination showcase, we're spotlighting Season 1, Episode 4, titled “There's Something I Want to Show You,” in which Joseph finds himself at a location from his childhood where he starts to piece together clues that will determine what he does next.
A lot happens prior to episode 4 so if you want to avoid spoilers I suggest you quickly binge the first three chapters on your favorite podcasting app. Thank you so much for listening to Dirt - An Audio Drama, and I hope you enjoy the show.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rn81lqx6o4gwi4k/AACRYeZ215svHCArFOMjp49_a?dl=0

https://www.dirtaudiodrama.com

Twitter: @dirtaudiodrama

2021 Showcase: Great & Terrible Sep 29, 2021

Hi y'all! This is A. R. OLIVIERI, creator of Great & Terrible, which is about a high-school student cursed with immortality — but every full moon she must kill someone — anyone! — or she’ll die. Great & Terrible is a micro-fiction audio drama with almost 100 episodes currently available. This episode is called, Summer of '89. Thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.arolivieri.com/great-terrible-transcripts

https://www.arolivieri.com/gt-episodes

Twitter: @AROLIVIERI, @GR8andTERRIBLE

2021 Showcase: Stories from the Hearth Sep 29, 2021

This is Cal Bannerman, creator, writer, host and producer on Stories from the Hearth, which is an immersive storytelling podcast in which my original short fiction is performed to engaging soundscapes, helping you to lose yourself in the worlds of my imagination.
The goal of Stories from the Hearth is to rekindle its listeners love for the art of storytelling (and story-listening) and to foster a safe space, a community for the oddballs and outcasts of this world. Story episodes contain fiction written across a range of genres, from sci-fi and fantasy, to historical, romantic, supernatural and horror, all with an unapologetically queer-focus.
Stories from the Hearth also runs a mid-month miniseries called The Wandering Bard, which examines the history of storytelling and the people behind it.
This is Episode Thirteen of Stories from the Hearth, and the story is called ‘Modest Mussorgsky and the Lonely Soldier’. After my introduction, you’ll hear me explain a little about the writing process behind the episode, and then we’ll jump right into the story. I hope you enjoy it, and thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://storiesfromthehearth.simplecast.com/episodes/modest-mussorgsky-and-the-lonely-soldier-historical-romance-episode-13/transcript

https://storiesfromthehearth.simplecast.com/

Twitter: @Hearth_Podcast

2021 Showcase: Audio Experiments Sep 29, 2021

This is Tal Minear, creator of Audio Experiments, a sketchbook of sound. This podcast is where I go to play with ideas and noises stuck in my head. It’s a storytelling show where you won’t know what to expect because I don’t know what I’m about to make. For this showcase episode, I have a tale about exploration and art in forbidden places, and the stories it creates. This is the longest episode on the feed and also my favorite. Thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nv712fHh2YLOewZdSfhGwGn375L73yGjk9HdH6huxCY/edit?usp=sharing

https://anchor.fm/audio-experiments

2021 Showcase: Tales Yet Told Sep 28, 2021

This is Kendrick Smith and I am the Game Master and Host on Tales Yet Told. An actual play podcast dedicated to telling weird and fun stories full of imagination, thoughtful characterization, and inclusivity using tabletop roleplaying games. The episode that you are about to listen to is episode one of our series Strangers In The Wood where we play Babes In The Wood a Powered By The Apocalypse game by Adam Vass. Thank you for listening.

Transcript not available.

https://talesyettold.podbean.com

Twitter: @TalesYetTold

2021 Showcase: The Oasis Transmissions Sep 28, 2021

Hello,

This is Jon Rolfe, creator of The Oasis Transmissions, a serialized science fiction podcast. The story unfolds through the perspectives of multiple characters who are struggling to survive on a remote world hundreds of lightyears from home.

The episode you’re about to hear is the season three premiere, entitled Remnants, Recordings & Rumors.

I recommend turning off all the lights. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xX0ITZz76azHG7N7hZm4LbfhtkumgKrC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108240440750623895485&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://the-oasis-transmissions.simplecast.com

Twitter: @theoasispodcast

2021 Showcase: The Path Down Sep 28, 2021

This is Leslie Gideon, creator of The Path Down, a slice-of life sci-fi about grief, privilege, and superpowers. This is episode three, Heat of The Moment.
The Path Down features two friends navigating their freshman year of college. Vanessa Ortega is a wealthy telepath struggling to control her power. Dexter Sullivan is still reeling from the loss of his parents two years ago. Between friends, families, and even new relationships, they’ll have to accept some truths they’ve been avoiding for too long. It’s time to confront some inner demons.
Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://thepathdown.com/episode-3

https://thepathdown.com/

Twitter: @ThePathDown

2021 Showcase: The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality Sep 28, 2021

This is Dom Guilfoyle, the creator of the mistholme museum. This is episode 18, Obedient, which takes place near the beginning of the show's third season. For context, the point of view character at this point is a mute automaton named The Clockwork Mother, and she's being taken on a tour around the Museum by a Sapient audio tour guide. This is a mostly stand alone episode, I hope you enjoy! Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tg_Xsk3EnIj1wGmiG8equlHrYZ3HQ_LBNjZA2fjAgXU/edit#

https://thatsnotcanon.com/themistholmemuseum

Twitter: @mistholmepod

2021 Showcase: Campaign: Skyjacks Sep 28, 2021

This is James D'Amato hos and gamemaster for Campaign: Skyjacks– an actual play audio drama about sky pirates set in a world inspired by the music of The Decemberists, folk tales, and classic adventure fiction. This brief introduction should give you a general idea of what our show is about.
The Uhuru is the most notorious Pirate vessel in the sky. Under the courageous and brilliant Captain Orimar Vale she has managed to stay ahead of The Tyranical Red Feather Syndicate, the Evangelical Church of the Slain God, and the cursed briny clutches of the mariner. Even with so many enemies– Gable the bold Helmsperson, Travis The smooth talking Quatermaster, Dref the squeamish doctor, and Jonnit the bright eyed Starwatcher have open skies full of adventure ahead. With one problem…
The captain is dead, and they have been covering it up for months using necromancy.
Step into the world of Spéir where the stars have fallen, the seas are cursed, people right the backs of giant birds, and folktales hold the secrets of the world– for an improvised RPG actual play audio drama featuring expert sound design and original music.
There are no Kings. Take flight!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1997-CZz_1ybPGi7NezGHPlenp7xq9EVsxGI-Z6PcmRA/edit?usp=sharing

https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/campaign/skyjacks/

Twitter: @campaignpod

2021 Showcase: DASH Sep 28, 2021

Hi, this is Dave Ebersole, writer, director and co-creator of DASH, a queer supernatural noir audio drama about Dash Malone, an openly gay detective in 1940s Los Angels. This is chapter 3 of our first season. Up to this point Dash has been contemplating taking a suspicious case from a mysterious woman named Zita Makara, but he's been distracted. The man he's been falling for, Johnny Plinkettes, has been hiding something from him, all the while strange and horrific murders are happening throughout the city. In this episode Dash begins to see how they all connect in a shocking twist of fate. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15oEeffLOcddHh9IdmEHIW-VmHt7BcjKTTimxdIvLrPU/edit?usp=sharing

https://dashthepodcast.com

Twitter: @PodcastDash

2021 Showcase: Backwater Bastards Sep 28, 2021

This is Daniel, Co-host and editor on Backwater Bastards, a free “comedy improv” actual play podcast A haphazard adventure with friends through space.
Our current campaign is called “Orbital Refuse” and utilizes a D20 based game system and world created by their DM, Dick Dynamite. Backwater Bastards is a fully edited show featuring light table talk/comedic elements and immersive roleplay scenes.
Episodes are released biweekly on Thursdays. The cast are a team of international artists recording from 3 different countries, and the show hosts occasional guests from throughout the game and film art industry. Gameplay and “rule chat” is edited to create a more seamless listening experience, giving the listener more of a story-style experience affected by the mercy of intermittent dice rolls.
Plot in 30 seconds or less:
A human bear, a psionic jellyfish and a sentient ship called Reese take on the multiverse with their motley crew of space-trash. After a few years evading societal responsibility and trying to survive the wilds of space despite themselves they’ve got a couple of worlds worth of connections and a few notable enemies in the rearview. Circumstance has brought them back to the criminal hub station of MidSpace where it all started, stirring up a few old questions...
Will the parasitic seed-ship they abandoned ever catch up with them?
Will the Wraith Princess Zu Zu use them to get back her lost heir?
Will they ever square off with their long-time nemesis DEETZ, MidSpace’s shadiest synth?
Will the Terran Empire ever come calling for their crimes against the SYSTEM?
Well, they’ll have to catch up first.
Backwater Bastards is available for free wherever you listen to podcasts so join us on our haphazard adventure at www.backwaterbastards.com
Thanks so much for giving us a shot!

Transcript not available.

https://www.backwaterbastards.com/

Twitter: @bwbastards

2021 Showcase: Hauntingly Humdrum Sep 28, 2021

This is Shade Oyemakinwa, creator and showrunner of Hauntingly Humdrum, which is a slice-of-life Halloween anthology for those of us who love Halloween, love monsters, and are also scaredy cats. The episodes you’ll be hearing in the showcase are “Pumpkin, Carving” and “A Familiar Betrayal”.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://crownprincessproductions.wordpress.com/podcasts/hauntingly-humdrum/transcripts-hauntingly-humdrum/

https://crownprincessproductions.wordpress.com/podcasts/hauntingly-humdrum/

Twitter: #HumdrumPod

2021 Showcase: Vampires of White Chapel Sep 28, 2021

This is JC De La Torre, Creator of Vampires of White Chapel, which is about three vampires, including one named Jack the Ripper, that take you into their dark world, how they were made as they are and how they cope with what they have become.

This episode is a recap episode of season 2, which gives you the best highlights of Vampires of White Chapel Season 2. We hope you enjoy it, thank you for listening.

Transcript not available.

http://vampiresofwhitechapel.transmissionsfromatlantis.com/

Twitter: @VampiresofWC

2021 Showcase: D&D is for Nerds Sep 28, 2021

This is Joel Zammit, Producer, Editor and one of the co-hosts on D&D is for Nerds, which is an actual play podcast set in the fantastical world of Ogg Nott! A place full of mystery and intrigue - if only the players knew it was ending. An anthology series set over centuries and spanning the globe. The current campaign follows the newly established Greyhill Free Company as they run errands, complete missions and gather intelligence for reasons even they don’t really know. But they’ll keep doing them so long as the coin keeps on flowing.

Transcript not available.

https://www.sanspantsradio.com/podcasts/dd-is-for-nerds/

Twitter: @DnDisforNerds

2021 Showcase: The Critshow Sep 28, 2021

Hey, this is Rev, host and GM of The Critshow - which is a Monster of the Week actual play podcast, where the players - playing as themselves, are plunged into a world where they the last line of defense against the forces of evil that go bump in the night. This is episode 18, season 3 - Crit or Treat 2020. In this episode I work with comedian Rob Cantor to make a very special and unforgettable night of Halloween horrors for my players as they find themselves walking in the woods. Thanks for listening!

Transcript coming soon.

https://thecritshowpodcast.com/

Twitter: @thecritshow

2021 Showcase: Low Tide Sep 28, 2021

This is Reed Kavner, producer and director of Low Tide from Conch Public Radio. Low Tide is a fictional public radio news show set on the coastline in a fictional place called Conch County. This is Episode #4 -- it's called Conch Gets Robbed and it was the final episode of our first season. Low Tide is like a sketch comedy show, so each episode stands entirely on its own and you don't need to have listened to previous episodes to enjoy this one. So thank you for listening and welcome to Conch County!

Transcript not available.

https://lowtide.fm/

Twitter: @lowtidefm

2021 Showcase: Meddling With Monsters Sep 28, 2021

Hi, this is Dana Creasman, the game master, editor, sound designer, and composer on Meddling with Monsters, an actual play podcast using the Monster of the Week system. Our show features the exploits of four hunters trying to track down and kill monsters before they can wreak unchecked death and destruction. This is Episode 7, which takes place during the climax of our first arc, where the four hunters (Ashton, Cassandra, Dain, and Tempest) are in a fight for their lives against a gargantuan sea creature off the coast of a small New England fishing town. Thanks for listening!

Transcript not available.

https://meddlingpod.libsyn.com/

Twitter: @meddlingpod

2021 Showcase: The Pasithea Powder Sep 28, 2021

Molly: Hi! This is Molly Olguin, co-creator of The Pasithea Powder and voice of Jane Gonzalez.
Jackie: And I’m Jackie Hedeman, also co-creator of The Pasithea Powder and voice of Sophie Green.
Molly: The Pasithea Powder is a science fiction thriller.
Jackie: It’s also a post-war epistolary slowburn.
Molly: If you want a more specific breakdown, it’s about Captain Sophie Green, recovering from a war that ripped her planet apart and left her personal relationships for dead. Among the many atrocities committed on both sides was the invention of Pasithea Powder, a drug with memory altering properties.
Jackie: Thankfully, the drug has been eradicated and only a handful of scientists—now political prisoners—know how to recreate it. But when Sophie sees one of those scientists walking free, she has no choice but to turn to Jane Gonzalez, her estranged friend for help.
Molly: So that was Season One. In Season Two, Sophie is alone again after Jane sold her out to the media and made Pasithea public. This was a speed bump in their growing friendship.
Jackie: Friendship. Sure.
Molly: [laughter] Now they have to deal with a whole new level of space bureaucracy.
Jackie: Not to mention some new characters.
Molly: We hope you’ll enjoy Episode Twelve, “Over to You.”
Jackie: Thank you for listening. Let us begin!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sr1gZeFgEnkrD0o12ZjDGts-7t7TH_Uubnki0AtS2hg/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.pasitheapowder.com

Twitter: @PasitheaPowder

2021 Showcase: Explorers Wanted Sep 28, 2021

Hello, Dear Listener. This is Daniel Andrlik. I am the GM and Producer of Explorers Wanted, which is a weekly Numenera Actual Play podcast about exploration, intrigue, and friendship. The episode you're about to hear is episode 69: A Dance With Deuces.
Our crew of explorers have been searching through a labyrinth beneath the city of Charmonde for an artifact controlled by Doc Taraz, nano who has been selling questionable wellness products to the powerful, and the artifact is apparently the source of her power. Over the course of their search through the labyrinth, they've encountered many strange things, but now they've finally found Doc Taraz, only to find out that agents of the Knyxos, a criminal organization that they are on the run from, have already beat them there.
And that's where we'll pick up. The rest of the information you'll get from the recap in the episode, but I hope you enjoy. Thank you.

Transcript can be found at: https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/transcripts/2/213fef3d-303d-4053-8ec2-96e695eef9f5/episodes/f/fb8b1353-7f03-4783-b772-610052c02de1/transcript.txt

https://www.explorerswanted.fm

Twitter: @ExplorersWanted

2021 Showcase: Y2K Sep 28, 2021

This is Karin Heimdahl, creator of Y2K, which is a drama about love, identity and friendship spanning oceans and decades. You are about to hear episode 6 from season 2, which tells the tale of Rachel’s and Jess’ wedding. Y2K told one story weekly in season 1, following two timelines in the years 2000 and 2020. Season 2 is more loosely connected, with each episode focusing on one of the 12 main characters from season 1, and each taking place in a different city and a different year, spanning four continents and 45 years. Episode 6 is Rachel’s story. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-i8JWC9XxN4rUEbJ5IQ52r5GVZLkaZ2M/view?usp=sharing

https://y2kpod.com/about/

Twitter: @y2kpod

2021 Showcase: Aurora Everlasting Sep 28, 2021

This is Laura Reicher, Writer, Editor and Director on Aurora Everlasting, which is about the crew of the Andor-7 mission who encounters increasingly unusual happenings after dealing with some deaths and disappearances aboard their spaceship.

This is Episode 16 titled “Points In Time And Space”. It is most definitely the best our show has to offer as for the actors' performance, the sound design, as well as the plot, but it is also the finale which of course means it will be the most enjoyable if you’ve heard the previous episodes as well. Therefore, that is something I’d recommend you doing, though I believe you’ll be able to recognise our crews’ hard work either way.

Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10MER1UU7PWdBDKmIFVnRbFm4Nji0zV-A?usp=sharing

https://www.patreon.com/auroraeverlasting

Twitter: @aurora_everlast

2021 Showcase: SCP Archives Sep 28, 2021

Hey everyone, it's Pacific! I'm the showrunner for SCP Archives. Our show is a weekly anthology podcast following The Foundation, a mysterious global organization responsible for finding and capturing anomalies. From Bigfoot, to Dimensional Portals, to an Infinite Unlit Stairwell, The Foundation has a file for everything.
Our shows are a mix of narration and immersive found footage, complete with a full cast, gripping sound effects, and an original score.
The episode you're about to listen to is SCP-6233: Burn With Me. In this episode, The Foundation discovers the charred remains of an American radio station that has been teleported to the hottest location on Earth: The Danakil Depression, located in Northern Ethiopia. Inside, The Foundation finds the recordings of two bank robbers trapped inside a pocket dimension and tortured by the callous DJ Slimy.
It's a strange episode, and a stranger story, but if you like shows like The Twilight Zone, and The X-Files, you'll feel right at home.
Without further ado, Enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/60g9nsko6j2zg0d/6223%20-%20Burn%20With%20Me%20Transcript.pdf?dl=0

https://scparchives.com

Twitter: @scp_pod

2021 Showcase: Every Year on My Half Birthday Sep 28, 2021

Hey! This is Megan Seely, creator of Every Year on My Half Birthday about an unusual young woman who records at least one private moment of her life every single year, no matter what. Thank you so much for listening.

Transcript can found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hCVZYLik-FkFxUIcxUgBgC2K4O6_ibJo/view?usp=sharing

https://www.meganseelyfilm.com/everyyearonmyhalfbirthday

Twitter: @EveryYearPod

2021 Showcase: I Love Lucifer the Podcast Sep 28, 2021

Hello! I’m Susie Singer Carter and I am the co-creator, showrunner, and co-director of I Love Lucifer the Podcast, a female-driven comedy/horror fiction where the lines of reality are blurred when two bad-ass, B-Movie babes battle movie monsters by day and real monsters by night. We just completed Season one features 10 episodes that are brought to life by over 30 diverse and extremely talented actors. A little Bridesmaids, a little American Werewolf in London...a little Buffy… the movie not the series. A horror with a heart of gold.
Nigel Thompson - played by the very brilliant Adam Levy – who stars in Netflix’s The Witcher and HBO’s Industry – a vocational actor and the father of the fan-favorite Scream Queen, Tanya Thompson, provides captivating narration, guiding us through the series with his infinite charm and off-beat perspectives . The season begins when screen rivals– Tanya – the reigning scream queen Bee - played by DawnMarie Ferrara, and Holly Kylm, the newest ingénue played by yours truly, learn that their talent agent, Larry Steinman, has signed them to a shatterproof contract sends them on a new career path as demon hunters.
And just when they thought it couldn’t get worse, the B-actresses- slash-huntresses discover they must collect the fallen demons’ evil life forces into their own bodies by kissing them. What you’re about to hear is Episode 7 – Demon hunting for Dummies where Tanya and Holly begin to seriously embrace their new roles as Demon Hunters. It’s a jam-packed episode that features a podcast first shopping mirror montage, a tarot card reader, a Vampire, Wonder Woman, The Hulk, a Guide Dog, a blind woman, and two co-dependent demons on the verge of consummating their 3,000-year break.
Thank you for listening! We hope you enjoy I LOVE LUCIFER THE PODCAST! Rated R for some violence and language.

Transcript can be found at: https://bit.ly/3if2j13

https://www.iloveluciferpodcast.com/

Twitter: @ILoveLucifer5

2021 Showcase: Paired Sep 28, 2021

"Hello everyone, this Liz Anderson! I am the writer, creator, producer, and host of 'Paired: A Mini Comedy Podcast." Paired is a comedy audio fiction podcast about a difgital assistant much like Alexa or Siri that is having a series of adventures with the messy humans in its life. For your showcase today, this is Episode 13 of our third season, "Scanning 517 Fairweather Avenue." Hope you enjoy! Thank you for listening."

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12g-XXn3OAU5f8ljd2pfhlIlQ0qXuwCc8/view?usp=sharing

http://www.pairedpodcast.com/

Twitter: @PairedPod

2021 Showcase: The Junket Podcast Sep 27, 2021

This is Leonie Selby-Evans, Co-Editor and character actor for The Junket Podcast, which is about using Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition to tell the story of a crew who already saved the galaxy once before, only to be forced out of adventuring retirement by the impending end of the universe. Our show blurs machines, magic and mystery to create a space opera populated by fantastical tales and fantastical figures, from ancient gods through to precious alien refugees stranded in another time. This is episode 17, For One Night Only, which forms the opening of our second story arc. The end of the universe is nigh, but for this night at least, the show must go on. Thank you for listening.

No transcript available.

https://thejunketpodcast.com/

Twitter: @TheJunketPod

2021 Showcase: Tavern Tales Junior Sep 27, 2021

Hi! This is Kyle Gould. I am the editor, director producer and dungeon master for Tavern Tales Junior. It is an actual play podcast for kids and adults making use of the Dungeons and Dragons' 5e campaign module 'Humblewood' by Hit Point Press. This is episode one which launched in January of 2021. It is a delightful podcast starring my two children and several of their friends over course of the next year and I hope you very much enjoy and appreciate our offering for the award this year. Thank you for your time.

No transcript available.

http://www.taverntales.ca

Twitter: @tavern_tales

2021 Showcase: Tavern Tales Sep 27, 2021

Hi there! This is Kyle Gould. The producer, director, editor and Dungeon Master for Tavern Tales. Tavern Tales is an Actual play making use of the Masks: A New Generation roleplaying game from Magpie Publishing. We started our adventures in May of 2021 and this is the first episode. This game has 5 players, 4 women and one gentleman all playing teenage super heroes called The Rookies. Thank you so much for listening.

No transcript available.

http://www.taverntales.ca

Twitter: @tavern_tales

2021 Showcase: Life With Althaar Sep 27, 2021

IAN
Hi folks, this is Ian W. Hill, the co-creator and sound designer of the science-fiction sitcom for your ears, LIFE WITH ALTHAAR, currently in the middle of its third and final season, and I’m here with co-creator and showrunner, Berit Johnson—
BERIT
Hello!
IAN
We also both write, act, and do almost all the other jobs on the show—
BERIT
Along with the other 23 members of the Gemini CollisionWorks theater company.
IAN
And we’re coming to you, as always, from the Gemini CollisionWorks Radiophonic Workshop deep below South Brooklyn, an audio wonderland where anything can happen!
BERIT
Platypus parkour! (sound of platypus parkour)
IAN
What?! Oh, wow, look at 'em go. (ahem) So what we’ll be sharing with you here in this year’s Nominee Showcase is “Dial ‘O’ for Bigelow,” episode 20, from October of 2020, midway through our second season. As for what you might need to know about the characters, well, LIFE WITH ALTHAAR is the story of John B.
BERIT
A spectacularly unlucky Human who was forced to leave Earth after an incident that cost him his job, his girlfriend, his family, and his legal right to call himself Human in the first place.
IAN
And his friend and roommate, Althaar.
BERIT
Who is an Iltorian, a species considered throughout the Galaxy to be kindest, sweetest, most delightfully considerate beings you’d ever want to meet.
IAN
But who look, to Humans, like unspeakable eldritch horrors that we absolutely can’t catch so much as a glimpse of without vomiting in abject terror.
BERIT
And that’s if you’re lucky.
IAN
Right. And all this is happening on the Human Exchange Concourse, better known as the Fairgrounds, a space station that was built to host the First Annual Galactic Fair, an event intended to show off Humanity’s greatness to the rest of the Galaxy.
BERIT
And which turned out to be a really good example of why you never call something the “First Annual” until you’re sure there’s going to be a second one. So, the Fairgrounds ended up as a decrepit rest stop for sapients on their way out of Human space to somewhere better, or a permanent residence for folks with nowhere better to go.
IAN
We should note that a lot of the staff on The Fairgrounds are robots who were originally built to portray famous figures from Human history and fiction. They were reprogrammed to do new jobs, but it wasn’t cost-effective to update their appearances or voices, so some of them may sound familiar.
BERIT
As for the other non-Human characters: Mrs. Frondrinax is a plant being of the Fugulnari species, who looks exactly like a common parlor palm from Earth, and by this point in the series, we know that she is up to some kind of possibly-sinister spy activity for her people, but we don’t know why.
IAN
And Lt. Frall, the station’s second-in-command, is an energy being of unknown origins, who perceives reality in 27 dimensions, is probably omniscient, and quite possibly omnipotent.
BERIT
In other words, just your standard, run-of-the-mill sitcom.
IAN
With aliens, robots, sentient plants and energy clouds, secrets, murders, a giant cast, and a really long running time.
BERIT
So we hope you enjoy “Dial ‘O’ for Bigelow.”
IAN
And we hope that if this is your introduction to LIFE WITH ALTHAAR, that you’ll go back and start the story from the beginning, and spend some more time getting to know our friends on The Fairgrounds. So on behalf of Berit, myself, and all of us at Gemini CollisionWorks...
BERIT
Thank you for your attention...
IAN
And it’s a pleasure working for you.

Transcript can be found at: https://bit.ly/3kAFOVX

https://www.lifewithalthaar.com

Twitter: @LifeWithAlthaar

2021 Showcase: RADIO: Outcast Sep 27, 2021

This is Maria Fernanda Vidaurrazaga, director and co-creator on RADIO: Outcast, which a fantasy-western audio drama that follows three strangers on an unexpected adventure. When Helix, the Messenger God of Sound, gets yanked from the 1980s and sent to the 1880s by her abusive ex-lover, the God of Time, she must forge unlikely alliances with two humans: Jesse, a cowboy out for revenge, and Charles, a conman running from his past. The three of them embark on a journey across the American West, each with their own goals and secrets waiting to be revealed. This is Episode 1A, “Lone Flats”. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.radiooutcast.com/transcripts

https://www.radiooutcast.com/

Twitter: @radio_outcast

2021 Showcase: Samwel Sift, Post-Apocalypse Detective Sep 27, 2021

“This is Kevin Patterson, the writer and producer on “Samwel Sift, Post-Apocalypse Detective,” a zombie comedy noir, with more emphasis on the comedy than the zombie. It is not appropriate for children and has explicit content. This is Episode Two of Season Two. It is the conclusion of “The Case of the King.” Detective Samwel Sift is investigating the sudden appearance of a Chomper (or zombie) at the classy Hell-ton Hotel and death of The King, a popular musician.” Thank you for listening.”

Transcript coming soon.

https://www.stationaryhoboproductions.com/

Twitter: @stationaryhobo

2021 Showcase: Ochenta Cuentos (Spanish) Sep 27, 2021

This is Maru Lombardo, host and senior producer on Ochenta Cuentos, which is an anthology series collecting audio fiction from across Latin America and its diasporas and was launched in November 2020. We have collected over 40 stories so far covering genres such as sci fi, romance, comedy, horror, surrealism, telenovela and more. The show is produced by Studio Ochenta in English and Spanish for the world to hear. Our latest season presents each story in an interactive sound-theatre setting. The episode you’re about to hear is called Firefly. It’s a short fiction story about a popular Latin-American tag-like game with a fantasy twist.

Transcript can be found at: https://ochentastudio.com/ochenta-cuentos-episodes/2021/9/9/firefly

https://ochentastudio.com/ochenta-cuentosV

Twitter: @ochentapodcasts

2021 Showcase: Ochenta Cuentos (English) Sep 27, 2021

“This is Maru Lombardo, host and senior producer on Ochenta Cuentos, which is an anthology series collecting audio fiction from across Latin America and its diasporas and was launched in November 2020. We have collected over 40 stories so far covering genres such as sci fi, romance, comedy, horror, surrealism, telenovela and more. The show is produced by Studio Ochenta in English and Spanish for the world to hear. Our latest season presents each story in an interactive sound-theatre setting. The episode you’re about to hear is called Firefly. It’s a short fiction story about a popular Latin-American tag-like game with a fantasy twist.

Transcript can be found at: https://ochentastudio.com/ochenta-cuentos-episodes/2021/9/9/firefly

https://ochentastudio.com/ochenta-cuentos

Twitter: @ochentapodcasts

2021 Showcase: The People Outside Sep 27, 2021

This is William Drew. I'm creator and creative director on The People Outside, which is about a local radio host who rebels against a mysterious lockdown in a fictional town that somewhat resembles the UK. This is Episode 5 of Season 2. It's called Christmas Special. It's written by Marcelo Dos Santos and it features an original song by Bourgeois and Maurice.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eI9z-9JeC1LxISBBNBf35Zc2Yb1TKWFa/view?usp=sharing

https://www.thepeopleoutside.com/

Twitter: @podcast_tpo

2021 Showcase: Timestorm Sep 24, 2021

Hey there! It's Dania Ramos, head writer of Timestorm, which is a middle-grade audio drama about twelve-year-old twins who travel in time to find their culture's true history. This is episode twenty-one: Faro, which is the first episode in our third season. You can hear the entire series at TimesormSeries.com. Thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.cocotazomedia.com/timestorm-episode-21-transcript

https://TimestormSeries.com

Twitter: @TimestormPod

2021 Showcase: Dining in the Void Sep 24, 2021

This is Ali Hylton, creator of Dining in the Void, which is about six alien celebrities who are trapped onboard a space station. They will have to work together to survive—or die at the hands of an unknown monster. This is Episode is titled Fragmented and is the fifth episode of season two, so be warned for spoilers. Content warnings for this episode include: screams, electrical charge followed by cries of pain, depictions of physical fighting, violence, and needles.

Thank you so much for listening.

Transcript coming soon.

https://zebulonpodcasts.wixsite.com/main/ditv

Twitter: @dininginthevoid

2021 Showcase: Hannahpocalypse Sep 23, 2021

This is Damian from Red Fathom Entertainment, showrunner (among other things such as writing and sound design) for Hannahpocalypse, a hopepunk comedy/horror show that follows living dead girl Hannah; the last zombie ‘living’ her best unlife long after the zombie apocalypse has come and gone. We’re going to start you at the beginning with Episode 1, ‘Meet Hannah’. Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://cybernauticapod.com/hannah1

https://cybernauticapod.com/hannahpocalypse

Twitter: @Hannahpoctical

2021 Showcase: Float City Sep 23, 2021

This is Mike Rugnetta, producer and GM on Float City, a fully sound designed and scored, narrative-driven actual play TTRPG podcast set 100,000,000 years in the future on a space ship of unknown origin named Spindle, home of the Worshipful Company of Stillfleeters, and where we follow Lash, Merkis, Remy and Vynos to the far reaches of The Void in search of answers about why someone would set them up for the murder of a mid level bureaucrat, and why THAT ... could spark a planet-wide war.

This is Episode 14, The Distant Heaven's Reply. After some complex time travel shenanigans, the crew has arrived at the apartment of Company refactor Zeshdano Navelle, who is inexplicable ALIVE ... only to be find not one, not two, but THREE different forces dead set on stopping them, AND each other. Look out folks ... it's about to get messy.

Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1agxT94OK5rhhEAqWiSVo3ooTkKnZL0N3/view?usp=sharing

https://funcity.ventures

Twitter: @funcityventures

2021 Showcase: The Funny Flower Hour Sep 23, 2021

Good evening, Funny flowers. You're about to listen to the Funny Flower Hour, a sketch comedy and variety podcast and cartoon production hosted by Srgt. Sunflower and supporting voice by Andrew Goldshchmidt. Our show will fill your ears with a groovey old fashioned comedy radio show filled with skits, bits, and awkward audience banter. Each episode features an original piece of music, while background sounds were made using public domain sources. Each podcast episode is animated sometime after the season is released. Please enjoy Episode #13: Season Finale Christmas Special Extravaganza... Thank you, and enjoy the show.

Transcript not available.

https://www.funnyflowerhour.com

Twitter: @funnyflowerhour

2021 Showcase: Crown Jewels Sep 21, 2021

This is Inigo Sherwani, the showrunner on Crown Jewels, which is about three runaways from an illustrious family seeing their plan fall apart in a comedy of errors. This is episode 3 The Altaf in the Room Part 2. Content warning for implied abuse. Listener discretion is advised. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JDWXjXe5aJAIMFW5T9Kkad_3nux7ZuEu

https://crownjewelspod.carrd.co

Twitter: @crownjewelspod

2021 Showcase: Under the Electric Stars Sep 21, 2021

This is Eli Ramos, creator and showrunner on Under the Electric Stars. Under the Electric Stars is a cyberpunk audio fiction from Aster Podcasting Network. Metropolis West is one of the last cities standing after a nuclear war. Caine Reyes, the fastest driver in the Metropolis, has been trying to pay back the debt their family fell into years ago. After their bot gets broken, Caine runs into the rebel group Zero Zero and gets caught up in the rising revolution. This is our Season 1 finale. Trigger warnings include: Police presence, police violence, discussions of abandonment, talk of suicide, explosions, weapons (knives and blasters), fighting, gaslighting, abuse, yelling, electrocution, and character death.

Transcript can be found at: https://undertheelectricstars.com/transcripts

https://undertheelectricstars.com

Twitter: @utes_podcast

2021 Showcase: The Never Rad Miscellany Sep 21, 2021

“This is Conrad Miszuk, Creator of the Never Rad Miscellany, which is a science fiction anthology series featuring both longer form main series and short form sketches. The show is recorded live, either in person or, more recently, via livestreams. We hope you’ll enjoy listening to part one of an episode of the hit soap opera Between the Decks, in which the crew of the USSSSSS Icarus experience love, lust, and dramatic sound cues on their mission through space, alongside messages from our sponsors Gay Water, the law offices of Sputnik and Greeb, and hot new energy drink Au Juice. You can hear the rest of the episode at neverrad.com or your preferred podcast app. Thank you for listening.”

Transcript can be found at: https://www.neverrad.com/wp-content/uploads/NeverRad_AudioVerseAwards_Sample_210918.txt

https://www.neverrad.com

Twitter: @neverrad

2021 Showcase: City Tales Sep 21, 2021

This is Andrew Morris, Producer of City Tales, a series of fictional audio short stories that take place in cities around the world. This episode is called Ess and the Raccoons. It’s about a small-town girl named Ess, who moved to the city to Toronto to fulfill her dream of becoming a successful baker. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rP9rb2p-Otua169Vd-lawNL7IbRmFLHc/view?usp=sharing

https://citytales.buzzsprout.com/

2021 Showcase: Sombras de Galway Sep 21, 2021

Hi! This is Danilo Battistini from the podcast Contador de Historias, I'm the producer, writer and sound engineer on Sombras de Galway which is about a group of men that end up in Galway, Ireland, amidst mysterious circumstances and end up unveiling a dark history of a cult and ancient beings. This show is all in Brazilian Portuguese. You'll now listen a teaser of the show that is PG-13 recommended. Thank you for listening and hope you enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.bilbbo.com.br/publicacao/sombras-de-galway

https://contadordehistorias.art.br/

Twitter: @CDHCast

2021 Showcase: The Silt Verses Sep 21, 2021

Hello, this is Jon Ware, writer on The Silt Verses - a weird-fiction slash horror slash contemporary fantasy audio-drama, about two disciples of a forbidden river god, on the run from the lawful authorities.

This is Episode 4 of the first season, which is now complete - it’s pretty much a standalone story, so if you haven’t listened to us before it’s a good one to pick up and go. Hope you enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pd0xZO8AIcUELxQ5NhbHRGr5CfFs71A-/view?usp=sharing

https://thesiltverses.com

Twitter: @TheSiltVerses

2021 Showcase: Twenty Forty Sep 20, 2021

This is James Mills, I’m the Producer / Director on Twenty Forty which is about a genetically-enhanced athlete called Rani who is set to make history at the 2040 Olympic Games. But when tragedy strikes, Rani and her family are left questioning who they can trust. To survive they have to learn to rely on each other as they much as they do life-altering technology.

Across the series we follow their journey to uncover who is targeting them, try to keep their family together, and learn to survive amidst the suspicions of a hostile nation.

The series consists of five episodes - around 30-45 minutes - with each one told from the perspective of a different character, allowing the audience to experience the unfolding narrative from a different viewpoint.

It’s certainly a drama, and touches on a number of heavy subjects. But we hope those parts are balanced out by plenty of humour and some really thrilling and exciting moments.

One of the things we felt was really important was that the series felt as authentic as possible. The story relies heavily on research into the technology and societal changes that will transform our lives over the next two decades.

But at it’s heart this isn’t a story about technology. It’s a character-driven story about family, empathy, and what it truly means to be independent.

It was produced with the help of some fantastic young writers and features a stellar cast including Nina Wadia and Bhavnisha Parmar.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript not available.

https://www.2040podcast.co.uk/

Twitter: @twentyfortypod

2021 Showcase: Yes We Mustard Sep 20, 2021

This is Ginny Hogan. I'm the writer and creator of Yes We Mustard, an Audible Original scripted podcast about a corrupt condiment startup. Thank you for listening!

Transcript coming soon.

https://t.co/9gI7Bpg8MG?amp=1

2021 Showcase: PROTEUS Sep 20, 2021

Hi. This is Fletcher Legg, producer and co-writer of PROTEUS. PROTEUS is a four part audio-drama set aboard a submarine in the year 2036. In our story the world stands on the cusp of an unparalleled medical breakthrough, as The PROTEUS crew capture a sufficient batch of the 'Crye', a creature which has been the focal point of their research for many years. The 'Crye' possess healing and regenerative properties with the power to battle and destroy degenerative disease in humans. When the story begins, we meet the team at their highest - their life's work is complete and they're taking a moment to celebrate this success; however, as we soon learn, not all is as it seems and the ship suffers catastrophic damage, forcing the crew and the vessel into a crisis situation, as the submarine plummets to depths it cannot withstand.

With PROTEUS we set out to do things a little differently, we wanted an experience which was inherent to the formula of a typical audio drama, but also one that would incorporate a cinematic sense to its storytelling and sound design.

We wanted the story to be a truly trans-formative experience for the listener; one in which they felt like part of the crew, having to survive the journey of PROTEUS. We set about doing this by crafting soundscapes that not only felt real, but also were willing to push that sense of scale and scope. For example when it needed to sound terrifying, we would add in a lot of elements and processing to provide the audience with this incredibly surreal environment with sounds both familiar and foreign to them.

This has been aided no end by the incredible performances of our cast, as they became the characters and through their every emotion, line inflection, beat of tension, and so on, they take the listener on a wild and impactful ride. We couldn't have done it without them.

Our included sample is Episode Two. This episode follows directly from our Episode One cliffhanger. Episode two opens with a flashback in which Captain McAllister attempts to persuade his long time friend and crew mate to rejoin the team for one final mission. The show then flashes back to the present chaos the ship is faced with.

We selected episode two: forced Farewells as it is the best showcase of all of these elements. Everything we set out to achieve with PROTEUS is laid bare in this part of the story. And it is with this, that we present it to you, for your consideration. We hope you enjoy.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1n1xhp3uzUOzgWxdS8Qzgjfbk7-gt1Prr?usp=sharing

https://www.instagram.com/short_tale_sounds/

2021 Showcase: Spirit Box Radio Sep 20, 2021

Hey there, everyone! I’m Pippin Eira Major, the creator of Spirit Box Radio a horror audio drama. You’re about to listen to Season One Episode 16, A Thing That Shivers, in which Sam Enfield, temporary host of the Spirit Box Radio Advice and Community Segment, helps his sister out of a hallway that doesn’t want to let her leave.

Season One follows Sam finding their feet as show host following the sudden and mysterious disappearance of his mother, renowned psychic the Illustrious Madame Marie. The more Sam learns about the show, the Arcane Arts, his mother and himself, the more they begin to realise that Spirit Box Radio may be haunted by something far more sinister than ghosts: secrets.

Transcripts for the show are available at hangingslothstudios.com/spirit-box-radio-transcripts, and you can tune in wherever you usually listen to podcasts, including where you’re listening right now!

The show contains themes of violence, grief and complex trauma and may not be suitable for all audiences. Content warnings are in the shownotes for every episode, and this one contains; Background music of various volumes; Discussion of memory loss; Reference to implied hospitalisation for perceived mental illness; Distorted audio; and Sudden, loud sound effects including a door slam and cat sounds.

Without further ado, please enjoy SBR 1.16: A Thing That Shivers.

Transcript can be found at: https://hangingslothstudios.com/sbr-1-16-a-thing-that-shivers/

https://hangingslothstudios.com/spirit-box-radio/

Twitter: @hangingsloths

2021 Showcase: Ethereal Embrace Sep 17, 2021

Hello everybody. My name is Nico and I am the GM and host of Ethereal Embrace.

Ethereal Embrace is a fictional murder mystery podcast that uses collaborative storytelling to narrate the adventure. It is a season based show with 28 episodes, each episode is about a half hour long.

at other mysteries are currently plaguing the town of Eterno. The show has magic, horror, fighting, humor, and more than one twist along the way. If you’re into fantasy fiction with a more serious tone, you will enjoy this.

We use the Dungeons and Dragons 5e rule set to tell the story and create an extra element of randomness throughout the show. What you’re about to hear is episode two of the series. We hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening.

Transcript not available.

http://www.etherealembracepodcast.com/

Twitter: @afoolsquest

2021 Showcase: The Waystation Sep 17, 2021

This is Elliot Somerfield, Writer and Director on The Waystation, which is about the crew of orbital waystation Concord discovering a strange celestial object which threatens to enmesh them all. Armed with the recordings of the events, federal agent Hannah Dahl scours the audio logs of the crew in search of the truth behind the station's mysterious destruction.

This is Episode 5 - Moniker.

In the previous episodes, the crew, under orders by Administrator Avel Toporov, have recovered a glowing red meteorite from the wormhole they are orbiting, which is being examined by a civilian physicist, Professor Takara Yoshida. Engineer Jorge Armitage was severely lacerated whilst cutting into the meteorite, and then mysteriously fell into a comatose state. His friend and fellow engineer Jack Hatcher discovered an exact copy of Armitage wandering the engines of Concord, whilst the meteorite becomes brighter in its mysterious red glow. Assistant Medical Officer Dr. Laura Scannell examines the duplicate, finding it exactly the same as Armitage, but finding it a complete blank slate in both personality and speech.

Believing that the duplicate and meteorite are linked, and that Armitage is dying from this strange process, Hatcher schemes with fellow engineer Ida Thoreau and security guard Rosie Bridger to kill the duplicate; but are foiled by Head of Security Ramsey Tillson and security guard Mitch Wheeler, saving Scannell and Head Medical Officer Dr. Mona Braun. Charged with mutinous designs and attempted murder by Toporov and Tillson, Hatcher and Bridger await deportation from the station, whilst Thoreau has not been implicated in the plan. Armitage dies from a stroke shortly afterwards.

Agent Dahl, still investigating the events on Concord, discovers a dark conspiracy concerning Concord's operating company Lockhart-Reid and eco-terrorist group the Protestors, with both groups having supposed interest in the meteorite and its alien properties.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TX6ZG8DZHuYmK3XGQDGvjsXjRx7HaRnI/view?usp=sharing

https://thewaystation.carrd.co/

Twitter: @waystation_pod

2021 Showcase: ISS Icarus Sep 17, 2021

Hi there, this is Kayla Brosseau, I am the lead creator of the ISS Icarus podcast as well as the voice of Captain Carina Stridlen. This is Episode 7, Test flight. In this episode the crew has just been approved for the deep space mission they've been competing for. Their ship, Valkyrie 1, is being brought to the station for its first ever test flight in person. In the middle of the excitement the crew tries to juggle a freak accident, suspicions of foul play, and their captain's concerning reaction to a new flight medication. They've beaten their competition, but now they're about to find out just what that gets them. Thank you and I hope you enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/season-1-full-55923581

https://anchor.fm/icarus-pod

Twitter: @IcarusPod

2021 Showcase: The Hollow Below Sep 17, 2021

“This is Conrad Miszuk, Creator of The Hollow Below, which is about pain, hubris, and a descent into the underworld for the first time in over a thousand years. This is Episode One. Thank you for listening.”

Transcript can be found at: https://kakosindustries.com/episodes/the-hollow-below-episode-1/

https://kakosindustries.com/series/hollow-below/

Twitter: @KakosIndustries

2021 Showcase: Kakos Industries Sep 17, 2021

“This is Conrad Miszuk, Creator and Voice of Kakos Industries, which is about a company that helps its clients and everyone everywhere to Do Evil Better. The shareholder announcements are narrated by CEO Corin Deeth III, and include plenty of bizarre stories about the goings on in the building. This is Episode 123 - The Heart, where we hear the start of a new chapter as Corin Deeth delves deeper into his own mysterious building and meets a seemingly mythical entity. Thank you for listening.”

Transcript can be found at: https://kakosindustries.com/episodes/123-the-heart/

https://kakosindustries.com

Twitter: @KakosIndustries

2021 Showcase: Elreezy's Audio Plays Sep 17, 2021

This is Elric Atchison, Creator/Producer/Voice on Elreezy's Audio Plays, which is about What is this podcast is about is to bring entertainment to everyone who wants to enjoy content from my podcast, that lacked a certain element of being entertained. Thank you for listening.

Transcript not available.

https://anchor.fm/elreezyaudioplays

Twitter: @ElricVoice

2021 Showcase: VAST Horizon Sep 16, 2021

Greetings, this is Kaitlin Statz, the writer and creator of VAST Horizon. And I’m Travis Vengroff, the sound designer and producer… We greatly appreciate our nomination for the AVA’s this year and are excited to share the first episode of our third season – Lark, in which Nolira has been framed for the theft of 40,000 embryos by a VAST alien entity.

VAST Horizon is the story of one woman’s fight for survival against the void of space…
In season one our protagonist Dr. Nolira Eck was set adrift after a catastrophic incident left her as the lone survivor of the technology colony ship: Bifrost. Injured and alone, Nolira and the ship’s AI were able to rescue the ship’s most important asset, it’s embryo vast before meeting Sanon, a war criminal and the only other survivor on the ship. A few weeks have passed since her rescue, and now, working through Nolria, the vast entity has forced the crew of the rescue ship, the OTV Walton, to evacuate if they are to rescue the 400,000 colonists of the Bifrost.

The show is rated PG-13 for violence and occasional language, and features a talented cast hailing from six continents who help us bring this story to life. So, get ready to experience new things, new skies, and new people in VAST Horizon.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/vast-horizon-27244373

http://vasthorizonpodcast.com/

Twitter: @VASTPodcast

2021 Showcase: Dark Dice Sep 16, 2021

Greetings Adventurers,

Today we are excited to introduce you to a new adventure: Dark Dice, A horror podcast that blurs the line between actual play and audio drama – where the story is determined by the roll of the dice. Previously, five travelers found themselves on the wrong end of an Elvish executioner’s axe… Having survived their escape, they now find themselves lost deep within the haunted Dead Pines. You are about to hear the second episode of our second season, in which the team seeks a safe place to rest. If you have ever wondered what an actual play podcast is, or why Jeff Goldblum would join our cast, this is the episode to listen to… This episode, is rated R for language, horror elements, and violence. A full list of content warnings is available in the show notes as well, though the largest warning is that our show’s protagonist Soren Arkwright is dealing with issues surrounding memory loss… So with that out of the way, stick around for an Elvish parlor tune, in Dark Dice Chapter 2b – Quartet.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850

http://darkdice.com/

Twitter: @DarkDicePod

2021 Showcase: The White Vault Sep 16, 2021

Greetings, this is Travis Vengroff, the sound designer and producer of The White Vault. Grab a mug of coffee and your ice axe because we’re about to go on a rescue mission to Patagonia after an archeology team goes missing. Icy winds, miles of treacherous terrain, a mysterious interference- separates the teams from the nearest human settlement. So far from aid, they find that they’re not alone… In the episode you are about to hear - Season four, episode seven: Confess, – the team is hunted as they try to make their escape from deep within the archaeological site. This episode is rated R for language, violence, and the show is intended for mature audiences. As a warning, this episode contains spoilers for the series, so if you’re concerned you can start with episode one of The White Vault. Otherwise, prepare to join our team as everything goes wrong in scenic Patagonia, when Travel is Not Advised.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/white-vault-all-17703765

https://thewhitevault.com/

Twitter: @WhiteVault

2021 Showcase: The White Vault: Avrum Sep 16, 2021

Greetings, this is Travis Vengroff, the co-creator, and producer behind The White Vault: Avrum. Avrum is a full self-contained story that takes place within the White Vault universe, which means that if you enjoy it, we’ve created more audio adventures just like it. We’re about to travel to Ukraine in the year 1648, during one of the most terrible events in Jewish history - the Cossack Uprising… Our story follows a young Jewish boy named Avrum, who must figure out what to do after his family and community vanish overnight, murdered by Cossacks. This story is historical fiction, and while the individual characters depicted are made up, the events that take place in our story are real and depicted with chilling accuracy. Many of us on the cast and crew are the descendants of survivors. We went through great pains to ensure historical accuracy in every element, from dialogue and region and period unique sounds, to the Ukrainian, Hebrew, Georgian, and Eastern Yiddish, all spoken by native speakers.

You are about to hear our second episode, which is rated PG-13 for depictions of some of the horrors that took place on that night in 1648. At this point in the story, Avrum has lost his mother, father, and brother, and is on the road to Nemerov in the hopes of uniting with his distant cousins. So prepare yourself for a journey into darkened pages of history in The White Vault – Avrum.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GuiQ9YK9L2fdKKV4FIYz9-a9g_lCvGur/view?usp=sharing

https://thewhitevault.com/

Twitter: @WhiteVault

2021 Showcase: Liberty: Mines and Mysteries Sep 16, 2021

This is Travis Vengroff with the department of Public Affairs, Division of Broadcasting - AB-3. The great Archon and her government have given us the opportunity to introduce you to a show that was co-created by myself and Citizen Kaitlin Statz called Liberty: Mines and Mysteries. Liberty is a series of stories that exist on The Liberty feed that all take place on the glorious colony-world of Atrius, and you are about to hear part 1 of this 4 part adventure. Some of you are too young to recall the events of the Mining Release Lockdown over fifteen years ago, but tonight we’re going to hear a story in which a group of friends has settled in during the lockdown for a much-anticipated game of Mines and Mysteries. But not everything is as it seems as this augmented reality roleplaying game… gets a little bit too real. Mines and Mysteries is a fully scripted audio drama that fans of movies like Jumanji will enjoy, and its rated PG-13 for horror elements and occasional language. Should you enjoy this story you can find more episodes, more fully-voiced stories that interconnect, graphic novels, and a full blown RPG by looking up The Liberty Podcast by Fool & Scholar Productions. So without further adu, please prepare yourself for part one of Mines and Mysteries!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PPrncJ4u5N5pasGiEL6qvchWgf9LBwIr/view?usp=sharing

http://libertyendures.com/

Twitter: @LibertyEndures

2021 Showcase: Find Us Alive Sep 16, 2021

This is Anna Maguire, writer and director of Find Us Alive, an SCP Foundation narrative following the misadventures of the personnel of Site-107, a research facility trapped inside a mysterious pocket dimension. This is Episode 18: Night Game, in which Site-107 engages in a morale-boosting game of Capture the Flag that quickly descends into absolute chaos. Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://71c472ef-e11c-4fe3-846b-e85d244d4b9f.filesusr.com/ugd/961da6_5a2107cd7e8e43998da44432d3ee60e4.pdf

https://www.findusalivepodcast.com/

Twitter: @site107

2021 Showcase: The Way We Haunt Now Sep 16, 2021

This is Courtney Floyd, Creator, Lead Writer, and Voice of Eulalie on The Way We Haunt Now, which is a lighthearted horror audio drama about friendship, found family, and fighting the narratives that try to define us––even in the afterlife. What you’re about to hear is Episode 5 - The Haintervention, in which a newly awakened Victorian ghost, Frances Matilda Summerson, learns some things about… well… the way we haunt now. You can listen to the complete first season as well as our miniseries, Eulalie’s Audio Journal, right now by heading to hauntnowpod.com! And season two is coming soon. New episodes will drop every Saturday, starting December 4th. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s09cqL7LEhXWbJhsIX_oWe1lazizwrVV/view?usp=sharing

https://hauntnowpod.com/

Twitter: @HauntNowPod

2021 Showcase: Lost Hearts Sep 16, 2021

This is Tom Rory Parsons on Lost Hearts This tale tells the story of Stephen Elliott, a young orphan boy, who is sent to stay with his much older cousin, Mr Abney, at a remote country mansion, Aswarby Hall, in Lincolnshire. His cousin is a reclusive alchemist obsessed with making himself immortal. Unfortunately, Stephen soon discovers a terrible secret at Aswarby that may affect his life drastically

Transcript coming soon.

https://moonlightaudio.libsyn.com/lost-hearts

2021 Showcase: Patria del Cuore Sep 14, 2021

This is Alana Corrigan, writer and director on Patria del Cuore, which is about the dynamics of the Italian Fanucci family after sixteen year old Valentino is disowned by his father for being gay and is taken in by his uncle Sergio. Thank you for listening.

Transcript coming soon.

http://kcsufm.com/?s=patria+del+cuore

Twitter: @kcsufm

2021 Showcase: 5 Years from Now Sep 14, 2021

Hi, I'm Amelie Edwards, I'm the Writer, Producer, co-director and Actress for 5 Years From Now. 5 years from now is set in the future when the world and humanity are dying. Over one hundred years of abuse has intoxicated the planet to the point of no return. The seas have dried up, the animals are dead and vegetation will no longer grow in the contaminated earth. A select group of humans (mostly politicians and their families) have evacuated the earth while a group of 12 scientists remain to attempt to make the planet habitable again.

I wrote 5 Years From Now out of desperation. For years, since I was tiny, I've been hearing about how climate change and pollution is destroying the planet and that we're heading for catastrophe. But, I couldn't see anyway out, no one seemed to be responding in the way we needed to. So I wrote 5 Years From Now as a way to show where we could be headed, because I think it can be hard to find the drive to respond if you can't picture what the future may hold. Thanks so much for listening, and I hope you enjoy.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JE5E3aDyTcyWGFdKwplESwUSokHbRqJy/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109304765231177373608&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://www.amelieedwards.com/audio

Twitter: @AmelieEdwards

2021 Showcase: The Pale Sep 14, 2021

This is Zev Hurwich, Writer, producer, and actor on The Pale, which is about supernatural occurrences aboard a cruise ship in the antarctic. This is Episode three, The Professor.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.aeaea.co/blog-thepale/3-the-professor

https://www.aeaea.co/episodes-thepale

2021 Showcase: Cultureverse Sep 14, 2021

This is Lory Martinez Creative Director and Executive producer of Cultureverse, an immersive anthology series that brings myths and legends alive in the modern world. In each episode, an ordinary kid encounters an extraordinary creature, myth, or folk character from their culture, embarking on an exciting journey of self-discovery. It’s a show that celebrates who we are, and where we come from. Each episode incorporates language elements from each culture and was produced with an editorial team from each community being represented. The cast and crew feature BIPOC and LGBTQ actors as well. In total 12 cultures, and 12 identities are represented in this first season of Cultureverse. It is an original production by Studio Ochenta, a podcast company dedicated to raising voices across cultures and PRX.  This is Episode 2: The Water Dragon, which follows two young Chinese American children on an adventure after they encounter a water dragon from Chinese legend. This episode includes cantonese but it has been integrated so as not to require external translation.

Thank you for Listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://ochentastudio.com/cultureverse-episodes/2021/6/9/episode-2-the-water-dragon

https://ochentastudio.com/cultureverse

Twitter: @ochentapodcasts

2021 Showcase: Oh Wayward Nights Sep 14, 2021

Hello I’m Nicole Tuttle one of the actors for Oh Wayward Nights a show from platform production company. this show was so good that I knew it had to be nominated. This show was a format where the actors did not get the scripts until they read them live together. We talked before and after to discuss what we were expecting and what we thought of where it was going to head next. It was such a cool Concept and such a great story. So here’s episode 4: Chloe. Thanks for listening.

Transcript coming soon.

https://linktr.ee/Platformprodco

Twitter: @platformprodco

2021 Showcase: The LaFresian Chronicles: Arsen Sep 14, 2021

Hello this is Nicole Tuttle, the writer and I play Aurelie on The LaFresian Chronicles: Arsen. Arsen is the story about a young girl from Ohio who, after the death of her parents, must find out the truth about her past, her family and her identity. What you’re about to listen to is episode 7: Aftermath. This is a pivotal episode that comes after Aurelie has learned some harsh truths behind the nature of her parents murder. Thank you for listening and enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-XOluGWfZ9Zr5qIbsNjdZeyR6MzK_O3GZNT-lZ2JBUo/edit?usp=sharing

https://lafresianchronicles.com

Twitter: @lafresiaaudio

2021 Showcase: The Imperfection Sep 14, 2021

Hi, This is Alexander Kemp. I'm the writer and director of The Imperfection.

The Imperfection is the story of a group of patients who all suffer from a rare disorder that causes them to hallucinate wildly. When their psychiatrist goes missing, they have to team to to search for him. But, how do you find the truth when you can't tell what's real? This is the part 1, called The Three Trials. Really hope you enjoy it and thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IY2n8cLdEWHRgBPPM7z8YZh_VbQVcKAi/view?usp=sharing

https://theimperfectionpodcast.com

Twitter: @theimperfecti15

2021 Showcase: Cold Open Stories Sep 14, 2021

Hi there, Colyn here. I’m the Director-producer for Cold Open Stories

You’re about to listen to a short clip from Hounds of Bedlam, which is our military-horror audio drama about a paramilitary group trying to save their commander from the gates of hell.  

Do hope you enjoy, and you can find more details at coldopenstories.com  . Thank you for listening.

Transcript coming soon.

https://www.coldopenstories.com

Twitter: @coldopenstories

2021 Showcase: Mercury Theatre Podcast Sep 14, 2021

This is John Badger, Producer of Mercury Theatre Podcast, which is an anthological audio drama.

Each episode is like a 30 minute audio movie. We have episodes ranging from swashbuckling pirates, to table top role players getting transported into the land they were playing.

I am excited to nominate this particular episode called Volstead Action, which is about bootleggers during the American prohibition.

Thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.mercurytheatrepodcast.com/Episodes/volstead-action-show-notes

https://www.mercurytheatrepodcast.com/

Twitter: @MercuryPodcast

2021 Showcase: Omen Sep 14, 2021

Hi! This is Sarah Rhea Werner, creator of the audio drama Girl in Space and Executive Producer of Omen—our new fantasy audio drama about found family, pirates, and diabolical mysteries. You're about to hear the first full episode of Omen, where we kick off said diabolical mysteries. Though there is a short prologue that comes before this that we haven't featured here. So if you're interested in listening to the prologue, you can check it out at omen cast dot com or subscribe to Omen on your favorite podcasting app. Thank you for listening to Omen and until next we meet, fair winds and following seas!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.omencast.com/101-transcript

https://www.omencast.com

Twitter: @OmenPodcast

2021 Showcase: The Heart of Ether Sep 14, 2021

This is Val West, writer, producer, and voice actor on The Heart of Ether, which is a mystery & horror podcast about a young forestry aid trying to escape her past, only to find out that something much worse awaits her in the town of Daughtler, Washington—and that something is lurking right beneath her feet. Watching. Waiting. This is Episode 13 - Dog with a Bone, our season two premiere. Most of the needed context is given in the episode, but to clarify, up to this point, Irene has encountered a cryptic woman at the grocery store who buys copious amounts of raw meat, dealt with an odd yellow mold, and learned the reason behind her missing girlfriend’s disappearance. If you’d like to learn more than that, well, give season one a try. Everything else in this episode is a mystery yet to be unearthed. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://heartofether.tumblr.com/post/659403420742107136/episode-13-dog-with-a-bone-transcript

https://heartofether.tumblr.com

Twitter: @heartofether

2021 Showcase: Hubris: A 24-Hour Podcast Project Sep 14, 2021

This is Tal Minear, one of the producers of Hubris, an anthology series where every episode is made by a team in 24 hours or less. For this showcase I have two episodes for you. The first is from our first round, where the theme was All-Nighter. It's called Just Wait for Dawn, wherein four unlikely companions face uncertainty together while the world falls apart around them in the last few minutes before dawn. The second episode is from our second round, where the theme was Spring. It's called I Hope I Don't Burn It All Down, where it’s time for the new Spring to take over, but she’s having some doubts about her ability to usher in the new season. Make sure to pay attention to the content warnings at the top of the episodes, and thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WtpRaOOfwhI9CGFMAhP2cg5Bmob1VrM4/view?usp=sharing

https://24hourhubris.com/

Twitter: @24hourhubris

2021 Showcase: Sidequesting Sep 14, 2021

This is Tal Minear, creator of Sidequesting, which is a fantasy podcast about avoiding the main plot. You're listening to Episode 11, Honor Among Thieves.

Transcript can be found at: https://sidequestingtranscripts.carrd.co/#ep11

https://sidequestingpod.com/

Twitter: @sidequestingpod

2021 Showcase: InCo Sep 14, 2021

This is ItMe!, The writer, voice actor, editor, and everything on InCo, a podcast about a disgruntled information courier, a bratty prince, and an old health android, trying their best to get to the fairy tale land of Eolara. This is episode 24 from season 2, princely charm. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT9qxpFtH0DPP0_Upcjmv2akYShTmNeTFwWa7pSBfk4P18zvMi48jmgDk-ewTveaVAxO6ivBF-9xwxr/pub?urp=gmail_link

http://incopodcast.com

Twitter: @incopodcast

2021 Showcase: The Night Post Sep 14, 2021

Hi, this is Rae Lundberg. I’m a writer, producer, and VA on The Night Post. Our show follows the conscripted couriers of Gilt City, a growing industrial society at odds with the ancient, arcane frontier that surrounds it. As go-betweens for the city and the Skelter, the pigeons of the Night Post are caught in the middle of a culture war over tradition and the supernatural. What begins as Milo's search for his missing husband becomes the couriers' journey to save themselves and uncover the secrets of the organization that chose them. This is Season 1, Episode 12: A World Beyond. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14pcci7BUQr5qbFNOjTeffThYxI1y-VykC7M_B4xNWkM/edit?usp=sharing

https://nightpostpod.com

Twitter: @nightpostpod

2021 Showcase: Neighbourly Sep 14, 2021

This is Matthew OK Smith, Showrunner for Neighbourly, which is about a row of houses called Little Street, and the secrets that lie behind each door. What you are about to hear is House Number One: Presentable. Please be aware that this episode contains strained family dynamics, violence, body horror, and gory sound effects. I would also advise that you avoid eating while listening to this program. Please enjoy, and thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ct0qlhYwYIwqf1ASwdzx5Z4dnehp89UQ/view?usp=sharing

https://neighbourlypod.carrd.co/

Twitter: @neighbourlypod

2021 Showcase: The Realm Tree Sep 13, 2021

This is Julian Hermano, co-creator of new audio series The Realm Tree.

A story of how fairies get their wings.

This is an audio series featuring actors from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Genshin Impact, and more. At the time of submission, 13 episodes of our 30 episode season are available on podcasting platforms.

The tale takes place in Al’Idria, a fairy world consisting of six Realms surrounding the Realm Tree; a tree that stretches up to the sky. At the age of sixteen, fairies ascend through the trunk to earn their wings. Those who fail to reach the canopy remain wingless for life. For some, the stakes could not be higher.

Our story follows the scrappy and determined Night Fairy Talia Wick, the only fairy in history that was born without magic in her body. On her journey up through the Realm Tree to earn her wings and prove herself as a fairy without powers, Talia may discover that there’s magic in the world beyond what fairies are born with.

This is Episode 2: Thinning the Herd.

Talia and her best friend Daisy begin their first trial: one-on-one battles to determine which fairies are worthy of climbing the Realm Tree at all, and start to scope out the competition during these duels.

Our audio show uses both dialogue and narration to bring this tale to life, including narrated and intense combat scenes with sound effects and original music. We believe this is a good episode to showcase that style.

We hope you enjoy. And, thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15KJQMRs3VioSIUXt0rAlRZ7Cxok8DYjN/view?usp=sharing

https://www.therealmtree.com/

Twitter: @the_realm_tree

2021 Showcase: The Vanishing Act Sep 13, 2021

Hi there! This is Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. We’re the creators and directors of The Vanishing Act: A Rambling Absurdity in 12 (ish) Parts.

The basic premise of the show is this: In 1699, renowned stage magician Jean Jacquline Lemarque vanished himself and the entire audience of his magic show at his final performance at the Theatre des Tuileries in Paris.

Meanwhile, in 1933, a grumpy German set designer, an American con man, an unfortunately named scientist, and a duck, all search for the answer to one question: how did he do it?

And, as is usual with farces, they also get a bit sidetracked along the way.

The selection you’re about to hear is part of one of our new set of episodes, which is what we’re eligible for as a returning show--it’s from our overall tenth episode, called The Eyepatch.

In it, we pick right up in Hollywood in 1937, where our previously-mentioned American con-man, Conrad Webley Griffson has bluffed and blustered his way into being the head writer of a new RKO film, the horrendously-titled The Glorious and Mournful Sort.

Meanwhile, across town, grumpy expat German set designer, Augie Eckhart, is in final rehearsals for his play--the culmination of his obsession with The Disappearing of the Theatre des Tuileries, a show about the disappearance called The Vanishing Act.

At the last minute, he’s decided to add Lilith Von Hitzler, an unfortunately-named scientist who has finished her own replica of the Vanishing Box, to the cast, playing Jean-Jacquline Lemarque. She has many skills--acting is decidedly not one of them.

This is a serialized show, so we always recommend starting from the beginning, but we think this episode will get you established pretty darn well with our main eligible cast members, and the world of the show. Welcome!

Transcript can be found at: https://vanishingpod.com/tva-transcript-10

https://vanishingpod.com

Twitter: @vanishingpod

2021 Showcase: The Stench of Adventure Sep 13, 2021

Hi there. This is Alex Kingsley, writer, director, editor, and voice of The Captain for The Stench of Adventure. The Stench of Adventure is a sci-fi comedy about Stella Thomas, a human who discovers that Earth was a simulation and she is the last human left alive. Questioning her place in the universe, Stella finds herself aboard the Starship Raccoon, and intergalactic garbage collection ship. She forges relationships with the crew and finds herself deep in intergalactic chaos.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MBIj-CF84GNJoVc5Pg8hUDRkTDFY6UUF/view?usp=sharing

https://strongbranchproductions.com/

Twitter: @StrongBranchPro

2021 Showcase: WOE.BEGONE Sep 13, 2021

Hey guys. My name is Dylan Griggs and I'm the showrunner: the director, the writer, the editor, the actor, and the musician on the one-man show WOE.BEGONE, stylized WOE.BEGONE. WOE.BEGONE is the story of Mike Walters, a man who discovers a mysterious and violent online game named WOE.BEGONE. What begins as an exploration of an alternate reality game with real-life elements quickly becomes a search for the power that makes that game possible. It is an exploration of what it means to seek, to maintain, and to use power. I consider it a mystery/sci-fi/horror/comedy roughly in that order, and there's a new soundtrack every episode provided by myself. You're about to hear episode 1, Participant Observation, in which Mike discovers the game, decides to participate in it, and reckons with the consequences of his actions. Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://woebegonepod.com/2021/09/09/bonus-remake-episode-1-participant-observation/

https://woebegonepod.com

Twitter: @woebegonepod

2021 Showcase: Starfall Sep 13, 2021

“This is Lindsay Zana, voice actor on “Starfall,” which is about a magical traveling acting troupe and the adventures of their new guardian. This is episode four from season one, where a seemingly routine performance by the troupe winds up taking an extra dramatic turn and powerful secrets are revealed. Thank you for listening.”

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_WBYyBn8XLfQvB-DOj-SmuQLMVn55v8GM0z3WD_lOpc/edit

https://starfallpodcast.com/

Twitter: @starfallpodcast

2021 Showcase: Dice Will Roll Sep 13, 2021

Hello everyone! This is Derry, your gendernoncomformiest game master on Dice Will Roll, the Gayest Pathfinder Podcast on the Planet where we ask the Hard Questions like... is it morally acceptable to kiss a goblin? This is Episode 25 of Extinction Curse, our second campaign following a traveling circus unraveling the conspiracies of an underground dinosaur cult with goals that threaten the very world! In this episode, our heroes— Royari San Sarnax, a daring swordfighter, Eriato Bati, a half-demon, half-hag sorcerer and Volio Via, an aasimar-elf barbarian-witch clown with a Furby snake familiar— are finally facing off against Mistress Dusklight, a cruel catfolk ringmaster who once employed our heroes and is out for revenge by making them duel to the death in the big top. Our heroes have to save their kidnapped friend, protect their newfound paladin ally who was being manipulated by her and put an end to Dusklight's reign of terror once and for all. It's a big episode with tense scenes, huge fights and plenty of big, silly explosions, but it's also one that drives home the message of Dice Will Roll: that fantasy tales are a place where we, our characters and our listeners can be proud to be ourselves without trying to blend in with the rest of the world. We hope you enjoy, and keep it rolling!

Transcript not available.

https://www.dicewillroll.com/

Twitter: @dicewillroll

2021 Showcase: Sword of Symphonies Sep 13, 2021

This is Cat, the Game Master of Sword of Symphonies, which is about the crew of the Westbreaker exploring the peaceful post-apocalyptic world of Amylte. This is episode 8 of season 2, part of an arc we call Purity in Pearl.

The party has come to a village in the foothills called Dunbarrow, which is guarded by a Noble Demon obsessed with purity. Lately, this demon, the Ambassador in Pearl, has been acting strangely, and it’s only a matter of time until she turns on the people of Dunbarrow.

It turns out a different Noble Demon, the Ash Duke, has been corrupting things and people with his touch, including Penelope, one of the party members. If the Ambassador catches anything he has corrupted, she destroys it instantly with her cruel javelins.

Now the party is seeking out the Lady of the River’s Origin, to get her help before Penelope is caught.

Thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qnn_fE-nZT3TvJNbHclaBbfVyV5U049fDW9T8xEGedw/edit?usp=sharing

http://www.peachgardengames.com

Twitter: @PeachGardenRPGs

2021 Showcase: The Godfrey Audio Guide Sep 13, 2021

This is Nicole Knudsen, creator and narrator of The Godfrey Audio Guide, which is the audio tour of the fictional Annabelle H. Godfrey Historic Estate and Museum. Think fine art museum meets the Winchester Mystery House. It's a show that blends horror, sci-fi, and art history both real and imagined. And while there is continuity within the show, most of the episodes are self-contained and can stand on their own.

This is Episode 19 - Imaginings & Porcelain, which follows the usual episode format of two featured art pieces, with an announcement from the museum in between them. I'll leave you to discover the rest.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dwL6xA8z0t9n_FhzVVNcDl0-JIL7KiOj/view?usp=sharing

https://thegodfreyaudioguide.com/

Twitter: @thegodfreyguide

2021 Showcase: Chaotic Idiots: The Series Sep 13, 2021

This is Faith Jacobs, director and writer of the show, chaotic idiots, which is a series about two Young fey who are thrust into a world of dark secrets and magic. In This episode, episode 19, takes place after the mid season finale of chaotic idiots. In which the character of Malachi faust must deal with the consequences of his own choices. while leroy anderson makes a choice that could destroy all he's ever known.

Transcript coming soon.

https://coffeeancomics310.wixsite.com/chaoticidiotspod

Twitter: @ChaoticIdiotsPodcast

2021 Showcase: CHAD: A Fallout 76 Story Sep 13, 2021

This is Kenneth Vigue, showrunner and writer of CHAD: A Fallout 76 Story, which is about asking yourself a question. If everything ended, how far would you go to survive? Set in the world of Bethesda Game Studios’ Fallout 76 game, this dark humor podcast chronicles the journey of two Vault Dwellers who emerge 25 years after the Great War to a broken world. They each choose a road and set off, one will choose hope, the other darkness and in these choices their fates will be sealed.

Set in a retro futuristic world of impossible science, robots and mutated horrors, our stories balance the duality of light and dark, presenting relatable laugh out humor with moments of despair, loss and pain. Since its inception we’ve been blessed to perform the show live on stage with Bethesda the game developer and even had some of their team guest star. This show is a mix of old time radio with a modern flair, dry humor and an ensemble cast that bring to life characters we hope you care about.

This episode, The Sickleman is Here Part 4 is episode 5 in season 2 and is our homage to 80s slasher horror. This is the action packed conclusion of a 4 part story that unmasked the true killer and set in motion a final battle at the scout camp. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://fallout76podcast.com/season-two/s2-episode-2/s2-episodes-2-5-transcript/

https://fallout76podcast.com/

Twitter: @fchadfallout76

2021 Showcase: Primordial Deep Sep 13, 2021

Hi Everyone! This is Jordan Cobb, the voice of Dr. Marella Morgan, and the creator of Primordial Deep -- A sci-fi adventure-thriller set 20,000 leagues under the sea.

Our story begins when a long extinct sea creature washes up on the shores of Coney Island. Marine biologist Dr. Marella Morgan is contacted by a secret organization to investigate the origins of the creature’s sudden and unnatural resurgence. Soon, she and a team of explorers find themselves living on the research station The Tiamat, traveling along the abyssal plains as they search for answers far below the waves. But there are dangers in these ancient waters. Reawakened prehistoric monsters are rising from the deep -- jaws wide and waiting, and in the darkness, something is stirring.

What you are about to hear is a sample from our first episode; Tiamat. This material is intended for a mature audience. Listener discretion is advised.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.nosuchthingradio.com/primordial-deep-transcripts

https://nosuchthingradio.com/primordial-deep

Twitter: @PrimordialDeep

2021 Showcase: Electromancy Sep 13, 2021

This is Nathan Comstock, writer and producer on Electromancy, which is about a magic school with a sinister purpose, and a girl with a secret. This is the first episode, so you don’t need to know anything else to jump right in. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.electromancypod.com/episode-1

https://www.electromancypod.com

Twitter: @electromancypod

2021 Showcase: Someone Dies in this Elevator Sep 13, 2021

This is Tal Minear, Executive Producer on Someone Dies In This Elevator, which is about people dying in elevators. This is our Series Trailer, Episode Five, South of Palenque and Episode Eleven, Hot Wheels. Please make sure to pay attention to the content warnings for these episodes. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D2yVT0UVQWrmg7gajBLRa9LrP-G8BSmy/view?usp=sharing

https://soundescape.productions/someone-dies-in-this-elevator/

Twitter: @SDITEpod

2021 Showcase: Jack and Lou: A Gangster Love Story Sep 13, 2021

This is Yeon Jin Lee, a writer and producer on Jack and Lou: A Gangster Love Story, which is about love in Al Capone’s Chicago. It is inspired by the true story of Louise Rolfe, aka The Blonde Alibi, (played by Lisa Kudrow) and Jack McGurn, aka Machine Gun Jack McGurn, (played by Leigh Joel Scott). The two were involved in the famous trial after the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929. This is Episode 1. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HttOdM9NQx_vHu2Z8Lc0Aeur2p8xuXdX/view?usp=sharing

https://jackandloupodcast.com/

Twitter: @JackandLouPod

2021 Showcase: Tales From The Aether Sep 13, 2021

This is Jackie Jorgenson, the creator and star of Tales From The Aether, an original fairytale audio drama created for the modern-day world. This is the first episode of season two and as an anthology series this is the first part of this new story. So, no information is needed prior to listening. This story does have themes relating to trauma and harassment. Listener discretion is advised.

Transcript coming soon.

https://anchor.fm/TalesFromTheAether

Twitter: @SharedManifest

2021 Showcase: Dreambound Sep 13, 2021

Hey there, I'm Sena Bryer, the creator of Dreambound, a show about a girl-who's-not-a-girl trapped in a virtual world.

This here is episode 7 of our first season which is currently still airing. (Ah, spoilers, in case that wasn't obvious.) In it, Jesse, our protagonist, has been searching for a way to escape Dreambound, the first fully virtual online video game.

In his search, his story has taken him from the ruins of his character's hometown, through a great forest, and even into the ocean, with battles with both players and non-players alike.

Previously, he met with an admiral of the Inquisition who instructed him to travel to the capital city, Soi Fen, and along the way rally the people of Han Tol, and that is where this episode begins.

Hope you enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uh0RGz5YG5IWG1bm8shS7R9HgHG8myaYUcRJXsbEgjM/edit?usp=sharing

https://senabryer.com/dreambound/

Twitter: @dreamboundpod

2021 Showcase: Weaver Sep 13, 2021

This is Newton Sweeney, the writer, show runner, and voice of Lorna on Weaver, which is about an amnesiac ghost who has to fight to make herself known when two newcomers move into the house in which she's trapped. This is Chapter One: Dust. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ni63wPmGr6Yi_8EkMAajEPKc78an1r_CE9vq83hYEUI/edit?usp=sharing

https://weaverpod.carrd.co

Twitter: @theweaverpod

2021 Showcase: Residents of Proserpina Park Sep 13, 2021

This is Angela Yih, the creator of Residents of Proserpina Park. This podcast focuses on mythological creatures mixed with a story just as wild as the past. Learn about creatures you've never heard before and follow Alina on her crazy journey to find the truth.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14D461VMtEzZBY_m0Gzt7vYoTYN-d3CMl5sRaEEbkuCw/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.residentsofproserpinapark.com

Twitter: @ProserpinaPark

2021 Showcase: Breathing Space, Fading Frontier Sep 10, 2021

This is Scott Paladin. Director on Breathing Space, Fading Frontier, which is a sci-fi meets western anthology audio drama. This is Season 1 Episode 3 Take a Number, Get in Line. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13OwvjKod7_CPg5KLy5-1XnG2cwb5b7Yc/view

http://breathingspace.lawofnames.com

Twitter: @breathingxspace

2021 Showcase: The Strata Sep 10, 2021

This is Mark R. Healy, creator of The Strata. In a dystopian city, an ageing courier is forced to go into business with an underworld ganglord in order to pay for the treatment that keeps him alive. You're about to hear Episode 1, The End of Rust - Part 1.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/53276198

http://thestratapodcast.com

Twitter: @thestratapod

2021 Showcase: Monstica Sep 10, 2021

Hi, my name is Chelsea. I am the writer, producer, sound designer, and director of Monstica.

Monstica is an LGBT monster erotica anthology podcast that focuses on inclusivity and diversity.

The episode you're about to listen to know is Episode 5: My Heart Ghost Out To You

As mention before, this is an erotica podcast, so thing will get explicit in sexual nature.

This episode also contains a few outdated terms for homosexuality.

Hope you enjoy the episode and thank you.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CfPS9Xp3QQ8dMjjPbJ8A8Wr_Qr_a3lxk/view?usp=sharing

https://fhpodcast.wixsite.com/monstica

Twitter: @monsticapod

2021 Showcase: Hello From The Hallowoods Sep 10, 2021

This is William A. Wellman, creator of 'Hello From The Hallowoods', which is about a cast of LGBTQ + survivors dealing with love, grief and other monsters in the forest at the end of the world, told as a long-form serial fiction podcast where the nightmarish narrator Nikignik is your constant companion.

The show is designed to tell one larger story through short, individual segments, with a connected web of characters, plots, and villains that put a queer twist on classic horror tropes.

This is episode six of our first season, which is now forty-eight episodes in total. An invisible man walks north, a fisherman comes face to face with eternity, and Diggory Graves learns to dance. The theme of tonight’s episode is Frogs.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.hellofromthehallowoods.com/post/hfth-episode-6-frogs

https://www.hellofromthehallowoods.com/

Twitter: @thehallowoods

2021 Showcase: Malevolent Sep 10, 2021

This is Harlan Guthrie, driving force behind Malevolent, a show about a Private Investigator in the 1920’s who loses his sight and the mysterious entity within him that has taken it.

This show features Lovecraftian horror story telling and is comprised of choose your own adventure style decisions that my community makes.

Additionally, it is a show which is done entirely by one person. Every voice you hear, all editing, writing and sound effects done are by just one person.

This is Part 1, the Dark World and I hope you enjoy.

Thank you so much for listening… as always… good luck.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.malevolent.ca/blog/part-1/

https://www.malevolent.ca/

Twitter: @MalevolentCast

2021 Showcase: Where the Stars Fell Sep 10, 2021

This is Newton Schottelkotte, creator of Where the Stars Fell, which is about Dr. Edison Tucker, a genius and eccentric cryptozoologist who comes to the mysterious town of Jerusalem, Oregon to prove the existence of the supernatural. Her evidence? For as long as she can remember, Ed has never been able to die. This is Episode one. We are a semi-serialized show, so make sure to listen in order, and stay sharp out there… Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:77f20040-e6c0-4afe-a20c-769adb418756

https://wherethestarsfell.carrd.co/

Twitter: @starsfellradio

2021 Showcase: Midnight Burger Sep 10, 2021

Hi, this is Joe Fisher, creator of Midnight Burger and here's a description of our show: When Gloria took a waitressing job in a diner outside of Phoenix, she didn't realize she was now an employee of Midnight Burger, a time-traveling, dimension-spanning diner. Every day Midnight Burger appears somewhere new in the cosmos along with it's staff: a galactic drifter, a rogue theoretical physicist, a sentient old-timey radio, and some guy named Caspar. No one knows who built Midnight Burger or how it works, but when it appears there's always someone around who could really use a cup of coffee. The episode we're submitting is Chapter 7: Four Souls. Please enjoy.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.scribd.com/document/515291176/Midnight-Burger-Chapter-7-Four-Souls

https://www.weopenatsix.com

Twitter: @weopenat6

2020 Audioverse Awards Winner Announcement Mar 28, 2021

Thank you all so much for your patience, it's finally time to announce the winners of the Audioverse Awards for 2020!

To watch the full announcement video on our site: https://audioverseawards.net/2020-winners/

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AJc0ezg_iF6eJY6o6yyWyufNCVhTjBuaY4bTzpca9fw/edit?usp=sharing

2020 Showcase: Blake Skye: Private Eye Oct 11, 2020

Hi, this is S J Ryker, Writer, Editor, and Private Investigator for Blake Skye: Private Eye, a cosmic horror noir audio drama about a down on his luck gumshoe with only two options: take the job or die in the gutter. But Blake soon finds that there are worse things than death waiting in the shadows of the City. What madness and horror await? Tune in the last Sunday of the month and find out.

This is Episode 9 - Tragedy at the Tantalus. Our fearless gumshoe and his trusted (and untrusted) allies are trapped in their hideout, hunted by an inhuman monster. This wretched beast stalks the halls, masquerading as crime boss Mickey O'Shae's trusted confidante, Herschel Spielman. But is there any Herschel left? Or is this all a trap?

Thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EEt-3AceflPI8MwRoSSAMkRycjICKK94jLdBL2rLHVw/edit?usp=drivesdk

https://www.blakeskyepi.com/

Twitter: @BlakeSkyePI

2020 Showcase: Cryptids Oct 11, 2020

Hi. My name is Gina Zdanowicz, sound designer of Cryptids. Cryptids is a sci-fi mystery podcast that follows Eve and Trevor in the search of truth and purpose in death. Soon, they find The Ones in Charge have other plans for them. In the episode we're showcasing is the first in which we introduce our main character as well as The Ones in Charge. They're the mysterious cosmic beings watching over Eve and Trevor. We wanted the sounds of electricity to be omnipresent in the sound design.It was important for us to create a constant energy and make it feel as if the characters were never in a quiet place alone. I'd like to highlight some design choices in creating the constant energy. I used the sound sources from taking a cello bow to cactus. And that created the energy in the transitions. Then these sources ran through an effects processing chain that consisted of auto-panning, tremolo, grain, pitch, and distortion. And the result was this radiowave-type effect used to transport the listener from one scene to the next. Additionally, sound recordings from everyday objects - such as heating and cooling systems, refrigerators, coffee makers - they were spatially positioned in the mix. And these elements represented the - an object from the space in a particular scene or setting. And that drove home the feeling of the character not being alone in that space. So thank you for nominating me for this Audio Verse Award. And thank you for listening

Transcript can be found at: https://www.cryptidspodcast.com/transcripts/

https://www.cryptidspodcast.com/

Twitter: @CryptidsPodcast

2020 Showcase: d20 Dames Oct 11, 2020

This is Kat Kruger, Dungeon Master on d20 Dames, which is a storytelling podcast currently powered by Dungeons & Dragons. Every other week a group of five daring Dames comes together to explore a fantastic realm, befriend (or behead) monsters, and punch creeps. This is Episode 4 from Season 3. It encapsulates the broad emotional range of the players and storytelling while also showcasing something new we decided to try out this season: roleplaying memories. In this episode, we hear some backstory for one of our protagonists, Riot Bonezerker. The flashback was part of a longer recording that was done separately with guests playing Riot's siblings. We sprinkled the memories as flashbacks throughout Season 3 and this is just one instance of how it added more depth to a character’s story arc. Thank you so much for listening.

https://d20dames.com/

Twitter: @d20Dames

2020 Showcase: Glass Letters Oct 11, 2020

This is Anna Godfrey, writer and creator of Glass Letters, which is a podcast about loneliness, letters, and found families. This is Episode 2, In The Margins. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://commonunity.media/2020/10/12/episode-02-in-the-margins/

https://anchor.fm/glassletterspod

2020 Showcase: Eidolon Playtest Oct 11, 2020

Hi! This is Luke Varner, host, GM, and producer on Eidolon Playtest, an actual play podcast that playtests the RPG me and my friend Molly Rhinebeck have written: EIDOLON: Become Your Best Self. EIDOLON is a game inspired by the manga series Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, as well as the Persona video game series. It's a game where groups of friends learn to channel the power of their soul into powerful and outlandish spirits called Eidolons, and use that power to fight against malevolent supernatural forces. Our podcast is broken up into two different campaigns, which release episodes on alternating weeks. In Eidolon POP, a college professor and four of his students are pulled into a mysterious shadow world known as The Undertow, where they find a magic mansion called The Estate, which contains the power to rewrite reality. In Eidolon ROCK, a group of Las Vegas gangsters stumble upon a briefcase full of drugs that grant their user superpowers, and have to drive across the country in three days to deliver the briefcase to a buyer in New Jersey. Both campaigns are a ton of fun and really tonally distinct, with POP generally featuring more interpersonal drama and ROCK being more action-heavy. This is episode 7 of Eidolon POP, which makes it the 13th overall episode of the podcast. To set it up a little bit, POP #6 ended with the team being locked in The Estate's dungeon. They'd gotten themselves "hired" as the mansion's cleaning crew, then "fired" when they went against the wishes of their boss, Joanna. Unfortunately, being fired by The Estate carries severe consequences, and they're slowly being erased from reality. If they don't do something soon, it will be as if none of them had ever been born. They tried to fight back against Joanna, but ended up thrown in jail instead, with nothing to do but wait out their erasure. It seemed like everything was hopeless, when suddenly a mysterious woman known as Lady Luck appeared and offered to help them if they agreed to work for her. This is where the episode you're about to listen to picks up. I hope you enjoy it!

http://www.audioentropy.com/#/eidolon-playtest/

Twitter: @EidolonPlaytest

2020 Showcase: Cheaper by the Dungeon Oct 10, 2020

Hey everyone, this is Seth the DM for the dungeons and dragons actual play podcast called Cheaper by the Dungeon! Our whole story is centered around our three players Zippy, Dariun, and Norman D travelling across the world as treasure hunters and searching for the greatest treasure of all… friendship… and also money. Now you are going to hear a clip of our show that comes from Season 2 Episode 24. The context for this is that the guys are trying to get these special badges (essentially boy scout badges) to gain entrance into this secret club on a giant moving city in the desert. To earn this badge in the clip they have to race on these sand stingrays called rizzy rays against the badge holder and literal mummy Conan Swift. Hope you all enjoy it!

https://cheaperbythedungeon.weebly.com/

2020 Showcase: Old Gods of Appalachia: Build Mama a Coffin Oct 09, 2020

This is Steve Shell, co-creator of Old Gods of Appalachia. Old Gods of Appalachia is an Eldritch horror anthology podcast set in the shadows of an Alternate Appalachia, a place where digging too deep into the mines was just the first mistake. This Episode 9 of our Patreon exclusive storyline Build Mama a Coffin, featuring a monologue by Betsy Puckett as Granny White.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A6_CHeN-91ZZHwFVsil6TT0RBwir1euG/view?usp=sharing

https://www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/

Twitter: @oldgodsofappalachia

2020 Showcase: Westside Fairytales Oct 09, 2020

Hello!

This is Tyler Bell, the writer and creator of the Westside Fairytales, a collection of horror and dark fiction stories now beginning its fifth season. From hostile alien worlds where creeping red fungus drives men to madness, to the simple insanities of living an unfulfilling domestic life, we at the Westside Fairytales have written a horror story for you.

Not you in that broad, neopolitical sense, where you just means anybody, but you, Dear Listener. We know all about you. What makes you nervous, what makes you sick with anxiety, what keeps you from leaving your house sometimes for the maddening worry of it.

The story we bring you today concerns a girl born into a life of dirt; who desires to spring forth from the rich earth of her homeland and become a woman capable of anything. A woman who will shake the world.

But first, she must make a deal with a creature unlike anything she’s ever seen. A thing that lurks in the shadows beneath her father’s house.

Again, I am Tyler Bell and you are listening to season four, episode six of the Westside Fairytales. A story we call Ojos Oscuros.

Thank you for listening.

https://westsidefairytales.com

Twitter: @wsfairytales

2020 Showcase: The Many Adventures of Sammy Magic Oct 09, 2020

This is Scottye Moore, Showrunner and Storyteller on The Many Adventures of Sammy Magic, an improvised retelling of one of the world’s most popular stories about a boy wizard. You know the one. The only difference is a distinct lack of racism, transphobia and bad storytelling! This is Chapter 3 of Sammy Magic and the Big Cool Rock, where Sammy’s wand chooses him and also a fan-favorite pig is introduced.

Please enjoy and thank you for listening.

https://www.aloadofpurebs.com/sammy-magic

Twitter: @Scottyemo

2020 Showcase: Dungeons & Drimbus Oct 09, 2020

Hi, this is Giancarlo Herrera also known as Jargen Rockbottom on Dungeons & Drimbus. Which is an improv heavy actual play show featuring a cast of professional actors. This is Deliverance #10: Dwarven Ingenuity; in which the crew is sent to a dwarven ruin to find the Scrolls of Enlargement so that the kingdom of Longreach may increase the supply of the cure for the deadly Mire Plague (which the crew has just delivered to them). Thank you for listening.

http://whimsicproductions.com/dd.html

Twitter: @whimsicprod

2020 Showcase: The Rise of King Asilas Oct 09, 2020

Hi, I’m JV Torres, the creator of “The Rise of King Asilas.” This intense audio drama takes place in America in the not-so-distant future. Democracy collapses and the country is ruled by a spiritually driven monarch determined to conquer the world. However, this might be an oversimplification. The core themes of this drama centers on the dark, evil forces ruling over humanity finally getting a taste of their own wickedness. And the world pays the price. But in spite of the obvious gray, twisted conspiracies and the revelation of human rot, love and comradery ultimately rules the day to lift people’s hope in the face of certain annihilation. This is episode 45, our season 3 finale, when King Asilas’s enemies come out in full force to initiate what essentially is believed to be the prophesized Tribulations. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://theriseofkingasilas.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/episode-45.pdf

http://www.theriseofkingasilas.com

Twitter: @kingasilas

2020 Showcase: The Dimension Door Oct 09, 2020

This is James, the Game Master on The Dimension Door Podcast, which is a Pathfinder actual-play of Paizo's Reign of Winter adventure, and this is Episode 9: A Lodge Way From Home.

Our Heroes: Vasilisa Morozova (a cartomancer witch and local wise-woman), Marge and Norm Gunderson (a ratfolk couple who've retired from the medical profession and are out looking for adventure), and Valdeen (a mercenary who carries little with him aside from his trusty pepperbox pistol and mysterious past) have just arrived at The Sentinel Lodge, where things are proving to be even more complicated than they'd feared when they set out together only a day ago.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.dimensiondoorpodcast.com/ep9transcript

Novelization of the episode can be found at: https://www.dimensiondoorpodcast.com/chapter-nine

https://www.dimensiondoorpodcast.com/

Twitter: @dimensionpod

2020 Showcase: Coexistence Oct 09, 2020

This is Colin Carvalho Burgess, writer, director and co-creator of Coexistence... a sci-fi mystery thriller set in earth's near future. You're about to hear episode 9 of 15, which begins with our protagonist, Rachel, painting a picture of how her particular version of the future looks... no prizes for guessing that it's not pretty. In Rachel's world society has broken down, there are no natural resources, people are confined to small accommodation pods where A.I. is always on...and it's proper creepy. There's an annoying propaganda guy called 'The Preacher' who barks messages of reassurance via her 'Network Feed'- the only thing she's allowed to listen to while she works her job as a drone delivery pilot. Now, her delightful existence has been shattered by an outbreak of giant genetically-modified killer bats. This has forced Rachel out of her pod and into a secret underground city populated by sentient robots and outcasts, where she is eventually rescued by two unusual characters in a strange spacecraft...and that's where we pick up our story. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy Episode 9 of Coexistence - Patient Zero.

https://coexistence.online/

Twitter: @CoexistencePod

2020 Showcase: Merchant of Death Oct 08, 2020

Hello this is, Joshua L. Belmonte, creator an anctor on Merchant of Death. Merchant of Death is a story about Arthur Raggio, a former soldier in the US Army, who served in the Pacific Theater but cannot no longer find a job due to his delinquency as a youth. His wife and daughter are also now endangered of becoming homeless. Due to this and a chance meeting with a Capo from the Pezzuti Crime Family, Arthur now devotes his life to a life of crime, what will become of Arthur Raggio's soul. This series will explore these old mafia tropes and hopefully a bit more. I thoroughly researched mafia lore and about the life. Even though it's not the most realistic depiction of the life, just now that some of this may have happened. Now enjoy the first two acts of Merchant of Death, which showcases the brilliant acting by Aubrey Poppleton and Sharon Grunwald. Thank you for listening.

https://anchor.fm/joshua-belmonte

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jcQ39Blz3r9nTL3Z0L-Tgoy8PbTA6t9j/view?usp=sharing AND https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MwfikLkyX1MLGbB5DSwQWlSKl4UGpAmJ/view?usp=sharing

Twitter: @JbelmonteVA

2020 Showcase: Among the Stars and Bones Oct 08, 2020

Hello, this is Chris Magilton, creator/producer/editor/sound designer and cast member of Among the Stars and Bones, a show about a group of xenoarchaeologists investigating ruins on a distant planet to learn more about the vanished aliens that left them behind. Some have come seeking to learn, some to profit, and others to find technologies to drive humankind forward, or to use as weapons of war. What they uncover in Season 1 of the show is a terraforming device, an underground city, centuries-old mystery, and secrets of the past that may pose dangers in the present. The story is told through the status reports of the team leaders on the expedition, compiled and beamed back to bosses waiting on Earth.

This is episode 7, which marked our return from hiatus in February this year. In the previous episode, an experiment to start up the terraformer resulted in a disastrous accident, and an alien artificial intelligence escaped. Some characters are trying to find survivors and work out what went wrong, while others think that their best chance of survival lies in learning more about what happened to a crew member mysteriously killed while looking into the deaths of the aliens that died here 600 years ago. Oh, and one last thing, the glitches in the audio that you’ll hear are 100% part of the show.

We hope you like what you hear, and thank you very much for taking the time to listen.

Transcript can be found at: http://www.amongthestarsandbones.com/episode-7-transcript/

http://www.amongthestarsandbones.com/

Twitter: @AmongStarsBones

2020 Showcase: The Devil Hates Mondays Oct 08, 2020

Hi. This is Mandy Hall, creator of The Devil Hates Mondays, which is a comedy about an ordinary middle manager just trying to make it through his job at the office.... And accidentally becoming the Lord of Hell. This is our very first episode. The Devil Hates Mondays: No Refunds. Thanks for listening.

Twitter: @devilhatesmon

2020 Showcase: COVID39 Oct 07, 2020

This is Mark Millien, creator of the COVID39 podcast, which is about America 20 years in the future, where a young black couple who were quarantined together as kids question the validity of their current romantic relationship. They salvage recordings left by their parents during the pandemic, our present, to come to terms with their trauma. They shortly realize that history is repeating itself in frightening ways, and they each may be pawns of more than just fate. A fictional near future audio drama highlighting the fears of today in real-time. This is Chapter 9. Randi and Shane are gaining a following and the wrong kind of attention. One of their loved ones has been kidnapped and the letters seem to coincide eerily with current events. Thank you for listening.

http://thesevensages.com/covid39

2020 Showcase: Folxlore Oct 07, 2020

Hi, this is Bibi June, writer and voice actor on Folxlore which is a queer urban horror podcast set in Glasgow. This is episode three called Static. Content warnings apply for loss of a child, a warped sense of reality, and physical injury. Enjoy and thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16l-ois3BHc9PBu3kDuJP8ekdHkp-VPsM/view?usp=sharing

https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/folxlore

Twitter: @FolxlorePod

2020 Showcase: The Descendants Oct 07, 2020

Hello, this is Graham Richards, creator/writer on The Descendants

which is about five friends who, to honour one of their number, recently deceased, seek adventure in exploring a restricted cavern system in Germany, where they discover some malevolent entities thought to have been from legend, and uncover also a dark secret about themselves.

The Descendants is based on a short story I wrote for a creative writing class in the 1990s to satisfy my bizarre fascination with dark descents into the unknown, and includes nods to Germanic legends and devices used by Richard Wagner in the Ring Cycle operas of the 1800s, namely, Das Rheingold. I am looking to continue the story in the near future, so if you do enjoy the slight surrealism offered by The Descendants, then I hope you'll keep an eye out for more. Their story is not over yet. Thank you.

https://audiblevisions.wixsite.com/audiblevisions/post/the-descendants

Twitter: @AV_Drama

2020 Showcase: Magic of the Mind Oct 07, 2020

This is Morgan, Producer of Magic of the Mind, a show that teaches you about your brain through fantasy stories! Each episode of the audio fiction follows the story of Eve, a sixteen-year-old scribe traveling the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons in search of a place to call home. Written into the plot of each episode is a different topic in psychology, which is explored in detail in the accompanying interview. Over the course of the show, you’ll hear a tale of love, loss, betrayal, and belonging, and learn about your mind along the way. We explore topics from language to identity that help you understand how your mind sees the world. Hope you enjoy! Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: http://magicofthemind.ca/2020/03/episode-3/

http://magicofthemind.ca/

Twitter: @MagicoftheMind1

2020 Showcase: HSB Audio Oct 07, 2020

This is Ryan Neely, lead writer and host of HSB Audio. HSB Audio is inspired by old time radio, is one part musical theater, and all story telling. Each week we present our classic High Street Broadcast performances as well as brand new HSB Audio theater, all produced to delight, thrill, and inspire your imagination. This episode includes Sir Huey and the Dragon, and was the first full episode HSB Audio. It’s an old fashioned fairy tale that revolves around the princess Arabella, the brave and noble knight, Sir Huey, and a band of misfits that include some tree-gnomes, a helmet-clad fellow, and of course, the presumably very fearsome dragon. It’s certainly one of the silliest scripts we’ve performed, and showcases our musical numbers as well. We hope you enjoy it. Thank you so much for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U1HPdknydv-kc1VcGmgMj8ldEzHk9C1N/view?usp=sharing

http://www.hsbaudio.com

Twitter: @hsbaudio

2020 Showcase: Into the Dungeon: Starfinder Oct 06, 2020

Hi this is Justin Powell and I play Passenger in Into the Dungeon Presents Starfinder.

Follow the crew of the Jo Lynn in the homebrewed Starfinder adventure featuring all your favorite science fiction tropes with a dash of fantasy like giant worms, aliens, boxes you definitely shouldn't open, bad improv techno-babble, aliens, and so many more aliens.

This is Episode 6: Course Correction.

https://into-the-dungeon-sf.captivate.fm

Twitter: @DungeonLive

2020 Showcase: Solutions to Problems Oct 06, 2020

This is Austin Hendricks, writer and actor on Solutions to Problems, a scifi sitcom centered around an advice show hosted by a human, Janet, and an alien, Loaf. This is Episode 22: No Optimal Time To Date Me. In this episode, Janet struggles to be the responsible host in between Loaf’s recent disillusionment and her ex, Melody’s interference.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.stppodcast.com/blog/episode22,

https://www.stppodcast.com/

2020 Showcase: The Ernie Pyle Experiment Oct 06, 2020

Hello, this is Russell McGee, one of the Executive Producers of WFIU’s “The Ernie Pyle Experiment”.

A thirteen-episode podcast set in the 1930s and based upon the early life of Ernie Pyle and his wife, Jerry, as they travelled the back roads of America in pursuit of interesting stories.

Each episode, through fact and fiction, examines the circumstances surrounding an actual column written by Ernie Pyle.

You are about to hear, Episode 2 “That Long Sad Wind”, which is nominated for “New Audio Play Production”, “Instrumental Composition” by Ryan Chase, and “Environmental Sound Design” by Jessie Brewer.

We have several other cast and crew nominated on other episodes and we would ask that you, please, listen to their work before voting by visiting: wfiu.org/erniepylepodcast

Jessie Brewer is nominated for “Action Sound Design” for Episode 8.

Chancellor Edmaiston is nominated for “Action Sound Design” for Episode 12.

Chancellor Edmaiston is nominated for “Environment Sound Design” for Episode 12.

Michael Brainard is nominated for “Writing” for Episode 9.

Michael Brainard is nominated for “Vocal Direction” for Episode 6.

Michael Brainard (Ernie Pyle) is nominated for “Leading Role” for Episode 11.

Greta Lind (Jerry Pyle) is nominated for “Leading Role” for Episode 13.

Angie Hickman (Rosie) is nominated for “Supporting Role” for Episode 13.

Ryan Artzberger (Lee Miller) is nominated for “Supporting Role” for Episode 11.

Ellise Chase (Amelia Earhart), Emily McGee (Phoebe Omlie), Isabelle Gardo (Doris), and Thomas Tiggleman (George Putnam) are nominated for “Supporting Role” for Episode 9.

Jan Lucas (Aunt Mary) is nominated for “Supporting Role” for Episode 6.

Josh Burkholder (Polly) is nominated for “Supporting Role” for Episode 10.

Kate Braun (Mom Pyle) is nominated for “Supporting Role” for Episode 3.

Denny Moynahan (Willy) is nominated for “Supporting Role” for Episode 1.

We appreciate your time and for supporting the cast and crew whose work made this production possible.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vY0SftSAfEEd-0jN_WcBaEVcGcAfwAz6/view?usp=sharing

https://indianapublicmedia.org/erniepylepodcast/

2020 Showcase: A Day in the Life: Stories From the 6th World Oct 06, 2020

Hello and welcome chummer to this special episode of Shadowrun Survival Guide’s ‘A Day in the Life: Stories from the 6th World’ where we bring you stories about an average person on one of the worst days of their lives in this drecked up 6th world. Whether it is from corporations, Shadowrunners, gangs, or any other reason. I am your host, Digital Doom.This special episode is to showcase this podcast for the coveted Audio Verse Awards.

This recording of is a little different for our show. We normally do an interview of an average person in 2080, showing the drecked up world of Shadowrun. Here are some clips of our past shows.

The first clip is of Willow, voice acted by Amy Kim Cole and Digital Doom. S01E09.

Remember what I always say chummers, keep your equipment clean, your guns ready, and your eyes open and you just may survive long enough to learn something.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D4_6Su-YyCn0f9e1piUfd_GJdYidUqgMNZGpnvP04Ck/edit?usp=drivesdk

http://srsg.podbean.com

Twitter: @ShadowrunPbP

2020 Showcase: Seeking Sal Oct 06, 2020

Heyo, this is Megan, writer and director for the Seeking Sal podcast. Seeking Sal is a mini sci-fi podcast broken into 5 episodes, set in a futuristic Singapore, about a teen trying to unravel the mystery around her brother's disappearance, despite the implants in everyone's heads that blocked him out in the first place. What you're about to hear is Episode 1 out of 5, released 20th of December, of course featuring the talented Miss Sung Yushin, with music arranged by Jana Choa. Thank you for listening, enjoy!

https://soundcloud.com/peanutproducts/sets/seeking-sal

Instagram: @seeking.sal_podcast

2020 Showcase: Discovery Park Oct 06, 2020

Hello, this is Sean Keeley, writer and co-creator of Discovery Park, about a woman who wakes up in Seattle's Discovery Park with no memory, no idea who she is, and no idea how she got there. This is Episode One, featuring the voice of Lucy Pearce, who is also the director and co-creator. We hope you enjoy it. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16k6Rmq2QDC7jaHKZ_XzOkRTKpyBCzRlip1PxFlHZUzc/edit?usp=sharing

https://discoverypark.libsyn.com/

Twitter: @_Discovery_Park

2020 Showcase: The Never Rad Miscellany Oct 06, 2020

This is Kitt Keller, part of the team behind the Never Rad Miscellany, which is an anthology-style science fiction podcast consisting of both regular serial features and one-off stories. Episodes are recorded in front of a live audience, and each live show features both long form stories and short pieces in between. The Miscellany mixes elements of horror, drama, and comedy, all with a sci-fi twist. What you’re about to hear is a full episode of one of our continuing stories, sci-fi farce ‘A Gentleman About Space’, followed by a quick taste of what else the show has to offer. We hope you enjoy what you hear—Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZDbj0BoN1jDGxQoaGohqrORsXKlWcwvR2k9qWe5jA3A/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.neverrad.com/

Twitter: @neverrad

2020 Showcase: Kakos Industries Oct 03, 2020

This is Conrad Miszuk, creator of Kakos Industries, which is about a company that helps its clients to Do Evil Better, and all of the zany events happening in the Kakos industries building. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://kakosindustries.com/episodes/102-halloween-iv/

https://kakosindustries.com

Twitter: @kakosindustries

2020 Showcase: Dice Populi Oct 03, 2020

Hello, this is Colin Ketchen. I am the co-creator, producer, co-editor, sound designer, composer and a performer in “Dice Populi: A Tabletop Roleplaying Anthology Series.”

Dice Populi uses Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition to unique effect; rather than having a single person command the game from start to finish, every couple of episodes the reins are handed from one player to another. This allows them to tell their own unique stories with their own surprises and rewards, all set in a string of magical islands known as “The Badlands.”

The story primarily follows four prisoners as they try to escape these islands and make their way to home or to safety atop these dicey waters. Dice Populi vacillates from hysterical to very serious depending on the circumstances and, frankly, whoever is running the game at any given time.

Dice Populi has been nominated in Audio Verse’s 2020 Podcast Awards in the categories of “Environmental Sound Design,” an exceptional singular character in “Kalt the Bonemaster,” and for the quality of the whole production. In order to best demonstrate multiple facets of the show, I am recommending for this showcase Chapter 30 of our podcast, “Jerry.”

It’s an unusual title for a fantasy story, but hear me out! In this story, three of our... let’s call them “sailors,” have arrived at this island for a supply rendezvous before being sucked into a time-bending mystery revolving around a missing child. In the previous episode they found themselves on the verge of solving the mystery, unfortunately in the basement of the enemy’s keep.

In this manic and unpredictable hour of radio play, you’ll hear the chemistry of a hilarious cast, including the deep voice and skewed morals of Kalt the Bonemaster, as well as much and sound effects to portray a range of fantastic locations and impossible situations. If you enjoy this standout episode, please consider tuning in for more and voting for Dice Populi in this year’s awards. Thank you for listening.

https://www.dicepopuli.com/

Twitter: @DicePopuli

2020 Showcase: The Sheridan Tapes Oct 03, 2020

This is Trevor Van Winkle, writer and producer of The Sheridan Tapes, a weekly horror/mystery podcast about detective Sam Bailey's search for horror writer and paranormal investigator Anna Sheridan, who left behind a series of recordings before she vanished. This is episode 8: "That Still Hour." Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://homesteadonthecorner.com/2020/06/12/tst08/

https://homesteadonthecorner.com/sheridantapes/

Twitter: @trevor_vw

2020 Showcase: At the Table: A Play Reading Series Oct 03, 2020

Hi, this is Ned Donovan, producer, co-host, and editor of At the Table: A Play Reading Series, a podcast that produces new plays from emerging playwrights as audio dramas with Broadway and other professional stage actors. You're listening to an episode from our second season. We revived this show from an indefinite hiatus at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. We felt that at a time where theatre was shuttering worldwide It was important now more than ever to be producing new plays with wonderful actors and making sure that theatre continues to be produced even despite these trying times. We've picked this play for the audio verse showcase because Michael Kostroff, lead actor in the show is nominated, and we also felt that it's a perfect showcase of a simple story told beautifully. Actors Michael Kostroff and Sherri Edelen are in this two hander by Clare Bierman that allows you to really hear the gorgeous nature of theatre when everything is stripped away from the words and performed stunningly. We will be returning for a third season in the not too distant future. But in the meantime, please enjoy The Very Furious Kugel by Clare Biermann starring Michael Kostroff and Sherri Edelen. Thank you for listening. And please continue to support theatre, which is going through the hardest times that it has in recent memory. Support your local theaters, support your local artists, and everyone please be well, be safe, and be kind.

Transcript not available.

https://chargingmoosemedia.com/atthetablepodcast

Twitter: @AtTheTablePlays

2020 Showcase: Curious Matter Anthology Oct 03, 2020

Hi, I’m Jonathan Pezza the creator and host of the Curious Matter Anthology. We are very excited and humbled to be nominated in this year’s Audio Verse Awards next to so many other groundbreaking podcasts.

Curious Matter Anthology is a series where we adapt Science Fiction and Horror short stories from famous authors like Robert Bloch, Philip K. Dick, and Kurt Vonnegut into cinematic, full cast, fully immersive bi-neural audio-dramas. In just a few moments you’ll be hearing Episode 9 which is the first part of our adaptation of William Hope Hodgeson’s, Carnacki: The Ghost Finder. You can find the conclusion to Carnacki as well as all our other episodes on www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Thank you for listening and enjoy the episode.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pKA9D4oO5oSicDjLPFVcRGceyIuOn4-K/view?usp=sharing OR https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_jIC_BUgK8VsQ8zbbJJnIQ-8Vji3mQe2/view?usp=sharing

https://www.curiousmatterpodcast.com

Twitter: @CMAnthology

2020 Showcase: Fast Times at D&D High Oct 03, 2020

Hi, this is Persephone Valentine, the DM and Creative Director of Fast Times at DnD High, a Dungeons and Dragons actual play podcast about teenagers in a world where magic meets the modern, and getting stabbed is almost as big a problem as getting a date to Prom! Combining the improv and editing talents of several longtime friends, Fast Times combines mechanics of DnD with the editing polish of a storytelling podcast. With both comedy and heart in equal force, I hope you fall in love with these characters and their adventures.

This is Episode 8, where our teenage heroes find themselves falling from a cliff, and down into the depths below, each one facing death in the face. After rising unharmed from the fallen wreckage, they find themselves in a cavern of shimmering crystal and with an elusive mystery on their hands. Will they survive, and if so, what will they discover down below? Keep Listening to find out.

Transcript can be found at: https://fasttimesdndcom.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/transcript-episode-8-awakening-v8.2.pdf

https://fasttimesdnd.com/

Twitter: @fasttimesdnd

2020 Showcase: Multiclass Theater Oct 03, 2020

Hey everybody! I am Diana Dely, the Dungeon Mistress, and Executive Producer, of Multiclass Theater. We are so honored to be nominated for the Audio Verse Awards. We are a brand new, actual play, Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We are about midway through our second season now. We started in October of last year and have been going strong ever since.

The show itself is an improvised adventure which follows a noble knight, a rebellious teenage girl, and a snarky six foot tall cat as they adventure around a homebrewed world and find adventure and hopefully learn a few things along the way.

The episode we have for you today is Season 2 Episode 4, or as we call it Season 2 Chapter 4: "What's in a Name?" This episode was released on July 31 of this year. It has become a fan favorite. I think it illustrates our humor, our tone, and how we like to tell stories. It is actually the climax of a three-part adventure through a tower and you don't really need context other than to know the characters are exploring the tower of a dead wizard and were sent there to retrieve something from the top of it. It doesn't offer any spoilers for the overall story arc. It is really a stand-alone three part series.

Again, this is Season 2 Chapter 4: "What's in a Name?" I hope you enjoy it, and if you do, please vote for us.

Thank you so much!

http://multiclasstheater.com

Twitter: @mctpod

2020 Showcase: Weeping Cedars Oct 03, 2020

This is Joshua Wise, creator, writer, and editor of Weeping Cedars which is a slow moving supernatural horror series set in the fictional town of Weeping Cedars in Norther Hamilton County, New York. Our series is told through an ongoing documentary from the Weeping Cedars Historical Society and reports from the local news station, KWPN. The episode we’ve selected is the first episode of season 2, entitled Ikandaset Games which ties together real history with the history of our town. Thank you for listening.

https://www.allportsopen.com/weepingcedars

Twitter: @KWPNRadio

2020 Showcase: Vampires of White Chapel Oct 03, 2020

This is JC De La Torre, Creator of Vampires of White Chapel, which follows FBI Agent Arianna Grayson as she hunts the serial killer, Allister the Annihilator but gets more than she bargains for. She discovers he’s a vampire, sired by the notorious murderer Jack The Ripper. Grayson is pulled into the world of the vampires and the show follows her story as an unwilling fledgling, Allister’s fall to monstrosity and the real history of Jack and his vampire origins. This is Episode 9, Face your Fears. Arianna's former partner LaRissa Cantello is hunting her down for killing fellow agent Carl Ambrose and is in league with the vampire hunter Thomas Grosvernor. Grosvernor continues to teach Cantello in the ways of the order as they search for Arianna, while Allister tells how he almost met his end at the hands of one of the most deadly of the vampire hunters.

Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy it.

http://vampiresofwhitechapel.transmissionsfromatlantis.com

2020 Showcase: The Avon Calling Radio Show Oct 03, 2020

Hi, this is Hayley Camille, the writer of the Avon Calling Radio Show. This podcast is based on a series of crime novels that I began writing in 2013. The first episode, which you’ll hear in this podcast, was nominated at that time for an Aurealis Award, which is a speculative fiction award in Australia, after it was first published. Since then, Avon Calling has grown to become a 20-book series, that spans two seasons so far.

The audience response to the whole series has been amazing, so we wanted to bring an audio production to you as a whole new way to experience the story. With our production team, along with an incredibly talented cast of voice actors, The Avon Calling Radio Show is bringing this fictional world to life.

Let me tell you a little bit about the show.

Picture this... 1943, at the height of WW2. A lone vigilante is on a revenge mission to take down the New York City mob. I'm talking blood, guts, bullets and gritty crime. Dark alleys and heroin addicts, extortion and murder. Prostitutes. Violence. Gangsters. Nasty stuff.

But this podcast isn't all just Harlem sunsets, flinging shivs and round-house kicks to the head, although, there is a lot of that. Avon Calling will take you on a journey of lost love and ultimate redemption. It's a complicated love triangle wrapped in dark comedy with knives on the side.

Our vigilante has a very personal vendetta against the bad guys. A secret identity. Killer moves.

But here's the twist... our anti-hero is everything you don't expect.

She's a doting mother. She's the perfect wife. She's an immaculately groomed, social butterfly with a heart of gold. She runs charity fundraisers. She bakes cookies.

And the kicker... she's the best neighborhood Avon Lady you've ever met.

Occasionally though, when she knocks on a door, she's not there to make someone look pretty.

She's there for revenge.

The scene you are about to hear, is found midway through our first episode. In this scene, our vigilante Avon Lady decides to make a house call to some unsuspecting gangsters. They really shouldn’t answer the door.

I hope you enjoy our showcase, thank you so much for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KFyH4foeM_qCXQUs48swKaJUPDBS6xXy/view?usp=sharing

https://www.hayleycamille.com/podcast/

Twitter: @Hayley__Camille

2020 Showcase: A Fool's Quest Oct 03, 2020

Hey internet homies This is Nico, one of the creators of A Fool’s Quest. A Fool’s Quest is a season based Dungeons and Dragons podcast. What that means is each season can be independently listened to without having to listen to previous seasons. This is perfect for our binge listeners.

The show makes a point to play out as many D&D tropes as humanly possible. It is packed full of sound effects, ambience, some original works of music, and background music from Midnight Syndicate ( who are the makers of the original dungeons and dragons soundtrack.)

We are currently recording season three of the show. This season features two separate groups playing in the same world at the same time. One group of three heroes verse one group of three villains.

We really appreciate you checking our show out and hope you enjoy. Thank you for listening!

https://afoolsquest.podiant.co/

Twitter: @AFoolsQuest

2020 Showcase: Backwater Bastards Oct 03, 2020

Hi! This is Taylor van Biljon. I'm a "PC", (that means player character, problem child, and, prettiest creature, of which I am all three-) on Backwater Bastards: Orbital Refuse, which is an actual play adventure about three...Potentially lovable antiheroes cruising around space and changing the fabric of our DM's homebrewed universe through our valiant... Efforts.

We try real hard in the face of injustice, trickery, and, horrible rolls.

But! As an improved comedy show, bad stats, bad rolls, and big bads are our bread and butter.

So please sit back and enjoy one of the most serious things we've ever recorded- an early concept trailer for our show, from the viewpoint of Herodotus Arthurian Mendelroth the Third, played by the immortal Even Mehl Amundsen. Fly Safe!

http://www.backwaterbastards.com

https://backwaterbastards.buzzsprout.com

Twitter: @bwbastards

2020 Showcase: Diary of a Space Archivist Oct 03, 2020

This is Beccy, Writer and main character on Diary of a Space Archivist, which is about the intrepid, archivist Samantha Lyons. Boldly archiving other people’s cool discoveries… And then Sam unexpectedly, and quite by accident, finds an alien bat-thing that’s been hiding inside her A.I.’s chassis. How will Sam keep the cute, though mildly terrifying, alien safe from the very corporation that employs her?

This is Episode four from season two: Trials and Tribulations.

Thank you for listening.

https://space-archivist.captivate.fm/

Twitter: @SpaceArchivePod

2020 Showcase: Anything 4U Oct 03, 2020

This is Dave Baird, writer on Anything 4U, which is a comedy about two terminally unskilled Yorkshire lads trying to make their way in the gig economy. This is Episode 3, called “Catered” which sees Jed and Bobby facing the ethical quandary of being asked to provide the catering for the national convention of a controversial political party. Now that shouldn’t really be a matter of life and death, but with these guys you never know…

Transcript can be found at: https://www.anything4u.net/post/episode-3-catered-full-script

https://www.anything4u.net/

2020 Showcase: Are We Dead Yet? Oct 03, 2020

This is Joshua Fisher, Producer, and show runner on Are We Dead Yet? which is about 6 friends getting together to play dungeons and dragons. But more than that, it is a podcast where we tell stories of hope, friendship, perseverance, and the occasional inappropriate joke. This is Episode is from Season 1, Episode 10: The Party Gets Bitten and Blessed, In this episode the party journeys into a forest and finds themselves way out of their league. The foreboding and dread experienced by the party is capitalized by a threat that is beyond any of them. Yet hope still lingers and luck may just be on their side.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n-U5pC0yaYKH7E5w5dbJPoCxVDnN10iv/view?usp=sharing OR https://drive.google.com/file/d/1giQvhgyrww2Wjxz9Epxj1g7wDcGLbUoV/view?usp=sharing

https://www.1upPodcasts.com/dead-podcast

Twitter: @AreWeDeadYet

2020 Showcase: Encounter Party! Oct 03, 2020

This is Ned Donovan, Producer and Voice Actor on Encounter Party! an audio adventure of six professional voice actors battling through an epic Dungeons & Dragons campaign set inside the Magic the Gathering realm of Ravnica and fine tuned to edit out fluff and filler and deliver you pure adventure in under an hour.

This is episode eight of season two, The Snake among Wurms. There are quite a few spoilers to our show in here. However, what you get to hear in this episode is truly an example of both the cast and the player characters puzzling out a truly complex story inside an emotional upheaval of everyone involved. It really showcases how wonderful our cast is, and the work by our incredible Dungeon Master Brian David Jenkins to weave a tale that can stump but still excite everyone involved.

This episode comes about halfway through our second season which finds our party trapped within a Boris legionnaire fort that is being surrounded by a deadly wurm and inside there is a threat that no one can quite name or discover.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript coming soon.

https://encounterparty.com/

Twitter: @encounter_party

2020 Showcase: On Top of Hooper's Hill Oct 02, 2020

This is John Allis. I’m the writer, producer, and an actor on the podcast On Top of Hooper’s Hill.

Our show is one part of a much larger transmedia project called Weather Front. I want to say just a little bit about what that means.

One crucial challenge of modern life has to do with keeping our hearts intact in the midst of constant crises from all directions. There’s no straight line through a dizzying world that keeps us always off balance and our perceptions overwhelmed.

Weather Front is interested in telling its story in a way that mirrors this feeling. For this reason the project shifts mediums as the story moves along. So far this includes the podcast On Top of Hooper’s Hill. The audiobook Stonewood. And plans for an upcoming radio play, a zine, another audiobook, and more.

The tone of the project casts a broad net too. At times it’s serious and tense. And at times it’s light and joyful. It’s been said that “life doesn’t cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.”

You’re about to listen to episode 9 of Hooper’s Hill, “Bobbi’s Bengal Baby.”

I should set the scene.

Hooper’s Hill takes place in the remote valley town of Loup Loup, where a huge, monolithic facility has materialized overnight, on top of Hooper’s Hill. Its purpose isn’t clear. Its hundreds of workers won’t say a word. And its appearance comes concurrent with all kinds of perception problems among the people of Loup Loup. Suddenly they aren’t able to trust what they experience, think, or remember. Whatever that thing is on the hill, it seems to thrive on chaos.

In the previous episode Loup Loup was confronted with the disappearance of every house cat in town. We pick up there, with vigilante archivist Stormchaser and the people of Loup Loup trying to make sense of what just happened. We’ll also follow several more intimate, personal stories as they unfold.

Thank you for listening.

https://www.ontopofhoopershill.com/

2020 Showcase: Arden Oct 02, 2020

Hi Audio Verse Award voters, I'm Emily VanDerWerff, and I'm the co-creator and co-executive producer of Arden, which is... kind of sort of a fake true crime show, but also about two women who just can't stop arguing with each other because, I mean, they should get together, and it's also kind of a Shakespeare adaptation and also about generational trauma. It's a comedy! Anyway, this is Episode #203, the third episode of our second season, and it's called The True Crime Podcast's The Thing. This is the episode where we kick off our big mystery for Season 2, which is looking into a young woman who believes her father was murdered, and she believes it was done to achieve the sale of a ranch she believes to be rightfully hers. If you think this sounds a little bit like Hamlet, that's entirely coincidental! We had no idea that was happening! We did not mean to do that at all! Anyway, if you've never listened to our show before, Bea Casely is a journalist, Brenda Bentley is a detective, they attempt to solve cold cases, and in this episode they meet Dana Hamill, who is our analogue for... Simba, from The Lion King, and not Hamlet, from the Shakespeare play Hamlet, at all. Thank you so much for listening.

...So Episode 203 features most of the people we have up for nominations this year, but it misses one of our performers, who joins the show in Episode 204: Saoirse Ó Súilleabháin as Olivia Breckenridge Here is a clip from the fifth episode of our second season, "More Kin, Less Kind," featuring Saoirse, and Libby Woodbridge, who plays Dana Hamill, having a conversation about their failed marriage. Please enjoy! Doesn't that sound fun?
The transcript for this episode can be found here.

http://ardenpodcast.com

Twitter: @ArdenPod

2020 Showcase: Death Saving Bros Oct 02, 2020

This is Paul Camper, the Dungeon Master on Death Saving Bros, which is an actual play 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons podcast. Our goal is to make a story that is fun for us and for our listeners through memorable characters and incredibly irreverent humor. We want you to feel like you’re at the table with us, sharing in the jokes and playing along.

What you’re about to hear is a modified version of Episode 65 – Goblin Overlord, which we think is a great representation of all the things that make us an entertaining and engaging actual play podcast. We have active roleplaying, comedic outbursts, memorable characters and situations, and even some mechanics of the D&D system.

Our adventurers Ambienitus and Brixeus Hammerbottom, Jecht Liketheplane, Abe Van Halen, and Prothian Graymane are currently trying to secure the black diamond known as the Diadem Axorius, which is part of the treasure owned by the goblin horde, which is led by Gublio and the friendly goblin, Bishmuck.

Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show.

http://www.deathsavingbros.com

Twitter: @deathsavingbros

2020 Showcase: Simon Graves Presents Oct 02, 2020

This is Noah DeBiase, Narrator and Sound Designer of Simon Graves Presents. Simon Graves Presents is a gay horror anthology podcast. Each episode offers a stand alone horror, mystery, or suspense story featuring gay characters and themes. This episode, Stud Muffins, centers on Randy and his desperation to lose weight. After ordering weight loss supplements off of a late night infomercial, Randy soon learns that individual results may vary.

Thank you for listening.

http://simongravespresents.com/

Twitter: @simongravespres

2020 Showcase: Novitero Oct 02, 2020

Hi. I’m Sterling Rae, creator and one of the writers of Novitero. Which follows the story of Princess Cesaleza who was banished from her home due to a mistake that cost her half her family's fortune, and now is left with a choice: find a way to make up the lost funds or leave her home forever. When a raid unites her with a group of wanted criminals, Cesa creates an unlikely alliance with the crew. She explains her financial problem and her plan to fix it. Every year, the Starluxe Gala is held where only the most elite have been granted access. Cesa proposes this gala would be the perfect time to lighten the pockets of its billionaire host. The crew agrees. It'll be easy money. Just like the money Cesa could earn if she decided to turn in her new friends instead of carrying through with their plans. This is Episode Five: The Matriarch where Cesa has introduced her plot to the crew of space pirates and now they must complete the first step in this heist: acquiring the fake invitations. Enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: http://bit.ly/NOVIep5

https://sterling-rae.webnode.com/podcasts/

Twitter: @noviteropodcast

2020 Showcase: Under the Electric Stars Oct 02, 2020

This is Eli Ramos, creator and producer on Under the Electric Stars, which is about Caine Reyes, a driver who lives in Metropolis West, one of the last cities standing after a nuclear disaster known as the Incendiary. After their bot gets broken, their hunt to fix him gets them caught up in the rising revolution, spearheaded by the rebel group Zero Zero. This is Episode 13: Answers which was our Season 1 Finale. Trigger warning for police, police violence, arrests, talk of suicide, gaslighting, abuse, and death.

Transcript can be found at: https://undertheelectricstars.com/transcripts

https://undertheelectricstars.com/

Twitter: @utes_podcast

2020 Showcase: Oz-9 Oct 02, 2020

This is June Clark Eubanks, director and voice actor for Oz 9. Oz 9 is a science fiction comedy in the same way those cylindrical things on the rotisserie at the 7-Eleven are meat. What follows is a recent episode from Season 3 entitled Invasion of the Body Snackers. Our crew, both on Earth and in space, are in danger of imminent death - as they usually are - and completely unable to handle it, as they always are. Welcome aboard the Oz 9.

Transcript can be found at: https://oz-9.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Script-Oz-9-episode-46-3.pdf

https://oz-9.com/

Twitter: @oz9podcast

2020 Showcase: Protean City Comics Oct 02, 2020

This is James Malloy; Producer of Protean City Comics, which is an Actual Play podcast that tells the thrilling tales of teenage heroes as they struggle to discover who they are in a world filled with dangerous supervillains and high school angst. It leans heavily into a comic book metanarrative and uses the Masks: A New Generation game system. This is House of Regulus Issue #13 - Your Big Broad Sky is the Shelf of a Cupboard. House of Regulus is our fictional comic line about Virgo Regulus, heir to the Maw of Regulus a powerful spacefaring mercenary group; Wyatt “Wex” Wexford, a young boy selected by an arcade machine to become a protector of the galaxy; and their many companions. In this episode the heroes have stolen a spaceship from a drug smuggler and are running for their lives.

Thank you for listening.

https://proteancity.com/

Twitter: @ProteanCity

2020 Showcase: Outstanding! Oct 02, 2020

Hi, my name is Elsbeth Denman and I’m the Game Master and one of the Producers on Outstanding! Outstanding! is a Masks Actual Play Podcast about Protean City’s youngest generation of heroes. This is our pilot episode, The Secret Society, featuring some of the kiddos from the Protean Center for Outstanding Youth.

https://proteancity.com/

Twitter: @OutstandingPod

2020 Showcase: The Wrong Station Oct 02, 2020

Hi there! This is Anthony Botelho from the Wrong Station, where I am a co-producer and writer as well as the series' principal performer. The Wrong Station is a Canadian horror anthology series, inspired by such classic radio shows as Lights Out and Quiet Please. The format for most of our episode sees you, the listener, being told the story directly, as though you were sitting in a room with the narrator. Very frequently an unreliable one. As a quick sample I've included a short clip from our Season 4 episode "Blood in the Golden Aspens," in which... well I'll just let it speak for itself. Hope you enjoy, and if you do search us up and listen to the rest. And see what happens.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uQ1s-pSMr1xNqnK1ouKE79NXtSKBKG69Sw7v1YvwsrU/edit

https://www.wrongstation.com/

Twitter: @TheWrongStation

2020 Showcase: The Lucky Die Oct 02, 2020

This is Volonda, also known as Hem Cleveland, I am the Dungeon M’lady and Producer of The Lucky Die, which is about utilising the drama inherent in the ruleset of a roleplaying game to tell a dark and dramaticly improvised tale. The Lucky Die, or TLD as we shorten it to, is set in a fantasy world, with magic, elves, mystics and thieves, and focuses on four heavily flawed characters.

Our accidental heroes, almost all at the end of a hangman's noose and the other drowning in self pity and addiction, now fight to try and resurrect a long dead legendary hero. Once considered murderers and thieves, they now hold the fate of the world in their hands as they try to stop the death of the gods in this apocalypse, and try to make right the wrongs in their own lives.

Edited for audio quality, wonderfully voice acted and beautifully scored in house, TLD is a dark, improvised, fantasy world that really showcases how beautiful a tale told by five friends playing a game across the globe, can really be.

This is episode 132, Community Service, and it covers the resurrection of an in-world friend, and the price the characters must pay to bring a father back home to his daughter. It also features a look into depression and addiction, as one of the characters talks about their problems, and we, as players, talk about our own battles with it and where to get help if you seek it.

Thank you for listening, enjoy, and stay safe.

https://www.theluckydie.com/

Twitter: @TLDPod

2020 Showcase: Adventure They Wrote Oct 02, 2020

This is Jason Burrows, I'm the producer of Adventure They Wrote & I also play Max the Goblin Detective! Our show is a Noir themed audio drama, which follows the Waterdeep Detective Agency as we solve mysteries around the city using 5th Edition D&D...

Right now we're nearing the end of our 3rd season of the show, and THIS is episode 1 of our current season, entitled COLD CASE, where the detectives take on the mystery of a 300 year old unsolved murder.

Thank you for listening & enjoy the show!

Transcript coming soon.

https://adventuretheywrote.com/

Twitter: @AdvntrTheyWrote

2020 Showcase: Otherwhere Oct 02, 2020

Hi, I’m Erik. I play Quintessential Hero on Otherwhere, a show about teenage superheroes travelling the multiverse fighting crime, and trying to find a place they fit in. This is episode 5, Welcome to Much-Needed Time to Regroup. In this episode, Our Heroes have found themselves in a dimension where super heroics have been turned into nothing more than a show. Where heroes and villains are pitted against one another by their agents in risk-free conflicts designed to entertain. Except, this time, something has gone terribly wrong, and an encounter that was supposed to be simple resulted in actual harm. They have finally gotten a chance to relax, regroup, and talk about what they should do next.

Thanks for listening!

Transcript not available.

https://otherwhere.lawofnames.com/

Twitter: @OtherwherePod

2020 Showcase: Relying on Benjamins Oct 02, 2020

This is Brandon Shapiro, co-creator, writer, composer, voice actor, and producer on the scripted musical podcast, Relying On Benjamins, which is about two best friends, Benjamin Feyler and Benjamin Ozwald, with their dashing canine companion, Ashton, who all embark on an epic musical adventure. Ashton, being one of the most beautiful dogs people have ever seen, soon gets discovered and hired as a client at VonWinkle's Talent Agency for Dogs in New York, with the Benjamins as Ashton's handlers. They deal with relationships, money, marijuana, and a rival or two along the way. Relying on Benjamins features new songs and original music every episode. Thank you for listening.

Transcript coming soon.

https://relyingonbenjamins.buzzsprout.com/

Twitter: @benjaminspod

2020 Showcase: True Tales of the Illuminati Oct 02, 2020

This is Max Kreisky, Showrunner on True Tales of the Illuminati, which is a workplace comedy about conspiracies gone wrong.This is Episode 1 - Pyramid Scheme. Our first season is set in Ancient Egypt, and, as you’ll see, follows the attempts of the Illuminati to keep the secrets hidden in the pyramids just that. This show is rated R for cartoonish violence, dark comedy and deadly workplace situations.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.truetalesteam.com/transcripts OR https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1biYGA2GOVNUs2_AVGku9nucyfaXEyCHn?usp=sharing

https://www.truetalesteam.com/

Twitter: @truetalesteam

2020 Showcase: Apocalypse Songs Oct 01, 2020

This is James Cain. I'm the director of Apocalypse Songs, a show about music journalist Amy Louise Chen's investigation into an obscure New Zealand countercultural musician, Clara Wilson. Clara released one album in the late 1960s, self-recorded on cassette tape, and died shortly afterwards, but in the years since, rumours have sprung up that Clara's songs contained coded messages predicting future events.

This is Episode Three, in which Amy teams up with Josh, Clara's great-nephew, to continue the investigation.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RKpiCh3ILtaicCy-95rpGompFcXCnRU4/view?usp=sharing

http://www.redscare.co.nz/

2020 Showcase: Quest Friends! Oct 01, 2020

Hi! I'm Kyle Decker, the Game Master and editor of Quest Friends!

Quest Friends! is a role-playing podcast where my best friends and I explore friendship, family, and that weird space in-between. It's one billion years in the future, and between dealing with vengeful stage magicians, deadly game shows, and a horrible Hamilton parody, our heroes have to unpack their own emotional baggage and learn what it means to move on.

What you're about to listen to is the first half of Episode 64: One Neon Night, Part 6. But don't worry about all those numbers. What you need to know about this episode is that it revolves around the Apocrita, a terrifying cloud of spiders that consumes the memories of its victims and uses those memories to make obsidian glass soldiers. Many many years before our main story takes place, a floating kingdom of stone robots called Prylima developed a weapon to stop this cloud. It didn't quite work, and for the longest time that's all we knew about Prylima. Until this episode, where Tom, Hallie, and myself slipped into the shoes of two new characters and explored what it's like to share one last day before the end of the world. Thank you for listening.

No transcript available.

https://www.questfriendspodcast.com/

Twitter: @Quest_Friends

2020 Showcase: The Adventures of Sir Rodney the Root Oct 01, 2020

This is Lena Winter, creator of The Adventures of Sir Rodney the Root, which is about a knight named Gilbert just trying to do the right thing. The right thing in this case happens to be completing a quest for powerful magical relics to restore the titular tubular character, Sir Rodney, to his human form. Unfortunately, adding to the gargantuan challenge, Gilbert finds himself saddled with a rag-tag group of Companions: a sassy elven Court Mage named Faendyr, the headstrong human princess, Camilla, Bianka, a dwarven thief with as many tricks up her sleeve as she has secrets, a human child named Colin, whose strange abilities- and personality- may be explained by the fact he spent a century kidnapped by faeries, a rat named Kevin, who only Colin can understand, and Keanu, a stoner unicorn who everyone can understand. Will they complete their convoluted fetch quest and return Sir Rodney to human form? One thing is for sure, it’s going to be a crazy adventure along the way.

This is episode 8, Hello, Mr. Prisoner. So far, the Companions have discovered one of the Relics, a staff called The Consumer of Flesh - “Fleshy” as Faendyr calls it for short. They’ve arrived at the storied court of the immortal Eternal Empress of the powerful Elven Imperium in search of the last Relic they need: a ring known as The Hungering Band. Faendyr had refused to accompany them into the city, and entrusted “Fleshy” to Gilbert. The previous episode ended with Faendyr being dragged into the palace, in chains. The Companions are about to discover they are not the only ones with an interest in the powerful magical objects.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://sirrodneytheroot.fandom.com/wiki/Hello,_Mr._Prisoner_Transcript

http://www.talkingfishpodcasts.com/sirrodney

Twitter: @talkingfishcast

2020 Showcase: Harbor Oct 01, 2020

This is M. Roke, the creator of Harbor, which is about the Greer siblings, who have a lot on their plates- including monsters with personal problems, dirty bureaucracy, and secrets in the sticks. This is a clip from Episode 4: Moth to the Flame. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wFuV0HoMsya8DjW4sSJc-0ibDVsSkI6N/view?usp=sharing

https://www.harborpodcast.com

Twitter: @PodcastHarbor

2020 Showcase: Achewillow Oct 01, 2020

This is Amy Frost, narrator and producer. And on behalf of myself and writer JF Dubeau, I would like to welcome you to Achewillow.

Oh, you’ve never heard of the place? Don’t worry, most people haven’t. Achewillow is a small town on the border between Vermont and Quebec, and, as Miriam DuFour, a young woman from Montreal is about to find out, there’s more going on in the sleepy town than meets the eye.

The episode you’re about to hear, A Most Canadian Haunting, was our winter holiday special from 2019. It is a self contained story, and stands alone outside of the series storyline, and we felt it would give you a good idea of what Achewillow is all about. So grab a warm drink, a delicious snack, and enjoy a taste of cozy, seasonal horror.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TEoQOYZjQZOszE4Kxmoajm05Yp1lbEWn/view?usp=sharing

https://www.achewillow.com/

Twitter: @Achewillow

2020 Showcase: Mirrors Oct 01, 2020

This is Jamie Killen, writer and director of Mirrors, which is about several women separated by generations, connected by the same haunting. This episode is Chapter 16, the Season 2 finale. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.mirrorspodcast.com/transcripts

https://www.mirrorspodcast.com/

2020 Showcase: Dispatch from the Desert Planet Oct 01, 2020

Hey there friends and comrades, this is Morgan Maxwell the writer of Dispatch from the Desert Planet and voice of Broadcaster J. June. The following is Episode Three of Season One, titled “Deepest Gratitude.” Dispatch from the Desert Planet is a part podcast part activist art project that weaves real earth concerns into a future science fiction dystopia. The 89.x1 radio team does their best to bring listeners non-news information while staying within the limits established by the Coalition. There are hints of satire, touches of afrofuturism, and always links to Earth 2020 realities in the show notes. Thanks for listening. Stay safe, stay informed, and stay tuned.

http://www.dispatchfromthedesertplanet.com/

Twitter: @dispatchfromthe

2020 Showcase: ANDI's Development Oct 01, 2020

Hello friends! I’m Erik Saras, one of the producers and showrunner for Marsfall: ANDI’s Development. In the following excerpts from this eight-episode series, you’ll see the early life of an evolving artificial intelligence. Watching ANDI learn more about the wide spectrum of human emotions is critical to his growth, whether he’s being directly tested by Chip Heddleston or interpreting the subtle quirks of Sequoia’s CEO Hammond deMarche. From his first thought to his last night on Earth, we hope you enjoy these selections from Marsfall: ANDI’s Development, and thank you so much for listening and supporting the 2020 Audio Verse Awards.

https://marsfallpodcast.com/

Twitter: @marsfallpod

2020 Showcase: Microphones & Monsters Oct 01, 2020

This is Adam Culbertson, DM and Editor on Microphones & Monsters, which is a Cthulhu Mythos D&D 5e actual play. This Clip is from Episode 8 after the detectives have been following a lead on a murder suspect. Aleister the Dreamlands Cat Warlock, Victor Stodge the Mythos Ghoul Monk, and Dr. Julian Cottage the Human Artificer face off against the suspect when they end up going against a Shoggoth.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript not available.

https://microphonesandmonsters.com

Twitter: @MicsAndMonsters

2020 Showcase: The Oasis Transmissions Oct 01, 2020

Hello,

I’m Jon Rolfe, creator of The Oasis Transmissions, a serialized science fiction podcast. The story unfolds through the perspectives of multiple characters who are struggling to survive on a remote world hundreds of lightyears from home.

The episode you’re about to hear is the season two premiere. I couldn’t possibly recap everything that’s happened so far, but here the important points to know:

One of the colonists vanished a few weeks ago.

The next supply shuttle is long overdue.

The governor just spotted a mysterious figure watching from the trees.

A group of religious zealots are gaining power among the frightened colonists.

Oh, and there’s a deadly fungus attacking the chief science officer’s brain…

I hope you enjoy. And thank you for listening

https://the-oasis-transmissions.simplecast.com/

Twitter: @theoasispodcast

2020 Showcase: Real Legitimate Anthology Oct 01, 2020

Hi. This is Ian Geldart, the writer, producer, and sound designer of the Real Legitimate Anthology, which has been nominated this year for best Environment Sound Design and best Performance of a Leading Role. Our podcast consists of mini-series, ten episode fictional documentaries, the first being Real Legitimate Actors, a comedy series following failing actors, the second is Real Legitimate Apocalypse, an audio drama following Hannah Rice as she investigates a sinister apocalypse cult, and the focus of this year’s Audio Verse Awards submission. What I’m introducing to you today, is the eighth episode of Real Legitimate Apocalypse, and so I am dropping you more than three quarters of the way into the series.

To appreciate this episode, there is a set of facts you will have to know. Hannah Rice is a Toronto based recently graduated journalist, who at the outset had hoped to investigate the secretive Hermetic School of Heinrich Khunrath, a school at which she has been trapped for three months. Over her stay she has been hypnotized into a malleable meditational state using the trigger word ‘Crimson’. In fact Hannah was under the impression that she had only been at the Hermetic School of Heinrich Khunrath for several days, and not three months. A segment of today’s episode will feature one of these meditation sessions designed specifically for you, our listener, and will take you deep into a traumatic memory of Hannah’s, a memory around which the entire series orbits. Although Hannah has had little memory of her stay at the Hermetic School of Heinrich Khunrath, she has been able to fight back against her hypnosis and in doing so create disturbances and complications for her captors. Because of this, her captors, the leader of which is a woman named Theresa, have decided to allow Hannah to leave the school and return to her previous life. But what has Hannah done that she doesn't remember? And why would a Cult feel comfortable releasing one of its victims? You’re about to find out.

http://thesonarnetwork.com/real-legitimate-anthology/

Twitter: @rlaseries

2020 Showcase: The Green Horizon Oct 01, 2020

Hi my name is Kieran Walsh and I play Captain Gino Whelan on the Green Horizon. This episode that you’re about to hear from the Green Horizon is the first episode of season 1 which is our pilot episode. Which is named “Does It Have a Penis Jilly?” This episode primarily features the introduction of the captain and his crew as they traverse through their first mission in space. It is a dark comedy audio drama set in the future about Irish people in space. Thank you very much for listening and I hope you enjoy.

http://www.buzzsprout.com/270233

Twitter: @greenhorizonpod

2020 Showcase: Dice Will Roll Sep 30, 2020

This is Derry, your Genderfluidiest GM on Dice Will Roll, a Pathfinder 2nd Edition Actual Play Podcast that puts marginalized people at the forefront of the stories and gives people without a spotlight a chance to really shine. Also, there's clowns! This is Carnivals & Clowns, Episode 1 of Extinction Curse, our new circus-themed campaign where a travelling troupe of performers are thrust into the role of adventurers when tragedy strikes. It's fun, it's fresh, and it's a little bit goofy, but most importantly, it's somewhere where we and our listeners alike can really be ourselves without having to worry about blending in with the rest of the world. We hope you enjoy, and keep it rolling!

https://www.dicewillroll.com/

2020 Showcase: InCo Sep 30, 2020

This is ItMe!! the writer, actress, producer and sound designer for InCo, a story about a disgruntled information courier who, thanks to a mysterious radio transmission, ends up fishing a brat from the inky void of space. The series follows the two of them as they work on a way to get him back home, to the apparently fictional planet of Eolara.

This is a mini episode that takes place 9 months before the start of the series. Please note that this episode contains brief suicidal ideation and deals with the loss of a loved one.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://incopodcast.com/minisode-11/

Audiogram can be found at: https://incopodcast.com/scripts/spacewalks-2

https://incopodcast.com/

Twitter: @incopodcast

2020 Showcase: Putting 2 & 2 Together Sep 30, 2020

This is Peter Cosmas Sofronas, the writer and director of Putting 2&2 Together. This is the story of an ex comic book artist, his estranged sister, and the mild-mannered accountant who loved them both. What begins as the aftermath of a love triangle evolves and expands into a community of broken people seeking to heal each other and to become the best versions of themselves by "Putting 2&2 Together."

This is Episode 2: The Day After the Night Before. David Sharpe used to be romantically involved with Rachel Hanson. Now he's involved with her brother Tommy. Last night, the new couple unexpectedly ran into Rachel and her new lover at a fancy restaurant. And if that wasn't bad enough, David's bull-in-a-china-shop father stumbled into the middle of the group and started asking all sorts of embarrassing questions. Now, after a sleepless night for all, Tommy, David, and Rachel need to put "2&2 Together" and figure out where they want to go next.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://ptatt.buzzsprout.com/859147/2806372-episode-02-the-day-after-the-night-before

http://petersofronas.com/ptatt/

2020 Showcase: Genius Sep 30, 2020

This is Tracey Houston, writer/creator and sound-designer for "Genius". "Genius" is a 13-episode thriller with a hint of gothic romance. Sabine Moriarty, a brilliant mathematician, is the sister of Sherlock Holmes' arch-nemesis, Jim.

The story weaves between the present, where Jim enlists Sabine in his nefarious plan to be Sherlock's undoing, and the past, where we revisit the Moriarty siblings' troubled childhood.

"Genius" is about probabilistic paradoxes, entangled loyalties, and people who ought to be smart enough to know better, but don't.

This is Episode 4, "Along with the Following Diabolical Device", where Sabine and Sherlock's tentative cat-and-mouse game culminates with their paths intersecting at the funeral of a famous interior decorator.

And in flashbacks, Young Jim and Sabine’s fighting escalates so viciously that their father announces that he's sending them away for their own good.

Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NQ23ivuluuPSj7a0cuBGNRQ1aDjxa0Ez/view?usp=sharing

http://www.genius-podcast.com

Twitter: @geniuspodcast2

2020 Showcase: Witches of the City Sep 30, 2020

This is Kate Butler, and I play Lia Rowse on Witches of the City, which is about magic and the power that comes with it. This is Episode 1. 15-year-old Lia Rowse is the youngest member of her coven and is completing her application to the Witchcraft Guild of North America. In Lia’s application tapes, she is required to answer a series of questions in order to prove why she should be accepted to the guild, But in answering these questions, Lia seems to have something to hide. But, then again, so does the Guild.

Thank you for listening.

https://citywitchespodcast.tumblr.com/

2020 Showcase: Light House Sep 30, 2020

Hi there! This is Jeff Heimbuch, the writer director of Light House. Light House is not your typical haunted house story. It follows Tara Hollis, who moved into Light House as young girl with the her family to get a fresh start. But, there is a darkness that dwelled in the heart of Light House...one that was waiting for her.

The show follows Tara throughout her life, from a little girl all the way to adulthood, as she deals with the ghosts living in the house. This is the first episode of the show. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mlgnmdruosv1kt8g2x82w/LightHouse-Chapter1Transcript.docx?dl=0&rlkey=dzo7qwokswu4kegt3qveihvhk

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-light-house-61206256/

2020 Showcase: Less Is Morgue Sep 30, 2020

Hi there! This is Scott Thomas. Sound designer, actor, and writer for Less Is Morgue; a bi-weekly comedy podcast about Evelyn, a cheerful, Nickelback-loving ghost, and Riley, the paranoid ghoul who ate her corpse, hosting a podcast together. This is Episode 14: Chortle At Riley’s Bones, in which our two hapless heroes try to sell all the bones piling up in the basement in hopes of buying a sword. I’m sure we’ve all been there, right? We hope you enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e96V3qwzIyiCFred55XHSvw03PSOGOC1G85ihvgPqdI/edit?usp=sharing

https://lessismorgue.com/

Twitter: @lessismorgue

2020 Showcase: Wild Endeavors Sep 30, 2020

This is Thomas Marcetti, GM and producer of Wild Endeavors, an actual play audio drama focused on collaborative storytelling and dynamic sound production. Our various series share interconnecting characters, threads, and events that craft an ever growing tapestry of a world on the brink of fundamental change.

This is Episode 19 – Paladins and Liars from our Wayward Suns series. The episode is a great way to get a sense for our storytelling, collaboration, and the sound design that turns our endeavors into an audio experience, all without needing much explanation of the larger storyline. In fact, all you need to know is that our heroes ventured deep underground with a contingent of paladins, the groups were separated, and now they are about to reunite.

Thank you for listening and sharing in these our Wild Endeavors.

https://shows.acast.com/wild-endeavors

Twitter: @WildEndeavors

2020 Showcase: Runelanders Sep 30, 2020

Hi, this is Adam. I'm the curator and storyteller at Runelanders. We're an actual play RPG show, presented in a style we call 'retrofuturistic fantasy epic'. This is better experienced than explained, but in a nutshell it's full-steam fantasy with a hard R rating as we present an impossible future as envisioned by an imaginary past. This is episode 9 of season 2; "A Ballroom Blitz". It contains sex and drugs and rock n roll and isn't intended for the easily offended. Copyrighted music presented under licensed through SOCAN. Thanks for listening!

Transcript not available.

https://runelanders.com/

Twitter: @CastTheRunes

2020 Showcase: The Pilgrimage Saga Sep 30, 2020

This is Francesca Mylod-Ford, creator, writer, director and producer of The Pilgrimage Saga, which is about 5 humans and an AI searching for planet earth. You are listening to bonus episode “Leslie”. This episode is set before the main timeline of the show and details how Dr. Armstrong came to take her place aboard the Starstrider. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1efSnsyCUJ-qI3ykHWdEqO6Ku5ZecsE7B/view?usp=sharing

https://thepilgrimagesaga.wordpress.com/

2020 Showcase: Find Us Alive Sep 30, 2020

This is Anna Maguire, Director of Find Us Alive, which is a science fiction action show following the crew of Site-107, an SCP Foundation research facility lost in a mysterious pocket dimension, as narrated by their radio communications officer, Dr. Harley. This is Episode 06: Incident B, the finale of the first arc of the show, in which the main characters band together to save the site from a chaotic blackout and the anomalous events that ensue. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: www.findusalivepodcast.com/transcripts

https://www.findusalivepodcast.com/

Twitter: @Site107

2020 Showcase: Mandible Judy Sep 30, 2020

Hi, this is Chris Burke. I write, direct and create the sound design and music for Mandible Judy. Not your typical horror, sci-fi, genetic mutation podcast, Mandible Judy also features telepathic frogs, a synth-wielding geneticist and strangely sonorous rocks from space.

Although our story gets weirder as it rolls along, we decided to rely on our fist episode as an introduction. You’ll meet some of the main characters and get the general creepy 80s horror tone of the series. Thank you for listening.

http://www.mandiblejudy.com

Twitter: @glomag

2020 Showcase: Things (Un)Said Sep 30, 2020

This is Julia Wallach, Creator and voice of Paige Gilbert on Things Unsaid, which is about Paige investigating the disappearance of her mother, a deaf journalist. This is Episode Four- Corny Talks, Paige has been recording her mother’s old diaries as a method of processing the trauma, and is beginning to find intriguing information relating to the present. While Paige is going through her findings, her father walks in, and they have an important chat about their situation, and how this mystery is affecting everyone in different ways.

https://thingsunsaid.libsyn.com/

Twitter: @UnsaidPodcast

2020 Showcase: The Beacon Sep 29, 2020

This is Claudia Elvidge, creator of The Beacon, which is about magic, monsters, and the importance of making friends. This is Episode Two of Season Two, “Lassie Go Home.” Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.thebeaconpodcast.com/transcript-s2e2

https://www.thebeaconpodcast.com

Twitter: @thebeaconpod

2020 Showcase: Sticks Shift Incorporated Sep 29, 2020

This is Ditrie Marie Bowie, creator of Sticks Shift Incorporated, which is about life, death, and a little bit of chaos. If you enjoy science fiction, mystery, and urban fantasy, odds are you’ll enjoy Sticks Shift Incorporated. Here is episode one from season one, “It All Started on a Friday.” Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/170WDm9024C3iUNkPuOvy7h0dyk9WCHOnr9DEzpoEioU/view

https://ditriemariebowie.com/sticks-shift-incorporated/

Twitter: @SticksShift

2020 Showcase: RELATIVITY Sep 29, 2020

This is Lee Shackleford, creator of RELATIVITY... which is about two people, a man who’s alone on a damaged spaceship light years from Earth, and a woman back at Mission Control who fights tirelessly to keep him alive. And to their surprise, the further they get from each other in space, the closer they become in every way that matters.

What you’ll hear now is part of episode 56, a fan favorite, in which our guy Chris has to go outside his vessel, into space, in the hope of fixing a problem with the part of the ship that rotates to create artificial gravity. He is not trained for this sort of thing and is entirely dependent on flight director Sophia, her tech wizard Marcus, and the ship’s artificial intelligence, the computer called Nadia. We’ll start with the excursion already underway and take you to the end of the episode...

... and I thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://relativitypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Shackleford_RELATIVITY_transcript.docx

https://relativitypodcast.com

2020 Showcase: Voidless Sep 29, 2020

This is Cait Gallagher, creator of Voidless. The series is about a rebel Captain who gets separated from her group and finds some time to reflect as she finds her way back. We are going to start you off at the start, this is Episode 1. Enjoy.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OxQOCMi8-yj7vrYuSKLsAwh07WmC-OxI/view?usp=sharing

https://shows.acast.com/voidless

Twitter: @calliopicprod

2020 Showcase: Entropy Sep 29, 2020

Hello, This is David Ortiz, writer and director for “Entropy”.

It is the year 2309. Humanity has expanded across the stars and has established The Colonial Spine, a gateway to all the major planetary colonies, overseen by the Conglomerate Council of Earth’s Colonies. However, a vile crime organization known as the Deneer Syndicate, has overthrown the government of Kepler and has begun slaughtering its citizens, in hopes of achieving total domination over the Colonial Spine. In a desperate attempt, the Council turns to Earth, and recruits a group of scientists, and tasks them with finding a new home for the refugees of Kepler while the Earth military tries to cease the deadly syndicate from further expansion...

This is Episode 2, titled “Arcane Circumstances” which takes place shortly after the team is assembled and is prepping for launch. However, they have yet to realize that they will soon, be caught off guard.

Thank you for listening! And I hope you enjoy “Entropy”: An original Sci-Fi Audio Drama.

https://soundcloud.com/entropy-audio-drama

Twitter: @Entropy_Drama

2020 Showcase: Monster Hour Sep 29, 2020

This is Quinn Majeski, GM and Editor of Monster Hour - a fully produced, narrative-driven Monster of the Week actual play podcast. Our show follows three unlikely heroes as they delve into the web of dark secrets and supernatural threats plaguing the upstart town of Firmament, Colorado. Our motley crew consists of: JR, the Crooked, a silver tongued thief with a magic skeleton key. Constance, the Expert, a know-it all artist haunted, literally and figuratively, by her family’s past. And Alvin, the Monstrous, a friendly neighborhood werewolf next door.

The clip you’re about to hear is from Episode 23 - A Deal’s a Deal. Alvin’s search for information about his affliction has led him to a dangerous dalliance with a profoundly powerful supernatural being. After finally coming clean to his friends, the hunters plot a daring gambit to free him from the creature’s grasp.

Thanks for listening.

http://monsterhour.podbean.com/

Twitter: @MonsterHourPod

2020 Showcase: Untitled Dice Game Sep 29, 2020

Well hello, I’m Christopher Sipsma, the Friendly Neighborhood Keeper for Untitled Dice Game’s Department of Deliverance arc.

We are currently running a Monster of the Week game featuring a group of hunters with strange talents who have been recruited by the Department of Deliverance, a secretive government agency, in order to fight monsters.

(Nina: I flip my badge out the window that I rolled down. “It’s classified.”)

We are a lightly edited actual play podcast that focuses on bringing a very real gaming experience to your ears in weekly episodes.

Maxwell, what do you do?

(Maxwell: Oh ah, I panic for a moment. Umm...)

This Department of Deliverance arc features a series of mysteries that do lead up to an overarching plot, but each multi-episode mystery should also be able to stand on its own and we hope has an enjoyable story even without the listener being fully aware of all the details of that larger world.

Untitled Dice Game is a project that emerged from a series of one-shots that I ran for total strangers scattered across the globe at the start of the coronavirus lockdown. I feel uniquely fortunate to have seen those one-off games turn into not only some of the finest table-top gaming experiences of my life, but also this podcast and some real friendships.

(Dora: Interesting. I think I might hate you at the moment but that’s okay.)

Our podcast is rated R for some explicit content, mostly me swearing and the general violence.

(Mickey: I’m going to censor them with a two tonne vehicle.)

The episode that you are about to listen to is the start of the second mystery that we released, The Quiet. It begins with a Cold Open, which is the only part of our show that is actually scripted and heavily edited.

(Jo: Sure, do your techno thing.)

The rest of the humor, horror and terrible decisions are improvised.

(August: I could try to blow up the gas station.)

The only thing that you need to know before starting the episode is that our characters are all agents employed by the Department of Deliverance and overseen by a somewhat mysterious agent known as Chip Blakesly.

We really hope that you will enjoy our podcast. We hope you subscribe and listen to all of our episodes and we also, we really do hope that you vote for us in the 2020 Audio Verse Awards.

Thank you. Thank you for listening!

https://untitleddicegame.com

Twitter: @UntitledDice

2020 Showcase: Party of One Sep 29, 2020

This is Jeff Stormer, host and producer of Party Of One, an Actual Play podcast focused on two-player role-playing experiences. This is episode 206 of the show, Hey Man I Love You But No F*****g Way with Aaron J. Amendola. This is a particularly special episode, particularly because it is a listen-along episode: We recommend you pull up the Front Bottoms album Talon of the Hawk on your music player of choice, and listen to the episode at the same time (we'll tell you when to hit play). I think that's everything that needs said, so with that: Enjoy the show!

https://www.partyofonepodcast.com/

2020 Showcase: Bad Heroes Sep 29, 2020

Hey, this is Drea Silvertooth, the GM of Bad Heroes.

Bad Heroes is an actual play podcast about four — you guessed it — bad heroes hunting curses in a land bound to Hell itself. Our game is narrative-rich and rules-light, and we’re using Pathfinder First Edition mechanics in a homebrew world.

This is Episode 16, part twelve of The Forgotten Court.

Gydeon, an aristocratic elven sorceress; Iria, a wandering catfolk bard; Tonreir, an aloof half-elf druid; and Wingthe, a human fighter and ex-mercenary — four strangers unwillingly conscripted by the Queen of Vyer — find themselves in a forgotten castle buried beneath a desert. They are hot on the trail of Lord Oberon, a Moroi vampire who is rumoured to have turned his entire court into his thralls over a century ago. During a search of the castle, they learn that Oberon is throwing a masquerade in the hopes of attracting a romantic partner — so they hatch a scheme to infiltrate the ball, with Gydeon magically disguised as a vampire noblewoman, in order to launch a surprise attack.

Buckle in, and get ready to listen to some Bad Heroes.

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Episode 16 sets the scene for the finale of our first main story arc, The Forgotten Court. Visit our website at badheroescast.com to find all our episodes, as well as an episode guide with a more detailed recap of the story if you want to dive right into episode 17 next.

Find us on social media! We are @badheroescast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Music credits:

'Darkest Child', 'Moonlight Hall', 'Ghost Dance' and 'Some Amount of Evil' by Kevin MacLeod

'Daemones' by Kai Engel

'Solve the Damn Mystery' by Jesse Spillane

Transcript can be found at: http://bit.ly/BH2020Showcase

http://badheroescast.com

2020 Showcase: Red Valley Sep 29, 2020

This is Alan Mandel, and I’m the director of Red Valley, a mystery drama about the creation of hypersleep.

No one at Overhead Industries wants to talk about defunct research station Red Valley, and account man Warren Godby is out of his depth. When he meets Gordon Porlock, a disgruntled archivist with a bag of tapes from the station’s last known occupant, they will begin a journey to the limits of experimental science, confront horror and trauma from the past, present and future, and try to remember the level select cheat from Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Take a seat in a battered 1998 Vauxhall Astra, turn on the tape deck, and find out what really happened at Red Valley.

This is episode 1 of our first season, ‘Tortoise’. There’s explicit language from the start. We hope you enjoy the show and thanks so much for taking the time to listen, and to everyone who’s nominated Red Valley for the Audio Verse Awards.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d7mjDjz42GW2eN_KoaaptaOIdStTC6Mu/view?usp=sharing

https://www.redvalleypod.com/

2020 Showcase: Old Gods of Appalachia Sep 29, 2020

This is Cam Collins, co-creator of Old Gods of Appalachia. Old Gods of Appalachia is an Eldritch horror anthology podcast set in the shadows of an Alternate Appalachia, a place where digging too deep into the mines was just the first mistake. This is Episode 5 of Season 1, The Boy.

Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/uploads/episodes/s1-episode-5-the-boy.pdf

https://www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/

Twitter: @oldgodsofappalachia

2020 Showcase: Shadows of a Dark Past Sep 26, 2020

This is Ando Valentine, creator of Shadows of a Dark Past, which is a gothic horror drama examining the values of family, friendship, and love through the lens of a failed psychiatrist, a lonely vampire, and the last remnants of a once-proud family. This is Episode 3, “A Handful of Olive Branches”, At this point in the show, the main character, Mark McCain, has confronted the vampire Andrew. Andrew has sworn that he means no harm to the Clayton family and merely seeks an end to his loneliness; Mark in turn has promised he means no harm to Andrew, despite knowing his true nature, citing insatiable curiosity about vampires and only asking for more interviews. I hope you enjoy it! Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qyxqCXCKF9b6oMOX18pzTnpzsi8O2tFf/view?usp=sharing

https://soadppodcast.com/

Twitter: @soadppodcast

2020 Showcase: The Godshead Incidental Sep 26, 2020

Hi! I'm Amy Giacomucci, and I co-create The Godshead Incidental alongside Cara Ehlenfeldt.

The Godshead Incidental is about an advice columnist and the letter she never answered in the city of Godshead, where D-list celebrities, government officials, and local citizens keeping a low profile can all count a few gods among their number.

The episode you're about to listen to is Episode 4: Out of Doors.

After learning about a possible lead in her sister's disappearance from the thief Lorem Ipsum, advice columnist Em decides to get in touch with the nearest and dearest gods in her life. Which is to say, advice columnist Em decides to get in touch with the only gods in her life: her notoriously secretive landlord Tervis, and her boss E.B., the God of Grammar.

This episode deals with agoraphobia and related topics, so please check the content warnings below for timestamps.

Thank you for your consideration, and enjoy the show!

Transcripts are available at: https://godsheadincidental.com/transcripts/

Content warnings:

Anxiety/agoraphobia (8:28-13:14; 17:33-22:33; 24:19-25:15)

Cartoon violence/explosions (14:30-14:36; 17:34-17:36; 37:32-37:38)

Unstable living situations (26:25-27:01)

Grief

Ableist language (12:48-13:08; 19:12-19:17; 20:26-20:30; 23:16-23:19)

Sudden loud noise (27:08-27:12)

The Godshead Incidental is created by Cara Ehlenfeldt and Amy Giacomucci. Sound design for Episode 4 is by Cara Ehlenfeldt and Jonesy Jones. Recording engineering for Episode 4 is by Philipp Gaissert and Cara Ehlenfeldt. Our Production Manager and Assistant Editor is Abby Norling-Ruggles. Our Social Media/Publicity Manager is Hannah Ehlenfeldt.

Our theme music is composed by Irene Zhong and mixed and mastered by Madhav Ghei. Our credits music is “Everything You Do” by Irene Zhong. Our cover art is by Maddie Rode Design.

This episode uses the sound effect St Kilda Road Traffic by Stephen Schutze.

Cast:

Ishani Kanetkar as Em

Christopher Wilson as Tervis

Maya Armstrong as Therese

Abby Doud as E.B.

Cole Burkhardt as Lorem

Kelly Smemo as How Can I Help my Boy?

Sam Mauceri as Gritt Hansom

Jonesy Jones as Jack Thunderclaw

Brad West as the Theater Heckler

Davy Gardner as the Concessions Worker

https://godsheadincidental.com/

Twitter: @godsheadpod

2020 Showcase: A Single Quest Sep 26, 2020

"Hi there, my name is Zach Phillips. I’m the co-creator, co-producer, and Dungeon Master for A Single Quest, a 1-on-1 Dungeons & Dragons podcast.

Our show, starring me and my best buddy from high school, Matt Demetrides, focuses on the adventures of a young hero named Toby Flutterheart. Matt plays Toby, who has had a handful of adventures (with varying results) since we started our podcast in February.

Our episodes are short, meant to capture only 1-2 encounters or plot points within a roughly 30 minute window.

Here, we thought the best way to give you an idea of our story was to start at the beginning - not too much context is needed here, other than to know Toby is a level 1 Wizard, meaning he’s weak and only had a handful of spells and abilities he’s learned by his 16th birthday.

So, without further ado, here is Episode 1 of A Single Quest: A Rough Start. Enjoy!

www.buzzsprout.com/881311

Twitter: @asinglequest

2020 Showcase: Wonders & Blunders Sep 26, 2020

This is Evan, I play Vaelin on Wonders & Blunders, which is a Dungeons & Dragons Actual Play podcast, meaning we roll dice to help us tell an improvised story. If I had to describe our show I'd say it has a fun horror comedy vibe with a cute family dynamic!. What you're about to hear is Episode 45: Get to the Cabin! The crew has just escaped a wild fight, our halfling is poisoned somehow, and the Evil Hag Liliah is hot on our tail! Thank you for listening.

http://wondernblunder.com

Twitter: @wondernblunder

2020 Showcase: The Ragged Scratch Podcast Sep 26, 2020

This is Natalie Winter, the Producer of The Ragged Scratch Podcast. We are an anthology podcast, and aim to bring the new writing night experience to audio dramas, so each season we produce twelve short new-writing audio plays from different writers. Like a chocolate box of audio goodies, there's something for everyone - from hard-hitting emotional dramas, to thrillers, slapstick capers, sci fi, historical dalliances and social commentary, each lasting only 5-10 minutes - so if you're not too keen on one play, something different is right around the corner. Individual pieces have gone on to be aired on the radio and as part of arts festivals, and one piece, The Art of a Doorman, was adapted into a 6 part series - The Art of Ambition - produced this summer and also nominated for 4 Audio Verse Awards. What you're about to listen to is a select few clips from plays and monologues we produced during Season 2 and The Isolation Sessions. Included in the mix are God Love the NHS, by Victoria Taylor Roberts, Performed by Lorraine Hodgson - nominated for ensemble performance, Is This Thing On? by Emily Reader and performed by Sharita Oomeer - nominated for writing, and Help Me Learn by Molly Sweeny, directed by Lorenzo Mason, edited by Kirsty Gillmore and featuring Sara Lynam, Honey Gabriel and Lynsey Murrell - also nominated for writing. Full credits and timestamps for these clips have been provided in the shownotes.

Timestamps and full credits, clips where the individuals involved have been nominated for an award are in bold:

00:00 Producer Natalie Winter Introduction

01:42 'God Love the NHS' (full clip) Written, directed and edited by Victoria Taylor-Roberts. Performed by Lorraine Hodgson (nominated for 'performance in an ensemble')

04:39 'Gade' (excerpt) by Nick Lord Lancaster. Performed and edited by Thomas Mitchells

05:32 'In Rich Earth' (excerpt) by Jude Reid. Directed by Andrew Spooner, edited by Kirsty Gillmore, featuring Lisa Rost-Welling as Shelley and Michele Moran as Atwood. (also stars Andrew Spooner as The President and Earle Figuracion as Butler, not featured in this clip)

07:00 'Is This Thing On' (full clip) by Emily Reader. Performed by Sharita Oomeer (nominated for 'Writing on an Audio Play Production')

10:42 'The Revenge of Spotty Herbert' (excerpt) by Ben Francis. Performed by Andrew Spooner

12:22 'Beach' (full clip), written and performed by Amy Putt.

17:27 'Detachment' (excerpt) by Frank McMahon. Directed and edited by Natalie Winter, starring Christopher Tester and Helen Barford

21:16 'Help Me Learn' (full clip) by Molly Sweeney. Directed by Lorenzo Mason, edited by Kirsty Gillmore. Featuring Sara Lynam as Sara, Honey Gabriel as Kate and Lynsey Murrell as Liz. (nominated for 'Writing on an Audio Play Production')

No transcript available.

http://www.raggedfoils.co.uk/raggedscratchpodcast

Twitter: @RaggedFoils

2020 Showcase: Marsfall: Bunker Down Sep 26, 2020

Hello friends! I’m Erik Saras, one of the producers and showrunner for Marsfall: Bunker Down. In this miniseries, we wanted to explore a rarely examined side of the Marsfall universe - what is life like back on Earth? Through the eyes of Doctor Katie Hall, who wakes up in a bunker beneath Earth’s surface, we quickly learn that survival on both the Red and Blue planets is not guaranteed.

After meeting a robot from the surface named Amadeus, Katie and IT expert Pete Brinkley try to determine if it’s hostile or friendly in this first excerpt from episode 3. After Katie decodes the robot’s musical language, she ventures out onto the surface in order to find more survivors, which you will hear in the complete 5th episode immediately following the first excerpt.

We hope you enjoy these selections from Marsfall: Bunker Down, and thank you so much for listening and supporting the 2020 Audio Verse Awards.

https://marsfallpodcast.com/

Twitter: @marsfallpod

2020 Showcase: The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality Sep 26, 2020

Hello! This is Dom Guilfoyle, the writer, performer, sound designer and editor for The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality. This is episode one of the series, which is presented as the audio tour guide for a museum of strange and mysterious items. Each episode has a few stories, based around the history of an item you have found on your tour, as well as some tidbits about the museum itself and a slowly unfolding narrative. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tg_Xsk3EnIj1wGmiG8equlHrYZ3HQ_LBNjZA2fjAgXU/edit?usp=drivesdk

https://thatsnotcanon.com/themistholmemuseum/

2020 Showcase: Ain't Slayed Nobody Sep 26, 2020

This is cuppycup, producer and game master on Ain’t Slayed Nobody, which is about Sheriff Ellie Bishop and 4 hired hands looking for revenge and redemption in the American Old West. This is Episode 1 of our first season. We are playing Call of Cthulhu 7th edition in the Down Darker Trails setting, but you don’t need to know the game at all to enjoy our show. We blend comedy and horror and put an emphasis on sound design. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x6vlS4lqBYCt7fYCRARBo2pq39FnHlLe/view?usp=sharing

https://www.aintslayednobody.com/

Twitter: @aintslayed

2020 Showcase: The Mistress Files Sep 26, 2020

Kathryn: Hi! I'm Kathryn Stanley, one of the creators of Dramatically Dapper, a subsidiary of Laughably Dapper Entertainment.

Jacob: And I am Jacob Birks, also one of the creators of Dramatically Dapper. We’re here to introduce to you The Mistress Files.

K: The Mistress Files is written by Alexander Liddel, and is about the world’s most infamous threat, The Mistress, who heads the organisation known as APEP.

J: With her Four Horsemen, and her second in command, Mr Six; she is a plague on the world, and especially on OASIS, the global protection agency.

K: This is Episode Four of the series, taking place after The Mistress, previously known as Vivian Morrow, tells Agent Embar of O.A.S.I.S. how she acquired her third Horseman, Max Abendroth, also known as Famine.

J: It also delves into the reason why young Vivian decided to leave home, and the tragic loss of her closest friend, Zeke Cohen.

K: This series is a perfect balance of comedy, action, drama, and mystery.

J: And definitely has unexpected twists and turns that will have you crying out for more.

K: We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed making it. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkIgE5dFaO8wKbA0aNFXT3w2yxl16wnp/view?usp=sharing

https://laughablydapper.com

Twitter: @DramaticDapper

2020 Showcase: Inn Between Sep 25, 2020

Hello! This is Hannah Wright, writer and director of Inn Between, a fantasy adventure between the adventures, following five heroes as they learn that friendship is, in fact, the real treasure. This is episode 2.11: The Swap. Our heroes are on a quest to find a long-lost missing person in a forest besieged by strange fey magic. Thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18xvsxkN9vGAJo20TPvv4oY78PUx-ovLB/view?usp=sharing

https://www.thegoblinshead.com/

Twitter: @inn_between_

2020 Showcase: Moon Harbor Heroes Sep 25, 2020

Hi Heroes! This is T, one of the co-producers and a player and a GM for Moon Harbor Heroes, which is about several intertwining groups of superpowered teens navigating their adolescence, their place in the world, and their superheroic responsibilities, as told by a group of primarily queer players.

This is our sixty-first episode, Cataclysm Crew (Issue 14): Two to Tango. As the title evidenced we have multiple lines and stories running simultaneously (much like classic comic books); this issue is part of the first arc after a big crossover between our lines. It is the second half of that arc, so you might be missing a little bit of context. Feel free to jump back into our feed and check out Cataclysm Crew (Issue 13): Those Meddling Kids if you have any questions and, while you’re there, go ahead and check out anything else you feel like listening to!

Thank you so much for listening!

Transcript coming soon.

https://www.icynewyear.com/moon-harbor-heroes

Twitter: @moonharborcast

2020 Showcase: Death by Dying Sep 25, 2020

Evan: Hello! This is Evan Gulock.

Niko: And I’m Niko Gerentes.

Evan: And we are the creators of Death by Dying, a whimsical dark comedy fiction podcast

about an Obituary Writer who investigates strange and mysterious deaths in the town of

Crestfall, Idaho.

Niko: Last year, Death by Dying premiered Tales from Crestfall: a miniseries expanding on the

world of the show.

Evan: And what better way to kick that off than with The Obituary Writer’s favorite Crestfallen

folktale: The Deceitful Bones. A story about an egotistical ghost and an outlandish journey into

the afterlife.

Niko: Evan and I are really proud of the work we put into this episode, and are excited to submit

it to the audio verse awards for your consideration.

Evan: If you like what you hear, you can find our first season along with even more specials on

Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your podcatcher of choice.

Evan: Thank you for listening-

Niko: And enjoy The Deceitful Bones…

Transcript can be found at: https://bit.ly/2IE8iOh

https://deathbydyingpod.com/

Twitter: @DeathbyDyingPod

2020 Showcase: The Amelia Project Sep 25, 2020

Hello, this is Philip Thorne, co-creator of The Amelia Project, which is about an underground agency that helps its clients fake their deaths and disappear. This is episode 25, Tatiana Gurkovsky, and the first episode of season 3. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qt56uNLQxn9gvdUneQMr-ojJ38xYuOk2/view?usp=sharing

https://ameliapodcast.com/

Twitter: @amelia_podcast

2020 Showcase: A Journey Beyond The Skies Sep 25, 2020

Hi this is Mark Gulino, the creator, producer, writer, narrator, composer, and sound designer for A Journey Beyond The Skies.

A Journey Beyond The Skies is a science fiction story about a man who, after experiencing a devastating tragedy, is swept up in an adventure that takes him across a dangerous wasteland, and even beyond Earth itself. Listen to Declan as he narrates his journal entries, accompanied by immersive sound effects and an ambient original score.

The following is a series of blended clips from various episodes.

Showcase Outro Script:

Thank you for listening to my showcase. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed making it. If you’d like to hear more, please visit www.journeybeyondtheskies.com.

Twitter: @jbtspodcast

2020 Showcase: Stitch of Fate Sep 25, 2020

Hello, this is Josh, I play Shaun on Stitch of Fate, which is about a group of Vampire Gangsters in New York who are caught up in a dangerous political struggle started by a ritualistic murder and a
woman with stitched up lips, stalking one of the players. The game we use is Vampire the Masquerade which is a dark modern fantasy about powerful but cursed creatures of the night.
To that end, we don't play nice relatable characters, Shaun, Vera, Duke and Max are all willing to do unpleasant things to get what they want but they are deeply realised with backstories reveal
how and why they are the monsters we see in the show.

No transcript available.

https://podbynight.libsyn.com/

Twitter: @PodByNight

2020 Showcase: The Dragoning Sep 23, 2020

Hi. My name is Emily Rainbow Davis and I am the writer, director and producer of The Dragoning. In the Dragoning, a city is shaken by an epidemic of women turning into dragons. This is Episode One and it features Ray, who is a taxi driver in Dragon City. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/transcript-episode-one/episode-one-transcript

https://www.messengertheatreco.org/the-dragoning

Twitter: @MessengerTheatr

2020 Showcase: This Planet Needs a Name Sep 23, 2020

This is Evan Tess Murray, the creator of This Planet Needs a Name, which is about a crew of terraformers working to create a new home for humanity. This is Episode Zero, our full prologue, which introduces the seven primary members of our ensemble and gives you a chance to get to know them before they touch down on their new planet. Thank you for listening.

http://www.needsanamepod.com

Twitter: @needsanamepod

2020 Showcase: Sector Ø Sep 23, 2020

Hi there, this is Lucas Angelo, one of the creators of Sector Ø, a show about Leland Huxley, a human kidnapped by a mysterious agency outside of time and space. After being partnered with literal dinosaur Dr. Fouhii, the two of them must modify timelines for their shadowy supervisors. Is there an end goal? Well, they don't really know. But something shady's definitely going on as they are sent to stop revolutions, delay shipments and even steal art. What could go wrong? It's not like the fabric of Reality hangs in the balance or anything. You can find us on most major podcatchers and at www.sector0pod.com

Please enjoy Episode 27, The Heart of Hork!

A transcript of this episode is available at sector0pod.com/transcripts

2020 Showcase: Explorers Wanted Sep 23, 2020

Hi, this is Daniel Andrlik, GM of Explorers Wanted, which is a weekly Numenera actual play podcast about exploration, intrigue, and friendship. The show takes place 1 billion years in the future, where humans have risen again in the ashes of eight prior worlds, ancient civilizations whose technology is far beyond any of the current residents. The show features Atalia, a thief and nano (which is like a science-wizard); Nix, a warrior monk who due to an infection has mutated into an abhuman snake hybrid; Cha-Cha, a nano performer who sees invisible horrors; and Dili, a wright/artificer who crossed a crime syndicate by sabotaging a deadly automaton. You're about to listen to Episode 27, wherein our crew of explorers, all with large bounties on their heads and unable to return to their home city of Charmonde, have been contracted to investigate a missing caravan. After a month of travel through the wilds to meet with their local contact, we open as they camp just beyond the boundaries of the trade city of Shallamas, a place also known as "City of Echoes".

Transcript can be found at: https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/transcripts/2/213fef3d-303d-4053-8ec2-96e695eef9f5/episodes/f/fdf620ed-dc3d-4a05-9a85-c50805327634/transcript.txt

Website: https://www.explorerswanted.fm/

Twitter: @ExplorersWanted

2020 Showcase: Black Friday Sep 23, 2020

This is Tycho Newman. I am the writer, director, and producer of BLACK FRIDAY which is about

….

Well, listen for yourself.

[trailer]

SPEAKER

Let’s back up for a moment and set the table

[ominous staccato music]

BRITISH REPORTER

It began several months ago; the phenomenon that is popularly described as ‘Black Friday.’

SPEAKER (cont)

The Black Friday phenomenon has caused a fair bit of anxiety.

BRITISH REPORTER

Every Friday for the last several months, a random number of people have woken up to discover that they literally transformed overnight …[staccato beat]… into Black people.

VOICE 1

The government should be encouraging people to stay calm

VOICE 2

Why did this happen to me?! All of this!

VOICE 3

CURSED BE HAM, FATHER OF CANAAN!

VOICE 1

What this legislation is doing -

VOICE 3

MAY THE CHILDREN OF HAM BE THE SLAVES OF JAPHETH!

VOICE 1

You should be worried!

VOICE 2

Officer, officer, I can explain!

CLINTON

.. called superpredators

VOICE 3

Thanks be to God.

NEWMAN

My name is Tycho Newman

[weird outro sfx]

NEWMAN (cont)

This is BLACK FRIDAY.

[outro music]

[/trailer]

This is Episode 1: Acute, Spontaneous Melanization; and it introduces the whole Black Friday phenomenon and its social (and personal) effects.

Thank you for listening.

https://theblackfridaypodcast.com/

Twitter: @blackfridaycast

2020 Showcase: Golden Ash Sep 23, 2020

Hi, my name is Mary Littlejohn. I am the writer/producer of Golden Ash, a Canadian neo-noir crime drama that follows one Detective Shaker as he tries to make sense of two seemingly unrelated cases. This is our teaser trailer. The entire series is now available for download on all major podcasting platforms. Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o9c7KjQMgNXiO4AknHskNeg0z3B6xyxpuD9XYuiO2jI/edit?usp=sharing

http://www.thatsnotcanon.com/goldenash

2020 Showcase: Prototype: World of Tomorrow Sep 23, 2020

Prototype World of Tomorrow is a mystery/comedy show takes place in a technologically advanced domed city that was built in the 1960s in Central Florida. In the first season, Tim Less tried, and failed, to solve the murder of prominent Progress citizen Liam Crawford, a murder which my character, Eve Moore was accused of. After Tim revealed the evidence that exonerated Eve, they went into partnership together to form Progress’ only private detective firm, Moore and Less Investigation. Season 2 picks up with the next mystery, like the next book in a series of detective novels.

We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!

http://worldoftomorrowseries.com

2020 Showcase: Fireside Folktales: Whispering Sep 23, 2020

This is Dallas Wheatley, I am the creator of Fireside Folktales and the writer of Whispering. Whispering is a show about Kore's ascent to Queen of the Underworld. I hope you enjoy the show, and thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RAe7T-pp6oNNTeiPGfiXHDXmIxfYown9/view?usp=sharing

https://firesidefolk.com

Twitter: Fireside_Folk

2020 Showcase: The Carlötta Beautox Chronicles Sep 22, 2020

Hi there, my name is Ann Sloan, the creator of The Carlötta Beautox Chronicles. Our show is a satirical, screwball comedy about a wanna-be actress and influencer who is trying to make it big in Hollywood. This episode is entitled: The Musical Episode is exactly that -- our first foray into the realm of musicals. It is very much outside the norm of what we usually do and I do hope you enjoy it. Thanks so much for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/145Bj_WpZwu0do2umOxo1wjjbw4U2PMi4/view?usp=sharing

https://www.carlottapodcast.com/

Twitter: @CarlottaBeautox

2020 Showcase: The Great Chameleon War Sep 22, 2020

Howdy fellow Strugglers, this is Justin Hellstrom – the sole blood cult summoner of paleo-mythic reptiles in The Great Chameleon War. The show follows the Amanuensis as he catalogues an extradimensional jungle around Mt. Tahoma called the Nesting Zone – a landscape prowled by titanic lizards and deranged dream explorers. This is a bioweapon lurking in your backyard. A chorus of basilisks gnawing your corpse in a future suburban lagoon. Here is Episode One – The Whaler :: Side A for your consideration. It features violence, curse words, and a disturbing psychological profiling of Leonardo the Ninja Turtle. You’ve been warned – these sounds are out to hurt you.

https://www.thegreatchameleonwar.com/

Twitter: @thechameleonwar

2020 Showcase: Nora Sep 22, 2020

Hello, This is Derek Adams, the writer of NORA.

And Jonathan Sparks, Composer and Sound Designer for NORA.

NORA is an exploration of the ‘found footage’ style of podcast, a grad student stumbles across a tiny mystery in some old photos of her town. A building that seems to be present, then disappear throughout the years.

Her investigation leads her to a murdered man, a strange local Detective, evidence of cult activity, and a question. How much does she really want to know what’s going on?

This is Episode 4: Car Ride. Nora accompanies the Detective to the murdered man’s apartment. Several conversations are had, unsettling evidence is uncovered, and Nora encounters something. Some Thing, to be precise.

From all of us at Shadeaux Public Radio...

Thank you for listening.

http://www.shadeauxpublicradio.com/nora

Twitter: @shadeauxradio

2020 Showcase: Merely Roleplayers Sep 22, 2020

Hi, this is Matt Boothman. I'm the compere on Merely Roleplayers, the podcast where theatrical people play roleplaying games, in pursuit of maximum drama.

This episode is Deja Vu, Act One, the first act of the tenth story in our Blackshaw Saga. Throughout the Blackshaw Saga, members of Blackshaw - a real-life theatre company - have been thrown into a series of standalone adventures in a range of different genres, from Wild West to space opera. In Deja Vu, we discover that all those stories were actually connected, and the players are going to have to call on every previous version of themselves to repair their unravelling universe.

https://www.merelyroleplayers.com/

Twitter: @merelyroleplay

2020 Showcase: Believer Sep 22, 2020

Hello, this is Julie Saunders, creator of Believer, which is about a fake psychic who travels to a small town in Oregon in search of her missing ex-girlfriend. This is episode one, the version that aired in March of 2020, and I hope you enjoy it! Thank you for listening.

Link to transcript: https://believerpodcast.com/transcripts/episode-101

Website: https://believerpodcast.com

Twitter: @BelieverPod

2020 Showcase: VALENCE Sep 22, 2020

This is Wil Williams, Showrunner on VALENCE, which is about Liam Alden, a pretentious, bisexual sadsack with magical abilities trying to take down a tech giant known for making magic suppressants. This is episode 3, "Razzle Dazzle", in which Liam and his team investigate their first lead

Link to transcript: https://hughouse.productions/2020/02/08/1-3-razzle-dazzle/

Website: https://hughouse.productions/valence/

Twitter: @HugHousePods / @VALENCEpod

2020 Showcase: Timestorm Sep 22, 2020

Hey there! This is Dania Ramos, head writer of Timestorm, which is a middle-grade audio drama about twelve-year-old twins who travel in time to find their culture's true history. This is episode eleven: What is Missing, which is the first episode in our second season. You can hear the entire first two seasons at TimesormSeries.com. Thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.cocotazomedia.com/timestorm-episode-11-transcript

https://timestormseries.com/

2020 Showcase: Tomorrow, the Void Sep 22, 2020

Hello, this is Andrew Santoro and Kelsey Henry. We're the writers/creators of Tomorrow, the Void which is a sci-fi mystery set aboard a last hope colonization ship in the farthest reaches of space just as everything starts to go wrong. This is episode 1 - Ghost Stories. Thanks for listening.

https://tomorrowthevoidpodcast.com/

Twitter: @tomorrowthevoid

2020 Showcase: Y2K Sep 22, 2020

This is Karin Heimdahl, creator of Y2K, which is about two long-distance friends in the year 2000 and the modern day student who finds their voicemails and turns them into a podcast. In 2000, best friends Jess, in Auckland, New Zealand, and Kat, in London, UK, try to support each other across the oceans in a time of dial-up internet and extraordinarily expensive long-distance phone calls. In 2020, paleontology student Olivia starts a podcast on impulse, and finds herself on a year-long journey of discovery. It’s a drama about a year in all of their lives when *everything* happens. Y2K is a weekly show all through 2020, with the final and 54th episode of season 1 dropping on January 1st 2021. This is a series of clips from different episodes to hopefully showcase what Y2K is all about. We begin and end with Olivia from episode 1 and episode 20, and in between we hear all of our 12 characters in clips from episodes 6, 7, 13, 14, 18, 19, 22 and 26. This showcase is PG rated, but Y2K as a whole contains strong language and themes which may be triggering. Please take care. Thank you for listening.

https://y2kpod.com

Twitter: @Y2KPod

2020 Showcase: The White Vault: Iluka Sep 22, 2020

Greetings, I'm Travis Vengroff the sound designer and producer of The White Vault: Iluka. Iluka is a full self-contained story that takes place within the White Vault universe, which means if you enjoy it, we've created many more audio adventures just like it. We're about to take you on a journey into the Antarctic, aboard the research vessel Iluka as it works to get a coring sample off the southern coast of Australia. You are about to hear our story's first episode, which is rated R for language, and also features vocalizations from rare and endangered animals from the region our story takes place. This story was made with the help of the Norwegian Polar Institute, which is dedicated to advancing science and education about the Arctic and Antarctic. The White Vault: Iluka is a premium show, meaning that is only available on the Fool & Scholar Productions Patreon, outside of this preview, and your support helps make all of our shows possible. So get ready to explore the Antarctic and learn what happened aboard the Iluka.

Transcript available upon request to The White Vault: Iluka team.

https://thewhitevault.com

Twitter: @WhiteVault

2020 Showcase: Liberty: The Tower Sep 21, 2020

Greetings Citizens,

This is Travis Vengroff with the Department of Public Affairs, Divisions on Broadcasting - AB3. The Great Archon Archon and her government have given us the opportunity to introduce you to a show that was co-created by myself and Citizen Kaitlin Statz called Liberty: The Tower. Liberty is a series of stories that exist in the Liberty Podcast feed and that all take place within the glorious colony-world of Atrius, and The Tower is a 5-part miniseries about the strange happenings when a couple moves into a new apartment that may have something of a history. You are about to hear episode 2 of The Tower. Previously the couple Dr. Flora Fox and Mr. Gal Alverado have had their child permits approved and moved into a new apartment in the outer districts. Gal began to experience some strange happenings when left alone at night, and we're going to start the story after he wakes up the following morning from this particularly strange incident. Our show is rated PG for mild language. We hope you enjoy it. May the Archon watch over you.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tales-from-tower-6887972/edit

http://libertyendures.com/

Twitter: @LibertyEndures

2020 Showcase: Dice Shame Sep 20, 2020

Why hello there! This is Harlan Guthrie, Editor, Producer and Player Character on Dice Shame, a dungeons and dragons actual play podcast of Storm Kings Thunder by Wizards of the Coast.

Our show is about four adventurer’s tasked with re-ordering the giants that roam the world. Giants who seem hellbent on destroying everything in their path.

What you’re about to hear is Episode 50 from our ongoing series however, since this episode was produced as part of the Dungeons & Dragons Celebration, it’s a great place to step in since it presents our characters, and the tone of the show, to new listeners.

So sit back, relax and let us take you away to Icewind Dale…

And of course, thank you so much for listening!

https://www.diceshamepodcast.com/

2020 Showcase: Unlikely Heroes Sep 20, 2020

What's up listeners! I'm Ryan Krause, the Dungeon Master for Unlikely Heroes - A real play Dungeons and Dragons podcast based in our own slice of the Forgotten Realms known as "Kilerth". The story follows Rory Chesterschmidt (Played by Mike Wentz), Kyle Hansen (Played by Rob Stumpf) and Winona Applebeez (Played by Jenni Wentz) who start off at a high school reunion in current day times, but then find themselves transported to Kilerth - where they try everything imaginable to get back home. We've been called the "It's Always Sunny" of D&D podcasts; probably because we are heavily comedy based and light on the rules. We are also labeled as explicit for a reason, so if you have kids listening - you may have to explain some new words. (Or maybe listen in when they’re asleep.) This is "Episode 10: The Double Sauce, Sauce-Off", which has our Unlikely Heroes trying to handle a situation where the Tavern named Truffalo's Hot Things is held up by a pair of Sauce Bandits.

http://www.unlikelyheroesshow.com/

Twitter: @_UnlikelyHeroes

2020 Showcase: Chain of Being Sep 20, 2020

This is Cai Gwilym Pritchard, Writer, Sound designer, actor, producer, logo designer, catering and, tea boy on Chain of Being, which is a mythic science-fiction story about the biblical Adam, traversing a hostile universe in search of an unknown extra-universal entity. This is Episode 13: A Wondrous Undoing. Having been captured by a human supremacist group that performs unnatural rituals in search of power, Adam seeks to escape through less than conventional means…(this episode contains some gory scenes, gunfire, threats of violence and general weirdness).

Transcript can be found at: https://chainofbeing.tumblr.com/post/626773887384993792/13-wondrous-undoing-by-chain-of-being-a-podcast

https://anchor.fm/chainofbeing

Twitter: @chainofbeing

2020 Showcase: Hit The Bricks Sep 20, 2020

This is PJ Scott-Blankenship, Creator and Director of Hit the Bricks, which is a musical audio play set in the Land of Oz 100 years after Dorothy's adventures. This clip is from early on in the season, when Jessi (our main character) and her cousin Wallace discover a magical secret on the abandoned farm of Dorothy Gale. You can find out more at hitthebricks.com
Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://hitthebricks.com/transcriptava

http://hitthebricks.com

Twitter: @hitthebrickspod

2020 Showcase: The Vanishing Act Sep 20, 2020

LAUREN: Hi, this is Lauren Grace Thompson -

IAN: And Ian Geers

LAUREN: The creators and writers behind The Vanishing Act.

IAN: A rambling absurdity in 12 parts.

LAUREN: Right, 12ish parts.

IAN: The Vanishing Act tells the story of a mysterious -

LAUREN: and fictional -

IAN: -tragedy that occurred at a magic show way back in the 17th century and a rag tag group of

scientists, con men, theatre artists, and social climbers trying to unravel its mystery in the 1930s.

LAUREN : What follows is a globe-trotting farce from Germany to France to America where

our intrepid team of heroes -

IAN : Ehh, not really heroes -

LAUREN : Protagonists then, encounter European criminals, Hollywood elite, and pretentious

artists (other than themselves), all while doing their best to avoid engaging with the actual world

around them.

IAN : And Now... we are so proud to present to you, the first episode of The Vanishing Act.

IAN/LAUREN: The Corkscrew.

Transcript can be found at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e7119772d08887f3979037b/t/5ed066c5a5df4f55dd7701e9/1590716101856/Transcript+TVA+Part+One.pdf

Transcript can also be found at: https://vanishingpod.com/transcript-tva-one

https://vanishingpod.com

Twitter: @vanishingpod

2020 Showcase: The Milkman of St. Gaff’s Sep 20, 2020

This is Chris McClure, the writer and producer of The Milkman of St. Gaff’s, and I also play all the characters in the podcast.
Lovecraft meets Kafka in this fantasy/horror audio drama about Howie, a troubled young man who joins the milkmen on the island of St. Gaff’s, only to discover that the milkmen harbor a dark and dangerous secret. The island is rocky and vaguely reminiscent of Newfoundland, and it is set in a world that resembles early 20th century earth, complete with a raging trench war on the mainland. For some reason, digging is not allowed and the only telephone in town is in the church bell tower.
The show is often described as eerie, quirky, surreal, unsettling, and fantastically intriguing.
We will be listening to episode one, which is called, The Mission.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://howiemilkman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Milkman-of-St.-Gaffs-Episode-One-Transcript.pdf

https://howiemilkman.com/

Twitter: @howiemilkman

2020 Showcase: The White Vault Sep 20, 2020

Greetings this is Travis Vengroff the sound designer and producer of The White Vault. Grab a mug of coffee and your ice axe because we're about to join an archaeological team that's been trapped deep within the mountains of Patagonia. Icy winds, miles of treacherous terrain, and faulty equipment separate the team from the nearest human settlement. So far from aid they find they're still not alone. In the episode you're about to hear - Season 3, episode 5, Enclosed, the team comes to realize how truly isolated they are, and their control of the situation begins to unravel. This episode is rated R for language, and the show is intended for mature audiences. An additional fun fact, this episode features one of the only audio recordings of the endangered Andean Condor. It also contains many spoilers for the series towards the last five minutes, so if you're concerned you can start with episode one of The White Vault. Otherwise prepare to join our team at Base Camp Piedra... Though, travel is not advised.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/29690262

2020 Showcase: Life with Althaar Sep 19, 2020

Hi folks, this is Ian W. Hill, the co-creator and sound designer of the science-fiction sitcom for your ears, Life With Althaar, and I’m here with co-creator and showrunner, Berit Johnson — Hello! — We also both write, act, and do almost all the other jobs on the show

— Along with the other 22 members of the Gemini CollisionWorks theater company

— And we’re coming to you, as always, from the Gemini CollisionWorks Radiophonic Workshop deep below South Brooklyn, an audio wonderland where anything can happen — Duckling stampede! — (sound of duckling stampede)

— Aaah! (ahem) Life With Althaar is our first audio-only production, and what we’ll be sharing with you here in the Nominee Showcase is episode 12, our Holiday episode from this past December, which we think pretty well showcases the actors, writing, sound, and directing on the show. As for what you might need to know about the characters, well, it’s the story of John B

— A spectacularly unlucky Human who was forced to leave Earth after an incident that cost him his job, his girlfriend, his family, and his legal right to call himself Human in the first place — And his friend and roommate, Althaar

— Who is an Iltorian, a species considered throughout the Galaxy to be kindest, sweetest, most delightfully considerate beings you’d ever want to meet — but who look, to Humans, like unspeakable eldritch horrors that we absolutely can’t catch so much as a glimpse of without vomiting in abject terror — And that’s if you’re lucky

— Right. And all this is happening on the Human Exchange Concourse, better known as the Fairgrounds, a space station that was built to host the First Annual Galactic Fair, an event intended to show off Humanity’s greatness to the rest of the Galaxy — and which turned out to be a really good example of why you never call something the “First Annual” until you’re sure there’s going to be a second one. So, the Fairgrounds ended up as a decrepit rest stop for sapients on their way out of Human space to somewhere better, or a permanent residence for folks with nowhere better to go

— We should note that a lot of the staff on The Fairgrounds are robots who were originally built to portray famous figures from Human history. They were reprogrammed to do new jobs, but it wasn’t cost-effective to update their appearances or voices, so some of them may sound familiar

— As for the other non-Human characters: Mrs. Frondrinax is a plant being of the Fugulnari species, who looks exactly like a common parlor palm from Earth — And Lt. Frall, the station’s second-in-command, is an energy being of unknown origins, who perceives reality in 27 dimensions, is probably omniscient, and quite possibly omnipotent

— But other than that, this is just your regular Holiday episode of a sitcom — with a really long running time — so we hope you enjoy “A Very Althaar Christmas” — and we hope that if this is your introduction to Life With Althaar, that you’ll go back and start the story from the beginning, and spend some more time getting to know our friends on The Fairgrounds. So on behalf of Berit, myself, and all of us at Gemini CollisionWorks — thank you for your attention — and it’s a pleasure working for you — (duck quacks)

http://geminicollisionworks.com/.

Twitter: @LifeWithAlthaar

2020 Showcase: Dining in the Void Sep 19, 2020

This is Ali Hylton, creator of Dining in the Void. This show is about six alien celebrities who are trapped onboard a space station. They will have to work together to survive—or die at the hands of an unknown monster.

You are about to hear our compilation episode of the Cassie Monologues, which takes place alongside season one. Cassie gives some insight into the greater universe and story, so be warned for some mild spoilers. We are so excited to be nominated for the Audio Verse Awards as well as bringing you season two, which releases in mid October. We hope you enjoy and thank you so much for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Iz2R_8UV9TwmiM0_w2YjSpGFgvlWhS0XSrgYbwS3qY/edit?usp=drivesdk

https://zebulonpodcasts.wixsite.com/main/ditv

Twitter: @dininginthevoid

2020 Showcase: Seren Sep 19, 2020

Hi, this is Nerys Howell, and I’m the writer and producer of Seren, as well as the voice of both Seren and PEARL. Seren is the story of a woman who is sent away from her home planet for not following her dystopian society’s laws. Over the course of 8 episodes the season follows her journey to a new unhabited planet, which she must start to terraform. This is episode 1, titled Departure, and is the beginning of Seren’s journey across the stars. There are content warnings for this episode, as it includes a mention of mild physical pain, and Seren being instructed to, and taking, over the counter painkillers. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eN2J4GH3D-bmFiCurnPvzWjCQdVZu6Qvn-o6p9wS9Ww/edit?usp=sharing

https://serenpodcast.carrd.co/

Twitter: @serenpod

2020 Showcase: Dumbgeons and Dragons Sep 19, 2020

Well hello there ! I'm Russ More, Co-Creator and Dungeon Master of Dumbgeons & Dragons, which is a comedic, improvised actual play following 2 separate groups of adventurers each tackling larger-than-life issues in their hopes to save the world against dragons, demons and devils. Dumbgeons & Dragons is first and foremost about bringing you, the listener, into the adventure and feel like you are a part of the group playing at the table with us. You are about to listen to Season 02 Episode 47 titled "Sprinkle my Apples, Sugar" - which follows our young adventuring group as they head to the city of Saerloon in order to make good on a deal to deliver a scroll in exchange for a dear friend's life. Along the way, the group meets some lovely new friends and helps out a local merchant elevate her business to new heights. Content warning for this episode includes coarse language and adult content. Thank you so much for listening, we hope you enjoy and have an amazing day.

https://www.dumbdragons.com/

Twitter: @dumbdragoncast

2020 Showcase: Facing Fate Sep 19, 2020

Hello! I am Russ More, Co-Creator and Game Master for Facing Fate, which is an improvised actual play podcast focusing each season on different genres, game systems and characters. You are about to listen to Season 01 - Episode 01 titled appropriately Luna Corp; Day 01. Luna Corp is a sci-fi thriller, using the game system Fate CORE, that follows employees of a privately owned moon base during an unknown viral outbreak. It is their concern to contain the spread and find a way to protect themselves as well as everyone else on board as best they can. Content warnings for this episode include Coarse Language and Frightening scenes. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful day.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XUU-l5Vp8rmrQ97WrKBgapDzxqcH3KMu/view?usp=sharing

https://www.facingfate.com

Twitter: @facingfatecast

2020 Showcase: The Sojourn Sep 19, 2020

Hello everyone!

This is Daniel Orrett, Lead Writer and Director of The Sojourn. Thank you so much for your nomination.

The Sojourn is an original Science Fiction Audio Drama centred around a bold expedition across the Intergalactic Void, launched in search of new resources to save humanity from starvation.

What you're about to hear is the third episode of The Sojourn, 'Yesterday's War'. Which is available as part of our first three-episode volume on Google Books and various other platforms.

Having arrived in a strange and alien nebula, the leaders of the Avalon Expedtion find themselves struggling to maintain the careful balance of international cooperation that's keeping them united.

Hope you enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.thesojournaudiodrama.com/ep-3-transcript

https://www.thesojournaudiodrama.com/

Twitter: @TheSojournHQ

2020 Showcase: Dark Dice Sep 19, 2020

Greetings Adventurers, This is Travis Vengroff the Game Master, Creator, and Producer of Dark Dice - a horror podcast that blurs the line between actual play and audio drama, where our story is determined by a roll of the dice. Previously, six travelers embarked on a journey into the ruinous domain of the Nameless God, they will never be the same again. One of the players is not what they seem as a doppelganger, a creature that can assume the form and voice of whatever it desires, has infiltrated the team. As the players are picked off and replaced one at a time can they figure out who the monster is before it's too late? Can you? You are about to hear our ninth episode - Tunnels, in which the surviving heroes are now deep underground in their pursuit of their town's kidnapped children. This episode is rated R for violence, horror, and language. Continue if you dare, gamble your sanity, and vote for Dark Dice when the time comes...

Transcript can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850

https://darkdicepod.com/

Twitter: @DarkDicePod

2020 Showcase: VAST Horizon Sep 17, 2020

Greetings this is Kaitlin Statz the writer and creator of VAST Horizon. And I'm Travis Vengroff, the Producer and Sound Designer. We greatly appreciate our nomination for the AVA Awards this year and are proud to share the first episode of our second season - Recovery. VAST Horizon is the story of one woman's fight for survival against the void of space. In season 1 our protagonist, Dr. Nolira Eck was set adrift after a catastrophic incident left her as the lone survivor of the Technocracy ship Bifrost. Injured and alone Nolria and the Ship's AI were able to rescue the Bifrost's most important asset, its embryonic vats before meeting Sanon, a war criminal and the only other survivor on the ship. Both survivors have now been rescued but not before Nolira has been seriously injured. Now between consciousness, memories, and nightmares, we start the second episode of this season - Recovery. The show is rated PG 13 for violence and occasional language, and features a talented cast hailing from 6 continents who help us bring this story to life. So get ready to experience new things, new skies, and new people in VAST Horizon.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/vast-horizon-27244373

2020 Showcase: Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery Sep 17, 2020

Hello! This is Jeffrey Nils Gardner, the Executive producer of Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery. In this show, Lillian Harper moves to the small town of Mt. Absalom, Ohio, to care for her estranged mother Dorothy after an injury. Living in the town's boarding house which has been run by her family for generations, she discovers conspiracies, ghosts, and a new family in the house's strange assortment of residents. This is Season Two, Episode 1: The Burning Woods. This episode contains spoilers for Season One of Unwell- to hear the first season, go to www.unwellpodcast.com. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

Transcript can be found at: https://www.unwellpodcast.com/s2e1-the-burning-woods-transcript

2020 Showcase: A Ninth World Journal Sep 17, 2020

This is David S. Dear, creator, producer, and writer of A Ninth World Journal. This show is about a man named Januae who, due to the result of carelessly experimenting with a teleportation device, jaunts randomly throughout the world which takes place a billion years in the future.

This is Episode 28: Faster Raster in which he is pursued by a bounty hunter hired to find Januae by the Order who believes he stole the teleportation device from. This episode features the bounty hunter Cyunn who is played by Stephanie Tobin and who was nominated for her wonderful performance in this series.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.cocotazomedia.com/timestorm-episode-11-transcript

Thank you for listening.

2020 Showcase: Desperado Sep 17, 2020

Hi! This is Samy, the writer, and creator of Desperado, which is an urban fantasy podcast about three people chosen by the gods of death of their respective culture, now having to defend their heritage against modern-day crusaders. This is episode 1.1 Something Older Than Mexico, which is the best place to start if you’d like to give our story a shot, and if you do, I hope you’ll enjoy! Thank you for listening!

2020 Showcase: Fire Bird Sep 17, 2020

This is Ben Warren, writer and director of Fire Bird.

A labour of love, Fire Bird weaves together different renditions of the phoenix story with established Slavic folklore to tell a unique version of the legendary bird’s tale. Inspired primarily by Yakov Polonsky’s children’s fable, ‘A Winter's Journey’ and orchestrated with key themes from ‘The Firebird Suite’ by Igor Stravinshi, it draws heavily on the translated works of Alexander Afanasyev, included in ‘The Red Fairy Book’ (1890).

And in my dreams I see myself on a wolf's back
Riding along a forest path to do battle with a sorcerer-tsar

In that land where a princess sits under lock and key,
Pining behind massive walls.
There gardens surround apalace all of glass;
There Firebirds sing by night
And peck at golden fruit."

The following scene is an exhert from our original take on this legendary myth. Thank you for listening.

The full drama can be listened to at: https://bwarren1.wixsite.com/firebird

Transcript can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zytyevhn99ays6t/Fire%20Bird%20Script.pdf?dl=0

2020 Showcase: Brimstone Valley Mall Sep 17, 2020

Hi! I'm Kristen DiMercurio, showrunner and head writer of Brimstone Valley Mall! Before you get started here with season one, episode one, we wanted to let you know that our show does contain explicit language. I mean, our main characters are demons from Hell so they're not exactly known for being polite. With that out of the way, it's time to transport you back in time to the wildly mundane world of rural Pennsylvania in the year 1999. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.whisperforge.org/brimstonevalleymall/01/transcript

https://www.whisperforge.org/brimstonevalleymall

Twitter: @bvmpod

2020 Showcase: Top of the Round Sep 16, 2020

This is Kenon Pearce, the Dungeon Master and host of Top of the Round, which is a highly edited and fully scored actual play podcast about three unlikely companions discovering that the world they know is a facade placed by self-serving higher powers. They must make the impossible choice of who to trust, knowing there will be consequences for whatever decision they make - consequences not only for them, but the world. Enjoy this small clip from episode 63, Contaminated, where two of our adventurers find themselves face to face with someone they've been avoiding. Thanks for listening!

https://www.totrpodcast.com/

Twitter: @totrcast

2020 Showcase: Null/Void Sep 16, 2020

Hi!

My name is Cole Burkhardt, the Writer and Director of Null/Void. Null/Void, a Piece of Cake Podcast Production, is a science fiction audio drama about a young black woman, Piper Lee, as she navigates this hellscape we call the working world. Her life is saved from a horrific accident by a mysterious voice named Adelaide. Piper soon uncovers a malicious plot by a monopoly of a tech company and a family of mega billionaires and must work with her friends and the unusual entity known as Adelaide to help foil their deadly plot. This is a story about finding self-worth, community and about standing up to those who wish to do harm to the place we call home. It feels very relevant these days.

This is episode ‘105’. There’s been a string of horrible accidents throughout town. A bus is plowed into by an 18-wheeler, an apartment complex is blown up, thanks to an open gas valve. Piper and her friends have been asked to meet Adelaide out in the middle of the desert and are ready to learn the truth about everything that’s going on and the truth about Adelaide. There is a minor content warning. They do discuss violence against minorities. Please take care of yourself and thank you for listening.

https://nullandvoidpod.wixsite.com/nullandvoidpod

Twitter: @NullandVoidPod

2020 Showcase: The Art of Ambition Sep 16, 2020

This is Natalie Winter, the Producer of The Art of Ambition, which is a modern noir-esque series told from the perspective of a New Yorker with his ear to the ground and a knack for turning a situation to his advantage. You're about to listen to Chapter 1: The Art of A Doorman, which was originally written and produced as a short new writing piece for the Ragged Scratch Podcast in January 2020. After positive feedback, writer Mark L Burrows expanded the piece to a 6 part series, for which we re-united the original team of director Thomas Mitchells and actor Joshua Manning to produce during the early summer. Please enjoy this episode!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cpzQncSt4RMMSWBOIKCy25_yPXNjmMzk/view?usp=sharing

https://www.raggedfoils.co.uk/artofambition

Twitter: @raggedfoils

2020 Showcase: We're Alive: Goldrush Sep 16, 2020

This is Kc Wayland, Writer/Director and Producer of We’re Alive: Goldrush, which is a continuation of our main story, We’re Alive, focusing on one particular adventure involving several soldiers who are on the path of finding a billion dollars in gold, after the world has ended. It’s a story of friendship, loyalty, and what is truly valuable in their world . This is a short segment from Chapter 1 “On the Road Again”, where their journey begins. We hope you enjoy this preview, and for your consideration for the AudioVerse Awards.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UKKOCX_MedqNTqBmBu5P6TBVldrKML8A/view?usp=sharing

https://www.werealive.com/

Twitter: @werealive

2020 Showcase: Mission: Rejected Sep 15, 2020

This is J. Michael DeAngelis and I'm one of the co-creators and executive producers of Mission: Rejected, which is a podcast about what happens when the world's greatest spy discovers he doesn’t have to accept his missions and there’s no choice but to send in the “b-team.” This is episode number 11 of our first season, which aired at the end of 2019. It's called “The Slow and the Steamed.” Now, our show is lightly serialized, so if you've never heard it before...well, hey go back to episode one and dive in! There may be a few references to past episodes, but I think this is a great place to dive in. It showcases our fantastic cast and our epic sound design by Pete Barry. I hope you enjoy the show. Thank you so much for considering us. Once again, enjoy “The Slow and The Steamed."

Transcript can be found at: https://missionrejected.simplecast.com/episodes/111-the-slow-and-the-steamed/transcript

https://missionrejected.simplecast.com/

Twitter: @MissionRejected

2020 Showcase: Seen and Not Heard Sep 15, 2020

Hello, this is Caroline Mincks, the creator of Seen and Not Heard, an audio drama about hearing loss, deaf gain, and navigating the world through changing circumstances. This is episode one: Darts, in which our protagonist, Bet, deals with some of the family conflicts that come along with her new life as a deaf person. Seen and Not Heard is a fictional story that is emotionally true, and largely inspired by my own experience with hearing loss. Thank you for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hcQd5I229CUTr8c_tHYTDqNHu_kKakwczu0uX3_YJkw/edit?usp=sharing

https://seenandnotheardpod.carrd.co/

Twitter: @SeenNotHeardPod

2020 Showcase: Station Arcadia Sep 15, 2020

This is Eli Esdi, producer on Station Arcadia, which is a podcast tells stories from a dystopian world where dieselpunk, steampunk, cyberpunk and solarpunk societies all exist side by side. Woven through each stand-alone story are threads that come together to tell the story of a revolution, and hope in the face of a dying world. Also, it's queer.

Episode one, By The Wayside, takes a headfirst dive into Station Arcadia’s Cyberpunk society - Talsoria. Listen as radio host Kass does their first ever broadcast, and meet Memorie, a Talsorian teenager trying to make faer way in a fast-paced world.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.stationarcadia.com/episode-1

https://www.stationarcadia.com/

Twitter: @StationArcadia

2020 Showcase: Temujin Sep 15, 2020

This is Roshan Singh, showrunner for Temujin: An Audio Drama.
Temujin is a cinematic, five-episode audio play, and a faithful adaptation of one of the oldest surviving works of Central Asian literature — The Secret History of the Mongols. It was released in January 2020 after four years of work by our independent, Singapore-based, primarily Asian team.
The story of Temujin follows the rise of a young Genghis Khan, and the fall of his closest friend.
What you're about to hear is the opening act of a tight two-and-a-half-hour production. If you like what you find here, we're sure you won't regret listening to the very end.
Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sidhifktCJxmz47FH2p1uBOHmnNf_Xrr/view?usp=sharing

https://temujindrama.wixsite.com/home

Twitter: @temujindrama

2020 Showcase: The Pasithea Powder Sep 15, 2020

Molly: Hi! This is Molly Olguin, co-creator of the Pasithea Powder and voice of Jane Gonzalez.
Jackie: And I’m Jackie Hedeman, co-creator of the Pasithea Powder and voice of Sophie Green.
Molly: The Pasithea Powder is a science fiction thriller.
Jackie: It’s also a post-war epistolary slowburn.
Molly: If you want a more specific breakdown, it’s about Captain Sophie Green, recovering from a war that ripped her planet apart and left her personal relationships for dead.
Jackie: Among the many atrocities committed on both sides was the invention of Pasithea Powder, a drug with memory altering properties.
Molly: Thankfully, the drug has been eradicated and only a handful of scientists—now political prisoners—know how to recreate it.
Jackie: When Sophie sees one of those scientists walking free, she has no choice but to turn to Jane Gonzalez, her estranged friend for help.
Molly: We hope you’ll enjoy Episode One, “You Are Mistaken.”
Jackie: Thank you for listening. Let us begin!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IOyl0AoJMRFe4wDBOByF0AsNjjz3TKqkKeBold4w5R8/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.pasitheapowder.com/

Twitter: @PasitheaPowder

2020 Showcase: The Call of the Void Sep 14, 2020

This is Josie Eli Herman and Michael Alan Herman, we are the co-creators of THE CALL OF THE VOID. Which is a story about a young tour guide named Topher Sommers in modern-day New Orleans trying to save his father from a mysterious condition that robs him of his senses. And about Etsy Delmen, a palm reader with a dark past and a haunting destiny to confront the destructive forces of hatred and evil. Together these two unlikely partners confront a mysterious creature that longs to bring the world into perfect stillness. The root of the story is courage, love, and forgiveness, and how necessary those themes are to the genre of science-fiction and the human condition. This is episode8. At this point, Topher and Etsy have been working together for a while and their investigation has led them face to face with a dark cult of Void worshipers. In this episode, they make a huge breakthrough in the case, but two cultists are hot on their heels to bring them into the stillness. Thank you for listening.

https://www.acornartsandentertainment.com/thevoid

Twitter: @CallOfTheVoidP

2020 Showcase: Light Hearts Sep 14, 2020

Hi there, I’m Tal Minear, one of the co-creators of Light Hearts, a joint project of myself, Evan Tess Murray, and Caroline Mincks. Light Hearts is a queer sitcom about facing strange and insubstantial problems. It follows Janine, the owner of Prism, a queer space she keeps aloft with the help of Ryan, an astronomy professor and not-psychic, and Kale, the artist-in-residence. This is episode 3, Writing the Story. Thanks for listening!

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zt-wbsph8BdPxXFv7vB6w2O_MvY8H8z9/view?usp=sharing

https://lightheartspod.carrd.co

@LightHeartsPod

2020 Showcase: Me and AU Sep 12, 2020

Hi my name's Andrea Klassen. I'm the writer and showrunner for Me and AU. Me and AU is a queer romance about finding love in unusual circumstances. In this case, while writing fanfiction for a Canadian paranormal televised drama. But it's also a show about growing up, changing friendships, finding community and figuring out what you're going to do with your life.

This is our pilot episode and I should warn you that while most of the content you're about to hear is PG-13, we do use the one f-bomb we would be granted by the MPAA if they rated podcasts basically in the first 30 seconds. Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/post/1-welcome-to-selkirk-transcript

https://www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/me-au

Twitter: @meandaupod

2020 Showcase: A Cog in Crimson Sep 12, 2020

Hi there. This is Colyn DeGraaff, the creative director for Cold Open Stories, and you're about to listen to a small snippet from our science-fantasy adventure story A Cog of Crimson - in which the members of the Fort Pilgrimage try to make their way back to the holy land of Mars. We really hope you enjoy, and thank you for listening.

https://www.coldopenstories.com/podcast/a-cog-in-crimson/

Twitter: @Coldopenstories

2020 Showcase: Four Orbs Sep 12, 2020

Hello. My name is Dave Cole and I'm the dungeon master, host, and producer of Four Orbs--a Dungeons and Dragons actual play podcast. Four Orbs is a narrative-focused actual play produced to sound like an audio drama. So we really put an emphasis on cutting out all the game mechanics and rule talk so that you as a listener can focus on the story. This 30-minute clip is from an episode this past year called Dead Men Tell Tales and is part 4 of 9. It is episode 64 in our catalog. What I really feel this clip gives you if you are not a listener is how we try to treat our scenes as cinematic as possible. This clip includes no combat and the story is them stepping foot for the first time on a set of islands they have traveled to by boat.

In it you will hear some of my own custom music along with some music we are allowed to use through an affiliate. Soundscapes and sound effects are designed to help immerse you into the scenes along with transitions as if you were watching a film. You'll get a sense of how I as a DM run the game, and how my players interact with the world. At least, that's what we're going for, so I hope you get that out of it. Maybe you'll even get in a laugh or two?

But one big thing to note is we have been running the podcast for four years, and I have been creating this fictional, high-fantasy world for seventeen years. So there's a lot of deep lore just available to the players if they ask the right questions or investigate the right things. And honestly, we are just six good friends sitting around a table trying to bring our story to your ears in the best possible way. So I hope you can enjoy just being a fly-on-the-wall as we play this game together.

http://www.fourorbs.org/

Twitter: @fourorbs

2020 Showcase: Tales from the Aether Sep 12, 2020

This is Jackie Jorgenson, the creator and lead actor of Tales From The Aether which is an original fairy tale anthology audio drama. The Chase is the third and final episode of season one which follows a migrant witch who attempts to cure recently colonized New England towns of a blight which causes hallucinations and is hypothesized to be the real-life cause of the Salem witch trials.

Before this episode begins, our main character, Kyna, is celebrated for her work and curing their crops of this blight, however, townspeople notice a mysterious green light from her room at the inn. It's only once Kyna's scorned suitor, an influential and manipulative man, is rejected that he notices this green light and her with her true love, the innkeeper, Daisy. With this knowledge he is ready to expose her as a witch and turn the town against her.

If you would prefer to listen from the beginning, you can do so at anchor.fm/talesfromtheaether where you will also find links to other podcasting platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcasts where you can tune in.

Thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://www.scriptrevolution.com/scripts/tales-from-the-aether-the-witch-of-rockwood-cove-episode-three-the-chase

https://anchor.fm/talesfromtheaether

Twitter: @SharedManifest

2020 Showcase: The Chronicles of Professor Chronomier Sep 12, 2020

Hello. My name is Erika Sanderson and I’m the voice actor for 'The Chronicles of Professor Chronomier' - a mini-episode serialised audio drama following the adventures of Victorian time traveller and explorer, Professor Chronomier.

It’s a fun time travelling story mixing science fantasy and action adventure, with a touch of HG Wells thrown in for good measure.

Season 1, 'The Tudor Assassin', saw the Professor travel back to Tudor London where she had to stop the evil Wraith from murdering William Shakespeare and unleashing chaos to the universe.

In Season 2, 'Temper & Temporality' the timeline of Jane Austen has been fractured and it’s up to the Professor and her companion Astrid to fix Jane’s history, but a mysterious stranger has other plans...

The episode you're about to hear is episode from the second season, where Astrid finds herself trapped in multiple realities while being pursued by the villainous Editor. Can the Professor save her?

We hope you enjoy, and thanks for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d7mjDjz42GW2eN_KoaaptaOIdStTC6Mu/view?usp=sharing

https://soundcloud.com/unbound-theatre

Twitter: @UnboundTheatre

2020 Showcase: Sidequesting Sep 12, 2020

I’m Tal Minear, creator of Sidequesting, a fantasy podcast about avoiding the main plot. Sidequesting follows Rion, an adventurer who’s willing to help just about anyone out, as long as they don’t have to deal with that scary wizard everyone keeps talking about. This is Episode 11, Honor Among Thieves. Thanks for listening!

A transcript of the episode is located at https://sidequestingtranscripts.carrd.co/#ep11

https://sidequestingpod.com/

Twitter: @sidequestingpod

2020 Showcase: Dos: After You [Español] Sep 11, 2020

Soy David Orión Pena, productor, escritor y la voz de Deck en Dos: After You, un audiodrama que sigue los pasos de Deck, un hombre trans de dudoso pasado que se ha enamorado de un dios. Este es un teaser de lo que encontraréis en esta historia. Gracias por escuchar.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JCgo9jUtMrUa7lL_pQVIuTUJ-gyakFw2-02qUjc0ViA/edit?usp=sharing

https://dosafteryou.com/

2020 Showcase: Dos: After You [English] Sep 11, 2020

This is David Orión Pena, writer, producer and voice of Deck on Dos: After You, which is about a trans man looking for a god he’s fallen in love with. This is a teaser of what you will find if you travel with Deck. Thank you for listening.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JCgo9jUtMrUa7lL_pQVIuTUJ-gyakFw2-02qUjc0ViA/edit?usp=sharing

https://dosafteryou.com/

2020 Showcase: The Dichotomy Sep 11, 2020

Hello this is Samuel-Alejandro Fuentes, the writer, co-director, and one of the stars of our show The Dichotomy, presented by Laughably Dapper Entertainment. This show is about a superhero named General Hero and his wife Lady Malice; who is a semi-retired villianess, as they live their daily, extraordinary lives. This is episode five of the series, which introduces a few more characters from the show, and really shows our producers ability to create a scene from the writing. We join General Hero as he looks to buy lunch with his friend, Jorge, while his wife takes a nap. From fighting crime, to causing mayhem, there is plenty to love in this show and this series, and we really thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoy making it for you!

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nMQVHFm8w4AUWrS2qHO4GZQNLaMrL9vJfHM_6RTFFe4/edit?usp=sharing

http://laughablydapper.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaughablyE

2020 Showcase: Arsen Sep 10, 2020

Hey!

My name is Nicole and I am the producer, writer and one of the voice actors for Arsen: A magical audio drama experience. This show follows the life of Aurelie Faye Sharp who, after the death of her parents, embarks on an adventure to find out the truth about her past, her family and her identity. What you’re about to hear is episode 3 of our show, this episode is titled “The Fight and the Flight”. In the previous episode Aurelie had just received a gift from a mysterious “friend” and a letter that told her she was a part of the fae world and asked her to meet this friend at the fairy bridge in the park. Episode 3 follows Aurelie on her trek to the bridge and her introduction to the world of the fae.

Thank you so much for listening, your nomination and for your consideration when casting your vote in the coming months.

Without further ado. Please enjoy Episode 3 of Arsen: a magical audio drama experience.

Transcript can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fjkEL-4J2HlemhsGqwGjJCuMxAz75llPkCh2D8aVxVI/edit

https://arsen.pinecast.co/

Twitter: @ArsenAudio

2020 Showcase: Fuck Humans Sep 10, 2020

Hi, my name is Chelsea. I am the writer, sound designer, director, and basically everything that is not voice acting for the show, Fuck Humans. Fuck Humans is LGBT+ erotica about a world where humans and monsters are not allowed to be together. The current episode you’re about to listen to is ep 4. It takes place right after ep 3 where are main characters Bask, a dragon hybrid, and Angel, a human, realize that their feelings towards each other maybe a little more than just hate.

I would like to stress once again that this is an erotica audio drama and a queer one at that. Sexually explicit situations are constantly portrayed throughout the show. Listener discretion is highly advised.

For, those of you who wish to continue listening to the show. Please enjoy this episode of Fuck Humans.

Transcript can be found at: https://fhpodcast.wixsite.com/fhpod/transcripts

https://fhpodcast.wixsite.com/fhpod

Twitter: @fuckhumans8

2019 Showcase: Relativity Oct 27, 2019

Hello! This is Lee Shackleford ... I am the creator and head writer and producer and one of the actors on the science-fiction drama serial RELATIVITY, starring Alana Jordan.

RELATIVITY is a PG-rated audio drama that's basically about two people: a woman ... who is the Mission Control flight director ... and a man out in deep space who has found himself suddenly being the only person aboard a giant spaceship. And it's about their struggle to remain connected, the two of them, to help each other out through life and death situations that arise -- at mission control, believe it or not - - and on this ship hurtling through the void.

Their only link across the vast emptiness of the cosmos ... is the sound of each other's voices.

What I'd like for you to listen to now is a scene from episode 37, which aired in May 2019... ... and it's a little bit of a reversal of the situation -- usually Sophia, the mission control lady, is the one who's helping Chris with his problems on the spaceship out into deep space. This time something terrible happens in her life and Chris is there to help her across trillions of miles of space.

The only thing you need to know to understand what's going on in this scene is that Sophia has a younger sister who has a deadly disease -- and the only hope for her has been to put her in suspended animation. And their mother is despondent about the fact that the girl, Sybil, l had to be put into this freezer for who knows how long.

There's also a hurricane hitting Puerto Rico where mission control is!

So here is a little bit of episode 37 of RELATIVITY ... starring Alana Jordan and Lee Shackleford.

CW: Discussion of suicide

http://relativitypodcast.com

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2019 Showcase: Sumeria Oct 10, 2019

Hi this is Mark Luckie, writer, editor and producer of Sumeria, a podcast about a group of space travelers searching for their home...somewhere in the universe. I'm loading Episode One of the debut season of the podcast for your listening enjoyment. All set to launch?

http://sumeriapodcast.com

2019 Showcase: Splintered Caravan Oct 06, 2019

Splintered Caravan is a Cyberpunk Audio drama focused on the lives of Caravan runners (specialized brains and guns for hire) as they survive their ruthless, unforgiving world the only way they know how; together. Where there’s credits, there’s a job, no matter what needs doing. Get swept up in the action and intrigue of their story as the runners experience sacrifice, connection and consequences surrounding their infamous lifestyle. The bonds you choose to make in this world will either save you or send you under, but remember; A Caravan comes first…Always.

https://www.splinteredcaravan.com/

2019 Showcase: Once It's Begun Oct 06, 2019

This is Saul Gillingham, co-writer and creator of ONCE ITS BEGUN, a post apocalyptic western revenge story. You’re about to hear a trailer for series 1 of the show. I hope you enjoy!
Thank you for listening.

https://onceitsbegun.com/

2019 Showcase: We Cantrip - A DandD Podcast Oct 06, 2019

http://wecantrip.libsyn.com

2019 Showcase: Marsfall Oct 06, 2019

https://marsfallpodcast.com/

2019 Showcase: All My Fantasy Children Oct 06, 2019

"I am recording now, so we will record in 3, 2... Hi, this is Jeff Stormer."
"This is Aaron Catano-Saez"

"And this is All My Fantasy Children, a character creation, storytelling and world-building podcast powered by listener prompts."

"This is Episode 97, Arcana Dimdae: Whispers of Order"

"What we do on All My Fantasy Children is we take, every week, a listener-submitted prompt. We spin that prompt into an original fantasy character using some of our favorite tabletop roleplaying games. And we populate a shared universe called Fantasy every single episode, week by week, story by story."
"That's right!"

"And that's pretty much it, we hope you enjoy!"
http://allmyfantasychildren.com

2019 Showcase: Project Nova Oct 06, 2019

Project Nova is an original Audio Drama created by Aaron Sarka and produced by Evil Kitten Productions. http://www.evilkittenproductions.com

Project Nova follows the lives of four subjects of a secret scientific project. Who are they? Why are they here? What is Project Nova?

Project Nova is written and directed by Aaron Sarka

Starring:

Sarah Sarka as Armstrong

T.J. Anderson as Vespucci

Jon Penick as Battuta

Rachel Craig as Eberhardt

Aaron Sarka as The Computer

The Project Nova theme is by Aaron Sarka.

All other music is composed by Kevin McLeod and can be found at incompetech.com

https://www.evilkittenproductions.com

2019 Showcase: Arden Oct 06, 2019

This is Emily VanDerWerff, Co-Creator on Arden, which is about the missing person case of Julie Capsom, a starlet who vanished in 2007 leaving behind a male torso in her trunk, and Bea Casely and Brenda Bentley, the reporter and detective who are hired ten years later to find her. The following is a highlight reel from Season One, comprising some of our favorite moments from the show, and highlighting the work of everyone who was nominated for the longlist.

Thank you for listening.

https://www.ardenpodcast.com

2019 Showcase: Still Lives Oct 05, 2019

This is Colton Flick. I was one of the writers, vocal directors, and audio editors for Still Lives [pronounced like a noun] -- or Still Lives [pronounced like a verb], if you prefer. It's a pun! Our show is about the last five people on Earth hearing a knock at the door, and trying to come to terms with the fact that they may not actually be the last five people on Earth. We think of it as a pastoral post-apocalypse. This is our first episode, "The Quiet," written by Ríoghnach Robinson.
Thank you so, so much for listening!

https://stilllivespodcast.com

2019 Showcase: The Moonologue Sessions Oct 05, 2019

Hello Sarah Golding here - Producer and wannabe Voice actor and Writer of some parts of The Moonologue sessions. I set it up with my production company Quirky Voices to celebrate the moon landings 50th anniversary, man, as I DO LOVE SPACE very much and the moon - and encouraged folks to submit some new writing - I DO LOVE NEW WRITING - short monologues to be performed by some of the best and my most favourite of favourite Audio Drama voice acting chums. So, this is a collection of monologues interspersed with some daft story of me and Tanja Milojevic and her dog Nabu and some - Nabu - I always say it wrong - and some strange doll called Mr Twinkletoes journeying to the moon in a rocket powered by the words of the monologues. Howcoolisthat? Thanks to Tanja and winning monologue writers Haydn Davis, Dany Ellet, Faith McQuinn, William J Meyer, J Christian Ellet, Fiona Thraille, Maya Peace, Sara-Mae Tuson, Emily C Snyder, Cheyenne Bramwell, Karin Heimdahl and performers Jordan Cobb, Madison Upton, Cheyenne Bramwell, Bret Maskil-Watts, Lucille Valentine, Erika Sanderson, Fiona Thraille, Tanja Milojevic, Karim Kronfl, Angélique Lazarus and James Oliva!

I adore you all (I hope you do too)

Thanks also to the Audioverse team and to you for listening - please do share this gently entertaining gem....and watch out for more script writing opportunities with Quirky Voices! Here’s the Moonologue Sessions Parts 1, 2 and 3. Enjoy!

https://www.buzzsprout.com/199207

2019 Showcase: Astral Queen Oct 05, 2019

Hello! Sarah Golding here - Astral Queen dialogue editor and voice actor as Captain Kelly and the AI Computer in this one off script - a winner of the first ADPP Script writing competition by the amazing Paul Spencer. This was edited and sound designed by Eli McIlveen with original music by Tom Rory Parsons and guest appearances from Mark Lubienski Steel and Graham Rowat. Love a northern accent me. Find out what happens when a space cruise ship Captain finds out that its’ AI has mysteriously jettisoned all of its passengers, and the ship is heading bow first towards a crash land on a distant planet.... Enjoy. And do check out the other gazillion ADPP winners made by amazing audio drama royalty involving a myriad of recognisable AD names on the Audio Drama Network Spreaker site. And also if you wanna voice act pls listen to MADIVA podcast and look out in the audio drama hub fb page for more Audio Drama Hub Virtual Pub sessions to learn from those making it about the craft of Audiodrama! Thank you so much for listening ya Legends!

2019 Showcase: Merely Roleplayers Oct 05, 2019

This is Matt, host on Merely Roleplayers, which is about a real London theatre company jumping through decidedly not-real stories in lots of different genres. This is Act One of season seven, “Upstaged!", where the company enter a nationwide televised theatre competition to raise money to save a children’s theatre programme. Thank you for listening.

https://www.mattboothman.com/merelyroleplayers/

2019 Showcase: Ballad of the Seven Dice Oct 05, 2019

Hey there, I’m Lucas Duff I am the GM and editor of Ballad of the Seven Dice. Our Show is a 5e podcast, like many others out there. What we do that’s a little different is not only do we have our fully produced actual play podcast, meaning sfx, music, ambiance, you name it, but we also do audio drama episodes between our main episodes. So our story takes place in the forgotten realms, where it is a bit of an alternate timeline because I liked some stuff from 3.5 and just kind of jumbled it all together. Essentially the Forgotten Realms has become somewhat of a battlegrounds where people from many many different worlds have been dragged here and they’re all being forced to fight in this eldritch war, they are not quite sure who their patrons are.

They know that there is a person, a woman known as Dorem Highfyre, who is trying to summon something so ancient and evil to destroy all the gods, because she believes that will free everyone from the God’s control, but what that’s actually going to do is destroy existence entirely. So these beings are all being summoned from different worlds to try to stop her and they are called the Chosen. The reason that they are called the chosen is because they are given these parasites that are placed on their left hand that gives them each a unique ability. Kind of think of it like a little bit like super powers. So our main players have Time, Chaos, Fire, and Blood. Those are their powers that they use on top of already their Dungeons and Dragons classes they’ve already chosen.

Our story heavily focuses on roleplaying, drama, we do have plenty of goofs as it is unavoidable in these kind of things, and we try to make sure that we tell the most of the story. The audio drama episodes are there to tell the story of the npcs, the villains, the other characters they interact with in this world and what they're up to and what they’re doing and it helps really shape things. So if you’re in the mood for crazy otherworldly beings, giant wars, and some pretty good times trying to save the world then by all means give us a listen. I’ve included an episode called “No One Gets Out” where we had two guests, Tea and Jason, play where they are trying to escape from the city of Arkham with one of the NPCs that the players have met, Diar’rna. Basically it is to show you the kind of theme that we have, that there is a very dark underlying theme. So I won’t keep you any longer, I’ll just go ahead and let you listen to that episode, enjoy!

https://www.balladofthesevendice.com/

2019 Showcase: Radio Free Detroit Oct 05, 2019

This is James Palmer, producer on Radio Free Detroit, an in character, in universe podcast set in the cyberpunk future of Shadowrun in 2080; we have a mix of monologued pieces and audio drama, and the primary character is Ziggy the Troll Shadowrunning Philosopher, a big man, with cybernetic arms, big thoughts, and a perennial love of ice cream. This is Episode 5 of our crossover audio drama, called Blackout, and takes place in the fall of 2080 in the communal living space occupied by our characters after a nationwide blackout enters its second week.
Thank you for listening.

http://ziggydatroll.podbean.com/

2019 Showcase: X Why Podcast Oct 05, 2019

This is Melissa Sheldon, Writer, Producer, and occasional actor on X Why Podcast, which is an anthology series of short stories based around themes of all kinds, chock-full of social commentary, sarcasm, bad and good jokes, and showcases the immense talent of indie voice actors & writers from all over the internet. This is episode 4: Relationship Planet. In this episode we have a nature documentary-style study of the wide world of dating. We study the mating rituals of the New England frat boy, the devious manipulations of predatory flirts, dangerous ways for women to unwind, and the way some relationship predators take advantage of our vulnerable and loving selves. Tune in monthly to X Why podcast on your podcatcher of choice. And thank you for listening.

http://soundcloud.com/xwhypodcast

2019 Showcase: Wheels of Justice Oct 05, 2019

My name is K. Thomas Zipperer, and I’m one of the writers behind the true crime comedy “Wheels Of Justice”. Wheels of Justice is a one hour standalone audio drama covering the fictional investigation into who pushed the Governor of Texas down a staircase in his wheelchair. In this scene, our main protagonists, Bob and Zipp, meet with a wheelchair salesman in an attempt to gather some information about the case.

https://soundcloud.com/nrq-podcast/wheels-of-justice

2019 Showcase: Fun City Oct 05, 2019

Hey there! I'm Mike Rugnetta, I'm Shannon Odell, I'm Nick Guercio, I'm Jenn de la Vega, I'm Bijan Stephen and I'm Taylor Moore. We are the cast of Fun City, a Shadowrun Actual Play RPG podcast about a group of career criminals living in a super-future, post-climate apocalypse New York City who are trying to navigate the moral grey areas of contemporary life. Also there are jokes.

This is episode one, where you get to meet the crew, and the guy who wants to hire them to do a crime. Thanks for listening!

https://fun-city.simplecast.com/

2019 Showcase: Scared Shirtless Oct 04, 2019

This is Jesse Duvall, writer of Scared Shirtless.
This is episode 0: The Man and the Moon.
The Steward is an eldritch being: immortal, unchanging and haunted, but also fascinated by humans and their little lives. The Steward creates places and things. Ideas float past him and are made solid. In this episode, we'll meet the Steward, and learn a little bit about what they bring to the small town of Greenville.
Thank you for listening.

www.scaredshirtlesstees.com

2019 Showcase: Second Best: a DnD Adventure Oct 04, 2019

This is Stephen Buckley, cast member and Dungeon Master on Second Best: A D&D Adventure. Second Best is a D&D 5th Edition “actual-play” podcast created and performed by a cast of professional comedians.

In the fantasy world of Second Best, The Finest are the sought-after and much respected heroes tasked with keeping order in a dangerous, chaotic time. Our story is not about them. Rather, Second Best follows The Finest’s second-string “clean up crew” formally known as The Tranquility Team, who find themselves in over their heads and way past their pay grade when they become singularly responsible for an artifact that could change the future - and past - of their universe.

This is Episode #31, Part 5 of a story arc called Dockblocked. Stranded in the icy, far-off kingdom of Nydahar, our heroes have aligned themselves with a crew of pirates who have promised to take them home. We love this episode because it showcases our humor and spontaneity (with a fully improvised musical moment we dare not to get stuck in your head), as well as some earnest moments of drama, plus an exciting finale with original music composed by cast member Marty Scanlon. Thank you for listening!

http://secondbestdnd.com

2019 Showcase: The Lucky Die Oct 04, 2019

This is Hem "Volonda" Cleveland. I am the producer and dungeon mistress on The Lucky Die podcast. The podcast is a 5e Dungeons and Dragons actual play podcast, where three convicted criminals have to save the world as the gods around them re dying. This is episode 81 of The Lucky Die and it is called "Power Plays". It is after the group have had a major loss and after they've had a very large meeting of all their allies and try to pursue a path, as world, to try and save themselves. Thank you for listening.

https://theluckydie.com/

2019 Showcase: Victoriocity Oct 04, 2019

This is Dominic Hargreaves, producer of Victoriocity. Victoriocity is a detective comedy drama set in a reimagined Victorian past, and is written by Chris and Jen Sugden. The story follows Inspector Archibald Fleet and journalist Clara Entwhistle, who in season one investigated the murder of an eminent scientist in the vast metropolis of Even Greater London. In season two, Fleet and Clara have a new case, investigating a mysterious kidnapping. This episode - the first of season 2 - features all the Audioverse award nominees from the show: Tom Crowley is Inspector Fleet, and Layla Katib is Clara Entwhistle. The episode was directed by Nathan Peter Grassi; and music is by Jon Ouin. Thank you for listening.

https://www.victoriocity.com/

2019 Showcase: The Hidden People Oct 04, 2019

This is Megan Burnside, executive producer of The Hidden People, a creepy modern fantasy that begins with a murder mystery and slowly pulls back the curtain on a hidden world of dark action and adventure. This is episode four, which will give you an idea of the characters and their world as they deal with the fallout from the murder of Mackenna and Thomas's parents. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to start from the beginning to experience the entire story. Season one will have twenty-two episodes released every other week throughout the remainder of the year. Thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy The Hidden People.

https://hiddenpeoplepodcast.com

2019 Showcase: Magic Questboys of Dragontown Oct 04, 2019

Hey! We are the Magic Quest Boys of Dragontown. We are a new, improvisational, epic, fantasy, comedy, story telling podcast. Basically, we're playing Dungeons & Dragons, okay? And it's awesome. Our Dungeon Master is incredible and he wrote the whole campaign. Don't worry if you haven't played Dungeons & Dragons before, you're going to love it. Everybody loves it. It's the best. Our tale is about four unlikely heroes who are thrust into saving the world in what will surely be the greatest story ever told. Check us out!

https://magicquestboys.libsyn.com/

2019 Showcase: Penance RPG Oct 04, 2019

Hello, This is Dragon, I’m a cast member of Penance RPG and manage our social media. We a role play podcast – so we record our role playing games and fully edit them for release. Our podcast contains various adventure campaigns with several different groups of players. We aim to promote collaborative storytelling through character interaction with their environment and improvisation to solve the various problems and tasks they encounter. We mostly use high-fantasy but low magic settings, whereby many mystical creatures, species and peoples are commonplace throughout. The players creativity is a strong influence on the direction of the story and many elements of the world are a direct consequence of their previous actions.
The following Episode is from our adaptation of Out of the Abyss, a pre-written D&D adventure which we adapted in its entirety for our listeners in 2019. The Tale tells the story of a small group of adventurers who had been captured and imprisoned in the underdark but manage to break free and are making their way through this strange and wonderous land, experiencing the bizarre environment and peoples found in this place, for context, the party have just fled from a city where a dragon had also been imprisoned, after inspiring that dragon to revolt and set ablaze all its captors. The party now find themselves on the cusp of a small village of mushroom people, called Myconids, one of whom was imprisoned with them when they escaped.. We hope you enjoy Abyss 3. The Fun’gi Festival, and Thank you for listening.

2019 Showcase: Parasitecology Oct 04, 2019

Hello, this is Rob Trevino, co-creator of Parasitecology and other podcasts from ohthehumanity.com.

We’d like to thank those who nominated us for the Audio Verse Awards. Audio fiction for us and, dare I say, our fellow nominees, is a labor of love and listener support is incredibly important to all creators. We appreciate it greatly.

Parasitecology is a darkly comic sci-fi audio drama about Javier Duran — a suicidal nerd — and his alien parasite best friend, who has taken the name of Cher Gandhi Statham. After a traumatic episode, the pair strikes a deal: Cher gets free room and board, living in Javier’s brainstem. And Javier gets something he has never had: control over his spiraling emotions and crippling anxieties.

Their bond grows… until they stumble upon a devious plot endangering both their worlds, perpetrated through viral social media campaigns. But how can they save the world if they can’t get out of bed?

There are 14 episodes in the first series of Parasitecology, with each being about 25 minutes. There’s comedy, action, drama, car chases, heartfelt sacrifices, homicidal electric scooters, uncomfortable work happy hours, and much, much more.

If you haven’t listened, we hope you give the show a try.

Please note: While Parasitecology is a comedy, it incorporates the serious and, for us, highly personal topic of mental health, including dealing with anxiety, depression and suicide. If you or a loved one in the United States is at risk of self-harm, please: get help and call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.

Thank you for your time and consideration and we hope you enjoy our silly show about serious things.

ohthehumanity.com

2019 Showcase: Once Oct 04, 2019

Hello, this is Florence Hood, I curate Once, a short fiction podcast. Each week we release a unique piece of audio fiction created by our team of writers and performers. After this introduction, you can listen to a collection of lines and moments from our first episodes. If you’re intrigued and would like to listen to our full episodes, you can find us on soundcloud.com/oncefictionpod, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Enjoy

https://soundcloud.com/oncefictionpod

2019 Showcase: Witches of the City Oct 03, 2019

This is Kate Butler, and I play Lia Rowse on Witches of the City, which is about magic and the power that comes with it. This is Episode 1. 15-year-old Lia Rowse is the youngest member of her coven and is completing her application to the Witchcraft Guild of North America. In Lia’s application tapes, she is required to answer a series of questions in order to prove why she should be accepted to the guild, But in answering these questions, Lia seems to have something to hide. But, then again, so does the Guild.

Thank you for listening.

https://citywitchespodcast.tumblr.com/

2019 Showcase: The Magpies Podcast Oct 03, 2019

This is Rhi, the GM and producer on the Magpies Podcast, which is a Blades in the Dark actual play. It’s about a band of criminals-turned-vigilantes who are struggling to survive in the haunted, industrial-fantasy city of Duskwall. They pull of daring heists, stick it to the rich and powerful, and forge unbreakable bonds of friendship.

This is Season 1, Episode 7, and it sees the Magpies fulfilling a debt to another criminal gang. You’ll get a sense of who the Magpies are as characters, what the city of Duskwall is like, and see them pull off a risky shipboard score. It’s exciting and dramatic and more than a little bit spooky: everything the Magpies is about. I hope you enjoy it!

https://magpiespodcast.net/

2019 Showcase: Discovery Mountain Oct 03, 2019

Hi, I'm Steve Phillips, Producer of Discovery Mountain. Discovery Mountain is a dramatized audio series where listeners experience adventure, mystery, campfire songs, and, most importantly, where they get to know Jesus.

Each season of the show is based around a Bible story, with a modern-day parallel occurring in the small but friendly town of Discovery Mountain.

The Bible story itself is dramatized, too, thanks to the power of the characters’ imaginations. You can hear both storylines in this episode—episode 5, “David and Goliath,” from Season 10, called “Oshkosh or Bust!”

In that season, the Discovery Mountain Pathfinder Club is headed to the big Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, Wisconsin—if they can ever make it there! You can find the rest of Season 10 and all our seasons on DiscoveryMountain.com. Happy listening!

https://www.discoverymountain.com/

2019 Showcase: Tales from the Aletheian Society Oct 03, 2019

Hi, I'm Stoo Goff, I'm the composer and audio engineer for Tales from the Aletheian Society, which is a comedy horror audio drama about the misadventures of a society of Victorian occultists.

http://hunterhoose.co.uk

2019 Showcase: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Oct 03, 2019

Hello, this is Russell McGee, the writer and director of this adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which was originally presented on Halloween in 2018. The name Frankenstein is world-renowned, but what do you really know of Shelley’s original vision? This faithful adaptation presents the 'creature' as an intelligent being that has suffered the injustice of mankind. In celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of Shelley’s creation, we felt it was important to emphasis Shelley’s text and allow the creature to speak for itself, in Shelley’s own words. To that end, we cast a female actor as the creature to help lift Shelley’s voice from the text. We hope you enjoy our production of Frankenstein, thank you for listening.

http://www.hearnowfestival.org/programs-320780.html

2019 Showcase: The Dead Letters Podcast Oct 02, 2019

Hi everyone, this is V.P. Morris. I'm the sole writer, creator, and host of The Dead Letters Podcast. The show is a suspenseful audio drama focusing on the lives of a five women, who over history, have received letters that warn of death and destruction if they don't do as the sender says.

In Season One we follow Fiona Weatherly, a college student in modern times who must deal with the chaos that comes with receiving her dead letters. This clip is from Episode One where Fiona encounters a stranger at her door who gives her a mysterious letter. I hope you enjoy the show and thank you for listening!

http://deadletterspodcast.podbean.com

2019 Showcase: The Crimson Files Oct 02, 2019

Hi! My name is Scott Murray, and I am the creator of The Crimson Files Fiction podcast. That means I do everything behind the scenes as a writer, director producer and editor. The Crimson Files is an action/comedy superhero-themed fiction podcast. The stories follow The Crimson Crane and her team (two web streamers, a mad scientist, a thrill driver and a grandmother) as they work together to protect the city of Fort Henson.

This is Episode 4 of Season 2. It’s called Dying a Hero…taken from that famous line in The Dark Knight where Harvey Dent says, “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” That’s very relevant in this episode.

I honestly think it’s the best episode to date for a variety of reasons…but mainly it’s because the audience gets so much from this episode. I worked really hard to create a unique villain in this story, and in this episode, you hear the character of Gina become that villain. She is dating Wyatt, who live streams our superhero in action and he’s famous for that.

Gina wanted him to make her famous as a superhero called Gladiatra. She is secretly working with a villain named Shattersmash to increase her legitimacy in the city of Fort Henson. It all hasn’t gone to plan. So, Gina has started to force her way into the action.

By the time she does that in this episode…she goes from joining The Crimson Crane to fighting the Crimson Crane. By the end, she’s teams up with Shattersmash to remove Wyatt’s broadcast partner Reggie from the team. It’s basically the beginning of act two, and everything changes.

A lot of work goes into this show, and I want to thank you for listening.

https://www.thecrimsonfiles.com

2019 Showcase: These Flimsy Rituals Oct 02, 2019

Hi, I'm Thryn. I play Belka on These Flimsy Rituals, a narrative-first actual play podcast focused on telling small stories in big worlds.
We launched in 2018 and are just nearing the end of our first campaign, Tiding. It explores a decaying, autumnal world shaped by huge, shambling god husks. We follow two caravans, banded together by disaster, trying to forge a new life beneath the shadows of the titans. We're playing a custom powered by the apocalypse game built around spirit, body and emotion.
The episode that you're about to listen to is Tiding 18, Forces at Play. Storyteller Belka, Scout Bris, Spellweaver Venz and tenacious child Challa, have been travelling to the town of Eulogy in the hope of finding help. After resting for the night at the perplexing, haunting home of Tiller Bract - a rancher whose memories have been taken from them - we begin with a knock at the door.

http://flimsyrituals.com

2019 Showcase: Directive Oct 02, 2019

Hi! My name is David Magadan and I'm the Voice of Frank, writer and creator of the show Directive which is a Sci Fi podcast about a man that takes a 20 year job looking after sleeping passengers on the way to a new planet, only problem is he's alone. This is episode number 5. Please note that this content is rated R, and for the best listening experience please use headphones. Thanks so much for listening.

https://www.directivepod.com/

2019 Showcase: Crit Squad Oct 02, 2019

Hello friends, Chris Henry here, sound designer and player of Sacha Stone on Crit Squad - An improv drama RPG show currently Running The Shadows of a cyberpunk corporate dystopia for your consideration. Please enjoy this excerpt from our Season Three opener, followed at around the 20 minute mark by a couple more scenes from past episodes that showcase some other moments that exemplify what we’re trying to do here at Crit Squad HQ.

If you dig what you hear and want to find out more, visit critsquad.com. We’ll love you forever, and that’s a promise.
Thanks for listening, and Welcome to Crit Squad.

https://critsquad.com

2019 Showcase: Calling Darkness Oct 02, 2019

Hi, I’m S.H. Cooper, co-writer and voice actor for Bridgette on Calling Darkness. We are beyond thrilled to be nominated for an Audioverse Award and I wanted to take a moment to introduce our show.

Co-written by myself and Gemma Amor, Calling Darkness is a horror comedy that follows six women who come together for an acting seminar, only to accidentally summon a demon. With the dead refusing to stay down and darkness taking hold, the girls have to set aside their many...many...many differences and work together if they want to survive. It helps that they conveniently have a paranormal investigator and one sexy priest at their disposal. Kind of. Featuring Kate Siegel of Netflix’s Haunting of Hill House as the Narrator, Graham Rowat as the demon lord Lialga, and a talented female-led cast, Calling Darkness combines all that is humorous and horrible when it comes to unleashing hell right into your living room.

We are happy to share episode 6, Cheek to Cheek, written by Gemma Amor, as a sample of what Calling Darkness is all about. Please be advised that this program does contain adult themes and situations and may not be suitable for younger audiences.

https://callingdarknesspodcast.libsyn.com/

2019 Showcase: The Musafirs Oct 01, 2019

Hi! This is Mariam Ahmad, Creator and GM of The Musafirs, a decolonised actual play podcast set in Sarzameen, a South Asian fantasy setting. The following episode you're about to hear is our second one, where the main cast of characters meet for the first time - and it really sets the tone for the show. Thank you for listening.

http://themusafirspodcast.com/

2019 Showcase: Meet/Cute Oct 01, 2019

Hi, I'm Joseph H. White. I'm the head writer and creator of MEET/CUTE, which is about an audio sitcom about two podcasters who discover they each host a podcast with the same name. It's a podcast about podcasters making a podcast...Meta. With a dash of magical realism featuring the great city of Chicago (it really is its own character). It's part sit-com/part rom-com/all pod-com. Take a break. Have some fun. Enjoy MEET/CUTE.

http://meetcute.podbean.com

2019 Showcase: Point Mystic Oct 01, 2019

This is Christopher Reynaga, Writer and Director of Point Mystic.

Point Mystic presents itself as a long-running radio show named after a mythical place that explores stories behind the magic, mystery and the unexplained. A journalistic “This American Life” or “Radiolab” in search of the supernatural. However… this is not the whole truth.This is Christopher Reynaga, Writer and Director of Point Mystic.

Point Mystic presents itself as a long-running radio show named after a mythical place that explores stories behind the magic, mystery and the unexplained. A journalistic “This American Life” or “Radiolab” in search of the supernatural. However… this is not the whole truth.

Our showcase episode for you today is the part of our story that reveals that the mythical place, Point Mystic, actually exists. A legendary place where a lighthouse watches over the treacherous reefs of all other worlds. Point Mystic, the audio drama, is the story of the community that is called to this place, a town of people who watch over and protect each other, who have each been called here for a mysterious purpose.

Point Mystic is incredibly proud to receive several audioverse award nominations this year including Best Audio Play Production, Best Writing and Best Direction, but there are two nominations we are especially proud of: Performance of a Role in an Ensemble Cast for an Audio Play for our actors Anita Busciglio who plays Lilly and Kris Plowden who plays Tristan.

This is Point Mystic Season Two, Episode Eleven "Homecoming" written and directed by myself and featuring the acting talents of Anita Busciglio and Kris Plowden. I'm Christopher Reynaga. Thank you for listening

Our showcase episode for you today is the part of our story that reveals that the mythical place, Point Mystic, actually exists. A legendary place where a lighthouse watches over the treacherous reefs of all other worlds. Point Mystic, the audio drama, is the story of the community that is called to this place, a town of people who watch over and protect each other, who have each been called here for a mysterious purpose.

Point Mystic is incredibly proud to receive several audioverse award nominations this year including Best Audio Play Production, Best Writing and Best Direction, but there are two nominations we are especially proud of: Performance of a Role in an Ensemble Cast for an Audio Play for our actors Anita Busciglio who plays Lilly and Kris Plowden who plays Tristan.

This is Point Mystic Season Two, Episode Eleven "Homecoming" written and directed by myself and featuring the acting talents of Anita Busciglio and Kris Plowden. I'm Christopher Reynaga. Thank you for listening.

http://www.pointmystic.org

2019 Showcase: The Phenomenon Oct 01, 2019

Hi, this is Jared J. Smith, writer and director of The Phenomenon. The Phenomenon takes place in the aftermath of a supernatural threat that's driven mankind to the brink of extinction. It follows survivors from around the globe who have to learn to survive in a new world with just three simple rules: Do not look outside. Do not look at the sky. Do not make noise.

Thanks so much for listening. Enjoy.

https://www.phenomenonpod.com/

2019 Showcase: DnD RAW Oct 01, 2019

This is Tony, Dungeon Master for DnD RAW, an actual play with a party of friends who mostly follow rules as written for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition with unearthed arcana material. In an interwoven campaign of interplanar threats, insidious plots, and wild adventures, we have two diverse parties, Serviceable Plots and Rumble Squad, who improvise compelling storytelling with laughs along the way.

This episode of our actual play is Serviceable Plots #10: Sudden but Inevitable Betrayal. By this point in the campaign, the party has vowed to deliver Zouless the cleric safely to the capital city of the empire. With him, he carries the knowledge of a danger which threatens the entire realm and an amulet with great power. Along the way, the party had rescued a mysterious Githzerai named Dahk from some bandits who confirms the planar threat. Preferring to solve problems with words rather than violence, the party is thrust into a dramatic confrontation. Thank you for listening!

http://dndraw.com

2019 Showcase: When All The Lights Have Gone Out Oct 01, 2019

Hi there, this is Colyn deGraaff, the Creative Director of Cold Open Stories, and I’m pleased to tell you that our third production, When All Lights Have Gone Out was nominated in this year’s Audioverse Awards. When All Lights Have Gone Out is a tense science-fantasy thriller.

It follows The Adepta Sororitas, an all-female division of a galaxy-spanning faith that has held humanity together for thousands of years. On the shrine world of Antiqua Resolve, four Sororitas arrive to a crumbling basilica and discover the city’s history, sparking a tense manhunt across the city and a battle of faith versus nihilism.

Now this is a fan production staged in the universe of Warhammer 40,000, so we hope you enjoy, and thank you for listening.

https://www.coldopenstories.com/release-when-all-lights-have-gone-out/

2019 Showcase: How It Ends Oct 01, 2019

This is Stephanie Resendes and Micah Rodriguez, the showrunners for the How it Ends podcast. Our show follows the journey of our main character, Micah Velez-Jones, as she tries to uncover the meaning of her nightmares with the help of her two best friends, Elia Cabral and Devon Williams.

The episode you are about to listen to is Episode 5 from Season 1.

Micah, Devon, and Elia take a trip to her hometown to talk to an old friend of her late father’s. In this episode, things begin to unravel for Micah and she goes down a path she never saw coming. Warning: major spoilers ahead.

Thanks for listening.

https://howitendspodcast.com/

2019 Showcase: 2000 DC - A Sitcom Podcast Oct 01, 2019

Hey there! I'm Alex, and I play one of the lead roles by the name Alexander Black on 2000 DC - A Sitcom Podcast! What you are about to hear is Season 1, Episode 5. Titled - The Job Search. In this episode, my co-star, Dimitri, who plays himself gets fed up with his job of voicing commercials and wants to get something that gives him a little more money in the pocket. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!

https://sitpod2000dc.podbean.com

2019 Showcase: Counterbalance Oct 01, 2019

This is Kessi Riliniki, Writer, Producer, Graphic Artist and Voice Actor on Counterbalance, a High Fantasy Audio Drama Podcast. A hole has been torn into the weave that creates magic, allowing spirits that threaten the wellbeing of mortals to manifest. Counterbalance is about the journey of three people attempting to fix the hole, while trying to find out who caused it to rip in the first place.

It is created by a cast of international people from all around the world.

This is the trailer for Season 1.

2019 Showcase: Campaign: Skyjacks Oct 01, 2019

Hello heroes, this is James D’Amato and I am the Host and gamemaster for Campaign: Skyjacks.

Skyjacks is an actual-play podcast featuring professional improvisers telling the story of a daring group of Sky Pirates in an original setting based on folktales and inspiration from the music of our favorite band: The Decemberists. On our show, we balance humor with gripping emotional storytelling. Our show features an original soundtrack and custom game mechanics to match our setting.

This is our first episode where we meet our crew: Jonnit Kessler the 15 year old novice skyjack who dreams of becoming captain, Travis Matagot the trickster scoundrel who seeks wealth and power so long as he doesn’t have to work for it, Gable the seven-foot-tall genderfluid warrior with a mysterious past and strict moral code, and Drefwormwood the 19 year old ship doctor who also happens to dabble in necromancy.

This group shares a secret that no one else on the crew knows: the captain has been dead for six months. Please enjoy!

https://oneshotpodcast.com/campaign

2019 Showcase: A Day in the Life; Stories from the sixth world Oct 01, 2019

Hello and welcome chummers, I am Digital Doom, the host and writer of Shadowrun Survival Guide’s ‘A Day in the Life; Stories from the sixth world.’ Where we tell you stories about an average person on one of the worst days of their lives, whether it is from a corporation, a Shadowrunner, or any other reason in this mixed up Sixth world.

The year is 2080 and corporations run the world. Governments have fallen or changed, people depend on technology and magic to survive. Meta-humanity is a mess of racism and lies. The stories that we tell and the interviews we conduct show just how messed up the 6th world can be.

I bring you these stories because they are stories the mega corporations, government, and news agencies don't want heard. They show the impact everyone has on this fragged up 6th world. Sometimes the stories are good, but most often they are sad and just need to be told. These stories are all for the same reason, to give you a better Shadowrun feel, and to teach you a few things in the hope you survive.

Our first episode I told you my story, and the reason that I am now telling stories instead of running the shadows, I am fraggin old.

Our second episode told you the story of a good chummer of mine who has gone missing. I am still hoping to hear back from one of you with information of Shade's whereabouts.

Our third story, the newest one that has posted, tells the story of Terrence, a weapons design engeiner that works for Ares and the day he lost almost everything.

Stay tuned for more stories to come. We are conducting interviews, digging through corporate matrix nodes, and fact finding everything that comes our way.

As always, if you hear a story that needs to be told, or if you have a rough idea for a story, you can send it to digitaldoom@shadowrunsurvivalguide.com and I will have a team go over the data to put together a solid story. If we use one of your stories we will always give you credit.

After the legal dreck for all of our episodes we have a monthly Shadowrun tip. These tips are given to us from listeners and are good to keep you alive in this messed up criminal enterprise that we call Shadowrunning.

Remember what I always say chummers, Keep your equipment clean, your guns ready, and your eyes open and you may just survive long enough to learn something. Thank you for listening.

http://srsg.podbean.com

2019 Showcase: Rusty Quill Gaming Oct 01, 2019

This is Alexander J Newall, host and GM of the Rusty Quill Gaming podcast, an actual play podcast following a group of comedians, improvisers, gamers, and writers as they play through a custom game-world and extended campaign using the Pathfinder RPG system. Expect epic battles, critical misses, and surprise heartache as the party strive for fame and glory whilst cracking wise and trying not to kill one another. Not only that we frequently feature special guests and trial new systems in our one-off specials. This episode is Part One of our Honey Heist Holiday Special. It’s not part of our main narrative, but instead is the first part of a shorter, one-off adventure. In this episode we get to know our new characters as they begin their raid on Honeycon 2018. Also, they're bears.

http://rustyquill.com/rusty-quill-gaming/

2019 Showcase: The Magnus Archives Oct 01, 2019

This is Alexander J Newall, Director on The Magnus Archives, a weekly horror fiction anthology podcast that follows the supernatural statements lurking in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Join head archivist Jonathan Sims as he attempts to bring this seemingly neglected collection up to date supplementing them with follow-up work from his small but dedicated team. Individually, they are unsettling but together they begin to form a picture that is truly horrifying because as our investigators look into the depths of the archives, something starts to look back… This is Episode 132, Entombed. In this claustrophobic episode, our Protagonist the Archivist, heads into a bottomless coffin to rescue their colleague, an ex-police officer possessed by the spirit of the hunt who has been trapped there for months… Thank you for listening.

http://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-archives/

2019 Showcase: Stellar Firma Oct 01, 2019

This is Alexander J Newall, Executive Producer on Stellar Firma, a weekly Science Fiction, Comedy podcast following the misadventures of Stellar Firma Ltd.'s highest born but lowest achieving planetary designer Trexel Geistman and his bewildered clone assistant David 7 as they attempt to take listener submissions and craft them into the galaxy's most luxurious, most expensive and most questionably designed bespoke planets. This is the first episode in the series and is titled: Troughs and Goo. We hope you enjoy it and thank you for listening.

http://rustyquill.com/stellar-firma/

2019 Showcase: Nulyn: The New Age Oct 01, 2019

Hello, This is David Ortiz, writer and director for “Nulyn: The New Age”. This Audio Drama takes place in the world of Nulyn, thousands of years after the Great Celestial War, and the end of the First Age. It follows the life of young Faylin, a young boy who has lived in the service of the King and Queen of Andelia for his entire life. But now, in the wake of darkness and destruction, young Faylin will find himself in the midst of beasts, demons and magical artifacts. As well as a prophecy, that he was not meant to fulfill. The episode you are about to listen to is the first chapter in the series entitled, “A Dark Banner”. From Everyone here at VF Productions, we thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy, “Nulyn: The New Age."

https://soundcloud.com/nulyn-the-new-age

2019 Showcase: OMEN Investigations Oct 01, 2019

Hi there, my name is Andreas Jorgensen, I play Doctor Martin Bengtsson, a professor of ancient language who is possessed by a demon on the run from their own kind on the podcast 'OMEN investigations'. We're delighted to be nominated for an Audioverse award, so much so that our boss Byron Brimstone has recorded a short introduction as to what it is we do, here it is:

Attention new agents, this is me, Doctor Byron Brimstone, director of the OMEN, that's the office for Occult Monitoring, Examination and Negation. I'm here to give you a short intro into the adventures of the OMEN investigations team. Join us on a comedy roleplaying podcast set in the modern world, where three agents travel the globe to deal with demons, cultists and conspiracy theories. Follow the exploits of Koala Jackson, an amnesiac Australian with a dark history, Annabelle St John, a gunslinging girl from the deep south, and Doctor Martin, a disgraced former professor from Sweden. If you like listening to people search for monsters, aliens, entities from beyond the void and other such hoo-ha, then you should check it OMEN investigations, on all good podcast apps! Brimstone out! ...Delores, remind me why we're podcasting our top secret operations again?

You're about to hear episode one of our Halloween Spooktackular, where the team visit a haunted pumpkin farm with a sinister secret, enjoy!

2019 Showcase: How I Died Oct 01, 2019

Hi there! This is Vince Dajani, Creator of the audio drama, How i Died, which is about a coroner who helps solve crimes by speaking to the ghost of the victim. This is Episode number one: Shellfish. Our podcast is in the same vein as TV show procedural dramas, based around things like Bones and Ghost Whisperer. Each crime in our show is based on a true crime, some of which are unsolved. And the goal with the episodes was to give a voice to each of the victims as Jon, the coroner, tries to solve the puzzle. The first season has murder, a mysterious town and a stalker who thinks Jon is keeping a secret - which obviously he is. Thanks so much for listening.

https://HowiDiedpodcast.com

2019 Showcase: The Grey Rooms Sep 30, 2019

Hi there, this is Graham Rowat, voice actor with The Grey Rooms. We are immensely thrilled to be nominated for this year’s Audioverse awards. Let me tell you a little about our show.

The Grey Rooms is an anthology horror podcast with a narrative wrapper. Each episode you’ll hear a standalone tale of terror, but as you listen to the whole season, you’ll be told a larger story of The Grey Rooms themselves. The Rooms are a place of torment, and the occupant is trying to discover why they’re there, and why they’re being thrust, Quantum Leap-style, into these shocking stories where they are a first person witness to a character’s gruesome demise.

We’d like to present for you now our debut episode; season 1, episode 1. You’ll meet our first prisoner of the Grey Rooms and listen as he experiences author Brian Black’s, “The Great War.”

With respect to our Audioverse nominations, you’ll not only be hearing the writing of Brian Black, you’ll also hear the audio production of Jason Wilson, the music of JM Scherf, and I, Graham Rowat, play the lead character and narrator of the Great War.

Last but not least, as we are a horror podcast, some of the imagery and themes can be disturbing to listeners. Please take appropriate precautions if you feel that group may include you.

We hope you enjoy the episode, and thank you for your support.

https://thegreyrooms.com

2019 Showcase: The Glass Appeal Sep 30, 2019

Hello. This is Elijah Gabriel, Creator and Director of The Glass Appeal. This show is set in a future America where the north and the now Confederacy are once again separated. It’s a Sci-fi Dystopian show about Jason Cawfield, a tinker, a bio-terrorist who’s imprisoned in a supermax prison for crimes that he claims he didn’t commit. The majority of the season takes place within the prison through Jason’s visitations and the various individuals, whether family, friends or interested parties that come to see him. This show is rated PG-13 with talks about death, and prison life. I’ve chosen Ep 3, The Silver Meltdown as a representation of the show. I’d like for you to sit back, relax and learn of the tinker world through this visitation. The Confederacy and Thrown Together Productions thanks you.

https://www.throtopro.com/the-glass-appeal/

2019 Showcase: The Chronicles of Wallace Sprague, Dog Psychiatrist Sep 30, 2019

Hi, this is Tyler Bunch. I play Dr. Wallace Sprague-slash-Buddy in the serialized comedy fiction podcast ‘The Chronicles of Wallace Sprague, Dog Psychiatrist,’ which is about a small town psychiatrist who turns into a dog… and doesn’t lose a single patient. Here is the pilot episode called ‘Miss You Like Crazy,’ where our young hero, Hudson, travels to Rolling Hills in search of his missing girlfriend but meets Dr. Sprague instead. When Dr. Sprague shortly goes missing, things heat up for Hudson in the increasingly bizarre, very sunny little town. Hope you like it and thank you for listening (small bark).

http://wallacesprague.com/

2019 Showcase: Dungeons and Randomness Sep 30, 2019

This is Jason Massey, Dungeon Master on Dungeons and Randomness, which is about the trials and tribulations of several dungeons and dragons groups all adventuring in the world of Theria. Our show is set in a low-magic, grounded world with fully fleshed out characters with dreams, relationships, humor, heartbreak and loss.

This is episode 73 of Arc II, which is the grand finale of that arc in particular. For context, in this episode the four surviving members of the group are attempting to use a dangerous holy artifact, connected to the God of Undeath, to resurrect a two fallen party members. They have entered this ritual knowing that any mistakes could lead to a rift between their world and the demons of hell, and are willing to risk that for their friends lives. We hope you will enjoy.
Thank you for listening.

http://www.dandrpodcast.com/

2019 Showcase: Exoplanetary Sep 30, 2019

This is Christopher Hart, I’m the Creator, Writer, and Producer of EXOPLANETARY, which is about a giant corporation in the 26th Century spanning our solar system and the Wolverton family, four adult siblings, who work for them. Over time, each Wolverton feels some misgivings about their relationship with the uncaring and evil EXO as it expands to the wider universe. They each come to work against EXOPLANETARY.

This is Episode 17.5 a live episode titled “Father Omega,” a story that takes place before our very first episode. We recorded it in November of 2018 and released it in April of 2019. It was a very exciting experience and we hope it inspires you to enjoy our many other episodes. Find us on your favorite podcatcher or at exoplanetarymedia.com. We’re on Facebook at exoplanetarymedia and on Twitter at exoplanetarypod.

Thank you for listening!

https://exoplanetary.libsyn.com/

2019 Showcase: Intelligence Check Sep 30, 2019

Introducing my introduction, it just feels like some sort of Russian nesting doll situation. Ah, welcome dear guests! I am Kort Hawkins, famous bard and daring leader of the adventuring party of "Intelligence Check"... just don't tell them about that leader bit.

Intelligence Check is an Actual Play D&D podcast that specializes in short comedic episodes, and you are about to listen to Episode 39.

As a bit of an introduction before the... introduction... our party has just survived a ship wreck and landed on an uncharted island full of ancient beasts and lost civilizations. Having made friends with a group of shape-shifters, our party arrived at their town just before an invasion of snake people called Yuan Ti! And that's where the normal introduction picks up, so sit back, relax, and enjoy our selected episode of... "Intelligence Check"! Take it away Kort!

https://intelligencecheck.podbean.com/

2019 Showcase: The Penumbra Podcast Sep 30, 2019

This is Sophie Kaner, co-creator, director, and sound designer of The Penumbra Podcast.
At the Penumbra, you might follow Juno Steel, a brooding, sharp-witted private eye on Mars, as he tangles with an elusive homme fatale, tracks dangerous artifacts of an ancient alien civilization, and faces his three greatest fears: heights, blood, and relationships.

Or you might enter the world of the Second Citadel, where the merciless Sir Caroline must corral a team of emotionally distraught all-male knights to defend their city against mind-manipulating monsters...even the ones they’ve fallen in love with.

This is episode 34 of the Penumbra, entitled: Juno Steel and the Soul of the People, part 1.
Detective Juno Steel is on a mission to take down his former employer, Mayor Ramses O’Flaherty. Ramses’ master plan has just been set in motion, but unfortunately, he’s dead, so Juno is left to clean up the mess he left behind. Along with his faithful secretary, Rita, Juno must find a way to dismantle the Theia Soul, the cybernetic self-help operating system poised to take full control of Hyperion City.

http://www.thepenumbrapodcast.com/

2019 Showcase: Podcast Reviews Review Podcast Sep 30, 2019

Hi! This is Kenneth Eckle, host of Podcast Reviews Reviews Podcast, the podcast that reviews the reviews of its podcast.

This is episode 48, an episode explaining what the show is about in the context of the Audioverse Awards. Thank you for listening!

http://anchor.fm/reviewspod

2019 Showcase: The Mortal Path Sep 30, 2019

This is Yubi, DM on The Mortal Path, which is a collection of tabletop roleplaying actual play games. We have our main campaign which is done in 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons and follows the wild adventures of our three "heroes" (wink) Taro, Natalia, and Nerium on wild adventures across a homebrew system, a homebrew planet, a homebrew galaxy? There's a lot of homebrew in that one. That's our main campaign, it carries the name The Mortal Path. We also play campaigns in other systems. We've done Dungeon World, The Quiet Year, The Junkyard, and a whole host more that we will be bringing out as time goes on. Some of these are linked to the main campaign and work as either prequels or side stories, and some are stand-alone games. We try to play a wide variety of games and introduce people to very small indie games that they maybe have never heard of before, and encourage people to try out all the systems that we do.

I've put together here a collection of clips from our main shows, from our blooper reels, from all of the other systems that we run, and also showcases a collection of the music that's written for this show. I write most of it but we do play some tracks written by Rachel Graff such as the main theme for our main campaign, and other tracks here and there.

Our show is full of laughs, jokes, queer content, deep, meaningful moments, and a whole host of references that nobody gets. As we play a wide variety of systems, we're sure there's at least one thing in here that you will enjoy listening to! So we hope that you enjoy this collection of clips, we hope that you take a moment to check out our show, and just a thank you to all of those who nominated us for this.

Thank you for listening.

2019 Showcase: The Insomnia Project Sep 30, 2019

Hello. This is Adam Blanford, the head intern, audio engineer, and what else...oh yes, Voice of Gonsanto Industries for The Insomnia Project. This show is a cautionary tale about research, scientific advancement, and what can happen when the scientific method becomes a series of, let's say loose suggestions rather than rigid methodology. Join our colorful cast of characters as they explore the implications of these matters in the quest to eliminate the need for sleep. The episode we’ve selected is episode 2, Methods, in which the Gonsanto research team is collecting their first scientific data from their subjects with...interesting results. This show is rated pg-13, with mouth sounds and chewing from 12:05 to 12:40 from the start of the episode. So, without further ado, Gonsanto Industries and Thrown Together Productions invite you to sit back and enjoy episode 2, Methods, of The Insomnia Project. Thank you for listening, and remember...your entire existence may be monitored for quality assurance.

https://www.throtopro.com/the-insomnia-project/

2019 Showcase: Night Terrace Sep 30, 2019

This is Ben McKenzie Co-Producer of Night Terrace. Night Terrace is an original time travel audio comedy starring Jackie Woodburne as Dr Anastasia Black. Anastasia just wanted a quiet retirement, so she’s not exactly thrilled when her suburban terrace house spontaneously starts to travel through time and space. Even worse, she’s stuck with uninvited houseguests Eddie and Sue. Together they’ll try to get along in the face of alien invasions, hideous monsters, and an inability to put the kettle on without the house appearing somewhere new. But will it ever take them home? Night Terrace is a Splendid Chaps production created by David Ashton, Petra Elliott, Ben McKenzie, John Richards, and Lee Zachariah. There are two seasons of eight 28-minute episodes, which in 2019 had their radio debut on BBC Radio 4 Extra. We’ve also produced numerous shorter mini-episodes and a special episode recorded in front of a live audience. This episode is one of our mini-episodes and it’d called “Habitat of Mushrooms.” In typical Night Terrace style it features our housemates arriving in a very strange place and quickly getting into a lot of trouble. Thanks for listening.

2019 Showcase: The Pilgrimage Saga Sep 30, 2019

Hello! This is Francesca Mylod-Ford, creator of The Pilgrimage Saga. This show is about five humans and an AI, looking for home – and it’s a science-fiction story. This episode is season one, episode eight: “Stuck in the Middle (With You)”. And… hope you enjoy it! Enjoy the show.

https://thepilgrimagesaga.wordpress.com/

2019 Showcase: Witchever Path Sep 30, 2019

This is Steven LaFond, Co-Creator and Producer on Witchever Path, which is an interactive fiction series where our audience votes between episodes to influence the protagonists’ decisions. This is episode 1 of latest story, Underground.

Thank you for Listening.

http://www.witcheverpath.com

2019 Showcase: Midnight Marinara Sep 30, 2019

Good evening, intrepid listeners. This is David King, creator of the Midnight Marinara podcast. Midnight Marinara an anthology series that takes short, eerie stories and adapts them into fully cast audio dramas in the style of classic radio. What you are about to hear is a sample from our last season finale and our Halloween special, "La Llorona," which is an original story written for the show, about a group of Ghost Adventures-esque investigators who travel to a historic New Mexico pueblo looking for some evidence of the legend. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for listening.

http://www.benviewnetwork.com/midnightmarinara

2019 Showcase: Thornvale Sep 28, 2019

This is Susannah, Keeper and editor of Thornvale, which is a narratively-driven, actual-play Monster of the Week RPG podcast following the lives of three monster hunters as they struggle to protect a small island town in Florida. This is a piece of Episode 20: Stop in the Name of the Lord, that I think really shows off the craziness and danger that our players go through in nearly every episode. In this clip, two of our monster hunters go toe-to-toe with a possessed priest and his trusty stop sign. Yeah, you heard that right, stop sign. Enjoy!

https://anchor.fm/thornvale

2019 Showcase: Kid Pros Sep 28, 2019

Hi my name is Gabe Templin, CoCreator of Just Press Playhouse and this is Kid Pros. A journey of self discovery and self worth through the eyes of two kids party clowns. Follow along as we check in every hour through their work day! Thanks for listening and happy adventures!

http://www.justpressplayhouse.com/kid-pros.html

2019 Showcase: The Prickwillow Papers Sep 28, 2019

This is Maddy Searle, creator of The Prickwillow Papers, which is about Sylda, a half elf college graduate who is helping a grumpy fay called Squirm get her powers back. This is Episode 9, Dagger and Pistol. In this episode, Sylda and Squirm have just returned home from a mission on the coast, and Sylda wants Squirm to tell her the truth about her past.

https://snazzytapir.wordpress.com/podcasts/the-prickwillow-papers/

2019 Showcase: It Was Never Just About The Revolution Sep 27, 2019

Hi. This is Jacqueline Cho. I’m the creator and head writer for It Was Never Just About the Revolution. Our show is a museum exhibit, featuring the audio recordings of a young woman who abandons her home planet’s revolution and escapes into the unknowns of space. This is Episode 1. Thank you for listening.

https://itwasneverjustabouttherevolution.tumblr.com/

2019 Showcase: Flying in the Face of Fate Sep 27, 2019

Hi, my name is Merry, I am the writer and producer of Flying in the Face of Fate which is an LGBT audio drama set in a fantasy universe. The podcast is about the non-magical heir of the largest wizarding school in the country and his bodyguard with benefits. It follows them kind of stumbling through the world, trying to figure out who each other are, and where they’re trying to go in life. As time goes on you find there are more and more secrets that they’re hiding from each other and the rest of the world at large.

This is episode one in series one, the audio quality does get better on the way through, but I thought I might send through the first episode so you know what’s going on, especially as where’s the best place to begin? At the beginning.

Thank you very much for listening, and I hope that you listen on to the rest of them.

https://linktr.ee/flying_fate

2019 Showcase: Kakos Industries Sep 27, 2019

Hello! This is Conrad Miszuk, creator, writer, composer, director, graphic designer, editor, social media community manager, executive assistant, assistant to the executive assistant, production assistant, craft services, fluffer, and primary voice for Kakos Industries. Congratulations, just by listening to this intro, you are now a shareholder in Kakos Industries, a company that helps its clients to do Evil Better, and as a shareholder, you are now entitled to your monthly announcements telling you all about the advancements in Evil and the many strange occurrences inside of the Kakos Industries facilities. This is Episode 90: Halloween III. Thank you for listening.

https://kakosindustries.com/

2019 Showcase: The Never Rad Miscellany Sep 27, 2019

Hello! This is Conrad Miszuk, creator of the Never Rad Miscellany, which is a collection of science fiction audio drama that is usually performed live.
We currently have four series in our lineup: Peaceful Digiternia Heights, a story about a man who wakes up (after living a full life and dying) in an abandonware digital afterlife; Phoenix Lights, a 1940s detective noir about alien visitation in Phoenix and a government cover up a la The X-Files; The Dark Sovereign, a horror story about a team of explorers finding evidence of life on exoplanets and then finding way more than they bargained for; and A Gentleman About Space, a romp through the Universe following wealthy playboy Cesar Salamander and his robot valet as he looks for romance, but never quite finds it. This is A Gentleman About Space Episode 2: Malodorous Masquerade.
Thank you for listening.

https://www.neverrad.com

2019 Showcase: Dreamnasium Sep 27, 2019

This is Jeffrey Bridges, Executive Producer of Pendant Productions, here with a preview of DREAMNASIUM, a sci-fi anthology show adapting the short stories of Geoffrey Thorne. This is episode 1, "The Lingering Grief of Twilight," part 1. For more information, visit pendantaudio.com. Thanks for listening.

http://www.pendantaudio.com/shows/dreamnasium

2019 Showcase: Dining in the Void Sep 27, 2019

Hey there! I'm Ali Hylton, Showrunner and Creator of Dining in the Void.

This show is about six alien celebrities who are trapped aboard a space station. They will have to work together — or die at the hands of an unknown monster who is hidden among them. This is the third interim episode, A Shift in Power, which was written by Arizona Jonson and produced by Zebulon Podcasts.

This bonus episode is a flashback about Waverly Black and contains spoilers for season one of the show. Please be aware that there is a content warning for discussion of death, xenophobia, crying and mouth noises, and references to minor character death. We hope you enjoy this episode of Dining in the Void. Thank you so much for listening.

http://zebulonpodcasts.wixsite.com/main/ditv

2019 Showcase: Moonbase Theta, Out Sep 26, 2019

This is Cass McPhee, voice actor on Moonbase Theta, Out. It is the year 2098. The Moonbase program, owned and operated by corporate enclaves back on Earth, has been determined unprofitable. The last base, Theta, is twenty weeks from being decommissioned. Most of the crew is in stasis awaiting retrieval. In Season 1, Roger Bragado-Fischer, Communications, reports to management in a series of official weekly broadcasts. Through Roger we learn about the other four souls that remain awake, as well as the growing political strife on earth. This is a sampling of Roger's broadcasts from the beginning of season one, followed by a brief tease of the voices that flesh out this same story - through log entries and personal messages - in season two. Thanks for listening.

https://monkeymanproductions.com/moonbase-theta-out/

2019 Showcase: Mirrors Sep 26, 2019

Hi, this is Jamie Killen, writer, producer, and co-star on Mirrors, which is about a haunting that connects several women across time and space. This is season 1, episode 1. Thank you for listening.

https://www.mirrorspodcast.com/

2019 Showcase: Constants - A Fiction Anthology Sep 25, 2019

Hello, my name is Sean Heyboer. I am the creator and writer of Constants, a dark fiction anthology bringing you stories from across the collapsing omniverse. Constants aims to be an immersive storytelling experience that features some of my personal favorite vocal performers that are currently working in the audio space today.

Each episode is self-contained, but will become part of a larger narrative in the future. Maybe in season two. Shhh… don’t tell anybody.

Season one was released on May 15 of this year and will run throughout 2019. The final episode of season one will drop in December. Please note that episodes contain adult themes and language, and for that reason I would classify the show as Rated R.

You can check out more on Twitter @constantspod or visit our website at constantspodcast.com.

The episode you are about to listen to is the first episode of the season, Terminal C. I want to get you hooked from the beginning. Trust me, it will make the journey that much more exciting.

This episode is performed by David Magadan of Directive, another Audioverse nominee and one of my personal favorite podcasts. Please enjoy, Terminal C.

https://www.constantspodcast.com/

2019 Showcase: The Tales of Sage and Savant Sep 25, 2019

Hello and welcome ladies and gentlemen to the showcase for The Tales of Sage and Savant. I am Chip Michael, Co-creator and sound engineer. What you’re about to hear are some highlights from Season Three tied together by our Narrator Justin Bremer. Thanks for listening.

https://www.sageandsavant.com

2019 Showcase: Dungeons and Pop Sep 25, 2019

This is Sean Odell, dungeon master and editor on Dungeons and pop which is a show about tabletop RPG such as Dungeons and Dragons and how pop culture can be used to make them better. Whether it's creating monsters or using supplements such as lasers and liches which we have used for our campaign called Adventures with attitude, which is essentially a Power Rangers but D&D.

This is episode 4 of our adventures with attitude campaign called you're a henshin, it's your partner. I picked this episode because I think it showcases a wide range of emotions and play from our players. It has some silly moments, it have some dramatic moments, and it has some tension but it still doesn't have a bunch of murder-hobos which is one of the things that sticks out about our campaign. The characters are not willing necessarily to kill everyone and they have made some character choices which have benefited them and some that have not. I hope you enjoy the show.

http://dungeonsandpop.podbean.com/.

2019 Showcase: Knight Falls, CA Sep 25, 2019

This is Alexander Greig, co-creator of Knight Falls, CA. This series follows freelance journalist Scott Sinclair as he hopes to uncover the truth about 16-year-old Charley Cooper, who disappeared from the mysterious town of Knight Falls, CA ten years ago. Inspired by the works of Stephen King, as well as TV shows like Twin Peaks and Stranger Things, the pilot episode follows Scott as he arrives in the town, and begins his investigation. Along the way we learn about the town’s history, and about Charley herself from the people who were closest to her. This is Episode one: A Town on the Coast.

Thanks for listening.

https://www.knightfallsmedia.com

2019 Showcase: The Steam Rollers Adventure Podcast Sep 22, 2019

This is Michael J Rigg, the GM and Storycrafter on The Steam Rollers Adventure Podcast, which is an actual-play alternate-reality Steampunk comedy role-playing adventure fantasy set in the Heart of Bronze novels also written by Michael J Rigg. Each episode is a table-top roleplaying session enhanced with music and sound effects. Season 1 of SRAP follows three completely different characters from three completely different walks of life, who come together to solve a mystery that could prevent war. Season 2 continues the first season's quest with different characters, including an automaton man, a stage performer, an inventor, a bounty hunter, a soldier, and a vigilante. Season 3 features two groups playing against each other. One is an Imperial Northern U.S. Armored battle suit squad, and the other is a Confederate States bomber crew. This is Episode 144, “Sore Throat.” The Steam Rollers Adventure Podcast is rated PG-13 for mature language and situations.

http://riggstories.com/srap

2019 Showcase: Timestorm Sep 22, 2019

Hey there. This is Dania Ramos, series creator and writer of Timestorm, which follows twins from Newark, New Jersey, who travel through time to preserve their culture’s true history. This is Episode 3: Atabey. Thanks for listening.

https://timestormseries.com/

2019 Showcase: Copperheart Sep 22, 2019

This is Michael J Rigg, the writer-producer-creator on COPPERHEART, which is a post-apocalyptic reality-bending sci-fi thriller about a community of two thousand people waiting out a nuclear winter in an underground bunker. When an astronaut in a space station's Earth Return Vehicle crash lands nearby, the bunker survivalists must figure out how to deal with the unexpected stranger. Because there are no space stations. And the bunker in question is the legendary “Area 51,” home to an ancient alien artifact that comes to life the moment the stranger arrives. (If applicable:) This is Episode GL5101A, Part 1 of the pilot episode, “GL51.” COPPERHEART is rated PG-13 for mature language and situations. http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/9291107 Thank you for listening.

http://riggstories.com/copperheart

2019 Showcase: Dad's Ashes Sep 21, 2019

This is Eduardo Soto Falcon, writer-director on "Dad’s Ashes", which is about a man that wakes up in a strange motel room, unable to remember how he got there or what happened to the urn with his dad's ashes. As this man tries to unravel the mystery, we listen to his every thought, unfiltered and uncensored, in a standalone neo-noir play somewhat reminiscent of the Twilight Zone. Thank you for listening.

https://soundcloud.com/pilgrim-falcon/dads-ashes

2019 Showcase: Modified Roll Sep 21, 2019

Hi, we’re Modified Roll, an actual play D&D 5e podcast where we focus on collaborative story telling in an open, homebrew world.

We believe this freedom allows us to bring an authentic D&D experience where we as players have the opportunity to do whatever we want in a world lovingly crafted by our talented DM Liam.
This podcast was also a learning experience for all of us, but especially me as the editor, for this reason we start out a little rocky but have improved a lot over time. For this reason, I am submitting Episode 38 for your consideration.

The party have been harried by numerous secretive groups over a period of time and have been truing to find out more about them While doing so they discover that there is more going on in the major cities than even they had first realised. In this episode they resolve at least one of the stories they have been hearing about, in Episode 38 – Father and Son.

http://www.modifiedroll.com

2019 Showcase: Newton's Dark Room Sep 21, 2019

Hello, This is Talon Stradley, creator, writer, and producer of Newton’s Dark Room. Newton’s Dark Room is a fictional artist collective comprised of cosmic space beings, vintage AI’s, tiny civilizations, post-ancient cults and, of course, plenty of cats and Roombas.

I made Newton’s Dark Room because I wanted to put out a wide variety of content all under one banner. On top of podcasts, we also make music, perform live, and create visual art to coincide with our releases. The Newton’s Dark Room Presents feed contains a couple different shows. On the last Monday of every month, we release Broadcast. Broadcast is an ongoing series that details the lives of these fictional collective members. Sometimes, they discover a microscopic civilization living on some rotten food. Other times they travel out into the desert to reunite a kitten with its god-like siblings out in the mystical desert. We really run the gambit so check out some of our Broadcast episodes if that sounds interesting.

The feed also features Main Street Mythology, which is what we’re gonna show you today. Main Street Mythology is a five-episode mini-series about a modern pantheon of gods. In this episode, you’ll hear legends of the Goddess of Streetlights, clocks, music, and garbage as well as two gods responsible for making skyscrapers and cities. It features the vocal talents of Eleiece Krawiec, Mike Emling, and Robert Ready and each legend is accompanied by an original song by Long Beach musician, La Troienne. If you like this episode and want to dive further, my brother, Trent Stradley, made art of all the gods which you can find on our website at newtonsdarkroom.com/mainstreetmythology. We hope you enjoy this piece and consider Newton’s Dark Room for Spoken Word Writing and Spoken Word Production. Now, without further ado, here is Newton’s Dark Room Presents: Main Street Mythology, Episode 1.

https://www.newtonsdarkroom.com

2019 Showcase: Oblivity Sep 21, 2019

Hi, I’m Rob, creator and writer of the sci fi comedy, Oblivity.

Oblivity is about a disgraced war hero who is posted to Pluto on her toughest mission yet: to oversee a small, dysfunctional research team.

Battle-scarred and bewildered, Commander Falconer only wants to return to the comfort of combat. Making life difficult for her are peppy thrill-seeker, Christy; enigmatic and prodigious Burney; and impulsive wrecking-ball and resident cyborg, Lowell.

This is episode three from season one, titled Revolutions in the Air, in which a plucky explorer drops into the research base, and causes sparks to fly.

Thank you for listening.

http://www.oblivitypodcast.com

2019 Showcase: Forest Guide Sep 21, 2019

Hi there, this is Jack Pevyhouse. I’m the writer, director and voice of Shiloh in Forest Guide.

Forest Guide is a four-part miniseries about a grad student questioning his place in academia and struggling to shift his life into what he actually wants. And one night, he gets help to do so from a strange woman in the woods—with pointed ears and a lantern lit by a glowing celosia.

This series deals with things like fear of the unknown future, alcohol addiction, trauma over the loss of a loved one, and the struggle to find a fulfilling place in life.

Thank you for your consideration in this year’s Audio Verse Awards. Here’s a clip from episode two of the series, featuring myself as Shiloh, Julia Schifini as the Guide, and Alex Brown as Faustine.

https://officialforestguide.podbean.com/

2019 Showcase: Sem: Adventures Across Time Sep 21, 2019

Hello! This is Abigail Wahl, the voice of Ally from the time travel search and rescue adventure, Sem: Adventures Across Time. A story about finding courage and bravery as a young woman named Ally finds herself lost in the wrong place and time period, only to be rescued by a man named Sem who’s sworn duty it is to find and save others like her. Now, Ally will have to overcome her fears and join Sem on his daring rescues back to the very dawn of civilization, to the shinning but troublesome worlds of tomorrow, all in the hopes of one day returning home to her friends and family. In this episode, Ally has undertaken her first rescue with Sem, landing her face to face with the famous leader of Ancient Greece, Alexander the Great. However, even as our two main heroes remain focused on finding their missing person, Ally learns that even history’s mightiest king has fears of his own as mutiny and betrayal lingers behind closed doors. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

https://www.semadventures.com

2019 Showcase: Wild Endeavors Sep 21, 2019

Hello and welcome. I’m Thomas Marcetti, DM and producer of Wild Endeavors, an actual play audio drama. Through a series of campaigns and one-shots, we are telling interwoven stories in a collaboratively crafted world. You’re about to hear an episode from our Dungeon World series. This is the Shadows Campaign Chapter 27 Halls of Shadow. In this episode, our heroes are trapped in Sorrowmore, a cursed valley that even the spirits of the dead cannot escape. They believe their one hope of making it out alive is somewhere in Kar’Sarro Keep, the home of the family of magic users who have enslaved the valley.

Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy our Wild Endeavors.

https://shows.pippa.io/wild-endeavors

2019 Showcase: RedWing: The Audio Drama Sep 21, 2019

Hello, everyone, my name is JV Hampton-VanSant, I'm the writer, creator, producer and voice of Jordan on RedWing: The Audio Drama. RedWing the Audio drama is an Urban Fantasy, Superhero podcast about Jordan Redfield-Wade, billionaire, philanthropist and private investigator. It centers around him and his family as they fight the forces of general evil. This episode is Season 2 episode One, Fire Fire (named after the song Fire Fire from Flyleaf). What you should know: It's been about six months since the finale of the previous season. You get to meet most of the voices that are present during the second season. Stay safe, and fly high, heroes!

http://redwingpodcast.com

2019 Showcase: FNU: The Fake News Update Sep 21, 2019

This is Isaac Young, co-creator and co-star on FNU: The Fake News Update. FNU is an absurdist public radio parody that has very little to do with public radio. It follows the adventures of two bumbling public radio anchors, Perennial Eschner and Anahita Ardashir, who are constantly thrust into the middle of strange and exciting FN adventures. FNU releases four, five minute episodes a week, so what you are about to hear are four episodes that make up one week-long story arc. This is our series finale, in which Perennial and Anahita save the world from an evil entity named “Moroth”, a demon worshiped by a money-hungry cult within the world of the show. They solicit the help of Shakur, a sex demon and recurring character on the show, to help destroy this force of evil. Since this is our finale, many references are made to characters and events established many episodes ago. We highly recommend going back and listening through the series to gain a little more context. FNU: The Fake News Update is a Spoke Media production.

Thank you for listening.

https://spokemedia.io/fnu/

2019 Showcase: The Ordinary Epic Sep 21, 2019

Hi there, this is Jordan Stillman, and I'm the Executive Producer of The Ordinary Epic: a fantasy audio drama about five friends and the challenges they face together—both in their "real" lives and in a shared imaginary world that tabletop role-playing games make possible. This is season one, episode 2: The Dip. In the previous episode, Marcus joined a coworker's game night and made a bit of a mess of things when his character, the healer Benedict, refused to let the group sell a holy artifact to a rather shifty buyer. This led to a big confrontation between our heroes and a dozen archers commanded by the buyer, and... well, you'll see. Thank you so much for listening. We hope you enjoy.

https://www.theordinaryepic.com/

2019 Showcase: Arabian Nights 2 Sep 21, 2019

Hi. I’m David Beck and I’m the director on Arabian Nights 2, which is the follow up to Arabian Nights 1!

This installment follows the epic adventures of Sinbad the Sailor with various beasts and baddies, but it’s still anchored by the sort of framing device of Scheherezade and her nightly storytelling to Shahriyar in order to save her life…which we followed in the first instalment, Arabian Nights 1, that included the Ali Baba tale and also Julnar the Seaborn.

I feel that Arabian Nights 2 stands up on its own but it would be worth having a listen to the first one if you’ve got a spare 8 or 9 hours!

Enjoy! Thanks so much!

http://wirelesstheatre.co.uk

2019 Showcase: The Rise of King Asilas Sep 20, 2019

This is JV Torres, creator of “The Rise of King Asilas,” which is a show set in a futuristic America under the totalitarian rule of a king on a mission to save humanity. This story reaches the far fringes of speculative conspiracy theories and weaves in current political discourse in dark, intense satire—interlacing quaint subtleties with theatrical madness. What I have set out to do is bring the shimmer of cinema to an audio drama and spark people’s wildest imagination. The following short clip from episode 24 released on March 3, 2019, encapsulates a sliver of high stakes drama with warring nuclear powers.

https://theriseofkingasilas.com

2019 Showcase: The Amelia Project Sep 20, 2019

This is Philip Thorne, Co-Creator of The Amelia Project, which is a black comedy about an underground agency that specialises in faking its clients deaths and setting them up with a new identity.

What you’re about to hear is episode 17 which is called Bartholomew Fuckface Chucklepants Knuckle-Cracker.

The only thing you should know going into it is that we advise all our listeners to listen to the show whilst drinking a mug of hot cocoa. Let’s begin! Thank you for listening.

https://ameliapodcast.com/

2019 Showcase: Bad Heroes Sep 19, 2019

Hi, this is Drea Silvertooth, the GM of Bad Heroes. We are a Pathfinder first edition actual play podcast set in a homebrew world. The show follows four would-be heroes who are persuaded by the queen of Vyer, a nation tied irreversibly to Hell, to hunt down dangerous curses plaguing humanity.

The episode you’re about to hear is lighter on game mechanics but features a lot of great roleplay and storytelling. Tonreir, an aloof druid, Gydeon, a haughty sorceress, Iria, a catfolk bard, and Wingthe, a street-smart ex-mercenary, have just spent the night at the cottage of the queen’s handmaiden -- and are about to seek out the royal alchemist for the knowledge they need to embark on their first mission.
This is Bad Heroes: Season 1, Episode 4. Thanks for checking us out!

http://badheroescast.com

2019 Showcase: Brits on Bikes Sep 19, 2019

Hello! This is Jimmy Sprinkles here. I am the producer and Games Master of ‘Brits on Bikes’ An actual play collaborative storytelling podcast. Every week Eve, Kat and I step back in time to the 1970s and enter Marsh Haven – a seemingly normal British town, with a whole host of not so normal secrets. The game uses the Kid’s on Bikes system. A rules system inspired by shows films and books. Like ‘The Goonies’ ‘ET’, Papergirls and more recently ‘Stranger Things’. Honestly if you don’t get hit by a dollop of nostalgic feels while playing this game, I would be very surprised.

Eve and Kat play our protagonists. Dee, a Brooklyn teen trying to come to terms with their identity and the rules of cricket; and Sally a fiercely loyal friend who would do anything for those she cares about – but would rather have a jam sandwich and a nap.

I, for my part play everyone else and facilitate the narrative as Game Master. I use the term very loosely because at its heart Brits on Bikes is about collaboration and making the story that we all want and hopefully, one that folks will want to listen to.

The episode you are about to listen to is not necessarily the most thrilling or most revelatory in our ongoing campaign. What it does though is capture the essence of Dee and Sally. Their friendship and the quirks and eccentricities of the town they call home.

So, lets get you up to speed.

Dee, Sally (and their talking dog Nettles) have stumbled upon a plot being hatched by pseudo warlock and self-appointed self-help guru, Victor Wallace. Wallace is trying to complete a ritual called the Elementa Tenebris (or dark elements) so that he can summon a chaos demon known as the Boggoth. They have been enlisted by a secret organization known as ‘The Order’, a group that comprises of a fae ambassador and a potentially unhinged history teacher, who wish to stop him completing the four elemental parts to the ritual. In this episode our duo does a little reconnaissance to try and find out why Wallace plans on holding a public meeting in the local pub.

So here it is. For your consideration. Episode 16 of Brits on Bikes – Aptly titled, I never felt magic as crazy as this.

www.britsonbikes.com

2019 Showcase: Flintlocks and Fireballs Sep 19, 2019

This is Jason Phelps, Dungeon Master on Flintlocks & Fireballs, a 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Actual Play Podcast following the adventures of four mad voice actors and three luckless privateers across the shores of the Napoleonic world of Calcinea. This is a 37 minute sample from Episode Fifty Four: Confessions & Carriages, taking place in a tavern in the town of Treachery, on the border of the nation of Suul. Thank you for listening.

https://flintlocksandfireballs.com

2019 Showcase: The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program Sep 19, 2019

I'm Cap Blackard, show runner for The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program.

Our series is an occult radio play of unknowable horror and black comedy. It's also an unholy marriage of improvised actual play and scripted audio drama.
These live performances channel the visceral panic and humor of actually living through sanity-shredding nightmares. Then my team and I go back in, script new elements, bring in an expanded voice cast, create original score, and add cinematic sound design to summon this podcast to life. What's more, our series has a focus on elevating Lovecraftian horror beyond the authors' myopic view of the world. It's a historical drama that features prominent women, people of color, queer representation, and explores the unknowable in ways that Lovecraft's fears, prejudices, and small-mindedness couldn't fathom.
This is episode 5 of our second series: "The Terrible Secret of Lot X".
In it, you'll meet wealthy occultist, Estelle Thorpe. Her latest auction win has proven to be a Pandora’s Box of horror. She and her partner in the unseen arts, Anjana, have assembled an unlikely crew of curiosity-seekers to solve the paranormal mysteries she’s uncovered. There's Moses; mountain man turned renowned novelist, Cherry; a floozie who’s more than she seems, Oswald; a hobo king, and Kenneth; a notorious gambler...
You can find the entire series on your favorite podcast player and at https://cthulhumystery.com
Thanks for listening.

https://cthulhumystery.com

2019 Showcase: Party of One Sep 18, 2019

Hi! This is Jeff Stormer, host of Party Of One, an actual play podcast focused on two-player roleplaying experiences. This is episode #167, I Haven't Seen You Since... with Ash Cheshire. Every week on Party Of One, I sit down with a friend to play a two-player tabletop RPG; we share some laughs, maybe a few tears, and have a really good time. The show aims to explore a varieties of genres, settings, play styles, and emotional experiences often overlooked in tabletop gaming. I hope you enjoy!

http://www.partyofonepodcast.com

2019 Showcase: Weal or Woe Sep 18, 2019

Hi and welcome to Weal or Woe. I’m Laura and I play Mona, a bad ass elven warrior scything her way through bad guys for her goddess. We sit around a real table and tell a character-driven, improv-heavy, adult-friendly, juice-soaked story set in a homebrew world. We use the Pathfinder second edition rules system, and while we love it, who really cares about rules? Come hang out with me and the Disaster Boys; James and Woody, and our DM, the Blind Rat, as we strive to save the world while a beer in our hands and dice on the table.

https://wealorwoe.podbean.com

2019 Showcase: The Hawk Chronicles Sep 18, 2019

I’m Gerard O’Brien voice actor with the Hawk Chronicles, a show about the Baltimore PD, and the Inter Galactic Force. Like many of the voice talents in the show, I play several characters. My nomination is for Dmitri Karloff, A Russian for hire thug.

Another voice talent who does many characters is Jon Macinta. He’s nominated for Robonaut 4, the computer aboard the Boldibar Space Station.

Chris Weissenborn brings his New Jersey attitude to the character Nate the Fillion Captain of the space cargo vessel Mercury.

Steve Long is not only the writer and producer and sound engineer for the Hawk Chronicles, but he is also Agent Jim Barnes.

Finally our two professional British actors round out our nominations. Clive Ward is an actor of stage , television and movies is nominated in the category of supporting actor as Jaffra the Bounty Hunter.

And in the lead role, as Director Cage of MI6 (Em-Eye-6).

Simon Fisher-Becker, mostly known for his roles in Harry Potter, Doctor Who and the Britcom Puppy Love. He is nominated in a support role as the villain Dracmar. And in the lead role of Agent Tony Simon, also an agent of MI6.

This is Episode 126 Reboot. Thanks for listening.

http://hawkchronicles.com/

2019 Showcase: Husk Sep 18, 2019

Hi, this is Emma Brown, co-creator of Husk, a narrative drama about two friends that were abducted by aliens. Rebecca was returned to earth immediately, while Dmitri is still gone, and now Rebecca is the number one suspect in the case of her missing friend.

You’re listening to episode two, where we meet the main officer on the case, Warren. Thanks for listening.

https://www.huskpodcast.com/

2019 Showcase: Albion: The Old Kingdom Sep 17, 2019

Hi, this is Spencer Coles, project director for Albion: The Old Kingdom which is set well before the events of Fable: The Lost Chapters, during an era seemingly lost in time...The Old Kingdom. Our story primarily follows the life of William Black, and how he procured the means to vanquish The Court of Blades. And through this venture, the long forgotten past will be unveiled. Revealing how the thriving ancient realms of the edge lands withered away.

This specific episode you’re about to hear is “Chapter Two: Awakening of Order:”
From everyone here at Willspring Productions, we thank you for listening

https://soundcloud.com/user-230413853

2019 Showcase: Soulborn City Sep 17, 2019

This is David Hanna, voice actor on Soulborn City, which is about experiencing a fantastic and messy magical world through the lens of emotion. This is episode one, in which we are introduced to the divinely-powered empath, Sefriya Parzol, and the emotionally noisy city which has just become her home.
Thank you for listening.

https://www.thebeaconpodcast.com/about-sc

2019 Showcase: The Beacon Sep 17, 2019

This is Cedric Reeve, voice actor on The Beacon, which is about magic, monsters, and the importance of making friends. This is episode ten, “At Night, It Snows,” in which our heroes finally face down the monster that’s been threatening their campus, and decide what victory would truly mean for them.
Thank you for listening.

https://www.thebeaconpodcast.com/

2019 Showcase: The Session Tapes Sep 17, 2019

Hey there, folks! Kevin La Porte here; Dungeon Master for The Session Tapes. We’re an actual-play or live-play roleplaying game podcast, using the Dungeons and Dragons 5 th Edition ruleset.

Our show is recorded live on the tabletop; with one microphone set between 4 players. This heightens the experience of being “in the moment”; nothing is scripted, no clues or hints are given to the players beforehand. What happens in the audio is the first experience the players have of the world.

We try to preserve this experience by keeping the cutting to a minimum. The only editing we do is to remove long silences, disruptions to the game-flow, or content which is irrelevant to the session itself.

Once each Session is edited, I go back into the episode and insert a Voiceover; a “colour commentary” from the Dungeon Master’s Point of view. Sometimes it’s jokes, sometimes its exposition, and sometimes it’s explaining the in-jokes that our group has developed over years of playing together.

The Session I’m going to play for you now is called “Thugs, Fails and Puppy Dog Tales”. It is Session number 10 of our “Children of the Covenant” campaign, which began in June of this year and is currently ongoing.

The core idea behind the campaign is that our characters would all be supporting players in any other fantasy epic, but they have been thrust into the limelight by circumstance. As a result, they have discovered strange abilities buried deep within themselves.

Doctor Jeffry Glazer, played by Steve Nicholson, is a medic at local refugee camp… who is beginning to discover he is something more than human. And his non-human side has a host of otherworldly powers.

Kerry La Porte plays Edda Faerstone, better known as “Peg”. Treated as a second-class citizen by her dwarven family due to a physical disability, Peg has set off on her own to breed mules and cultivate rare herbs; in the process of which she is discovering a strange connection to the land itself.

Rounding out the party is Platan, a gnomish wizard with a chequered past. Born and raised during dark times in the Covenant’s history, Tan, as he is known, has fallen in with a bad crowd and done some things he is not particularly proud of.

The campaign takes place in our own custom world of Ythaeris, in a country called “The Witchgrave Covenant”. The Covenant is a dark fantasy setting, heavily influenced by Celtic Myth, Colonial America, and the Pioneer West.

Thanks for listening, and enjoy The Session Tapes, Session 10: “Thugs, Fails and Puppy Dog Tales."

https://www.dungeon-mastery.com/SessionTapes/

2019 Showcase: McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop Sep 17, 2019

This is Minerva Sweeney Wren, Creator and Performer of McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop, which is set in 1921. Maude, the main character and narrator, gets a diary and begins to write in it. The only problem is, her life is boring. She types all day until her fingers are sore, and then comes home, sleeps, and does it all over again. She wishes her life was an adventure. And it isn’t. That is, until one day, when she discovers an unusual pawn shop. She finds a tiny fragment of china—with nothing on it but a bright blue eye. Maude takes the china eye home with her, little realizing that she’s cursed herself straight into a brand new life. This is Season 2, Episode 1. Thank you for listening.

https://www.minervasweeneywren.com

2019 Showcase: Lights On in Puerto Rico Sep 16, 2019

Hi my name is Orlando Segarra Co-Creator of Just Press Playhouse and this is Lights On in Puerto Rico. A holiday fable about how a young girl’s prayer helps light the way for Santa to the island of Puerto Rico following the devastation of hurricane Maria. Thanks for listening!

http://www.justpressplayhouse.com/lights-on-in-puerto-rico.html

2019 Showcase: God Complex Sep 16, 2019

God Complex is an audio drama set after the apocalypse, told from the point of view of various gods who all seek a reason to exist in a world without mortals to deify them. The following clip is taken from Chapter 26 of the series, in which Fea, a young goddess based on Celtic mythology, faces off against Otohime, a Japanese water goddess.
Thank you for listening!

https://soundcloud.com/namependingcreations

2019 Showcase: Continuum Force Sep 16, 2019

This is JC De La Torre, Head Writer and Creator of Continuum Force. This show is about a military team of time travellers who discover that aliens are going into our past and changing key events to modify the course of human history. Their job is to defend our fabric of reality from this threat and restore the timeline. The sample episode we are providing is episode 9 - Wheel in the Sky. In an attempt to learn more about the alien threat, the team decides to investigate the biblical and apocryphal accounts of the prophet Ezekiel and his fiery wheel in the sky. The episode is written by Dr. Scott Viguie, produced, directed and edited by myself and Rita De La Torre and stars Marcus Salley as Connor Dannard and special guest star Pete Lutz. We hope you enjoy Continuum Force Wheel in the Sky.

http://continuumforce.transmissionsfromatlantis.com/

2019 Showcase: Vampires of White Chapel Sep 16, 2019

This is JC De La Torre, Creator of Vampires of White Chapel. This show is about a young FBI agent, Arianna Grayson, who is unwillingly turned into a vampire by Allister the Annihilator, a serial killer she was hunting. Allister suffered a similar fate in the late 1890's, when Jack The Ripper, a vampire himself, offered Allister the choice - live as a vampire or die in horrible agony. What would you choose? The sample episode we're providing is Episode 4 The Taking of Arianna Grayson, pt. 2. Grayson and her fellow agent, Carl Ambrose, are tracking down Allister. Allister had just escaped into an alleyway and Grayson gave chase, but the vampire has disarmed her. Music in this episode (and every episode of Vampires of White Chapel) is by the epic goth band Midnight Syndicate. Katte Noel plays Arianna. Alexander Doddy is Allister. We hope you enjoy Vampires of White Chapel.

http://vampiresofwhitechapel.transmissionsfromatlantis.com/

2019 Showcase: Death by Dying Sep 16, 2019

This is Evan Gulock, writer and director for Death by Dying, an audio play about an Obituary Writer who investigates strange and mysterious deaths in the town of Crestfall, Idaho... when he’s just supposed to be writing obituaries. On his misadventures he comes across murderous farmers, man-eating cats, vampiric nuns, and an ominous beast stalking the Dark Woods. The deaths become more personal when the Obituary Writer makes his first and only friend, Charlotte Dawson, who is grieving over the recent passing of her aunt. What you are about to listen to is the beginning of our Season 1 finale, entitled "Obituary 05: And Then She Died". The Obituary Writer and Charlotte have just followed a phantom bicycle named Martin through the Dark Woods to discover Charlotte's childhood home manifested in the middle of the forest. The horrors that await them inside will change everything... To listen to the rest of the episode, and the entirety of Season 1, you can find Death by Dying on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, and RadioPublic. Thank you for listening.

https://deathbydyingpod.com/

2019 Showcase: Magus Elgar Sep 16, 2019

Greetings Acolytes! I'm Kennedy Phillips, Creator of Magus Elgar. You may also recognize my voice as Magus Serling Tenthorn, Mentor to those who wish to learn all about the magic of Hearth. The various casters in the world of hearth master their arts by speaking obscenities in the ancient tongue of trite; literally insulting the entities that rule over reality called the elements. Since these elements are so insecure, their attempts at smiting us help us cast everything from lightning from our fingertips to lengthening that fourth leg on your table that always seems to come up short and make the whole thing wobble. There are sorcerers whose primal talent teeter on the precipice of madness, wizards whose scholarly pursuits focus on more grounded, but tried and true formulas, and the Magi, who bridge a balance between deep study and raw magical potential.

At the forefront of magical pioneering is Magus Thaddelor Elgar. Who is so far ahead of the curve, most of his acolytes often veer off the path to enlightenment and into the ravine of comical death. In our show, Magus Elgar and his apprentice, Udo Malaaki accidentally discover an entirely new form of magic: something called Science in the dimension of Earth or whatever. Now scientific tools have bled into the world of Hearth and have taken on magical properties, and run the risk of ripping apart the fabric of reality! It's up to the Magical Interdimensional Anomaly Locators to find these Scientific Tools Augmented with Magical Power. After all, who else would find a better place for Stamps than Mail? Join Magus Elgar and his colleagues: the timid but responsible Udo Malaaki, Scientist apprentice and aspiring villainess Kaylee Fawn, The Caffeine addicted Quantum Scientist Dr. Graw Horatio, and their Gleefully suicidal abomination, Kakkay.

Today I'm here to share with you one of my favorite episodes: Episode 8: Ether? I hardly knew her! In this episode, Magus Elgar and his colleagues seek a mysterious figure who is using a STAMP to drain the magical energy from competitors at the Sazaastrum magical tournament. Where Udo is tasked to luring out the culprit by competing as a surprise contestant. This was one of my favorite scenes to play out because Audio dramas are very difficult to play a magical duel and still understand what is happening. Each spell was built from scratch using foley and a little bit of sound design magic. I highly recommend headphones! If you wish to learn more about our show, magic, and the world of hearth, visit maguselgar.com where you can sample comics, artwork, and even nifty facts about Magic narrated by Magus Serling Tenthorn. We also have an animated short on youtube of Elgar and Udo being afraid of a bridge for some reason. I would to, infrastructure is an unholy ritual that defies nature, don't you know! Anyway. I hope you enjoy Magus Elgar and consider listening to us more! Enjoy the show acolytes!

https://www.maguselgar.com/

2019 Showcase: Greenhorn Tales: Moving, Motorcycles and Marching Bands Sep 16, 2019

Hey there! I'm JD Sutter. Executive producer and director of Greenhorn Tales and the voice of Nicholas Vincent.

Greenhorn Tales is a short-form, all-ages, comedy audio drama about Cameron Carson and Nicholas Vincent; two guys in their early 20’s who share an apartment in the small town of Bristol. They are desperately trying to be adults, but haven’t quite got the “adulting” thing down yet. The show will follow Cam and Nick along with a full cast of characters as they try to figure out this thing called life.

What you’re about to hear is Episode 0, our series pilot titled Moving, Motorcycles, and Marching Bands. In it, you’ll be introduced to our stable of characters and hear the story that sets the scene for the rest of the series. Season 1 comes to greenhorntales.com very soon.

Thank you for listening. I hope you enjoy!

http://www.greenhorntales.com/

2019 Showcase: The Atomic Library Sep 16, 2019

This is Lara. And this is Chriss. And we are the creators of The Atomic Library. The Atomic Library is a scripted comedy audiofiction podcast featuring a ragtag band of municipal misfits tasked with running the Orson Welles Community Library five years after the Allpocalypse. That's right - ALL the apocalypses.

This is episode 5: The Library Conference. Most of the staff is out of town at an industry conference leaving the building in the hands of Constance the Temp, and Dr. Benjamin Brittle. They won't burn the building down... will they? Thanks for listening!

www.theatomiclibrary.com

2019 Showcase: Dumbgeons and Dragons Sep 14, 2019

Hello there! I’m Russ More, the Dungeon Master, producer and co-creator of Dumbgeons & Dragons, a D&D 5e Actual Play podcast following the story of 3 adventurers trying so very hard to save the world. More often than not, it turns into a trial of comedic errors that somehow errs on the side of victory! That’s the luck of the dice though, isn’t it?

You’re about to listen to Season 2-Episode 02 titled “Finding Direction”. An easy launch point for new listeners into the world of Dumbgeons & Dragons. Our new characters are only just receiving or finding their call to adventure and in turn, realizing their destiny.

Thank you very much for listening.

https://www.dumbdragons.com

2019 Showcase: Simultaneous Times Sep 13, 2019

Hello, this is Jean-Paul Garnier, owner of Space Cowboy Books and producer of Simultaneous Times podcast. Simultaneous Times is a bi-monthly podcast of science and speculative fiction radio dramas set to music, released on the 15th of each month, along with Simultaneous Times Supplementary Log - interviews with the authors and musicians released on the 1st of every month. Please consider Simultaneous Times Episode #15 for Best Audio Play Production. It features stories by Dain Luscombe, Jon Christopher, and Jean-Paul Garnier with music by Dain Luscombe, Phog Masheeen, and loopool. Thanks for listening and please consider voting Simultaneous Times for the 2019 Audio Verse Awards.

http://spacecowboybooks.blogspot.com/p/podcast.html

2019 Showcase: Cosmic Love Sep 13, 2019

Hi, this is Amy Thorstenson, the creator, writer and editor of Cosmic Love. Cosmic Love is about Madam Xandra, who hosts a radio show where she gives love and sex advice on an intergalactic space station. All Madam Xandra wants to do is give advice to the good people and aliens of the galaxy, but mortal danger just keeps getting in the way.

You're about to listen to Season 2, Episode 3. In Season 2 of Cosmic Love, the galaxy has been taken over by a fascist conservative government and Madam Xandra has been forced to start co-hosting a patriotic show called the Freedom and Family Values Hour. She sees her opportunity to make real change, though, when a member of the Underground Resistance named Eddy comes to the station on a mission to rescue her brother from jail. Eddy and her brother are symbionts who can swap minds, and of course the swap always seems to happen at the most inconvenient times...
Okay, I hope you enjoy Cosmic Love. Thanks for listening!

https://www.toplessrobot.com/tag/cosmic-love

2019 Showcase: Morty's Devils Sep 13, 2019

Hi, this is Kyle Gould, the creator, producer, editor, director, writer and dungeon master for Morty’s Devils, a 5e Dungeon and Dragons stream game that happens every Friday night on twitch.tv/unmadegaming. I then transformed that streamed game into a weekly podcast. While only six episodes have come out, there will be a total of twenty episodes for season one, taking us all the way through to the end of 2019. The podcast for Season 2 will begin immediately in 2020.

Morty’s Devils takes a group of three tieflings every week, out of a stable of fifteen different players and runs them through a three hour adventure with the powerful Wizard Mordenkainen as their boss. Every week these three tieflings have an adventure cribbed from 1970s/80s and 90s action adventure drama tv shows. Season one used plots from beloved MacGyver episodes, Star Trek the Next Generation, Xena warrior princess and Charlie’s Angels itself. Morty’s Devils is campy, engaging, and possibly unlike anything you’ve ever listened to. While the adventure is written, everything the characters say and do is completely improvisational and what’s more, even the descriptions of places, antagonists and props are made up on the spot by the players themselves with twitch chat throwing out suggestions and getting their own questions to.

We’d love for you to check out the stream version of the game happening RIGHT NOW, but more than that, thank you for your consideration for an Audio Verse Award. Morty’s Devils is a true delight for me and gives me more meaning in given week than I ever thought it would.

http://www.taverntales.ca/category/mortys-devils/

2019 Showcase: Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective Sep 13, 2019

This is Brad Beideman, one of the creators of Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective. Our show is about a crimesolver outsmarting maritime murderers on themed cruises like the west coast holiday convention boat the Santa Cruz Santa Cruise. The following clip is the first two chapters of our sixth episode, Dunk or Drown. And all you need to know continuity wise is my character, Neil Greg, is a boring coward who keeps running into Barjory and getting in her way although he did once save her life by killing an evil Chuck E Cheese robot named Quig. Thank you for listening.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/204653

2019 Showcase: Dice Tower Theatre Sep 12, 2019

This is Mike Atchley I’m the Narrator and Dungeon Master for Dice Tower Theatre; a unique narrated audio drama based around a basement tabletop role-playing game. More specifically, a retelling of the events from both the table and the minds of the players themselves, narrated like as a story with many of the original players reprising their role from the table in this format.

Placed within our high fantasy world, six children grow up in the dawning epicenter of a new war. Forced to face their cruel world, their crippling fears and even those conflicts within themselves as they mature into legendary heroes.

Swords, sorcery and adventure await to engage the listener along the way in our 20 minutes or less episodes. In this final episode of our story’s prologue trilogy, the children emerge from exploring a Dwarven Mine to discover their quiet little town is under siege by an unknown army.

Two brothers Benedict the pious and careful and Zane the carefree are joined by their younger cousin, Cordelia the blacksmith and seamstresses daughter. Their friends Zorin the son of the local justice and Sophie the abandoned sister of a young and beautiful sword for hire accompany them on this journey to discover not all is what it seems…

We hope you enjoy this episode of Dice Tower Theatre’s Dawn of Dragons. Thank you for listening.

http://www.dicetowertheatre.com/

2019 Showcase: Broken, Alaska Sep 12, 2019

Mike: Hi, I’m Mike Fuller.

Kari: And I’m Kari Aguila.

Mike: And we’re actors on the improvised audio fiction podcast, “Broken, Alaska”.

Broken is a tiny town.

Kari: Only 71 people…

Mike: It’s small, but it’s full of stories. The show revolves around the people who live in Broken, and the ways that they handle the stresses of living in such a secluded place.

Kari: And just like in a real small town, there are people from all walks of life and all political ideologies, and a lot of the richness of the story we create comes from those differences. One of the greatest things about “Broken, Alaska” is that the neighbors often disagree, argue even, but they still have to really rely on each other. You can’t unfriend anyone in Broken just because they drive you nuts – you’ll still see them in the grocery store tomorrow. The characters really are like family.

Mike: The good and the bad…

Kari: Broken, Alaska began several years ago. We were all taking an improv class with Kay Lavergne Jaz, and one night at the end of a class Kay said, “Ok, pick the name of a town.” Somebody said, “Broken, Alaska.” Kay said, “Ok, one at a time go on stage, decide a name and a job for your character, and just run with whatever happens.” And one-by-one we all created the characters and the town of Broken.

Mike: It was a really amazing scene.

Kari: It was! It was one of those moments when you think, “This is good!” So, we wound up going back to Broken whenever we had a few extra minutes in class.

Mike: Then about 2 years ago, a new radio station here in Seattle asked me to come up with some original programming. I’d worked in radio for a lot of years, and I thought, wouldn’t it be great if we could do Broken as a radio drama?

Kari: Everybody was on board.

Mike: Yeah. And all those characters we’d been playing in class, pretty much became the characters you’ll hear on the podcast now.

Kari: Broken, Alaska is an improvised show, though I do write a basic story outline for each episode just to keep us on track, and to give us some landmarks to hit during each scene. For example, I’ll write: Scene 1, setting, Produce Stand; Rose and Heather worry that George has been acting weird; by the end of the scene, they agree to talk to Burt about it. And that’s really all the actors get. Every line of dialog you hear, is the cast just making it all up as they go along.

Mike: Which makes it really weird sometimes. But also, really amazing.

Kari: Definitely! We hope you’ll agree that “Broken, Alaska” is a unique improvised podcast with a rich set of characters, and an endearing, and, sometimes sort of odd story. Try the first episode of Season 2*. It’s called “The Munskie Library”. We think it introduces you to a lot of the characters in town, and it highlights the incredible improv skills of the actors on the show. Broken is a town full of heart, full of warmth and weirdness, and we hope you’ll fall in love with “Broken, Alaska”.

Mike: Thank you for listening.

*Last minute change! The episode you’ll hear is called “Doc Burgess”. It’s the 2nd episode of Season 2, but it’s still a great example of what we do in Broken. We started Season 2 on September 24, and the AVA Awards are for the period beginning October 1st, so we had to pick a different episode to submit for the Showcase. Enjoy!

https://www.brokenalaskapodcast.com

2019 Showcase: The Veiled Monarch Sep 12, 2019

The Veiled Monarch is an urban fantasy taking place in modern day Florida. This is a world where vampires, werewolves, Druids and Humans all live together in relative peace. The non Human groups are regulated by laws that are difficult for normal law enforcement to maintain. This is where the Iron Oath comes into play. the Iron Oath was formed in the early 12th century to help Humans remain safe and make certain non Humans follow the rules. However, the non Humans all claim the Iron Oath has moved down a sinister path that is nothing but harmful to all of them. Two Police Detectives in Miami find themselves wrapped up in the dangers of the Iron Oath. While they begin to solve cases, they are also working hard to keep their allies safe.

Download and listen at: http://www.theveiledmonarch.com

2019 Showcase: Oz-9 Sep 11, 2019

This is Tim Sherburn, Voice Actor on Oz 9. Oz 9 is a science fiction comedy podcast which is, as we like to say, “heavy on the fiction, light on the science.” It’s the year 2142, and mega-corporation Gated Galaxies needs to unload some spaceships before they’re very expensively recalled. So they’ve sold space in stasis pods to some folks with a lot more money than sense, crewed the ships with ex-cons who know more about shoplifting the spaceshipping, and launched their fleet to perish quietly and heavily insured in the depths of space. This is episode 12, in which the crew discovers… they’ve got a mime.

https://oz-9.com

2019 Showcase: Rolling Misadventures Sep 11, 2019

This is Derek Graziano, Host and Producer of Rolling Misadventures. We are a tabletop show that brings podcasters on to take a break and play a game with us. Afterwards, I take those game sessions and blend our improvised acting with an audio drama spin into two episode story arcs. While we do keep to shorter stories, this does allow us to hop across genres. We are a rated R show, so please keep that in mind, as you check out any of the settings that interest you. A fine example of what we do can be heard in The Clam Magnate Mysteries. After finding a body on a cruise ship, our cast is left pointing fingers at each other as they rush to find the killer, before they too become a victim.

https://www.rollingmisadventures.com

2019 Showcase: Emperor Pigs Sep 11, 2019

Hi, this is Persephone Rose, I'm the creator and showrunner of Emperor Pigs (Pizza and Cigs), an audio drama that follows a team of monsters and demons working at a pizzeria slash marijuana store. It's not all fun and games for our heroes, though. In this episode, the team prepares to face the ultimate nightmare: the impending arrival of the health inspector. This is Emperor Pigs, episode 4, "Snicker." Thanks for listening!

http://emperorpigs.com

2019 Showcase: Dreamland Sep 11, 2019

Greetings. This is Chance Muehleck, writer and co-producer of Dreamland. Dreamland is a full cast neo-noir about a private detective who’s hired to track down a Hollywood con artist. Inspired by true events, the story follows two separate timelines that converge in unexpected ways. It’s part mystery, part satire, and full immersion. This is Episode One: Jackie. Thanks for listening.

https://www.dreamlandaudio.com/

2019 Showcase: Janus Descending Sep 11, 2019

This is Jordan Cobb, and I'm the creator and voice of Chel on Janus Descending, which is a science-fiction horror story that takes place on a distant planet orbiting a binary star, where two xenoarcheologists, Peter and Chel, have landed to explore the ruins of an ancient alien civilization, and instead find themselves in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the creatures that destroyed the civilization in the first place. The story is written in inverse chronological order, with one of the characters telling the series of events from beginning to end, as the other tells the story from end to its beginning. In this episode, Entry Ten, Chel finds herself trapped in the cave system deep below the planet's surface, and must fight her way through the dark back to her partner Peter, and the safety of their ship, The Adamantine. Thank you for listening.

https://www.nosuchthingradio.com/

2019 Showcase: Mission: Rejected Sep 11, 2019

Hello, this is J. Michael DeAngelis, the co-creator and co-producer of Mission: Rejected, which is the story of what happens when the world's greatest secret agent discovers he can choose to NOT accept his missions. While he's on a very curious cruise, the world depends on a team of backups: a nervous pencil pusher, a convicted computer hacker working off her sentence, a fading former sitcom star and a reassigned White House intern. You're about to hear Season One, Episode Seven: "Halt and Catch These Hands." We picked this episode because it is a great showcase for our actors and production team, but the show is lightly serialized, so if you haven't heard our show before (and you don't have time to go back to the beginning) then it will help you to know that at the end of the previous episode, evidence was uncovered that suggested that the team's hacker, Mackenzie McGrath, might be a mole.

https://missionrejected.simplecast.com

2019 Showcase: Rose Drive Sep 11, 2019

This is Raul Vega, the creator of Rose Drive: A serialized mystery-thriller podcast which follows the life of Markus Hill and the inhabitants of his sleepy, waterfront hometown of Southampton. In it, Markus returns home after a 10 year leave hell bent on seeking revenge on Forrest Sutherland, a former classmate of his who ran over and killed his little sister senior year of high school. Markus will stop at nothing to find his sister's killer and even starts an independent investigation by series of interviews with former classmates of his in ordr to find Forrest. However, Markus slowly starts to realize his little hometown is not what it seems to be as dark secrets of Southampton's initial creation are unearthed the longer he stays in it, creating catastrophe in ways no one could have expected. The clip you are about to hear is the first 10 minutes of our 3 part finale, which we feel demonstrates our highest caliber of production on our show. We recommend using headphones and listening in a stationary and quiet environment. Trust me - You'll thank us for it later. And now, a clip from the Rose Drive season 01 finale. Thank you for listening.

http://rosedrivepodcast.com

2019 Showcase: The Deca Tapes Sep 11, 2019

This is Lex, creator of The Deca Tapes. An eight-part show about a group of people who are locked into the same space together. Trying to figure out where they are and how to get out. What you’ll hear now is the first episode. So, prepare to learn the truth.

http://thedecatapes.com

2019 Showcase: Great & Terrible Sep 10, 2019

Hi, this is Leslie Gideon & I play Penelope Jane on GREAT & TERRIBLE, which is about a high-school student stumbling upon an ancient curse that grants immortality — but there’s a catch — every full moon she must kill someone — anyone! — or she’ll die… follow us at G-R-the number 8-and Terrible. This is Episode 0, FALL OF ’88… hope you like it!

http://www.arolivieri.com

2019 Showcase: Cybernautica Sep 10, 2019

This is Damian, writer and sound producer for Cybernautica. You’re about to hear an excerpt from Episode 2.0, Gold Ashes & Sea. Before you do, I’d like to give you a little context.

Cybernautica is a full cast, serial audio drama set in the Cyberpunk-Deco city of Neo-Atlantis. Our first season, Breakwall, follows a mercenary named Jonny as she dives headlong into the adventure and danger of Neo-Atlantis’ Arcadian sprawl. Throughout the season you’ll meet a wild cast of characters as you dive into the machinations of a city born on the concept of unlocking humanities full potential via forced evolution, genetic splicing and cybernetics. As you might surmise, the streets of ‘The City on the Sea’s’ most lawless district can be quite dangerous. We’d like to take this showcase for the Audio Verse Awards as an opportunity to bring you right into the thick of the action. Thank you for listening.

2019 Showcase: Cyberscape Neo Sep 10, 2019

Deverin: Hi, this is Deverin, writer and creator of Cyberscape Neo. This is a science-fantasy isekai series that ties together the philosophy of transhumanism and the drama of contrasting perspectives. We bring you into the world of a distant future where a particular company, whose public-facing industry is to make world-famous VR MMORPGs, was on the verge of migrating an AI into a human-like body for the first time. After a… failure, and some… internal struggles, this led to one of the founders forming a new company, which alongside creating the latest gaming masterpiece, Cyberscape Neo, also continued pursuing a questionable, yet ambitious initiative. I’ll... let Roland and Myra take it from here.

[Scene Details: Roland’s mood and tone is similar to that of EP1, Scene 1, as if monologuing, albeit having the knowledge to help recap EP1-6 to preface EP7. Myra is accompanying in this scene to add clarification as a looming voice in the background, unheard by Roland, and timed as .
The “room” is a standard stage, as if Roland is presenting what will soon show up on a theater projector screen.]

Roland: (friendly but forlorn) Hello and welcome to the Cyberscape… my new...
(looks down for a moment, exposing the inaccuracy of the term with his solemn tone) “home”…
(looking back up and continuing) My name... is Roland. Many others, as well as myself, are what are called “Synthetic Users.”

Myra: (10%. Grimacing and voicing through her gritted teeth.) My father’s... “Syns”. (pronounced “Sins”, spoken with heavy disdain)

Roland: (explaining the nature of Syns in a reminiscing tone) Whether we suffered from a terminal illness or barely survived a near-fatal accident, we have all been offered the…
(turns his eyes away again, but shakes it off faster) opportunity... to live out a seemingly eternal life, so long as it’s within the Cyberscape.
Myra: (10%. Purely sardonic. Curving into a cruel smile on “oh wait…”) An opportunity of a lifeti-- oh wait… Heh.

Roland: (catching the audience up on recent events, sighing) Because of our status as Synthetic Users, the players in these games don’t understand who or what we are, usually assuming that we’re just non-player characters acting oddly. We tend to like it better this way, since we’re under NDA and can’t explain our circumstances, anyways.
(narrowing his eyes and speaking in a serious tone) Problem is… it seems to be someone’s objective to set the players against us - to kill us. You’d think that wouldn’t be a problem -- that we’d just respawn. Sadly, as of the latest patch, that’s... no longer the case…
[Stage curtain draws open and Roland steps aside with it, followed by Myra’s glitch effect.]
Myra: (Rehearsed and Cheery) See for yourself!

https://www.titaniumtemplar.com/

2019 Showcase: The Critshow Sep 10, 2019

Hey Everyone, this is Rev, the Host and GM on The Critshow, which is a Monster of the Week actual play podcast about 3 friends tasked with being the last line of defense against the things that go bump in the night. The story ends up leading them to other worlds, which gives us the chance to play other powered by the apocalypse systems, while still keeping with the main plot. This is Season 1, Episode 35, Winter Winds of Change, which happens to be our Christmas Episode. The team has arrived through teleportation at the North Pole, and found themselves face to face with Mr. and Mrs. Clause. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the episode.

https://thecritshowpodcast.com/

2019 Showcase: Interference Sep 10, 2019

Hello. This is Hazel Stapp, co-creator and editor on Interference, Interference is a slow-burn paranormal romance with adventure elements, featuring queer actors and characters. It tells the story of an interplanar glitch that brings two women together, and their struggle to keep it that way. This is the 3rd episode in our second season, which we selected for this showcase because most of our wonderful cast appears in it.

https://www.orczone.com

2019 Showcase: Tavern Tales Sep 10, 2019

This is Kyle Gould, the editor, producer and dungeon master for Tavern Tales, a 5e dungeon and dragons actual play podcast using the Tales from the Yawning Portal campaign module from Wizards of the Coast. We have gone through The Sunless Citadel and have just finished The Forge of Fury. This, the culminating session of The Forge of Fury is some of the finest work I feel I have ever achieved as a Dungeon Master. Beginning with The Descent and continuing for the next three episodes our family of Stonehammer dwarves vie against the black dragon and attempt to bring a prophecy to pass in the conclusion of this wonderful adventure. Thank you so very much for your consideration for an Audio Verse Award.

http://www.taverntales.ca

2019 Showcase: Tavern Tales Junior Sep 10, 2019

This is Kyle Gould, the editor, producer, dungeon master and father of Tavern Tales Junior, a 5e dungeon and dragons actual play podcast for kids, starring kids. Thank you so much for your consideration for an Audio Verse Award, we are deeply honoured to be included as a nominee amongst so many amazing productions. The episode we are tendering is called ReUnions. The player characters had been away from home on many, many adventures which had all started with a young halfling named Lucas, begging the PCs to rescue his father and sister who had been abducted by Kobolds. 27 episodes in and our group has protected them and finally, finally brought them home. This episode, and the following 28th episode highlight just how far these kid’s aged 6-11 have come since they started playing.

Thanks for listening.

http://www.taverntales.ca/category/tt-junior/

2019 Showcase: Paired Sep 09, 2019

My name is Liz Anderson, Writer, Director, Producer, and star of Paired, a microfiction podcast audio drama described as 'meditations and musings from your digital assistant. It's basically the fallibilities and stories of humans in our modern world through the eyes of a Siri-type digital assistant. This is Episode Four, 'Brie's Phone' and all you really need to know is that each episode is stand-alone, it's very episodic, and we just follow the stories of humans as they take their digital assistant on various adventures. I hope you enjoy! Thank you for listening!

https://paired.simplecast.com/

2019 Showcase: Top of the Round Sep 09, 2019

Hi everyone, this is Kenon, the Dungeon Master and host of Top of the Round. Top of the Round is an actual play podcast fueled by the power of Dungeons and Dragons fifth edition, featuring heavy roleplay, mysterious characters, and a dark world filled with secrets. What happens when a naive druid, a mysterious drow elf, and an orphaned monk are roped into becoming mailmen for a goddess? Our showcase features a scene from episode 21, Favors, where things are getting a littttlleeee dicey. Thanks for listening!

https://www.totrpodcast.com/

2019 Showcase: Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Sep 09, 2019

Hello, my name is Kelli Winkler and I’m the presenter of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast which is an anthology audio drama production. This means that each edition of the podcast tells a different, stand-alone story through drama and poetry. We are an Anglo-American podcast so we use writers, actors and musicians from both sides of the Atlantic in creating our productions to give us a wider perspective on our stories. We are also passionate about promoting the work of female writers and actors and ensuring that female perspectives are fully represented in our stories.

We have created a showcase edition of the podcast with content from a few of our episodes. We hope you enjoy listening to this and if you do, please consider subscribing to the podcast and voting for us in the various Audio Verse Awards categories for which we have been nominated.

Thank you for listening to Alternative Stories and Fake Realities.

https://alternativestories.com

2019 Showcase: Harper Rose & the Women on the Wall Sep 09, 2019

This is Elle Elsea, writer, narrator and producer of Harper Rose and the Women on the Wall. For this story I tried to picture what a world after global warming would look like, and the research I did is woven into the Gospels of Gara, which are meant to stop global warming from happening a second time. I don’t believe humans would go entirely extinct, and so in this story, which is set a thousand years in the future, humans are still around. But they are living in a society that, while it’s very similar to ours, still has marked differences, including laws that everyone has to follow that come from the gospel. Our protagonist is a young woman who worked as a deputy in a small outpost and was chosen to take over as Sheriff when the old sheriff died. This is episode one, when she finds out that she was assigned to the most famous sheriff in the entire united cities of America.

Thank you for listening.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/295499

2019 Showcase: Awake the Future Sep 09, 2019

This is Steven Lalevich, creator of the sci-fi health podcast, Awake the Future. The show is about a small-town nutritionist, Adam Weiss, who receives a series of letters from his reincarnated future self, describing five rituals that will save humanity from self-destruction. Adam risks everything to start a podcast, in which he shares the letters and the rituals with the world. This is Episode 6, The Earth Ritual. In this episode, Adam is navigating his relationship with his soulmate assassin, Adrienne, as the two attempt to bring down a corrupt world power called the Corporation. If you have an interest in this story, I’d suggest stopping now and starting from the beginning, but if you feel like jumping in the deep end, here we go. Thank you for listening.

https://www.awakethefuture.com/podcast

2019 Showcase: Inspector Virlo Morton Lee Sep 09, 2019

SFX - MUSIC BED

GREGORY BRATTON (ANNOUNCER): Hello, good people of audio fiction land! This is Gregory Bratton, Writer/Producer/and voice of Inspector Virlo Morton Lee, a family-friendly(ish) comedy whodunit. Today, I am going to play you a single scene from Episode 6 entitled We’ll Have a Barrel of Fun. Like most of the other nominees, this is a serialized show, so some spoilers lurk ahead. (shudders)

In this clip, the Inspector has been led by Deputy Dundie out to a riverside shack in an attempt to discover a drug dealing murderer. And like any good mystery, there’s a thunderstorm.

SFX - THUNDER

GREGORY BRATTON: Of course. Our show has been fortunate enough to have been nominated for 7 Audio Verse Awards including New Audio Play Production, Performance of a Leading Role in a New Audio Play Production, Writing of a New Audio Play Production, Action and Environment Sound Design in a New Production, as well as nominations in the Music and Directing Categories.

Regarding the directing, all of our lines were recorded locally by all first-time voice actors. A couple had some stage experience, but this was the first time in front of a microphone. And the way the process went was: I would say the line the way I heard the voices in my head say it, they would repeat the line into the microphone in their own voice, and by some miracle when I got to the editing phase, everything sorta just came together. I was as surprised as anyone.

As far as the music, please check out the song that birthed this entire project. The song came first and the idea of an audio drama came much later. I think you’ll really get a kick out of it.

So, one last thing before I drop you off in the woods. In episode 1 we set up the fact that we were hearing everyone via just-a-little-bit-better than our reality mini lapel mics that our young journalist was clipping to everyone who would stand still long enough.

That concept heavily factors into the sound design choices in this scene. So, without further ado, Episode 6, Scene 5… Oh, and the Inspector is terrified of waterfalls. Hey! Don’t judge. We all have our things! So, thank you for your consideration, and I hope you’ll subscribe to our show. And remember, transcripts for all of our shows are available at our website. I really hope you enjoy!

https://ivml.podbean.com/

2019 Showcase: The Gigantic Adventures of Jeff and Simon Sep 06, 2019

Hey this is Brad, the Game Master and host of The Gigantic Adventures of Jeff and Simon.

Our show is a family-friendly actual play podcast that uses the Suited RPG system by Escape Box Games.

It’s a story about a mouse and a pigeon who get transported to a magical world and go on a gigantic adventure to find out why they’re there, and how to get home. It’s silly, loose, and anything can happen.

http://fateofisen.com/

2019 Showcase: The Carlötta Beautox Chronicles Sep 06, 2019

Hi there everyone. This is Ann Sloan the creator and writer of The Carlötta Beautox Chronicles, a sitcom podcast that follows the misadventures of a wanna-be actress and influencer as she navigates the treacherous waters of Hollywood. Carlotta is a marvel of relativistic quantum physics, somehow existing at the extreme periphery of Hollywood while at the same time, landing smack dab in the middle of everything. More simply put she is a nobody for whom the planets align a lot. For our showcase, we are going to play the pilot episode in which we meet Carlotta, played by nominated actor Samantha Gordon. We’ll learn about her background, how she first came to Hollywood, we’ll also meet her manager Dave, and we will discover how she got the umlaut the punctuates her name. The show is rated R for language and is best suited for mature audiences. Here now, is your shot of Beautox.

https://carlottapodcast.com

2019 Showcase: Codename: Blank Sep 06, 2019

This is Brandon Greer, writer and director of 'Codename: Blank,' which is a spy/mystery/parody series about an amnesiac detective and his dinosaur partner solving crime. This is Episode One: Vengeance from the Mummy's Tomb! Thank you for listening.

http://codenameblank.com

2019 Showcase: Sidequesting Sep 06, 2019

This is Tal Minear, creator of Sidequesting, a light-hearted fantasy show about avoiding the main plot. Each episode follows our protagonist Rion as they travel from town to town, meeting new people and doing new things. This is episode 2, but you don't need to have heard episode 1 to enjoy it. It's titled "Travel Buddy." Thank you for listening.

https://sidequesting.carrd.co

2019 Showcase: Blockbuster Sep 06, 2019

Hi, this is Matt Schrader, creator of Blockbuster, a narrative drama series that uses real historical research to accurately reconstruct the friendship of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas in the years leading up to the release of Star Wars, and the creation of the first blockbuster. Our series follows the mutual support that led to one of the most innovative revolutions in Hollywood history, and the true moments we’ve dramatized with experienced voice actors, an original orchestral score, and sound design — all put together in a three-act structure just like a feature film. The clip you’re about to hear highlights one of the true stories of George Lucas pushing himself to the limit to chase a crazy dream of making Star Wars. Thanks for listening.

http://getblockbuster.com

2019 Showcase: Fangirls Sep 06, 2019

Hi, this is Marie-Claire, the writer and director of Fangirls, a Star Wars fandom 8 part audio drama about five internet friends who decide to drop everything and drive across the country to try to get into a special sneak preview of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We are over the moon to have received a nomination for an Audio Verse award for our production and submit for your consideration Episode One: The Fandom Menace where our protagonist, Ally, tries to get through a disastrous date. Thanks again.

http://whattheforce.ca/fangirlsdrama/

2019 Showcase: The Jake Muller Adventures: Unidentified Sep 06, 2019

This is Darby Kern, Creator of The Jake Muller Adventures, a show that combines the adventure of Indiana Jones and the Intrigue of The X-Files- all from a Christian worldview. Our first story, Unidentified, starts Jake on a journey of self discovery when he finds a girl standing on the middle of a frozen lake over a thousand miles frothier home- where she’d been seen less than an hour before. In the next few days he’s going to be dealing with government agents, UFO nuts, mysterious international cabals, and Men in Black.
Thank you for listening.

https://www.jakemulleradventures.com

2019 Showcase: Ghostpuncher CORPS Sep 05, 2019

Hello citizens of the Audioverse, my name is Lilith, I am the producer slash dungeon mistress of the chaotic and heavy metal tabletop roleplaying podcast Ghostpuncher Corps. GPC follows the misadventures of three heroes tasked by Lucifer herself to hunt down and recover wayward undead souls causing problems in the land of the living. This is episode 32, the second episode of our GRIDBREAKER arc which follows the team as they step inside an immersive video game world to hunt down a soul who seemingly lurks inside the game.

For this episode and the rest of the Gridbreaker arc we are using The Sprawl roleplaying system which relies on a simple success, mixed success and failure system to resolve any potentially dicey situation. Each player will be playing their character from the rest of the podcast (the quote-unquote real world) playing another character in this Gridbreaker video game. It’s a little high concept, but I promise it’s not too hard to follow.

Thanks so much for listening.
https://ghostpuncher.net/corps

2019 Showcase: The HappyGoLukky Podcast Sep 05, 2019

Hey everyone, Daniel here, your narrator and GM for the HappyGoLukky Podcast which I and my two daughters and two sons produce in an actual play format on a weekly basis.

If you are new to the actual play genre … it means that we are actually playing a role playing game together, so that our story is all improvisation … while I have a general sense for where I want the story to go as the Game Master .. the actual stories themselves are generated on the fly with a little bit of dice rolling and some light rules to keep things interesting.

We also have some unique features in our show. For instance, we have an entire sub story that is all audio drama that flows along with each main episode.

Each of our players, Katherine, Hannah, Joshua and Mason all play various parts on the show and, yes I am their dad… unlike other role playing games they know only what they discover during the game play itself, which means they are often learning things as you are learning them and so have authentic reactions to surprising turns in the story. You’ll experience one of those in this episode with Katherine’s character Angela.

Each of them plays a young adult between the ages of 14 and 18, and our show is targeted toward the young adult audience or essentially ... 10 years old and up … producing free fun and family friendly content is really important to us … largely because I wanted to introduce my own kids to role playing games but the majority of what we found was … not so family friendly.

The first season is based on the real world events that take place in and around Centralia, Pennsylvania beginning in the 1980’s but covering events in the 1960s, 1860s and into the future.

The episode you are about to listen to, which is Episode 18 ..takes place outside of Centralia as Katherin’s Character Angela is trying to discover the truth about her legacy by finding out what happened to her grandmother… and it is a little more than midway through our first season, so it may be a bit confusing at first.

In broad strokes, we have created a fictionalized story based real world events … it’s a bit of historical fiction with a dose of science fiction and a dash of mystery as each character has to discover who they are and what their role is in connection to everything that is happening around them.

In any event, we hope you enjoy our inaugural season … this is The HappyGoLukky Podcast .. lukky is spelled lukky … this is Episode Number 18 Titled, “When it really matters.”

https://happygolukky.com

2019 Showcase: Dark Dice Sep 05, 2019

Greetings Adventurers, this is Travis Vengroff, the Game Master, Producer, and Creator of Dark Dice – a horror podcast that blurs the line between actual play and audio drama – where the story is determined by the roll of the dice. Six travelers embark on a journey into the ruinous domain of the nameless god. They will never be the same again. One of the players is not what they seem after a doppleganger, a creature that can assume the form and voice of whatever it kills, infiltrates their team. As the players are picked off and replaced one at time can they figure out who the monster is before its too late? Can you? You’re about to hear our first episode, which is rated R for violence and language. If you dare continue, gamble your sanity and subscribe to Dark Dice however you listen to podcasts.

http://darkdice.libsyn.com

2019 Showcase: VAST Horizon Sep 05, 2019

Greetings, this is Kaitlin Statz, the writer and creator of VAST Horizon. VAST Horizon is the story of one woman’s fight for survival against the void of space… In this, our first episode, you will meet Dr. Nolira Eck, an agronomist on a massive colony-ship bound for a new solar system. The show is rated PG-13 for violence and occasional language, and features a talented cast hailing from six continents who help us bring the story to life. So, get ready to experience new things, new skies, and new people in VAST Horizon.

http://vasthorizonpodcast.com/

2019 Showcase: The White Vault Sep 05, 2019

Greetings, this is Kaitlin Statz, the writer and creator of The White Vault. Grab a mug of coffee and your ice axe because we’re about to head north and join an international team that’s been trapped in their concrete bunker for weeks. Icy winds, miles of treacherous terrain, the largest land predators in world - polar bears - separate the team from the nearest human settlement. So far from aid, they find they’re not alone… In the episode you are about to hear - Season two, episode three: Gluggaveður – the team weighs their options after something abducts one of their teammates. This episode is rated R for language, and the show is intended for mature audiences. As a warning, this episode contains spoilers for the series, so if you’re concerned you can start with episode one of The White Vault. Otherwise, prepare to join our team in Svalbard, though Travel is Not Advised.

https://thewhitevault.com

2019 Showcase: Liberty: Tales from the Tower Sep 05, 2019

Greetings Citizens,

This is Travis Vengroff with the department of Public Affairs, Division of Broadcasting - AB-3. The great Archon and her government have given us the opportunity to introduce you to a show that was co-created by myself and Citizen Kaitlin Statz called Liberty: Tales from the Tower. Liberty is a series of stories that exist on The Liberty feed that all take place on the glorious colony-world of Atrius, and Tales from the Tower is our serialized horror anthology series. Every new episode covers a different topic and is its own entry-point into discovering new horrors that lurk in the steel and shadows of Atrius. At the time of recording we are mid-way through our 3rd season, which has been largely focused around the return of the Night Expo and Entertainment Festival. You are about to hear the mid-season finale, Happiness, which we’ve rated PG-13 for violence and mild language. Our lead actress, Melina Krosos, played by Jordan Cobb, has been nominated for an Audio Verse Award for this very episode, which also contains over 40 acting roles, and 11 songs composed by six musicians. Should you enjoy this story you can find more episodes, more fully-voiced podcasts, graphic novels, comic books, and a full blown RPG that influences the world of Atrius all at LibertyEndures.com. So without further ado, please prepare yourself for Happiness.
http://libertyendures.com/

2019 Showcase: The White Vault: Imperial Sep 05, 2019

Greetings, this is Travis Vengroff, the producer and sound designer behind The White Vault: Imperial. Imperial is a full self-contained story that takes place within the White Vault universe, which means that if you enjoy it, we’ve created more audio adventures just like it. We’re about to take you on a journey into China, The Qing Dynasty in 1700’s China to be specific. During this time in history, the Kangxi Emperor commissioned Jesuit explorers to map the whole of China. Our story follows one of these such team comprised of Father Martim Vaz, Brother Benedetto Herbardian, and their servant Anthony, as they meet Jingwei Cheng – the son of a local magistrate. You are about to hear our second episode, which is rated PG for horror elements, as the team has finally reached Tsitsihar. You are going to hear portions of the episode in Portuguese, Italian, Mandarin, and even Manchu –the language of the dynasty that is now nearly extinct. The White Vault: Imperial is a premium show, meaning that it is only available on our Patreon or our Himalaya premium community, outside of this preview. So get ready for a journey through history in The White Vault – Imperial.
https://www.himalaya.com/drama-podcasts/the-white-vault-192639/imperial-full-season-64147899

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