GENESIS AVALON: PATRIOT, an epic superhero/fantasy audio drama, episode 5: Reunited with the Freedom Press, Noir and Leo desperately try to convince an unsympathetic Vanguard to help them, while Jaina wrestles with uncomfortable revelations and is put on a path to collide with Patriot and Minuteman - whether she wants to or not.
Directed and co-written by Kathryn Pryde, co-written by Kris Bays! On Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Samsung Podcasts, and more! Transcript available at the website.
hi. today i am starting a new season of IN A WALLED CITY with a big episode called The Historian. this is one of the more challenging, personal, and ambitious audio fiction projects i have ever done. it is narrated by my friend and longtime collaborator Valerie Monique Evering
you can listen to it for free at all the usual podcast places. if you want to support the show financially you can also buy it on my bandcamp. there is a link to a transcript in the show notes. its also on bandcamp in the lyrics section.
the story in this episode is one i started writing before any of the others. as a reminder, the show is nonlinear and you can dive in at any point. and this episode, in spite of its length, is a good entry point. its a bit more direct.
its a story that had been kicking around in my head for years as something i would “do someday”. the impetus to actually make it for real was listening to the Start With This podcast by Night Vale Presents - i highly recommend it if that kind of situation applies to you!
i have been through a lot since i started writing this one. its hard to describe the place its come to inhabit in my head and heart. at times i was certain i would never publish it. but ive put so much into it & even if that energy doesnt return in forms i expect, now is the time.
Crooked Lane is an upcoming horror/supernatural fiction podcast. Each episode is presented as one or more entries in the audio journal of Newton Wallace, who’s recently moved back home to pursue a career in carpentry. Due to a sudden severe arm injury, however, he is unable to attend trade school until he’s fully healed, and so fills his time with recordings in an audio journal that, eventually, also become a way for him to log the otherworldly events that occur on Crooked Lane.
Will there be auditions?
For the inaugural season, no. For upcoming seasons, yes. As this is very much a shot in the dark passion project, the initial season will simply be recordings from Newt’s journal so as to minimize production hassle and keep everything as streamlined as possible. When the series does choose to introduce more characters, however, information about auditions will be made public as soon as it is available.
What is Crooked Lane influenced by?
First and foremost, the real life Crooked Lane in King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania. On a more serious note, podcasts such as Welcome To Night Vale, The Magnus Archives, and Archive 81 are all large influences, though it should be said that we are not attempting to directly copy any of them.
How can I contact you?
You can send us an ask on this blog (anonymous is turned on) or a DM, or you can get in contact with us through our Twitter (@crookedlanepod) or by shooting us an email ([email protected]).
If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to ask them! Please share this around if it seems interesting! We’ll be tracking the tags #cl, #crookedpod, #crookedlane, and #crookedlanepodcast (and all variations of them)
Crooked Lane is an upcoming horror/supernatural fiction podcast. Each episode is presented as one or more entries in the audio journal of Newton Wallace, who’s recently moved back home to pursue a career in carpentry. Due to a sudden severe arm injury, however, he is unable to attend trade school until he’s fully healed, and so fills his time with recordings in an audio journal that, eventually, also become a way for him to log the otherworldly events that occur on Crooked Lane.
Will there be auditions?
For the inaugural season, no. For upcoming seasons, yes. As this is very much a shot in the dark passion project, the initial season will simply be recordings from Newt’s journal so as to minimize production hassle and keep everything as streamlined as possible. When the series does choose to introduce more characters, however, information about auditions will be made public as soon as it is available.
What is Crooked Lane influenced by?
First and foremost, the real life Crooked Lane in King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania. On a more serious note, podcasts such as Welcome To Night Vale, The Magnus Archives, and Archive 81 are all large influences, though it should be said that we are not attempting to directly copy any of them.
How can I contact you?
You can send us an ask on this blog (anonymous is turned on) or a DM, or you can get in contact with us through our Twitter (@crookedlanepod) or by shooting us an email ([email protected]).
If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to ask them! Please share this around if it seems interesting! We’ll be tracking the tags #cl, #crookedpod, #crookedlane, and #crookedlanepodcast (and all variations of them)
Shamelessly stealing this idea/announcement from @khorapodcast (who you should absolutely go follow, btw), but if you ever have any questions, our askbox is always open!
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(please ask us things, rambling about our content is what we do best)
Now that we’re officially launched, we figured it was a good time to open our asks! Feel free to ask us anything about the show, the characters, the history of stage magic, our favorite card tricks, ducks, Jean-Jacquline Lemarque…
Shamelessly stealing this idea/announcement from @khorapodcast (who you should absolutely go follow, btw), but if you ever have any questions, our askbox is always open!
…
(please ask us things, rambling about our content is what we do best)
Shamelessly stealing this idea/announcement from @khorapodcast (who you should absolutely go follow, btw), but if you ever have any questions, our askbox is always open!
…
(please ask us things, rambling about our content is what we do best)
I’m a broke student. Well, I mean, former student. Left college to go to trade school, but of course I can’t do that now, because I just had to be an idiot and break my arm.
Did a very preliminary recording of Draft 1, and it ran about 11 minutes, which is way more than I expected. I’ll add another thousand or so words to Draft 2, see what happens. Really happy with my progress so far.
THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE PILOT EPISODE IS OFFICIALLY DONE! Two or three more drafts, and the pilot will be good to go! After that, only…18-24 more drafts to go before the Prologue is done. AAAAAAAAAAAAA
So, since my phone’s recorder app doesn’t seem to want to open without instantly crashing, I guess I’m using this. Miracle it even works anymore. Not my first choice, believe me, but it gets the job done in a pinch.
Hoping to finish up Draft 1 of the pilot episode today. If that seems like a lot of progress for less than a week, remember that I have to do at least two or three more drafts for this, and THEN multiple drafts of SIX more episodes after this before the seven episode prologue is ready to be recorded. Yeesh.
Shamelessly stealing this idea/announcement from @khorapodcast (who you should absolutely go follow, btw), but if you ever have any questions, our askbox is always open!
…
(please ask us things, rambling about our content is what we do best)
Shamelessly stealing this idea/announcement from @khorapodcast (who you should absolutely go follow, btw), but if you ever have any questions, our askbox is always open!
…
(please ask us things, rambling about our content is what we do best)
Do you like podcasts? Do you like Greek mythology, but wish they could have a little more women in them (and a good deal less misogyny)? Have you ever thought about a genre and thought, wow wouldn’t that be cool if it was 100% queerer, and in space?
I’ve got a podcast for you!
Khôra Podcast is a fiction podcast/audio drama about all the women in Greek mythology who deserved so, so much better. It’s also set in a dieslepunk galaxy far far away, where technology is magic, and most everything is controlled by the sometimes benevolent, sometimes totally evil Olympus Corp. Season one will follow some of the women from the tale of Jason and the golden fleece, as they try to return a missing fleece to Colchis. It’s got robots, it’s got sentient space ships, and most importantly, it’s All About The Ladies!
More info, like production updates, behind the scenes stuff, and an eventual release date, will be coming in the future! Follow this blog to stay updated!
I am incredibly excited to announce that I’ll be premiering the pilot of a brand new fiction podcast at this year’s Tribeca Festival!! this is a weekly show that I’ve been working on for, well, twenty years (keep reading for THAT story) and I can’t wait for folks to visit MIRAGE DINER.
If you’re a fan of The Bright Sessions, you might enjoy my newest show, MIRAGE DINER! The release date for the podcast is TBD, but we’ll be premiering the first episode at Tribeca Festival next week in NYC and YOU can be there!!! We’ll play an episode, read another with the two lead actors, and have a discussion about audio fiction with the Dylan Marron!
Hello strange and unusual family! If you’re one of the many people joining tumblr for the first time, coming back, or getting into fiction podcasts for the first time, we’ve got a show we think you might like!
The Bright Sessions is a science fiction podcast that follows a group of therapy patients. But these are not your typical patients - each has a unique supernatural ability. The show documents their struggles and discoveries as well as the motivations of their mysterious therapist, Dr. Bright. The show is complete, with seven seasons and three books, and has a cast of interesting characters, found family feels, and swoon-worthy ships.
There’s a whole world of Atypicals to jump into, and you can start right now! And keep reading to see the *chef’s kiss* ideal way to consume all the different content (aka in in-universe timeline order)
The original podcast ran from 2015-2018 as a single, serialized story over four seasons. Then, in 2018, 10 standalone bonus episodes were produced as a fifth season. In partnership with Luminary, two spin-offs were produced: first, The AM Archives in 2019, and then The College Tapes in 2020. Both are now available on all podcast apps and can be listened to as stand alone series, but should be listened to after listening to the original show. Within the events of the universe, this is the correct order of story progression:
Have you heard? The AM Archives - the spin-off that was previously exclusive to Luminary - is now available anywhere you get your podcasts, right in the original TBS feed!
We’re currently releasing the mini series, Order & Chaos, and next Wednesday, the first episode of The College Tapes - a spin-off all about Caleb and Adam as seniors in college - drops!
IN THE FALL OF 2019, THE ORIGINAL TEAM OF THE BRIGHT SESSIONS GOT TOGETHER…
…to reminisce about our time spent making the podcast. On our five year anniversary, we want to share this retrospective with you! Since beginning in November of 2015, The Bright Sessions has spawned two spin-off podcasts, The AM Archives and The College Tapes, as well as a book series with Tor Teen.
The Bright Sessions began as:
LAUREN SHIPPEN - creator, writer, director, editor, voice of Sam, and the sound designer until Episode 17
JULIA MORIZAWA - the voice of Dr. Bright
BRIGGON SNOW - the voice of Caleb Michaels
ANNA LORE - the voice of Chloe and creator of the original artwork
As requested from our Hi Nay discord server, I’ve compiled some of the songs I was listening that served as inspiration for characters, events and arcs in Hi Nay, in no particular order.
Bottom of the River byDelta Rae ~ “theme song” for Episode 20 - Siga, aka the Campfire Episode. This gave me a camping vibe with the added bonus of feeling like I wanted to add a scene where they sang around a campfire. Never ended up putting that into the episode, but the vibes for this are immaculate.
Rule #21 - Momento Mori byFish In A Birdcage ~ I recently got fully obsessed with some of the songs by Fish In A Birdcage, a fantastic alternative indie band, many of whose songs you will find on this playlist. Momento Mori in particular was inspired by the Elders, specifically Giuliano Bartalotti, The Benefactor, and George Langford, all because of their proximity to death.
EsmeraldabyAdriel Genet ~ Basically the theme song of the entire puppetmaster arc, specifically The Puppetmaster / The Doctor / Drosselmeyer. I was suprised that this was a lesser known song, it sounds like something that would have really blown up. Glad to hype it up here, it has the PERFECT vibe for this specific part of the story, especially in that it makes me imagine the ballet-loving Drosselmeyer dancing gracefully to the musical interlude.
Rule #4 - Fish in a Birdcage byFish In A Birdcage~ The song the band apparently named itself after (or vice versa), Fish In A Birdcage is my favourite song as of 2022, and tops my On Repeat playlist. The song is truly perfect. The lyrics of the song specifically focus on the story of Mary-Anne Weekes, whose full story has yet to be told. In the story, so far, she is known as the “Good Elder” who created Good Foci, and was CJ’s lover. She was also the only member of the Ordo who was non-white (or non-white passing). Her locket protects Laura in Episode 3.
We Forgot We Were Human byDirt Poor Robbins ~ An incredibly catchy song that I just enjoyed listening to during recent arcs, this particular song seems to illustrate the Elders quite nicely. No specific arc - this is just the Elders and their motivations, at least as we know them currently.
The Haunted PhonographbyThoushaltnot, Seeming ~ No character in particular. I just thought this song was a fun one that matched the general vibe of Hi Nay, and the Foci being cursed objects. Somewhat connected to Mary-Anne for reasons that will later be revealed. May include a cursed phonograph in a future episode. Who knows?
The Dismemberment Song byBlue Kid ~ The primary inspiration for the Cannibal pair of episodes - Episode 18 - Katay, and Episode 19 - Lamon. Her name, by the way, is Minerva The Cannibal.
Sun Goes Down byDavid Jordan ~ Just how I imagine the theme song for a Hi Nay TV show would be. It’s poppy, but it also has the beat that reminds me of traditional dances in the Philippines. Also the lyrics feel like they would fit for a TV series about creepy things happening in a city.
Rule #7 - Angel Tango byFish In A Birdcage ~ The lesson here is to listen to Fish In A Birdcage. Anyway, this song was inspired by the sort of thematic dance between The Puppetmaster and The Benefactor. It’s a little bit of both of their characters, in some ways.
Rule #9 - Child Of The Stars byFish In A Birdcage ~ A song about Ashvin, the fake Guru Mahadev. He has a compelling history and I want to write more about him, though it doesn’t fit in the current plot. He’s been one of my favourite characters concept-wise, and I want to dedicate more to him as a character.
I’ll be adding more songs to this playlist, maybe moving songs around. Hope you all enjoy!
THE AM ARCHIVES is the awesome thriller drama spin-off of “The Bright Sessions” that you didn’t know you needed. Or maybe you did. I don’t know. But it’s coming. Later this year. Get ready.
