Counterbalance is a High Fantasy Audio Drama. 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.
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In a city that never sleeps, the veil between waking and dreaming can fray at the edges. Enter Lucifer Kane an academic who's knowledge of the other side is unparalleled, and Brutus Feels, an empathic ex cop with fists of iron. . If you've strayed where you shouldn't, heard what you oughtn't or looked where you mustn't, you may require the services of Kane and Feels.
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Welcome to the Nesting Zone: a surreal rim of jungle around Mt. Tahoma prowled by transdimensional reptiles. The Amanuensis catalogues his expedition up the volcano slope and records stories of explorers caught in the evolving dreamscape. Paleo-mythic lizard pyromancy. Blood whisper secrets. Carnivorous astronauts. Cursed poem hallucinations. Staying sane is not an option: a fiction podcast by Justin Hellstrom - rated M for mature.
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Alternative Stories and Fake Realities is the anthology podcast of the spoken-word audio production company Alternative Stories. Working with poets, novelists and dramatists we tell stories and share the work of writers including radio plays, short fiction, book excerpts and writer interviews. We also explore the things that inspire writers including folklore and mythology as well as sharing content from other podcasts produced by Alternative Stories. With almost 150 podcasts to choose from ...
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Welcome to the Cytochrome Hear feed, where you can find all our short audiofiction projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A science fiction audio drama/audio fiction podcast about AI and evil corporations, and the terrible things that happen when those things begin to mix.
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After the destruction of Carnival House, everyone is looking for Marigold for answers, while her two best friends are attempting to get along with their lives. Unfortunately, once you encounter a ghost, they're not ready to let you move on unless they can too. And someone has to have information about Whistlewood, the shady company collecting ghosts. Whistlewood - Coming Fall 2022
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Set one billion years in the future... it's the story of Januae, a man who randomly teleports to strange and dangerous places with no way of controlling it.
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An anthology fiction podcast of Dark Fantasy and the Odd, presented in the grand tradition of 20th Century horror hosts.
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A series of short stories about a peculiar town on a peculiar planet where science and magic mingle in an effort to save the worlds!
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A guide to navigating the coming phases of human existence. This work is nonlinear and you may enter at any point. Created and performed by Disparition (Jon Bernstein), the producer/composer of Welcome to Night Vale and Alice Isn't Dead.
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The Haunted Hell House of Horror is a comedy audio drama about people who work in a haunted house during the Halloween season. Starring: Brad, Cary Michael Ayers, Alex Brown, Kirsty Woolven, Emry Mika, and Wyatt Martin A Haunted Griffin Entertainment Production Twitter: @hhhohpod Website: http://www.hauntedgriffin.com
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THE SHELF LIFE is a short-form podcast sitcom about Blue Cat Books, a small independent bookstore in a quaint, American town, and the store's owner, Edwin Charles, as he deals with the daily nuisance of his customers and neighbors.
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A comedic audio drama about found families, role-playing games, dungeons, and (occasionally) dragons. "Best Podcast or Online Audio Drama" finalist at the 2020 BBC Audio Drama Awards. Support this show at: patreon.com/theordinaryepic.
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"This is The Signal... Point of origin unknown... Destination unclear... It carries with it fragments of other places... Other times... Stories from unfathomable pits of darkness and worlds of unquenchable, all-consuming light... These tales of realities both unimaginably distant and terrifyingly close are woven into, around, and through... The Signal" -The Narrator- The Signal is a unique horror fiction podcast that combines elements of a radio drama, an audio fiction reading, nonfiction ex ...
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Check out our other show from Blighthouse Studio - The Sprouting - An actual play Call of Cthulhu, Pulp Cthulhu influenced podcast, The Sprouting explores the eldritch horror of a plant apocalypse.Find The Sprouting here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3EIgCYbJIGZEWcBD1bV1Hi Support Counterbalance, The Sprouting and our other shows by checking out o…
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"The Angry House": An Audio Drama by Thomas Wrightson
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47:18Send us a text When Harry and Agnes Wells inherit an old house in Cornwall in the summer of 1999 they visit with the intention of renovating the building. But as days pass they discover the house has some unexpected secrets. The Angry House is an award-winning drama by novelist Thomas Wrightson. In 'The Angry House' by Thomas Wrightson you can hear…
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??? - ??th day of Bäkkos, 5th year of the Vær, 101st Generation Super cut of Season 2 bloopers! Counterbalance is an immersive high fantasy audiodrama. Find out more at Trilunis.com - and get ready, because Season 3 is on it's way! Featuring the cast of Season 2 Counterbalance Music by Fuimadane --- You can help support the show, get ad fre…
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'The Cavalry': A Short Story By Christopher Meredith
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53:32Send us a text Welcome to a new mini series of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast This week we have short fiction from Welsh poet, novelist and short story writer Christopher Meredith. The story you're about to hear is a seasonal piece set in the early 1960s in south Wales. It's called 'The Cavalry' and it's from Chris's brilliant c…
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SUBSCRIBE NOW Deep in the twisting space of the cosmos, far from the mechanical planes of order, two cogs shift in perfect synchronicity. This is the realm of Zahndomhan, ruled over by the sisterhood of five goddesses. And it has many tales to tell... Tales of the Cog, Episode 1 coming out on January 12th 2026 Wizard: Jude Hodgson Hann Barbarian: J…
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??? - ??th day of Bäkkos, 5th year of the Vær, 101st Generation Super cut of Season 1 bloopers! Counterbalance is an immersive high fantasy audiodrama. Find out more at Trilunis.com - and get ready, because Season 3 is on it's way! Featuring the cast of Season 1 Counterbalance Music by Fuimadane --- You can help support the show, get ad free ep…
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A Halloween Treat: recording of a lost tape from the Nesting Zone. More haunted artifacts are in the works - so keep your lizard skulls atop a gravestone. Do not gaze upon the moon without a knife in your hand. Keep an eye on https://www.deadpondswan.com/ for more to come. Log Entry: a hole in the sonic universe. A thousand-mouthed werewolf. A frie…
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We didn't die! We just took a year to escape in a campervan and ended up in a cog shaped world. The detectives are on sabattical. For now, We're travelling through the English countryside, venturing into new and exciting audio drama paths. Ms. Shipton's Travelling Tea Shop, a five-part audiodrama from Skadi's Symphony and starring Greta Clarkson as…
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Great and Fair (Someone Dies in this Elevator)
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23:03In which an end finally comes to the many ages of Moira and Fiona McMorran... This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Great and Fair contains depictions of confinement, poisoning, and family trauma, and mentions of violence, war, miscarriage, misogyny, homophobia, colonialism, epidemic diseases, and religious discrimination. T…
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Bonus: WiFiSciFi LIVE! - Don't Kill the Messenger
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21:01We present "Don't Kill the Messenger", a live episode as part of WiFiSciFi performed on December 6, 2020. Featuring performances by: Richard Nadolny as the Narrator/Emcee David S. Dear as Januae Sarah Rhea Werner as Shenta Eric Perry as Clont DJ Sylvis as Prolo Shannon Perry as Taina Lee Shackleford as Andras Journee LaFond as Omnon Enjoy!…
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This episode transpires between Episodes 31 and 32 Januae encounters a stranger familiar with the Endless Abode who may be able to help him find the way out. Written and produced by David S. Dear. Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC. The voice of Januae was performed by David S. Dear. The voice of Galto was performed by Jordan Heaver…
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The Rime of Gwenlian (Podcast Bookclub Podjam 2025)
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26:55O heed us gentle listeners, for here, We tell in verse the tale of noble knight Who seeks her lost and ill-reputed love And faces friends and perils on the way. Queue up your podcatcher if catch you can This story ours: The Rime of Gwenlian [Content warnings for this episode include Violence, Sword fighting, demonic voices, mysogynistic language] E…
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While working with the semblage outside of Charmonde, Januae receives a visitor who delivers some unpleasant news. Written and produced by David S. Dear. Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC. The voice of Januae is performed by David S. Dear. The voice of Partran is performed by Mike Gagne Music is Hitman by Kevin MacLeod at http://in…
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While attuning the dimension walking device to his personal frequency Januae travels to a dimension where objects instantly manifest from thoughts. Written and produced by David S. Dear. Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC. The voice of Januae is performed by David S. Dear. The voice of Glenna is performed by Karin Heimdahl. Music is…
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Januae thinks back to a pivotal event in his childhood that influenced his decision to become an Aeon Priest. Written and produced by David S. Dear. Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC. The voice of Januae is performed by David S. Dear. Music is Hitman by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com "Splash, Jumping, E.wav" by InspectorJ …
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An Interview with Poet and Novelist Madeleine F White
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58:34Send us a text In this episode of the Alternative Stories podcast we're chatting with poet, novelist and audio drama writer Madeleine F White about the two books she is publishing in the first part of 2025; the poetry collection 'The Horse and The Girl' and the verse memoir 'Maiden Mother Crone' We have a full length interview with Madeleine and ex…
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This is one of my favorite pieces of artwork from Numenera created by Bruce Brenneise, one that lit my imagination for what sort of world was left behind by those prior civilizations. Monte Cook Games created an entire town based on this artwork called Rachid. The monument above is called the Catholith, which is believed to be the source of the whi…
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A medley of themes from The Man in the Moone 0:00-0:57: Main theme 0:57-2:35: Monsieur Cossey's Theme (Oli) 2:35-3:46: Gonzalez in the Air 3:46-4:36: Impending Doom 4:36-6:50: The English Pirates Attack 6:50-8:32: The Guanche 8:32-11:11: The Luminiferous Aether 11:11-12:46: Moon Forest 12:46-15:42: Travel by Fan 15:42-16:38: Moon theme 16:38-19:18:…
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Betrayed by the Heavenly Brown Locust. DELICIOUS EELS, BIG AS A MAN'S ARM! Contains spoilers for The Man in the Moone Content warnings: Swearing (modern and period-typical), references to: colonialism, sex, death of animals, voyeurism, eugenics, snuff, Transcripts at: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/cytochrome-hear-presents/the-man-in-the…
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In which Domingo Gonzalez relates his experiences on the moon and, by a series of mishaps, his return home to the Earth The Lecturer: Lou Sutcliffe Domingo Gonzales (English): Oliver Morris The Chinese Villagers: Michelle Kan Content warnings: Colonialism, Orientalism, References to/Mentions of Christianity, Famine, Drought, Starvation, Death penal…
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In which Domingo Gonzalez relates his journey across sea and air and by a series of mishaps ends up landing on the Moon where he makes an unsettling discovery The Lecturer: Lou Sutcliffe Domingo Gonzales: Oliver Morris Content warnings: Sea battle and cannon fire (SFX), Violence, Death/dying (violent), Shipwreck and drowning, Colonialism, Reference…
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In which Domingo Gonzalez relates his early life and by a series of mishaps ends up on the Island of St Helena, where he makes a wonderful discovery. The Lecturer: Lou Sutcliffe Domingo Gonzales (English): Oliver Morris Domingo Gonzales (Spanish): Diego Herrera Content warnings: Sword fighting, Battle and pistol/rifle fire (SFX), Death/dying (viole…
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A Blue Plaque Mystery: An Audio Drama by Brian Hipkin
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1:01:14Send us a text There are hundreds of Blue Plaques on buildings around London commemorating the famous people who lived there at some time in the building’s history . But only one building has three plaques for three different people who lived in the building at the same time. Chiltern Court on Baker Street was home to novelists HG Wells and Arnold …
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Introducing New Alternative Stories Audio Dramas: Wasteland And Burnout
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7:03Send us a text In this short episode Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen introduce two new Alternative Stories audio drama series. You can hear trailers for our two new shows Wasteland and Burnout which are both available on their own podcast platforms. To listen to Wasteland you can search "Wasteland A Dex Legacy Story" wherever you listen to podcasts …
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Januae and a slave contemplate their situation and its purpose late into a sleepless night. Written and produced by David S. Dear. Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC. The voice of Ardeen is performed by Nikki Richardson. The voice of Januae is performed by David S. Dear. Music is Hitman by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com For…
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While Januae does his best to try to survive and sustain himself in the looped realm, he finds he gets a little "lost"... Written and produced by David S. Dear. Based on the RPG Numenera by Monte Cook Games, LLC. The voice of Januae is performed by David S. Dear Special guest voice performed by Jessica Vest Music is Hitman by Kevin MacLeod at http:…
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The Man in the Moone - A new three part audiodrama from Lou Sutcliffe and Oliver Morris of the Lightning Bottler and Kane and Feels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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