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Dom Guilfoyle talks about their supernatural anthology The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality,   working with the That's Not Canon podcast collective, developing a show based on your limitations, wrestling with imposter syndrome, and finding a balanced ending. Listen to The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality on most major podcast platforms, or from https:/...

Sarah Penn discusses her psychological horror show Rapture 518 , the stigma of mental illness, doctors as authority figures, struggling past performance anxiety, and why people are more complex than the undead. You can listen to Rapture 518 on most major podcast platforms or from https://redcircle.com/shows/rapture518   The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by  David Mumf...

Noelle Rose and Laura Harmon discuss their fantasy bedtime story Dragon Shanty , the magic of oral history, healing from trauma, tabletop roleplaying, and living your own testimony. You can listen to Dragon Shanty on most major podcast platforms, or from: https://www.dragonshanty.com/ The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by  David Mumford , used under a  CC-BY 4.0 Licens...

Jenny Curtis and Chris Porter discuss their sci-fi show Solar , getting good performances by recording whole scenes, trauma and isolation, balancing commercial and artistic concerns, and giving the characters room to speak. You can listen to  Solar on most major podcast platforms or from https://www.solarthepodcast.com/ The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by  David Mumf...

Chris Gervais talks about his adventure horror Dead Meat Pete , growing up in the Spielberg generation, horror stories as tools to deal with fear, using tropes to connect the author to the audience, and art as a means of agency. Listen to Dead Meat Pete on most major podcast platforms, or visit https://www.deadmeatpete.com/ The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by  David...

Joshua Bawden and Fletcher Legg of Short Tale Sounds discuss their sci-fi submarine story Proteus , their love of action-adventure movies, working through lockdown, immersive sound design, and the nature of originality. To listen to Proteus , search for "Short Tale Sounds" on your favorite podcast apps, or from https://www.instagram.com/short_tale_sounds/ The theme music is "Mockingbir...

Emily Rainbow Davis talks about her speculative-fiction story The Dragoning , mixing myth and modernity, the Kavanaugh hearings, rage and fear, and setting the table for art. Listen to The Dragoning on most major podcast platforms, or from https://www.messengertheatreco.org/dragoning-listen The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by  David Mumford , used under a  CC-BY 4.0...

Brad Williams discusses his post-apocalypse romance Once Upon a Wasteland , the Fallout video game franchise, writing a story within an existing IP, Queer romance, art as means to move audiences, and struggling with self-doubt. You can listen to  Once Upon a Wasteland on most major podcast platforms, or from https://onceuponawasteland.com/ The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)...

Ian Knowles talks about his supernatural Noir show Neon Shadows , tropes and misdirection, using narration to create empathy, gritty action in audio, and the importance of failure. You can listen to Neon Shadows on most major podcast platforms or from: https://www.neonshadowspod.com/ The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by  David Mumford , used under a  CC-BY 4.0 License...

Chance Muehleck talks about his neo-gothic fable Saturn's Return , form vs. content, what makes a good monologue, adapting a play for audio, and finding the right container for his ideas.  You can listen to Saturn's Return on most major podcast platforms, or from https://www.nervetank.com/saturns-return-ad The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by  David Mumford ,...

Karin Heimdahl, the creator of Y2K, talks about her new audio drama Chaika , sci-fi as a magnifier of human experience, finding connection out of loneliness, language-based artificial intelligence, and the importance of planning. Listen to Chaika on most major podcast platforms, or from https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by  David Mumford , u...

Josie & Michael Herman discuss their sci-fi horror The Call of the Void , the secrets of dialog writing, remastering old episodes, what makes something scary, and the factors that help make an audio drama a success. You can listen to The Call of the Void on most major podcast platforms, or visit https://www.acornartsandentertainment.com/thevoid The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental...

Destiny Howell talks about her comic fantasy Absolutely No Adventures, writing for what you can produce, her strong opinions on fantasy tropes, telling a familiar story "a little to the left," and her crusade to let Black kids go to Narnia. You can listen to  Absolutely No Adventures on most major podcast platforms, or from https://noadventurespod.com/ The theme music is "Mockingbird (...

York Campbell talks about his sci-fi storytelling show  Poetic Earthlings, drawing inspiration from everyday life, Art Bell and Joe Frank, not selling out, and deleting four hundred episodes and starting over. You can listen to  Poetic Earthlings on most major podcast platforms, or from http://poeticearthlings.com The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by  David Mumford ,...

Christian Powlesland, Harvey Badger, and Angus Maxwell of Shouting Is Funny discuss their fantasy musical  The Chronicles of Wild Hollow, the strength in collaboration, the need to create even in COVID times, using familiar story structure to introduce an audience to the world, and the challenges of writing musicals. You can listen to  The Chronicles of Wild Hollow on most major podcast platforms,...

The creators of the sketch comedy audio fiction show PodCube™ , Jordan Reed, Tucker Betez, and Mason Amadeus, talk about what's funny, committing to sound design, improvisation, and finding creative freedom with the right frame. You can listen to PodCube™ on most major podcast platforms or from https://pod.link/podcube The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" by  David M...

Eli Ramos talks about their cyberpunk show Under the Electric Stars , the inclusive mission of the Aster Podcasting Network, action scenes in audio drama, techno-Orientalism, and why cyberpunk is great for exploring themes of identity. Listen to  Under the Electric Stars on most major podcast platforms, or from https://undertheelectricstars.com/ The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Ve...

Lee Seguinte and Scott Paladin discuss their anthology sci-fi Western Breathing Space, Fading Frontier , the urge to create, reframing the Western, shared worldbuilding, making a culture of collaboration, and tortured acronyms. Listen to  Breathing Space, Fading Frontier  on most major podcast platforms, or from https://breathingspace.lawofnames.com/ The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrument...

Writer Emily Inkpen and Producer Chris Gregory talk about their grimdark political sci-fi The Dex Legacy, war as a business, managing worldbuilding, the power of sci-fi, and our love for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . You can listen to  The Dex Legacy on most major podcast platforms, or from https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ The theme music is "Mockingbird (Instrumental Version)" b...

Andy Thierfelder discusses his psychological horror  Tapes From Beyond,  interacting with the audience through ARGs, giving characters high stakes, video vs. audio podcasting, and writing stories that get under your skin. You can listen to  Tapes From Beyond on most major podcast platforms, or from https://tapesfrombeyond.buzzsprout.com/ You can read a transcript of this interview here. The theme...

Cody Signore talks about his horror western Wandering with the Dead, the trap of perfectionism, being honest with difficult subject matter, creating emotion through music, and learning how to use the audio drama medium. You can listen to Wandering with the Dead on most major podcast platforms, or from https://www.wanderingwiththedead.com/ You can read a transcript of this episode here . The theme...

Sean Patrick Bridges discusses his thriller Triple Six , writing consistently and amassing material, dealing with the frustrations of Hollywood, the trap of Las Vegas, and audio drama as the new indie film scene. Triple Six is available on most major podcast platforms, or directly from https://triple-six.simplecast.com/ . You can read a transcript of this interview here. The theme music is "Mo...

Vincent C. Davis, the creator of the epic horror/fantasy Out of the Ashes, discusses finding the grain of truth in mythology, managing epic storylines, growing as a storyteller, getting a grant, and dreams as inspiration. Listen to Out of the Ashes on most major podcast platforms, or find it at https://www.outoftheashespodcast.com/ You can find a transcript of this program here. The theme music is...

Julie Hoverson, the creator of the horror/sci-fi anthology 19 Nocturne Boulevard, talks about the audio drama scene in 2008, the challenges of marketing, the freedom of anthology writing, her A.D. Infinitum project, and the importance of paying your mixer. Listen to 19 Nocturne Boulevard on most major podcast platforms, or find it at http://www.19nocturneboulevard.net/ A transcript of this episode...

William J. Meyer talks about his lo-fi sci-fi (sorta) rom-com The Transposition of Chloë Brontë , his experience with sleep paralysis, themes of disconnection, the tension of unreliable narration, the importance of curiosity, and putting "the weird thing" into a story. You can listen to The Transposition of Chloë Brontë on most major podcast platforms or from https://chloebronte.carrd.co/...