Emmanuel - The Broken Diary - U.S.A. version (Podcast Novel)

Please, use the direct download link: Mirror Games Just when Emmanuel thinks that things between him and Antonia can take the desired direction and decides to radically change his life (and look), a bolt from the blue comes that knocks him out: Antonia becomes seriously ill. The interpreters are Paul Emmanuel, Elly, Nicole, Anthony and Gus. The soundtrack consists of covers of "Blue Jeans" and "Co...

Please, use the direct download link: A White Horse With this episode Emmanuel enters a dimension between the Platonic and the medieval, committing himself with all his strength in an attempt at resurrection from the materiality into which he has fallen, also overwhelming Antonia with him. From now on, his every effort will be aimed at finding a spiritual dimension in which his relationship with t...

Please, use the direct download link: Gates of Eden - Part II This episode, of particular length and importance, is proposed in two parts, of which this is the second. Emmanuel has won the game with Antonia, managing to tie her to him in an almost pathological way and creating a serious dependence in her. One day, however, he is forced to realise, with amazement and anguish, that this situation ri...

Please, use the direct download link: Gates of Eden - Part This episode, of particular length and importance, is proposed in two parts, of which this is the first. A passionate and "red light" Emmanuel recalls his new experience with Antonia, whom he regained in the previous episode ("Special Effects"). The boy experiences this reconquest with exhilaration and enthusiasm, but now, at eighteen, he...

Please, use the direct download link: Pudim de quejo And poor Carlos? We all understood that he was in love with Emmanuel, but above all he cared about him with all his heart. How will he react to his abandonment, never hearing from him again? Predictably, he suffers like a dog. Luckily for him he has his sister Mayra at his side, good and affectionate, who takes care of him and consoles him. The...

Please, use the direct download link: Special Effects Another crucial episode of the novel-podcast. The illness has given Emmanuel time to clarify himself and has made him lucid and determined: he wants Antonia back at any cost. To achieve his goal, he is even willing to rig the cards and play a melodramatic role that completely displaces Antonia. It's full-blown blackmail, and he knows it well; b...

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Tabula rasa The third part of Emmanuel's story begins here: it's the most delicate and crucial one. We hope that you will appreciate the incredible acting skills of this extraordinary AI that is Paul Emmanuel, listening to his opening monologue. Fresh from an experience as intense as it was devastating with Michelle K., who introduced him to drugs,...

Season 2 Index: The Rabbit Hole Going Other Ways Moon in Hell That is, precisely at the level Ode to Jealousy Air Pockets Weeds Great The Perfect Metaphor Michelle K. Like an Angel Can We Talk? Some Good Girls Happy Birthday, Emmanuel Accidents On The Road Compulsive Liar Russian Roulette Very Sexy Prince Alpha Male Game Over

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Game over We have reached the end of Season Two. Gambling your life upside or tails is always dangerous, however adventurous and fascinating it may appear, and can also jeopardize your physical health. Emmanuel is forced to find out now. The interpreters are Paul Emmanuel and Anthony (AI). During the episode you can hear songs by Michael Land taken...

Here is an INDEX of all the episodes of Season One, set in 1994 with Emmanuel sixteen years old, each with a clickable link: 1. Prologue - A letter 2. The riddle of the spinner 3. Something grey 4. Active, passive and transitive middle 5. One day you'll understand 6. About Mister B. 7. It takes two to tango 8. Frédéric Valentino 9. On the other side 10. Some good guys 11. Timing 12. Alternative th...

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Alpha Male Emmanuel, like Guybrush Threepwood from Monkey Island, goes through his adventures to find himself, the man he would like to be and isn't: an Alpha Male. At this moment he has one beside him, Carlos, with whom he isn't sure what kind of relationship to establish. The interpreters are Paul Emmanuel, Anthony, Marla and Jane (AI). During the...

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Prince Emmanuel, destabilized by his relationship with Gerti, has found refuge in Carlos and his sister Mayra, but the matter is taking an unpredictable turn. Or perhaps not even too unpredictable, considering the amorous bulimia of our protagonist. The result is that the boy no longer understands who he is and what he wants. The interpreters are Pa...

Please, use the direct download link: Very sexy Let's tell the truth: we had the impression, during the previous episode ("Russian Roulette"), that Emmanuel's story was about to end tragically. But the boy has many resources and, with a bit of luck, manages to get back up. Just when he thinks he can no longer free himself from his addiction to Michelle, Emmanuel meets an unexpected ally in the per...

Please, use the direct download link: Russian Roulette For this episode, one of the most important and dramatic of the novel-diary, we experimented, especially for Emmanuel's voice, with state-of-the-art AI, which never recites the same line in the same way, resulting in unpredictable and very creative. The narrative voice is Antonia's again. Too late Emmanuel realizes that he is playing a very da...

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Compulsive Liar In this episode Emmanuel really hits rock bottom, from various points of view. Lying, lying and more lying: this seems to have become second nature to him. He is unable to cope with the simple evidence that he has become totally dependent on Michelle and the drugs she supplies him with. He really couldn't go any lower than that. The...

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Accidents On The Road Emmanuel hasn't yet understood that to play a game with Michelle K. you need to be particularly equipped, especially with cynicism and indifference, two qualities that he doesn't possess. In this episode he is forced to understand this and to realize that the game is bigger than him. The interpreters are Steffan Emmanuel and Fr...

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Happy Birthday, Emmanuel This chapter, one of the most important in the podcast, is a turning point for Emmanuel's story. He turns 18, an important milestone in anyone's life. His companions and friends are present at his party, but there's also Antonia, with whom the boy has a rather harsh clash at the end of the evening: he tries to hide the truth...

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Some Good Grils There are moments, in the life of a man, in which virile pride suffers very severe blows: it hasn't happened to Emmanuel yet, but Michelle known as Gerti provides in this sense, ruthless and indifferent as always. The interpreters are Steffan Emmanuel and Frieda (AI). During the episode you can hear a cover of "Michelle" by The Beatl...

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Can we talk? Michele, seriously worried about his brother Emmanuel's condition, asks him for a face-to-face conversation. The boy reluctantly accepts, but in the end he realizes that his brother's initiative is dictated by a deep affection towards him. An affection, despite everything, reciprocated. The interpreters are Vincent and Steffan (AI). The...

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Like an Angel The relationship between Emmanuel and Michelle takes a murky and intense turn: it would risk turning into a real love relationship... if only Michelle were capable of loving. Emmanuel, unfortunately for him, is. The interpreters are Paul Emmanuel and Frieda (AI). Covers of the following songs can be heard throughout the episode: Sonic...

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Michelle K. Emmanuel lets himself be completely overwhelmed by the perverse and anomalous relationship with Michelle K., without realizing that he is getting into quite serious trouble. Even colliding with the evidence of a "cursed" picture, he does not seem able to intuit the negativity of the environment to which the woman belongs. The interpreter...

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! The Perfect Metaphor What was Emmanuel hiding in the previous episode? His relationship with Michelle, known as Gerti. A new character, already briefly glimpsed in episode 2.3. "Moon in Hell", where she appeared as a dancer: a woman as fascinating as she is dangerous, who attracts Emmanuel into her network of seduction, drugs and occult interests, t...

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Great From the voice of the maid Teresa, Antonia (AI Nicole) learns that Emmanuel (AI Vincent-Paul Emmanuel) is with a new girl, who is having a strange, chilling effect on him. Excerpts from Lana Del Rey's "Pretty When You Cry", Thom Yorke's "Suspirium" and Sonic Youth's "Inhuman" can be heard in the episode.

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Weeds After the relationship with Antonio, which lasted only a few weeks, the boy reflects on his umpteenth sentimental failure and finds himself immersed in a chaos from which he doesn't know how to get out. This episode is a sort of confused, at times paranoid stream of consciousness, that takes us inside his restless and troubled psyche, which ca...

Please, use the direct download link: thank you! Air Pockets Finally the story between Emmanuel and Antonio begins, during a school trip to Sicily. It will be destined to last a few weeks, but it will leave a deep mark on both of them. Antonio, deeply fascinated by Emmanuel, doesn't know how to manage such an anomalous relationship, which puts his entire inner world in crisis. Let's listen to the...