The Audio Verse Awards Nominee Showcase Podcast

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 ho...

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 y...

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 epis...

"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’...

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...

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...

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 full...

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:...

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 dange...

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

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...

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 Seri...

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...

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 ceili...

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 ra...

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 ou...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.ar...

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...

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...

"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 Fair...

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 ac...