The Audio Verse Awards Nominee Showcase Podcast

Hi, this is Persephone Rose, I'm the creator and showrunner of Emperor Pigs (Pizza and Cigs), an audio drama that follows a team of monsters and demons working at a pizzeria slash marijuana store.  It's not all fun and games for our heroes, though.  In this episode, the team prepares to face the ultimate nightmare: the impending arrival of the health inspector.   This is E...

This is Derek Graziano, Host and Producer of Rolling Misadventures. We are a tabletop show that brings podcasters on to take a break and play a game with us. Afterwards, I take those game sessions and blend our improvised acting with an audio drama spin into two episode story arcs. While we do keep to shorter stories, this does allow us to hop across genres. We are a rated R show, so please keep t...

This is Tim Sherburn, Voice Actor on Oz 9. Oz 9 is a science fiction comedy podcast which is, as we like to say, “heavy on the fiction, light on the science.” It’s the year 2142, and mega-corporation Gated Galaxies needs to unload some spaceships before they’re very expensively recalled. So they’ve sold space in stasis pods to some folks with a lot more money than sense, crewed the ships with ex-c...

This is Kyle Gould, the editor, producer, dungeon master and father of Tavern Tales Junior, a 5e dungeon and dragons actual play podcast for kids, starring kids.  Thank you so much for your consideration for an Audio Verse Award, we are deeply honoured to be included as a nominee amongst so many amazing productions.  The episode we are tendering is called ReUnions.  The player chara...

This is Kyle Gould, the editor, producer and dungeon master for Tavern Tales, a 5e dungeon and dragons actual play podcast using the Tales from the Yawning Portal campaign module from Wizards of the Coast.  We have gone through The Sunless Citadel and have just finished The Forge of Fury.  This, the culminating session of The Forge of Fury is some of the finest work I feel I have ever ac...

Hello. This is Hazel Stapp, co-creator and editor on Interference, Interference is a slow-burn paranormal romance with adventure elements, featuring queer actors and characters. It tells the story of an interplanar glitch that brings two women together, and their struggle to keep it that way. This is the 3rd episode in our second season, which we selected for this showcase because most of our wond...

Hey Everyone, this is Rev, the Host and GM on The Critshow, which is a Monster of the Week actual play podcast about 3 friends tasked with being the last line of defense against the things that go bump in the night. The story ends up leading them to other worlds, which gives us the chance to play other powered by the apocalypse systems, while still keeping with the main plot.  This is Se...

Deverin : Hi, this is Deverin, writer and creator of Cyberscape Neo. This is a science-fantasy isekai series that ties together the philosophy of transhumanism and the drama of contrasting perspectives. We bring you into the world of a distant future where a particular company, whose public -facing industry is to make world-famous VR MMORPGs, was on the verge of migrating an AI into a human-like b...

This is Damian, writer and sound producer for Cybernautica. You’re about to hear an excerpt from Episode 2.0, Gold Ashes & Sea. Before you do, I’d like to give you a little context. Cybernautica is a full cast, serial audio drama set in the Cyberpunk-Deco city of Neo-Atlantis. Our first season, Breakwall, follows a mercenary named Jonny as she dives headlong into the adventure and danger of Ne...

Hi, this is Leslie Gideon & I play Penelope Jane on GREAT & TERRIBLE, which is about a high-school student stumbling upon an ancient curse that grants immortality — but there’s a catch — every full moon she must kill someone — anyone! — or she’ll die… follow us at G-R-the number 8-and Terrible. This is Episode 0, FALL OF ’88… hope you like it! http://www.arolivieri.com

SFX - MUSIC BED  GREGORY BRATTON (ANNOUNCER): Hello, good people of audio fiction land! This is Gregory Bratton, Writer/Producer/and voice of Inspector Virlo Morton Lee, a family-friendly(ish) comedy whodunit. Today, I am going to play you a single scene from Episode 6 entitled We’ll Have a Barrel of Fun. Like most of the other nominees, this is a serialized show, so some spoilers lurk ahead....

This is Steven Lalevich, creator of the sci-fi health podcast, Awake the Future. The show is about a small-town nutritionist, Adam Weiss, who receives a series of letters from his reincarnated future self, describing five rituals that will save humanity from self-destruction. Adam risks everything to start a podcast, in which he shares the letters and the rituals with the world. This is Episode 6,...

This is Elle Elsea, writer, narrator and producer of Harper Rose and the Women on the Wall. For this story I tried to picture what a world after global warming would look like, and the research I did is woven into the Gospels of Gara, which are meant to stop global warming from happening a second time. I don’t believe humans would go entirely extinct, and so in this story, which is set a thousand...

Hello, my name is Kelli Winkler and I’m the presenter of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast which is an anthology audio drama production.  This means that each edition of the podcast tells a different, stand-alone story through drama and poetry.  We are an Anglo-American podcast so we use writers, actors and musicians from both sides of the Atlantic in creating our produc...

Hi everyone, this is Kenon, the Dungeon Master and host of Top of the Round. Top of the Round is an actual play podcast fueled by the power of Dungeons and Dragons fifth edition, featuring heavy roleplay, mysterious characters, and a dark world filled with secrets. What happens when a naive druid, a mysterious drow elf, and an orphaned monk are roped into becoming mailmen for a goddess? Our showca...

My name is Liz Anderson, Writer, Director, Producer, and star of Paired, a microfiction podcast audio drama described as 'meditations and musings from your digital assistant. It's basically the fallibilities and stories of humans in our modern world through the eyes of a Siri-type digital assistant. This is Episode Four, 'Brie's Phone' and all you really need to know is that each episode is stand-...

This is Darby Kern, Creator of The Jake Muller Adventures, a show that combines the adventure of Indiana Jones and the Intrigue of The X-Files- all from a Christian worldview. Our first story, Unidentified, starts Jake on a journey of self discovery when he finds a girl standing on the middle of a frozen lake over a thousand miles frothier home- where she’d been seen less than an hour before. &nbs...

Hi, this is Marie-Claire, the writer and director of Fangirls, a Star Wars fandom 8 part audio drama about five internet friends who decide to drop everything and drive across the country to try to get into a special sneak preview of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.   We are over the moon to have received a nomination for an Audio Verse award for our production and submit for your consi...

Hi, this is Matt Schrader, creator of Blockbuster, a narrative drama series that uses real historical research to accurately reconstruct the friendship of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas in the years leading up to the release of Star Wars, and the creation of the first blockbuster. Our series follows the mutual support that led to one of the most innovative revolutions in Hollywood history, and...

This is Tal Minear, creator of Sidequesting, a light-hearted fantasy show about avoiding the main plot. Each episode follows our protagonist Rion as they travel from town to town, meeting new people and doing new things. This is episode 2, but you don't need to have heard episode 1 to enjoy it. It's titled "Travel Buddy." Thank you for listening. https://sidequesting.carrd.co

This is Brandon Greer, writer and director of 'Codename: Blank,' which is a spy/mystery/parody series about an amnesiac detective and his dinosaur partner solving crime. This is Episode One: Vengeance from the Mummy's Tomb! Thank you for listening. http://codenameblank.com

Hi there everyone. This is Ann Sloan the creator and writer of The Carlötta Beautox Chronicles, a sitcom podcast that follows the misadventures of a wanna-be actress and influencer as she navigates the treacherous waters of Hollywood. Carlotta is a marvel of relativistic quantum physics, somehow existing at the extreme periphery of Hollywood while at the same time, landing smack dab in the middle...

Hey this is Brad, the Game Master and host of The Gigantic Adventures of Jeff and Simon. Our show is a family-friendly actual play podcast that uses the Suited RPG system by Escape Box Games. It’s a story about a mouse and a pigeon who get transported to a magical world and go on a gigantic adventure to find out why they’re there, and how to get home. It’s silly, loose, and anything can happen. ht...

Greetings, this is Travis Vengroff, the producer and sound designer behind The White Vault: Imperial. Imperial is a full self-contained story that takes place within the White Vault universe, which means that if you enjoy it, we’ve created more audio adventures just like it. We’re about to take you on a journey into China, The Qing Dynasty in 1700’s China to be specific. During this time in histor...

Greetings Citizens, This is Travis Vengroff with the department of Public Affairs, Division of Broadcasting - AB-3. The great Archon and her government have given us the opportunity to introduce you to a show that was co-created by myself and Citizen Kaitlin Statz called Liberty: Tales from the Tower. Liberty is a series of stories that exist on The Liberty feed that all take place on the glorious...