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Fiction Podcast Recommendations

These are some of my favorites at this moment in time. Give em a listen and when you leave a rating/review let em know Dead West sent ya! The Grotto -- @grottopod Genuinely one of my favorite shows lately. It's pacing feels like I am reading someone's journal while having my brain chemistry altered by the sublime use of music and sound design. Hear me gush more about this over on my episode of Podmash! Silt Verses -- @thesiltverses My favorite of all time right now. I love the themes, the use of multi-POV, characters are AMAZING, and they knew when to call the story completed. Still one of the only shows that STRESSED me out while listening to it. Sad that it ended but happy that it did.

Remnants @hangingslothcentral @remnantspod GAWDS I love this show. The dynamic of Sir and Apprentice. The way the characters are framed. The way that Apprentice talks is mesmerizing: lilty, sing-songy, caring, and morose all in the same breaths. I can not recommend this one enough.

All at Sea -- @allatseapod Such a neat little show, and I do mean that literally. You can catch up on this show in an hour or two but it is an hour or two well spent. I love the Album art so much and Noah is an incredible narrator. Paddleboat -- Rhys Lawton I found this one a few days ago and DEARY ME it has such a mood to it. They nailed the existentialism and drive it home in each episode. Bravo Rhys, Bravo. The Great Chameleon War -- Justin Hellstrom Found this one recently and I wish I had found it years ago. The sound design is great, story is trippy, and at several points I totally forgot I was listening to a podcast. It is sooooooo good. I would love to see some more long form projects from Justin in the future. AND I JUST FOUND OUT THEY ARE A NARRATIVE DESIGNER ON ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES OF ALL TIME HUNT SHOWDOWN!?

Wait I'm so sorry I hope this doesnt come off as insensitive or intrusive or anything but why is ur podcast getting review bombed?? And how can we help other than rating it higher

Hey hey no worries, I appreciate you asking. To boil it down, there is preexisting drama in the AD space between some folks that I was unaware of and caught strays from. I had a guest spot on Person A's podcast and Person B reaaaaaallly doesn't like Person A. To the point that they are making burner accounts and rating bombing anyone attached to Person A's podcasts (any of them). I guess it is a common practice by Person B and it has heavily impacted more than a dozen shows at this point. All I can assume is that is has nothing to do with the art or execution of my show itself as response to my show so far outside of this has been good and allowed me to improve the show as it has gone on. If there was a legit concern with my show then it is considered and changes are implemented as needed. The best thing folks can do is to listen to the show, give honest feedback via comments/reviews, and to rate the show where they feel it deserves. If that is 3 stars, so be it. At least follow it up with actual feedback.

This makes me so damn proud.

When I was first spinning this show up I had a lot of reservations with putting it out into the world. The time period I wanted to set the show in comes with a LOT of bigotry, religious zealotry, racism, sexism, and xenophobia. With that, fictional media coverage of this time period is traditionally through the lens of a glorified "tough guy" acting under the eye of the Christian God or guided by the principles of Manifest Destiny. Which means the audience that flocks to Westerns are traditionally cis white dudes in which the bigoted, racist, sexist, xenophobic rhetoric has the possibility of feeding into their lived experiences and view points. Hell, I even started a TikTok for the show to help market it. My first podcast episode EXPLODED from a couple of posts I did over on TikTok, with 90% of the listener-ship being funneled over from social media identifying as men. Which on it's own isn't a huge issue; it becomes one when some of these commenters on Tiktok have usernames like "yourn*zihero88." Saying they see this being their favorite podcast in the future. (Username exaggerated for this post, but not by much.) So seeing stats like this give me a lot of hope for the future of the story I am working on telling here with Dead West. And we haven't even gotten to the real depth of this world or the stories I want to see come to life in it yet. Still on the horizon: - Sapphic Betrayal and Revenge - Trans Outlaws - POC Monster Hunters All informed by real life examples from the Wild West. Don't believe me? Go check out Henry Allen! I know at this point and time we have a little white boy as our driving narrative force, but my intent with the show wasn't to stay with Conrad forever.

YES! YOU ALL HAVE TO CHECK THIS ONE OUT IMMEDIATELY.

Hands down one of my favorite listens lately, the world is grim and gritty but the characters ARE SO FUCKING GOOD. And the magic system is ::chef's kiss::

Hello people of Tumblr! Tumblrs? Tumblefolk?

We’re Last Dance, a dark fantasy audiodrama where your body is quite literally your temple. Follow a battlefield scavenger as he’s thrown headfirst into the bloodiest invasion his home has ever seen.

If you like The Silt Verses, Tumanbay and The Witcher series then we’re probably right up your alley.

@luxradium suggested that we get ourselves on Tumblr and so here we finally are!

You can find all our links in our bio, but for now you can see our the first panel of what’s apparently called a Quattrodectych. We have lots more quality fantasy art for the show to share, and I’d love to post a bit more of our worlds lore right here as it seems like it’d be well received!

Anyway, I’m looking forward to figuring out how Tumblr works - see you real soon.

- Max

HI NAY PODCAST MINI-FUNDRAISER GOES LIVE ON DECEMBER 1! 👁️✨

Watch out for our mini-fundraiser because if we don't get to goal, Hi Nay cannot continue in 2025 (because I can't make a podcast if I can't pay rent)

BUT ALSO! Get excited, because this fundraiser means a BUNCH of new episodes for you all to enjoy. More details below (with ID).

IF WE HIT $4000 (USD)

WE'LL RELEASE THE REST OF ACT 3 ALONG WITH THESE BONUS EPISODES!

IF WE HIT $5000 (USD)

WE'LL RELEASE THE DANNY AND CORNELIUS BONUS EPISODE!

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The fundraiser will drop along with an audio announcement on December 1. Mark your calendars and follow @hinaypod!

Hi Nay, literally translated to “Hi Mom”, is a supernatural horror audio drama about Filipina immigrant Mari Datuin, whose babaylan (shaman) family background accidentally gets her involved in stopping dangerous supernatural events in Toronto — alongside two supernatural detectives, her 6’2 strong-armed lesbian neighbor, and a celebrity conman guru with real magic powers.

Season 1 of Hi Nay follows their mission to stop the Elders, a group of early 1900s rich immortal occultists, from terrorizing innocent people with cursed objects called Foci — especially their mysterious leader, The Benefactor, who is so powerful that nobody is able to remember his face or name.

Now on the Rusty Quill Network!

https://the-chronicles-of-haven.simplecast.com/episodes/the-gospel-of-haven-coming-march-14

The Gospel of Haven, a new show from Bloody FM and Eelsong Studios. Coming March 14.

This trailer featured B. Narr. as Isiah Whitlock and Janine Bower as Rebecca Moore.

Written, edited and produced by Daisy McNamara.

Sound design was by Derrick Valen.

Music was by Dana Creasman.

Transcripts:

Hello all! Auditions for DUSTWALKER are now open. Details can be in the Casting Call Club link above.

Auditions close on June 30th at 11:59pm CST. Please message me or drop a comment if you have any questions / concerns. Thanks!

This audiocard goes HARD. Holy shiiiiiiiiit. Count me in.

Caine chases after Su-jin, flying back down the road that leads to one place: Metropolis West. It’s time to come home — and time to leave another one behind.

S3E1 out on Friday! Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Want to know what that homecoming feels like for Caine and others? You can pledge $5 and up to hear the episode TODAY on our Patreon!