Every month, there are a large number of new audio drama and fiction podcasts released. These monthly lists collate everything I can find that has released an Ep1 in its dedicated fiction RSS feed for the relevant month. Feel free to shout in the comments if you've got more information or corrections and I'll update with anything I'm missing.
And tell me which ones I should be listening to. What have you enjoyed this month?
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2/1: Dice With Death
(RPG - Fantasy)
Dice with Death is a performative actual play Dungeons and Dragons podcast where anyone could die, with a roll of the dice. Join IGN's Amy Mallett, WhatCulture.com's Adam Wilbourn, and Jamie Powis as they explore the contemporary high-fantasy world of Paalette, with Direct Messenger Oli Bateman.
RPG System: D&D
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2/1: Eldritch Cast
(RPG - Fantasy)
The Eldritch Cast is an actual play DnD podcast set in the fading empire of Syndra. Join six adventurers as they journey through a world full of dark secrets, horrible monsters, and corrupt nobles. Welcome to the end of an empire. Welcome to Syndra.
RPG System: D&D
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2/1: Ghost of Me
(Fiction - Horror)
Every week, I'll read a chapter from my novel Ghost of Me, a paranormal thriller about a woman trying to solve her own murder.
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2/1: Live from Mount Olympus
(Dramatised - Fantasy)
When young Perseus makes a rash promise to save his mother from the clutches of an evil king, he has to strike out on a dangerous quest. Hermes, god of luck and thieves (Hadestown's André De Shields), is our host for this tale of terrifying monsters, powerful gods, and a brave girl who will change our hero’s life forever. Combining the talent of contemporary theater with the power of Greek myths, Live from Mount Olympus is an audio adventure for audiences of all ages. This podcast is a production of the Onassis Foundation.
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2/1: Movies For Your Mind
(Dramatised - Multigenre)
The official podcast feed for the audio work of Mute Zero!
Continuity: Anthology
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2/1: Murray Mysteries
(Dramatised - Adaptation)
A gothic-comedy audio retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Universe: Dracula
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2/1: Penumbra
(Dramatised - Fantasy)
An anthology series presenting questions and stories of faith in a nuanced and creative medium.
Continuity: Anthology
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2/1: Starcrossed
(Dramatised - Science fiction)
The year is 2317. From their headquarters on the Moon, The Interstellar Criminal Investigation Agency keeps the peace. Or at least they try to. But Space Pirates have other ideas in mind. Two women find themselves on the opposite side of the law but the same side of love.
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2/1: The Family Dragon Slayer
(RPG - Fantasy)
The Family Dragon Slayer is an actual play Roleplaying podcast where the main crew are all family living under one household. We use our "family day" together to roleplay and have fun, and upload it all for your enjoyment.
Audience: Children
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2/3: Broken Apocalpyse Podcast
(Dramatised - Post-apocalypse)
On July 30th 2028 the world erupted into a ball of fire and electricity. For 70 years Storyteller has walked the earth wondering why he has yet to die. Follow his journey from zero hour to present day in a jumbled mess of memories as we try to uncover the secrets of the Broken Apocalypse.
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2/3: Channel Stupidity
(RPG - Fantasy)
Four stupid adventurers and their dumb dumb DM explore a world of fantasy humanoids, spider queens, ice, hot chip, and try not to completely fuck up along the way.
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2/3: Let's Break History
(RPG - Historical)
Let's Break History is an actual play podcast where the cast members take on the roles of real historical figures and do their best to change the course of history. Game Master Peter Quinn-Jacobs corrals a creative cast into an improvisational story based on important, but often poorly understood, periods of history.
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2/3: One Million Years PC
(Dramatised - Comedy)
For the very first time in history, One Million Years PC gives us incontrovertible Darwinian evidence that our Homosapien ancestors -and all other species, were just as obsessed with PC culture as we are today! Set against the cataclysmic backdrop of the tectonic plate shift -we follow the truly astounding life and death journey of a brother and sister -selflessly cast off by their parents - to give them any chance of survival. It’s an incredible story, but also an extraordinary insight into what life was actually like back then. And the realisation that there’s nothing new under the sun. Some may dismiss the show’s themes as amusingly irrelevant. However, taking some time out of your busy day-to listen-will surely convince you otherwise. And of course, you can Cancel at any time!
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2/3: The Shower Principle: A New Parenting Podcast Play
(Fiction - Slice of life)
Inspired by people who quarantined before it was "cool," "The Shower Principle" is a theatrical podcast performance that tells the story of two people's confrontation with new found isolation. The reason? A newborn.
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2/3: Tiger Style! An Audio Play
(Dramatised - Comedy)
The Huntington’s hit 2016 production of Mike Lew’s Tiger Style! has been newly recorded as an audio play, to be released weekly as a series of four podcast episodes with a companion podcast series "Exploring Tiger Style!" full of insightful conversations with artists, community members, and more! Squabbling siblings Albert and Jennifer Chen reached the pinnacle of academic achievement. But as adults, they’re epic failures: he’s just been passed up for promotion and she’s been dumped by her loser boyfriend. So, naturally, they confront their parents and launch an Asian Freedom Tour! From California to China, this hilarious comedy examines race, parenting, and success with wit and sharp humor.
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2/3: Will Save The Podcast
(RPG - Science fiction)
Welcome to Will Save, a weekly science fiction actual play podcast set in the universe of Starfinder! Through storytelling, some dice rolls, the rules of Starfinder, and just a dash of luck, four strangers begin a journey that could unravel the silent threats veiled in the galaxy's darkest corners. How far will they go for the truth? Find out as we play Paizo's "The Threefold Conspiracy" Starfinder Adventure Path!
RPG System: Starfinder
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2/4: Eclipse: A Dungeons and Dragons Podcast
(RPG - Science fiction)
Eclipse is 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons sci-fi fantasy thriller. Join the crew of the Eclipse as they struggle to keep the galaxy safe in this biweekly actual-play podcast.
RPG System: D&D
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2/4: Wet Sock on a Sore Foot: An Audio Play
(Dramatised - Slice of life)
Ali is on a pilgrimage. As she walks through the wilderness of Maine, she meets some pretty interesting people. This is a cockeyed fable about faith, guilt, anxiety, obsession, and dads, very loosely adapted from the tale of Alibech and Rustico (from Boccaccio's Decameron).
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2/5: Genesius Guild Radio Production
(Dramatised - Multigenre)
Join the Genesius Guild in Rock Island, IL as we produce classic theater...on the radio! This podcast will include productions from our normal repertoire (Shakespearean works such as selections from Hamlet and Greek tragedies such as Philoctetes) and will explore classical works outside of our traditional genre.
Continuity: Anthology
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2/5: Missing Annie Lee
(RPG - Horror)
A Fear Itself Actual Play Podcast. Produced by Salty Sweet Games & Off the Table.
RPG System: Fear Itself
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2/5: Novafleet 86
(Dramatised - Science fiction)
For decades, the PAZ corps has kept peace in the solar system through their peacekeeping teams called novafleets. Join Mackie, Zinn, 4r-G0, and Donnelley, the members of novafleet 86, as they discover the secrets their home system has to offer.
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2/5: Short Stories Made for You
(Fiction - Multigenre)
This podcast is a compilation of short stories filed with drama, horror, gossip and maybe even... cliff hangers?
Continuity: Anthology
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2/6: Coma Girl
(Fiction - Crime/Mystery)
In this riveting romantic comedy mystery, a victim of a tragic event lies in a hospital bed at the mercy of dysfunctional family, friends, and caretakers who think she can't hear them!
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2/6: The New Normal RPG
(RPG - Fantasy)
The New Normal RPG is the D&D lets play podcast from the dragons and flagons podcast.
RPG System: D&D
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2/7: Nerv Pod
(Fiction - Horror)
Welcome to the Nerv Pod, where we fill your mind with only the most frightening, nerve tingling horror stories. Be sure to follow and subscribe for more unsettling tales…
Continuity: Anthology
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2/7: Oxford Theatre Guild
(Dramatised - Multigenre)
The Oxford Theatre Guild (The OTG), is one of Oxfordshire’s largest and longest-established amateur theatre companies.
Continuity: Anthology
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2/7: The Dice Bar Gaming Podcast - A actual play Pathfinder ttrpg
(RPG - Horror)
A group of nerds play pretend, drink beer, roll dice, and drink beer. A tabletop role-playing game using Pathfinder E1 rules, set in a world created by the Dice Bar. Sit back, pour a beverage and enjoy.
RPG System: Pathfinder
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2/8: The Washies
(Dramatised - Science fiction)
In the not so distant future of 2025, amid a backdrop of significant political unrest, a TV producer finds and promotes five millennials who happen to be direct descendants of George Washington. The three women and two men participate in a reality TV show that catapults them to both fame and infamy. As they struggle to slay their own person demons, they also represent the paradox of George Washington—hero/slave owner. Through all this, they learn to love each other and truly become family… just as the country needs them most.
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2/9: Death Valley Gifts & Souvenirs
(Dramatised - Urban fantasy)
After inheriting a compulsive collector’s horde of audio recordings, Corey starts piecing together the truth about where he grew up, a former resort town in Death Valley, and his mother, Esther Carl, who spent her life uncovering the town’s otherworldly secrets. "This experimental audio drama takes the style of popular investigative documentary podcasts like S-Town and applies them to a haunting, strange, and heartfelt story, a half-remembered dream about where we go when we’ve lost something, and what it’s like when we come back." -- Homemaker Mystique Magazine.
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2/9: Speak of the Devil
(Fiction - Slice of life)
Our debut series, Speak of the Devil, comprises six short plays written by four emerging female writers. Each piece is unique and tells a powerful story from the female voice. It explores themes of anxiety, male-dominated industries, friendship, food, careers and bodies – things which are not exclusive to women but that can have dramatic differences depending on your gender. Speak of the Devil is independently produced by Baker Street Productions Ltd.
Continuity: Anthology
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2/9: Tomorrow's Monsters
(Dramatised - Thriller)
In this scripted sci-fi thriller, John Boyega (STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS) stars as Jack Locke, a mysterious conman with a vendetta who infiltrates NextCorp, a Silicon Valley body hacking startup run by enigmatic CEO Max Fuller, played by Emmy winner Darren Criss (AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE). Nextcorp has secretly been developing a revolutionary new mind app that promises to amplify the human brain in incredible ways. "Shut-Eye," promises to change the world by eliminating its users’ need to sleep, but when participants of the human trials begin dying off, the program is shut down. Max starts testing the product on himself, unleashing a dormant and dangerous alter ego. As Jack goes toe to toe with Max and his fractured psyche, he finds himself on the run for his life in a race to stop a dark plot seeking to radically advance humankind to its next stage of evolution.
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2/10: Iron Frontier Podcast
(RPG - Steampunk)
The gods have fallen. The heavens and the hells are gone. All that remains of that time long before, is man, beast and the world of Æmia. Welcome to the Iron Frontier!
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2/10: Pace
(RPG - Science fiction)
Pace is an actual play podcast set in a theoretical future Otherverse.
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2/10: Quest Friends 4ever
(RPG - Fantasy)
An actual play Dungeons & Dragons podcast starring four friends of varying experience that promises to deliver comedy, drama, fantasy, mystery, shenanigans, rule bending, and in general, a whole lot of fun.
RPG System: D&D
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2/10: Tales from Sable Rock Forest
(Dramatised - Fantasy)
An anthology series of fantasy short stories that all take place in and around the fabled Sable Rock Forest.
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2/10: The Candyman
(Dramatised - Fanfiction)
In 1971, five children were given a tour of a chocolate factory in upper Munich. Four left the factory maimed, and one never left at all. Listen to the investigation, told in six parts, week by week.
RPG System: Roald Dahl
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2/11: 2 Die Four
(RPG - Fantasy)
The 2 Die Four podcast is a group of semi-sane individuals who come together to play tabletop RPGs. This group then decided to record their sessions and put them online for other people to enjoy, whether that is by watching a session or listening on their drive home. Thus the 2 Die Four podcast was born. We hope you enjoy our roleplaying shenanigans!
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2/11: Bard Rock Cafe
(RPG - Fantasy)
Join Armbar, Brock, Epi, and Rook as they search the city of Waterdeep for answers behind the surge of wild magic throughout Faerun in this Real Play Dungeons and Dragons (DND) comedy Podcast.
RPG System: D&D
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2/11: Crap Noir
(Dramatised - Comedy)
We are CRAP NOIR – a podcast team dedicated to bringing you some subpar jokes along with a moderately funny twist on the classic noir genre and detective radio shows of years past. Beth is a downtrodden twenty-something – completely SHOCKED that no one wants to hire her with her oddly specific and definitely legitimate Master’s degree in Detective Literature. She spends her time searching Craiglist for jobs that require her highly-sought-after expertise, thanks to the free WiFi at local New Jersey coffee shop, The Big Steam. She bugs her favorite mediocre barista, Jim Jam, for hours on end so her mother believes she isn’t an unemployable failure. Luckily for Beth, her first case finally emerges when friendly farm chicken, Esmeralda, disappears. Time to see if Beth’s degree holds up in the real-world!
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2/11: Cupid's Crossing
(Dramatised - Comedy)
Cupid is in Los Angeles and trying to matchmake everyone and spread true LOVE, but it doesn't always go as planned...
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2/11: Every Year on My Half Birthday
(Dramatised - Comedy)
Starting at age 15 ½, an unusual young woman records at least one private minute of her life every year... no matter what.
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2/11: The Espionage Project Podcast
(Fiction - Thriller)
Follow a small group of members of the National Intelligence Service as they search out hostile forces up to no good.
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2/12: Collected
(Fiction - Multigenre)
Fast-paced, long-form storytelling with music, immersive sound, and a team of voice actors. The beginning of a community-drive multiverse and creator-first audio platform. Currently airing: Mortal Steel. Pastor Ethan Cutter, ordained minister and cyborg, has come to bring a little faith and justice to the ruins of Old Los Angeles.
Continuity: Anthology
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2/12: Fenrir
(Dramatised - Fantasy)
A New Fantasy Audio Drama / Storytelling Podcast Fenrir is set in the world of Dovus, a sprawling and mystical realm filled with species seen nowhere else. The power of these fauna and flora brought about generations of research and study in Dovus which finally bore fruit with the first Jomir, a human who could bond with another organism and through time and understanding, learn to use its power as they grow to become one. This knowledge has since been lost for centuries, but the power to bind to another organism remains innate in some bloodlines. Fenrir follows the path of a seasoned Jomir (commonly referred to as a binder) named Fenrir, and his Ahmir (the binded organism) Rowan. Together, through their deep bond and inescapable past, they find themselves faced with endless trials and unforgettable creatures as they travel through the Averian Jungle.
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2/12: Just Roll With It AP
(RPG - Multigenre)
Just Roll With It is an Actual Play podcast where we spotlight and play a new TTRPG every month.
Continuity: Oneshots
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2/12: Late to the Theater - Virago
(Fiction - Fantasy)
A high fantasy adventure.
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2/12: Tied In Knots
(Dramatised - Slice of life)
Tied In Knots offers new audio plays embracing the challenges of marriage, original stories that are at turns funny, gritty and inspiring. Make a donation at burntthicket.com. Listen together with your beloved and make a date out of it! A suggested listening experience will accompany each audio drama. From walking to your local coffee shop to watching the sunset, enhance your experience by listening simultaneously with a loved one. Burnt Thicket Theatre is an independent company producing live theatre that brings awareness to real issues in our community, planting seeds for positive social change. We tell stories that change people's lives. Special thanks go to our season sponsor Shercom Industries and to SK Arts for supporting this project. Gratefully created on Treaty 6 Territory, Treaty 7 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis. Support our work with a donation and see artist bios at burntthicket.com.
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2/12: Tomes of the Chaos Bard: A Family Friendly, Fantasy Focused, Dungeons and Dragons 5E Actual Play Podcast
(RPG - Fantasy)
A family-friendly, fantasy-focused, Homebrew Dungeons and Dragons actual-play podcast. In the world of Kel-eth, your Host Chaos Bard, Saulum, and his side kick Quill, the phoenix feather, follow a group of heroes so they can tell their tale!
RPG System: D&D
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2/13: Erraticus
(Dramatised - Science fiction)
Three beings—one who is not a condemned criminal, one who is not a nerdy bomb enthusiast, and one who is not an artificial intelligence—end up on the same spaceship, traveling intentionally towards the edge of the solar system and unintentionally towards the center of an insidious scheme.
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2/13: Fairies and Dragons, Ponies and Knights
(Fiction - Fantasy)
An episodic adventure story for humans of all ages! In the beginning everyone was nice. But over time, so slowly that no one could say when, or how, or why it started, the Fairies and the Ponies got...mean. Beatrice knew this because, although she couldn’t prove it yet, she knew that the Fairies and Ponies had stolen her egg. And stealing a dragon’s egg, in Beatrice’s opinion, was going too far. But to confront them she would need the help of a Knight.
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2/13: Garblag Games - Masks of Nyarlathotep - Pulp Cthulhu
(RPG - Horror)
Welcome to the Garblag Games actual play of Masks of Nyarlathotep THE grand Cthulhu campaign!
Continuity: Longform
RPG System: Call of Cthulhu
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2/13: Letters to Humanity
(Dramatised - Post-apocalypse)
Letters to Humanity is a fictional post-apocalyptic podcast written as radio transmissions. Sam, the survivor, tries to make contact with humanity through radio waves during his stay inside an abandoned bunker - but some mysteries are better left buried underground...
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2/13: War and Piece
(RPG - Science fiction)
Actual Play RPG Podcast, and Wargame Battle Reports.
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2/14: Affinities
(Dramatised - Romance)
The story follows Chantal, a shy soul with magical affinities, when a magically possessed book arrives on her doorstep the same week a former crush, Skye, moves into the apartment upstairs. Calling on her quirky, magically trained college friend Morgan for help, Chantal attempts to unravel the mystery of the book, which reconnects her to her magical abilities but draws her further in than she intended, forcing her to reckon with the unresolved romance from her past.
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2/14: Blueberries Hill
(Fiction - Comedy)
An extremely well-behaved Beatrix Potter-ish storybook podcast series ostensibly for children.
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2/14: More Than Roses
(Dramatised - Romance)
More Than Roses is a scripted fiction podcast that adapts and sculpts radio dramas about love from plays, short stories, novellas and poetry. Often atypical and always character-centric, these stories eschew tropes and conventions, illustrating love from a diverse array of perspectives and experiences. Each story may start with its own circumstance and avenue to romance, but each finds its own way of showing- just like a bouquet, that every shape love takes is uniquely striking.
Continuity: Anthology
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2/14: Surreal Love
(Dramatised - Romance)
Nehemiah & Naunet are going through a rough-patch - in a world that’s impossible to understand - when suddenly, they’re thrown into a strange & nostalgic journey to save their son.
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2/14: Tales of Stattendor
(Fiction - Fantasy)
In a world where magic and adventure is as commonplace as elves and dwarves, the world of Stattendor is a vast world. Filled danger and opportunity. Follow the Tales of Stattendor, written and narrated by James David, as we listen to the deeds of both adventurers and the everyday folk of the people who live there.
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2/14: The 'A Monkey With Cymbals' Podcast
(Dramatised - Historical)
Theatre company A Monkey With Cymbals are proud to announce their first ever audio play, 'The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith' by Arthur Wing Pinero, adapted by Claire Louise Amias and directed by Pradeep Jeyaratnam-Joyner. The project is sponsored by the brilliant Aspire Leadership, will help to raise funds for the charity Refuge which you can donate to here: http://bit.ly/Ebbsmith The year is 1895. Agnes Ebbsmith, a socialist and proto-feminist, and Lucas Cleeve, a defecting young Tory whom she has nursed back to health after a breakdown, are staying in Venice, planning a new kind of partnership. But how long will their relationship last when Lucas' uncle tries to tempt him back to his wife and his old life of luxury? CAST: AGNES - Claire Louise Amias DUKE OF ST. OLPHERTS - Dan March LUCAS and ANTONIO - Joseph Clowser GERTRUDE THORPE - Faye Maughan REV. AMOS WINTERFIELD - David Morley Hale SIR SANDFORD CLEEVE and SIR GEORGE BRODRICK - Jonathan Rigby DR. KIRKE - Pradeep Jey FORTUNE, SYBIL, NELLA and HEPHZIBAH - Rachel Fletcher-Hudson Sound Producer - David Morley Hale To find out more about A Monkey With Cymals past award winning productions, please visit: www.amonkeywithcymbals.co.uk.
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2/14: The Lavender Tavern
(Fiction - Fantasy)
Come join us in the Lavender Tavern for original gay fairytales. Each story is about 30 minutes long. You're always welcome to sit by the tavern fire. There are many nights, and many stories. Join us, won't you? We'll keep a light on in the window.
Continuity: Anthology
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2/14: The Ravages: A Love Story
(Dramatised - Romance)
A stranger convinces an actor to travel to a far-off destination. Will they remember their past in order to change the future, or will history repeat itself once again?
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2/15: Phonic Phoenix
(Dramatised - Multigenre)
No Conversation, No Advertising, Not even a host, just pure entertainment. The Phonic Phoenix is a fully produced sketch comedy and audio entertainment program. Providing full cast, graphic audio sketch comedy and audio drama.
Continuity: Anthology
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2/15: The Courtship of Mona Mae
(Dramatised - Historical)
In the 1870s, pioneers Mona Mae Christophe and Zekial Montgomery search the American West for her mother, Clara, who she was sold away from during slavery. Mona must recall a past long forgotten in order to survive, so that she can find her mother, love and create a way of life for herself.
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2/17: A Night in the Basement
(RPG - Horror)
We are an actual play Call of Cthulhu podcast that exclusively records in basements; possibly your basement.
RPG System: Call of Cthulhu
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2/17: Dirty Detectives
(Dramatised - Comedy)
Dirty Detectives is a scripted, investigative (not-so) true crime podcast. On a cold spring evening, Lincoln Bracegirdle’s “girlfriend” and love of his life Abigail was kidnapped. Join “filmmakers” Alex and Peter as they try to solve the case, re-unite the lovers and seek fame and fortune as podcasters.
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2/17: Dungeons And Doofuses
(RPG - Horror)
Dungeons And Doofuses is an actual ttrpg playing through the Curse of Strahd campaign using D&D 5e rules. We release every Tuesday (and sometimes Thursday). Please join us for laughs and horrors as we stumble through Dungeons and Dragons.
Continuity: Longform
RPG System: D&D
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2/17: Princess Theatre Podcasts
(Dramatised - Multigenre)
If all the world's a stage - then we want to find ways to keep it so! Showcasing the best of new talent behind closed doors; from audio plays to interviews. The Princess Theatre and Arts Centre, Burnham on Sea.
Continuity: Anthology
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2/17: The Smokers
(Dramatised - Slice of life)
Debs is nineteen. She’s been let down by everyone in her life and recently things have gone from bad to worse. When Debs signs up to learn beekeeping as a last-ditch attempt to get her life back on track, she meets Yeganeh, an Iranian refugee who is also disillusioned and struggling to find her place in a new country. As Debs becomes more skilled and confident under Yeganeh’s expert watch, an unlikely friendship develops between the two women.
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2/17: What We Do in the Basement
(RPG - Fantasy)
What We Do In the Basement is a comedy Dungeons and Dragons podcast where improvisers explore fantasy worlds, battle foes & navigate political conflicts with the help of their wits, weapons, & obscure pop culture references.
RPG System: D&D
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2/18: Blank City, Nowhere
(RPG - Multigenre)
"Blank City, Nowhere" is an actual play anthology series about exploring the dark and storied past of an entire city, one RPG at a time. From paranormal high schoolers to pirate sailing the high seas, from haunted hotels to larger-than-life wrestlers, we'll create and explore a city with rich and engrossing history. Every day is a strange new day in Blank City, and who knows what the citizens will discover next!
Continuity: Oneshots
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2/19: Laser Swords & Sorcery
(RPG - Fantasy)
Join a party of misfits as they explore a world of adventure and intrigue built on the bones of ancient technology and magic.
Continuity: Longform
RPG System: D&D
Creators: LGBTQ+
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2/19: Magic Island Storytelling Theatre
(Fiction - Multigenre)
Storyteller & audio dramatist Marty Ross (BBC, Audible, Wireless Theatre, Big Finish, Kisses In The Dark podcast) presents and performs a series of magical, mysterious and sometimes creepy tales from the Scottish Isle of Arran, where he lives, in a series of shows that started life as presentations for his weekly show Winter’s Tales on ArranSound radio. Listeners have requested the chance to listen to the stories over and above their twice weekly broadcasts. So here they are!
Continuity: Anthology
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2/19: Private Affairs
(Dramatised - Romance)
A romantic-dramedy fiction podcast inspired by true events. Veronica (Vee), a recent Melbourne transplant, unexpectedly finds herself in a situation with a charming Aussie doctor and has to quickly learn how to keep her wig on when things get sexy, as well as navigate other complexities of an intercultural relationship. Private Affairs was created and written by Christine ‘DJ Kix’ Mwaturura and stars: Ratidzo Mambo (CGA 2020 Rising Star), Ronn Kurtz (Rostered On), Tsungirai Wachenuka (Verite) and Taff; with original music and sound design by Jerry Agbinya. Cover art by Maanya Dhar.
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2/19: Ravens Roost Radio
(RPG - Urban fantasy)
A Savage Worlds East Texas University podcast. Howdy and let's get ghost hunting. A group of six East Texas University students are brought together by circumstances beyond their mortal reasoning, and the number 12. Join them on their four year journey through college as they fight for straight A's, and their lives.
RPG System: Savage Worlds
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2/19: Red Nights
(RPG - Cyberpunk)
A Cyberpunk focused podcast featuring actual play and original short stories.
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2/20: Gold Pictures
(Fiction - Multigenre)
Audio drama from Gold Pictures.
Continuity: Anthology
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2/20: Second Star to the Left
(Dramatised - Science fiction)
Scout-explorer Gwen Hartley has five years to explore and prepare her planet for settlement. With no aid but her robots and the anxious voice of her long-distance scout-minder Bell Summers in her ear, she's hoping to be ready for anything. Starring Ishani Kanetkar and Jorin Baas. Created by Aysha Farah and E. Jade Lomax. Directed by Rachel Kellum.
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2/21: Fractured - a family, a nation, a dream ....
(Dramatised - Historical)
“Fractured” is a set of stories about a fictional family living through the War of Independence and the beginnings of the Civil War in Maynooth, Co. Kildare. It is a Down at Heel production written by four Kildare based writers, Martina Reilly, Claire Joyce, Joe Bergin and Brendan Farrell who also acted as sound engineer.
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2/21: Silent Run
(Dramatised - Thriller)
A murder during quarantine. Indifferent police. An ignored eye witness. So she takes matters into her own hands…
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2/21: The Isolation Chamber
(Dramatised - Science fiction)
The Isolation Chamber is an intense, aural experience - a hallucinatory audio drama that follows Brendan as he fights for his mind, and his life, within... The Isolation Chamber.
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2/22: From An Island
(Dramatised - Science fiction)
From an island is a podcast drama built from ‘found’ audio files, ranging from voice notes to news reports. It’s a micro drama formed of short episodes to be enjoyed when you have a spare moment.
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2/23: Game Knight Heroes
(RPG - Fantasy)
The Game Knight Heroes are 5 friends playing tabletop roleplaying games utilizing strong, immersive roleplaying and storytelling. They are currently adventuring in Green Ronin's Freeport: The City of Adventure.
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2/23: Hashtag Twist It
(RPG - Fantasy)
A Dungeons & Dragons actual play about four adventurers trying to save the world, and sometimes when things go wrong...you just gotta #twistit. #TwistIt is Evin, Justin, Katelyn, Luke, & Zakk.
RPG System: D&D
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2/23: Tapes From Beyond
(Dramatised - Horror)
Since she was a child Jac has been receiving mysterious and disturbing cassette tapes in the mail from an unknown sender. This podcast listens to and discusses each tape while trying to discover who is sending these tapes and why they are sending them to Jac.
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2/23: The All Night Society
(RPG - Horror)
The All Night Society is a Vampire the Masquerade Camarilla chronicle following four neonate Kindred as they navigate the murky waters of Chicago politics. Prince Kevin Jackson has big plans for the Windy City, but Anarch agitators, rogue Lycans, and Sabbat terrorists threaten to undermine him at every step. Can the coterie help the young Prince build an empire to rival those of the Old World? Or will they join his broken regime in the ashes of vampire history?
RPG System: Vampire: The Masquerade
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2/23: The Williams Project
(Dramatised - Thriller)
“My name is Slinger, and if you’re hearing this I’m dead.” The Williams Project is a Bi-Monthly contained thriller audio drama that follows the story of Slinger, Jay, Arawn, Leslie, and Sofia as they wake up in what looks like an old manor. As they explore the dark halls and attempt to break into locked rooms, it becomes increasingly clear that they aren’t leaving any time soon. To make things even worse is the discovery of monsters that hunt them at night through the manor. Their only way to prove this all happened? Through a broken VHS camcorder.
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2/23: Tucson Heat
(Dramatised - Thriller)
Elephant Scout presents Tucson Heat starring Betsy Bruce as Detective Harriet Shepard and Chezale Rodriguez as Detective Jasmine Alicia. This eight part scripted series follows these two detectives as they race to stop a spree of bank robberies and track down a notorious serial killer... before he strikes again.
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2/23: Unwanted
(Dramatised - Comedy)
Two slackers, Ben (Lamorne Morris) and Grant (Billy Magnussen) attempt to catch an escaped convicted murderer, Shelly O'Keith (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell) who is allegedly hiding in their town to cash in on the million-dollar reward the police are offering.
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2/24: Cold Case Crime Cuts
(Dramatised - Comedy)
Cold Case Crime Cuts delves into some of the coldest, truest crimes ever committed, using a brand new, unique investigative technique known as a ‘podcast’. From 'who shot who?' at the Copacabana to ‘was the Deputy, in fact, asking for it?’ in ‘I Shot The Sheriff', American journalist (and also podcaster) Mason Lane unravels the mysteries both behind and inside the enigmas.
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2/24: Ritualistic Podcast
(Dramatised - Horror)
Ritualistic is a biweekly horror and psychological thriller podcast following the recordings of anthropology student Jamie Locke, who is studying human sacrifices while stationed on the dig site of an abandoned church.
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2/24: Tattered Tales
(Dramatised - Fantasy)
A perplexing anthology series from the mind of Joe Wakefield. We dive into stories of fantasy, science fiction, intrigue and the discovery of brave new worlds. Come join us on this old time radio show with a brand new twist. Brought to you by Ngano Press Studios.
Continuity: Anthology
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2/24: The Hunt for The Flying Dutchman
(Dramatised - Historical)
A rumor finds it's way to the two adventurous treasure hunters, Solomon Calloway and Eli Winters.. A ghostly ship called "The Flying Dutchman" that stalks the seas, with supposed treasures and riches beyond imagination on board. The catch? It is a ghost ship. Unshaken, the two hunters will venture together across the Caribbean and search for clues that will lead them to the rumored treasure of The Flying Dutchman. Along the way they will meet famous figures, create allies and enemies, and will be successful and fin the ghastly ship, or be taken victim by the endless depths of the sea...
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2/24: The Splintered Chair
(Dramatised - Horror)
Welcome to Splintered Chair industries, an employer like no other.
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2/25: A Knight of Shreds and Patches
(RPG - Post-apocalypse)
An immersive Genesys Actual Play Podcast following the adventures of the Patina - a motley band of traveling mercenaries.
RPG System: Genesys
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2/25: Heidelberg
(Dramatised - Comedy)
The untold story of how two Allied Spies infiltrated a theater, drama, and entertainment based prisoner of war camp and took down the Nazi Party.
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2/25: Just to Be Nominated: An Award Season Murder Mystery
(Dramatised - Crime/Mystery)
Kingdom of Pavement presents our newest scripted podcast, JUST TO BE NOMINATED. Riley Audrey won the Academy Award for Best Actress after a long and arduous campaign. Later that night, she was found dead in a hotel room. Someone was not happy with her win. Leo Gold and Terri McPherson are the hosts of the popular award prediction podcast "Just to Be Nominated." And they believe they hold the key to solve Riley's death. Week by week, they'll go back to listen to interviews they did with the major players and contenders of a controversial award season, and try to put the pieces together of who killed Riley Audrey.
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2/25: Maker's Misfits
(RPG - Fantasy)
We're a group of POC TTRPG friends, who finally decided to make a podcast. Join us on our adventure as we start Pathfinder 2.0 AP The Extinction Curse.
RPG System: Pathfinder
Creators: BAME/BIMPOC
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2/25: Payton Players Presents Star Wars: The Radio Drama
(Dramatised - Fanfiction)
Payton Players presents a 10-episode radio drama adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back.
RPG System: Star Wars
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2/25: Redgate and Wolf
(RPG - Urban fantasy)
What happens when a sassy thief meets a Scottish werewolf? Supernatural shenanigans ensue in this actual play Monster of the Week podcast. Listen as this shifty duo hunt monsters, roll dice and cause magical mayhem in the fictional American town of Hendrix.
RPG System: Monster of the Week
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2/25: The Dungeon Chronicles
(RPG - Fantasy)
Welcome to the deepest, darkest archives, wherein lies The Dungeon Chronicles. An actual-play Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition podcast where four moderately qualified humans crawl their way through official Dungeons and Dragons content, and various "intricate" or "entertaining" homebrew campaigns.
RPG System: D&D
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2/26: Agonal Dreams Podcast
(Dramatised - Horror)
A horror anthology series told through storytelling and sound design. Each season is conceived as a self-contained mini-series, following characters in their own distinct mythological universes.
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2/27: What Happens In Ulster
(Dramatised - Comedy)
True crime parody. Comedian Diona Doherty plays Georgina, an ambitious young reporter trying to jump on the true crime bandwagon with a hit podcast.
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2/28: Dicey Encounters
(RPG - Fantasy)
Welcome to the land of Monsmet, a foreign realm filled with magic in which we find three daring adventurers struggling with a difficult situation. Will war ravage the land? Will our heroes see their families again? Join us on this D&D5e actual play podcast for more dicey encounters!
RPG System: D&D
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2/28: Joan Kendrick and the Realms of Lahr
(Fiction - Fantasy)
Joan Kendrick's life was turned upside down after she got into a car accident and almost died. As her soul entered the realm of the dead, her consciousness accidentally intertwined with that of another girl...from another dimension. A dimension with magic, unicorns, trolls, and dragons, among other things. Now, whenever she sleeps, Joan is transported to that magical realm. A realm called Lahr.
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2/28: Losing The Plot
(Fiction - Comedy)
"You don't have to be barking mad to make a movie, but it probably helps..." Inspired by real events, 'Losing The Plot' is a comic audiobook set in the slightly unhinged world of independent filmmaking.
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