Bethany and Jonas are two pencil-pushing aliens living and working on a company ship that incorporates whole planets by the dozen, tasked with organizing all of the data that is recovered from said planets. They get through the endless days by occasionally adding meaningful stories that they discover to the Extraneous But Interesting folder, all the while navigating the complex web that is friendship and life in this corpo-futuristic nightmare. A science fiction podcast where Douglas Adams meets...
May 25, 2025•34 min
The asset. -- Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez. Transcript EPISODE 12 CAST Dimitri Menendez: Ralph Ruiz Guadalupe Menendez: Adrience Arce Natalie Johnson: Natalie Campos Mark Williams: Nic Folson The Supervisor: Scott Welnosky Juniper Menendez: Lisette Alvarez Huazhi Li: Clayton Tam The Russian: Christiaan Voldstaad Xinyi Mo: Loretta Chang Special Agent Celia Whittiker: Whitney Johnson Special Agent David Foreman: Brendan Adams The end credits music was created by my friend and fellow...
Feb 14, 2025•40 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Harsh measures. -- Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez. Archival clips sourced through the National Archives and C-SPAN. Transcript EPISODE 11 CAST Juniper Menendez aka Judy Carpenter: Lisette Alvarez The Supervisor: Scott Welnosky CIA Ops Officer: JK Robbins Sarah, CIA handler: Diana Kennedy Secretary, CIA: Melissa Peltier Cuban Barista: Gabi Rosario Berghain Stranger 1: Jack Clover Gontscharov Berghain Stranger 2 and other voices: Milo Xinyi Mo: Loretta Chang Join the cast and crew on ...
Feb 06, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Diversions. -- Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez. Transcript EPISODE 10 CAST Dimitri Menendez: Ralph Ruiz Guadalupe Menendez: Adriene Arce Natalie "Nat" Johnson: Natalie Campos The Flight Attendant: Lydia Winebrenner The Supervisor: Scott Welnosky Special Agent Celia Whittiker: Whitney Johnson The Mountie: Tyler Hyrchuk Mark Williams: Nic Folson Peter Menendez: Andrew Dos Santos Juniper Menendez: Lisette Alvarez Support us through our merch shop (puzzle solvers receive a discount code)...
Jan 30, 2025•21 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Celia's personal memo. -- Juni's Seattle geocache is coming soon. You can stay tuned via our newsletter and on the whoisjudycarpenter.com forum. CODA CAST: Special Agent Celia Whittaker: Whitney Johnson The Supervisor: Scott Welnosky Reporter: Nic Pugliese Juniper Menendez: Lisette Alvarez Support us through our merch shop (puzzle solvers receive a discount code), our Patreon , or our Artist Fund. You can find the first clue on our website: havanasyndromepodcast.com . Sign up for the latest upda...
Jan 25, 2025•3 min
Take a walk. -- Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez. Sound effects and music sourced through Freesound.org. Transcript EPISODE 9 CAST: Dimitri Menendez: Ralph Ruiz Guadalupe Menendez: Adriene Arce Natalie Johnson: Natalie Campos Special Agent Celia Whittiker: Whitney Johnson Huazhi Wong: Clayton Tam The Russian: Christiaan Voldstaad Mariano: Giancarlo Herrera Freddie: Jose Longino American Reporter: Nic Pugliese American Vlogger: Bjorn Munson British News: Max Cockcraft Mandarin Newspers...
Jan 23, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Qūentin Café, CDMX -- THE SEED AND THE FEED: THOSE WHO CANNOT SEE, HEAR. THOSE WHO CAN HEAR, KNOW. Scripts and Sound Design by Lisette Alvarez Transcript Episode 8 Cast Dimitri Menendez: Ralph Ruiz Guadalupe Menendez: Adriene Arce Natalie Johnson: Natalie Campos Special Agent Celia Whittiker: Whitney Johnson Alvin Tam: Ian DePriest Surly Barista: Jose Rico "The Singing Stranger" in Mexico City: Nathaly Vasquez Juniper Menendez: Lisette Alvarez The Supervisor: Scott Welnosky Support us through ou...
Jan 16, 2025•27 min•Season 1Ep. 8
(CA)TSA. -- Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez. Transcript EPISODE 7 CAST Dimitri Menendez: Ralph Ruiz Guadalupe Menendez: Adriene Arce Natalie Johnson: Natalie Campos Claire Menendez: Emily Buza Peter Menendez: Andrew Dos Santos Mark Williams: Nic Folson Special Agent Celia Whittiker: Whitney Johnson Enraged Customer: Dane Peterson American Flight Attendant: Lydia Winebrenner Canadian Flight Attendant: Bonnie Bogovich CATSA 1: Graham Rowat CATSA 2: Keilien King CATSA 3: Alex Darling Su...
Jan 09, 2025•27 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Everyone has a podcast these days. -- Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez. You can join the forum, now open to all users: whoisjudycarpenter.com . The clues (and Judy Carpenter's hidden podcast) are already here. We will be back with Episode 7 on Thursday, January 9th, 2025. Transcript EPISODE 6 CAST: Dimitri Menendez: Ralph Ruiz Guadalupe Menendez: Adriene Arce Natalie Johnson: Natalie Campos Someguy137: Bjorn Munson Mark Williams: Nic Folson Mountie : Tyler Hyrchuk Canadian Weatherman:...
Dec 26, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Signals intelligence. -- Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez. You can join Nat on the forum (username nativebaddie03), now open to all users: whoisjudycarpenter.com . The clues are already there. Transcript EPISODE 5 CAST: Dimitri Menendez: Ralph Ruiz Guadalupe Menendez: Adriene Arce Natalie Johnson: Natalie Campos Mark Williams: Nic Folson Special Agent Celia Whittiker: Whitney Johnson Support us through our merch shop (puzzle solvers receive a discount code), our Patreon , or our Artis...
Dec 19, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Our cast Q&A during the end of our immersive HAVANA SYNDROME "reverse escape room" event with Crosstown Arts in Memphis, Tennessee on December 6th, 2024. Featuring visiting cast members: Ralph Ruiz, Alex Darling, Ian DePriest, Andrew Dos Santos, Whitney Johnson and your moderator/host Lisette Alvarez. Support us through our merch shop (puzzle solvers receive a discount code), our Patreon , or our Artist Fund. You can find the first clue on our website: havanasyndromepodcast.com . Sign up for...
Dec 18, 2024•18 min
Oh. Canada. -- Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez. Transcript EPISODE 4 CAST: Dimitri Menendez: Ralph Ruiz Guadalupe Menendez: Adriene Arce Mark Williams: Nic Folson Special Agent Celia Whittiker: Whitney Johnson Natalie "Nat" Johnson: Natalie Campos Support us through our merch shop (puzzle solvers receive a discount code), our Patreon , or our Artist Fund. You can find the first clue on our website: havanasyndromepodcast.com . Sign up for the latest updates on our newsletter or follow...
Dec 12, 2024•21 min•Season 1Ep. 4
3000 miles. - Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez. Transcript EPISODE 3 CAST: Dimitri Menendez: Ralph Ruiz Charlotte the Restaurant Hostess: Cherie Hendrie Guadalupe Menendez: Adriene Arce Claire Menendez: Emily Buza Peter Menendez: Andrew Dos Santos Rachelle Bhatia: Jasmine Lynn American Flight Attendant: Anna Jay Juniper Menendez: Lisette Alvarez Support us through our merch shop (puzzle solvers receive a discount code), our Patreon , or our Artist Fund. You can find the first clue on ...
Dec 05, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Who cares? - Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez. Transcript EPISODE 2 CAST: Dimitri (Dee) Menendez: Ralph Ruiz Guadalupe (Lupe) Menendez: Adriene Arce Rachelle Bhatia: Jasmine Lynn Special Agent Celia Whittiker: Whitney Johnson Special Agent David Foreman: Brendan Adams The Supervisor: Scott Welnosky Clips from Capitol Hill sourced through C-SPAN. Music and sound effects sourced through FreeSound.org. Support us through our merch shop (puzzle solvers receive a discount code), our Patreo...
Nov 29, 2024•19 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Voice note sent. - Scripts and sound design by Lisette Alvarez. Transcript EPISODE 1 CAST: Dimitri (Dee) Menendez: Ralph Ruiz Guadalupe (Lupe) Menendez: Adriene Arce Claire Menendez: Emily Buza Peter Menendez: Andrew Dos Santos Mark Williams: Nic Folson Aunt Gloria + Abuela: Yenni Ann Aunt Mal: Jayme Mantos Special Agent David Foreman: Brendan Adams FBI Agent: Jacob Beals HS Victim 1: Nashya Shiwdin HS Victim 2: Ken Dillon Juniper (Juni) Menendez: Lisette Alvarez Help support the show! Check out...
Nov 28, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1
For fans of The Diplomat , The X-Files , and Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? HAVANA SYNDROME is a groundbreaking new audio drama which follows the story of two siblings pulled unwillingly into the realm of global espionage when their sister goes AWOL from the CIA to track down the source of a mysterious sound which has plagued spies, diplomats, and military officers around the world. First episode premieres November 28th, 2024. The first clue is already here: havanasyndromepodcast.com . ...
Oct 30, 2024•2 min
