Round 8, Group 0: Team Hubris Transcript here . We fear to tread. This episode was written by Caroline Mincks. It was directed by the Hubris of our hearts, with dialogue editing by Anne Baird and sound design by Tal Minear. The transcript was done by Tal Minear. The angels were played by Anne Baird and Tal Minear.
Round 8 Group 3: Clowns Before Frowns Transcript here . Content Warnings for mentions of murder, prison, clowns, and blackmailing Chuckles is hoping to knock the crowd dead; metaphorically, this time. This episode was written by Ken Apana-Korley and edited by RH Sparra. It was directed by Mik Koats, with dialogue editing by Tris Otis and sound design by Rene Lyons. The transcript was done by RH Sparra. The production of this episode was coordinated by Mik Koats. Chuckles was played by Emmett Moo...
Round 8 Group 2: Clown Comrades Transcript here . Content Warnings include crying children, mentions of arson, scenes of emotional distress, and culinary misadventures. Meet ChatterBot, an AI assistant who can answer your every question—but sometimes a little more creatively than you might want. This episode was written by Minali Venkatesh and Sarah Rosina Winkler and edited by Micah Nathan Bradley. It was directed by Ted Heavner, with dialogue editing and sound design by Van Winkle. Music was m...
Round 8 Group 1: The Classic Fruit Fools Transcript here . Content warnings include background death of a minor character and verbal conflict In a parallel world, podcast co-hosts Ethan and PJ talk about cryptozoology, conspiracies, and friendship - whilst navigating the perilous waters of recording pitfalls and nosy parents. Will our co-hosts prove the existence of Narwhals? Will Ethan's mom shut the door when she leaves? Will the episode even see the light of day? The Truth will out...probably...
Round 7, Group 0: Team Hubris Transcript here . Content warnings for body horror and a missing person. Nobody can reach Nina on the phone. When she finally leaves Ozzy a message, things get weird. This episode was written by Caroline Mincks, with dialogue editing by Caroline Mincks and Tal Minear. The transcript was done by Anne Baird. The production of this episode was coordinated by the Hubris of our hearts. Ozzy was played by Anne Baird. Astrid and Jack were played by Caroline Mincks. Nina wa...
Round 7, Group 3: MashCon 2024 Transcript here . Content warnings for brutal deaths, gore, child endangerment, and body horror. In 201X, MashCon was an anime convention that quickly becomes a deadly disaster zone. This episode was written by Resa & Mik Koats and edited by Jack Fulmin. It was directed by Angela Yih, with dialogue editing by Tris Oaten and sound design by Nathan Comstock. Music was made by Tris Oaten. The transcript was done by Mik Koats. The production of this episode was coo...
Round 7, Group 2: Team Pizza Party Transcript here . Content warnings for discussion but no depiction of gore, cannibalism, sexual innuendo, summoning, and murder. Recorded round-table discussions of the human-monster exchange program at Creormorne Community College and the Orpheum Academy of the Occult. This episode was written by Karina Sinha and Sarah Rosina Winkler and edited by Anna Stein. It was directed by Sivan Raz, with dialogue editing and sound design by Kathryn Stanley. The transcrip...
Round 7, Group 1: Team Hubris-To-Go Transcript here . Content warnings for memory loss, unreality, manipulation, mild body horror, fight noises, and possession. When a group of acquaintances meet to discuss a monster who defies description and feeds on memory, old grievances come to light. Belief is subjective, and in the dark they will find that things are not always what they seem. This episode was written by Ken Apana-Korley and Milo Jordan Baum and edited by Nikko Goldstein. It was directed ...
Round 6, Group 0: Team Hubris Transcript here . A famous composer is interviewed about their music. This episode was written by Caroline Mincks and edited by Anne Baird. It was directed by the Hubris of our Hearts, with dialogue editing by Caroline Mincks and sound design by Tal Minear. The transcript was done by Tal Minear. McLaren was played by Caroline Mincks. Keller was played by Anne Baird. The Assistant was played by Tal Minear. Messina was played by Caroline Mincks....
Round 6, Tam 3: Frayed Knot. Transcript here . This is what happens when you push some millennials too far-- not even the gods are safe. Content Warnings: Strong language, violence, character death, and death mentions. This episode was written by Nathan Comstock and edited by Resa. It was directed by Nzingha Primus, with dialogue editing by Tris Oaten and sound design by Nathan Comstock. Music was made by Aemyn Connolly. The transcript was done by Noelle Saul. The production of this episode was ...
Round 6, Team 2: Cheesed To Meet You Transcript here . Convinced the recent string of mouse disappearances has to do with a plot by the cats of the house, one mouse sets out to convince the city's elite of the danger before it's too late. Content Warnings: political and police corruption; referenced disappearances; implied murder of anthropomorphized mice; and implied drug use. This episode was written by Sean Drabik and edited by Anna Stein. It was directed by Rocky Goldman, with dialogue editi...
Round 6, Team 1: Pepe Silvia. Transcript here . 3032, Earth. After fifteen years, Dane ‘Smiley’ Valencia is back at his hometown in the middle of the desert to collect an inheritance, but the murder of his childhood best friend is all the welcoming he finds. As he tries to find the culprit, he learns everyone in town has changed —the desert and his past won’t be kind. Content Warnings: Murder, mentions of violence related to the murder, mentions of death, cults, mentions of alcohol, guns, threat...
Round 5, Team Negative One: Soup-er Hubris Transcript here. Myrna has never tasted anything before. Hal has found a way to let her - and to make it a truly special first experience. Content Warnings: Implied disaster, brief swearing, sounds of food and cooking Writer: Caroline Mincks, Sound designer: Caroline Mincks, Dialogue editor: Evan Tess Murray, Composer: Trace Callahan, Myrna was played by Caroline Mincks, Hal was played by Evan Tess Murray....
Round 5, Team 7: It's Bisque, Bitch Transcript here . Larry's first day of on-the-job training on a waste management space station is pretty routine, if a little gloopy for his tastes. Okay, maybe quite a bit gloopy. Okay, maybe very gloopy. Okay, maybe extremely gloopy. OKAY, MAYBE-- Content Warnings: Horror, strong language, sounds of violence, carnage, and soup. This episode was written by Giancarlo Herrera and Hannah Schooner and edited by John Glasfeld. It was directed by Molly Alexander, w...
Round 5, Group 6: Time Soup Transcript here . Three best friends embark on an intergalactic journey to make the Best Soup in the Galaxy - though it may not be the hearty meal they’re dreaming of. Content Warnings: astrophobia, extensive discussions of food, screams, loud noises, gagging noises, and mild peril. This episode was written by Ezra J. Wayne, Rashika Rao, and R.H. Sparra and edited by R.H. Sparra and Tal Minear. It was directed by Ezra J. Wayne, with dialogue editing by Nathan Comstock...
Round 5, Team 5: Sometimes Them's The Breaks Transcript here . A group of Intergalactic Military soldiers and science officers land on an unexplored and uninhabited planet as an expeditionary team to verify if it is habitable. At first, everything seems fine, but then night falls, and they discover just how dangerous this planet is… Content Warnings: Intense language, Soldiers in an Intergalactic Military, Brief moment of drinking alcohol, Monsters, Guns and other weapons, Serious injury, Wound ...
Round 5, Group 4: The Noodle Soup Incident. Transcript here . In an effort to connect with their overworked partner and baffling metamour, an impulsive chef cooks up a child. Will this be the recipe that brings them all together, or a soupy catastrophe? Content Warnings: child endangerment, and cartoonish animal harm. This episode was written by Elisabeth Nyveen and D.J. Sylvis. It was edited by Julie Hoverson and directed by Rel Pepple. Dialogue editing was done by Colton Flick and sound design...
Round 5, Team 3: Shoop. Transcript here . Two assassins infiltrate the kitchen of a fancy restaurant in order to murder a food critic. It... doesn't go exactly as planned. Content Warnings: Adult Language, Mentions of Death, and Poisoning This episode was co-written by Rocky Goldman and co-written and edited by Kylan. It was directed by Rook Mogavero, with dialogue editing and sound design by Rebecca Liu. Music was made by Rocky Goldman. The transcript was done by Kylan. The "critic" and the che...
Round 5, Team 2: Gloopin The Third Transcript here . In the endless dusk of the Dreamscape, two unlikely companions search for answers in the mind of a beefslinger. Content Warnings: Squishing, Squelching, Schlooping, Vehicle Collisions, Sudden Impacts, and Light Body Horror This episode was written by Max Kreisky and edited by Milo Jordan. It was directed by Angela Yih, with dialogue editing by Greg Carrobis and sound design by Brad Colbrook. Music was made by Aemyn Connolly. The transcript was...
Round 5, Team 1: Numero Stewno. Transcript here . It was said that if you made it to the very centre of the fog in the valley, you would discover the secret to success. But few wander into the mist and live. When the kingdom's princess is kidnapped and taken into the fog, an apprentice mage comes to the rescue. Content Warnings: unreality, manipulation, emotional distress, impersonation, peril, alcohol. This episode was written by Emma Johanna Puranen and edited by JJ Jensen. It was directed by ...
This is Part Two! Falling Forward is a 20-part sci-fi micro about love, hubris, and coding too close to the sun. Content Warnings for the series include financial difficulties, invasion of privacy, references to terminal illness, and swearing. Transcript here. Cast and Crew of Falling Forward is as follows. Theseus: Anne Baird (they/them). Icarus: Tal Minear (they/them). Ariadne: Caroline Mincks (they/them). Daedalus: Brad Colbroock (they/them/he). Writer: Caroline Mincks (they/them). Script Edi...
Open Dialogue is a sound design challenge where everyone takes the same recorded dialogue and builds their own scene around it! Our first event had 6 participants. You'll hear their scenes in this order: Nikko Goldstein, Ben Montoya, Leslie Gideon, Tal Minear, Drc. Jaey, & Michael Aquino. The transcript of the scene is here . More about the event is here . A note for you: While Americans overwhelmingly support the right of an individual to make their own decisions about abortion, unfortunate...
The Terran is the only ship leaving Chandrasekhar Station today — everyone else is hunkering down until the weather passes. But Captain Volante is convinced she's discovered a new route around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, a route that will unlock the greatest energy source humanity has ever known — if she and her crew can survive the expedition. Content Warnings include Profanity, Cult mention, Distress, Manipulation, Abuse of power, Existential fear, Entrapment, Death mention....
As two best friends compete in their prestigious school's science fair, they find that vying for the top comes at a cost, and that some truths are best left unsaid. Content Warnings include intense arguing. Transcript Link. Made by Round 4, Group 5: Team Hail Mary, This episode was written by Newt Schottelkotte and edited by Gaby Hall. It was directed by Lindsay Zana, with dialogue editing by Lindsay Zana. Sound design was by Aemyn Connolly, and music was made by Aemyn Connolly. The transcript w...
A group of supervillians hold a supervillian meeting to discuss supervillian things. Villianously. Content Warnings include tongue-in-cheek, including in content warnings; parody; mentioned setting people on fire and natural disasters; NFTs and cryptocurrency; biblical Satan; humourous treatment of unethical coffee and eco fascism; comic mischief; and mentions of canon-typical superheroic violence. Transcript Link. Made by Round 4, Group 4: What Time Is It This episode was written by Nathan Coms...
A devilish duo decide to toy with a team of strangers, forcing them to compete in a series of increasingly dangerous games. There's money to be won, stores to be explored, and blood to be spilled, all within the walls of the dying Hue Breeze Mall. Just be careful not to fly to close to the disco ball... Content Warnings include animatronics, violence, strong language, screams, loud noises, blood and death. Transcript Link. Made by Round 4, Group 3: Team Illiterate This episode was written by Dav...
After their last heist goes awry, a team of Special Little Guys attempts to steal an antique chandelier from a bank lobby. Things do not go as planned. Content Warnings include loud noises, mention of death, mild peril, and heights. Transcript Link. Made by Round 4, Group 2: Alarm Clocks This episode was written by Evan Tess Murray and Ezra J. Wayne with script editing by Lee Davis-Thalbourne. It was directed by Madelyn Dorta, with dialogue editing by Nikko Goldstein and sound design by Trevor V...
Let me interrupt your train of thought. There is a man walking down the platform at a train station. He is not on the train. The bag he was carrying is on the train. It has gone on without him - vulnerable, alone, and not empty. Content Warnings include mild swears, brief mention of alcohol and looming tension. Transcript Link. Made by Round 4, Group 1: No Resolution. This episode was written by Anna Stein and edited by Grace Keller Scotch. It was directed by Sivan Raz, with dialogue editing by ...
A 10-part sci-fi micro about love, hubris, and coding too close to the sun. Content Warnings include financial difficulties, invasion of privacy, and swearing. Transcript Link. Made by Round 4, Group 0: Team Hubris. This episode was written by Caroline Mincks and edited by Tal Minear. It was directed by the hubris of our hearts, with dialogue editing by Brad Colbroock and sound design by Tal Minear. The Transcript was done by Anne Baird. Theseus was played by Anne Baird, Ariadne was played by Ca...
Happy surprise Hubris! This episode was made for the 11th Hour Audio Challenge (not a Hubris event, though of the same spirit), but since the team is Hubris friends we wanted to share it on the feed here! Welcome to The Essential Bites Family, where you can Sink Your Teeth Into A Better You! But not all is as it seems; follow Luka, a not-so-young vampire, and his discovery of both family and fiend. CONTENT WARNINGS: Vampirism, Cult-Like Mentalities, Predatory Business Practices, death, and murde...
