Hey folks! So remember how I said at the end of the Q&A that Remnants would be coming out 25th August unless something went wrong? I think I might have jinxed myself by saying that out loud, because something did go wrong! But that’s okay. Release is being pushed back until 6th of October which is just six weeks after the original planned release date. The shape of this season is a liiiiiittle bit different to season one! There will be thirty episodes of the show, and they’ll be releasing in...
Jul 01, 2025•2 min
This was very fun to put together, which I'm sure you'll be able to tell the amount of times I just start laughing in this recording. Spoilers for Remnants S1, of course, and content warnings for discussions of elements that appear in the show, including mental illness, death, grief and addiction. Support the show on Patreon for bonus content and early access when S2 starts up: https://www.patreon.com/c/hangingslothstudios Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/remnants-...
Jun 09, 2025•32 min
This time, we look at medical innovation in the context of war (and beyond!) and how observation led to the development of a treatment for cancer from a chemical weapon. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gHlENF6TdVCouRCb4ViW2eX97TZonNOfZlJzlX-Le2E/edit?usp=sharing For Early Access to the next part of Real Remnants and Remnants' second season when it starts airing, support me on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios A note: this episode mentions the development of the...
May 26, 2025•8 min
Hi folks! This episode explores the lives of girls in domestic service, providing what I hope is an interesting basic overview of how the profession has evolved from the Victorian period into today. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W22S9Tir5l0wBrmVlXY_JZkffZ6dLrmYftrEXcNVaZA/edit?usp=sharing For Early Access to the next part of Real Remnants and Remnants' second season when it starts airing, support me on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios Good starting points fo...
May 12, 2025•11 min
Hi folks! In the fourth installment of Real Remnants, we're taking a look at Cairo in the 1970s, as it undergoes a massive transformation in urban planning, culture and architecture, touching on some of the broader political contexts surrounding this period in Egypt. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W0Ju7CyExyJuUQ1oX8ii1oRiatSCYO5PO2_GEx2_emc/edit?tab=t.0 For Early Access to the next part of Real Remnants and Remnants' second season when it starts airing, support me on patreon: ht...
Apr 28, 2025•8 min
Hi folks! Join me for this third installment of Real Remnants, where we take a peek at some of the extraordinary efforts taken to protect and recover artwork during the Second World War, and discuss a little of how much artwork was still lost and destroyed despite these incredible efforts. Transcript available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R40WMirR3efER8fchx3FVHG3rb-3-rNp0GcMU8W7AgI/edit?usp=sharing For Early Access to the next part of Real Remnants and Remnants' second season when i...
Apr 14, 2025•10 min
Hi folks! Show creator Eira here to remind you that the QnA inbox is open for questions about Remnants S1! The inbox will be open for another 10 days, closing at midnight GMT on 17th April. I’m so looking forward to hearing your questions! Leave them at hangingslothstudios.com/qna. So far I’ve had loads of juicy stuff, and quite a few asks about secret messages and hidden codes. I won’t be answering those directly, but I will give you some little clues. Part one, two in one. Part two, you’ll nee...
Apr 07, 2025•1 min
The next Real Remnant, in which I discuss the history of the Hollywood Studio System. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wlf2XICk6wnoRHxtmODqV7banOce5jFmwmRw9xpEw50/edit?usp=sharing Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/hangingslothstudios Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-5722315 Leave a review on ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-eira-major-qxCsBXeOtzK/ Follow the show on Tumblr: https://rem...
Apr 04, 2025•6 min
QnA Form: hangingslothstudios.com/qna NQD Kickstarter: tiny.cc/nqd4 Hi folks! It’s Eira. I hope you enjoyed the first instalment of ‘Real Remnants’ last week! Now it’s been a couple of weeks since the finale of S1, I’m opening up the Hanging Sloth inbox for a Q&A! Submit your questions using the form on hangingslothstudios.com/qna , that’s the letters Q for queen, n for nose, and a for ambulance. The form will be open until the seventeenth of April, which is a Thursday. I’ll pop a little rem...
Mar 17, 2025•56 sec
Here's the first 'Real Remnant', where I take you through some of the research I did for Remnants, topic by topic. These aren't deep dives; they're just a little glimpse into some of the subjects the show explores. For more info, I've put together a short list of introductory sources which might be a good starting point if you do want to find out more. Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qKYhPwbll20YTF7zlIlSSfJeoYUL8CE3yihvzZpC3U4/edit?usp=sharing Leave a review on Podchaser: ht...
Mar 10, 2025•7 min
Support Not Quite Dead! Hi, it’s Eira, creator of Remnants! One of my other shows, Not Quite Dead, launched its crowd-funder for S4 today. It’s a gory horror romance about vampires, and it’s extremely gay. If you enjoy the emotional rollercoasters of Remnants and you’d like more of that but with vampires who can’t keep their hands or their teeth out of one another, Not Quite Dead will definitely satisfy your appetites. I’m really excited about this next season of the show and it’d be cool if you...
Mar 04, 2025•50 sec
After an abrupt awaKening, the Apprentice finds a place that's half familiar, but unrememBered. He discovers that the extent of What Sir has been keeping from him is bigger than he could have imagined. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-30/ Or:https://docs.google.com/document/d/15n4VoPSSPHHQ9oCKzTIlxq5628ebE33Lo2C69IqOtwg/edit?tab=t.0 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios...
Feb 24, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Sir muses on some of the peculiArs of the Situation, trying to cheRish this moment. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-29/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bBlMqmb9JalWhigoJQW7cx8G6T1bDGN713rSfG-_Esg/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Existential dread Moments of suicidal ideation Mentions of murders A scene with sexual tension...
Feb 17, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 29
The Apprentice Does not wake where he fell asleep. Sir prevents him from making a revelation, and the Apprentice demands to know whY. Sir's explaInation is not necessarily straightforward. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-28/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A8RQ5qmq33_2dZ5I6ZgutOqzCNLBT3yEp77Gnyo4lQM/edit?tab=t.0 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WAR...
Feb 10, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 28
The Apprentice wakes in a familiar corner of the First and Last PLace. WHat he finds there undersCores his need to read one remnant in particular. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-27/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jKhtm9WjeIIj5fpNVJZbVqpNa2cmWHcn4e8wSlw3_o8/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: A child with internalised body-...
Feb 03, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 27
After restIng, the Apprentice continues to question Sir's methods, pressing him on What details he Finds importAnt. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-26/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yHjpoo1xUwKp6RiTlIRuZghCOPBsNXyAQxhMACw5YwA/edit?tab=t.0 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Vague allusions to child neglect War, discussions of war, descript...
Jan 27, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Sir's new strategy of maKing the Apprentice remnants in relentless succession falters When the Apprentice challenges hIm on his motivations for doing so. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-25/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19IdvqjmUw47BnVayORaoeuhZO0QScahjRTZusuZTUdc/edit?tab=t.0 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Abstract references to colon...
Jan 20, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Notes plaYed on a piano connect the Apprentice to a remnant wHose life was far from easy, but shines a light on how the mundane can be daZzling, if one just takes the time to notice. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-24/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uAYyUkn3IhIBXnGHZ60Po7yJotZnIbcOovH1PcHPp2E/edit?tab=t.0 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS:...
Jan 13, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 24
The ApPrentice and Sir reunite and examine anotHer remnant. Has the Apprentice Forgotten what he learned, or is he lYing? Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-23/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kbg2espEZMYQfvF-tiayL-peSgWWGfUuvSa1v5i3yWg/edit?tab=t.0 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Characters surviving poverty Living under an oppressive regi...
Jan 06, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 23
The Apprentice attempts a Quick escApe whilst Sir's attention is elsewhere, and fiNds himself somewhere listeners may find familiar. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-22/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LCTd57PCgeiwzNhY_sr48TBwJBbVU6JuG4dTAlBo2R4/edit?tab=t.0 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Sounds of a character in physical and mental dist...
Dec 30, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Sir keeps his word, but failed to coNsider how to move forwarD. The Apprentice seeks guidance eLsewhere, with dire consequences. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-21/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ord2Qtu6bYm8wL6b2CtPDdrRCSEZmFELL1N4IriK0kE/edit?tab=t.0 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Child endangerment House fires Sex with dubious conse...
Dec 23, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The Apprentice finds himself in Quite the predicament after stumbling across an object whIch he ought not to have found. Sir's response is volatIle. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-20/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Wor2aPevJ5pJtvuwLnqdMrFvAE6cSWqV9yQK6JgjCA/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.88ooz7d9i2g8 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Child abus...
Dec 16, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Something even odder than usual is happening to the Apprentice, and it's unClear as to whether Sir has nOticed, or if he is Just continuing as usual. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-19/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12ZGdnOXxKW89Y8UtgiEbMy1vJ3qCy0y75XDQgPv66-Y/edit?usp=sharing early access remnants Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Implic...
Dec 09, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 19
The Apprentice finds a wAy to move beyond his new confines in a surprising place, but his explorations go aWry when Sir asks what he is trYing to acheive. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-18/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qb4z7pF236C6AOKQRpQluFVyGBmVYs7jNIIB_kyE7Xk/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.88ooz7d9i2g8 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Gamb...
Dec 02, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 18
The Apprentice groggilY tries to get his bearings. He seeMs to be trapped. He's conFronted with another remnant before he has chance to work out why. Transcript, here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-17/ Also here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14_0eeJFX4N-csY01KdEfQe7u2QkzYhkupo_v9qD9bag/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios Leave a review on Podchaser: http...
Nov 25, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 17
'You have taken the job. That is why you are here.' The fIrst episode of Part Two of Remnant's debut season lends a fresH perspective on Sir, the Apprentice, and the First and Last Place they exist in. Is it enlightening? That really depends on your defInition of the word. Transcript, here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-16/ Also here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHP6HRw-NeFV4CdXsRs2QdlleWR2rpFFAtXfn9U2Kdw/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi....
Nov 18, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Have this little teaser, featuring Sir reading 'Death be not proud' by John Donne. Find the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44107/holy-sonnets-death-be-not-proud Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-5722315 Leave a review on ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-...
Nov 11, 2024•2 min
Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-5722315 Leave a review on ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-eira-major-qxCsBXeOtzK/ Follow the show on Tumblr: https://remnantspod.tumblr.com/ Follow Eira on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/hangingsloths.bsky.social Ask & Receive Letters...
Nov 04, 2024•3 min
Things reach breaking poinT as the Apprentice pusHes Sir a step too far, and Sir rEsponds extRemEly poorly to this aggravation. Very TWFW! Lots of very common triggers in this episode also, so please be canny about the content warnings. They're listed below. Here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-15/ Or here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/187Mfpd1BNcyjrui5GymKuwQA-dUkthT4gjXReX2LDYQ/edit?usp=sharing To get early access to new episodes, notes on the show, and a ton of b...
Oct 28, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 15
The Apprentice questiOns Sir’s motivations, anD his own, bUt his questioning is cut short when Sir insiSts on him reading yet another remnant. As well as regular TWFW warnings, this episode has some extremely bad vibes. Please do check the content warnings! They're listed below. Here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-14/ Or here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17iD4a-ttzPJg2lrFivpzSYdyGH2xALrnpO273XrY76Y/edit?usp=sharing To get early access to new episodes, notes on the...
Oct 21, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 14
