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The Polybius Conspiracy

Jon Frechette, Todd Luoto•thedigitalcampfire.us
Fiction
Science Fiction
Originally heard on Radiotopia's Showcase, THE POLYBIUS CONSPIRACY tells the story of a mysterious arcade game from the '80s whose alleged existence in the Pacific Northwest is fueled by a blending of fact and fiction. ** Coming soon: THE SKIES ARE WATCHING. A new podcast from the creators of THE POLYBIUS CONSPIRACY & THE INCIDENT AT ONG'S HAT. Launches July 5th via BBC Radio 4. **
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The Skies Are Watching (Tribeca '24 Festival Preview)

Hello! This week we're at Tribeca Festival in New York debuting the pilot episode of our new audio fiction series, The Skies Are Watching starring Caitlin Stasey, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, David Yow, Guinevere Turner, and Caroline Morahan. "When Heather Haskins disappeared two years ago, the last place anyone expected her to turn up was aboard a flight without a ticket or identification. But how she managed to get onboard is only the first of several mysteries, as Heather now believes herself to...

Jun 11, 2024•29 min•Ep. 8

A message from...

A message from the makers of The Polybius Conspiracy ... BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds host The Incident at Ong's Hat, a new audio drama created from the creators of The Polybius Conspiracy and Passenger List. Our final episode airs live next Friday (2/24) on Radio 4, but you can download the entire series now by going to the BBC Sounds' Limelight feed . We appreciate your continued listenership. Thank you a million times, no matter what dimension you're connecting from....

Feb 18, 2023•43 sec

Introducing...The Incident at Ong’s Hat

Ong’s Hat is rumored to have once been the site of a gateway to another dimension. After meeting on a forum devoted to the urban legend, yoga instructor Sarah Larsen, and schoolteacher Charlie Brill, go on a road trip to the New Jersey Pine Barrens where a group of renegade Princeton professors had once conducted quantum physics and chaos theory experiments to discover a new theory for dimensional travel. When Sarah disappears, Charlie finds himself at the center of a mystery. Corey Brill (The W...

Jan 24, 2023•3 min

Episode Six: The Code

Questions about Bobby result in a surprising lead, as Rubin comes to believe he's cracked the code on Polybius.

Aug 18, 2022•26 min•Ep. 6

Episode Five: The Seller

New clues about the whereabouts of Rubin's missing partner shed light on secrets Bobby might prefer stay hidden. The team looks into how one might go about vetting the authenticity of a Polybius cabinet.

Aug 18, 2022•28 min•Ep. 5

Episode Four: The Rewind

Sometimes journalists pursue a mystery; other times, it pursues them. An unexpected phone call from Naomi Halbrook leads to more revelations, while a competing documentary project about Polybius leads to conflict.

Aug 18, 2022•22 min•Ep. 4

Episode Three: The Cassette

The search for answers leads the team to a retired journalist with a bizarre connection to Coin Kingdom, and unsettling allegations of abuse at an international youth academy.

Aug 18, 2022•29 min•Ep. 3

Episode Two: The Missing

As a man comes forward to potentially corroborate Bobby's story, the path forward plunges into the darkness of another Oregonian legend: the infamous Shanghai Tunnels.

Aug 18, 2022•31 min•Ep. 2

Episode One: The Player

An investigation into the origins of the Polybius legend leads to Bobby, who claims the game was responsible for his abduction as a teenager. In the thirty-five years since, Bobby has remained steadfast with his story, going so far as to organize a for-profit walking tour while obsessively searching for the one person he believes could corroborate his allegations. Local players from the Portland arcade scene cast doubt on Bobby’s story, as do journalists who refute the game as ever having existe...

Aug 18, 2022•36 min•Ep. 1

The Polybius Conspiracy: Teaser

The Polybius Conspiracy is a seven-part series, originally heard on Radiotopia's Showcase in 2017, which tells the complex story of two men united by a decades-old urban legend. Polybius, a mysterious arcade game from the '80s whose alleged existence in the Pacific Northwest is fueled by myth and an obsessive online fan base, and which may have factored in the abduction of two teenage boys. Told as a hybrid documentary/fictional story, the series is an artful meditation on how urban legends take...

Aug 18, 2022•3 min
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