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Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Audacious Machine Creativewww.unwellpodcast.com
Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery is a new audio drama from Audacious Machine Creative. Unwell is complete- listen to all five seasons now! Lillian Harper moves to the small town of Mt. Absalom, Ohio, to care for her estranged mother Dorothy after an injury. Living in the town's boarding house which has been run by her family for generations, she discovers conspiracies, ghosts, and a new family in the house's strange assortment of residents.

Episodes

Starship Tempest

This week, we're excited to share a show that's very different from Unwell: Starship Tempest! Featuring some longtime HartLife NFP artists, including Unwell Lead Sound Designer Emeritus Ryan Schile, Our Fair City and Unwell star Tara Schile, and HartLife NFP board member Travis Sauder- this show should be a delight for fans of Star Trek and table top RPGs! You can learn more about Starship Tempest on their website at starshiptempest.com. Find them on all social platforms under the handle @Starsh...

Nov 10, 202132 min

Ghost Stories from the Unwell cast and crew

For our Halloween Special, join Eleanor Hyde, Joshua K. Harris, Ele Matelan, and Jeffrey Nils Gardner as they share their favorite ghost stories- legends of a haunted college campus in Ohio, a South African theatre with a horrific past, and ghost with a Neimen Marcus sponsorship. Content advisories can be found here. A transcript can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachin...

Oct 27, 202137 min

Parkdale Haunt

We're excited to bring you an episode of Parkdale Haunt, created by Emily Kellog and Alex Nursall! You can learn more about the show at parkdalehaunt.com ==== Judith Antoni’s friend Claire has gone missing. Well, she’s alive, but she’s taken off and no one can track her down. Judith enlists the help of her friend Owen to start digging through the recordings made when Claire took possession of a house in Parkdale and things started to get… kind of weird. CONTENT WARNINGS: Hauntings/the paranormal...

Oct 13, 202136 min

Unwell Actor Roundtable

Executive producer Eleanor Hyde sits down with our cast to talk about acting and audio art! This episode contains spoilers for Unwell through Season Three. You can find a transcript for this episode here. You can find content warnings for this episode here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and g...

Sep 29, 202142 min

The Strange Case of the Starship Iris

For this week's feed drop, we're excited to bring you the first episode of The Strange Case of the Starship Iris, written by Unwell staff writer Jessica Best! You can find more of the Strange Case of the Starship Iris here: https://www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/starship-iris You can find a link to a transcript here. Written by JESSICA BEST Sound engineering by ERIN BAUMANN and HANNAH CROSS Directed by JESSICA BEST, PHOEBE SEIDERS, and MARGARET CLARK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Sep 15, 202142 min

3.12 - Return

Just calling to let you know I made it home safe In and through and below and between Things get more complicated === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artis...

Sep 01, 202132 minSeason 3Ep. 12

3.11 - Variables

Anger can be healthy A really creepy laugh It's me === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts! Find Unwell merch at http...

Aug 18, 202130 minSeason 3Ep. 11

3.10 - The Sound of Her Voice

An uninvited guest I miss you so, so much We're not used to this here === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts! Find U...

Aug 04, 202134 minSeason 3Ep. 10

3.09 - Unfinished Business

A watched email never updates Connecting the dots Filthy meat eaters === Tell us more about yourself in our Listener Survey! Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting th...

Jul 21, 202127 minSeason 3Ep. 9

3.08 - Celerity

by Jessica Wright Buha Sound advice Layers under layers Let's all just take a breath === Tell us more about yourself in our Listener Survey! Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly ...

Jul 07, 202142 minSeason 3Ep. 8

3.07 - A Space Within The Walls

by Bilal Dardai Land lines Sometimes you get what you want Who can you trust? === Tell us more about yourself in our Listener Survey! Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supp...

Jun 23, 202130 minSeason 3Ep. 7

Storybound

Today we are sharing an episode of Storybound. Storybound is a show where some of our favorite authors and writers read their most impactful stories with powerful and immersive sound design, followed by a truly amazing interview. Subscribe and learn more about Storybound here: https://pod.link/1479333981 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 09, 202140 minEp. 3

Greater Boston

During our mid-season break, we are sharing some favorite episodes from other shows we love. Today's is Greater Boston. Greater Boston is a full-cast audio drama set in the Boston metro area, blending the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man so enamored of predictability that the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the world, he has irrevocably changed it. The show is written and produced by Alex...

May 26, 202134 minEp. 2

Old Gods of Appalachia

During our mid-season break, we are sharing some episodes from other shows we love. First up is Old Gods of Appalachia. Old Gods of Appalachia is an eldritch horror anthology podcast. Subscribe and learn more about Old Gods of Appalachia here: https://www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 12, 202133 minEp. 1

3.06 - The Truthteller

by Jessica Wright Buha Road trip! Lies on lies on lies. Happy New Years. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts! Fin...

Apr 28, 202133 minSeason 3Ep. 6

3.05 - Hark

by Jessica Best Merry Christmas. What day is it? Merry Christmas === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts! Find Unwell...

Apr 14, 202126 minSeason 3Ep. 5

3.04 - The Imminent Frost

by Bilal Dardai Meteorological differences. Layers within Layers. Who does this place belong to? === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new aud...

Mar 31, 202133 minSeason 3Ep. 4

3.03 - Chapel Hill

by Jim McDoniel Back in. Of course it would be you. How could it be you? === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts! Fin...

Mar 17, 202121 minSeason 3Ep. 3

3.02 - Talking to Ghosts

by Jessica Best Now. Work to do. How do you know you're alive? === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts! Find Unwell m...

Mar 03, 202130 minSeason 3Ep. 2

3.01 - Theodore

by Jim McDoniel The Past. What do you want? I just want to help. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts! Find Unwell...

Feb 17, 202123 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Feed Drop: Family Ghosts

As we continue to prepare for Season Three of Unwell, launching on February 17, we wanted to share another show we thought you might enjoy: Family Ghosts. Learn more and subscribe to Family Ghosts here: https://familyghostspodcast.com/ Family Ghosts is a (mostly) nonfiction show where real people investigate the truth behind stories that have haunted their families for generations. These aren't ghosts like we see in Mt Absalom- mostly- - rather, they're apocryphal stories that have been repeated...

Feb 11, 202135 min

Season Three Trailer: Missing

Unwell will return: February 17, 2021 Mom? === Read a transcript for the trailer here. Content warnings for the trailer here. Featuring: Ansel Burch, Kathleen Hoil, Marsha Harman, Pat King, Joshua K. Harris, Michael Turrentine and Shariba Rivers. Written by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, with Jim McDoniel, with sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. Executive producer Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner. By HartLife NFP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 03, 20212 min

Season Three Trailer: Your Neighbor

Unwell will return: February 17, 2021 Join us. === Read a transcript for the trailer here. Content warnings for the trailer here. Featuring: Mel Ruder, Pat King, Joshua K. Harris, and Kristen DiMercurio. Written by Bilal Dardai, with sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. Executive producers Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner. By HartLife NFP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 27, 20211 min

Unwell Season Three Trailer: Below

Unwell will return: February 17, 2021 Find him. === Read a transcript for the trailer here. Content warnings for the trailer here. Featuring: Shariba Rivers, Ele Matelan, Hilary Williams, Abby Doud, Pat King, Anuja Vaidya, Kat Hoil, and Michael Turrentine . With sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. Executive producer Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner. By HartLife NFP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 14, 20202 min

2.12 - The Broken Moat

by Jessica Wright Buha An invitation//a request//a plea Thanksgiving is just the one day This is my house. === Unwell will return with Season Three in 2021. Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, an...

Aug 05, 202028 minSeason 2Ep. 12

2.11 - The Gang Goes In

by Jessica Wright Buha Sleepy afternoon cuddles Above the roof, under the floor The worst possible moment. ==== Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists mak...

Jul 22, 202025 minSeason 2Ep. 11

2.10 - Solid Citizens

by Bilal Dardai Find entertainment where you can Public revelations We always knew it would come to this. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists makin...

Jul 08, 202034 minSeason 2Ep. 10

2.09 - Crop Shy

by Jessica Wright Buha The trouble with doors is Lies on lies on lies. I am (not) afraid. ==== Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fic...

Jun 24, 202025 minSeason 2Ep. 9

Podcast Blackout

Content warnings: police violence, racial violence, victims of hate crimes, white supremacy, and police violence. Read by: Shariba Rivers, Pat King, Alexander Danner, Ryan Schile, Bilal Dardai, Duo Yang, Eli McIlveen, Amelia Bethel, Joshua K. Harris, Michael Turrentine, Kathleen Hoil, Marsha Harman, Ele Matelan, Jeffrey Nils Gardner, and Eleanor Hyde. =================== Today is Wednesday, June 10, 2020. There will not be a new episode of Unwell today. Following the example and the words of Bla...

Jun 10, 20205 min

2.08 - The Lens

by Bilal Dardai An accident An experiment We all have stories like this. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts! Fin...

May 27, 202031 minSeason 2Ep. 8