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What Will Be Here?

Tal Minear | Realmwwbh.space
[COMPLETED SERIES] In What Will Be Here?, five friends send a rocket to space with a collection of recordings on it that document the world’s decline, the stories they want to tell, and their efforts in building this rocket to get their message to the stars. They wonder what their world will have become by the time their message is listened to. At its core, this show is about living and creating when things feel pointless. It's a story that came out of the pandemic, and the landscape in which this story was written and produced greatly influenced how it turned out. What Will Be Here? is set on earth 200 years in the future, where large-scale crises are fully normalized. But despite the bleak backdrop, this story is one of hope - of overcoming challenges, of making things that might be temporary, but also things that might be launched into space and continue on forever.
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Episodes

E10: MAX Q

What Will Be Here? Episode 9, Max Q. Armani tells their own story. Kei explains the vents. Suri talks about what’s left behind. Dane presses play. Jules says her final words. Content Notes: contains swearing. TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/wwbhe10transcript CREDITS: Kathy Youssef (they/them) - Armani. Vico Ortiz (they/them) - Kei. Sahar Iman (they/them) - Suri. John Y. Kamara (he/him) - Dane. Jona Lune (they/them) - Jules. Lee Davis-Thalbourne (he/him) - Armani's Dad. This episode directed by Cole B...

Apr 10, 202241 minEp. 10

E9: COUNTDOWN TO LAUNCH

What Will Be Here? Episode 9, Countdown to Launch Kei talks about energy. Dane redecorates. Armani discusses traditions. Suri gives a speech. Jules rests. Content Notes: contains swearing, grief, and discussions of death. Reading the details about these content notes may cause spoilers, proceed at your own risk. The form of grief is grief for a friend after a recent death, and that friend is Jules. Please take care of yourself - listen when you're ready, or read the transcript first. TRANSCRIPT:...

Mar 27, 202241 minEp. 9

E8: REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT

What Will Be Here? Episode 8, Remove Before Flight. Dane is nervous. Kei prepares a small armory. Armani talks about heists. Jules is distracted, then distracts. Suri accidentally presses record. Content Notes: contains swearing, gunshots, explosions, and implied death. Reading the details about these content notes may cause spoilers, proceed at your own risk. The gunshots do not hit anyone, though they start a fire that causes a series of explosions. The implied death is a major character. Plea...

Mar 13, 202240 minEp. 8

E7: IGNITION FAILURE

What Will Be Here? Episode 7, Ignition Failure. Jules thinks about consequences. Kei pretends to bake. Armani actually bakes. Dane misses a phone call. Suri has a plan. Content Notes: contains swearing. TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/wwbhe7transcript CREDITS: Jona Lune (they/them) - Jules. Vico Ortiz (they/them) - Kei. Kathy Youssef (they/them) - Armani. John Y. Kamara (he/him) - Dane. Sahar Iman (they/them) - Suri. This episode directed by Cole Burkhardt (he/him) and Tal Minear (they/them) and soun...

Feb 27, 202240 minEp. 7

E6: CRITICAL VEHICLE FUNCTIONS

What Will Be Here? Episode 6, Critical Vehicle Functions. Armani discusses the impossible. Kei has a realization. Jules has a second realization. Dane provides comfort. Suri gets disrupted. Content Notes: contains swearing and small explosions. No one is harmed in these explosions. TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/wwbhe6transcript CREDITS: Kathy Youssef (they/them) - Armani. Vico Ortiz (they/them) - Kei. Jona Lune (they/them) - Jules. John Y. Kamara (he/him) - Dane. Sahar Iman (they/them) - Suri. This...

Feb 13, 202227 minEp. 6

E5: VECTOR TRANSFER

What Will Be Here? Episode 5, Vector Transfer. Kei fixes up a car. Jules has good news. Armani reaches for the stars. Dane recaps. Suri is bitter. Content Notes: contains swearing. TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/wwbhe5transcript CREDITS: Vico Ortiz (they/them) - Kei. Jona Lune (they/them) - Jules. John Y. Kamara (he/him) - Dane. Kathy Youssef (they/them) - Armani. Sahar Iman (they/them) - Suri. This episode directed and sound designed by Brad Colbroock (they/them/he) . Written by Brad Colbroock (the...

Jan 16, 202233 minEp. 5

E4: NOMINAL MECO

What Will Be Here? Episode 4, Nominal MECO. Dane says fuck this. Jules has a bad day. Suri questions how much time is left. Kei talks about friendship. Armani tells a story. Content Notes: contains swearing, mentions of police, discussion of death, and discussion of kidnapping. TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/wwbhe4transcript CREDITS: John Y. Kamara (he/him) - Dane. Jona Lune (they/them) - Jules. Sahar Iman (they/them) - Suri. Vico Ortiz (they/them) - Kei. Kathy Youssef (they/them) - Armani. This epi...

Jan 02, 202227 minEp. 4

E3: APU SHUTDOWN

What Will Be Here? Episode 3, APU Shutdown. Jules discusses the power outage. Kei wonders who’s worthy of light. Armani isn’t scared of the dark. Dane feels hopeless. Suri makes art. Content Notes: contains swearing, discussion of apocalypses, discussion of the demise of humanity, and mention of pandemics. TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/wwbhe3transcript CREDITS: Jona Lune (they/them) - Jules. Vico Ortiz (they/them) - Kei. Kathy Youssef (they/them) - Armani. John Y. Kamara (he/him) - Dane. Sahar Iman...

Dec 19, 202140 minEp. 3

E2: ROGER ROLL

What Will Be Here? Episode 2, Roger Roll. Jules runs late. Armani talks about nothingness. Kei takes a break. Dane swears a lot. Suri doesn’t run late, but she runs. Content Notes: contains swearing, the sound of sword fighting (no swords are physically present), and multiple off-screen explosions (no one is injured in these explosions). TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/wwbhe2transcript CREDITS: Jona Lune (they/them) - Jules. Kathy Youssef (they/them) - Armani. John Y. Kamara (he/him) - Dane. Vico Ort...

Dec 05, 202137 minEp. 2

E1: GO FOR DEPLOY

What Will Be Here? Episode 1, Go For Deploy. Jules introduces the team. Suri has doubts about the project. Armani makes their own golden record. Kei is in the ducts. Dane explains how the world is doomed. Content Notes: contains swearing, the brief presence of fire, recordings of several animal noises, audio of a jet, and the recording of a gunshot. No guns are present in the episode. TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/wwbhe1transcript CREDITS: Jona Lune (they/them) - Jules. Sahar Iman (they/them) - Sur...

Nov 21, 202127 minEp. 1

E0: TEST

What Will Be Here, Episode 0. The Microphone Works. CREDITS: Jona Lune (they/them) as Jules. Produced by Tal Minear (they/them) . Music by Benny James (she/they) Transcript by Caroline Mincks (they/them) . TRANSCRIPT: Soft clicks and fidgeting as JULES gets set up. JULES: Okay...testing, testing… Everything seems to be working… I think! It’s picking up my voice and everything. Wow, I’m so excited. I can’t believe we’re actually doing this! I am SO lucky to have everyone’s help. I didn’t think Su...

Nov 07, 20212 min

SAVANNAH TRANSMISSIONS

TRANSMISSION FROM SAVANNAH, BROADCAST INTO DEEP SPACE. Transcripts here . Show Website located at wwbh.space Social Media is WhatWillBeHere on Twitter and Instagram and Tumblr . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Oct 24, 202115 min

TRAILER, WHAT WILL BE HERE?

What Will Be Here? is a sci-fi audio drama about living on a doomed earth and building things anyway. In What Will Be Here? , five friends send a rocket to space with a collection of recordings on it that document the world’s decline, the stories they want to tell, and their efforts in building this rocket to get their message to the stars. They wonder what their world will have become by the time their message is listened to. What will be left of a planet that has destroyed itself? What will be...

Oct 10, 20212 min
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