What a week!
The database upgrade continues. We're about 41% done, and we've been trying to tackle the hardest ones first. I expect things to speed up as we go along, so... maybe it'll be all done by the next newsletter issues? If you only experience The End via the newsletter, you really should check out how and where these listings appear on the website. It's pretty nifty.
I'm calling out—in a good way—two very special fiction fans. The first is Twiglets, an avid fiction podcast consumer who lets me know when season finales are posted well ahead of creators. I thought I listened to a lot, but Twiglets has me beat. Keep up with their listening by following them on Mastodon. Next is Robert Kingett, a blind listener and writer who very graciously lets me know when I've done something to the website that negatively impacts people who use screen readers. He, too, is on Mastodon, and worth a follow.
As The End is many, many dollars away from covering its very real costs, I'm grateful for amazing people like these who volunteer some of their precious time to help me make this site better. And, of course, I also am very appreciative of those who choose to support The End financially. Which can be you. Now, please and thank you.
In theory, I'm helping organize some audio fiction performances at Phoenix Fan Fusion next weekend. If you're attending, I hope you'll stop in and enjoy the performances. Or at least say hello.
Let's get into it, shall we?
- Evo
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I've listened to every episode of these shows, and proudly recommend them to you. As with all things in life, YMMV.
At 26 years old, Sarah Weddington stands in a courtroom for the first time in her life and argues the most explosive case of her era: Roe V. Wade. Supreme tells her unlikely story, as well as that of Justice Harry Blackmun, who’s appointed by Nixon to the High Court at the same time. Sarah and Harry – both new, untested, and scared out of their minds – are on a collision course. She struggles to overcome the many obstacles placed in her path, while he must find the courage to step out of his lifelong best friend’s shadow and take a stand. Together, they create one of the defining moments of the century.
Cast: Maya Hawke, William H. Macy, Abigail Breslin, Andrea Savage, Felicity Huffman, Laura Benanti, Garrett Hedlund, Josh Hamilton, Luke Kirby, William Fichtner, James Naughton, and Katie Couric. Created and Written by Aaron Tracy. Directed by Rachel Winter. Executive Producers are Eva Longoria, Ben Specter, Aaron Tracy and Rachel Winter. Produced by Kelly & Kelly.
Dark Sanctum is a thrilling and spine-tingling limited audio series showcasing things that go bump in the night. Inspired by TV classics like The Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt and classic radio fright-fests like Inner Sanctum and Lights Out, this new series blends captivating storytelling with chilling audio and spectacular sound design to transport you through a twisted and memorable audio thrill ride.
Mark Ramsey is a producer of the Ambie-nominated cinematic podcast Aftershock featuring Sarah Wayne Callies, David Harbour, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and the creator/writer/narrator of acclaimed podcasts like Inside Psycho, Inside The Exorcist, Inside JAWS, and more. For Dark Sanctum he collaborates with his Inside partner and sound designer Jeff Schmidt, who is also known for his work on the podcasts-turned-television hits such as Dirty John and Dr. Death. The cast boasts the considerable voice talents of Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill, Dexter), Clive Standen (Vikings, Doctor Who), and Michael O’Neill (Jack Ryan, Dallas Buyers Club).
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Completed or finale'd shows we've recently added to our audio fiction directory.
Chase has the perfect life. A gorgeous wife, two beautiful kids, a fine house in the best neighborhood, a great job, and a sexy mistress. What could possibly go wrong?
A select few survivors are tasked with colonizing and repopulating a New Earth. One of beautiful genetic Exotics dares to break free from the tightly controlled social structure that forces women like her into a life of sexual slavery and forbids all women to bear and raise their own babies.
A noir-western tale of crime and vengeance in rural Texas.
Set in the Ottawa of an uneasy near-future. Follows the cat-and-mouse political intrigue of a soldier and a spy attempting to survive in a Canada devastated by war and greed. Through the eyes of these two sides of one coin, the story asks: do some deserve a nice life, or do all deserve a good life?
Follow a lackey named Tesh, as a simple job for a gang leader turns into the challenge of his life. This audio adventure transports you to a gripping cyberpunk world. Headset strongly suggested.
In this time travel romance, Syd is at once seduced by and suspicious of the shape shifting Tobias, as he launches his new product. Hot and Smoking drama about why we still use tobacco.
ALMELEM is a biblical backstager, set in the first century C.E., about a small group of con artists and true disciples fumbling toward the greatest story ever told.
What do witches, ogres and shape-shifters have in common with dive bars, fashion shows and neighbourhood parks? They are all on THE OTHER PATH! Classic folk tales meet modern life in this fantasy audio drama series filled with magic, mystery, and danger created by Odyssey Theatre.