Well, that was 2023, folks. I'm working up an article that covers the state of completed audio fiction from this year, but it probably won't post until after 2024 begins, giving some stragglers a chance to get their completed shows submitted. So if you know a creator that needs a nudge—nudge 'em!
This week is another massive issue. So if you're reading this on Gmail, it'll likely truncate. To be safe and not miss anything, read it in a browser and you'll see all the things in all four sections: Featured Recommendations, Recently Completed Series, Recent Season Finales, New Seasons Coming Soon, and our newest section ICYMI..., the place where we announce some recent additions that aren't so recently completed.
Let's get into it, shall we?
- Evo
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Candy Claus, Private Eye is a half-hour audio comedy about Santa’s bastard daughter solving hardboiled Christmas crimes on the North Pole.
Candy is a death-metal-loving, peppermint-schnapps-swilling PI trying to solve the North Pole’s first murder in 500 years without learning the true meaning of Christmas.
A sendup of toxic positivity and prodigal homecomings, the show introduces characters like SANTA BLOB (a deformed snowman built as a surrogate Santa Claus), MOPPET (a gingerbread man baker conscripted as a pathologist) and GUMDROP THE WINTER SQUID (a Krampus-esque calamari committing unspeakable acts on the seafloor).
The year is 2032, and the revolutionary tech company AD LUCEM O.I. has over 10 million subscribers. Their Corporeal Augmented Reality Assistant, or CARA for short, is a massive success. CARA isn’t just another listening device. It’s a virtual assistant, helmed by a live operator, who responds to the wants and needs of their clients in real time – the way only a human can. With an update to this game-changing technology on the horizon, the company’s CEO is poised to capture the fame and fortune she’s always dreamed of. But it is quickly revealed that her determination to “maintain the thread of human connection” might have unintended consequences…
AD LUCEM is a nine-episode, socio-political thriller about the ethical dilemmas that surface when the pursuit of human connection blurs the lines between technology and reality.
Produced by QCODE, Barry Linen Motion Pictures, and SALT with Executive Producers Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, Ian Gotler, Troian Bellisario, and Joshua Close. Written and directed by Troian Bellisario and Joshua Close. Starring Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, and Troian Bellisario with Fiona Shaw, Clancy Brown, and Joshua Close.
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Completed or finale'd shows we've recently added to our audio fiction directory.
The creative life and the beautiful struggle, chronicling the journey of iconic jazz/R&B artist Sheba Hawkins’s rise from obscurity to superstardom, and the music she created along the way.
When a human traveler wanders through a mysterious doorway, they find themselves on the threshold of a strange inn, lost in another world. Inside, they meet an old sprite named Grael – one part innkeeper, two parts storyteller, and one part deposed trickster god.
A surreal audio odyssey, a modern-day folk tale, and a head-spinning school tour into the uncharted territories of… Mrunglody. For children aged 8+.
An entrepreneur was murdered in his mountain home. Seven suspects were present, but the police were unable to solve the case. Desperate for closure, the widow reaches out to a pragmatic reporter with a simple request: interview each suspect, compare their stories, and find out who’s lying.
Blood magic, Voodoo magic, old gods, new gods: We’ve got it all! Follow the story of misfits from all over the world, as they try to survive and protect their heritage from modern-day crusaders.
A fake beard, a conspiracy theorist, suspects for miles, and two teen podcasters on the scene to get to the bottom of the mystery.
A fantasy audio drama about the adventures of the Carouvel Traveling Acting Troupe - a theatre troupe that uses magical items to create illusions for their shows as they move around the Falstenian Empire.