I mostly listen to horror/thriller series, so I'm looking for some lighter shows for before bed (working through Batman: The Audio Adventures right now). I'd prefer dramatized/full cast shows that don't get too complicated, with medium- to short-length episodes. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

ETA: Open to any genre.

I started this magazine to test of the capabilities of /kbin, and to gauge the general interest amongst citizens of the Fediverse to discuss audio fiction. While the jury is still out on the latter, the former was a rousing success.

So much that I've spun up a dedicated /kbin instance exclusively for Audio Fiction topics. It's called Hot Audio Fiction, and I'm confident it'll one day live up to its hashtag: #HotAF. 😅

We just launched today with a small number of magazines. Clearly, I want that to grow, so I'm inviting you, the 210 people who've subscribed to this single "test" magazine to migrate to or make an account on https://hotaudiofiction.social and jump in.

Create your own magazines if that sounds like fun! That's what'll help keep the community healthy and fed.

And reach out to me with any challenges and/or concerns. I'm learning as I go, but have a couple of friends with solid tech pedigrees and experience maintaining fediverse instances to help out in all the places where I'm little to no help.

#HotAF is ready for you! (I think!)

Also, I'll likely spin this magazine down in the coming weeks/months as we shift folks over there.

Cheers!

E.

Yesterday, the 48th issue of The End, the weekly newsletter that shines a light back on audio fiction shows after they've reached the finale of a season or the conclusion of the series, was sent to 1,482 inboxes around the world. If your inbox wasn’t one of them, here’s what you missed:

Featured Audio Fiction

These are my personal recommendations for great audio fiction. As with all things in life, YMMV.

• 👨‍❤️‍👨🏝️📲 • TAGGED, a dramatized fiction tale from Sony Music Entertainment & Goldhawk. (Complete, 8 episodes | 4h 39m)
• 🤨😀🤮 • Goodbye Blue Mondays, a dramatized absurdist scifi comedy story from LovelyMachine & Story Engine. (1 season, 6 episodes | 2h 18m)

Complete Stories

~~These shows have~~ This show has reached the end of the entire story so that you can enjoy the whole tale all at once!

• ⚔️🏕😭 • The Priest, a dramatized fantasy adventure from DearTV Productions (4 episodes | 1h 56m - Cast of Diverse actors including POCs. The story's main character also deals with mental illness.)

Season Finales

These shows have reached the end of a season, but more seasons are in the works:

• 😃👹🤫 • Shorthand Missile - Aggie McPherson Mysteries, a narrated mystery anthology from Matthew C. McLean (2 seasons, 10 episodes | 1h 27m)
• 👻💀🧛 • Terrifying Lies Podcast, a narrated supernatural thriller from Craig Nybo (2 season, 33 episodes | 21h 08m)
• 🪑🤖🤯 • Eagle Nine: Locked, a dramatized scifi from Driven Catalyst (1 season, 8 episodes | 3h 12m - See their custom iOS app with graphic novel style-artwork)
• 🤣🍲🇨🇦 • Bernie's Bistro, a dramatized comedy from Kathleen Cleland Moyer & Backyard Theatre (1 season, 3 episodes | 0h 57m - Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts)
• 🍀😂🦡 • RETREAT, a dramatized comedy from Andrea Ipaktchi & Aoibheann McCann (1 season, 6 episodes | 2h 25m)
• 🧔🏽‍♂️💖🤣 • The Coach, a dramatized LGBTQ+ comedy from Eric McKeever & ElmTREESinger Creative (1 season, 6 episodes | 2h 41m)
• 🎭👾😆 • Death Inc., a dramatized scifi comedy from Evan Shwartz & Dejito Productions (1 season, 12 episodes | 1h 18m - Majority Black cast, queer showrunner, non-binary actors, a cast that includes many age groups from Gen Z to Boomers)

New Seasons Coming Soon

Get caught up on the prior finished seasons of these shows before they start up again soon!

• Season 9 of The Strata, a dramatized scifi series from Mark R. Healy, starts on 8 Aug 2023 (22h 10m for Season 8) 🦾🤖👩‍💻
• Season 2 of The Royals of Malibu, a dramatized fiction from Diversion Audio & Pod People, starts on 28 Aug 2023 (6h 21m for Season 1) 🌆💵💦

Check out the 48th issue for links to listen, descriptions, artwork, and more at https://newsletters.theend.fyi/preview/159417/emails/95438431435359940

And have you listened to the companion podcast? It includes trailers, a bit of commentary, and is always short and sweet. Follow along at https://theend.fyi/podcast

That’s it from The End for this week. See you next Friday!

Yesterday, the 47th issue of The End, the weekly newsletter that shines a light back on audio fiction shows after they've reached the finale of a season or the conclusion of the series, was sent to 1,460 inboxes around the world. If your inbox wasn’t one of them, here’s what you missed:

Featured Audio Fiction

These are my personal recommendations for great audio fiction. As with all things in life, YMMV.

🔎💀👧 • Two Dead Girls in Jubeliene, a dramatized mystery thriller from Ethan Wellin (Complete, 12 episodes | 6h 24m)
💧🩸🫥 • Pearl River Remains, a narrated southern gothic ghost story from Daryl Lisa Fazio (Complete, 22 episodes | 9h 01m)

Complete Stories

These shows have reached the end of the entire story so that you can enjoy the whole tale all at once!

🏃‍♀️✈️💣 • People Who Knew Me, a dramatized fiction series from BBC Radio 5 live (10 episodes | 3h 00m)

Season Finales

These shows have reached the end of a season, but more seasons are in the works:

👿🌲🌑 • The Road of Shadows, a dramatized scifi series from Mark R. Healy (1 season, 10 episodes | 5h 04m)
💾 📻🏕️ • Samite, a narrated horror series from J.W.G. Wise (2 season, 8 episodes | 3h 10m)
🔎 🐶 💊 • Zoinks!, a dramatized comedy mystery from Queen City Flash (1 season, 8 episodes | 2h 37m)
⚔️🎮♿️ • Project Pulse, a dramatized cyberpunk tale from Eyes Shut Studio (1 season, 8 episodes | 2h 01m)
🌏🏰🐉 • The Narthonia Chronicles, a narrated fantasy tale from Hana Conte (1 season, 8 episodes | 2h 03m - Features a queer creator and characters)

New Seasons Coming Soon

Get caught up on the prior finished seasons of these shows before they start up again soon!

Season 2 of Small Victories, a dramatized modern fiction series from WGC Productions, starts on 3 Aug 2023 (2h 18m for Season 1) 😗🫣😝
Season 9 of The Strata, a dramatized scifi series from Mark R. Healy, starts on 8 Aug 2023 (22h 10m for Season 8) 🦾🤖👩‍💻

Check out the 47th issue for links to listen, descriptions, artwork, and more at https://newsletters.theend.fyi/preview/159417/emails/94863731217925772

And have you listened to the companion podcast? It includes trailers, a bit of commentary, and is always short and sweet. Follow along at https://theend.fyi/podcast

That’s it from The End for this week. See you next Friday!

#AudioDrama #FictionPodcast #AudioFiction #podcast #FictionFriday #BeFound

Yesterday, the 46th issue of The End, the weekly newsletter that shines a light back on audio fiction shows after they've reached the finale of a season or the conclusion of the series, was sent to 1,443 inboxes around the world. If your inbox wasn’t one of them, here’s what you missed: https://newsletters.theend.fyi/preview/159417/emails/94230995660703478

Featured Audio Fiction

These are my personal recommendations for great audio fiction. As with all things in life, YMMV.

👂🎥🧠 • The Truth, an award-winning dramatized anthology from Jonathan Mitchell & Radiotopia (Complete, 192 episodes | 72h 08m)
👁⏱🏃🏼 • The Timekeeper: Win or Die, a dramatized horror thriller from Heart Starts Pounding (Complete, 4 episodes | 2h 03m)

Complete Stories

These shows have reached the end of the entire story so that you can enjoy the whole tale all at once!

🏳️‍🌈🔭💫 • Look Up, a dramatized romance featuring a love story between two young men with original in-universe songs from Briggon Snow & Atypical Artists (10 episodes | 5h 36m)

Season Finales

These shows have reached the end of a season, but more seasons are in the works:

👮🙈🤫 • Better Men Elsewhere, a dramatized rural fantasy and official selection of NJ Webfest and MN Webfest from Chiral Studios (1 season, 11 episodes | 5h 39m)
🕵️👣🏳️‍🌈 • Audio Mystery Theatre: The Devil You Don't, a dramatized noir mystery from Olivier Bosman & Audio Mystery Theatre where every season is a different multi-part mystery (4 seasons, 22 episodes | 7h 19m)
🤣🔥🤯 • Fire Pockets, a narrated scifi comedy mystery has been accepted into the NZ Webfest, Apulia Webfest, and New Jersey Web Festival from Michael Hahn (1 season, 8 episodes | 3h 29m)

New Seasons Coming Soon

Get caught up on the prior finished seasons of these shows before they start up again soon!

Season 2 of Small Victories, a dramatized modern fiction from WGC Productions, starts on 3 Aug 2023 (2h 18m for Season 1) 😗🫣😝
Season 9 of The Strata, a dramatized scifi series from Mark R. Healy, starts on 8 Aug 2023 (22h 10m for Season 8) 🦾🤖👩‍💻

Check out the 46th issue for links to listen, descriptions, artwork, and more at https://newsletters.theend.fyi/preview/159417/emails/94230995660703478

And have you listened to the companion podcast? It includes trailers, a bit of commentary, and is always short and sweet. Follow along at https://theend.fyi/podcast

That’s it from The End for this week. See you next Friday!

I read in @Podnews about Bradley Cooper's movie production company—Lea Pictures—teaming up with iHeart for a slate of new podcasts. Quoting from the press release:

“Our shows will feature real people telling real stories, and we knew iHeart was the perfect partner to reach as many people as possible. I look forward to dreaming up more extraordinary stories together.”

You, too, likely see the disconnect between the first sentence and the last sentence. Regardless, their efforts do seem—for now, at least—to be focused on creating new "talk" shows or docuseries. Which is fine.

But why not put their efforts into "dreaming up more extraordinary stories" and making those into podcast fiction? (Spoiler: it's money)

Thoughts?

Yesterday, the 43rd issue of The End, the weekly newsletter that shines a light back on audio fiction shows after they've reached the finale of a season or the conclusion of the series, was sent to 1,408 inboxes around the world. If your inbox wasn’t one of them, here’s what you missed:

Featured Audio Fiction

These are my personal recommendations for great-sounding audio fiction. As with all things in life, YMMV.

• 🛰️👽😱 • The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station, a dramatized scifi short from Striking Distance Studios (Complete, 2h 30m)
• 🧑‍🔬🕹️♻️ • Red Valley, a dramatized scifi thriller from Orpheus Studio Productions (2 seasons, 14 episodes | 5h 43m)

Complete Stories

These shows have reached the end of the entire story so that you can enjoy the whole tale all at once!

• ✨🗝️🪦 • The Innis Forgettance, a narrated urban fantasy from Leah Noel (1 season, 45 episodes | 20h 23m)
• 🕵️‍♂️🦴😱 • Uncovering Dunridge, a dramatized mystery/horror from Adam Baffoni (1 season, 6 episodes | 1h 33m)

Season Finales

These shows have reached the end of a season, but more seasons are in the works:

• 🚀✉️🔮 • Additional Postage Required, a dramatized scifi from Jay Petrequin & Moonshot Podcast Network (1 season, 10 episodes | 6h 15m) - An LGBTQIA+ cast of characters played by a predominantly LGBTQIA+ group of actors.
• 👽🌏🐵 • ENKI: Tales from the Past, a dramatized scifi from @mportela (1 season, 26 episodes | 5h 48m)
• 🚶‍♀️👮‍♀️⚢ • The Walker Mysteries (@thewalkermysteries), a narrated comedy from Andrew White and Sally Swift (1 season, 8 episodes | 1h 21m) - A sapphic series that includes books as well as this podcast.
• 🏘️🔪🪄 • Low Light, a narrated mystery from Melanie Crawley (1 season, 16 episodes | 12h 49m)
• 👨👩🤖 • Enemy Within, a dramatized scifi tale from Voyage Media (1 season, 5 episodes | 1h 52m)
• 😄😮😄 • Half Alive with the La Brothers, an improvised comedy fiction from Peter Marino & Tom Ecobelli (1 season, 10 episodes | 6h 23m)
• ⚪🙊🧿 • Encounter Party!, an improvised fantasy comedy from Play+1 & @neddonovan (3 seasons, 66 episodes | 67h 51m) - A fully indie production that will be made into a TV show!

New Seasons Coming Soon

Get caught up on the prior finished seasons of these shows before they start up again soon!

• Season 2 of Auricle, a dramatized urban sci-fi anthology from Auricle, starts on 1 Jul 2023 (1h 42m for Season 1) 🌎💌🤖
• Season 3 of Tower 4, a dramatized scifi from 7 Lamb Productions, starts on 17 Jul 2023 (9h 58m for Season 2) 🌲🔥📻

Check out the 43rd issue for links to listen, descriptions, artwork, and more at https://newsletters.theend.fyi/preview/159417/emails/92333300939490707

And have you listened to the companion podcast? It includes trailers, a bit of commentary, and is always short and sweet. Follow along at https://theend.fyi/podcast

That’s it from The End for this week. See you next Friday!

#AudioDrama #FictionPodcast #AudioFiction #podcast #FictionFriday #BeFound @AudioFiction

I'm always on the lookout for fantastic audio fiction shows that wrapped a season or the whole series in the Before Times. Lots of attention is cast on new shows, but there are some golden gems from way back when that more people need to know about.

Got a favorite? Perhaps one you worked on? Tell me about it! I'd love to share it with the world in The End, the weekly newsletter that shines a light back on audio fiction shows after they've reached the finale of a season or the conclusion of the series.

There's a simple submission form on the site!