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  • The Harbingers Review

    The Harbingers Review

    Going into this series — a Tribeca official selection from 2025 — after finding it on LinkedIn, I expected something like “The Prestige” book or movie. What I got was something far more nuanced, emotional and not a simple revenge story. Also no dead women. With season two starting in a couple of days, it’s…

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  • Operator: The 1938 War of the Worlds Broadcast Recontextualized

  • Sidequesting: Of Children and Adult Fiction

    An Unusual and Charming Tale for Children and Adults Similar in tone to “Signed, Venus” this audio drama from Tal Minear is both light-hearted and fun. The difference between the two is the former has a main plot they follow. While not following a capital “P” plot might sound like a story without direction, the…

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  • Routledge and Easter Island: An Audio Expedition

    This was an expedited review/came with a monetary donation. 20th Century Science and History Recently released from Footsteps Media LLC, the first 3 episodes of a biographical drama of a Katherine Routledge for the first expedition of Easter Island leaves the listener wanting more in some areas. At the same time, it also exceeds expectations…

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  • Signed Venus: A Travelogue of Charm

    This was an expedited review/came with a monetary donation. Indie Podcasts and Big Networks When people outside the audio drama space think “indie podcasts,” they imagine something of low quality compared to the high bar set by television networks and Hollywood. What this shock lacks in production value, it more than makes up for in…

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  • Peter Pan: A Children’s Tale for Adults

    Disney Animation vs Audible Original Peter Pan Nostalgia is a powerful emotion. It can change the time and space of a room or environment. Similar to memories, nostalgia has the same problem in its inability to create an accurate account of the world, after a certain amount of time. The Audible Original* version of Peter…

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  • A Drum and Bass Musical: Cassie and Corey

    This was an expedited review/came with a monetary donation. Mixed Music and Metaphors The focus of this drum and bass audio drama musical is about eating disorders and the stigma surrounding them. It’s clear the writer, Christopher Hogg did a decent amount of research into medical conditions like hypertension and anorexia. However, the first episode…

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