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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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  • How to Bury Your Pets: A Podplay about Race

  • Sidequesting: Of Children and Adult Fiction

  • A Character Study: Moonbase Theta, Out S1

    Roger Bragado-Fischer is the polar opposite of someone like Doug Eiffel from Wolf 359. While Eiffel and the characters of that show are comedic with a hint of darkness by the season’s end, Bragado-Fischer is melancholic with a dash of optimism. As “Moon Base Theta, Out” progresses, those differences shift to create an even greater divide…

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  • Angel and May: Season One

    While audio shows have existed since radio for around a century, audio dramas in the modern podcast sense of the word are still in their adolescent stages. Part of the field is taken up with television and Broadway stars creating sleek and buoyant dramas that zip from moment to moment, and part of the field…

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  • Oblivity S1: Zany Characters, Real Stakes

    A Wacky Cast and Conflict in Oblivity The Punchlines of Oblivity are surprising, yet inevitable. They’re one or two steps removed from being overused. A montage of all the jokes in the first season would take at least 15-20 minutes to play everything back. All of them are a hit. The characters, while comedic feel real…

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  • Directive: Part One (Episodes 1-6)

    The Concept and Show Directive If you were trapped in solitary confinement for 20 years with every media creation that ever existed for entertainment but only a humorless Alexa assistant as a companion, how would you do? That’s the central question fueling the first season of “Directive”, a six-part audio drama about a man tasked…

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  • The Half-Life of Marie Curie

    Half-Life Depth and Pacing The complete runtime of “The Half-Life of Marie Curie*” totals less than 90 minutes, but don’t let that fool you. It’s a commitment. It’s also marvelous. *Affiliate link Many audio dramas today waste an hour or two before anything of consequence gets discussed or happens. Some seem to wait for the…

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