Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

by Bilal DardaiA RoadmapHow the story will be toldGoodnight, Mt. Absalom.Content Advisories for this episode can be found here.A Transcript for this episode can be found here.Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts!Find Unwell merch at https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/storeThis episode features: Clarisa Cherie Rios as Lily, Marsha Harman as Dot, Amelia Bethel as Marisol, Kat Hoil as Abbie, Pat King as Chester, Corrbette Pasko as Maureen, Clint Worthington as Russel, and Michael Turrentine as Wes.Written by Bilal Dardai, sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, directed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, assistant director Lauren Grace Thompson, recording engineer Mel Ruder, associate producer Ani Enghdahl, “Goodnight Mt. Absalom” written and sung by Jessica Best, with piano by Eli Hamada McIlveen, Unwell theme written by Stephen Poon, produced by haydée r. souffrant, Unwell lead sound designer Eli Hamada McIlveen, Executive Producers Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner, by HartLife NFP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

by Jessica Wright BuhaI don’t want to forget youShouldn’t this be happy?What I need.Content Advisories for this episode can be found here.A Transcript for this episode can be found here.Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts!Find Unwell merch at https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/storeThis episode features: Clarisa Cherie Rios as Lily, LaQuin Grovers as Dale, Mark Soloff as Silas, Marsha Harman as Dot, Symphony Sanders as Young Lily, Sean Williams as Edward Lyle, Jordana Williams as Matilda Lyle, Eli Barraza as Lina Lyle, Hilary Williams as Joey, Anuja Vaidya as Norah, Benjamin Callins as the Woman, Scott Miller as the Man, Dallis Seeker as Grant, Matt Young as Tim, Russ More as René-Robert, Amy More as Louis, David Rheinstrom as Colin Fenwood, Christopher J. Wilson as Tony, Jillian Leff as Selene, Mark Soloff as the Reverend, Joshua K. Harris as Rudy, Eli Hamada McIlveen as the Radio Announcer, Michael Turrentine as Wes, David S. Dear as Thomas Wesley, Mac Rogers as General Wayne, Leeman Kessler as Arthur Warren, Gabriel Urbina as a Firefighter, Bob Raymonda as the Foreman, Russ More and Ben Aldred as the Workers, and Jessica Best as Weepin’ Troy.A special thank you to Scott Miller, linguist from the Tribal Preservation office of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe for his consultation and translation work for the Shawnee language in this episode.Written by Jessica Wright Buha, sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, directed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, assistant director Lauren Grace Thompson, theme music composed by Stephen Poon, recording engineer Mel Ruder, associate producer Ani Enghdahl, Theme performed by Stephen Poon, Lauren Kelly, Gunnar Jebsen, Travis Elfers, Mel Ruder, and Betsey Palmer, produced by haydée r. souffrant, Unwell lead sound designer Eli Hamada McIlveen, Executive Producers Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner, by HartLife NFP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

by Jessica Wright BuhaWhat do you remember?Practicalities.Love remains.Content Advisories for this episode can be found here.A Transcript for this episode can be found here.Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts!Find Unwell merch at https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/storeThis episode features: Clarisa Cherie Rios as Lily, Kat Hoil as Abbie, Patrick King as Chester, Corrbette Pasko as Maureen, Kim Fukawa as Joanne, Amelia Bethel as Marisol, Marsha Harman as Dot, Kristen DiMercurio as Lulu, Miles Buha as Jamie, Clint Worthington as Russell, Emma Sherr-Ziarko as Mrs. Lonergan, Tara Schile as Sophia, José Angel Donado as Mayor Lopez, Ben Aldred as Mr. Flannery, and Bob Raymonda, Shayne Steliga, Damian Szydlo, Aquta, Ryan Bond, Adam Qutaishat, and Jackey Boelkow as the townsfolk of Mt. Absalom.Written by Jessica Wright Buha, sound design by Alexander Danner, directed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, assistant director Lauren Grace Thompson, theme music composed by Stephen Poon, recording engineer Mel Ruder, associate producer Ani Enghdahl, Theme performed by Stephen Poon, Lauren Kelly, Gunnar Jebsen, Travis Elfers, Mel Ruder, and Betsey Palmer, produced by haydée r. souffrant, Unwell lead sound designer Eli Hamada McIlveen, Executive Producers Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner, by HartLife NFP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

by Jessica BestI’m remembering nowWho’s in there?You’re making it worse.Content Advisories for this episode can be found here.A Transcript for this episode can be found here.Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts!Find Unwell merch at https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/storeThis episode features: Clarisa Cherie Rios as Lily, Ella Watts as the Documentary Narrator, Michael Turrentine as Wes, Symphony Sanders as Young Lily, Hilary Williams as Joey, Dallis Seeker as Grant, Matt Young as Tim, Regina Renee Russell as Evelyn Wesley, David S Dear as Thomas Wesley, Jeffrey Nils Gardner as a Wolf, and Mark Soloff as Silas.Written by Jessica Best, sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, directed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, assistant director Lauren Grace Thompson, theme music composed by Stephen Poon, recording engineer Mel Ruder, associate producer Ani Enghdahl, Theme performed by Stephen Poon, Lauren Kelly, Gunnar Jebsen, Travis Elfers, Mel Ruder, and Betsey Palmer, produced by haydée r. souffrant, Unwell lead sound designer Eli Hamada McIlveen, Executive Producers Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner, by HartLife NFP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

by Jim McDonielGather ‘roundThis is all I can do for youI can’t do this anymoreContent Advisories for this episode can be found here.A Transcript for this episode can be found here.Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts!Find Unwell merch at https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/storeThis episode features: Clarisa Cherie Rios as Lily, Michael Turrentine as Wes, Marsha Harman as Dot, Kat Hoil as Abbie, Symphony Sanders as Young Lily, Hilary Williams as Joey, Eli Barraza as Lina, Michael Turrentine as Wes, Nate DuFort as Calvin Lyle, David Rheinstrom as Colin, Dallis Seeker as Grant, Michael Turrentine as Wes, Matt Young as Tim.Written by Jim McDoniel, sound design by Alexander Danner, directed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, assistant director Lauren Grace Thompson, theme music composed by Stephen Poon, recording engineer Mel Ruder, associate producer Ani Enghdahl, Theme performed by Stephen Poon, Lauren Kelly, Gunnar Jebsen, Travis Elfers, Mel Ruder, and Betsey Palmer, produced by haydée r. souffrant, Unwell lead sound designer Eli Hamada McIlveen, Executive Producers Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner, by HartLife NFP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.