<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Commander tries something new, and Chaika ponders her next step.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CHAIKA is a multi award-winning dystopian sci-fi drama of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future. Season 2 releases fortnightly October 2023 - January 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want more Chaika? Check out our bonus series Chaika: Dust Storm, available on Patreon and as a one-time purchase. This micro fiction series bridges seasons 1 and 2. For more information, please check out our Patreon &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;***CONTENT WARNING** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode carries no further content warnings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) &lt;a href="https://podvibes.co/@karinheim" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://podvibes.co/@karinheim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cast: &lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) &lt;a href="https://goodpointepodcasts.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://goodpointepodcasts.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Second - Hem Brewster (any pronouns) &lt;a href="https://www.theluckydie.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.theluckydie.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Commander - Emma Laslett (she/they) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Houseofhubris" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://twitter.com/Houseofhubris&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;UYUT - Roma Garustovich (he/him) &lt;a href="http://www.roma-garustovich.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.roma-garustovich.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;COMODO - Alexandre Laguna (he/him) &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/lagunalexandre/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/lagunalexandre/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her)  &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her)  &lt;a href="https://www.samyeow.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.samyeow.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;AURYN - Elissa Park (they/them)  &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/adoxtalks" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://twitter.com/adoxtalks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ENOCH - David Ault (he/him)  &lt;a href="http://www.davidault.co.uk/" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.davidault.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chaika&amp;#39;s award-winning theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities &lt;a href="https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/&lt;/a&gt; and sci-fi show The Dex Legacy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Transcripts &lt;a href="https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod&lt;/a&gt; from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher. Thank you so much!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Looking for merch? We have it! Check out &lt;a href="https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information please visit &lt;a href="https://y2kpod.com/chaika/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://y2kpod.com/chaika/&lt;/a&gt; You can also find us on twitter (X), instagram and facebook @chaikapod, on Bluesky at &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/y2kpod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/y2kpod.bsky.social &lt;/a&gt;or e-mail us &lt;a href="mailto:chaikapod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;chaikapod@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Additional music:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This House by Kevin MacLeod&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4525-this-house&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Relax by Micah Dahl Anderson from &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://archesaudio.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;ArchesAudio.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Inspired by Kevin MacLeod&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;License: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://filmmusic.io/standard-license&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sound effects are either created by us, contributed by the amazing Maddy Searle &lt;a href="https://snazzytapir.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://snazzytapir.com/&lt;/a&gt;, or from &lt;a href="https://freesound.org/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://freesound.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Chaika

Karin Heimdahl

Episode 15: The boast of independence

JAN 12, 202424 MIN
Chaika

Episode 15: The boast of independence

JAN 12, 202424 MIN

Description

The Commander tries something new, and Chaika ponders her next step.


CHAIKA is a multi award-winning dystopian sci-fi drama of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future. Season 2 releases fortnightly October 2023 - January 2024.


Want more Chaika? Check out our bonus series Chaika: Dust Storm, available on Patreon and as a one-time purchase. This micro fiction series bridges seasons 1 and 2. For more information, please check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod or https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/.


***CONTENT WARNING** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode carries no further content warnings.


Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://podvibes.co/@karinheim


Cast: 



Chaika's award-winning theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and sci-fi show The Dex Legacy.


Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/


Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher. Thank you so much!


Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/


For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter (X), instagram and facebook @chaikapod, on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/y2kpod.bsky.social or e-mail us [email protected]


Additional music:


This House by Kevin MacLeod

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4525-this-house

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


Relax by Micah Dahl Anderson from ArchesAudio.com


Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


Sound effects are either created by us, contributed by the amazing Maddy Searle https://snazzytapir.com/, or from https://freesound.org/