Audio Fiction Trailers: A Cambridge Geek Podcast

Naval officer Captain Jim Thornfield and Bill Cartwright, a lifelong pirate, are licensed to do Britain’s dirtiest work at sea. They plunder, they blunder and with the Crown watching and the rope waiting, every voyage becomes a gamble. Set in the politically murky waters of the 1850s-ish, Pirate Material is a swashbuckling, high stakes adventure. Think A-Team on the high seas. God save the Queen! Link: https://shows.acast.com/pirate-material RSS Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/pirate-material

A quiet English village. A dark and paranormal history. Come with us to the land of endless green fields to meet the inhabitants of Speck, for stories of lingering ghosts, unsettling creatures, and lurking horror. Link: https://speckvillage.podbean.com RSS Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/speckvillage/feed.xml

She’s narrated dozens of spicy romances, but nothing prepared her for weaponizing the “forced proximity” trope in real life. One meddling sister, one hot neighbor, and a whole lot of cheese dip. Welcome to the romcom multiverse. It's Romcom meets meta-fiction, with a wink at Hallmark-style setups and a dash of Gen-Z snark. Think To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets Emily Henry by way of Fleabag.Format: 9 episodes, 20-30 minutes each. Link: https://susancoopervo.com/the-romcom-formula RSS Feed: https://media.rss.com/the-romcom-formula/feed.xml

Last year, someone began leaving stories for me inside of the little library that sits at the end of my drive…ghostly, creepy, interwoven stories. 1 or 2 a week... All coming together to weave a tapestry of an accursed and haunted life. I don’t know who’s leaving them. Or why. But I think it’s time I figure that out. Each week, I’ll share a few of the stories with you. And maybe we can figure out what is going on together. Or at the very least, you’ll get to hear a good ghost story. Link: https://theaccursed.com RSS Feed: https://media.rss.com/the-accursed/feed.xml

A supernatural thriller as told through 1960s love notes. Link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walker5718 RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/10e17f6b0/podcast/rss

Siblings Michael and Alice investigate a mystery: a vintage Australian television show called Back of Bourke that many remember, but no one can prove existed. With only a VHS tape containing the show's opening sequence and fragmented childhood memories, they dive into online forums, cryptic web archives, and testimonies from amnesiac fans. Join as they search for evidence of their great aunt's involvement with the show, uncover threatening emails, and a spooky conspiracy that seems to reach from the outback town of Bourke. Link: https://www.3pwidget.com RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/10d58498c/podcast/rss

Involved is a fictionalized story, based on true events, about the people on the outside - the family, friends, and loved ones who navigate life alongside those who are incarcerated. Mixing moments of humor and heartbreak, the series explores resilience, love, and the far-reaching impact of incarceration on those inside, those outside who love them, and the broader community. In Season one of "Involved" we’re introduced to Myra, whose husband’s incarceration at a medium and minimum security prison impacts every aspect of her life. We follow along with her to the prison for visits, as she launches prison wife radio, and reveals the day-to-day complexities of supporting a loved one who is incarcerated. From early episodes where Myra shares her experiences of visiting her husband at prison, to later episodes when he transitions into work release, Myra’s life as a prison wife is explored through candid reflections and intimate anecdotes shedding light on the profound impact of incarceration not only on her husband but also on their relationship and their shared past. In each of the twelve episodes, Myra confronts societal stigma and challenges prevailing narratives about incarceration, advocating for empathy and understanding towards those impacted by the criminal justice system - and making the case that we are ALL impacted in some way or another. Involved is educational, entertaining, and heartfelt while reminding us the System is most definitely the villain.  Link: https://involvedpod.com RSS Feed: https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2505733.rss

“Harvey in Hell” is a 1980s desert-noir horror fiction podcast. When three kids vanish near a mysterious lake of fire on the Utah–Nevada border, FBI agent Harvey hunts for answers through a world of casinos, cults, and ghosts from his past. Link: https://shows.acast.com/harvey-in-hell RSS Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/harvey-in-hell

In a dystopian society, The Authority enforces control through constant surveillance, propaganda, and mandatory, party-approved affirmations. Liberty, a naive supermarket worker, dreams of escaping to the utopian Caldera Country. However, that dream turns into a nightmare when she unwittingly clicks on a mysterious message, triggering events that thrust her into the heart of a deadly rebellion. Recruited by Rebels on the promise of a quicker path to Caldera Country, Liberty is exposed to the brutal reality of the city’s underbelly. She learns that her clean profile on The App makes her an ideal candidate for a mission to infiltrate Caldera Country and sabotage The Authority’s servers, an act that would cripple the regime. Despite her spiralling fears and growing doubts, Liberty is constantly pressured into action, and is morally torn between whose message to believe. The Rebels will sacrifice everything for freedom. The Authority will stop at nothing to maintain safe streets. As Liberty struggles to find her sense of self in the chaos of it all, one question remains... This isn't just a book, and it's not an audiobook either. It’s an immersive audio experience designed to imbue the feeling that you are right there, in the world of the characters, feeling what they feel, their joys and fears, hopes and hopelessness, and the creeping sense of psychological dread that permeates the plot. Designed for total immersion, headphones recommended.Whether you’re walking, commuting, settling down for the night, or hiding from surveillance, the audio experience has been designed to bring you closer to the very heartbeat of the book. Link: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/how-it-falls-apart RSS Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/how-it-falls-apart

Project ECCO is an improvised audio drama of time travel and cosmic horror.Your experience of this story may be inhibited by your linear perspective on time. We apologize for the inconvenience. Time is kind to no one. Link: https://redcircle.com/shows/project-ecco RSS Feed: https://feeds.redcircle.com/6cf184c3-1b0a-4cba-9e70-91fd2722211a

A new urban fantasy audio drama. After their parents died, it’s like Morgan and Evie forgot how to be family. While Evie vanished for days on end, Morgan focused on leading a quiet, predictable life. Years later, Grace, Evie’s coworker and friend, drags Morgan back into her life. Evie’s disappeared again, and this time, she hasn't come back.Their search for Evie leads Morgan and Grace to Evie's other life. There’s a hidden world of magic living in secret communities in Brooklyn, kept alive by mutual aid and community solidarity. Why did Evie disappear? Where did she go? Can her friends find her before it’s too late?Artisan explores grief, spirituality, and what it takes to build community. It combines centuries-old Jewish folklore with the present-day queer community in Brooklyn. Link: https://rss.com/podcasts/the-artisan-who-made-me RSS Feed: https://media.rss.com/the-artisan-who-made-me/feed.xml

Married showrunners Dan and Gayle Bellingham are the creators of West Palm Beach, the biggest, buzziest hit show in modern TV history. But when an acrimonious divorce brings their collaboration to an abrupt end Dan and Gayle embark on separate careers, each determined to prove to the other that they were the true creative force behind their partnership — and their burning mutual animosity leads to an increasingly bitter and deranged feud in which each will go to any length to undermine and destroy the other. Created by Gary Whitta, a screenwriter with more than 20 years’ experiences in Hollywood’s A-list trenches, See You In Hell is a love letter to beleaguered creative artists everywhere, as well as an unflinching takedown of a dysfunctional entertainment industry in which art and commerce are in constant, pull-your-hair-out conflict. Link: https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2560437.rss RSS Feed: https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2560437.rss

Omens of Ruin is a show set in the world of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. Utilizing the Explorers of Fate TTRPG system, this show aims to tell a story in the Mystery Dungeon style that has aged gracefully with its fanbase. Link: https://omens-of-ruin.captivate.fm RSS Feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/omens-of-ruin/

All My Friends Are Ghosts is a poignant yet darkly humorous family drama set in mid-2010’s San Francisco. The story follows a disillusioned record shop employee named Simon who, fresh off a devastating breakup, joins his older, seemingly more put-together, brother Peter on a cross-country road trip to spread their mother’s ashes. The story revolves around generational trauma, loss, the cyclical nature of family life, mental illness, and addiction, and how the tension between our desires and our reality manifests in daily life. Link: https://allmyfriendsareghosts.podbean.com RSS Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/allmyfriendsareghosts/feed.xml

Sink into immersive scripted audio stories crafted by professional screenwriters, voice actors and musicians. Catch a spooky horror. Laugh along to sitcoms and dramedies. Get lost in a sci-fi saga. Drift off to a sleepy tale. Each one with a twist, whether it’s a surprising plot turn, fun spin on a genre or an unexpected setting. Link: https://redcircle.com/shows/crooked-stories-theater RSS Feed: https://feeds.redcircle.com/0706b166-6bea-4922-8f73-645b3a4354d3

Jerry Berger is a simple fellow; he possesses neither great strength nor unmatched wit. He has no notions of magic rings or sorcerer's wands, no glimpses into the future, no deadly secrets in his past, and most remarkable of all-- both of his parents are still alive. But, when destiny calls, Jerry is swept away on a quest to defeat an ancient evil and save all the lands of Etheriel. Now, journey with us, if you dare, to the shores of the Golden Sea, where our adventure begins… Link: https://www.shoulderknife.com/ RSS Feed: https://media.rss.com/tales-of-etheriel/feed.xml

In a world obsessed with True Crime, follow Charlie Incarica as he investigates one of theTruest* Crimes ever committed. Come for the crime spree...stay for dessert. *Not true, per se. And by "per se," we mean "at all." So to speak.Follow to hear what the New York Times would likely say is "The last True Crime podcast you'll ever listen to." Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2553805 RSS Feed: https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2553805.rss

A Winter Veil calendar made by the community. Twenty four short stories. Written and read by community members. Link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hardhy-lester RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/10bfcac7c/podcast/rss

It’s like Santa Claus. As a suspect. On Dateline. In the South. Basically… everything your meemaw warned you about. When Santa gets booked into the county jail, amateur podcaster Richie Buck fires up his microphone and his best “investigative” voice to clear the Big Man’s name. What follows is a holly-jolly whodunnit featuring disgruntled elves, an Easter Bunny with IBS, and some of your favorite true crime podcasters narrating the chaos. Santa Maybe, a Criminal is a festive true-crime satire that asks the only question worth asking this holiday season:Is Santa… maybe… a criminal? Link: https://santamaybe.podbean.com RSS Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/santamaybe/feed.xml

A man identifying as Johnny Eight confesses to horrific murders over the years in a series of audio files. What makes this "confession" stand out is that he admits he is no longer human and that his condition gives him a particular appetite. He not only killed these people but swears they all deserved it. He murdered them by turning into a giant tarantula and devouring them. Listen as he talks about his victims and that he isn't the only "Other" out in the world. Is he a madman? Or a monster? Is he a monster if his victims were far worse? Listen to the Confession of Johnny Eight and you decide. Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/986959 RSS Feed: https://rss.buzzsprout.com/986959.rss