Palimpsest

<p>Palimpsest is a (mostly) single-voiced audio drama about memory, identity, and the things that haunt us. Each ten-episode season is a unique and self-contained story, exploring the spaces between horror, fantasy, and psychological realism. #embracewhathauntsyou</p>

Palimpsest Theme

The Palimpsest theme music, composed and performed by Ian Ridenhour.

09-01
01:30

Trailer

Palimpsest will begin podcasting on every other Tuesday, beginning October 31st. Embrace what haunts you.

10-02
01:45

Home Again, Home Again

It's Halloween. You've been gone so long. We missed you so much. Welcome home.

10-27
23:24

Visitations: Dancing Queen

Cyndi and Marie get lost looking for a party.  The first of five stand-alone Visitations.

04-12
37:29

Visitations: Cooking with Cora

It's 1956, and Cora is making a stew! This episode contains graphic depictions of violence and gore.

06-14
25:31

Visitations: Hide and Keep

We visit an old friend. Mirrors and denizens.

08-16
22:16

Visitations: Junior Satan Club

Dylan brings a date to meet his friends. Halloween party at Hawthorne House!  This episode contains depictions of graphic violence, drug and alcohol use, heavy metal lyrics, and discussions of cannibalism, satanic sacrifice, and feeding children to dogs. It's awesome. Guest voices: Lauren Otis as Kat, Katie Jones as Sandy, Alex Villarreal as Adam, and Brooks Wallace as Dylan. Additional music in this episode by post-punk superstars Secret Shame. Check out their new album, Autonomy, at secretshame.bandcamp.com.

10-31
34:49

Visitations: A Hawthorne House Holiday

'Tis the night before Solstice 1895, and there's a party at the Hawthorne House. Join us for our final Visitation: a Hawthorne House Holiday!

12-20
16:30

Binder Interview with Jamie and Hayley

Ray MacManus from the Binder podcast talks with Jamie and Hayley from Palimpsest about horror, gothic storytelling, and growing up haunted. Binder uses art as a catalyst to talk about big ideas, bringing people together through complex conversations and personal stories to create the connections that lift our entire community. Hosted by CMA writer-in-residence Ray McManus and produced by the Columbia Museum of Art, Binder brings you audio storytelling with writers, artists, scholars, curators, and more. Binder is engineered and edited by Drew Baron. Find out more here: https://www.columbiamuseum.org/binder

03-07
25:02

Highgate Wood Teaser

Coming in 2025 from Palimpsest Productions:   Highgate Wood rose to prominence in the early 1970s, propelled by the triple threat of dynamic front man Sean Underwood, wunderkind guitarist Peter Van Conklin, and keyboardist Corrine Kennedy.  Dancing a line between artsy prog rock and mainstream melodics, they had a string of hit albums before suddenly disbanding in 1975 when a studio fire resulted in Corrine’s death and Peter’s descent into madness. Sean Underwood went on to have a successful solo career before committing suicide in the early 90s, an event witnessed by Patti Van Conklin, the teen daughter of his former bandmate, Peter. Years later, Patti, herself a musician, finds herself haunted—both by her knowledge of Sean’s death and possibly by the ghost of Corrine Kennedy. Fearing she may be falling down the same mad rabbit hole as her father, she sets out to discover the truth of the fateful night that Highgate Wood self-destructed.   Highgate Wood, a rock and roll ghost story, coming in 2025 from Palimpsest Productions

06-22
03:20

Chapter One

Anneliese moves into a new apartment and restarts her audio journal.

10-31
20:52

Chapter Two

Anneliese tells more about Claire. Odd things happen in the apartment, and we meet some neighbors.

11-14
20:31

Chapter Three

Anneliese meets the the little boy she saw in the yard.

11-28
22:39

Chapter Four

Anneliese tries to get ready for the party. Something's in the mirror. The dog does more than bark.

12-12
21:23

Chapter Five

Party at Anneliese's! Bailey tells a ghost story. Something's under the tree. Quality time with Alex. Featuring music by the Crane Wives. Find more info at http://www.thecranewives.com/home

12-26
39:32

Chapter Six

After the party.

01-09
22:00

Chapter Seven

Memories. Doctors. Anneliese finds something in the basement. Blood.

01-23
22:47

Chapter Eight

Every story is a ghost story. Mrs. Aickmann's box. Footprints and revelations.

02-06
25:03

Chapter Nine

Claire. Content warning: This episode contains graphic depictions of gun violence. Statement here: http://www.thepalimpsestpodcast.com/chapter-nine-statement.html

02-20
24:31

Chapter Ten

Season One Finale. A visit to the neighbor's. Anneliese's last recording. Content warning: This episode contains graphic depictions of gun violence and suicide.

03-06
22:45

Amelia W

Yesss I love it when stuff starts to get weird

08-25 Reply

alli lent

I keep getting confused about which story I'll be listening to because "Westside Fairytales" is also telling the story of a woman named Ash moving into and fixing a big old house lol

04-27 Reply

GlitterandGore

Seemed like she feels extremely guilty of what happened and her parents placed a lot of blame on her too. She was eight years old and it boggles my mind no one ever told her it wasn’t her fault. It was absolutely her shitty parents fault for having a LOADED gun in an UNLOCKED box UNDER a bed. Kids play hide and seek. Kids crawl under beds. I mean I know it’s a story but I just kept thinking about how crappy and irresponsible her parents were! Unload gun, lock it in a lock box, or lock it in a bedside drawer or way up in the closet. How dare they blame their shitty stupid life choices.

01-11 Reply

Steffie

Palimpsest manages to tell big stories while feeling so intimate. It's like a soft blanket with jagged edges. I adore it.

03-19 Reply

Bella Ring

Wait what happened!?! Where’s the next episode that was going to come out in February 2020!?!

03-15 Reply

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