Recommended Listening iv - Greater Boston

Hello, dear listeners. Despondent that the Kingmaker Histories isn't currently releasing? Of course you are. But luckily, there's an easy fix for that. During our between-season break, we're going to be sharing a few audio dramas with you that we think you'll really, really love. This week we're sharing Travelling Light by Monstrous Productions. Travelling light is a cosy, queer sci-fi that is going to become your new comfort show. Follow the Traveller on their journey through the stars as they collect stories for their community archive, and help shape their world through audience submissions and choose-your-own-adventure decision making.   Find out more here!

Hello, dear listeners. Despondent that the Kingmaker Histories isn't currently releasing? Of course you are. But luckily, there's an easy fix for that. During our between-season break, we're going to be sharing a few audio dramas with you that we think you'll really, really love. This month we're sharing Greater Boston by Third Sight Media. Greater Boston is a bi-monthly full-cast audio drama that blends the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man for whom the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the world, he has irrevocably changed it. Catch up while you can- season 4 is starting on 13 September, 2025. Find out more here!

Hello, dear listeners. Despondent that the Kingmaker Histories isn't currently releasing? Of course you are. But luckily, there's an easy fix for that. During our between-season break, we're going to be sharing a few audio dramas with you that we think you'll really, really love. This month we're sharing Fireside Folktales by Dallas Hawthorn. Season One, Whispering, is a retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone, as told through the perspective of the soon-to-be Queen of the Dead. Season Two, which you're hearing a sample of today, is a performance of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; an experience filled to the brim with music, mischief, magic, and stereo sound design. Learn more about the show here!

Hello, dear listeners. Despondent that the Kingmaker Histories isn't currently releasing? Of course you are. But luckily, there's an easy fix for that. During our between-season break, we're going to be sharing a few audio dramas with you that we think you'll really, really love. This month we're sharing Give Me Away by Gideon Media. Graham Shapiro has reached that age where his marriage is falling apart, his kids are moving on and he’s not sure what he’s supposed to do with the rest of his life. That’s when an alien spaceship - called “The Ghosthouse” - lands in the Nevada desert... and it’s screaming. It is housing thousands of alien prisoners who are being stored as digital information and the only way to help them escape is for humans to take them out and put them in their own brains. Graham decides, this is what the rest of his life could be. Learn more about the show here!

Hello, dear listeners. Despondent that the Kingmaker Histories isn't currently releasing? Of course you are. But luckily, there's an easy fix for that. During our between-season break, we're going to be sharing a few audio dramas with you that we think you'll really, really love. This month we're sharing Eeler's Choice by Lou Sutcliffe and Daisy McNamara.   "No respect for the sea, for the living things in it, for what's owed. They're fishing in the eel breeding grounds now, the fools."   Eeler's Choice is a maritime horror fantasy podcast set in Eskmouth, a small coastal town whose economy has lived and died on the hunting of the Great Eels for generations. As demand for product has increased, so have the catches... but even the generosity of the sea has its limits, and all debts must come due.   Donate to their crowdfunder here

Telesphore finally comes clean. Content Warnings: drug use, needles, gore, cannibalism, sucking/slurping noises (32:13-32:20)   Transcript Link   Written by Meg Molloy Tuten   Cast in order of appearance: David Ault - The Historian  Taqi Nazeer - Eisen Josh Rubino - Telesphore Blythe Renay - Colette Ioana Adascalitei - Saga Zuwie LeFou - Liberato Additional Voices by Meg Molloy Tuten, Zuwie Lefou and Henry Galley   Music Used: Murder Under the Bridge - Vivek Abishek Tremble - Leimoti The Weatherman's Affair - Leimoti Ashes - Rachel Sandy Whodunit - FableForte Miss Moreau - Leimoti Forgotten Castle - Ludvig Moulin Mr Cheeze - Vivek Abishek Don't Leave it Here - Leimoti The Secret Supper - Vivek Abishek Greedy Personality - Ludvig Moulin Shield Maiden - Zac Nelson Another Time - Zac Nelson Into the Mist - Vivek Abishek   Socials: Bluesky  Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram

Transcript link Sorry for the delay- we'll be back with your regularly scheduled Kingmaker Histories this time next week! Featuring: Taqi Nazeer, Henry Galley, Liz Plant, David Ault, Zuwie Lefou, Addison Peacock, Gianni Matragrano, Josh Rubino, Blythe Renay, Ty Coker and Ben Rowe Music Used: Fooling - Odd Chap Socials: Bluesky  Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram  

Telesphore needs to go take care of something real quick. Content Warnings: gunshots   Transcript Link   Written by Meg Molloy Tuten   Cast in order of appearance: David Ault - The Historian  Taqi Nazeer - Eisen Blythe Renay - Colette Josh Rubino - Telesphore Ioana Adascalitei - Jennifer Additional Voices - Henry Galley   Music Used: Murder Under the Bridge - Vivek Abishek Miss Moreau - Leimoti Suspiria - Vivek Abishek Tumannoye Ozero - Ian Post The Weatherman's Affair - Leimoti The Door - Vivek Abishek The Secret Supper - Vivek Abishek Into the Mist - Vivek Abishek   Socials: Bluesky  Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram

The gang runs into a small problem. Emphasis on 'small'. Content Warnings: body horror (22:20 - 23:02), mentioned animal distress (13:18 - 13:34), animal death (14:01 - 14:09), sex scene (21:51 - 23:02)   Transcript Link   Written by Max Kriesky   Cast in order of appearance: David Ault - The Historian  Taqi Nazeer - Eisen Blythe Renay - Colette Addison Peacock - Ariadne Ben Rowe - Crowley Elizabeth Plant - Choronzon Music Used: Murder Under the Bridge - Vivek Abishek The Craft - Vivek Abishek Cicada - Vivek Abishek Shark Attack - Vivek Abishek The Bacon - Vivek Abishek The Weatherman's Affair - Leimoti His Old Lover - Leimoti Miss Moreau - Leimoti Looking for Clues - Ludvig Moulin Run! - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen For Queen and Country - Bonnie Grace The Door - Vivek Abishek Into the Mist - Vivek Abishek   Socials: Bluesky  Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram

Klaus Holzmann paves the way for the nation's bright new future. Content Warnings: political oppression, violence, gunshots, mentions of torture, political assassination   Transcript Link   Written by Henry Galley   Cast in order of appearance: David Ault - The Historian  Zane Schact - Minister Labelle, Leonid, and Leipzig Paul Matt Baker - Kurten Henry Galley - Palmier Bradley Gareth - Holzmann Liz Morey - Margot Graham Rowat - Moretz Zuwie Lefou - Dieter Maxadrian Burton - Kruger Lou Sutcliffe - Seefelt Josh Rubino - Rothbart Additional voices by Meg Molloy Tuten and Henry Galley   Music Used: Murder Under the Bridge - Vivek Abishek Murder on the Artlist Express - idokay Poisson d'Avril - Ludvig Moulin Voodoo - Vivek Abishek Metaverse - Vivek Abishek Extra Fries - Fly Guy Five Dragons - Vivek Abishek The Music Box - Vivek Abishek Riddles - FableForte Into the Mist - Vivek Abishek Socials: Bluesky  Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram