Hi there- Jeffrey here. Today on the Unwell feed, we’re excited to share an episode of a show we think you’ll really enjoy- Afflicted, by Tonia Ransom

Afflicted is a full-cast horror thriller audio drama. Each season presents new characters and a new storyline, but they all explore a mysterious book bound in human flesh that is inhabited by a demonic entity. We think you’re going to really enjoy the show~

Find Afflicted wherever you listen to podcasts, and enjoy the first episode!

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A hoodoo apprentice accidentally invites a demonic book bound in human flesh to the town of Gunnaway, Texas, causing supernatural earthquakes, tornadoes…and more.

See the end of the show notes for spoilery content warnings.

Download the transcript

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This episode is ad-free thanks to our IndieGoGo supporters, but future episodes will contain ads. For ad-free episodes, join the Descendants on Patreon at https://patreon.com/afflicted, or purchase individual episodes or a season pass on the Apollo Podcasts App. Your support will go toward funding Season 2.

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Cast & Crew

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M’Shai Dash as Mamma Cherrie

Amanda Hufford as Becky Harrison

Christian Young as August Caldwell

Kamran Nikhad as Sheriff Robert “Bob” Daugherty

Kim Gasiciel as Rhonda Caldwell

Marion Toro as Gemma Caldwell

Calvin Joyal as Deputy Andre Pierce

Cass Minter as Kelly

Ivy Le as Dana Griggs

Raiden T. as Ethan Caldwell

Jen Zink as Janice

Tonia Ransom as Agatha Williams

Creator & Writer: Tonia Ransom

Director & Executive Producer: Tonia Ransom & Jen Zink

Sound Design: Jen Zink

Music & Theme: Lillian Boyd

Co-Executive Producer: Mike Flanagan

Associate Producer: Crystal H.

Sponsored in part by: Allison Bagley

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Afflicted is produced by Ransom Media Productions.

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Content Warnings (may contain spoilers)

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Grief, death of a child, graphic murder, gore, supernatural horror, medical trauma, natural disasters, mental health slurs

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We're here with the second of our post-season five AMA session- with questions from all of you!

This is the second of two episodes with Eleanor and Jeffrey.

There are no content warnings for this episode. There WILL be spoilers for all five seasons of the show, along with Jeffrey and Eleanor's explanations for what THEY thought was happening in Unwell.

You can find a transcript of this episode here.

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Today's feed drop is a great show from our friends at Long Cat Media:

Magenta Presents: Ghosted.

Perched on a rain-battered cliff edge is a former lighthouse; now a charming, boutique hotel. Owner and sole occupant Beth has spent months renovating, absorbing its essence into her bones, preparing for her first guest to arrive. But when they do, to Beth's horror, it is a figure from a past she has tried to forget. Keira. Face-to-face for the first time in years, the pair must reckon with old mistakes, old grievances. And something else, besides.

Because the lighthouse has a past too.

Listen to the rest of GHOSTED by searching for "Magenta Presents" wherever you listen to podcasts

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CONTENT WARNINGS: grief/bereavement, animal injury, 1x jump scare.

Perched on a rain-battered cliff edge is a former lighthouse; now a charming, boutique hotel. Owner and sole occupant Beth has spent months renovating, absorbing its essence into her bones, preparing for her first guest to arrive. But when they do, to Beth's horror, it is a figure from a past she has tried to forget. Keira.

GHOSTED is a five-episode psychological drama and ghost horror story, written and directed by Lindsay Sharman, with music, sound design and editing by Laurence Owen.

Featuring Beth Eyre as Beth, Lucy Roslyn as Keira, Tessa Hatts as Merta, Laurence Owen as Wes and additional voices, and Lindsay Sharman as additional voices.

This series is supported by Arts Council England National Lottery project grants, and our Ko-fi supporters. Become a supporter on Ko-fi and help us make more podcasts!

www.longcatmedia.com

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We're here with the first of our post-season five AMA session- with questions from all of you!

This is the first of two episodes with Eleanor and Jeffrey- more to come.

There are no content warnings for this episode. There WILL be spoilers for all five seasons of the show, along with Jeffrey and Eleanor's explanations for what THEY thought was happening in Unwell.

You can find a transcript of this episode here.

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Nothing is as terrifying as the sounds we hear in the dark. The slow creak of a door opening late at night... or a whisper in a room when you thought you were alone... or a distant scream in the wind. One noise at the wrong time or place can scare us for days.

Each episode of I Hear Fear plunges the listener into a tale inspired by real events, from a deadly dance party to a cursed film set. Join host and two-time Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan for six immersive stories designed to jangle your nerves and haunt your dreams.

Follow I Hear Fear on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes of I Hear Fear ad-free right now by joining Wondery Plus. Listen now: Wondery.fm/IHF_Unwell

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For today's release- we're back with the first part of the Season Five Blooper Reel. Spoilers for Season Five of Unwell (obviously).

A transcript for this episode is available here.

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For today's release- we're back with the first part of the Season Five Blooper Reel. Spoilers for Season Five of Unwell (obviously).

A transcript for this episode is available here.

There are no content warnings for this episode.

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by Bilal Dardai

A Roadmap

How the story will be told

Goodnight, Mt. Absalom.

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A Transcript for this episode can be found here.

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This 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.

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by Jessica Wright Buha

I don’t want to forget you

Shouldn’t this be happy?

What I need.

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This 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.

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by Jessica Wright Buha

What do you remember?

Practicalities.

Love remains.

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This 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.

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