Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

By HartLife NFP

What's Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery about?

Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery is a new audio drama from HartLife NFP.
Releases every other week during season.
Lillian Harper moves to the small town of Mt. Absalom, Ohio, to care for her estranged mother Dorothy after an injury. Living in the town's boarding house which has been run by her family for generations, she discovers conspiracies, ghosts, and a new family in the house's strange assortment of residents.

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4.6- The Nerve

05.11.2022

Extra Credit assignments Exploring/Digging You shouldn't have touched me === We'll be going on our regularly scheduled mid-season break after this episode- with Unwell S4/ep7 landing on July 6, 2022. Don't worry though- we'll have interstitial episodes coming out on ...

Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery episodes:

05.11.2022 4.6- The Nerve Extra Credit assignments Exploring/Digging You shouldn't have touched me === We'll be going on our regularly scheduled mid-season break after this episode- with Unwell S4/ep7 landing on July 6, 2022. Don't worry though- we'll have interstitial episodes coming out on ...
04.27.2022 4.5- Siblings Look yourself in the eye Things were missed Therapy can help. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon at www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp This ...
04.13.2022 4.4- Dog Day Crafternoon Small gifts for the ones we love It's time for a heist We have to stop lying to each other. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support ...
03.30.2022 4.3- For Posterity Voices from the past We all love research Today is a good day. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon at ...
03.16.2022 4.2- The Shepherd Sun-dappled memories We've got to work together When is a wolf not a wolf? === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon ...
03.02.2022 4.1- Hold On Outside isn't safe We're not gonna talk about it We're not gonna talk about her === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on ...
02.23.2022 Season Four Trailer: Premonitions Searching. Protecting. Supporting. Searching. Protecting. Supporting. Searching. Protecting. Protecting ProtectingProtectingProtecting ProtectingProafiffgitProifvitingp === Unwell will return on March 2nd, 2022 Featuring Marsha Harman, Michael Turrentine, Anuja Vaidya, David Rheinstrom, Clarissa Cherie Rios, Joshua K. Harris, Pat King, June Thiel, and Kat ...
02.16.2022 Unwell 1790: The Poplars of Soissons When I say this piece has been a long time coming- understand that we've now been working on it for over a year. It's something very different from most of our episodes, and stands alone beautifully- a memory out of ...
02.02.2022 Brimstone Valley Mall Hi there- Jeffrey here. We're so close to the return of Unwell Season Four- and we're so excited to have the chance to share one more guest episode- Brimstone Valley Mall, written and directed by Kristen DiMercurio. You'll recognize a ...
01.19.2022 The Music of Unwell For today's episode, we've got something really exciting- two interviews with artists from Unwell, talking about making audio work. These are sourced from John Bartmann’s fantastic podcast “How I make music”- where John interviews composers and artist who make music ...
01.06.2022 Season Four Trailer: Traditions We are thrilled to announce that Unwell will return with Season Four on March 2nd, 2022! Mt. Absalom Town Anthem written by Jessica Best. Sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
01.05.2022 Bleeder's DIEgest- the Tapes of King's Chapel This week on the Unwell feed, we're excited to share the Tapes of King's Chapel- an episode of the horror anthology podcast Bleeder's DIEgest! You can learn more about Bleeder's DIEgest on their website here. Learn more about your ad ...
12.08.2021 Unwell Actor Roundtable part 2 We're back with the second half of our conversation with Executive producer Eleanor Hyde and our cast, talking about acting and audio art! Here's a link to our policies for safe recording during COVID19 during Season Three. This episode contains ...
11.10.2021 Starship Tempest This week, we're excited to share a show that's very different from Unwell: Starship Tempest! Featuring some longtime HartLife NFP artists, including Unwell Lead Sound Designer Emeritus Ryan Schile, Our Fair City and Unwell star Tara Schile, and HartLife NFP ...
10.27.2021 Ghost Stories from the Unwell cast and crew For our Halloween Special, join Eleanor Hyde, Joshua K. Harris, Ele Matelan, and Jeffrey Nils Gardner as they share their favorite ghost stories- legends of a haunted college campus in Ohio, a South African theatre with a horrific past, and ...
10.13.2021 Parkdale Haunt We're excited to bring you an episode of Parkdale Haunt, created by Emily Kellog and Alex Nursall! You can learn more about the show at parkdalehaunt.com ==== Judith Antoni’s friend Claire has gone missing. Well, she’s alive, but she’s taken ...
09.29.2021 Unwell Actor Roundtable Executive producer Eleanor Hyde sits down with our cast to talk about acting and audio art! This episode contains spoilers for Unwell through Season Three. You can find a transcript for this episode here. You can find content warnings for ...
09.15.2021 The Strange Case of the Starship Iris For this week's feed drop, we're excited to bring you the first episode of The Strange Case of the Starship Iris, written by Unwell staff writer Jessica Best! You can find more of the Strange Case of the Starship Iris ...
09.01.2021 3.12 - Return Just calling to let you know I made it home safe In and through and below and between Things get more complicated === Unwell will return with Season Four in Spring 2022. Content Advisories for this episode can be found ...
08.18.2021 3.11 - Variables Anger can be healthy A really creepy laugh It's me === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon at www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp This episode ...
08.04.2021 3.10 - The Sound of Her Voice An uninvited guest I miss you so, so much We're not used to this here === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on ...
07.21.2021 3.09 - Unfinished Business A watched email never updates Connecting the dots Filthy meat eaters === Tell us more about yourself in our Listener Survey! Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support ...
07.07.2021 3.08 - Celerity by Jessica Wright Buha Sound advice Layers under layers Let's all just take a breath === Tell us more about yourself in our Listener Survey! Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can ...
06.23.2021 3.07 - A Space Within The Walls by Bilal Dardai Land lines Sometimes you get what you want Who can you trust? === Tell us more about yourself in our Listener Survey! Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can ...
06.09.2021 Storybound Today we are sharing an episode of Storybound. Storybound is a show where some of our favorite authors and writers read their most impactful stories with powerful and immersive sound design, followed by a truly amazing interview. Subscribe and learn ...
05.26.2021 Greater Boston During our mid-season break, we are sharing some favorite episodes from other shows we love. Today's is Greater Boston. Greater Boston is a full-cast audio drama set in the Boston metro area, blending the real and the unreal, the historical ...
05.12.2021 Old Gods of Appalachia During our mid-season break, we are sharing some episodes from other shows we love. First up is Old Gods of Appalachia. Old Gods of Appalachia is an eldritch horror anthology podcast. Subscribe and learn more about Old Gods of Appalachia ...
04.28.2021 3.06 - The Truthteller by Jessica Wright Buha Road trip! Lies on lies on lies. Happy New Years. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon ...
04.14.2021 3.05 - Hark by Jessica Best Merry Christmas. What day is it? Merry Christmas === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon at www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp This ...
03.31.2021 3.04 - The Imminent Frost by Bilal Dardai Meteorological differences. Layers within Layers. Who does this place belong to? === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon ...
03.17.2021 3.03 - Chapel Hill by Jim McDoniel Back in. Of course it would be you. How could it be you? === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP ...
03.03.2021 3.02 - Talking to Ghosts by Jessica Best Now. Work to do. How do you know you're alive? === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon at ...
02.17.2021 3.01 - Theodore by Jim McDoniel The Past. What do you want? I just want to help. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon ...
02.11.2021 Feed Drop: Family Ghosts As we continue to prepare for Season Three of Unwell, launching on February 17, we wanted to share another show we thought you might enjoy: Family Ghosts. Learn more and subscribe to Family Ghosts here: https://familyghostspodcast.com/ Family Ghosts is a ...
02.03.2021 Season Three Trailer: Missing Unwell will return: February 17, 2021 Mom? === Read a transcript for the trailer here. Content warnings for the trailer here. Featuring: Ansel Burch, Kathleen Hoil, Marsha Harman, Pat King, Joshua K. Harris, Michael Turrentine and Shariba Rivers. Written by ...
01.27.2021 Season Three Trailer: Your Neighbor Unwell will return: February 17, 2021 Join us. === Read a transcript for the trailer here. Content warnings for the trailer here. Featuring: Mel Ruder, Pat King, Joshua K. Harris, and Kristen DiMercurio. Written by Bilal Dardai, with sound design ...
10.14.2020 Unwell Season Three Trailer: Below Unwell will return: February 17, 2021 Find him. === Read a transcript for the trailer here. Content warnings for the trailer here. Featuring: Shariba Rivers, Ele Matelan, Hilary Williams, Abby Doud, Pat King, Anuja Vaidya, Kat Hoil, and Michael Turrentine ...
08.05.2020 2.12 - The Broken Moat by Jessica Wright Buha An invitation//a request//a plea Thanksgiving is just the one day This is my house. === Unwell will return with Season Three in 2021. Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this ...
07.22.2020 2.11 - The Gang Goes In by Jessica Wright Buha Sleepy afternoon cuddles Above the roof, under the floor The worst possible moment. ==== Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife ...
07.08.2020 2.10 - Solid Citizens by Bilal Dardai Find entertainment where you can Public revelations We always knew it would come to this. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and ...
06.24.2020 2.09 - Crop Shy by Jessica Wright Buha The trouble with doors is Lies on lies on lies. I am (not) afraid. ==== Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and ...
06.10.2020 Podcast Blackout Content warnings: police violence, racial violence, victims of hate crimes, white supremacy, and police violence. Read by: Shariba Rivers, Pat King, Alexander Danner, Ryan Schile, Bilal Dardai, Duo Yang, Eli McIlveen, Amelia Bethel, Joshua K. Harris, Michael Turrentine, Kathleen Hoil, ...
05.27.2020 2.08 - The Lens by Bilal Dardai An accident An experiment We all have stories like this. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon at ...
05.13.2020 2.07 - The Night Shift by Jessica Best Nasty meat eaters The music is wrong An old new friend === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon ...
03.18.2020 2.06 - The Graveyard Shuffle by Jessica Best Halloween made manifest Everyone’s invited The boundaries are breached === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon at www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp ...
03.04.2020 2.05- Collaboration by Jim McDoniel Money worries A visit to the library A Rubicon is crossed === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon ...
02.19.2020 2.04- Family Tree by Jessica Best Family stories A morning constitutional A break in === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon at www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp This ...
02.05.2020 2.03 - Hay Ride Written by Jim McDoniel A second date A third meeting Lily shares a secret === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon ...
01.22.2020 2.02 - Another Form of Algebra Written by Bilal Dardai Everything echoes If you know how to listen Rudy learns some history ---- Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP ...
01.08.2020 2.01 - The Burning Woods By Jim McDoniel Some things burn. Some do not. Lily makes a new friend. --- Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon ...

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