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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Welcomed By Design and Unwe...

05.24.2023

For this week's midseason break, we're sharing an episode from the delightful podcast Welcomed By Design, a show produced by students and faculty at the University of Pittsburgh! We'll have the second part of this conversation later in our break! ...

Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery episodes:

05.24.2023 Welcomed By Design and Unwell Part 1 For this week's midseason break, we're sharing an episode from the delightful podcast Welcomed By Design, a show produced by students and faculty at the University of Pittsburgh! We'll have the second part of this conversation later in our break! ...
05.10.2023 5.6 - Boundaries by Jim McDoniel Facing our fears I would not show you this Things change 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 ...
04.26.2023 5.5- Outreach by Jessica Best Isn't there anyone on the air? Big questions WHO AM I 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 ...
04.12.2023 5.4- The Creeping Water by Jessica Wright Buha Nothing works. Why are you pretending this is normal? Learning about hard conversations. Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP ...
03.29.2023 5.3- Flock by Jessica Best A little footwork (for two) Things get shaken up 47,000 Aspen trees. 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 ...
03.15.2023 5.2- Call and Answer by Bilal Dardai Reaching out Benefits of being dead I'm warning you. 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 ...
03.01.2023 5.1- The Farmhouse and the Flood by Jim McDoniel He's here He's not here None of us really know 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 ...
02.24.2023 Spikes Cabrera presents: Last Time on Unwell Want a quick reminder of our story so far in preparation for Season Five? Spikes is here to help remind you what happened! Content warnings for this episode can be found here. This episode features: Isa Ramos as Spikes Cabrera, ...
02.22.2023 Feed Drop: Intra Quest Hello! Jeffrey here. With Unwell Season five debuting next week, we’re excited to bring you one last feed drop- the first episode of the new show Intra Quest! Intra Quest is a wild, kooky show full of mole people, mad ...
02.15.2023 Unwell and the Gothic with Elena Fernández Collins (pt 1) Today, we're excited to share this interview about Unwell and the Gothic with Elena Fernández Collins! You can find content advisories here, and a transcript of the interview here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon at www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp Learn more ...
02.01.2023 Feed drop- Of Mice and Men and Monsters Hello, Jeffrey here. As we approach Season Five, we’ve got anothrt feed drop for you- the fantastic actual play podcast Of Mice and Men and Monsters. The show’s Dungeon Master is Katelyn, who also happens to be a high school ...
01.25.2023 Unwell Season Five Trailer: Lost Coming March 1, 2023: the final season of Unwell. Find content warnings here, and a transcript here. === Trailer featuring Marsha Harman, Michael Turrentine, Anuja Vaidya, Clarissa Cherie Rios, Joshua K. Harris, Pat King, and Kat Hoil. Written by Jessica ...
01.18.2023 Unwell Season Four AMA Part 2 Time for more listener questions! This week, Jeffrey and Eleanor sit down to talk about writing and structuring the series, the inspirations behind Unwell and lots more- including an appearance from our favorite waitress, Ele Matelan! Support Unwell and HartLife ...
01.04.2023 Unwell Season Four AMA Part 1 While recording for Season Five, we took a bit of time out to record answers to some questions you folks sent in. In this session, Joshua K Harris, Kat Hoil, and Marsha Harman jumped in with some answers- and we’ll ...
12.21.2022 Feed Drop- Museum at Tomorrow This week, we've got another feed drop for you- this one is the first episode of an audio fiction miniseries created by Unwell executive producer Jeffrey Nils Gardner. It's a much more abstract show- we hope you enjoy it! If ...
12.09.2022 University of Pittsburgh Queer Horror Week: Podcasting 101 We're so excited to share this live recording of another of our talks at the 2022 University of Pittsburgh Queer Horror Week- this one on how how we make Unwell! Enormous thanks to the University of Pittsburgh Horror Studies Working ...
11.30.2022 Feed Drop- Our Fair City Welcome, Loyal Polices...to Our Fair City. We're so excited to share this feed drop- the show that kicked off our work in audio fiction with HartLife NFP. If you enjoy this episode- we hope you'll take a moment to check ...
11.09.2022 University of Pittsburgh Queer Horror Week: Meet the Podcasters We're so excited to share this live recording of one of our talks at the 2022 University of Pittsburgh Queer Horror Week! Enormous thanks to the University of Pittsburgh Horror Studies Working Group for hosting us, and in particular to ...
11.02.2022 Feed Drop: I Hear Fear 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 ...
10.31.2022 Unwell Season Four Blooper Reel For today's release- we're back with the Season Four Blooper Reel. Spoilers for Season Four of Unwell (obviously). A transcript for this episode is available here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on Patreon at www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp Learn more about your ad ...
10.12.2022 Feed Drop: Give Me Away Hello- Jeffrey here! Over here in Chicago, we’ve just kicked off recording for Season Five of unwell- it is so wonderful to be back in the studio with these actors, and I am SO excited for you to hear what ...
09.28.2022 What makes a good director? We're now on our between-season break, as we head into the studio to record Season Five. For the first episode of our break, we're here with an interview about directing audio fiction! Unwell writer Jessica Best and Andrea Klassen (creator ...
09.14.2022 4.12- The Lessons of the Wood by Jim McDoniel In Memoriam Where are you going? Consequences 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 features: ...
08.31.2022 4.11- Run by Jessica Wright Buha Let's give it a try Are you a liar? Without you, my world is PLEASE BE ADVISED: this will be one of the more intense episodes of Unwell. Content advisories are included for every episode of ...
08.17.2022 4.10- Town Meetings by Jim McDoniel Who is on the inside? Normal meeting protocol Get what’s coming to you Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife NFP on ...
08.03.2022 4.9- Tighten the Ropes by Jessica Wright Buha I scream You scream We all scream Unimaginable fear Something must be done === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife ...
07.20.2022 4.8- Ephemeris by Bilal Dardai A quiet drive The dream team Stars (above, below) === 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 ...
07.06.2022 4.7- Fallout A quest for snacks Who do you reach out to? I are/We am/I was/We will always be === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Support Unwell and HartLife ...
06.22.2022 Unwell Season Four Sound Designer Roundtable For the final week of our mid-season break- we've got a roundtable with some of our sound design team, answering more of your questions! This episodes features Eli Hamada McIlveen, Alexander Danner, and Jeffrey Nils Gardner, and is hosted by ...
06.08.2022 Feed Drop: Where the Stars Fell Hello- Jeffrey here. Today, we’re excited to share a show from the Fable and Folly Network that we think you might enjoy- Where the Stars fell. This is another American Gothic show- though set in the Pacific Northwest rather than ...
05.25.2022 Unwell Season Four Writer Roundtable For the first week of our mid-season break- we've got a roundtable with some of our writers, answering YOUR questions! This episodes features Jessica Best, Bilal Dardai, and Jessica Wright Buha, and is hosted by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. You can ...
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 ...

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