Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

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 bunch of Unwell folks from the credits- including Kristen, Regina Renée Russell, Julia Schifini, and myself- I was one of the sound designers for this delightful show. Brimstone Valley Mall is a dark comedy that sends us back to the Malls of the 90s- a deeply nostalgic setting for me- following a group of demons who not only work at the mall, but...play in a band. It's so much fun. Brimstone Valley Mall has a love for its setting that I think Unwell listeners will appreciate- because let me tell you, the malls of the 90s were a unique and occasionally terrifying place. I hope you enjoy!

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Read a transcript for the episode here.

Written, directed & produced by Kristen DiMercurio, co-written by Talia Rochmann & Mark Wolf Roberts, sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner

In this episode you heard:

Misroch, played by Elliot Gindi

Belzagor, played by Susannah Wilson

Trainee, played by Regina Russell

Hornblas, played by Sheldon Brown

And the Mall Announcements, played by Kristen DiMercurio

Additional voices were played by Julia Schifini, and Mischa Stanton,

Our theme music is written and performed by FM Buller. Our show art is designed by Talia Rochmann.

Brimstone Valley Mall is produced by Kristen DiMercurio, with Production Consulting by Julia Schifini. It’s Executive Produced by Mischa Stanton

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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 for audio fiction. The first is an interview with longtime HartLife NFP artist Stephen Poon on his work on the Unwell theme. After the break, we’ll also be sharing an interview John recorded with me about composing for installations, and for one of my other podcasts, “The Museum at tomorrow.” You can hear more episodes of John’s podcast at HowIMakeMusic.com. You can also get access to livestreams, editing tutorials, and 58 extra episodes through the How I make Music patreon! You can access a transcript for John's interview with Stephen here, and for John's interview with Jeffrey here. Content advisories for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts! Find Unwell merch at https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 for audio fiction.

The first is an interview with longtime HartLife NFP artist Stephen Poon on his work on the Unwell theme. After the break, we’ll also be sharing an interview John recorded with me about composing for installations, and for one of my other podcasts, “The Museum at tomorrow.”

You can hear more episodes of John’s podcast at HowIMakeMusic.com. You can also get access to livestreams, editing tutorials, and 58 extra episodes through the How I make Music patreon!

You can access a transcript for John's interview with Stephen here, and for John's interview with Jeffrey here.

Content advisories for this episode can be found here.

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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

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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 board member Travis Sauder- this show should be a delight for fans of Star Trek and table top RPGs!

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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 here: https://www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/starship-iris

You can find a link to a transcript here.

Written by JESSICA BEST

Sound engineering by ERIN BAUMANN and HANNAH CROSS

Directed by JESSICA BEST, PHOEBE SEIDERS, and MARGARET CLARK

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by Jessica Wright Buha

An invitation//a request//a plea

Thanksgiving is just the one day

This is my house.

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Unwell will return with Season Three in 2021. 

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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, Kathleen Hoil as Abbie, Joshua K. Harris as Rudy, LaQuin Groves as Dale, and Mark Soloff as [REDACTED].

Written by Jessica Wright Buha, sound design by Ryan Schile, directed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, music composed by Stephen Poon, recording engineer Mel Ruder, Theme performed by Stephen Poon, Lauren Kelly, Gunnar Jebsen, Travis Elfers, Mel Ruder, and Betsey Palmer, Unwell lead sound designer Ryan Schile, Executives Producers Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner, by HartLife NFP.

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Unwell will return: February 17, 2021

Find him.

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Featuring: Shariba Rivers, Ele Matelan, Hilary Williams, Abby Doud, Pat King, Anuja Vaidya, Kat Hoil, and Michael Turrentine .

With sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. Executive producer Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner. By HartLife NFP

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Unwell will return: February 17, 2021

Join us.

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Featuring: Mel Ruder, Pat King, Joshua K. Harris, and Kristen DiMercurio.

Written by Bilal Dardai, with sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. Executive producers Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner. By HartLife NFP

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Unwell will return: February 17, 2021

Mom?

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Featuring: Ansel Burch, Kathleen Hoil, Marsha Harman, Pat King, Joshua K. Harris, Michael Turrentine and Shariba Rivers.

Written by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, with Jim McDoniel, with sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. Executive producer Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner. By HartLife NFP

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