Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

by Bilal Dardai

An accident

An experiment

We all have stories like this.

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This episode features: Anuja Vaidya as Norah, Joshua K. Harris as Rudy, Pat King as Chester, Krista D'Agostino as Hazel.

Written by Bilal Dardai, 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 Gardner, by HartLife NFP.

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by Jessica Best

Nasty meat eaters

The music is wrong

An old new friend

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This episode features: Kathleen Hoil as Abbie, Clarisa Cherie Rios as Lily, Ele Matelan as [REDACTED], Sebastian H. Orr as [REDACTED], Matt Young as Tim, and Tom Dyke as a Creepy Patron.

Written by Jessica Best, sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, 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, Radio music by Komiku and 80 Foots, Unwell lead sound designer Ryan Schile, Executives Producers Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Gardner, by HartLife NFP.

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by Jessica Best

Halloween made manifest

Everyone’s invited

The boundaries are breached

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This episode features: Clarisa Cherie Rios as Lily, Marsha Harman as Dot, Michael Turrentine as Wes, Amelia Bethel as Marisol, Joshua K. Harris as Rudy, Isa Ramos as Spikes, Mark Soloff as [REDACTED], Krista D’Agostino as Hazel and Pat King as Chester. Mt Absalom Evil laugh contest participants: Jessica Wright Buha, Jessica Best, Bilal Dardai, Jim McDoniel, Eleanor Hyde, Jeffrey Nils Gardner, Ryan Schile, Tara Schile, Marsha Harman, Amelia Bethel, Joshua K. Harris, Michael Turrentine, Max Kreisky, Josh Rubino, Whitney Johnson, and Christopher J. Wilson.

Written by Jessica Best, 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 Gardner, by HartLife NFP. Music and lyrics for“My Boyfriend is a Jack O’Lantern” by Jessica Best. Lyrics for“Do the Trick Or Treat” and “The Graveyard Shuffle” by Jessica Best, with music by Stephen Poon. All songs performed by Clayton Faits (Guitars), Joe Griffin (Guitars), Dan Schaeffer (Bass), David Schaeffer (Drums), Betsey Palmer (Lead vocals on “My Boyfriend is a Jack O’Lantern,” backing vocals on “Do the Trick Or Treat” and “The Graveyard Shuffle”), Stephen Poon (Backing Vocals and Yells on “Do the Trick Or Treat”), Michael Turrentine (Lead Vocals on “Do the Trick or Treat,” backing vocals on “The Graveyard Shuffle”), Jeffrey Nils Gardner (Lead vocals on “The Graveyard Shuffle.”). Recorded by Daniel Christian and Jeffrey Nils Gardner. Mixed and mastered by Gunnar Jebsen

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by Jim McDoniel

Money worries

A visit to the library

A Rubicon is crossed

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This episode features: Joshua K. Harris as Rudy, Ben Aldred as the Technician, Marsha Harman as Dot, Michael Turrentine as Wes, Krista D’Agostino as Hazel and Pat King as Chester.

Written by Jim McDoniel, sound design by Sarah D. Espinoza, 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 Gardner, by HartLife NFP.

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by Jessica Best

Family stories

A morning constitutional

A break in

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Written by Jessica Best, sound design by Alexander Danner, 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 Gardner, by HartLife NFP.

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Anger can be healthy

A really creepy laugh

It's me

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This episode features: Anuja Vaidya as Norah, Michael Turrentine as Wes, David S Dear as Thomas Wesley, Regina Renee Russell as Evelyn Wesley, Joshua K. Harris as Rudy.

Written by Bilal Dardai, sound design by Alexander Danner, directed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, 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, Unwell lead sound designer Eli Hamada McIlveen, Executive Producers Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Nils Gardner, by HartLife NFP.

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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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 spoilers for Unwell through Season Three. You can find a transcript for this episode here. You can find content warnings for this episode 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 Featuring: Eleanor Hyde, Ele Matelan, Marsha Harman, Mark Soloff, and Joshua K Harris Produced by Jeffrey Nils Gardner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! You can learn more about Starship Tempest on their website at starshiptempest.com. Find them on all social platforms under the handle @StarshipTempest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices