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We are featuring a feed drop from a brand-new show recently launched on the RQ Network: Plant Murder. Created and Hosted by Aaron Reardon the talented creator behind Selene.  

Plant Murder is a podcast that unearths the deadly intersection of plants and true crime. Each episode delves into the dark history behind fascinating plants, their fatal impact on infamous figures, and the mysterious circumstances surrounding their use. 

In this first episode, Claudius, the emperor of Rome, is seated at a feast surrounded by his family, trusted servants, and assorted delicacies. But something about this night is different. It happens fast—. One minute, he’s gorging himself on his favorite foods, the next, he collapses, and vomits blood across the mosaic floor, his body convulsing. Within hours, he’s dead. As Claudius lay gasping for breath on the cold marble floor, his body wracked with convulsions, the evidence of his murder was already slipping away. What killed him? Poison in the mulsum wine. The oysters? Or his favorite, a tiny hidden killer – slipped onto his place of Mushrooms! And who put it there? 

Join us for this episode of Roman intrigue as we peel back the mystery and determine if it was Plant Murder! 

Introduction and outro by Billie Hindle. Listen to Plant Murder on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or wherever you get your podcasts, or learn more about Plant Murder on its official website.  

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Credits: 

Written and narrated by Aaron J Reardon 

Voice Talents 

Quotes - Tali Hamilton 

Tacitus - John Kennard 

Show theme: Poetic Justice by John Humphrey PRS 

Publisher: 2496 Sound and Music 

Some Ambiences composed by Michael Ghelfi Studios 

*A note on ableism and Claudius: While history often mocks Claudius as a fool, it’s important to remember that these slights were due to his perceived indecisiveness and political naivety, not his physical afflictions. His stammer, limp, and other challenges were frequently weaponized against him by a ruthless elite, but his struggles did not define his intellect or accomplishments. In fact it showed great strength of character to weather those slights and persist. Claudius’ weakness lay in his trusting nature, not in his disabilities. It is my hope that this episode reflects that understanding. 

Sources for this episode can be found on the notes of the original episode on Plant Murder here: Plant Murder Episode 1

Content warnings: Poisoning, Murder, Conspiracy, Sudden Death, Eating / Overeating, Sickness, Bleeding, Bullying 

Mentions of: Incest  

SFX :  Sickness, Gurgling, Dying noises 

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This month we are featuring a feed drop of one of many amazing podcasts on the RQ Network: Selene.

Selene is a Narrated Supernatural Mystery and Horror audio fiction with Dark humor that develops into a full cast production. Immersive audio brings the city of Selene to life, a city cloaked in darkness and teeming with horrors. Join the investigators of needle st as they navigate Selene's shadows, where mystery and intrigue await at every turn.

This first episode follows constable Hughes as he begins to investigate, the broken ice of a black pond, a missing boy and the ransom for an exotic bird.

Introduction and outro by Lowri Anne Davies, Listen to Selene on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to learn more about The Silt Verses check out its official website.

Credits:

Selene is written, produced and performed by Aaron J. Reardon.

Theme Song by Matt Vanacoro

A Clever > Than Production

Content warnings: Child Death, Drowning,

Mentions of: Parental Loss, 

SFX :  (Gunshots) 

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Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall  

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Alexander J Newall

Script Edited with additional material by Jonathan Sims

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton 

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice 

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance) 

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Ryan Hopevere-Anderson as Colin Becher

Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

Kazeem Tosin Amore as Teddy Vaughn

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese

Sound Designer – Tessa Vroom

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Art by April Sumner  

Music by Sam Jones

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Incident Elements:

·       Alexander J Newall.

·       Harsh Language

·       Sexual Innuendo

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Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall  

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Jonathan Sims

Script Edited with additional material by Alexander J Newall

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton 

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice 

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance) 

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

Ryan Hopevere-Anderson as Colin Becher

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese

Sound Designer – Tessa Vroom

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Freesound: JohnsonBrandEditing, scotthopkins // Music Credit: CC-by-4.0 - 'Childhood' by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au

Art by April Sumner  

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This month we are featuring a feed drop of a brilliant RQ Original show Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later.

Set in ancient Rome Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later is a dramatic comedy of power politics, whirlwind romances, and running fast to get nowhere.

Introduction and outro by Billie Hindle. Listen to Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Transcripts: https://bit.ly/3MNrckc  

Content Notes:

• Abuse of Power (recurring theme)
• Vicarious Embarrassment
• Threats of violence/murder
• War/Warfare
• Innuendo/Sexual References
• Alcohol & Alcohol use
• Manipulation
• Historical Sexism
• SFX: Misophonia (eating/drinking/coughing/belching/kissing), crowds, stabbing

Created by David K. Barnes

Directed by Amani Zardoe

Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner

Written by David K Barnes

Produced by Natalie Winter, Katherine Lindeman, Natasha Johnston, and April Sumner

Creative Consultation by Amani Zardoe

Historical Consultation by Dr. Emma Southon

Special Thanks to Arienne King

Sensitivity Consultation by Salt and Sage

Featuring

Kazeem Tosin Amore as Mark Antony 

Harry Roebuck as Gaius Octavius Caesar 

Sarah Agha as Charmian

Lara Sawalha as Cleopatra

Sarah Lambie as Octavia

Andy Secombe as Lepidus

Beth Eyre as Fulvia

Ahmed Aljabry as Ptolemy

Pip Gladwin as Drusus

Mark Nicholson as Rufus

Dialogue Editor – James Austin, Lowri Ann Davies

Sound Designer - Tessa Vroom, Meg McKeller, Katharine Seaton

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music and Scoring by Sam Jones (listen to the album here)

Art by Guerrilla Communications

SFX from dynamique, tennisers, caitlynbananas, strangy, waweee, matt_beer, ALLANZ10D, mlsulli, CalGre, Garuda1982, https://freesound.org/people.klankbeeld/ (4.0), L.Finck, Canukfa (3.0), Edulacava, vrlmrtnz, kyles, craigglenday, Paseka, deleted_user_2104797, DylanTheFish, HerbertBoland (CC 4.0), IENBA (CC 4.0), lyre music and additional sfx by Katharine Seaton, Catherine Rinella, and previously credited artists from Freesound.org

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Incident Elements:

• Screaming
• Harsh Language

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

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Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall  

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Jonathan Sims

Script Edited with additional material by Alexander J Newall

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton 

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice 

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance) 

Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese

Sound Designer – Meg McKellar

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson) 

Art by April Sumner  

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Transmutation (human) -/- Isolation (urban)

Incident Elements:

• Entrapment
• Compelling (supernatural)
• Manipulation

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

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Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall  

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Jonathan Sims

Script Edited with additional material by Alexander J Newall

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton 

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice 

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance) 

Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Kai Partenie as Ticket Officer

Ryan Hopevere-Anderson as Colin Becher

Sarah Lambie as Lena Kelley

Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

Pip Gladwin as Taxi Driver

Robin Hellier as Custodian

Ian Hayles as Trevor Herbert MP

Beth Eyre as Archivist

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese & Lowri Ann Davies

Sound Designer – Tessa Vroom

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson) 

Art by April Sumner  

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Drowning (subterranean) -/- key (metaphor)

Incident Elements:

• Captivity
• Drowning
• Claustraphobia
• Grief

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

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Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall  

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Alexander J Newall

Script Edited with additional material by Jonathan Sims

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton 

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice 

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance) 

Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

Sarah Lambie as Lena Kelley

Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

Jonathan Sims as Chester

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Kazeem Tosin Amore as Teddy Vaughn

Kai Partenie as Ticket Officer

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese

Sound Designer – Meg McKellar

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson) 

Art by April Sumner  

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Transmutation (human) -/- ceremony (academic)

Incident Elements:

• Childhood Trauma
• Graphic Injury
• Ostectomy
• Supernatural Transformation
• Body Horror

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

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Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall  

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Jonathan Sims

Script Edited with additional material by Alexander J Newall

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton 

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice 

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance) 

Sarah Lambie as Lena Kelley

Ian Hayles as Trevor Herbert MP

Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Beth Eyre as Archivist

Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann Davies and Nico Vettese

Sound Designer – Tessa Vroom

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson) 

Art by April Sumner  

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CAT3RB5535-18021845-10052024

Kidnapping (carriage) -/- consumption [letter]

Incident Elements:

• Kidnapping
• Uncanny
• Graphic Violence
• Manslaughter
• Employer Abuse
• Mentions of: Sex
• SFX: misophonia (kiss)

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

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Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall  

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Written by Jonathan Sims

Script Edited with additional material by Alexander J Newall

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton 

Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice 

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance) 

Sarah Lambie as Lena Kelley

Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard

Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid

Tim Fearon as Augustus

Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer

Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese

Sound Designer – Meg McKellar

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson) 

Art by April Sumner  

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