Fall into the strange world of Midst, where the moon is falling, the vibes are shady, and the narrators are unreliable. This week, we’re showcasing the sci-fi podcast’s first two episodes.
Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Midst on Patreon.
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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.
If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to the Navajo and Hopi Covid-19 Relief Fund linked in our episode description below, or at https://www.navajohopisolidarity.org/. It is organized by Yee Ha’ólníi Doo, a grassroots and indigenous led non-profit organization.
Transcript
INTRO
You’ve moved to start a new life upon the frontier: it’s hot, surrounded by untamed wildland, and also, the moon is going to fall out of the sky. Just another day in Midst, a bustling boomtown in an otherworldly universe that’s out to eat you alive.
Let’s meet up in the cool darkness of a cabaret and hope the sky don’t fall, on Radio Drama Revival.
[theme music]
Hello, and welcome to Radio Drama Revival, the podcast that showcases the diversity and vitality of modern audio fiction. I’m your host, Elena Fernandez Collins.
Midst is one of those podcasts that in its first season expertly straddles the line between expected fantastical genre fare and off-the-walls absurdity. In a world where doing good deeds is accounted for and stamped with a literal price, the citizens of a small island outpost scramble to make something of themselves while reality starts turning in on itself. This is a brilliantly colorful universe, with characters that step into their shoes and your imagination as though they have always been there.
You’ll be guided by the narrators: three omniscient, prickly, sarcastic, and unreliable godlike voices who will guide you through the world, the story, the characters actions and thoughts, and the unfortunate consequences of living in Midst. It’s a flow that feels almost like a jam session, building off each other with ease and sharply pointing out mistakes. My recommendation? Trust the narrators about as far as you can throw them.
Sit back with a drink, because you’re going to need it, as we look out around the outlands for the first time in episode one, Unrise.
[‘Unrise’ transcript: https://www.midstpodcast.com/s1e01-transcript]
It will get weirder. Trust me, if not the Narrators. Here’s episode two: Secrets.
[‘Secrets’ transcript: https://www.midstpodcast.com/s1e02-transcript]
OUTRO
If you loved what you heard, you can find out who exactly the Narrators are in next week’s episode on Radio Drama Revival, where they peek out behind the curtain and wave.. You can support Midst, and future podcasts, at patreon.com/thirdpersonproductions.
Radio Drama Revival runs on the love of audio and your coins in our hats. If you’d like to help keep us afloat and featuring new, diverse, unique fiction podcasts and their creators, you can support us on Patreon, at patreon.com/radiodramarevival.
And now we bring you our Moment of Wil.
[Moment of Wil]
That means it’s time for the credits.
This episode was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.
If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to the Navajo and Hopi Covid-19 Relief Fund linked in our episode description below, or at https://www.navajohopisolidarity.org/. It is organized by Yee Ha’ólníi Doo, a grassroots and indigenous led non-profit organization.
Our theme music is Reunion of the Spaceducks by the band KieLoKaz. You can find their music on Free Music Archive.
Our line producer and associate interviews producer is Wil Williams.
Our senior interviews producer is Eli Hamada McIlveen.
Our associate producer is Sean Howard.
Our researcher is Heather Cohen.
Our social media manager is Anne Baird.
Our submissions editor is Rashika Rao.
Our executive producers are Fred Greenhalgh and David Rheinstrom.
Our mascot is Tickertape, the goat.
I’m your host, Elena Fernandez Collins. This has been Radio Drama Revival: all storytellers welcome.