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Archive 81 is a fiction podcast about horror, cities, and the subconscious.
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- Dec 18, 202532 min
Archive 81 Presents... The Truth
Today, we're excited to share an episode from one of our favorite podcasts, The Truth. The Truth is the critically-acclaimed fiction podcast that makes "movies for your ears." Known for cinematic sound design and naturalistic performances, the show tells emotionally rich, surprising stories that range from funny and surreal to dark and devastating. Since its debut in 2012, The Truth has set the standard for modern audio drama anthologies. Its stories, sometimes surreal, sometimes frightening, sometimes heartbreakingly intimate, have been praised for combining sharp writing with meticulous sound design and naturalistic performances. The Truth was recently named one of Apple Podcasts' 20 Podcasts We Love: "Its true genius lies in subverting reality to create uncomfortable yet incredibly human stories." And last month it was #36 on Left of Dial Media's 100 Greatest Podcasts of All Time, which called it "smart, sharp, and hauntingly human." The Guardian has praised The Truth for "setting the benchmark for fiction-based audio anthologies." This episode is "Here I Am" and to hear more original stories like this, Go to thetruthpodcast.com
- Oct 22, 202520 min
We Made a New Podcast Called Conversations with Ghosts! You Can Listen NOW!
Yes, you read the title correctly, Dan and Marc made a NEW podcast. It's our first audio drama since Archive 81 and we're SUPER excited about it. It's called Conversations with Ghosts, and it follows mausoleum attendant Mal Fleming as he tries to convince the spirits of Grey Briar Cemetery to pass on. In each episode, Mal sits down with a new ghost to build a portrait of their life, their death, and their afterlife... all to help them release whatever still ties their soul to this reality. It's a mix of NYC history, horror, and really fun sound design. It's on an entirely seperate feed from Archive 81, but you can listen to it wherever you get your podcasts - Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube - literally wherever: https://pod.link/1843137773 We're previewing an episode in this feed, but there are ALREADY two episodes in the Conversations with Ghosts feed, so go over to the Conversations with Ghosts feed, listen to the episodes, subscribe, and tell your friends. We've been working on this new project for a while, and we really think you'll like it. So... take a listen!
- Nov 12, 20249 min
Generation Crossing Is Out NOW!
Like we said in the title, our next project, Generation Crossing, is out NOW. Generation Crossing is an album. More specifically, a series of monologues scored by music - it's about an 800 year journey to a distant planet, and the society that forms during that voyage. If you're a fan of Archive 81 or The Deep Vault, we think you'll really enjoy it. It's available on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, or wherever you listen to music. For links, go to generationcrossing.com.
- Sep 23, 202415 min
Our Next Project: Generation Crossing
We have some exciting news to share. The next project from the creators of Archive 81 and The Deep Vault is an album called Generation Crossing - and it's out on Tuesday November 12th. The album is a series of monologues scored by music - it's about an 800 year journey to a distant planet, and the society that forms during that voyage. We hope you enjoy the preview in the episode, we can't wait for you to hear the rest of it. Here's the Bandcamp page where you can preorder the album. It'll also be on Spotify, Apple Music, and wherever you get your music. Oh, and to answer a question people have asked, no, Archive 81 isn't over. Listen to the episode for more info. (Also, as mentioned in the episode, here's the link to Dan's cool dance EP, called Party Coffe Oh, and Marc wrote a novel and play that he's shopping around. If you're a literary agent, hit him up on twitter)
- Jun 5, 20191h 10m
35 - Left of the Dial: When The Open Road Is Closing In
The end of a road trip. Once again, we've further updated our merch store. Buy things here: dead-signals.myshopify.com/collections/all Twitter: twitter.com/Archive81 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Archive81/ Website: archive81.com Email: archive81podcast@gmail.com Tumblr: archive81.tumblr.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/archive81 Merch: dead-signals.myshopify.com/collections/all This episode was brought to you by our generous Patreon supporters. Join them, and get access to cool rewards: www.patreon.com/archive81
- May 29, 20191h 1m
OUT OF UNIVERSE - A Conversation With Ella Watts
So... Episode 3 of Left of the Dial will be delayed until Wednesday June 5th. Sorry about that. To make it up to you, Marc had a lovely conversation about Archive 81 with Ella Watts, an audio drama maven and the producer of The Orphans, a sci-fi podcast. Here's her twitter: https://twitter.com/GejWatts And her podcast: https://twitter.com/OrphansAudio Hopefully you enjoy the conversation, Marc had a VERY long day and this was VERY last minute. See you again on June 5th. Twitter: twitter.com/Archive81 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Archive81/ Website: archive81.com Email: archive81podcast@gmail.com Tumblr: archive81.tumblr.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/archive81 Merch: dead-signals.myshopify.com/collections/all
- May 15, 20191h 1m
34 - Left of the Dial: Trucker's Atlas
There's some preaching and some banjo playing. This is the second episode of a three episode miniseries. As a note, we've updated our merch store! It now has even more stuff! There are sports bras, crop-tops, booty shorts, mugs, posters, towels, hoodies, t-shirts, and more. Buy things here: dead-signals.myshopify.com/collections/all Twitter: twitter.com/Archive81 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Archive81/ Website: archive81.com Email: archive81podcast@gmail.com Tumblr: archive81.tumblr.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/archive81 Merch: dead-signals.myshopify.com/collections/all This episode was brought to you by our generous Patreon supporters. Join them, and get access to cool rewards: www.patreon.com/archive81
- May 1, 201943 min
33 - Left of the Dial: The Passenger
We go on a road trip. This is the first episode in a three-episode miniseries. Twitter: twitter.com/Archive81 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Archive81/ Website: archive81.com Email: archive81podcast@gmail.com Tumblr: archive81.tumblr.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/archive81 Merch: dead-signals.myshopify.com/collections/all This episode was brought to you by our generous Patreon supporters. Join them, and get access to cool rewards: www.patreon.com/archive81
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