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Observable Radio is a found footage podcast of retro sci-fi and analog horror from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, Wendy Hector, and the Observable Radio EnsembleOur First Season, The Tower, an interconnected anthology of alternate universes in crises, is now complete.When he discovers something beneath the static of the worlds’s communication network, an unnamed Observer begins to catalog and record the strange signals that should not exist…Season Two: The Fire We Shared, will begin in 2025!
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- Nov 25, 202539 min
Supplemental Frequency 12: "East"
East. It's been a long time since I've seen the Storm. Some internal engine of the universe has wound down. Only our tribe matters.The Twelfth Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy Hector.The EnsemblePhil van HestWritten by Cameron SueyProduced by Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorEdited by Cameron SueyArt by Karrin FletcherPsychology Consultant - Elisa Leal, Psy.D (CA PSY28330)Our Theme Music is: The Backrooms by MyuuAdditional Music provided by Tim Kulig, the artists at Epidemic SoundMaking the Trip Home - American LegionLoner on a Cliff - Johan GlossnerOpen Minds - Johan GlossnerUnder the Dark Sky - Johan GlossnerArizona - Lennon HuttonWhispers of the Wasteland - Victor LundbergA Wasteland Lullaby - Victor LundbergDesert Moon Serenade - TellsonicDesert Wind - TellsonicRaised by Wolves - TellsonicWhere Daylight Falls Silent - TellsonicShootout - Roy Edwin WilliamsSFX by Epidemic Sound or artists at Freesound.org covered under the following licenses:creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Observable Radio is made by humans, and all performances are subject to the NAVA AI rider. No portion of this audio may be used to train AI.Special Thanks to Cathleen, Jon, Tid, Russ, Kalasin, Rick, Brianna, Zach, Jesper and all our patrons and listeners.Visit the Observable Radio Company Store at observableradio.com/store. There you'll find stickers, enamel pins, t-shirts, on sale and shipping anywhere in the world.Observable Radio is listener supported. If you would like to contribute towards our production costs as well as get access to behind the scenes information, and an ad-free early release feed of this show, you can do so at: patreon.com/observableradio
- Oct 28, 202524 min
Supplemental Frequency 11: "The Crisis"
The Crisis. The Phantom is fast, but I know my limits. The glow of missiles and moonlight. Mold has no claim to the apple.The Eleventh Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy Hector.The EnsemblePurpurinaWritten by Cameron SueyProduced by Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorEdited by Cameron SueyArt by Karrin FletcherPsychology Consultant - Elisa Leal, Psy.D (CA PSY28330)Our Theme Music is: The Backrooms by MyuuAdditional Music provided by Tim Kulig, the artists at Epidemic SoundDrone of Tension - Elm LakeWhere It All Ended - EnigmanicThe Calling Card - Martin LandstromA Grey Day - Guto LucenaStale - Elin PielGet Moving - Water MirrorsSFX by Epidemic Sound or artists at Freesound.org covered under the following licenses:creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Observable Radio is made by humans, and all performances are subject to the NAVA AI rider. No portion of this audio may be used to train AI.Special Thanks to Cathleen, Jon, Tid, Russ, Kalasin, Rick, Brianna, Zach, Jesper and all our patrons and listeners.Visit the Observable Radio Company Store at observableradio.com/store. There you'll find stickers, enamel pins, t-shirts, on sale and shipping anywhere in the world.Observable Radio is listener supported. If you would like to contribute towards our production costs as well as get access to behind the scenes information, and an ad-free early release feed of this show, you can do so at: patreon.com/observableradio
- Sep 30, 202516 min
Supplemental Frequency 10: "Before"
Before. The heat makes them sluggish. These days are proof. There is work to be done.The Tenth Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorThe EnsembleWritten by Cameron SueyProduced by Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorEdited by Cameron SueyArt by Karrin FletcherPsychology Consultant - Elisa Leal, Psy.D (CA PSY28330)Our Theme Music is: The Backrooms by MyuuAdditional Music provided by Tim Kulig, the artists at Epidemic SoundDouble Crossed in Johnson City - American LegionDark Before Dawn - Will HarrisonDevil Done Me Wrong - Will HarrisonSweet Treat - Will HarrisonMountain Shadows - Wanderer's TroveBackroad Blues - Roots and RecognitionCounty Line - Roots and RecognitionSFX by Epidemic Sound or artists at Freesound.org covered under the following licenses:creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Observable Radio is made by humans, and all performances are subject to the NAVA AI rider. No portion of this audio may be used to train AI.Special Thanks to Cathleen, Jon, Tid, Russ, Kalasin, Rick, Brianna, Zach, Jesper and all our patrons and listeners.Visit the Observable Radio Company Store at observableradio.com/store. There you'll find stickers, enamel pins, t-shirts, on sale and shipping anywhere in the world.Observable Radio is listener supported. If you would like to contribute towards our production costs as well as get access to behind the scenes information, and an ad-free early release feed of this show, you can do so at: patreon.com/observableradio
- Aug 26, 202525 min
Supplemental Frequency 09: Last Halloween
Last Halloween. Beetle-shell eyes in the October sun. We all know what has to happen. Coins dropped down a well, vanishing as they go.The Ninth Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorThe EnsembleLiam GregoryWritten by Cameron SueyProduced by Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorEdited by Cameron SueyArt by Karrin FletcherPsychology Consultant - Elisa Leal, Psy.D (CA PSY28330)Our Theme Music is: The Backrooms by MyuuAdditional Music provided by Tim Kulig, the artists at Epidemic SoundAbandoning Sendai - John BarzettiRails - Anna Dager and Hanna EkströmRemorse of a Murderer - Anna Dager and Hanna EkströmThe Unfolding - Anna Dager and Hanna EkströmThe Heart Knows - Luella GrenAmber Haze - Luba HilmanBroken Nightmares - Tim KuligButterflies in Me Belly - Tim KuligInsomniac - Tim KuligIs - Sandra MarteleurReturn Home - Moorland SongsThe White Birch - Moorland SongsSFX by Epidemic Sound or artists at Freesound.org covered under the following licenses:creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Observable Radio is made by humans, and all performances are subject to the NAVA AI rider. No portion of this audio may be used to train AI.Special Thanks to Cathleen, Jon, Tid, Russ, Kalasin, Rick, Brianna, Zach, Jesper and all our patrons and listeners.Visit the Observable Radio Company Store at observableradio.com/store. There you'll find stickers, enamel pins, t-shirts, on sale and shipping anywhere in the world.Observable Radio is listener supported. If you would like to contribute towards our production costs as well as get access to behind the scenes information, and an ad-free early release feed of this show, you can do so at: patreon.com/observableradio
- Jul 29, 202520 min
Supplemental Frequency 08: "First Souls"
First Souls. The only kind of sense. Passive ghosts in slave bodies. There never was a human race.The Eighth Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorThe EnsembleDavid WooPurpurinaWritten by Cameron SueyProduced by Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorEdited by Cameron SueyArt by Karrin FletcherPsychology Consultant - Elisa Leal, Psy.D (CA PSY28330)Our Theme Music is: The Backrooms by MyuuAdditional Music provided by Tim Kulig, the artists at Epidemic SoundVoigt-Kampff - Martin BaekkevoldFrogs - GuustavvVortex - JobiiInsomniac - Tim KuligThe Calling Card - Martin LandstromMystery Garden - Brendon MoellerDoes It Matter - Say3When You're in the Dark - SmartfaceExpo - South PauseSpring Pickin' - Roy Edwin WilliamsSFX provided by Epidemic Sound and the artists at Freesound.orgAdditional SFX and Music covered under the following licenses:creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Special Thanks to Cathleen, Jon, Tid, Russ, Kalasin, Rick, Brianna, Zach, Jesper and all our patrons and listeners. Thank you for listening, and stay tuned.With the help of our Patrons we've launched the Observable Radio Company Store at observableradio.com/store. There you'll find stickers, enamel pins, t-shirts, on sale and shipping anywhere in the world.Observable Radio is listener supported. If you would like to contribute towards our production costs and payment for our voice actors, as well as get access to behind the scenes information, extra production material, and an ad-free, early release feed of this show, you can do so at: patreon.com/observableradioSFX by Epidemic Sound or artists at Freesound.org covered under the following licenses:creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Observable Radio is made by humans, and all performances are subject to the NAVA AI rider. No portion of this audio may be used to train AI.Special Thanks to Cathleen, Jon, Tid, Russ, Kalasin, Rick, Brianna, Zach, Jesper and all our patrons and listeners.Visit the Observable Radio Company Store at observableradio.com/store. There you'll find stickers, enamel pins, t-shirts, on sale and shipping anywhere in the world.Observable Radio is listener supported. If you would like to contribute towards our production costs as well as get access to behind the scenes information, and an ad-free early release feed of this show, you can do so at: patreon.com/observableradio
- Jun 24, 202538 min
Supplemental Frequency 07: "Between the Walls"
Between the Walls. The three walls of Constantinople. His own foul fortune. The water of the gods themselves.The Seventh Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorThe EnsemblePaul WarrenWritten by Cameron SueyProduced by Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorEdited by Cameron SueyArt by Karrin FletcherPsychology Consultant - Elisa Leal, Psy.D (CA PSY28330)Our Theme Music is: The Backrooms by MyuuAdditional Music provided by Tim Kulig, the artists at Epidemic SoundCall to Battle - Jon BjorkErrant Hymn - DEX 1200The Ninth Day - DEX 1200Glacier - Anna DagerCrawling - Hanna EkstromDistressed - Hanna EkstromFrozen Swan - Hanna EkstromOne With the Tribe - Bonnie GraceArriving in Ancient Rome - KikoruLurken and Craven - Polar NightsReturn of the Longship - Dian ShuaiRuins of the Keep - Dian ShuaiSFX provided by Epidemic Sound and the artists at Freesound.orgAdditional SFX and Music covered under the following licenses:creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Special Thanks to Cathleen, Jon, Tid, Russ, Kalasin, Rick, Brianna, Zach, Jesper and all our patrons and listeners. Thank you for listening, and stay tuned.With the help of our Patrons we've launched the Observable Radio Company Store at observableradio.com/store. There you'll find stickers, enamel pins, t-shirts, on sale and shipping anywhere in the world.Observable Radio is listener supported. If you would like to contribute towards our production costs and payment for our voice actors, as well as get access to behind the scenes information, extra production material, and an ad-free, early release feed of this show, you can do so at: patreon.com/observableradioSFX by Epidemic Sound or artists at Freesound.org covered under the following licenses:creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Observable Radio is made by humans, and all performances are subject to the NAVA AI rider. No portion of this audio may be used to train AI.Special Thanks to Cathleen, Jon, Tid, Russ, Kalasin, Rick, Brianna, Zach, Jesper and all our patrons and listeners.Visit the Observable Radio Company Store at observableradio.com/store. There you'll find stickers, enamel pins, t-shirts, on sale and shipping anywhere in the world.Observable Radio is listener supported. If you would like to contribute towards our production costs as well as get access to behind the scenes information, and an ad-free early release feed of this show, you can do so at: patreon.com/observableradio
- May 27, 202541 min
Supplemental Frequency 06: "The Green Tunnel"
The Green Tunnel. I am each step, and then the next. The map is wrong. The white-noise squall of falling metal.The Sixth Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorThe EnsembleRae WitteWendy HectorPhil van HestWritten by Cameron SueyProduced by Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorEdited by Cameron SueyArt by Karrin FletcherPsychology Consultant - Elisa Leal, Psy.D (CA PSY28330)Our Theme Music is: The Backrooms by MyuuAdditional Music provided by Tim Kulig, the artists at Epidemic SoundAgainst the Red Sky - Walt AdamsWe Are Nomads - Walt AdamsThe Miner - Both Are InfiniteBlue Sky Blues - Peter CrosbyState of Play - Christoffer Moe DitlevsenHonest Intentions - Johan GlossnerMisty Land - HeadlundGhosts of the Rail - Gabriel LewisTrade and Fortune - Mary RiddleWe Will Haunt You - Oh the CityFully Loaded - River Run DryEchoes of Eternity - TellsonicSFX provided by Epidemic Sound and the artists at Freesound.orgAdditional SFX and Music covered under the following licenses:creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Special Thanks to Cathleen, Jon, Tid, Russ, Kalasin, Rick, Brianna, Zach, Jesper and all our patrons and listeners. Thank you for listening, and stay tuned.With the help of our Patrons we've launched the Observable Radio Company Store at observableradio.com/store. There you'll find stickers, enamel pins, t-shirts, on sale and shipping anywhere in the world.Observable Radio is listener supported. If you would like to contribute towards our production costs and payment for our voice actors, as well as get access to behind the scenes information, extra production material, and an ad-free, early release feed of this show, you can do so at: patreon.com/observableradioSFX by Epidemic Sound or artists at Freesound.org covered under the following licenses:creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Observable Radio is made by humans, and all performances are subject to the NAVA AI rider. No portion of this audio may be used to train AI.Special Thanks to Cathleen, Jon, Tid, Russ, Kalasin, Rick, Brianna, Zach, Jesper and all our patrons and listeners.Visit the Observable Radio Company Store at observableradio.com/store. There you'll find stickers, enamel pins, t-shirts, on sale and shipping anywhere in the world.Observable Radio is listener supported. If you would like to contribute towards our production costs as well as get access to behind the scenes information, and an ad-free early release feed of this show, you can do so at: patreon.com/observableradio
- Apr 29, 202532 min
Supplemental Frequency 05: "Shiva"
Shiva. Ripples in the water from the first stone. The intimacy of shared tragedy. The warmth of it remains.The Fifth Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorThe EnsemblePhil van HestWritten by Cameron SueyProduced by Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy HectorEdited by Cameron SueyArt by Karrin FletcherPsychology Consultant - Elisa Leal, Psy.D (CA PSY28330)Our Theme Music is: The Backrooms by MyuuAdditional Music provided by Tim Kulig, the artists at Epidemic SoundSlow Solitude - Amber GlowTiramisu - Joseph BegFables - DEX 1200Room for Whatever Is Left - Hanna LindgrenBeyond Gravity (Alpha Drone L172Hz R180Hz) - OokeanPillow Magic - ValanteVacancy - WHENISEEYOUISEEMYSELFSFX provided by Epidemic Sound and the artists at Freesound.orgAdditional SFX and Music covered under the following licenses:creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Special Thanks to Cathleen, Jon, Tid, Russ, Kalasin, Rick, Brianna, Zach, Jesper and all our patrons and listeners. Thank you for listening, and stay tuned.With the help of our Patrons we've launched the Observable Radio Company Store at observableradio.com/store. There you'll find stickers, enamel pins, t-shirts, on sale and shipping anywhere in the world.Observable Radio is listener supported. If you would like to contribute towards our production costs and payment for our voice actors, as well as get access to behind the scenes information, extra production material, and an ad-free, early release feed of this show, you can do so at: patreon.com/observableradioSFX by Epidemic Sound or artists at Freesound.org covered under the following licenses:creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Observable Radio is made by humans, and all performances are subject to the NAVA AI rider. No portion of this audio may be used to train AI.Special Thanks to Cathleen, Jon, Tid, Russ, Kalasin, Rick, Brianna, Zach, Jesper and all our patrons and listeners.Visit the Observable Radio Company Store at observableradio.com/store. There you'll find stickers, enamel pins, t-shirts, on sale and shipping anywhere in the world.Observable Radio is listener supported. If you would like to contribute towards our production costs as well as get access to behind the scenes information, and an ad-free early release feed of this show, you can do so at: patreon.com/observableradio
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Observable Radio is a found footage podcast of retro sci-fi and analog horror from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, Wendy Hector, and the Observable Radio EnsembleOur First Season, The Tower, an interconnected anthology of alternate universes in crises, is now complete.When he discovers something beneath the static of the worlds’s communication network, an unnamed Observer begins to catalog and record the strange signals that should not exist…Season Two: The Fire We Shared, will begin in 2025!
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