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Adam Blackwell and Amy Stirling met as graduate students in anthropology, both obsessed with studying the same dead language and long-lost culture. Their relationship was always... complicated. They were bitter rivals, ideological opposites, and even went out on a date once - though they’d really prefer if everyone forgot about that last thing, thank you very much.Then, they became the first two people in thousands of years capable of doing magic.Over the next five years, they became global superstars, both revered and feared. Their powers led to a tragedy unlike any the world had seen before. Now, the world's first two magicians of the modern age must figure out the truth of their power, its consequences, and their relationship with one another before they do more damage to the world.The Harbingers is a new fiction podcast created by Gabriel Urbina, directed and sound designed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner.From Audacious Machine Creative.
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- 1 weeks ago51 min
Episode 17: The Perfect Opening Line
Episode 17. The summer of 2032. Two years after the event that led to the destruction of Boston, the world is still reeling. While Adam serves the start of a life sentence, Amy works to change the way the public views that fateful day. It is a very uphill battle. However, when another of the world’s seven magicians uses her powers in a very dangerous, very public way, Amy and Shepherd Administration must work together to find a way out of the modern world's second great magic crisis. But given the powers and the immunities that are granted to them by their Harbinger rings, what can they even do to stop a magician who very much feels like an unstoppable force?Be advised: this episode contains strong language, discussions of politics, and depictions of drinking, perilous situations, and acts of terrorism. It also mentions, but does not depict, incarceration - specifically within the American prison system - military activity, danger involving flying and aircraft, and a large-scale disaster. Listener discretion is advised. The Harbingers was created by Gabriel Urbina. Today's episode was written by Gabriel Urbina. It was directed & sound designed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. It featured the voices of Lauren Grace Thompson as Amy Stirling, Emmy Bean as Claudia Skinner, Sabrina Odigie as Andrea Shepherd, Andre Teamer as Joseph Musa, Ian Geers as Kris Middendorf, Krista D'Agostino as Elsa Schuster, Mark Soloff as Andrew Walker, Marsha Harman as Admiral Winterbourne, Pat King as Chris Watts, Zach Valenti as Hunter Kane. It also featured the voices of D. Casselian, Emily Agy, Wesley Scott, Jeffrey Nils Gardner, and Ryan Schile. Our original music was composed by Nicholas Podany. This episode also featured Cryonic by Kevin Graham. Our original show art was created by Cassie J. Allen. The executive producer for the series is Eleanor Hyde.You can learn more about the show, see a timeline of the events of our story, and become a supporting member at Audacious Machine Creative Dot Com. This is an Audacious Machine Creative production.On our website you can becoming a member, find timeline of events, and read additional Arcana materials: https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/For a Transcript, click here: https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/the-harbingerss2e17See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 2 weeks ago10 min
The story thus far
Season 2 is a couple weeks away. And if you don’t have time to re-listen to all of season 1, we wanted to help you out a little bit. So Jeffrey, Gabriel, and I are here to do a recap of season 1. Three quick thoughts before we jump in. First, s with our first season- we'll be doing livestreams of season two episodes before they air! There will be more information on our social media, and on our website at www.audaciousmachinecreative.com.Next, you know how the Harbingers is a story that jumps around in time? For this recap we have taken all the twists, turns, and loop-di-loops and ironed them out into a chronological straight line. By doing that, it makes some parts of the story more clear and some less clear. So you might notice new connections. But that leads me to my final thing - a caution. We left stuff out. This isn’t a replacement for listening to season 1. You will miss lots of stuff. So please, enjoy this for what it is. A good way to jog your memory and get excited about what comes next.Without further ado, please enjoy… the story thus far.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Aug 13, 202620 min
Feed Drop: Redacted
Introducing [REDACTED]; from Athan (The Grotto) and Jamie Petronis (The Cellar Letters)Following the death of his twin, failing actor Jacob Kane assumes his late-brother’s life in hopes of a fresh start. Instead of finding stability, Jacob finds himself working within The [REDACTED] Unit, a covert agency tasked with containing impossible creatures and phenomena. As he becomes entangled with paranormal forces and secret agendas, Jacob begins to discover a sense of belonging in a place he never expected.Equal parts horror and workplace satire, [REDACTED] takes inspiration from late 90s & early 2000s television like procedural monster-of-the-week shows X-files & Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the classic ensemble banter of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Psych.Visit our website: https://theredactedunit.com/Join the discussion: http://theredactedunit.com/discord[REDACTED] S1E1: False Start (Part 1)Jacob Kane makes a big life changeStarring:Jamie Petronis as Jacob KaneAthan as Eli ReyesDan Morris as The Strict ProducerJeffrey Reddick as The Anxious ScreenwriterKaren Neat as ServerJames Spurney as as Phil (Landlord)Nathan Lundsford as Jordan KaneHarlan Guthrie as ■■■Zoe D. Lee as ■■■■■Ben Akira Spencer as OfficerIoana Adascalitei as Jody (Paramedic)General Show WarningsRecurring themes of violence and peril, horror, death and grief, sudden & unsettling audio, use of weapons, secret-police/cover-ups, strong language.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Aug 6, 20261 min
The Harbingers Season Two Trailer: The Measure of a Man
Magic is real. It's real and The Harbingers are coming back.New season begins September 10th. The Harbingers was created by Gabriel Urbina. This trailer was written by Gabriel Urbina. It was directed and sound designed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. It featured the voices of André Teamer and Lauren Grace Thompson Our original music was composed by Nicholas Podany. Our original show art was created by Cassie J. Allen. The executive producer for the series is Eleanor Hyde.You can learn more about the show, see a timeline of the events of our story, and become a supporting member at Audacious Machine Creative Dot Com. This is an Audacious Machine Creative production.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Jul 30, 202632 min
Gabriel, Andres, and Eleanor discuss episode 1 [Membership preview]
Been wondering what the members are listening to? Enjoy this preview of one of our favorite bonus episodes so far!Gabriel Urbina (creator/writer), Andres Enriquez (Adam Blackwell), and Eleanor Hyde (Executive Producer) discuss the first four episodes of The Harbingers. They all attempt to be both "obtuse and annoyingly brilliant" (as Amy Stirlling would say). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Jul 16, 202636 min
Feed Drop: Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
Today, we're excited to share a feed drop from one Audacious Machine Creative's other shows- Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery. The first episode is introdruced by Eleanor Hyde and Joshua K Harris (Professor McCandles in The Harbingers and Rudy in Unwell). We hope you enjoy!Lily Harper comes “home.”===Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript 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!This episode features: Clarisa Cherie Rios as Lily, Marsha Harman as Dot, Clint Worthington as Russel, Bethany Hart as Cynthia, LaQuin Groves as Dale, Mark Soloff as an old man on the edge of town, Michael Turrentine as Wes, Pat King as Chester, Sebastian Orr as [REDACTED], Ele Matelan as [REDACTED]. Voices by Alex Brown, Jeff Van Dreason, Eric Silver, Julia Schifini, Amanda McSweene-Geehan, Michelle Nickolaisen, Jack Pevyhouse, Paul Miscagave and Bridge Greene.Written by Jim McDoniel, 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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Jun 25, 202650 min
Creator Chat: Gabriel Urbina x Mark Anzalone- The Gentleman from Hell
This week, we're thrilled to share a chat between The Harbingers creator Gabriel Urbina and the writer of The Gentleman from Hell, Mark Anzalone- along with the first episode of The Gentleman from Hell! We hope you enjoy.===Three private detectives investigate the mystery of Cold Sparrow - a town that's entire population disappeared without a trace over twenty years ago. Together, the detectives seek to unravel the town's mysteries and find the enigmatic Benjamin Veers, an eccentric billionaire who resided in the once picturesque town.Credits:Written by Mark AnzaloneEdited by Walker KornfeldSound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone--Mace voiced by Steven ZivicLeon voiced by Sam StarkPhyllis voiced by Aubrey AkersBenjamin Veers voiced by Mark AnzaloneEdward Veers voiced by Mark AnzaloneCharlie Prist voiced by Mark Anzalone--Intro music by Steven AnzaloneAll music and sound effects used in this podcast are licensed through third-party providers under valid commercial licenses. All rights remain with their respective copyright holders.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Jun 18, 202649 min
Episode 16: Wrapped Around Your Finger
Episode 16. In the days following the Boston disaster, the world reeled, mourned, and looked for answers. As more and more voices called for Adam to be held accountable for what happened, Amy looked for a bit of solace and purpose, only finding it in the most unexpected of places. Be advised: this episode contains strong language, discussions of politics, faith, and religion, and depictions of drinking. It also contains mentions, though no depictions, of violence, death, and a large-scale disaster. Listener discretion is advised. The Harbingers was created by Gabriel Urbina. Today's episode was written by Gabriel Urbina. It was directed and sound designed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. It featured the voices of Andrés Enriquez as Adam Blackwell, Lauren Grace Thompson as Amy Stirling, Emmy Bean as Claudia Skinner, Joshua K. Harris as Julian McCandless, Sabrina Odigie as Andrea Shepherd, Ian Geers as Kris Middendorf, Emmanuel Ramirez as Damián Zanetti, Zach Vallenti as Hunter Kane, Mark Soloff as Andrew Walker, Rachel Music as Jeanine Alfaro, and Pat King as Chris Watts. It also featured the voices of Jill Oliver, Olivia Love, Wesley Scott, Josh Zambrano, Mark Park, Casey Callaghan, and Jeffrey Ni ls Gardner. Our original music was composed by Nicholas Podany. Today’s episode also featured “I Knew It Was The End” by Evangeline Young. Our original show art was created by Cassie J. Allen. The executive producer for the series is Eleanor Hyde.You can learn more about the show, see a timeline of the events of our story, and become a supporting member at Audacious Machine Creative Dot Com. This is an Audacious Machine Creative production.On our website you can becoming a member, find timeline of events, and read additional Arcana materials: https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/the-harbingersFor a Transcript, click here: https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/s1e16See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
About The Harbingers
Adam Blackwell and Amy Stirling met as graduate students in anthropology, both obsessed with studying the same dead language and long-lost culture. Their relationship was always... complicated. They were bitter rivals, ideological opposites, and even went out on a date once - though they’d really prefer if everyone forgot about that last thing, thank you very much.Then, they became the first two people in thousands of years capable of doing magic.Over the next five years, they became global superstars, both revered and feared. Their powers led to a tragedy unlike any the world had seen before. Now, the world's first two magicians of the modern age must figure out the truth of their power, its consequences, and their relationship with one another before they do more damage to the world.The Harbingers is a new fiction podcast created by Gabriel Urbina, directed and sound designed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner.From Audacious Machine Creative.
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