ANNOUNCEMENT | MERCY Listening Party ft. KIND cast & crew!

ANNOUNCEMENT | MERCY Listening Party ft. KIND cast & crew!

Author: Strangekind Studio March 21, 2026 Duration: 1:53

Transcript of announcement: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ceTVDUbKqB3GLfffI6-JATSLUVgYgbXGuybhC-YBBZE/edit?usp=sharing

Music credit: 'Approaching Meltdown' by Pearce Roswell, courtesy of Epidemic Sound


To celebrate the mid-season finale for MERCY, we will be hosting a listening party livestream on Sunday 29 March from 6PM - 9.30PM CST at the Strangekind Studio YouTube channel ft. the cast & crew of KIND!


Come along for the premiere of Episode 10 of MERCY, prediction bingo, post-episode Q&A/chats, and to hang out with fellow listeners!


WHO WILL BE THERE?

  • Sneha Kumar | Lila Sassoon (MERCY); Daru & Maeve Kelly (KIND)
  • Aurora Ave-Lallemant @auroraaveva | Doctor Daisy Gray (MERCY); Clover (KIND)
  • James Reece | Lord Paxton Cross (MERCY); Dodder Leach (KIND)
  • Austin Sharp @waynesawyer | Wayne Sawyer (MERCY); Detective Euan Hayes, Officer Joe Hamm, Eloy Herrera & Marlin the Fisherman (KIND)
  • Matt Doherty | Script supervisor (MERCY, KIND); Samuel Beauford, Bartholomew Bell, Edna Winters & a legion of extras (MERCY); Dahlia, Bates & a legion of extras (KIND)
  • Jae-in Hwan | Director, writer, sound designer (MERCY, KIND)
  • And (possibly) others!


SUBMIT YOUR Q&A QUESTIONS!

We will be running a Q&A portion after the episode, so if you have any questions or comments for any cast & crew members (or just in general), please bring them along on the night. You can also fill out the Q&A SUBMISSION FORM before the livestream (with an option for anonymous submissions).


We would love to chat all things MERCY, KIND, the studio, creative and/or technical processes, and anything else you might be curious about! 


FYI - the VOD of the event will be uploaded to our YouTube channel, and the Q&A portion will be uploaded to the MERCY feed as a bonus episode as well.


See our Tumblr post for more information about the event, including the bingo card template, Episode 10 content warnings (spoilers ahoy), and the livestream schedule: https://www.tumblr.com/strangekindstudio/811614761975431168/you-are-hereby-invited-to-join-boomer-ceely


We hope to see y'all there! <3


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Step into the rain-slicked streets of Silver City with KIND: An LGBTQ+ Mythical Noir Audio Drama, a gripping production from Strangekind Studio. This isn't your typical crime story; it's a deeply immersive, character-driven journey into a world where myth and grim reality collide. At its center is Sujin Baek, a man living two irreconcilable lives: by day, he's a devoted husband and a gentle cook caring for orphans at Eden Orphanage, and by night, he operates as the city's most feared and prolific serial killer, known only as the Kind Killer. The tension of his double existence forms the core of this meticulously crafted audio drama, designed to pull you into its atmosphere, especially when listened to with headphones. When Sujin's carefully constructed world begins to fracture, the resulting chaos exposes a corrupt and shadowy underbelly that endangers every soul in Silver City. This podcast explores profound questions of identity, humanity, and the monsters we create-or discover within ourselves. Through its complex LGBTQ+ narrative and noir sensibilities, the story deliberately upends genre expectations, offering listeners a psychologically rich and sonically cinematic experience. Each episode pulls you deeper into a moral labyrinth where nothing is black and white, and the line between caretaker and killer is hauntingly thin. Tune in for a tale that is as emotionally resonant as it is unnerving, proving that the most compelling stories often live in the gray areas.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 19

KIND: An LGBTQ+ Mythical Noir Audio Drama
Podcast Episodes
[ANNOUNCEMENT] MERCY: A Queer Eldritch Western [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:53
This trailer is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.MERCY: A Queer Eldritch Western follows Wayne Sawyer, a grizzled jack-of-all-trades, who helps the folk of Mercy for a mere pittance. When he mee…
Chapter Eleven: THE HUMAN (Part Two) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:02
PART TWO OF TWOKIND is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.CW: Misophonia (Part 2, from 9:46 - 10:00), ableist and misogynistic language, non-consensual drugging & restraining, mind control, gun vi…
Chapter Eleven: THE HUMAN (Part One) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:39
PART ONE OF TWOKIND is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.CW: Misophonia (Part 2, from 9:46 - 10:00), ableist and misogynistic language, non-consensual drugging & restraining, mind control, gun vi…
Chapter Ten: THE HERO [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:13
KIND is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.CW: Misophonia (mild chewing sounds 44:56 - 45:06), alcohol abuse, ableist language, misogynistic language, suicidality, gun use, and non-consensual seda…
Chapter Nine: THE HUNTER [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:15:19
KIND is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.CW: Misophonia (chip eating from 13:15 - 13:36), emetophobia (from 20:40 - 20:45), mentions of drug use, alcohol use, graphic death scenes (immolation),…
Chapter Eight: THE LAST [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:26
KIND is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.CW: Gun violence & bombings, soundscaping of warfare, hunting, alcohol use, and non-consensual restraining.A story is told. A meal is shared. The past is…
Chapter Seven: THE FIREBRAND (Part Two) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:48
PART TWO OF TWOKIND is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.CW: Gun violence, explosives/bombing, graphic field surgery, mentions of suicide/child abuse/alcoholism, ableist/racist/misogynistic & tra…
Chapter Seven: THE FIREBRAND (Part One) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:54
PART ONE OF TWOKIND is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.CW: Gun violence, explosives/bombing, graphic field surgery, mentions of suicide/child abuse/alcoholism, ableist/racist/misogynistic & tra…
Chapter Six: THE PUPPET [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:03
KIND is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.CW: Sexual content, emetophobia (13:51 - 14:17), gun violence, kidnapping, violence & gore, mentions of drug use, and misogynistic language.Eden is scatt…
Chapter Five: THE FUGITIVE [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:26
KIND is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.CW: Gun violence, violence & gore, ableism/ableist language, misogyny/misogynistic language, binge drinking, mentions of self-harming behaviour, mentions…