Episode 31 - The President

Tucked away in a discreet location, the secret agency at the heart of The Amelia Project offers one very particular service: staging elaborate deaths for clients who desperately need to vanish. Created by Imploding Fictions, this audio series unfolds primarily through deliciously strange interviews conducted over a cup of cocoa, where each new client explains why they need to disappear from their own life. What begins as a clever anthology of these darkly comic consultations gradually weaves itself into a richer, ongoing narrative filled with unexpected twists and lurking dangers. While every episode delivers a self-contained story of escape and reinvention, listening from the beginning allows the larger puzzle to piece itself together beautifully. The charm of this fiction podcast lies in its perfect blend of the macabre and the mundane, where discussions of forged deaths are punctuated by the clink of porcelain. It’s a world where the tone is as warm as the beverage served, even when the subject matter is decidedly cold. You’ll meet a wonderfully odd cast of characters, both clients and agents, whose stories are far more interconnected than they first appear. For anyone who enjoys narrative comedy with a side of mystery and a distinct, velvety atmosphere, this podcast provides a consistently inventive and strangely comforting escape.