Welcomed by Design and Unwell, part 2

Welcomed by Design and Unwell, part 2

Author: Audacious Machine Creative June 21, 2023 Duration: 43:57
We're back with the second episode of Welcomed by Design's interview with the Unwell team at the University of Pittsburgh! We hope you enjoy, and we're looking forward to bringing back more of Unwell Season Five in two weeks. ====== On this episode of Welcomed by Design, we listen back to Fall 2022’s Queer Horror Week, coordinated by Pitt’s Horror Studies Working Group. Members of our team got to panel with many cool creatives, including the wonderful, BBC award-winning team of Unwell, to talk about accessibility and identity in the world of audio dramas! With a topic like that, there’s obviously going to be far too much good conversation to have a mere hour of footage. So we’re releasing a two-part special (which, given its patchwork of event audio clips, a lá Frankenstein’s monster, is thematically spooky in structure). In this part 2, we discuss inclusive world-building, from challenging what gets capital-O Othered and what is normalized, to some of the team’s favorite aspects of the world they’ve created. Be sure to check out part 1 for even more conversation, which focuses on real-life accessibility and inclusion in their production. Open episode transcript (which we’ve annotated this episode, in honor of Unwell!) (An unembedded link to the resource library, which includes transcripts, will be at the bottom of this description for anyone needing to copy and paste the link in a web browser.) Go to our resource library (for terms and recommended readings) Check out Unwell, a fictional Midwestern Gothic Mystery podcast, about conspiracies, ghosts, and unusual families of blood and choice… Host and producer: Lynn Priestley Executive producer: Dr. Jessica FitzPatrick Sound designer: Chloe Dahan Producer: Emily Kuntz Transcriber: Shivangi “Teddy” Tiwari Sound credits: Turning to You” from Landmans Duet, by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue), “Valantis” from Cauldron, by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue), Some sound effects were sourced from Freesound.org., Julesv4 - Door Creaking, Nettimato - Chain, Keweldog - Crunching Scraping, Mincedbeats - Gel Squelches, TRP - Foot Squish Wet Mud Puddle Stratford, Garzul - Analog Lazer fx, Florianreichelt - Soft Wind, The remaining sound clips used (except for the door opening sound clip), outside of spoken audio, were free sound effects from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com If you have questions, guest suggestions, or comments about the accessibility of this podcast, please don’t hesitate to email us at welcomedbydesign@gmail.com. Unembedded link to above-mentioned resource library: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1unKUUqD_SH2Qi0C94s2j7WEuXdtP0k0e?usp=sharing === 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! Find Unwell merch at https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Step into the faded, creaking world of Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery, an immersive audio drama crafted by Audacious Machine Creative. This series follows Lillian Harper’s reluctant return to the forgotten town of Mt. Absalom, Ohio, a place where the past is never truly buried. Her purpose is to care for Dorothy, her injured and estranged mother, but homecoming means moving into the family’s ancient boarding house, a building steeped in generations of whispered history. Within its walls, Lillian finds more than peeling wallpaper and dusty heirlooms; she encounters a peculiar collection of residents who form an unexpected, if odd, community. But the house and the quiet town guard deep secrets. As Lillian settles in, the ordinary Midwestern calm begins to fracture, revealing unsettling conspiracies and lingering phantoms that blur the line between the living and the dead. Each episode of this fictional drama layers character-driven storytelling with an atmosphere of slow-burning dread, exploring the ties that bind families together and the ghosts-both literal and figurative-that keep them haunted. Listeners become residents of Mt. Absalom, piecing together clues alongside Lillian, where every conversation in the parlor and every strange noise in the attic might unravel another thread of the mystery. It’s a podcast built on quiet tension, the weight of legacy, and the question of what we inherit from the places we call home.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 88

Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
Podcast Episodes
5.12- Remaining [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:27
by Bilal Dardai A Roadmap How the story will be told Goodnight, Mt. Absalom. Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support th…
5.11 - The Water, The Stars [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:01
by Jessica Wright Buha I don’t want to forget you Shouldn’t this be happy? What I need. Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help…
5.10 - Elevation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:48
by Jessica Wright Buha What do you remember? Practicalities. Love remains. Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the…
5.9 - Echo Chamber [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:45
by Jessica Best I’m remembering now Who’s in there? You’re making it worse. Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the…
5.8 - Caretakers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:58
by Jim McDoniel Gather ‘round This is all I can do for you I can’t do this anymore Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help supp…
5.7 - The Chasm [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:55
by Bilal Dardai For your ears only I’ve always been like this Sing of joy and sing of grace Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to…
Feed Drop: Midnight Burger [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:48
Hi there- Jeffrey here. For today’s midseason break release, we’ve got a feed drop from a really great show- Midnight Burger. This comedy fiction podcast is about the adventures of a time-traveling, dimension-spanning di…
Welcomed By Design and Unwell Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:56
For this week's midseason break, we're sharing an episode from the delightful podcast Welcomed By Design, a show produced by students and faculty at the University of Pittsburgh! We'll have the second part of this conver…
5.6 - Boundaries [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:02
by Jim McDoniel Facing our fears I would not show you this Things change Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the ar…
5.5- Outreach [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:13
by Jessica Best Isn't there anyone on the air? Big questions WHO AM I Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artis…