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” TiwariSound 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.comIf 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: 50

Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
Podcast Episodes
Season Four Trailer: Premonitions [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:46
Searching. Protecting. Supporting.Searching. Protecting. Supporting.Searching. Protecting. ProtectingProtectingProtectingProtectingProtectingProafiffgitProifvitingp===Unwell will return on March 2nd, 2022Featuring Marsha…
Brimstone Valley Mall [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:56
Hi there- Jeffrey here. We're so close to the return of Unwell Season Four- and we're so excited to have the chance to share one more guest episode- Brimstone Valley Mall, written and directed by Kristen DiMercurio. You'…
The Music of Unwell [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:39
For today's episode, we've got something really exciting- two interviews with artists from Unwell, talking about making audio work. These are sourced from John Bartmann’s fantastic podcast “How I make music”- where John…
Season Four Trailer: Traditions [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:59
We are thrilled to announce that Unwell will return with Season Four on March 2nd, 2022!Mt. Absalom Town Anthem written by Jessica Best. Sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph…
Starship Tempest [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:09
This week, we're excited to share a show that's very different from Unwell: Starship Tempest! Featuring some longtime HartLife NFP artists, including Unwell Lead Sound Designer Emeritus Ryan Schile, Our Fair City and Unw…
The Strange Case of the Starship Iris [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:55
For this week's feed drop, we're excited to bring you the first episode of The Strange Case of the Starship Iris, written by Unwell staff writer Jessica Best!You can find more of the Strange Case of the Starship Iris her…
3.12 - Return [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:45
Just calling to let you know I made it home safeIn and through and below and betweenThings get more complicated===Content Advisories for this episode can be found here.A Transcript for this episode can be found here.Like…
3.11 - Variables [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:44
Anger can be healthyA really creepy laughIt's me===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 artists who made it? You c…
3.10 - The Sound of Her Voice [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:44
An uninvited guestI miss you so, so muchWe're not used to this here===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 artists…
3.09 - Unfinished Business [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:04
A watched email never updatesConnecting the dotsFilthy meat eaters=== Tell us more about yourself in our Listener Survey!Content Advisories for this episode can be found here.A Transcript for this episode can be found he…