7 episodes
The Shadows CBC STORIES
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4.5 • 221 Ratings
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Kaitlin Prest, creator and host of the Prix-Italia winner The Heart, presents the first audio fiction from CBC Podcasts. The Shadows is a story about the anatomy of a relationship: a crush, a choice, ...
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Episode 1: Romantic
"When love beckons to you, follow [it]
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And when [its] wings enfold you yield to [it],
Though the sword hidden among [its] pinions may wound you.
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For even as love crowns you so shall [it] crucify you.
Even as [it] is for your growth so is [it] for your pruning." - Kahlil Gibran, On Love -
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Episode 3: Sweater
"Love is being there every day, to keep someone warm, to hold them through the night, to make them feel cozy." - Sweater
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Episode 4: Decision
"Romantics value intensity over stability. Realists value security over passion. But both are often disappointed, for few people can live happily at either extreme." - Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity
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Episode 5: An Argument That Should Be Simple.
"A decided heart looks for a solution. An undecided heart looks for a way out." - Tom, a regular at the Bramasole Diner
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Episode 6: End
"With every commitment there is much that it rejects. Much that it excludes." - Adam Phillips, Unforbidden Pleasures
Customer Reviews
Amazingly entertaining and deep
Kaitlin Prest does it again!! This along with asking for it. These are the most interesting style fictional podcasts. Can’t wait for her next work. And the team rocks too of course. But something about Kaitlins voice. It’s soothing and interesting. Incredibly entertaining!!
Amazing story and production
This was a beautifully put together story. Form and content worked really well together. I blazed through it and only wished there was more! 💖
Powerful and thought-provoking
This podcast was beautifully produced and the story was fascinating. It really made me think about the concept of monogamy.