11th Hour Audio

11th Hour Audio
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The 11th Hour Audio Podcast showcases exceptional audio drama from creators pushing the craft forward. Each episode is a curated selection of stories that stand out for their storytelling, production, and originality. This is a space to discover work that rises above the noise and get inspired by what’s possible in audio fiction today.

  1. 2d ago

    VARÚÐ: Dead Ísland Backstories

    In an alternative version of Iceland, Bryce, Óli and Nonni are expecting a quick getaway to the family cabin for the Icelandic Day of Independence, and instead have to flee from the Zombie Apocalypse that they did not order this morning. Cast Bryce Smith - Neil Martin (who is also our audio wizard!) Jón "Nonni" Huginsson - Dagur Jóhannesson (Volly's Icelandic helper) Ólafur Vignisson - Eyþór Viðarsson (who is also our video wizard) Keeper/Herder of Chaos - Hem "Volonda" Brewster (also our lovely producer). Subscribe to join the story when it officially starts, with DAILY episodes from October 1st until the story ends! Check out the website: https://varudrpg.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VARUDRPG https://linktr.ee/varudrpg https://open.spotify.com/show/033r0aOdweSi4YmfpNaRDE https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/var%C3%BA%C3%B0-rpg/id6784738756 This is a Blighthouse Studio production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    VARÚÐ: Dead Ísland Backstories

  2. 3d ago ·  Bonus

    Are You Tired of Playing Nice?

    Are you tired of playing nice? Summer has gone on long enough. Every polite smile costs you something. Somewhere inside, there’s an idea that’s stranger, darker, maybe a little harder to keep under control. Good. The 11th Hour Audio Challenge wants it. Write it. Build it. Unleash it. Write an original horror audio drama script of 10 pages or fewer. Then assemble a team of collaborators, or join one, and turn it into a finished audio production with: Voice acting Sound design & effects Editing Original music Whatever else your particular monster requires On October 30, World Audio Drama Day, the finished productions descend upon the 11th Hour Audio podcast feed. Life isn’t always a beach party. Let the tide come in. Learn more, find collaborators & join the challenge at 11thHourAudio.com The 11th Hour Audio Challenge is an annual community audio-drama event bringing writers, performers, directors, composers, sound designers and producers together to create original audio fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. Jun 11

    Introducing - Hearthbound - Stray Lungs Folk Opera

    Transcript Welcome back to the 11th Hour Audio Podcast. Today's featured production is Hearthbound from Stray Lungs, one of the first productions selected through our open submissions process. Odessa's just trying to get home to her wife, but along the Loneliest Road in America she'll encounter strange hosts, stray souls, and echoes of the past she's running from... or running towards. Hearthbound is a folk musical audio drama set across a post-apocalyptic Great Basin. It's a road trip, a queer love story, and a ballad for ecological restoration. Created by Jo Chiang Directed by Jack Towhey Calk Sound Design and Editing by Levi Sharpe Music Directed by Ginger Dolden Music Production by Pete Lanctot Occasional swearing, brief gun violence, mentions of death, grief, abandonment, violence, and brief misophonia. Please note that later episodes of the series may contain additional mature content, including graphic violence. Website: https://www.straylungs.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/straylungs/ The 11th Hour Audio Podcast is now accepting submissions from audio drama creators. If you have a completed audio drama and the rights to share it, we invite you to submit it for consideration. We're looking for creative, immersive audio storytelling and would love to hear what you've been working on. Submission Form:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4jN0XD-8acHf7MKAHSyfhITUxKzN1A-Vx7D6BlxQBoFHAeg/viewform?usp=dialog Since 2008, 11th Hour Audio has been creating, supporting, and celebrating audio fiction through productions, community events, and the annual 11th Hour Audio Challenge. Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Introducing - Hearthbound - Stray Lungs Folk Opera

  4. Apr 11

    Dialed In - Wish You Were Here

    Desperate to contact his Grandmother (Jenelle Sosa), Brent (PG Lorusso) takes some extraordinary measures to stay in touch. Features Linda Mason, Jennifer Harder and Amye Lewis. Directed by Samantha Mason. Music by Lucien Desar. Sound Design by Mike de Almeida. Theme music and editing by Matthew J Boudreau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Dialed In - Wish You Were Here

  5. Mar 11

    Counterbalance - Supercut

    Aþæanuka - 95th day of Bäkkos, 5th year of the Vær, 101st GenerationThe journey to the Skundr begins. This week on the 11th Hour Audio Podcast we’re featuring an episode of Counterbalance, an immersive high fantasy audio drama presented in a found-footage style. The story follows three unlikely companions traveling across the mountain Skundr to repair a tear in the magical Weave that holds their world together. As spirits escape and chaos spreads across the mountain, they must learn to work together to mend the damage before their own conflicts make things worse. The series follows a modern human suddenly stranded in a bronze-age-like world of magic, spirits, and non-human cultures, documenting the journey while searching for answers about what happened to the other humans who arrived in this world with her. Cast Raka – Kessir Riliniki Lyn – Carollyn Monterola Malaki – Eyþór Viðarsson (Blighthouse Studio) Auril – Travis Vengroff (The White Vault) Yosha – Hem Brewster (The Lucky Die) Akasar Eþiovar – Lani Minella (AudioGodz) Cerafaïn – Austin Beach (Broken Bard Studios) Additional Voices Whitney Johnson (Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magic Services) Tal Minear (Ungifts) Lucille Valentine (The Six Disappearances of Ella McCray) Written and dialogue edited by Kessir Riliniki Sound design by Sarah Buchynski (Polarity Audio Works) Theme music “Sál Svar” by Fuimadane from the album Vegleitir. Learn more and find where to listen at trilunis.com, or search Counterbalance wherever you listen to podcasts. This is a Blighthouse Studio production. Find the Transcript here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Counterbalance - Supercut

  6. Jan 11

    The Lights of Wychywood

    From the Vanishment podcast A dark fairy tale, 1920s England.Two Girl Guides awake in a dark forest to discover their whole camp has disappeared.One knows the secret.Only one will escape.Cast: Tarn Arthurs, Élise Brooks, Anna Compton, Imogen Dymott, Shiraz Engineer, Francesca Louise White.Producer - Matthew BoudreauWriter - Richard H. BrooksMusic - Amy Balcombe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. 12/11/2025

    The Final Home Invasion

    Written, scored, and produced by Tom Parsons Robots, riddles, and ridiculous amounts of laughter—The Final Invasion reunites George and William, an alien-human couple whose home has been invaded one too many times. When their neighbour June suddenly appears out of thin air and a mysterious audience laugh-track begins haunting their every move, the trio find themselves trapped inside a bizarre sitcom-styled simulation. As alien spiders, impossible riddles, and an old enemy threaten them once again, secrets are revealed, loyalties are tested, and the galaxy's fate may depend on the most unlikely heroes. Featuring: Karim Kronfli as George Richard Ashwell as William Jo Ashe as June Matthew Boudreau as Perfectus Tuba Fiona Thraile as the Computer Voices Art by Faith McQuinn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Final Home Invasion

  8. 10/30/2025

    Like and Subscribe

    When influencer dreams meet coastal folklore, the algorithm isn’t the only thing watching. Like and Subscribe follows Val — a van-life vlogger chasing digital stardom — and her boyfriend Kieron as they travel the Delaware coast to capture the perfect content. But as their channel, Cottagecore Van Life, grows, so does the tension between them. When a local ghost story becomes their next viral video idea, Kieron’s search for the “ghost light” turns deadly, unleashing a presence that feeds on attention itself. Produced by 6630 Productions & 11th Hour AudioWritten by Lindsay Harris-FrielDirected & Sound Designed by Matthew BoudreauMusic by Vincent FrielA 2025 11th Hour Audio Challenge Production Cast Val (Valerina) – Ashton Haugen Kieron – Christopher Keown Bluejean (BJ) – Julie Hoverson Sam – AJ DeLong Masterclass Voice – Tim Heffernan Daddy’s Voicemail – Karim Kronfli Phone Voice – Faith McQuinn The Mimic Spirit – composed from Val & Kieron’s own recordings Sound Design by Matthew Boudreau Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The 11th Hour Audio Podcast showcases exceptional audio drama from creators pushing the craft forward. Each episode is a curated selection of stories that stand out for their storytelling, production, and originality. This is a space to discover work that rises above the noise and get inspired by what’s possible in audio fiction today.

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  • Creator
    11th Hour Audio
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    136
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 11th Hour Audio
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