Adrenaline: The Understudy

Fictional stories in the public domain that speak to our present and near future, some with alarming prescience.

CROOKED RIVER is a fictional podcast narrative that spans the five-year period between September 1934 and August 1939 in post-Prohibition Cleveland, Ohio at the height of the Great Depression. During this politically turbulent time, an elusive killer decapitated and dismembered thirteen victims—seven men and six women—all under the watch of newly appointed Public Safety Director Eliot Ness, the famed G-man from Al Capone’s Chicago glory days. The disturbing crimes, the setting, and the peripheral characters, suspects and cops are real—the two lead characters (the local cop and the Federal Agent) are fictional. Created by: Dave Beazley and Casey Wells Starring: Zachary Ray Sherman as Alvin Pike Jeff Tendall as Joe Antonetti Miles Sullivan as Ed Krauss Andrew Garrett as Gus Frayne Albie Selznick as Coroner Pearse Stephanie Myers as Margie Levi Petree as Eliot Ness and Orley May Joseph Covino as Pete Merylo Glenn Payne as Frank Vorrell Nate Ward as Mick Basile and Newscaster Taylor Jorree Scorse as Agnes Tuttle and Operator Jessica Andres as Virginia Allen and Waitress Dave Huber as Joseph Andrassy and Lou Fortum Gayle Trudeau as Helen Andrassy Rafael Goldstein as Martin Zalewski and Emil Musil Alexandra Vaughan as Cop Post Production Sound by Joe Moralez & ElfTree Studio Written by: Casey Wells Produced, Directed & Edited by Dave Beazley A Heywood Production

Jacki and her crew left Earth and its problems behind for a chance at giving humanity a fresh start on Mars. But mysterious aliens, malicious AI, and the expected difficulties of colonizing this inhospitable planet leave them all questioning if they’ve made the right choice to abandon their home. Marsfall takes place in 2047 and follows the first colonists to settle on Mars as they face problem after problem. This high-intensity show features scenarios such as harsh storms, shadowy alien attacks, and forced assimilation by an artificial intelligence. It’s full of adult themes including violent disasters, death and betrayal, and philosophical questions. This show is not recommended for younger audiences.

Sidequesting is a fantasy podcast about avoiding the main plot. It follows Rion, an adventurer who’s willing to help just about anyone out - as long as they’re not being asked to deal with the scary wizard everyone keeps talking about.

What happens when you lose something you thought you'd always have? What happens when the thing you lose is one of your senses? Bet Kline is deaf. That wasn't the case a year ago. Now that her life has been upended, she has to figure out how to carve out a new path for herself and navigate her way down it. Easier said than done.

Station 151 is Antarctica’s first and only astronomical radio observatory. Built by the Telders Corporation at an estimated cost of $200M USD, the station promises to reveal the darkest secrets of the universe. Join Astrophysicist Wayne Robertson at the bottom of the world as he sets off on the adventure of a lifetime (and possibly his last). Station 151 is a science-fiction podcast written by Andy Scearce and Steven James Scearce. It is produced by Bear Weiter and Pale Matter.