69 episodes
Back Again, Back Again Abigail Eliza
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5.0 • 22 Ratings
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Audioverse Award-winning podcast Back Again, Back Again is a narrative audio drama about ex-prophecy children, the end of adventures, and queer girls with swords. It tells the story of Ilyaas, who, on the night of her seventeenth birthday, gets portal-magicked away to a world called Rhysea – where she is told that she is part of a prophecy to save the country. The podcast picks up at the traditional end of all "portal fantasy" stories: prophecy completed, Ilyaas must readjust to the "real world" while still remembering everything she's seen.
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Episode 29: Old Friends
Rex et poeta et soldat talk to the laerds of Rhysea.
Created by Abigail Eliza and inspired by The Oh Hellos.
And, of course, a thousand thank-you's (gratinoc!! gratinoc!! gratinoc!!) to Nat, Christina, Em, Ellen, Adrienne, MacQuaid, Zoey, Tapac, Axel, Liam, John, Mel, Tai, Daisy, Daniel, and Sam for supporting Back Again, Back Again on Patreon! The Patreon will be pausing its subscription and content while the show is on break, but when the show starts up again, here's what you should know: Back Again, Back Again believes in a pay-what-you-can, "sliding scale" policy, which you can check out here: patreon.com/backagainpodcast
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Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C6C-Ee4PL4Fp3MPpFSWhfat3CYkmRHE0jGsnVHxtT0A/edit?usp=sharing
Sound Effect Attribution & Disclaimers: https://bit.ly/2GbKwro -
Episode 28: Promises, Exits
Rex et poeta et soldat say goodbye.
Written by Abigail Eliza and inspired by The Oh Hellos.
And, of course, a thousand thank-you's (gratinoc!! gratinoc!! gratinoc!!) to Nat, Christina, Em, Ellen, Adrienne, MacQuaid, Zoey, Tapac, Axel, Liam, John, Mel, Tai, Daisy, and Sam for supporting Back Again, Back Again on Patreon! If you'd like access to lots of fun behind-the-scenes content such as annotated transcripts, bloopers, and more! Back Again, Back Again believes in a pay-what-you-can, "sliding scale" policy, which you can check out here: patreon.com/backagainpodcast
Check out our merch!
https://www.redbubble.com/people/BackAgainPod/shop?asc=u
Join the Back Again, Back Again Discord!
https://discord.gg/CbPJU2qpmp
Transcript: https://bit.ly/babas2e28
Sound Effect Attribution & Disclaimers: https://bit.ly/2GbKwro -
Episode 27: Where Is Your Rider?
Riders are sent out for The Boy, Ilyaas worries about his future. Callia gives her friends a gift.
Written by Abigail Eliza and inspired by The Oh Hellos.
And, of course, a thousand thank-you's (gratinoc!! gratinoc!! gratinoc!!) to Nat, Christina, Em, Ellen, Adrienne, MacQuaid, Zoey, Tapac, Axel, Liam, John, Mel, Tai, Daisy, and Sam for supporting Back Again, Back Again on Patreon! If you'd like access to lots of fun behind-the-scenes content such as annotated transcripts, bloopers, and more! Back Again, Back Again believes in a pay-what-you-can, "sliding scale" policy, which you can check out here: patreon.com/backagainpodcast
Check out our merch!
https://www.redbubble.com/people/BackAgainPod/shop?asc=u
Join the Back Again, Back Again Discord!
https://discord.gg/CbPJU2qpmp
Transcript: https://bit.ly/babas2e27
Sound Effect Attribution & Disclaimers: https://bit.ly/2GbKwro -
Episode 26: The Boy That Could Change Everything
Leander has a vision, Ilyaas and Callia make one more promise. Nothing in Rhysea is without balance.
Written by Abigail Eliza and inspired by The Oh Hellos.
Back Again, Back Again will be back 02/01/24 -- January will be a month of Sword and Spinner!
And, of course, a thousand thank-you's (gratinoc!! gratinoc!! gratinoc!!) to Nat, Christina, Em, Ellen, Adrienne, MacQuaid, Zoey, Tapac, Axel, Liam, John, Mel, Tai, Daisy, and Sam for supporting Back Again, Back Again on Patreon! If you'd like access to lots of fun behind-the-scenes content such as annotated transcripts, bloopers, and more! Back Again, Back Again believes in a pay-what-you-can, "sliding scale" policy, which you can check out here: patreon.com/backagainpodcast
Check out our merch!
https://www.redbubble.com/people/BackAgainPod/shop?asc=u
Join the Back Again, Back Again Discord!
https://discord.gg/CbPJU2qpmp
Transcript: https://bit.ly/babas2e26
Sound Effect Attribution & Disclaimers: https://bit.ly/2GbKwro -
Episode 25.5: Someone Else, Somewhere Else
There... could be someone else who has come back from Rhysea.
Written by Abigail Eliza and inspired by The Oh Hellos.
Back Again, Back Again will be back 12/20/23
And, of course, a thousand thank-you's (gratinoc!! gratinoc!! gratinoc!!) to Nat, Christina, Em, Ellen, Adrienne, MacQuaid, Zoey, Tapac, Axel, Liam, John, Mel, Tai, Daisy, and Sam for supporting Back Again, Back Again on Patreon! If you'd like access to lots of fun behind-the-scenes content such as annotated transcripts, bloopers, and more! Back Again, Back Again believes in a pay-what-you-can, "sliding scale" policy, which you can check out here: patreon.com/backagainpodcast
Check out our merch!
https://www.redbubble.com/people/BackAgainPod/shop?asc=u
Join the Back Again, Back Again Discord!
https://discord.gg/CbPJU2qpmp
Transcript: https://bit.ly/babas2e255
Sound Effect Attribution & Disclaimers: https://bit.ly/2GbKwro -
Episode 25: Quiet and Triumphant Returns
Callia turns eighteen, Ilyaas stops keeping secrets. For the first time, someone enters Ilyaas's apartment.
Written by Abigail Eliza and inspired by The Oh Hellos.
And, of course, a thousand thank-you's (gratinoc!! gratinoc!! gratinoc!!) to Nat, Em, Ellen, Adrienne, MacQuaid, Zoey, Tapac, Axel, Liam, John, Mel, Tai, Daisy, and Sam for supporting Back Again, Back Again on Patreon! If you'd like access to lots of fun behind-the-scenes content such as annotated transcripts, bloopers, and more! Back Again, Back Again believes in a pay-what-you-can, "sliding scale" policy, which you can check out here: patreon.com/backagainpodcast
Check out our merch!
https://www.redbubble.com/people/BackAgainPod/shop?asc=u
Join the Back Again, Back Again Discord!
https://discord.gg/CbPJU2qpmp
Transcript: https://bit.ly/babas2e25
Sound Effect Attribution & Disclaimers: https://bit.ly/2GbKwro
Customer Reviews
An adventure that you’ll never want to let go
I’ve been listening to Back Again, Back again since about half way through the story, and I kind of cannot believe that I haven’t written a review.
Back Again, Back Again is the ideal form of what I like to call “The Audio Drama Novel” which is a fancy way of saying that this could fit either medium perfectly, because there’s so much emotional tone attached to each word but there’s so much lore you’ll need to listen again.
That is the ideal way to experience this story though. Through the brilliant way the story has been weaved, every subsequent listen that you participate in helps to reenforce the feeling of a desperate Ilyaas clinging onto her glory days in Rhysea.
The story of a prophecy child returning to earth and desperately trying to keep a memory alive takes some of the best theories about the days after a first journey to Narnia, and gives it a Tacit and palpable emotion. Grief.
If for any reason, listen to this for a good few episodes and I promise you’ll be hooked like no other indie podcast in the scene.
Beautiful show!
I’m not usually a big fan of single voiced podcasts but this one is awesome! Great storytelling, intriguing and so well done.
Wonderful High Fantasy Subversion
This audio drama begins with familiar fantasy elements of alternate realms, prophecy, and unquestionably good royalty, but swiftly turns this last element on its head. This show retains all the great elements one expects from fantasy - epic fights, magic, heartfelt moments and romance - without the intrinsically good monarchy element I’ve come to disdain.
Thankfully, this subversive story is very well-executed too. Eliza’s narration does the audio format justice and only gets better as the show goes on - voice inflections rich with emotion bring me into the world of Rhysea. Some clever turns of phrase brought out joyous laughter or grins, and some moments almost brought me to tears. I highly recommend this show! My only (minor) gripe with this show is that the world could be more fleshed-out but I’m hopeful that that will come with future seasons.