Knock, Knock

When COVID-19 hit the United States, The Merry Beggars launched a contest for 10-minute radio plays responding to the theme of "quarantine." We received over 120 responses from around the world. While we can't produce all of them, we've chosen twelve of the scripts to b ... Show More

How do you relax amidst civilizational collapse? Well, lucky for you, a future London has just the answer: Relaxabot 938! Kick up your feet, relax, and soak up the warm nolstalgia of a caring governmental robot. Enjoy the first of twelve episodes in , a new series from The Merry ... Show More

All our lives have been stopped in their tracks. Coronavirus has made us all confront silence. Loneliness. Fear. But perhaps we're being invited into something deeper. Something that awaits us in the depths of silence. Something that can change us. - - - Enjoy the second epi ... Show More

Chance Skvorsky. Age 42. Personal Messages. This episode was written and directed by Tavius Marshall, featuring the voices of Tavius Marshall and Ashley Marshall. For transcripts and more information on Apollyon, please visit Apollyon.Observerpictures.com. If you would like to su ... Show More

Malevolent follows Arkham Investigator Arthur Lester as he unravels the mysterious circumstances that have befallen him. In the Twelfth episode, Arthur decides to press forward into the basement of the hotel despite the entities warning. What follows brings about answers to long ... Show More

Killing two people is worse than killing one. What about 440 billion crustaceans? Adapted from Dylan Matthews's essay on Vox.com. This story is part of a series supported by Animal Charity Evaluators, which received a grant from EarthShare. For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ... Show More

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We have a cure for tuberculosis. Why does it still kill over a million people every year? GUEST: John Green, podcaster, YouTube creator and award-winning author of Everything is Tuberculosis and many young adult novels This episode was made in partnership with Vox’s Future Perfec ... Show More

Doctor Joachim’s pharmacy flourishes and Alphonse’s life improves, but a malicious act of violence threatens to destroy all they’ve worked for. This episode contains hate speech and graphic violence. ~~ From QCODE, makers of fantastic audio fiction. Visit QCODEMedia.com to learn ... Show More

Malevolent follows Arkham Investigator Arthur Lester as he unravels the mysterious circumstances that have befallen him. In the Ninth part of our series Arthur and the entity have fallen out and are struggling to find a way forward. With the officers having taken them into custod ... Show More

“There are thirty one million people waiting for me.” Season 1, Episode 7. The Amelia Project is a secret agency that helps its clients by faking their deaths and setting them up with a brand new identity! In this episode the client is a famous comedian… who has lost his sense of ... Show More

“Coincidence is the word we use when we can't see the levers and pulleys.” Season 1, Episode 10. The Amelia Project is a secret agency that helps its clients by faking their deaths and setting them up with a brand new identity! This episode’s client find herself with an extraordi ... Show More