Among the Stacks

In which, after receiving visits from three spectres, Scrooge must decide if he will change his ways...

It was edited and scored by the phenomenal ⁠⁠⁠POLYBROW⁠⁠⁠ (she/her), a composer, orchestrator, and sound designer from the UK. Find more about Polybrow's work on her ⁠⁠⁠website.

The voice of section 1 is the superb Richard Wilde. Richard is a voice actor and actor, and plays Mr Hampson in Gather The Suspects.

The voice of sect...

Please enjoy this special Christmas episode of Among the Stacks, where Alasdair Stuart (the voice of Brother Dust) reads Clement Clarke Moore's festive poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

ALASADAIR STUART as THE NARRATOR

Produced by POLYBROW

Scored by POLYBROW

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Read alo...

In which Scrooge is visited by the last of the spirits and sees what will happen if he does not mend his ways...

It was edited and scored by the phenomenal ⁠⁠⁠POLYBROW⁠⁠⁠ (she/her), a composer, orchestrator, and sound designer from the UK. Find more about Polybrow's work on her ⁠⁠⁠website.

The voice of section 1 is the wonderful ALEXANDER BAUNER (he/they), one of the creators of, and voice of Ellias Emanuel Short in SURCE...

In which Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past and takes a journey into his own past... It was edited and scored by the phenomenal ⁠POLYBROW⁠ (she/her), a composer, orchestrator, and sound designer from the UK. Find more about Polybrow's work on her ⁠website.

The voice of section 1 is the wholesome TAYLOR MICHAELS (he/him), who is the voice of Chance in WOE.BEGONE, David in THE GROTTO, and Winston in TALES FROM THE FR...

In which Scrooge is paid a Christmas Eve visit by his old colleague, the late Jacob Marley...

It was edited and scored by the phenomenal ⁠⁠POLYBROW⁠⁠ (she/her), a composer, orchestrator, and sound designer from the UK. Find more about Polybrow's work on her ⁠⁠website.

The voice of section 1 is NIGEL MCKEON (she/they/he), the creator of AMONG THE STACKS, and the host of HYPERFIXATIONS and NANNY OGG'S BOOK CLUB.

The voice of sectio...

What you're about to hear is a snippet of our upcoming production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, releasing this festive season.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

NIGEL MCKEON (she/they/he) as THE VOICE OF SECTION ONE

Edited by POLYBROW (she/her)

Scored by POLYBROW

Episode art by CLAIRE A. DINNEBIER (she/her) and NIGEL MCKEON

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CW: Viole...

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In which an experiment is interrupted, scientific processes are questioned, and a hypothesis is formed.

To avoid spoilers, content warnings are listed at the end of this episode description.

“The harms that pass between them” - Alexis Schaitkin, Elsewhere

Dramatis Personae:

JAMIE PETRONIS of ⁠THE CELLAR LETTERS as DR NOCEBO

SHAUN PELLINGTON of ⁠WAKE OF CORROSION as DR EREBUS

TAYLOR MICHAELS as DR ARAWN

Written by NIGEL MCKEON

Directe...

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Chip Romero has disappea...

This week, we're doing something a bit different. What you're about to hear is our entry from the October 2022 Phonic Fiction Fest, John Smith and the Cost of the Hungry Blade, as it was created by people all involved in making the show, and is an idea we want to develop further.

Detective John Smith is a hardboiled detective in a strange world. When a body is found with a mysterious knife which isn't the murder weapon, Smith must ...

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Catering to the needs of mythical beings, monstrous clients, and mathematical abstractions is tough work. Tune in every other Sunday for hospitality updates from the hotel for the real, the imagined, and everything in between. This is their first episode: The Pilot

The hotel faces some difficulties when guests complain...

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Reclaimer Voncid and his tech support Luca have fou...

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