The Harbingers

The Harbingers

Adam Blackwell and Amy Stirling met as graduate students in anthropology, both obsessed with studying the same dead language and long-lost culture. Their relationship was always... complicated. They were bitter rivals, ideological opposites, and even went out on a date once - though they’d really prefer if everyone forgot about that last thing, thank you very much. Then, they became the first two people in thousands of years capable of doing magic. Over the next five years, they became global superstars, both revered and feared. Their powers led to a tragedy unlike any the world had seen before. Now, the world's first two magicians of the modern age must figure out the truth of their power, its consequences, and their relationship with one another before they do more damage to the world. The Harbingers is a new fiction podcast created by Gabriel Urbina, directed and sound designed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. From Audacious Machine Creative.

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August 29, 2025 1 min

Magic is Real. And it's back.


Coming soon from Audacious Machine Creative: The Harbingers.

The first two magicians of the modern world must uncover the truth of their powers and the inescapable bond that ties them together.


Featuring Andrés Enriquez and Lauren Grace Thompson


Created and written by Gabriel Urbina

Directed and with Sound Design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Produced by Eleanor Hyde

From Audacious Ma...

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Magic is Real. And it's back.


Coming soon from Audacious Machine Creative: The Harbingers.

The first two magicians of the modern world must uncover the truth of their powers and the inescapable bond that ties them together.


Featuring Andrés Enriquez and Lauren Grace Thompson


Created and written by Gabriel Urbina

Directed and with Sound Design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Produced by Eleanor Hyde

From Audacious Ma...

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October 14, 2025 51 mins

Episode 1. Adam Blackwell is the most powerful man in the world. But he hasn't always been. Five years ago he was just a humble grad student at Sinclair University. How did he go from a nobody to the world's first modern magician? And once he got that power, what has he done with it?


Be advised: this episode contains depictions of drinking and smoking, as well as strong language and discussions of politics. It also cont...

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October 15, 2025 38 mins

Amy Stirling always knew she was destined for great things. She just didn't know what kind of great things. She's come a long way since her days as a graduate student of archeology, and surprised almost everyone with where she's ended up... including herself.


Be advised: this episode contains strong language and discussions of politics. It also contains mentions, though no depictions, of gun violence, targeted hara...

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October 16, 2025 35 mins

Episode 3. Behind every great man is everyone who worked to make him great. In Adam Blackwell's case, few people have had more influence over him than Julian McCandless, professor of archeology and expert in the ancient Harbinger culture. How did Professor McCandless set Adam on a journey that would forever change the world?


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October 30, 2025 37 mins

Episode 4. When Amy Stirling met Adam Blackwell, it was pretty much hate at first sight. From the earliest days of their relationship, the two of them were bitter rivals and ideological opposites. But did it always have to be this way? In those early days, was there ever a chance for something more between the man and the woman who would forever change the course of history?


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November 13, 2025 35 mins

Episode 5. In March of 2027, the world went from having one person who could do magic to having two of them. Dr. Adam Blackwell took the news... calmly. For the next year or so, he pushed as much of the world away as he could, focusing on understanding the lost languages of the Harbinger Empire. But sooner or later, the real world always catches up with you.


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November 27, 2025 39 mins

Episode 6. After her departure from Sinclair University in 2026, Amy Stirling struggled to find the kind of success and notoriety that Adam achieved. As she prepared for a moment that might make or break her academic career, she sought counsel from various figures from her past. But when she finally got a shot at the big time, the opportunity came from the last place she could have ever expected. 


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December 11, 2025 31 mins

Episode 7. In April of 2028, Adam still wanted nothing more than to be left alone to study the Harbingers' lost history, language, and culture. Unfortunately for him, he was about to get a visit from the last person he expected, and they would bring a terrifying choice and a life-or-death situation to his doorstep. Can the Most Powerful Man in the World do the impossible and save a man's life? 


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December 25, 2025 36 mins

Episode 8, Christmas Special. On December 23rd, 2028, Adam Blackwell and Amy Stirling attended the same Christmas party in New York City. After a long, difficult year, they were both eager for a bit of fun and some time off. Little did they know, however, that chance encounters, long-awaited meetings, and dramatic revelations would all ensue in the course of just a few short hours - and that neither one of them would leave...

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