In short
A station maintenance/space-mission framing device leads to two podcast promos: The Harbingers (a modern magic story) and Pod’s the Thing (a behind-the-scenes Shakespeare process show).
Guests
The Harbingers is created by Gabriel Urbina; it’s associated with Audacious Machine Creative and references Unwell’s team. Pod’s the Thing features Beth Eyre and Felix Trench (Wooden Overcoats), classically trained actor Calder Schilling, and Emma Scherzarko, plus rotating actors/directors/scholars worldwide.
Key claims
The Harbingers follows Adam Blackwell and Amy Sterling, first modern discoverers of real magic, now famous and complicated by their past grad-school relationship; it blends political thriller, modern fantasy adventure, and intimate drama. Pod’s the Thing mixes conversation and performance, analyzing one Shakespeare scene at a time with language and historical context.
Notable examples
“The Harbingers” and “Pod’s the Thing” episode formats; star-chart updating and nav-terminal “Deep Space RSS Feed Acquisition Program” consuming 82% power.
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Chapters
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0:00 to 3:42
The characters discuss station maintenance while uncovering podcasts that Eiffel was listening to.
“But sooner or later, you just gotta face the facts.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00Emma Sherr-Ziarko:You tried. You really, really tried. But sooner or later, you just gotta face the facts. It's not gonna get done unless you get it done, so you just... you gotta do it. You're just gonna have to update the star chart yourself. It's... it's been too long. Someone has to do it, and... I guess that someone is you. Ugh. Just like the engine calibrations, and the life support reset, and the comms panel maintenance, which really feels like it should've—
0:41Gabriel Urbina:Hey, Hira? What's this program that's running on the nav terminal computer? Hira? Oh, right. Sorry. Forgot you're rebooting your vocal program right now.
0:55Emma Sherr-Ziarko:Sorry, I'll just—I'll just deal with it myself. Let's see.
1:03Gabriel Urbina:Local resources rerouted to... Deep Space RSS Feed Acquisition Program. Uh-huh. Currently taking up... 82 % of the station's power. Well, that explains why I haven't been able to get any hot water this week. Okay. Electricity reroute authorized by station user. Radio Cool Cat 88. Damn it, Eiffel! Alright, what was he trying to do? That was so... Oh. He was trying to listen to something. Looks like a fiction podcast called The Harbingers. It's the new series by some guy called Gabriel Urbina. He sounds sketchy. And audacious machine creative. the folks behind Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic mystery.
2:00Gabriel Urbina:It tells the story of Adam Blackwell and Amy Sterling, the first two people in the modern world to discover how to do real magic, which immediately makes them the two most famous people in the planet. Which would be tough enough if the two of them didn't used to date when they were back in grad school together. Oh man, been there. Equal parts political thriller, modern fantasy adventure, and intimate personal drama. Oh, that does sound like fun. The Harbingers is now available. Well, maybe I could listen to an episode before I... No, no, focus, Renee. We're going to update these star charts if it...
2:42Gabriel Urbina:Oh, wait, there's another show here. It looks like Eiffel was also listening to... Pod's The Thing, a new Shakespeare podcast created by actors that gives its audience a glimpse behind the curtain into the process of working on Shakespeare's plays. Okay. Each episode is part conversation and part performance as the show's hosts and a rotating panel of guests go through one Shakespeare scene at a time, talking through the language, the historical context, and their experience with the play. Okay, this sounds like a great time, though I would prefer a Sondheim podcast. Featuring Wooden Overcoats' Beth Eyre and Felix Trench, classically trained actor Calder Schilling, and Emma Sherjarko.
3:30Gabriel Urbina:Why does that name sound so familiar? Anyway, as well as other actors, directors, scholars, and Shakespeare enthusiasts from around the globe.
3:40Emma Sherr-Ziarko:Ah, damn it all to hell. One episode, and then I'll update the star charts.
3:53Gabriel Urbina:Listen to The Harbingers, the new show by Gabriel Urbina and Audacious Machine Creative. New episodes release every two weeks on Thursdays. And listen to Pods the Thing, the new podcast by Emma Scherzarko, Beth Eyre, and Felix Trench. New episodes release every two weeks on Wednesdays. Find both wherever quality podcasts are found.
From the publisher
Our favorite station commander is back to tell you all about two new shows created by Wolf 359 alumni: series creator Gabriel Urbina's new fiction podcast The Harbingers and lead actress Emma Sherr-Ziarko's new Shakespeare podcast Pod's The Thing!
The Harbingers tells the story of Adam Blackwell and Amy Stirling - the first two people in the modern world to figure out how to do real magic. This feat instantly turns them into the world's two most famous, most recognizable people - which would be hard enough by itself, even if Adam and Amy didn't fundamentally disagree about how one is supposed to use magic. Oops. Oh, and also they have a history together: they briefly dated back when they were in the same grad school program. Oops again.
Equal parts political thriller, modern fantasy adventure, and intimate romantic drama, The Harbingers is an exploration of what it means to have and to use power in the modern world. New episodes come out every two weeks on Thursdays.
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Meanwhile, Pod's the Thing is a Shakespeare Podcast created by actors that shows a glimpse behind the curtain into the process of working on Shakespeare's Text. Whether you're also an actor, a Shakespeare enthusiast, or you're new to the Bard, you're bound to learn something new, laugh a lot, and maybe even be moved. Each episode is part conversation and part performance, as we dive into one Shakespearean scene at a time. We'll talk through the language, historical context, and our experience with the play, and then put all that together and perform the scene.
Featuring Emma Sherr-Ziarko, Felix Trench, Beth Eyre, Calder Shilling, and a variety of other actors, directors, scholars, and Shakespeare enthusiasts from around the Globe, Pod's The Thing explores what has made Shakespeare moving, fun, and eternally relevant for generations of actors and fans. New episodes come out every two weeks on Wednesdays.
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