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Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

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88 episodes · in order · Explicit

Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery is a new audio drama from HartLife NFP.

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Lillian Harper moves to the small town of Mt. Absalom, Ohio, to care for her estranged mother Dorothy after an injury. Living in the town's boarding house which has been run by her family for generations, she discovers conspiracies, ghosts, and a new family in the house's strange assortment of residents.

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  1. The Voicemail

    · 2:50 · Trailer

    HartLife NFP is thrilled to bring you the very first trailer for our new flagship show- Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery, coming in February 2019. A transcript for this trailer is available here. Content warnings…

  2. Welcome to Mt. Absalom

    · 2:08 · Trailer · Explicit

    Our second trailer for the upcoming Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery- coming to your podcast feed February 2019. Welcome to Mt. Absalom. A Transcript of this trailer can be found here. Content advisories for this…

  3. Notes on the Fenwood House

    · 5:42 · Trailer · Explicit

    From the audio notes of Abbie Douglas [They/them], PhD candidate in History (with a focus in urban planning) on the Fenwood Boarding House in Mt. Absalom, Ohio. A transcript of this trailer can be found here. Content…

  4. 1.01- Homecoming

    · 20 min · S1 E1 · Explicit

    Lily Harper comes “home.” === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript for this episode here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join…

  5. 1.02-The Diner

    · 25 min · S1 E2 · Explicit

    In which food becomes an issue. === Content advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript for this episode here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can join…

  6. 1.03- The Pageant

    · 28 min · S1 E3 · Explicit

    In which some history is learned. === Content advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript for this episode here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? You can…

  7. 1.04- Rifled

    · 27 min · S1 E4 · Explicit

    In which several things are lost and others are found. === Content advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript for this episode here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists…

  8. 1.05- Voyager

    · 27 min · S1 E5 · Explicit

    In which new avenues are explored and old stories are rediscovered. === Content advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript for this episode here. Like this show? Want to help support…

  9. 1.06- Storm

    · 28 min · S1 E6 · Explicit

    In which we meet another resident and delve deeper into the house. === Content advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript for this episode here. Like this show? Want to help support…

  10. 1.07- Research Project

    · 18 min · S1 E7 · Explicit

    In which Lily hunts for secrets and Abbie flaunts the (library) law. --- Content advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript for this episode here. Like this show? Want to help support…

  11. 1.08 - Pack Animals

    · 22 min · S1 E8 · Explicit

    In which the Woods are dangerous and Wes is found. --- Content advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript for this episode here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who…

  12. 1.09- Designs and Designations

    · 29 min · S1 E9 · Explicit

    In which we explore Mt. Absalom and visit some dangerous places. Content advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript for this episode here. Like this show? Want to help support the…

  13. 1.10- The Devil's in the Details

    · 19 min · S1 E10 · Explicit

    In which Abbie’s work is interrupted and the pipes (and nerves) are rattled. Content advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript for this episode here. Like this show? Want to help…

  14. 1.11- The Celery Festival

    · 33 min · S1 E11 · Explicit

    In which the town celebrates and painful truths are revealed. --- Content advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript for this episode here. Like this show? Want to help support the…

  15. 1.12- Lost in the Woods

    · 24 min · S1 E12 · Explicit

    In which the plot thickens and danger emerges. Content advisories for this episode can be found here. You can read a transcript for this episode here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it?…

  16. New show from our team- World Gone Wrong!

    · 2:31 · Trailer

    Hi folks, We're SO excited to be bringing you the news- we've got a brand new show coming to you from Jeffrey, Eleanor, and many folks who worked on Unwell~ World Gone Wrong: a fictional chat show about friendship at…

  17. World Gone Wrong Episode 101: Can you shame-cone a Werewolf?

    · 25 min · Bonus · Explicit

    We're so pleased to bring you the first episode of our new podcast- World Gone Wrong: a ficitonal chat show about friendship at the end of the world. Go subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and learn more at…

  18. Season Two Trailer: the Stories We Tell

    · 2:24 · Trailer

    Beware the one in the night. We're so excited to announce the launch of Season Two of Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery on January 8, 2020! If you'll be in Boston on Sunday, October 20th please join us at PodTales,…

  19. 2.01 - The Burning Woods

    · 20 min · S2 E1 · Explicit

    By Jim McDoniel Some things burn. Some do not. Lily makes a new friend. --- Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help…

  20. 2.02 - Another Form of Algebra

    · 27 min · S2 E2 · Explicit

    Written by Bilal Dardai Everything echoes If you know how to listen Rudy learns some history ---- Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this…

  21. 2.03 - Hay Ride

    · 21 min · S2 E3 · Explicit

    Written by Jim McDoniel A second date A third meeting Lily shares a secret === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help…

  22. 2.04- Family Tree

    · 24 min · S2 E4 · Explicit

    by Jessica Best Family stories A morning constitutional A break in === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support…

  23. 2.05- Collaboration

    · 20 min · S2 E5 · Explicit

    by Jim McDoniel Money worries A visit to the library A Rubicon is crossed === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help…

  24. 2.06 - The Graveyard Shuffle

    · 29 min · S2 E6 · Explicit

    by Jessica Best Halloween made manifest Everyone’s invited The boundaries are breached === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show?…

  25. Michael & Gabriel introduce THE HARBINGERS

    · 1 h 06 min · Explicit

    Our team has a new show! Michael Turrentine (Wes) and Gabriel Urbina (Wolf 359, Unseen, Zero Hours) chat about the new show. And then you’ll hear the full first episode. The first three episodes of THE HARBINGERS are…

  26. 2.07 - The Night Shift

    · 33 min · S2 E7 · Explicit

    by Jessica Best Nasty meat eaters The music is wrong An old new friend === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help…

  27. 2.08 - The Lens

    · 29 min · S2 E8 · Explicit

    by Bilal Dardai An accident An experiment We all have stories like this. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help…

  28. Podcast Blackout

    · 4:31 · Bonus

    Content warnings: police violence, racial violence, victims of hate crimes, white supremacy, and police violence. Read by: Shariba Rivers, Pat King, Alexander Danner, Ryan Schile, Bilal Dardai, Duo Yang, Eli McIlveen,…

  29. 2.09 - Crop Shy

    · 23 min · S2 E9 · Explicit

    by Jessica Wright Buha The trouble with doors is Lies on lies on lies. I am (not) afraid. ==== Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this…

  30. 2.10 - Solid Citizens

    · 32 min · S2 E10 · Explicit

    by Bilal Dardai Find entertainment where you can Public revelations We always knew it would come to this. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found…

  31. 2.11 - The Gang Goes In

    · 23 min · S2 E11 · Explicit

    by Jessica Wright Buha Sleepy afternoon cuddles Above the roof, under the floor The worst possible moment. ==== Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found…

  32. 2.12 - The Broken Moat

    · 26 min · S2 E12 · Explicit

    by Jessica Wright Buha An invitation//a request//a plea Thanksgiving is just the one day This is my house. === Unwell will return with Season Three in 2021. Content Advisories for this episode can be found here.…

  33. Feed Drop- Our Fair City

    · 58 min · S2 E13 · Bonus

    Welcome, Loyal Polices...to Our Fair City. We're so excited to share this feed drop- the show that kicked off our work in audio fiction with HartLife NFP. If you enjoy this episode- we hope you'll take a moment to…

  34. Unwell Season Three Trailer: Below

    · 2:07 · Trailer · Explicit

    Unwell will return: February 17, 2021 Find him. === Read a transcript for the trailer here. Content warnings for the trailer here. Featuring: Shariba Rivers, Ele Matelan, Hilary Williams, Abby Doud, Pat King,…

  35. Season Three Trailer: Your Neighbor

    · 1:04 · Trailer · Explicit

    Unwell will return: February 17, 2021 Join us. === Read a transcript for the trailer here. Content warnings for the trailer here. Featuring: Mel Ruder, Pat King, Joshua K. Harris, and Kristen DiMercurio. Written…

  36. Season Three Trailer: Missing

    · 1:50 · Trailer · Explicit

    Unwell will return: February 17, 2021 Mom? === Read a transcript for the trailer here. Content warnings for the trailer here. Featuring: Ansel Burch, Kathleen Hoil, Marsha Harman, Pat King, Joshua K. Harris,…

  37. Feed Drop: Family Ghosts

    · 33 min · Bonus · Explicit

    As we continue to prepare for Season Three of Unwell, launching on February 17, we wanted to share another show we thought you might enjoy: Family Ghosts. Learn more and subscribe to Family Ghosts here:…

  38. 3.01 - Theodore

    · 21 min · S3 E1 · Explicit

    by Jim McDoniel The Past. What do you want? I just want to help. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support…

  39. 3.02 - Talking to Ghosts

    · 28 min · S3 E2 · Explicit

    by Jessica Best Now. Work to do. How do you know you're alive? === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the…

  40. 3.03 - Chapel Hill

    · 19 min · S3 E3 · Explicit

    by Jim McDoniel Back in. Of course it would be you. How could it be you? === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help…

  41. 3.04 - The Imminent Frost

    · 29 min · S3 E4 · Explicit

    by Bilal Dardai Meteorological differences. Layers within Layers. Who does this place belong to? === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like…

  42. 3.05 - Hark

    · 24 min · S3 E5 · Explicit

    by Jessica Best Merry Christmas. What day is it? Merry Christmas === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support…

  43. 3.06 - The Truthteller

    · 31 min · S3 E6 · Explicit

    by Jessica Wright Buha Road trip! Lies on lies on lies. Happy New Years. === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help…

  44. Old Gods of Appalachia

    · 31 min · Bonus · Explicit

    During our mid-season break, we are sharing some episodes from other shows we love. First up is Old Gods of Appalachia. Old Gods of Appalachia is an eldritch horror anthology podcast. Subscribe and learn more about…

  45. Greater Boston

    · 32 min · Bonus · Explicit

    During our mid-season break, we are sharing some favorite episodes from other shows we love. Today's is Greater Boston. Greater Boston is a full-cast audio drama set in the Boston metro area, blending the real and the…

  46. 3.07 - A Space Within The Walls

    · 26 min · S3 E7 · Explicit

    by Bilal Dardai Land lines Sometimes you get what you want Who can you trust? === Tell us more about yourself in our Listener Survey! Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this…

  47. 3.08 - Celerity

    · 38 min · S3 E8 · Explicit

    by Jessica Wright Buha Sound advice Layers under layers Let's all just take a breath === Tell us more about yourself in our Listener Survey! Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript…

  48. 3.09 - Unfinished Business

    · 25 min · S3 E9 · Explicit

    A watched email never updates Connecting the dots Filthy meat eaters === Tell us more about yourself in our Listener Survey! Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode…

  49. 3.10 - The Sound of Her Voice

    · 30 min · S3 E10 · Explicit

    An uninvited guest I miss you so, so much We're not used to this here === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help…

  50. 3.11 - Variables

    · 28 min · S3 E11 · Explicit

    Anger can be healthy A really creepy laugh It's me === Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. A Transcript for this episode can be found here. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who…

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