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WARNING: Disturbing Content A man walks into a therapist’s office, panicked and unable to explain what’s wrong. She asks him, as homework, to record everything calmly and from the beginning. These are the strange, intimate tapes of Patient 347. Sparks is a psychological horror audio drama about memory, identity, and breaking free from toxic pasts. “...one of the top 5 podcasts I’ve listened to. Ever.” — The Podcast Geek Written, performed, and produced independently by David McCool. Start from Episode 1. patreon.com/SparksPodcast instagram.com/david_mccool

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The End of the World: Part Three - .exe

2025/10/31

EXTREME CONTENT WARNING: Nuclear war. instagram.com/david_mccool patreon.com/sparkspodcast

The End of the World: Part Two - The Pop Star and The YouTuber

2025/10/26

WARNING: Disturbing content. Jordan posts his last video as OMFG LOLZ VLOG. instagram.com/david_mccool patreon.com/sparkspodcast

The End of the World: Part One – BatLAN151

2025/10/12

Part one. This answers who the hacker was, and how he got involved with Daniel and the plans for the end of the world. patreon.com/sparkspodcast instagram.com/david_mccool

Pulse

2025/09/28

The narrator answers questions such as: How is time structured? If Daniel knew the name of the hacker in the 80s, why did he need the narrator to travel in the present day? instagram.com/david_mccool patreon.com/sparkspodcast

Misery Voyeur

2025/09/21

A second part of The Narrator answering questions such as: Is sharing this stuff just cult torture porn? Did therapy help? And more. There's also some vital information about the therapist. As with the other two episodes in which the narrator answers questions, this isn't a bonus episode, but rather a continuation of the story that helps fill in some holes. Patreon.com/SparksPodcast instagram.com/david_mccool

Borrowed Eyes

2025/09/17

The narrator answers some questions. What happened to the dog? How does he perceive reality? And more. This isn't a bonus episode; rather part of the continuing story. patreon.com/sparkspodcast instagram.com/david_mccool

Human Soup

2025/09/13

EXTREME CONTENT WARNING: The model of abuse used by Daniel to control members of the cult and the townsfolk. Also, when the narrator arrives at Tom's farm in episode three of Sparks, he mentions that Tom had been gone for some time and there were no pigs anymore. This episode explains where Tom and the pigs went. It's not pretty. instagram.com/david_mccool patreon.com/sparkspodcast

The Toilet Attendant

2025/09/02

EXTREME CONTENT WARNING: Body horror, and some other dark stuff. A few new characters from the town as the narrator pieces together the puzzle as best he can. The world of Sparks expands, once again. instagram.com/david_mccool Support the podcast and help keep it ad free over at: patreon.com/sparkspodcast

I Speak Bat

2025/07/30

A moment to breathe during a camping trip. Support Sparks at Patreon.com/SparksPodcast Get early access to Sparks Stories, plus an exclusive diary podcast The Death Radio. instagram.com/david_mccool

The Rules of Time Travel

2025/07/25

Some information that might clear a few things up related to the mechanics of time travel. Support Sparks at Patreon.com/SparksPodcast Get early access to Sparks Stories, plus an exclusive diary podcast The Death Radio. instagram.com/david_mccool

The Inflatable Unicorn (pt 2)

2025/07/19

EXTREME WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions that some may find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised. The second part of Beth and her son Philip’s story. Listen to Sparks Stories early, plus get access to an exclusive second podcast at patreon.com/SparksPodcast instagram.com/david_mccool

The Inflatable Unicorn (pt 1)

2025/07/13

It's the middle of a very hot summer, and a young boy goes to the lake with his mother. support me and the world of Sparks at patreon.com/SparksPodcast instagram.com/david_mccool

The Flip Room (pt 2)

2025/06/29

Part two of the brief look into Hannah's life. This episode is the first to include a voice other than my own. Maddie Girouard is Hannah. https://maddiegirouard.carrd.co "I Love Fruit Fly" written by David McCool. To get early access to Sparks Stories, plus a second exclusive podcasts, go to patreon.com/SparksPodcast instagram.com/david_mccool

The Flip Room (pt 1)

2025/06/22

Hannah has just turned 18 years old and has moved in with her best friend. Things are pretty sweet for the pair, but there are rumours going around town. Episode one of a two-part story. Get early access to Sparks Stories as well as a second exclusive podcasts at patreon.com/SparksPodcast instagram.com/david_mccool

An Afterword

2025/06/08

A thank you, with some information about what comes next now that patient 347's story is complete. Patreon.com/SparksPodcast instagram.com/david_mccool (If you join Patreon it’s better to do it via web or android. Doing it through Apple means they’ll bump the price up)

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4.3 out of 5

38 reviews

★★★★★

I’m still Evo Terra 2025/08/16

🤯😱🤫

What a tangled skien, and I mean that in the best possible way! The time-jumping feels a lot like Slaughterhouse 5, but on a much more personal level....

★★★★★

Thoughts99 2025/08/07

Original; Fantastic World Building

Immersive? Check. Unexpected twists and turns? Check. New original content? Check. Yes, it is a slow burn but it’s not an action thriller and doesn’t ...

★★★★★

Starry eyed 44 2025/05/27

Incredible

This is hands down one of the best stories I have heard. The usual trolls came out with the repetitive one stars after the podcasts popularity showed ...

★☆☆☆☆

RealStoryLines, Pls!! 2025/07/18

Who is the narrator???

The concept seems entertaining but I CANNOT listen to this guy drone on in such a monotone. I made it till the third episode but couldn’t imagine havi...

★☆☆☆☆

911 To The Core 2025/07/01

Beyond Boring

To say this is beyond boring is exceedingly generous. It’s definitely uninteresting, but at least it’s incredibly slow as well.

★★★★★

Daveiii 2025/04/06

Good writing and voice acting

Was introduced to Sparks from a post in the Knifepoint Horror podcast. Sparks isn’t frightening, really, like Knifepoint, but it’s very much as well w...

★★★★★

Not-fun 2025/03/25

slow burn, surreal ride

give this one the benefit of listening all the way through before judging the story. while it echos some of the dynamics of cults of personality and b...

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