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This week on Audio Alchemy, I have the amazing singer songwriter Vicotr Lundberg!! Here we talk about his early days as a musician, his work as a producer at Epidemic Sound, the difficulty of being a singer in today's streaming world, and his new song, Close Enough

It's time to talk to the creators of the best detective podcast in the country... no, not that one... or that one... oh, never mind, it's Ian Geers & Lauren Grace Thompson of Fawx & Stallion!!! We talk about both performing Shakespeare, their love of Scooby-Doo and Sherlock Holmes, working on The Harbingers and making Fawx and Stallion, with season 3 coming soon Fawx & Stallion Website: https://www.224bbaker.com/ Fawx & Stallion Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/224bbaker

This week I talked to the man who IS the British Government!! That man is Thomas Mitchells, AKA Mycroft Holmes of Sherlock & Co!!! We talked about meeting at the recent live show, Dead Man's Hand, his relationship with Adam Jarrel and Joel Emery of Goalhanger, and how he became Mycroft of Sherlock & Co. and the prime minister in the new show, Bear Hunt!! Thomas Mitchell's Website: https://thomasmitchells.co.uk

Today on Audio Alchemy, I chat with the most powerful man in the world...Andres Enriquez, AKA Adam Blackwell of The Harbingers!! We talk about performing Shakespeare in Chicago, how he started in voice acting, his love of Frankie Valli and how he got cast in the hit podcast The Harbingers!! Andres Enriquez website: https://www.andres-enriquez.com/

This city is like an audio drama; there's a story- just gotta turn up the volume and let it play!! This week on Audio Alchemy, we turn detective with a hint of fantasy and reality as I have the creators of the famous series The Penumbra Podcast, Harley Takagi Kaner & Kevin Vibert!! We talk about their latest show, Thirst, the love of their detective Juno Steel, mixing in fantasy with Second Citadel and what they have in store for the future!! The Penumbra Podcast Website: https://www.thepenumbrapodcast.com/ Support The Penumbra Podcast Here: https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com/

Magic is real, and these two made it happen!! This week on Audio Alchemy, I have the amazing creators and writers of the fantastic audio fiction series The Harbingers, Eleanor Hyde and Gabriel Urbina!!!We talk about creating dead languages and magic spells, writing and creating other fiction podcasts and the trouble of describing the indescribable!!!Support them here: https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/the-harbingers

From scary monsters to strange aliens, this week on Audio Alchemy, my guest is Jonathan Magno, co-creator of the beloved fiction podcast Redacted! We talk about the origins of The Redacted Podcast, its mix of sci-fi and fantasy audio fiction, and the future seasons to come! Redacted Website: https://theredactedunit.com Redacted Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedactedUnit

From cyberpunk to writing letters to the end of the world, this week on Audio Alchemy, my guest is one half of the duo behind many great shows like Ten Apocalypses and Witch Punk: Sean Mulligan of Citeog Podcasts!! We talk about writing his first novel-turned-audio drama, his love of horror and cyberpunk and ideas for the next big project!! Citeog Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/cw/CiteogPodcasts

This week on Audio Alchemy, we dive into the darker side of Ireland with Peter Dunne, writer and host of one of the most popular Irish podcasts today, Petrified!! We talk about their love of horror, the types of stories that work for audio and which ones don't, and their upcoming live show!! Petrified Live Show- https://tr.ee/wbHx8uaCkk

From the end of all hope to the top of Tower 4, this week's guest on Audio Alchemy has been a part of many amazing shows, with his commitment to audio fiction being shown in all he has done: Jack Autin of 7Lamb Podcasts We talk about his start at 7Lamb Podcasts, how he trained himself to be a voice actor and get the lead roles he wanted, the future of Tower 4 and more!! Patreon for 7Lamb- www.patreon.com/7Lamb instagram- @7lambpodcasts

Holy Bruce, have I got some great guests for you!! This week on Audio Alchemy, I have the creators of the world-renowned sci-fi comedy, Beth Crane & Hedley Knights of We Fix Space Junk!!! We talk about their upcoming live show at The London Podcast Festival, their love for sci-fi nonsense and their obsession with their character Marilyn!! Tickets for their Live Show at the London Podcast Festival: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/podcast/we-fix-space-junk-2/ We Fix Space Junk's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BattleBirdProd

It's time to meet the man behind the audiobooks!! Today on Audio Alchemy, I have the man behind the legendary audiobooks for The Jungle Book, To Build a Fire, and The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy: Phil Dragash!! Here we talk about his illustrations, including Disney villains, his work on short movies, and how he turned his fan project of making the audiobook for The Lord of the Rings into a career in voice acting!!! Links to Phil Dragash's Work Root And Twig Sounds Audiobooks - https://rootandtwigsound.com Phil's Art- https://phildragash.carbonmade.com/illustrations Find Phil's Audiobooks on Spotify now

Time to go to a small desert town with a lot of strange and wonderful problems because this week on Audio Alchemy, I have one of the co-creators of the hit audio series Welcome To Night Vale, Jeffrey Cranor!!! Here we talk about Night Vale live shows, the question of levity and gravity in stories and the appreciation of audiobooks Patreon for Welcome to Night Vale- https://patreon.com/welcometonightvale?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLink

If you only had 20 minutes left before the missiles arrived, what would you do? That question is answered and more here this week on Audio Alchemy with my guest, the amazing writer and creator of the hit podcast Incoming, David Singer!! We talk about the true story behind his audio drama, how important the music can be to set the tone and what it means to write a story for visual vs audio.

It's time to hit bedrock and turn to the world of Arkham, because this week on Audio Alchemy, my guest is the amazing creator of Malevolent, Dice Hame and Devisor, Harlan Guthrie!! We talk Lovecraftian horror, creating an audio show solo, how he writes and voices all characters and more!!! Patreon for Malevolent support- https://patreon.com/TheINVICTUSStream?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLink