

The Truth
The Truth
The Truth delivers original short fiction with cinematic sound design and unforgettable performances. When you press play on a new episode, there’s no telling what you’re going to get, because each episode is a brand new story with a new cast of characters, and a whole new world to explore. Some are suspenseful, others funny, or shocking, or uplifting. What you’re guaranteed is incredible performances, thoughtful writing, and detailed, immersive sound design that pulls you in and never lets go. If you're new, some good starting places are: The Dark End of the Mall, Silvia's Blood, Can You Help Me Find My Mom, The Hilly Earth Society, or Robocalls. Listening with headphones is recommended!
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Sep 29, 2022 • 27min
Mark the Creep
Mark thinks he's unworthy of his wife's affection. At least, that's what the voices in his head keep saying....
Written by Louis Kornfeld
Performed by Andy Bustillos, Julia Meinwald, Lila Newman, Tessa Hersh, and Tony Chen
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Sep 15, 2022 • 29min
Journey into Kalanu
On a theme park ride dedicated to a sci-fi mega-franchise, a man meets a superfan whose love of fantasy is about to put them both in real danger.
Written by Hunter Nelson.
Performed by Peter Grosz, Alex Dickson, Billy Bob Thompson, Erica Schroeder, Zuri Washington, Jake Hart, Nathan Crisci, Erik Ghalib, Liz Leimkuhler, Anthony Franqui, Erin Bartley, and Hunter Nelson.
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Jul 21, 2022 • 31min
Happy Happy
There are a million things rock star Melanie Miles would like to have done differently. And a visit to a mysterious bar trapped in the '90s finally gives her the chance.
Written by Lana Schwartz
Performed by Erin Harland, Jon Cook, Anna Suzuki, Maya Deshmukh, Alex Song-Xia, Ryan Leach, Evan Barden, and Stefan Schuette.
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Jul 7, 2022 • 25min
Snoop
While housesitting for her crush, Sienna finds his journal. But reading it uncovers a little more than she—or her best friend Monica—was expecting.
Written by Mary McDonnell
Performed by Kimberly Chatterjee, Julia Kelly, and Yoni Lotan.
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Jun 23, 2022 • 28min
Swallowed
Jonah’s been swallowed by the whale, and he isn’t sure why. But as he prays to God for answers, a different voice responds.
Written by Brielle DeMirjian
Performed by David Deblinger, Russell G. Jones, and Tom Ligon.
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Jun 2, 2022 • 29min
Newts!
From PRX Productions and The Truth, Newts! is a surf rock audio drama about the end of the world. The six-part series is inspired by the pioneering science fiction of Czech author and playwright Karel Čapek, who is best known for coining the term “robot.”
The first episode is premiering exclusively on The Truth. To hear the rest of the series, subscribe to Newts! wherever you listen to podcasts, or visit newtspod.com to stay in the loop.
Created by Sam Jay Gold & Ian Coss
Directed by Sam Jay Gold
Music and sound design by Ian Coss
Executive produced by Jocelyn Gonzales and Jonathan Mitchell
Performed by Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Chris Barron, Joseph Medeiros, Juan Ignacio Sanguinetti, Alok Patel , Sarah Naughton , Jon-Michael Reese, Putu Rekayasa , Naomi Yang, Sid Iyer, Lenny Fiannaca, Sam Lapine, and Varun Sasisekharan.
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Apr 21, 2022 • 30min
Thankless
To help her sick mother, Abigail needs to ask for help from her brother, a conspiracy-peddling radio host.
Written by Louis Kornfeld
Performed by Monica Wyche, PJ Sosko, Jamie Newell, Max Brand, Louis Kornfeld, Alexis Lambright, Brian Morabito, Evan Barden, Liz Leimkuhler, and T.J. Mannix.
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Apr 7, 2022 • 34min
Danslang
The kids at Newlin High have invented their own complex and growing language. Can a visiting linguist study and preserve it before the principal wipes it out for good?
Written by Hunter Nelson
Performed by Will Hines, Connor Ratliff, Alise Morales, John Trowbridge, Hunter Nelson, Amy Warren, Randy McKay. Woody Fu, Kelly Letourneau, Mary McDonnell, and Nikki Thomas.
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Mar 24, 2022 • 34min
About the Pond
Emmy’s a chef; her twin brother Ross is an aspiring vegetable influencer. All they want is total culinary dominance—but a swiftly growing pond is ruining phase 1 of their five-year plan.
Written by MJ Halberstadt
Performed by: Michael Delisle, Katie Hartman, Jimmy O’Connell, Mickey Rodgers, Abby Royle, Leonardo McCloskey Feller, and Momo McCloskey Feller.
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Mar 10, 2022 • 33min
What About Ruth?
It’s March of 2020 and Haviland is desperately trying to make herself useful, but her parents just want her to stay safe. Against their wishes, she visits Ruth, a neighbor struggling with dementia.
Written by India Kotis
Performed by: Amara Leonard, Maggie Pistner, Rachel Botchan, Kelly Letourneau, Mark Gessner, Julia Kelly and Brian Morabito.
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