Odessa&#39;s just trying to get home to her wife, but along the Loneliest Road in America, she&#39;ll encounter strange hosts, stray souls, and echoes of the past she&#39;s running from... or running towards. Hearthbound is an award-winning folk musical audio drama, set across a post-apocalyptic Great Basin. It&#39;s a road trip, a queer love story, and a ballad for ecological restoration. You coming our way? Baltimore Next Media Web Festival - Best LGBTQ Audio Fiction, Best Score in a Podcast Winner | NYC Podcast Awards - Best Fiction Podcast Nominee | LA Webfest Awards - Best Script, Sound Design, Ensemble Cast Nominee, New Jersey WebFest - Best Original Song, Chemistry, Mix Engineering, Supporting Performance, Outstanding Sci-Fi Nominee, Toronto WebFest - Best Fiction Podcast Nominee

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Come along with us at <a href="http://hearthboundpod.com" rel="nofollow">hearthboundpod.com</a>. <a href="https://www.straylungs.com/blog/trailer-im-nobody-transcript" rel="nofollow">[Transcript] </a>

Come along with us at hearthboundpod.com. 
Transcript: https://www.straylungs.com/blog/trailer-im-nobody-transcript

Trailer: "I'm Nobody"

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We&#39;re taking a short mid-season break! In the meantime, we wanted to share the first episode of a friend of the pod, The Strange Case of Starship Iris, created by Jessica Best. Biologist Violet Liu is floating through space, trapped in a doomed research ship. She&#39;s the sole survivor of a devastating explosion, and frankly, her odds aren&#39;t looking great, either. But when she is contacted by the charming— and woefully inexperienced— Captain Kay Grisham, Violet learns she might have one last shot at making it out alive. Unfortunately, it&#39;s a real longshot. <a href="https://www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/post/starship-iris-1-violet-liu" rel="nofollow">[Transcript]</a> The Strange Case of Starship Iris is a Procyon Podcast Network production, as part of the <a href="https://fableandfolly.com/partners/" rel="nofollow">Fable and Folly Network</a>.

We&#39;re taking a short mid-season break! In the meantime, we wanted to share the first episode of a friend of the pod, The Strange Case of Starship Iris, created by Jessica Best. 

Biologist Violet Liu is floating through space, trapped in a doomed research ship. She&#39;s the sole survivor of a devastating explosion, and frankly, her odds aren&#39;t looking great, either. But when she is contacted by the charming— and woefully inexperienced— Captain Kay Grisham, Violet learns she might have one last shot at making it out alive. Unfortunately, it&#39;s a real longshot. 

Transcript: https://www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/post/starship-iris-1-violet-liu

Feed Drop: The Strange Case of Starship Iris

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Looking for another show after Hearthbound? In the spirit of finding rest and respite at the end of a long journey, we want to share the first episode of friend of the pod, Absolutely No Adventures, created by Destiny Howell. Absolutely No Adventures is a scripted fantasy un-adventure podcast that follows Sig, a baker whose Miraculously Portentous Birth makes him a target for people from all over looking for a chosen one for quests he could not be less interested in. <a href="https://anatranscripts.carrd.co/#one" rel="nofollow">[Transcript]</a> Also, stay tuned by following us on our <a href="https://straylungs.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">Bandcamp page</a> for the latest on Hearthbound&#39;s original album and the &#34;Roadtrip Version&#34; of our show.

Looking for another show after Hearthbound? In the spirit of finding rest and respite at the end of a long journey, we want to share the first episode of friend of the pod, Absolutely No Adventures, created by Destiny Howell. 

Absolutely No Adventures is a scripted fantasy un-adventure podcast that follows Sig, a baker whose Miraculously Portentous Birth makes him a target for people from all over looking for a chosen one for quests he could not be less interested in. 

Transcript: https://anatranscripts.carrd.co/#one 

Stay tuned on our Bandcamp page for the latest on Hearthbound&#39;s original album and the &#34;Roadtrip Version&#34; of our show: https://straylungs.bandcamp.com/

Feed Drop: Absolutely No Adventures

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You can now purchase Hearthbound&#39;s Original Soundtrack and The Road Trip version of the show at <a href="https://straylungs.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">https://straylungs.bandcamp.com</a>! You can also download for free high-quality audio files for all Hearthbound episodes. And to close out the year, we want to share the first episode of friend of the pod, Travelling Light, a Monstrous Productions podcast, created by H.R. Owen and Matt McDyre. Travelling Light is a queer and cosy science fantasy podcast about finding common ground and celebrating difference. Follow the Traveller on their journey through the stars as they collect stories for their community archive, and help shape their world through audience submissions and choose-your-own-adventure decision-making. <a href="https://www.monstrousproductions.org/travelling-light/tls01-e001" rel="nofollow">[Transcript]</a> That&#39;s all for now! You can sign up for updates on Stray Lungs&#39; next projects at <a href="http://straylungs.com" rel="nofollow">https://straylungs.com</a>.

You can now purchase Hearthbound&#39;s Original Soundtrack and The Road Trip version of the show at https://straylungs.bandcamp.com! You can also download for free high-quality audio files for all Hearthbound episodes. 

And to close out the year, we want to share the first episode of friend of the pod, Travelling Light, a Monstrous Productions podcast, created by H.R. Owen and Matt McDyre. 

Travelling Light is a queer and cosy science fantasy podcast about finding common ground and celebrating difference. Follow the Traveller on their journey through the stars as they collect stories for their community archive, and help shape their world through audience submissions and choose-your-own-adventure decision making. 

Transcript: https://www.monstrousproductions.org/travelling-light/tls01-e001 

That&#39;s all for now! You can sign up for updates on Stray Lungs&#39; next projects at https://straylungs.com.

Album Announcement & Feed Drop: Travelling Light

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Odessa is not alone... <a href="https://www.straylungs.com/blog/telemachus-transcript" rel="nofollow">[Transcript]</a>Content Warnings - mild swearing. Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Odessa is not alone... 
Transcript: https://www.straylungs.com/blog/telemachus-transcript  
Content Warnings - mild swearing. 
Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Episode 1: Telemachus

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Odessa meets a one-eyed shepherd... <a href="https://www.straylungs.com/blog/trinacria-transcript" rel="nofollow">[Transcript]</a>Content Warnings - mild swearing. Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Odessa meets a one-eyed shepherd... 
Transcript: https://www.straylungs.com/blog/trinacria-transcript 
Content Warnings - mild swearing. 
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Episode 2: Trinacria

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Odessa tags along... <a href="https://www.straylungs.com/blog/stasimon-transcript" rel="nofollow">[Transcript]</a> Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Odessa tags along... 
Transcript: https://www.straylungs.com/blog/stasimon-transcript
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Episode 3: Stasimon

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Odessa enters a labyrinth... <a href="https://www.straylungs.com/blog/calypso-transcript" rel="nofollow">[Transcript]</a> Content Warnings - brief gun violence, excessive swearing, mentions of death, mentions of grief. Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Odessa enters a labyrinth... 
Transcript: https://www.straylungs.com/blog/calypso-transcript 
Content Warnings - brief gun violence, excessive swearing, mentions of death, mentions of grief. 
Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Episode 4: Calypso

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Odessa shelters from a storm... <a href="https://www.straylungs.com/blog/charybdis-transcript" rel="nofollow">[Transcript]</a> Content Warning - mentions of grief, mentions of death, mentions of abandonment, mild swearing. Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Odessa shelters from a storm... 
Transcript: https://www.straylungs.com/blog/charybdis-transcript 
Content Warning - mentions of grief, mentions of death, mentions of abandonment, mild swearing. 
Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Episode 5: Charybdis

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Odessa orders pork... <a href="https://www.straylungs.com/blog/aeaea-transcript" rel="nofollow">[Transcript]</a> Content Warnings - graphic injury, brief gun violence, mild swearing. Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Odessa orders pork... 
Transcript: https://www.straylungs.com/blog/aeaea-transcript 
Content Warnings - graphic injury, brief gun violence, mild swearing. 
Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Episode 6: Aeaea

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Odessa heeds a prophet... <a href="https://www.straylungs.com/blog/cassandra-transcript" rel="nofollow">[Transcript]</a>Content Warnings - excessive swearing, misophonia. Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Odessa heeds a prophet... 
Transcript: https://www.straylungs.com/blog/cassandra-transcript 
Content Warnings - excessive swearing. 
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Episode 7: Cassandra

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Odessa makes a choice... <a href="https://www.straylungs.com/blog/antigone-transcript" rel="nofollow">[Transcript]</a>Content Warnings - mild swearing. Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Odessa makes a choice... 
Transcript: https://www.straylungs.com/blog/antigone-transcript 
Content Warnings - mild swearing. 
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Episode 8: Antigone

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Penelope bargains... <a href="https://www.straylungs.com/blog/penelope-transcript" rel="nofollow">[Transcript]</a>Content Warnings - mild swearing, mentions of violence. Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Penelope bargains... 
Transcript: https://www.straylungs.com/blog/penelope-transcript 
Content Warnings - mild swearing, mentions of violence. 
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Episode 9: Penelope

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Odessa gets caught in the rain... <a href="https://www.straylungs.com/blog/anagnorisis-transcript" rel="nofollow">[Transcript]</a>Content Warnings - mild swearing, mentions of violence. Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Odessa gets caught in the rain... 
Transcript: https://www.straylungs.com/blog/anagnorisis-transcript
Content Warnings - mild swearing, mentions of violence. 
Enjoying the ride? Consider leaving us a rating or review! You get home safe now, you hear?

Episode 10: Anagnorisis

An Untelling of the Odyssey

Odessa's just trying to get home to her wife, but along the Loneliest Road in America, she'll encounter strange hosts, stray souls, and echoes of the past she's running from... or running towards.

Hearthbound is an award-winning folk musical audio drama, set across a post-apocalyptic Great Basin. It's a road trip, a queer love story, and a ballad for ecological restoration. You coming our way?

Baltimore Next Media Web Festival - Best LGBTQ Audio Fiction, Best Score in a Podcast Winner | NYC Podcast Awards - Best Fiction Podcast Nominee | LA Webfest Awards - Best Script, Sound Design, Ensemble Cast Nominee, New Jersey WebFest - Best Original Song, Chemistry, Mix Engineering, Supporting Performance, Outstanding Sci-Fi Nominee, Toronto WebFest - Best Fiction Podcast Nominee