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Review: “Give Me Away” Broadens and Deepens to Close Out Season One

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Give Me Away (Season One, Part Two) Written by Mac Rogers Directed by Jordana Williams Presented by Gideon Media , with distribution from PRX Episode 5: September 17; episode 6: September 24; episode 7: October 1; episode 8: October 8; episode 9: October 15 on all podcast platforms; or, all episodes available September 17 on Stitcher Premium Cover art by Kate Kosma Give Me Away , the multi-season sci-fi audio drama from multimodal writer Mac Rogers, has returned to close out its first season. Individual episodes will be available for free on Gideon Media’s website and all podcast platforms, with release dates from September 17th through October 15th. Audience members who don’t want to wait that long to find out what happens next—and there are a few significant cliffhangers—can listen to all episodes ad-free on Stitcher Premium beginning the same day that the first episode of the back half of this season is released. Listeners can obtain a free month of Stitcher Premium by visiting ww...

Review: "God of Obsidian" Gleams Darkly

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Cover art by Kate Kosma God of Obsidian Written by Mac Rogers Directed by Jordana Williams Presented by Gideon Media on all podcast platforms Episode 1: August 27, 2021 Episode 2: September 3, 2021 Episode 3: September 10, 2021 If an intimate partner proposes any type of Bluebeard-style rule or, worse yet, expresses a lack of empathy for the service workers who deliver goods to his/her/their home, consider that a red flag. This applies doubly if the home in question stands at the end of a rickety bridge in the woods, as does Nathan's (Mac Rogers) sylvan abode in Mac Rogers's God of Obsidian . Rogers and Rebecca Comtois, as Nathan's significant other, Alice, reprise their roles from God of Obsidian 's 2017 stage debut as it transitions seamlessly into a free three-part audio play for this new production. Alice's first impression of Nathan's home elicits a comparison to the Brothers Grimm, and although subtle fairy tale elements indeed run throughout the play (Nat...

Review: We're Not of Two Minds About "Give Me Away"

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Give Me Away Written by Mac Rogers Directed by Jordana Williams Presented by  Gideon Media , with distribution from PRX Episodic, beginning July 16, 2021 Cover art by Kate Kosma Think about all that sharing your life with others--spouses, children, friends, lovers—entails. Now think about sharing it—you—with another consciousness—one that is literally alien. This is the resonant juxtaposition at the center of Give Me Away , an engrossing new, multi-season science fiction audio play written by prolific podcaster, playwright, and author of audio fiction Mac Rogers . The first season of Give Me Away is being presented in two parts, with Part One's episodes (discussed here) premiering on July 16, July 23, July 30, and August 6 and Part Two premiering episodes on September 17, September 24, October 1, October 8, and October 15. All episodes are free, and audiences can visit the show's page on Gideon Media to listen or to subscribe across all podcast platforms At the opening of Gi...