Life In Progress

Phoebe McIndoe (UK/DE 2025)

6 min

Life in Progress is the story of Nanou Thassinda and her journey for belonging and acceptance in the UK. After Nanou's dad was murdered in The Democratic Republic of the Congo for publicly speaking-out against the government, Nanou lived as an asylum seeker for 11 years in and around London. In that time, Nanou found hope and empowerment, experimenting with english and the specific regional dialects she encountered as she moved from door to door. This piece is about finding voice, hope and the ever-transitory nature of life.

Produces by Phoebe McIndoe
Voice & Story: Nanou Thassinda.
Executive Editor: Ingo Kottkamp

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The Man At The Top Of The Stairs

Hugo Pierre Martin (US 2025)

41 min

Neto is an artist first, an immortal vampire second, but for now he's being kicked out of his Beacon Hill apartment in Boston Mass. That's where we begin, but nearly two years into this audio-series I can't believe the journey Neto, and me, (the creator) have been on. But that's a longer story than I can get into here. For now, I hope there is something in this audio-series for you. It's about vampires, but ultimately it's about recovery, from trauma, from alcoholism, even from cults. It asks: Does time really heal all wounds?

This is the final episode of the 5th season
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Produced, written and performed by Hugo Pierre Martin

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XMTR Radio Hour Ep34: Radio Commons

Produced by Social Broadcasts (UK 2025)

60 min / Episode 33 of 33

This XMTR (Transmitter) Radio Hour hands the reins over to film maker and sound artist Ian Nesbitt from Radio Commons, on online platform of sonic interventions seeking to practice solidarity by building collective agency. It is an assembly of audio works structured as an online archipelago. The show features a selection of sound pieces from several of these mythical islands, all connected by the watery themes works from a new sonic island « Counterflows » 

This show brings together exempts of the following works: Thread by Komarine Romdenh-Romluc, Dark Sloshing  by Sonia Levy and Lucy A. Sames, Sonic Rituals by Alifiyah Imani, An Ear to River – Counterflows by Blanc Sceol, Solemn Debt by Akka (Shareeka Helaluddin),  Cockles of my Heart by Breakwater (Youngsook Choi and Taey Iohe). 

1. Thread by Komarine Romdenh-Romluc
https://radiocommons.org/transmission/thread/

2. Dark Sloshing – Traffic into Crayfish by Sonia Levy and Lucy A. Sames
https://radiocommons.org/transmission/dark-sloshing/

3. Sonic Rituals by Alifiyah Imani
https://radiocommons.org/transmission/sonic-rituals/

4. An Ear to River – Counterflows by  Blanc Sceol
https://radiocommons.org/transmission/an-ear-to-river-counterflows/

5. Solemn Debt by Akka (Shareeka Helaluddin)
https://radiocommons.org/transmission/solemn-debt/

6. Cockles of my Heart
Breakwater (Youngsook Choi and Taey Iohe)
https://radiocommons.org/transmission/cockels-of-my-heart/

XMTR Radio Hour Produced by Lucia Scazzocchio
Hosted by Ian Nestbitt

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I Just Needed Something A Little Bit... More

Charlotte Petts (UK 2024)

Charlotte Petts · I just needed something a little bit... more

12 min

An immersive, multi narrative piece about how it feels to walk a really, really long way. Featuring voices from others who have gone before her, Charlotte tries to find some peace and a sense of her own path on the South West Coast Path.

Created as a final piece for In the Dark audio course. With huge thanks to Nina Garthwaite, Laura Mitchison, Lorna Flutter and Verity de Cala for their ears and input.

Produced by Charlotte Petts

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The Third Place

Katie Stokes (UK/HK 2025)

17 min

Floating Space is a six-part anthology for anyone searching for a place where they truly belong. It’s believed that everyone needs three places: home, work, and a space in between. But in a post-Covid, cost-of-living crisis, and online-centred world, how many of us actually have that third place?

This episode explores what a third place is, and asks why we desperately need one? Unpack the decline of third places, how to identify one, and why the absence of one in your life isn’t your fault.

Created, hosted, produced by  Katie Stokes

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The Baron Hotel - Uncovering Roots

Maxim Saakyan (UK 2025)

30 min

Uncovering Roots is a podcast that investigates stories from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region. The first mini-series was released back in December 2023, about an Armenian Genocide survivor who became a Hollywood star.

Now, Uncovering Roots returns with the first episode of its new season, beginning in Aleppo, at the doors of one of the most iconic hotels in the Middle East.

The Baron Hotel once hosted kings, spies, archaeologists, and refugees. It was a grand hotel at the crossroads of empire, war, and survival. In this episode, we trace the layered history of the Baron through the voice of Mary Momdjian, whose family built and ran the hotel for generations.

From stories of Armenian refugees during the genocide to Agatha Christie writing her book, the Baron’s past is woven into the fabric of Syria’s modern history. Today, it stands abandoned. A fragile, fading symbol of memory and loss.

Produces by Maxim Saakyan
Sound Design by Maxim Saakyan
Intro Music composed by Olivia Melkonian

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An Asshole Walks Into a Group Meditation

Gabriel Berezin (US 2025)

24 min

Ever been to a group meditation? How did you feel - third eye open with a blissful permagrin? Or did you feel awkward and self conscious?

Tune into the psychedelic talk show that measures gullibility and skepticism using a powerful new scale. This trust spectrum is defined by Larry David, Woody Harrelson, Betty White, Bill Murray and cats (not the musical).

Gabriel Berezin and his co-host (his Inner Voice) discuss the neurological and psychological mental phenomena activated during a Brooklyn, NY meditation retreat.

For example, find out what a Burger King Whopper has to do with our experience of time, and why getting picked last on the dodgeball court explains our cultural divide.

This is Part 1 of a 3-part series.

Written, produced and voiced by Gabriel Berezin
Original music by Santiago Arias-Rozo.

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Gigi Riva and I

M. Cristina Marras (IT 2025)

12 min

A story about childhood, wonder, memories and (a bit) about mischievous revenge. Well, the story is about the soccer player Gigi Riva who became an actual god in the mind of all Sardinians, my fellow people, when he "led the very modest soccer team of Cagliari to win the Serie A championship in the 1969-70 season." All I can tell you is to advise you that this is not a story about sport, but I’d rather not spoil the plot as I am certain it will surprise and enchant, if you have 12 minute to spare.

Produced by M. Cristina Marras

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Windows: Jill - The Edge of Things

Ivan d'Avoine and Derick Armah (UK 2025)

23 min

To watch the world pass by from your home’s window is an intimate experience: at once deeply personal and yet universal, cinematic even, at times. Although we all do it, when was the last time someone asked you, sincerely; what do you see when you look outside your window?

Featuring experimental sound design that reflects the processes of art-making and city-wandering, we journey to Central London’s Brunswick Centre to meet Jill Rock, who sculpts natural found objects and geometric constructions under the light of her living room window.

Produces by Ivan d'Avoine and Derick Armah
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Asphalt Lullaby

James Trice (UK 2024)

MajDuckworth · Asphalt Lullaby

2 min

An abstract poem about city life, the need for sound and the regular rush of cars and traffic that pass James’ window.

Produced by James Trice

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