VALENCE

"    VALENCE " Podcast
In the city of New Candler, magic is scarce by design. A tech mogul wants to keep it that way. And a magic user wants freedom. Welcome to New Candler, cultural epicenter of the United States. | VALENCE is a serial fiction podcast meant for adult audiences. See our website for transcripts and content warnings for each episode.

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Copyright 2022

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Season 1 teaser

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In New Candler, Liam Alden, a magic user (or "muse," if you're not pretentious), is given a choice that could change his life. If he takes it, it won't just be himself he's battling. It'll also be the most successful magic-inhibiting tech giant to date.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners, coming January 11th, 2020. You can find more information, including transcripts, at valencepod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

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Season: 1 Episode: 1
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Season 1, Episode 1: "Pros & Cons"

Liam loses power but gains an intriguing offer. Wait, that sounds ominous. He literally loses power--as in, the utility in his apartment. If anything's ominous, it's the offer, really.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

VALENCE is a Hug House Production. You can find more about Hug House, including our VALENCE making-of documentary, Scoring Magic, at hughouse.productions

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Special thanks to:

  • Casey Trujillo
  • Rachel Rauch
  • Collin Gifford
  • Kasey Fracica
  • Amanda Stewart
  • Ryan Boelter
  • Danielle Welch
  • Michael Hudson
  • Ross Papa
  • Robert Anderson

Season: 1 Episode: 2
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Season 1, Episode 2: "Petrichor"

Liam meets the team. It starts to rain in New Candler.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

Content Warnings

  • Depictions of panic attacks at 4:07 and 14:45
  • Depiction of fictional aggressive oppression at 15:00
  • Depiction of alcohol consumption and debatable alcoholism at 21:47

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Special thanks to:

  • Casey Trujillo
  • Jordan Eagan
  • Lindsay Holt
  • Rachel Rauch
  • Richard Kreutz-Landry
  • Shelley Wermuth
  • V Silverman

Season: 1 Episode: 3
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Season 1, Episode 3: "Razzle Dazzle"

Liam and the team track their lead. But those tables get turned.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

Content Warnings

  • Depiction of marijuana use starting at 10:30, used sparingly through the remainder of the episode

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Special thanks to:

  • Collin Gifford
  • Kim Dauber
  • Leah Bibby
  • Mallory Vance
  • Michael McKenzie
  • Nick Douglas
  • Travis Whitehead

Season: 1 Episode: 4
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Season 1, Episode 4: "Pinpoint"

Liam and Nico hunt down a lead and find something unexpected. The day gets worse from there.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

Content warnings:

  • Depictions of in-universe oppressive speech from 17:10 - 20:40
  • Depictions of a panic attack and intrusive thoughts from 17:30 - 20:40
  • Discussions of suicidal ideation from 20:40 - 25:10
  • References to childhood abuse and struggles with mental health from 25:10 until the end of the episode

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Special thanks to:

  • Darcy Kennedy
  • Fireside Folktales
  • Jason Monteith
  • Laura Penrod
  • Marnie Warner
  • Tom Baird
  • Whitney Johnson

Season: 1 Episode: 5
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Season 1, Episode 5: "HAVEN"

The team goes farming. No, wait. They investigate the server farm and find more than they anticipated.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

Content warnings:

  • Gunshot sound effect at 16:16

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Special thanks to:

  • Alex Telander
  • Colin Kelly
  • Erin Callahan
  • Kasey Fracica
  • Madison Upton
  • PJ Scott-Blankenship
  • William Shankles

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Bonus: "Luis's Guided Relaxation"

Things are scary right now. And things are scary a lot of the time. Here at Hug House, we wanted to give you something to help calm you in times of worry. We hope you enjoy this bonus episode, a guided relaxation exercise from Luis. Take a walk on a calm beach. Thank your heart. Watch the tide take your worries away. Everything changes. Everything remains.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

Content warnings:

  • Depictions of the ocean and waves throughout

Credits:

  • Episode concept by the wonderful Katie Chin
  • The music in this episode was "You, Yourself and the Main Character" by Komiku.
  • This episode was written, edited, and sound designed by Wil Williams,
  • and performed by Giancarlo Herrera as Luis Acebo.

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Season: 1 Episode: 6
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Season 1, Episode 6: "Praxis"

Liam asks the questions that need to be asked. The team makes a plan that needs to be made. And Flynn finds out about a symphony that . . . needs to have cannons.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

Content warnings:

  • Depiction of a hangover (and debatable alcoholism) from 1:00 - 1:34

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Special thanks to:

  • Amanda Stewart
  • David Rheinstrom
  • Erin M Speckley
  • Jeff Chaney
  • Jordan Stillman
  • Nate Harrison
  • Sara Ghaleb

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Season: 1 Episode: 7
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Season 1, Episode 7: "Cost Benefit Analysis"

Who benefits when Halo, Inc. throws a benefit? The rich. Well, and those who crash the benefit to steal hors d'oeuvres. And information. Information doesn't benefit. It's stolen.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

Content warnings:

  • Depictions of alcohol and food throughout
  • Depictions of a panic attack from 9:18 - 10:30
  • Depictions of violence from 28:00 - the end of the episode

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Special thanks to:

  • Danielle Welch
  • Evelyn Regan
  • Jeff Van Dreason
  • Leslie Joyce
  • Phoebe Seiders
  • Ryan Boelter

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VALENCE is on hiatus--but not for long. Why not dive into the behind-the-scenes of the podcast on this, the day of our Hug House's birth?

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

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We may still be on hiatus, but we've got some exciting things for you to check out. Namely: new merch, and some neato articles!

Our theme was made by Raul Vega, with guitar by Travis Reaves.

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Season: 1 Episode: 8
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Season 1, Episode 8: "Ghosts"

It's time to confront the past and the present if the goal is a better future. The team clashes around important decisions. Liam gets several rude awakenings. And then, things change forever.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

This episode of VALENCE is brought to you by Hit the Bricks. You can find Hit the Bricks right here on your podcatcher, or at https://hitthebricks.com/.

Content warnings:

  • It's another rough one, pals
  • Discussions of the prison industrial complex/imprisonment throughout
  • Discussions of inhumane medical/scientific testing throughout
  • Discussions of abuse from 13:13--that wasn't intentional, oh my god--to the end of the episode
  • Depiction of a panic attack from 19:15 to the end of the episode
  • Discussions of death from 19:15 to the end of the episode

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Special thanks to:

  • Christopher Magilton
  • Gabrielle Watts
  • Jennifer Sugden
  • Michael Hudson
  • Rebecca Sentance
  • Robert Anderson

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Hug House Productions is participating in #PodcastBlackout. If you are not Black, we hope you are taking time to educate yourselves and donate to causes in defense of Black lives like we are.

Check out Berry’s directory of podcasts by podcasters of color at PodcastsInColor.com.

You can find a list to all of the shows mentioned in the episode, as well as a full transcript, on our website.

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Season: 1 Episode: 9
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Season 1, Episode 9: "Scatter"

The team pays respects.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

This episode of VALENCE is brought to you by Less is Morgue. You can find Less is Morgue right here on your podcatcher, or at https://lessismorgue.com/.

Content warnings:

  • Depictions of grief and mourning throughout
  • Depictions of alcoholism from the beginning of the episode - 10:18
  • Discussions of struggles with mental health throughout

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Sorry, Podtales pals.

Special thanks to:

  • Adriana Alarcon
  • Alice Tobin
  • Alyna Gorman
  • Damien Valencia-Hidenfelter
  • Miranda Milovich
  • Sebastian Chong

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Season: 1 Episode: 10
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Season 1, Episode 10: "Recalibrate"

The team shifts focus. It's time for everyone to reset their mindset.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

This episode of VALENCE is brought to you by Unwell. You can find Unwell right here on your podcatcher, or at https://www.unwellpodcast.com/.

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Shoutout to the real Firecreek Coffee in Flagstaff, Arizona. They didn't pay us or anything. I just really love it and miss it.

Special thanks to:

  • Andrea Klassen
  • Fox Cooper
  • Ian Flower
  • Jimmy Chann
  • Keegan Knoll
  • Liam Belson

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Season: 1 Episode: 11
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Season 1, Episode 11: "Covalent Bonds"

The TEAm plans. But things don't always go according to plan. Why get comfortable with a situation instead of expecting the unexpected?

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

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Special thanks to:

  • Bob Raymonda
  • dr.t.love
  • Josh Timlen
  • Karilyn Rust
  • Kat Schwartz
  • Michaela Voorhees

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Season: 1 Episode: 12
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Season 1, Episode 12 (Season 1 Finale): "Monsoon"

A storm of sorts breaks as the TEAm breaks into Reilley's facility. Also, a bunch of other things break.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

Content warnings:

  • Depictions of magical violence throughout
  • Discussions of familial death from 32:00 - 33:00

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Special thanks to:

  • You. Thank you.

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It's time for our Season 2 IndieGogo crowdfunding--and the trailer for our second season! Our crowdfunding campaign lasts until September 30th, 2020, so make sure to support while you can. We have some pretty tempting rewards we promise you won't want to miss. You can find our crowdfunding campaign at bit.ly/VALENCEs2.

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Scoring Magic is a Hug House documentary about the making of VALENCE, our serialized fiction podcast. Join us for our second season, dropping January 2nd, 20201, to hear about what it's been like creating during 2020.

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Season: 2 Episode: 1
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Season 2, Episode 1: "Axis"

It's been a minute. The news cycle churns. Relationships change. And Liam goes outside.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

VALENCE is brought to you by Changing Hands Bookstore. You can use our link at bit.ly/hhchanginghands to support this podcast and indie bookstores. This episode, we recommend "Oval" by Elvia Welk.

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Season: 2 Episode: 2
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Season 2, Episode2: "Somnolence"

Some connections are forged, and some are shattered. Liam picks through the fallout to figure out his next steps.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

VALENCE is brought to you by Proton VPN. VPNs are a great way to encrypt and protect your data (and your magic) from being accessed by other parties. That's why here at Hug House, we use VPNs. VALENCE is just as much a story about data privacy as our other themes, and we want to make sure you're keeping yourself protected. If you'd like to support Hug House and make Sarah proud, we'd appreciate it if you could use our affiliate link. You can find it at https://hughouse.productions/protonvpn

Content warnings:

  • Familial trauma throughout
  • Discussions of a past bomb threat at 5:30
  • Discussions of blood, injuries, and death from 22:15

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Season: 2 Episode: 3
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Season 2, Episode 3: "Spring Cleaning"

Out with the old and in with the new. Liam changes things and makes a new friend, but is it enough to distract him from the rest of his life? (No. Obviously.)

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more. Don't miss out on... The Soap Cut.

VALENCE is brought to you by Changing Hands Bookstore. You can use our link at bit.ly/hhchanginghands to support this podcast and indie bookstores. This episode, Katie recommends the Mirror Visitor Quartet, starting with "A Winter's Promise," by Christelle Dabos.

Content warnings:

  • Depictions of familial trauma throughout
  • Discussions of oppression and imprisonment starting at 28:30

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(and yes, I call this episode "spreaning" in my head.)

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Season: 2 Episode: 4
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Season 2, Episode 4: "Eucalyptus"

Liam starts something new, and everything is just a little too... clean. Liam asks about the past and avoids his present. And Noel makes a joke.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

VALENCE is brought to you by Proton VPN. You can use our link at hughouse.productions/protonvpn to support this podcast and keep your data safe.

Credits:

  • Our theme was made by Travis Reaves,
  • With production by Raul Vega.
  • Additional music provided by Loyalty Freak Music and Kai Engel.
  • VALENCE was created by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is edited and sound designed by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is directed by Katie Youmans and Anne Baird.
  • VALENCE is produced by Anne Baird.
  • This episode was written by Wil Williams.

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Season: 2 Episode: 5
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Season 2, Episode 5: "Jitters"

Liam's nervous--but in, you know, new ways. Liam gets a new name. The boys go shopping.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

VALENCE is brought to you by Changing Hands Bookstore. You can use our link at bit.ly/hhchanginghands to support this podcast and indie bookstores. This episode, we recommend "The Brilliant Death" by Amy Rose Capetta.

Credits:

  • Our theme was made by Travis Reaves,
  • With production by Raul Vega.
  • Additional music provided by Loyalty Freak Music and Kai Engel.
  • VALENCE was created by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is edited and sound designed by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is directed by Katie Youmans and Anne Baird.
  • VALENCE is produced by Anne Baird.
  • This episode was written by Katie Youmans and Wil Williams, with story consulting from Caleb Del Rio.

Performances by, in order of appearance:

Support VALENCE by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/valence

Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-f19d87 for 40% off for 4 months, and support VALENCE.


Season: 2 Episode: 6
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Season 2, Episode 6: "Constellation"

It's time to get a little starry-eyed. Liam's head is in the clouds between obstacles at works, a potential breakthrough, and... a date.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

VALENCE is brought to you by Proton VPN. You can use our link at hughouse.productions/protonvpn to support this podcast and keep your data safe.

Content warnings:

  • Depictions of in-scene misgendering, trans impostor syndrome, dysphoria, and transphobia throughout. (We're processing some stuff here in the Hug House Writers Room. That stuff is gender.)

Credits:

  • Our theme was made by Travis Reaves,
  • With production by Raul Vega.
  • Additional music provided by Loyalty Freak Music and Kai Engel.
  • VALENCE was created by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is edited and sound designed by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is directed by Katie Youmans and Anne Baird.
  • VALENCE is produced by Anne Baird.
  • This episode was written by Katie Youmans and Wil Williams, with story consulting from Caleb Del Rio and Elena Fernández Collins.

Performances by, in order of appearance:

Support VALENCE by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/valence

Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-f19d87 for 40% off for 4 months, and support VALENCE.


Season: 2 Episode: 7
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Season 2, Episode 7: "Icarus"

Liam's story isn't the only one that matters. (If it were up to Liam, he'd say his story doesn't matter at all.) For once, Liam listens to what others have to say.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

This episode of VALENCE is brought to you by Someone Dies in This Elevator, a podcast that’s a part of Sound Escape Productions. It’s a spoiler-driven anthology, in which there is always an elevator, and someone always dies. But everything else is different. You can learn more about the show on Twitter at @SDITEpod.

Content warnings:

  • Discussions of familial death from 11:48 - 24:00
  • Discussions of medical testing and transphobia from 14:08 - 24:00

Credits:

  • Our theme was made by Travis Reaves,
  • With production by Raul Vega.
  • Additional music provided by Loyalty Freak Music and Kai Engel.
  • VALENCE was created by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is edited and sound designed by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is directed by Katie Youmans and Anne Baird.
  • VALENCE is produced by Anne Baird.
  • This episode was written by Katie Youmans and Wil Williams, and titled by Katie Chin, who also named the blog itself.

Performances by, in order of appearance:

  • Josh Rubino as Liam and Liam's Inner Voices,
  • Jordan Cobb as Sarah Harris,
  • Maddison Dabbs-Petty as Elisha Dawes,
  • Katie Chin as Grace Chen,
  • Caleb del Rio as Flynn Velasco,
  • Ishani Kanetkar as Mahira Varma,
  • Tag Natsuki as Blog Contributor 1
  • Emily VanDerWerff as Blog Contributor 2,
  • Leslie Joyce as Blog Contributor 3,
  • Miracle Fonmanu as Zoe Kafoa, and
  • Tal Minear as Ash.

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Season: 2 Episode: 8
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Season 2, Episode 8: "Perennial"

Tough times make for strange dreams. Liam and Mahira train, but Liam has trouble processing himself anymore.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

VALENCE is brought to you by Changing Hands Bookstore. You can use our link at bit.ly/hhchanginghands to support this podcast and indie bookstores. This episode, we recommend their care packages.

Content warnings:

  • Fetishization
  • PTSD flashbacks
  • Familial trauma, unreality

Credits:

  • Our theme was made by Travis Reaves,
  • With production by Raul Vega.
  • Additional music provided by Loyalty Freak Music and Kai Engel.
  • VALENCE was created by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is edited and sound designed by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is directed by Katie Youmans and Anne Baird.
  • VALENCE is produced by Anne Baird.
  • This episode was written by Katie Youmans and Wil Williams.

Performances by, in order of appearance:

  • Josh Rubino as Liam and Liam's Inner Voices,
  • Reese Patterson as Novak,
  • Izzy O'Connell as Cass,
  • Ishani Kanetkar as Mahira Varma,
  • Brynna Youmans as the Young Girl,
  • David S. Dear as Richard Alden,
  • Sarah Rachel Evins as N-414,
  • Alex Welch as Noel Alden,
  • Giancarlo Herrera as Luis Acebo,
  • John Westover as Nico Salvai,
  • Miracle Fonmanu as Zoe Kafoa, and
  • Nadine Amami as Erica Alden.

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Season: 2 Episode: 9
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Season 2, Episode 9: "Tonic"

Liam catches himself going through the motions. It's easy to let time skip when you're not tuned in.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

This season of VALENCE is sponsored by our favorite VPN provider: ProtonVPN. VALENCE is full of precautionary tales about data privacy and keeping your personal information safe from data-collecting companies, and If you haven’t figured that out by now, you sure will soon. And there’s no easier way to protect your information and your magic than by using ProtonVPN. You can get started today with a free account, and help support this show and others, by signing up at https://hughouse.productions/protonvpn.

Content warnings:

  • Vague unreality throughout

Credits:

  • Our theme was made by Travis Reaves,
  • With production by Raul Vega.
  • Additional music provided by Loyalty Freak Music and Kai Engel.
  • VALENCE was created by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is edited and sound designed by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is directed by Katie Youmans and Anne Baird.
  • VALENCE is produced by Anne Baird.
  • This episode was written by Wil Williams.

Performances by, in order of appearance: -Josh Rubino as Liam and Liam's Inner Voices, -Tina Huang as Michelle Bernadino, -Emily VanDerWerff as Hope Alexander, -Anne Baird as the MavenMatch ad, -Caleb Del Rio as Flynn Velasco, -Jordan Cobb as Sarah Harris, -Alex Welch as Noel Alden, -Mike Schubert as Todd from Accounting -Ishani Kanetkar as Mahira Varma, -Katie Chin as Grace Chen, -Miracle Fonmanu as Zoe Kafoa, and -the return of John Westover as Nico Salvai.

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Season: 2 Episode: 10
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Season 2, Episode 10: "Kindling"

Nobody's ever had a stressful family dinner before, right? With Nico back but Noel still on shaky ground, Liam isn't sure which way to go. Mahira listens, but she's got bigger things on her mind.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

VALENCE is brought to you by Changing Hands Bookstore. You can use our link at bit.ly/hhchanginghands to support this podcast and indie bookstores. This episode, we recommend "Ella Chanted" by Gail Carson Levine.

Content warnings:

  • Depictions of a panic attack from 24:45 - 26:20

Credits:

  • Our theme was made by Travis Reaves,
  • With production by Raul Vega.
  • Additional music provided by Loyalty Freak Music and Kai Engel.
  • VALENCE was created by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is edited and sound designed by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is directed by Katie Youmans and Anne Baird.
  • VALENCE is produced by Anne Baird.
  • This episode was written by Katie Youmans.

Other music:

Performances by, in order of appearance:

  • Josh Rubino as Liam and Liam's Inner Voices,
  • Alex Welch as Noel Alden,
  • Miracle Fonmanu as Zoe Kafoa,
  • John Westover as Nico Salvai,
  • Caleb Del Rio as Flynn Velasco,
  • Jordan Cobb as Sarah Harris,
  • Sable the cat as Soap,
  • and Ishani Kanetkar as Mahira Varma.

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Season: 2 Episode: 11
Warning: Content Marked Explicit.

Season 2, Episode 11: "Egress"

It's almost time. As boundaries get pushed and hit, Liam has to do his least favorite thing: make a choice.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

VALENCE is brought to you by Desperado, a podcast by Aeaea. You can find information on Desperado on their website: https://www.aeaea.co/desperado

Content warnings:

  • Discussions of suicidal ideation and familial trauma from 19:20 through the end of the episode.

Credits:

  • Our theme was made by Travis Reaves,
  • With production by Raul Vega.
  • Additional music provided by Loyalty Freak Music and Kai Engel.
  • VALENCE was created by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is edited and sound designed by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is directed by Katie Youmans and Anne Baird.
  • VALENCE is produced by Anne Baird.
  • This episode was written by Wil Williams.

Performances by, in order of appearance:

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Season: 2 Episode: 12
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Season 2 Finale, Episode 12: "Harmony"

So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. Noel leads the TEAm into the heart of Halo. Everyone learns more than they wish they must.

VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. You can support us on Patreon and get access to inspo images, bonus audio, and more.

VALENCE is brought to you by Folxlore. You can find information on this queer horror podcast at https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/folxlore.

Content warnings:

  • Depictions of gaslighting from 13:20 - 17:10

Credits:

  • Our theme was made by Travis Reaves,
  • With production by Raul Vega.
  • Additional music provided by Loyalty Freak Music and Kai Engel.
  • VALENCE was created by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is edited and sound designed by Wil Williams.
  • VALENCE is directed by Katie Youmans and Anne Baird.
  • VALENCE is produced by Anne Baird.
  • This episode was written by Wil Williams and Katie Youmans.

Performances by, in order of appearance: -Caleb Del Rio as Flynn Velasco, -Jordan Cobb as Sarah Harris, -Josh Rubino as Liam and Liam's Inner Voices, -Ishani Kanetkar as Mahira Varma, -Katie Chin as Grace Chen, -John Westover as Nico Salvai, -Alex Welch as Noel Alden, -and the incomparable Naomi McMillan as Morgan Reilley.

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Warning: Content Marked Explicit.

Hug House presents Windfall, a sci-fi audio drama by Rogue Dialogue Productions. We couldn't recommend Windfall more, and we'd love for you to help them reach their crowdfunding goal for their second season. Listen in to the first episode of the podcast, "Bottom Feeder," here on our feed, and then go subscribe!

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