The Harbingers
Podcast Description
In the wake of a world-altering magic incident, the only two living magicians wrestle with how we got here...and what happens next.
A new show written by Gabriel Urbina, directed and sound designed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, and produced by Eleanor Hyde.
From Audacious Machine Creative.
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Explores themes of magic, loss, and the consequences of power, with episodes delving into the backstory of the magic incident and the emotional struggles of the surviving magicians.
Adam Blackwell and Amy Stirling met as graduate students in anthropology, both obsessed with studying the same dead language and long-lost culture. Their relationship was always… complicated. They were bitter rivals, ideological opposites, and even went out on a date once – though they’d really prefer if everyone forgot about that last thing, thank you very much.
Then, they became the first two people in thousands of years capable of doing magic.
Over the next five years, they became global superstars, both revered and feared. Their powers led to a tragedy unlike any the world had seen before. Now, the world’s first two magicians of the modern age must figure out the truth of their power, its consequences, and their relationship with one another before they do more damage to the world.
The Harbingers is a new fiction podcast created by Gabriel Urbina, directed and sound designed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner.
From Audacious Machine Creative.
Episode 6. After her departure from Sinclair University in 2026, Amy Stirling struggled to find the kind of success and notoriety that Adam achieved. As she prepared for a moment that might make or break her academic career, she sought counsel from various figures from her past. But when she finally got a shot at the big time, the opportunity came from the last place she could have ever expected.
Be advised: this episode contains strong language and discussions of politics. It also mentions, but doesn’t depict, violence, death, and a large-scale disaster. Listener discretion is advised.
The Harbingers was created by Gabriel Urbina. Today’s episode was written by Gabriel Urbina, directed and sound designed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, and executive produced by Eleanor Hyde. It featured the voices of Lauren Grace Thompson as Amy Stirling, Emmy Bean as Claudia Skinner, Joshua K. Harris as Julian McCandless, Dan Granata as Jerome Eckerberg, Emma Sherr-Ziarko as Genevieve Summers, and Nate DuFort as Jonathan Miller. The original music for the series is by Nicholas Podany, and the original art is by Cassie J. Allen. Recording engineering and dialogue editing by Zhuolin Wu. This is an Audacious Machine Production.
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