Believer: A Paranormal Mystery

In the season one finale, oblivion comes to Charity, Oregon...that is, unless Lara can get there first.

Transcript for this episode is available at BelieverPodcast.com

Content notes

• Harm to wild animals, distressed animal sounds
• Human screaming, including children
• Cult behavior, religious content
• Violence
• Loud noises/chaos
• Nausea/retching sounds
• Respiratory distress

Cast (in order of appearance)

• Abe - Miles Langerman
• Jake - Jason Markoff
• Lara - Julie Saunders
• Rose - Mara Hernandez
• Camille - Sara Gorsky
• Cult Children - Kip Parshall, Duke Parshall
• SodaPop - Archie
• Terri - Rosa Delgado
• Dr. Simmons - Samantha Ronceros
• Nurse - Jillian Cardillo
• Various - Seth Ellsworth
• Mysterious Man - Javier Ronceros

Crew

• Written/Directed/Produced by Julie Saunders
• Sound design by Ester Ellis
• Additional sound design assistance by Andrew Wardlaw

Music

• "Julie's Melody (Believer Theme)," by Aaron Ferenc
• “Big Announcement,” by Out to the World
• “Diffusion Echo,” by Ethan Sloan
• “Trailing,” by Christian Andersen
• “Night Swap,” by Bill Ferngren
• “Gravity Fields,” by Hampus Naeselius
• “Face of the Earth,” by Jakob Ahlbom
• “The Vanished,” by John Barzetti
• “Breathe it in Deep,” by Hampus Naeselius
• “A Sky Sparkling,” by Johannes Bornlof
• “Passed Danger,” by Farrell Wooten
• “I Will Fool You,” by Bothnia

Music tracks (other than Believer Theme) courtesy of Epidemic Sound.

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The CONCLUSION of SodaPop's solo story. The darkness deepens, and the sun comes up.

A transcript of this episode is available here.

CONTENT NOTES (for entire three-part story)

• Live dog and cat sounds
• Harm to wild animals
• Mild harm to humans
• Abandonment
• Confusion / disorientation
• Dread
• Inexplicable pain

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CREDITS

Voice performers

• Archie as “SodaPop”
• Lulu as “Barn cat”
• Julie Saunders as “Narrator”

Production Crew

• Written, edited, and sound designed by Julie Saunders
• Cat wrangling by Seth Ellsworth
• “Believer Theme (Julie’s Melody)” composed by Aaron Ferenc

Music from Epidemic Sound:

• “Old Country Serenade,” by These Old Bones
• “Campfire Tails,” by Brendon Moeller
• “Three Wishes,” by Rune Dale
• “In the Witness’s Eyes,” by Christian Andersen
• “Chapter 13,” by Nihoni
• “Worlds Apart,” by Rannar Sillard
• “Me and My Kite,” by Bonnie Grace
• “Closer Than Two of a Kind,” by Jaydan Talley (ending song)

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The inaugural episode of SQUATCH TALK, recorded in Jake Talbott’s living room. In this episode, Jake’s friend and prospective co-host, Abe Ramirez, brings Sasquatch questions and sightings from across the Oregon Bigfoot Highway. What is Bigfoot? Could he be an alien? A protector? Dare we say, a friend? Find out all this and more on SQUATCH TALK!

The transcript for this episode is available here. See research notes and further reading at BelieverPodcast.com

Due to recording delays from, well, everything, the main storyline of BELIEVER is going on hiatus. Please stay subscribed for bonus content (including spin-off and prequel episodes) as well as regular show recommendations and resources for self-care and activism.

If you enjoyed Squatch Talk, you’ll love King Falls AM.

CONTENT NOTES

• Strong language
• Harm to wild animals
• Dissociative behavior

CAST

• Jake Talbott - Jason Markoff
• Abe Ramirez - Enrique Garnica
• Bill - Mark Fossen
• Ben - Zichi Calhoun
• Sheila - April Fossen
• Rose Boone - Mara Hernandez
• Dr. Penelope Simmons - Samantha Ronceros

MUSIC

• “Julie’s Melody (Believer Theme),” by Aaron Ferenc
• “C-Four,” by Deskant
• “Obsessions (Instrumental Version), by Can’t Find Ollie

Part Two of SodaPop's solo adventure. In which there are many more bad squirrels. This is a single-narrator bonus story set after the events of episode 4 - and if you haven't listened to Part One yet, you should probably go back an episode.

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The complete version of this episode are available to Patreon supporters now! Otherwise, you’ll see part three on Tuesday.

CONTENT NOTES (for entire three-part story)

• Live dog and cat sounds
• Harm to wild animals
• Mild harm to humans
• Abandonment
• Confusion / disorientation
• Dread
• Inexplicable pain

CREDITS

Voice performers

• Archie as “SodaPop”
• Lulu as “Barn cat”
• Julie Saunders as “Narrator”

Production Crew

• Written, edited, and sound designed by Julie Saunders
• Cat wrangling by Seth Ellsworth
• “Believer Theme (Julie’s Melody)” composed by Aaron Ferenc

Music from Epidemic Sound

• “Endeavor,” by Jakob Ahlbom
• “Chapter 13,” by Nihoni
• “Lost Without You (Instrumental Version),” by Duty Division

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Things don’t go quite how Lara imagined.

A transcript for this episode is available here.

CONTENT NOTES Gaslighting/denial of reality Alcohol use Animal sounds

CAST

• Rose - Mara Herndandez
• Camille - Sara Gorsky
• Lara - Julie Saunders
• Jake - Jason Markoff
• Sodapop - Archie

Written, Directed, Sound Designed by Julie Saunders

MUSIC

• “Julie’s Melody (Believer Theme),” by Aaron Ferenc
• “Piercing Silence,” by Ethan Sloan
• “Death at First Sight,” by Edward Karl Hanson
• “No One Knows But Me,” by Torii Wolf

Sound Effects from Adobe Stock, Epidemic Sound, Soundsnap, and Freesound.org

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