
1.01 - Charity
03/03/20 • 20 min
4 Listeners
Fake psychic Lara Campbell travels to Charity, Oregon to check on her ex-girlfriend, Rose. This is the first episode of the season, and the best place to start listening. REMASTERED as of October 13, 2020!
The transcript for this episode is available here. For episode notes, cast and crew information, or to support the show, please visit BelieverPodcast.com.
CONTENT NOTES
This episode contains discussions of child death, grief, and manipulation. There are also loud knocking sounds, squishy noises, and dog whining/barking (which may cause dogs to react if played over speakers).
CREDITS
Cast (in order of appearance):
- Lara Campbell - Julie Saunders
- Rose Boone - Mara Hernandez
- Deborah Lee - Jenna Saunders
- Rev. Mitchell Boone - David Pinion
- Kathy Petersen - Laura Baggett
- Sodapop, World's Greatest Dog - Archie
- Jake Talbott - Jason Markoff
- Mayor Terri Boone - Rosa Delgado
Written, Directed, and Produced by Julie Saunders
Remastered and sound designed by David Weaver
Theme song composed by Aaron Ferenc
Sound Credits:
- Dog sniffing: https://freesound.org/people/ivolipa/sounds/260248/
- More dog sounds: https://freesound.org/people/170084/sounds/408200/
- Dog running: https://freesound.org/people/15GPanskaBokstefflova_Nicola/sounds/461521/
- Dog yawn: https://freesound.org/people/jinxycat49/sounds/490164/
- Dog shake: https://freesound.org/people/giddster/sounds/435368/
- Clock: https://freesound.org/people/straget/sounds/405423/
- Mitchell’s machines: https://freesound.org/people/nofeedbak/sounds/21869/
- EKG alarm: https://freesound.org/people/guitarguy1985/sounds/65401/
- Misc: Audio Drama Network Hub
- Misc: Adobe Stock
Lara's phone's voice was generated at https://filmmusic.io/voiceovers
The ending song was "Lucky Charm," by Mimi Oleson, courtesy of Epidemic Sound.
This episode was sponsored by Saunders & Associates LLC
Fake psychic Lara Campbell travels to Charity, Oregon to check on her ex-girlfriend, Rose. This is the first episode of the season, and the best place to start listening. REMASTERED as of October 13, 2020!
The transcript for this episode is available here. For episode notes, cast and crew information, or to support the show, please visit BelieverPodcast.com.
CONTENT NOTES
This episode contains discussions of child death, grief, and manipulation. There are also loud knocking sounds, squishy noises, and dog whining/barking (which may cause dogs to react if played over speakers).
CREDITS
Cast (in order of appearance):
- Lara Campbell - Julie Saunders
- Rose Boone - Mara Hernandez
- Deborah Lee - Jenna Saunders
- Rev. Mitchell Boone - David Pinion
- Kathy Petersen - Laura Baggett
- Sodapop, World's Greatest Dog - Archie
- Jake Talbott - Jason Markoff
- Mayor Terri Boone - Rosa Delgado
Written, Directed, and Produced by Julie Saunders
Remastered and sound designed by David Weaver
Theme song composed by Aaron Ferenc
Sound Credits:
- Dog sniffing: https://freesound.org/people/ivolipa/sounds/260248/
- More dog sounds: https://freesound.org/people/170084/sounds/408200/
- Dog running: https://freesound.org/people/15GPanskaBokstefflova_Nicola/sounds/461521/
- Dog yawn: https://freesound.org/people/jinxycat49/sounds/490164/
- Dog shake: https://freesound.org/people/giddster/sounds/435368/
- Clock: https://freesound.org/people/straget/sounds/405423/
- Mitchell’s machines: https://freesound.org/people/nofeedbak/sounds/21869/
- EKG alarm: https://freesound.org/people/guitarguy1985/sounds/65401/
- Misc: Audio Drama Network Hub
- Misc: Adobe Stock
Lara's phone's voice was generated at https://filmmusic.io/voiceovers
The ending song was "Lucky Charm," by Mimi Oleson, courtesy of Epidemic Sound.
This episode was sponsored by Saunders & Associates LLC
Previous Episode

Season One Trailer
Lara Campbell used to believe in ghosts - though she will pretend to believe in them for money. When her ex-girlfriend goes missing in a strange town in Oregon, though, she might just have to rethink everything she thought she knew.
Believer is a scripted fiction podcast about ghosts, cryptids, cosmic entities, and the one woman who denies them all. Season one premieres on March 3, 2020.
For more information, go to BelieverPodcast.com. The transcript for this trailer is available here.
CREDITS
Lara: Julie Saunders Rose: Mara Hernandez Jake: Jason Markoff Camille: Sara Gorsky Mayor Terri Boone: Rosa Delgado Reverend Mitchell Boone: David Pinion Sodapop the Dog: Basil Archimedes Hornberger
Cult chanting courtesy of the Saunders and Parshall families.
Theme song by Aaron Ferenc.
Sound effects: Elk bugle: https://freesound.org/s/250191/ All other sfx for this episode from Adobe Stock.
Music from https://filmmusic.io"Industrial Music Box" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Season one sponsor: Saunders & Associates LLC
Next Episode

BONUS: Fred Beck's 1924 Sasquatch Encounter
***OUT OF UNIVERSE***
The next episode of Believer comes out next week, but in the meantime, Julie is here to read an excerpt from Fred Beck's classic memoir, I FOUGHT THE APEMEN OF MT. SAINT HELENS, WA. You'll never guess what it's about.
The full text of Beck's book can be found on BigfootEncounters.com.
A transcript of this episode is available here.
CONTENT NOTE This episode contains gunshot sounds.
ADDITIONAL CREDITSMusic for this episode all came from Epidemic Sound:
- Desert Hideout by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
- Diffusion Echo by Ethan Sloan
- Partners in Crime by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
SFX for chest thumps from Freesound.
All other SFX and ambient sound from Adobe Stock.
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