
Episode 1: My mind was going numb
04/22/22 • 32 min
3 Listeners
Eventyr departs the moon, and Chaika gets to know AIs HYGGE and LEQU.
CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.
***CONTENT WARNING*** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode also features strong themes of isolation, as Chaika wonders if she is the last human, as well as hints of suicidal ideation in the poem of the day.
Featured trailers:
The Dex Legacy. A full-cast sci-fi audio drama about humanity's distant future. https://www.thedexlegacy.com/
Once in a Lifetime - A Musical Covid Love Story. About what happens when that perfect person shows up at a less-than-perfect time. https://www.linco.media/
Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.
Cast:
- Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/
- Valen - Angelique Lazarus (she/her) https://angeliquevoices.com/
- HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup
- LEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her) https://www.samyeow.com/
- TROST - Kessir Riliniki (it/she) https://trilunis.com/cast-and-crew/
Chaika's theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and new sci-fi show The Dex Legacy (listen to the trailer in this episode!)
Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/
Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.
Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/
For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at [email protected]
Other music:
Day of Chaos by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3620-day-of-chaos
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Sikton Ragnue by Micah Dahl Anderson from ArchesAudio.com
Implosions On The Ground by Micah Dahl Anderson from ArchesAudio.com
Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Hitman by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3880-hitman
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
New Direction by Kevin MacLeod
Link:
Eventyr departs the moon, and Chaika gets to know AIs HYGGE and LEQU.
CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.
***CONTENT WARNING*** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode also features strong themes of isolation, as Chaika wonders if she is the last human, as well as hints of suicidal ideation in the poem of the day.
Featured trailers:
The Dex Legacy. A full-cast sci-fi audio drama about humanity's distant future. https://www.thedexlegacy.com/
Once in a Lifetime - A Musical Covid Love Story. About what happens when that perfect person shows up at a less-than-perfect time. https://www.linco.media/
Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.
Cast:
- Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/
- Valen - Angelique Lazarus (she/her) https://angeliquevoices.com/
- HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup
- LEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her) https://www.samyeow.com/
- TROST - Kessir Riliniki (it/she) https://trilunis.com/cast-and-crew/
Chaika's theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and new sci-fi show The Dex Legacy (listen to the trailer in this episode!)
Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/
Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.
Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/
For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at [email protected]
Other music:
Day of Chaos by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3620-day-of-chaos
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Sikton Ragnue by Micah Dahl Anderson from ArchesAudio.com
Implosions On The Ground by Micah Dahl Anderson from ArchesAudio.com
Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Hitman by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3880-hitman
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
New Direction by Kevin MacLeod
Link:
Previous Episode

Prologue: We breathe, briefly
Valen sends a message into the void, and Chaika's journey begins.
CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.
***CONTENT WARNING*** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode has no further content warnings.
Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.
Cast:
- Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/
- Valen - Angelique Lazarus (she/her) https://angeliquevoices.com/
- HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup
- LEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her) https://www.samyeow.com/
- TROST - Kessir Riliniki (it/she) https://trilunis.com/cast-and-crew/
Chaika's theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and new sci-fi show The Dex Legacy.
Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/
Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.
Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/
For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at [email protected]
Other music:
Peace of Mind by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4199-peace-of-mind
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Day of Chaos by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3620-day-of-chaos
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Sikton Ragnue by Micah Dahl Anderson from ArchesAudio.com
Sound effects are either created by us, or from freesound.org
℗ 2022 Karin Heimdahl
Next Episode

Episode 2: Drying inward from the edge
Chaika finds some common ground with LEQU and HYGGE, and Valen has a very odd psych eval.
CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.
***CONTENT WARNING*** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode has no further content warnings.
Featured trailers:
The Pilgrimage Saga. An audio drama about five humans and an AI looking for home. https://thepilgrimagesaga.wordpress.com/
Seren. A sci-fi fiction podcast about Seren, who is sent away from her home on a mission to terraform a new planet. https://serenpodcast.carrd.co/
Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.
Cast:
- Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/
- Valen - Angelique Lazarus (she/her) https://angeliquevoices.com/
- HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup
- LEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her) https://www.samyeow.com/
Chaika's theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and new sci-fi show The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/
Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/
Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.
Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/
For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at [email protected]
Other music:
Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
New Direction by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4120-new-direction
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cells Dividing by Matt Weidauer from ArchesAudio.com
Sound effects are either created by us, or from https://freesound.org/
℗ 2022 Karin Heimdahl
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