PlayME

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Welcome to your digital stage, where bold theatre meets cutting-edge audio drama. Each episode draws you into captivating stories brought to life by top actors, acclaimed writers, and cinematic sound design that places you at the center of the action.

Winner of the 2020 New York Festival Gold Medal winner for Audio Drama, PlayME has dozens of productions, from daring, original audio dramas to groundbreaking plays. We offer an experience for people who love theatre and audio fiction. Whether you like dark, atmospheric thrillers, raw emotional drama, irreverent comedies, or theatre that push boundaries, our carefully curated collection has something to captivate every adventurous listener. Plus, enjoy in-depth interviews with playwrights, offering unique insights into their creative processes and the stories behind the plays.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best PlayME episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to PlayME for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite PlayME episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Other Side of the Game (Part 2)

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02/23/21 • 32 min

By Amanda Parris. Beverly gets asked by Khalil to write a speech for an upcoming march. Still, she can’t help but notice the struggles of the other female members of the group, like Akilah, who doesn’t get those kinds of opportunities anymore. Back in the 2000s, Nicole faces the roadblocks of expensive childcare while helping her friend Shevon, who is caught up in a toxic relationship with her gun-dealing, cheating boyfriend. Warning: this episode contains coarse language and a racial epithet.

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BUTCHER (Part 2)

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11/11/19 • 27 min

At first, it seems like a Christmas miracle. The Lavinian interpreter arrives to find the old man moaning in pain. Besides being fluent in his language, Elena is also a nurse with some timely advice. As the four wait for an ambulance to arrive, she quickly deduces a lot more about the man — from the hook that hung around his neck to the missing fingernails on his toes. But tensions rise as it becomes clear: the old man isn’t the only one in the room with secrets.

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Iceland (Part 3)

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10/26/18 • 29 min

By Nicolas Billon. Set against the backdrop of the banking crisis, a confrontation between a real estate agent and a tenant takes an unexpected turn. (3/3)

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Other Side of the Game (Part 3)

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02/22/21 • 34 min

By Amanda Parris. Beverly tries to help Kahlil, who is growing more paranoid. But he wants something from her that she isn’t willing to give him. The day of the march arrives, and suddenly Khalil has changed his mind about letting Beverly deliver her much-anticipated speech. Then suddenly Kahlil is arrested, Akilah is wanted and Beverly is pulled in a million directions. Meanwhile, Nicole bails Devonte out of jail while Shevon is arrested. Both women question where to place their loyalty. Warning: this episode contains coarse language and a racial epithet.

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Other Side of the Game (Part 1)

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02/23/21 • 28 min

By Amanda Parris. Beverly is a university student in the 1970s looking to join the Black activist movement in Toronto. She meets resistance from Khalil, the male leader who questions her commitment to the cause. Decades later, in 2006, Nicole is a new mom trying to create a better future for her young son. She runs into her ex-boyfriend Devonte, who’s fresh out of jail. Both Beverly and Nicole work to understand these complicated men. Warning: this episode contains coarse language and a racial epithet.

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BUTCHER: Interview with Nicolas Billon

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11/19/19 • 26 min

Laura talks to Governor General award-winning playwright Nicolas Billon about his play "BUTCHER", a dark political thriller set on Christmas Eve. Billon explains why he felt the need to invent a country, and a whole language, to tell the story he wanted to tell; how Hitchcock's thrillers inspire his writing; and what he thinks of the notion that "you can have peace or you can have justice, but you can't have both."

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Da Kink In My Hair (Part Two)

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02/14/24 • 67 min

Much-in-demand hairdresser Novellette sees into the souls of several of her clients. She knows from her profession that If you want to know about a woman – a Black woman – touch her hair. She discovers joys like the sexual awakening in her elderly customer, Miss Endid, following the death of her husband. She untangles dark secrets like the painful past of Stacey-Anne, who travelled from Jamaica to Canada in the middle of the winter to live with her mother and her new partner. Da Kink In My Hair is by Trey Anthony

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Bang Bang (Part 1)

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10/26/18 • 30 min

By Kat Sandler. A white playwright uses the shooting of an unarmed young black man by a police officer as a "jumping-off point" for his hit play, soon to be adapted into a major movie. As Hollywood comes knocking, the writer visits the officer involved. (1/4)

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PlayME NOW: Iceland by Nicolas Billon

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12/18/18 • 6 min

In the midst of a severe stock market correction, PlayME revisits Iceland by Nicolas Billon. Set against the backdrop of the 2008 banking crisis, Iceland unearths greed, selfishness, and other ugly human impulses that help fuel the fires of raging capitalism.

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BUTCHER (Part 3)

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11/10/19 • 24 min

“Revenge is the confession of pain ... it wants you to feel what it feels.” We all know what it means to kill someone, but what does it mean to break them? No one in the room is playing the same role as when they entered it. No one will ever be the same again.

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How many episodes does PlayME have?

PlayME currently has 215 episodes available.

What topics does PlayME cover?

The podcast is about Fiction and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on PlayME?

The episode title 'Bang Bang (Part 1)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on PlayME?

The average episode length on PlayME is 34 minutes.

How often are episodes of PlayME released?

Episodes of PlayME are typically released every 2 days.

When was the first episode of PlayME?

The first episode of PlayME was released on Oct 24, 2018.

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