The Silt Verses

Twenty years ago, the Kindly Ancestors rose from their graves to reconquer the lands of Old Cyshane. Today, an endless multitude of ancient kings and queens squabble and bicker for cultural supremacy. Labouring corpse-technology has swallowed up agriculture and industry. Dead-divers descend into the netherworld, searching for answers. Even as progress rolls relentlessly onwards, all of us remain helplessly bound to the past. What will it take to stop looking back?

An epic, rotten-hearted weird-fantasy series from the creators of The Silt Verses and I Am In Eskew.

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Say farewell to 2024 with another two hours of Silt Verses-related chaos and rambling! In the second part of our ridiculously long QnA, big questions are tackled, shocking secrets about music-listening habits are revealed, and most importantly, the voice actors get so caught up in coming up with drag names that they recklessly promise to judge the official TSV Drag Revue.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-finalqna2

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The first half of our absolutely epic four-hour final-season QnA, with fan questions on subjects from the sublime to the very, very silly. Hosted by Méabh de Brún, with B. Narr, Muna Hussen, Jon Ware, Lucille Valentine, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Sarah Griffin and Marta da Silva (with a guest appearance by H.R. Owen).

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-qna1

00:03:55 - Favourite episode and scene of all time?

00:22:00 - What does 'family' mean to Carpenter and Faulkner?

00:26:30 - Does the Trawler-man have dominion over frogs?

00:29:45 - Were there scenes or moments that made you unexpectedly emotional?

00:38:00 - Who would win in a fight between Carpenter and David from I Am In Eskew?

00:41:10 - How much of the overall story was planned from the start?

00:44:50 - Any headcanons or hot takes about the characters?

00:55:10 - What's the main lesson that you'll take away from the show?

01:01:50 - What's the deal with schnapps?

01:30:45 - What is the main message you take away from The Silt Verses?

01:13:20 - Marta, what was it like playing Val?

01:16:21 - What's the one line you'll always remember?

01:26:13 - What visual medium would you like seeing TSV in, and what scene?

01:36:50 - What moment was most important to your character?

01:47:15 - Why is Carpenter the world's baddest bitch, and why is Faulkner Like That?

01:51:45 - To everyone (but especially Jimmie), how did you feel about your character's arc? Would you change anything, looking back?

02:07:16 - TELL US ABOUT SIBLING RANE

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Final reunions - and final partings. These were The Silt Verses. Thank you so much for listening.

This episode contains character death, suicide, loud gunshots, and drowning.

This episode features Méabh de Brún, Erika Sanderson, B. Narr, Lucille Valentine, Ishani Kanetkar, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Marta da Silva, GM Hakim and Oli Morris.

Additional voices by AJ Fidalgo, David Easley, James J Harringman, Jamie Petronis, and Maylis Ruhla.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-16b

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Part Two will arrive on Monday 22nd July! Thank you for your patience.

Carpenter makes a deal to get Hayward home in one piece. Paige puts forward a proposition to the Children of the Woundtree. Carson attempts a risky negotiation.

This episode features Oli Morris, GM Hakim, Méabh de Brún, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Erika Sanderson, Lucille Valentine, Ishani Kanetkar, Kale Brown, Laurence Owen, Rhys Lawton, and Marta da Silva.

Additional voices by Alex Rybitski, David Ault, and Ann Wiltshire.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-16a

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In the wake of the Parish's attack, Carpenter tries desperately to get Hayward out of Glottage. Carson attempts to find a useful spin on recent events. Paige gathers the Children of the Woundtree together to agree on their next course of action. The condition of the High Prophet Faulkner worsens.

This episode features: Méabh de Brún, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Felix Trench, Lou Sutcliffe, Rhys Lawton, Alex Nursall, Lucile Valentine, Ishani Kanetkar, Erika Sanderson, H.R. Owen, and B. Narr.

Additional voices by Jamie Petronis, Lou Sutcliffe, Rae Lundberg and Kevin Berrey.

Content warning: This episode features character death, plane hijackings, loud artillery fire, an extended plane crash sequence, and an extended drowning sequence.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-15

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Glottage and its commercial faiths celebrate a great military victory with a great parade. Shrue, Hayward and Carpenter attempt to get the message of the Woundtree out to the people of the Peninsula. Faulkner finds himself at the mercy of his own fanatical audience. Everything comes to a head.

Cast

This episode features GM Hakim, Oli Morris, Sophie Lynch, B. Narr, H.R. Owen, Erika Sanderson, Hawley Thorne, Rhys Lawton, Méabh de Brún, Sarah Griffin, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Felix Trench, Yinan Shentu, and Marta da Silva.

Additional voices by Lou Sutcliffe, Erika Sanderson, AJ Fidalgo, David Ault, Rae Lundberg, Jess Syratt, Jamie Petronis, Kale Brown, Marlon Dance-Hooi, and Shaun Pellington.

Content warning:

This episode contains character death, mass civilian death, suicide by shooting, gun violence and gunfire, implied drowning, implied transformation, air raid sirens.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-14

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Please note - this episode ended up being massive, so we split it into two separate hour-long chapters! Hope you enjoy listening to them both - this is the second chapter.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-12a

Episode description:

At the river's wellspring, a prophet discovers that he's come to loathe his station, his followers, his faith - and himself. In Glottage, three renegades plot to overthrow the government. Across the channel, a saint attempts to become a god.

Content warnings:

This episode contains suicidal ideation, multiple scenes of body horror, and murderous infants.

This episode features:

B. Narr, H.R. Owen, Alex Nursall, Rhys Lawton, Erika Sanderson, Méabh de Brún, Sarah Griffin, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Marta da Silva, and William A. Wellman.

Additional voices by Gabriel Robinson, David Ault, Lou Sutcliffe, AJ Fidalgo, Erika Sanderson, Kale Brown, Jesse Syratt, and Rae Lundberg.

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Please note - this episode ended up being massive, so we split it into two separate hour-long chapters! Hope you enjoy listening to them both.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-12

Episode description:

As Paige's encampment continues to grow, she sets out to rescue a stranded batch of pilgrims in the polluted lands - and has an unexpected encounter at the end of a long and lonely road

Content warnings:

This episode contains a detailed car crash sequence.

This episode features:

Lucille Valentine, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Ishani Kanetkar, Laurence Owen, Kale Brown and Sarah Golding, with additional voices by Madeleine Turley.

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Carpenter and Hayward make contact with Shrue in Glottage, hoping to persuade the Adjudicator to defect - while across the channel, Val brings the war to a startling and unexpected climax...

This episode features Jimmie Yamaguchi, Méabh de Brún, Daisy Bilenkin, Nathan Lunsford, Sarah Griffin, Felix Trench, Rhys Lawton, Marta da Silva and William A. Wellman, with additional voices from Harlan Guthrie and AJ Fidalgo.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-11

Content warnings:

War, missile strikes, some gory violence, air raid sirens.

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As Carpenter and Hayward enter war-torn Glottage in pursuit of a government ally, Adjudicator Shrue attends a summit intended to solve the anti-sacrificial movement spreading across the country - but finds themself aghast at the 'solutions' on offer...

This episode features Méabh de Brún, Sarah Griffin, Rhys Lawton, Felix Trench, Daisy McNamara, and Ray O'Hare.

Transcript live 9/4/24 at https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-10

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As the government strikes against the disciples of the Paraclete's Gulch, Faulkner seeks refuge and an untraceable hiding place at his old childhood home in the Whisper Plains - but he is not alone there.

This episode contains some distressing scenes and depictions of early-onset dementia and PTSD, loud noises, repeated allusions to childhood abuse, attempted suicide, and one short reference to accidental deadnaming (which does not occur).

This episode features B. Narr, H.R. Owen, Steve Shell, and Aud Andrews, with additional voices from Shaun Pellington, Sophie Lynch, Marlon Dance-Hooi and Rissa Montanez.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-9

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<p>Everyone has their breaking point.</p>

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As Val advances towards Nesh, Paige resolves to shoulder the burdens of leadership, Shrue negotiates over the faith of the Parish of Tide and Flesh - and a small team of national grid workers decide to take a stand.</p>

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This episode includes descriptions of mass civilian death and sanctification. Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-8</p>

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This episode features Marta da Silva, Lucille Valentine, Ishani Kanetkar, Damon Alums, Madeleine Turley, Kale Brown, Sarah Griffin, Rhys Lawton, Jimmie Yamaguchi and Méabh de Brún.</p>

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Additional voices by William Wellman, Rae Lundberg, Alex Nursall, Nathan Lunsford, Shaun Pellington, Michelle Kelly, Seb Hodgkiss, Rissa Montanez, Marlon Dance-Hooi, Lou Sutcliffe and Alex Stanley-Bell.</p>

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Hey, folks - we'll be back on Thursday 11th Jan, but in the meantime, please savour a mysterious and intriguing teaser trailer from the team over at Camlann (@camlannpod on socials), who'll be releasing their new show later this month as well! Hope you enjoy - we definitely can't wait to listen.

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H5UaDM5PkiOD3Bb7iJyV6RlTD9HEIwCTOa5l2ROOjwA/edit

Camlann is a post-apocalyptic urban fantasy podcast inspired by folklore and Arthurian legends. It's written and directed by Ella Watts (Doctor Who: Redacted, Eliza: A Robot Story), and produced by Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio (The Tower, Folxlore), with production management from Ross McFarlane (Folxlore). The show is made possible with funding from Creative Scotland and the Inevitable Foundation.

This trailer featured: Amy Rockson as Recording 1, Ross McFarlane as Recording 2, Amber Devereux as Recording 3, Sarah Grant as Phone Operator, Robyn Holdaway as Perry, Angharad Phillips as Morgan, Nicole Miners as Gwen / Shújūn, Paul Warren as Gwaine and Tobias Weatherburn as Dai. The trailer was written and directed by Ella Watts, with music composition and sound design from Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio, and production management from Ross McFarlane.

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At an empty motel along a lonely highway, a man comes looking for his sister - and the solution to a mystery from his childhood.

This episode stars Nishi Ghosh, Axandre Oge, Méabh de Brún, Jimmie Yamaguchi and Alan Coveney. Additional voices by Jean-Sebastian Hodgkiss and AJ Fidalgo.

This episode contains scenes related to PTSD, childhood trauma and endangerment, kissing sounds (38.00-39.00), unreality, strangulation (1.13.00-1.15.00), stabbing.

Transcript (live on release day): https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-7

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As Hayward and Carpenter begin their journey to Glottage, Faulkner receives High Katabasian Roemont and prepares to be accepted - at long last - as an elder of the faith.

This episode features Méabh de Brún, Jimmie Yamaguchi, B. Narr, H.R. Owen, Steve Hendrickson, Sophie Lynch and Adam Cassley.

Additional voices by Stephen Zivic, Lou Sutcliffe and Marlon Dance-Hooi.

Music: 'The Promised Bride' by Skip Kent-Davy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44M05LTHL1k

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-chapter-35

This episode contains multiple scenes of strong, bloody, crab-related violence and one very brief scene of chewing. (21.00)

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The Silt Verses RPG, from the acclaimed tabletop roleplaying game creators behind Brindlewood Bay and The Between, has arrived! You can listen to Jon burble on about it, or go directly to buy your copy now from the link below (it's also available on the TSV and The Gauntlet Patreon pages).

https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/458507/The-Silt-Verses-Roleplaying-Game

For help or advice, or to get started with the game. head to The Gauntlet Discord community:

https://discord.com/invite/8Ru8CVvTay

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Please note - this episode begins with a short content warning and introduction. The show itself begins at the 1.45 mark.

Cast

This episode features Michelle Kelly, Méabh de Brún, Alison Campbell, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Ishani Kanetkar, Laurence Owen, and Lucille Valentine.

Additional voices by Daisy McNamara, Steven Zivic, and Lucien Spooner.

Content warning (notes)

This episode features imprisonment, forced transformation and violent death (1.45-6.45), explosions (17.25-18.45), sustained depiction of civilians dealing with the impact of a military rocket attack, air raid sirens, gunshots (28.55-29.25), fire and peril (30.25-33.45), discussion of displacement and murder (38.55-39.45).

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-chapter-34

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Faulkner returns home in triumph. Roemont and Greve plot the downfall of the Prophet of the River. In the Linger Straits, Val makes a stop in hostile territory to reunite with long-lost family members.

Content warnings: Descriptions and offscreen depictions of self-mutilation and death (41.15-51.30), descriptions of forced experimentation, forced identity change, mild body horror, some distressing scenes.

This episode features B. Narr, Sophie Lynch, Steven Hendrickson, Chrysanthe Grech, Marta da Silva, Rhys Lawton, and H.R. Owen.

With additional voices by Michelle Kelly, William A. Wellman, AJ Fidalgo, Lou Sutcliffe, Alyssa Petrie, and Marlon Dance-Hooi.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-4

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In a ruined city far to the north of the Peninsula, Paige dwells unhappily on her status as prophet of a radical new faith - but a meeting with an old friend could change everything.

Content warnings:

Vomiting (4.54-5.04), implied alcoholism, animal death / mild body horror (17.18-17.45), discussion of suicidal ideation (33.40-34.20)

Cast:

Lucille Valentine, Laurence Owen, Alison Campbell, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Ishani Kanetkar, and Méabh de Brún

Additional voices by Alex Nursall, James J Harringman, William Wellman, AJ Fidalgo, Marlon Dance-Hooi, Alyssa Petrie.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-chapter-32

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In Glottage, Adjudicator Shrue attempts to pave the way for the legalisation of the Parish of Tide and Flesh. Far to the north, a Peninsulan battle-saint makes her mark on the enemy.

Warnings: This episode features moderate body horror and bloody violence.

This episode features Alex Nursall as Sam Kincannon, Felix Trench as Adjudicator Cross, GM Hakim as Private Tainsley, Marta da Silva as Val, Sarah Griffin as Adjudicator Shrue, Yinan Shentu as the Radio Exec, Daisy McNamara as the TSV Dealer and CLS Police Officer, Rhys Lawton as Press Secretary Carson, and Dave Wilson as Sergeant Loughton.

Additional voices by AJ Fidalgo, Alyssa Petrie and Steven Zivic.

Directed by Muna Hussen; writing and sound design by Jon Ware

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-chapter-31

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War between the Peninsula and Linger Straits rages on. Downriver, Faulkner makes his case to the High Katabasian. Upriver, Carpenter is still on the run - and feels like she's rapidly running out of time.

Content warnings: Drownings (multiple), eating sounds (34.50-35.16) car crash, gunshots (49 minutes onwards)

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-chapter-30

Featuring Steve Hendrickson, B. Narr, Sophie Lynch, H.R. Owen, Méabh de Brún, Steven Zivic, Steven Anzalone.

Additional voices by AJ Fidalgo, Alyssa Petrie, Rissa Montanez, Marlon Dance-Hooi.

Directed by Muna Hussen; writing and sound design by Jon Ware

Intro music: 'The River' by SyncHits, Envanto Elements

Thank you for listening.

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Just a week to go until Season 3 of The Silt Verses launches - wait, what happened in Season 2 again? Jimmie, B. and Méabh do their best to explain. Spoilers, obviously, follow.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-2-recap

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These three clips were shared separately on social media during May and June (locked away behind three separate puzzles) to tease our upcoming season.

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The third and final season of The Silt Verses is scheduled to launch on 17 August 2023. We can't wait to share it with you.

https://www.thesiltverses.com/three-broadcasts-transcript

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Yes, it's here (and thank you for waiting) - the absurdly long 2-hour Silt Verses Season 2 QnA, hosted by the incredible William A. Wellman of Hello from the Hallowoods.

The episode transcript and a full set of timestamps can be found here: https://www.thesiltverses.com/s2-transcript-q-a

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The siege of the Gulch ends. War begins.

This episode stars JV Hampton Van-Sant, Sarah Griffin, Méabh de Brún, Mark Anzalone, B. Narr, Daphne Nitsuga, Sarah Golding, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Lucille Valentine, William A. Wellman, Cait Gallagher and Jamie Stewart.

It contains scenes of very intense bloody violence.

Outro music: 'Return to the River' by Skip Kent-Davy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cc7Sdlrtq0&ab_channel=Skippocalyptic

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-2-chapter-14

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As Mercer and Gage arrive at the Paraclete's Gulch, Carpenter and Faulkner ready themselves to make one last stand at the water's edge.

This episode contains scenes of intense gunfire, crying children, violence and some body horror.

It stars Daphne Nitsuga, JV Hampton Van-Sant, Sarah Griffin, Mark and Steven Anzalone, Méabh de Brún, B. Narr, Cait Gallagher and Jamie Stewart.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/season-2-chapter-13

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On either side of the border, two separate groups of fugitives find themselves running for their lives.

This episode features: William A. Wellman, Graham Rowat, Jasper Locke, JV Hampton Van-Sant, B. Narr, Méabh de Brún, Cait Gallagher, Lucille Valentine, Jimmie Yamaguchi, and the Host from We Are Not Meant To Know.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-2-chapter-12

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As Paige and Hayward plan the propagation of their new god, they select their first true sacrifice.

Jimmie Yamaguchi

Lucille Valentine

Graham Rowat

The Host, from We Are Not Meant To Know

And Lucy Winter.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-2-chapter-11

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As Mercer and Gage hunt down fresh quarry, Carpenter finds herself in a tight spot.

This episode features Daphne Nitsuga, JV Hampton Van-Sant, Méabh de Brún, B. Narr, Cait Gallagher, and Harlan Guthrie.

It contains scenes featuring loud gunshots and other loud noises, moderate violence, and offscreen torture (heavily implied and referenced).

The transcript can be found here: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-2-chapter-10

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