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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much for listening along and for the lovely words!

Paul Norris @pauln1964.bsky.social · 3d

I've just listened to the finale of @jochiang.bsky.social's Hearthbound.
The entire 10 episodes have been beautifully realised. Who'd have thought relocating the Odyssey to a post-apocalypse US West would work so well? Jo did, & it does.
At the last catharsis, though this is no tragedy.
*applause*

Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 2d

The HEARTHBOUND finale is here!! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/1807519201/e...

A traditionally and digitally illustrated poster by Hannah Lock. A boot and a two paws steps into a puddle, shining with stars. The text reads: HEARTHBOUND Episode 10: Anagnorisis.

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 5d

🥃 Love and Luck Ep 4-5: It's lovely to listen to a love story that's not about the will-or-won't-they, that's about the feeling of finally being seen and the safety of being understood. It's a kind of magic. And here, maybe literally.

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 5d

🐺 Me and AU Ep 1-3: There's nothing quite like the fandom for a small Canadian supernatural show with a dubious budget (hello Lost Girl) to instill in you a disproportionate about of devotion. And truly, writing fanfiction for someone is high on the hierarchy of love languages.

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 5d

☔ Mabel Ep 3-4: Even though Anna, for all intents and purposes, is around at least another person every day, her loneliness is palpable. The oddities and mysteries almost feel like symptoms of that loneliness. The way your mind plays tricks on you, the more time you spend inside your own thoughts.

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 5d

🚦 Alice Isn't Dead, Ch 2 - Alice: We all deserve a little toxic yuri, as a treat. And a strange ghostly town (or relationship) that you leave, but you can't escape, like an immovable object/unstoppable force way of living. What is the result of that collision? Confusion, chaos, then it's gone.

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 5d

It's the last #audiodramasunday before the Hearthbound finale, so in honor of Odessa and Penelope, I'm featuring some other shows featuring queer love stories (some more romantic than others…):

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 10d

Yes!! 10/10 good trees no notes.

Sue @sueinthetardis.bsky.social · 12d

It was once again "looking at some good trees while listening to Hearthbound"- day 🌳

A path through a forest with tall trees on either side

More trees on a slope leading town to a small creek

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 17d

Buckle up friends it's Penelope loving hours!! Listen to Hearthbound, Episode 9 now! pod.link/1807519201/e...

A digital illustration by Dominique Ramsey for Hearthbound, Episode 9: Penelope. An elk with shedding antlers stares out over a rugged peninsula.

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 19d

🍼 @hinaypod.bsky.social E2: What a fun combination of haunted house, creepy baby, vengeful spirit. It's a pattern for my listens this week, but this is just another beautiful meditation on grief. You can count on Mari to charge in fearlessly. And when all that fails, at least Donner's got her back.

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 19d

🏍️ @utes-podcast.bsky.social S1E00: Filling the void left when I finished Citizen Sleeper 2, UTES really scratches that itch. I love a down-on-their luck scrapper hustling to make ends meet in the neon & chrome. @mxeliramos.bsky.social built a buzzing and lived-in world. Can't wait to explore it.

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 19d

🩰 The Big Loop S1E1: Lofi, pensive, slow burn, this falls into my favorite genre of ghost story, where the spookiness is actually just grief. It brings me back to early years of moving to a big city, the feeling of being a small part of an immense, breathing whole, & the wondrous enormity of that.

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 19d

⚰️ MERCY S1Ep3-5: I've been plowing through this phantasmagoria of a show and am moved by Sawyer's losses, a child torn from him long ago & a beloved taken so recently. Both tragedies feed into each other, despite the time between them. Give the man a hug. cc: @strangekindstudio.bsky.social

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 19d

🌲 Residents of Proserpina Park Ep43: A nature god w/ blue+orange morality is such a fun trope-- the strange/dangerous made sense thru beings like the Leshy. Of course, Juni and Jessica, lost and unanchored in their own ways, seek to create a mythology of their own. cc: @girlmadeofjade.bsky.social

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · 19d

This #audiodramasunday, I wanted to feature some shows by my fellow Asian creators out here. As we are not a monolith, everyone brings such an array of specific cultural experiences to the work. Here's to telling more stories, our way.

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks for letting us keep you company! We highly recommend our listeners go out and about and look at some good trees while listening to Hearthbound! 🌲

Sue @sueinthetardis.bsky.social · Sep 7

I listened to an episode of Wolf 359, Hearthbound, and Hello from the Hallowoods today while doing chores and being out on my walk, and I'm now settling in to stream the Wooden Overcoats liveshow. So many fantastic audio dramas today 💜

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Jo @jochiang.bsky.social · Sep 9

New episode! Check out Hearthbound, Episode 8: Antigone for an iconic punk rock mandolin moment. This one holds a very special place in my heart. 🤘🏼 pod.link/1807519201/e...