Monstrous Productions
@monstrouspod.bsky.social
Home of Monstrous Agonies and all-new Travelling Light
Created by H.R. Owen (they/them) and Matt McDyre (he/him)
British Fantasy Award Winner for Best Audio 2022
https://linktr.ee/monstrousproductions
Created by H.R. Owen (they/them) and Matt McDyre (he/him)
British Fantasy Award Winner for Best Audio 2022
https://linktr.ee/monstrousproductions
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The Traveller checks in with their community back home after finally arriving in Clanagh - and meeting a grumpy little stray named Poki 🐾
Travelling Light returns for Season 2 on April 4th 2025 😍✨ Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts!
Travelling Light returns for Season 2 on April 4th 2025 😍✨ Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts!
'ats us nai! Thank you so much to everyone who auditioned - all 84 of yous 🤯 We've got some seriously difficult choices ahead of us...!
If you missed out this time, we will be running another call to fill up the rest of the cast later in the year, so keep your eyes peeled for that! ✨
If you missed out this time, we will be running another call to fill up the rest of the cast later in the year, so keep your eyes peeled for that! ✨
✨CASTING CALL - PAID ✨
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️
1. The Lion and the Adder - Minisodes - Casting Call
INTRODUCTION Monstrous Productions are now casting for their new audio drama, The Lion and the Adder. The Lion and the Adder is a 1920s detective story set in a world where magic is a fact of life. It...
docs.google.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:13 PM
'ats us nai! Thank you so much to everyone who auditioned - all 84 of yous 🤯 We've got some seriously difficult choices ahead of us...!
If you missed out this time, we will be running another call to fill up the rest of the cast later in the year, so keep your eyes peeled for that! ✨
If you missed out this time, we will be running another call to fill up the rest of the cast later in the year, so keep your eyes peeled for that! ✨
✨Episode 71 - Decision Episode!✨
The Traveller learns first hand the importance of proper safety procedures; and receives some long-awaited news…
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
The Traveller learns first hand the importance of proper safety procedures; and receives some long-awaited news…
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
January 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
✨Episode 71 - Decision Episode!✨
The Traveller learns first hand the importance of proper safety procedures; and receives some long-awaited news…
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
The Traveller learns first hand the importance of proper safety procedures; and receives some long-awaited news…
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
🔔 Last call! This closes at midnight tonight UK time so get your auditions in while you can!
✨CASTING CALL - PAID ✨
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️
1. The Lion and the Adder - Minisodes - Casting Call
INTRODUCTION Monstrous Productions are now casting for their new audio drama, The Lion and the Adder. The Lion and the Adder is a 1920s detective story set in a world where magic is a fact of life. It...
docs.google.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:10 AM
🔔 Last call! This closes at midnight tonight UK time so get your auditions in while you can!
📢✨ Tomorrow's episode will be coming out on Saturday!
Due to a highly efficient one-two combo of Big Headache and Got Sad About The News, I won't be able to get this week's ep out in time for our usual Friday release 😢 But we'll be with you on Saturday with Episode 71!
Due to a highly efficient one-two combo of Big Headache and Got Sad About The News, I won't be able to get this week's ep out in time for our usual Friday release 😢 But we'll be with you on Saturday with Episode 71!
January 29, 2026 at 8:59 PM
📢✨ Tomorrow's episode will be coming out on Saturday!
Due to a highly efficient one-two combo of Big Headache and Got Sad About The News, I won't be able to get this week's ep out in time for our usual Friday release 😢 But we'll be with you on Saturday with Episode 71!
Due to a highly efficient one-two combo of Big Headache and Got Sad About The News, I won't be able to get this week's ep out in time for our usual Friday release 😢 But we'll be with you on Saturday with Episode 71!
BLOG TIME! This week Matt talks about the inspirations behind Episode 69 and 70.
ko-fi.com/post/Behind-...
ko-fi.com/post/Behind-...
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM
BLOG TIME! This week Matt talks about the inspirations behind Episode 69 and 70.
ko-fi.com/post/Behind-...
ko-fi.com/post/Behind-...
We've had some fabulous auditions so far and casting's going to be super difficult - but I'm not here for an easy life! Make things harder for me; send in your audition by midnight UK time on Saturday 😍✨
✨CASTING CALL - PAID ✨
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️
1. The Lion and the Adder - Minisodes - Casting Call
INTRODUCTION Monstrous Productions are now casting for their new audio drama, The Lion and the Adder. The Lion and the Adder is a 1920s detective story set in a world where magic is a fact of life. It...
docs.google.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:51 PM
We've had some fabulous auditions so far and casting's going to be super difficult - but I'm not here for an easy life! Make things harder for me; send in your audition by midnight UK time on Saturday 😍✨
This weekend is @podcast-bookclub.com's AuFiCon - a totally FREE, totally ONLINE event packed with incredible panels, presentations and workshops 🤩✨
I'm appearing on 2 panels, and there's a ton of other fantastic stuff on the schedule. Grab your ticket now!💕🎧
www.eventbookings.com/b/event/2026...
I'm appearing on 2 panels, and there's a ton of other fantastic stuff on the schedule. Grab your ticket now!💕🎧
www.eventbookings.com/b/event/2026...
January 27, 2026 at 3:07 PM
This weekend is @podcast-bookclub.com's AuFiCon - a totally FREE, totally ONLINE event packed with incredible panels, presentations and workshops 🤩✨
I'm appearing on 2 panels, and there's a ton of other fantastic stuff on the schedule. Grab your ticket now!💕🎧
www.eventbookings.com/b/event/2026...
I'm appearing on 2 panels, and there's a ton of other fantastic stuff on the schedule. Grab your ticket now!💕🎧
www.eventbookings.com/b/event/2026...
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Y'all, Anticrastination has 4 days left on their KS and they're 90% funded, they're SO CLOSE! W. Keith Tims is a wonderful audio drama creator who's already made several beautiful shows, please consider sending some cash their way and spreading the word
Anticrastination: A Comedy Audio Drama
A pair of people try to make a podcast about reaching goals and getting organized--and completely fail. A desperate comedy!
www.kickstarter.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Y'all, Anticrastination has 4 days left on their KS and they're 90% funded, they're SO CLOSE! W. Keith Tims is a wonderful audio drama creator who's already made several beautiful shows, please consider sending some cash their way and spreading the word
"Too Stupid"
In the latest episode of Travelling Light we meet a disgruntled Emergency room nurse.
Catch up now! tr.ee/UDC6MsfuBX
In the latest episode of Travelling Light we meet a disgruntled Emergency room nurse.
Catch up now! tr.ee/UDC6MsfuBX
January 26, 2026 at 3:31 PM
"Too Stupid"
In the latest episode of Travelling Light we meet a disgruntled Emergency room nurse.
Catch up now! tr.ee/UDC6MsfuBX
In the latest episode of Travelling Light we meet a disgruntled Emergency room nurse.
Catch up now! tr.ee/UDC6MsfuBX
✨Travelling Light - Episode 70!✨
The crew of the Guillemot enjoy a good gossip; and a medic discusses the difficulties of working in a multispecies environment...
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
The crew of the Guillemot enjoy a good gossip; and a medic discusses the difficulties of working in a multispecies environment...
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
January 23, 2026 at 5:21 PM
✨Travelling Light - Episode 70!✨
The crew of the Guillemot enjoy a good gossip; and a medic discusses the difficulties of working in a multispecies environment...
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
The crew of the Guillemot enjoy a good gossip; and a medic discusses the difficulties of working in a multispecies environment...
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
Took me a leisurely half an hour to fill this in, using Amnesty's guidance to go step by step. UK folk, please take a bit of time out of your day to oppose these needlessly cruel proposals and make your voice heard. Non-UK folk, please share!
The UK government is proposing radical and punitive changes to settlement rules. This is settlement, not citizenship. The consultation is open until 12 February; please respond to it and oppose these evil proposals. Amnesty have a good guide: www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/gu...
Guidance for responding to 'A Fairer Pathway to Settlement' consultation
We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
www.amnesty.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Took me a leisurely half an hour to fill this in, using Amnesty's guidance to go step by step. UK folk, please take a bit of time out of your day to oppose these needlessly cruel proposals and make your voice heard. Non-UK folk, please share!
UPDATE - due to a lack of auditions so far for Aunt Clara, we've made the decision to open that role up to non-Irish actors! The character is still Irish and we strongly prefer Irish actors, but you're now welcome to throw your hat in the (currently nigh hatless!) ring regardless 💕✨
✨CASTING CALL - PAID ✨
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️
1. The Lion and the Adder - Minisodes - Casting Call
INTRODUCTION Monstrous Productions are now casting for their new audio drama, The Lion and the Adder. The Lion and the Adder is a 1920s detective story set in a world where magic is a fact of life. It...
docs.google.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:15 PM
UPDATE - due to a lack of auditions so far for Aunt Clara, we've made the decision to open that role up to non-Irish actors! The character is still Irish and we strongly prefer Irish actors, but you're now welcome to throw your hat in the (currently nigh hatless!) ring regardless 💕✨
"Toasty Cinnamon Bun"
In episode 69, Masha lies in while the rest of the crew have breakfast.
Catch up now!
In episode 69, Masha lies in while the rest of the crew have breakfast.
Catch up now!
January 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
"Toasty Cinnamon Bun"
In episode 69, Masha lies in while the rest of the crew have breakfast.
Catch up now!
In episode 69, Masha lies in while the rest of the crew have breakfast.
Catch up now!
10/10 absolutely perfect assessment here
terry pratchett characters and how i, the spiders georg of reading terry pratchett novels, think they would feel about AI: a thread
a turtle with elephants on its back and a flat earth on top
Alt: a turtle with elephants on its back and a flat earth on top. this is a representation of the great a'tuin from the discworld novels, a huge turtle who flies through space with elephants balanced on his back, and the flat world (discworld) balanced on the elephants.
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
10/10 absolutely perfect assessment here
"Can I get an uhoh" like you didnt vote for this exact outcome 😂
🧳 Travelling Light by @monstrouspod.bsky.social (69) Can I get an uhoh?!! My dearest Traveller is quite literally fucking around and FINDING OUT. The hand on their knee 😭 Scarry is so happy 😭 I need an extra emotional seatbelt for the rest of this season! (1/2)
January 18, 2026 at 4:11 PM
"Can I get an uhoh" like you didnt vote for this exact outcome 😂
Reminder that we are CASTING and it is PAID! We've had lots of gorgeous auditions - especially for D.C. Edwards - but we want mooooore!! If you know anyone who wants to play a burly Scottish detective or a little old Irish lady, send them my way! 🤩✨
✨CASTING CALL - PAID ✨
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️
1. The Lion and the Adder - Minisodes - Casting Call
INTRODUCTION Monstrous Productions are now casting for their new audio drama, The Lion and the Adder. The Lion and the Adder is a 1920s detective story set in a world where magic is a fact of life. It...
docs.google.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Reminder that we are CASTING and it is PAID! We've had lots of gorgeous auditions - especially for D.C. Edwards - but we want mooooore!! If you know anyone who wants to play a burly Scottish detective or a little old Irish lady, send them my way! 🤩✨
✨Travelling Light - Episode 69!✨
The Traveller makes a decision about Scarry; and encounters an unusual approach to interplanetary politics...
Plus the reveal of last episode's hotly debated audience vote!
Subscribe now, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
The Traveller makes a decision about Scarry; and encounters an unusual approach to interplanetary politics...
Plus the reveal of last episode's hotly debated audience vote!
Subscribe now, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
January 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
✨Travelling Light - Episode 69!✨
The Traveller makes a decision about Scarry; and encounters an unusual approach to interplanetary politics...
Plus the reveal of last episode's hotly debated audience vote!
Subscribe now, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
The Traveller makes a decision about Scarry; and encounters an unusual approach to interplanetary politics...
Plus the reveal of last episode's hotly debated audience vote!
Subscribe now, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
In this week's blog, I'm talking a bit more about our upcoming show, The Lion and the Adder, and sharing some of the process behind writing the current casting call! ko-fi.com/post/Behind-...
January 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
In this week's blog, I'm talking a bit more about our upcoming show, The Lion and the Adder, and sharing some of the process behind writing the current casting call! ko-fi.com/post/Behind-...
Travelling Light: rated !!!! 😎
🧳 Travelling Light by @monstrouspod.bsky.social (68) INSANE scenes in my local comfort scif-fi podcast!!!!!!!! I don’t want to spoil too much for people who haven’t listened yet but !!!! (1/3)
January 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Travelling Light: rated !!!! 😎
"May I have another?"
In the most recent episode the Traveller finds Scarry in a rather compromising position.
Listen now! shows.acast.com/65340e07add7...
In the most recent episode the Traveller finds Scarry in a rather compromising position.
Listen now! shows.acast.com/65340e07add7...
January 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
"May I have another?"
In the most recent episode the Traveller finds Scarry in a rather compromising position.
Listen now! shows.acast.com/65340e07add7...
In the most recent episode the Traveller finds Scarry in a rather compromising position.
Listen now! shows.acast.com/65340e07add7...
✨Episode 68 - Decision Episode!✨
The Traveller has a tense encounter with their captain; and explores how time is measured and experienced…
Plus, an audience decision - details below! 🗳️🤩
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
The Traveller has a tense encounter with their captain; and explores how time is measured and experienced…
Plus, an audience decision - details below! 🗳️🤩
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
January 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
✨Episode 68 - Decision Episode!✨
The Traveller has a tense encounter with their captain; and explores how time is measured and experienced…
Plus, an audience decision - details below! 🗳️🤩
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
The Traveller has a tense encounter with their captain; and explores how time is measured and experienced…
Plus, an audience decision - details below! 🗳️🤩
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find a full transcript via the show-notes🚀✨
Good news! Our computer issues are sorted* and we'll be back with a new episode of Travelling Light tomorrow! 🥳 It's a decision episode too, so get your voting hats on - this one's a fun one 😀
*I say "sorted" - it fixed itself overnight, but not before I'd taken it into the shop. A mystery.
*I say "sorted" - it fixed itself overnight, but not before I'd taken it into the shop. A mystery.
January 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Good news! Our computer issues are sorted* and we'll be back with a new episode of Travelling Light tomorrow! 🥳 It's a decision episode too, so get your voting hats on - this one's a fun one 😀
*I say "sorted" - it fixed itself overnight, but not before I'd taken it into the shop. A mystery.
*I say "sorted" - it fixed itself overnight, but not before I'd taken it into the shop. A mystery.
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We're still at 38% funded, so we have a few hundred still to go to halfway.
For perspective- to be able to pay our main actors for season 4, we will need to reach 84%!
ko-fi.com/megsothoth
For perspective- to be able to pay our main actors for season 4, we will need to reach 84%!
ko-fi.com/megsothoth
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January 7, 2026 at 9:54 AM
We're still at 38% funded, so we have a few hundred still to go to halfway.
For perspective- to be able to pay our main actors for season 4, we will need to reach 84%!
ko-fi.com/megsothoth
For perspective- to be able to pay our main actors for season 4, we will need to reach 84%!
ko-fi.com/megsothoth
New Blog Alert! This week Matt chats about some of the films that watched last year and maybe why you should watch them.
Available now to all Kofi Subscribers!
ko-fi.com/Post/Behind-...
Available now to all Kofi Subscribers!
ko-fi.com/Post/Behind-...
January 7, 2026 at 11:07 AM
New Blog Alert! This week Matt chats about some of the films that watched last year and maybe why you should watch them.
Available now to all Kofi Subscribers!
ko-fi.com/Post/Behind-...
Available now to all Kofi Subscribers!
ko-fi.com/Post/Behind-...
✨CASTING CALL - PAID ✨
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️
1. The Lion and the Adder - Minisodes - Casting Call
INTRODUCTION Monstrous Productions are now casting for their new audio drama, The Lion and the Adder. The Lion and the Adder is a 1920s detective story set in a world where magic is a fact of life. It...
docs.google.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:52 PM
✨CASTING CALL - PAID ✨
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️
We are now casting three roles in our new show, The Lion and the Adder, a supernatural detective story set in 1920s London! 🔮
We’re looking to make 3 minisodes ahead of our crowdfunding campaign, and need to cast one principal role and two supporting roles - details below ⬇️