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AFF Winners Dial It Up, World Audio Drama Day, AD Hubfest, Writing Space Horror, Anticrastination, Witchpunk and more

Plus, the Zoom PodTrak P4 and some fancy acoustic panels for your Chrimble list, grant opportunities, more shows for your podcast queue, and what Netflix doesn't know about podcast audiences.

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Lindsay Harris Friel
October 26, 2025

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Opportunities

  • Casting Call: Anticrastination is a new comedy audiodrama written and produced by W. Keith Tims, creator of The Book of Constellations, The Love Talker, and An Invisible Sun. Non-union, indie. Auditions open until Fri, Nov 7.

  • Casting Call: Auditions are now open until Nov 24th for S1 of Citeog's third audio drama, a gritty cyberpunk epic called Witchpunk. Roles are unpaid, but over 30 are available. Info on Casting Call Club: Witchpunk & Google Forms: Witchpunk.

  • Grants for Creative Individuals - $5000 grants for artists, culture bearers and creatives in Massachusetts who are aiming to advance creative expression across diverse communities. Applicants must be a full-year resident of Massachusetts, and must not be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in the arts.

    The deadline is 28th October, 11:59 pm ET.

  • Hypatia-in-the-Woods Residency is a 1- to 3-week residency for women of all creative talents in the arts, academia, and entrepreneurship. The residency takes place in Holly House, a retreat center on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. Residents are responsible for the costs of transportation, food, and other expenses. Applications cost $20. The next deadline is 1st November.

  • The MØRNING People Fund is a quarterly £4000 grant for international artists, creatives, dreamers and innovators, designed to fuel the boundary-pushing work that keeps culture alive. The next deadline is 1st November.

Launches & Milestones

  • The Divide. 1964: Former MI6 officer Paul Wilder is a man caught between two worlds. Unable to explain his escape from East Berlin, he’s tried to put his old life behind him. Dragged back into a secret world of new enemies and suspicious allies, can Wilder come to terms with his past, or does he risk losing his mind?

  • Radio Violence. 12-year-old superfan Lexi Bird’s favorite popstar vanishes in a small Texas town. What starts as fandom quickly unravels into hidden messages, dangerous secrets, and a fight for survival.

  • Conversations With Ghosts. Mausoleum attendant Mal Fleming tries to convince the spirits of Grey Briar Cemetery to pass on. In each episode, Mal sits down with a new ghost to build a portrait of their life, their death, and their afterlife... all to help them release whatever still ties their soul to this reality.

  • The Audio Flux podcast has finally arrived!

  • Metra. The year is 2043. The world is hot, water is scarce, the weather is unpredictable…and the fossil fuel industry continues to thrive. The wealthy are comfortable in their air-purified, cooled, humidified, superbly hydrated Bubble cities. But in a roadside bar on the Outside, an unlikely group of revolutionaries is about to demand a new story.

  • The 11th Hour Audio Drama Challenge is coming on the 30th of October, World Audio Drama Day! It’s a great companion for handing out candy on the 31st.

Raise your voice. Amplify those who need help. Keep sharing good stories.

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