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Do you love 90s rock, queer found family, ghosts, and also fiction podcasts? Well, do we have a show for you!

From the creator of The Bright Sessions comes a thrilling new original rock audio drama. Phantom Pulse is the story of a 90s rock band going out on their very first tour. But this band isn't like any other–they don’t just play music, they exorcise ghosts with it. 

Phantom Pulse is currently crowdfunding for their first season. You can give to the Kickstarter now and get exclusive, limited edition merch, early access to the show, and much more. 

The five band members are being played by truly incredible actors: Nicholas Podany, Erika Ishii, Briggon Snow, Juliana Gutiérrez Arango, and Erin Caesar. And the creative team is made up of audio drama veterans: Lauren Shippen, Ella Watts, Evan Cunningham, and Brandon Grugle.

If you believe in original, queer art that is earnest and inclusive, but also messy and dramatic, please consider giving to our Kickstarter!!!

and if you can't support monetarily, please reblog THIS post and help us hit our community goals!!

We can't believe it's been FIVE years today since we released our musical episode. Making "Rose" was some of the most fun we ever had as a creative team and the original listener reaction to the episode was INCREDIBLE.

As always, you can find all the information about this episode on our website, including the cast album and lyrics. But in ADDITION to that, if you're an atypipal plus you get access to the original table red and additional interviews that weren't included in this featurette!

And if you'd like to sing the music yourself (whether by playing the sheet music or singing to the backing tracks) you can do so through our merch store! We also sell the original demos with Evan and @thelaurenshippen singing the songs.

Happy Digital Pride everyone! @evanchambersmusic (the amazing composer for @thebrightsessions) and I got together to sing some songs in honor of Digital Pride, an LGBT+ celebration that you can participate in from your computer! It’s meant to be a pride that everyone can take part in, all at once, regardless of whether they’re out or where they’re out. 

We’ve put up “When I’m Not Here,” the song performed by Helen Partridge at the end of Episode 22: Dawn, up on Bandcamp! Now you too can have this catchy jazz tune stuck in your head for just $1 (or more, if you so desire)!

This song was written by @amplesnacks specifically for the episode, arranged by Evan Cunningham, and features our own Susanna Kavee singing as Helen Partridge.

It’s our LAST full day of the Phantom Pulse Kickstarter! You only have one more chance to join Phantom Pulse’s inaugural tour, where they’ll play gigs, fight ghosts, and discover secrets about each other and the world they thought they knew.

and remember, we're livestreaming today from 10am PT to 4pm PT on YouTube + Twitch!

10AM - Ella Watts & Jonny Sims 11AM - Nicholas Podany & Briggon Snow 12PM - Lauren plays Guitar Hero 1PM - Juliana Gutiérrez Arango 2PM - Evan Cunningham 3PM - Demo reveal!

We're livestreaming on YouTube and Twitch Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 2pm PT and then on Thursday, we're streaming all day from 10am PT to 4pm PT!

And boy oh boy, do we have a line-up for you:

10AM - Ella Watts & Jonny Sims 11AM - Nicholas Podany & Briggon Snow 12PM - Lauren plays Guitar Hero 1PM - Juliana Gutiérrez Arango 2PM - Evan Cunningham 3PM - Demo reveal!

Episode 50 - Rose

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