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'What are some audio dramas that inspire you? Both in general and for your podcast.'

There are a couple of show-specific inspirations that I'll talk about first and then I'll go a bit more general.

For The Tower I was massively inspired by The Far Meridian, I first heard it back in 2017 and it was first time I'd heard a podcast be so quiet, it made something click inside my brain for making things.

The Dungeon Economic Model took a lot of cues from Quid Pro Euro. The idea had been in development for a while and I remember being furious when it first came out as my reaction was 'that's what we were going to do!' but it also showed me that this kind of frenetic public information style audio comedy could work as a series.

On a more general note: I'm really interested in shows that fuse audio drama with something else.

Chain of Being has become this delightful blend of sci-fi drama and noise music.

Soul Operator takes solo TTRPGs and fuses them with audio drama. (a concept I love and experimented with with Anamnesis).

The Lightning Bottler is a beautiful mix of poetry, wit and jazz music.

Between Heartbeats is a gripping urban fantasy that incorporates meditative practices into it's narrative and scripting.

There are other interesting shows that I'm enjoying and taking inspiration from for projects that are still incubating. I'm only just catching up to Me & AU which is a delightful listen, Paddleboat is a brilliant, completely minimalist microfiction series, and I love the freewheeling approach to Breaker Whiskey.

I realized the Tugs models have solid-black eyes so I changed that.

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