Podcast
Everyone's Happy
In a dystopian future, Dome-covered cities are controlled by the Happiness Programme - a government-mandated drug that eliminates negative emotions. But not everyone can be made happy.
When seventeen-year-old Parker inherits a collection of mysterious tapes from her grandmother, she begins uncovering secrets that could change everything she believes about her family, her city and the world beyond the Dome.
Everyone’s Happy is a full-cast dystopian audio drama about a teenager uncovering the truth behind a society where happiness is compulsory.
Season 1 is available now. Season 2 begins Tuesday 1 September 2026.
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- Episodes
- 16
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 33 min
- On air since
- 2023
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
16 episodes, from the first
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1 min
Everyone’s Happy Trailer Trailer
Show notes
Welcome to the Dome, where happiness is mandatory and questioning the System could cost you everything.
In a future shaped by climate catastrophe, seventeen-year-old Parker lives in a city controlled by the Happiness Programme - a government-mandated drug that eliminates negative emotions. When she inherits a collection of mysterious tapes from her grandmother, she begins uncovering secrets that could change everything.
Everyone’s Happy is a full-cast dystopian audio drama starring Rebekah McLoughlin as Parker.
Created by Joanne Phillips.
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Season 1
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35 min
S1 E1: Orientation
Episode 1
Show notes
Series premiere. In the safety of the Dome, Parker keeps up the pretence that the Happiness Programme is working. Meanwhile, she refuses to talk to Ben about her Grandma and wonders why her parents are acting so strangely. Enter the world of Everyone's Happy, where every emotion is a battle against the System.
CONTENT WARNINGS: Mild language, grief, bereavement
Created by Joanne Phillips.
Starring Rebekah McLoughlin as Parker.
Theme music: “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
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43 min
S1 E2: Immune
Episode 2
Show notes
Parker receives devastating news that changes everything. Isolated from her best friend, she must face the horrific Goodbye Ceremony and hope that her facade of happiness doesn’t crumble.
CONTENT WARNINGS: Mild language, grief, bereavement.
Created by Joanne Phillips.
Starring Rebekah McLoughlin as Parker.
Theme music: “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
© GravyTree Media.
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36 min
S1 E3: Outside
Episode 3
Show notes
Parker leaves the Dome and sees the climate-ravaged world outside for the first time. However, her plans to run away don't go quite as planned. Free from the all-seeing eye of the System, Parker can finally be her true self, but who is the mysterious Sid and what is he hiding?
CONTENT WARNINGS: Mild language, threat and violence.
Created by Joanne Phillips.
Starring Rebekah McLoughlin as Parker.
Theme music: “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
© GravyTree Media.
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34 min
S1 E4: Resistance
Episode 4
Show notes
Parker learns more about the 'Hangers' and the hidden history of the Domes. But Sid has more secrets to impart - information about the mysterious Resort and a terrible revelation will turn Parker's world upside down.
CONTENT WARNINGS: Mild language, threat and violence.
Created by Joanne Phillips.
Starring Rebekah McLoughlin as Parker.
Theme music: “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
© GravyTree Media.
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33 min
S1 E5: Secrets
Episode 5
Show notes
Parker makes a bold decision from which there's no turning back. But can she get Ben onside? There are hidden agendas, secret plans, and friendships tested - but all roads now lead to only one place. Back inside the Dome.
CONTENT WARNINGS: Mild language, threat and violence.
Created by Joanne Phillips.
Starring Rebekah McLoughlin as Parker.
Theme music: “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
© GravyTree Media.
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31 min
S1 E6: Return
Episode 6
Show notes
Parker is back inside the Dome with a dangerous mission to complete. The opportunity to ask questions about the Resort finally arrives, but will Parker get the answers she so desperately needs?
CONTENT WARNINGS: Mild language, threat and violence.
Created by Joanne Phillips.
Starring Rebekah McLoughlin as Parker.
Theme music: “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
© GravyTree Media.
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35 min
S1 E7: Alone
Episode 7
Show notes
Parker faces the ultimate betrayal, but what lies behind it? Abandoned and alone, she is trapped with nowhere to turn.
CONTENT WARNINGS: Mild language, threat and violence.
Created by Joanne Phillips.
Starring Rebekah McLoughlin as Parker.
Theme music: “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
© GravyTree Media.
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37 min
S1 E8: Crow
Episode 8
Show notes
Season finale. Parker’s interrogation ends abruptly, but what happens next? In the final episode of Season One, Parker faces enemies old and new and must find the strength to face what lies ahead.
CONTENT WARNINGS: Mild language, threat and violence.
Created by Joanne Phillips.
Starring Rebekah McLoughlin as Parker.
Theme music: “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
“Mountain Emperor” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
© GravyTree Media.
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Season 2
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2 min
Season Two: Official Trailer Trailer
Show notes
Everyone’s Happy returns for Season Two on 1 September 2026.
Six months after the events of Season One, Parker and her family are living in Grey Town, where people immune to Euphronicol are confined together under the shadow of the Dome. But as the Dome begins to glitch and whispers of a dangerous new uprising spread, Parker is pulled back into the Resistance and forced to decide who she can trust.
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Catch up with Season One now, then follow Everyone’s Happy to hear new Season Two episodes every fortnight.
Everyone’s Happy is a full-cast British dystopian audio drama created by Joanne Phillips and produced by GravyTree Media.
Theme music: “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
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3 min
Everyone’s Happy: Season One Recap Bonus
Show notes
Need a refresher before Season Two?
In under three minutes, revisit the events that brought Parker and her family to Grey Town - from the Happiness Programme and her grandmother’s secret recordings to the world beyond the Dome, Ben’s betrayal, the resistance and Crow’s offer.
Season Two begins on 1 September 2026, with new episodes released fortnightly wherever you get your podcasts.
Warning: This recap contains major spoilers for the whole of Season One.
Written and narrated by Joanne Phillips.
Theme music: “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
Produced by GravyTree Media.
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24 min
S2 E1: Grey Town
Episode 1
Show notes
Six months on, Parker and her family are living in Grey Town, where Immunes are segregated, freedoms are restricted, and happiness feels further away than ever. But when something impossible happens overhead, Parker begins to wonder whether the Dome is really keeping anyone safe.
Content note: This episode includes themes of serious illness and grief.
Created by Joanne Phillips.
Theme music “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
“Mountain Emperor” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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30 min
S2 E2: The Shadow
Episode 2
Show notes
Crow has a new mission for Parker: uncover the Shadow, a mysterious force stirring hope in Grey Town. But as strange dreams and disturbing encounters close in, Parker begins to wonder whether hope is really the danger.
Content note: This episode includes substance misuse and threatening situations.
Created by Joanne Phillips.
Theme music “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
Original song “Grey Town Blues” written by Joanne Phillips, with music produced by DaiSan.
“Mountain Emperor” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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29 min
S2 E3: Wanderment
Episode 3
Show notes
Parker struggles to hold her fractured family together as Cindy begins asking difficult questions and Sid grows increasingly distant. At the Wanderment ceremony, the promise of freedom beyond the Dome forces her to confront what escape and survival really mean.
Content note: This episode includes a brief, non-graphic discussion of suicide and references to serious illness.
Created by Joanne Phillips.
Theme music “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
Original song “Grey Town Blues” written by Joanne Phillips, with music produced by DaiSan.
“Mountain Emperor” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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28 min
S2 E4: Lazlo
Episode 4
Show notes
Cindy’s condition takes a frightening turn, leaving Parker desperate to find a way to help. But a visit to the Administrator’s Mansion brings her face to face with Lazlo, and with secrets buried deep in her past.
Content note: This episode includes themes of serious illness and references to medical experimentation.
Created by Joanne Phillips.
Theme music “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
“Mountain Emperor” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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31 min
S2 E5: The Wall
Episode 5
Show notes
MID-SEASON FINALE: Everyone’s Happy returns on Tuesday 24 November. Want to discover what happens next without waiting? Paid Patreon members can hear the entire second half of Season Two - Episodes 6–10 - together and ad-free from Saturday 21 November: https://www.patreon.com/gravytreemedia
Still reeling from the truth about Ben, Parker must decide where her loyalties lie. As Sid’s plan to get Cindy and the family out of Grey Town is set in motion, Parker and Five make their way to the Wall. But Parker is keeping secrets from Crow – and Grey Town is keeping secrets from everyone.
Content warning: This episode contains themes and scenes that some listeners may find distressing.
Created by Joanne Phillips.
Theme music: “Ultima Dream” by Rebel & Sons, used with permission.
“Mountain Emperor” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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