Podcast
The Dragoning
Trigger Warning: Men in Peril!
In this award-winning* audio dramedy, the world is shaken by the transformations of women into dragons who consume and immolate men.
Season 1: A tourist from afar tries to understand what, when any woman could literally eat you for lunch, is a guy supposed to do? Who can you trust?
Season 2: The tourist creates an international incident by bringing home a dragon.
Season 3: Dragon fame brings new opportunities, forms and enemies.
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Produced by Messenger Theatre Company, a 501c3 in NYC
Start with Season 1, Episode 1
*Best Audio Series of All Genres -LAWeb Fest
- Episodes
- 53
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 21 min
- On air since
- 2020
- Latest episode
- 2 months ago
Episodes
53 episodes, newest first
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2 min
We Won Best Podcast - Grand Prize at RIIFF! Bonus
Show notes
In this update, you'll hear Emily Rainbow Davis speaking to you after her trip to Rhode Island.
The Dragoning has won Best Podcast at Flickers - Rhode Island International Film Festival!
Upcoming: We're also official selections at Toronto WebFest, Apulia WebFest and New Zealand WebFest.
If you'd like to help us pay for going to some of these festivals, you can donate to our campaign here: https://givebutter.com/award-season-support-qqn4rc
Or if you just want to help us make our next show, you can donate here: https://givebutter.com/messenger-theatre-corp
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2 min
Dragons at More Festivals Bonus
Show notes
The Dragoning is one of 4 podcasts at Flickers - Rhode Island International Film Festival so we're there, meeting all the people. And we have a 25% of winning Best Podcast here.
We're also official selections at Toronto WebFest, Apulia WebFest and New Zealand WebFest.
If you'd like to help us pay for going to some of these festivals, you can donate to our campaign here: https://givebutter.com/award-season-support-qqn4rc
Or if you just want to help us make our next show, you can donate here: https://givebutter.com/messenger-theatre-corp
In this update, you'll hear Emily Rainbow Davis speaking to you from her laptop in Rhode Island.
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3 min
We Won Best Audio Series of All Genres at LA WebFest! Bonus
Show notes
Just popping in to say thank you to all of our listeners after our big surprise win at LA WebFest on May 1st.
We're so grateful for all of you. And for this beautiful award!
If you're new to The Dragoning, start with Season One!
And if you're hungry for more, we're currently raising funds for Season Two of The Defense, which will be a kind of Prequel to The Dragoning.
If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact
To revisit Seasons One and Two, just listen wherever you're listening now. Transcripts are available on our website.
To help us make our next show, please donate to our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany
You can also donate on Facebook or via Candid or PayPal.
Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.
The hub for all these fundraisers is: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support
We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at Bonfire.
Photo by Jacki Jing
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20 min
A New Show From Our Dragon Friends - Metra: A Climate Revolution With Songs Bonus
Show notes
Hot Dragoning gossip! Emily Hartford, who plays Ashley, and Ned Hartford, who plays Ray in our show are married to each other! And they have a podcast of their own, which we are delighted to get to share the first episode of here, in the home of The Dragoning.
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Metra is an original musical fiction podcast about how we change the world. The show weaves myth, magic, and music to tell a story about the power of collective action—and about all we have that’s still worth saving. Featuring a Broadway cast including Tony nominee Jeannette Bayardelle, Fred Inkley, Cherrye J. Davis, Corinna Schulenburg, and many more.
Written and created by The Hartfords.
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.
Metra releases weekly on Wednesdays, on all podcast platforms. Follow @metrathemusical on IG for launch info and bonus content.
Written by Emily and Ned Hartford
Music and Lyrics by Ned Hartford
Dialogue Directed by Emily Hartford
Produced by MythMakers Media
Starring Jeannette Bayardelle, Cherrye J. Davis, Fred Inkley, Corinna Schulenburg, Alia Munsch, Cristina Obando Sanchez, and Sierra Rein
Casting by Judy Bowman, CSA and MythMakers Media
Sound Editing and Design by Ned Hartford
Instrumentation Arranged and Performed by Ned Hartford
Vocals Arranged by Ned Hartford
All Audio Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Ned Hartford
Marketing and PR by Tink Media
Image by Holly Brown -
20 min
Leaders Don't Carry Keys
Season 3, Episode 10
Show notes
FM
This is the tenth (and final) episode of Season Three. To catch up, listen to the Re-caps of Season One and Season Two and then start with Episode One from this season. (Or listen from Episode One, Season One!)
This episode features Thadd McQuade as FM.
Sound Design by Matt Powell
Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis
The Dragoning theme is by Scott Ethier
Show art by Shannon Harvey
Produced by Kashayna Johnson
If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact
To revisit Seasons One and Two, just listen wherever you're listening now. Transcripts for this season will become available not long after they're released.
To hear future seasons, please follow and subscribe.
To help us make our next show, please donate to our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany
You can also donate on Facebook or via Candid or PayPal.
Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.
The hub for all these fundraisers is: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support
We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at Bonfire.
This episode is explicit due to a lot of a**h*les.
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22 min
I Am a Nice Dragon
Season 3, Episode 9
Show notes
Delia, Justin and Dylan
This is the ninth episode of Season Three. To get up to speed, listen to the Re-caps of Season One and Season Two and then start with Episode One from this season. (Or listen from Episode One, Season One!)
This episode features Jacki Jing as Delia, Andrew Winson as Justin and Jeff LaGreca as Dylan
Sound Design by Matt Powell
Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis
The Dragoning theme is by Scott Ethier
Show art by Shannon Harvey
Produced by Kashayna Johnson
If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact
To revisit Seasons One and Two, just listen wherever you're listening now. Transcripts for this season will become available not long after they're released.
To hear future episodes, please follow and subscribe.
To help us make our next show, please donate to our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany
You can also donate on Facebook or via Candid or PayPal.
Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.
The hub for all these fundraisers is: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support
We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at Bonfire.
This one's not explicit - unless wishing someone good luck in French in the classic way counts as explicit.
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22 min
Very Interested in Dragons
Season 3, Episode 8
Show notes
Dylan, Sgt Ana Rengel and Harrison
This is the eighth episode of Season Three. To get up to speed, listen to the Re-caps of Season One and Season Two and then start with Episode One from this season. (Or listen from Episode One, Season One!)
This episode features Jeff LaGreca as Dylan, Vickie Tanner as Sgt Ana Rengel and Aaron Sinn as Harrison
Sound Design by Matt Powell
Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis
The Dragoning theme is by Scott Ethier
Show art by Shannon Harvey
Produced by Kashayna Johnson
If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact
To revisit Seasons One and Two, just listen wherever you're listening now. Transcripts for this season will become available not long after they're released.
To hear future episodes, please follow and subscribe.
To help us make our next show, please donate to our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany
You can also donate on Facebook or via Candid or PayPal.
Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.
The hub for all these fundraisers is: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support
We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at Bonfire.
Some *ssh%les are discussed in this episode. That's why it's explicit.
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24 min
The Typhoid Mary of Dragons
Season 3, Episode 7
Show notes
Harrison, Enid and Amanda
This is the seventh episode of Season Three. To get up to speed, listen to the Re-caps of Season One and Season Two and then start with Episode One from this season. (Or listen from Episode One, Season One!)
This episode features Aaron Sinn as Harrison, Laura Mirsky as Enid and Rhiannon Moushall as Amanda.
Sound Design by Matt Powell
Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis
The Dragoning theme is by Scott Ethier
Show art by Shannon Harvey
Produced by Kashayna Johnson
If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact
To revisit Seasons One and Two, just listen wherever you're listening now. Transcripts for this season will become available not long after they're released.
To hear future episodes, please follow and subscribe.
To help us make our next show, please donate to our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany
You can also donate on Facebook or via Candid or PayPal.
Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.
The hub for all these fundraisers is: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support
We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at Bonfire.
No explicit content but you can expect to hear about some man eating and some immolation.
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29 min
Five Thousand Years
Season 3, Episode 6
Show notes
Zeke, Dr. Andrea Hester and Dylan
This is the sixth episode of Season Three. To get up to speed, listen to the Re-caps of Season One and Season Two and then start with Episode One from this season. (Or listen from Episode One, Season One!)
This episode features Jonathan Horne as Zeke, Sally Beaumont as Dr. Andrea Hester and Jeff LaGreca as Dylan.
Sound Design by Matt Powell
Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis
The Dragoning theme is by Scott Ethier
Show art by Shannon Harvey
Produced by Kashayna Johnson
If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact
To revisit Seasons One and Two, just listen wherever you're listening now. Transcripts for this season will become available not long after they're released.
To hear future episodes, please follow and subscribe.
To help us make our next show, please donate to our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany
You can also donate on Facebook or via Candid or PayPal.
Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.
The hub for all these fundraisers is: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support
We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at Bonfire.
*This one is explicit due to "trying not to be a d*ck," "sh*tty fathers" and "spy sh*t"
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22 min
Dragon Burlesque
Season 3, Episode 5
Show notes
Delia, Sgt Ana Rengel, Harrison and Dylan
This is the fifth episode of Season Three. To get up to speed, listen to the Re-caps of Season One and Season Two and then start with Episode One from this season. (Or listen from Episode One, Season One!)
This episode features Jacki Jing as Delia, Vickie Tanner as Sgt. Ana Rengel, Aaron Sinn as Harrison and Jeff LaGreca as Dylan.
Sound Design by Matt Powell
Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis
The Dragoning theme is by Scott Ethier
Show art by Shannon Harvey
Produced by Kashayna Johnson
If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact
To revisit Seasons One and Two, just listen wherever you're listening now. Transcripts for this season will become available not long after they're released.
To hear future episodes, please follow and subscribe.
To help us make our next show, please donate to our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany
You can also donate on Facebook or via Candid or PayPal.
Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.
The hub for all these fundraisers is: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support
We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at Bonfire.
*This one is explicit due to "spy sh*t"
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20 min
The Scourge
Season 3, Episode 4
Show notes
This is the fourth episode of Season Three. To get up to speed, listen to the Re-caps of Season One and Season Two. (Or listen from Episode One, Season One!)
This episode features Vickie Tanner as Sgt. Ana Rengel, Rhiannon Moushall as Amanda and Andrew Winson as Justin.
Sound Design by Matt Powell
Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis
The Dragoning theme is by Scott Ethier
Show art by Shannon Harvey
Produced by Kashayna Johnson
If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact
To revisit Seasons One and Two, just listen wherever you're listening now. Transcripts for this season will become available not long after they're released.
To hear future episodes, please follow and subscribe.
To help us make our next show, please donate to our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany
You can also donate on Facebook or via Candidor PayPal.
Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.
The hub for all these fundraisers is: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support
We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at Bonfire.
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25 min
Dragonccino
Season 3, Episode 3
Show notes
This is the third episode of Season Three. To get up to speed, listen to the Re-caps of Season One and Season Two. (Or listen from Episode One, Season One!)
This episode features Aaron Sinn as Harrison, Jonathan Horne as Zeke, Victoria Williams as Misty and Emily Hartford as Ashley.
Sound Design by Matt Powell
Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis
The Dragoning theme is by Scott Ethier
Show art by Shannon Harvey
Produced by Kashayna Johnson
If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact
To revisit Seasons One and Two, just listen wherever you're listening now. Transcripts for this season will become available not long after they're released.
To hear future episodes, please follow and subscribe.
To help us make our next show, please donate to our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany
You can also donate on Facebook or via Guidestar or PayPal.
Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.
The hub for all these fundraisers is: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support
We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at Bonfire.
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26 min
Dragon Nip
Season 3, Episode 2
Show notes
This is the second episode of Season Three. To get up to speed, listen to the Re-caps of Season One and Season Two. (Or listen from Episode One, Season One!)
This episode features Jeff LaGreca as Dylan and Nancy Nagrant as Kala.
Sound Design by Matt Powell
Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis
The Dragoning theme is by Scott Ethier
Show art by Shannon Harvey
Produced by Kashayna Johnson
If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact
To revisit Seasons One and Two, just listen wherever you're listening now. Transcripts for this season will become available not long after they're released.
To hear future episodes, please follow and subscribe.
To help us make our next show, please donate to our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany
You can also donate on Facebook or via Guidestar or PayPal.
Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.
The hub for all these fundraisers is: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support
We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at Bonfire.
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23 min
Back in Dragon City
Season 3, Episode 1
Show notes
This is the first episode of Season Three. To get up to speed, listen to the Re-caps of Season One and Season Two. (Or listen from Episode One, Season One!)
This episode features Rhiannon Moushall as Amanda, Julian Rozzell Jr as Willie and Sevrin Anne Mason as Jenny.
Sound Design by Matt Powell
Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis
The Dragoning theme is by Scott Ethier
Produced by Kashayna Johnson
If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact
To revisit Seasons One and Two, just listen wherever you're listening now.Transcripts for this season will become available not long after they're released.
To hear future episodes, please follow and subscribe.
To help us make our next show, please donate to our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany
You can also donate on Facebook or via Guidestar or PayPal.
Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.
The hub for all these fundraisers is: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support
We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at Bonfire.
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6 min
Season Two Re-Cap Bonus
Season 2
Show notes
Getting excited for Season Three? Need a refresher on what happened in Season Two? Take a quick journey through Season Two with this Re-cap.
This clip features:
Sharon - Nina Nikolic
Amanda - Rhiannon Moushall
Ashley - Emily Hartford
Alice - Clare Stevenson
Willie - Julian Rozzell, Jr
Fiona - Mischa Ipp
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Sound Design - Matt Powell
Writer/Director - Emily Rainbow Davis
Season Three drops on September 15th
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1 min
The Dragoning Trailer Trailer
Show notes
You're in the right place to listen to this show, just scroll down to Season One, Episode One and you'll be ready to go.
Sound Design by Matt Powell
Voice by ROY BERGLUND aka 'Papa Roy'In a city, turned upside down, no man is safe from the womenwho turn into dragons.
Will that woman eat you? Set you on fire? Or just makenormal conversation.
Brent is here to see the sights of Dragon City but will hesurvive his little vacation?
Listen to The Dragoning to find out.
Start with Season One. Available wherever fine podcasts areoffered.
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3 min
Trailer for The Defense Bonus
Show notes
Hungry for more dragons? It might be a little while but while you wait, why not try our other show, The Defense?
Learn more about it on our website: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/#/the-defense/
You'll also find links to the show on various podcast apps.
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18 min
Introducing The Defense Bonus
Show notes
This is a taste of our new audio drama. You can help us out by subscribing to The Defense, giving it five stars and writing a review!
If you've listened to The Dragoning, you'll hear some familiar names and some new ones!
A live recording of an audio drama podcast about a group of women grappling with their defense, a seemingly magical power that protects them from harm. Get a glimpse behind the curtain of live podcast drama. Come see the serio-comic podcast sauce get made, four episodes at a time. TW: Women laughing. Men dying.
We’ll be performing at Jalopy in Brooklyn at 7pm on January 21, February 11, March 10th and April 14.
Tickets available for March 10th and April 14.
Don’t worry if you haven’t been to previous shows. We’ll catch you up at the top!
The first episode of the podcast is available now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, Pandora, Podchaser, iHeart, Deezer, JioSaavn and YouTube or here on our website.
Performed by: Marcella Adams, Amber Jessie, Cosmic Kitty, Kristen Vaughan, Toni Watterson
Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis
Sound Design - Matt Powell
Sound Engineer - Daniel Massey
Sound Assistant - Angela Santillo
Stage Management by Ella Lieberman
Produced by Melvin Yen
A new audio drama about a support group of women with a unique set of powers. Recorded live, with an audience
To help us make it, visit our Ko-fi page and donate. (We are a 501c3.)
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15 min
The Chip Bonus
Show notes
A stand alone audio drama (outside the world of The Dragoning), The Chip takes place in a post Roe v Wade world where reproductive rights have eroded significantly but an experimental piece of tech is shifting the landscape.
Presented by Messenger Theatre Company
Featuring Colista K. Turner and Ali Andre Ali
Credits read by Max Arnaud
Sound Design by Matt Powell
Music by Scott Ethier
Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis
To learn more about Messenger Theatre Company, please visit our website. https://www.messengertheatreco.org/
We are a 501c3 and entirely reliant on audience support.
You can contribute to this and future audio dramas via Ko-fi, PayPal or Guidestar.
And vote, please vote.
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21 min
Alice - Episode Ten
Episode 10
Show notes
This is the tenth episode of Season Two. To get up to speed, listen to the Season One Re-cap and then the previous nine episodes of this season.
This episode features Clare Stevenson as Alice.
Sound Design by Matt Powell
Written and Directed by Emily Rainbow Davis
The Dragoning theme is by Scott Ethier
If you'd like to join our mailing list to stay up to date with developments, visit Messenger Theatre Company's website: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/contact
To revisit Season One, just listen wherever you're listening now.
Transcripts for Season One are available on our website. Season Two transcripts will become available not long after they're released.To hear future episodes, please follow and subscribe.
To help us make Season Two, please donate to our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany
You can also donate on Facebook or via Guidestar or PayPal.
Messenger Theatre Company is a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible.
The hub for all these fundraisers is: https://www.messengertheatreco.org/support
We've got merch! If you like the show, you can get some cool stuff with Shannon Harvey's artwork on it here at Red Bubble.
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