Podcast
The Truth
The Truth makes short, cinematic stories meant to be listened to closely, like short films for your ears. Each episode is a brand new story with a new cast of characters, and a whole new world to explore. Some are suspenseful, others funny, or shocking, or uplifting. What you’re guaranteed is incredible performances, thoughtful writing, and detailed, immersive sound design that pulls you in and never lets go.
If you're new, some good starting places are: The Joke, Operation Skillshot, Here I Am, Dark End of the Mall, Silvia's Blood, or Can You Help Me Find My Mom.
Listening with headphones is recommended!
- Fiction chart
- #121
- Episodes
- 196
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 35 min
- On air since
- 2012
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
196 episodes, newest first
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37 min
Falling Tree
Show notes
On this episode, we're sharing two stories from Falling Tree, a new podcast from acclaimed audio producers Eleanor McDowall and Alan Hall. Drawing on nearly 30 years of radio-making, Falling Tree showcases inventive documentaries, experimental audio, and adventurous storytelling.
“Everything, Nothing, Harvey Keitel” by Pejk Malinovski
A man tries to meditate in New York City, only to discover that he's sitting next to Harvey Keitel. Everything, Nothing, Harvey Keitel was a Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 3.
“Hallucinations” by Ross Sutherland
Poet and audio producer Ross Sutherland explores the strange echoes in his hearing. Hallucinations was originally created for Short Cuts, a Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.
Listen to Falling Tree:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/falling-tree/id6812121787
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32 min
A Noble Beast
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Jason has a werewolf problem, and he needs eight weeks of therapy to get his career back on track.
Written by David Bluvband, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by James Dwyer, Matt Pozzuolo, Danielle Delgado, David Carl, Alex Nader, Mary McDonnell, and Michael Cullen.
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30 min
Okay, New Plan
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It was the perfect plan for a heist. Until it all fell apart.
Written by Mac Rogers, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Amy Warren, David Carl, Brandon Zelman, Erica Hernandez, and Jon Hudson.
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28 min
The Back Row
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Jake is on a flight to an important business conference, but it turns into an increasingly strange and surreal journey that challenges everything he believes about getting ahead.
Written by Hunter Nelson, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Josh Tobin, Ben Rameaka, Margaret Burrus, Matt Pozzuolo, Abby Royle, Michael Sanky, Lida Darmian, Donald Chang, Mary McDonnell, and James Urbaniak as the Confinomics Narrator.
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36 min
Higgenbaum's Mitzvah
Show notes
We’ll have some brand new stories for you in September. But for this episode, we're introducing you to a podcast that I really love, the writing is very inventive, thoughtful and at times bizarre.
It’s called Higgenbaum’s Mitzvah, which tells you nothing about the show. So to help you understand what it is, we’ll listen to a story called "Being Content."
And stick around because in the second half, we’ll talk with the show’s creator Scott Pinkmountain about why he made this crazy thing.
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24 min
BONUS: Inside "Do-Over"
Show notes
We’ll have some brand new stories for you in September. But in the mean time, here's an episode about where these stories come from and the ideas inside them.
In the first half, Jonathan talks with writer Mary McDonnell about our story "Do-Over." If you haven't heard the story yet, this episode contains SPOILERS, so you'll want to listen to the story first.
And for the second half, Jonathan's 10-year-old daughter takes over the show.
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36 min
Remembering Tom Ligon
Show notes
Tom Ligon, one of the core performers of The Truth, died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 85.
In this episode, we remember Tom's remarkable career on stage, in film, and on television, and share his final performance for The Truth, Robocalls.
After the story, you'll also hear my favorite thing Tom ever recorded for us.
Tom was a brilliant actor, a generous collaborator, and a wonderful person. We'll miss him dearly.
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48 min
There's Something I Need to Tell You
Show notes
We're taking a break from producing new stories, so in this episode we're featuring John Dryden's BBC series There's Something I Need to Tell You. It's a smart, suspenseful thriller that follows an ordinary couple whose vacation takes a very unexpected turn.
After the first episode of the story, Jonathan talks with creator John Dryden about where the story came from, how he approaches audio drama, and the creative ideas behind his work.
This story includes very strong language.
Hear all five episodes of the series on the BBC website, or by searching for "There's Something I Need to Tell You" in your favorite podcast app.
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Order your vinyl copy of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti HERE. The records will only be available until supplies last. We are selling them for $50 each, and 100% of the proceeds go to pay the writers, actors, and production costs for our show.
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27 min
Do-Over
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A woman with severe social anxiety discovers that an AI therapy tool designed to prepare her for life may be keeping her from living it.
Written by Mary McDonnell, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Tallie Medel, Joy Lyn Shaw, Kimberly Chatterjee, Peter McNerney, Donald Chang, and Bill Rohlfing.
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33 min
Let's Not and Say We Did
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Jeff's open marriage is thriving, except for one problem: he can't bring himself to have sex with anyone other than his wife. Fortunately, his date has some ideas.
Written by Mac Rogers, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Dennis Pacheco, Ann Carr, and Julia Schroeder.
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27 min
Midnight Screening
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A daughter preparing a memorial for her late father sorts through his old video tapes, and begins to understand what his beloved neighborhood movie theater meant to him.
Written by David Bluvband, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Chet Siegel, David Deblinger, Jim Wetzel, Jackie Hoffman, Sadie Mitchell, David Bluvband, Mary McDonnell, Mac Rogers, and Hunter Nelson.
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35 min
The Completist
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Two guys meet at a party and discover a shared obsession: an impossibly rare record by their favorite musician.
Written by Hunter Nelson, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Josh Tobin, David Carl, Louis Kornfeld, Hunter Nelson, Mary McDonnell, Mac Rogers, Aimee Lutkin, and Michael Cullen.
Featuring the songs “Ghost” and “Come Again,” written and performed by Dustin Lowman. Used by permission.
You'll find full-length versions of the songs from this episode on our ad-free feed.
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31 min
Don't Tell Alice
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The Truth is taking a break right now, and we’ll be back with all-new stories in May. So we're introducing you to another podcast.
After 8 years, the hit fiction podcast Alice Isn't Dead returns with a new sequel series, Don't Tell Alice. Available wherever you get your podcasts, and ad-free and a week early on their Patreon.
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38 min
Love and Radio: Blood Memory
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The Truth is taking a break right now, and we’ll be back with all-new stories in May. So we're introducing you to another podcast.
Love and Radio makes documentaries, these are all real people. They have a new series called "Blood Memory," and today we'll hear episode 1. You'll hear two women meet the same man in prison and walk away with decidedly different impressions of him. Listen to the 10-part series Love + Radio: Blood Memory wherever you get your podcasts.
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48 min
Object Piece
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Object Piece is a radio drama recorded in a dried out lake bed in 1978. It's visceral and compelling, with incredible acting, and it was made by Erik Bauersfeld, one of the great audio dramatists of the late 20th century.
First we'll hear the story, then we'll learn more about where it came from and how it was made. We'll talk to Randy Thom, whose 50-year career in film sound began with a job recording with Bauersfeld. We also talk with Jim McKee of Earwax Studios, who followed in Randy's footsteps. And we hear from Neil Verma, who teaches audio drama at Northwestern, and uses this story in his classes.
Object Piece was written by Drury Pifer, and directed by Erik Bauersfeld, who also performs the part of Dack, with Gale Chugg as Charles. Sound design and engineering was by Randy Thom, with additional engineering from Jim McKee.
Order your vinyl copy of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti HERE. The records will only be available until supplies last. We are selling them for $50 each, and 100% of the proceeds go to pay the writers, actors, and production costs for our show.
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33 min
Garden of Evan
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A man searching for purpose discovers his compost pile has very strong opinions about productivity.
Written by Mac Rogers, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Seth Lind, Kate Shine, Dan Chamberlain, Mac Rogers, Mary McDonnell, Hunter Nelson, Louis Kornfeld, and David Bluvband.
Order your vinyl copy of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti HERE. The records will only be available until supplies last. We are selling them for $50 each, and 100% of the proceeds go to pay the writers, actors, and production costs for our show.
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28 min
The Spot off the Side of the Highway
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A group of teenagers go on late-night search for something no one’s sure is real.
Written by Mary McDonnell, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Anna Aubry, Shenba Vairavan, Brendan Dewley, Jon Hudson, and Mary McDonnell.
Recorded by Christian Cuciniello at Silver Sound in New York
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44 min
Forward, Darkspeed!
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A sci-fi writer inherits her mother’s legendary series and faces the impossible expectations that come with carrying a beloved story forward.
Written by Hunter Nelson, directed and Sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Liz Leimkuhler as Laika , Michael Cullen as George, Jacob Williams as Jack, Hunter Nelson as Dan, Brian Morabito as Lincoln Server, Danielle Delgado as Louella Torvesson, Autumn Gomez-Tagle as Nicole, Louis Kornfeld as the Moderator, and David Bluvband and Mary McDonnell as the Fans.
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29 min
Chez Vous
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A struggling writer joins her wealthy friends for an extravagant dinner at a restaurant that charges more than money.
Written by Louis Kornfeld, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell.
Performed by Mary McDonnell as Cassandra, Tess Frazier as Missy, Joseph Medeiros as Sebastian, Colton Caulfield as Francis, and Chris Kipiniak as the waiter.
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38 min
The Thing on the Fourble Board
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On this episode, special guest Neil Verma tries to show Jonathan what there is to love about old-time radio drama by playing him the classic 1948 drama The Thing on the Fourble Board by Wyllis Cooper.
Here’s a link to Neil Verma’s essay about The Thing on the Fourble Board.
He also has two books you might like:
Theater of the Mind, a study of how American radio drama from the 1930s–50s developed its own narrative grammar through voice, space, sound, and psychology to create an intimate, interior “theater” uniquely suited to the medium.
Narrative Podcasting in an Age of Obsession, an examination of how contemporary narrative podcasts, from true crime to fiction to documentary hybrids, use style, structure, intimacy, and serialized attention-engineering to shape our current culture of listening and fixation.
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