Podcast
Tumanbay
A vast empire threatened by rebellion. A fiction podcast on an epic scale set in the most powerful city on earth... Visit www.tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts. Can't get enough of the Tumanbay universe? The first Tumanbay novel, "The City of a Thousand Faces" by Walker Dryden, is now available.
- Episodes
- 45
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 44 min
- On air since
- 2020
- Latest episode
- 2 months ago
Episodes
45 episodes, from the first
Season 1
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2 min
Get Ready for Tumanbay Seasons 1 & 2 Trailer
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Tumanbay seasons 1 & 2 coming soon to iHeartRadio.
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44 min
1.01 - A Head Start
Episode 1
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Rebellion in a distant province... Rumors of a mysterious force devouring the empire from within... Gregor, the Sultan’s spymaster, has the task of rooting out this insurgence and crushing it. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
1.02 - Ship of the Dead
Episode 2
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As Gregor, the Sultan's spymaster, roots out the spies within, another threat making its way by sea. Slave merchant, Ibn Bai, awaits the arrival of his family, but sickness has broken out on the ship carrying them. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
1.03 - Coming of Age
Episode 3
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Adrift at sea in a small boat and hostage to an escaped slave, daughter of slave merchant Ibn Bai, must grow up quickly to survive. So too must Madu, pampered nephew of the Sultan, who has been forced to swap palace life for hardships in the army. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
1.04 - Hidden Knowledge
Episode 4
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Shajar, the Sultan’s chief wife, has taken something of value from the Hafiz, a drunk, self-pitying religious figure-head. Gregor, the Sultan's spymaster, is determined to find out what it is and what mischief she is planning. Marching with the army out to the provinces, reluctant soldier Madu, finds solace in an unlikely companion. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
1.05 - Strangle Hold
Episode 5
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While General Qulan gathers the provincial armies to fight rebel "queen" Maya, Gregor is under increasing pressure to find the spies within the city. But his investigations keep leading him back to Shajar the Sultan's chief wife and a precious reliquary she has secreted away. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
1.06 - In The Beginning
Episode 6
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There has been a murder in the palace. Gregor, the Sultan's spymaster, attempts to unlock the secret to the missing reliquary and discover why it is worth killing for. In the desert, Heaven and her slave companion are held captive by a nomadic tribe. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
1.07 - A Tale of Two Cities
Episode 7
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Whilst the Sultan dreams of victory against the mysterious Maya and her followers, Gregor is in pursuit of missing slave-girl Sarah and must venture into the catacombs beneath the city, haven to those who wish to escape the brutality of the city above. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
1.08 - The Purge
Episode 8
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Increasingly insecure and fearful for his life, Sultan al-Ghuri begins a purge of the palace. Slave trader Ibn Bai is reunited with the daughter he thought he had lost. And her slave companion finally comes face to face with the man who stole his kingdom. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
1.09 - The Jaws of Victory
Episode 9
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A trade delegation from across the ocean, brings to Tumanbay the very latest in war machinery. Convinced of victory by the prophesies of a child, the Sultan prepares to march out and destroy the rebellious provincial leader, Maya. His nephew Madu has only one desire – to escape the city with his lover Daniel. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
1.10 - Sword of Faith
Episode 10
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The final chapter in season one of this epic saga of revenge, betrayal and deception. As the people of Tumanbay await news of the Sultan’s great victory, the brilliant and ruthless spymaster, Gregor discovers he has been deceived. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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Season 2
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45 min
2.01 - The Last Boat
Episode 1
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Tumanbay has been conquered by a brutal religious regime, the followers of Maya. As refugees scramble to escape the city, Gregor, previously the Sultan’s spymaster, has sworn an oath to the new rulers and struggles to survive and even prosper as the regime sets about dismantling the city of everything of value. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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43 min
2.02 - The Kill
Episode 2
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Under the brutal rule of the fanatical followers of Maya, the once beautiful and wealthy city of Tumanbay is being laid to waste. Whilst Gregor attempts to survive by collaborating, his niece Manel is drawn to the rebel cause. But treachery lurks at every corner and both are playing a deadly game. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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45 min
2.03 - Rats
Episode 3
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Gregor’s niece, Manel, is sent by her rebel comrades into the desert on a mission to assassinate a doctor believed to be collaborating with Tumanbay’s brutal new rulers. Meanwhile, Madu, the hostage Sultan to the regime, becomes increasingly reckless in his quest to satisfy his drug habit. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
2.04 - Healing the Sick
Episode 4
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As slave trader Ibn, accused of hoarding heretical text, seeks justice from the new regime’s religious courts, news arrives of a devastating plague in the swamps outside the city. Undeterred, the all-powerful Inquisitor, Barakat, continues his mission to cleanse the city of heretics and he chooses Gregor to assist. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
2.05 - Kiss My Fingers
Episode 5
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How to deal with the threat of plague brings the Inquisitor Barakat into conflict with the ailing regent Effendi Red. Meanwhile, Manel must prove her commitment to the rebel cause by undertaking a dangerous mission - one that will bring her face to face with a deadly secret at the heart of this fanatical regime. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
2.06 - Holy Father
Episode 6
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Following a series of murders, the Inquisitor Barakat’s hold over Tumanbay is complete. Rebel fighter Manel seeks refuge with co-conspirator Doctor Dorin. But can Dorin be trusted and what is “the great project” he is working on with Barakat? Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
2.07 - Take My Hand
Episode 7
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Manel goes to the swamps in search of her father, General Qulan, who had been sent there as a prisoner to work on the great dam. Back in Tumanbay, there’s someone new in charge and the young Sultan Madu comes out of hiding for a secret rendezvous with a long-lost lover. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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44 min
2.08 - We Are Three
Episode 8
Show notes
The blood-soaked finale to season two. The rebel army, under General Qulan, prepares to march on the city where Gregor, struggling to decide where his loyalties lie, comes face to face with his past. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit www.tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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Season 3
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2 min
Season 3 Trailer Trailer
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Season 3 coming soon to iHeartRadio.
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