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The Hidden Heart

The Hidden Heart

By: Alicia Ben-Issa
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 ALL IT NEEDS IS YOUR DESPAIR AND YOUR BLOOD Talia Shaw thought she could stop running when she came to Norfolk, a rural town set against stunning wilderness. She hoped to settle here, pick apart her reasons for fleeing California, and finally get some sleep. Two years later, she’s made little progress. Lucas Gray, a Norfolk native, has been Talia’s partner with the State Police since she arrived. A divorcé who smokes constantly, he has his own baggage and doesn’t pry after others’—unless it’s for his job. An impossible murder deep in the mountains leads them to the home of Shep Mason, an ecologist badly injured in a car accident, and his girlfriend Selkie Carter, who appeared from the mountains one night with no plans to return. The Hidden Heart is an audio horror experience intended for mature audiences. Content warnings include foul language, body horror, and sexual content.Copyright 2025 Drama & Plays
Episodes
  • S1E3 - Episode 3: We Are Not Strangers

    S1E3 - Episode 3: We Are Not Strangers
    Apr 24 2023
    Episode Notes

    Content notes for this episode include: Hospitals, internalized ableism, body horror

    The Hidden Heart, Episode Three: We Are Not Strangers. Starring Eli Kennedy as Shep Mason, Lindsay Zana as Selkie Carter, and Thomas Avinger as Lucas Gray. Written by Alicia Ben-Issa. Art, audio direction, an engineering by Nika Romanov. Music by Volcan Peaks and Gavin Luke. Directed and produced by Alicia Ben-Issa. Guest appearances by Jackie Heath, Ty Wilkins, and Alicia Ben-Issa.

    You can read more about our podcast at https://thhaad.wordpress.com Transcript: https://thhaad.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/s1e3_we_are_not_strangers-2.pdf

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    16 mins
  • S1E2 - Episode 2: The Ax is a Time Machine

    S1E2 - Episode 2: The Ax is a Time Machine
    Dec 12 2022
    Episode Notes

    Content notes for this episode include: Car accidents, disassociation, hospitals.

    The Hidden Heart, Episode Two: The Ax is a Time Machine. Starring Eli Kennedy as Shep Mason and Lindsay Zana as Selkie Carter. Guest starring Carlos Rivera as Dasan Mason and Carson Grant as Francis Mason. Written by Alicia Ben-Issa. Art, audio direction, and engineering by Nika Romanov. Music from Epidemic Sound by Easton and Volcan Peaks. SFX from Freesound.org, used under Creative Commons 0 Licensing. Directed and produced by Alicia Ben-Issa. Guest appearances by Brad Taylor, Theo Wampuszyc, and Alicia Ben-Issa.

    You can read more about The Hidden Heart at our website, https://thhaad.wordpress.com/

    Transcript: https://thhaad.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/s1e2_transcript.pdf

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    16 mins
  • S1E1 - Episode 1: The Boiler

    S1E1 - Episode 1: The Boiler
    Oct 31 2022

    Content notes for this episode include: Panic attacks Gun violence Mutilation Body horror

    The Hidden Heart, Episode One: The Boiler. Starring Nikki LaShae as Talia Shaw, Thomas Avinger as Lucas Gray, and Lindsay Zana as Selkie Carter. Written by Alicia Ben-Issa. Art, audio direction, and engineering by Nika Romanov. Music from Epidemic Sound by Volcan Peaks, Lars Eriksson, and Gavin Luke. SFX from Freesound.org, used under Creative Commons 0 Licensing. Directed and produced by Alicia Ben-Issa. Guest appearances by Lucy Clohessy and Nika Romanov.

    You can read more about The Hidden Heart at our website, https://thhaad.wordpress.com

    Transcript: https://thhaad.files.wordpress.com/2022/10/s1e1_transcript.pdf

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    22 mins
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