Monstrous Agonies captures the late-night, weekly advice segment of the UK’s only dedicated radio station for people of the night. Each episode features two letters and their responses as listeners write in to ask for advice on all things liminal, from vampires trying to eat more ethically to ghosts whose crushes look right through them.
Winner of the 2022 British Fantasy Award for Best Audio, Monstrous Agonies was our first podcast and our first foray into getting our audience involved in the storytelling process. Listeners were able to send in their own letters and questions, shaping the universe of the show as it was being created.
Monstrous Agonies wrapped up in September 2023, but the world continues on Tumblr, @TheNightfolkNetwork. For a database of episodes and their letters, including content tags, click the button below.
Transcripts
M.A. Presents: How to Grow Your Podcast
Transcript of M.A. Presents: How to Grow Your Podcast
Credits - Recurring
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H. R. Owen - they/them
The Presenter - they/them
Writer/Producer -
Sophie B. - she/they
The Understudy - she/her
Script Editor/Q&A Host -
Elizabeth Plant - she/her
Mab - she/her
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Dom Guilfoyle - they/them
The CEO - they/them
Guest Stars
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Méabh de Brún
Ned Canavan
’Ruggedly Handsome and Out for Revenge’ -
Alan Burgon
Rowan Patterson
'Just for Funsies' -
Naomi Clarke
Caller #3
Episode Fifty Seven -
Rhys Lawton
Adelard de Grenville
'A Densely Woven Tapestry of Fiction' -
Rae Lundberg
John Elizabeth Parker
'Machine-Gun Drums’ -
Eira Major
Maxwell Pierce
'Solidarity Forever' -
Oliver Smith
Odhrán Kelly
'In the Original Ghast' -
Matty O.K. Smith
Caller #1
Episode Fifty Seven -
Emma Southon
Julia Agricola
'Teeny Tiny Tentacles' -
Jonathan Tilley
Caller #2
Episode Fifty Seven -
William A. Wellman
Caller #4
Episode Fifty Seven -
M.A. Listeners
Station
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