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Fathom


37 episodes


Multigenre Anthology Audio Drama


Synopsis:

What Is Fathom? What can you fathom? Inspired by the radio serials of the ‘40s, we give you “Fathom,” an anthology series of short adventures that explore the fantastical, the mundane and everything in between. Humans are complicated creatures. In these episodes we explore what makes them tick. Morality tales that become something else. Supernatural thrillers that are more realistic than they first appear. This is a strange time in a strange world. What can you fathom?


Format: Audio Drama

Continuity: Anthology

Genres: Multigenre

Completion status: Not applicable

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Episodes:

Be My Baby

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:50:17 GMT

Fathom invites you to Be My Baby...

Roughly thirty thousand feet above sea level, two pilots have a normal conversation minutes before landing in San Juan.

Then, a sound. A strange sound. The captain hears it. Who else hears it? Do you hear it?

Somebody else must hear it. It can't only be me.

Can it?

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Empty Rooms

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:40:00 GMT

An unexplainable event creates an impossible opportunity.

A son tries to connect with his father.

One partner tries to understand another's struggle.

They say you can never go back.

But what if you could?

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God Paces In An Office Of His Own Making

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:52:03 GMT

Who is God?

What is God?

Why is God?

Here's a theory.

Short and bittersweet.

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Memoirs of a Headless Horseman

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 17:05:48 GMT

Somewhere in Sleepy Hollow...he wanders.

Can you fathom his pain?

Imagine his agony?

If you do find his head, keep it to yourself.

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It's The Little Things

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:42:00 GMT

A genteel ghost.

A haunted house.

A new tenant with a penchant for bad dates.

Who is she?

What is it about her?

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The Audit, Part 1

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:30:00 GMT

It's the future.

Our heroine is happy in her work.

Yesterday, everything was going well.

Today, everything is not.

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A Fireside Chat, Part 2

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:08:00 GMT

A sequel.

An author, Evan Archer, sold his soul to the devil for success.

It hasn't gone as planned.

He meets with his literary agent to discuss...

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Tick Tock

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:15:58 GMT

A psychiatrist.


A new patient.


A disturbing revelation...

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An Argument In Late July

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 14:30:27 GMT

It's the 1950s in America, and a married couple are in the middle of a disagreement.

In the background, an insect chirps.

The disagreement becomes row, then it becomes something else.

Still, the insect chirps.

Louder, louder, and louder.

Then...something else.

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An Agreement With Death

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:50:05 GMT

Stafford Kenney has a closing argument to make, in defense of his controversial client: billionaire philanthropist Carter Wright. 

Mr. Wright is viewed as a killer to some, a visionary to others. His radical notions may save this world...

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Bead Boy

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 15:45:45 GMT

Just in time for the holidays, a family-friendly cautionary tale.

A young boy who needs to use the bathroom, but forgets a crucial rule.

A strict teacher who makes a mistake of her own.

And the embarrassment that follows.

Lessons learned, memories recalled. 

Happy Holidays friends : )

(Season 3 Finale!)

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Apparatus, Part 2

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:12:03 GMT

Not too long from now and not too far away, a leader must trek into brutal uncertainty in an attempt to save his species.


Fire bleeds from the mountains. 


Their only hope is his survival.

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Whisper

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:24:39 GMT

A haunted house story…or is it?

A place drenched in regret.

An old, cracked piece of a memory.

A woman reckoning with all of it.

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Apparatus

Fri, 06 May 2022 14:30:28 GMT

Not so far from now and not so far away, the last of a species is faced with certain doom.

Their leader is met with a crucial choice.

A plea is sent out into the cosmos…

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One More Thing On Harry's Final Birthday

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:00:00 GMT

His name is Harry Wise and today is the day he will die. Harry knows this. He also knows there is a promise he made to sister. A promise he has yet to fulfill.

As he prepares for this one last thing, Harry thinks back on this life. On all of the people who thought they knew him. And how none of them did. Expect her...

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A Fireside Chat - Part 1

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:00:00 GMT

Two people meet-cute at a backyard barbecue. Then, an offer is made. Things turn Faustian. Leaving only the choice to be made...This is Part 1 of 3.

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Honesty is the Best Policy

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:00:00 GMT

A brutal ode to a 90s slasher film, this Fathom tale concerns "Stu Who Knew," a conflicted husband looking for advice. 

And maybe a bit more...

(Season 3 Premiere)

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Autopsy of a Body

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:00:00 GMT

The third in our "Body" series. A dead body disposed of, discovered, and now examined. Though, not quite we expect it to be examined. 

What happens when something dead becomes...less dead?

Can you fathom it?

(Season 2 Finale!)

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Three...Two...One

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:00:00 GMT

In a shabby hotel room, a woman stands over a man tied to a chair. She's got a plan, and an idea of who this blackjack dealer really is. 

It's a good plan...or is it?

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God Sits On A Park Bench In Columbus, Ohio

Mon, 31 May 2021 15:00:00 GMT

A sad story. God takes in Earth one more time, before the apocalypse. She yearns for more as she anticipates the end. One might think God could do something about it. 

She cannot.

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Discovery Of A Body

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:00:00 GMT

Headphones Recommended! After a terrible crime is committed and the body is disposed of, a discovery is made...

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Disposal of a Body

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:00:00 GMT

Headphones Recommended! Listen to the sounds of something awful, if you dare...

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Jay

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:00:00 GMT

A nightmarish tale...told by a child. 

Jay sits in a police station following something horrible. 

A kind doctor attempts to get answers, only to leave with more questions.

"See the world as if for the first time; see it through the eyes of a child, and you will suddenly find that you are free." - Deepak Chopra

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Second Opinion - Part 2

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:00:00 GMT

Today, the conclusion of our tale. 

A doctor in too deep and against all of her better judgments. Far down a road paved with good intentions...

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Second Opinion - Part 1

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:00:00 GMT

Ingrid, a psychoanalyst, tells a unique story of love and heartbreak.

It concerns a young woman, a sort-of friend, who comes to her for help. One more fractured romance and she may die of a broken heart.

Stranger things have happened...

(Season 2 Premiere)

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The Street Where You Live - Part 2

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:00:00 GMT

It's Christmas Eve, and we open where we left off. 

Young Tom has runaway from home moments after learning of his parents' impending separation. He seeks advice from Grandma Time, the mysterious woman in the neighborhood everyone is convinced is some sort of witch. 

If only it were that simple.

(Season 1 Finale!)

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The Street Where You Live - Part 1

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 14:00:00 GMT

Tom tells us a story from his childhood. On a Christmas Eve many years back, he met...Grandma Time. In his neighborhood growing up, she was the local witch...or a necromancer. Young Tom seeks out advice from the mysterious woman...

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The Man Who Did Not Sleep

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 15:00:00 GMT

Years after saying the wrong thing to the woman he loved, THE MAN WHO DID NOT SLEEP found himself a sideshow attraction due to his eternal case of insomnia.


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Modern Warfare - Part 2

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 13:00:00 GMT

Press play to learn why Brian enlisted and what tragedy keeps him motivated.  Keep listening to discover the final twist. What kind of patriot are you?

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Modern Warfare - Part 1

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 14:00:00 GMT

A cautionary tale with a little political commentary tossed in. When a soldier awakes from an induced slumber, he learns that his version of patriotism is perhaps more than he bargained for. Part One of Two...

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One More Story Before I Go To Sleep

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMT

A lullaby that lasts a a lifetime. Here is a heartfelt tale from us at Fathom.

One we feel everyone can relate to.

The future is not certain, and that is alright.

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Transformative Healing

Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:24:33 GMT

A young man struggles with such bad headaches. The new medication does its work. 

She said the pills would help.

It will all be better soon...maybe.

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The Confession - Part 2 - The Man From Dublin

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 15:00:00 GMT

What happens when a life lost is found years later? Cameron Porter lives!

The confession concludes...and maybe something else begins.

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The Confession - Part 1 - Cameron Porter Is His Name

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:00:00 GMT

A tape recorder is turned on. A man is ready to admit to everything to whomever's listening. 

His name is Cameron Porter. But then that wasn't always his name.

Here is the first of two parts of his story.

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The Seed Vault - Part 3 - The End Of Everything

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:00:00 GMT

The end of everything. 

As the vault shakes and the world begins to crumble, we come to a resolution that may be far too little, far too late.

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The Seed Vault - Part 2 - What Just Happened

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:00:00 GMT

One man lies dead, a conspiracy comes to life. Panicked, the living man pleads for help. Enter someone with answers, though not the answers he expects. 

The mystery of the cylinder lingers...

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The Seed Vault - Part 1 - Open It

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 19:00:24 GMT

Somewhere very cold and very dark and very secret, two men sit in a vault with a mysterious cylinder between them. They have both been told it is a rare strain of seed they are safe-guarding. One wants to open the cylinder to see for himself. The other does not. What happens next will change everything...

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