Happy Medium: the Adventures of Melancholy Helen Polly
12 episodes
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Creator: JHP Fiction
Full cast Occult and Supernatural Serial Audio Drama
Synopsis:
An autistic woman who happens to be a medium lives in a converted school bus with a dead drag queen and a giant talking dog. This is fine. From JHP Fiction comes a new dish of a comedic paranormal murder mystery with neurodivergence as a garnish. Helen Polly and her duo of spirited misfits navigate her nomadic life in a purple (or is it mauve?) skoolie while solving paranormal mysteries and evading a private investigator hired by her controlling mother. Content warning for coarse language and mature themes. Written and directed by Jay Hazen. Visit happymediumpod.com to learn more.
Format: Audio Drama
Continuity: Serial
Writing: Scripted
Voices: Full cast
Narrator: First Person
Genres: Occult and Supernatural
Framing device: None
Soundscape: Sound effects & music
Completion status: Partial
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Episodes:
S1.E8 (season finale) • Soul with Me
Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:00:00 GMT
Pankey is tempted to call it quits. Close to freezing, Helen tries to talk sense to a gun-wielding Donna while the rest of the gang attempts to break through the shadow barrier. Steve and Pankey have words over the skoolie. Lucy "rekindles" her relationship with Steve.
Will Harper cross over, and will her murder finally be solved entirely? Will Lucy's demise be in vain? Listen to the butcher shop showdown in this extended final chapter of "Season One: Memphis"!
Content warning for coarse language and mature themes.
Written and directed by Jay Hazen.
Music by Lance Conrad and Jay Hazen. Helen's final monologue theme, "Karalika 3" by hal.2k.
"I give my deepest thanks to the very talented voice actors who sojourned with me and my imagination in Memphis with these wonderful characters. Y'all made this story far beyond what I could have imagined! And Lynne, thank you for your patience and support! Much love, Jay."
From JHP Fiction, a disabled-veteran-owned audio fiction creator. Visit happymediumpod.com to learn more. And check out our other production, Queen of Battle.
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Season Finale Preview: Episode 8, "Soul with Me"
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:29:11 GMT
This is it! Our season finale is going to slap you right in the ears! And soon!
It all comes down to this. Will Helen be freed before Steve and Donna decide to make more deadly decisions? Will ANYONE actually survive? Will Memphis ever be the same (at least, since Elvis left - or did he?)? Stay subscribed to find out!
Visit happymediumpod.com for all the details and links. Oh! And we opened a little T-shirt shop, with another coming soon to our UK listeners! We'd love your support!
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:42:27 GMT
In this penultimate episode, Helen, now stuck in the butcher shop, has a heart-to-heart with Lucy while Dee Dee, Gunter, and Harper try to figure out how to get in and save her. Howser and Pankey have a heated exchange outside the hotel.
* This episode supports the Veteran's Community Project by way of Podcasthon.
EXTENDED SEASON FINALE, Episode 8: "Soul with Me" is coming soon!
Content warning for coarse language and mature themes.
Written and directed by Jay Hazen.
Music by Lance Conrad and Jay Hazen. "Steel Guitar LS1" by llarron. "Digging East of the Fault Line" by gogogonzoflow
From JHP Fiction, a disabled-veteran-owned audio fiction creator. Visit happymediumpod.com to learn more. And check out our other production, Queen of Battle.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2025 02:46:00 GMT
After Helen and the gang make a startling discovery while reviewing the bank's security footage, they decide to head back to Cleaver Steve's.
Be advised: This show contains coarse language and mature themes.
Written and directed by Jay Hazen.
Music by Lance Conrad and Jay Hazen. The Cabbie's music, "e2set.mp3" by Bang Corrupt.
From JHP Fiction, a disabled-veteran-owned audio fiction creator. Visit happymediumpod.com to learn more. And check out our other production, Queen of Battle.
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Thu, 20 Feb 2025 07:00:00 GMT
Helen does some late-night recon and finds a clue. Harper learns the finer points of scaring. Helen and Gunter meet a mysterious grizzled dude in the pool room.
Content warning for coarse language and mature themes.
Written and directed by Jay Hazen.
Music by Lance Conrad and Jay Hazen. "In the Pines" performed by Lead Belly. "Joe Lewis Blues" by Carl Martin. "Karalika 3" by hal.2k.
From JHP Fiction, a disabled-veteran-owned audio fiction creator. Visit happymediumpod.com to learn more. And check out our other production, Queen of Battle.
Follow us:
Instagram: @jhpfiction_audio_stories
Twitter/X: @JHPFiction
Bluesky: @jhp-fiction.bsky.social
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:30:00 GMT
Episode 5, "Lie to Me" is coming to the world on February 20th, BUT, if you simply can't wait, you can listen to it NOW on ourPatreon. A great side-effect of this (only $4/month) is supporting disabled veteran creators and the cast. How f***ing cool is that?! Either way, thanks for listening!
~Jay
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT
New sh*t comes to light after Helen interviews Donna for a "podcast" and Emily shares some details Donna didn't.
Content warning for coarse language and mature themes.Written and directed by Jay Hazen. Music by Lance Conrad and Jay Hazen.
From JHP Fiction, a disabled-veteran-owned audio fiction creator.
Visit happymediumpod.com to learn more. And check out our other production, Queen of Battle.
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BONUS: Introducing "Who's the Ass?" from Spiked Eggs
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT
Introducing "Who's the Ass?" from our friends over at Spiked Eggs! Desperate for cash, a miller and his daughter turn to the Internet to pump up the sale price for their tired, old donkey. They instantly become an online sensation, yet trouble awaits them on their way to market. An angry mob of animal rights advocates is hot on their heels. A slippery politician, hell-bent on cashing in on the hoopla, races to intercept them. And pot-stirring host Katie Klickit whips up a snarling Greek chorus on her drone-spying Internet web series. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking. Can father and daughter cross the river ahead and reach the market it in time? Or will it be a bridge too far? Featuring the voice of John Kennard, who plays Gunter in Happy Medium! Listen to Spiked Eggs on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, or your favorite platform.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT
*We at JHP Fiction dedicate this episode to the citizens of the Los Angeles area enduring the horrendous fires ravaging their area (January 2025). You are in our thoughts.
Howser does some investigating of his own. Helen and the gang arrive at the hotel but run into a zealous security guard.
Be advised: This show contains coarse language and mature themes. It was written by an Army/Navy veteran, after all.
Written and directed by Jay Hazen.
Music by Lance Conrad and Jay Hazen. "Karalika 3" by hal.2k.
From JHP Fiction, a disabled-veteran-owned audio fiction creator. JHPFiction.com
Visit HappyMediumpod.com to learn more. And check out our other production, Queen of Battle.
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Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT
Helen "meditates" in Cleaver Steve's lot while Gunter and Dee Dee open up to the wet ghost, reveal her name, and begin forming a puzzle.
Content warning for coarse language and mature themes.
Written and directed by Jay Hazen.
Music by Lance Conrad and Jay Hazen.
From JHP Fiction, a disabled-veteran-owned audio fiction creator.
Visit HappyMediumPod.com to learn more.
And check out our other production, Queen of Battle.
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Twitter/X: @JHPFiction
Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:00:00 GMT
Helen, Dee Dee, and Gunter make their way into Memphis, meeting a friendly deputy and a young dead woman along the way.
Content warning for coarse language and mature themes.
Written and directed by Jay Hazen.
Music by Lance Conrad and Jay Hazen.
JHP Fiction is a combat veteran-owned audio fiction indie studio.
Visit HappyMediumPod.com to learn more. And check out our other production, Queen of Battle.
Follow us:
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Twitter/X: @JHPFiction
Announcing, Happy Medium: the Adventures of Melancholy Helen Polly
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:31:29 GMT
If you're a fan of the paranormal and of mysteries, you won't want to miss this audio drama coming this winter from JHP Fiction.
Join Helen Polly, an autistic traveler in her elusive purple (or is it violet?) skoolie, as she roams the U.S., solving ghostly murders with the help of a drag queen spirit, her massive dog, and a little smoke. Pursued by a private investigator hired by her controlling mother, Helen lights up—literally and figuratively—in this hilarious paranormal mystery set to debut on January 3, 2025. Thanks for subscribing!
"Solving murders, chasing ghosts, and blazing her own trail—one smoke at a time."
Visit happymediumpod.com or our Patreon for more!