We sent a time capsule to the future.
The future found it.
Listen to Season 1 & Season 2 Now!
Chart-Topping Audio Fiction
Return to the incredible story of x̌ʷay̓x̌ʷəy̓ and The Apocrypha Chronicles, the sci-fi audio drama podcast that topped Apple’s Canadian Sci-Fi charts and was a finalist in the New York Festivals Radio Drama awards . The Apocrypha Chronicles is a groundbreaking sci-fi / documentary podcast that uses generative storytelling and audio-drama to illuminate a conversation between our present and our future.
Season 2 has been recognized as an Official Selection for the New Jersey Web Fest, taking place September 21-24, 2023. We’re honoured to be nominated for Outstanding Science Fiction as a Narrative Fiction Podcast, as well as to receive 3 nominations for Audio Producer and Sound Designer, Rebecca Nolan, in the following categories: Best Editing, Best Sound Design (Environmental), and Best Sound Design (Overall).
The Apocrypha Chronicles Seasons 1 & 2 are now available on all podcast platforms!
SEASON 2
In this new season, we follow the lives of people across Cascadia, aka the Pacific Northwest, 31 years after the events of Season 1. We’ll reunite with old friends—and connect with new ones.
Blending sci-fi storytelling, cutting edge sound design and the diverse lived experience of today’s artists, Season 2 dives deep into what it means to balance the call for expansion and the need to care for one another.
Bonus Episode: The Show Must Go On
Featuring Artists Raven Grenier, Renae Morriseau, Rae Takei, Jackson Wai Chung Tse, and Debi Wong, this bonus experience expands on the messages and artistry of the main podcast. Co-Directed by Debi Wong & Stephanie Wong; Director of Photography, Eric Sanderson; Video Editing by David Ng. Music Excerpts: ‘Catching Spirit’ by Raven Grenier, ‘Thislocation’ by the Chan Brothers, ‘Yesteryear’ by Benton Roark & Jessica McMann.
Listen to the album: Mycologue ImpriNts
Listen to Mycologue Imprints, which features music from Season 1 of The Apocrypha Chronicles, by composers Benton Roark and Jessica McMann. Available on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, and more.
Take a Virtual Sound Walk
Explore this virtual Topia World and take a sound walk though the music of Mycologue Imprints.
Season 2 Cast
Phe
The Fungal Intelligence/Eden
Huilo
Avila
Eli Wong
Tekah
Alaska
Zana Esfahani
Pijujuq
Uqhuuyaq
Coyote
Rae Takei
Mela Pietropaolo
Derek Chan (陳嘉昊)
Angela Chu
Yoshié Bancroft
Raven John
Diana Bang
Aryo Khakpour
Tiffany Ayalik
Inuksuk Mackay
Raugi Yu
S2 Creative Team
Season 2 was written by Jessica Schacht & Paolo Pietropaolo with contributions from Melanie Yeats, Benton Roark, Stephanie Wong & Debi Wong.
Composers
Actor Direction
Dramaturg & Casting Director
Sound Design
Audio Producers
Creative Producer
Executive Producer
Original Concept
Artistic Directors
Benton Roark & Jessica McMann.
Stephanie Wong
Melanie Yeats
Rebecca Nolan
Rebecca Nolan & Olivia Quan
Stephanie Wong
Debi Wong
Debi Wong & Benton Roark
Debi Wong & Benton Roark
Thank you to to those who contributed their stories about leaving to grow:
Renae Morriseau, Waubgeshig Rice, Cassandra Blondin Burt, Debi Wong, Modern Biology, & Angie Eckel
Very special thanks to Victor Guerin of the Musqueam for sharing his knowledge of the Hun’q’umi’num language and to Cassandra Blondin Burt for sharing their imagination.
S2 Commissioned artists
Renae Morriseau
Modern Biology
Desirée Dawson
PIQSIQ
Kyle Gryphon
Ruby Singh
The Apocrypha Chronicles Season 2 was made possible through generous support from The Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia.
This podcast was produced on the stolen lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
This season is dedicated to the memory of Olivia Quan.
Season 1 Cast & creative team
Phe
Lar
The FI
Audio Producer & Mixer
Writer
Writer & Audio Producer
Co-Artistic Director & Composer
Composer
Co-Artistic Director & Executive Producer
Director
Creative Producer
Rae Takei
Renae Morriseau
Mela Pietropaolo
Natasha Aziz
Jessica Schacht
Paolo Pietropaolo
Benton Roark
Jessica McMann
Debi Wong
Stephanie Wong
Melanie Yeats
