Living Histories - 'Believed and Understood'

Charlotte Petts & Micheal Umney (UK 2026)

26 min

Living Histories shares the unheard oral histories of people who have used or worked in NHS mental health services in Sussex from the closure of the asylums in the 1980's, up to and including the Covid-19 pandemic. Through a series of podcasts, created using clips from these oral histories, we explored the common themes threaded through these real-life stories.

This episode - For people with mental health problems, the right diagnosis and treatment can be transformative, making sense of life and its challenges and building hope for the future. Believed and Understood explores the power diagnosis can hold and the impact it has on recovery.

Produced by Charlotte Petts and Michael Umney.

Project by Heads On Charity supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, NHS Charities Together and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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Riley In The Closet

Hannah Johansson (US 2026)

11 min

This is a story about the time Hannah’s friend Riley, who is trans, lived in their closet for two weeks. Outside, it was 70 degrees and sunny, a true California endless summer. But in the closet, it was fall. They played jazz, sipped tea, and left only at night to eat a loaf of bread. Listen like you are in the closet with Riley, as they describe their fall-themed teenage breakdown, inspired by Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. Sometimes, identity can only be formed in isolation.

Produced by Hannah Frances Johansson

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2025 Selects: Drops from Heaven

Patrick McNameeKing (US 2025)

7 min

Alesia shares how she began communicating with the deceased, and the impact of her career as a medium.

Produced by Patrick McNameeKing
Music by Patrick McNameeKing

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2025 Selects: Gigi Riva and I

M. Cristina Marras (IT 2025)

12 min

A story about childhood, wonder, memories and (a bit) about mischievous revenge. Well, the story is about the soccer player Gigi Riva who became an actual god in the mind of all Sardinians, my fellow people, when he "led the very modest soccer team of Cagliari to win the Serie A championship in the 1969-70 season." All I can tell you is to advise you that this is not a story about sport, but I’d rather not spoil the plot as I am certain it will surprise and enchant, if you have 12 minute to spare.

Produced by M. Cristina Marras

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Gigi Riva and I

M. Cristina Marras (IT 2025)

12 min

A story about childhood, wonder, memories and (a bit) about mischievous revenge. Well, the story is about the soccer player Gigi Riva who became an actual god in the mind of all Sardinians, my fellow people, when he "led the very modest soccer team of Cagliari to win the Serie A championship in the 1969-70 season." All I can tell you is to advise you that this is not a story about sport, but I’d rather not spoil the plot as I am certain it will surprise and enchant, if you have 12 minute to spare.

Produced by M. Cristina Marras

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Bob Reflects on Steve's Birth

Kellyn Doerr (US 2025)

3 min

Bob and Mary are expecting. As this is their first child, Bob considers if he's even going to be in the room when Mary gives birth due to nerves and a multitude of emotions. As he goes through these reflections, he writes it all down and tucks it away in a journal. Decades later and after his death, Bob's granddaughter, Kellyn, finds this journal entry and decides to make a "sound poem" about her grandfather's emotions and the birth of her father, transcending years of family history and memory. Kellyn narrates this journal entry from the perspective of her grandfather and produces this sound poem, including her own field recordings, foley, and editing.

Produced by Kellyn Doerr

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Drops from Heaven

Patrick McNameeKing (US 2025)

7 min

Alesia shares how she began communicating with the deceased, and the impact of her career as a medium.

Produced by Patrick McNameeKing
Music by Patrick McNameeKing

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UnReality: Breakfast on Tiffany

Talia Augustidis - (UK 2025)

19 min

Unreality exists where fact and fiction collide.In this episode, Talia gets intimate with a classic. A book for the ages... of 18+

Produced by Talia Augustidis
Powered by Transmission Roundhouse

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Little Devils: Gone too Far

Jasmin Bauomy - TRZ Media (DE 2025)

37 min

Little Devils looks at the things we’re so quick to judge others and ourselves about. It explores the unseen. The flaws, struggles, mistakes and beliefs that haunt each one of us, a.k.a. our personalized little devils. How do you react to humiliation? One of the most well-known storytellers in the US, Ray Christian, tells the story of a “revenge prank” gone wrong.
Ray Christian, a US-army combat-decorated veteran, is the creator and host of the show What’s Ray Saying? He’s a regular on Snap Judgment and is a Fulbright Specialist Expert in Education and Storytelling Narrative. Ray has performed at numerous storytelling festivals and stages across the US and Canada.

Produced by Jasmin Bauomy (TRZ Media)
Featuring Ray Christian

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Jean

Nathan Gibson (UK 2024)

12 min

How would it feel to suddenly lose your hearing in one ear? And then the other? How would your world change? How would you? A writer, educator and advocate, Jean Straus talks about her experience of loss, her journey adapting to a life with hearing aids and her mission to fight for representation and public awareness.

Produced by Nathan Gibson
Music by Chris Zabriskie

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