Counterbalance

About Counterbalance

Counterbalance is a High Fantasy Audio Drama. A hole has been torn into the weave that creates magic, allowing spirits that threaten the wellbeing of mortals to manifest. Counterbalance is about the journey of three people attempting to fix the hole, while trying to find out who caused it to rip in the first place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Blighthouse Studio

Category

arts · fiction · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Dec 2018

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

10 of 54 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   NEW BLIGHTHOUSE SHOW: VARÚÐ Dead Ísland

   Neil Martin interviews Bryce Smith, Dagur Jóhannesson, and Eyþór Viðarsson as they navigate a zombie apocalypse in an alternate Iceland.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   29 | Calm Heart

   Carollyn Monterola-Koezle and Kessir Riliniki explore hidden truths as they tend to Eyþór Viðarsson's wounds in this interview episode.

3. 

   15 Aug 2026

   28 | Mortal & Væron

   Lyranuka – 5th day of Kukolon’kos, 5th year of the Vær, 101st Generation After taking a slight tumble, Raka, Lyn and Malaki manage to drag themselves to a shrine promising safety. But is it really safe? Find the Transcript here. (https://trilunis.com/counterbalance-episode-28/#transcript) Counterbalance is an immersive high fantasy audiodrama and is a production of the Blighthouse Studio (https://blighthouse.studio/). Find more content from the Counterbalance world at Trilunis.com (http://trilunis.com/) Cast Raka - Kessir Riliniki Lyn - Carollyn Monterola-Koezle Malaki - Eyþór Viðarsson Ferryce - Ester Ellis (https://twitter.com/EsterTheEsper) Oþan - Jordyn Parker Laika - Tanja Milojevic Parek - Neil Martin Yosha - Hem Brewster (The Lucky Die (https://theluckydie.com/)) --- You can help support the show and get ad free episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%20%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0) Check out our ⁠⁠Teepublic⁠⁠ (https://www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house?ref_id=27307) store to get your Counterbalance Merch: ⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house?ref_id=27307⁠⁠ (https://www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house?ref_id=27307) Find us Email: counterbalance@blighthouse.studio Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://trilunis.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://trilunis.com/) Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/TriLunis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/TriLunis) Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44%20%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0) This is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blighthouse Studio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://blighthouse.studio/)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ production. Find and support our sponsors at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fableandfolly.com/partners⁠⁠ (https://fableandfolly.com/partners/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Inside a recent episode

NEW BLIGHTHOUSE SHOW: VARÚÐ Dead Ísland

Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It's quiet, it's low, but it is there. Also, having stopped by just to chat and figure out how things are going as part of her workload, your aunt Anna is also here. She is a research nurse who works in virology viruses. She has been collecting samples of those who have essentially allowed their bodies to be used for science. And she's just taking samples and she has been doing this for most of the day. And right now she is sat at a computer, like crushed her laptop against like another PC sitting very close to you, just kind of like tapping away because there just really isn't a whole lot of room here. […]

Who has been a guest on Counterbalance

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Neil Martin
• Dagur Jóhannesson
• Eyþór Viðarsson
• Hem Brewster
• Kessir Riliniki

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

26,704

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

45 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

104 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

59

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

94

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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