Indie Frequencies

About Indie Frequencies

Indie Frequencies is a show where I do short reviews of small audio dramas: the less well-known, the better. I also only review shows I like; if I can’t find something I love about the show, I won’t review it. In my reviews, I talk about what I liked, what I didn’t like, my notes, and the headspace each episode left me in. It’s a fun, casual time; as for the vibe, think of it like your friend info-dumping about a podcast they really want you to listen to but don’t want to spoil.

Publisher

Audicinal

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Jan 2025

Latest episode

2 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Mar 2025

   Ep 5: Roy Kaplan: Out of Sight

   Today I talk about Roy Kaplan (https://www.thepinwheellab.com/rk/oos/)! It's a cyberpunk paranormal detective show about an ex-burglar solving mysteries by talking to the dead. It's got a lot going for it, and I highly recommend it! Also, you may have noticed that I'm not posting as often; turns out it's really hard to listen to entire podcasts and put out reviews on a weekly basis. I'll now be doing reviews once a month, to give me more time to really appreciate the podcasts I'm reviewing! The Pinwheel Lab proudly presents to you: Out of Sight (https://www.thepinwheellab.com/rk/oos/), the first season of Roy Kaplan (or Roy Kaplan, Private Investigator if you prefer), consisting of twelve original and intriguing audio mysteries, 30-40 minutes long each. Join Kaplan–private investigator, ex-burglar, and psychic–as he takes on strange cases across the city and uses his sharp observations, his psychic lock cracking and ghost speaking abilities, and the occasional assist from his ghost roommate Wes to unbury the truths that nobody else can. Roy Kaplan is a paranormal cyberpunk detective audio drama which focuses heavily on investigation. There are no magic answers here–Kaplan puts his feet on the pavement and his wits to the test to unsnarl the cases that come across his desk. The series is written episodically–each episode more or less can be listened to on its own without requiring knowledge of other episodes (though it is still preferred to listen in release order). It is heavily inspired both by old time radio classics like Richard Diamond as well as 1930s to 1950s hardboiled detective fiction. It is written, edited, and produced by Jesse Peng and features the voice talents of 35 voice actors across the season as well as an original soundtrack courtesy of Beacon.

2. 

   2 Feb 2025

   Ep 4: Wakers

   Wakers has a lot of content warnings: necrophilia, substance abuse, foul language, graphic depictions of violence, self-harm, suicide, and brief mentions of sexual assault. If you can stomach it though, it's a great show! There are a couple minor spoilers but I feel they're necessary for mental health safety reasons; I want everyone to be informed going into this since it's such a mature show! But it is truly an amazing work of art and I don't think these spoilers take away from the experience at all. In this grimly humorous audio drama, the afterlife isn’t as restful as you’d hope. When corpses are brought back to life with a little bit of love (and necrophilia), they find themselves alone, confused, and in a world that has moved on without them. WAKERS (https://wakerspodcast.com/) follows the newly undead as they stumble through their second chance at life. From mandatory group therapy to barely functioning government programs, they will find that life wasn’t quite ready for them. Not to mention the anxiety, depression, memory loss, the burnings, that weird club, that weirder church, my head’s leaking, I don’t know where I am or where to go or who I am, but hey -- at least I’m alive! ...right? Anyways... prepare for laughter, emotions, and discomfort as these reanimated souls explore the nature of identity, loneliness, and making a home when there’s nowhere else to go. WAKERS was produced by Bedrock Productions. It was written and directed by Garrett Atkinson and co-directed by Dalton Sides.

3. 

   26 Jan 2025

   Ep 3: Storybook Ending (Actual Play)

   Full disclosure: Storybook Ending's Keeper of Stories is my spouse, Loxley Blaine! I wouldn't recommend the show if I didn't truly think people would like it, though. That said, if you want to skip this episode, I understand. Rest assured that this is an anomaly, and won't happen often (or possibly ever again). Today I talk about Storybook Ending (https://open.spotify.com/show/2Qo4OWi7cVG6hrI7D02hhy). It's a fun as hell actual play podcast (which I don't usually cover, but it's really good). It's about stories coming to life in a small town where four humans are granted word-based magic. For some insight into the podcast, I have Storybook Ending's own Killian Day (https://trellistroves.carrd.co/) with me to talk about the show! Killian plays Tabs, so if you're a fan of Storybook, tune in for some Tabs Talk! The Keeper Loxley also pops in for a bit to build some spells with us using Spell the RPG's system. (Forgive the dogs barking in the background once or twice in the latter half of the ep, we had a busy day.)

4. 

   19 Jan 2025

   Ep 2: A Somewhat Peculiar Frog AND I Found a Wormhole

   Two relatively short ADs this week! Listen in as I struggle to pronounce the word 'depth,' haha. Join the discussion about these ADs on reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/audiodrama/comments/1i50rn4/indie_frequencies_a_somewhat_peculiar_frog_and_i/). A Somewhat Peculiar Frog (https://knaveofhearts.com/a-somewhat-peculiar-frog/): A four episode science fiction limited series about a herpetology student, a strange frog, storytelling, and trust. Matthew is a surveying intern at a new nature preserve being established by the PA State Park Service, making audio notes as he goes. He has just found a frog that he cannot identify. It only gets stranger when the frog speaks. I Found a Wormhole (www.ifoundawormhole.com): Her back is against the wall. Money is running short. Options are few. Fortunately, she’s just made the discovery of a lifetime - a wormhole, tucked inside the abandoned restroom in the forest. The origin - unknown. The destination - unknown. But the possibilities are endless. If only she can find out what’s on the other side.

5. 

   12 Jan 2025

   Ep 1: Waiting for October

   Waiting for October (https://monkeymanproductions.com/waiting-for-october/) is a queer supernatural audio drama series from the creators of Moonbase Theta, Out. Our story is set in the world of October – a place of monsters, a place of fiction, a place of others born from the need of our stories. It’s a world that is wild and transformative – where gill folks live in the lakes and weres run through the city streets, while kaiju roar beyond the mountains and the Moon always fills the midnight sky. Karo came from the monster world to live in ours; made a life there and fell in love with Yvonne. Now they are both crossing over to adventure in October together; to uncover Karo’s past, and to discover what that means to their future. Waiting For October explores why we tell stories, what deep human need they fulfill, and why so many of them are about monsters.

6. 

   12 Jan 2025

   Ep 0: What Is Indie Frequencies?

   There are a lot of audio dramas in the world. Sometimes you need a friend to ramble about their favorites to help you decide which to listen to next. Sometimes you don't have a friend... and that's where I come in! Indie Frequencies is a review show for hidden gems in the audio drama category. I'll do 5-15 minute reviews of shows I think deserve more attention, and I'll play the relevant trailer at the end of each episode (with permission). Longer episodes will have review recaps at the beginning. If you'd like to discuss the show in question, there will be a discussion post on the audio drama subreddit each Sunday when a new episode goes out. If you'd like to submit your show for me to check out, go to audicinal.wordpress.com/indie-frequencies (https://audicinal.wordpress.com/indie-frequencies/) .

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

198,374

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

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

Quality

40

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

32

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