"The Beating Heartland" is a bi-weekly Midwest horror audio drama. Follow the story as radio show host Denver Baughman, with the help of a mysterious agency, tries to piece together the puzzle of his horrifying past through his radio show, therapy sessions, and interrogations.
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Website: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebeatingheartland
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The Beating Heartland just reached over 1000 followers on Spotify. Thank you so much for listening!
Also, a huge shout-out and thanks to the amazing cast of seasons 1 and 2:
Stephen Clater: Philip
Lillianna Pliska: Ariadne
Samuel Alger: Tucker
Brandon Farrar: Felix
David Jones: Cookie
Natalie Hensarling: Lorenna
Ethan Reed: Pastor
Megan King: Child
And me.
This wouldn't be possible without all of these incredible people.
Thank you, everyone, for listening. Season 3 will be coming before you know it.
12 Jan 2026
Episode 40: Season 2 Finale
Family Reunion.
Cast of Season 2:
Denver Baughman: Denver and Others
Stephen Clater: Philip
Lillianna Pliska: Ariadne
Samuel Alger: Tucker
Brandon Farrar: Felix
David Jones: Cookie
Natalie Hensarling: Lorenna
Ethan Reed: Pastor
"The Beating Heartland" is a bi-weekly Midwest horror audio drama. Follow the story of Denver Baughman, with the help of a mysterious agency, as he tries to piece together the puzzle of his horrifying past through his radio show, therapy sessions, and interrogations.
If you enjoy the show, rate and review us on whatever streaming platform you use.
Follow us @thebeatingheartland on all social media.
Thank you for listening.
Website:
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebeatingheartland
Music: Opening Theme composed by: Joshua Watts jtwattsmusic.com
Title: "Alone Ambience"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
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Title: "Night Terrors"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
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Title: "Stuff of Nightmares”
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
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“Never Again” : GuilhermeBernardes (https://pixabay.com/users/guilhermebernardes-24203804/)
“Tensions Horror Theme”: ArctSound
“The Beat of Nature”: folk_acoustic (https://pixabay.com/users/folk_acoustic-25300778/)
“The Hum of Nature”: Dream-Protocol
30 Dec 2025
Schedule Update: Season 2 Finale Coming January 12th
Due to the holidays, the season 2 finale of The Beating Heartland will be released on January 12th instead of January 5th. Thank you all so much for listening!
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Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.6 / 5
22 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
135 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
33
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
71
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