The Shadows (podcast)
The Shadows is a six episode romantic comedy audio drama podcast created by Kaitlin Prest and produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Coorporation. The show debuted on September 25, 2018 and featured performances by Kaitlin Prest and Terry Gross. The show won a New York Festivals Radio Award and a Digital Publishing Award.
Background[edit]
The podcast is a six episode romantic comedy audio drama.[1] The show was written and directed by Kaitlin Prest.[2] The show was produced by Phoebe Wang and features Terry Gross.[3] The show was produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Coorporation.[4] After The Heart ended in 2017 Prest began releasing snippets of audio hinting at creating a new show.[5] The podcast debuted the following yeari on September 25, 2018.[6] The show contains sexually explicit audio.[7]
The show follows a fictional Kaitlin Prest as she explores various futures where she has different relationships.[8] The story is loosely based on Prest's real life and some of the script was taken from her diary.[9] In this fictional universe Prest is a puppeteer in Montreal who meets and develops a relationship with another puppeteer named Charlie.[10] Prest started a company called Mermaid Palace that creates audio fiction.[11]
James Kim wrote in LAist that the show is "beautifully intimate and uses audio as an art form."[12] Rebecca Seidel wrote in LA Review of Books Podcast Review that the show "pushes into new artistic terrain".[13] The show was a Bronze Radio Winner at the New York Festivals Radio Awards.[14] The show won gold in the fiction category at the 2019 Digital Publishing Awards.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ Umbro, Jeff (October 2, 2018). "You've gotta hear 'The Shadows,' a podcast that goes full rom-com". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Our podcast team shares their favorite listens of 2021". www.wbur.org. December 17, 2021. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "The 10 best podcasts of 2018". The Globe and Mail. December 25, 2018. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "10 Fiction Podcasts to Get You Started – Hollywood Insider". January 2, 2021. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "CBC's 'The Shadows' Will Teach You What a Love Story Really Is". Discover Pods. October 31, 2018. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "From The Heart to The Shadows: Podcast producer Kaitlin Prest turns a fictional eye to love, sex and intimacy". The Globe and Mail. September 24, 2018. Archived from the original on September 17, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "The Shadows – The Student". studentnewspaper.org. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Greene, Steve (December 14, 2018). "The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2018". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "This New Podcast Wants to Show You a Different Side of Love". Elle Canada. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Quah, Nicholas (October 5, 2018). "The Shadows Is an Uncanny Portrait of a Relationship". Vulture. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Jesús, María (May 28, 2020). "Kaitlin Prest: "La gente no quiere escuchar, quiere distraerse"". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Kim, James (December 20, 2018). "The 9 Best Podcasts Of 2018 That We Can't Stop Talking About". LAist. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "The 10 Best Podcasts of 2018". December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Winners Gallery – New York Festivals". radio.newyorkfestivals.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Announcing the Winners of the 2019 Digital Publishing Awards". Bloomberg.com. May 30, 2019. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.