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THE SHOW
(UN)LIKEMINDED: A SCI-FI AUDIO ANTHOLOGY is a short story podcast that brings together like-minded creatives to do what they love— tell stories. Each (Un)Likeminded season is an anthology collection of short stories centered around a theme. With only that theme in mind, the incredible writers of the collection are tasked with creating a story, their way— wherever their mind takes them. With some amazing actors bringing these stories to life, we’ll explore how a singular theme can birth incredibly varied characters, worlds, and ideas… and how even the most like-minded creatives can create vastly (un)alike stories.
(Un)Likeminded is a completely independent (“indie”) podcast— everything from writing, production, voice acting, editing and release are done on our own, not on behalf of any studio or corporation.
Tone:
(UN)LIKEMINDED: A SCI-FI AUDIO ANTHOLOGY is atmospheric, layered, and emotionally charged— balancing grounded human drama with speculative, high-concept storytelling. The anthology thrives on deeply human themes filtered through the lens of the extraordinary.
We like to think of (UN)LIKEMINDED as the fiction/short story podcast version of Love, Death & Robots and Black Mirror.
Episodes range from darkly funny to hauntingly tragic, exploring humanity against the backdrop of technology, alien worlds, and shifting realities.
It’s not just about the technology or monsters or other worlds— it’s about the human heart.
Key Themes:
(UN)LIKEMINDED: A SCI-FI AUDIO ANTHOLOGY thrives on creative freedom. As an anthology, the beauty of the series lies in its variety— each story exploring something unique through the lens of sci-fi and fantasy. By giving writers the space to shape their own worlds and themes, the series captures a wide emotional range— from intimate character-driven moments to high-stakes existential questions. Still, certain themes emerge across the collections:
Connection, Isolation & Identity
(Un)Likeminded explores the push and pull between connection and isolation— how the desire to belong clashes with the fear of vulnerability. Across distant planets, fractured timelines, and altered realities, characters struggle to define themselves in the face of forces beyond their control.
Humanity vs. Technology
Advancements in AI, time travel, and bioengineering raise complex questions about free will and identity. The series explores the tension between human instinct and technological influence— how much of who we are is shaped by the tools we create, and whether those tools will eventually define us.
Fear, Hope & Survival
Whether surviving an apocalypse, facing down alien threats, or confronting inner demons, the series examines how fear and hope shape human resilience. The characters are tested at the edges of existence, forced to confront what they’re willing to sacrifice— and who they’re willing to become— to survive.
THE COLLECTIONS
Collection One
Collection One
“Machine Dreams”: Androids, AI & Advanced Technology
Collection Theme:
“Machine Dreams”: Stories about Androids, AI, and Advanced Technology
Trailer:
Story Sample:
Episodes, Cast & Crew:
1.
Title: Flesh & Iron
Release Date: Tuesday, Jan 23rd
Episode Description: Two beings— one of flesh and one of iron— find themselves trapped in a torturous transfer of humanity & consciousness.
Written By: Robbie Hyne
Narrated By: Tom Pelphrey
Est. Runtime: » 30 Min
2.
Title: While You Were Dreaming
Release Date: Tuesday, Jan 23rd
Episode Description: With the help of a cutting-edge and therapeutic AI, Nora travels into her dreams to solve her "Mommy issues." But in searching for her mother and closure, she finds only nightmares.
Written By: Katie Rose Rogers
Narrated By: Katie McGrath
Est. Runtime: » 25 Min
3.
Title: Do You Part
Release Date: Tuesday, Jan 30th
Episode Description: A married journalist feels guilty about her online affair with a younger man— for surprising reasons.
Written By: Paula Sevenbergen
Narrated By: Benita Nall
Est. Runtime: » 20 Min
4.
Title: The Implant
Release Date: Tuesday, Feb 6th
Episode Description: A revolutionary piece of technology allows a couple to bridge a language barrier, but when a getaway to a secluded cabin takes a twisted turn, their circumstances reaffirm they are far from on the same page...
Written By: Patrick Westwater
Narrated By: Billy Langdon & Lilah Estrada
Est. Runtime: » 40 Min
5.
Title: Romy’s Thinking A Lot But She’s Getting Better
Release Date: Tuesday, Feb 13th
Episode Description: After getting dumped and fired in the same week, 24-year-old Romy turns to a therapeutic AI device that promises to tame her frantic, intrusive thoughts.
Written By: Alex Moreno
Narrated By: Alexandra Daniels & Harley Quinn Smith
Est. Runtime: » 19 Min
6.
Title: The Guide
Release Date: Tuesday, Feb 20th
Episode Description: A wary man finds himself guided along a transcendental yet somehow familiar path by a mysterious, seemingly all-knowing being.
Written By: Robbie Hyne
Narrated By: Alex Quijano
Est. Runtime: » 30 Min
7.
Title: The Swarm
Release Date: Tuesday, Feb 27th
Episode Description: A sickly boy is given experimental injections of nanobots to keep him alive, but with each new threat he faces, the nanos must adapt and grow to protect their friend— by any means necessary.
Written By: Noah James
Narrated By: Noah James
Est. Runtime: » 44 Min
Collection One
Collection Two
“A Traveler’s Guide”: Space, Time & Other Worlds
Collection Theme:
“A Traveler’s Guide”: Stories about Space, Time & Other Worlds
Trailer:
Story Sample:
Episodes, Cast & Crew:
1.
Title: The Go-West Protocol
Release Date: Tues, July 2nd
Episode Description: When a deep-space shuttle is forced irrevocably off course, its AI initiates the Go-West Protocol... a final contingency offering simulated paradise from the crew. But what happens when this idealistic utopia turns into a living nightmare?
Written By: Robbie Hyne
Narrated By: Bri Cuoco & Brian Logan Dales
Est. Time: » 30 Min
2.
Title: How To Survive The Apocalypse
Release Date: Tues, July 2nd
Episode Description: It's the end of Darling's world, and she knows it. Actually, her world died three years ago. Darling is a survivor. But when Darling hears the call of another lonely girl over her radio, Darling has a choice. She can die in the bunker she calls home or find what she craves most -- a true friend.
Written By: Katie Rose Rogers
Narrated By: Katie McGrath
Est. Time: » 18 Min
3.
Title: Beyond Landscaping
Release Date: Tues, July 9th
Episode Description: A bored landscaper gets more than he bargained for when the random symbols he mows into lawns attract some unexpected cosmic attention.
Written By: Nic Chatree Sridej
Narrated By: Rodney Gardiner
Est. Time: » 27 Min
4.
Title: Squintin at the Moon
Release Date: Tues, July 16th
Episode Description: A young boy learns how to drive.
Written By: Zackry Colston
Narrated By: Zackry Colston
Est. Time: » 19 Min
5.
Title: We’re Not Really Strangers
Release Date: Tues, July 23rd
Episode Description: When a lonely woman tries to help a stranger with amnesia, she unknowingly revives a trauma from her past.
Written By: Nicki Holcomb
Narrated By: Azie Tesfai
Est. Time: » 33 Min
6.
Title: A Perfect Day
Release Date: Tues, July 30th
Episode Description: When a lovelorn novelist is transported back to the last moments he had with the woman of his dreams, he must make her day perfect to stop her from leaving him. But he must learn some encounters are only meant to be brief before he’s caught forever in the past.
Written By: Victoria Lu
Narrated By: Miller Tai
Est. Time: » 14 Min
Title: The Dive
Release Date: Tues, August 6th
Episode Description: A man obsessed with routine becomes stuck on a never-ending plane ride into eternity, and must come to terms with the meaning of his life as one by one, passengers decide to dive out of the emergency door to end the endless.
Written By: Noah James
Narrated By: Noah James
Guest Narration By: Owen Virgin and Seann Madl
Est. Time: » 35 Min
7.
8.
Title: Another Time Travel Story
Release Date: Tues, Aug 13th
Episode Description: During a reading of his latest time travel story, an author has to deal with his annoying fans who won't stop pestering him for more information. However, in the end, there'll be more questions than answers.
Written By: Daniel Acker
Narrated By: Daniel Acker
Est. Time: » 19 Min
9.
Title: India Garden: Tandoor and Tikka
Release Date: Tues, Aug 20th
Episode Description: A homesick man orders Indian food, and gets a little something extra on the house.
Written By: Cheech Manohar
Narrated By: Cheech Manohar
Est. Time: » 31 Min
10.
Title: Marigold
Release Date: Tues, Aug 27th
Episode Description: After years of disuse, the summer camp cabin Marigold is slated for demolition. But before that happens, she has one more visit to look forward to from the now-grown women who used to call her their home away from home during their childhood summers -- and they're going to give her a send-off to remember.
Written By: Jessica Gonzalez
Narrated By: Julie Gonzalo
Est. Time: » 36 Min
11.
Title: The Misadventure of Jennifer Wright
Release Date: Tues, Sept 3rd
Episode Description: A life-altering mission sends Captain Jennifer Wright hurtling through a kaleidoscope of alternate realities, facing echoes of her choices and the breadth of her existence. But will this journey lead to personal redemption, or unravel her completely?
Written By: Robbie Hyne
Narrated By: Kaley Cuoco
Est. Time: » 30 Min
Collection One
Collection Three
“Monster Mash”: Creatures, Chaos & The Supernatural
Collection Theme:
“Monster Mash”: Stories about Creatures, Chaos & The Supernatural
Trailer:
Story Sample:
Episodes, Cast & Crew:
1.
Title: The Halloween Atrocity
Release Date: 10/29/24
Episode Description: A dastardly crime has been committed on Halloween night! Luckily, an adolescent gumshoe is on the case...
Written By: Zackry Colston
Narrated By: Joey Rudman
Est. Time: » 30 Min
2.
Title: In Bad Faith
Release Date: 11/5/24
Episode Description: Shortly after her confirmation, a high-schooler at a Catholic boarding school begins to believe the devil may have chosen her for some kind of evil purpose.
Written By: Jessica Gonzalez
Narrated By: Jenna Jimenez
Est. Time: » 31 Min
3.
Title: Maven & the Monster
Release Date: 11/12/24
Episode Description: In this modern riff on Frankenstein, a jaded young woman pursues a secret romance with the corpse she brought to life.
Written By: Nicki Holcomb
Narrated By: Eliza Helm
Est. Time: » 25 Min
4.
Title: Homesick
Release Date: 11/19/24
Episode Description: After his grandma's death, an estranged grandson returns home to help pack up her apartment. The only problem? She's not ready to leave yet.
Written By: Nic Chatree Sridej
Narrated By: Courtney Perdue
Est. Time: » 24 Min
5.
Title: Pothead
Release Date: 11/26/24
Episode Description: To some people, Louise is too much. She feels too much. She thinks too much. She loves too much. And when her heart is broken, she will do way too much to get back the man who left her.
Written By: Katie Rose Rogers
Narrated By: Katie McGrath
Est. Time: » 19 Min
6.
Title: The Monster Within
Release Date: 2/12/25
Episode Description: One fateful full-moon night transforms Asher’s life forever... Written By: Robbie Hyne
Narrated By: Jayden Revri
Est. Time: » 35 Min
7.
Title: We Who Hunger
Release Date: 2/19/25
Episode Description: Tech baron Dis promises young Mina Murray life eternal. All it takes is never again being exposed to sunlight, a diet of dubious supplements, and a little transfusion here and there.
Written By: Oriana Schwindt
Narrated By: Lilah Estrada
Est. Time: » 25 Min
8.
Title: A Most Considerate Vampire
Release Date: 2/26/25
Episode Description: When a man wakes up tied in a basement across from a vampire, he’s forced to listen to a story of transformation, morality, and the unsettling choices made in the hunt for blood that has led to that very moment...
Written By: James Dale Robinson
Narrated By: Jonathan Cake
Est. Time: » 32 Min
9.
Title: The Power Within
Release Date: 3/5/25
Episode Description: Three souls -- forged, reborn and reclaimed. One fate -- entwined in darkness. Written By: Robbie Hyne
Narrated By: Sara Echeagaray, Anthony Keyvan & Michael Provost
Est. Time: » 28 Min
Collection One
Collection Four
Coming Soon…
THE FACTS
Show Details:
Recording and production on (UN)LIKEMINDED Season One began in October 2023.
Collection One premiered on Tues, January 23rd, 2024, and ran for 7 episodes — released weekly, every Tuesday at 3AM PST / 6AM EST.
Collection Two premiered on Tues, July 2nd, 2024, and ran for 11 episodes — released weekly, every Tuesday at 3AM PST / 6AM EST.
Collection Three was split into two parts, totaling 9 episodes:
Part One premiered on Tues, October 29th, 2024 for 5 episodes — released weekly, every Tuesday at 3AM PST / 6AM EST.
After a winter/holiday hiatus, Collection Three returned with Part Two premiering on Wed, February 12th, 2025 for 4 episodes — released weekly, every Wednesday at 3AM PST / 6AM EST.
Collection Four is currently in development with a selected theme and early story drafts, with the goal of a late summer release.
Col. 4 will continue with 7 episodes and weekly releases, Tuesdays at 3AM PST / 6AM EST
(UN)LIKEMINDED: A SCI-FI AUDIO ANTHOLOGY is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music & Youtube
Apple Podcasts Rating: 5 Stars / Spotify Rating: 5 Stars
Episode Details:
Episodes range from 18 - 35 MIN, but generally land around the mid-twenties minute range.
Episodes are presented in an audiobook format, meaning they are told via a single narrator.
Though rare, some episodes have 2-3 narrators or guest narrators. This mainly depends on the format of the short story.
Collection Themes are listed in the show notes of each episode.
Details on the story and creatives involved are also listed in the show notes of each episode.
Transcripts are available via Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Stories are available on request, with the consent of the writer.
Best Place to Start:
As (Un)Likeminded is an anthology series, it’s easy to jump in anywhere at any time. Do you like the creatives involved in a particular story? Is there a Collection Theme that speaks to you? Maybe even a title or summary that jumps out? Feel free to start wherever you’d like, and don’t be afraid to jump around!
For the full experience, we recommend starting with Collection One, Episode One — FLESH & IRON.
The premiere and finale episodes for each Collection are as follows:
Collection One:
Premiere: FLESH & IRON
Finale: THE SWARM
Collection Two:
Premiere: THE GO-WEST PROTOCOL
Collection Three:
Premiere: THE HALLOWEEN ATROCITY
Finale: THE POWER WITHIN
Content & Trigger Warnings:
(Un)Likeminded explores a wide range of complex and intense themes. Listener discretion is advised for content involving:
Violence and death
Psychological distress and trauma
Mind control and loss of agency
Body horror and transformation
Sexual content and substance use
Existential themes and emotional manipulation
Animal harm and loss
While each episode may vary (with flagged explicit warnings), generally expect that (Un)Likeminded may not be suitable for children — TV-14 range.
LGBTQ+ & Diversity:
From day one, our most important mandate is to lift up diverse voices, with a particular focus on the LGBTQ community. As LGBTQ+ creators, we believe representation matters. We want to tell meaningful stories where queer characters and those from other marginalized groups have prominent, positive roles. We hope to push toward this goal with every project, including (UN)LIKEMINDED: A SCI-FI AUDIO ANTHOLOGY.
THE CREATOR
Creator, Producer & Editor:
ROBBIE HYNE
Robbie is an imaginative LGBTQ writer from the Berlanti Television camp. Most recently, he served as a Story Editor for the CW’s STARGIRL under the mentorship of legendary writer/producer Geoff Johns. Robbie’s journey began as an assistant at Scott Free Productions before transitioning to Berlanti Productions where he supported prolific creator Greg Berlanti on hit shows like YOU, ALL AMERICAN, DOOM PATROL, CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA, and more. After being promoted to Writers’ Assistant and Script Coordinator on STARGIRL Season One, he quickly rose through the ranks to become an integral part of the writing team for Season Two and Three. Robbie’s work also spans other major projects, including a stint as Writers’ Assistant on Scott Free’s RAISED BY WOLVES for HBO Max. In the midst of the 2023 strikes, Robbie channeled his entrepreneurial spirit to launch AUGUST YEAR ROUND PRODUCTIONS, a scripted podcast production company dedicated to writing and producing diverse fiction series such as MOONBURN, (UN)LIKEMINDED: A SCI-FI AUDIO ANTHOLOGY, and more. A proud native of Madison, Wisconsin, Robbie is a lifelong hard-of-hearing individual who, after several surgeries, now lives and thrives without hearing aids. His unique perspective— growing up as a gay, hard-of-hearing Midwestern boy— shapes his passion for crafting authentic, character-driven stories with strong, distinct voices.
THE INDIE PRODUCTION COMPANY
Birthed during the WGA & SAG dual strikes of 2023, August Year Round Productions is a indie podcast production venture built from the ground up— led by creatives, for creatives.
Our goal is simple— create a playground for writers, actors, directors, and other creatives to come together and do what we love: tell stories & make art.
We work completely independently, having raised our initial funds via the love and support of friends, family & other generous donors. From day one, our most important mandate is to lift up diverse voices, with a particular focus on the LGBTQ community, and tell meaningful stories.
Our official launch began in January 2024 with the release of our sci-fi, short story anthology podcast— (UN)LIKEMINDED. Followed soon thereafter with our first queer, YA audio drama— MOONBURN.
This is just the beginning, and we can’t thank everyone enough for joining us on this journey.
THE REVIEWS
OUT OF THIS WORLD
“Not to be corny but this podcast is truly out of this world. It’s like diving into a galaxy of mysteries and adventures with each episode. The storytelling is top-notch, keeping me hooked from start to finish. Whether you’re a hardcore sci-fi enthusiast or just looking for an escape from reality, this podcast delivers an unforgettable experience. Highly recommend giving it a listen!” - Dnver
SIMPLY PUT
“Simply Put. So good!” – Princess buttercup boo
OBSESSED
“I can’t stop listening! My favorite scripted podcast series by far. KEEP THEM COMING!” — Girlgurly
LOVE
“Absolutely LOVE this podcast and these stories. Brilliant writing that is engaging and so entertaining!” — dance12345
WOW!
“Sharp, funny— engaging. Such a perfect lil compliment to my morning jogs!!” — zbreeze3
EDGE OF MY SEAT
“Gripping podcast that has me on the edge of my seat! Can’t get enough!” - kitkatchat
SUPPORT & CONTACT US
Website: AugustYearRound.com
Email: AugustYearRound@gmail.com
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