jamie !! what is woe.begone!! i am Intrigued
WOE.BEGONE (i have been lazy with the caps but that is technically how it’s stylized) is a scripted audio drama that is entirely written, produced, composed, and performed by one guy, which is impressive because pretty much all of those things are done really well
it’s the story of mike walters, who is creating a podcast about an ARG called WOE.BEGONE. he quickly discovers that when he completes tasks for the game, reality is altered as a result. things that happened… well, unhappen. but as the game goes on, he has to do uglier and uglier things, and all the while he keeps trying to get to the heart of the game: who’s controlling this? how? and what will he do to win?
w.bg bills itself as a “scifi/mystery/horror/comedy in that order” but i think it’s worth reiterating the horror: there are descriptions of self-harm and self-mutilation, murder, and death, as well as a healthy dose of unreality just from the premise. but each episode is appropriately content-warned both in the description and verbally at the top of the episode. there are also (mostly accurate) transcripts available on the website for free, although the interface for accessing them is a little funky imo
this show features: theoretical physics, paradoxes, jokes about murder, a lot of black comedy in general, some really incredible original music, fraught friendships, a guy who sends emails in all caps, time fuckery, and a gay man who has something deeply, deeply wrong with him (affectionate). listen on your podcatcher of choice today!













