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A creepy modern fantasy that begins as a murder mystery and becomes a dark fantasy adventure filled with action, Irish and Norse folklore, and fae. At the middle of season one, the world of the Hidden People is revealed, complete with magic and monsters. Come for the creepy mysteries and stay for the fantasy action. Discover the world of the Hidden People.
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DWM presents The Hidden People: Helheim, Chapter 3 “I’m a Trouble Maker” Written by Chris Burnside, Alexa Fett Fisher, and Megan Burnside Directed by Lowri Ann Davies Sound Design and Music by Katharine Seaton Distributed by Realm What’s the best way to escape from a prison the size of a planet? Tunnel out with a spoon? Escape in a laundry basket? Hold the warden hostage? Unfortunately for our heroes, it’s going to be a little more complicated than that to escape from Helheim. And Mackenna Thorne has never faced a foe so dangerous as her final obstacle here. Mackenna: Jordan Lopez Izzy: Emily Kallenberg Hel: Beth Eyre Kent: Shogo Miyakita The Magister: Jim Brown Guard: Pip Gladwin Liliana: Darlene Spencer Dialogue Editing: Katharine Seaton Sound Mixing: Katharine Seaton Check out https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/ for more info on the show, cast, transcripts, and merch. THP Trigger List: https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/triggers Support DWM shows and get ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Spotify Ragnarok Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4zMF7C2UGKs1YOnvm8N2tO?si=SQesCDpuR2-mRlEbQDr7tw Podchaser Ragnarok Playlist: https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-hidden-people-ragnarok-playlist-11SKPyL0wl Connect with us Discord: find our link for free at https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Instagram: dwmpresents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwmpresents/ The Hidden People: Ragnarok is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, places, and/or events is purely coincidental. Copyright 2026 Dayton Writers Movement ltd. All rights reserved. #TheHiddenPeople #AudioDrama #FictionPodcast #Ragnarok #Fantasy #Norse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DWM presents The Hidden People: Helheim, Chapter 2 “Trust Me” Written by Alexa Fett Fisher, Megan Burnside, and Chris Burnside Directed by Lowri Ann Davies Sound Design and Music by Katharine Seaton Distributed by Realm The reunions continue for Mackenna as she reconnects with her mother, half-brother, and a long-lost friend. Izzy has a reunion of her own. A plan emerges that could get them all safely out of Helheim...but when do things ever go according to plan for Mackenna Thorne? Mackenna: Jordan Lopez Izzy: Emily Kallenberg Hel: Beth Eyre Kent: Shogo Miyakita Dane: Aaron Brewer The Magister: Jim Brown Steve: Dustin Evans Guard: Pip Gladwin Peg: Adee McFarland Liliana: Darlene Spencer Dialogue Editing: Katharine Seaton Sound Mixing: Katharine Seaton Check out https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/ for more info on the show, cast, transcripts, and merch. THP Trigger List: https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/triggers Support DWM shows and get ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Spotify Ragnarok Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4zMF7C2UGKs1YOnvm8N2tO?si=SQesCDpuR2-mRlEbQDr7tw Podchaser Ragnarok Playlist: https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-hidden-people-ragnarok-playlist-11SKPyL0wl Connect with us Discord: find our link for free at https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Instagram: dwmpresents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwmpresents/ The Hidden People: Ragnarok is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, places, and/or events is purely coincidental. Copyright 2026 Dayton Writers Movement ltd. All rights reserved. #TheHiddenPeople #Ragnarok #AudioDrama #FictionPodcast #Fantasy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DWM presents The Hidden People: Helheim, Chapter 1 “Orientation” Written by Alexa Fett Fisher, Chris Burnside, and Megan Burnside Directed by Lowri Ann Davies Sound Design and Music by Katharine Seaton Distributed by Realm Mackenna is trapped in the afterlife...but she isn’t dead. She and Izzy must learn to navigate Helheim, the prison that holds the worst of the dead in Niflheim. And the warden, Hel herself, isn’t going to make things easier on them. Mackenna: Jordan Lopez Izzy: Emily Kallenberg Hel: Beth Eyre Kent: Shogo Miyakita The Magister: Jim Brown Guard: Pip Gladwin Liliana: Darlene Spencer Dialogue Editing: Katharine Seaton Sound Mixing: Katharine Seaton Check out https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/ for more info on the show, cast, transcripts, and merch. THP Trigger List: https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/triggers Support DWM shows and get ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Spotify Ragnarok Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4zMF7C2UGKs1YOnvm8N2tO?si=SQesCDpuR2-mRlEbQDr7tw Podchaser Ragnarok Playlist: https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-hidden-people-ragnarok-playlist-11SKPyL0wl Connect with us Discord: find our link for free at https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Instagram: dwmpresents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwmpresents/The Hidden People: Ragnarok is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, places, and/or events is purely coincidental. Copyright 2026 Dayton Writers Movement ltd. All rights reserved. #TheHiddenPeople #Horror #Fantasy #Norse #Ragnarok #FictionPodcast #AudioDrama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DWM presents The Hidden People: Ragnarok, Chapter 9 “Ragnarok Ends” Written by Chris Burnside Directed by Chris and Megan Burnside Sound Design and Score by Katharine Seaton Distributed by Realm This is the finale of The Hidden People: Ragnarok. Mackenna and the team face off against Hel and Jormungandr as the fate of the remaining realms hangs in the balance. Everyone has a part to play. Not everyone is making it out. Mackenna Thorne will return later this year in an all-new event series. Stay tuned. Mackenna: Jordan Lopez Cassidy: Cora Ceipek Audrey: Luna Madison Raine: Meghan Rupper Hel: Beth Eyre Jormungandr: Peter Wicks Robin: Jacob Anderson The Magister: Jim Brown CRONICL: Erin Crane Alfie: Stephen Gogol Shaylee: Xander Hildenbrandt Izzy and Sam: Emily Kallenberg Thomas: Stephen Kallenberg Nell: Lily Nevers Liliana: Darlene Spencer Moðguð: Cari Zahn Dialogue Editing: McKinney Botts Sound Mixing: Katharine Seaton Check out https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/ for more info on the show, cast, and merch. THP Trigger List: https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/triggers Support DWM shows and get ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Spotify Ragnarok Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4zMF7C2UGKs1YOnvm8N2tO?si=SQesCDpuR2-mRlEbQDr7tw Podchaser Ragnarok Playlist: https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-hidden-people-ragnarok-playlist-11SKPyL0wl Connect with us Discord: find our link for free at https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Instagram: dwmpresents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwmpresents/ The Hidden People: Ragnarok is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, places, and/or events is purely coincidental. Copyright 2026 Dayton Writers Movement ltd. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DWM presents The Hidden People: Ragnarok, Chapter 8 “The Key to Everything” Written by Chris Burnside, Cari Zahn, and Alexa Fett Fisher Directed by Chris and Megan Burnside Sound Design and Score by Katharine Seaton Distributed by Realm Mackenna and the team come up with a plan to stop Hel--but they’re going to need help from a tech genius. Audrey helps Thomas come to terms with his grief. Cassidy takes Raine on a trip. Mackenna: Jordan Lopez Cassidy: Cora Ceipek Audrey: Luna Madison Raine: Meghan Rupper Hel: Beth Eyre Jormungandr: Peter Wicks CRONICL: Erin Crane Thomas: Stephen Kallenberg Nell: Lily Nevers Dialogue Editing: McKinney Botts Sound Mixing: Katharine Seaton Check out https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/ for more info on the show, cast, transcripts, and merch. THP Trigger List: https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/triggers Support DWM shows and get ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Spotify Ragnarok Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4zMF7C2UGKs1YOnvm8N2tO?si=SQesCDpuR2-mRlEbQDr7tw Podchaser Ragnarok Playlist: https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-hidden-people-ragnarok-playlist-11SKPyL0wl Connect with us Discord: find our link for free at https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Instagram: dwmpresents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwmpresents/ The Hidden People: Ragnarok is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons,places, and/or events is purely coincidental. Copyright 2025 Dayton Writers Movement ltd. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DWM presents The Hidden People: Ragnarok, Chapter 7 “Arcadia Falls” Written by Alexa Fett Fisher Directed by Chris and Megan Burnside Sound Design and Score by Katharine Seaton Distributed by Realm Hel finally comes face to face with the women who seek to stop her from destroying the realms. But what can Mackenna and her new allies do against godlike, mythological beings and an entire army of the dead? Their only hope might be the one god they definitely, absolutely cannot trust. Mackenna: Jordan Lopez Cassidy: Cora Ceipek Audrey: Luna Madison Raine: Meghan Rupper Hel: Beth Eyre Jormungandr: Peter Wicks Robin: Jacob Anderson CRONICL: Erin Crane Black Annis: Danielle Gunther Wodan: Sean Gunther Shaylee: Xander Hildenbrandt Izzy: Emily Kallenberg Dialogue Editing: McKinney Botts Sound Mixing: Katharine Seaton Check out https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/ for more info on the show, cast, and merch. THP Trigger List: https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/triggers Support DWM shows and get ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Spotify Ragnarok Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4zMF7C2UGKs1YOnvm8N2tO?si=SQesCDpuR2-mRlEbQDr7tw Podchaser Ragnarok Playlist: https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-hidden-people-ragnarok-playlist-11SKPyL0wl Connect with us. Discord: find our link for free at https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Instagram: dwmpresents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwmpresents/ The Hidden People: Ragnarok is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, places, and/or events is purely coincidental. Copyright 2025 Dayton Writers Movement ltd. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DWM presents The Hidden People: Ragnarok, Chapter 6 “A Chance to Make Good Choices” Written by Alexa Fett Fisher Directed by Chris and Megan Burnside Sound Design and Score by Katharine Seaton Distributed by Realm An old enemy turned tenuous ally begs for help, and Mackenna and her team head to Arcadia to try and stop an invasion. But they quickly discover that a handful of women cannot stop an endless army of the dead. With all of Mackenna’s old and new foes gathered in one place, the danger reaches new levels. Mackenna: Jordan Lopez Cassidy: Cora Ceipek Audrey: Luna Madison Raine: Meghan Rupper Hel: Beth Eyre Robin: Jacob Anderson The Magister: Jim Brown CRONICL: Erin Crane Black Annis: Danielle Gunther Wodan: Sean Gunther Shaylee: Xander Hildenbrandt Dialogue Editing: McKinney Botts Sound Mixing: Katharine Seaton Check out https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/ for more info on the show, cast, and merch. THP Trigger List: https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/triggers Support DWM shows and get ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Spotify Ragnarok Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4zMF7C2UGKs1YOnvm8N2tO?si=SQesCDpuR2-mRlEbQDr7tw Podchaser Ragnarok Playlist: https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-hidden-people-ragnarok-playlist-11SKPyL0wl Connect with us Discord: find our link for free at https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Instagram: dwmpresents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwmpresents/ The Hidden People: Ragnarok is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, places, and/or events is purely coincidental. Copyright 2025 Dayton Writers Movement ltd. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DWM presents The Hidden People: Ragnarok, Chapter 5 “Without Ever Throwing a Punch” Written by Chris Burnside Directed by Chris and Megan Burnside Sound Design and Score by Katharine Seaton Distributed by Realm New friendships form among the heroes, but new loyalties will be tested when everyone’s secrets start coming out. Hel searches Niflheim and Helheim for those who can give her information on her brother’s new friends. Jormungandr is caught in the middle, with no side trusting him. Mackenna: Jordan Lopez Cassidy: Cora Ceipek Audrey: Luna Madison Raine: Meghan Rupper Hel: Beth Eyre Jormungandr: Peter Wicks Arawn: Jacob Anderson The Magister: Jim Brown CRONICL: Erin Crane Cody: Ben Essex Alfie: Stephen Gogol Shaylee: Xander Hildenbrandt Izzy: Emily Kallenberg Dialogue Editing: McKinney Botts Sound Mixing: Katharine Seaton Check out https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/thehiddenpeople for more info on the show, cast, transcripts, and merch. THP Trigger List: https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/triggers Support DWM shows and get ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Spotify Ragnarok Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4zMF7C2UGKs1YOnvm8N2tO?si=SQesCDpuR2-mRlEbQDr7tw Podchaser Ragnarok Playlist: https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-hidden-people-ragnarok-playlist-11SKPyL0wl Connect with us Discord: find our link for free at https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast Instagram: dwmpresents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwmpresents/ The Hidden People: Ragnarok is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, places, and/or events is purely coincidental.Copyright 2025 Dayton Writers Movement ltd. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A creepy modern fantasy that begins as a murder mystery and becomes a dark fantasy adventure filled with action, Irish and Norse folklore, and fae. At the middle of season one, the world of the Hidden People is revealed, complete with magic and monsters. Come for the creepy mysteries and stay for the fantasy action. Discover the world of the Hidden People.
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