The Hidden People

Dayton Writers Movement

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...

  • 34 minutes 30 seconds
    Arcadia Falls

    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

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    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.

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    11 December 2025, 5:00 am
  • 28 minutes 49 seconds
    A Chance to Make Good Choices

    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.

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    27 November 2025, 5:37 am
  • 40 minutes 33 seconds
    Without Ever Throwing a Punch

    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

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    13 November 2025, 5:00 am
  • 46 minutes 21 seconds
    You are My People

    DWM presents The Hidden People: Ragnarok, Chapter 4

    “You are My People”

    Written by Megan Burnside and Alexa Fett Fisher

    Directed by Chris and Megan Burnside

    Sound Design and Score by Katharine Seaton

    Distributed by Realm

    Mackenna and the team travel to Vanaheim to try to free Mimir once and for all. They are met by both helpful and dangerous inhabitants and work to unravel the mysteries behind Mimir’s fate. As they work, Mimir retells the story of his life, love, and death.

    Mackenna: Jordan Lopez

    Cassidy: Cora Ceipek

    Audrey: Luna Madison

    Raine: Meghan Rupper

    King Hoenir and Spriggan: Drew Bearded

    CRONICL: Erin Crane

    Mimir: Aaron Eechaute-Lopez

    Wodan: Sean Gunther

    Guard: Xander Hildenbrandt

    Izzy: Emily Kallenberg

    Vough: Stephen Kallenberg

    Runi: Emily Nagy

    Korrigan: Lily Nevers

    Bormo: Brennan Paulin

    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.

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    30 October 2025, 4:00 am
  • 36 minutes 21 seconds
    Let's Be Heroes

    DWM presents The Hidden People: Ragnarok, Chapter 3

    “Let’s Be Heroes”

    Written by Chris Burnside and Cari Zahn

    Directed by Chris and Megan Burnside

    Sound Design and Score by Katharine Seaton

    Distributed by Realm

    Hel entertains Jormungandr. Mackenna faces an old enemy to help Nissa. Audrey gets to know Thomas and Raine better. Old friends thought lost are reunited. Mackenna keeps the secret of Cygnus from both Jormungandr and her new allies.

    Mackenna: Jordan Lopez

    Cassidy: Cora Ceipek

    Audrey: Luna Madison

    Raine: Meghan Rupper

    Hel: Beth Eyre

    Jormungandr: Peter Wicks

    Robin: Jacob Anderson

    Cultist: Casey Dillon

    Alfie: Stephen Gogol

    Shaylee: Xander Hildenbrandt

    Izzy: Emily Kallenberg

    Thomas: Stephen Kallenberg

    Cultist: Sean Welling

    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.

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    16 October 2025, 4:01 am
  • 39 minutes 44 seconds
    This is Hell

    DWM presents The Hidden People: Ragnarok, Chapter 2

    "This is Hell"

    Written by Chris Burnside

    Directed by Chris and Megan Burnside

    Sound Design and Score by Katharine Seaton

    Distributed by Realm


    The epic convergence of The Hidden People, Uncanny Valley, Think Fast, and M.U.S.E. continues. 

    The freshly united team tries to make sense of what’s happening, but Raine’s inclusion complicates Mackenna’s ability to trust the newcomers. Jormungandr reveals his sister’s agenda. An unlikely alliance, bonded through desperation in the In-Between, works to rejoin the fight.

    Mackenna: Jordan Lopez

    Cassidy: Cora Ceipek

    Audrey: Luna Madison

    Raine: Meghan Rupper

    Jormungandr: Peter Wicks

    Alfie: Stephen Gogol

    Shaylee: Xander Hildenbrandt

    Thomas: Stephen Kallenberg


    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: 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.


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    2 October 2025, 4:02 am
  • 32 minutes 10 seconds
    My Life is Weird

    DWM presents The Hidden People: Ragnarok, Chapter 1
    "My Life is Weird"
    Written by Chris Burnside
    Directed by Chris and Megan Burnside
    Sound Design and Score by Katharine Seaton
    Distributed by Realm
    Worlds collide as The Hidden People, Uncanny Valley, Think Fast, and M.U.S.E. merge into an epic adventure. 

    Mackenna tries to move on after victory and loss. But a new danger emerges that threatens her world...and the worlds of others. A mysterious newcomer assembles a team of reluctant heroes.

    • Mackenna: Jordan Lopez
    • Cassidy: Cora Ceipek
    • Audrey: Luna Madison
    • Raine: Meghan Rupper
    • Hel: Beth Eyre
    • Jormungandr: Peter Wicks
    • Robin: Jacob Anderson
    • Lonnie: Drew Bearded
    • CRONICL: Erin Crane
    • Guy: Casey Dillon
    • Alfie: Stephen Gogol
    • Bess: Danielle Gunther
    • Barista/Credits: Sean Gunther
    • Brother: Xander Hildenbrandt
    • Izzy: Emily Kallenberg
    • Thomas: Stephen Kallenberg
    • Sister: 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: 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.

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    18 September 2025, 4:01 am
  • 39 seconds
    The Hidden People: Ragnarok trailer

    The Hidden People: Ragnarok launches on September 18 on The Hidden People feed.


    This apocalyptic fantasy adventure continues the stories of The Hidden People, Uncanny Valley, Think Fast, and M.U.S.E. If you haven't caught up on all of them yet, you still have time! Check out our Spotify and Podchaser playlists below to listen to all of the shows, or join our Patreon to hear every past and future episode ad-free!

    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

    Patreon with all DWM shows ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast

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    13 August 2025, 4:39 am
  • 36 minutes 52 seconds
    Introducing: Uncanny Valley

    Before we come back with our next season of The Hidden People. Get caught up with our other shows! Have a listen to the first episode of Uncanny Valley here on this feed and then check out the rest on Uncanny Valley's feed. The full first season is out!


    DWM presents Uncanny Valley, episode 1

    "Ma'am, this is Alaska"

    Written by Chris Burnside

    Directed by Chris and Megan Burnside

    Sound Design and Score by Katharine Seaton

    Distributed by Realm


    Audrey moves to Alaska to get away from danger in the city. But something even worse lurks in the deep, frozen wilderness.


    Check out https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/uncannyvalley for more info on the show, cast, transcripts, and merch.


    Uncanny Valley Trigger List: https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/triggers


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    Uncanny Valley is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, places, and/or events is purely coincidental.


    Copyright 2023 Dayton Writers Movement ltd. All rights reserved.


    #UncannyValley #AudioDrama #FictionPodcast #HorrorPodcast

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    17 June 2024, 2:48 am
  • 22 minutes 34 seconds
    Think Fast

    When The Hidden People returns with The Hidden People: Ragnarok, three other DWM shows will tie directly into the story. The first of those shows is Think Fast, a high school superhero drama. You can listen to the first episode of Think Fast right here, right now. The rest of the first season is available now on all podcast apps, and you can get more info at https://www.daytonwritersmovement.com/thinkfast. Make sure you're caught up before The Hidden People: Ragnarok!

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    18 January 2024, 3:22 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    What's next for The Hidden People

    Listen in on the creators as they look back at season 3 and look forward to what's next for The Hidden People. #AudioDrama


    Visit Patreon for our free DWM newsletter. Supporters also get ad-free episodes and over thirty hours of full-length bonus episodes and commentaries, plus sneak peeks, invites to (virtual) live episode premieres with cast and crew, and more. Join us at patreon.com/hiddenpeoplepodcast to support the show. Then take a moment to share your love for The Hidden People on whatever social media you prefer. If we can gain enough support, we can keep making more of the show


    Check out hiddenpeoplepodcast.com for more info on the show.


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    The Hidden People is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons, places, and/or events is purely coincidental.


    Copyright 2023 Dayton Writers Movement ltd. All rights reserved.

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    7 June 2023, 5:20 pm
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