Mockery Manor - Season 4.

Coming soon.

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Hello, Laurence & Lindsay here. We've got a big problem, and we need your help.

If you're listening to this on Spotify, we're asking you to stop, and switch to another podcast player.

As I'm sure most of you know, there's plenty of evidence that Spotify is a terrible company with a long history of exploiting and underpaying artists, but that's only part of why it's so bad.

It's been reported that Spotify's CEO, Daniel Ek, has recently invested millions of Euros of your subscription fees in an AI weaponry company called Helsing. This company has developed an automated target identification system, with the option to keep a human in the loop. In other words, it's machines selecting which humans to kill on the battlefield.

It's also been reported Spotify donated $150,000 to the Trump campaign, and it's recently been running ICE recruitment ads. It is a powerful force for bad.

So here's our problem. Almost half of our total listenership comes from Spotify, and the adverts that we run are how we make our money. If we just pulled our podcasts straight away, that would be a huge financial blow for us.

So we would like to urge you to listen elsewhere, on another podcast player. Lots of people recommend one called Pocket Casts, we've also heard good things about Podcast Addict. In the last month, we've had downloads from about 50 different podcast players, so there are plenty of alternatives.

We've going to take our podcasts off Spotify as soon as it becomes clear that there is a real movement to cancel Spotify subscriptions and move to other platforms, and that movement is growing.

For you, thankfully, this doesn't cost anything. Podcasts are, and will always be, free to listen to on any platform. Like we said, a lot of people seem to like Pocket Casts, and as far as we know, they're not evil. There are also a ton of others to choose from - all very accessible, and all free.

If you've ever enjoyed our podcasts, or you're about to discover them, thank you so much for listening. Let's try and do the right thing.

ANTENNAPOD is another one we are hearing good things about!

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Magenta and Bernard are here to tell you about their OG podcast... Madame Magenta: Sonos Mystica.

Season 4 is releasing now, and it's very different to previous seasons, so if you've not listened in for a while, you might want to listen to this!

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We're delighted to be bringing you one of our long-time favourite audio dramas - the wild and wonderful science-fantasy-western Midst.

But before that, we sat down with the show's three mysterious creators Xen, Sara and Matt, to have a good old chat about the making of both Midst and Mockery Manor! We've been fans of each others' shows from their very beginnings, and it was such a pleasure to finally meet them.

A little about Midst:

The small desert planet of Midst spins on the border between two halves of the cosmos: the dazzling Un and the mysterious Fold. Life is simple for most of the planet’s inhabitants… until an influential civilization known as the Trust takes an interest in Midst and sparks an unexpected chain of events, intertwining the lives of three complicated antiheroes. Also, unrelated to any of that, Midst’s moon is about to fall out of the sky and cause reality to eat itself alive, so that’s not great either. Unsolved murders, cult brainwashing, and supernatural darkness all combine to create a clusterfuck of cosmic proportions.

As always, you can find Midst wherever you get your podcasts.

New Episodes of Midst release every Wednesday on your favorite podcast streaming platform, the Critical Role YouTube Channel, and for subscribers on Midst.co

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Buy the Mockery Manor S3 soundtrack album and exclusive art print here!

Kiss My Zeitgeist (the culture programme that covers Mockery Manor and no other aspects of culture) is BACK!

Lindsay and Laurence sit down to discuss the S3 soundtrack and writing process.

What are the hidden meanings behind Clayton's songs? Why are bass guitars such a cool instrument for scoring? Which 19th Century American poet unknowingly contributed to Mockery Manor? Which instrument was Lindsay's voice once described as a "drunk" version of? Find out all this and more.

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It's the second episode of MOCKERY MINIS: TALES FROM THE MANOR.

Mockery Minis is a series of narrated stories that delve into the history and wider lore of Mockery Manor - the theme park, the house, and the land.

The second episode, In Omnia Paratus, transports the listener back to 1932. Teenage shipping heiress Nancy Rose-Dowling follows her trombonist beau to an obscure country club in the middle of nowhere. What was it called... "Something" Manor...?

But it's not long until Nancy catches the eye of the club's enigmatic owner - one Sir Alfred Mockery.

Written and directed by Lindsay Sharman

Music, sound design and editing by Laurence Owen

Performed by Laurence Owen

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Long Cat Media presents a new Mockery Manor miniseries...

MOCKERY MINIS: TALES FROM THE MANOR

Mockery Minis is a series of narrated stories that delve into the history and wider lore of Mockery Manor - the theme park, the house, and the land.

The first episode, Misadventure at Mockery Lake, takes the listener back to the notorious UK heatwave of 1976. As with any summer season, the Lakehouse is packed with teenage horndogs, drinking, partying and getting in trouble. What happens when you want to get away from it all? How about a little midnight boating?

Written and directed by Lindsay Sharman

Music, sound design and editing by Laurence Owen

Performed by Laurence Owen

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The Matty Tapes - Episode 3.

Christmas 1996.

Written by Lindsay Sharman

Directed by Lindsay Sharman & Laurence Owen

Music, Sound Design and Editing by Laurence Owen

Laurence Owen - Matty, Dr Zecker, additional voices

Lindsay Sharman - Margot, Dr Tallow

Beth Eyre - Nurse Debbie

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The Matty Tapes - Episode 2.

Christmas 1991.

Written by Lindsay Sharman

Directed by Lindsay Sharman & Laurence Owen

Music, Sound Design and Editing by Laurence Owen

Laurence Owen - Matty, Jenkins, Dr Zecker, additional voices

Lindsay Sharman - Dr Tallow

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The Matty Tapes - Episode 1.

Christmas 1990.

Written by Lindsay Sharman

Directed by Lindsay Sharman & Laurence Owen

Music, Sound Design and Editing by Laurence Owen

Laurence Owen - Matty, Jenkins, Dr Zecker, additional voices

Lindsay Sharman - Dr Tallow

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"Means. Motive. Opportunity. Evidence"

It's the last episode of S3! Strap in!

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Written by Lindsay Sharman

Directed by Lindsay Sharman and Laurence Owen

Music, sound design and editing by Laurence Owen

featuring Hayley Evenett as Bette and JJ, Laurence Owen as Parker, Jenkins, and additional voices, John Henry Falle as Fenwick, Christina Bianco as Kirsteen, Karim Kronfli as George, Luke Capasso as Jacob, Kristi Boulton as Anna Lou and Abilene, James Ducker as Walter, Rufus Walker as Freddie, Madame Magenta and Bernard as themselves... and special guest Beth Eyre.

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