
Episode 8: Both Sides Now
From The Harbingers by Audacious Machine Creative
December 25, 2025 · 36 min · Season 1 · Episode 8
About this episode
In this Christmas Special, Adam Blackwell and Amy Stirling experience transformative encounters at a New York City party.
Episode 8, Christmas Special. On December 23rd, 2028, Adam Blackwell and Amy Stirling attended the same Christmas party in New York City. After a long, difficult year, they were both eager for a bit of fun and some time off. Little did they know, however, that chance encounters, long-awaited meetings, and dramatic revelations would all ensue in the course of just a few short hours - and that neither one of them would leave that party quite the same as they were when they got there. Be advised: this episode contains strong language, depictions of drinking and smoking, and discussions of politics. It also mentions, but doesn't depict, violence, attempted murder, death, and a large-scale disaster. Listener discretion is advised. The Harbingers was created by Gabriel Urbina. Today's episode was written by Gabriel Urbina, directed and sound designed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, and executive produced by Eleanor Hyde. It featured the voices of Lauren Grace Thompson as Amy Stirling, Andrés Enriquez as Adam Blackwell, Emmy Bean as Claudia Skinner, Sabrina Odigie as Andrea Shepherd, Dan Granata as Jerome Eckerberg, and Ian Geers as Kris Middendorf. It also features…
People in this episode
Host: Gabriel Urbina
Guests: Adam Blackwell, Amy Stirling
Topics covered
- Christmas party
- chance encounters
- dramatic revelations
- New York City
- personal transformation
Keywords
- Christmas
- party
- New York City
- drama
- revelations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wayward Daughter, Audacious Machine Production
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