Feed Drop - Hearthbound

Feed Drop - Hearthbound

From Travelling Light by Monstrous Productions

February 20, 2026 · 27 min

About this episode

Hearthbound is a folk musical audio drama set in a post-apocalyptic world, exploring themes of love and ecological restoration.

Odessa is not alone... Hearthbound is a 10-episode folk musical audio drama, set across a post-apocalyptic Great Basin. It's a road trip, a queer love story, and a ballad for ecological restoration. This is Episode One: Telemachus, introduced by H.R. Owen Transcript available at www.monstrousproductions.org/travelling-light/feed-drop-hearthbound Learn more about Hearthbound at straylungs.com/hearthbound or find them on Instagram @straylungs or on Tumblr @straylungs . Hearthbound Episode 1: Telemachus features the voices of: Jo Chiang as Odessa Amy R. Surratt as Paulie Odessa’s guitar by Pete Lanctot Hearthbound is created, written, and produced by Jo Chiang Directed by Jack Towhey Calk Music directed by Ginger Dolden Sound design and editing by Levi Sharpe Additional dialogue editing by Anna Kelly Rodriguez and Amador L. Rodriguez Music production, additional engineering, and mixing by Pete Lanctot Production managed by Charlotte Muth and Neaco Fox Special thanks to Multitude Studio and our illustrator, Anya Boz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: H.R. Owen

Guests: Jo Chiang, Amy R. Surratt

Topics covered

  • folk musical
  • audio drama
  • post-apocalyptic
  • queer love story
  • ecological restoration
  • road trip

Keywords

  • Hearthbound
  • audio drama
  • folk musical
  • post-apocalyptic
  • queer love story
  • ecological restoration
  • road trip

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Multitude Studio, Acast

Books & works: Hearthbound, Hearthbound Episode 1: Telemachus

Places: Great Basin

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