- Safe Society - the audio drama - trailer
An 11-part tale of mass psychosis in an all-too-familiar world. In this satire that remixes horror and thriller tropes, an influential entrepreneur develops an irrational OCD, making him easily manipulated to absurd and terrifying policy extremes by a fearmongering lobbying organization. Will he wake up before it's too late?
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle).
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima.
Starring Zack Segel, Marlain Angelides, Eric Marq, Langston Fishburne, and Jasmine Ashanti.
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donations2m - Mar 30, 2024 - Clip - "Listening"
An 11-part tale of mass psychosis in an all-too-familiar world. In this satire that remixes horror and thriller tropes, an influential entrepreneur develops an irrational OCD, making him easily manipulated to absurd and terrifying policy extremes by a fearmongering lobbying organization. Will he wake up before it's too late?
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle).
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima.
Starring Zack Segel, Marlain Angelides, Eric Marq, Langston Fishburne, and Jasmine Ashanti.
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
Full credits are on the site and IMDb
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donations1m - Apr 3, 2024 - Clip - "Revolution Brewing"
An 11-part tale of mass psychosis in an all-too-familiar world. In this satire that remixes horror and thriller tropes, an influential entrepreneur develops an irrational OCD, making him easily manipulated to absurd and terrifying policy extremes by a fearmongering lobbying organization. Will he wake up before it's too late?
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle).
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima.
Starring Zack Segel, Marlain Angelides, Eric Marq, Langston Fishburne, and Jasmine Ashanti.
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
Full credits are on the site and IMDb
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donations1m - Apr 3, 2024 - Clip - "Unsanitary White Flesh Color"
An 11-part tale of mass psychosis in an all-too-familiar world. In this satire that remixes horror and thriller tropes, an influential entrepreneur develops an irrational OCD, making him easily manipulated to absurd and terrifying policy extremes by a fearmongering lobbying organization. Will he wake up before it's too late?
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle).
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima.
Starring Zack Segel, Marlain Angelides, Eric Marq, Langston Fishburne, and Jasmine Ashanti.
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
Full credits are on the site and IMDb
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donations1m - Apr 3, 2024 - Clip - "Disinformation"
An 11-part tale of mass psychosis in an all-too-familiar world. In this satire that remixes horror and thriller tropes, an influential entrepreneur develops an irrational OCD, making him easily manipulated to absurd and terrifying policy extremes by a fearmongering lobbying organization. Will he wake up before it's too late?
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle).
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima.
Starring Zack Segel, Marlain Angelides, Eric Marq, Langston Fishburne, and Jasmine Ashanti.
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
Full credits are on the site and IMDb
All episodes will be available for free, but Apollo+ subscribers get uninterrupted access to the entire show right now, early access.
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donations1m - Apr 3, 2024 - Episode 1
Our Narrator begins "Journey to Tomorrow," an audio series that this year is honoring main character M (he/him/his). A glimpse at his youth shows the forces that heavily conditioned him. In the present, M introduces his company Rooting4U, which delivers personalized plant-based meals.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Moment of intense sound design and unsettling voices
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
VINCE PHILLIP as M's Dad
JOHN DOE as Young M
AVA WRUBEL as Farah
LIBBY COLLINS as Emily
ÜMIT ÇELEBI as Gyorgy
ZACK SEGEL as M
and
CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle)
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
Full credits are on the site and IMDb
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donationsE1 - 16m - Apr 4, 2024 - Episode 2
M demos the personalized Rooting4U meals and persuades his audience. B (he/him/his) feels the revolution brewing inside him...
CONTENT WARNINGS
Mild language, allusion to body horror and disturbing creatures, moment of sudden shrill and unsetlling sound design
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
ZACK SEGEL as M
ERIC MARQ as B
and
CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle)
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
Full credits are on the site and IMDb
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donationsE2 - 16m - Apr 4, 2024 - Episode 3
Amidst a global virus, M's coworkers, his wife Sofia (she/her/hers, mixed race, and on the spectrum), and incessant media coverage convince him to be irrationally proactive. Safe Society takes notice.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Moderate language, moments of unsettling sound design and voices
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
DEANNA ANTHONY as Testimonial Voice
ZACK SEGEL as M
ERIC MARQ as B
JASMINE ASHANTI as Sofia
PHOEBE HEFFER as Lucia
AJ STEIN as Daniel
BRAD FORENZA as Kenneth
TOMASZ GEZA as Defensive Employee
ELENA OUSPENSKAIA, MARC MARTIN-MARTINEZ, ANGELICA GOMEZ, DINANDA KLAASSEN, EDWARD FURS, SEEYALI SIINGH, SID JARVIS as Safe Society Members
LANGSTON FISHBURNE as W
and
CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle)
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
Full credits are on the site and IMDb
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donationsE3 - 18m - Apr 4, 2024 - Episode 4
M tries to keep his growing OCD on the down-low. B, now working at Rooting4U, urges him out of hiding. Safe Society Member W (he/him/his, black) pulls the strings.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Mild language, moments of unsettling and intense sound design, allusions to neurosis and demonic possession
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
ZACK SEGEL as M
ERIC MARQ as B
EMMANUEL KERRY as Yann
PHOEBE HEFFER as Lucia
AJ STEIN as Daniel
JASMINE ASHANTI as Sofia
LANGSTON FISHBURNE as W
DAVID SMILOW as Charles
CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle)
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
Full credits are on the site and IMDb
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donationsE4 - 18m - Apr 11, 2024 - Episode 5
M is influenced by W. Whites are banished. Boosters are administered. A growing mob is possessed. Dissenting voices are "silenced."
CONTENT WARNINGS
Moments of unsettling and sudden loud sound design, sudden death and suffering, allusions to injections, neurosis, body horror, blood, disturbing creatures, brainwashing, and cult rituals
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
ZACK SEGEL as M
LANGSTON FISHBURNE as W
DINANDA KLAASSEN as Safe Society Member
ERIC MARQ as B
JEREMIAH LOISEAU as Security
RODNEY ROLDAN as Employee
MIDORI NAKAMURA as News Anchor
CAMILA PEREZ SANTIAGO as South American migrant
AJ STEIN as Daniel
BOBBY ALLAN as Nikolai
RICK DUMONT as Follower Rick
JASMINE ASHANTI as Sofia
EMMANUEL KERRY as Yann
TAMU FAVORITE as Hospital Nurse
and
CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle)
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
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Safe Society is emboldened to take larger-scale actions to keep the world in crisis. M brainwashes his daughter Lucia. Society crumbles. B's friend Yann (he/him/his) is silenced. "Journey to Tomorrow" ends, but our story continues...
CONTENT WARNINGS
Moderate language, moments of unsettling sound design and voices, sudden violence, death, and suffering, allusions to neurosis, brainwashing, and cult rituals
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
ANDREA GALATÀ as Safe Society Member Andrea
LIL RHEE as Senator Liu, a Safe Society Member
ROSELIN LOPEZ, LIAM CAVANAGH, ADONIS GUZMAN, ROUDLERSON PIERRE as Ticking Teens
PHOEBE HEFFER as Lucia
AJ STEIN as Daniel
MATTHEW RINI as Critic
QUASHEEM D. HERRING as Rioter
ZACK SEGEL as M
JORIS STUYCK as Max Engel
MIKE DIGIACINTO as M's Friend
RAJIV SHAH as The Watcher
ERIC MARQ as B
EMMANUEL KERRY as Yann
and
CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle)
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
Full credits are on the site and IMDb
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donationsE6 - 20m - Apr 18, 2024 - Episode 7
B wakes up. M questions, but W sways him to stay the course.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Moments of unsettling sound design and voices, suffering, allusions to injections, minor blood, neurosis, and cult rituals
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
RAJIV SHAH as The Watcher
ERIC MARQ as B
ZACK SEGEL as M
LANGSTON FISHBURNE as W
ELENA OUSPENSKAIA, ANDREA GALATÀ, MARC MARTIN-MARTINEZ, ANGELICA GOMEZ, DINANDA KLAASSEN, EDWARD FURS, SEEYALI SIINGH, SID JARVIS as Safe Society Members
PHOEBE HEFFER as Lucia
AJ STEIN as Daniel
and
CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle)
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
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M and Sofia push their young kids deeper into the program, but M soon finds out what that means. Brainwashed Lucia goes with it. Their son Daniel tries to resist.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Moderate language, moments of unsettling and sudden loud sound design, allusions to injections, body alteration, child danger, and neurosis
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
RAJIV SHAH as The Watcher
PHOEBE HEFFER as Lucia
AJ STEIN as Daniel
ZACK SEGEL as M
JASMINE ASHANTI as Sofia
KELLY GREEN as Mx. Trujillo
ERIC MARQ as B
JULIE VOSHELL, SEAN GORMLEY as Rebels
and
CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle)
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
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B and a band of Rebels force M to go cold turkey from his neuroses. M escapes from Sofia with his kids.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Moderate language, moments of unsettling, intense, and sudden loud sound design and unsettling voices, violence, allusions to neurosis, child violence, demonic possession, and brainwashing
In order of appearance
RAJIV SHAH as The Watcher
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
ZACK SEGEL as M
EMMANUEL KERRY as Yann
ERIC MARQ as B
JULIE VOSHELL, SEAN GORMLEY, KELLY NIEMAN as Rebels
CHRISTOPHER GOOLEY as Pundit Christopher
MIDORI NAKAMURA as News Anchor
CAMILA PEREZ SANTIAGO as South American migrant
PHOEBE HEFFER as Lucia
AJ STEIN as Daniel
JASMINE ASHANTI as Sofia
and
CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle)
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
Full credits are on the site and IMDb
All episodes will be available for free, but Apollo+ subscribers get uninterrupted access to the entire show right now, early access.
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donationsE9 - 20m - Apr 25, 2024 - Episode 10
M, his kids, and the Rebels are hunted by Safe Society, law enforcement, and the mob of indoctrinated, zombie-like civilians.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Moderate language, moments of unsettling, intense, shrill, and sudden loud sound design and unsettling voices, strong violence, allusions to demonic possession, brainwashing, and cult rituals
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
RAJIV SHAH as The Watcher
PHOEBE HEFFER as Lucia
AJ STEIN as Daniel
ZACK SEGEL as M
JASMINE ASHANTI as Sofia
ANDREW COBAN as Cop
LANGSTON FISHBURNE as W
MARC MARTIN-MARTINEZ, ANGELICA GOMEZ, DINANDA KLAASSEN, EDWARD FURS, SEEYALI SIINGH, SID JARVIS as Safe Society Members
ERIC MARQ as B
KELLY NIEMAN, SEAN GORMLEY, JULIE VOSHELL as Rebels
EMMANUEL KERRY as Yann
MONIQUE MARISSA LUKENS as Civilian Monique
and
CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle)
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
Full credits are on the site and IMDb
All episodes will be available for free, but Apollo+ subscribers get uninterrupted access to the entire show right now, early access.
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donationsE9 - 15m - May 2, 2024 - Episode 11
A final showdown between M and W. Children all over are being altered by the program.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Moderate language, moments of unsettling, intense, and sudden loud sound design and unsettling voices, moment of shrill sound design, strong violence, allusions to child danger, body alteration, and cult rituals
In order of appearance
RAJIV SHAH as The Watcher
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
ZACK SEGEL as M
ERIC MARQ as B
EMMANUEL KERRY as Yann
JULIE VOSHELL, SEAN GORMLEY as Rebels
LANGSTON FISHBURNE as W
AJ STEIN as Daniel
JASMINE ASHANTI as Sofia
PHOEBE HEFFER as Lucia
ANDREW COBAN as Cop
LIL RHEE as Senator Liu, a Safe Society Member
ANDREA GALATÀ as Safe Society Member Andrea
CALVIN KNEGTEN, RYANN MONET HARDEN, MATTHEW MCCOLLUM as Androgynous Students
and
CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle)
Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit safesociety.world.
Full credits are on the site and IMDb
All episodes will be available for free, but Apollo+ subscribers get uninterrupted access to the entire show right now, early access.
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donationsE11 - 20m - May 2, 2024