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The Effect

By: Richard Kurti, Bev Doyle, Colin Brake, Thandi Lubimbi, Una McCormack, Helen Quigley, Andrew Mark Sewell
Narrated by: Juliet Aubrey, Peter Bankolé, Pavel Douglas, Eric Sirakian, Nicola Bryant, Patrice Naiambana, Geoff McGivern, Robert G. Slade, Elena Saurel, Timothy Blore
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  • Summary

  • Harper McKenzie wakes to the worse possible day: her 18-year-old son has vanished from her Manhattan apartment without trace.

    Worse, no-one knows what she’s talking about. 

    No-one thinks she had a son. 

    Ever.

    Has she lost her grip on reality?

    Or has the world shifted in a terrifying and unpredictable way?

    The Effect is a taut psychological thriller that challenges everything we thought was real, as Harper’s quest to find her son pushes her to the very edge of reason.

    This original podcast is 10 episodes in total, please begin with “Ep 1: Vanished”.

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Episodes
  • Ep 1: Vanished
    Sep 15 2021

    Harper’s son has vanished, but no-one else thinks he ever existed.

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    23 mins
  • Ep 2: Conspiracy
    Sep 15 2021

    As the apparent conspiracy against her becomes more tangled, Harper’s paranoia spirals. Is there anyone she can trust?

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    22 mins
  • Ep 3: Evidence
    Sep 15 2021

    Just as she fears she’s lost her mind, Harper discovers a single piece of evidence that turns her world upside down. Again.

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    23 mins

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Interesting short story

3.7/5

For a short story in podcast form it really is well done and well paced. There’s a lot of scenes packed into the short time frame. And you’re never really lost or confused about anything. You can jump right into the story without having too many questions.

The sound affects making it like an audio movie was cool and made you feel like you were there and in it. I think this works well with short stories. A full on novel with sound affects could potentially be a little tiresome.

I have it at a 3 because the ending is only alright and kind of leaves you wishing there was another epi or two to close it all out. Not the ending I wanted but you do subtly, kind of, get the feel for the end halfway through which is well done.

Overall worth the listen.

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Excellent storytelling

Top notch voice acting, writing, and structure. I would recommend this for anyone wanting to escape for a wild ride into the unknown.

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Give it a listen

Test it out, I got hooked, I like the “out of this world“ concept. Worth your time!

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keeps your interest from the very beginning

the different voices and sound effects are awesome. It brings the story to life. I listened to it all in one day.

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Interesting concept

I was never fond of the main character and her abrasive, dogmatic personality but I really enjoyed the casting and it was an interesting, thought provoking story.

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Main character becomes extremely unlikeable.

The storyline is entertaining enough but I ended up despising the main character. Worth a listen though.

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Es The Matrix

La idea es igual pero en reversa, desde el punto de vista de los usuarios.

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🛸👽

Great..Great..Podcast. Very different, exciting, questioning what is next? I cannot wait for sequel.

Now what?

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I’ m totally freaking out!!!


OK it was a great story if I asked you wanna call it. but if they are not in the process of producing more of this story, I feel like I wasted all my time listening to it to have no freaking ending. This is the first time I was ever holding my breath to see what came next and it over. I am so mad!!!! like literally mad I rarely get angry It makes me mad that they stopped at 10 episodes. I’m begging for Whoever developed this please finish it.
But it was FANTASTIC!!!!!

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That's It??

The performers were very good and the story was engrossing, and I would have given this five stars but... what happened to the ending?? I sure hope there is a Part 2, because there was no closure here, and I am very frustrated!!

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