Show Notes
The Polybius Conspiracy is a seven-part series, originally heard on Radiotopia's Showcase in 2017, which tells the complex story of two men united by a decades-old urban legend. Polybius, a mysterious arcade game from the '80s whose alleged existence in the Pacific Northwest is fueled by myth and an obsessive online fan base, and which may have factored in the abduction of two teenage boys. Told as a hybrid documentary/fictional story, the series is an artful meditation on how urban legends take hold and spread, and an exploration into how we consume and perpetuate information in the internet age.
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Hello! This week we're at Tribeca Festival in New York debuting the pilot episode of our new audio fiction series, The Skies Are Watching starring Caitlin Stasey, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, David Yow, Guinevere Turner, and Caroline Morahan. "When Heather Haskins disappeared two years ago, the last place anyone expected her to turn up was aboard a flight without a ticket or identification. But how she managed to get onboard is only the first of several mysteries, as Heather now believes herself to be a woman who vanished in 1938." The show will premiere in its entirety on July 5th via BBC Radio 4 (BBC Sounds Limelight feed) and will be available wherever you get your podcasts. For now, enjoy a sneak preview of our pilot, and we hope you'll tune in when the full show launches next month.
Premiering Friday, January 27th from BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds...
Fact, fabrication, history and hoax converge as the search for Marc comes full circle.
Questions about Bobby result in a surprising lead, as Rubin comes to believe he's cracked the code on Polybius.