Observable Radio

Transmission A.14: "High Strange"

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Show Notes

The Observer receives his last transmission. Lots of reasonable people are worried. The best seats in the house. Something really bad is coming.

The fourteenth episode of Observable Radio, a found footage anthology podcast from Cameron Suey. Phil van Hest, and Purpurina.

Content Warnings: explicit depiction and discussion of alcohol use; explicit depiction and discussion of cannabis use by minors; discussion of mental illness symptoms and psychiatric medication, including a mental health professional briefly assessing for suicidal ideation/safety

Written by Cameron Suey and Purpurina Produced by Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, and Purpurina Edited by Cameron Suey

The Ensemble Phil van Hest Wendy Hector Nathaniel Leigh Jenika McCrayer James Baker David Woo Daniel Profeta Natalie Berge Rae Witte Jesse Leal Caitlin Eve Cameron Suey Tatiana Gefter Jack Griguoli Khai Truong Cohen Edenfield Kris Straub Purpurina AJ Fidalgo Voice Del Monte Yamikakyuu Meredith Goldsmith Michelle Lylia Tan Terry Mesnard Hector Leal Dave Sherman Katie Skovholt Teddy Scott Kimberly Scott Rae Lundberg Xalavier Nelson Jr Keano Raubun Rosemary Thorne Joseph Faraday Jason B Smith Melissa K Art by Karrin Fletcher Psychology Consultant - Elisa Leal, Psy.D (CA PSY28330) Our Theme Music is: The Backrooms - Myuu Additional Music provided by Tim Kulig and the artists at Epidemic Sound Twostop - By Lotus Hollywood Nights - Courses Eye On The Prize - Nikki Gee Simple Sad Pad 1 - Tim Kulig An Evil Wynd - Tim Kulig Breach - Tim Kulig Bahamas - Brendon Moeller Mars Adventure - Brendon Moeller No Stone Unturned - Brendon Moeller Hitzeheizt - Ondolut Additional Sound Design by Purpurina SFX provided by Epidemic Sound and the artists at Freesound.org Additional SFX and Music covered under the following licenses: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Thanks to Cathleen, Jon, Geoff, Tid, Russ, Kalasin, Rick, Rachel, and Brianna and all our patrons and listeners.

Stick around after the credits for a look at the Haunted Tales a weekly horror fiction podcast created by Robert and Melissa K.

https://shows.acast.com/haunted-tales

Additional Resources:

Suicide Hotlines National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline:988

Trans Lifeline:United States: (877) 565-8860 Canada: (877) 330-6366

Trevor Project:Call: 1-866-488-7386 Text: “START” to 678-678 (standard messaging rates may apply) Online chat: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/webchat

List of international resources: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/ Crisis Text Line:Text “HOME” to 741741 (message and data rates may apply) Online chat: https://connect.crisistextline.org/chat?utm_source=popup

Substance Abuse Resources: Substance Abuse and Addiction Hotline:1-844-289-0879 https://drughelpline.org/

SAMHSA National Helpline1-800-662-HELP (4357) https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Find Treatment:https://findtreatment.gov/ https://www.usa.gov/substance-abuse Help.org Resources https://www.help.org/drug-abuse-hotline/ Partnership for Drug-Free Kids 1-855-378-4373 https://drugfree.org/

SFX by Epidemic Sound or artists at Freesound.org covered under the following licenses: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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