Eira Major's Hanging Sloth
A dark fantasy thriller audio drama. When we die, the remnants of us return to the First and Last Place... Remnants is a dark fantasy thriller audio drama following the Apprentice as he learns how to read remnants under the frustrating supervision of Sir. Remnants are seemingly innocuous objects – a broken pocket watch; a steel thimble; a silk scarf – but when the Apprentice looks closely, he sees how each one holds the remnants of someone’s life story. Each week the Apprentice reads a new remnant, following that person’s journery beginning to end. When he’s done, he must make a judgement; shelve or discard. But he doesn’t know what the criteria is or what the consequences of such a judgement might be. The more remnants the Apprentice reads, the more we begin to understand the magnitude of the task he has been set. And the more both we, and the Apprentice himself, wonder why it is him who has been chosen to do it. With every week, a new mystery. With every new mystery, a terrible choice. Find out more about Remnants here. Remnants is a part of the Rusty Quill Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5d ago
The Apprentice continues to read the empty canvas with dripping paint, and a faMiliar imAge begins to emerge. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/2-40/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mCkvc3C8iytpkrIf3TGK03VOfx2HkJB79ydNm7Ahcfw/edit?tab=t.0 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Discussion of death Scenes with nudity and references to sex Descriptions of artwork depicting violent scenes, including dead animals Violent death Depictions of pain and panic Repeated mentions of blood and bleeding Scenes with heavy emotional distress Depictions of extreme panic and fear Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-5722315 Leave a review on ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-eira-major-qxCsBXeOtzK/ Follow the show on Tumblr: https://remnantspod.tumblr.com/ Follow Eira on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/hangingsloths.bsky.social Thanks to my incredible supporters on Patreon. Without you, this show could not exist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 8
The Apprentice and Sir find themselves in Another new place, but still find more queStions than answers. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/2-39/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CIkPR0cIZ3jYk1Hwhof4V_rpkbyofSRSk8FfzErnDkw/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.88ooz7d9i2g8 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Discussion of death Depictions of emotional distress Depictions of a character in psychological pain Ominous sense of threat Descriptions of blood and injury from glass Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-5722315 Leave a review on ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-eira-major-qxCsBXeOtzK/ Follow the show on Tumblr: https://remnantspod.tumblr.com/ Follow Eira on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/hangingsloths.bsky.social Thanks to my incredible supporters on Patreon. Without you, this show could not exist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 1
Hi! I’m Eira, the voice of Sir and the Apprentice, and also the person who writes this show, sound designs it, and puts it out into the world. There’s no new episode of the show this week because I’ve been unwell and haven’t been able to finish it, so instead, you’ll be hearing this intermission, which features the Apprentice reading a Shakespeare monologue. I hope you enjoy it. All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms; And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lin’d, With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances; And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper’d pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; His youthful hose, well sav’d, a world too wide For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion; Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-5722315 Leave a review on ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-eira-major-qxCsBXeOtzK/ Follow the show on Tumblr: https://remnantspod.tumblr.com/ Follow Eira on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/hangingsloths.bsky.social Thanks to my incredible supporters on Patreon. Without you, this show could not exist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 24
Sir and the Apprentice find in a half-familiar plaCe, and the Apprentice triEs to bargain for something, though he’s not sure what he’s asking for. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/2-38/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1THkSjJ84qdV4QTO9mjcCOmfLym57jhUYyxWEb5LvyCQ/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.88ooz7d9i2g8 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Discussion of death Depictions of emotional distress Depictions of a character in psychological pain Ominous sense of threat Descriptions of blood and injury from glass Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-5722315 Leave a review on ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-eira-major-qxCsBXeOtzK/ Follow the show on Tumblr: https://remnantspod.tumblr.com/ Follow Eira on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/hangingsloths.bsky.social Thanks to my incredible supporters on Patreon. Without you, this show could not exist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 17
Sir struggles when his experiences mirror those of his Apprentice, and he Wonders what it means if the power in his possessIon is so far beyond his understanding. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/2-37/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12rfkOQVbtBYmZASGpsKQ-nigETYkpaVgPgiUCQPyAkw/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Discussion of death, including the death of a child Descriptions of life in a war zone Sound effects mimicking distant gunfire (quiet) Depictions of mourning Depictions of lasting trauma Mention of potential people-trafficking (vague, non-specific) Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-5722315 Leave a review on ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-eira-major-qxCsBXeOtzK/ Follow the show on Tumblr: https://remnantspod.tumblr.com/ Follow Eira on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/hangingsloths.bsky.social Thanks to my incredible supporters on Patreon. Without you, this show could not exist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10
Sir takes the reins aGain, but it’s not clear whether things are back to normal, or whether they have become someThing new. Transcript with content warnings: Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/2-36/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ohrTCN1d6TFV7w6pFVsx7dyYoUFMlpy-iKI4w4xanDs/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Discussion of death Amnesia Mentions of severe sickness Discussions of complex grieving processes References to casual racism, specifically anti-black racism Mentions of ableism typical of the 1930s-40s, with regard to autism Discussions of war, specifically references to WW1 in both France and Uganda, and descriptions of life in occupied France during WW2 Descriptions of explosions, smoke and gunfire Depictions of characters in pain and emotional distress Deliberate psychological harm Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-5722315 Leave a review on ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-eira-major-qxCsBXeOtzK/ Follow the show on Tumblr: https://remnantspod.tumblr.com/ Follow Eira on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/hangingsloths.bsky.social Thanks to my incredible supporters on Patreon. Without you, this show could not exist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 3
The Apprentice wanders in the dust, and spots somethIng familiar in the distaNce. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/2-35/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/138XTk5TvnC_1LzbmOv8sAw1T_78Jy5sbyOHTVj2D8eQ/edit?tab=t.0 Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Amnesia Surreality Manipulation Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-5722315 Leave a review on ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-eira-major-qxCsBXeOtzK/ Follow the show on Tumblr: https://remnantspod.tumblr.com/ Follow Eira on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/hangingsloths.bsky.social Thanks to my incredible supporters on Patreon. Without you, this show could not exist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27
AnothEr remnant is found half-submergEd in sand. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/2-34/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/137BjXvk2hrbpIOCKaIb64Bl4KHwy0sI8C9YEUhFwuUw/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios CONTENT WARNINGS: Discussion of death Description of corpses Child labour Gaslightlighting Descriptions of sex Violent death Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-5722315 Leave a review on ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-eira-major-qxCsBXeOtzK/ Follow the show on Tumblr: https://remnantspod.tumblr.com/ Follow Eira on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/hangingsloths.bsky.social Thanks to my incredible supporters on Patreon. Without you, this show could not exist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.