Welcome to Hubris
Can you make a fiction podcast from scratch in 24 hours?
We're sure going to try!We've now completed five rounds and Round 6 will be underway soon!If you'd like to participate in future rounds of Hubris, make sure to join our Discord Server to be notified when we start working on the next round!
Episodes
Once we begin releasing episodes of Hubris, you'll be able to find links to individual episode information and our transcripts here!
About
Hubris is a labor of love from a chaotic group of podcasters who decided a 24-hour podcast challenge sounded like a good idea.Produced by Caroline Mincks, Anne Baird, and Tal Minear.
FAQ
How does it work? With a large group of podcasters from around the world, we'll be assembling several Creative Teams made up of writers, audio producers, and voice actors to create a single-episode fiction podcast within a 24-hour period from start to finish. Once the creation period is up, we'll schedule the release of all of the episodes in a public feed for everyone to enjoy!
Do I have to stay awake for 24 hours straight? Oh absolutely not! Writers only have to be awake when writing, voice actors when recording, and audio producers when they're working on sound design. Now, that doesn't mean you can't stay up for the entire 24-hour period, but that's up to you and we would recommend against it. Please get some sleep.
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Round 4: "HUBRIS"
Theme: "Hubris"
Production Period: February 19th-20th, 2022Teams for Hubris Round 4 were given the very appropriate theme of "Hubris" and predictably, chaos ensued. Seven teams came together to bring their ideas to life!
Episode 0: "Falling Forward"
Created by Team 0: HUBRISDownload Audio
TranscriptA 10-part sci-fi micro about love, hubris, and coding too close to the sun.Content Warnings: Financial difficulties, invasion of privacy, and swearing.
Episode 1: "Train of Thought"
Created by Team 1: No ResolutionDownload Audio
TranscriptLet me interrupt your train of thought. There is a man walking down the platform at a train station. He is not on the train. The bag he was carrying is on the train. It has gone on without him - vulnerable, alone, and not empty.Content Warnings: Mild swears, brief mention of alcohol and looming tension.
Episode 2: "Tall Order"
Created by Team 2: Alarm ClocksDownload Audio
TranscriptAfter their last heist goes awry, a team of Special Little Guys attempts to steal an antique chandelier from a bank lobby. Things do not go as planned.Content Warnings: Loud noises, mention of death, mild peril, and heights.
Episode 3: "(Don't) Escape"
Created by Team 3: IlliterateDownload Audio
TranscriptA devilish duo decide to toy with a team of strangers, forcing them to compete in a series of increasingly dangerous games. There's money to be won, stores to be explored, and blood to be spilled, all within the walls of the dying Hue Breeze Mall. Just be careful not to fly to close to the disco ball...Content Warnings: Animatronics, violence, strong language, screams, loud noises, blood and death.
Episode 4: "The Real Hubris is the Friends We Made Along the Way"
Created by Team 4: What Time Is ItDownload Audio
TranscriptA group of supervillians hold a supervillian meeting to discuss supervillian things. Villianously.Content Warnings: Tongue-in-cheek, including in content warnings; parody; mentioned setting people on fire and natural disasters; NFTs and cryptocurrency; biblical Satan; humourous treatment of unethical coffee and eco fascism; comic mischief; and mentions of canon-typical superheroic violence.
Episode 5: "Hand Covers Mouth"
Created by Team 5: Hail MaryDownload Audio
TranscriptAs two best friends compete in their prestigious school's science fair, they find that vying for the top comes at a cost, and that some truths are best left unsaid.Content Warnings: Intense arguing.
Episode 6: "On and On You'll Sail"
Created by Team 6: Musical Space CowboysDownload Audio
TranscriptThe Terran is the only ship leaving Chandrasekhar Station today — everyone else is hunkering down until the weather passes. But Captain Volante is convinced she's discovered a new route around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, a route that will unlock the greatest energy source humanity has ever known — if she and her crew can survive the expedition.Content Warnings: Profanity, Cult mention, Distress, Manipulation, Abuse of power, Existential fear, Entrapment, Death mention.
Round 3: "LEGEND"
Theme: "Legend"
Production Period: August 21st-22nd, 2021Teams for Hubris Round 3 were given the theme of "Legend" and allowed to outline and brainstorm their episodes ahead of time. We had seven teams participate in this round and they created some amazing episodes!
Episode 1: "Ghost Light"
Created by Team 1: SunriseDownload Audio
TranscriptOn the eve of the opening night of their play, playwrights Ilya and Ross argue about who should fix the problem spotlight in their theatre, the purpose of art, and whether or not tour groups about the ghostly nature should really be allowed in the theatre before opening night.Content Warnings: Intense arguing and implied death.
Episode 2: "#RenWatch"
Created by Team 2: RenegadeDownload Audio
TranscriptA pretty girl? A legend? Reddit? What could possibly go wrong? Danny just wanted to help out the neighborhood, but they're left putting the pieces together to see what really happened to their friend Finn.Content Warnings: Food insecurity, sexual predatory behavior, language, body horror, ableism, screaming, physical altercation, and possession.
Episode 3: "The Real Treasure"
Created by Team 3: The Ne'er Do WellsDownload Audio
TranscriptWhile searching for a legendary treasure, a pirate crew has some unexpected guests.Content Warnings: Strong Language, Discussions of Kidnapping.
Episode 4: "To Dream Once More"
Created by Team 4: The Bleary EyesDownload Audio
TranscriptA questing hero is in desperate need of someone to help them on their quest, and is in luck when a stranger appears to help them out. But like any good tale, they're going to need a lot more help to find the god of this forest...Content Warnings: Magical violence, and life-threatening situations
Episode 5: "The Dog of Death"
Created by Team 5: Team PomegranateDownload Audio
TranscriptDuring an outing to the woods, a group of teens and their camp counselor get schooled on - and stalked by - a local urban legend... the Dog of Death.Content Warnings: Sudden loud noises, mild suspense
Episode 6: "Vibestown and the End of the World"
Created by Team 6: Legend-I-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-ButterDownload Audio
TranscriptA queer electropop band on the rise suddenly blows up when a prophecy reveals that they are the chosen ones. Now, they have one day to craft a song that will save the world.Content Warnings: Depictions of anxiety, mentions of the apocalypse
Episode 7: "The Disappearances at Minnow Creek Mall"
Created by Team 7: Team CarpDownload Audio
TranscriptTwo teens, Taylor and Arden, explore the abandoned mall from which 14 kids mysteriously disappeared decades earlier.Content Warnings: Mentions of death, monsters, horror, general peril, mild language
Round 2: "SPRING"
Theme: "Spring"
Production Period: March 13th-14th, 2021Teams for Hubris Round 2 were given the theme of "Spring" and allowed to outline and brainstorm their episodes ahead of time. We increased the number of teams for this round from six to ten, and all were able to complete their episodes within the 24-hour period!
Episode 1: "Not Safe For Work"
Created by Team 1: Sprong John SilverDownload Audio
TranscriptIt was a simple job: Get in, kill the target, get out. And it would have been perfect if not for an unexpected bystander. Alexander's solution? Take the bystander with her.Content Warnings: Violence, gunfire, murder, kidnapping, and cursing.
Episode 2: "The Green Heart"
Created by Team 2: DAWk SideDownload Audio
TranscriptA skeptical lumbercutter is recruited by their local temple for a dangerous journey into the underworld and a mission to rescue the world from an aeons-long winter.Content Warnings: Mild cursing, extreme weather, body horror, and sounds of pain and screaming.
Episode 3: "The Dance Of The Seasons"
Created by Team 3: PromisesDownload Audio
TranscriptLeucojum and Thistle reminisce about their relationship and discuss their future together before the Spring Solstice forces them apart for another year.Content Warnings: Arguing, intense weather, and startling noises.
Episode 4: "Springs Eternal"
Created by Team 4: Hey You Yes You Over ThereDownload Audio
TranscriptTwo robots alone in the rubble of humanity; two AIs watching from above, and a healthy dose of 18th century poetry. In the future, hope ... well, you know. Content warnings for this episode are: discussions of death.
Episode 5: "Extreme Ornithology"
Created by Team 5: Wingin’ ItDownload Audio
TranscriptAfter falling asleep on a cruise ship, an American pigeon, Franklin, finds himself stranded in Melbourne, Australia. With the help of an eccentric ibis and a protective magpie, our young birb has one chance, maybe, to make it back home - youtuber and Extreme Ornithologist Jay Talon is heading home, and has a permit to take specimens back with him. But Franklin isn't the only bird with his eye on the prize…Content Warnings: Intoxication, birdnapping, and a bird attack.
Episode 6: "In The Heist"
Created by Team 6: Not A MusicalDownload Audio
TranscriptFour plucky thieves risk maim and mayhem as they attempt a high-stakes robbery in this not-so-musical adventure: In the Heist.Content Warnings: Mild cursing.
Episode 7: "Spring Will Bloom"
Created by Team 7: Igor Stravinsky Defense FundDownload Audio
TranscriptWhen you awake, two gentle voices welcome you. Remember to breathe —and Spring will bloom.Content Warnings: Death, violence, tension, orders, rites, sacrifice, and mentions of weapons and blood.
Episode 8: "Keepers of Spring"
Created by Team 8: Heart FullDownload Audio
TranscriptThe three spirits of spring are responsible for setting up the new season. However, they'll have to set aside their bickering if they'll want to bring forth the beauty of Nature.Content Warnings: Mild family conflict.
Episode 9: "Rebirth"
Created by Team 9: [Redacted]Download Audio
TranscriptIn the depths of the Underworld, there is, sometimes, a door… For most people, dying is the end of the line. But for one curious soul, it's the start of a much wilder journey- one that puts them on a direct collision path with a garden of eternal spring and the enchanting guardian inside of it.Content Warnings: Mentions of death, afterlife, fantasy-typical magical agreement logic, as well as depictions of plant imagery horror and body horror.
Episode 10: "I Hope I Don't Burn It All Down"
Created by Team 10: TenderheartedDownload Audio
TranscriptIt’s time for the new Spring to take over from Winter. But she’s having some doubts about her ability to usher in the new season. With some help from Summer and Autumn, will she be able to make the flowers grow without, well, burning it all down.Content Warnings: Brief mentions of fire, brief depiction of near-drowning.
Round 1: "All-Nighters"
Theme: "All-Nighters"
Production Period: December 12th-13th, 2020For the first round of Hubris, our teams were randomly assembled and provided with the theme "All-Nighters". Teams were allowed to brainstorm ahead of time, but all the episodes were made within 24 hours on December 12th and 13th, 2020.
Episode 1: "Hope on the Horizon"
Created by Team 1: Think TankDownload Audio
TranscriptMiles above the Earth, an astronaut faces a life-or-death repair. Safe on the ground down below, an amateur ham radio operator struggles to stay awake for an extra-special aurora. Among solar storms and accidental connections, a little perspective might be just what they need.Content Warnings: Allusion to death, a radiation storm, and extreme space weather.
Episode 2: "Exit, Pursued by a Ghost"
Created by Team 2: The Audrey 2sDownload Audio
TranscriptAn understudy is tasked with learning the lead role overnight before making their big debut. The trouble is, that’s a bit difficult to do when the theatre is distractingly haunted...will the ghosts help or hinder their attempts to get off-book?Content Warnings: Some swearing and sword fighting sounds.
Episode 3: "Just Wait for Dawn"
Created by Team 3: Hey YouDownload Audio
TranscriptSometimes you think you're alone in the building, working all night, facing a deadline come morning. And then sometimes, the deadline is... surprisingly literal. Four unlikely companions face uncertainty together while the world falls apart around them in the last few minutes before dawn. Not for the faint of heart.Content Warnings: Sirens, screams, explosions, depictions of violence and gore, and themes of horror. This episode is designed to be listened to on headphones or stereo speakers.
Episode 4: "Mirror, Mirror"
Created by Team 4: Wizards At PodcastingDownload Audio
TranscriptEvery adventurer knows that Eliana is the artificer to see about all your broken magical equipment. But when a brash and foolish customer barges into her shop with a talking mirror on the fritz, what she thinks will be a simple repair job becomes something else entirely. There's much more to this chattering artifact than meets the eye.
Episode 5: "Idle Eternity"
Created by Team 5: DeltaDownload Audio
TranscriptA found family of five vampires (and their vampire pup) pull an all-day-er on their family vacation to visit all the best tourist traps in Paris.
Episode 6: "Twisted Wishes"
Created by Team 6: NothingRhymesWithPurpleDownload Audio
TranscriptAt the stroke of midnight two friends will try and summon a spirit to grant their wish, but nothing is ever that easy...Content Warnings: References to Witchcraft and the occult, strong language, discussion of near death experiences, memory loss.