Dirt - An Audio Drama
A scripted fiction podcast from STUDIO5705 set in present-day Washington State. The story follows a man who receives a mysterious letter from an impossible sender, leading him to investigate a family mystery and secrets buried in the ground. The show has surpassed 2 million downloads and is currently in its fourth season. It is part of the Fable & Folly Network.
Episodes
Bonus: Series Mixtape - The Music and Sounds of Dirt an Audio Drama
A soundtrack of the entire series—featuring Dirt's original music, familiar sound effects, and snippets of dialogue—in just under an hour.
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
"Skin Touching Sinew" and "Keys" written and performed by Mya Tozzi.
Featuring special guest singer Sung Park on the dream song.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtau
Dirt Series Trailer
Updated Oct 2024. Dirt is an immersive audio mystery with many plot twists and turns. We don't want to give too much away, but we hope this short teaser gives you a taste of what's to come--and inspires you to binge the whole thing! Three full seasons are currently available, with Season 4 now underway.
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Dirt is a proud member of
Ch. 32 We're Still Holding Hands (S4 E11)
"That's the life I want. I hope she does too."
This is the series finale.
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Megan Morales as Antonia, Jessi Brown as Mel, Jhonattan Fuentes as Salvador, Ana Noval as Maria, Tony Martinez as Agent Nicks, Jessica Speigel as Agent Morstead, Ali Sooudi as RA Hastings, Yvonne Eiseman as Ingrid, Ken Kaiyala as the
Ch. 31 Vellamo On Jo Täällä (S4 E10)
"Maybe it's time to look at all this with new eyes."
This is the tenth of 11 episodes in Season 4 that will totally wrap up the series.
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Megan Morales as Antonia, Jessi Brown as Mel, Jhonattan Fuentes as Salvador, Jeff Schmidt as Marlon Mason, Ana Noval as Maria, Ali Sooudi as RA Hastings, Genie Leslie as Ki
Favorite Shows: Give Me Away
Hi everyone, Kris here. While we’re busy building the second to last episode of Dirt, which we expect to release the first or second week of October, I want to take a moment to recommend a terrific show that I’m
personally caught up with and enjoying called Give Me Away.
Give Me Away is a science-fiction thriller from the writer of The Message, Life After, and Steal the Stars, three great show
Ch. 30 How About We Leave It in the Past (S4 E9)
"I just hope she and I never bump into each other."
This is the ninth of 11 episodes (released more or less monthly) in Season 4 that will totally wrap up the series.
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Megan Morales as Antonia, Ana Noval as Maria, Jhonattan Fuentes as Salvador, Jessi Brown as Mel, Sean Howard as the Café Server, and Kristoph
Ch. 29 There's a Storm Coming (S4 E8)
"If you've trusted me this far, trust me now."
This is the eighth of 11 episodes (released more or less monthly) in Season 4 that will totally wrap up the series.
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Ken Kaiyala as Aimo, Lindsay Sharman as Madame Magenta, Tony Martinez as Agent Nicks, Tiarra La as Kathy Chen, Michael P. Greco as the TV Weather
Ch. 28 We're Just Looking Out for Public Safety (S4 E7)
"They totally know. And I am in trouble."
This is the seventh of 11 episodes (released monthly) in Season 4 that will totally wrap up the series.
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring:
Megan Morales as Antonia
Kristi Boulton as Penny - https://www.kristiboulton.com
Sara Hendrickson as Lorna
Lindsay Sharman as Madame Magenta - https://www.longcatmedia.c
Ch. 27 Now Is Not the Time to Blow It All Up (S4 E6)
"You're almost at the end of this. You need to stay in control."
This is the sixth of 11 episodes (released monthly) in Season 4 that will totally wrap up the series.
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Megan Morales as Antonia, Ken Kaiyala as Aimo, Ali Sooudi as RA Hastings, Aaron Patterson as Carl, Jessi Brown as Mel, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Josep
Ch. 26 Have You Known All Along (S4 E5)
"There's something about me and that land."
This is the fifth of 11 episodes (released monthly) in Season 4 that will totally wrap up the series.
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Ken Kaiyala as Aimo, Jhonattan Fuentes as Salvador, Ana Noval as Maria, Jessi Brown as Mel, Genie Leslie as Kim, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the la
Ch. 25 You Don't Know Her Like I Do (S4 E4)
"She knows things and she's not telling you. That's not cool."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Megan Morales as Antonia, Sara Kaiyala as the server, Jessi Brown as Mel, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
Also featuring the original song "Keys" by Mya Tozzi. You can find more of Mya's songs here on Spotify.
For the latest updates, plea
Ch. 24 The Final Mooring Place (S4 E3)
"That sounds like something out of a weird movie."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Megan Morales as Antonia, Jarrid Beasley as Tim, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama.bsky.social on Blue Sky.
For episode transcripts, press kit, background informatio
Ch. 23 You've Got a Lot of Drama Going On (S4 E2)
"Might as well add armed robbery to my list of offenses."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Megan Morales as Antonia, Jarrid Beasley as Tim, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama.bsky.social on Blue Sky.
For episode transcripts, press kit, background inf
Ch. 22 Have You Seen the Latest Rumor (S4 E1)
"So how does this work? Are you like a double agent?"
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Jessi Brown as Mel, Megan Morales as Antonia, Ken Kaiyala as Aimo, Yvonne Eiseman as Ingrid, Genie Leslie as Kim, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama.bsky.social on Blue
Dirt Season 4 Launch Announcement
Hello Dirt followers and fans. Kris here, creator of the show with another production update to share, and this one has some really exciting news in it. We're finally ready to launch Dirt's fourth and final season. And the first day you'll be able to hear the newest episode is October 3! So if you're hearing this on the day this update went live, that's a little less than two weeks from now.
I kn
Favorite Shows: Sorry About the Murder
Kris here, with another recommendation for a terrific audio drama that I recently binged from start to finish titled Sorry About the Murder.
Sorry About the Murder bills itself as a very Canadian murder mystery fiction podcast, and it doesn’t take very long to find out why. Set in the nice little town of Beavermount, Ontario, the story revolves around a friendly Zamboni driver who’s falsely accus
Favorite Shows: Desert Skies
Hi everyone, Kris here with another recommendation for a wonderful show that is also part of the Fable & Folly network, called Desert Skies.
Desert Skies takes place at cosmic pit stop between this world and the next, where people who have recently left the physical plane show up to gather fuel and supplies to prepare for their journey through the celestial spheres. The station is staffed by thre
Tea in the Sahara Podcast Interview with Dirt Creator Kris Kaiyala
Kris here, creator of Dirt an Audio Drama. If you’re eagerly awaiting Season 4 of Dirt, which will be Dirt’s final season, here’s a great conversation that UK podcast critic Kevin Wann recently had with me, on his new podcast Tea in the Sahara.
The interview is a brisk 19 minutes long and we get into different things ranging from when Season 4 of Dirt might release to more general topics like cas
Favorite Shows: Visionaries Audio Drama
Hello Dirt listeners, Kris here with another recommendation for an audio drama that I have been a huge fan of since it launched in 2020.
Visionaries is a magnificent fantasy set in the year 2185, yet in many ways it feels like a Shakespeare play or Roman epic. Future humanity has definitely not lost its appetite for political drama, rebellion, steamy romance, family conflict, backstabbing, and mo
Favorite Shows: Strange Air
Here's another recommendation for a great audio drama that is also in the Fable & Folly network called Strange Air.
Strange Air begins with a live broadcast of a Los Angeles radio show about the paranormal, hosted by a man named Malcom Smith. But the narrative soon transitions to Malcom’s daughter, Chase Smith, a USC film student who, it turns out, is working on a documentary about her dad that t
Favorite Shows: Derelict
Here's another terrific show we've binged from start to finish and highly recommend: Derelict.
Derelict is a highly immersive sci-fi podcast whose first season, Fathom, will literally leave you breathless. It follows a crew of underwater scientists and engineers who are exploring a mysterious, ancient artifact resembling a giant door, at the bottom of Earth’s ocean. To study it and find out what
Favorite Shows: Mockery Manor
Here's another recommendation for a great show to binge that is also in the Fable & Folly network: Mockery Manor.
Mockery Manor is a feast for the ears in every sense of the word. It’s a murder mystery set in a British theme park in the 1980s that has a deliriously dark comedic edge. Everything about Mockery Manor is superb, from its realistic sound design to its fantastic musical score to its wo
Favorite Shows: The Road of Shadows
Here's another recommendation for a great show to binge that is also in the Fable & Folly network called The Road of Shadows.
The Road of Shadows is a mystery and suspense drama set in a small mountain town way back in 1984. It follows Daniel Knox, a loner on a motorcycle who has spent his entire life on the run as he tries to evade mysterious, human-devouring creatures that he calls shadows. The
Bonus: Director's Commentary for Dirt - An Audio Drama Ch 16
This bonus episode reveals behind-the-scenes details about the making of Chapter 16, "I Think It's Cursed," as told by show creator Kris Kaiyala.
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
For the latest updates, follow @dirtaudiodrama on Twitter or Threads.
For episode transcripts, press kit, background information, and a free sticker: https://www.dirtaudiodrama.com.
Ch. 21 How Much Do You Know About Drones (S3 E8)
"Maybe things aren't what they seem to you."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Megan Morales as Antonia, Jessi Brown as Mel, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph. End credits song "Jerk" by Mya Tozzi.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama.bsky.social on Blue Sky.
For episode transcripts, pre
Ch. 20 What I Want You to Say Is Yes (S3 E7)
"A lot of people are counting on you to make the right call."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Parker Brooking as the Child in the Dream, Yvonne Eiseman as Ingrid, Megan Morales as Antonia, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama.bsky.social on Blue Sky.
Ch. 19 You Have a Lookalike (S3 E6)
"Once again, the suspense is killing me."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Tony Ferreira as Detective Hawkins, Genie Leslie as Kim, Jessi Brown as Mel, Ila Das as Ila, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama.bsky.social on Blue Sky.
For episode transcript
Ch. 18 - Part 2 Do You Realize Who You're Talking To (S3 E5)
"Just like that... Suddenly you trust me again?"
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Shawn Noyes as the Cafe Owner, Jessi Brown as Mel, Sara Kaiyala as Lauren, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama.bsky.social on Blue Sky.
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Ch. 18 - Part 1 Do We Know Each Other? (S3 E5)
"The longer you take, the bigger the story gets."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Genie Leslie as Kim, Sheryl Tamayose as Megan Kimura, Ali Sooudi as the RV Driver, Shawn Noyes as the Cafe Owner, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama.bsky.social on Blue Sky
Ch. 17 This Is Not Your Place (S3 E4)
"It's different here. You're not the CEO."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Ana Noval as Maria, Jhonattan Fuentes as Salvador, Megan Morales as Antonia, Hernan Ramirez Diaz as Hernan, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
The original song "Jerk" was written and performed by Mya Tozzi. You can find more of Mya's music on Spotify.
For the la
Ch. 16 I Think It's Cursed (S3 E3)
"Oh Joey, there are a lot of stories about that land."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Megan Morales as Antonia, Jhonattan Fuentes as Salvador, Ana Noval as Maria, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama.bsky.social on Blue Sky.
For episode transcripts,
Ch. 15 Are You Just Playing With Me Now? (S3 E2)
"Mr. Elo... Looks like I finally caught you."
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Featuring Ken Kaiyala as the Voice in the Dream, Kent Atwood as the Stereo Repair Shop Guy, Brittany Carroll as Detective Peterson, Megan Morales as Antonia, Giancarlo Lenzi as the King County Sheriff, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follo
Favorite Shows: Red Valley
While we're busy working away on the next chapter of Dirt, there are a few shows we'd like to feature in our feed that we think you'll be interested. The next of these shows is Red Valley.
Red Valley is an awesome sci-fi mystery drama set in the UK that follows the unlikely duo of Warren Godby, an accounts man at a huge tech corporation in the UK, and Gordon Porlock, a disgruntled archivist also
Ch. 14 That's Not What I Expected You to Say (S3 E1)
"Wherever you are, I hope you don't take this personally."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Megan Morales and Antonia, Genie Leslie as Kim, Aaron Patterson as Carl, Sheryl Tamayose as Megan Kimura, Jessi Brown as Mel, Brittany Carroll as Detective Peterson, Kent Atwood as The Stereo Repair Shop Guy, Jeff Hostetter as Dave, Katrina Hostetter as
Favorite Shows: The First Episode Of
While we're busy working away on seven new chapters for Season 3 of Dirt - An Audio Drama, there are a few shows we'd like to feature in our feed that we think you'll be interested in. The first of these shows is The First Episode Of.
The First Episode Of is a podcast solely devoted to audio drama producers and their creative process. Recently, for the 50th episode of The First Episode Of, host W
Bonus: Director's Commentary for Dirt - An Audio Drama Ch 8
This bonus episode reveals behind-the-scenes details about the making of Chapter 8, "I Saw the Look on Your Face," as told by show creator Kris Kaiyala.
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
For the latest updates, follow @dirtaudiodrama on Twitter or Threads.
For episode transcripts, press kit, background information, and a free sticker: https://www.dirtaudiodra
Bonus: Director's Commentary for Dirt - An Audio Drama Ch 4
This bonus episode reveals behind-the-scenes details about the making of Chapter 4, "There's Something I Want to Show You," as told by show creator Kris Kaiyala.
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
For the latest updates, follow @dirtaudiodrama on Twitter or Threads.
For episode transcripts, press kit, background information, and a free sticker: https://www.dir
Ch. 13 Where There Is Ruin, There Is Also Renewal (S2 E7)
"Let this place be an example."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Tony Ferreira as Detective Hawkins, Brittany Carroll as Detective Peterson, Kassi McCluskie as the Restaurant Server, AJ Riley as the Caller from the Tire Shop, Megan Morales as Antonia, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on
Ch. 12 You Sure You Want to Do It This Way? (S2 E6)
"All in a day’s work around here."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Jessi Brown as Mel, Aaron Patterson as Carl, Kassi McCluskie as the Uber Driver, Tony Ferreira as Detective Hawkins, Brittany Carroll as Detective Peterson, Nicole Michels McDonagh as Angela, Yvonne Eiseman as Ingrid, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest update
Ch. 11 I Need You to Level with Me (S2 E5)
"I need to know you're not hiding things."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Ken Kaiyala as the Voice in the Basement, Megan Morales as Antonia, Genie Leslie as Kim, Jessi Brown as Mel, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph. It also features the violin playing of Arvo Kaiyala.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and
Ch. 10 Have You Checked the News? (S2 E4)
"There have been some developments."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Megan Morales as Antonia, Ana Enriquez and Jasmine, Sara Kaiyala as Ruby, Maddy Huber as Becky, Jessi Brown as Mel, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
The original song “Me and My Other” was written and performed by Mya Tozzi. You can find more of Mya's music on Spotify.
Ch. 9 It Might Not Be What You Think It Is (S2 E3)
"What makes you think you're being spied on?"
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Megan Morales as Antonia, Chris Garces as the Park Ranger, Amy Lee as the Greeter at the Diner, Hannah Montgomery as the Server at the Diner, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama
Ch. 8 I Saw the Look on Your Face (S2 E2)
"So tell me, what kind of stuff are you into?"
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Genie Leslie as Kim, Aaron Patterson as Carl, Megan Morales as Antonia, Jessi Brown as Mel, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph. It also features the woodworking sounds of Ken Kaiyala and the violin playing of Arvo Kaiyala.
For the latest updates, please follow @d
Ch. 7 What Are You Wanted For? (S2 E1)
"Looks to me like you’re trying to hide."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Jessi Brown as Mel, Katherine Meers Hurteau as Carla, Megan Morales as Antonia, Aaron Patterson as Carl, J. Louis Reid as Bernie, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama.bsky.social on
Ch. 6 I Don't Think That Was His Way (S1 E6)
"Why couldn’t he have just drawn a map with a bunch of Xs on it?"
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Genie Leslie as Kim, Ken Kaiyala as Aimo, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
The original song “Skin Touching Sinew” was written and performed by Mya Tozzi. You can hear more of Mya's music on Spotify.
For the latest updates, please foll
Ch. 5 You Have Your Doubts? (S1 E5)
"My mom always said, don't trust anybody."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Jhonattan Fuentes as Salvador, Ana Noval as Maria, Megan Morales as Antonia, Jessi Brown as Mel, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama.bsky.social on Blue Sky.
For episode trans
Ch. 4 There's Something I Want to Show You (S1 E4)
"Where was this hiding years ago, when I was here?"
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Featuring Genie Leslie as Kim, Ana Noval as Maria, Jhonattan Fuentes as Salvador, Megan Morales as Antonia, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama.bsky.social on Blue Sky.
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Ch. 3 What Blossoms in the East (S1 E3)
"Search there for knowledge in the ground."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Jessi Brown as Mel, Hernan Ramirez as the security guard on the phone, Ana Noval as Maria, Jhonattan Fuentes as Salvador, Megan Morales as Antonia, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiod
Ch. 2 You're Supposed to Keep a Low Profile (S1 E2)
"An early Halloween gift? You must be joking."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Ila Das as Ila, Cindy Siler as Helen, Nicole Michels McDonagh as Angela, Mark Field as Robert, Sara Kaiyala as the project manager, Jessi Brown as Mel, Stephen Matera as the car driver, Mike Grigg as the person who helped out in the crosswalk, Jon Dietrich as the du
Ch. 1 Are You Bracing Yourself? (S1 E1)
"This lunch has taken a weird turn."
For the very best audio experience, please listen with headphones.
Featuring Genie Leslie as Kim, Sho Ito as Kenji, Price and Parker Brooking as Kim and Kenji's kids, and Kristopher Kaiyala as Joseph.
For the latest updates, please follow @dirtaudiodrama on Instagram and @dirtaudiodrama.bsky.social on Blue Sky.
For episode press kit, backgro
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