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The Effect

By: Richard Kurti, Bev Doyle, Colin Brake, Thandi Lubimbi, Una McCormack, Helen Quigley, Andrew Mark Sewell
Narrated by: Juliet Aubrey, Peter Bankolé, Pavel Douglas, Eric Sirakian, Nicola Bryant, Patrice Naiambana, Geoff McGivern, Robert G. Slade, Elena Saurel, Timothy Blore
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  • Summary

  • Harper McKenzie wakes to the worse possible day: her 18-year-old son has vanished from her Manhattan apartment without trace.

    Worse, no-one knows what she’s talking about.

    No-one thinks she had a son.

    Ever.

    Has she lost her grip on reality?

    Or has the world shifted in a terrifying and unpredictable way?

    The Effect is a taut psychological thriller that challenges everything we thought was real, as Harper’s quest to find her son pushes her to the very edge of reason.

    This original podcast is 10 episodes in total, please begin with “Ep 1: Vanished”.
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Fantasy Science Fiction
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Episodes
  • Ep 1: Vanished

    Ep 1: Vanished
    Sep 15 2021

    Harper’s son has vanished, but no-one else thinks he ever existed.
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    23 mins
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  • Ep 2: Conspiracy

    Ep 2: Conspiracy
    Sep 15 2021

    As the apparent conspiracy against her becomes more tangled, Harper’s paranoia spirals. Is there anyone she can trust?
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    22 mins
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  • Ep 3: Evidence

    Ep 3: Evidence
    Sep 15 2021

    Just as she fears she’s lost her mind, Harper discovers a single piece of evidence that turns her world upside down. Again.
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    23 mins
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I’ m totally freaking out!!!


OK it was a great story if I asked you wanna call it. but if they are not in the process of producing more of this story, I feel like I wasted all my time listening to it to have no freaking ending. This is the first time I was ever holding my breath to see what came next and it over. I am so mad!!!! like literally mad I rarely get angry It makes me mad that they stopped at 10 episodes. I’m begging for Whoever developed this please finish it.
But it was FANTASTIC!!!!!

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That's It??

The performers were very good and the story was engrossing, and I would have given this five stars but... what happened to the ending?? I sure hope there is a Part 2, because there was no closure here, and I am very frustrated!!

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Good Sci-fi story but problems w/narration and details

The story behind this 10-episode podcast audio drama (first Season I assume?) is good, well told and interesting. There are overlaps with other similar concepts, but the angle here is unique enough. By issue is more with the narration and some dialogue moments. While the acting was great from all performers, this was obviously a British-produced story based, for no apparent reason, in an American city, narrated by mostly British (?) actors performing various accents not entirely well. The result is tough to listen to. Certain ‘tells’ beyond accent are in the wording of basic things, such as ‘at university’ and the like. This is just bad editing, in my opinion, and distracts from what could be a great podcast.

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Interesting Idea

I liked the story & performance- just wish they’d continue! I want to know what happens next.

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Main character becomes extremely unlikeable.

The storyline is entertaining enough but I ended up despising the main character. Worth a listen though.

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Es The Matrix

La idea es igual pero en reversa, desde el punto de vista de los usuarios.

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🛸👽

Great..Great..Podcast. Very different, exciting, questioning what is next? I cannot wait for sequel.

Now what?

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Interesting concept

I was never fond of the main character and her abrasive, dogmatic personality but I really enjoyed the casting and it was an interesting, thought provoking story.

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wish there was one more episode

good story line. but ends abruptly. overall a good listen that makes u think!!

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Where do we go from here?

I loved this and am still waiting for the continuation!!! Can we get on that? It’s still bothering not knowing what happened after the bridge!!!! I WANT MORE!!!

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