After three episodes of Magnus protocol I finally figured out why the statements make me so uncomfortable in a way that the Magnus Archives didn't from the get go. I know this is obvious, but I couldn't put a finger on it at first: we don't really have any context for any of these. In TMA you got the full story, from the beginning to the end, the context, any background that the statement givers thought was necessary. In TMP you're essentially spying on people experiencing horrors. In TMA you were given everything, drinking it all in, strangers would just give The Eye what it wanted. In TMP you have to look for it, The Eye being hungry, if not desperate, to find new fears. It used to be fed, now it has to hunt. And that's so much more scary
Christian: Max as a person is just a really nice 25 year old young man. That is passionate about racing. Uncomfortable with the level of fame or notoriety that he has.
Now, just wants to do his job. Race the car hard. He's very very straightforward, very honest. And you know he loves spending time on his playstation if he's not in a race car.
And uh, outside of the car he is quite a gentle character.
Inside the car he's ruthless. I have never met a driver who is as driven as Max from the moment he steps into the car you know that you're going to get 110% and he will expect 110% back.
From the moment that car leaves the garage is interesting whenever we go to a racetrack, even in new circuits, the first lap of the weekend, in many respects is meaningless. I will almost put my house on it, that the driver comes out, the first lap with the fastest time, sometimes two or three seconds lap quicker than any other driver is Max. Because it's a way of him stamping his authority on. 'I'm at one with my car' 'I'm at the top of my game' and bang! And he has the confidence, the ability, the feel and the technique to be able to do that and to be able to adapt.
He came into formula 1 at a very young age, you know as a teenager. Having missed the training that goes on through the lower formulas, he did that very publicly in an arena formula 1 where every move that these guys make is scrutinized and pulled apart and I think he came through that. And his mental strength at the big game moments whether is a qualifying lap, whether it's a start, whether it's an overtake, whether it's an outlap, that's where he's outstanding. I've not seen a driver with his or seen a driver previously with his resilience to be able to deal with pressure at those high stakes moments.
To all the audio drama creators with cats that intrude upon your productions, please let them know Audistorium says "pspspsps" and the little finger wave that lets them know it is time to be pet.
(here's Oliver, my own audio drama cat, and he is certainly auditorily dramatic.)
based on the apparent sucess of the poll about underrated horror podcasts:
If your favorite aint there, feel free to add!
honor mentions to tell no tales (more horror aligned) and monstrous agonies.
im always hunting new podcasts, my golden rule is Have to be Queer.
Also if you aint listening to average folk you shoudl reconsider wtf youre dojng with your life. best of fantasy out there, the narration is meta in a very particular way.