With her super-sensitive sense of smell, sixteen year-old Kaia Smith is used to not fitting in. So when she receives an invitation from Dr. Vadim Grigori to participate in the Grigori Young Scholars Program with its promise that she will meet others like herself, she jumps at the chance. But what is the GYSP really about? Why are the faculty so interested in the story of the Fall of the Watchers? Why are they obsessed with antimony? And what role will GYSP participants like Kaia play in their plans? Antimony means not alone. Togetherness sounds great, but it all depends on whether you join up with the winning side . . . This podcast is based on the Young Adult novel, Antimony, written by Amy Richter and published by Wipf and Stock, copyright 2019. Learn more at https://wipfandstock.com/antimony.html. Music arrangement by Pan Conrad.The Silver Linings Players gathered–virtually–from all over the world during the Covid-19 pandemic to record this podcast for you. Thanks for listening!Reviews of the novelWith compelling characters and relentless revelations, Richter weaves a suspenseful mystery from threads of myth, history, science, and faith. Those who grew up reading Lewis and Rowling will love her band of brilliant high schoolers striving to uncover the dark secrets of Harvard Divinity School and its shadowy masters. Fresh, fun, and not a little frightening, Antimony is a feverish page-turner. J. Robert King, Author of the Mad Merlin TrilogyThis is one of the best novels I've read in a long time. It was a beautifully written, insanely entertaining, thought-provoking story that sucked me in from page one.Jamie McLaughlin, television writer and producerCrisply and intelligently written with a deeply creative engagement with Scripture, Amy Richter’s Antinomy is an entirely fresh take on religious fiction. Her graceful, muscular prose is so evocative and precise sometimes that to read this book is to have a full-bodied sensory experience. Antinomy’s sympathetic cast of young characters mingles with figures and stories from Jewish apocalyptic, the Hebrew Bible, and the Gospels for a delightfully unexpected, time-bending story of memory, mystery, and friendship.—Jennifer Newsome Martin, University of Notre Dame
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The second half of the conclusion of Antimony. Episode 16 features:Emmett Prough Richter (Neith)David Merrill (Josh)Lydia Brauer (Kaia)Josiah Dykstra (Dr Grigori)Jenni Ovenstone Smith (Dr Calleo)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Rachel Hunter (Rachel)George McLaughlin (Shemihazah)Pan Conrad (Michael)Amy Richter (Gabriel)Ron Day (Ship Captain)Jennifer Day (Doctor)Seth Jason (Front Desk Officer)Music was composed and arranged by Pan Conrad, who also did the sound effects for this episode. David Merrill sang and played "All Through the Night." Joel Richter designed the podcast logo.Thank you to all the Silver Linings Players, and thank you for listening. We hope you enjoyed Antimony. May all the angels watching over you be good ones.
The first half of the conclusion of Antimony. Episode 16 features:Emmett Prough Richter (Neith)David Merrill (Josh)Lydia Brauer (Kaia)Josiah Dykstra (Dr Grigori)Jenni Ovenstone Smith (Dr Calleo)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Rachel Hunter (Rachel)George McLaughlin (Shemihazah)Pan Conrad (Michael)Amy Richter (Gabriel)Ron Day (Ship Captain)Jennifer Day (Doctor)Seth Jason (Front Desk Officer)Music was composed and arranged by Pan Conrad, who also did the sound effects for this episode. David Merrill sang and played "All Through the Night." Joel Richter designed the podcast logo.Thank you to all the Silver Linings Players, and thank you for listening. We hope you enjoyed Antimony. May all the angels watching over you be good ones.
Kaia and Dilani discover the Grigoris' secret project with some help from a friend. The GYSP survivors figure out their final stop on the program's itinerary. Episode 15 features:Lydia Brauer (Kaia Smith)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Joseph Pagano (Security Guard)Jenni Ovenstone-Smith (Dr Calleo)Josiah Dykstra (Dr Grigori)Kristin Pagent (Aunt Alina)Emmett Prough Richter (Neith)David Merrill (Josh)Qadree Holmes (Dr Eder)Music was composed and arranged by Pan Conrad.The chimes effect used in this episode is "Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Thanks also to the makers of these effects on Freesound.org: "Air Conditioner Intake" by MattRuth Sound, https://freesound.org/people/MattRuthSound/sounds/394744/; "Hotel-Key card and open door" by MarioDelCastillo, https://freesound.org/people/MariaDelCastillo/sounds/444939/; "20060419.horse.heigh.wav" by dobroide, https://freesound.org/people/dobroide/sounds/18229/; "Restoring Fatehpur Sikri.wav" by RTB45, https://freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/148652/; and "Stone_Mason_Work_Shop-oo1.wav" by Janaund, https://freesound.org/people/Janaund/sounds/274763/.Thank you for listening!
The GYSP students explore the Burj Khalifa and have a bittersweet reunion with a friend. One of the students gets released from the program and gives a cryptic message as she goes. Episode 14 features:Lydia Brauer (Kaia Smith)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Emmett Prough Richter (Neith)David Merrill (Josh)Aya Fouad (Zia)Rachel Hunter (Rachel)Henry Mitchel Bibelheimer (Kiran)Jenni Ovenstone-Smith (Dr Calleo)Josiah Dykstra (Dr Grigori)Music was composed and arranged by Pan Conrad.The chimes effect used in this episode is "Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Thanks also to the makers of these effects on Freesound.org: "Unforgiven", CCMixter #14847, (CCBY-NC 3, 0), excerpt remixed by Timber https://freesound.org/people/Timbre/sounds/178364/; Remodeling: Crash Bang and Drilling by ultradust https://freesound.org/people/ultradust/sounds/167750/; Destruction, Wooden, A.wav" and "Air Extractor Fan, Public Toilets, A.wav" by by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org, https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/352513/, https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/403664/; sas_ouverture.WAV by Velvorn, https://freesound.org/people/Velvorn/sounds/95773/.Thank you for listening!
The GYSP group rewards trip, "Skyscrapers: Past, Present, and Future," begins in an unlikely, but ancient place. Ally listens to another Dream Lab transmission, "1866—Samya and the Peerless," in which Samya makes a change. The students arrive in Dubai.Episode 13 features:Lydia Brauer (Kaia Smith)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Patrick Gillingham (Flight Attendant)Della Wager Wells (Ms. Argyros)Jenni Ovenstone-Smith (Dr. Calleo)Aya Fouad (Zia)David Merrill (Josh)Sarah Phoenix Richter (Aranka)Emmett Prough Richter (Neith)Joel Richter (Fintan)Joseph Pagano (Pilot; Driver)Phyllis Everette (Nurse Berith)Kimber Leigh Nussbaum (Samya)Josiah Dykstra (Dr. Grigori)Thomas Foster (Gadreel)Music composed and arranged by Pan Conrad.The chimes effect used in this episode is "Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Thanks also for these effects on Freesound.org: "Car window roll down" by scriostudios (https://freesound.org/s/354003/); "Calm Morning Outdoor Ambience" by blouhond (https://freesound.org/s/157947/); "Sword Slash Attack" by qubodup (https://freesound.org/s/184422/); "Medium Wind" by kangaroovindaloo (https://freesound.org/s/205966/); "commercialJetTakeoffBinaural.WAV" by daveincamas (https://freesound.org/s/221665/); and "ding.wav" by tim.kahn (https://freesound.org/s/91926/).Thanks for listening!
Kaia and friends come up with a plan to steal their files from Dr. Beakley's office. Would what they find be worth the risk they were taking? Dr. Grigori announces the rewards for GYSP students who have survived another week. Episode 12 features:Lydia Brauer (Kaia Smith)David Merrill (Josh)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Emmett Prough Richter (Neith)Rachel Hunter (Rachel)Aya Fouad (Zia)Charles Sweet (Dr Beakley)Qadree Holmes (Dr Eder)Jenni Ovenstone Smith (Dr Calleo)Lorena Molina (Security Guard)Josiah Dykstra (Dr Grigori)Joel Richter (Fintan)Sarah Phoeniix Richter (Aranka)Pan Conrad composed and arranged the music.The chimes effect used in this episode is "Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org.
Kaia and Dilani learn about SPREE from Dr. Ellis and get closer to the truth about the Grigori Young Scholars Program and the Grigoris' experiments with hybridization.Episode 11 features:Lydia Brauer (Kaia Smith)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Janice Jobson (Mary Healey)Rob King (Dr. Ellis)Pan Conrad composed and arranged the music.The chimes effect used in this episode is "Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org.
Kaia, Neith, Zia, Josh, Dilani, and Rachel go to Conlang Con where Rowan LePlage tells the troubling tale of Dr Sturgeon and the Book of Noah. Episode 10 featuresLydia Brauer (Kaia)Emmett Prough Richter (Neith)David Merrill (Josh)Aya Fouad (Zia)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Rachel Hunter (Rachel)Daniel Wade McClain (Rowan LePlage)John Gardner (Dr. Sturgeon)Rachel Wenner Gardner (Manuscript Dealer)Christopher Sikkema (Enoch)Joseph Pagano (Frustrated Parent)Pan Conrad composed and arranged the music and provides the voice of Zia singing St Hildegard's chant.The chimes effect used in this episode is "Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. The cheering crowd effect is "Crowd Cheer" by paulw2k (https://freesound.org/people/paulw2k/sounds/196284/). The crowd in the room next to Rowan LePlage's lecture is chanting courtesy of "Zombie Growling" by primeval_polypod (https://freesound.org/people/primeval_polypod/sounds/171638/). Thank you also to Reitanna (for the tantrum), xtragamr (for more applause and cheering), and Bee Productive (for more applause), all on Freesound.orgJoel Richter did the artwork for Antimony.
An anamnesis experiment with the prompt "Samya" leads to Malmesbury Abbey, AD 1538, and Brother Aylward's dangerous translation of a mysterious manuscript. Episode 9 features:Lydia Brauer (Kaia)Amy Richter (Narrator)Phyllis Everette (Nurse Berith)Stephen Keeler (Brother Aylward)Simon Tibbs (Brother Kendrick)David Copley (Brother Wystan)Kristen Pagent (the Visitor)Pan Conrad composed and arranged the music.The chimes effect used in this episode is "Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org.
The students discover a strange gallery and Neith's research in the school's bell tower. In the church in the center of town, experiments with sound and a composition by St. Hildegard of Bingen lead the students to new understanding, but also drive them further into danger. Episode 8 features, in order of appearance:Lydia Brauer (Kaia Smith)David Merrill (Josh)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Aya Fouad (Zia)Rachel Hunter (Rachel)Emmett Prough Richter (Neith)Josiah Dykstra (N. T. Grigori)Ned Criscimagna (Dr. Canon)Pan Conrad (Zia sings)Samantha McLaughlin (Rhonda)Pan Conrad composed and arranged the music and created the Hildegard Disharmony sound.The chimes effect used in this episode is "Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. This recording uses several sound effects from Freesound.org: brake squeak by soundmary (https://freesound.org/s/194968/); Breaking Glass by ngruber (https://freesound.org/s/204777/); Ambience: German City Street by Sheyvan (https://freesound.org/s/524846/); Small Scandinavian Coffee Shop by ukjoncollins (https://freesound.org/s/441547/); wooden_door_close by joedeshon (https://freesound.org/s/117415/); cafeteria conversations by akeipi (https://freesound.org/s/201982/); all licensed under CCBYNC 3.0.
Kaia encounters family in the dream lab. Rewards are given at the GYSP Week Two assembly, but so are student expulsions. A friend reveals herself. Xanthe calls for help. Kaia faces a choice. Episode features in order of appearanceLydia Brauer (Kaia Smith)Phyllis Everett (Nurse Berith)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Josiah Dykstra (Dr. Grigori)Aya Fouad (Zia)Carolene Winter (Miss Liora)Katherine Haas (Miss Ramani)Lily Kerr Jung (Xanthe)Loree Penner (Miss Hermani)The chimes effect used in this episode is "Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast, please tell a friend or leave a rating or review at Apple Podcasts.
Kaia and Dilani meet with Dr. Calleo who gives Kaia an offer she can't refuse. The GYSP students conduct experiments with antimony. Kaia undergoes the Discernment Process. Josh discovers a mysterious letter that sheds light on Nephilim and their descendants. Episode 6 features in order of appearanceLydia Brauer (Kaia Smith)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Jenni Ovenstone-Smith (Dr. Calleo)Lily Kerr Jung (Xanthe)Rachel Hunter (Rachel)Emmett Prough Richter (Neith)David Merrill (Josh)Aya Fouad (Zia)Phyllis Everette (Nurse Berith)Charles Sweet (Brother Josef)The chimes effect used in this episode are "Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org.
Kaia realizes what her medication is and gets unexpected praise for her ethics assignment. Dr Grigori shows his own interest in Kaia. Xanthe wants to know how someone so average got the Grigoris's attention. Rewards are given to students who get through the first week of classes. The students receive a mysterious video. Episode 5 features, in order of appearanceLydia Brauer (Kaia Smith)Rachel Hunter (Rachel)David Merrill (Josh)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Emmett Prough Richter (Neith)Joel Richter (Fintan)Lily Kerr Jung (Xanthe)Qadree Holmes (Dr Eder)Aya Fouad (Zia)Josiah Dykstra (Dr. Grigori)Loree Penner (Miss Hermani and Dr. Dranoush)
Kaia and Josh discover they have some things in common. Kaia does her homework and finds out about the Fall of the Watchers. Samya continues her work for the Peerless and meets the Gerasene Demoniac. Kaia and Dilani find the strange "specimens" for the Museum's next exhibit. The Ethics professor gives the GYSP students a challenging assignment.Episode 4 features, in order of appearanceLydia Brauer (Kaia Smith)David Merrill (Josh)Emmett Prough Richter (Neith)Phyllis Everett (Nurse Berith)Pan Conrad (Abhati)Stu Garbutt (Narrator)Kimber Leigh Nussbaum (Samya)Thomas Foster (Gadreel)Andrew Richter (Abhati's Father)Joseph Pagano (Jesus)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Jenni Ovenstone-Smith (Dr Calleo)Qadree Holmes (Dr Eder)Joel Richter (Fintan)Lily Kerr Jung (Xanthe)Rachel Hunter (Rachel)Music composed and arranged by Pan Conrad.Antimony is based on the novel, Antimony, by Amy Richter, published by Wipf & Stock, 2019.
Kaia sees something strange on her way to class. Kaia learns about Dilani's special gift. Samya tries to find out what Noah knows, but Noah notices more than she thinks. Kaia discovers another reason she doesn't belong. Ethics class seems, well, unethical. Episode 3 features, in order of appearanceLydia Brauer (Kaia Smith)Patrick Gillingham (Security Guard)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Jenni Ovenstone-Smith (Dr Calleo)Phyllis Everette (Nurse Berith)Bill Finn (Narrator)Peter Renner (Noah)Kimber Leigh Nussbaum (Samya)David Merrill (Josh)Pan Conrad (Narrator)Henry Mitchel Bibelheimer (Kiran)Sarah Richter (Aranka)Qadree Holmes (Dr Eder)Lily Kerr Jung (Xanthe)Music composed and arranged by Pan Conrad.Antimony is based on the novel, Antimony, by Amy Richter, published by Wipf & Stock, 2019.
Kaia discloses a secret and makes a decision. Samya realizes her reward comes with a price. Kaia wonders if flunking out is more likely than fitting in. Episode 2 features, in order of appearanceLydia Brauer (Kaia Smith)Kristin Pagent (Aunt Alina, Zia's singing voice)Lisa Neuberger (Dr. Uriel)Kevin Hays (Dr. Focalor)Josiah Dykstra (Dr. Vadim Grigori)Della Wells (Ms. Argyros)Emmett Prough Richter (Neith)Katherine Hilton (Dilani)Lily Kerr Jung (Xanthe)Phyllis Everette (Nurse Berith)Kimber Leigh Nussbaum (Samya)David Merrill (Josh)Carolene Winter (Miss Liora)Music composed and arranged by Pan Conrad.Antimony is based on the novel, Antimony, by Amy Richter, published by Wipf & Stock, 2019.
When 16-year old Kaia Smith is brought to the local police station, she makes some strange claims about what's really going on in the Grigori Young Scholars Program. Is Kaia telling the truth? And does the GYSP have anything to do with the death of Kaia's parents? The mystery begins . . .Episode 1 features, in order of appearanceSeth Jason (Front Desk Officer)Amy Richter (Chaplain Allison Daniels)Emmett Prough Richter (Officer)Lydia Brauer (Kaia Smith)Phyllis Everette (Nurse Berith)Kimber Leigh Nussbaum (Samya)Carol Richards (Mrs. Rukmin)Charles Sweet (Mr. Tamiel, Japheth)Kristin Pagent (Aunt Alina)Josiah Dykstra (Dr. Vadim Grigori)Joseph Pagano (Police Officer)Antimony is based on the novel, Antimony, by Amy Richter, published by Wipf & Stock, 2019. Music arranged by Pan Conrad.
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