Six Cold Feet

Six Cold Feet is a fiction anthology podcast about music, mystery, and the places we escape to when the real world disappoints us. Season 1 told the story of River, who is looking for his recently disappeared sister. Season 2 follows the story of Athena, who is hired to write a biography of her hero; the mercurial singer-songwriter Juliet Knives. She quickly discovers that Knives has been keeping secrets for many years, and that she might be finally ready to confess…Written by award-winning author J.M. Donellan and performed by a cast including Melanie Zanetti, Kate Logan, Jessica McGaw, and Tom Yaxley this series will leave you pondering long after the final episode sings through your speakers. The Juliet Knives soundtrack EP is now available on bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes and all other music platforms. 

In the season finale, Athena answers some difficult questions at the launch party for her biography of Juliet Knives. Dylan makes her an unusual offer, and a journalist hands her a recording that might just change everything... CAST: Kate Logan, Jenna Saini, Jessica McGaw, Melanie Zanetti, Damien Campagnolo, Tom Yaxley, Scott Mercer, Josh Donellan. The Juliet Knives soundtrack EP is now available on bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes and all other music platforms!  Our writer J.M. Donellan has a new collection of ridiculous poems for kids called 19½ Spells Disguised As Poems released via our sponsor Odyssey Books.  MUSIC by Kate Logan, Scott Mercer, Adele Pickvance, and Ash Shanahan (aka Adele & the Chandeliers). Check out their new single Something Good Is Happening.  If you're enjoying the show, we'd love you to become one of our wonderful patrons on patreon, leave a review on your favourite podgetting thing, or to tell people about it in a very loud voice accompanied by flailing hand gestures.   

Sydney, 1999. Juliet Knives meets with the Many Wives and begins the Invitation Only tour; a tour that will be unlike anything she, or any other musician, has ever undertaken... The Juliet Knives soundtrack EP is now available on bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes and all other music platforms!  Our writer J.M. Donellan has a new collection of ridiculous poems for kids called 19½ Spells Disguised As Poems released via our sponsor Odyssey Books. This week's episode is brought to you by the Hatch by Michelle Saftich, available now from Odyssey Books.  CAST: Hayley Francis, Kate Logan, Elizabeth Best, Jenna Saini, Jessica McGaw, Melanie Zanetti. MUSIC by Kate Logan, Scott Mercer, Adele Pickvance, and Ash Shanahan (aka Adele & the Chandeliers). Check out their new single Something Good Is Happening.  If you're enjoying the show, we'd love you to become one of our wonderful patrons on patreon, leave a review on your favourite podgetting thing, or hire a flash mob to tell people about it.   This week's testimonial is from Jamieson Ridenhour and Hayley Heninger, the creators of Palimpsest, a hauntingly beautiful podcast you should definitely be listening to.   

Athena wakes up in the boot of a car, and things only get weirder from there... The Juliet Knives soundtrack EP is now available on bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes and all other music platforms!  Our writer J.M. Donellan has a new collection of ridiculous poems for kids called 19½ Spells Disguised As Poems released via our sponsor Odyssey Books. CAST: Melanie Zanetti, Hayley Francis, Jessica McGaw, Jenna Saini, Damien Campagnolo.If you're enjoying the show, we'd love you to become one of our wonderful patrons on patreon, leave a review on your favourite podgetting thing, or hire a town crier to yell about it.  This week's testimonial is from Hannah Fry, who would like to promote the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.   

Athena travels to Sydney and finally meets the victim of the 97 arena gig, as well as the son of one of the Many Wives of Juliet Knives. She returns home where she is welcomed by a surprise visit from some very unexpected guests... The Juliet Knives soundtrack EP is now available on bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes and all other music platforms!  Our writer J.M. Donellan has a new collection of ridiculous poems for kids called 19½ Spells Disguised As Poems released via our sponsor Odyssey Books.  This week's episode is brought to you by Champagne Charlie and the Amazing Gladys, the new steampunk adventure from B. G. Hilton out now via Odyssey Books. If you're enjoying the show, we'd love you to become one of our wonderful patrons on patreon, leave a review on your favourite podgetting thing, or hire a skywriter to say how much you love it.  This week's Juliet Knives testimonial is from Alex C. Talendar, writer of the immersive and mysterious sci-fi podcast Ostium.  CAST: Melanie Zanetti, Elizabeth Best, Hayley Francis, Jessica McGaw, Liam Soden, Jenna Saini, Tom Yaxley.Check out Elizabeth's podcasts Castology and Ghosts of Boyfriends Past. 

Dylan reveals a long buried secret from Juliet's past. Athena leaves town to go searching for answers. Ryan provides some valuable tips on funeral etiquette.  The Juliet Knives soundtrack EP is now available on bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes and all other music platforms!  Our writer J.M. Donellan has a new collection of ridiculous poems for kids called 19½ Spells Disguised As Poems released via our sponsor Odyssey Books. Note: if your kids are listening to this podcast you are either an excellent parent or a really terrible one. Hard to tell.  Thanks to our wonderful patrons on patreon, we couldn't do this show without you! This week's Juliet Knives testimonial is a very special contribution featuring Beatrix and Bob from the sci-fi dark comedy podcast Civilized, which you should definitely be listening to!CAST: Melanie Zanetti, Jessica McGaw, Hayley Francis, Tom Yaxley, Damien Campagnolo, Jenna Saini, Liam Soden.  

Things take a surreal turn when Athena visits Juliet Knives' biggest fan. Later on, she receives a strange and threatening call...   This episode is brought to you by the Dark Poet by Kathryn Gossow, available now from Odyssey Books.  Special thanks to Kaitlyn Plyley for this week's Juliet Knives testimonial.    Our writer J.M. Donellan has a short story in the 80th anniversary issue of Southerly.   Six Cold Feet and Juliet Knives merch is available at redbubble, use POD-sixcoldfeet for a 10% discount storewide. Juliet Knives EP coming soon!   Thank you as always to our wonderful patrons on patreon, who make this show possible.    CAST: Melanie Zanetti, Helen Stephens, Jessica McGaw, Tom Yaxley.    MUSIC by Kate Logan, Scott Mercer, Adele Pickvance and Ash Shanahan. 

Karen and Athena visit Juliet's house to pick up some treasured items, but they are joined by a pair of sinister and unexpected arrivals. Athena discovers some of Juliet's lost recordings, and makes contact with an old friend who may hold the key to revealing what happened at that fateful gig in 1997.    Special thanks to Erin and Lee from Love and Luck podcast for contributing this episode's Juliet Knives testimonial. Make sure you also check out their new podcast Supernatural Sexuality with Dr. Seabrooke.   Six Cold Feet and Juliet Knives merch is available from https://www.redbubble.com/people/sixcoldfeet Use code POD-SIXCOLDFEET for a 10% discount on any redbubble purchase.    Thank you as always to the wonderful people who support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet CAST: Jessica McGaw, Melanie Zanetti, Tom Yaxley, Jenna Saini, Helen Stephens, Hayley Francis and Merlin the Wonder Dog. MUSIC by Kate Logan and Adele Pickvance & the Chandeliers (Scott Mercer and Ash Shanahan). Go and check out their new single German On My Mind. 

Sydney, 1997. Juliet plays her infamous gig at the Arena, but her set is interrupted by an unexpected catastrophe which will change her life forever. This week’s episode brought to you by Dark Justice, the new sci-fi thriller by Shelley Russell Nolan available now from Odyssey Books.    Merch available from https://www.redbubble.com/people/sixcoldfeet  Use code POD-SIXCOLDFEET for a 10% discount storewide.   Thanks to all our supporters on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet   CAST: Kate Logan, Damien Campagnolo, Tom Yaxley, Melanie Zanetti, Jenna Saini, Liam Soden, Scott Mercer, Helen Stephens, Jessica McGaw CROWD: Maria Hutchinson, Reece Lawrence, Troy Henderson, Nicky Nic-free-face, Jill Pettipas, Phony Negroni, Frenchy McFrenchface, Georgia Potts, Erik Veland, Beck Adams + a bunch of really other fabulous people who drank, danced, yelled, cheered and screamed.   Music by Kate Logan and Adele Pickvance & the Chandeliers (Scott Mercer and Ash Shanahan). Keep your ears peeled for the Juliet Knives EP later this year.   Extra special thanks to James Fearn-Wannan and the Bearded Lady for recording and mixing the live songs. The full set will soon be available to our Chorus level patrons.    

Juliet is devastated by a recent loss, and is acting more erratic than usual. She hints that she's recording new material, and keeps mentioning someone called Drew. Athena receives some tragic news of her own, and Juliet gives her a mysterious and potentially life altering gift...This show is made possible by our incredible supporters on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet) Six Cold Feet and Juliet Knives merch available from Redbubble (https://www.redbubble.com/people/sixcoldfeet) Use discount code pod-sixcoldfeet for a 10% discount storewide. Thanks to Chris Magilton from Among the Stars and Bones for this week's Juliet Knives testimonial. Cast: Melanie Zanetti, Jessica McGaw, Damien Campagnolo, Hayley Francis, Kate Logan, Tom Yaxley, Merlin the Wonder Dog.Written by J.M. Donellan. Music by Kate Logan and Cherry Dove. 

Athena gets to meet her lifelong idol, the mercurial rockstar Juliet Knives, but things do not go as planned...   Season 2 Launch party at the Bearded Lady, West End Brisbane on October 10    This episode brought to you by The Last Qumranian by Joe Basile, available now via Odyssey Books.    redbubble merch store (use code POD-SIXCOLDFEET for a 10% discount storewide)   support us on patreon        

IMPORTANT DATES Oct 1 Season 2 starts Oct 3 J.M. Donellan will be speaking at Ozpod in Melbourne Oct 10 Season 2 launch party at the bearded lady in Brisbane.  In this preview episode, we have some big announcements to make, a trailer AND some really fun ways for you to be part of Season 2. First official episode of the new season drops in October! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet Merch https://www.redbubble.com/people/sixcoldfeet

SEASON FINALE "All the lies that are told about Ullara; that we're Satanists, that we're a cult, that we're drug runners, that we want to secede to be our own state…they become wild animals, and those animals breed and have mongrel offspring." https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet

"There's nothing on this earth as dangerous as a man who believes in his own infallible righteousness. " https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet

"Sanity, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder." https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet

"Sometimes you can cure the infection, sometimes you’re left with no option but to cut the limb off." https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet

"Hope raises spirits sweetheart, it doesn't raise bodies." River finally finds what he's been searching for. In jail. https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet

River plays a recording of Harmony recounting the story of Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil. River then goes to visit Harmony's drug dealer. It does not go well... https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet

River interviews Officer Tyson Lewis, who gives some more insight into Harmony's strange behaviour before her disappearance. Lewis has some questions of his own for River, such as wondering why automatic weapons are being trafficked through the sleepy hippie town of Ullara? https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet

River visits Harmony's boyfriend, Amos. He makes some strange revelations, and has some very unkind things to say about the local police force. https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet

River talks about fugues (medical and musical), tells the story of how he and Harmony first arrived in Ullara, and receives some very surprising news about Harmony from a mysterious source. patreon.com/sixcoldfeet

"I’ve thought a lot about what I should say first; whether we should talk about her disappearing, or the drugs..." https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet

About the Six Cold Feet podcast and the super exciting series to follow.   https://www.patreon.com/sixcoldfeet