Remnants

When we die, the remnants of us return to the First and Last Place…

Remnants is a dark fantasy thriller audio drama following the Apprentice as he learns how to read remnants under the frustrating supervision of Sir. Remnants are seeming innocuous objects – a broken pocket watch; a steel thimble; a silk scarf – but when the Apprentice looks closely, he sees how each one holds the remnants of someone’s life story.

Each week the Apprentice reads a new remnant, following that person’s journery beginning to end. When he’s done, he must make a judgement; shelve or discard. But he doesn’t know what the criteria is or what the consequences of such a judgement might be.

The more remnants the Apprentice reads, the more we begin to understand the magnitude of the task he has been set. And the more both we, and the Apprentice himself, wonder why it is him who has been chosen to do it.

Remnants explores the boundaries between right and wrong, examining humanity from its brightest and best to its darkest and most frightening, and all the grey in between. The Apprentice soon discovers that when we judge others, we often expose truths about ourselves.

Season One began in 2024, and concluded early 2025. Season Two airs every other week on Thursdays, with ad free access available to my supporters on Patreon, accessible two days before the main release.

with every week, a new mystery. with every new mystery, a terrible choice.

Episode 52. Tin Soldier Remnants : An Audio Drama

The Apprentice has a theory for where they’re goinG. Sir doesn’t know if he likes the sound of it. But tHen, Sir is not a thing that knows. Or at least, he never used to be.Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/2-52Support the show on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingslothsSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudiosCONTENT WARNINGS: Mentions of emotional neglect of a childDiscussions of warSome minor exoticisation and romanticisation of India under the British Raj, consistent with 1940s and 1950s English attitudes (he means well but he can’t escape his roots)Descriptions of a war zone, including destroyed buildingsDescriptions of a violent military attack, with no sound effects, but descriptions of sounds, death and injuriesDescriptions of a POW camp in Austria immediately after the end of WW2Mentions of concentration camps with contextual details and acknowledgements of death and poor treatment, but without vivid descriptionsDescriptions of covered violent wounds to prisoners of warLeave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-5722315Leave a review on ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/remnants-an-audio-drama-eira-major-qxCsBXeOtzK/Follow the show on Tumblr: https://remnantspod.tumblr.com/Follow Eira on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/hangingsloths.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  1. Episode 52. Tin Soldier
  2. 51. Letters in a Bottle
  3. 50. Mooring Line
  4. 49. Spine
  5. 48. Spilled Ink