Palimpsest

Episode 510: Loup-Garou

Radcliffe's final full moon, and what happened after. This episode contains depictions of graphic violence, including violence against animals.

Episode 509: Scarlet

Lenore makes a deal. Moonrise.   CW: This episode of Palimpsest contains depcitions of domestic abuse, including physical violence.

Episode 508: Party

What was in the room. This is loss. A garden party. The party music is "Skeleton Jangle" by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.

Episode 507: Openings

Home from Paris. Mrs. Perrault talks of marriage. Bella and Lenore get closer.

Episode 506: Paris

Lenore asks questions. News from Gévaudan. The City of Lights.

Episode 505: Into the Woods

Romantic view. Something in the woods. The loup garou will come for you. Alone in the dark.

Episode 504: Visitors

Keys. The Reverend comes for tea. Bella comes for a picnic. Strangeness on the lawn.

Episode 503: Bella

A locked door. Radcliffe goes away, and Lenore makes a friend.

Episode 502: Unkindness

Daily routine. Ravens. Stories. Wolves. Lenore is awakened.

Carmilla Trailer

Jamie joins re:Dracula's upcoming audio adaptation of Carmilla as executive producer.

Episode 501: Lenore

Lenore tells of her whirlwind romance, and how she became mistress of Maison d'Aubépine. 

Season Five Trailer #2

October 31st! Let us tell you a story... #embracewhathauntsyou

Season Five Trailer

Meet Lenore. The luckiest girl in the world.

Binder Interview with Jamie and Hayley

Ray MacManus from the Binder podcast talks with Jamie and Hayley from Palimpsest about horror, gothic storytelling, and growing up haunted. Binder uses art as a catalyst to talk about big ideas, bringing people together through complex conversations and personal stories to create the connections that lift our entire community. Hosted by CMA writer-in-residence Ray McManus and produced by the Columbia Museum of Art, Binder brings you audio storytelling with writers, artists, scholars, curat...

Visitations: A Hawthorne House Holiday

'Tis the night before Solstice 1895, and there's a party at the Hawthorne House. Join us for our final Visitation: a Hawthorne House Holiday!

Visitations: Junior Satan Club

Dylan brings a date to meet his friends. Halloween party at Hawthorne House!  This episode contains depictions of graphic violence, drug and alcohol use, heavy metal lyrics, and discussions of cannibalism, satanic sacrifice, and feeding children to dogs. It's awesome. Guest voices: Lauren Otis as Kat, Katie Jones as Sandy, Alex Villarreal as Adam, and Brooks Wallace as Dylan. Additional music in this episode by post-punk superstars Secret Shame. Check out their new album, Autonomy, at ...

Visitations: Hide and Keep

We visit an old friend. Mirrors and denizens.

Visitations: Cooking with Cora

It's 1956, and Cora is making a stew! This Visitation is brought to you in partnership with the zombie thriller Unhuman, now available On Digital and On Demand. When a high school field trip goes bloody awry, the students' trust in each other is tested to the limit in a brutal, horrifying fight for survival. Buy or rent Unhuman and watch it today. Unrated. From Paramount Pictures.  This episode contains graphic depictions of violence and gore.  

Visitations: Dancing Queen

Cyndi and Marie get lost looking for a party.  The first of five stand-alone Visitations. 

Palimpsest 2022 Announcement

Palimpsest: Visitations. Five stand-alone stories. Beginning April 12th.

Episode 410: Strange but Not a Stranger

The end of Ash's story. Guest voice: Matilyn Hull This episode contains graphic depictions of violence, gore, and suicide.

Episode 409: Daybreak

Things become much clearer. And much bloodier.   This episode contains graphic depictions of violence and gore.

Episode 408: Snowblind (ii)

Fire and ice. Grandfathers. Clocks. A talk on the stairs.

Episode 407: Outside

Ash spends time in the back yard. Things are shown. There is blood.   CW: This episode contains graphic depictions of violence and gore.

Episode 406: Snowblind (i)

Trapped, but not alone.   This episode contains graphic depictions of violence and gore.

Episode 405: Ginny

The storm continues. New friends? Something in the chimney, something under the stairs. 

Episode 404: Day Four/Five/Five and a Half

Jack is a problem. Old photos. Looks like snow.

Episode 403: Day Four

Nightmares and hard talks. The attic opens.     

Episode 402: Day Three

Doughnuts and discoveries. Things don't add up.

Episode 401: Day One

Welcome to Hawthorne House. Meet Ash. Transcripts at www.thepalimpsestpodcast.com Our theme song is performed by Ian Ridenhour (www.ianridenhour.com) and Dov Bek-Levine (https://www.dovbecklevine.com)  

Mobley Building and Renovation

Need help with your house? Mobley Building and Renovation knows exactly what your house needs. Season Four begins April 13th. #embracewhathauntsyou   excerpts from "Ash" by Tracy K. Smith used by permission of Graywolf Press.

Season Four Trailer

House that eats and pleads and kills. Season Four begins April 13th.   The poem in this trailer is "Ash" by former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, from her collection Wade in the Water (2018). We are grateful to Ms. Smith and Graywolf Press for granting us permission to use it.

Word on the Street

We are featuring the first podcast episode from Asheville's Word on the Street Squad. This group of Black and Latinx youth have written and produced a podcast exploring cultural roots and power by speaking about Dia De Los Muertos and Voodoo, telling stories they have heard in their families and cultures, and reflecting on how Halloween has culturally appropriated them, perpetuating oppression.  They are also in the midst of their annual fundraiser, El Arte De La Abundancia. You can find o...

Home Again, Home Again

It's Halloween. You've been gone so long. We missed you so much. Welcome home.

Episode 310: Cult Following

Poppy O'Brien investigates a series of letters from the 1940s.  Featuring guest performers Beth Eyre, Jen Sugden, and James Oliva. This episode is sponsored by Dashlane (www.dashlane.com/palimpsest)

LiveStream Announcement

We're streaming our live show directly to you on Saturday, August 29th at 8pm EST.  Join us here: https://whitehorseblackmountain.com/event/white-horse-live-palimpsest/  

Episode 309: Ritual

Josie has a choice to make.

Episode 308: Broken

Josie breaks the code. Tragedy strikes.    This episode contains images of graphic violence, including gun violence.

Episode 307: Visitation

Voices in the night. Josie has a visitor. This episode is sponsored by Dashlane.  Today's episode contains images of war, violence, and discussions of suicide.

Episode 306: Book

Josie examines the book. Poetry and parentage. CW: Poetry

summer announcements

Did you miss us?

Episode 305: Deep

Broken codes. Josie underground. Contains graphic depictions of violence and war. This episode is sponsored by Dashlane. www.dashlane.com/palimpsest  

Episode 304: Tower

Tarot and Towers. Josie is a spy. Something's in the alley.

Episode 303: Enigma

Ring around the rosie. Josie meets someone who knows things. A dead woman in the garden.  This episode of Palimpsest is sponsored by Dashlane. www.dashlane.com/palimpsest

Episode 302: Slaughter

Layers. Rivers. Theories.   This episode of Palimpsest features depictions of war, violence, and attempted suicide.

Episode 301: Josie

We meet Josie, who encounters a series of strangers in war-torn London. This episode of Palimpsest contains images of violence and war.

Season Three Trailer

Season Three begins January 21st

We're going to PodTales!

Jamie and Ian will be at the PodTales Festival in Cambridge, MA on Oct. 20th. Will you?

Announcement: Season Three Postponed

Season Two Bloopers and Updates

It's Hayley"s birthday! To celebrate, here's the Season Two Blooper Reel...