Hi everyone, Leon here, writer and producer of Tell No Tales, voice of Leo Quinn, and finally, after almost two years, the bearer of good news! Tell No Tales will be returning on Monday 4th May (shortly after its 4th birthday!), and will continue releasing weekly on Mondays for the remaining nine episodes of season two. The teaser you’re listening to now contains clips from the next four episodes, and there’s so much more to come.

I want to apologise again for the delay and to say just how much I appreciate the kind words and patience from those of you who have reached out to me during the hiatus. The last two years have been an absolute onslaught of unexpected turns in my life, some good, some bad, and it turns out trying to make it as a full-time author is not for the faint of heart (who would’ve guessed?). I also want to say, unequivocally, that these delays were entirely on my end. The actors who worked on this season were absolutely fantastic, and sent in their lines long before season two started releasing. It was the sound design and production elements, both tasks that are solely my responsibility, that caused the hiatus to go on for as long as it did. But the last thing I wanted to do was to risk ending the hiatus too soon, and eventually finding myself back in the same position where I was unable to keep up with the weekly releases. I’m now finally confident that I can release the rest of the season to the best of my ability with no further interruptions, so thank you all again for bearing with me while I worked towards that.

Finally, I’m aware that it’s been a long time since S2E16 was released, which is why I’m announcing this now, a month in advance. If you need time to re-listen and refresh your memory, now is the time to do it. But if you’d rather not, we’ve posted a little re-cap on our tumblr of the story so far. If you haven’t caught up yet, proceed with caution. Spoilers abound.

I have missed making this show more than I can say, and I’m so excited to share the rest of this story with you. See you next month, and remember: the dead don’t bite (yet).

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The Night Market is a fictional audio drama that forms the basis of my upcoming YA rom com, LISTEN CLOSELY. You can read about many more of The Merchant's wares in the book, which you can buy or pre-order here on the Harper Collins website, or from any of the bookseller links found on the page, or pre-save the audiobook on Spotify here

The Merchant was played by Maggie Bain, who you can also hear as Jude's narrator in the Listen Closely audiobook. Find out more about them here

Opening and closing themes composed by AMC. Find out more about AMC's fantastic show The Vesta Clinic here

Written, sound designed, and produced by Leon Egan

All other music sourced from Epidemic Sounds, SFX sourced from Epidemic Sounds, Soundsnap, and Freesound

Content warnings: brief implied mention of death and grief for a romantic partner

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Transcript:

Hi everyone,

Leanne here with an update on S2’s schedule. Since the mid-season break, our episode uploads have been a bit more erratic than I’d have liked. This has been for a few reasons, the combination of my debut novel launching last month, along with a few difficult situations in my personal life, and some new surprise deadlines that I need to meet in order to keep creating full-time. All of which has taken a harder hit on my health than I was expecting.

So, I’ve decided to place Tell No Tales on a temporary hiatus. Nothing too extreme, you’ll be hearing from us again soon enough, but just long enough to make sure than once we’ve got the ball rolling again, you be able to enjoy the rest of the season with no interruptions.

It’s a tough call, because I am SO excited for the remainder of this season, and I cannot wait for everyone to hear it. Our cast have all completed their performances brilliantly, so these delays are entirely on my end. But in my struggle to edit the audio and the transcripts on time, I’ve felt the quality slipping, which isn’t fair to myself, to our talented cast, or to you as listeners.

I couldn’t have asked for a more lovely group of listeners, and I do want to thank everyone for your patience and understanding this last month or so. I promise the story to come will be worth the wait. Until then, thank you to everyone who has shared kind words and support for this show. It means the world. Thank you for listening. And remember, the dead don’t bite.

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Content Warnings: Discussion of death and grief, Loss of a sibling, brief discussion of medical procedures, implied abuse from a parent.

Transcript: https://tellnotalespod.com/transcripts/transcript-s2-e16-love-is-stored-in-the-carpet-burn/

Written and produced by Leanne Egan. In this episode you heard the voices of Leanne Egan as Leo Quinn, Phil Thompson as Riley Matkins, Shannon Kelly as Julia Wilde, Kristian Lawrence as Noah Quinn, and Asher Amor-Train as Frank Williamson.

Twin Strangers Productions is partly sponsored by BroadlyEpi, a rapidly growing repository of information and education about public health and epidemiology. To find more information and support Tell No Tales, go to https://www.broadlyepi.com/tsp/

At the start of this episode you heard a showcase for Dark Dice... Do you seek him? If so, find out more at https://darkdice.com/

Intro and outro music by Lumehill

The inconveniently not public domain music Riley chose to listen to today was Day by Day, by mindme.

Atmospheric music: Come Spring by Megan Wofford. Music and sound effects sourced from Epidemic Sound and Soundsnap.

The conveniently public doman music Frank chose to listen to today was Mozart's Requiem - Lacrimosa. Performances sourced from musopen.org

Art by Ana Balaci

Find more info on our website tellnotalespod.com or at @tellnotalespod on Tumblr or Twitter

Distributed by Twin Strangers Productions

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Content Warnings: Discussion of death and grief, discussion of murder, very brief allusions to blood, scalpels, and electro-shock therapy.

Transcript: https://tellnotalespod.com/transcripts/transcript-s2-e15-crafting-universes/

Written and produced by Leanne Egan. In this episode you heard the voices of Leanne Egan as Leo Quinn, Shannon Kelly as Julia Wilde, Saph the Something as Sam Michaels, Valentina Vinci as Paola Martelli, Asher Amor-Train as Frank Williamson, and Phil Thompson as Riley Matkins.

Twin Strangers Productions is partly sponsored by World Anvil, the leading tool for creatives of all varieties. To support TSP and get 51% OFF of a yearly World Anvil subscription, click here (link: https://worldanvil.com/?c=tnt) or use the promo code tnt at checkout.

Twin Strangers Productions is partly sponsored by BroadlyEpi, a rapidly growing repository of information and education about public health and epidemiology. To find more information and support Tell No Tales, go to https://www.broadlyepi.com/tsp/

At the start of this episode you heard a showcase for Dark Dice... Do you seek him? If so, find out more at https://darkdice.com/

Intro and outro music by Lumehill

The conveniently public doman music Leo chose to listen to today was Debussy's Danse Profane and Vivaldi's Concerto 12 in B minor, op. 9. Performances sourced from musopen.org

The inconveniently not public domain music Julia chose to listen to today was Told You So by softboy.

Atmospheric music: Aurora by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen. Music and sound effects sourced from Epidemic Sound and Soundsnap.

Art by Ana Balaci

Find more info on our website tellnotalespod.com or at @tellnotalespod on Tumblr or Twitter

Distributed by Twin Strangers Productions

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Content Warnings: Extensive Discussion of death, extensive discussion of gradual loss of ability, mention of grief and Loss of a sibling, Aggressive verbal confrontation including shouting and slamming doors.

SFX Warnings: Dialogue panning (character pacing quickly for first 2 mins approx.)

Transcript: https://tellnotalespod.com/transcripts/transcript-s2-e14-fixing-things/

Written and produced by Leanne Egan. In this episode you heard the voices of Asher Amor-Train as Frank Williamson, Leanne Egan as Leo Quinn, Shannon Kelly as Julia Wilde, Phil Thompson as Riley Matkins, and Michaela Hook as Mickey Hart.

Twin Strangers Productions is partly sponsored by World Anvil, the leading tool for creatives of all varieties. To support TSP and get 51% OFF of a yearly World Anvil subscription, click here (link: https://worldanvil.com/?c=tnt) or use the promo code tnt at checkout.

Twin Strangers Productions is partly sponsored by BroadlyEpi, a rapidly growing repository of information and education about public health and epidemiology. To find more information and support Tell No Tales, go to https://www.broadlyepi.com/tsp/

At the start of this episode you heard a showcase for Dark Dice... Do you seek him? If so, find out more at https://darkdice.com/

Intro and outro music by Lumehill

The conveniently public domain Leo chose to listen to today was Fauré's Élégie, Op. 24, Händel's Concerto grosso no. 4, HWV 322, and Scarlatti's Concerto grosso in F minor. Performances sourced from musopen.org

Atmospheric music: Radial by Aerian. Music and sound effects sourced from Epidemic Sound and Soundsnap.

Art by Ana Balaci

Find more info on our website tellnotalespod.com or at @tellnotalespod on Tumblr or Twitter

Distributed by Twin Strangers Productions

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.