catskull – Details, episodes & analysis

Ram knows he's living on borrowed time.

The A-level exams that determine his future are fast approaching, and his prospects are bleak. His only refuge is Kass, his childhood friend and partner in crime.

But when her troubled home life becomes unbearable, Ram decides to put on a mask and finally do something worthwhile.

catskull is a neo-noir Singaporean thriller about violence, identity, and the dark pursuit of finally mattering. A visceral and cinematic audio adaptation of Myle Yan Tay's award-winning novel, dramatized by Andas Productions⁠.

Premiering 24 October 2025, with new episodes every Friday.

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There are things Kass won't talk about. Ram knows better than to push.

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Content warning: This episode contains suicidal ideation, implied child abuse, bullying, descriptions and depictions of violence, a homophobic slur, smoking, and swearing.

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Cast: Myle Yan Tay, Lim Shi-An, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Ziyad Bagharib, Clara Janssen, Andrew Kwan, & Nathaniel Mah

Director: Roshan Singh Sambhi

Sound Designer, Dialogue Editor, & Audio Engineer: Nathaniel Mah

Producers: Andrew Kwan & Roshan Singh Sambhi

Line Producer: Scott Lee Chua

Composers: Marcus Thorne Bagala & Jamie Leidwinger

Cover artist: Rebecca Huang

Full show credits available here.

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There is something wrong with Ram. The only person who sees him is Kass. There is also something wrong with Kass.

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Content warning: This episode contains mentions of suicide and suicidal ideation, a description of violent assault, implied self-harm, mentions of prescription abuse and alcohol abuse, an accidental sports injury, and brief racism and ableist language.

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Cast: Myle Yan Tay, Lim Shi-An, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Ziyad Bagharib, Clara Janssen, Andrew Kwan, & Nathaniel Mah

Director: Roshan Singh Sambhi

Sound Designer, Dialogue Editor, & Audio Engineer: Nathaniel Mah

Producers: Andrew Kwan & Roshan Singh Sambhi

Line Producer: Scott Lee Chua

Composers: Marcus Thorne Bagala & Jamie Leidwinger

Cover artist: Rebecca Huang

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Ram, Kass, and Paris go on an adventure.

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Content warning: This episode contains extended sounds and descriptions of maggots, extended descriptions of a decaying corpse, animal death, a panic attack, suicidal ideation, animal abuse, bullying, mentions of prescription drug abuse, and ableist and homophobic language.

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Cast: Myle Yan Tay, Lim Shi-An, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Ziyad Bagharib, Clara Janssen, Andrew Kwan, & Nathaniel Mah

Director: Roshan Singh Sambhi

Sound Designer, Dialogue Editor, & Audio Engineer: Nathaniel Mah

Producers: Andrew Kwan & Roshan Singh Sambhi

Line Producer: Scott Lee Chua

Composers: Marcus Thorne Bagala & Jamie Leidwinger

Cover artist: Rebecca Huang

Full show credits available here.

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Quite a lot can happen behind closed doors.

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Content warning: This episode contains suicidal ideation, depictions of snuff films, descriptions of violence, misogyny, racist microaggressions, a racial slur, portrayals of depression, sounds suggestive of decay, mentions of vomit, a description of a corpse, and swearing.

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Cast: Myle Yan Tay, Lim Shi-An, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Ziyad Bagharib, Clara Janssen, Andrew Kwan, & Nathaniel Mah

Director: Roshan Singh Sambhi

Sound Designer, Dialogue Editor, & Audio Engineer: Nathaniel Mah

Producers: Andrew Kwan & Roshan Singh Sambhi

Line Producer: Scott Lee Chua

Composers: Marcus Thorne Bagala & Jamie Leidwinger

Cover artist: Rebecca Huang

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Ram and his parents have "the talk."

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Content warning: This episode contains self-harm, descriptions of violence and snuff films, a graphic hit-and-run car accident, suicidal ideation, implied child abuse, mentions of vomit, bullying, a description of cleaning a corpse, and swearing.

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Cast: Myle Yan Tay, Lim Shi-An, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Ziyad Bagharib, Clara Janssen, Andrew Kwan, & Nathaniel Mah

Director: Roshan Singh Sambhi

Sound Designer, Dialogue Editor, & Audio Engineer: Nathaniel Mah

Producers: Andrew Kwan & Roshan Singh Sambhi

Line Producer: Scott Lee Chua

Composers: Marcus Thorne Bagala & Jamie Leidwinger

Cover artist: Rebecca Huang

Full show credits available here.

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Ram wonders how to help Kass. He asks his older brother, Logan, for advice.

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Content warning: This episode contains a violent murder, child abuse, implications of pedophilia, dissociation, references to snuff films, a racist microaggression, audio distortion, mentions of alcohol abuse, mentions of vomit, smoking, and swearing.

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Cast: Myle Yan Tay, Lim Shi-An, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Ziyad Bagharib, Clara Janssen, Andrew Kwan, & Nathaniel Mah

Director: Roshan Singh Sambhi

Sound Designer, Dialogue Editor, & Audio Engineer: Nathaniel Mah

Producers: Andrew Kwan & Roshan Singh Sambhi

Line Producer: Scott Lee Chua

Composers: Marcus Thorne Bagala & Jamie Leidwinger

Cover artist: Rebecca Huang

Full show credits available here.

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If you like catskull, we think you'll love The Tower, an experimental audio drama miniseries from Tin Can Audio! Their series finale airs today, so you can listen to the complete story wherever you get your podcasts, or buy a DRM-free version on Bandcamp.

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A young woman abandons her suffocating life in the city to climb the Tower, an endlessly tall and reality-defying monument from a forgotten age. As time and space warp with each step upwards, mysterious payphones scattered throughout become her only lifeline to the world and loved ones she left behind.

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Ram evades the law. Kass snacks on peanuts.

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Content warning: This episode contains a portrayal of a near drowning and suffocation, suicidal ideation, violence, descriptions of murder and injuries, description of a corpse, references to vomiting, and swearing.

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Cast: Myle Yan Tay, Lim Shi-An, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Ziyad Bagharib, Clara Janssen, Andrew Kwan, & Nathaniel Mah

Director: Roshan Singh Sambhi

Sound Designer, Dialogue Editor, & Audio Engineer: Nathaniel Mah

Producers: Andrew Kwan & Roshan Singh Sambhi

Line Producer: Scott Lee Chua

Composers: Marcus Thorne Bagala & Jamie Leidwinger

Cover artist: Rebecca Huang

Full show credits available here.

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Ram responds to a cry for help.

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Content warning: This episode contains violent abuse of migrant workers, violent assault, accidental injury, racism and racist slurs, unfair labor and immigration practices, bullying, homophobic language, references to a caste system, references to hospitalization, references to corporal punishment, and swearing.

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Cast: Myle Yan Tay, Lim Shi-An, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Ziyad Bagharib, Clara Janssen, Andrew Kwan, & Nathaniel Mah

Director: Roshan Singh Sambhi

Sound Designer, Dialogue Editor, & Audio Engineer: Nathaniel Mah

Producers: Andrew Kwan & Roshan Singh Sambhi

Line Producer: Scott Lee Chua

Composers: Marcus Thorne Bagala & Jamie Leidwinger

Cover artist: Rebecca Huang

Full show credits available here.

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