Chaika – Details, episodes & analysis

Goodbyes, an unexpected companion, and a new adventure.

CHAIKA is a multi award-winning dystopian sci-fi drama of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.

This is the season 2 finale. There will be a season 3, concluding Chaika's story.

Want more Chaika? Check out our bonus series Chaika: Dust Storm, available on Patreon and as a one-time purchase. This micro fiction series bridges seasons 1 and 2. For more information, please check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod or https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/.

***CONTENT WARNING** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode carries no further content warnings.

Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://podvibes.co/@karinheim

Cast: 

• Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/
• Second - Hem Brewster (any pronouns) https://www.theluckydie.com/
• Commander - Emma Laslett (she/they) https://twitter.com/Houseofhubris
• UYUT - Roma Garustovich (he/him) http://www.roma-garustovich.com/
• COMODO - Alexandre Laguna (he/him) https://www.instagram.com/lagunalexandre/
• HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her)  https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup
• LEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her)  https://www.samyeow.com/
• AURYN - Elissa Park (they/them)  http://twitter.com/adoxtalks
• ENOCH - David Ault (he/him)  http://www.davidault.co.uk/
• TROST - Kessir Riliniki (it/she) https://trilunis.com/cast-and-crew/

Chaika's award-winning theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and sci-fi show The Dex Legacy.

Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/

Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher. Thank you so much!

Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/

For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter (X), instagram and facebook @chaikapod, on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/y2kpod.bsky.social or e-mail us chaikapod@gmail.com

Additional music:

Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real 

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  

Lost Time by Kevin MacLeod

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4005-lost-time

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3611-dark-times

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Floating Cities by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3765-floating-cities

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking 

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

The Descent by Kevin MacLeod

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Peace of Mind by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4199-peace-of-mind 

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situation

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Hitman by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3880-hitman

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sound effects are either created by us, contributed by the amazing Maddy Searle https://snazzytapir.com/, or from https://freesound.org/

The Commander tries something new, and Chaika ponders her next step.

CHAIKA is a multi award-winning dystopian sci-fi drama of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future. Season 2 releases fortnightly October 2023 - January 2024.

Want more Chaika? Check out our bonus series Chaika: Dust Storm, available on Patreon and as a one-time purchase. This micro fiction series bridges seasons 1 and 2. For more information, please check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod or https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/.

***CONTENT WARNING** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode carries no further content warnings.

Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://podvibes.co/@karinheim

Cast: 

• Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/
• Second - Hem Brewster (any pronouns) https://www.theluckydie.com/
• Commander - Emma Laslett (she/they) https://twitter.com/Houseofhubris
• UYUT - Roma Garustovich (he/him) http://www.roma-garustovich.com/
• COMODO - Alexandre Laguna (he/him) https://www.instagram.com/lagunalexandre/
• HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her)  https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup
• LEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her)  https://www.samyeow.com/
• AURYN - Elissa Park (they/them)  http://twitter.com/adoxtalks
• ENOCH - David Ault (he/him)  http://www.davidault.co.uk/

Chaika's award-winning theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and sci-fi show The Dex Legacy.

Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/

Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher. Thank you so much!

Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/

For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter (X), instagram and facebook @chaikapod, on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/y2kpod.bsky.social or e-mail us chaikapod@gmail.com

Additional music:

This House by Kevin MacLeod

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4525-this-house

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Relax by Micah Dahl Anderson from ArchesAudio.com

Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sound effects are either created by us, contributed by the amazing Maddy Searle https://snazzytapir.com/, or from https://freesound.org/

Presenting an episode from The Madness of Chartrulean:

Prologue “GHOSTS FROM THE PAST”

Battling aliens, cosmic forces, and his own sanity, a failed messiah asks: at what point does supreme power lead from salvation to ruin? 

The Madness of Chartrulean is a political science fantasy epic about the use—and misuse—of technology as a means to advance society. The story crawls into the troubled mind of a misunderstood messiah against the thematic backdrops of religion, war, politics, and ecology. Praised for its cinematic sound design and sprawling story, the series features a score by award-winning composer Sean Renner (Hulu's Das Boot) and a cast led by 2023 Ambies nominee Aud Andrews.

The Kickstarter for season 2 is underway, and we'd love your support! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/packhowl/the-madness-of-chartrulean-vol-2

To learn more, visit tmocpod.com

Episode transcript: https://www.chartrulean.com/s/TMOC-S1E0-Prologue-c7xj.pdf

Intro transcript: https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/#WR-TMOC

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Chaika season 2 releases fortnightly starting October 20, 2023.

The final hiatus Poem of the Day will release this Friday, September 29.

CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future. https://y2kpod.com/chaika

Want more Chaika? Check out our bonus series Chaika: Dust Storm, available on Patreon and as a one-time purchase. This micro fiction series bridges seasons 1 and 2. For more information, please check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod or https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/.

Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.

You can find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod, on y2kpod.bsky.social, or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.com

Chaika has reached her destination: Mars. But she feels more alone than ever. Where are her friends? Who can she trust? And why does no-one believe her?

Season 2 releases fortnightly starting October 20, 2023.

Find out more https://y2kpod.com/chaika/

CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.

Want more Chaika? Check out our bonus series Chaika: Dust Storm, available on Patreon and as a one-time purchase. This micro fiction series bridges seasons 1 and 2. For more information, please check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod or https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/.

Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.

Cast:

• Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/
• Commander - Emma Laslett (she/they) https://twitter.com/Waruce
• Second - Hem Brewster (any pronouns) https://www.theluckydie.com/
• UYUT - Roma Garustovich (he/him) http://www.roma-garustovich.com/
• COMODO - Alexandre Laguna (he/him) https://www.instagram.com/card_d3aler/

Chaika's award-winning theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and sci-fi show The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/

Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/

Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.

Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/

You can find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.com

Poem of the day is The Mystery by Margaret Steele Anderson.

Chaika season 1 is complete. Season 2 will start releasing in October 2023!

Want more Chaika? Check out our bonus series Chaika: Dust Storm, available on Patreon and as a one-time purchase. This micro fiction series bridges seasons 1 and 2. For more information, please check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod or https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/.

CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future. https://y2kpod.com/chaika/

Chaika: Poem of the Day is produced and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.

You also hear HYGGE, voiced by Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup

Chaika's award-winning theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and sci-fi show The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/

Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/

Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.

Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/

You can find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.com

Additional music:

Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

Sound effects are either created by us, or from https://freesound.org/

Poem of the day is From the Stone Age by Alice Corbin Henderson.

Chaika season 1 is complete. We are hard at work on season 2, which will release during 2023. During the hiatus we release a bonus Poem of the Day at the end of every month.

Want more Chaika? Check out our bonus series Chaika: Dust Storm, available on Patreon and as a one-time purchase. This micro fiction series bridges seasons 1 and 2. For more information, please check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod or https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/.

CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future. https://y2kpod.com/chaika/

Chaika: Poem of the Day is produced and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.

You also hear HYGGE, voiced by Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup

Chaika's award-winning theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and sci-fi show The Dex Legacy  https://www.thedexlegacy.com/

Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/

Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.

Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/

You can find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.com

Additional music:

Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

Sound effects are either created by us, or from https://freesound.org/

Poem of the day is Four Walls by Blanche Taylor Dickinson.

Chaika season 1 is complete. We are hard at work on season 2, which will release during 2023. During the hiatus we release a bonus Poem of the Day at the end of every month.

Want more Chaika? Check out our bonus series Chaika: Dust Storm, available on Patreon and as a one-time purchase. This micro fiction series bridges seasons 1 and 2. For more information, please check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod or https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/.

CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future. https://y2kpod.com/chaika/

Chaika: Poem of the Day is produced and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.

You also hear HYGGE, voiced by Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup

Chaika's award-winning theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and sci-fi show The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/

Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/

Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.

Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/

You can find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.com

Additional music:

Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

Sound effects are either created by us, or from https://freesound.org/

Poem of the day is Prisms by Laura Riding Jackson.

Chaika season 1 is complete. We are hard at work on season 2, which will release in 2023. During the hiatus we release a bonus Poem of the Day at the end of every month.

Want more Chaika? Check out our bonus series Chaika: Dust Storm, available on Patreon and as a one-time purchase. This micro fiction series bridges seasons 1 and 2. For more information, please check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod or https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/.

CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future. https://y2kpod.com/chaika/

Chaika: Poem of the Day is produced and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.

You also hear HYGGE, voiced by Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup

Chaika's award-winning theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and sci-fi show The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/

Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/

Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.

Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/

You can find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.com

Additional music:

Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

Sound effects are either created by us, or from https://freesound.org/

Poem of the day is an extract from In Memoriam A. H. H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

Chaika season 1 is complete. We are hard at work on season 2, which will release in 2023. During the hiatus we release a bonus Poem of the Day at the end of every month.

Want more Chaika? Check out our bonus series Chaika: Dust Storm, available on Patreon and as a one-time purchase. This micro fiction series bridges seasons 1 and 2. For more information, please check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod or https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/.

CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future. https://y2kpod.com/chaika/

Chaika: Poem of the Day is produced and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.

You also hear HYGGE, voiced by Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup

Chaika's award-winning theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and sci-fi show The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/

Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/

Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.

Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/

You can find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.com

Additional music:

Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

Sound effects are either created by us, or from https://freesound.org/

Poem of the day is an extract from The Mask of Anarchy by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Chaika season 1 is complete. We are hard at work on season 2, which will release in 2023. During the hiatus we release a bonus Poem of the Day at the end of every month.

Want more Chaika? Check out our bonus series Chaika: Dust Storm, available on Patreon and as a one-time purchase. This micro fiction series bridges seasons 1 and 2. For more information, please check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod or https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/.

CHAIKA is a tale of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future. https://y2kpod.com/chaika/

Chaika: Poem of the Day is produced and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://twitter.com/karinheim.

You also hear HYGGE, voiced by Charlotte Norup (she/her) https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup

Chaika's theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and sci-fi show The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/

Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/

Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher.

Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/

You can find us on twitter, instagram and facebook @chaikapod,or e-mail us at chaikapod@gmail.com

Additional music:

Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

Sound effects are either created by us, or from https://freesound.org/