Tanis is a bi-weekly podcast from the Public Radio Alliance, and is hosted by Nic Silver. Tanis is a serialized docudrama about a fascinating and surprising mystery: the myth of Tanis. Tanis is an exploration of the nature of truth, conspiracy, and information. Tanis is what happens when the lines of science and fiction start to blur... S
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"A twisted trip through a cool digital wilderness of a mystery. This book sticks to your brain. Read it."
-Norman Reedus
"A twisty roller coaster that morphs seamlessly from treasure hunt to conspiracy thriller to escape room."
-Kirkus (Starred)
"Rabbits is a remarkably assured debut, deftly written and laced with intrigue. Murakami meets Ready Player One."
-Nicholas Eames
"Dude, I dug the hell out of this book…the mix of 80s pop culture nostalgia and a thrilling mystery made it impossible to put it down."
-Derek Kolstad, Creator and Writer of the John Wick franchise.
RABBITS Season Two Episode One BONUS
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 • Duration 45:20
Something's wrong with Rabbits. This season, Riley Bennet works to track down a mysterious entity known as The Traveler in order to untangle an inconsistency in the game. But is it an inconsistency in the game, or an irreparable tear in the fabric of reality as we know it?
"A twisted trip through a cool digital wilderness of a mystery. This book sticks to your brain. Read it."
-Norman Reedus
"A twisty roller coaster that morphs seamlessly from treasure hunt to conspiracy thriller to escape room."
-Kirkus (Starred)
"Rabbits is a remarkably assured debut, deftly written and laced with intrigue. Murakami meets Ready Player One."
-Nicholas Eames
"Dude, I dug the hell out of this book…the mix of 80s pop culture nostalgia and a thrilling mystery made it impossible to put it down."
-Derek Kolstad, Creator and Writer of the John Wick franchise.
Episode 512: The Fifth Gate
Season 5 · Episode 12
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 • Duration 45:31
In the Season Five finale, Nic and MK re-enter the woods in search of Rose Hempel and John Corroman Junior, along with answers to what the two of them were really doing up there in The Garrison Anomaly.
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One of the last people to see Rose Hempel provides a clue to what she really may have been up to in that section of the woods. And Nic and MK get some more help from a tracker named Chase.
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Nic's doctor warns him that his brain is changing in strange ways, but it doesn't stop him from heading back up to Northern British Columbia with a renewed sense of purpose. We finally hear from Rose Hempel herself, which makes Nic even more determined to find out what really happened to her inside the area of the woods known as The Garrison Anomaly.
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"A twisted trip through a cool digital wilderness of a mystery. This book sticks to your brain. Read it."
-Norman Reedus
"A twisty roller coaster that morphs seamlessly from treasure hunt to conspiracy thriller to escape room."
Episode 508: Manhattan, Arachne, and an Angry Demon Tooth
Season 5 · Episode 8
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 • Duration 46:26
Back in Seattle, Nic sees two doctors: one who helps him with his brain, and one who may have been partially responsible for scrambling it. Meanwhile, up in Northern British Columbia, there's a break in the case.
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"A twisted trip through a cool digital wilderness of a mystery. This book sticks to your brain. Read it."
-Norman Reedus
Episode 507: The Heart of The Destroyer
Season 5 · Episode 7
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 • Duration 39:17
While up in Northern British Columbia, Nic and MK discover that following in Rose Hempel's footsteps is going to be far more dangerous and challenging than they initially suspected. Plus, a voice from the past is suddenly and surprising connected to a voice in the present.
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"A twisted trip through a cool digital wilderness of a mystery. This book sticks to your brain. Read it."
Episode 506: For the Harmonious Development of Man
Season 5 · Episode 6
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 • Duration 52:07
With a familiar artifact in hand, Nic enlists the help of a familiar voice to accompany him to Northern British Columbia in search of Rose Hempel. While up there looking into her disappearance, Nic discovers that Rose may have had an ulterior motive for visiting the area.
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"A twisted trip through a cool digital wilderness of a mystery. This book sticks to your brain. Read it."
-Derek Kolstad, Creator and Writer of the John Wick franchise.
-Kirkus (Starred)
"Rabbits is a remarkably assured debut, deftly written and laced with intrigue. Murakami meets Ready Player One."
-Nicholas Eames
"Dude, I dug the hell out of this book…the mix of 80s pop culture nostalgia and a thrilling mystery made it impossible to put it down."
-Derek Kolstad, Creator and Writer of the John Wick franchise.
For fans of mystery, true crime, suspense, science, narrative, drama, npr, serial, science fiction, horror, scary, mysterious, creepy, gimlet, this american life, the black tapes, alex reagan, nic silver, pnws, terry miles, podcasts, podcast, wnyc, kcrw, itunes, eld fen, audio drama, documentary
"A twisty roller coaster that morphs seamlessly from treasure hunt to conspiracy thriller to escape room."
-Kirkus (Starred)
"Rabbits is a remarkably assured debut, deftly written and laced with intrigue. Murakami meets Ready Player One."
-Nicholas Eames
"Dude, I dug the hell out of this book…the mix of 80s pop culture nostalgia and a thrilling mystery made it impossible to put it down."
-Derek Kolstad, Creator and Writer of the John Wick franchise.
For fans of mystery, true crime, suspense, science, narrative, drama, npr, serial, science fiction, horror, scary, mysterious, creepy, gimlet, this american life, the black tapes, alex reagan, nic silver, pnws, terry miles, podcasts, podcast, wnyc, kcrw, itunes, eld fen, audio drama, documentary
-Norman Reedus
"A twisty roller coaster that morphs seamlessly from treasure hunt to conspiracy thriller to escape room."
-Kirkus (Starred)
"Rabbits is a remarkably assured debut, deftly written and laced with intrigue. Murakami meets Ready Player One."
-Nicholas Eames
"Dude, I dug the hell out of this book…the mix of 80s pop culture nostalgia and a thrilling mystery made it impossible to put it down."
-Derek Kolstad, Creator and Writer of the John Wick franchise.
For fans of mystery, true crime, suspense, science, narrative, drama, npr, serial, science fiction, horror, scary, mysterious, creepy, gimlet, this american life, the black tapes, alex reagan, nic silver, pnws, terry miles, podcasts, podcast, wnyc, kcrw, itunes, eld fen, audio drama, documentary
-Norman Reedus
"A twisty roller coaster that morphs seamlessly from treasure hunt to conspiracy thriller to escape room."
-Kirkus (Starred)
"Rabbits is a remarkably assured debut, deftly written and laced with intrigue. Murakami meets Ready Player One."
-Nicholas Eames
"Dude, I dug the hell out of this book…the mix of 80s pop culture nostalgia and a thrilling mystery made it impossible to put it down."
-Derek Kolstad, Creator and Writer of the John Wick franchise.
For fans of mystery, true crime, suspense, science, narrative, drama, npr, serial, science fiction, horror, scary, mysterious, creepy, gimlet, this american life, the black tapes, alex reagan, nic silver, pnws, terry miles, podcasts, podcast, wnyc, kcrw, itunes, eld fen, audio drama, documentary
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