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Everyone’s paths converge on the growing threat as new questions arise.

Featuring: Nate Ward, Ross Norris, Kayla Ward, Stephanie Mast, Hilary Brenner, Matt Beres, Greg Werner, Dan Head, Micah Mickelsen, and Leah Norris

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

A mid-season bonus episode, full of recording bloopers!

Questions continue to stack up as the casino is clearly not what it seems to be.----more----

Featuring: Nate Ward, Ross Norris, Hilary Brenner, Kayla Ward, Stephanie Mast, Matt Beres, Leah Norris, Amber A.,  Greg Werner, and introducing Micah Mickelsen

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Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

This episode utilized Play.HT and Speechify.

Sinclair and Enfield get a break in their investigation, but it doesn't make sense. Sumner, Hewitt, ANA, and Sydney find the unexpected.

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Featuring: Nate Ward, Ross Norris, Kayla Ward, Stephanie Mast, Hilary Brenner, Matt Beres, Greg Werner, Wyatt Griffith, and Leah Norris

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

This episode utilized Play.HT and Elevenlabs. Additional voices powered by Speechify.

Parallel investigation align, while trouble breaks out on a landing pad.

Featuring: Nate Ward, Ross Norris, Hilary Brenner, Kayla Ward, Stephanie Mast, Matt Beres, David A., Leah Norris, Greg Werner, and Amber A.

Introducing: Wyatt Griffith and Pamela Offineer.

This episode utilized Play.HT

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

Sinclair follows a lead in her investigation as Sumner, ANA, and Hewitt try to make contact with a smuggler.

Featuring: Ross Norris, Nate Ward, Hilary Brenner, Kayla Ward, Stephanie Mast, B.D. Erbal, David A. and Leah Norris.----more----

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

 This episode utilized Play.HT

An official investigation is stalled, even as Hewitt, Sumner, and ANA do their own detective work in the shadows.----more----

Featuring: Nate Ward, Ross Norris, Kayla Ward, Leah Norris, David A., Dan Head, Bev Norris, and Michael Andrew Myers

Introducing: Matt Beres, Greg Werner, and Amber A.

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

This episode utilized Play.HT

Get ready for Season 3 of The Embers of Eden - coming September 12, 2025!

Sneak Peak at season three of The Embers of Eden.

In this mid-season bonus episode, the cast point out several references to other media hidden in the first two season of The Embers of Eden.

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Featuring:

Kayla Ward, Nate Ward, Ross Norris

Music: Evgeny_bardyuzha from Pixabay

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Season Two Finale:

The mystery of the artifact is made known and everyone fights to control it.

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Featuring: Nate Ward, Ross Norris, Hilary Brenner, Kayla Ward, Bev Norris, Amy Pugh, B.D. Erbal, Dan Head, and Leah Norris.

Opening music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

Closing music: Guitar-Electro-Sport by Gvidon Бардюжа-Лёвкин from Pixabay

With the conspiracy now fully known, Sumner, Hewitt, Sinclair, and ANA must decide how to respond.

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Featuring: Ross Norris, Hilary Brenner, Kayla Ward, Nate Ward, Bev Norris, Dan Head, and Leah Norris.

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

Sumner, Hewitt, and Sinclair find their way back into Strom’s lab and a conspiracy unfolds.

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Featuring: Hilary Brenner, Kayla Ward, Ross Norris, Nate Ward, Bev Norris, B.D. Erbal, Dan Head, and Leah Norris.

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

The joyous reunion of Hewitt and Sumner is cut short as enemies assail them from all sides.

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Featuring: Hilary Brenner, Kayla Ward, Ross Norris, Nate Ward, and B.D. Erbal.

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

Sumner must escape, while Hewitt and Sinclair find their journey to Tiamat City more challenging than expected.

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Featuring: Kayla Ward, Ross Norris, Hilary Brenner, Nate Ward, Dan Head, and David A.

Introducing: Amy Pugh

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

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A captured Sumner and distracted ANA work to find a way out of captivity. Hewitt and Sinclair learn what's really been going on at Euphrates.----more----

Featuring: Nate Ward, Kayla Ward, Leah Norris, Ross Norris, Hilary Brenner, Stephanie Mast, David A., and B.D. Erbal.

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

Thank you for your patience as we are delayed on episode 15.

A season two bonus episode. A collection of bloopers for you to enjoy.

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Ross Norris, Nate Ward, Kayla Ward, Hilary Brenner, Bev Norris, B.D. Erbal, Dan Head, Stephanie Mast, David A., and Michael Andrew Meyers.

Opening music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

Sumner finds himself a captive as ANA feels drawn to a strange entity. Hewitt and Sinclair step foot on Euphrates for the first time...what could go wrong?

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Featuring: Ross Norris, Hilary Brenner, Kayla Ward, Nate Ward, Leah Norris, David A.

Introducing: Dan Head and Stephanie Mast.

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

Hewitt and Sinclair receive an unpleasant message, while Sumner and ANA enter a dead city.

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Featuring: Hilary Brenner, Kayla Ward, Leah Norris, Nate Ward, Ross Norris, David A.

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

Sumner fights for his life on Euphrates while Hewitt and Sinclair get an unexpected distress call.

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Featuring: Kayla Ward, Leah Norris, Hilary Brenner, Nate Ward, Ross Norris.

Introducing: Michael Andrew Myers, David A., B.D. Erbal.

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

Season Two Premier

Hewitt prepares for a new command and a new mission. Sumner receives a harsh awakening.----more----

Featuring: Nate Ward, Leah Norris, Kayla Ward, Ross Norris.

Introducing: Hilary Brenner, Sheldon Stauffer, Beverly Norris, Dylan Ward.

Podchaser: d9qrIKO0u4Cl8fq6cyQ4

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

Season One Finale Episode

With A.N.A closing in on a new target colony, the choices for stopping her go from bad to worse as Sumner makes a risky gambit.

Told from Sumner's perspective.

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Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

Hewitt meets up with Muratov to work out a plan to stop A.N.A., but more is going on with the Ember's captain than he let on. Told from Hewitt's perspective.

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Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

With a new ally, Sumner works to undermine A.N.A. at her source, but the cunning A.I. has plenty of tools at her disposal. Told from Sumner's Perspective----more----

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (//freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

Now that the truth about A.N.A. and her directive is known, what danger does that put Hewitt and Sumner in? Told from Hewitt's perspective.----more----

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (https://freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )

With all other routes to the computer core blocked, Sumner must traverse the ship's exterior. What could go wrong? 

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Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (https://freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ ) 

Hewitt raids the armory, but finds more than just weapons and clues.

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Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (https://freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ ) 

Learning of the super-powered A.I. called A.N.A., Sumner heads to the computer core...if he can make it there. Told from Sumner’s perspective.

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Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (https://freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ ) 

The Embers of Eden

Episode 003: Petty Bickering

While searching for schematics, Hewitt encounters disturbing creatures and learns more about the experiments that once took place onboard. Told from Hewitt’s perspective.

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (https://freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ ) 

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The Embers of Eden

Episode 002: Historical Revision

While fighting for his life, Sumner uncovers a startling revelation about the ship he's found himself on. Told from Sumner’s perspective.

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (https://freesound.org/people/akisloukas/ )  

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The Embers of Eden

Episode 001: Unforseen

When the starship Righteous Fury is destroyed, rival officers, Lt. Hewitt and Lt. Sumner, find themselves fighting to survive with only each other to count on. Told from Hewitt’s perspective.

Opening and closing music: Mystery and Thriller by Akisloukas. (https://freesound.org/people/akisloukas/)

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Enjoy this sneak peak at the upcoming science-fiction audio drama series The Embers of Eden. Available Soon!

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Music: Hybrid Action Music by Magmi.Soundtracks.  ( https://freesound.org/people/Magmi.Soundtracks/ )