Lara checks her voicemail.

The first episode of BELIEVER premieres in March 2020. For more information, see www.believerpodcast.com or follow @believerpod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

CAST Lara: Julie Saunders (@ohmissjulie) Rose: Mara Hernandez (@its_marahernandez)

Music from https://filmmusic.io"Spacial Winds" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Sound effects from Adobe Stock and Freesound:  https://freesound.org/s/348078/ https://freesound.org/s/320726/ https://freesound.org/s/250191/

Lara Campbell used to believe in ghosts - though she will pretend to believe in them for money. When her ex-girlfriend goes missing in a strange town in Oregon, though, she might just have to rethink everything she thought she knew.

Believer is a scripted fiction podcast about ghosts, cryptids, cosmic entities, and the one woman who denies them all. Season one premieres on March 3, 2020.

For more information, go to BelieverPodcast.com. The transcript for this trailer is available here.

CREDITS

Lara: Julie Saunders Rose: Mara Hernandez  Jake: Jason Markoff Camille: Sara Gorsky Mayor Terri Boone: Rosa Delgado Reverend Mitchell Boone: David Pinion Sodapop the Dog: Basil Archimedes Hornberger

Cult chanting courtesy of the Saunders and Parshall families.

Theme song by Aaron Ferenc.

Sound effects: Elk bugle: https://freesound.org/s/250191/ All other sfx for this episode from Adobe Stock.

Music from https://filmmusic.io"Industrial Music Box" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Season one sponsor: Saunders & Associates LLC

Fake psychic Lara Campbell travels to Charity, Oregon to check on her ex-girlfriend, Rose. This is the first episode of the season, and the best place to start listening. REMASTERED as of October 13, 2020!

The transcript for this episode is available here. For episode notes, cast and crew information, or to support the show, please visit BelieverPodcast.com.

CONTENT NOTES

This episode contains discussions of child death, grief, and manipulation. There are also loud knocking sounds, squishy noises, and dog whining/barking (which may cause dogs to react if played over speakers).

CREDITS

Cast (in order of appearance):

• Lara Campbell - Julie Saunders
• Rose Boone - Mara Hernandez
• Deborah Lee - Jenna Saunders
• Rev. Mitchell Boone - David Pinion
• Kathy Petersen - Laura Baggett
• Sodapop, World's Greatest Dog - Archie
• Jake Talbott - Jason Markoff
• Mayor Terri Boone - Rosa Delgado

Written, Directed, and Produced by Julie Saunders

Remastered and sound designed by David Weaver

Theme song composed by Aaron Ferenc

Sound Credits:

• Dog sniffing: https://freesound.org/people/ivolipa/sounds/260248/
• More dog sounds: https://freesound.org/people/170084/sounds/408200/
• Dog running: https://freesound.org/people/15GPanskaBokstefflova_Nicola/sounds/461521/
• Dog yawn: https://freesound.org/people/jinxycat49/sounds/490164/
• Dog shake: https://freesound.org/people/giddster/sounds/435368/
• Clock: https://freesound.org/people/straget/sounds/405423/
• Mitchell’s machines: https://freesound.org/people/nofeedbak/sounds/21869/
• EKG alarm: https://freesound.org/people/guitarguy1985/sounds/65401/
• Misc: Audio Drama Network Hub
• Misc: Adobe Stock

Lara's phone's voice was generated at https://filmmusic.io/voiceovers

The ending song was "Lucky Charm," by Mimi Oleson, courtesy of Epidemic Sound.

This episode was sponsored by Saunders & Associates LLC