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Observable Radio

Observable Radio is a found footage podcast of retro sci-fi and analog horror from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, Wendy Hector, and the Observable Radio Ensemble

Our First Season, The Tower, an interconnected anthology of alternate universes in crises, is now complete.

When he discovers something beneath the static of the worlds’s communication network, an unnamed Observer begins to catalog and record the strange signals that should not exist…

Season Two: The Fire We Shared, will begin in 2025!

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S2 · E12
Nov 25, 2025 · 39 min
Supplemental Frequency 12: "East"
East. It's been a long time since I've seen the Storm. Some internal engine of the universe has wound down. Only our tribe matters. The Twelfth Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest,...
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S2 · E11
Oct 28, 2025 · 24 min
Supplemental Frequency 11: "The Crisis"
The Crisis. The Phantom is fast, but I know my limits. The glow of missiles and moonlight. Mold has no claim to the apple. The Eleventh Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina,...
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S2 · E10
Sep 30, 2025 · 16 min
Supplemental Frequency 10: "Before"
Before. The heat makes them sluggish. These days are proof. There is work to be done. The Tenth Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy Hector The Ensemble Written...
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S2 · E9
Aug 26, 2025 · 25 min
Supplemental Frequency 09: Last Halloween
Last Halloween. Beetle-shell eyes in the October sun. We all know what has to happen. Coins dropped down a well, vanishing as they go. The Ninth Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest,...
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S2 · E8
Jul 29, 2025 · 20 min
Supplemental Frequency 08: "First Souls"
First Souls. The only kind of sense. Passive ghosts in slave bodies. There never was a human race. The Eighth Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy Hector The...
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S2 · E7
Jun 24, 2025 · 38 min
Supplemental Frequency 07: "Between the Walls"
Between the Walls. The three walls of Constantinople. His own foul fortune. The water of the gods themselves. The Seventh Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy...
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S2 · E6
May 27, 2025 · 41 min
Supplemental Frequency 06: "The Green Tunnel"
The Green Tunnel. I am each step, and then the next. The map is wrong. The white-noise squall of falling metal. The Sixth Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy...
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S2 · E5
Apr 29, 2025 · 32 min
Supplemental Frequency 05: "Shiva"
Shiva. Ripples in the water from the first stone. The intimacy of shared tragedy. The warmth of it remains. The Fifth Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy Hector...
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S2 · E4
Mar 25, 2025 · 21 min
Supplemental Frequency 04: "Turning Over"
Turning Over. Doing nothing fixes nothing. Delicate blooms of story. Something that seemed to need sunlight to feed... The Fourth Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and...
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S2 · E3
Feb 25, 2025 · 37 min
Supplemental Frequency 03: "Mapping the Crooked Places"
Mapping the Crooked Places. A different kind of thrall. An old song sung with a new voice. A night blooming flower. The Third Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy...
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S2 · E2
Jan 28, 2025 · 37 min
Supplemental Frequency 02: "Three Early Tales"
Dispatches from the past. A long journey comes to an end. They only love you for so long. I am a free man. The Second Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, Purpurina, and Wendy Hector...
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S2 · E1
Dec 31, 2024 · 25 min
Supplemental Frequency 01: "A Very Observable Christmas"
The Observer and Trapper swap stories. On the origins of Christmas Traditions. You'll never bake anything good again. The mouldering remains of last year. The First Supplemental Frequency from Observable Radio, a found footage podcast from Cameron...
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S1 · E17
Nov 26, 2024 · 57 min
Bonus: Carrier Wave One
Carrier Wave is the Patreon exclusive companion podcast that discusses the origins, inspirations, and production of Observable Radio.Carrier Wave One - April 2024 - Transmissions A.01 - A.03 - Featuring Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, and Purpurina -...
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Nov 21, 2024 · 1 min
Season One Trailer
Late at night, from an isolated satellite communications installation, an unnamed Observer secretly broadcasts a bizarre transmission to a nearby facility. In the wake of a global communications disruption following a near-miss with a comet, he has...
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S1 · E16
Oct 29, 2024 · 21 min
Transmission C.15: "Noise"
The Observer meets the Noise. We no longer require your ignorance. The Universe desires to be observed. The best of all possible worlds. One of the fifteenth episodes of Observable Radio, a found footage anthology podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van...
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S1 · E15
Oct 29, 2024 · 19 min
Transmission B.15: "Signal"
The Observer meets the Signal. You can't go back. We have some work to do. The best of all possible worlds. One of the fifteenth episodes of Observable Radio, a found footage anthology podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, and Purpurina. Written...
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S1 · E14
Sep 24, 2024 · 33 min
Transmission A.14: "High Strange"
The Observer receives his last transmission. Lots of reasonable people are worried. The best seats in the house. Something really bad is coming. The fourteenth episode of Observable Radio, a found footage anthology podcast from Cameron Suey. Phil van...
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S1 · E13
Aug 27, 2024 · 29 min
Transmission A.13: "Palimpsest"
The Observer misses an exit. The most mundane eyes will be unclouded. I choose to remain here. Deep in the dead channels. The thirteenth episode of Observable Radio, a found footage anthology podcast from Cameron Suey. Phil van Hest, and Purpurina....
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S1 · E12
Jul 30, 2024 · 33 min
Transmission A.12: "Bloodwork"
The Observer offers an apology. May the Bargain make a better world for us all. Is this how you want to die? A black hole in every sky. The twelfth episode of Observable Radio, a found footage anthology podcast from Cameron Suey, Phil van Hest, and...
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S1 · E11
Jun 25, 2024 · 33 min
Transmission A.11: "Earworms"
The Observer prepares to jump. Meteor showers are a completely normal phenomenon. Emotions are powerful. It’ll get stuck in your head. The eleventh episode of Observable Radio, a found footage anthology podcast from Cameron Suey. Phil van Hest, and...
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