The Shadows

CBC

Kaitlin Prest, creator and host of the Prix-Italia winner The Heart, presents the first audio fiction from CBC Podcasts. The Shadows is a story about the anatomy of a relationship: a crush, a choice, a resentment, and an end. Named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.

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7 episodes
Updated Sep 24, 2018
Explicit

Episodes7

Newest first

Sep 24, 2018 · 44 min
Episode 1: Romantic
"When love beckons to you, follow [it] ... And when [its] wings enfold you yield to [it], Though the sword hidden among [its] pinions may wound you. ... For even as love crowns you so shall [it] crucify you. Even as [it] is for your growth so is [it] for your pruning." - Kahlil Gibran, On Love
Sep 24, 2018 · 36 min
Episode 2: Realist
"These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them." - Rumi
Sep 24, 2018 · 32 min
Episode 3: Sweater
"Love is being there every day, to keep someone warm, to hold them through the night, to make them feel cozy." - Sweater
Sep 24, 2018 · 33 min
Episode 4: Decision
"Romantics value intensity over stability. Realists value security over passion. But both are often disappointed, for few people can live happily at either extreme." - Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity
Sep 24, 2018 · 21 min
Episode 5: An Argument That Should Be Simple.
"A decided heart looks for a solution. An undecided heart looks for a way out." - Tom, a regular at the Bramasole Diner
Sep 24, 2018 · 31 min
Episode 6: End
"With every commitment there is much that it rejects. Much that it excludes." - Adam Phillips, Unforbidden Pleasures
Jul 25, 2018 · 1 min
The Shadows: Trailer
Kaitlin is a young artist struggling to make great work and find great love. She believes that the love depicted in Hollywood movies is real, and that she will be one of the lucky ones to find it. When Kaitlin falls for someone who challenges her romantic ideal, she is faced with an impossible choice, and a decision that can't be unmade.

The Shadows

Episode 1: Romantic

Episode 2: Realist

Episode 3: Sweater

Episode 4: Decision

Episode 5: An Argument That Should Be Simple.

Episode 6: End

The Shadows: Trailer