Popular Reviews of Midst

Midst is a narration based Scifi/Steampunk story, written with style and humour and performed by the three narrators in a very meta way. The occasional digs between the narrators are great fun. The background audioscape is perfectly suited to the story and the characters are brilliantly brought to life. So, get yourself to the bar at The Black Candle, order a cocktail and sit back and watch the show. There might even be boobs!

I've only just started Midst, but it's already breathtaking. As in, I literally sat up in bed and went "Wow," breathtaking. The sound design is great; the story is intriguing and immersive. The layering of the narrators is brilliant- they're characters in their own rights, they speak like poetry, and I want to know everything about them.

Really excited about this podcast. So rich in sound design, clever writing and music, and the three-headed narrator format works so well. Make sure to visit their website for all the beautiful expanded lore! It all feels like a brilliant game in the making.

One of MY ALL TIME FAVORITES!!!!!! Five stars

Here's the short version: Midst is spectacular. Here's the longer version: I listen to a lot of podcasts. Some of them really wanted to be TV shows, or books, or even comics, and the good ones could almost convince you that's what they were - but Midst isn't one of those. Midst wants to be EXACTLY what it is, and it's excellent at it.It's a work of art. Trailers and Twitter can tell you what it's about; this review is spoiler-free with regard to story because I'm yelling more about the how of it than the what. I love narrators with opinions and here there are three, having the time of their lives as they take you by the proverbial hand and haul you merrily across the world they're spinning into existence. Podcasting is the perfect medium for engaging narration, and they're incredible. The presentation is so clever and feels so effortless, the sound design is ON POINT, the atmosphere is incredibly immersive (you KNOW it's gonna be a good episode when they remind you to use headphones), the performances are genuinely great (which is impressive both when they're juggling characters between performers like some sort of vocal circus act, and when a single protagonist just goes OFF). Music? Perfect. Storyline? Wildly engaging. Worldbuilding? Stellar.And the appendices. Apparently the talent required for everything mentioned above isn't all they've got up their sleeves! Please check out the appendices - this season I've been eagerly anticipating them on non-release weeks and every last one has been delightful. (Minor spoilers for what some of them are ahead.) The world already feels so rich and fascinating and then they go 'hey do you want part of an in-world physics textbook which is also demonstrating a dramatic quirk of in-world physics? Lovingly rendered? Do you want a cutesy kids book illustration of terrifying local wildlife? Meeting schedules that have been doodled on? Here you go!'Like. Art AND music AND performing AND editing AND everything else that makes this whole production so slick. Three people make this! Are three people allowed to be this good at things?? (As a side note, if you play any TTRPGs and want inspiration for How To Narrate Things In Cool Ways: Midst is great at that. Big impulsive improv energy where everyone is VERY invested in what's happening.) I could ramble on for quite some time about what I love here, but honestly, nothing I can say will be as enticing as listening to the first episode or three. Headphones in. Off you go. Listen to Midst.

This is magic. I love fiction podcasts and this one took the game to a whole new level. The world building, the narrators, the characters, everything is just magic. I'm simply in love with the show.

It's good. This is seriously one of the best things I've listened to...ever. I loved every minute of it, I loved every character (except one, they know what they did), I loved the lore and the narrative structure, the way the story unspools and expands. It's honestly just beautiful and well worth the listen.

Unique narration, fantastic sound design, engaging story, this has it all.

Brilliantly written, acted, produced, and paced, and so very full of mystery. It took me a few starting attempts to be swept up in the story but it was worth sticking with it and now I'd really just like more please.

One of my all time favourites. So happy it's back for season 2.

An absolutely killer first season. Immaculate world-building and storytelling, a cast of intricately crafted and beautifully acted characters who are all messy, messy people. Can't wait for season two!

This podcast does an amazing job of immersing you in the moment. I love the style of narration - it's unique and captivating. From the first moment, the high energy narration puts you right on the scene. Especially later in season one, I found it very difficult to stop listening, constantly wanting to know what's going to happen next as more and more about the world of Midst is revealed. I also really enjoyed the characters (and I love the character art on the website too). I can't wait until season two!

Perfect in every way. I'm completely addicted to Midst. It's one of the best audio dramas available.

This is the kind of show I can listen to over and over again. It's very trippy, nearly impossible to categorize, and a serious departure from "normal" audio fiction.

masterful execution of opening a wide rich world bit by bit. we slowly get to know the characters, love them and hate them, understand their motives and all while getting to know the world they live in. it took me some time to get used to the narration, which I thought makes the narrative less immersive, and after some time I've realized the narrators became just as much a part of the universe as other characters. have great hopes for the podcast so far

Just finished Season 1 of Midst and I am absolutely hooked! This show is so enjoyable and so gripping at the same time. Usually I'm not one for narrated stories but the three narrators of Midst make it an absolute treat to listen to. They're mischievous, playful and perfectly portray the part of every character. Despite the three of them voicing different characters (often voicing the same character between them) there's never confusion about which character is speaking. Their pitch, tone, pacing, language - everything about how each character speaks is captured by the narrators excellently. I can't get enough of Midst and the world they've created. Absolutely give this a listen!

This podcast deserves all the love ever. It's clearly the product of adult minds who are wicked intelligent and know how to push buttons. Listen to this podcast.

Science-fantasy Space Western that starts out as vignettes on a frontier planet, then different character/story threads start to intersect when an accountant comes to a frontier town to spread the gospel of the economic system, which is similar to indulgences. The details added into the world-building and characterization are enjoyable. The podcast's website has [optional] in-universe documents expanding on the characters and world. The story, including character voices, is told by three narrators in a conversational style, with added sound effects that make the story more immersive. The narrators interact with each other and build the story's momentum.

Wow! Another podcast suggested this during the off season, and I tried it on a whim. It's a fantastic story that pulls you in right away with unique characters, gorgeous imagery, a delightful bit of snark and unworldly situations. I don't always like sci-fi, it can be a lot of work to decipher, and keep up with a new world, but the narrators, yes there are three, explain things as needed and gently remind you of characters. Very well done.

Wonderful story, very fun narration style, and a powerful synthwave score that wouldn't sound out of place in David Lynch film. Honestly I think the music was my favourite part of this show.