Show overview
Ask Your Father has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 13 episodes. That works out to roughly 5 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 20 min and 30 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Fiction show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 4 months ago. The busiest year was 2024, with 12 episodes published. Published by Gideon Media.
From the publisher
Lem, a human, and Mikey, an A.I., are piloting the first ever faster than light speed ship when they find themselves twice as far as they meant to go, and without any fuel for a return flight. The two of them communicate with Earth using tiny faster-than-light-speed drives, which carry information for Mikey and questions for Lem from his kids. As they work together to solve the problem, they forge a friendship that could change the course of human history, all while trying to answer the question “how did this happen?” And more importantly… “Why?”
Latest Episodes
A Show We Love: Hard Drive
We are very grateful to the wonderful people at Voyage Media for supporting our show and we're proud to share a trailer for their new production 'Hard Drive", starring Erica Sinclair (Stranger Things) and created by The Neese Twins (Umbrella Academy). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gideon Media Christmas Gift
We want to share a scene from the award winning show "Almelem", where Mary, the mother of Jesus, tells the harrowing story of the birth of her first child. Kristen Vaughan, who plays Mary, and Sean Williams, the writer of Almelem, have a quick conversation to introduce the scene. Almelem, by Sean Willams, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Starring Kristen Vaughan, Nat Cassidy and Dani Martinek Designed by Bart Fasbender, Music by Adam Blau Directed by Jordana Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gideon's Shocking Update!
It's honestly not that shocking, but it is wonderful. Gideon is doing a live theater production!!! No Passengers runs for four performances only from November 1-3, 2024 at the Soho Playhouse in New York City (15 Vandam Street, C or E to Spring Street). Showtimes are Fri Nov 1 @7pm, Sat Nov 2 @3pm and 7pm, Sun Nov 3 @5pm. Tickets are available for purchase at this link (https://ci.ovationtix.com/35583/production/1215968). Use the discount code COMFORT for 20% off. In other news - Check here for Give Me Away updates, and new crossover episodes coming in November - https://www.gideon-media.com/give-me-away Check back here for Ask Your Father Season Two And check here for the Signal Awards - https://www.signalaward.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode Nine: What Chocolate Tastes Like
Lem, Mikey, Rebecca and Jay all prepare for a new kind of home and find their new families hidden in their old families. Featuring Sean Williams, Kevin R. Free (IG - @kevinrfree), Rob Maitner (IG - @bobbiemaits) , Rebecca Comtois, Barnaby Williams and Marlena Williams. Director - Jordana Williams Designer - Jeffrey Nils Gardner (www.audaciousmachinecreative.com) Music - Kent Williams (https://chaircrusher.bandcamp.com/) Info and transcripts at https://www.gideon-media.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode Eight: You're My Best Friend
Lem and Mikey fight to take control of the ship, Rebecca and Jay come together to make sense of the silence. Featuring Sean Williams, Kevin R. Free (IG - @kevinrfree), Rob Maitner (IG - @bobbiemaits) , Rebecca Comtois, Barnaby Williams and Marlena Williams. Director - Jordana Williams Designer - Jeffrey Nils Gardner (www.audaciousmachinecreative.com) Music - Kent Williams (https://chaircrusher.bandcamp.com/) Info and transcripts at https://www.gideon-media.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode Seven: Knobs That Go To Eleven
Rebecca and Jay fight over their responsibilities while Mikey and Lem discover the cause, if not the solution. Featuring Sean Williams, Kevin R. Free (IG - @kevinrfree), Rob Maitner (IG - @bobbiemaits) , Rebecca Comtois, Barnaby Williams and Marlena Williams. Director - Jordana Williams Designer - Jeffrey Nils Gardner (www.audaciousmachinecreative.com) Music - Kent Williams (https://chaircrusher.bandcamp.com/) Info and transcripts at https://www.gideon-media.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode Six: We All Knew This
Jay and Rebecca try to do the responsible thing while Lem, reunited with Mikey, finds himself giving in to the inevitable. Featuring Sean Williams, Kevin R. Free (IG - @kevinrfree), Rob Maitner (IG - @bobbiemaits) , Rebecca Comtois, Barnaby Williams and Marlena Williams. Director - Jordana Williams Designer - Jeffrey Nils Gardner (www.audaciousmachinecreative.com) Music - Kent Williams (https://chaircrusher.bandcamp.com/) Info and transcripts at https://www.gideon-media.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode Five: The Guys Who Never Slept
Rebecca tries to reach Lem by digging through their past, but there are no clear answers and they might end up right where they started. Featuring Sean Williams, Kevin R. Free (IG - @kevinrfree), Rob Maitner (IG - @bobbiemaits) , Rebecca Comtois, Barnaby Williams and Marlena Williams. Director - Jordana Williams Designer - Jeffrey Nils Gardner (www.audaciousmachinecreative.com) Music - Kent Williams (https://chaircrusher.bandcamp.com/) Info and transcripts at https://www.gideon-media.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode Four: Not Close To Being Done
Lem tells Mikey something he's never admitted to anyone, Jay and Rebecca start piecing together clues, and Effie and Charlie ask about time. Featuring Sean Williams, Kevin R. Free (IG - @kevinrfree), Rob Maitner (IG - @bobbiemaits) , Rebecca Comtois, Barnaby Williams and Marlena Williams. Director - Jordana Williams Designer - Jeffrey Nils Gardner (www.audaciousmachinecreative.com) Music - Kent Williams (https://chaircrusher.bandcamp.com/) Info and transcripts at https://www.gideon-media.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode Three: How High Is The Sky
Lem and Mikey deal with a near miss while Rebecca and Jay remain in the dark. Featuring Sean Williams, Kevin R. Free (IG - @kevinrfree), Rob Maitner (IG - @bobbiemaits) , Rebecca Comtois, Barnaby Williams and Marlena Williams. Director - Jordana Williams Designer - Jeffrey Nils Gardner (www.audaciousmachinecreative.com) Music - Kent Williams (https://chaircrusher.bandcamp.com/) Info and transcripts at https://www.gideon-media.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode Two: How Does A Horse Stay Up?
Lem and Mikey work through all the new information and questions. They find a strange piece of audio from home. Featuring Sean Williams, Kevin R. Free (IG - @kevinrfree), Rob Maitner (IG - @bobbiemaits) , Rebecca Comtois, Barnaby Williams and Marlena Williams. Director - Jordana Williams Designer - Jeffrey Nils Gardner (www.audaciousmachinecreative.com) Music - Kent Williams (https://chaircrusher.bandcamp.com/) Info and transcripts at https://www.gideon-media.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode One: The Stars Are Wrong
Lem and Mikey begin the first Faster Than Light Speed trip in the wrong place and without enough fuel to get back. Lem's husband and sister aren't getting any answers from NASA - mostly because they have no answers themselves. Everyone begins to settle in this new strange routine, which includes tiny hard-drives filled with information and audio letters from home. Featuring Sean Williams, Kevin R. Free (IG - @kevinrfree), Rob Maitner (IG - @bobbiemaits) , Rebecca Comtois, Barnaby Williams and Marlena Williams. Director - Jordana Williams Designer - Jeffrey Nils Gardner (www.audaciousmachinecreative.com) Music - Kent Williams (https://chaircrusher.bandcamp.com/) Info and transcripts at https://www.gideon-media.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ask Your Father Trailer
Ask Your Father asks the question: What does it mean to be a family? What does it mean to be a person in that family, even if you aren’t a human? The show allows us to explore concepts of human rights, the ownership of our labor, the limits we put on morality and the fight for personhood - all in the form of a sci-fi thriller. The first season is 9 episodes long and tells a complete story, but one with room to grow in unexpected directions in future seasons. Lem, a human, and Mikey, an A.I., are piloting the first ever faster than light speed ship when they find themselves twice as far as they meant to go, and without any fuel for a return flight. The two of them communicate with Earth using tiny faster-than-light-speed drives, which carry information for Mikey and questions for Lem from his kids. As they work together to solve the problem, they forge a friendship that could change the course of human history, all while trying to answer the question “how did this happen?” And more importantly… “Why?” For credits, transcripts, and more info, visit Gideon-Media.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices