Show overview
Palimpsest has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 71 episodes, alongside 16 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 25 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence, with the show now in its 5th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 19 min and 24 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Fiction show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 weeks ago, with 2 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2018, with 14 episodes published. Published by Jamieson Ridenhour.
From the publisher
Palimpsest is a (mostly) single-voiced audio drama about memory, identity, and the things that haunt us. Each ten-episode season is a unique and self-contained story, exploring the spaces between horror, fantasy, and psychological realism. #embracewhathauntsyou
Latest Episodes
View all 71 episodesHighgate Wood Trailer # 2
Highgate Wood Trailer
trailerThe new show from Palimpsest Productions--come and see the devil on the stage! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
RATCATCHER
Scream if you want. Hide if you can. No one escapes the Ratcatcher man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ratcatcher Trailer
trailerComing Halloween 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Respite
bonusYou need someone to take care of you. We're here for you. This episode contains images of blood, car accidents, and the inescapable consequences of your transgressions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 10Episode 510: Loup-Garou
ERadcliffe's final full moon, and what happened after. This episode contains depictions of graphic violence, including violence against animals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 9Episode 509: Scarlet
ELenore makes a deal. Moonrise. CW: This episode of Palimpsest contains depcitions of domestic abuse, including physical violence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 8Episode 508: Party
EWhat was in the room. This is loss. A garden party. The party music is "Skeleton Jangle" by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 7Episode 507: Openings
EHome from Paris. Mrs. Perrault talks of marriage. Bella and Lenore get closer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 6Episode 506: Paris
ELenore asks questions. News from Gévaudan. The City of Lights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 5Episode 505: Into the Woods
ERomantic view. Something in the woods. The loup garou will come for you. Alone in the dark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 4Episode 504: Visitors
EKeys. The Reverend comes for tea. Bella comes for a picnic. Strangeness on the lawn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 3Episode 503: Bella
EA locked door. Radcliffe goes away, and Lenore makes a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 2Episode 502: Unkindness
EDaily routine. Ravens. Stories. Wolves. Lenore is awakened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S5 Ep 1Episode 501: Lenore
ELenore tells of her whirlwind romance, and how she became mistress of Maison d'Aubépine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season Five Trailer #2
trailerOctober 31st! Let us tell you a story... #embracewhathauntsyou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season Five Trailer
trailerMeet Lenore. The luckiest girl in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Binder Interview with Jamie and Hayley
bonusRay MacManus from the Binder podcast talks with Jamie and Hayley from Palimpsest about horror, gothic storytelling, and growing up haunted. Binder uses art as a catalyst to talk about big ideas, bringing people together through complex conversations and personal stories to create the connections that lift our entire community. Hosted by CMA writer-in-residence Ray McManus and produced by the Columbia Museum of Art, Binder brings you audio storytelling with writers, artists, scholars, curators, and more. Binder is engineered and edited by Drew Baron. Find out more here: https://www.columbiamuseum.org/binder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Visitations: A Hawthorne House Holiday
'Tis the night before Solstice 1895, and there's a party at the Hawthorne House. Join us for our final Visitation: a Hawthorne House Holiday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Visitations: Junior Satan Club
EDylan brings a date to meet his friends. Halloween party at Hawthorne House! This episode contains depictions of graphic violence, drug and alcohol use, heavy metal lyrics, and discussions of cannibalism, satanic sacrifice, and feeding children to dogs. It's awesome. Guest voices: Lauren Otis as Kat, Katie Jones as Sandy, Alex Villarreal as Adam, and Brooks Wallace as Dylan. Additional music in this episode by post-punk superstars Secret Shame. Check out their new album, Autonomy, at secretshame.bandcamp.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices