
Every story is a crossroads. A diverse company of Chicago artists produces new audio dramas—recorded live—and stages freewheeling audience conversations about them. Led by Founder and Executive Producer Jeremy McCarter, Make-Believe shares suspenseful, moving, hilarious stories, and tries to discover how they shape our world.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 17 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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| Categories | Society & CultureDramaFiction | ||||

Make-Believe is proud to present its latest audio-drama project, a revelatory new take on the most famous play ever written.
Our "Hamlet" takes you inside the prince's head, letting you hear the story entirely through his ears.
Featuring an aston... more
LAKE SONG makes its debut today on the Tribeca Audio Premieres podcast! Listen here.
Starting on October 13, listen to LAKE SONG on its own podcast feed.
Available everywhere, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and on the web a... more
Lake Song co-creator Nate Marshall talks about what Chicago poets have always done. . . and what they're *going* to do.
Lake Song, the epic new audio-drama series from Make-Believe Association, will debut October 12 as an official selection of Trib... more
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Tribeca Festival Audio Premieres. It's 2098 and the Republic of Chicago has what the world needs: fresh water. But with new opportunities come new threats, especially for a pair of siblings on the South Side. Can the people come ... more
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Incredible storytelling with narratives hard to find anywhere else.
This pod is amazing-SO glad I found it!
Love!! Incredible project.
This podcast is quite different from the other pods I listen to. It was such a nice change of pace. I really can’t wait to listen to the next one. Also enjoyed how the episode wrapped up. Brava!
Very well conceived, written, directed, and executed. I will be looking for more of these to occupy many hours. SLB
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