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Join the fight. Tell the story. Survive the lie. The Writer is a fictional, serialised audio drama exploring the events of an imagined World War Three. When global conflict erupts, a young writer is drafted into the Foxtrot Unit, a psychological operations team tasked with documenting the war through stories that blend truth with deception. Their mission: to control the narrative. Some of what you’ll hear is true. Some isn’t. The question is … can you tell the difference? All names, ranks and locations have been changed to protect the identities of those involved. Out of respect for the fallen, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred, according to the Foxtrot Unit’s classified reports. Listener discretion is advised. Produced by Little Ear Productions. Sound effects were sourced from Epidemic Sound (licensed) and Pixabay (free for commercial use). Music Credits (courtesy of Epidemic Sound) “Symphony of the Fallen” — Anthony Earls, “Always Chasing Rainbows” — Across The Great Valley, “Heroic Actions” — Wendel Scherer, “The Oak Tree” — Jakob Ahlbom, “Velocity” — Roots and Recognition, “To the Core” — Dream Cave, “New World” — Hampus Naeselius. Love the show? Stay in the loop. Follow, like, subscribe and visit us at: 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 🎧 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/3db12bbe-76b0-4861-aaa8-7e86496834b5/the-writer 👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/little.ear.productions/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured 🌐 Website: https://www.littleearproductionslep.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this character deep dive, we explore Noah's childhood, the moments that revealed something frightening within him, and the decision that changed the course of his life forever. Discover why Ghost became obsessed with studying human behaviour, why he's one of the most perceptive members of Foxtrot Unit, and why he made himself a promise he refuses to break. Behind the story. After the mission. Beyond the lies. More Writer is the home of everything that exists beyond the main series of The Writer. Character stories, faction histories, classified events and more, all set within the world of a fictional World War Three. No mission briefing required. Jump in anywhere. Listener discretion is advised. Produced by Little Ear Productions. Music Credits (courtesy of Epidemic Sound) “The Songs We Sing” – Anthony Earls Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this special character profile, we explore the life of the man behind the journal. From his ordinary life before the war and his lifelong dream of becoming a storyteller, to the setbacks, sacrifices, relationships, and memories that shaped him into the person we meet in The Writer. Discover what drives him, why he became a soldier, and how an ordinary man found himself caught in an extraordinary war. Behind the story. After the mission. Beyond the lies. More Writer is the home of everything that exists beyond the main series of The Writer. Character stories, faction histories, classified events and more, all set within the world of a fictional World War Three. No mission briefing required. Jump in anywhere. Listener discretion is advised. Produced by Little Ear Productions. Music Credits (courtesy of Epidemic Sound) “The Songs We Sing” – Anthony Earls Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #13 DATE: July 2026 A day after Foxtrot Unit’s arrival at Windsor Castle, the battlefield has fallen quiet. Enemy forces have withdrawn and the castle is now heavily reinforced by the British Army. Talia works tirelessly, treating soldiers wounded during the convoy. Donovan reviews Oliver’s latest submission for The Writer Initiative. The report is nearly approved, but he insists on one final addition: an interview with the King of England. Outside, Oliver asks Noah and Jayden to keep watch on Lieutenant Emre Yilmaz while he conducts the interview. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:33 | Previously On 3:23 | Part I 11:14 | Part II 18:06 | Part III 22:01 | Part IV 35:51 | Closing Theme 36:14 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #12 DATE: July 2026 Foxtrot Unit takes part in a high-risk extraction: a one-hour convoy tasked with relocating the Royal Family from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle. Oliver is assigned to the forward scouting party, responsible for clearing the route, with Talia embedded on his team. Elsewhere in the convoy, Noah operates with an assault team, partially exposed in a moving vehicle as enemy forces engage. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:33 | Previously On 3:10 | Part I 9:47 | Part II 18:28 | Part III 25:34 | Part IV 36:48 | Closing Theme 37:11 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Featuring Female Voice Performances by Amelia McNamara. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #11 DATE: July 2026 Foxtrot Unit comes under sustained fire amid the ruins of St. Paul’s Cathedral. As Jayden evacuates Father Morcant, Oliver deploys Vox and identifies six hostile combatants converging on their position. Confronted face-to-face with the enemy, Oliver hesitates, momentarily freezing under direct threat. Afterwards, Foxtrot is redirected to Buckingham Palace, where Jayden receives medical attention. There, they meet someone of great importance. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:32 | Previously On 3:47 | Part I 18:46 | Part II 24:48 | Part III 34:17 | Closing Theme 34:41 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Featuring Female Voice Performances by Amelia McNamara. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #10 DATE: June 2026 Foxtrot Unit deploys aboard a military transport, where Donovan assigns roles and issues equipment. Oliver’s recon drone, V0-X (“Vox”), is prepared for field use, and the team receives their insignia: an orange fox. Upon arriving in London, they’re briefed on the escalating unrest that followed the bombing of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Riots, armed civilians and delayed military response have left tens of thousands dead. But now that Foxtrot has reached London, are they any safer? TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:33 | Previously On 3:24 | Part I 9:16 | Part II 17:12 | Part III 21:29 | Part IV 28:13 | Closing Theme 28:37 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #9 DATE: June 2026 It’s the last day of bootcamp. Recruits are assigned to different divisions in the ADF, and Oliver, Noah and Jayden join Foxtrot Unit, a sanctioned psychological and public-information operation. Donovan issues a final order: deployment begins tomorrow. For the rest of the day, cadets are free to do as they please. The camp erupts in celebration. Amid the chaos, Talia finds Oliver, and the two spend one final night together. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:33 | Previously On 3:24 | Part I 8:09 | Part II 15:09 | Part III 22:26 | Part IV 28:10 | Closing Theme 28:34 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Featuring Female Voice Performances by Amelia McNamara. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #8 DATE: May 2026 Jayden goes missing. During a run, Noah identifies an officer evaluating the platoon. As the sun sets, recon exercises begin. Oliver pilots a drone to locate targets in the bush while Noah and Ben carry out a precise retrieval operation. Tensions flare when Jayden returns. In the aftermath, Noah opens up and shares stories from his childhood. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:32 | Previously On 3:16 | Part I 7:34 | Part II 14:13 | Part III 19:33 | Part IV 27:13 | Closing Theme 27:37 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Featuring Female Voice Performances by Amelia McNamara. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #7 DATE: May 2026 Oliver is summoned before Kershaw, the bootcamp’s commanding officer, to formally present a proposal that could redefine information warfare. Donovan backs the idea. Later, training shifts to drone reconnaissance, giving Oliver firsthand experience of live aerial surveillance and a new perspective on being a scout. Meanwhile, Donovan finally confronts Jayden about the knife attack. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:33 | Previously On 3:21 | Part I 12:08 | Part II 17:09 | Part III 22:11 | Part IV 27:19 | Closing Theme 27:43 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #6 DATE: April 2026 Oliver leaves the medical bay, breaking the growing bond he had formed with Talia. Training resumes, and Donovan and Jayden clash over a minor mishap. Later, Oliver tries to rejoin the ongoing propaganda efforts but is ordered to rest. On the walk back to the cabin with Donovan, he seizes the chance to pitch an idea. If he hopes to convince the Corporal, he will need a striking example; one that is undeniably convincing. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:33 | Previously On 3:15 | Part I 6:24 | Part II 10:18 | Part III 14:27 | Part IV 22:39 | Closing Theme 23:07 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Featuring Female Voice Performances by Amelia McNamara. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #5 DATE: March 2026 Oliver awakens in the medical bay after a violent encounter. Talia asks what happened, but he deflects, leaving her to draw her own conclusions. The two reflect on their lives before the war. News arrives of a high-level agreement between Russia and the United States, sparking an idea in Oliver. Meanwhile, Donovan investigates the story behind Oliver’s wounds. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:33 | Previously On 3:01 | Part I 5:01 | Part II 13:01 | Part III 18:36 | Part IV 26:18 | Closing Theme 26:42 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Featuring Female Voice Performances by Amelia McNamara. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #4 DATE: March 2026 Following a brief recovery in the medical bay, Noah returns to training amid rising tension within the platoon. Jayden’s hostility toward him intensifies, prompting Oliver to step in. During weapon drills, Noah’s exceptional marksmanship draws attention. Later, Oliver helps develop AI-enhanced propaganda, sparking unease about the technology’s role in the broader war. Then something happens, changing bootcamp for everyone. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:33 | Previously On 2:47 | Part I 6:25 | Part II 12:25 | Part III 17:26 | Part IV 22:52 | Closing Theme 23:16 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Featuring Female Voice Performances by Amelia McNamara. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #3 DATE: March 2026 Oliver returns just before curfew, dragging an unconscious Noah and shouting for help. Donovan takes notice. In the med bay, while Noah is in the O.R., Oliver is patched up by Talia, a nurse he immediately connects with. No time to rest, though. During drills, Ben struggles and is berated by the Corporal. But is it enough to make him stronger? Or will it just break him? TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:33 | Previously On 2:48 | Part I 6:40 | Part II 13:46 | Part III 15:40 | Part IV 21:05 | Closing Theme 21:29 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Featuring Female Voice Performances by Amelia McNamara. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #2 DATE: February 2026 Bootcamp begins. Draftees face brutal training, sleepless mornings and lessons in how to kill. Some break under the pressure. Oliver pushes through, meeting a peculiar group: Corporal Donovan, Ben, Jayden and the ever-quiet Noah. Between the chaos, Oliver is also pulled into an ADF marketing scheme. A storm closes in. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:33 | Previously On 2:48 | Part I 7:32 | Part II 12:51 | Part III 17:32 | Part IV 20:54 | Part V 25:27 | Closing Theme 25:51 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #1 DATE: February 2026 A civilian male, Oliver, and his father are forcibly conscripted under emergency wartime orders as World War Three begins. Both are processed into a chaotic enlistment camp, where families are separated and ordinary life collapses under rapid global mobilisation. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 | Title Sequence 0:26 | Introduction 1:39 | Part I 5:10 | Part II 9:42 | Part III 14:34 | Part IV 17:39 | Closing Theme 18:03 | Sign-Off END OF BRIEF Narrated by O.R. Smuhar. Featuring Female Voice Performances by Amelia McNamara. Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
World War III has begun. Oliver, a young aspiring writer, is drafted into a brutal military bootcamp where he forms unique bonds with fellow recruits Ben, Jayden and Noah, and comes under the command of Donovan, a hardened instructor who sees something in Oliver he doesn’t yet understand. But bootcamp is only the beginning. As his training comes to an end, Oliver is selected for ‘The Writer Initiative’; a classified psychological warfare program designed to blur the line between truth and fiction through controlled storytelling and propaganda. As war spreads across a fractured London, Oliver is pulled into a conflict far larger than he ever imagined. A conflict where words—his words—can be as dangerous as a firearm. In the end, only one question remains: How much of the war is being written… and how much of it is real? Love the show? Stay in the loop. 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writer/id1894204580 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jJSePiXshsTqxNAENtdYc 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.ear.productions/ 💬 X: https://x.com/LittleEarProd 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orsmuhar/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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