Hi everyone! What's been going on behind the scenes at Alba HQ? Sean and Eli sit down to talk about Alba Season 3, the complexities of recording in Covid times, mental health, communicating with our audience, and plans for the next Fable and Folly show! This behind-the-scenes update is brought to you by AWeber. Get started with Email for free and support Alba by telling them we sent you. Just visit: aweber.com/alba

This week, we're bringing you another new podcast we think you'll enjoy: The Wanderer. If you take the roads through the forest, your soul will slowly wither. If you cut through the forest, the forest will cut you back. But to wander is to move through the natural pathways of the forest, to travel through its veins and follow its breathing. The Wanderer is a queer fairy-folk tale audio drama, about being separated from the people we love to keep them safe. Out now from award winning audio fiction producers T.H. Ponders (Accession, Open World) and Jordan Stillman (The Ordinary Epic). Visit CallOfTheWander.com. Prelude – Three Paths While sitting around a fire, The Wanderer tells of the three ways of traversing the forest – taking the cuts, or the roads and paths, bushwacking, and the oldest way – Wandering. Credits Written and performed by T.H. Ponders. Produced by T.H. Ponders and Jordan Stillman. Episode Transcript

We'd like to introduce you to a wonderful new fantasy audio fiction series: Of Fae & Fiends. Lizzie (10) returns to her ancestral home in Maine to make an amazing discovery: the woods behind the farmhouse contain a doorway to the mystical realm of Faerie. But a dark storm looms over the horizon of Fae: Lizzie’s Great-Uncle Carlow has enlisted a goblin army to conquer the World Tree, and has set his sights set on our world after… All that stands in Carlow’s way is Lizzie and her unlikely friends: a talking goat, and a swordfighting weasel. Written and produced by audio drama pioneer Fred Greenhalgh (The Dark Tome, The Cleansed), Of Fae & Fiends is a Faerie Tale with teeth – a place where monsters sometimes eat children, but the courageous can fight back. A listening experience for the entire family (recommended ages 7+). New episodes are dropping weekly! Look for "Fae and Fiends" wherever you get your podcasts, or visit faefiends.com. Of Fae & Fiends, Episode 1 – Tapes in the Attic Lizzie returns to her family’s ancestral farmhouse in rural Maine and discovers tapes in the attic that reveal an amazing family secret.

Time for two more mini-episodes by our amazing guest writers! Holly suspects something's amiss with the mysterious pigeon who's been following her. And Magnus is on the hunt… for cake.

It's an Alba Salix double feature! Holly and Magnus suspect that Minister Pearcey can see the future in "Clairvoy-Can't", and Magnus takes some unscheduled time off in "Hiding Out".

A mysterious visitor comes to call, and Stan is deeply confused.

Stan and Betula set out to design the perfect cocktail.

This week, we're bringing you another of our favourite shows. The Carlötta Beautox Chronicles is a podcast sitcom about an up-and-coming actress who's out to take Hollywood by storm. It's witty and brassy and fast-paced, and we think you'll like it!

Sleep With Me is the kind of podcast we need right now: one specifically designed to fall asleep to. Every episode, Drew Ackerman (aka Scooter) rambles gently for an hour to provide you with a soothing distraction, often starting with a bedtime story, or a TV episode recap... or in this case, Episode 1 of Alba Salix, Royal Physician!

The season finale! Betula receives some unexpected help with her run for town council.

When Stan starts taking an interest in local politics, Gubbin is his usual cynical self, but Betula is intrigued.

The magic business hits a dead end – and Stan receives an unexpected visit.

Stan picks the wrong holiday to celebrate at the Axe & Crown.

Stan and his friend have a brilliant new business idea, but it's going to need some work.

Gubbin and Betula try to lift Stan's spirits by plotting to beat the Badger & Bucket at their own game.

It's almost here! Six all-new episodes of The Axe & Crown, every two weeks starting November 18th.

If you listened to the end of Alba Episode 201, you heard T'Horxa the Invincible trying to sell his cursed helmet at the Axe & Crown. So what happened next? Patreon supporters get access to commentaries, unrecorded scripts and bonus scenes like this one! Check it all out at our Patreon page: patreon.com/albasalix

Eli breaks down the big sound design cues from the first two episodes of Alba Salix, Season 2. Patreon supporters get access to all our Farlorian Fridays content, including commentaries, unrecorded scripts, and sound effects breakdowns like this one. Check it all out at our Patreon page: patreon.com/albasalix

Happy Holidays! To round out 2018, we're posting some of our favourite Patreon exclusives, starting with our creators' commentary for Alba Salix Season 2, Episode 1.Patreon supporters get access to commentaries, unrecorded scripts, and sound effects and music breakdowns.Check it all out at our Patreon page: patreon.com/albasalix

Happy Holidays, everyone! We've got a few announcements to round out the year: The End of Time and Other Bothers is back! More Axe & Crown is on the way! Sean and Eli will be at PodCon 2 in Seattle this January 19-20! Plus a special offer if you donate to us on Patreon.

The royal baby arrives well ahead of schedule — and so does an unwelcome guest.