Soft Voice
{{Short description|Thriller podcast}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
Soft Voice is a psychological thriller podcast written by James Bloor and produced by QCode. The show stars Bel Powley, Naomi Scott, and Olivia Cooke and won a 2022 Ambies award.
Background
Soft Voices is a psychological thriller podcast produced by QCode.{{Cite web |last=Mudiwa |first=Takudzwa |date=May 24, 2021 |title=Where to Start with... QCode Podcasts |url=https://podbiblemag.com/point-of-entry-qcode/ |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=Pod Bible Magazine |language=en-US}} The podcast was written by James Bloor and was recorded over Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Orr |first=Alice Florence |date=May 26, 2021 |title=Soft Voice: A Thoughtful, Darkly Comic Thriller |url=https://podcastreview.org/review/soft-voice/ |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=Podcast Review |publisher=Los Angeles Review of Books |language=en-US}} The show stars Bel Powley, Naomi Scott, and Olivia Cooke.{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=March 8, 2021 |title=Naomi Scott, Olivia Cooke and Bel Powley Lead 'Soft Voice' Podcast From QCode |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/naomi-scott-olivia-cooke-bel-powley-podcast-soft-voice-1234708915/ |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |language=en-US}} The podcast contains 10 episodes that are each about 30 minutes long.{{Cite web |last=Joho |first=Jess |date=May 18, 2022 |title=The 21 Best Binge-Worthy Podcasts That Tell One Hell of a Story |url=https://mashable.com/article/best-podcasts-binge |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=Mashable |publisher=Ziff Davis |language=en-US}} The episodes were released on a weekly basis.{{Cite web |date=March 19, 2021 |title=This Week's Home Entertainment: From Line of Duty to Nailed It! |url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/mar/19/bbc-one-line-of-duty-tv-of-week |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB}} The show covers sensitive topics such as mental illness.{{Cite web |last=Joho |first=Jess |date=November 24, 2021 |title=Best New Podcasts of 2021 |url=https://mashable.com/article/best-new-podcasts-2021 |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=Mashable |publisher=Ziff Davis |language=en-US}} The show follows a character named Lydia and her two conflicting internal voices—soft voice and dark voice.{{Cite web |last=Leszkiewicz |first=Anna |date=April 28, 2021 |title=Fiction Podcast Soft Voice Explores the Anxiety of Decision-Making |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2021/04/soft-voice-podcast-fiction-qcode-olivia-cooke |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=New Statesman |language=en-US |issn=1364-7431 |oclc=4588945}} Soft Voice won "Best Scriptwriting, Fiction" at the 2022 Ambies.{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=2022 Winners and Nominees |url=https://www.ambies.com/2022-winnersandnoms#BestScriptwritingFiction |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=Ambies |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |last=Poelker |first=Kelly |date=April 2022 |editor-last=Olsher |editor-first=Steve |title=The Ambies: The Podcast Academy Second Annual Award Winners |url=https://podcastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PodcastMagazine_April2022_FINAL_condensed.pdf#page=84 |url-status=live |magazine=Podcast Magazine |language=en-US |location=San Diego, CA |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=84–86 |issn=2690-4608 |oclc=1140254648 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401233003/https://podcastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PodcastMagazine_April2022_FINAL_condensed.pdf |archive-date=April 1, 2022 |access-date=December 15, 2022}}
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External links
- {{Official website|https://qcodemedia.com/soft-voice}}