The Walk (podcast)
{{Short description|Fiction podcast by Naomi Alderman}}
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The Walk is an interactive fiction podcast created by Naomi Alderman and produced by Panoply Media that debuted in 2018.
Background
The podcast debuted on January 18, 2018, and released episodes every Tuesday and Thursday for four months for a total of 31 episodes.{{Cite web |last=Mallenbaum |first=Carly |date=January 13, 2018 |title=Exclusive podcast listen: Panoply's 'The Walk' turns you into a hero on the run |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/01/13/walk-podcast-preview/1026981001/ |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=USA Today |language=en-US |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117033043/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/01/13/walk-podcast-preview/1026981001/ |url-status=live }} The show was produced by Panoply Media in partnership with the NHS and Department of Health.{{Cite news |last=Nixey |first=Catherine |date=January 17, 2024 |title=Radio review: The Walk |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/transport/article/radio-review-thewalk-m508t3g3k |url-status=live |access-date=January 17, 2024 |work=The Times |language=en-GB |issn=0140-0460 |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117130458/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/radio-review-thewalk-m508t3g3k }} The creator of the podcast was Naomi Alderman, who had previously worked on Zombies, Run! which also contained interactive storytelling.{{Cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Ari |date=March 26, 2018 |title=In Naomi Alderman's Podcast, Listeners Walk Into The Story |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/03/26/596443185/in-naomi-aldermans-new-podcast-listeners-walk-into-the-plot-s-center |access-date=January 16, 2024 |website=NPR |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117033043/https://www.npr.org/2018/03/26/596443185/in-naomi-aldermans-new-podcast-listeners-walk-into-the-plot-s-center |url-status=live }}
The protagonist of the show is the listener, who is supposed to walk as the story progresses.{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Shyama Krishna |date=April 18, 2018 |title=Podcast Post: Hari Kondabolu returns with a new show |url=https://gulfnews.com/technology/podcast-post-hari-kondabolu-returns-with-a-new-show-1.2207410 |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=Gulf News |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117033043/https://gulfnews.com/technology/podcast-post-hari-kondabolu-returns-with-a-new-show-1.2207410 |url-status=live }} The story begins when you are handed a package at a cafe in Inverness and are told that the future of the world depends on you.{{Cite web |last=Sturges |first=Fiona |date=January 26, 2018 |title=Podcast: The Walk — hoping to break the mould |url=https://www.ft.com/content/5578111c-028c-11e8-9e12-af73e8db3c71 |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=Financial Times |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240117033144/https://www.ft.com/content/5578111c-028c-11e8-9e12-af73e8db3c71 |url-status=live }} The package is supposed to be delivered to Edinburgh, however, you are being pursued by both the police and a terrorist organization.{{Cite web |last=Blomme |first=Pieter |date=February 8, 2018 |title=Deze podcast beluister je best met goeie schoenen |trans-title=It's best to listen to this podcast with good shoes |url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/deze-podcast-beluister-je-best-met-goeie-schoenen~b2d5d934/ |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=De Morgen |language=NL-be |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117033043/https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/deze-podcast-beluister-je-best-met-goeie-schoenen~b2d5d934/ |url-status=live }}
The show was the 23rd most downloaded podcast started in 2018 on Apple Podcasts.{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Omar |date=December 6, 2018 |title=Here Are the Top Podcasts of 2018 on Apple Podcasts |url=https://www.thewrap.com/joe-rogan-dax-shephard-here-are-the-top-podcasts-of-2018/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 19, 2024 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107072045/https://www.thewrap.com/joe-rogan-dax-shephard-here-are-the-top-podcasts-of-2018/ }}
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