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the bright sessions podcast

by Nayeli Hilpert Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago
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What are the Bright Sessions on Apple Podcasts?

The Bright Sessions on Apple Podcasts Start with episode 101. Dr. Bright provides therapy for the strange and unusual; their sessions have been recorded for research purposes. Visit www.thebrightsessions.com for more information and additional content.

Who is the creator of the Bright Sessions?

The show was created by Lauren Shippen and is a production of Atypical Artists. Season 6, The AM Archivesand Season 7, The College Tapes, are now available on all podcast apps. The Bright Sessions ran from 2015-2021 and has been listened to millions of times, cementing itself as a classic fiction podcast of the past ten years.

Where can I listen to season 6 of the Bright Sessions?

Season 6, The AM Archivesand Season 7, The College Tapes, are now available on all podcast apps. The Bright Sessions ran from 2015-2021 and has been listened to millions of times, cementing itself as a classic fiction podcast of the past ten years. About us episodes BONUS CONTENT

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Is The Bright Sessions over?

The Bright Sessions ran from 2015-2021 and has been listened to millions of times, cementing itself as a classic fiction podcast of the past ten years.

Where can I listen to bright sessions?

The Bright Sessions | Podcast on Spotify.

How many episodes are in The Bright Sessions?

139The Bright Sessions / Number of episodes

Does The Bright Sessions have a plot?

The Bright Sessions is an independent science fiction/magical realism serialized audio drama. The plot focuses on a therapist, Dr. Bright, talking to her patients, all of whom have superhuman abilities.

How did the bright sessions end?

The season ends with Sam and Dr. Bright, with the addition of Damien, successfully taking Mark out of the AM. However, Damien's curiosity about Mark's ability leads him to kidnap Mark for his own means.

How old is Damien in the bright sessions?

19 years oldThe novel A Neon Darkness follows him at 19 years old, having just moved to LA, as he befriends a group of people known as the Unusuals.

How do I listen to Magnus archives?

The Magnus Archives | Listen to Podcasts On Demand Free | TuneIn.

Shippen continued writing more and more scripts, and by the end of the second season, she started to understand what the structure of a season and episode should look like

During the second season, Stanton joined as “sound designer.” “I was the person watching a lot of YouTube tutorials. But because Mischa, whose talents were far, far above mine, could come in and actually sound design what I wrote, I began to expand. I was no longer writing for the limited abilities I had within sound design.

The Bright Sessions has grown to five seasons with two spinoffs and two Young Adult fiction books, The Infinite Noise and A Neon Darkness

In addition to how groundbreaking The Bright Sessions has been, Shippen herself has also played a pivotal role in shaping the audio drama industry. She worked on Passenger List with John Dryden, the Marvels podcast, and the recently released The College Tapes.

Plot

The first season focuses on Dr. Bright's therapy sessions with three patients. Sam Barnes who can travel in the past, Chloe Turner who's a telepath and Caleb Michaels, an empath. Sam is a new patient who suffers from panic attacks that cause her to jump back in time and Dr.

Cast and characters

Julia Morizawa as Dr. Joan Bright: The titular character of the podcast, Dr. Bright is a psychologist who specializes in therapy for atypicals, individuals with powers. It's later revealed that she used to work for the nonprofit organization AM and is trying to free her brother from the organization's facility.

Production

In an interview, Shippen revealed that the first character to be created for the podcast was Sam. She thought about creating a character who had the ability to travel "into famous novels", but decided to turn the character into a time-traveller as it was easier to write.

Reception

David Chang of Medium, reviewing the first season, gave the podcast a positive review and described it as a "cross between In Treatment and X-Men ". He praised the writing as "sharp and dramatic" and the voice actors' performances.

Other media

On July 17, 2017, it was announced that Lauren Shippen was working on a television adaptation of The Bright Sessions with Gabrielle Stanton.

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