Happy Medium: the Adventures of Melancholy Helen Polly

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Howser does some investigating of his own. Helen and the gang arrive at the hotel but run into a zealous security guard.

 

Be advised: This show contains coarse language and mature themes. It was written by an Army/Navy veteran, after all.

 

Written and directed by Jay Hazen.

 

Music by Lance Conrad and Jay Hazen. "Karalika 3⁠" by hal.2k.

Season 1 Cast

Jay Hazen as Dee Dee, Pankey, Cleaver Steve, and additional voices

Lynne Hazen as Helen Polly

John Kennard as Gunter and additional voices

Janna Fletcher as Donna and additional voices

Samantha Henderson as Hilda and Cabbie

Christopher Able as Deputy Howser and Janitor’s Ghost

Stephanie Kirves as Harper

Tillie Murray as Emily

Kristina Molina as Lucy and a Barista

Skyler Cole as Cody

James as Mr. Jensen

Audrell Fuqua as Nia

Travis Himebaugh as Willy, Post Office Clerk, Doom Kitty

 

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

 

From JHP Fiction, a disabled-veteran-owned audio fiction creator. JHPFiction.com

 

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FROM THE DESK OF HAPPY MEDIUM

Hey, friends.

Season 3 is taking its time. Helen would say time is a construct. Gunter finds the delay "not entirely disagreeable." Dee Dee is crying beautifully and wants you to know she misses you.

Still Life with Secrets — Season 3 of Happy Medium — is in active development and on track before the end of the year. It's bigger, stranger, and more emotionally complicated than anything we've done before. Worth the wait.

While you're waiting — Seasons 1 and 2 are right there, looking beautiful and feeling neglected. We're also over on Patreon, Instagram, and Blue Sky if you want to stay close to the action. And we sell T-shirts, because these ghosts don't haunt for free.

Thank you for still being here. It means everything.

(Not entirely indifferent to your continued interest,)
— Jay & the Happy Medium crew

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Ready for something real after Happy Medium? Step into our award-winning series, Queen of Battle, where courage, trauma, and sisterhood collide.

We're giving you the first episode of the series, "Fort Beginning". To listen to all 11 episodes, search Queen of Battle on your favorite podcatcher. Ad-free! (And help us stay ad-free by buying us a coffee!)

Set during the early days of integrating women into U.S. Army infantry training, Queen of Battle follows a diverse group of female recruits enduring grueling physical trials, emotional turmoil, and personal revelations as they fight to prove themselves in a world that doubts them. Amid drill sergeants’ relentless pressure, unlikely friendships form — and hidden wounds surface — revealing that strength comes in many forms beyond the battlefield. Through humor, trauma, and camaraderie, the women discover that their fiercest battles are often within.

Written and directed by Jay Hazen.

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Before the road trips and ghost hunts, there was the school bus, a dead drag queen, and a very questionable dealership. “When Helen Met Dee Dee” reveals how Melancholy Helen Polly found her wheels, her haunted companions, and her first big mystery away from home.

Produced by JHP Fiction. Created and written by Jay Hazen.

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Starring Lynne Hazen as Helen, John Kennard as Oleg, John W. Scoggins as the 911 Dispatcher, Janna Fletcher as Jewell and Mrs. Polly, Kristina Molina as Jovana, Skyler Cole as Mông Không Có Lông, and Jay Hazen as the Dead Drag Queen and Henry Pankey.

Cover art by Bronwyn Mae.

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Hey,  Happy Medium: The Adventures of Melancholy Helen Polly listeners!


Our Season Two finale drops worldwide this Friday, October 17th — but you can hear it right now on Patreon!

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Thanks for listening!

 

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