Popular Reviews of Midst

Midst is a narration based Scifi/Steampunk story, written with style and humour and performed by the three narrators in a very meta way. The occasional digs between the narrators are great fun. The background audioscape is perfectly suited to the story and the characters are brilliantly brought to life. So, get yourself to the bar at The Black Candle, order a cocktail and sit back and watch the show. There might even be boobs!

Really excited about this podcast. So rich in sound design, clever writing and music, and the three-headed narrator format works so well. Make sure to visit their website for all the beautiful expanded lore! It all feels like a brilliant game in the making.

I've only just started Midst, but it's already breathtaking. As in, I literally sat up in bed and went "Wow," breathtaking. The sound design is great; the story is intriguing and immersive. The layering of the narrators is brilliant- they're characters in their own rights, they speak like poetry, and I want to know everything about them.

One of MY ALL TIME FAVORITES!!!!!! Five stars

It's good. This is seriously one of the best things I've listened to...ever. I loved every minute of it, I loved every character (except one, they know what they did), I loved the lore and the narrative structure, the way the story unspools and expands. It's honestly just beautiful and well worth the listen.

Brilliantly written, acted, produced, and paced, and so very full of mystery. It took me a few starting attempts to be swept up in the story but it was worth sticking with it and now I'd really just like more please.

Unique narration, fantastic sound design, engaging story, this has it all.

This podcast does an amazing job of immersing you in the moment. I love the style of narration - it's unique and captivating. From the first moment, the high energy narration puts you right on the scene. Especially later in season one, I found it very difficult to stop listening, constantly wanting to know what's going to happen next as more and more about the world of Midst is revealed. I also really enjoyed the characters (and I love the character art on the website too). I can't wait until season two!

One of my all time favourites. So happy it's back for season 2.

An absolutely killer first season. Immaculate world-building and storytelling, a cast of intricately crafted and beautifully acted characters who are all messy, messy people. Can't wait for season two!

Here's the short version: Midst is spectacular. Here's the longer version: I listen to a lot of podcasts. Some of them really wanted to be TV shows, or books, or even comics, and the good ones could almost convince you that's what they were - but Midst isn't one of those. Midst wants to be EXACTLY what it is, and it's excellent at it. It's a work of art. Trailers and Twitter can tell you what it's about; this review is spoiler-free with regard to story because I'm yelling more about the how of it than the what. I love narrators with opinions and here there are three, having the time of their lives as they take you by the proverbial hand and haul you merrily across the world they're spinning into existence. Podcasting is the perfect medium for engaging narration, and they're incredible. The presentation is so clever and feels so effortless, the sound design is ON POINT, the atmosphere is incredibly immersive (you KNOW it's gonna be a good episode when they remind you to use headphones), the performances are genuinely great (which is impressive both when they're juggling characters between performers like some sort of vocal circus act, and when a single protagonist just goes OFF). Music? Perfect. Storyline? Wildly engaging. Worldbuilding? Stellar. And the appendices. Apparently the talent required for everything mentioned above isn't all they've got up their sleeves! Please check out the appendices - this season I've been eagerly anticipating them on non-release weeks and every last one has been delightful. (Minor spoilers for what some of them are ahead.) The world already feels so rich and fascinating and then they go 'hey do you want part of an in-world physics textbook which is also demonstrating a dramatic quirk of in-world physics? Lovingly rendered? Do you want a cutesy kids book illustration of terrifying local wildlife? Meeting schedules that have been doodled on? Here you go!' Like. Art AND music AND performing AND editing AND everything else that makes this whole production so slick. Three people make this! Are three people allowed to be this good at things?? (As a side note, if you play any TTRPGs and want inspiration for How To Narrate Things In Cool Ways: Midst is great at that. Big impulsive improv energy where everyone is VERY invested in what's happening.) I could ramble on for quite some time about what I love here, but honestly, nothing I can say will be as enticing as listening to the first episode or three. Headphones in. Off you go. Listen to Midst.

This is magic. I love fiction podcasts and this one took the game to a whole new level. The world building, the narrators, the characters, everything is just magic. I'm simply in love with the show.

Incredible! The most unique and intriguing fiction podcast I've encountered. I had to re-listen through the entire first season to really get a grip on all the facets of the story and all the characters before moving on to season 2. There's so much going on! It's quickly become my top favorite - and I look forward to each Wednesday drop.

This is the kind of show I can listen to over and over again. It's very trippy, nearly impossible to categorize, and a serious departure from "normal" audio fiction.

midst is one of those rare podcasts that manages to pull you completely into its world within just a few sentences. the writing is sharp and purposeful; every line feels deliberate, often carrying a double meaning that you only recognize later, making re-listening a rewarding experience in its own right. what stands out most is the show’s ability to immerse you using nothing but narration, sound design, and atmosphere. the accompanying visuals deepen that immersion even further. you don’t just listen to midst, you feel enveloped by it. the world-building is truly superb. the setting unfolds in layers, revealing a universe that is strange, eerie, and enchanting, yet fully cohesive. characters, places, and events interlock in ways that give the story an almost mythic depth. overall, midst is a masterclass in atmospheric storytelling. it’s a podcast that rewards attention, sparks imagination, and lingers long after each episode ends.

It's very rare that a podcast captivates you fully before the opening theme song has even played - but one minute listening to this wild trio of narrators describing the world they want to unfold for you is enough to do the trick. Midst manages to feel huge and tiny at the same time: a full-fledged story of immense scope, brought to you with the intimacy of a campfire yarn. It's hard not to get swept up in this epic. Sometimes the pacing feels slow, and whole episodes can center around a singular event or moment, but it's a small gripe when compared to the richness of the world, the eclectic mass of characters and the true terror (or... tearror) of the elemental forces at play, both natural and human-born.

Fascinating, expertly crafted, and probably the most truly "original" audio drama I've ever listened to. It's not often that a story is hard to describe because there's so little else like it. "If a Supergiant Game was infected with crypto and became a podcast" I guess? Truly engrossing story with lots of woven threads that have (so far!) come together in very satisfying ways. And the narrators are just *fun* to listen to! Highly recommend.

Such a fun concept for a show. Everything intersects and all the many characters are unique and interesting. I love the world building involved.

so far so good..... 2 thumbs 👍🏽 up.....

Just finished Season 1 of Midst and I am absolutely hooked! This show is so enjoyable and so gripping at the same time. Usually I'm not one for narrated stories but the three narrators of Midst make it an absolute treat to listen to. They're mischievous, playful and perfectly portray the part of every character. Despite the three of them voicing different characters (often voicing the same character between them) there's never confusion about which character is speaking. Their pitch, tone, pacing, language - everything about how each character speaks is captured by the narrators excellently. I can't get enough of Midst and the world they've created. Absolutely give this a listen!