Chaika ponders good and evil, while Second is troubled.

CHAIKA is a multi award-winning dystopian sci-fi drama of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future. Season 2 releases fortnightly October 2023 - January 2024.

Want more Chaika? Check out our bonus series Chaika: Dust Storm, available on Patreon and as a one-time purchase. This micro fiction series bridges seasons 1 and 2. For more information, please check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod or https://y2kpod.com/chaikads/.

***CONTENT WARNING** Please note that Chaika is created for an adult audience and features depictions of emotional distress. This episode features scenes depicting reactions to mass death, and an anxiety attack from 17.12 to 19.20.

Chaika is written, produced, directed and narrated by Karin Heimdahl (she/her) https://podvibes.co/@karinheim

Cast: 

• Chaika - Danyelle Ellet (she/her) https://goodpointepodcasts.com/
• Second - Hem Brewster (any pronouns)  https://www.theluckydie.com/
• Commander - Emma Laslett (she/they)  https://twitter.com/Houseofhubris
• UYUT - Roma Garustovich (he/him) http://www.roma-garustovich.com/
• COMODO - Alexandre Laguna (he/him)  https://www.instagram.com/lagunalexandre/
• HYGGE - Charlotte Norup (she/her)  https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Norup
• LEQU - Sam Yeow (she/her)  https://www.samyeow.com/
• AURYN - Elissa Park (they/them)  http://twitter.com/adoxtalks
• ENOCH - David Ault (he/him)  http://www.davidault.co.uk/

Featured trailer:

• The Dex Legacy https://www.thedexlegacy.com/

Chaika's award-winning theme is by Chris Gregory, please check out his audio fiction anthology podcast, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities https://alternativestories.com/the-alternative-stories-and-fake-realities-podcast/ and sci-fi show The Dex Legacy.

Transcripts https://y2kpod.com/chaika-transcripts/

Chaika is a Y2K Production. You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/y2kpod from as little as 1 US dollar a month and get bonus content as well as early access to every episode. If you like the show, please also tell your friends about Chaika, talk us up on social media using #chaikapod or rate and review the show in your favourite podcatcher. Thank you so much!

Looking for merch? We have it! Check out https://y2kpod.com/about/merch/

For more information please visit https://y2kpod.com/chaika/ You can also find us on twitter (X), instagram and facebook @chaikapod, on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/y2kpod.bsky.social or e-mail us chaikapod@gmail.com

Additional music:

Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking 

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real 

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3440-bittersweet

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Very Low Note by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4581-very-low-note 

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This House by Kevin MacLeod

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4525-this-house

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sound effects are either created by us, contributed by the amazing Maddy Searle https://snazzytapir.com/, or from https://freesound.org/