{"podcast":{"title":"Necessary Shadows","slug":"necessary-shadows-7769321","podcast_index_feed_id":7769321,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6786774/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://NecessaryShadows.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2f8df2a8b3c5f31cad1d4415e9eaf178.jpg","author":"Brian Lillie","episode_count":16,"summary":"Necessary Shadows is a serialized cosmic horror told through short stories, field reports, oral histories, and institutional archives. Since the early 1900s, a hidden human/nonhuman partnership has quietly managed disturbances across the American Midwest. When a localized anomaly at Nest Lake triggers the reopening of dormant files, the limits of containment begin to show... Season one drops every Tuesday, starting March 17th.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T16:19:08.447147+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/necessary-shadows-7769321"},"episode":{"title":"File 04: The Mirror Census/If You Hear Something","slug":"file-04-the-mirror-census-if-you-hear-something","published_at":"2026-03-24T12:00:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/necessary-shadows-7769321/file-04-the-mirror-census-if-you-hear-something","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/necessary-shadows-7769321","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/file-04-the-mirror-census-if-you-hear-something--70125130","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70125130/s1_ep04_mirror_census_final.mp3","summary":"A double feature from the strange Midwest... The Mirror Census In certain regions, the census requires specialized procedures. Division 17 of the Bureau of Household Enumeration conducts what it calls the Mirror Census—an audit not of residents, but of reflections. Through training materials and field documentation, this file follows a rookie enumerator’s first assignment, where symmetry proves unreliable and the line between occupant and image begins to blur. Narrated by Otis Lillie and Brian Lillie. If You Hear Something When a small-town print shop owner begins experiencing unexplained alarm failures and a building-wide vibration no breaker can silence, she calls in an electrician. Is something trying to communicate with them? Narrated by Kristine Yun. Both stories written by Brian Lillie. @necessaryshadows necessaryshadows.com Peace! This episode includes AI-generated content.","meta_description":"A double feature from the strange Midwest... The Mirror Census In certain regions, the census requires specialized procedures. Division 17 of the Bureau o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1666,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/necessary-shadows-7769321/episodes/file-04-the-mirror-census-if-you-hear-something/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/necessary-shadows-7769321/file-04-the-mirror-census-if-you-hear-something.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}