A warm hello to our audio-making family from the team behind All The Best.
Alongside our monthly newsletter (your go-to for episode recaps, events and opportunities with ATB and across the audio-verse), we’re sneaking in this newsletter to spotlight works made for our final Audio Club challenge of 2025: the 24 Hour Radio Race.
Working from the theme ~ Mirrored ~ makers from Australia and internationally made short-form audio magic in just 24 hours. There’s stories about enchanted forest journeys, seeing yourself in someone you love, being supplanted by your AI assistant and more.
Here’s what one producer had to say about the process:
This was an interesting and revealing experience. By having to move forward on my ideas quickly, I wasn’t able to edit and over refine things. This feels more raw and close to reflecting my true emotions than other creative works I’ve done, I think because of the time limit and also the interesting theme. - Harper Tacent
Keep an eye on our newsletters and socials for future Audio Club challenge announcements. Until then, keep listening, keep experimenting and keep creating.
All The Best,
Mel, Kwame and Catarina
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R2 Detour by Ramon Briant (Australia)
You’re probably familiar with all the use cases or how AI will supposedly make our lives more … efficient. But what are you willing to sacrifice for this efficiency?
A Polished Tale by M.Cristina Marras (Italy)
A woman's perfect new home begins to feel inhabited by presences she can't quite see. In the corner of her eye, they move. When she turns, they vanish. A psychological tale of perception, paranoia, and the fine line between reality and imagination. Partly inspired by a true story.
Where the water knows your name by Sound Commons Project (UK/Italy)
A wanderer takes a sip from a magical forest stream and wakes up in someone else’s feathers.
This story was based on the producers’ experience rescuing a little owlet one summer, as pictured above. The song featured at the end is an original composition created especially for this challenge (music by Luca Gambirasio, with lyrics and vocals by Charity Rosario).
Perfect by Harper Tacent (USA)
A woman reflects on her experiences, wondering if she mirrors the good qualities of those around her, or if the negativity she’s experienced overrides it all.
Content warning: Implied emotional abuse
How Hard Can It Be by Felicity Weaver (Australia)
Felicity signs up for the 24-hour radio race on the same day her packed family calendar pulls her in every direction.
Carmen San Diego and the Picture by Charlotte Biron (Canada)
This is the story of a picture that traveled across emails and a bathroom windowsill in Los Angeles, to Nairobi and onto Montreal.
Eideleon: The Looking Glass by Keyari Page (UK)
Ava returns from the Abyss, searching for answers. The reflections she encounters force her to confront the family she abandoned, the success she chased, and the truth beneath her own sacrifices after losing them. As the Simulator begins to turn against her, Ava discovers that the voice guiding and controlling her journey has been far more personal than she ever imagined.
It’s Meant to Be! by Aya Salah & Mohamed Samir (Egypt)
Two anxious freshmen. One awkward first encounter. A dropped pen… a note… and a chance meeting on the metro. What began with confusion might just be the start of a connection.
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