The Dragoning is an award-winning audio drama podcast that takes place in a not so distant future where the world has been shaken by an epidemic of women turning into dragons.

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In The Dragoning, the world is shaken by the transformations of women into dragons who consume and immolate men. 

In Season One, a tourist from afar tries to understand what, when any woman could literally eat you for lunch, is a guy supposed to do? Who can you trust? 

In Season Two, the tourist returns to his native city where The Dragoning has not yet begun but his bringing home a dragon from Dragon City might just kick it off. 

In Season Three, Back in Dragon City, the world’s most famous dragon has returned with her boyfriend.  Fame brings new opportunities, new forms and new enemies. How much more upside down can a world full of dragons get?

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Trigger Warning - many men will be eaten or set on fire over the course of this audio drama. Please take care.

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The show has charted in the drama and fiction charts of Russia (#21), Sweden (#27), Germany (#36), Australia (#52), Denmark (#71), Canada (#74), New Zealand (#85), United States of America (#85), India (#111) and Great Britain (#98).

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It has been selected for Aesthetica Film Festival, Flickers/Rhode Island International Film Festival, LA WebFest, Toronto WebFest, New Zealand WebFest, Apulia WebFest and Cusco WebFest. It won the Grand Prize for Best Podcast at Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival and Best Audio Series of All Genres at LA WebFest.

“It's walking an interesting line between satire and speculative fiction. A lot of, indeed almost all of the new male fears in this world are women's fears in our world. (Can you go home with this girl? What if she's a dragon? How do you get away if it goes bad?)”

“All of which is to say, go listen to it. It's a thinker.”

Read more of The Cambridge Geek’s review here.

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The Dragoning is written by Emily Rainbow Davis

The Dragoning Theme was composed by Scott Ethier

Sound Design by Matt Powell

Show Art by Shannon Harvery

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To see photos and bios of the casts and creative team, click here.

The show was featured on The First Episode Of… Podcast. W. Keith Tims’ interview with Emily Rainbow Davis explores the origins and source material for the show.

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The Dragoning was selected as a Fan Favorite in The End audio drama directory. It’s on the Best of 2022 list, as well as Feminist Fiction, Here Be Dragons and Urban Fantasy and Cryptids.

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Transcripts of the episodes are available for published episodes. Click here to access them.

We are entirely listener funded

If you’d like to help us make future shows, you can donate through Give Butter, Ko-fi, Guidestar, Zeffy, or PayPal.

We are a 501c3 and your donations are tax deductible.

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We were featured in Podcast Magazine in June 2021

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