Original audio dramas · 11 languages
Stories you can’t stop hearing.
Serialized audio dramas with expressive narration and a cliffhanger at the end of every episode. The first episode is free. After that, it’s you against your willpower.
The first episode of every story is free.
Talecast Originals
Ten ways to lose the night.
Thrillers, slow-burn romance, family secrets and things that knock at 3 a.m. Every story is written for its language, performed by expressive voices, and cut into episodes that end exactly where you’d rather they didn’t.
The 3:12 Call
Thriller English
Every night at 3:12 a.m., Nora’s phone rings. The caller ID shows her own number.
La segunda huella
Mystery Español
An empty beach in Cádiz. One set of footprints walks into the sea. Two walk out.
Nachtschicht
Crime Deutsch
A Hamburg cab driver picks up the same silent passenger three nights running. On the fourth, the passenger is on the news.
終電のあとで
Romance 日本語
Two strangers miss the last train out of Shinjuku. By sunrise, one of them has vanished from every photo.
Sal e Silêncio
Drama Português
A lighthouse keeper’s widow starts receiving letters from him, postmarked a year after the funeral.
Le Quai fantôme
Supernatural Français
There is a platform on Line 7 that appears on no map. Tonight, Inès’s train stops there.
사라진 여름
Time slip 한국어
Ji-woo falls asleep on a bus in Busan and wakes up in her childhood bedroom. Her phone says it’s 2009.
L'eredità
Family saga Italiano
Five siblings, one villa on Lake Como, and a will that leaves everything to a name none of them recognise.
Последний свидетель
Crime Русский
A retired St. Petersburg detective receives a cassette recorded on the night of the only case he never solved.
午夜电台
Horror 中文
A late-night radio host takes a call from a listener who describes, in perfect detail, the studio he is sitting in.
Illustrative titles. The full catalog lives in the app.
How it works
Three steps. The second one is the problem.
Press play.
Pick a story and start. The first episode is on us, and every episode runs about as long as your commute.
- 10–20 minute episodes
- Plays with the screen off
Get hooked.
Every episode ends on a turn: a knock, a name, a second set of footprints. You’ll tell yourself one more. You’ll be lying.
- A cliffhanger every episode
- Expressive narration
Unlock the rest.
When a story pauses at its first cliffhanger, use one key to unlock the whole thing for good, or go Talecast Unlimited and stop counting.
- 1 key = 1 whole story
- Or Unlimited, monthly
Originals in your language
Written in your language. Not dubbed into it.
Every Talecast Original is made for the people who speak it: the slang, the streets, the jokes that only land at home. Choose the language you think in and the catalog follows.
- EnglishThe 3:12 Call
- EspañolLa segunda huella
- PortuguêsSal e Silêncio
- DeutschNachtschicht
- FrançaisLe Quai fantôme
- ItalianoL'eredità
- 日本語終電のあとで
- 한국어사라진 여름
- 中文午夜电台
- РусскийПоследний свидетель
- हिन्दीआधी रात की दस्तक
Pricing
The first episode is free. The rest is up to you.
Start any story for free. When it pauses at the first cliffhanger, keep going with a key or with Talecast Unlimited.
Free
The first episode of every story
$0
Press play on anything in the catalog. No card needed to start.
Keys
One key unlocks a whole story, forever.
- 1 key$0.99
- 5 keys$3.99
- 10 keys$6.99
- 20 keys$9.99
Buy keys in packs and spend them on the stories you can’t leave alone. Unlocked stories stay yours, membership or not.
Talecast Unlimited
For bingersEvery Original, every episode.
$9.99/ month
One monthly membership for the whole catalog, for as long as you’re a member. Cancel anytime in the App Store or Google Play.
Prices in US dollars. The App Store and Google Play show your local price before you pay.
What is Talecast?
Talecast is an app of original audio dramas: serialized stories performed by expressive voices, released as short episodes that each end on a hook. Think of a TV series you listen to.
What’s free?
The first episode of every story. Each story pauses at its first cliffhanger; from there, one key or an Talecast Unlimited membership unlocks the rest.
How do keys work?
A key unlocks one whole story, every episode, forever. Keys come in packs of 1, 5, 10 or 20, and stories you unlock stay unlocked even if you never subscribe.
What does Talecast Unlimited include?
Every episode of every Original for as long as your membership is active. It renews monthly and you can cancel anytime in your App Store or Google Play settings. Stories you unlocked with keys stay yours after you cancel.
Which languages?
Originals are made in English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, 中文, Русский and हिन्दी. Each one is written for its language, not converted from another.
How long is an episode?
Most run 10 to 20 minutes: a commute, a workout, a wind-down before sleep. There’s a sleep timer for the nights you already know you’ll say one more.
Can I listen with the screen off?
Yes. Playback carries on in the background and from the lock screen, with speed control and a sleep timer.
Do I need an account?
No. You can start listening straight away. Add an email if you want to keep your keys and unlocked stories across devices.
Tonight
One more episode.
Download Talecast, press play on anything, and find out who keeps calling at 3:12 a.m. The first episode is on us.