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The Listener
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The Listener

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The Listener (John Whitlow)

Role: Season 2 Main Character

Age: Early 50s

Accent: Southern (Tennessee cadence, not heavy Appalachian)

Tone: Low, gravelly, weary but sharp


Character Qualities

Haunted, carries regret

Stubborn — keeps talking to survive

Protective toward Delilah’s recordings

Vulnerable but still steady when it counts



Voice Actor Notes


Gravelly, weary tone; should sound like a man who’s worked too hard and lost too much

Can move from muttered notes → raw, hoarse shouting

Silence must feel heavy, like he’s scared of it

Voice description:
  • american (southern)
  • male adult
  • radio drama
The sides they read from:

  • Quiet confession: "I kept talkin’, even when no one was left to listen. Guess I thought if the words stayed, maybe I would too."

  • Anger at the Knot: "You want me? Take me then! Stop whisperin’ her name if you won’t say mine!"

  • Disoriented field note: "Recorder’s runnin’. So am I. Don’t know if either of us ought to be."

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