[INTERLUDE 1] - Season 1 Finale
6/16/202611 min
10 amazing stories. 10 talented authors. Season 1 wraps up with a reveal of the #1 fan favorite story of Season 1 followed by an overview of themes and ideas that tie the season together. Join your host, Alex Zoubine, as we send off Season 1 in style and kick off a summer of author interviews.
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsAlex Zubin· Host0:04
Welcome to Biome. I'm your host and narrator, Alex Zuben. Wherever you are in the world, I hope you're having a wonderful week. I'm so glad you've joined me for our wrap-up episode of Biome Season One. While I won't be sharing a new story with you today, I am excited to take a little bit of time to look back on all the stories we've published this season and consider what it all means. We've had 10 very different stories by 10 very different authors. But on a close read, you'll notice there are certain themes and ideas that many authors touched on in one way or another. Before we jump into discussing these themes, I want to share the results of our Patreon poll for the top favorite Biome story of Season One. For the past three weeks, I've been collecting your feedback on all the stories we've experienced together, and the top choice is [drum roll] "Bright Eyes and the Lantern Path" by M.D. Smith IV. While every story I share with you this season is near and dear to my heart, I love that many listeners connected with this piece in particular. Warm, spunky, and colorful, this story is definitely going to stay with me for a long time. So over the course of this season, I've enjoyed thinking about the techniques and the themes I see in each story and sharing these observations with you. These thoughts aren't meant to be authoritative. They're just opinions that I hope might enrich the way you see a