Dispatches From Kint
Episodes
The Contests Nobody Wanted to Win
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Kint, the hardest thing to defeat is generosity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Locked Door Mystery of Kint
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Some questions improve a town simply by remaining unanswered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
You Need to Visit Kint
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The thing about Kint is that it looks ordinary until you start paying attention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Book of Kint - The Bridge of Forgetting
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes the most useful place in the world is the one halfway between two decisions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Whybrary
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the Whybrary of Kint, the most valuable thing on the shelves is curiosity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Lamplighter Who Stayed
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Electricity lit the streets, but the lamplighter continued illuminating the small things that matter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
A New and Improved Kint
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The citizens of Kint eventually realized that an outsider is simply a neighbor who hasn’t stayed long enough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
The Complaint Department
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Kint, the hardest part of solving a problem is usually listening long enough to understand it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Trash and Treasure
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The difference between trash and treasure, the citizens of Kint discovered, is usually a story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
The Day the Dogs Came Back
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It turns out the citizens of Kint had been missing more than they realized. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Children of Kint
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A town reveals its character by how it treats its children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Flag of Kint
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes the clearest symbol is the one that leaves room for everyone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Statue
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Kint, greatness tends to look too ordinary for a statue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Club Sixteen
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Kint, the citizens eventually discovered that belonging works better without numbers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Real Map of Kint
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Maps can show where things are, but not why they matter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Man Who Began Counting Kint
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The moment he began counting Kint, he discovered most of it would not fit inside numbers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Personal Message From Your Narrator
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There's always a why. And there's always a because. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Leaving Kint Behind
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The wagon was packed, the road was ready, but the town had other plans for his heart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Book of Kint - Where it Began
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The beginning of Kint was not a place, but a promise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
President Pig
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When the citizens of Kint grow weary of what they perceive as an ineffective government, they elect a barnyard animal to lead them. Hosted on Acast. ...
The Time Traveler
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Did you ever wish you could go back in time and be a child again? The Time Traveler suggests there may be more to our pasts than our memories preserve...
The Family Next Door
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a person "normal?" Is joy a sufficient motivator to be who we really are? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Man Who Sold Fear
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kint falls victim to a traveling hustler who incites anxiety and fear in order to sell his version of the "news." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
Thatcher the Story Man
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When a storyteller visits Kint with a wager, and the result is a stop sign that returns to its wobbly state of existence. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
The Sunday Night Orange Story Hour
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An origin story of a storytelling story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Designated Dissenter
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Healthy debate can only take place if someone is willing to stand up and challenge conventional wisdom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
The Basement Tapes
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kint may never know how close it came to losing everything... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Please Remain On The Ground
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gravity in Kint is as changeable as the weather, and this time is has chosen to misbehave like a toddler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Attendance
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Teachers have a greater impact on students than might be suspected... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Not Yet
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when your time is up but no one bothered to let you know? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 10: Get the Click
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone wants one. No one knows what it is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Vortex
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where do Kintians go when they slip into the Vortex? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The One and Only Earth Day
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When the Ministry decides to honor Kint’s ancestors, lessons are quickly learned about what types of Earth realities were worth abandoning. Hosted o...
Butterfly Day
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A blazingly hot day. Conflict in every direction. And a single butterfly manages somehow to change the course of life in Kint. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Art For Kint's Sake
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s in a picture? In Kint, the answers are infinite. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nuzz the Multibeast
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While researching more efficient food production, scientists accidentally create an animal that contains the traits of all animals combined. Its wisdo...
The Rituals of Mating
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Romance in Kint is many things, but it is never without a full menu of rituals that help couples seal the deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
The Republic of One
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A woman, tired of Kint bureaucracy, secedes into her own country. But she learns that it’s more than laws and rules that bind us together. Hosted on...
The Star of Eternity
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The most precious jewel in existence is worshipped and applauded – until it’s finally put to good use. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
The Hermit with Two Faces
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A reclusive hermit visits Kint and accidentally reveals his secret – he’s been hiding a second face that sits on his stomach. His fear of discover...
Episode 21: Message From the Stars
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A signal arrives from impossibly far away, carrying the final transmission of those who lived before the Event. It is both warning and benediction, a ...
Episode 20: The Truth About Cats
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Kint, rumors of ghosts have persisted for decades -- soft conversations drifting through alleys, philosophical debates murmuring from empty rooms, ...
Episode 19: The Wish Jar
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Kint, a woman named Lira finds the small glass jar she once filled with childhood wishes, tiny folded promises she’d long forgotten. Her life has...
Episode 18: The Girl Who Loved Trains
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A quiet child whose lifelong fascination with locomotives becomes a kind of devotion. From her bedroom walls covered in timetables and ticket stubs to...
Episode 17: A Temporary Majesty
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We explore the Kintian custom of granting ordinary citizens brief, symbolic reign over the community. A local butcher and a traffic officer are unexpe...
Episode 16: Where Kint Began
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we learn how Kint grew out of a single relic from the Before Epoch: a battered, bureaucratic manual titled Knowledge Integration and ...
Episode 15: The Great Punctuation Debate
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kint erects a giant question-mark sculpture in the town square, encouraging citizens to question belief, dogma, and certainty itself. But people objec...
Episode 14: On Love
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kintians categorize everything: ideas, emotions, behaviors, even superstitions, until nothing remains that can’t be neatly filed. But love refuses t...
Episode 13: The Whistling Prohibition
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Kint’s leaders ban whistling, claiming it disrupts “collective cognitive harmony," they accidentally unleash a bureaucratic nightmare. Citize...
Episode 12: Dream Rentals
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Kint, where sleep is only loosely coordinated with rest, the Ministry of Nocturnal Affairs has introduced its most controversial service yet: Dream...
Episode 11: The Orb of Belief
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Ministry has announced the discovery of a mysterious pre-Event artifact: a sealed glass sphere containing a tiny frozen tableau of a bearded man i...
Episode 10: The God Committee
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Kint, divinity is too important to leave to certainty, so the God Committee meets every season to review the question of whether a deity exists, an...
Episode 9: The Ceremony of Departure
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Kint, death is not treated as an ending so much as a carefully supervised transition, wrapped in tenderness and mild administrative confusion. Each...
Episode 8: The Magic Show
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Kint, magic is not a hobby but a civic responsibility, and once a year the citizens gather for the Grand Conjuring, a celebration in which every pe...
Episode 4: The Saddest Song in the World
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this deeply moving dispatch, the correspondent recounts the accidental creation of “The Fifth Season,” a melody so beautiful it unravels the co...
Episode 7: The Books of Vonnegut
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Synopsis: “The Books of Vonnegut”Dispatches from KintIn this reflective and gently rebellious episode, the Ministry of Kint announces the ...
Episode 6: The Circles of Affection
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Synopsis: “The Circles of Affection”Dispatches from KintIn the meticulously organized world of Kint, even friendship is a matter of admini...
Episode 5: Me Day
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Synopsis: “Me Day”Dispatches from KintIn Kint, where emotions are managed by policy and reverence must sometimes be scheduled, the Ministr...
Episode 4: The Saddest Song in the World
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Synopsis: “The Fifth Season – The Saddest Song in the World” Dispatches from KintIn this deeply moving dispatch, the correspondent recou...
Episode 3: The Truth about Dogs
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Synopsis: “The Truth About Dogs”Dispatches from Kint - Episode 3In this episode, the correspondent reflects on the long-vanished companion...
Episode 2: The Sagging
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Synopsis: “The Sagging”Dispatches from Kint – Episode 2In the aftermath of “The Event,” the world of Kint continues its quiet, digni...
Episode 1: Dispatches from Kint Orientation for New Citizens
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Kint, every arrival is an occasion. The newly awakened citizens gather in the Orientation Hall, a repurposed archive of half-remembered knowledge, ...