The Amirra McCoy Project Audio Drama Podcast

What happens in the moment when someone could step forward… and doesn’t? Johny is a raw audio film about two boys who grow up together in the same town — Johny, a Black kid learning early how the world sees him, and Kyle, a white kid raised to believe he’s one of the “good ones.” They play football together. They laugh together. They grow up in the same hallways. But they are not living in the same reality. When a confrontation with police changes everything, one boy becomes the center of suspicion — and the other becomes the witness who had a moment to act. And hesitated. Told through immersive narration, tense dialogue, and documentary-style sound design, Johny explores: • racial prejudice learned at home • the psychology of hesitation • anxious vs avoidant attachment • the myth of neutrality • and the quiet decisions that shape a lifetime This is not a story about heroes or villains. It’s a story about the moment someone chooses themselves. This audio film contains strong language and themes of racism, prejudice, and police confrontation. viewer discretion is advised Support The Amirra McCoy Project Audio Drama Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-amirra-mccoy-project

Introducing my next play, Johny. This is a play that explores how racism starts, the systemic racism between blacks and whites that still happens today, and what happens when white people don't tell the truth. Support The Amirra McCoy Project Audio Drama Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-amirra-mccoy-project

This is the play in its entirety. Enjoy!!

After the storm comes silence. Julien and Antoine begin facing the consequences of their choices as separation, grief, and compassion reshape their lives. In the fragile calm that follows confession, both men must learn how to exist honestly in a world that feels unfamiliar. Healing begins not with certainty, but with breathing again. Life slowly returns to motion. Meeting openly in daylight for the first time, Julien and Antoine step cautiously into a future no longer defined by secrecy. As conversations with Claire and Élise continue, love begins to transform into something steadier — something chosen. Not an escape. A beginning. Some choices arrive softly. After weeks of reflection and change, Julien finally understands what honesty requires of him. In a moment shaped by clarity rather than fear, he makes a decision that defines the life ahead. Love, at last, becomes a conscious choice. One year later. Returning to the place where everything began, Julien and Antoine reflect on the journey that transformed their lives — loss, healing, and the quiet courage required to build something real. Not a perfect ending. A truthful one. Themes: healing, reflection, lasting love, renewal 🎧 This is a gentle farewell to AJ. Support The Amirra McCoy Project Audio Drama Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-amirra-mccoy-project

After crossing a line that cannot be undone, Julien and Antoine attempt to build a fragile new reality between their old lives and an uncertain future. Stolen evenings become routine, but the balance between truth and responsibility grows harder to maintain. What once felt like refuge now carries the weight of impossible decisions. Love can wait — but not forever. As uncertainty stretches on, Antoine asks Julien to confront the truth he has been avoiding. What follows is not anger, but honesty: a quiet ultimatum that forces Julien to face the life he truly wants. The illusion of staying halfway begins to collapse. The truth reaches everyone. Conversations long delayed finally unfold as Claire and Élise confront the reality surrounding them. Lives shift, relationships redefine themselves, and Julien and Antoine reach the point of no return. Themes: confrontation, consequence, compassion, irreversible transformation Support The Amirra McCoy Project Audio Drama Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-amirra-mccoy-project

As intuition turns into certainty, the lives surrounding Julien and Antoine begin to shift. Claire and Élise sense the truth long before it is spoken, and the fragile balance holding everyone together starts to fracture. Some moments, and some kisses, change everything. After truths are spoken aloud, Julien and Antoine face the feelings they have tried for so long to contain. What begins as confession becomes surrender, and a single choice redraws the boundaries of their lives forever. In a small apartment far from their everyday lives, Julien and Antoine step into a world where honesty feels possible for the first time. Away from expectations and roles, they begin to confront what their connection truly means. But even sanctuary carries consequences. Themes: intimacy, refuge, self-discovery, fragile beginnings This is a quiet, deeply intimate episode about choosing presence over fear. Support The Amirra McCoy Project Audio Drama Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-amirra-mccoy-project

Confined together on a night train leaving Paris, Julien and Antoine can no longer hide behind routine or distance. As the world rushes past outside the window, long-suppressed feelings finally find words — and the truth between them becomes impossible to deny. This chapter marks the moment when friendship begins to transform into something neither man can control. When a private letter falls into the wrong hands, Julien’s carefully balanced life begins to unravel. Secrets move into the open, and silence is no longer protection — only delay. The consequences of unspoken love begin to ripple outward, changing everything. Late at night, Julien and Claire confront what has long remained unspoken. In a quiet conversation filled with honesty and heartbreak, love takes on a new shape — one defined not by anger, but by understanding. This chapter explores the fragile space between loss and compassion. Themes: honesty, marriage, emotional reckoning, transformation 🎧 A deeply intimate chapter about choosing truth over silence. Support The Amirra McCoy Project Audio Drama Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-amirra-mccoy-project

we enter a Paris apartment at dusk — a room filled with cigarette smoke, golden light, and everything that has gone unsaid. Julien stands at the window, holding himself together by sheer force of will. Antoine watches from behind him, already knowing what Julien refuses to admit. This is not a story about sudden passion. It’s a story about gravity. About two men who have been orbiting each other for years — through dinners, marriages, and carefully chosen silences — finally confronting the truth in the quiet hours when no one else is watching. Next, A dinner party becomes a quiet battlefield of glances, silences, and truths no one dares to name. As Julien and Antoine sit across from each other surrounded by friends and spouses, the tension between them grows impossible to ignore. Every shared look risks revealing what both men are trying desperately to contain. Desire lives beneath polite conversation — and the cost of pretending begins to surface. After the dinner, silence follows them home. Julien and Antoine return to their separate lives, but distance only sharpens what they feel. Small lies begin to replace easy truths, and both men confront the growing realization that something inside them has already changed. We explore the quiet moments where love becomes undeniable — even when nothing has yet been spoken aloud. Themes: inner conflict, secrecy, marriage tension, emotional truth 🎧 A slow-burn chapter about what happens when feelings refuse to disappear. Support The Amirra McCoy Project Audio Drama Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-amirra-mccoy-project

Welcome to AJ, a serialized romantic audio drama and literary fiction podcast set in Paris. This official trailer introduces a slow-burn love story about identity, marriage, and emotional awakening. Follow Julien and Antoine as friendship turns into something deeper — a connection that challenges loyalty, self-discovery, and the courage to live honestly. Blending cinematic storytelling with intimate narration, AJ is perfect for listeners who love: • emotional storytelling podcasts • LGBTQ+ romance stories • dramatic audio fiction • character-driven narratives • slow burn relationship stories • immersive audiobook-style podcasts • reflective, late-night listening experiences If you enjoy narrative podcasts, romantic dramas, or literary fiction brought to life through sound, this series invites you into the moments where love changes everything. 🎧 Best experienced with headphones. Follow now to hear the first episode! Because some love stories begin in silence — and change everything. Support The Amirra McCoy Project Audio Drama Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-amirra-mccoy-project

Here finally, is the play in its entirety. Thank you so much for listening! Credits: Sound design, Kayla King Productions LLC Host, Danielle King

In this final episode of Under Candlelight, the story comes to rest. Years have passed. The city has changed. But love — once lived in silence — has learned how to remain. The Last Light is a meditation on memory, legacy, and the quiet endurance of feeling. This episode closes Alain and André’s story not with loss, but with grace, and a painting Julien presents in an Art gallery! In his final years, André returns to the river where everything once began. As art, memory, and love converge, silence transforms into something lasting — a light that does not fade. Themes: Closure · legacy · remembrance · love beyond time · quiet devotion This is a reflective, intimate finale. Best experienced in stillness, with headphones. Credits: Sound design, Kayla King Productions LLC Host, Danielle King

In this episode, Under Candlelight shifts across generations as a young art student uncovers a hidden love story buried beneath decades of silence. Through art and rediscovery, Alain and André’s private truth finally finds its way into the light — transforming secrecy into legacy. Themes: Legacy · queer history · art as confession · remembrance · visibility Credits: Sound Design, Kayla King Productions LLC Host, Danielle King

In this episode of The Amirra McCoy Project Podcast, Under Candlelight continues as memory, distance, and silence begin to shape the lives of Alain and André. After one night that changed everything, the men are forced back into public roles, private longing, and the slow ache of separation. Themes: Longing · restraint · memory · love after loss · unspoken truth This episode unfolds slowly and emotionally. Best experienced with headphones. Credits: Sound design, Kayla King Productions LLC Host, Danielle King

Set in Paris, Under Candlelightpart 1 follows Alain and André across a single night — from a candlelit dinner, to a walk along the Seine, to a quiet room above a café. What unfolds is not a love story of excess, but of control: glances held too long, words left unsaid, and intimacy shaped by consequence. Themes: Love in silence · restraint · longing · memory 🎧 Best experienced with headphones.

An introduction to the play Under Candlelight. In this episode, we introduce the play and explore the incredible story of two lovers Alain and André. "I loved my wife, but I was in love with cher Alain, and that made all the difference." Credits: Host Kayla King Music and sound design The Amirra McCoy Project Produced by Kayla King Productions LLC follow and connect! Instigram amirramccoy