The Hyacinth Disaster


Out here, life is harsh and lives are cheap. If one or two vessels fall victim to relentless corporate rivalry, what is that to the company?

The Hyacinth Disaster is a Sci-fi found footage podcast which follows the events of the Hyacinth Disaster. The worst and most cataclysmic disaster of 2151 AD. In the future of the Hyacinth Disaster Mars and Jupiter have been colonised and between them lays 150 million resource-rich asteroids populate and many more orbit Jupiters vast Lagrange regions.

A dozen supercorporations compete beyond the reach of civilized law, battling for the incalculable resources. Beneath them these corporations a thousand contract mining crews struggle to prosper despite the best efforts of their employers. All of this sets the scene of what leads to The Hyacinth Disaster.


Written and directed by David Carlson

Argus – Teague Chrystie

Blue – Laurie Carlson

Con and Grimm – David Carlson

Dreadnought – Andrew “Boter” Bugenis

Ember – Joanna Newton

Finch – Amanda Carlson

Station – Sgt Matthew Gomes

Temple – Chris Walker



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The Hyacinth Disaster doesn’t even feel scripted. The voice acting is seamless. The script is set up incredibly well. You could be actually listening in on the tapes from a lost spaceship. The way the cast meshes, they sound like a crew who have … Podcast Review: THE HYACINTH DISASTER - Geek Girl Authority (May 21, 2018)
The Hyacinth Disaster is a gripping sci-fi thriller about a crew of doomed asteroid miners The Hyacinth Disaster is a gripping sci-fi thriller about a crew of doomed asteroid miners - The Verge (March 3, 2018)
It's an exciting tale, and the writing in the dialogue is very good. The team feel like they've been working together for years, and there's some nice moments with the new kid being put in his place by the grumpy old miners who've been doing it a … The Hyacinth Disaster - The Cambridge Geek (September 13, 0218)
The Hyacinth Disaster is an aptly-named audio fiction set aboard the MRS Hyacinth, a mining vessel with a crew stuck in the middle of corporate rivalries for resources–which is made more dangerous and dire when a ship’s captain is kidnapped by a … 7 Tear-Jerking Podcasts To Pull at Your Heartstrings - Discoverpods (January 7, 2019)
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