The Handmaid's Tale

By: Wondery
  • Summary

  • Award-winning audio producer John Scott Dryden brings you into a dystopian future, in which the birth rate has plummeted and the United States has become a theocracy called Gilead. Women who are capable of childbirth are pulled out of society and trained as handmaids, then assigned to men for the sole purpose of procreation. From the same source material as the critically acclaimed Hulu series, this six part series of “The Handmaid’s Tale” is audio fiction at its finest.

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Episodes
  • Part One
    Apr 20 2021

    In the first of this six-part audio drama based on Margaret Atwood’s chilling novel, the United States government has been overthrown and replaced by a military theocracy called the Republic of Gilead. As women's rights are being stripped away, the protagonist and her family attempt to flee the country. But they are not so lucky.

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    32 mins
  • Part Two
    Apr 22 2021

    Having lost everything, including her name, our hero begins her indoctrination into the new religious order as she trains to become a handmaid. An honored position in this new world, she will be a servant whose sole function is procreation.


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    28 mins
  • Part Three
    Apr 29 2021

    The protagonist receives a new assignment and name: Offred, “Of Fred.” It is her third posting as a handmaid, and she well knows what happens to handmaids who fail to bear a child. She settles into her new home, forging a complex relationship with the Commander’s wife, Serena Joy, as she prepares for the upcoming ceremony.

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    34 mins

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captivating

makes you want to listen to it every day. i listen at work to help me keep going.

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Good podcast

very well done. sad that it was only 6 episodes. really wanted it to multie seasons.

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Great performance!

I’ve never read The Handmaids Tale or watched the show. I’m really enjoying the podcast so far. 👍

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Great adaption.

I enjoy listening to adaptions of classic books in this theatrical style. This is certainly among the best I have listened to. If you aren't familiar with the book, this is a better adaption than a typical film.

If you enjoy this, I would suggest looking at other book adaptions from BBC and LATW.

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extras! new stuff!

it's new little extra bits and pieces of the handmaid's tales. I enjoyed it.

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