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Academy
Welcome to Bishop Gray Academy, a world of high-stakes and cut-throat competition. Academy, a riveting coming-of-age audio drama co-produced by AT WILL MEDIA and Wondery, follows the story of Ava Richards, a scholarship student who transfe
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Old Money, New Rules | 1
Transfer student Ava Richards begins her first week at the prestigious Bishop Gray Academy and she has her eyes set on The List. An edgy roommate, a chaotic work-study buddy, an it-girl frenemy, and a brush with a cute boy on campus would be a lot even without falling in with a secret society, don’t you think?Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Old Money, New Rules | 1
Transfer student Ava Richards begins her first week at the prestigious Bishop Gray Academy and she has her eyes set on The List. An edgy roommate, a chaotic work-study buddy, an it-girl frenemy, and a brush with a cute boy on campus would be a lot even without falling in with a secret society, don’t you think?Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
35:02
20 Jul 23
The Secret Society | 2
Things are awkward with Jesse and tense with Amber, but Ava is focused on an exclusive invite to the Headmaster’s symposium that could help her get on The List. The Night of the Wolf throws Ava to the Minotaur - Yeah, a Minotaur - and everything gets more @#$%&!* complicated.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Secret Society | 2
Things are awkward with Jesse and tense with Amber, but Ava is focused on an exclusive invite to the Headmaster’s symposium that could help her get on The List. The Night of the Wolf throws Ava to the Minotaur - Yeah, a Minotaur - and everything gets more @#$%&!* complicated.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
38:08
29 Jan 24
Campus Politics | 3
The Night of the Wolf has Ava helping a student cheat on The Hyde Essay, Layla meets her match with a Type-A nightmare girl, a love triangle (Ava-Jesse-Amber) forms and collides with another love triangle (Charlotte-Caden-Kyrie), and the legend of Olivia Lopez looms large.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Campus Politics | 3
The Night of the Wolf has Ava helping a student cheat on The Hyde Essay, Layla meets her match with a Type-A nightmare girl, a love triangle (Ava-Jesse-Amber) forms and collides with another love triangle (Charlotte-Caden-Kyrie), and the legend of Olivia Lopez looms large.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
36:11
29 Jan 24
Extracurricular Expectations | 4
A dance-a-thon, a clandestine operation in the boy’s locker room, and a trip to Bird Island has Ava flush with cash but struggling with her double-life and the secrets she’s keeping.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Extracurricular Expectations | 4
A dance-a-thon, a clandestine operation in the boy’s locker room, and a trip to Bird Island has Ava flush with cash but struggling with her double-life and the secrets she’s keeping.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
36:59
5 Feb 24
Homecoming | 5
It’s Homecoming and campus is buzzing (and horny). Ava realizes she may have gotten in too deep when the leader of The Night of the Wolf proves to be a sexual deviant and all-around monster. Noah opens up, Layla has her eyes on romance, and a fight at the dance escalates everything for Ava; good and bad.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Homecoming | 5
It’s Homecoming and campus is buzzing (and horny). Ava realizes she may have gotten in too deep when the leader of The Night of the Wolf proves to be a sexual deviant and all-around monster. Noah opens up, Layla has her eyes on romance, and a fight at the dance escalates everything for Ava; good and bad.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
37:36
5 Feb 24
Strictly Academic | 6
Ava is planning to lose her v-card with Jesse. But when Noah promises Ava first chair in the orchestra in exchange for a new mission, things might get complicated. Layla is still on the outs with Talia, and Amber focuses all of her energy on bringing down Jesse and The Night of the Wolf.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Strictly Academic | 6
Ava is planning to lose her v-card with Jesse. But when Noah promises Ava first chair in the orchestra in exchange for a new mission, things might get complicated. Layla is still on the outs with Talia, and Amber focuses all of her energy on bringing down Jesse and The Night of the Wolf.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
36:00
12 Feb 24
Hidden Bishop | 7
This episode is mostly about sex, bad decisions and a really intense game of hide-and-seek. Which one of these things does our girl do? [Criminal-offensive-side-eye].Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Hidden Bishop | 7
This episode is mostly about sex, bad decisions and a really intense game of hide-and-seek. Which one of these things does our girl do? [Criminal-offensive-side-eye].Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
35:06
12 Feb 24
Scholarships and Scandals | 8
Ava hasn’t studied for The Destroyer test at all, putting Noah’s plan in jeopardy. And when Amber stirs things on her rampage, an explosive crew match leaves a changed-for-the-worse Ava with nothing but repercussions.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Scholarships and Scandals | 8
Ava hasn’t studied for The Destroyer test at all, putting Noah’s plan in jeopardy. And when Amber stirs things on her rampage, an explosive crew match leaves a changed-for-the-worse Ava with nothing but repercussions.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
35:51
19 Feb 24
“What is ‘Fair?’” | 9
It’s Amber’s world and everyone who’s wronged her is going to pay. With her mom on a visit to campus / driving her crazy, incriminating evidence on The Night of the Wolf and Ava and Jesse’s involvement in-hand, and an opportunity to burn it all to the ground…Amber has a big @#$%&!* choice to make.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
“What is ‘Fair?’” | 9
It’s Amber’s world and everyone who’s wronged her is going to pay. With her mom on a visit to campus / driving her crazy, incriminating evidence on The Night of the Wolf and Ava and Jesse’s involvement in-hand, and an opportunity to burn it all to the ground…Amber has a big @#$%&!* choice to make.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
26:40
19 Feb 24
Win New Hampshire | 10
Winter break is almost here and things are never going to be the same. Ava’s whole life is shattered and the only hope of making things right is to try and get back to who she was before school changed her; that and a major heist to expose everything at Bishop Gray, nbd.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Win New Hampshire | 10
Winter break is almost here and things are never going to be the same. Ava’s whole life is shattered and the only hope of making things right is to try and get back to who she was before school changed her; that and a major heist to expose everything at Bishop Gray, nbd.Warning: This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
47:26
19 Feb 24
Introducing: Academy
Welcome to Bishop Gray Academy, a world of high-stakes and cut-throat competition.Academy, a riveting coming-of-age audio drama co-produced by AT WILL MEDIA and Wondery, follows the story of Ava Richards, a scholarship student who transfers to Bishop Gray, one of the most elite and competitive boarding schools in America.As Ava tries to find her place in this high-pressure environment, she soon crosses paths with an underground society known as The Night of the Wolf, which caters to the school's wealthiest students and enforces strict secrecy. With trust in short supply, Ava must navigate a dangerous and alluring world where friendships will be tested, romances will bloom, and ambitions cut short. Coming Soon: Binge on Amazon Music and Wondery Plus on 7/20.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Introducing: Academy
Welcome to Bishop Gray Academy, a world of high-stakes and cut-throat competition.Academy, a riveting coming-of-age audio drama co-produced by AT WILL MEDIA and Wondery, follows the story of Ava Richards, a scholarship student who transfers to Bishop Gray, one of the most elite and competitive boarding schools in America.As Ava tries to find her place in this high-pressure environment, she soon crosses paths with an underground society known as The Night of the Wolf, which caters to the school's wealthiest students and enforces strict secrecy. With trust in short supply, Ava must navigate a dangerous and alluring world where friendships will be tested, romances will bloom, and ambitions cut short. Coming Soon: Binge on Amazon Music and Wondery Plus on 7/20.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
02:30
27 Jun 23
Listen Now: The Competition
Every summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But only one will walk away with the top prize.Host Shima Oliaee (Dolly Parton’s America, Pink Card) was Nevada’s contestant in 2001. More than 20 years later, she returns to Alabama as a judge. What can two weeks with 50 of the country’s most ambitious teens tell us about girlhood in America?Listen to The Competition on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes early and ad-free right now on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts. Start your free trial by visiting Wondery.fm/The_Competition now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Listen Now: The Competition
Every summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But only one will walk away with the top prize.Host Shima Oliaee (Dolly Parton’s America, Pink Card) was Nevada’s contestant in 2001. More than 20 years later, she returns to Alabama as a judge. What can two weeks with 50 of the country’s most ambitious teens tell us about girlhood in America?Listen to The Competition on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes early and ad-free right now on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts. Start your free trial by visiting Wondery.fm/The_Competition now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
07:10
29 Apr 24
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