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Soft Voice is a psychological thriller podcast written by James Bloor and produced by QCode. The show stars Bel Powley, Naomi Scott, and Olivia Cooke and won a 2022 Ambies award.

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Soft Voices is a psychological thriller podcast produced by QCode. [1] The podcast was written by James Bloor and was recorded over Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The show stars Bel Powley, Naomi Scott, and Olivia Cooke. [3] The podcast contains 10 episodes that are each about 30 minutes long. [4] The episodes were released on a weekly basis. [5] The show covers sensitive topics such as mental illness. [6] The show follows a character named Lydia and her two conflicting internal voices—soft voice and dark voice. [7] Soft Voice won "Best Scriptwriting, Fiction" at the 2022 Ambies. [8] [9]

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