Long Time Listener

Genesis Taylor (Meagan Holder) hosts a declining true-crime podcast called 'Something to Stalk About,' which is being overshadowed by a competing sex-and-dating podcast, 'Elle's Hour,' hosted by her girlfriend Elle (Danielle Nicolet). Her boss Ruby (Lisha Wheeler) demands changes to boost ratings, and her co-host Max (Cleo Berry) is being cut from the show. Carter (Lyriq Bent), the show's producer/engineer, is Genesis's ex, adding workplace tension. During a live broadcast, Genesis receives a disturbing call from someone using a voice modulator who identifies as a 'long-time listener.' Rather than disconnecting, Genesis taunts the caller back, hoping the controversy will boost ratings and save her show from cancellation. The creepy call goes viral, temporarily reviving the podcast's fortunes. However, the caller proves willing to act beyond phone threats: Elle is attacked by the mysterious 'long-time listener,' and she stops returning Genesis's calls. Just as things seem to be looking up for the show, Ruby is murdered at the station, transforming the true-crime podcast staff from colleagues into real murder suspects. The entire team is drawn into solving this very real crime in their midst, as a world built on podcasts, gossip, and secret grudges becomes the perfect breeding ground for bloodshed. Genesis, initially bold and outspoken, becomes increasingly passive as dark secrets surface that blur the line between storyteller and victim. The film builds as a whodunit with noir aesthetics, culminating in a bloody, twist-filled climax where Genesis is ultimately rescued by someone else rather than resolving the danger herself, undermining the agency her earlier characterization promised.

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