Silence of the Sparrows
We dive into the dystopian world of the novel Silence of the Sparrows and its sequel, Sound of the Sparrows. Each episode of the podcast will feature an excerpt from a chapter and some insight you won’t find anywhere else. We’re going to follow Jude Kane, his sister Maisy, and their neighbor Zara Malik as they cross New America, looking for their brother, who disappeared from their home and whom they believe may have been taken by the government. As they travel, they lend help to many others who also oppose this new government, and without intending to, they begin a movement that gains so much momentum that the Sparrows, committed to non-violence, may be caught in the middle of a civil war.
Episodes
May 27, 2026
May 27, 2026
3 min
Following Zack Nolan’s lead, Jude surrenders to the NADF and is taken to a secret facility in the Texico desert. Unlike Zack, however, Jude has a tracker implanted. Can they survive long enough to be rescued?
May 16, 2026
May 16, 2026
2 min
Zara shoots Jude with a Stinger prototype to test its effectiveness and recovery time. General Alvarado steps up his campaign to identify Sparrow leaders in an attempt to “cut the head off the snake.”
May 16, 2026
May 16, 2026
3 min
Two Health and Human Service representatives go door-to-door, trying to identify former sack residents and attempting to get them to identify Sparrow leaders.
May 16, 2026
May 16, 2026
3 min
Jude develops a non-lethal weapon called a “Stinger” to help Sparrows defend themselves. The government is losing the battle of the narrative and shifts strategies to go after the Sparrows.
May 16, 2026
May 16, 2026
4 min
A Cube Tower mysteriously topples in Los Angeles, and Sonja is tortured in a clear message from General Alvarado. The Sparrows decide it’s time to fight back.
May 16, 2026
May 16, 2026
3 min
Sonja Orozco is leading the Nests in Mexico City and setting the standard for helping SAC refugees find help and resettle. Chiela is worried that the government will target former SAC residents, and Zara comes up with a plan to get new passports, distribute them, and reprogram them in the nests.
May 16, 2026
May 16, 2026
6 min
The Sparrows scramble to organize and help SAC refugees resettle in the cities. Forming “nests” in the cities, the Sparrows have now become a national movement.
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026
4 min
Jude and Zara take their own advice and leave Slate Creek before the NADF shows up, but they are met by soldiers as soon as they land in Vancouver.
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026
5 min
The Wytheville SAC is overrun by the NADF with the familiar excuse of demanding kids for CME extraction, but the SAC resists and the surviving members are carried off to the city. Jude and Zara conclude that President Connor and the NADF are coming for all the SACs, and they have to warn them to flee before there is more bloodshed.
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026
7 min
The homecoming in Slate Creek is sweet but somewhat short-lived. After a partially successful rescue of children and some adults, a mine collapse on a SAC in Appalachia looks like it was no accident.