"In The Cards" Podcast Explores Luck, Destiny, & Born Losers

 In 1959, there was a TV show on CBS called Mr. Lucky. The show followed the exploits of a man who ran a floating casino gambling operation. Luck and gambling have always been inexorably linked. Somehow, people are characterized as either lucky -- and blessed with good fortune -- or unlucky, in which case, misfortune is their constant companion.

In superhero movies, that concept is identified as "destiny." In these films and in their accompanying comic books, these superheroes have a predetermined path that they should or must follow. In essence, their destiny.

A new podcast is out now that asks similar questions about fate, destiny, and the fluidity of our fortunes. 

 Next Chapter Podcasts is releasing a brand-new show, In The Cards. It’s an existential romantic comedy about “a born loser” who takes on fate and changes his destiny in order to win the heart of his tarot card reader.

In the show, born loser Gil Garson takes on the universe when a psychic reveals he's been dealt a bad hand by fate. 

Listen to the trailer for In The Cards here.

This podcast has been "lucky" to have such big names associated with the show. After all, it's an independent production, not one of those budget-bloated Spotify shows with stars sprinkled throughout the narrative. 

Next Chapter Podcasts (www.ncpodcasts.com) is an independent podcast production studio dedicated to original, authentic storytelling. It's a team of producers and sound designers, engineers, and artists with unique experience in podcast production from concept to creation. In effect, they know what they're doing.

In the show, actor Connor Ratliff leads the ensemble, marking his return to audio on the heels of his wildly successful and multiple award-winning podcast series, Dead Eyes.

Chukwudi Iwuji (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy), Tony Award nominee Steven Boyer (Hand to God, Kimberly Akimbo), Jamie Ann Romero (The Play That Goes Wrong), and Laila Robins (The Walking Dead) round out the cast. The series is written and directed by Kevin Henderson (Raising Hope, Avatar: The Way of Water).

As American writer Louisa May Alcott (Little Women) once intoned, "Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow."

The cast of In The Cards

 

Listen to the trailer for In The Cards here.