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# the OVERHEAR app

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## Pages

- [Home](https://theoverhear.app/) - Discover how OVERHEAR's innovative geolocated audio app enhances artistic exploration and storytelling on location. Perfect for creatives seeking immersive experiences.
- [Postbox](https://theoverhear.app/postbox/) - Feature Postbox Transform any location into a personal audio collection point. Leave messages for friends, create memories, and give someone a reason to get outside into the world. Creating Personal Audio Connections Our postbox feature brings more meaning to how we communicate through location-based audio messages. By allowing the creation of a personal collection point,
- [Geolocation QR](https://theoverhear.app/geolocation-qr/) - Feature Location-Based Storytelling Discover stories hidden in the world around you. Automatic proximity detection and QR code scanning unlock location-based audio experiences and interactive narratives. Bridging Physical and Digital Worlds Our geolocation and QR code collection features create seamless bridges between physical locations and digital audio content. By using proximity detection or QR code scanning,
- [Project Enquiries](https://theoverhear.app/project-enquiries/) - Understand OVERHEAR Projects Transform your locations into immersive audio experiences. Explore the features available to help you engage your audience in meaningful ways. Basic Geo-location Collection
- [Organisation Login: Secure, Closed Systems for Schools & Organisations](https://theoverhear.app/organisation-login/) - Guide Organisation Login: Secure, Closed Systems for Schools & Organisations Overview Create a private, controlled environment for your audio projects. Organisation Login enables schools, educational institutions, and organisations to build closed systems where only authorised members can access your content. Perfect for internal projects, educational programmes, and exclusive experiences that require controlled access. What is
- [User Recordings, Submissions & Responses](https://theoverhear.app/recordings-submissions-responses/) - Guide User Recordings, Submissions & Responses Overview Overhear empowers you to create, contribute, and connect through audio. Whether you're recording your own stories, contributing to community projects, or engaging with existing audio, our platform offers three distinct ways to share your voice. User Recordings User Recordings are your personal audio creations. When you record audio
- [Episode Projects](https://theoverhear.app/episode-projects/) - Guide Episode Projects Overview Release audio in episodes like a podcast, but location-based. Perfect for serialised stories, ongoing series, or projects that grow over time, keeping audiences engaged and returning. Episodic Collection Key Benefits Multiple Access Points, Shared Episodes Create multiple pins across your project area All pins share the same episode collection Listeners can
- [Sequential & Branching Pin Modes](https://theoverhear.app/sequential-branching-pins/) - Guide Sequential & Branching Pin Modes Overview Overhear offers two special pin collection modes that create structured, narrative-driven experiences: Sequential Pins and Branching Pins. These modes guide listeners through stories and journeys in unique ways, making audio exploration more engaging and purposeful. Sequential Pin Mode Sequential Pins create a linear journey where pins must be
- [Wanders](https://theoverhear.app/wanders/) - Coming Soon Wanders Welcome to Wanders by OVERHEAR. Immerse yourself in the world of Wanders and discover a new way to experience being here and now through poetry. Micro-pilgrimages through everyday space Wanders are location-agnostic audio reflections designed as micro-pilgrimages through everyday space. Choose your preferred walk length, and the app drops a pin in
- [Bus Tracking](https://theoverhear.app/bus-tracking/) - Feature Audio on the Buses Experience the city like never before. Watch buses move in real-time while discovering audio content that follows their journey. Each route becomes a story, each stop a new chapter. A Creative Public Transport Experience At the heart of our bus tracking feature lies a commitment to transform everyday commuting into
- [About](https://theoverhear.app/about/) - ABOUT US Overhear is the mobile app that puts audio on the map. We digitally pin poetry, short stories and oral histories to real-life locations, inviting users to explore their environments, collect the recordings and discover new ways to look at the world around them.Whether in a park, a cafe, a housing estate, train station,
- [Projects](https://theoverhear.app/projects/) - Discover Our Exciting Projects Welcome to our Projects page! Here, you can explore a variety of our experiences that connect with various communities. Scan the codes to open the app on a Project, each reflecting the heartbeat of local art, culture on location, showcasing unique stories or poems waiting for you to discover. Explore Our
- [Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity Policy](https://theoverhear.app/equality-diversity-inclusivity-policy/) - Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy Overhear Ltd. is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. The organisation
- [Modern day Slavery Statement](https://theoverhear.app/modern-day-slavery-statement/) - Modern Day Slavery Statement 2025 This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes Overhear Ltd’s modern slavery and human trafficking statement. Overhear’s Modern Slavery Act Statement Overhear Ltd are committed to ensuring modern slavery does not exist in its organisation or supply chains. At Overhear ltd. we
- [Privacy Policy](https://theoverhear.app/privacy-policy/) - Privacy Policy The App – Privacy Policy Overhear Ltd built the OVERHEAR app as a Free app. This service is provided by Overhear Ltd at no cost and is intended for use as is. This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone
- [Contact](https://theoverhear.app/contact/) - Contact Us Welcome to our contact page! Here, you can easily share your thoughts and questions with us. We’re excited to hear from you and help you engage with the world of audio and creativity. Whether you’re interested in our app, have a project idea, or need assistance, just reach out! Get in Touch We’d
- [Blog](https://theoverhear.app/blog/) - Blog Posts On Gregory Leadbetter’s ‘Dérive’ and ways to see the city 03.01.2026 by Kibrya Mehrban On Gregory Leadbetter's 'Dérive' and ways to see the city [Image] When I read Gregory Leadbetter's latest collection Maskwork (Nine Arches Press, 2020) ahead of our podcast recording with hi Read More Symbiosis: On Mushrooms and Poetry 03.01.2026 by
- [CoFounder Opportunity](https://theoverhear.app/cofounder-opportunity/) - Stewardship Roles Rather than recruiting broadly, we are currently inviting people into specific stewardship roles with clear boundaries and authority. These are not general help out roles, and they are not advisory-only. They are bounded trials in shared responsibility, designed to be safe to enter and safe to exit. Tom currently leads most aspects, including
- [Subscriptions](https://theoverhear.app/shop/) - Transform your spaces into immersive audio experiences with OVERHEAR subscriptions. Create bespoke location-based audio projects that bring stories, poetry, and memories to life. Choose from our range of subscription plans designed for heritage organisations, cultural institutions, community groups, and arts organisations. Each subscription includes full access to the admin console, unlimited pins and recordings, and
- [Your Data](https://theoverhear.app/your-data/) - Your Data If you want to delete your data you can do so any time within the Overhear App developed by Overhear Ltd Simply tap the Settings Tab in the side drawer and choose Delete Account. Confirm you would like to delete all your data (including email and location data) and it will be immediately

## Products

- [Annual Sequential/Branching Project](https://theoverhear.app/product/sequential-branching-project/) - Annual OVERHEAR Project Subscription (Advanced) Full access to admin.theoverhear.app for creating sophisticated interactive audio projects. Includes sequential pins for linear narratives and branching pins for choose-your-own-adventure experiences. Perfect for heritage trails, interactive storytelling, and immersive cultural projects. Key Features: Admin console access Unlimited pins and recordings Sequential pins (progressive unlocking) Branching pins (multiple story paths) Bespoke project configuration 12 months access Advanced feature support included
- [Annual Project Subscription](https://theoverhear.app/product/annual-project-subscription/) - Annual OVERHEAR Project Subscription Full access to admin.theoverhear.app for creating and managing bespoke location-based audio projects. Add unlimited pins and recordings to build immersive audio experiences for your organisation. Perfect for heritage trails, community storytelling, and cultural projects. Key Features: Admin console access Unlimited pins and recordings Bespoke project configuration 12 months access Technical support included

## Projects

- [Spectra Buzz Stop](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/spectra-buzz-stop/)
- [Birmingham Libraries](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/birmingham-libraries/) - Birmingham Libraries is a project run by the Save Our Libraries campaign, bringing audio content, stories, and educational materials to library locations through the OVERHEAR app. Created in response to Birmingham City Council's proposed budget cuts and library closures, this project highlights the essential role libraries play as community hubs. Access location-based audio experiences that
- [Who Ate All The Pies](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/who-ate-all-the-pies/) - Set in East London, on the iconic Isle of Dogs, ”Who Ate All the Pies?’ is a GPS triggered audio quest for families to solve the mystery of the missing pies. Encountering a range of suspicious suspects, while uncovering local history and funny facts, families will collect letters from the audio clues and then be
- [Žurnālu Punctum Festivāls](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/zurnalu-punctum-festivals/) - Anna Lawrence Pietroni’s short prose walk “Answers on a Postcard” is a fragmented, partly autobiographical, partly literary narrative in prose and poetry, focusing on how personal, national, and international history marks and influences the experiences of a British visitor in Riga. How, for instance, is a view of the city shaped and interwoven with sparrows,
- [The Shakespeare Line](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/the-shakespeare-line/) - The Shakespeare Line brings poetry to passengers traveling along the railway line from Birmingham Moor Street to Stratford-upon-Avon. With 18 specially commissioned poems by renowned poets including former Birmingham poet laureates, each poem is associated with one of the stations on the route. Travellers can access these poems through the OVERHEAR app while at stations
- [Being Heard Stories](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/being-heard-stories/) - Being Heard Stories is a project by Aishling Caffery on the OVERHEAR app that explores experiences of treatment in the NHS. Through location-based audio storytelling, the project amplifies voices and personal narratives about healthcare experiences, creating a platform where individual stories about NHS treatment can be heard and preserved. Discover personal testimonies and accounts tied
- [Upload Your Poem](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/upload-your-poem/) - Upload Your Poem is a community poetry project on the OVERHEAR app that enables users to geotag their recorded poems to specific locations. With 54 location points, this collaborative project creates a living map of poetry where users can both discover and contribute poetry tied to places, building a shared location-based poetry experience that grows
- [SHOUT 21](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/shout-21/) - SHOUT 21 was Birmingham's annual queer arts and culture festival held in November 2021, featuring a diverse array of events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. In collaboration with OVERHEAR, the festival produced a series of audio stories geotagged to specific locations around Birmingham, allowing participants to engage with narratives that highlighted queer experiences and histories tied
- [Wolverhampton Literature Festival](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/wolverhampton-literature-festival/) - Wolverhampton Literature Festival was a vibrant annual event celebrating literature, poetry, music, and the arts. In 2020, the festival partnered with OVERHEAR to commission ten local poets to write about ten beloved independent city venues in Wolverhampton. These poems were recorded and virtually "pinned" to their respective locations, allowing festival-goers to discover and collect them
- [Birmingham Literature Festival](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/birmingham-literature-festival/) - In Autumn 2018, we worked in collaboration with Birmingham Literature Festival to add a little something extra to their programme. We commissioned 12 writers to create bespoke poems (and one short story!) inspired by venues around the city centre, where BLF were hosting events. Pieces ranged from Susan Stokes Chapman’s deeply researched history-of poem for
- [ReVersing The Sherbourne](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/reversing-the-sherbourne/) - Re:Versing the Sherbourne is a BBC Contains Strong Language project that traces the route of the ‘hidden’ River Sherbourne as it flows across Coventry, under pavements and through the heart of the city. Working with the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust’s Sherbourne Valley Project, poets have created a digital trail of poems tracing the river’s route and
- [Highbury Community Orchard](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/highbury-community-orchard/) - Poems produced during the Covid-19 lockdown via a Zoom call writing workshop.
- [Loughborough Uni Campus Walk](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/loughborough-uni-campus-walk/) - LU Arts launched this audio poetry walk to inspire the Loughborough community to connect with the outdoors and our beautiful campus, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. The walk features poetry by ten talented students, who have each been inspired by a particular location on our East Midlands site. Examples include The Watchers sculpture,
- [The Barber Institute](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/the-barber-institute/) - This collaboration between the Barber Institute and Overhear materialised from local Cultural Central meeting over the Covid19 pandemic and how arts organisations are adapting to working remotely with artists and creatives.
- [Flatpack '68 Cycling Map](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/flatpack-68-cycling-map/) - As part of Birmingham 68, Flatpack Film Festival’s project exploring the city’s colourful past, we worked together to create an engaging and accessible solution to bringing the amazing research they’d done to life. We listened through several hours of archive material from Flatpack’s book This Way to the Revolution to curate a map of memories
- [Boundary Way Project](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/boundary-way-project/) - Discover 3 poems comissioned for the Boundary way allotments by Poets, Prattlers and Pandemonialists
- [Statues Workshop](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/statues-workshop/) - When protestors in Bristol brought down a monument to slave trader Edward Colston in their city, it sparked a national conversation about the value and purpose of public art in our lives. Given that Overhear is all about giving people the power to write their own narratives onto their spaces, we thought it was the
- [Basingstoke Festival](https://theoverhear.app/overhear_project/basingstoke-festival/) - Tune in to the words of local poet and playwright Rebecca Lyon, read by local voice artist Naomi Escott. Walk to the locations pinned on the app to unlock the recording. Listen to the perspective of a poet at a unique point in time in a specially selected place. What will it mean to be

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