Tanis (podcast)

Tanis
Presentation
Hosted by	Nic Silver
Genre	Mystery Horror Pseudo-documentary
Language	English
Updates	Biweekly (seasons 1–4) Weekly (season 5)
Production
Production	Terry Miles
Audio format	Podcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3)
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	60
Publication
Original release	October 13, 2015
Related
Website	www.tanispodcast.com

Tanis is a mystery pseudo-documentary podcast. Published by Pacific Northwest Stories, it is part of their series of podcasts set in the same fictional universe (such as The Black Tapes and Rabbits) which, despite being works of fiction, are presented as legitimate true stories both within the podcast and outside of it; the podcast has no credited writers or performers, as the events and characters are framed as real. The main character, Nic Silver, is voiced by executive producer Terry Miles.

In the podcast, Silver undertakes a search to discover the meaning of "Tanis", a word of unknown meaning that seems connected to various elusive individuals and organizations, leading him to unearth a web of conspiracies with the help of an internet "information specialist" known only as "Meerkatnip".

After its premiere on October 13, 2015, episodes of Tanis were released every two weeks during the first four seasons and weekly during the fifth. Critical reception of the show was positive and it peaked on the U.S. iTunes podcast download chart in the eleventh spot. A television adaptation of the podcast was planned in 2017 and the fifth season of the podcast premiered on September 2, 2020.