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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 25/09/2026

For those who use RSS to consume their podcasts, note that our RSS feed has changed as we've migrated to @captivate.fm. It's now feeds.captivate.fm/drd/

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DJ Reed - Voice Actor @djreed.org · 24/09/2026

Final Episode of ‘Dark Road Diaries’, Season 1! If you haven’t yet listened to this fabulously written Audio Drama with all of the Amazing Voice Actors that are in it, you gotta check out this out today! Available on Spotify and anywhere you listen to podcasts! open.spotify.com/episode/2Hvg...

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Mile Marker 10: The Final Word

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Brad Williams @reticentduet.onceuponawasteland.com · 22/09/2026

Big #Fallout related news today!

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 20/09/2026

Patreon members get to listen to the DRD finale a day early and with no ads! Get in on the exciting conclusion below! ⬇️

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Dark Road Diaries Mile Marker 10 - The Finale! | Once Upon a Wasteland Productions

Ad-free and a day early for members!

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Brad Williams @reticentduet.onceuponawasteland.com · 11/08/2026

New Signal Awards judging profile just went live! There's still time to enter, by the way, so please do look into it if you have a show that you'd like to have considered!

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Brad Williams On The Art of Immersion - Signal Awards

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 09/08/2026

Am I above dropping a "Doctor Who" Easter egg into one of my scripts out of nowhere? No. No I am not.😅

Screenshot of a screenplay page spanning a page break. Jenkins says:

“He never got that far. He references an artifact called the ‘Key to Time,’ another multi-part artifact that used a fake final piece with some success.”

A horizontal page-break divider appears across the middle of the image. The lower page is numbered 22.

Harlow says:

“The ‘Key to Time?’ Never heard of it.”

Jenkins replies:

“Neither have I. It’s mentioned in his notes from 1979.”

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Letitia Lemon 🍋 @letitiathelemon.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT!!! 🚨 I am thrilled to share that I have been asked to host a panel at Timeless this year about content creation. I am honoured to have been invited and I can't wait to see you all next month! That's not all, use my code: Lemon26 for a 15% discount on tickets!

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KingFanMan Bethesda @kingfanman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Special message from Jon Rush about #Fallout76 @fallout.bethesdastudios.com

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 29/06/2026

Episode 6 of "Dark Road Diaries," "Quiet Enjoyment," is live! Jack, Daria, Monsignor Jenkins, and Harlow navigate perhaps their most challenging and terrifying situation yet - a Demon HOA. #audiodrama #podcast #comedy

Illustrated podcast cover for Dark Road Diaries. In a misty blue-gray forest, a dark-haired young woman in a blue jacket and white shirt holds an open book as glowing teal magical swirls rise from its pages. Beside and slightly behind her, a curly-haired young man in a tan jacket raises a sword and looks off to the right in alarm. His T-shirt has a cassette tape graphic on it. Neon green triangular icons around them contain silhouettes of monsters or cryptid-like figures. Large bright green and yellow title text across the lower half reads “DARK ROAD DIARIES,” with white text below: “A SUPERNATURAL COMEDY AUDIO FICTION PODCAST.”

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Brad Williams @reticentduet.onceuponawasteland.com · 19/06/2026

I learned today of the death of Stephen Dobyns. I met him when we both took a Spanish class when I was an undergrad (he was the head of the Creative Writing Department at the time) and immediately fell in love with his work. This is my favorite poem of his: onceuponawasteland.com?page_id=261

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Querencia - Once Upon a Wasteland

by Stephen Dobyns In the children’s story of Ferdinand the Bull,The bull gets off. He sits down, won’t fight.He manages to walk out of the ring without thatsharp poke of steel being shoved throughhi...

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Brad Williams @reticentduet.onceuponawasteland.com · 16/06/2026

I'm considering applying to host an #audiodrama panel discussion at #GalaxyCon Raleigh next July. I would want three other people as part of the panel and I'd like to represent different facets of the genre. Anyone interested?

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 08/06/2026

Episode 5 of "Dark Road Diaries," "Your Damnation Is Important to Us," is live! After Jack and Daria’s “perfect” date ends in supernatural property damage, they find themselves ensnared in a different kind of hell - customer service. #audiodrama #podcast #comedy

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 07/06/2026

#Casting Call! We're looking for four roles for Episode 6 of the show - a nervous, officious property man, an impeccably nosy local busybody, a weary, practical parish priest, and a confused, superstitious laborer. #audiodrama #podcast

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Once Upon a Wasteland Productions @onceuponawasteland.com · 25/05/2026

Let me be very clear. Once Upon a Wasteland Productions could not be more strongly against this proposal by the FCC. It is not simply hurtful & unnecessary, but harmful. It exists purely to other normal people living their lives as they have for millennia. Please comment your opposition. We have.

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More Than 40 Organizations File Comment with the FCC Opposing Content…

Advocates for Trans Equality, GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, and PFLAG National lead joint comment signed…

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Brad Williams @reticentduet.onceuponawasteland.com · 21/05/2026

Today is my birthday. Do with that information whatever you see fit.

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 18/05/2026

Episode 4 of "Dark Road Diaries," "A Perfect Evening," is live! Jack’s perfect birthday plan for Daria hits a few spooky potholes, but love still gets a candlelit fighting chance. #audiodrama #podcast #comedy

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 14/05/2026

Posted without comment.

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 09/05/2026

New casting call ahoy! We're looking for two roles for Episode 5 of the show - a telephone auto attendant and a restaurant owner. Details at the link. If you don't want to audition via CCC, just DM or email brad@darkroaddiaries.com! #audiodrama #podcast #casting

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 10/05/2026

Here are the character descriptions and audition sides.

AUTO ATTENDANT
Unpaid

An unnervingly cheerful automated voice for the infernal bureaucracy, the auto attendant handles possession claims, binding disputes, portal incidents, and “the nature of your damnation” with the soulless politeness of a customer-service phone tree from hell. Should sound calm, blandly professional, and relentlessly chipper, making the absurd horror of the situation funnier by never acknowledging how terrifying it is. Think “corporate IVR system,” but for demons.

Language: English
Voice Description: Female Adult, English (American)

AUDITION LINES

For possession services, say “possession.” For binding disputes, say “binding.” For portal-related incidents, say “portal.” For all other inquiries, please briefly describe the nature of your damnation.

Recognized categories include owner, holder, claimant, witness, tempter, sponsor, adversary, guarantor, and next of kin.

Thank you for contacting the Office of Transitional Occupancy and Vessel Management. Your damnation is important to us.

RESTAURANT OWNER
Unpaid

The seasoned proprietor of the Starlight Lounge, the Owner is calm, perceptive, and almost impossible to rattle. After 32 years in the restaurant business, they have seen proposals, breakups, lawsuits, small fires, and at least one official exorcism, so Jack and Daria’s supernatural candleholder disaster barely makes the top ten. Should feel warm but firm, dryly funny, and quietly wise — someone who can make a line about property damage sound like hospitality and a bit of romantic advice feel genuinely earned.

Language: English
Voice Description: Male Adult, All American Accents

AUDITION LINES

I spoke with Monsignor Jenkins about you. Our conversation implied that you weren’t the types to engage in vandalism during dinner. He said you were good people.

Mr. Fletcher, I have owned this restaurant for 32 years. I have seen proposals, breakups, reunions, accusations, reconciliations, one exorcism, and a wedding reception that ended in a lawsuit and a small fire.

Grand romantic gestures are difficult. Don’t let one difficult evening make you afraid to try again.

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 07/05/2026

Mile Marker 4, "A Perfect Evening," will come out on May 18th but in the interim here are the stats on the episode that follows, "Your Damnation Is Important to Us."

Screenshot of a typewriter-style “DRD Mile Marker 5 — Statistics Report.” It shows general statistics with 2,594 words and 786 paragraphs, followed by an element statistics table listing counts and percentages, including Dialogue 369 at 76%, Character 356 at 13%, Action 33 at 7%, Parenthetical 24 at 1%, Scene Heading 3 at 0%, and Script Title 1 at 0%.

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 06/05/2026

Here's our new trailer!

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Brad Williams @reticentduet.onceuponawasteland.com · 04/05/2026

My Enclave citation from #WastelandJamboree!

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TheRealGChu (The Weavers) @therealgchu.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

what other reason do you need to listen to Once Upon a Wasteland than this amazing review? srsly, @onceuponawasteland.com is amazing. #audiodrama #audiofiction #thesetearsaresosalty

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Once Upon a Wasteland Productions @onceuponawasteland.com · 04/05/2026

"I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Screenshot of a replies section. At the top is the heading “Replies” with the subheading “Includes replies that need review.”

A comment from stomp_999, posted 4 days ago, says: “Omfg... political lesbian sci-fi. I tried. I overlooked how cheesy hokey ridiculous much of this was just to enjoy a brain fluff story and listen to the story but you lost me. You lost me with the political gay bullshit. 🙄

I hope no else wastes their time on this useless drivel.”

Below the comment is a “See less” link.

A divider says “2 replies.”

The first reply is from Taylor, posted 2 days ago, saying: “My dude, you seriously clicked on a audio drama about a lesbian couple in Fallout and got angry that it was about a lesbian couple... in Fallout.”

The second reply is from Once Upon A Wasteland: A Fallout Story, posted 8 minutes ago, saying: “The show does exactly what it says on the tin. I'm genuinely baffled by your surprise, though less so than your calling the lead characters' relationship "political."”

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 27/04/2026

Episode 3 of "Dark Road Diaries," "The Devil in the Drawing Room," is live! An interrupted taco date leads to intrigue as Jack and Daria are pulled into a manor murder mystery. But why are they there? #audiodrama #podcast #comedy

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 26/04/2026

Patrons get early access to our latest episode, "The Devil in the Drawing Room!" Click the link below to check out a preview and we'd greatly appreciate it if you would consider supporting the show.

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Dark Road Diaries Episode 3 - "The Devil in the Drawing Room" by Once Upon a Wasteland Productions on Patreon. Join Once Upon a Wasteland Productions's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 25/04/2026

Write a scene with seven speaking characters, they said. It'll be fun to edit, they said. 😅

Screenshot of a Logic Pro session titled “DRD S01E03 Scene 2 – Tracks,” showing a multitrack audio edit with ambient room tone, sound effects, and dialogue tracks for characters including Jack, Daria, Daniel, Evelyn, Gideon, Mrs. Corcoran, and Sebastian. The timeline contains purple ambience regions across the top and many green dialogue clips arranged below, with a few orange SFX clips scattered above the dialogue. The playhead/time display reads approximately 01:11:48, and the left sidebar shows track controls, mixer settings, and volume meters.

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Brad Williams @reticentduet.onceuponawasteland.com · 22/04/2026

What I'll be wearing to the Wasteland Jamboree Gala! Not cosplaying, rather going for a kind of pre-war pastiche. Inspired by Coop's cravat-wearing in pre-war Vegas. 😃 Hope I fit in amongst all the awesome cosplay!

Flat lay of a dressy outfit arranged on a red bedspread: a dark charcoal suit jacket over a light patterned dress shirt, a navy tie and matching pocket square with yellow polka dots, and black lace-up shoes with flame detailing and thick soles. A blue-and-orange VIP event badge on a lanyard rests near one shoe, with a green pillow visible in the top left corner.

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Once Upon a Wasteland Productions @onceuponawasteland.com · 19/04/2026

I'll have plenty of bottlecaps to hand out/trade at #WastelandJamboree! I ordered 100 more today just to have a cushion. Looking forward to seeing the awesome designs folks have created!

Brown leather drawstring pouch with a “Once Upon a Wasteland” graphic sits on a wooden tabletop, surrounded by scattered blue branded bottle caps.

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Brad Williams @reticentduet.onceuponawasteland.com · 18/04/2026

Getting ready for #WastelandJamboree! I'll have sticker packs and bottlecaps to hand out/trade, as well as a limited number of challenge coins and pins!

Flat lay of assorted “Once Upon A Wasteland” and “Dark Road Diaries” promotional merch on a wooden table, including stickers, cards, pins, and a small bag of items.

Close-up of a black, white, and cream enamel pin reading “Once Upon A Wasteland” on a light wooden surface.

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 06/04/2026

Episode 2 of "Dark Road Diaries," "Where Devils Go to Drink," is live! After a promising lead surfaces, Jack and Daria follow Jamie’s trail to a demon-run bar where the rules are strange and the patrons are stranger. #audiodrama #podcast #comedy

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Brad Williams @reticentduet.onceuponawasteland.com · 31/03/2026

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 29/03/2026

Taking the feed drop on the @onceuponawasteland.com feed, we're over 1000 downloads for our debut episode! Hopefully some of the folks who caught it on the OUAW feed will head over and keep listening on the main feed; if they do, I'm confident that they'll like what they hear. #audiodrama #podcast

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 28/03/2026

The script for Mile Marker 3 is just about finished! Look for Mile Marker 2 on Monday, April 6! #audiodrama #podcast

Screenshot of a document viewer displaying page 1 of 4 of a report titled “DRD Mile Marker 3 - Statistics Report.” The page heading reads “DRD MILE MARKER 3 -- STATISTICS REPORT.” Below it, “GENERAL STATISTICS” lists 3,951 words and 862 paragraphs. An “ELEMENT STATISTICS” table shows screenplay element counts, including Scene Heading 7, Action 49, Character 368, Parenthetical 37, Dialogue 397, and most other categories at 0 or 1. The viewer toolbar at top includes Save, Print, Spelling, and Find.

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Once Upon a Wasteland Productions @onceuponawasteland.com · 22/03/2026

Headed to Wasteland Jamboree this May? I'll have stickers and bottlecaps! Just stop me to grab yours!

Tan drawstring pouch on a wooden table with a “Once Upon A Wasteland” sticker, surrounded by five blue bottle-cap style tokens with matching artwork.

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Brad Williams @reticentduet.onceuponawasteland.com · 20/03/2026

Check out this awesome new project!

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 18/03/2026

Would you like to help the show? Leave a rating on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! A 5-star rating will help us with the algorithm and get the show in front of more potential listeners (and helps counteract bad actors). Here's the Apple Podcasts link:

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Dark Road Diaries

Comedy Fiction Podcast · Monthly Series · Dark Road Diaries is a supernatural horror-comedy audio drama following our heroes (?), devoted couple Jack Fletcher & Daria Bishop, on a cross-country road t...

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Dark Road Diaries @darkroaddiaries.com · 15/03/2026

Hey, cool! We charted on Apple Podcasts in Comedy Fiction following our debut episode! #podcast #audiodrama

A screenshot of an Apple Podcasts listing for Dark Road Diaries indicating that it is at #106, a 43 position increase from the previous day.

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VitriolPlays @vitriolplays.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Come join the fun! I’m helping with production in Dark Road Diaries. You might even hear me in an upcoming episode! I know you will enjoy it.

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