Episode 269 – A Spring Cleansing, and Leviathan Chronicles Redux

The Cleansed post apocalyptic audio drama

Art for The Cleansed: Season 1, a post apocalyptic audio drama

The energy crisis is here! Well, at least in sound… With a humble thrill, I welcome you to debut of The Cleansed: Season 1.

This post-apocalyptic audio epic picks up 15 years after the horrific events chronicled in the Pilot Episode. In the intervening years, David & Sam have build an off-grid stronghold called The Refuge, while John Prophet has continued his fight against the forces of chaos. Two youths, Maria and Luke, are out hunting one day, when a stranger gallops into their lives like a thunderstorm.

The Cleansed will now be a weekly feature of Radio Drama Revival, expect a new podcast serial each week from now through the season finale on Halloween, 2012. If you’re eager to here more than the sample today, you can this very moment purchase the full Episode 1 Director’s Cut and get a scoop on other listeners!

We go on to feature a podcast serial which serves as no small inspiration to our efforts with The Cleansed – Christof Laputka’s The Leviathan Chronicles. We caught up with Christof on the phone for a few minutes to talk about some premium paid downloads of Leviathan, then go on to sample the goods. It’s a jam-packed independent sci-fi extravaganza today!

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Radio Drama Revival – Episode 269

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Leviathan Chronicles Special Edition Episodes Now Available

Leviathan Chronicles Special EditionExciting audio news this week. The creators of the Leviathan Chronicles have released two special edition episodes available as pay-per-download on their website.

This is an enormous amount of content available for a shockingly low price of $1.99 per download. From the horses mouth:

Internal Affairs is the longest and most epic episode we’ve ever created. Clocking in at almost two hours, it is the length of a feature film. Internal Affairs is a self-contained, action packed story focused on The Blackdoor Group which chronicles the aftermath of the shootout in Sanctuary. In this episode, you’ll learn the ultimate fate the SSN Dakota and get a peek into the beginning of Season 2. I’ve never been prouder of an episode we’ve released.

The Dramatist is the second episode we’re releasing today . Written by Nobi Nakanishi, The Dramatist is a character driven, noir piece set in the 1930s in old Hollywood. It gives a glimpse into the origins of the immortal rebellion and how the population was forced to pick sides. The crew at Silver Sound did an amazing job creating an authentic period feel for the episode while still maintaining the kickass technology that makes Leviathan so slick.

Now, the content alone should be enough of a driving force to get you to buy these – without gushing too much, let me say that Leviathan is easily the most epic and well produced independent audio production I’ve ever heard. For a taste of it, listen to our feature last April.

Top-notch production values, a talented cast, and kick-ass music do not come free, my friends, and it’s totally nutty that the entire first season was released for free, and that they’ve only started monetizing it now… So, if you love this awesome audio, I hope you’ll treat yourself to some more and give the Leviathan Special Editions episodes a listen.

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Episode 170 – Discover the Depths with Leviathan

Leviathan Chronicles Audio AdventureThis week, we feature a truly awesome podcast that is just at home tens of thousands of feet below sea level as it is in distant mountainscapes in Tibet and motorcycle chases in New York City.

This incredible trip is called The Leviathan Chronicles, and as its truly epic first season draws to its conclusion, we play one of the episodes of the series and talk to creator, Christof Laputka.

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Radio Drama Revival – Episode 170