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Wasteland Broadcasting Network


10 episodes

(Actual number of episodes significantly different than number of episodes as recorded in database.)
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Synopsis:

In a world where radio has been silent for fifteen years, the Wasteland Broadcasting Network becomes the first signal to break through the static. Sponsored by Happy Fallout Media, WBN brings news, stories, survivor commentary, and the kind of entertainment only a post‑apocalyptic world could inspire.

Hosted by a weary but determined broadcaster doing her best to keep the signal steady along with a ragtag team of cohosts, WBN documents life in the ruins one chaotic broadcast at a time.

If you can hear this, celebrate. Broadcasting is back.

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ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK

Survivor…

Before you step into the wasteland, you deserve a moment of honesty. Mostly so we can’t be blamed later.

This place is not for everyone. In fact, it’s barely a place for anyone. But if you’re still here, that’s a personal choice you’ll have to live with.

Inside these ruins, you will encounter:

If you’re the kind of person who:

You belong here. (We’re sorry. But also, welcome.)

Proceed knowing:

Now step forward, brave (or deeply confused) wanderer. The wasteland awaits. It’s dramatic. It’s ridiculous. It’s dangerous. And honestly? It’s kind of fun.


Language: English

Format: Audio Drama

Continuity: Serial

Writing: Scripted

Voices: Full cast

Narrator: None

Genres: Satire and Spoof, Post-apocalypse

Framing device: Communications

Soundscape: Sound effects

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Episodes:

WBN Trailer

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:44:38 GMT

After fifteen years of dead air, the Wasteland Broadcasting Network finally breaks through the static of the post-apocalyptic wasteland to bring news, entertainment, and more!

Join our beleaguered host as they attempt to introduce the network, only to face interruptions by her fellow survivors and an odd unauthorized commercial break.

WBN is here, and we’ll keep broadcasting until there’s no one left to listen.

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WBN News 404 AM: This Week's Market Report and Wasteland Fashion Trends

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:16:08 GMT

Tune into WBN News 404 AM for this week's market report. Canned beans are always a good bet, but what will the found warehouse full of old tuna do to the wasteland economy?

We also hear from Nova Thorne for the wasteland fashion report. Don't be caught dead in last year's fashion trends!

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WBN 404 AM Breaking News: Snack Crisis Sparks Chaos! Wasteland On Edge!

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:03:29 GMT

Conflict has broken out between the factions of the Rust Rats and Acolytes of the Great Vending Machine! If tensions continue to rise, an all-out faction war could be imminent!

Plus, yet another unauthorized ad makes an appearance.

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WBN News Disaster Weather Forecast: Radiation Dust Storm Incoming: Zone 57, Take Cover!

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:39:04 GMT

A radiation dust storm is swiftly approaching Zone 57. Take cover, and listen to our very important disaster weather alert for your area, presented by Jace Holloway.

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WBN 404 AM Breaking News: The BRBL: The Wasteland's New HOA Overlords

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:23:53 GMT

If you thought the wasteland was lawless, if you believed survival was about resilience, adaptation, and sheer dumb luck, you were wrong. The apocalypse may have erased governments, economies, and sanity itself, but somehow, HOA regulations have endured.

And they are coming for you.

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WBN Presents Beyond the Ruins: The Pale Watcher

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:51:08 GMT

Before the ground shifts, before the water turns black, before a settlement falls into silence, he is there.

In this first episode of Beyond the Ruins: Encounters with the Unknown, Rowan Blackwood tries to unravel the unsettling legend of the Pale Watcher, a figure who appears in the final days before catastrophe.

With firsthand accounts and unexplained patterns, this episode explores the possibility that some horrors don’t hunt, they observe.

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WBN Presents Wasteland Survivor's Hotline: Questions, Chaos & Consequences

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:20:38 GMT

The Wasteland Broadcasting Network kicks off the very first episode of Wasteland Survivor’s Hotline with a special guest: Jace Holloway, invited to lend his unique perspective on the questions plaguing survivors across the wasteland.

Together, he and our narrator tackle burning questions about drinking glowing liquids, projecting fake wasteland bravado, eating mysterious “food,” encountering suspicious winks, and dealing with the surprisingly common problem of becoming a raider leader by accident.

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WBN Presents Wasteland Logic: Survival Myths & Other Avoidable Mistakes

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:06:19 GMT

In this broadcast from the Wasteland Broadcasting Network, our narrator breaks down the myths, misunderstandings, and magnificently avoidable mistakes that helped shape the wasteland as we know it. From the “usefulness” of fire to humanity’s long, proud history of doing the wrong thing at the wrong time, this episode sets the tone for a series dedicated to calling out the nonsense that got us here and the nonsense that keeps us here.

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WBN Presents Cosmic Fallout Horoscopes: The Cosmos Is Throwing a Tantrum, and Pisces Is Crying About It

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:41:33 GMT

The eclipse is unhinged, the stars are bickering, and Vega Nightshade is here to explain why every zodiac sign is one bad decision away from disaster.

From cosmic mood swings to explosive mishaps, this week’s broadcast charts the chaos unfolding across the wasteland sky.

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WBN Presents Welcome to the Wasteland: Tales from a Reluctant Survivor

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:46:09 GMT

Before the sky turned red, Jace Holloway wanted to be a writer. Now he’s a survivor with a pen, a microphone, and a lifetime of material he never asked for.

Each episode, Jace recounts the strange, dangerous, and painfully stupid moments that define life in the Great Aftermath, from cult mishaps to mutant wildlife to the eternal curse of HOA committees that somehow survived the end of the world.

Welcome to the wasteland. Try not to die. And if you do happen to die, try not to die stupid.

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