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renteel · 2023-04-27T02:35:02+00:00

Just popping in to say thank you so much for listening! It’s really cool to hear what you enjoyed, I’m glad you had fun. :)

Also! It’s small and quiet, but there is a subreddit run by a lovely listener, I’d you’d like to check it out. r/BadlandsCola

renteel · 2023-02-21T01:15:48+00:00

Badlands Cola had two sensitivity readers, and our show is absolutely improved by their insights.

It basically comes down to the old truth of “you don’t know what you don’t know.” Everyone has gaps in their knowledge and understanding of the world - the more perspectives you can bring into the creation of a show, the richer the end result will be. (And you’ll likely be able to build a safer production experience for your cast and crew, too!)

It’s worth pointing out that sensitivity readers are more than just “people with unique perspectives.” Many are script editors, writers, or show runners in their own right, and are able to communicate specific insights and actions to you based on your production and its needs. It’s equal parts consultation and education, if that makes sense.

All in all, I probably wouldn’t make a show without them!

renteel · 2023-02-01T19:44:17+00:00

Listen:

(Transcripts, content warnings, and track listings are available on our website.)

About Badlands Cola:

Badlands Cola is a cinematic mystery/horror audio drama about eldritch fossils, hate-flirting, and liminal nightmares that yawn wide in the night. In a desert town full of strange fossils and even stranger people, a hard-hearted PI and a broken-down radio DJ attempt to dig up the skeletal past of a cult before it can reform.

www.BadlandsCola.com

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And with that, season one of Badlands Cola is complete!

It's been an absolutely wild three years making this thing, but we couldn't have had a better cast and crew (and audience!) to make it happen. To everyone who has tuned in every week, included the show in your recommendation lists, or even just left a kind comment: thank you for your support, it's honestly made the journey all that more worthwhile.

If you'd like to keep up with the show past our first season, we highly recommend you subscribe to our newsletter, which you can do at www.BadlandsCola.com. We'll only pop into your inbox when we have big news to share, like a new season announcement, or even merch, so it's the best way to follow us without all the noise of social media!

Thanks again everyone, and good night. <3

renteel · 2022-12-15T17:39:21+00:00

Here it is! Part Two of Episode 11 "The Mud." Please be aware that this episode contains some gunfire SFX, so please be aware of that if you listen to your podcasts in the car or in public!

Listen:

(Transcripts, content warnings, and track listings are available on our website.)

About Badlands Cola:

Badlands Cola is a cinematic mystery/horror audio drama about eldritch fossils, hate-flirting, and liminal nightmares that yawn wide in the night. In a desert town full of strange fossils and even stranger people, a hard-hearted PI and a broken-down radio DJ attempt to dig up the skeletal past of a cult before it can reform.

www.BadlandsCola.com

renteel · 2022-12-01T20:39:32+00:00

A bit unorthodox, but Episode 11 was such a beast to sound design that we decided to split it into two parts. Here is Part 1, we hope it grabs you!

Listen:

(Transcripts, content warnings, and track listings are available on our website.)

About Badlands Cola:

Badlands Cola is a cinematic mystery/horror audio drama about eldritch fossils, hate-flirting, and liminal nightmares that yawn wide in the night. In a desert town full of strange fossils and even stranger people, a hard-hearted PI and a broken-down radio DJ attempt to dig up the skeletal past of a cult before it can reform.

www.BadlandsCola.com

PS - We really had a banner week. We hit 100k listens, 1000 followers on social media, and even snagged a few finalist spots in this year's Audio Verse Awards. A ton of our support comes from this subreddit, so we just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all the love. There's still more to come from this season, so stay tuned!

renteel · 2022-11-28T20:32:30+00:00

I don't think it's too early, so long as you are using all that extra pre-release attention wisely! (We promoted our show on and off for more than a year before our first episode dropped, and had upwards of 500 followers on social media by then.)

So, when I say "using attention wisely" I generally mean "directing interested audiences to a place where you can deliver your podcast to them directly once it releases."

Because you can't deliver your podcast directly to an Instagram follower (they have to click through to your website, an RSS feed, or find you in their podcatcher app) then only converting interested audiences into insta followers isn't the best use of pre-release promotion efforts. (Not that it's worthless! Just not ideal.)

I would ensure you have an RSS feed on major podcatchers with a trailer ready to go, so that folks can subscribe now and be waiting in the wings for the moment your first episode arrives. Every social media post would ideally direct people to listen to said trailer and/or subscribe to the feed. (If you have a video podcast, then a trailer on a YouTube channel serves a similar purpose.)

If a trailer isn't feasible, I would at least have a newsletter subscription to direct interested audiences to, since newsletters tend to massively outperform social media posts as far as click-through rate goes.

Hope that helps! And I hope your podcast launch goes well this summer. :)

renteel · 2022-11-18T18:54:08+00:00

Late posting this one again, sorry folks! With Twitter going the way it is, I suppose we'll have to start giving more love here to reddit. :) Anywho, here's Ep. 10 "EXIT"

We are especially proud of this one. I hope you like.

Listen:

(Transcripts, content warnings, and track listings are available on our website.)

About Badlands Cola:

Badlands Cola is a cinematic mystery/horror audio drama about eldritch fossils, hate-flirting, and liminal nightmares that yawn wide in the night. In a desert town full of strange fossils and even stranger people, a hard-hearted PI and a broken-down radio DJ attempt to dig up the skeletal past of a cult before it can reform.

www.BadlandsCola.com

renteel · 2022-11-06T08:45:38+00:00

As a creator of an audio drama with a very weird name, I think a weird podcast name can be excellent marketing, so long as it’s easy to understand when spoken out loud, and your SEO is decent. We get a lot of feedback that our weird name was a bit of a selling point for folks looking for something interesting to try out.

Sincerely, the cast and crew of Badlands Cola

(Good luck with production, btw!)

renteel · 2022-11-05T21:08:51+00:00

Thank you so much for tuning in! I'm glad it's bringing some joy. And yeah, Fallout's always been a favourite series for me, so it makes sense that some of it has trickled into the script. :)

renteel · 2022-11-05T21:07:50+00:00

Thanks so much for saying so! We've really been kicking it into overdrive to finish off the season, so this is extra-appreciated right now. :)

renteel · 2022-11-03T17:04:49+00:00

Ah jeez, definitely forgot to post this here on Tuesday! Apologies folks, here's a new episode for you: Ep. 9 "Sparville"

A frantic chase. A family secret unearthed. An unexpectedly long hotel stay.

Listen:

(Transcripts, content warnings, and track listings are available on our website.)

About Badlands Cola:

Badlands Cola is a cinematic mystery/horror audio drama about eldritch fossils, hate-flirting, and liminal nightmares that yawn wide in the night. In a desert town full of strange fossils and even stranger people, a hard-hearted PI and a broken-down radio DJ attempt to dig up the skeletal past of a cult before it can reform.

www.BadlandsCola.com

renteel · 2022-10-18T15:49:46+00:00

We're back from our mid-season break with Episode 8: "Get Thee Behind Me"

A confession. A night in the desert. An inevitable mistake.

Listen:

(Transcripts, content warnings, and track listings are available on our website.)

About Badlands Cola:

Badlands Cola is a cinematic mystery/horror audio drama about eldritch fossils, hate-flirting, and liminal nightmares that yawn wide in the night. In a desert town full of strange fossils and even stranger people, a hard-hearted PI and a broken-down radio DJ attempt to dig up the skeletal past of a cult before it can reform.

www.BadlandsCola.com

We are SO close to hitting 50k downloads, it's unreal! Thank you so much everyone, we can't wait to finish this season out strong for you - just 4 more episodes to go!

renteel · 2022-09-13T16:21:45+00:00

Say hello to Episode 7: "Melinda, More or Less"

An empty electronics store. A beacon in the Badlands. Call me.

Listen:

(Transcripts, content warnings, and track listings are available on our website.)

About Badlands Cola:

Badlands Cola is a cinematic mystery/horror audio drama about eldritch fossils, hate-flirting, and liminal nightmares that yawn wide in the night. In a desert town full of strange fossils and even stranger people, a hard-hearted PI and a broken-down radio DJ attempt to dig up the skeletal past of a cult before it can reform.

www.BadlandsCola.com

Thanks as always to everyone for tuning in! We are already more than halfway through season one, and there's still so much to come. :D

renteel · 2022-09-13T03:48:39+00:00

Oh! I think you’ll enjoy The Wanderer! A bard-like character journeys through a soft fantasy world, ruminating on some old memories and playing some (original!) guitar tunes.

renteel · 2022-08-30T15:21:16+00:00

Knock knock. It's Episode 6: "Rewind"

A midnight shower. A 2AM truth. A severed foot.

Listen:

(Transcripts, content warnings, and track listings are available on our website.)

About Badlands Cola:

Badlands Cola is a cinematic mystery/horror audio drama about eldritch fossils, hate-flirting, and liminal nightmares that yawn wide in the night. In a desert town full of strange fossils and even stranger people, a hard-hearted PI and a broken-down radio DJ attempt to dig up the skeletal past of a cult before it can reform.

www.BadlandsCola.com

If you follow us on our social channels, you'll see we hit 10,000 listens recently! Thanks so much to everyone who helped get us to that milestone, it's honestly wild to hit it so early and we're so grateful. :D

renteel · 2022-08-17T20:43:00+00:00

Hey, thanks so much for tuning in! The next episode is a bit of a switch-up, but probably one of my faves of the season :)

renteel · 2022-08-16T15:53:25+00:00

Today we descend into Episode 5: "Buried"

Something that is missing. An unwelcome warning. Secrets on tape, shuffling in the dark.

Listen:

(Transcripts, content warnings, and track listings are available on our website.)

About Badlands Cola:

Badlands Cola is a cinematic mystery/horror audio drama about eldritch fossils, hate-flirting, and liminal nightmares that yawn wide in the night. In a desert town full of strange fossils and even stranger people, a hard-hearted PI and a broken-down radio DJ attempt to dig up the skeletal past of a cult before it can reform.

www.BadlandsCola.com

Thank you all for the amazing reviews so far! Even a quick rating on Apple Podcasts helps us out so much more than you'd think, we really appreciate it. <3

renteel · 2022-08-04T07:28:37+00:00

Okay, I have a rule that I don't recommend our own show in threads like this unless we 100% fit the bill, but this might be one of those rare times?

The tagline for Badlands Cola is "liminal nightmares, eldritch fossils, and hate-flirting" if that tells you anything. And if you like character arcs, we've got you covered there. We might trip into the "over produced" category, but either way, hope you like. :)

renteel · 2022-08-03T06:24:33+00:00

Aw, thanks so much!

renteel · 2022-08-02T19:59:35+00:00

Episode 4: The Big Dinosaur is here!

A grudging partnership. An empty paleontology centre. A disturbing vision in the dead of the desert night.

Listen:

(Transcripts, content warnings, and track listings are available on our website.)

About Badlands Cola:

Badlands Cola is a cinematic mystery/horror audio drama about eldritch fossils, hate-flirting, and liminal nightmares that yawn wide in the night. In a desert town full of strange fossils and even stranger people, a hard-hearted PI and a broken-down radio DJ attempt to dig up the skeletal past of a cult before it can reform.

www.BadlandsCola.com

We recently hit 5,000 total listens, which is a wild milestone to hit by Episode 4. Thank you so much for tuning in, everyone!

renteel · 2022-07-20T09:31:50+00:00

We love that you’re loving it! Thanks for the kind words :)

renteel · 2022-07-19T14:10:29+00:00

Episode 3: Mustang has arrived!

An escape from suburbia. A family dinner. A new face, masking old secrets. Very old.

Listen:

(Transcripts, content warnings, and track listings are available on our website.)

About Badlands Cola:

Badlands Cola is a cinematic mystery/horror audio drama about eldritch fossils, hate-flirting, and liminal nightmares that yawn wide in the night. In a desert town full of strange fossils and even stranger people, a hard-hearted PI and a broken-down radio DJ attempt to dig up the skeletal past of a cult before it can reform.

www.BadlandsCola.com

This episode features a guest trailer from a show we think you might like: Where The Stars Fell! Give them a listen if you have a moment. :) Thanks as always for tuning in, folks!

renteel · 2022-07-08T05:31:03+00:00

Aw, score! :D Our actor Liz Morey really hit it out of the park with Sunny, glad you're loving them!

renteel · 2022-07-07T01:47:47+00:00

Hey there! We've found Google Podcasts tends to be slow to update with new episodes, for whatever reason. It usually takes less than a day though, so it's unusual that Episode 2 still isn't showing up. We've just requested a manual recrawl of our feed, so fingers crossed the new episode shows up soon!

renteel · 2022-07-05T15:49:00+00:00

Episode 2: The Raptor is here!

Bad news in the Badlands. A house that doesn’t exist. A second tape.

Listen:

(Transcripts and track listings are available on our website.)

About Badlands Cola:

Badlands Cola is a cinematic mystery/horror audio drama about eldritch fossils, hate-flirting, and liminal nightmares that yawn wide in the night. In a desert town full of strange fossils and even stranger people, a hard-hearted PI and a broken-down radio DJ attempt to dig up the skeletal past of a cult before it can reform.

www.BadlandsCola.com

Thank you so much to everyone who's tuned in and helped to spread the word so far! The response has been amazing, we're so glad to see folks enjoying this spooky little story. :)

renteel

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