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After the Apocalypse
by Christopher Russell
After the Apocalypse is a complete five-season post-apocalyptic science-fiction audio drama about what happens after everything familiar disappears. The story follows ordinary people caught in the collapse of civilization and forced to figure out how to survive, whom to trust, what they are willing to fight for, and eventually how to build something new. This is not a story about superheroes. It is survival fiction about people — flawed, frightened, funny, stubborn people — trying to make their way through a broken world. Across five seasons of serialized fiction, their stories intersect as communities form, loyalties shift, old assumptions fall away, and the survivors begin deciding what kind of world should come next. Seasons 1 through 5 contain the complete After the Apocalypse story. The series is finished and can be listened to from beginning to end. The podcast feed now continues as The Apocalypse Café,
Episodes
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Path of the Fallen Episode Two Dead Man Returns
Todays offering by Colin - Episode Two, “Dead Man’s Return.” Elijah has come back after three years, and Jackson has a few questions. Fair enough. When someone you’ve given up for dead suddenly reappears, you’d like a little explanation—preferably somewhere quiet, where nothing is trying to kill...
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Path of the Fallen Episode One The Watchtower
Path of the Fallen Episode One The Watchtower by Colin Moore Introductory comment by Chris If you want to hear Dawn of the Dog from the beginning, go to: oldmanapocalypse.com/dog Join the Pack and you’ll get access to the whole series as it rolls out ... Colin Moore has been building out a story...
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Last Transmission, by Patrick Rushbrook
OK, my survivor friends, as promised I have news. My summer has been jam-packed. This month has been even jam-packier. Let’s talk about Pat’s story contest story we just listened to. Again, 900 words isn’t a lot to play with and I think he did a good job building a story arc into that space. It’s...
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The Price We Pay for Love
In this episode we have a short story written by Chris for the spring short story contest read into Audio by Virginia Pittman. Following the story (about 10 minutes in) Chris and Virginia have a nice chat about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dust by Sharon Skinner
Hello my survivor friends. Today I am pleased to bring you a great short story written and read by Sharon Skinner my book coach. You can find out all about her here -> https://bookcoachingbysharon.com/ Look for the second book in the After the Apocalypse series 'Book Two: Killer' in June. And…
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ATA Chapter 35 Book 2 - Journeys
Hello my survivor Friends, It is May 1st 2026 for you time travelers. And what you just listened to was a resolution chapter I wrote for Book 2, which I have been working hard on for the last 2 months. As of this reading Book is very close to publishing, but everything takes longer than you think...
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Beef Stew - An After the Apocalypse Story
“In great loss there is often the freedom of discovery.” - Isherwood Williams … It was midmorning on a rainy day when the traveler knocked open the door of the Siren Café. A few months had passed since Delores joined Jolene at the store. A few months since they’d cleaned out all the corpses and...
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Viking Burial
Viking Burial An After the Apocalypse Story Read by Syvia Glory “What do you need me to do?” Delores asked. Jolene had provided Delores with a company-logo green sports shirt. Unisex. Small. And a fresh visor with the mermaid logo from the supply cabinet. And, finally, the ubiquitous green apron,...
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Delores - The Apocalypse Cafe
Delores – An After the Apocalypse Story The Café door chime sang its song of arrivals. Jolene watched a woman enter the café. The woman was furtive but otherwise unremarkable. She stayed close to the door, seemingly unsure whether her decision to enter was a good one, and, at any moment, might…
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The Apocalypse Cafe
Intro – The apocalypse Café Hello my survivor friends. Today we are presenting a story called ‘The apocalypse Café’ written by yours truly and read by our old friend Robert. You’re going to get all sentimental hearing it I’m sure. The story is set in the same universe as the original After the...
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And Then There Was Janie
Patrick's Contest Story - Read by Austin Baker And Then There Was Janie The sun was quickly disappearing behind me as I stood in front of my cabin in southern Iowa, watching as a brand new, silver ‘65 Cadillac rocketed down the long dirt driveway, spreading a fine layer of dust on the prematurely...
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Contest Story - The Ham Sandwich of Courage
Hello my survivor friends. For new listeners you should go back to season one episode one to start the five season After the Apocalypse story. You have a wonderful 100 episode journey in front of you. Enjoy. It took me 5 years to produce, it will probably take you 5 days to consume. So go get...
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Dean and Cordelia Wrap-up with Jesse and Shannon
Welcome back survivors! How have you been? Have you missed me? Today, we have a conversation with Jesse and Shannon to wrap up the Dean and Cordelia series. If you’re new to the feed, the original After the Apocalypse story ran for 5 seasons. It’s an story about survivors of a viral apocalypse…
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AC S1 E6 Not Patchouli
Hello my survivor friends… Thick, oily, toxic mist rises from a crack in the village center. The bone crushing coldness has caused the turf to dry and die. The earth below contracts and splits to reveal its deathly inner workings. All is cold and death. Yup, that’s pretty much the way it is at my...
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AC S1 E5 Widespread Mechanical Failure
"Widespread Mechanical Failure" - Episode 2 of the Dean and Cordelia series Written by Jesse Daniels Read by Shannon Stockwell Produced for the Apocalypse Cafe by Chris Russell ... Cordelia and Dean rumbled on the hood of his car as a small plane flew in overhead. The proximity to the landing...
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AC S1 E4 Cherry and Star Anise
Introduction to “Cherry and Star Anise – Episode one of the Dean and Cordelia series. Hello and welcome survivors to the next story in the Apocalypse Café. Today we present to you the first episode in the Dean and Cordelia three episode arc titled “Cherry and Star Anise.” I’ll come back with...
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Exterminator Wrap up Interview
Patrick Rushbrook is a self-described “middle aged white guy in Kentucky with a beautiful wife and two teenage daughters, who writes silly stories to entertain himself instead of doing more productive things with his spare time.” Patrick had always been interested in writing but isn’t exactly a...
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The Exterminator’s Apocalypse, Part Three, The Equalizer
Hello, my survivor friends, The sun is setting now in behind the protective ring of iron hills as we wend our way down the slick shale to the village. It glows orange in the opaque, ravaged horizon. As we approach, we see there is an old man squatting on his haunches in front of a warming fire.…
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The Exterminator’s Apocalypse, Part Two, Exterminate!
The Apocalypse Café The Exterminator’s Apocalypse, Episode two, Exterminate! Welcome Survivors to the second episode of “The Apocalypse Café”. This is a series I’ve created as a follow up to the After the Apocalypse 5 season run. Her we feature new artists with new stories. If you are looking for...
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The Exterminator’s Apocalypse, Part one, The Rats
Introduction: Season 6, Episode one Welcome Survivors to the August 1, 2025 inaugural edition of “The Apocalypse Café”. For those confused, befuddled and wandering pilgrims that are wondering what exactly they are listening to, let me ‘splain’. Let me sum up! After the Apocalypse is an…
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How to get Ad-Free episodes
Ad-Free: How to get Ad-Free episodes Hello my survivor friends. Thank you for being part of the After the Apocalypse Family. I have set up Ad-Free versions of all the 5 seasons and 100+ episodes of the After the Apocalypse story on Patreon. Go to the After the Apocalypse Patreon page and you will...
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Editors’ Retrospective
Editors’ Retrospective Hello and welcome my survivor friends to a special wrap up episode where I sit down with the three editors of After the Apocalypse to have a retrospective chat about our experiences over the last half-decade. So, if you’re new to the show, this is not a narrative episode.…
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Season five, Epilogue
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Epilogue ... This is an epilogue to the whole series to tie up loose ends and character arcs. It has four scenes that jump forward in time. ... It had been four weeks since the battle. It had taken that long to decontaminate the DC from...
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Season five, Episode twenty – “Released”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode twenty – “Released” ... The truck roared down the highway towards Defender. Janet gripped the wheel and focused on the road. The old man held the grab handle and rested a calming hand on the dog’s head that had been thrust under...
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Season five, Episode nineteen – “Consumed”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode nineteen – “Consumed” ... The King was quite pleased with himself and was pleased with the outcome of his work. He leaned back in his chair and took a swig of high-end whiskey. In the old world this would have been a luxury…
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Season five, Episode eighteen – “Swarm”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode eighteen – “Swarm” ... Liam and Zooey had opted to stay with Mag’s group when the Kaiju – as Paul was called – left. They had gone to Defender with the old man. Now Liam was equal parts glad and anxious. Glad that he had an...
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Season five, Episode Seventeen – “Moving Day”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode Seventeen – “Moving Day” … “Good to see you.” Mags said to the old man, shaking his hand and simultaneously rubbing the big dog head that had been enthusiastically pushed into her lap. The entire team was now gathered to decide…
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Season five, Episode Sixteen – “Exodus”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode Sixteen – “Exodus” … The Corporal angled behind an oak tree and rolled prone into the tall grass. He came to rest with the barrel of his rifle pointing uphill towards the command tent where The King had just executed Ottweiller....
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Season five, Episode fifteen – “Cuckoo”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode fifteen – “Cuckoo” … The sun was beginning to push its light into the sky in the east. Mags knew by the feel of it that it was going to be another hot and humid summer day. The air was thick, and it felt like breathing through a...
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Season five, Episode fourteen – “Barrage”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode fourteen – “Barrage” … Although it was still a few hours before dawn, the room felt stifling and warm. This time of year, the late summer heat that accumulated during the day never really cleared out during the night. Like an old...
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Season five, Episode thirteen – “Whirlwind”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode thirteen – “Whirlwind” ... General Ottweiler was worried in a way that he hadn't been since before everyone died from the sickness. This felt like the old, pre-apocalypse days when there was a change in administration. He’d lived...
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Season five, Episode twelve – “Burn”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode twelve – “Burn” ... An animated 3D Defender Bioceutical logo rotated slowly on the screen. The old man’s crew had managed to get a generator running, and with it, the backup power to the facility. At least enough to get the main...
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Season five, Episode eleven – “Politics”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode eleven – “Politics” … Congressman Alvingham looked out of his office window. There was some sort of interaction going on at the fence. His guards were turning yet another group of refugees away. There was a scuffle, and a shoving...
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Season five, Episode ten – “Razor”
Buy a book -> https://booklocker.com/books/13731.html ... After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode ten – “Razor” ... Brent did not know how long he had been sitting in the chair. He had been focused on staying relaxed and using the time to calm his mind, but he was...
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Season five, Episode nine – “Screech”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode nine – “Screech” … Some kind of animal shot out from behind the lab cages and leapt at the old man. And then chaos! The old man fell on his back, and rolled on the floor, with his arms up trying to protect his face and head from...
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Season five, Episode eight – “Fort”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode eight – “Fort” … The active, angry cawing of crows fighting over carrion broke Brent from his morning sleep. At first, he was disoriented but quickly came to the present. The truck roof. The dim light of a new day. Fort Manning.…
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Season five, Episode seven "Convoy"
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode seven – “Convoy” ... It took a long three days for Brent and his small convoy to go the 150 miles to get to Fort Manning. The roads were bad. Abandoned vehicles blocked the highways. It was like this everywhere. Pathetic human...
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Season five, Episode six – “Conceit”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode six – “Conceit” ... Dr. Shuck -> http://www.drshuck.com/scifi The corpse by the door didn’t shock anyone. They were used to the dead. At this point, nine months into the apocalypse, even the most reclusive of them had seen dozens...
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Season five, Episode five – “Entrance”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode five – “Entrance” ... The Defender Bioceuticals building sat back from the road behind a large, well-manicured lawn like a nouveau-riche idiot’s version of corporate Versailles. The whole facility was surrounded by a large…
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Chapter Sixteen – Burying the Past
Chapter Sixteen – Burying the Past ... Why hadn’t she stayed with Grace and Teri? She could have. Janet probably should have stayed and maintained human contact. Built a tribe or a new family. Found a way. But she didn’t. She couldn’t. The wounds were too raw. It felt too soon. Too soon to let…
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Season five, Episode four – “Search for the Cure”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode four – “Search for the Cure” ... The small, yellowish, bones were strung on a piece of fishing line. They dangled from the man’s clutched fingers. “Take another step and I end you man!” He threatened. The muscles of his neck…
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Season five, Episode 3 – “Barn Storm”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode 3 – “Barn Storm” … Janet sat off to one side scratching Bill the dog behind his ear and watching the leadership group assemble. She suppressed a smile, thinking to herself that in the new barn it felt like an odd ho-down or…
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Season five, Episode two – Alliance
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode two – “Alliance” … “The Plant” – was how locals referred to it. You didn’t need to specify which plant. It was the largest automobile production facility within 100 miles. The Plant employed over 1,500 union workers and pumped…
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Season five, Episode one – “Oracles”
After the Apocalypse A pandemic survival story Season five, Episode one – “Oracles” ... Pure, animal terror gripped the Old Man as he struggled to climb. Every time he reached to grab, to pull himself up and away from the encroaching pursuer, his arms and legs would become tangled in torn shreds…
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Interview – Les is Made
Interview – Les is Made Alright my survivor friends. I have good news and better news. Today’s interview is the last of the ‘filler’ episodes for the interregnum between Season 4 and 5. On Friday, September 6th at 11:59 PM or 23:59 Season 5, episode 1 will appear like a rising phoenix on your...
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Interview George Allen Miller
George Allen Miller Interview – Our Favorite Sci-Fi Introduction Hello my apocalypse survivors. This week we present to you the penultimate in the series of interviews from our summer break between seasons. I'd love to be on your podcast! What days/time works for you? I put together a media kit…
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Interview - Fran Tabor
Interview: Fran Tabor Hello my survivor friends. Today we present a 25 minute interview of science fiction author and all-around interesting thinker, Fran Tabor. Don’t worry, we are getting close to the end of our summer vacation. Soon, you and I, and countless others, will be walking hand in…
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The Stoned Genius Interview
The Stoned Genius Interview Hello my survivor friends. Today I present a far-ranging, long form interview that I did for the Stoned Genius Podcast. The TLDNR is a) If you are looking for the main narrative this is not that. Season 5 will start up again at the end of the summer. And b) this is me...
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Richard Anderson Interview – Evolution to Islands in the Void
Richard Anderson Interview – Evolution to Islands in the Void Hello my survivor friends. Hope you are doing well and your summer is progressing nicely. Today I interview Richard Anderson who is a scientist and writer With a career in the biological sciences. Again – these interviews I do are...
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Interview Roger Smith - Robotics and SciFi
Interview Roger Smith - Robotics and SciFi https://www.rddsmith.com Hello my apocalypse friends, Hope you are doing well. In this episode we treat you to an interview with Robert Smith where we talk about robotics and AI. For those of you time traveling in from the future, it is June of 2024 and…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
After the Apocalypse is a complete five-season post-apocalyptic science-fiction audio drama about what happens after everything familiar disappears.
The story follows ordinary people caught in the collapse of civilization and forced to figure out how to survive, whom to trust, what they are willing to fight for, and eventually how to build something new.
This is not a story about superheroes. It is survival fiction about people — flawed, frightened, funny, stubborn people — trying to make their way through a broken world. Across five seasons of serialized fiction, their stories intersect as communities form, loyalties shift, old assumptions fall away, and the survivors begin deciding what kind of world should come next.
Seasons 1 through 5 contain the complete After the Apocalypse story. The series is finished and can be listened to from beginning to end.
The podcast feed now continues as The Apocalypse Café,
HOSTED BY
Christopher Russell
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