CHAD: A Fallout 76 Story
by Kenneth Vigue
Dark humor, rich storytelling, memorable characters and a cinematic soundscape...over 1.5 MILLION listeners agree that this is a story you won't forget! Featured by Bethesda and Forbes Magazine, this podcast tells the story of two Vault Dwellers who emerge from Vault 76 and their eternal struggle against each other that will tear the region apart. Celebrity guest, original voice actors reprising their roles, and an ensemble cast of relatable, compelling and lovable characters will plunge you in the weird and horrifying world of post-apocalyptic Fallout. Join Our Discord and talk to us!: https://discord.gg/37GENNH Please support us on Patreon and help fund the show: https://www.patreon.com/fallout76chadpodcast IN THE PRESS: Bethesda Game S
Episodes
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Appalachia: A Fallout 76 Story ~ S1E9 & S10 "Hunting Rabbit" & "Past Pursuits" (spinoff)
Enjoy episode #9 & #10 of our sister spin-off show, "Appalachia: A Fallout 76 Story" Myself and some of the cast will be back in Las Vegas November 13th to the 15th for the annual Fallout Fan Celebration that is now called Mojave Mayhem. If you are attending I'd love to see you and meet you. We…
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Appalachia: A Fallout 76 Story ~ S1E8 "Of Rabbits and Robots" (spinoff)
Enjoy episode #8 of our sister spin-off show, "Appalachia: A Fallout 76 Story" plus two minisodes! Episode 9 is now in production. I also wanted to open this spin-off episode with some sad news that I explain in greater detail that has and will shape my life in the years to come. Myself and some…
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*CROSSOVER SPECIAL* Appalachia: A Fallout 76 Story ~ S1E6 & S1E7 "Perk Problems" (spinoff)
CHAD JOHNSON is back! The spin off series from CHAD: A Fallout 76 Story written by Matt Bartlett and Phil Lonidier has been SO well received! Listen to the two-part crossover, "Perk Problems Part 1 & 2" as they encounter Chad's gang during the events of Season 1. We're headed BACK to the BroFit…
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S2E21: "The Haunting of Simon Rex" (with music from Inon Zur)
Sanctuary Acres is still smoldering, and as people long trapped inside an invented life never meant to be - Simon Rex finds himself ready to tell all to a new radio host at RBTS Radio. As he'll soon discover however, opening up the phone lines to the other side will invite home the monsters from...
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Halloween Special: "I Married A Mothman Cultist" ~ True Vault Escapades
As a pre-Halloween treat, I have something a little different for you as a bonus scare. One of the most acclaimed, award-winning Fallout podcasts is ALSO a favorite of some of the developers of Fallout: New Vegas. Preston Hardin's, "True Vault Escapades" is highly worth a listen and in this tale...
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Appalachia: A Fallout 76 Story ~ S1E5 "Stray Shadows (The Atomic Shop)" (spinoff)
We are drawing nearer to what will be a Year 1 crossover between our sister show and CHAD but before we get there, Xander is about to live a nightmare, as he finds himself in the liminal void that is the Atomic Shop. Please enjoy! Please make sure to subscribe and follow Appalachia: A Fallout 76...
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Appalachia: A Fallout 76 Story ~ S1E4 " The Cat Came Back" (spinoff)
On the run from the Lost, as Appalachia burns above...Rabbit confesses to Xander that he's been keeping a secret. A fateful meeting one long ago Halloween between Xander and Mr. Dark sets in motion a chain of events the nature of which is still unfolding. In this episode the buried horrors since...
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Appalachia: A Fallout 76 Story ~ S1E3 "Buddy Bobble" (spinoff)
I am thrilled to share that our sister spin-off show has now a total of 5 episodes and ready for launch, each between 1 to 2 hours of new stories in our universe that tie-into our storyline. Episodes 4 and 5 while be available to you in the next few weeks, but on this End of Summer Labor Day...
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NEW SERIES: Appalachia: A Fallout 76 Story Episodes 1 & 2
This is Kenneth Vigue and I am recording this just one day after a visit to Zenimax’s Austin, Texas office, the very place that Fallout 76 was born. I also finally met my dear friend and yours Wes Johnson and y’all...there were tears to be had. The office was amazing, as were the developers I met...
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TRAILER: In 4 Days - Our Spinoff Podcast Launches "Appalachia: A Fallout 76 Story"
This is the second and final teaser trailer before the launch of season one of Appalachia: A Fallout 76 Story on July 18th! A76 (for short) is an audio drama podcast set in the same universe as the acclaimed CHAD: A Fallout 76 Story. This story follows friends Xander Nash and Rabbit (along with…
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Is this podcast dead? Well...
Enough of you have asked, so it's time we had a sit down chat and catch up. Grab an iced Cold Nuka Cola...I have some things to share. Get tickets to GCX and the Fallout Xperience at Universal Studios Orlando, Florida: https://gcxevent.com Get tickets to the Fallout Fan Celebration in…
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S2E20: "The Halloween Where Nothing Happened"
The shadowed hills and dark corners of Appalachia hold many secrets and stories, and one has yet to be told. While Chad and Simon battle for the soul of West Virginia, you're about to meet two men who have remain unnoticed in the wider world. Long ago, on the same night that Chad first took Susie...
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BONUS: Halloween Scares Trick or Treating Soundscapes!
Looking for a little Fallout to create horror by your door for trick or treaking? Richard Loftus, our new editor and producer who will be helping me get things done faster, created a series of Halloween soundscapes. Growing up I have memories of that ratty old orange cassette tape blasting out…
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S2E19: Little Sanctuary of Horrors - Part 2
Simon has awoken to a strange new world, and seeks out an unexpected ally against the Judge and Vault-Tec. Meanwhile in Sanctuary Acres, Chad, Moose and Amata uncover a terrifying truth. There is something in the water, something moving in the earth, and Chad will come face to face with his worst...
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S2E19: Little Sanctuary of Horrors - Part 1
The cast of CHAD: A Fallout 76 Story invite you to spend Halloween in an idyllic little town called Sanctuary Acres, Vault-Tec's first planned community in Appalachia. It's a quiet little place with a strange secret, it's a place where nobody and everybody dies. War has come but without a shot...
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TEASER: "Little Sanctuary of Horrors", S2 Halloween Special
COMING SOON...The cast of CHAD: A Fallout 76 Story invite you to spend Halloween in an idyllic little town called Sanctuary Acres, Vault-Tec's first planned community in Appalachia. Elsewhere in the future, a Brotherhood Scout uncovers a Dark secret... *static transmission* It's a lie. Don't…
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S2E18: Vault-Tec Rises! Part 2 (with Pete Hines)
In a single day, Appalachia's peacekeepers and independent forces have fallen. The Five-0 New Responders HQ is in ruins, the radio station is empty, mindlessly looping songs and the Overseer is missing. And yet, for Wastelanders and Raiders alike they are rolling into the region to lay down roots...
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S2E18: Vault-Tec Rises! Part 1 (with Pete Hines)
ZAX has been destroyed, but not before alerting the Enclave that things are far from under control in Appalachia. As Wastelands and Raiders alike start to return to the region seeking a lost treasure, threats from within and without threaten to unravel a grand experiment almost half a century in...
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Minisode #17: What Lies Beneath and What Reigns Above! Nuka World on Tour Part 2 (Written by George Wolf)
Deep below, something stirs in the darkness and as Brian and MaryAnne descend down into the mine to save Becky they will encounter something the Mole Miners have been keeping hidden. Timmy will have too much sugar, Becky will hate Sixteen Tons and sometime later Brian will find the right words.…
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Minisode #16: Fun! Games! Thrills! Nuka World on Tour Part 1 (Written by George Wolf)
When last we left our intrepid Pioneer Scout Leaders Brian and MaryAnne they defeated Blackskull and said goodbye to Briognak the Barbarian forever. It will still be some time before they will be kidnapped and brainwashed in Sanctuary Acres, but we journey back for something pivotal in their...
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S2 Bonus for Charity: Fallout Old Time Radio: "Death Shroud: A Nick Valentine Mystery" with the cast of Fallout 4!
Please support our drive here: Tiltify - Wes Johnson/Fallout For Hope to End Alzheimer's 2023For the first time since the launch of Fallout 4, some of your favorite voice actors and actresses return to reprise their iconic roles in our original (very non-canon) community production for the...
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S2E17: Meanwhile in Nuclear Winter (with Jake Green and Ferret Baudoin) - Part 2
In the wee hours of the morning following the Rusty Pick Grand Opening, a poker game is interrupted from a threat from above. As Chad and Roper race against time as ZAX gains access to a larger network, Commander Johns fights for his life inside the Nuclear Winter Simulation in Vault 51. The sun…
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S2E16: Meanwhile in Nuclear Winter (with Jake Green, Jordan Reynolds, Ferret Baudoin, and Lady Devann) - Part 1
As the opening night of the new Rusty Pick winds down, a shockwave tears across the sky as Sugar Grove is destroyed. To the north, the Archivist tracks Commander Johns and Bishop to Vault 51 and uncovers an experiment in progress controlled by a new powerful threat to Appalachia. Elsewhere,...
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S2E15: Rusty Pick Raiders, Sugar Grove Secrets (with Ferret Baudoin, Pete Hines, Neil Kaplan, Chris Ciulla, and Lady Devann)
After decades of abandonment, the neon lights are glowing at the Rusty Pick tavern as Chad's gang hosts a grand reopening celebration. As new faces drift through the crowd, outsiders have come in search of the "Treasure of Appalachia" and one group will stumble upon something far more valuable....
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BONUS: The Making of CHAD: A Fallout 76 Story Season 1 (Behind the Scenes Charity Broadcast)
As part of our charity drive for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, we did a "Making Of" broadcast, exploring and revisiting the scripts from Season 1 and where it all began. We'll be sharing some stories and ideas you haven't heard, inspirations and more. Also listen to a sneak peek of our...
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S2E14: A Fallout Christmas Story LIVE - Aired Dec. 16th, 2022 (with Wes Johnson, Pete Hines and some of the voice actors of Fallout 3, 4 and 76!)
The holidays have returned to Appalachia and with it, a dusty band of wandering performers led by the enigmatic, yet haunted Lord Alastair Olivier (Wes Johnson). Still changed in spirit since performing, "A Christmas Carol" last year, a heart once cold has begun to thaw and with it comes the...
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S2E13: Susie's Deadtime Stories ~ Part 2
Halloween is winding down in Appalachia as it has grown deathly quiet outside. Chaos reigns in Appalachia as Charleston is attacked by aliens and scorched trick or treaters and wendigos are hunting outside. Chad's gang huddles close safely inside the Rusty Pick by a warm fire, reading the last…
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S2E13: Susie's Deadtime Stories ~ Part 1
Halloween has returned to Appalachia and with it, anxiety and fear due to the events of the last few years. As people bar their doors and board up their windows, Chad's gang prepares to celebrate the holiday safely indoors at the Rusty Pick. Susie brings home something from her past, a book of...
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NEWS: In Memoriam to Ferret Baudoin, legendary game developer and the voice of the Archivist
I am heartbroken to share that Ferret Baudoin, Bethesda Senior Designer and Lead Quest Designer and Lead Designer on Fallout 76 passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 15th following a fight with cancer. He had recorded lines for 2 multi-part episodes arriving next month: "Rusty Pick Raiders,...
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Minisode #15: The Continuing Misadventures of Brian and Maryanne #3 | GUEST STARRING: Chip Joslin (Written by George Wolf)
The epic minisode series written by George Wolf concludes with this final episode. MaryAnne is hot on the trail of Brian, Moose, Punch and Grahm, but an old enemy from Grahm's past has returned with a vengeance. We are joined this episode by actor/voice actor Chip Joslin, the original voice of...
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Minisode #14: The Continuing Misadventures of Brian and Maryanne #2 (Written by George Wolf
And we're back with a new minisode! This minisode written by George Wolf picks up where we last left Brian and MaryAnne following their misadventure with Solomon that left Brian transformed into Briognak The Scouting Barbarian! In this series we explore the often-whacky adventures of Brian and...
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Minisode #13: The Continuing Misadventures of Brian and MaryAnne #1 (Written by George Wolf)
And we're back with a new minisode! While we finish up production on our next full episode: "Beer, Bros and Brahmin Riding", here is a minisode written by George Wolf and edited and produced by Christian Mower. In this series we explore the often-whacky adventures of Brian and MaryAnne, their…
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Minisode #12: Portal (June 2022 Alzheimer's Charity Drive video broadcast guest starring Wes Johnson, Karen Carbone and Jan Johns)
This is a very different minisode, performed as a live webcam play on Zoom for charity, but I'm sharing it here because it was epic. In an original story written by Alexander Luthor, the Mad God Sheogorath has shattered both time and space in pursuit of something he desperately needs. He will…
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S2E12: Beer, Bros and Brahmin Riding (with Neil Kaplan, Lady Devann and Sean Baptiste)
Some months have passed since the events of Dark Hallowe’en and the gang are still picking up the pieces. Some remember what happened, others do not, but in the wake of Mr. Dark’s departure shadows hang over Appalachia. In the distance a cloud of dust heralds something that will change…
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Minisode #11: Simping For The Mothman (Written by George Wolf)
Our series of minisodes continues as you learn a little more about some of our most beloved characters while we are editing 2 different large-scale stories. For most of us, at one point or another in our life, we’ve experienced loss. Whether it be the death of a loved one, a friend, a job, maybe...
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BONUS: The Half a Million LIVE Cast Party Show
To celebrate our 500K+ listens milestone of the podcast, the cast and crew joined us live on Twitch to share our favorite moments of the show, tell you more about us, and we share stories and characters that never saw the light of day. Email and business inquiries: [email protected] I…
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S2E11: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol LIVE (with Wes Johnson, Pete Hines and some of the voice actors of Fallout 3, 4 and 76!)
It's now a few months since the events of Dark Hallowe'en and the holidays arrive in Appalachia. While Simon remains frozen and Chad and the gang celebrate a restored Susie (more on that next episode), a strange travelling caravan of performers arrives in Appalachia. Led by Lord Alastair Olivier...
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S2E10: Dark Hallowe'en Part 3 (with Ferret Baudoin and Andreas Somville)
The Soul Projector is active and every nightmare is bleeding out into Appalachia. As Simon joins Mr. Dark, one by one everyone is claimed by their greatest sins. As Chad discovers something terrible has happened back at the Rusty Pick, the Overseer will meet an old flame. The cast of CHAD: A...
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S2E9: Dark Hallowe'en Part 2 (with Ferret Baudoin and Andreas Somville)
Dark forces are at work in Appalachia as Commander Johns unwittingly releases the Dust Witch upon the land. As Simon makes a new friend the Archivist, Chad races against time on his final chance to save Susie. It will see him return to where it all began: Vault 76...but something malevolent has...
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S2E8: Dark Hallowe'en Part 1 (with Ferret Baudoin and Andreas Somville)
On a lonely stretch of West Virginia road behind train tracks long abandoned a man long in years sits with his grandson carving a pumpkin just like this one. The Great War has not yet come to pass, but this will be his final Halloween on Earth. Before he goes, he has one final act of kindness for…
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TRAILER: S2E8: Dark Hallowe'en
This Halloween...evil returns to Appalachia.
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ROBCO INDUSTRIES (TM) Fatal 0xF4F0 Error ?!@'@'"#[? ...Halloween...error...##DARK....##DARK...##DARK...
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Minisode #10: The Great Beer Run (Written by Clint Winberry)
We have a minisode written by our own Clint Winberry that shares a little of what Chad’s gang have been up too while he goes on a quest to save Susie. We hope you brought clean and comfortable shoes and have decent AP regen. We invite you to lace up, start chugging for a tale he calls, “The Great...
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S2E7 Cryptid Creeps Part 2
In a darkened barn deep in the forest near Flatwoods, an otherworldly horror is about to seize control of the airwaves and subject Simon and the gang to the cringiest cliché radio drama imaginable. Chad meanwhile hurries back to the Rusty Pick with Doc C.J. Martin as he struggles to understand…
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S2E6 Cryptid Creeps Part 1
As the dust settles after the nuclear blast that wiped out Camp Wannagrindalot, Chad and Simon's gang return to every day life. As Simon, Jake and Amata attempt to build a super reactor, Chad finally finds a place for his family to call home: The Rusty Pick. As Simon sets off for supplies, he…
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Minisode #9: The DJ Dilemma (Written by George Wolf and Cody Hightower)
While Chad and the gang attempt to survive the looming blade of the Sickleman and Simon remains trapped in the Atomic Shop purgatory, we take a brief intermission to spend an afternoon at RBTS Radio Station. Charles Bishop and the Night Wolf continue to battle for domination of the station, when...
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S2E5 The Sickleman Is Here Part 4 (with Pete Hines, Oxhorn, and Kevduit!)
Long before the Great War, two enigmatic icons of the old world conducted an experiment at the Trans Allegheny Asylum that would set events in motion over 25 years later. As Camp Wannagrindalot's season comes to a close, the truth behind the Sickleman will be revealed as an ominous siren is heard...
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S2E4 The Sickleman Is Here Part 3 (with Pete Hines, Oxhorn, and Kevduit!)
We last left Jake, Amata and Chad and the gang as they made their way back to Camp Wannagrindalot to where it all began, but the bodies are already stacking up. Jake and Amata wake up to an empty bed and Simon missing, while Brian gets some unsettling news that will shake things up at camp. The...
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S2E3 The Sickleman Is Here Part 2 (with Oxhorn and Kevduit!)
Now…back to where we left Chad, Simon and the gang. New faces have arrived in Appalachia coinciding with the dangerous decision to reopen Camp Wannagrindalot after the murders that occurred last year. The Overseer has escaped prison, the killings have started again and the wheel of fate brings...
About this show
Dark humor, rich storytelling, memorable characters and a cinematic soundscape...over 1.5 MILLION listeners agree that this is a story you won't forget! Featured by Bethesda and Forbes Magazine, this podcast tells the story of two Vault Dwellers who emerge from Vault 76 and their eternal struggle against each other that will tear the region apart. Celebrity guest, original voice actors reprising their roles, and an ensemble cast of relatable, compelling and lovable characters will plunge you in the weird and horrifying world of post-apocalyptic Fallout.
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