9 episodes

Scenic Byways is a mythic fiction audio drama, told in the form of an episodic road trip. Join us as we follow one truck driver on his journey across a fractured America. We’ll hear tales of struggling communities and risen legends once thought long asleep, all set in the beauty of America’s rugged landscapes and national parks. Be sure to buckle up, though. We could be in for a bumpy ride.

Scenic Byways Ben Sembler

    • Arts
    • 5.0 • 4 Ratings

Scenic Byways is a mythic fiction audio drama, told in the form of an episodic road trip. Join us as we follow one truck driver on his journey across a fractured America. We’ll hear tales of struggling communities and risen legends once thought long asleep, all set in the beauty of America’s rugged landscapes and national parks. Be sure to buckle up, though. We could be in for a bumpy ride.

    Conquerors of the Useful

    Conquerors of the Useful

    “Commercial trucking prohibited through Yosemite Valley?” Well, there’s no one left to enforce that particular rule, is there.

    • 35 min
    Big Rig

    Big Rig

    To the town of Cold Water drove a stranger one fine day, hardly spoke to folks around him, didn’t have too much to say. No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip, for the stranger there among them drove a Big Rig.

    • 28 min
    Echoes in the Canyons

    Echoes in the Canyons

    No, no, no, no…. Not now. Not like this. Not after all this time. I've come this far. It can’t end here. I won’t let it.

    • 23 min
    Rocky Mountain High

    Rocky Mountain High

    How long have we been drivin’ these roads, Old Stars? Even I’m startin’ to lose track. We’re due a rest, ain’t we? Just a little bit further. I’ll get ya there in one piece.

    • 34 min
    Big Rock Candy Mountains

    Big Rock Candy Mountains

    Our driver takes on more than he bargained for after picking up a hitchhiking hobo outside of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    • 32 min
    Land of Ten Thousand Lakes

    Land of Ten Thousand Lakes

    Our driver meets some fascinating folks in a logging camp just outside Voyageurs National Park.

    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
4 Ratings

4 Ratings

LilKatNZ ,

Really well done!

The stories are so intriguing, and the acting is very good. Can’t wait for more backstory!

Kellaaai ,

Fantastic and well produced

Really soothing storytelling and vibes of Alice Isn’t Dead with the eerie American road trip.

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