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COPPERHEART is an Audio Drama set in an alternate reality during a Nuclear Winter. Over 2,000 people (civilians, scientists, and military personnel) live underground in a multi-leveled USRB (United States Reconstruction Bunker) in Groom Lake, Nevada. They're all just waiting out the clock, preparing future generations to re-claim the surface of the earth...until a visitor arrives.

COPPERHEART: A RiggStories Audio Drama Michael J Rigg, RiggStories.com

    • Fiction
    • 4.6 • 223 Ratings

COPPERHEART is an Audio Drama set in an alternate reality during a Nuclear Winter. Over 2,000 people (civilians, scientists, and military personnel) live underground in a multi-leveled USRB (United States Reconstruction Bunker) in Groom Lake, Nevada. They're all just waiting out the clock, preparing future generations to re-claim the surface of the earth...until a visitor arrives.

    2022 COPPERHEART Holiday Announcement

    2022 COPPERHEART Holiday Announcement

    It's been a long time, and I wanted to pop back into your COPPERHEART feed with an announcement about the upcoming COPPERHEART anthology. I'm also including a gift!
    Included is a scene from ERV 6, an episode from COPPERHEART: SHATTERED ECHOES, coming later in 2023.
    CONTENT ADVISORY: The clip from the included episode contains mature language and situations, including explosions, and panic-inducing situations.
    KARIN HEIMDAHL as Commander Gleason
    MATTHEW ARMSTRONG as Lieutenant Daris
    MICHAEL RIGG and ROBIN HOWELL as the voices of the Visitors in the show theme.
    Also featuring voices from COPPERHEART Season 1, including:
    CHRIS MAGILTON, ALISON BRANDT, RAY VOLK, and GRAHAM ROWAT
    Original music by Astral Fogg. SHATTERED ECHOES theme by Astral Fogg.
    Created, Written, and Produced by Michael J. Rigg - https://riggstories.com/copperheart
    Copyright, 2022, Michael J. Rigg

    • 9 min
    Copperheart: Shattered Echoes Official Teaser

    Copperheart: Shattered Echoes Official Teaser

    COPPERHEART has returned.
    On April 21, 2024, Copperheart will return with the pilot episode of our anthology series, "Shattered Echoes."
    When we last left the survivors of GL51 and EL27, they were forced to submit to the will of an alien visitor, a creature with the power to alter reality. 
    What The Visitor didn't realize was that breaking the current of breath from a butterfly's wings could have consequences beyond anything they could have imagined.
    Copperheart: Shattered Echoes is an ongoing anthology series of tales across multiple slivers of reality. Explore the past, solve mysteries of the present, and charge blindly into both terrifying and glorious futures.
    The first part of the series will run throughout 2024, on the last Sunday of each month, then pick up with a new wave of stories in early 2025.
    To learn more about the show, visit RiggStories.com

    • 2 min
    COPPERHEART: An Introduction

    COPPERHEART: An Introduction

    This is the introduction for the show that will tell you a little something about the show runner, what the show is about, and introduce you to the cast. Our original teaser trailer is also here.

    www.riggstories.com/copperheart
    Contact the Show: copperheartaudiodrama(at)gmail.com
    Twitter: @CopperheartPod
     
    IN THIS EPISODE (Cast and Twitter):
    RODA - Alicia Atkins - @RecklessAnarchy
    DUNN - Graham Rowat - @GrahamNY
    EDEN - Colin Morris - @vonExplaino
    BAXTER - Jarred Worley - @HattiePalms
    I.R.I.S. - Sarah Ruth Thomas - @SarahRuthVoice
    PINARSKI – Aiya Islam @TellerFarsight
    LEUTER – Haley C. McCarthy - @haleymccvo
    ALBY – Jenn Avril - @JennAvril
    PENBROOK – Hedley Knights - @hedley_k
    KIPLING – Rupert Faullhurst - @JupiterSpire
    SIMCOE – Victoria Juan - @VictoriaJuan21
    OGILVY – Dylan Chambers - @D33DAA
    O'BANNON – Brian Penaloza - @CptSugarBear
    J. RODA – W. Arthur Maurici - @Wart_M
    MORSE – Allison Brandt - @Worst_Hero_Ever
    SERN – Georgia P. McKenzie
    KARR – S.H. Cooper - @MsPippinacious
    SHILLER – Kenneth Faircloth, Jr.
    MERRICK – Martin Savill - @Obsolete_Mech
    DEENA – Evan Tess Murray - @evantessuraea
    HORNER – James Duncan
    HICKSON – Ray Volk - @RayVolk1
    A.R.I.S. - David Steele - @DavidOSteele
    HAYDEN – Chris Magilton - @ChrisMagilton
    SELLERS – Michael J Rigg - @MichaelRigg
    DeCOSTA – Marina Sandoval - @Supermaryn
    JOHANSON – Emil Hagg - @luciferagenda
     
    MUSIC BY: Astral Fogg, USRB HOUSE BAND: Broken Machines
    WRITTEN, PRODUCED, and MIXED by Michael J Rigg

    • 10 min
    FILE GL5100 – Project Silver Box

    FILE GL5100 – Project Silver Box

    Deep within United States Reconstruction Bunker EL27, Staff Sergeant John “Jack” Sellers enjoys some time off, oblivious to the harsh Nuclear Winter raging outside, and the new orders pending from his superior that would change his life.

    www.riggstories.com/copperheart
    Contact the Show: copperheartaudiodrama@gmail.com
    Twitter: @CopperheartPod
     
    IN THIS EPISODE:
    A.R.I.S. – by David Steele - @DavidOSteele – www.steeleempire.com
    HAYDEN – by Chris Magilton - @ChrisMagilton – www.amongthestarsandbones.com
    SELLERS – by Michael J Rigg - @MichaelRigg – www.riggstories.com

    • 19 min
    GL5101A - GL51 Part 1

    GL5101A - GL51 Part 1

    CONTENT ADVISORY:
    This episode contains adult language and situations, tense situations, sudden noises, and crude humor.
    In PART ONE of the COPPERHEART pilot episode, we meet the senior staff of USRB.GL51. During a routine monthly status meeting, Major Baxter attempts to undermine Director Roda with an order that infringes upon the privacy of the senior staff. A dispute over the use of body cameras ends when an earthquake strikes.

    www.riggstories.com/copperheart
    Contact the Show: copperheartaudiodrama@gmail.com
    Twitter: @CopperheartPod
     
    IN THIS EPISODE:
    MORSE – Allison Brandt – www.callingdarknesspodcast.libsyn.com
    CAPCOM – Chris Magilton – www.amongthestarsandbones.com
    HICKSON – Ray Volk – www.riggstories.com/srap
    DUNN – Graham Rowat – www.grahamrowat.com
    I.R.I.S. - Sarah Ruth Thomas – www.sarahruthvoice.com
    BAXTER – Jarred Worley – www.wrightwoodstudios.com
    RODA – Alicia Atkins – www.thebeaconpodcast.com
    O'BANNON – Brian Penaloza – www.nerdypointofview.com
    PINARSKI – Aiya Islam – www.soundcloud.com/user-379491833-371443336
    LEUTER – Haley C McCarthy – www.haleycmccarthy.com
    SHILLER – Kenneth Faircloth, Jr – Twitter: @VoicedByKenneth
    SIMCOE – Victoria Juan – www.callingdarknesspodcast.libsyn.com
    ALBY – Jenn Avril – Twitter: @JennAvril
    OGILVY – Dylan Chambers – www.arcada.space/factions/delta-corp
    KIPLING – Rupert Faullhurst – https://teapoweredtheatre.com
    JIM – W. Arthur Maurici - Twitter: @Wart_M
    PENBROOK – Hedley Knights – https://battlebirdproductions.com
    DECOSTA – Marina Sandoval – https://supermaryn.wixsite.com/MarinaScandoval
    JOHANSON – Emil Hagg – https://CastingCall.Club/m/LuciferAgenda
    (Please see our full cast at www.riggstories.com/copperheart)
     
    PRODUCTION:
    Created, Written, Produced, Directed, Edited, Mixed, and Casting by – Michael J Rigg ;)
    Original music, soundtrack, and episodic scoring by – Astral Fogg (hear more on iTunes)
    The Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss used via music-mass-reproduction license from EnvatoMarket

    • 23 min
    GL5101B – GL51 Part 2

    GL5101B – GL51 Part 2

    CONTENT ADVISORY:
    This episode contains mature language, violence (fist fighting), graphic descriptions of death, sex-themed humor.
    In PART TWO of the COPPERHEART pilot episode, the plot unfolds as the senior council of GL51 moves to investigate what they believe to be a crashed Earth Return Vehicle (ERV). As Pinarski and Leuter attempt to keep Baxter distracted, Roda, Penbrook, and Alby steal a heavy shielded vehicle from the military motor pool.

    www.riggstories.com/copperheart
    Contact the Show: copperheartaudiodrama@gmail.com
    Twitter: @CopperheartPod
     
    IN THIS EPISODE:
    PINARSKI – Aiya Islam – www.soundcloud.com/user-379491833-371443336
    LEUTER – Haley C McCarthy – www.haleycmccarthy.com
    O'BANNON – Brian Penaloza – www.nerdypointofview.com
    I.R.I.S. - Sarah Ruth Thomas – www.sarahruthvoice.com
    RODA – Alicia Atkins – www.thebeaconpodcast.com
    ALBY – Jenn Avril – Twitter: @JennAvril
    PENBROOK – Hedley Knights – https://battlebirdproductions.com
    JIM – W. Arthur Maurici - Twitter: @Wart_M
    BAXTER – Jarred Worley – www.wrightwoodstudios.com
    SIMCOE – Victoria Juan – www.callingdarknesspodcast.libsyn.com
    MERRICK – Martin Savill – Twitter: @Obsolete_Mech
    DECOSTA – Marina Sandoval – https://supermaryn.wixsite.com/MarinaScandoval
    JOHANSON – Emil Hägg – https://CastingCall.Club/m/LuciferAgenda
    (Please see our full cast at www.riggstories.com/copperheart)
     
    PRODUCTION:
    Created, Written, Produced, Directed, Edited, Mixed, and Casting by – Michael J Rigg
    Original music, soundtrack, and episodic scoring by – Astral Fogg (hear more on iTunes)
    The Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss used via music-mass-reproduction license from EnvatoMarket

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
223 Ratings

223 Ratings

-liz's-Dad- ,

Captivating

I’ve been binging the story. The sarcasm is priceless. I’m planning on re-listening once I’m done with the lust for the story. I’m anticipating a similar experience as rewatching Back To the Future.

Be prepared for plot twists and whiplash. Let the story unfold instead of judging and categorizing it too soon. No, the characters are not plastic and may not be how they first appear.

Yes, the profanity is a little gratuitous. It’s also realistic for the circumstances.

I’m very close to calling this one “original.”

Me x 7 ,

Profanity equals amateurish writing

I am not easily offended by profanity but in this show it comes across as an amateur attempt at being edgy. It is not used to punctuate dialogue but to just happen all the time. I made it to the episode with the character who is victim of domestic violence pleading with an AI character to not tell on her husband, yes it was as cringe as it sounds. Characters are cliches and live within that single boundary. Decent production value and some worthy voice acting.

PhelineCat ,

Profanity? Really?

Another reviewer commented on profanity; I honestly didn't notice but have been caught up in the story. They may want to listen to Lexicon Valley. John McWhorter has insight into changing language, regardless of how we feel about it.

When I like a podcast I scour the surrounding areas for what I may have missed or what accompanies the one I just finished … in this case there's a Steam Punk Actual Play podcast. oh dear. Steam Punk is fine. Actual Play? I have my doubts, but I'll give it a try.

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