50 episodes
Marsfall Realm
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4.5 • 562 Ratings
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Jacki and her crew left Earth and its problems behind for a chance at giving humanity a fresh start on Mars. But mysterious aliens, malicious AI, and the expected difficulties of colonizing this inhospitable planet leave them all questioning if they’ve made the right choice to abandon their home.
Marsfall takes place in 2047 and follows the first colonists to settle on Mars as they face problem after problem. This high-intensity show features scenarios such as harsh storms, shadowy alien attacks, and forced assimilation by an artificial intelligence. It’s full of adult themes including violent disasters, death and betrayal, and philosophical questions. This show is not recommended for younger audiences.
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Tunnel Vision - S03E01
Jacki, Chip, and ANDI ride the buggy as it catapults through the mysterious Sound Tunnel, taking them far away from home.
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CREDITS
Shannon Lovley as Jacki O’Rania
Sam Boase-Miller as Chip Heddleston
Dan Lovley as ANDI
Written by Erik Saras and Dan Lovley
Directed by Erik Saras
All Audio Engineering by Brian Goodheart and Owen Shearer
Music by Sam Boase-Miller and Johann Sebastian Bach
Produced by Marsfall LLC
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Off Grid - S03E02
Jacki and Chip repair the buggy and explore their new surroundings.
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CREDITS
Shannon Lovley as Jacki O’Rania
Sam Boase-Miller as Chip Heddleston
Merissa Morin as Faye
Anya Zicer as Keila Levy
Written by Eli Barraza
Directed by Dan Lovley
All Audio Engineering by Brian Goodheart and Owen Shearer
Music by Sam Boase-Miller
Produced by Marsfall LLC
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Holed Up - S03E03
Chip tries to keep Jacki tethered to reality during a harsh winter storm.
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CREDITS
Shannon Lovley as Jacki O’Rania
Sam Boase-Miller as Chip Heddleston
Written by Seth Mlawski
Directed by Erik Saras
All Audio Engineering by Brian Goodheart and Owen Shearer
Music by Sam Boase-Miller, featuring The Dreameaters, Peter Wiley, Erik Saras, and Brian Goodheart
Lyrics by Seth Mlawski and Dan Lovley
Produced by Marsfall LLC
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The Dreameaters
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J.S. Bot - S03E04
J.S. Bot - S03E04
Chip and Jacki have a strange encounter on the Martian surface.
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CREDITS
Shannon Lovley as Jacki O’Rania
Sam Boase-Miller as Chip Heddleston
Written by Eli Barraza
Directed by Dan Lovley
All Audio Engineering by Brian Goodheart and Owen Shearer
Music by Sam Boase-Miller
Produced by Marsfall LLC
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Siren Song - S03E05
Siren Song - S03E05
Jacki and Chip discover the source of the strange music they heard during the storm.
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CREDITS
Shannon Lovley as Jacki O’Rania
Sam Boase-Miller as Chip Heddleston
Merissa Morin as Faye
Eli Barraza as Katie Hall
Claire White as Jacki’s Mom
Michael Divinski as Jacki’s Dad
Written by Seth Mlawski
Directed by Erik Saras
All Audio Engineering by Brian Goodheart and Owen Shearer
Music by Sam Boase-Miller and Johann Sebastian Bach
Produced by Marsfall LLC
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Content Warning: illness, serious injury, abuse
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Ad Venture - S03E06
Ad Venture - S03E06
Jacki and Chip drive the buggy to an ancient colony, and get a better idea of where they are on the Red Planet.
Episode Transcript
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CREDITS
Shannon Lovley as Jacki O’Rania
Sam Boase-Miller as Chip Heddleston
Written by Dan Lovley and Erik Saras
Directed by Dan Lovley
All Audio Engineering by Brian Goodheart and Owen Shearer
Music by Sam Boase-Miller
Produced by Marsfall LLC
Support the show
Content Warning: illness
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Customer Reviews
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There’s not a single production weakness in Marsfall, which is why it’s such a powerful show, & why the scope of what it can do is incredibly vast! Eric, Dan, Sam, Brian, & the entire cast & crew have such a strong vision & the deft hands necessary to carry it out. Marsfall expands what science fiction can be — & not just in audio fiction. If sci-fi adventure or just a great ensemble drama is your thing, give this one shot, & I promise you’ll be hooked.
More advertisement and writer commentary than show
The first two seasons were pretty good. Then they decided to start with these mini episodes. There is more advertisement run time followed with the writers speaking about more advertising for their other shows, or rambling on about delays in producing the content, every time, with literally only 2-4 minutes of content. The overall quality of the acting has dropped significantly as well. The main characters talking voice is tolerable, but when there is any emotion added, you won’t want to have headphones in, it’s mirror shattering!
Voice actor…
The commander has a great voice when it’s just her regular speaking one. When she goes up an octave it’s like broken glass on a chalkboard. This may have been bad audio engineering or bad direction. Either way it could’ve been fixed if the producer or director listened to it and was honest with themselves.
Tragic, because the podcast has a great premise. I wanted to like it but one character made me cringe and turn down the volume repeatedly. If she remained calm and collected she would’ve never needed a shrieking or screaming voice, which is an easy directors note considering she’s the leader of everyone in the story. Many great leaders have composure, which would’ve been a great excuse to use her enjoyable tones instead of those terrible and grinding for audio.