After Impact

After Impact

After Impact follows the story of Reagan Esther Myer, one of the survivors of a mysterious apocalyptic event called Impact. Shortly after joining the pilot program for ThotBot, a brain implant that erases "harmful" memories and dulls emotions, she begins her life living in an abandoned shopping mall and producing survivalist tutorials for a crumbling world. Shortly after arriving at her new post, she finds a cassette tape detailing her very own journey from the day of Impact -- June 21, 1995 -- up until the day she joins The ULTRA. This dystopian audio drama is one of four multi-platform "Episodes" that tell the story of Reagan Esther Myer and the ThotBot Storyworld. In addition to this tale, there are also three performance-based Episodes: an interactive installation, a multimedia musical, and an immersive theater show. Whereas each Episode stands alone narratively, together they weave a sprawling story across a mid-90s timeline. Visit getthotbot.com for more on the other Episodes (and to attend if you find yourself in the Boston area).

Episodes

June 21, 2021 34 mins

Operative 10040 is discharged from the ThotBot Implantation Center and is deployed to her post at the Shadow Glen Mall in her role as host for SurvivalisTV. 📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼 After Impact is created and produced by Rebecca Kopycinski.  Find out more about the ThotBot storyworld at getthotbot.com.  Find me on instagram @reaganesthermyer.  Part 1 features Michael Dennis in the role of Tech. Logo artwork designed by Peter Moulthrop...

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Operative 10040 discovers a cassette tape recording detailing the day of Impact. 📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼After Impact is created and produced by Rebecca Kopycinski.  Find out more about the ThotBot storyworld at getthotbot.com.  Find me on instagram @reaganesthermyer.  Logo artwork designed by Peter Moulthrop. Part 2 features Jaden Andrea as Tommy, Thomas Barney as Thad, Brandon Green as Martin, Joshua Lewin as Milky, Kathleen Mahon as...

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July 19, 2021 24 mins

Reagan and the Shadow Glen survivors pass time in their makeshift bunker. Tommy goes on a heroic quest. 📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼After Impact is created and produced by Rebecca Kopycinski.  Find out more about the ThotBot storyworld at getthotbot.com.  Find me on instagram @reaganesthermyer.  Logo artwork designed by Peter Moulthrop. Part 3 features Jaden Andrea as Tommy, Thomas Barney as Thad, Brandon Green as Martin, Joshua Lewin as M...

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August 2, 2021 28 mins

Operative 10040 is forced to take life lying down. Thad grows more agitated about his ailing mother.  📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼After Impact is created and produced by Rebecca Kopycinski.  Find out more about the ThotBot storyworld at getthotbot.com.  Find me on instagram @reaganesthermyer.  Logo artwork designed by Peter Moulthrop. Part 4 features Jaden Andrea as Tommy, Thomas Barney as Thad, Brandon Green as Martin, Joshua Lewin as Mil...

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August 16, 2021 23 mins

Doubts and resentment begin to brew for Operative 10040. Candy has an idea for a birthday party. 📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼After Impact is created and produced by Rebecca Kopycinski.  Find out more about the ThotBot storyworld at getthotbot.com.  Find me on instagram @reaganesthermyer.  Logo artwork designed by Peter Moulthrop. Part 5 features Jaden Andrea as Tommy, Brandon Green as Martin, Joshua Lewin as Milky, Kathleen Mahon as Candy,...

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August 30, 2021 39 mins

Operative 10040 sets up a camera, determined to capture any movement outside. Miss Shadow Glen 1995 keeps the mall crew busy.  📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼📼After Impact is created and produced by Rebecca Kopycinski.  Find out more about the ThotBot storyworld at getthotbot.com.  Find me on instagram @reaganesthermyer.  Logo artwork designed by Peter Moulthrop. Part 6 features Jaden Andrea as Tommy, Brandon Green as Martin, Joshua Lewin as M...

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Long story short: Season 2 of After Impact is coming Friday, August 22. Until then, enjoy some contraband and some of YOUR stories on The Glitch Tapes. Call in with your own story (757)7-GLITCH!!

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Dive into the world of mid-century female conformity with excerpts from a magazine for teen girls circa April 1960. Discover the optimal number of calories "Fat Pat" consumes thanks to her willpower. Learn the optimal height and weight if you stand any sort of chance of winning Miss Teen 1960. And, most importantly, educate yourself on the newest party theme guaranteed to make your guests hope they never see another casse...

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June 13, 2025 30 mins

WARNING: NSFW and for adult ears only. This week, we "thrust" ourselves into the world of paperback smut. Count how many times the word "flesh" is used; incidentally, one of my favorite words. And a story from a listener about a swan dive among strangers. Call (757)7-GLITCH to leave your story and be featured in an upcoming episode. Check out the cover of the book and an ad for a sanitary belt (plot related) on ...

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June 20, 2025 21 mins

I swear this episode is not about grooming youngsters. From  a 1977 TV Guide, we learn about how Big TV Commercial has been brainwashing us since the get go. Plus a delightful story about a road trip that was fire. 💨🔥 Call (757)7-GLITCH to leave your story and be featured in an upcoming episode. Check out the cover, the art, the Ants! and some ads from this TV Guide on my instagram or bluesky. And if you're in the Boston are...

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June 27, 2025 28 mins

WARNING: not for children's ears! Not Safe For Work! Will they make it work or will it crumble to dust? We reach the thrilling climax of this tawdry tale. And a story from a listener featuring an equal amount of nudity.  Call (757) 7-GLITCH to leave your anonymous story and be featured in an upcoming episode. Follow me on instagram or bluesky for all things ThotBot. I have a whole world out here. This is just the tip of Irving...

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On this week’s Glitch Tape, we time travel (my favorite thing) to July 1995, exactly 30 years ago, with an issue of LIFE. This is the absolute dawn of the Information Superhighway and even the personal computer as a Thing. I mean, now it’s in our pocket, but at one time, the entire concept of the “Net” had to be explained. We discover how Apple pitched the idea via a TWO PAGE advertisement -- three columns of text on EACH PAGE. The...

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July 11, 2025 24 mins

In this week’s Glitch Tape, I utilize three distinct British accents to bring to life a short story about a man, his kid, and a “rum” shopkeep/conjurer in H.G. Wells’ short story, The Magic Shop. That’s GENUINE magic, of course. Anytime I can put on a wild cockney accent, I’m going to do it. This is the last Glitch Tape for now as I pivot my time and energy to producing Season 2 of After Impact and selling tickets/promoting another...

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