The Cleansed: A Post-Apocalyptic Saga

The Cleansed: A Post-Apocalyptic Saga

Equal parts "Mad Max" and "The Stand," this post apocalyptic saga is set in a world 15 years after the collapse of the world as we know it. A brother and sister grow up in rural Maine and unwittingly embark on a adventure to save the City from the religious zealots and ruthless military fight for control over the fallen world. An epic serialized audio drama adventure with 30+ actors, cinematic sound design and original music. Winner of Mark Time Award for sci-fi audio and finalist in Romania's Grand Prix Nova award. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm.

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The Cleansed Trailer

March 1, 2012 • 1 min
The Cleansed is an epic post-apocalyptic audio drama podcast saga of our times. Dubbed "Equal parts Mad Max meets The Stand," this immersive audio experience tells the story of a group of teenagers who, against all odds, must go on a journey to save the remains of their post-apocalyptic world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Prologue - The Breaking

March 9, 2012 • 44 mins
Some time in the not so distant future, the world as we know it is starting to unravel. The United States is mired in unwinnable wars, gas is scarce and the transportation system grinds to a halt. Homegrown terrorists take out the electric grid. Food is strictly rationed and distributed by the military. As citizens grow increasingly angry with the government, martial law is called in to maintain peace. And then things really start ...
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S1E1: The Refuge

March 9, 2012 • 33 mins
Fifteen years have passed since the "Battle of Bangor," the brutal assault on a small Maine city that set off the shattering of Northern New England during The Breaking. Since then, David and Sam have lead a ragged group of refugees and set up home at an abandoned airforce based dubbed "The Refuge." And far south, John Prophet has continued his battle for freedom. But John Prophet's luck has about run out. Even as he attempts one m...
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S1E2: The Christening

April 6, 2012 • 33 mins
Far from the safety of the Refuge lies the City of Corinth, a broken place that once called itself New York. From the ashes, John Prophet emerged, uniting disparate groups and pushing out rival gangs. The city lay in - well, not quite peace - but a state of sanctity for some years, before a new force entered: The Republic. But on this day, no one decries the Republic. These soldiers, with their guns and ships, are turning on electr...
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S1E3: The Road

May 4, 2012 • 34 mins
Dawn is a dim glow on the horizon of the Refuge when savage cries echo from the horizon. Moments later, the chalky rain-starved land turns into an inferno that David and his motley survivors must stop at all costs. Further down the river, Prophet collapses into a heap and Luke runs off looking for help. As Prophet flits in and out of consciousness, he pushes Maria to make a decision that will change the path of everything to come. ...
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S1E4: The Hermit

June 1, 2012 • 34 mins
Having made her decision to continue on the journey, Maria follows John's direction and steers their canoe downriver. But evils lay before them in this torn land. In a bleak homely homestead in the woods, amidst stacks of rusted up junk cars and a hodge-podge hydro-mill, Maria and John encounter a monster - one that walks on two legs. Can they survive a horror of this hopeless age? Meanwhile, in the Republic, Lucian finds himself o...
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S1E5: The Believers

July 6, 2012 • 32 mins
In the wake of the nightmare that was Tully's barn, Sam appears ready to go to battle. But there is no battle left, and no chance to help but to mop up the mess. Marc, a wounded young warrior from the Dwellers, tries to keep his lips tight about his homeland and his plight, but it's clear there are few options left but to plow forward, whatever the cost. Amos and Lucian escape the fire and conflagration with Paul, a strange man who...
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S1E6: The Crossing

August 3, 2012 • 32 mins
Rage burns in David's blood, as hot and incendiary as the coals which lit the crops of The Refuge into a blaze that may leave his people hungry as the brutal winter comes on. As David and his buddy Chris careen on the biodiesel powered ATV "Moby," Sam, John and the youths land on shore nearby, and realize that a terrible and preventable tragedy is coming on. In the Republic, Lucian still searches desperately for Amos, and is asked ...
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S1E7: The Dwellers

September 7, 2012 • 38 mins
With horrors behind them and uncertainty ahead of them, Luke and Maria must come to terms -- the road without each other is too frightening. Meanwhile, they have a new friend, one of the Dwellers who shows them beneath the surface of a world that has existed nearby to them their whole lives that they've never seen. While the youths bond, Prophet is dragged before the Dwellers and Refuge alike to confront his actions. Prophet makes ...
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S1E8: The Revolt

October 6, 2012 • 41 mins
The stage has been set for an incredible battle. John Prophet is locked up, awaiting his fate at the hands of the Dwellers' justice. Their "BOL" in rural Maine seems far, far away from the troubles afflicting old New York, but this feeling of safety is about to be annihilated. Because in an open field, as a band plays fiddle and Marc and Luke watch the stars, a darker shape looms on the horizon... And in the City, two forces rise u...
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Season 2 Series Recap (SPOILERS)

July 6, 2013 • 4 mins
Recap of The Cleansed: Season 1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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S2E1: The Hunters

July 6, 2013 • 47 mins
The Dweller compound has survived an attack and our heroes are headed south along a treacherous river. Luke is stricken with mind-freezing nightmares and learning to hunt. John fears the challenges of the raging river and Maria tries to befriend a wild creature, but Sam has other ideas. Meanwhile, in the City, things are heating up in the battles between the Believers and Saul's force, the Wolves. Lucian and Amos launch a strike th...
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S2E2: The River

August 3, 2013 • 41 mins
A war of words erupts between Saul and Paul - one on blaring television screens, and another through wind-up radios. As the sides clash for control over the minds of the people of Corinth, each hatches an idea to thwart the other once and for all. Meanwhile, John's party prepares for a dangerous descent of a raging river. Interpersonal conflict is squelched under the roar of nature. Six people descend in canoes, and only four stay ...
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S2E3: The Dark

August 31, 2013 • 42 mins
Saul descends upon the people of Corinth like the wolf he is. Spooked by the growing audacity and strength of Paul's Believers, Saul struggles to regain control using the most powerful weapon of all: fear. Caught in the middle of this madness are Lucian and Amos, who are on a mission from Paul to save lost souls in the slag pits (metal recovery mines where Lucian used to work). They're forced to run into the shadows, where Lucian h...
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S2E4: The Light

September 20, 2013 • 48 mins
Far from the streets of Corinth, the Fort Point Light stands sentinel over the relentless crash of waves on the shore and man's comings and goings on the ocean. The lighthouse keeper, Cutler, is as gray and craggy as his ward, but after 15 years of solitude, 6 strangers appear one day heralding a changing wind. A foul air blows from the south, and only with the help of the lighthouse keeper can our heroes go further. With special g...
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S2E5: The Soup

October 20, 2013 • 50 mins
Saul and Zeke return to the Soup looking for a nuclear warhead, which they can disassemble and use to power the electric needs of the Citadel. But what Saul stashed away is no longer there... He goes into a mad fury, and descends upon the Sewbies who are scrambling to survive deep down in the Soup. An epic battle is about to fought, a melee which sets the stage for the great conflict that is to come. Who will survive and who will b...
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S2E6: Den of Thieves

November 2, 2013 • 40 mins
Maria, Marc, and Luke have traversed the Atlantic in a sailboat guided by Sam and John, and now, on the skyline, is the burnt-out husk of Boston, now called "Borderton." The party is shocked to see what a modern city looks like in the age post-Breaking. But most shocking of all are the actions of the people still alive there... Meanwhile, Marc, Luke, and Maria stray from their parents to try and find the lost coydog, and are caught...
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S2E7: The Revelation, Part 1

November 15, 2013 • 39 mins
The trap has been sprung, and the party must confront forces human and demonic in the city of Borderton. Everything Maria, Marc, and Luke have learned will be tested, as will their mettle. The grand finale will leave none of this troubled city unscathed. Lucian returns to the Believers, his faith greatly shaken. With the eve of the Lord's wrath finally here, what revelations will become known? Season 2 concludes with firefights, ea...
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S2E8: The Revelation, Part 2

November 15, 2013 • 52 mins
The trap has been sprung, and the party must confront forces human and demonic in the city of Borderton. Everything Maria, Marc, and Luke have learned will be tested, as will their mettle. The grand finale will leave none of this troubled city unscathed. Lucian returns to the Believers, his faith greatly shaken. With the eve of the Lord's wrath finally here, what revelations will become known? Season 2 concludes with firefights, ea...
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Season 3 Trailer

November 6, 2015 • 1 min
The world as we knew it fell apart. Now, what’s left hangs in the balance. Three teens have found themselves the last ones standing in a struggle against two madmen intent on oblivion. But they have learned the world is more terrible than they can comprehend, and a horror beyond the grasp of man may be their only hope left. SEASON 3 IS AVAILABLE NOW!!! Download The Cleansed - Season 3 - Trailer The post Season 3 Trailer appeared fi...
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