Facing Fate

Today’s episode of Facing Fate is a spotlighting The Strata, a dystopian audio drama that grabbed us fast and didn’t let go.
Set in a sprawling, checkpoint-choked metropolis divided sharply between the rich and the poor, The Strata weaves together an ensemble of stories into one larger, interconnected narrative. At the heart of it all is an ageing courier forced into a dangerous partnership with an underworld ganglord, because the treatment keeping him alive doesn’t come cheap.
What really stood out to us after listening is how character-driven the show is. While the sci-fi backdrop is epic, the focus stays firmly on people: their compromises, their survival tactics, and the lines they’re willing (or unwilling) to cross. Each season centers on a different character grappling with themes like corruption, inequality, immortality, and the double-edged nature of technology. It’s gritty, thoughtful, and deeply human, even when it gets violent.
At its core, The Strata is about life at the bottom rung of society. How do people endure injustice when the system is stacked against them? What happens to relationships under that pressure? And what does “rising above” actually look like when the odds are overwhelming?
You can learn more about the show at thestratapodcast.com, and you can find and listen to The Strata anywhere you get your podcasts.
Huge thanks to The Strata for their support, go check them out.
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The tenants of the Bayok Gardens have a strong position, but all it takes is one slip-up and Dr. Carver could be yesterday's news. Get ready with your drug laced sandwich and sawed-off shotgun for the epic finale of Chromeheads & Corpos.
Content Warning: Strong Language, Gunfire, Alarms, Blood
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Credits:
0b51d14n - Carla Maxted
Lollipop - Amy More
Dino Dinovic - Russ More
Glass - Tom Laird
Referee - Kyle Claset
Dialogue Editing and Sound Design by Russ More
Music & SFX:
Chromeheads & Corpos Theme Music - Eli Hamada McIlveen
EpidemicSound.com
Soundsnap.com
Sound Ideas
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Game System: Cyberpunk RED
Story Based: The Apartment
Cover Art by KC Bailey
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We are very grateful to the wonderful people at Voyage Media for supporting our show and we're proud to share a trailer for their new production 'Hard Drive", starring Erica Sinclair (Stranger Things) and created by The Neese Twins (Umbrella Academy).
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With operatives making their move on Dr. Carver, the tenants of the Babyok Gardens hold their ground to keep them at bay.
Content Warning: Strong Language, Gunfire, Alarms, Blood
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Credits:
0b51d14n - Carla Maxted
Lollipop - Amy More
Dino Dinovic - Russ More
Glass - Tom Laird
Referee - Kyle Claset

Dialogue Editing and Sound Design by Russ More
Music & SFX:
Chromeheads & Corpos Theme Music - Eli Hamada McIlveen
EpidemicSound.com
Soundsnap.com
Sound Ideas
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Game System: Cyberpunk RED
Story Based: The Apartment
Cover Art by KC Bailey
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Support Us:
Visit https://www.Patreon.com/DumbDragonCast.
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Find and support our sponsors at: fableandfolly.com/partners
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Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/facingfatecast
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Project Surprise Birthday Party didn't go as planned. The group prepare themselves as the Corpos own plans are put into action and things escalate for the residents of the Babyok Gardens.
Content Warning: Strong Language, Gunfire
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Credits:
0b51d14n - Carla Maxted
Lollipop - Amy More
Dino Dinovic - Russ More
Glass - Tom Laird
Referee - Kyle Claset

Dialogue Editing and Sound Design by Russ More

Music & SFX:
Chromeheads & Corpos Theme Music - Eli Hamada McIlveen
EpidemicSound.com
Soundsnap.com
Sound Ideas

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Game System: Cyberpunk RED
Story Based: The Apartment
Cover Art by KC Bailey
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Support Us:
Visit https://www.Patreon.com/DumbDragonCast.
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Find and support our sponsors at: fableandfolly.com/partners
***********
email - [email protected]
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/facingfatecast
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.