WElcome to windfall

Windfall is the story of Cas and Kendall, two low-level criminal enforcers navigating life on the surface of a giant city. Hounded by the Wolfpac, the cult-like police force of the city's god-queen, Wanda, Cas and Kendall are given a choice: take down their dangerous employer and protect their newfound family, or maintain the status quo. Season two will pick up a few months after one left off, with our friends both old and new dealing with the major implications from the finale’s shocking cliffhanger.

the story of windfall

Windfall is a dystopian science-fiction audio drama with rich sound design and a full score that follows a massive cast of characters as they live out their daily lives on the planet Proxima. Season one comprises 10 25–35-minute episodes with a cast of more than 30 voice actors from Florida, Washington State, the UK, New York City, and Syracuse. Season two will comprise of 12 episodes of the same length. The show is free to all subscribers and supported by listeners on Patreon. Episodes are currently ad-free, but that is subject to change in the future.

why should i listen?

Windfall tells an epic story on a small scale, focusing on the everyday lives of regular people in a fantastic world. Featuring a massive cast of characters with wildly divergent personalities, the show is at times funny, somber, dramatic, and exhilarating. Themes include chosen families, friendship, religious oppression, and challenging the status quo.

is windfall for all ages?

Windfall is intended for a mature audience. It contains explicit language, and some episodes include depictions of physical violence, explosions, gun violence, and sometimes even character death. Content warnings are available on a per-episode basis in the show notes both on this website and in any podcatcher.

upcoming seasons

While season one of Windfall completely released, season two will enter production during the summer of 2021 with a planned Q2 2022 release date. To help us grow our post-production team and move up the season two premiere, visit our IndieGoGo campaign which launched on July 6th, 2021, and will run through the end of the summer at: WindfallPodcast.com/Donate.

when can i listen?

Windfall’s season one trailer premiered on Feb. 13, 2019, with the first two episodes dropping on Feb. 27. The season finale premiered on Juy. 10, 2019. Transcripts are available for all episodes on our website’s Listen page.

about the creators

Brothers Adam and Bob Raymonda first talked about creating a serialized science-fiction audio drama in 2015 when they were collaborating on the podcast Breadcrumbs. Bob is a writer and editor and crafted the first draft of Windfall’s 10-episode season between August 2016 and January 2017, which Adam would later sound design and score. Realizing the project would only improve by the addition of another voice, Christie Donato was added to the team. Christie and Bob knew each other from their time in the Creative Writing program at SUNY Purchase College. Christie’s deep knowledge of mythology helped in rewriting and reshaping Windfall into what it has become today.

The first three scripts of Windfall were recognized as Second Rounders in the inaugural Austin Film Festival Fiction Podcast Writing competition in 2017. Here, Christie and Bob attended workshops with professionals working in the field, including Lauren Shippen of The Bright Sessions, Kc Wayland of We’re Alive, and Skip Bronkie and Zack Akers of Limetown and 36 Questions.

Using the knowledge gained from their time at AFF, Christie, Bob, and Adam self-produced Windfall in 2018 at Christie’s home in Syracuse, New York. At the same time, they founded Rogue Dialogue, a production company focused on creating richly sound-designed podcasts in multiple genres.

For season two, the team welcomed Jess Clark (who plays Queen Wanda) into the writer’s room. Jess and Christie had previously worked together on various script projects, which brought her onto the team in the first place, but her unending wit and experience in film production helped the creation of the season immeasurably.

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season one trailer

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You can listen to Windfall right here on our website, or subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Google Play, and more.

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REVIEWS & Testimonials

Windfall is for those who want a complex, vibrant, expansive world-building experience through mythology, history, and sound design. Windfall is a world that is constantly building upwards, a city of huge towers built to reach the castle that long ago appeared mysteriously in the sky. Three brothers begin to drift apart, trying to work in a classist and tyrannical system, dealing with crime, running a small business, and falling hopelessly in love, and as they do, a sinister new threat has its sights on everyone in Windfall.

-Elena Fernández Collins, Bello Collective

One of the most exciting and refreshing fiction works from 2019, Windfall‘s first season continually surprises on each level of its production. It’s weird, ambitious, made with clear dedication from everyone involved, and one of the best examples of tactics I hope we see more of in fiction podcasting in 2020.

-Wil Williams, Wil Williams Reviews