Wasteland Wandering with Trader Red - Episode 4 "Mischief Night"

Wasteland Wandering with Trader Red - Episode 4 "Mischief Night"

Author: Lawrence McNamara October 23, 2025 Duration: 12:55

Well Darlins', Trader Red is gonna take us on an adventure all the way down to Skyline Valley. This here ain't no ordinary trip...because it's Spooky Season in Appalachia.

Not only is the whole Valley covered in storms and full of weird creatures...not to mention a whole heapin' of secrets of its own...but it's also where we'll find Mischief Night.

An event the likes of which Appalachians haven't seen in years, you'll join Trader Red and the Eyebot JES-SR on a wild ride of explosions, mayhem...and forkin' the lawn at the old Rapidan Camp.

So let's take a trip down south and spread some Spooky Season mischief!


Deep in the irradiated hills of Appalachia, a story unfolds from within the Whitespring Bunker. The MODUS Files-A Fallout Audio Drama Podcast Series is an immersive journey into a fractured future. Following Reclamation Day, the survivors from Vault 76 scattered across a hostile land. While some turned to raiding or solitary wandering, a select few were drawn to the enigmatic AI known as MODUS, who promised a return to America's former glory. This audio drama follows those characters as they navigate this uneasy alliance, tasked with rebuilding a nation from the ashes. But the past is never truly buried, and their mission quickly unravels into something far more sinister. Each episode pulls you into a world of creeping dread and hard choices, where every discovered log and every whispered conversation reveals another layer of the bunker's dark secrets. Created by Lawrence McNamara, this fiction podcast blends rich sound design with character-driven storytelling, exploring the grim intersection of science and ideology. You'll walk the echoing corridors alongside the protagonists, feeling the weight of their decisions as they confront not only the mutated horrors outside, but the even more dangerous truths festering within their own ranks. It's a tale of legacy, corruption, and what it truly means to reclaim a world that might be better left forgotten.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

The MODUS Files - A Fallout Audio Drama Podcast Series
Podcast Episodes
Season 2 - Episode 19 "The Rarest Cryptid" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:34
The hills of Appalachia have always been home to myths and legends…from the Grafton Monster to the Smiling Man to rumors of aliens and otherworldly beasts. After the Great War, the survivors discovered just how many of t…
Season 2 - Episode 18 "Seeing Red" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:01
Trader Red continues her journey north towards the Mire meeting some familiar faces along the way, before finding out that Appalachia plays by its own set of rules…but never underestimate a backwoods country girl. And so…
Season 2 - Episode 17 "Early Warnings" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:59
Trader Red embarks on a journey into the Mire, tasked with seeking a mysterious package, while Major Lilith pursues her father’s research, attempting to perfect the Forced Evolutionary Virus for her own benefit. The Colo…
Season 2 - Episode 16 "Vault Town" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:59
Even as the New Enclave expands its influence and faces down new threats, the realities of the Wasteland now pose an even greater challenge. The great factories and industrial complex which created and supported the tech…
Season 2 - Episode 15 "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:49
“The Butterfly Effect,” the idea that even the smallest action or event can have significant repercussions thousands of miles away or many years in the future. On the day of the Great War, a global disaster which saw ove…
Season 2 - Episode 14 "Encryptid" Mid-Season Finale! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:22
Project Caprinae, Encryptid, Imposter Sheepsquatch, by whichever name it was called, represented a nearly unstoppable force unleashed upon the people of Appalachia. Team Cryptid uncovered the origins of this artificial m…
Season 2 - Episode 13 "Team Cryptid" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:09
Before the war, the government went to extreme lengths to deal with the unrest that was sweeping the region. Technology was a means to an end and the New Enclave is about to come face to face with one of Appalachia’s man…
Season 2 - FalloutForHope Charity Halloween Episode [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:42
As part of the 2022 FalloutForHope Charity Drive for St. Jude's Children's Hospital, the MODUS Files cast did a live reading of our Halloween Special Episode (originally broadcast on 10/30/22). This recording features re…
Season 2 - Episode 12 "Something Wicked This Way Comes" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:05
Operation Werewolf or as others in Appalachia called it, “The Blood Eagle War” has come to a successful conclusion. Leaderless and scattered, the remains of the once powerful faction won’t pose a significant threat to th…