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COPPERHEART: A RiggStories Audio Drama

by Michael J Rigg, RiggStories.com · English · Stories

COPPERHEART is an Audio Drama set in an alternate reality during a Nuclear Winter. Over 2,000 people (civilians, scientists, and military personnel) live underground in a multi-leveled USRB (United States Reconstruction Bunker) in Groom Lake, Nevada. They're all just waiting out the clock, preparing

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New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 21 min
Latest: 11 Oct 2026
Language: English

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11 Oct 2026 · 14 minNew

68.06 Copperheart STEM - "souTH"

Presenting... COPPERHEART (Season 3, Part 68 of the Saga, Episode 6 of S T E M) "souTH" Show Notes... Sellers and P.R.I.S. discover the darkest and most bizarre secret yet in GL51. Copperheart is intended for mature audiences. Discretion is advised. To find out more about the show, and other RiggStories productions, visit riggstories.com . Consider joining our Patreon family at patreon.com/riggstories Production... Creator, Writer, Director: Michael J. Rigg Executive Producer: George Pecenica Producer: Azurnight Patreon Sponsor: David Murtagh Cast This Episode... Captain John Sellers -…

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S3 · E67 · 20 Sep 2026 · 13 min
67.05 Copperheart STEM - "sIx"
The 5th OFFICIAL episode of COPPERHEART: STEM In This Episode: P.R.I.S. and Sellers must face off against an intruder. "sIx" Episode 67 of the COPPERHEART Saga Starring Michael Rigg as Captain John Sellers P.R.I.S. as Themself Created by Michael J. Rigg Written and Directed by Michael J. Rigg Executive Produced by George Pecenica Produced by Michael West Patreon Sponsor Ray Volk COPPERHEART Theme and "Astral" Composed by Astral Fogg. Additional music by RST Musek QUESTIONS about this episode? Patreon members can join the Discord Chats on alternating Thursdays and Weekends to speak directly…
S3 · E66 · 6 Sep 2026 · 16 min
66.04 Copperheart STEM - "TWo"
Presenting... COPPERHEART (Season 3, Part 66 of the Saga, Episode 4 of S T E M) "TWo" Show Notes... More evidence is uncovered about what happened at USRB GL51, but Sellers and P.R.I.S. are not alone. Copperheart is intended for mature audiences. Discretion is advised. To find out more about the show, and other RiggStories productions, visit riggstories.com . Consider joining our Patreon family at patreon.com/riggstories Production... Creator, Writer, Director: Michael J. Rigg Executive Producer: George Pecenica Producer: Sholom West Patreon Sponsor: Eric McNeal Cast This Episode... Captain…
S3 · E65 · 23 Aug 2026 · 18 min
65.03 Copperheart STEM - "five"
Presenting... COPPERHEART (Season 3, Part 65 of the Saga, Episode 3 of S T E M) "five" Show Notes... P.R.I.S. disscovers a shocking fact about the USRB network, but first Sellers must find a source of food and water. Copperheart is intended for mature audiences. Discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions regarding injury and death. To find out more about the show, and other RiggStories productions, visit riggstories.com . Consider joining our Patreon family at patreon.com/riggstories Production... Creator, Writer, Director: Michael J. Rigg Executive Producer: George Pecenica…
S3 · E64 · 9 Aug 2026 · 14 min
64.02 Copperheart STEM - "eIGHT"
Presenting... COPPERHEART (Season 3, Part 64 of the Saga, Episode 2 of S T E M) "eIGHT" Show Notes... Captain Sellers and P.R.I.S. discover something interesting about Archimedes, but before continuing, they must focus on survival. Copperheart is intended for mature audiences. Discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions regarding injury and death. To find out more about the show, and other RiggStories productions, visit riggstories.com . Consider joining our Patreon family at patreon.com/riggstories Production... Creator, Writer, Director: Michael J. Rigg Executive Producer:…
S3 · E63 · 26 Jul 2026 · 17 min
63.01 Copperheart STEM - "Four"
Presenting... COPPERHEART (Season 3, Part 63 of the Saga, Episode 1 of S T E M) "Four" Show Notes... After nearly fifty years, the Archimedes Gateway comes alive again, depositing a stranger and his A.I. companion. Copperheart is intended for mature audiences. Discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions regarding injury and death. To find out more about the show, and other RiggStories productions, visit riggstories.com . Consider joining our Patreon family at patreon.com/riggstories Production... Creator, Writer, Director: Michael J. Rigg Executive Producer: George Pecenica…
S3 · 12 Jul 2026 · 3 min
S T E M Final Teaser
Produced, Written, and Directed by: Michael J. Rigg Coppperheart Theme Originated and Composed by: Astral Fogg Featuring: Just Jenah as Lt. Runa Morrigan The new season of Copperheart begins on July 26, 2026, continuing the saga where the original story left off. Coming up: Copperheart: STEM, Copperheart: The Blue Silver Chronicles, and Copperheart: First Terminus All new productions are being featured and previewed for our Patreon members. You can find out more about our Patreon at www.riggstories.com on the Support Page. It's so good to be back! WORD OF WARNING: If you are listening to…
S3 · 28 Jun 2026 · 3 min
S T E M Teaser02
S T E M The Second Teaser Produced, Written, and Directed by: Michael J. Rigg Coppperheart Theme Originated and Composed by: Astral Fogg Featuring: Just Jenah as Lt. Runa Morrigan The new season of Copperheart begins on July 26, 2026, continuing the saga where the original story left off. Coming up: Copperheart: STEM, Copperheart: The Blue Silver Chronicles, and Copperheart: First Terminus All new productions are being featured and previewed for our Patreon members. You can find out more about our Patreon at www.riggstories.com on the Support Page. Welcome back to Copperheart ! WORD OF…
S3 · 14 Jun 2026 · 3 min
S T E M Teaser01
Produced, Written, and Directed by: Michael J. Rigg Coppperheart Theme Originated and Composed by: Astral Fogg Featuring: Just Jenah as Lt. Runa Morrigan The new season of Copperheart begins on July 26, 2026, continuing the saga where the original story left off. Coming up: Copperheart: STEM, Copperheart: The Blue Silver Chronicles, and Copperheart: First Terminus All new productions are being featured and previewed for our Patreon members. You can find out more about our Patreon at www.riggstories.com on the Support Page. It's so good to be back! WORD OF WARNING: If you are listening to…
S2 · E62 · 20 Oct 2024 · 34 min
62 CSE10 "Maiden Voyage"
COPPERHEART: SHATTERED ECHOES Is an anthology of stories that take place following, preceding, and during the stories you've enjoyed during Copperheart , Season One. This episode contains loud noises and mass destruction and potential loss of life. The following episode takes place in an alternate reality in a future far distant from the happenings in Copperheart. It is essentially the birth of humanity's future and the first steps of what will become The Visitors. This episode is entitled "Maiden Voyage." "Maiden Voyage" features the VOICE TALENTS of: Sholom West as Kent Fife Michael J Rigg…
S2 · E61 · 6 Oct 2024 · 24 min
61 CSE09 "Reactive Information"
COPPERHEART: SHATTERED ECHOES Is an anthology of stories that take place following, preceding, and during the stories you've enjoyed during Copperheart , Season One. This episode contains mature situations and discussions about death. The following episode takes place long before The Mishap and the events of Copperheart. This is the story of the birth of IRIS, one of the A.I. Brains in the Copperheart series. This poignant story follows Doctor Alex DeLaney, the creator of IRIS and its previous iteration, CHRIS. We join the doctor just as the older A.I. Is giving way to its successor, an A.I.…
S2 · E60 · 22 Sep 2024 · 27 min
60 CSE08 "The Copperheart"
COPPERHEART: SHATTERED ECHOES Is an anthology of stories that take place following, preceding, and during the stories you've enjoyed during Copperheart , Season One. This episode contains mature language and loud and sudden sounds. This episode contains mature language and surprise moments. This episode takes place many years before the events of Copperheart, well before The Mishap. In this story we are introduced to one of Eden's brother Copperhearts, another steampunk-style automaton sent from his master's reality to search for answers about the mysteries there. This particular robot ends…
S2 · E59 · 8 Sep 2024 · 21 min
59 CSE07 "ERV6"
COPPERHEART: SHATTERED ECHOES Is an anthology of stories that take place following, preceding, and during the stories you've enjoyed during Copperheart , Season One. This episode contains mature language and loud and sudden sounds. This episode takes place at the same time as Copperheart Episode GL51Part1, right at the beginning of the GL51 saga. As ERV2 is returning to Earth with its crew of three, ERV6—carrying one lone pilot—is on its way back to space station Enterprise One. As ERV2 is enveloped by one of the Visitor's mirrored pyramid satellites, Deborah Gleason in ERV6 becomes the only…
S2 · E58 · 25 Aug 2024 · 34 min
58 CSE06 "The Historian"
COPPERHEART: SHATTERED ECHOES Is an anthology of stories that take place following, preceding, and during the stories you've enjoyed during Copperheart , Season One. This episode takes place after "Surface Day," around the same time period as the episode "Luna." It follows the journal pages of an EL27 dweller who decided to set out on her own toward Area 51. Disclaimer: This episode may contain mature language and subject matter. "CSE: The Historian" was written by Robin It features the VOICE TALENTS of: Jess McCoy as Agnes Green Yasha Mikolajczak Rose Sheridan Jordan Kalina as Peacekeeper…
S2 · E57 · 11 Aug 2024 · 21 min
57 CSE05 "Cold Red Wake-up"
COPPERHEART: SHATTERED ECHOES Is an anthology of stories that take place following, preceding, and during the stories you've enjoyed during Copperheart , Season One. This episode takes place immediately following the events of the original Copperheart, and follows Captain Dunn on his trip back through time and space. Disclaimer: This episode contains mature language and situations, including references to war, body trauma, and death. It features the VOICE TALENTS of: Graham Rowat as Captain Arthur Dunn Ray Volk as Hickson AJ Munoz as Lt. Stone Emily J as Dr. Wu Jonathon Schretzman as…
S2 · E56 · 21 Jul 2024 · 20 min
56 CSE04 "Luna"
COPPERHEART: Shattered Echoes An Anthology Series Based in the COPPERHEART Universes Shattered Echoes is an anthology of stories that take place following, preceding, and during the stories you've enjoyed during Coppeerheart , Season One. Luna takes place some time after the bunkers are re-opened in a reality where all of Earth escaped destruction...or did it? Meet a wandering lawman and the mysteriously gifted woman who says she's from GL51 who crosses his path. Disclaimer/Trigger Warnings: This episode contains adult language and situations, including threats of violence. This episode…
S2 · E55 · 23 Jun 2024 · 29 min
55 CSE03 "My Mother Was Crazy"
COPPERHEART: SHATTERED ECHOES Is an anthology of stories that take place following, preceding, and during the stories you've enjoyed during Copperheart, Season One. This episode follows a child of GL51, a young woman searching for answers about her past by jumping through different realities in her present. This story falls on the timeline approximately 24-26 years after the final episode of the original Copperheart. Disclaimer/Trigger Warnings: This episode contains adult language and situations. There are also unsettling sound effects and sharp sounds. This episode features the VOICE…
S2 · E54 · 26 May 2024 · 27 min
54 CSE02 "Boy and Dog"
COPPERHEART: SHATTERED ECHOES Is an anthology of stories that take place following, preceding, and during the stories you've enjoyed during Copperheart, Season One. This episode follows the story of a lone wanderer seeking help for his bunker. This story falls on the timeline before Jack and Heather head to GL51 in the original Copperheart. Disclaimer/Trigger Warnings: This episode sinks deep into bleak atmosphere, featuring monologues about loneliness that may trigger depressive thoughts. There are also gunshots, harsh language, and references to death. This episode features the VOICE…
S2 · E53 · 21 Apr 2024 · 39 min
53 CSE01 "Communion"
Disclaimer: This series may contain language and situations that some may find uncomfortable. This episode in particular features loud/sudden noises, screaming, explosions, death and threats, and frank talk about the Afterlife. ABOUT Communion takes place immediately following the events of the final episode of COPPERHEART'S first series/season. What did the visitor do between the bunker survivors exiting and Pinarski and Leuter waking up? Did The Visitor die at Heather Kaminski's hand? What did Heather and ARIS do after leaving GL51? Today, you find out. Find out ways to support the…
S2 · 29 Feb 2024 · 2 min
Copperheart: Shattered Echoes Official Teaser
COPPERHEART has returned. On April 21, 2024, Copperheart will return with the pilot episode of our anthology series, "Shattered Echoes." When we last left the survivors of GL51 and EL27, they were forced to submit to the will of an alien visitor, a creature with the power to alter reality. What The Visitor didn't realize was that breaking the current of breath from a butterfly's wings could have consequences beyond anything they could have imagined. Copperheart: Shattered Echoes is an ongoing anthology series of tales across multiple slivers of reality. Explore the past, solve mysteries of…
S2 · E53 · 24 Dec 2022 · 9 min
2022 COPPERHEART Holiday Announcement
It's been a long time, and I wanted to pop back into your COPPERHEART feed with an announcement about the upcoming COPPERHEART anthology. I'm also including a gift! Included is a scene from ERV 6 , an episode from COPPERHEART: SHATTERED ECHOES , coming later in 2023. CONTENT ADVISORY: The clip from the included episode contains mature language and situations, including explosions, and panic-inducing situations. KARIN HEIMDAHL as Commander Gleason MATTHEW ARMSTRONG as Lieutenant Daris MICHAEL RIGG and ROBIN HOWELL as the voices of the Visitors in the show theme. Also featuring voices from…
S1 · E52 · 26 Dec 2021 · 1 hr 1 min
52 – GL5121 – Arrival
CONTENT ADVISORY: This episode contains mature language and situations, including screams of horror, explosions, and gunfire. The Visitor confronts Alby, Dunn, and Roda one final time. Sellers and Kaminski arrive at GL51. JENN AVRIL as ALBY ROBIN HOWELL as VISITOR GRAHAM ROWAT as DUNN ALICIA ATKINS as RODA W. ARTHUR MAURICI as JIM SARAH RUTH THOMAS as I.R.I.S. AIYA ISLAM as PINARSKI HALEY C. MCCARTHY as LEUTER ERIN KING as KAMINSKI MICHAEL J. RIGG as SELLERS DAVID STEELE as A.R.I.S. S.H. KOOPER as LIZZY and KARR CHRIS MAGILTON as JENKINS MARTIN SAVILL as MERRICK BRIAN PENALOZA as O'BANNON…
S1 · E51 · 19 Dec 2021 · 47 min
51 – GL5120 – Goodbye
CONTENT ADVISORY: This episode contains mature language and situations, including references to domestic abuse, and gunfire. The citizens of GL51 begin the process of evacuation in the face of the Visitor's threat to end reality. AIYA ISLAM as PINARSKI DAVID STEELE as A.R.I.S. HALEY C. MCCARTHY as LEUTER SARAH RUTH THOMAS as I.R.I.S. MARINA SANDOVAL as DECOSTA GRAHAM ROWAT as DUNN JENN AVRIL as ALBY JARRED WORLEY as BAXTER VICTORIA JUAN as SIMCOE GEORGIA P. MCKENZIE as SERN HEDLEY KNIGHTS as PENBROOK JAMES DUNCAN as HORNER EVAN TESS MURRAY as DEENA KENNETH FAIRCLOTH JR. as SHILLER ROBIN…
S1 · E50 · 12 Dec 2021 · 41 min
50 – GL5119 – The Time To End
CONTENT ADVISORY: This episode contains mature language and situations, including tense discussion about the apocalypse. Pinarski goes in search of Leuter following the death of IRIS, EDeN goes in search of Ogilvy; and Dunn, Alby, and Baxter find out if The Visitor stayed true to her word, returning Roda and Jim. COLIN MORRIS as EDEN DAVID STEELE as A.R.I.S. GRAHAM ROWAT as DUNN JENN AVRIL as ALBY JARRED WORLEY as BAXTER ALICIA ATKINS as RODA W. ARTHUR MAURICI as JIM AIYA ISLAM as PINARSKI EVAN TESS MURRAY as DEENA DYLAN CHAMBERS as OGILVY RUPERT FAULLHURST as KIPLING Original music by…
S1 · E49 · 5 Dec 2021 · 1 hr 7 min
49 – GL5118 – Currents and Ripples
CONTENT ADVISORY: This episode contains mature language and situations. Listener discretion is advised. Sellers and Kaminski find an opportunity to use a rest stop on their way to GL51. Sellers gets some fresh air while he digs through his notes from Project Silver Box. MICHAEL J RIGG as SELLERS OUR COMPLETE CAST LIST IS AT https://riggstories.com/copperheart Original music by Astral Fogg. Additional music by Broken Machines. Contact the Show Creator: [email protected] Twitter: @CopperheartPod Created, Written, and Produced by Michael J Rigg –…
S1 · 26 Nov 2021 · 7 min
COPPERHEART: The Full Season 1 Finale Trailer
The finale of Season 1 of COPPERHEART will finally be here starting on December 5th! This announcement includes the full 3-minute trailer for our massive four-part Season 1 finale. Find out more about the show at riggstories.com and check out our Patreon over at patreon.com/riggstories .
S1 · 7 Nov 2021 · 7 min
Season 1 Finale Teaser Trailer
The finale of Season 1 is on its way for the holidays! This announcement includes the teaser trailer for our massive four-part Season 1 finale. Find out more about the show at riggstories.com and check out our Patreon over at patreon.com/riggstories .
S1 · E48 · 2 Aug 2020 · 1 hr 37 min
The EL27 Story Part 3
CONTENT ADVISORY: This episode contains mature language and situations. Listener discretion is advised. In this third and final part of a three-part series, we re-visit COPPERHEART from the very beginning, concentrating specifically on the story of the EL27 investigation of what happened at GL51. COPPERHEART features the voice talents of: Alicia Atkins as RODA Graham Rowat as DUNN Colin Morris as EDN6174 Jarred Worley as BAXTER Sarah Ruth Thomas as IRIS Aiya Islam as PINARSKI Haley C. McCarthy as LEUTER Jenn Avril as ALBY Hedley Knights as PENBROOK Rupert Faullhurst as KIPLING Victoria Juan…
S1 · E47 · 26 Jul 2020 · 1 hr 20 min
The EL27 Story Part 2
CONTENT ADVISORY: This episode contains mature language and situations. Listener discretion is advised. In this second part of a three-part series, we re-visit COPPERHEART from the very beginning, concentrating specifically on the story of the EL27 investigation of what happened at GL51. COPPERHEART features the voice talents of: Alicia Atkins as RODA Graham Rowat as DUNN Colin Morris as EDN6174 Jarred Worley as BAXTER Sarah Ruth Thomas as IRIS Aiya Islam as PINARSKI Haley C. McCarthy as LEUTER Jenn Avril as ALBY Hedley Knights as PENBROOK Rupert Faullhurst as KIPLING Victoria Juan as SIMCOE…
S1 · E46 · 19 Jul 2020 · 1 hr 24 min
The EL27 Story Part 1
CONTENT ADVISORY: This episode contains mature language and situations. Listener discretion is advised. In this first part of a three-part series, we re-visit COPPERHEART from the very beginning, concentrating specifically on the story of the EL27 investigation of what happened at GL51. COPPERHEART features the voice talents of: Alicia Atkins as RODA Graham Rowat as DUNN Colin Morris as EDN6174 Jarred Worley as BAXTER Sarah Ruth Thomas as IRIS Aiya Islam as PINARSKI Haley C. McCarthy as LEUTER Jenn Avril as ALBY Hedley Knights as PENBROOK Rupert Faullhurst as KIPLING Victoria Juan as SIMCOE…

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COPPERHEART: A RiggStories Audio Drama is a English stories podcast from Michael J Rigg, RiggStories.com. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Michael J Rigg, RiggStories.com
Language: English
Category: Stories
New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 21 min
Latest episode: 11 Oct 2026
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