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Borderlands: DeadECHOs

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Borderlands: DeadECHOs
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  • Episode 10 Part 2: …And scene

    28/09/2026 | 38 mins.
    …And scene.
    Welcome to Dead ECHOs last stand, funfans. It’s all come down to this! What’s this, you might ask? Well, Petula Clark put it best when she sang “Everyone has a song that belongs to their life. That will go on and on through the years of their life…”
    Okay, she rhymed life with life but it’s still a great tune and it reflects on how a special person can transform an ordinary existence into something meaningful. So with that in mind, prep your butt for a big blow out, some awesome auditory rat-ta-tat-tats, a pile of highly erotic slow-cooked meats, and a surprise gooning.
    And always remember to take care of each other. You don’t have to do the hard stuff alone. 
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    CAST
    Joel Watson: Watts, Walla
    April Johnson: Junie, Walla
    Amanda Shuckman: Customer Service Bot, Persistent Oteria
    Colleen Clinkebeard: Mother
    David Wald: Amadeus, Wainwright Jakobs
    Elisa Melendez: Marisol, Walla
    J. Michael Tatum: Beefhole, Sir Hammerlock
    Jim Foronda: DAHL Armanda, DAHL Battleship, Amadeus 
    Joel McDonald: Dennis, Seven 
    Lydia MacKay: Vivian Proctor
    Mike Salcedo: Aarron Barron, Walla
    Ricky Campitelli: Host, Walla 
    Jake Kluge: Considerate Edom, Additional Voices
    Corn on the Cob: As himself
    Rodney: As himself 
    Producers: April Johnson and Joel Watson
    Lead Writers: April Johnson and Joel Watson 
    Director: Joel Watson
    Audio Design: KlugeFon
    Additional Narrative Support: Alexa Ray Corriea, Lin Joyce, and Matt Fowler
    Special thanks: Andrew Cheney, Andy Reiner, Austin Conway, Katie Heacock, Stephen Hoff, Gearbox Casting
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  • Episode 10 Pt 1: Raise the Stakes and Tip Your Waitstaff

    21/09/2026 | 29 mins.
    Raise the stakes and tip your waitstaff. 
    We’re in the endgame now. Claptrap has used his advanced programming and cutting-edge algorithm capabilities to view 14 million possible futures and he’s narrowed Junie and Watts’ chances down to one single…
    Just kidding. He’s a lonely idiot. He couldn’t compute his way out of a giant bowl of dip.
    That being said, and this being the penultimate Dead ECHOS, big time danger has come calling on our heroes. They might not know what the hell to do but they’re gonna do it anyway. It’s time to gather allies, call in favors, try all three salsas, and Hail some freakin' Marys because things are about to get Rated S for Showdown.  
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    CAST

    Joel Watson: Watts, Walla
    April Johnson: Junie,Walla
    Colleen Clinkebeard: Mother, Tannis
    David Wald: Amadeus, Wainwright Jakobs
    Elisa Melendez: Mabel, Marisol, Walla
    J. Michael Tatum: Beefhole, Sir Hammerlock
    Joel McDonald: Dennis, Seven 
    Lydia MacKay: Vivian Proctor
    Ricky Campitelli: Host, Walla 
    Corn on the Cob: As himself
    Rodney: As himself 

    Producers: April Johnson and Joel Watson
    Lead Writers: April Johnson and Joel Watson 
    Director: Joel Watson
    Audio Design: KlugeFon
    Additional Narrative Support: Alexa Ray Corriea, Lin Joyce, and  Matt Fowler
    Special thanks: Andrew Cheney, Andy Reiner, Austin Conway, Katie Heacock, Stephen Hoff, Gearbox Casting

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  • Episode 9: Trust Your Partner, and keep your shoes on.

    14/09/2026 | 37 mins.
    Trust your partner, and keep your shoes on. 
    Ahh, Eden-6. The intense aroma of brackish swamp water. The unsettling mating shrieks of gassy jabbers. That one guy with two dicks. This week, Dead ECHOs brings our heroes into the grand Jakobs Estate, where Junie reunites with her only two good relatives and Watts acts completely normal all the time from the moment he arrives. 
    You know, they say you can’t go home again. Of course, you CAN literally go home again. They mean figuratively. As in, one can never recapture the feelings of youth even if one returns to the place of childhood rearing. Such is the case for Junie, who finds herself facing past demons and struggling greatly, as we all do, with the word “rearing.” Watts, on the other hand, acts as cool and calm as you’d expect from one with such a mature mastery of his emotions. So crank up the Toots McGoots and let’s get rolling… 
    Borderlands: Dead ECHOs is Gearbox’s first scripted narrative podcast — a darkly comedic drama set in the chaotic Borderlands universe.  
    It follows Watts, a disenchanted DAHL Echo Operator, who supplements his meager pay by sifting through undeliverable ECHO Logs, and selling the secrets inside to the highest bidder. When Junie, a curious stranger with big ideas and a secretive past, gets him out of a jam, the two strike up an unlikely partnership. As Junie injects a daring Robin Hood twist into Watts’ amateur criminal enterprise, their ECHO-brokering operation draws attention from ruthless mercenaries, violent outlaws, and DAHL’s deadly corporate hit squad lead by power hungry rogue executive, Vivian Proctor. 
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    CAST
    Joel Watson: Watts, Walla
    April Johnson: Junie, Walla
    Alexa Ray Corriea: Answering Machine Voice
    Colleen Clinkenbeard: Tannis
    Dante Silva: Clerk 
    David Wald: Amadeus, Wainwright Jakobs
    J. Micheal Tatum: Descartes, Sir Hammerlock
    Jim Foronda: Claptrap
    Lydia Mackay: Vivian Proctor
    Mark Stoddard: Montgomery Jakobs
    Mike Salcedo: Philipe
    Ronnie Douglass: Caterer
    Producers: April Johnson and Joel Watson
    Lead Writers: April Johnson and Joel Watson 
    Director: Joel Watson
    Audio Design: KlugeFon
    Additional Narrative Support: Alexa Ray Corriea, Lin Joyce, and  Matt Fowler
    Special thanks: Andrew Cheney, Andy Reiner, Austin Conway, Katie Heacock, Stephen Hoff Gearbox Casting

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  • Episode 8: Breathe and stay present on the floor, dingus.

    07/09/2026 | 35 mins.
    Breathe and stay present on the floor, dingus.

    Hey! What’s the deal with airline food? Could this Duck à l'Orange be any less a’l'Orange? And how about those seats? I’m sorry, I didn’t realize my actual legs were considered my one personal item. And what about that guy with his shoes off eating a raw onion like an apple? Or the guy ONLY wearing shoes eating an apple like it’s string cheese. 

    This week on Dead ECHOS, our scam squad stays two steps ahead of their enemies, flying the unfriendly space skies to Eden-6. It’s cramped, hazardous, and everyone’s got a wasp in their coif. So unfurl with some subpar smut, erotic auto repair, and tantalizing true crime as our heroes join the mile high club (which on Pandora means beating someone with a buzzaxe at 30,000 feet.)

    Borderlands: Dead ECHOs is Gearbox’s first scripted narrative podcast — a darkly comedic drama set in the chaotic Borderlands universe.  
    It follows Watts, a disenchanted DAHL Echo Operator, who supplements his meager pay by sifting through undeliverable ECHO Logs, and selling the secrets inside to the highest bidder. When Junie, a curious stranger with big ideas and a secretive past, gets him out of a jam, the two strike up an unlikely partnership. As Junie injects a daring Robin Hood twist into Watts’ amateur criminal enterprise, their ECHO-brokering operation draws attention from ruthless mercenaries, violent outlaws, and DAHL’s deadly corporate hit squad lead by power hungry rogue executive, Vivian Proctor. 
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    CAST
    Joel Watson: Watts, New Reporter, Gary, Walla
    April Johnson: Junie, Host 1, Walla
    Amanda Schuckman: Fancy, Customer Service Bot
    Colleen Clinkenbeard: Mother
    Dante Silva: Rakk Chowder Vendor, Walla
    David Wald: Shrimp Blimp CEO
    Elisa Melendez: Transport Announcer
    J. Micheal Tatum: Beefhole
    Mark Stoddard: Transport Passenger
    Matt Fowler: Host 2
    Matt Ward: Pandora Customs Agent
    Mike Cosner: George, Finger Vendor
    Randy Varnell: Burrito Vendor, Walla
    Ricky Campitelli: Trinker Vendo, Wallar
    Trin Garritano: Drink Vendor
    Corn on the Cob: As Himself
    Producers: April Johnson and Joel Watson
    Lead Writers: April Johnson and Joel Watson 
    Writers: Anthony Burch
    Director: Joel Watson
    Additional Narrative Support: Alexa Ray Corriea, Lin Joyce, and  Matt Fowler
    Special thanks: Andrew Cheney, Andy Reiner, Austin Conway, Katie Heacock, Stephen Hoff Gearbox Casting
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    FOLLOW GEARBOX
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    FOLLOW BORDERLANDS
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    https://www.tiktok.com/@borderlands
    https://www.twitter.com/Borderlands
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  • Episode 7: I Need A Suggestion For A Location, and don’t say Pandora!

    31/08/2026 | 34 mins.
    I need a suggestion for a location, and don’t say Pandora! 
    Even though it was a different time, we’re still Buds, right? 
    Y’all, Dead ECHOS returns with a chapter all about getting tf off Pandora. Yes, while everyone with common sense is giving Beefhole a 5-star rating, our ad-libbing leads skedaddle to the spaceport, headed to Junie’s childhood home. Can they outrun the Liquidator? Can Junie convince Watts to not sell his fingers to the dirty digit dealer? We have such sights to show you.

    Buckle up for chowder chunks, suckle knuckles, cubicle farms, giant novelty scissors, goos, creams, sleems, and other things that sound gross but are…in fact, gross. Tune in as various seeds from the scam tree start to bear fruit!
    Borderlands: Dead ECHOs is Gearbox’s first scripted narrative podcast — a darkly comedic drama set in the chaotic Borderlands universe.  
    It follows Watts, a disenchanted DAHL Echo Operator, who supplements his meager pay by sifting through undeliverable ECHO Logs, and selling the secrets inside to the highest bidder. When Junie, a curious stranger with big ideas and a secretive past, gets him out of a jam, the two strike up an unlikely partnership. As Junie injects a daring Robin Hood twist into Watts’ amateur criminal enterprise, their ECHO-brokering operation draws attention from ruthless mercenaries, violent outlaws, and DAHL’s deadly corporate hit squad lead by power hungry rogue executive, Vivian Proctor. 
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    CAST
    Joel Watson: Watts, New Reporter, Gary, Walla
    April Johnson: Junie, Host 1, Walla
    Amanda Schuckman: Fancy, Customer Service Bot
    Colleen Clinkenbeard: Mother
    Dante Silva: Rakk Chowder Vendor, Walla
    David Wald: Shrimp Blimp CEO
    Elisa Melendez: Transport Announcer
    J. Micheal Tatum: Beefhole
    Mark Stoddard: Transport Passenger
    Matt Fowler: Host 2
    Matt Ward: Pandora Customs Agent
    Mike Cosner: George, Finger Vendor
    Randy Varnell: Burrito Vendor, Walla
    Ricky Campitelli: Trinker Vendo, Wallar
    Trin Garritano: Drink Vendor
    Corn on the Cob: As Himself
    Producers: April Johnson and Joel Watson
    Lead Writers: April Johnson and Joel Watson 
    Writers: Anthony Burch
    Director: Joel Watson
    Additional Narrative Support: Alexa Ray Corriea, Lin Joyce, and  Matt Fowler
    Special thanks: Andrew Cheney, Andy Reiner, Austin Conway, Katie Heacock, Stephen Hoff Gearbox Casting
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    FOLLOW GEARBOX
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    https://www.twitter.com/gearboxofficial
    https://www.facebook.com/gearboxofficial
    https://www.instagram.com/Gearbox
    https://www.twitch.tv/GearboxOfficial
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    FOLLOW BORDERLANDS
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    https://www.tiktok.com/@borderlands
    https://www.twitter.com/Borderlands
    https://www.threads.com/@borderlands
    https://bsky.app/profile/borderlands.2k.com
    https://www.facebook.com/borderlandsgame
    https://www.instagram.com/borderlands
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About Borderlands: DeadECHOs
Borderlands: DeadECHOs is a darkly comedic radio-play style drama set in Gearbox's chaotic Borderlands universe.  It follows Watts, DAHL Echo Operator, who supplements his meager pay by sifting through undeliverable ECHO Logs and selling the secrets inside. When Junie, a curious stranger, gets him out of a jam, the two strike up an unlikely partnership. As Junie injects a daring twist into Watts’ amateur criminal enterprise, their ECHO-brokering operation draws attention from mercenaries, violent outlaws, and DAHL’s deadly corporate hit squad led by power-hungry executive, Vivian Proctor.
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