You’ve made it to Episode 03 of A Fragile Mind: Nowhere toHide. This is our 3rd season and it’s essentially an entire season dedicated to Doug. There are some nuggets in this one. First of all we get to see a new dynamic between Doug and Copen. Carrie? Can she be swayed to join the four? What is going on with Nichole? And Love? Is it in the air?

This is the active timeline, the year is 2040, Sam forcedthe release of Doug and Copen and now Sam and Stephanie are racing back to the center to save Nichole and rescue the boys.

Your favorite actors are here with Blaze, Taliee, Hannah,and Ian as the four, but in two separated groups. Shelby Parker returns as Carrie, Helen May is back as Dr. Kelli Emery, Dana Hall returns as Nichole. New to the AFMS universe are Kim Gordon as Dr. Harper and Jamie Lee as the Elite IOS.

If you've read the book, which came out in July of 2026, youknow all about Carrie Turner or the girl with the ponytails. Now see her as an adult.

I don't want to ruin anything for you, but if you’re curious…A Fragile Mind: Letter #3 can be found on Amazon.

In this world, as Doug and Copen try to find a way to escapeand join up with Stephane and Sam, does Doug have a secret? There’s much more to come on Season 03 of A Fragile Mind.

Starring

Gabriel Blaze

Taliee

Hannah Lee DeFrates

Ian Ashland

Shelby Parker

Helen May

Dana Hall

Kim Gordon

Jamie Lee

Executive Producers

Joe Swenson

Hannah Lee DeFrates

Written, Directed, SoundscapeJoe Swenson

So grateful that you’ve returned to listen to episode 02 ofA Fragile Mind: Nowhere to Hide. This is our 3rd season and it’sessentially an entire season dedicated to Doug. Very few love him, but will that change as you get to know him? Maybe. Maybe not.

The four are fourteen years old and this episode takes placejust a few days after Sam and Copen find the compound and Stephanie finds them. They are returning, with Lettuce to pick up Doug and return to the compound.

Your favorite actors are here with Blaze, Taliee, Hannah,and Ian taking on the four as teenagers and we’ve brought back Jack Davis as Lettuce.

If you've read the book, which came out in July of 2026, thenyou might have questions beyond the obvious ones. We know the four are in the book, so does Lettuce exist in the book? What is my fascination with Cabins?

I don't want to ruin anything for you, but if you’re curious…A Fragile Mind: Letter #3 can be found on Amazon.

The four are all teenagers and bring with it all of thedrama of being teenagers that are stuck together. In this episode there are dots to be connected, can you connect all of the dots or will they remain hidden?

Starring

Gabriel Blaze

Taliee

Hannah Lee DeFrates

Ian Ashland

Jack Davis

Executive Producers

Joe Swenson

Hannah Lee DeFrates

Written, Directed, Soundscape

Joe Swenson

Year: 2039

TIMELINE: 1 year prior to main timeline

Welcome back to Season 03 of A Fragile Mind. Just like Season 02, there are 3 timelines.

A Fragile Mind is a dystopian audio fiction podcast that has been nominated for many awards and has been listened to or downloaded over 250,000 times.

Introducing Gabriel Blaze as Doug and Taliee as Stephanie.They are joining Hannah Lee DeFrates who plays Sam, Ian Ashland who is Copen, and Claire Shadrawy as Shelley.

If you've read the book, which came out in July of 2026, you’realready familiar with some of the new powers and how important the Core 4 are to the story.

I don't want to ruin anything for you, but if you’re curious…A Fragile Mind: Letter #3 can be found on Amazon.

The year is 2039 and the four are all adults, Sam and Copenhave been living a new life in Maryland which has laws that protect those with EMCs. Doug and Stephanie have forged a false marriage to be protected by the Commonwealth's laws of discovery. They weren't supposed to get together in theCommonwealth, but when you’re missing your people… Sometimes, there’s nowhere safe to hide.

Starring

Gabriel Blaze

Taliee

Hannah Lee DeFrates

Ian Ashland

Claire Shadrawy

Executive Producers

Joe Swenson

Hannah Lee DeFrates

Written, Directed, and Soundscape Engineer

Joe Swenson

A Fragile Mind is a book series as well as a very popular audio drama series based on the characters from Joe Swenson's Letter #3.

The stars of A Fragile Mind Season 03 "Nowhere to Run"

Gabriel Blaze as Doug McKenzie

Taliee as Stephane Joy Bradley

Hannah Lee DeFrates as Samantha Saunders

Ian Ashland as Copen Geest

The four have been together and on the run since 2026, a group that has discovered life together and separate, but must come back together to take down The Center as well as the UOD. They are broken group that must learn to adapt, forgive, and align to survive.

Once you listen to this, go back and listen to the previous seasons or wait until we release the upcoming season. Also the book is coming out soon.

The second episode of In Time With Michael Peterson, misses the boat on a few different items. You'll want to see the explosive interview and what happens when Michael Peterson misses a key moment.Featuring Derek Kingsley, Adam Ferguson, and Jacqueline Youm. Directed by Joe Swenson, this mind-bending talk show blurs the lines between charity and extortion.More than a talk show? Subscribe today to find out where this story goes?

After our last fictional podcast, it became obvious that we had some really high level thinkers as fans. So we are going to ramp it up even more. We get into Vibrational Theory, Brainwave Activity and introduce a 5th wave called the Omega wave. We also discuss the Mandela Affect and more. The search for Stephanie Joy Bradley continues, but is Susan getting too close to finding her, or finding something that certain people don't want her to find?From AFMS Lore Queen and Executive Producer: Hannah Lee DeFratesExecutive Producer, Writer, Director, and Editor: Joe SwensonStarring:Jenna Jane: SusanMolly McGill: CamBringing in Paul Dela Ross to the AFMS cult as Professor Henrik Novak. (He will make other appearances including Breakroom 11: A New Voice)#conspiracytheories #podcast #fictionalpodcast

Timeline: 2038In AFM Universe: Runs parallel to AFMS1 EP07, as well as AFMS2 EPs 01, 04, 07, and 10.With massive corporations running the country in this post-2nd-Civil War era, a lot can happen in the breakroom. Gossip, paranoia, intriguing developments. While this story runs akin to the mainline story, the roots of this story are buried primarily in Season One of AFMS. Using the backstory of the CAROL who goes by Carol, but is really Nichole, we learned that there was an uprising that takes place at some point between 2038 and 2040 (present day for AFMS). This might be a glimpse into how that all begins. If you're into the AFMS lore though, let's see which story line this will eventually connect with. Good luck hunting for that Easter Egg.This show is part of the entire universe by Joe Swenson (Novels Letter #3 and The Key, Audio Dramas AFMS 1 & 2 (Rules of the Keeper) and At The Cabin.From Executive Producers: Helen May and Hannah Lee DeFratesDirected by Ian AshlandStarring: Jamie Swenson, Cathy Tran, Emily Morse-Lee, Meredith Nudo, and Bernie HortonSoundscape Engineer and Lead Editor: Joe SwensonA Fragile Mind (c) 2025 is a Broken Arts Entertainment Audio Drama

The year is 2028. The world outside? A mystery. The inside of a cabin? A fragile ecosystem of memory, survival, and teenage tension.Stephanie. Sam. Doug. Copen.They’ve been off the grid for two years — four teens with only electricity, old board games, and each other. No internet. No Wi-Fi. No contact with the outside world. And no idea what became of it.As time ticks on and isolation deepens, reality begins to crack at the edges. Who are they becoming… and what will be left when they finally emerge?🔔 Subscribe for more haunting glimpses into A Fragile Mind — a gripping audio series from Broken Arts.Starring: Gwen Fraser, Hannah Lee DeFrates, Cole Dzubak, and Ian Ashland.

Introducing Steve Mize as David Bradley, Stephanie's adopted father. Written/Directed/Produced/Edited by Joe Swenson#AFM #AFragileMind #BrokenArts #AudioDrama #PostApocalyptic #TeenDrama #OffTheGrid #SuspenseSeries