<![CDATA[The 54 Darlings After Dark]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-54-darlings-after-dark A cinematic companion podcast to the world of The 54 Darlings.

Hosted by Jay, this series blends dramatic readings, interviews, and behind-the-scenes reflections from the Darlingverse — a sprawling saga of found family, survival, scandal, and ambition in 1970s New York.

Each episode explores the characters, culture, and chaos that shape the coven at the heart of the story: Bridget, Beabi, Elton, Timothy, and the rest of the Darlings. Through excerpt readings, creator commentary, and conversations with artists and collaborators, listeners step deeper into a world where loyalty is currency, brilliance is dangerous, and the city is always watching.

Part audiobook. Part radio show. Part diary on the clique you wish you had.

Expect confessionals, literary deep dives, character spotlights, and the occasional late-night truth about art, survival, and the price of belonging.

Enter the Darlingverse. Just don’t expect to leave the same.

]]> RSS.com 2026.401.141116 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:52:41 GMT en a1ed7fb8-ed2f-59b1-b5fd-b704dec23a28 https://media.rss.com/the-54-darlings-after-dark/20260309_020329_ea0488f79ad7b913f368464e904348dc.png The 54 Darlings After Dark https://rss.com/podcasts/the-54-darlings-after-dark yes Malvarez LLC Joanie Martinez Joanie Martinez true episodic podcast Brooklyn, New York, New York, 11226, USA <![CDATA[Episode 4 — The Last Straw]]> The lights go out. The mask comes off. Bridget learns that legitimacy pays slow—and survival demands faster currency. As Con Ed cuts the power, the Darlings scramble for warmth, money, and meaning.

This episode features a haunting excerpt from Chapter Five of The 54 Darlings, plus a gut-punch conversation with Brooklyn filmmaker Lawrence Williams on the structure of consequences and why Timothy Hightower is the system's worst nightmare: brilliant, credential-less, and already ten steps ahead. Tune in for heat, heartbreak, and the moment the story changes forever.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-54-darlings-after-dark/2611461 b22e4ddf-7fc9-4503-b850-e916f4705263 2523 full 4 4 true Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:28:52 GMT <![CDATA[Episode 3 - Mining for Diamonds]]> Diamond Bar. Black lacquer. Bad men. Worse secrets. Bridget and the coven dive into Chapter 19—sting operations, political rot, gentrification seeds, and the ghosts lurking behind the E.R.A. blockade.

Robb Toomey drops by to talk mysticism, muckraking, Brooklyn neighborhoods, and Beabi Laurent in all her fur-wrapped glory.

Plus: a Meet A Darling segment for the honey trap herself.

A whole mess. A whole moment. A whole coven in motion.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-54-darlings-after-dark/2611429 49fb1bb1-e119-4b64-8745-dd3b95198ae4 1849 full 3 3 false Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:05:49 GMT <![CDATA[Episode 2 - Elton's Law: Nobody Gets Left Behind]]> When the Coven says "we," Elton means everyone. Episode 2 of The 54 Darlings: After Dark spotlights the quiet protect--the veteran who keeps the chaos steady, the queer heartbeat of a found family built on survival and devotion. Joanie gets candid about loyalty, tenderness, and the way love looks when it's armor. It's confessional, cinematic, and just a little bit camp.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-54-darlings-after-dark/2611416 38c6ac6b-5dc5-45e1-94a9-d54dfafd7261 1525 full 2 2 false Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:59:27 GMT <![CDATA[Pilot: The Stepford Escape]]> Pilot: The Stepford Escape

In the pilot of The 54 Darlings: After Dark, Bridget Tijean-Toussaint looks around her perfect Stepford life and says, "Absolutely not." What follows is the ignition of the entire saga. I read the prologue myself—jacquard dress, suffocating marriage, a gilded cage she refuses to die in—and sit down with producer Emily Boghossian to talk process, fear, craft, and the moment this story finally demanded a microphone. If you've ever run from a version of yourself that was never yours to begin with, this one's for you.

Includes: – Full Prologue reading – Interview with Emily – Meet A Darling: Bridget, the axis the story spins around Start here. Then come back after dark.

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