About

A rollicking adventure to a flooded, robot-infested world where YOU choose what happens.

When Joule Watts-Green steps into her mom’s mysterious machine, she’s swept off to a polluted city of tides. Streets are rivers, “tin-skins” shoot lightning, and everyone eats gooey Algae-Os. To get home, Joule must be brave, clever, and make friends. She may even discover how to save the world — with your help.

Each chapter ends with a choice. YOU decide what’s next. Triumph or failure, it’s on you.

The Midnight Rebellion, a new podcast from WBUR, Boston’s NPR.

Choose wisely.

The Midnight Rebellion is a production of WBUR, Boston’s NPR.

Created by Ben Brock Johnson and Dean Russell
Written and produced by Dean Russell
Directed by Emily Jankowski and Dean Russell
Managing Producer | Samata Joshi
Production Manager | Paul Vaitkus
Director of Digital Audio | Ben Brock Johnson
Story by Dean Russell with Joanna Lewis, Taylor Orci, Craig Rowin, and Kristine Songco
Editors | Mary Kole and Dave Shaw
Mix and sound design | Emily Jankowski and Paul Vaitkus
Additional post-production | Mumble Media: Jayme Catsouphes, Cara Ehlenfeldt, Liz Mak, Lee Mengistu, David Tatasciore, Renée Vargas, Jake Young, and Sharif Youssef
Art | Sophie Morse
Animation | Rory Panagotopulos
Casting | Rebecca Schankula

Cast:

The Narrator | Erik Ransom
Joule Watts-Green | Basma Ayatte
Buggy Banal | Jett Dinh
Nico Banal | K. Zedric Acruz
Captain Cutthroat | Jay Preston
Dr. Elizabeth Green | Erika Henningson
Hartree (the elder) | Jalen Askins
Hartree (the younger) | Elohim Nycalove
Fin | Cadden McArthur
Brutus Bright | Emmanuel Chumaceiro
Miss Jo | Alex Cazares
The Knower | Ian Russell
Greenhead | Giselle Fernandez
Warden Leominster | Sarah Jiang
Additional performances | Emmanuel Chumaceiro, Giselle Fernandez, Marc Graue, Emily Jankowski, Sarah Jiang, Jay Preston, and Dean Russell

Made in collaboration with WBUR teams:
Marketing & Communications | Kristen Holgerson, Nicole Schwarz, Brilee Weaver, and Lillian Lee
Membership & Development | Mary Hull, Nicole Leonard, John Stewart, Kathleen Moura, and Hannah Emmert.
Product | Ben Eagle, William Smith III, Ama Edzie, and Kyle White-Sullivan
Finance & Administration | Chris Rigopulous, Benjamin Lipeicki, and Cathy Kupa
Digital | Amy Gorel

Social media management | Talon Stradley and Rain Stradley

Funding provided in part by the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations

Survey and analysis | SooYun Byeon, Mairead O’Grady, Rumeysa Ozturk, and Sara Johnson of Tufts University

Support from the rest of WBUR Podcasts: Frannie Monahan, Grace Tatter, Kalyani Saxena, Amory Sivertson, and Chiosna Bernadeau

Special thanks to Hanna Ali, Deborah Becker, Josh Brody, Stephanie Brown, Steve Brown, Meghna Chakrabarti, Claire Donnelly, Michelle Martin, Lisa Mullins, Avi Nguyen, Candice Springer, Scott Tong, and Nora Saks.

And to our Listening Group: David and Fais Weinberg, Dan and Audrey Cayer, David Wheatley and Lulu Desrosiers, Dan and Eli Mauzy, Gina, Connie, Makai Ocasion, Colby, Elo, and Luna Brown.   

Recordings | Digital Island Studios, Georgia Public Broadcasting, CakeMix Recording Studio, Marc Graue Recording Studios, WBUR, and Women's Audio Mission

Chief Content Officer | Victor Hernandez 

Chief Executive Officer | Margaret Low 

To the countless scientists, journalists, policy-makers, and more who have dedicated their lives to understanding and fighting the climate crisis: We thank you.

To the kids inheriting this Earth: It’s not over.