A Southern Mystery. A Haunting Sci-Fi. An Inevitable Love Story.

When Angels Visit Armadillo (WAVA) is a narrative podcast that tells the story of Magnolia “Maggie” Waters-- an unapologetic southern lesbian woman who witnesses a string of strange disappearances in 1988 and decides to investigate them with her best friend, Celia Young.

WAVA is told completely through interviews and phone calls conducted by the young reporter, Sam Byrd, who is getting her foot in the industry however she can-- even if it means working for the online conspiracy magazine: Night Light.   A skeptic and realist, Sam is thrust into the rich and haunting world of Armadillo, Florida's past when she comes to interview Magnolia Waters.

Torn between fiction and fact, the real and the impossible, Sam must figure out what and who she believes in.  Are aliens really to blame for the disappearances of 1988 like Magnolia insists, or is there a more sinister explanation?

WAVA is supported by a variety of artists, designers, and composers, who have contributed to this campaign's amazing perks!  From prints to posters to enamel pins,  the WAVA campaign has you covered!

WAVA is a women-led production with a two-thirds female cast and a lesbian creator.  Wanting to promote diverse women in a genre that rarely gives them attention, WAVA gives a platform for unheard voices to emerge.  Here are just a few of the awesome women on our team:

WAVA has already put together an amazing team of committed actors, sound designers, graphic designers, composers, and artists.  Now that the project has finished recording and is on its way to post, this awesome team needs compensation for the long hours and hard work that's needed to make this podcast the best it can be!

So here's the breakdown:

• Talent (31%)

The largest portion of our funds will be going towards paying our twelve actors who recorded their lovely voices for this podcast!

• Sound Design (26%)

A little over a quarter of our funds go towards paying our amazing sound design team.  This includes everything from the original music, to editing, to post sound mixing!

• Graphic Design (20%)

Twenty percent of your contributions help pay for our awesome graphic design work-- from our icons to banners to posters, and everything in between.

• Unexpected Costs and Fees (12%)

This 12% is reserved for any surprise costs and fees-- this could include anything from hiring an unexpected/needed position, surprise hardware/software costs, processing fees, etc.

• Website/Hosting Costs (6%)

A small portion of the funds will support our SquareSpace fees for one year and initial hosting fees on a Podcast Hosting Service, such as Libsyn. 

• IndieGoGo Fees (5%)

This accounts for the 5% fee IndieGoGo makes from all hosted projects.

Stretch goals allow us to pay our artists and actors more of what they deserve, help pay for future promotional materials (trailers, art, graphics), and even get you some more of those awesome perks! Here are some things we have in mind:

Donating and sponsoring is great, but we'll never make it if we don't get out the word! Here are a few things you can do:

• Follow us on WAVA's social media pages:
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• RT, Share, Like, Love, and Give a Big Kiss to our social posts!
• Share this IndieGoGo page with IndieGoGo's share tools!
• Email us (wavapodcast@gmail.com) if you're interested writing about or promoting the WAVA project-- we'll get you everything you need!