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ROAD TRIP AUDIO DRAMAS: Dead Wrong, Trouble at the Zoo, It Had to be You
Dead Wrong: In order to protect his con artist girlfriend from the F.B.I., Noah goes to grief counseling to keep up the ruse of her death. It Had to be You: Harper lands her dream job as a star in a popular TV series, but things are complicated when she finds out her two-timing ex is one of the show's directors. (Full audiobook on Audible).
Copyright ©℗ 2023-2026, Road Trip Audio Dramas (Rebekah Holladay). USA. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to replicate or derive content from this podcast is strictly prohibited.
- Comedy Fiction chart
- #158
- Episodes
- 27
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Typical length
- 21 min
- On air since
- 2023
- Latest episode
- 20 hours ago
Episodes
27 episodes, newest first
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22 min
2.11 : It Had to be You - Tyler's Revenge
Season 2, Episode 11
Show notes
Harper confronts Tyler about the script revisions. When she tries to call Mandy for advice, Mandy cuts her off. Harper tries to repair her relationship with Mandy by coming clean about why she disappeared in the past when Mandy needed her.
Starring Zoe D. Lee (Harper), Lena Garcia (Mandy), Elliot Hardman (Tyler), Victor Colomé (Javier), Katie Caruso (Gina), Chelsea Krause (Medic). Sound design by Brian C. Sundin. Written and produced by Rebekah Holladay. ℗© Rebekah Holladay (Road Trip Audio Dramas). All rights reserved.
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19 min
2.10 : It Had to be You - Noah's Proposal
Season 2, Episode 10
Show notes
Noah starts his journey home. Mandy goes to her high school reunion alone and can't get a hold of Harper--who just found out there is an alarming last-minute revision to her part in the script. Mandy convinces Javier to join her as her date at the reunion.
Starring Zoe D. Lee (Harper), Griffin Puatu (Noah), Lena Garcia (Mandy), Victor Colomé (Javier), Elliot Hardman (Tyler), Chelsea Krause (high school alumni), Dillon Horinek (high school alumni), Nyima Green (Vanessa - high school alumni), and Jon Kava (male extras). Sound design by Brian C. Sundin. Written and produced by Rebekah Holladay. ℗© Rebekah Holladay (Road Trip Audio Dramas). All rights reserved.
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29 min
2.9 : It Had to be You - Lasagna
Season 2, Episode 9
Show notes
Harper and Noah debate whether or not they should stay in Toronto for another season of "Knock Twice." Harper asks Javier to check in on Mandy, who is giving her the cold shoulder. Noah's plans to see the stars with Harper ends in disaster.
Starring Zoe D. Lee (Harper), Griffin Puatu (Noah), Lena Garcia (Mandy), and Victor Colomé (Javier). Sound design by Brian C. Sundin. Written and produced by Rebekah Holladay. ℗© Rebekah Holladay (Road Trip Audio Dramas). All rights reserved.
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18 min
2.8 : It Had to be You - Harper's Alliance
Season 2, Episode 8
Show notes
Harper forms an unexpected friendship, but she doesn't feel like she can stand up for herself when Tyler makes filming miserable for her.
Starring Zoe D. Lee (Harper), Griffin Puatu (Noah), Katie Caruso (Gina), Elliot Hardman (Tyler), Chelsea Krause (Stephanie Rhodes), Victor Colomé (Javier), and Jon Kava (male extras). Sound design by Brian C. Sundin. Written and produced by Rebekah Holladay. ℗© Rebekah Holladay (Road Trip Audio Dramas). All rights reserved.
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19 min
2.7 : It Had to be You - Tyler's Confession
Season 2, Episode 7
Show notes
Tyler says there isn't room for Noah at a dinner with the cast, production team, and crew. He also admits why he really wanted to cast Harper for "Knock Twice."
Featuring Zoe D. Lee (Harper), Elliot Hardman (Tyler), Griffin Puatu (Noah), and Jon Kava (Ryan and male extras). Sound design by Brian C. Sundin.
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13 min
2.6 : It Had to be You - Harper's Secret
Season 2, Episode 6
Show notes
Harper tells Noah the reason she's been unsure about their relationship long-term.
Starring Zoe D. Lee (Harper), Griffin Puatu (Noah), Victor Colome (Javier), and Jon Kava (Taxi Driver).
Sound design by Brian C. Sundin.
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14 min
2.5 : It Had to be You - Harper's Surprise Guest
Season 2, Episode 5
Show notes
Things are going (a little) better on set and the Mitchells help Noah get back on the road with a new friend.
Featuring the voice talents of Zoe D. Lee (Harper Huang), Griffin Puatu (Noah), Chelsea Krause (Joy Mitchell), Lena Garcia (Mandy), Nyima Green (Sage Mitchell), P.J. Kanis (East Mitchell), Dillon Horinek (Dave Mitchell), Elliot Hardman (Tyler Crystal), Katie Caruso (Gina Madrid), Kelsey Painter (Paige), Jon Kava (Ryan).
Sound design by Brian C. Sundin.
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14 min
2.4 : It Had to be You - Noah's Rescue
Season 2, Episode 4
Show notes
Noah is found by a tow truck driver and his sister. Mandy tries to get a hold of Harper when she has a family dilemma.
Featuring the voice talents of Griffin Puatu (Noah), P. J. Kanis (East Mitchell), Nyima Green (Sage Mitchell), Dillon Horinek (Dave Mitchell), Chelsea Krause (Joy Mitchell), Victor Colome (Javier), Lena Garcia (Mandy), and Zoe D. Lee (Harper).
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28 min
2.3 : It Had to be You - Harper the Homewrecker
Season 2, Episode 3
Show notes
Harper finds out why she's been getting the cold shoulder on set. Although she becomes friends with one of her co-stars, one of the directors (Gina Madrid) seems bent on making her miserable. On his road trip to Toronto, Noah drives along empty roads in the stormy winter weather.
Featuring the voice talents of the incorrigible Zoe D. Lee (Harper Huang), Katie Caruso (Gina Madrid), Elliot Hardman (Tyler Crystal), Victor Colome (Javier Marquez), Chelsea Krause (Stephanie Rhodes), Griffin Puatu (Noah McCauley), and Jon Kava (Ryan Williams and male extras). Sound design by Brian C. Sundin. Theme song: "Action Please" by Studio Le Bus. "Yes We Have No Bananas" by Jazz Standards from premiumbeat.com.
Copyright ©℗ 2023-2026, Road Trip Audio Dramas (Rebekah Holladay). USA. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to replicate or derive content from this podcast is strictly prohibited.
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22 min
2.2: It Had to be You - Harper's New Director
Season 2, Episode 2
Show notes
Harper has her dream job at last! But she hesitates to sign her contract knowing it might be the end of her relationship with Noah. And--to her dismay--she finds she already knows one the show's directors personally.
Featuring the voice talents of Zoe D. Lee (Harper), Griffin Puatu (Noah), Victor Colome (Javier), Lena Garcia (Mandy), Katie Caruso (Gina), and Elliot P. Hardman ("Ty" Crystal). Copyright ©℗ 2023-2026, Road Trip Audio Dramas (Rebekah Holladay). USA. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to replicate or derive content from this podcast is strictly prohibited.
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17 min
2.1 : It Had to be You - Harper's Lucky Break
Season 2, Episode 3
Show notes
When the original actress drops out last minute, Harper is offered a role for a hit TV series. The hitch is that it's in Canada and filming starts in just a few days. With Noah out-of-town, Harper is unable to contact him before she has to leave.
Featuring the voice talents of Zoe D. Lee (Harper), Griffin Puatu (Noah), Victor Colome (Javier), Lena Garcia (Mandy), Katie Caruso (Gina), and Elliot P. Hardman ("Ty" Crystal). Copyright ©℗ 2023-2026, Road Trip Audio Dramas (Rebekah Holladay). USA. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to replicate or derive content from this podcast is strictly prohibited.
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34 min
Announcements & Behind the Scenes Blather Bonus
Show notes
Season 2 Episode 1 will be released Tuesday, September 29th! Please follow our discord server for updates: https://discord.gg/rnF8HjRQZ . In this episode we share some of our favorite lines from season 1, more about the audio drama creation, and share the elevator pitches for both season 2 and 3. Please follow, like, and share! We will be throwing a kickstarter to help us fund season 3.
Here are the programs we recommend if you're making an audio drama: 1. KitScenarist (a script writing program). 2. Casting Call Club (a website to hold auditions). 3. SFX sound effects: we used Envato Elements for most of the SFX for season 1 and Epidemic Sound for the second season. 4. Premium Beat (for music).
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29 min
1.9 : TROUBLE AT THE ZOO - Full Summer Special!
Season 1, Episode 12
Show notes
Javier, an overworked, germophobe barista, is kicked out of his coffee shop with the mandate to go and take a nap. Instead he gets roped into helping Noah with a code red emergency at the zoo when a mischievous monkey starts releasing some of the animals.
Starring: Victor Colome as Javier Marquez, Griffin Puatu as Noah McCauley, Chelsea Krause as Kelly McCauley and Mel, Lindsey McGhin as the nurse and zoo employee, and Brian C. Sundin as zoo employee. Edited by Brian C. Sundin and Kat Loveland.
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1 min
TRAILER: It Had to be You Trailer
Season 2
Show notes
Harper lands her dream job as a star in a popular TV series, but things are complicated when she finds out her two-timing ex is one of the show's directors. Copyright ©℗ 2024, Road Trip Audio Dramas (Rebekah Holladay). USA. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to replicate or derive content from this podcast is strictly prohibited.
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1 min
TRAILER: Trouble at the Zoo Trailer
Season 1
Show notes
A "Dead Wrong" special coming soon! (REALLY soon!) An escape-artist monkey lets out some threatening animals, and the Golden City Zoo enters a CODE RED emergency. Javier, an exhausted barrista in dire need of a holiday, gets roped into helping his zookeeper friend defuse the situation.
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2 hr 40 min
DEAD WRONG: Binge Edition!! (Episodes 1-8)
Season 1, Episode 11
Show notes
Tired of navigating back to your homescreen? Listen to episodes 1-8 all in one spot! Please rate, subscribe, and share our show. Dead Wrong is an audio drama about Noah, a naive zookeeper, who learns his girlfriend is a long-time con artist when she fakes her death and empties his bank account without so much as a goodbye. In order to protect her and keep up the ruse, Noah goes so far as to agree to go to grief counseling.*Content warning.* The last scene of Episode 5 mentions feelings of suicide. Please seek help if struggling with thoughts of suicide: 988. Episodes 7-8 have scenes of domestic abuse. If you are a victim of domestic abuse and need help, please call: 800-799-7233............................Featuring the voice talents of Griffin Puatu (Noah McCauley), Zoe D. Lee (Harper Huang), Victor Colome (Javier Marquez), Lena Garcia (Mandy & Luciana), Chelsea Krause (Esther, Kelly McCauley, Angry Mother, Mel, & the waitress), Dillon Horinek (Dr. Davis), Souleymane Sarr (Bill King), and Stellar Robson (Young Noah).Audio Engineered by Manny Simms (Episode 1), Brendan Quinn (Episode 2), and Rebekah Holladay (Episodes 3-8).Sound effects from Envato Elements, Pixabay, and Zapsplatt.Music: "A Big Swing Party" by Studio Le Bus (Theme Song). "Electrifying Thrash Metal EDM Fusion" by Nickpanek (Episode 3). “Summer Nights (Tropical House Music)” by Music_Unlimited (Episode 3). "Upbeat Big Band" by Onochenkyomusic (Episode 4). "I'll Hold You Tight" by Beza (Episode 5). Story by Rebekah Holladay and Brianna Horne. Copyright ©℗ 2023, Road Trip Audio Dramas (Rebekah Holladay). USA. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to replicate or derive content from this podcast is strictly prohibited.
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29 min
1.8 : Dead Wrong (Season Finale!) - Reconciliation
Season 1, Episode 10
Show notes
Season Finale! Thanks for listening to the show! Please rate our show and follow us to hear about upcoming sequels! If you enjoy writing, check out me and Brianna's writing group podcast: Writer's Block. *Content Warning.* Episodes 8 has scenes of domestic abuse. If you need help, please call: 800-799-7233.
This episode includes the voice talents of: Griffin Puatu (Noah McCauley), Katabelle Ansari (Elise Cole), Victor Colome (Javier Marquez), Zoe D. Lee (Harper Huang), Lena Garcia (Mandy & Luciana), Chelsea Krause (the waitress & Esther), Dillon Horinek (Dr. Davis), Souleymane Sarr (Bill King), and P.J. Kanis (Agent Courtney).
Sound effects from Envato Elements, Pixabay, and Zapsplatt.
Music: A Big Swing Party by Studio Le Bus.
Copyright Road Trip Audio Dramas.
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7 min
RECAP: Episodes 5-7 Bonus
Season 1, Episode 9
Show notes
Need a reminder of all that's happened before the finale? Episode 5: Noah breaks up with Elise over a voicemail, and Esther and Lulu share what they've heard about her. Episode 6: Noah becomes a favorite in support group and grows closer to Harper. Harper knows that Noah is hiding something about Elise, but she, and everyone else, is shocked when she meets her at Javier's coffee shop.Episode 7: Noah decides that he will end things with Elise, but Elise won't hear anything about breaking up and says that they can talk later. She steals his phone while he's asleep and sets up a meeting with Harper. To make sure Noah doesn't interfere, Elise tricks him and locks him in his room while she goes to meet Harper.
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6 min
1.5 Min RECAPS: Episodes 1-4 Bonus
Season 1, Episode 8
Show notes
If you need a review before the finale: these are short and sweet recaps from the first four episodes.
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16 min
1.7 : Dead Wrong - Noah Tries to Break Up
Season 1, Episode 7
Show notes
Noah plans to make a clean break with Elise--but she won't make it easy. *Content Warning.* Episodes 7-8 have scenes of domestic abuse. If you need help, please call: 800-799-7233.
Only one more episode to go! Subscribe to hear about sequels and see what happens next to Noah, Harper, Javier, Mandy, and Eilse.
Featuring the voice talents of Katabelle Ansari (Elise Cole), Griffin Puatu (Noah McCauley), Victor Colome (Javier Marquez), Zoe D. Lee (Harper Huang), and Lena Garcia (Mandy).
Sound effects from zapsplat, pixabay, and envato elements.
Music: A Big Swing Party by Studio Le Bus.
Story by Rebekah Holladay and Brianna Horne.
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