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Are you a Fallout fan? Hillsborough resident Brad Williams has taken his fandom to the next level. He’s created an audio fiction series, “Once Upon a Wasteland,” set in the Fallout world; it’s just wrapped up its third season, and it’s already won multiple awards, earned acclaim from Fallout’s parent company Bethesda, and drawn hundreds of thousands of listeners.

Click here to visit OnceUponAWasteland.com.

Aaron chats with Williams about the series, the love story at its core, and what makes Fallout special. (Spoiler alert: it’s hope.)

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