Joanie Martinez

The 54 Darlings After Dark

Arts EN ↓ 4 episodes

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, bri...

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Joanie Martinez

Episodes

Episode 4 — The Last Straw 09.03.2026 42:03

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 H...

Episode 3 - Mining for Diamonds 09.03.2026 30:49

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...

Episode 2 - Elton's Law: Nobody Gets Left Behind 09.03.2026 25:25

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.

Pilot: The Stepford Escape 09.03.2026 45:23

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 mome...