Iron Gates Media

A multi-award-winning multidisciplinary media company founded by @thebgates. 🎧 Stream ‘TODAY WE ALMOST DIED,’ a fictional narrative podcast, out now.

[AIR @AIRmedia]

AIR Member @TheBGates’s Today We Almost Died is a fictional narrative podcast set in early-pandemic Brooklyn, following 4 roommates whose secrets + conflicts threaten their fragile coexistence. A gripping look at resilience, trust, identity + survival: https://t.co/RDuCogbLnN

[Emmanuel @E_Urquijo]

I just supported @irongatesmedia with $50 on @buymeacoffee! 🎉

You can support them here — https://t.co/JdCspPWK9F

[Iron Gates Media @irongatesmedia]

Thank you, @E_Urquijo!

[Emmanuel @E_Urquijo]

I just supported @irongatesmedia with $50 on @buymeacoffee! 🎉

You can support them here — https://t.co/JdCspPXhZd

[Iron Gates Media @irongatesmedia]

RT @TheBGates: “I make what I like and they eat it how they want to eat it. How they eat it…all that stuff changes it and that’s not your c…

[BG @TheBGates]

Fundraising Update:

Today We Almost Died has officially reached *12% of our fundraising goal! 🙌🏾

Our Indiegogo campaign has wrapped, but the journey isn’t over — we’re continuing fundraising on Buy Me A Coffee ☕️.

Every listen, share, and message of support helps this indie audio drama reach new ears and grow its audience.

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who’s supported so far — your encouragement makes all the difference. 🖤

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/Oz0wJyF0TU

☕️ Support here: https://t.co/wSN6UL7Sir

#TWAD #TodayWeAlmostDied #AudioDrama #IndiePodcast #SupportIndieArt #BrooklynStories

[BG @TheBGates]

Over 30 individual donors and counting! 🙌🏾

Huge thanks to everyone who’s supported us so far. 🙏🏾🔥

Want to contribute? https://t.co/Oz0wJyF0TU

#audiodrama #fictionalnarrative #fictionpodcast #podcastsky #crowdfunding #todaywealmostdied #twad #podcastfundraiser #blackstorytelling

[BG @TheBGates]

🚨 It’s here: the pilot episode of my new fictional narrative podcast, TODAY WE ALMOST DIED.

It follows four Brooklyn roommates trapped together in lockdown — and the pandemic is just the beginning of their unraveling.

🎧 Listen: https://t.co/1Fa5gYmQOg
💥 Support: https://t.co/reBc6tG38c

[Kedrick Walker @kedrickdwalker]

The 9th Annual Sunset Park Puerto Rican Parade & Festival / Sunset Park, Brooklyn / June 2025

#fujifilm #fujifilm_xseries

[Iron Gates Media @irongatesmedia]

Alongside the premiere of Today We Almost Died, we’re launching a $20K fundraiser to support full-season production and compensate our talented cast and crew.

Indie storytelling matters. Join us in making it happen.

#AudioStorytelling #SupportIndieMedia #IndieProduction

[Iron Gates Media @irongatesmedia]

Coming June 26: Today We Almost Died — a new fiction podcast.

Set in Brooklyn during the pandemic, it follows a group of messy, funny, deeply human roommates just trying to survive each other & the world.
Pilot drops soon.

#TodayWeAlmostDied #PodcastLaunch #NarrativeAudio

[Iron Gates Media @irongatesmedia]

Before its debut, Today We Almost Died has already received:

🏆 Best Comedy Screenplay – Prague International Film Awards
🏆 Best Feature Script – London Movie Awards
🏆 Best Comedy Screenplay – Sofia Art Film Awards

#FictionPodcast #IndieProduction #AwardWinningScript

[Kedrick Walker @kedrickdwalker]

Thank you Brandon Gates @TheBGates and Iron Gates Media @irongatesmedia, for allowing me to document the recording of the pilot episode earlier this year 🙏🏾 The experience was amazing to work with a fellow South Carolinian (Go Gamecocks!) and X-Men fan!

[Kedrick Walker @kedrickdwalker]

What happens when a pandemic hits and your roommates might be worse than the virus?

Today We Almost Died — an award-winning fiction podcast about a group of Brooklyn roommates navigating survival, chaos, and unexpected connection during lockdown.

[Matt Urquijo @IAmMatthewU]

Some good news! Check out one of my best friends, @TheBGates, in this interview!

https://t.co/a7wZLtyAV2

[BG @TheBGates]

To quote myself (lol):

Thank you, Bold Journey Magazine, for the opportunity to share my creative and professional journey, thus far, and the lessons I've gained about myself and the world along the way.

https://t.co/aa3PnXU3c2

[Iron Gates Media @irongatesmedia]

RT @TheBGates: An exciting update: A friend has generously offered me studio time to record the Today We Almost Died pilote. I’ve already…

[BG @TheBGates]

#AIRNewVoices

#audio #audiostorytelling #journalism

https://t.co/O3spEshlxC

[BG @TheBGates]

Excited to share I’m part of @AIRmedia’s New Voices 2024 cohort! #AIRNewVoices

[Iron Gates Media @irongatesmedia]

Grateful to the Austin Short Film Festival for selecting both the scripts for "I Need a Light" and "Today We Almost Died" in their Winter 2024 Official Selection.

#filmfestivalcircuit #AustinShortFilmFestival

[BG @TheBGates]

When you’re both a journalist & a screenwriter, it’s only fitting to craft a short, dramatic screenplay centered around a journalist. 😅

🏆 3x Best Short Screenplay Winner
🏅2x Finalist
🎖️1 Honorable Mention
📌3x Official Selection

So who’s giving $20k to make this short? 👀