4) Emil's Story: The Des Moines Art Center

This episode kicks off our game of ECOPUNK: 2044 by Liam Hevey of Dice Kapital, featuring Paul’s character Emil Kampfer. While grappling with the consequences of our prologue episodes, Emil comes to grips with the seriousness of his work against the occupation. Follow his journey through a vision of the future for our city and meet a few of the people who live there, trying to navigate towards a better future themselves.Content Warnings:Themes of occupation, oppression, and resistance movementsScenes involving violence, including descriptions of bombings and armed conflictMentions of cold, harsh weather conditions and physical hardshipProduced by Jordan Lee Thompson. Featuring Paul Privitera.Edited by Jordan Lee Thompson.Music by Isac Lundholm.Cover Art by Maddy Fusco.Voice over by LIPING VONG.235 bloom is a collaboration between Des Moines & Dragonsand The Institute for Manufactured Futures. It is a work of speculative fiction taking place in the year 2089. The locations may be real, but any similarity to actual persons or their descendants is unintentional.