PODCAST · fiction
Our Fair City
by Audacious Machine Creative
Our Fair City is a campy, post-apocalyptic audio drama, produced by HartLife NFP in Chicago, IL. Learn more at www.ourfaircity.com
Episodes
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7.15- Blood for Blood
Those who would deface the tower, inside and out, must be punished. The poisonous words of the Hendersonians are just as dangerous- if not more so - as the grapple-cannons of the StormHawks and the mandibles of their Ant allies. Resist the urge to feel any sympathy for these traitors and…
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7.14- Hostile Negotiations
We apologize that you must hear more of the Outsiders, Loyal Policy. The events contained within this True Retelling of the History of the HartLife corporation may be shocking- that any could even think to threaten the sanctity and safety of our Glorious Tower is horrific. Hold your...
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7.13- The Labor of Lies
Dearest Policies, we know you hesitate to return to the warrens of the MolePeople. Truly, I find them as disturbing as you do. Believe me, though- if you are to preserve the glory of the HartLife Corporation, you must understand all of its True History. Listen closely, Loyal Policies, and learn...
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7.12- Down the Drain
Remember, Loyal Policy- in the service of the Company, all work is noble. HartLife has invested in you, and so you must invest your thoughts, labor, and even your life back into the corporate good. Without the Company, you are nothing. Serve the Directors. Content Warnings for this episode can be...
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7.11 - What's Left Behind
Welcome back, Loyal Policy, to Our Fair City. Today, we take you to the terrifying Outside, to monitor the progress of that fiendish group of Outsiders, the crew of the downed Lightning Rig StormHawk. With their new chitinous allies and the captive Doctors West and Moro, Elizabeth and Andrew in...
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7.10- A Series of Inspired Follies
Each level of the Tower is different. Amenities and environments are tailored to the needs of the Policies who dwell there. Of course the Managerial class requires a greater degree of comfort than tunnel dwelling Policies. How else would our society function? The intricate, careful work of the…
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Midseason Break- Record/Record
This Halloween, HartLife is proud to present “Record/Record” by Mark Harrison- a finalist from the 2013 Deathscribe International Festival of Horror Audiodrama. This piece was originally produced live at the 2013 festival, which was produced by WildClaw Theatre. Alan Jenson— Jared Latore Written…
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7.9- The StormHawk Revisited
Shun the Outsider, Loyal Policy. Their un-businesslike conduct and unguided thoughts will only lead you astray. Even if these Outsiders were once Loyal Policies of the HartLife Corporation- nothing can live outside of our Company's warm embrace. The Outside is dark, and full of wolves. Content...
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7.8- The Executor
Everything and Everyone in HartLife has a proper place. When Policies are forced outside of their proper location, all order breaks down. Aren't we lucky to have an upstanding and loyal Policy like Executor Teju Valentine to ensure our safety and security? He will surely do whatever is necessary…
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7.7 - Orders are Orders
Loyal Policies- we all have our place in HartLife. The Directors guide us, fulfilling their immortal will as our Founders and Protectors. StreetSafe observes us at all times, making sure we are true in action to what resides in all of our hearts. The Actuaries prognosticate, prophesying the...
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7.6 - Family Road Trip
Loyal Policies- there is no chance for a fulfilling life outside of HartLife. Whatever you may hear in these recordings today- know that all Outsiders, whatever security or peace they may appear to have created for themselves, will die cold, lonely deaths in the frozen wastes outside our walls.…
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7.5- A Morning without Muffins and Matcha
Loyal Policies- the True Histories have focused mostly on the lives of the Tunnel Dwellers, or those who have dealings with them. Today, we introduce you to one of the residents of the Tower Above- Veronika Hasher, Deputy Interior Designer. Marvel at her deft understanding of fashion, aesthetics,...
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7.4- Dread Secrets and Fearful Engines
Do you love the Directors, Loyal Policy? Of course you do. Bask in their presence. Rest assured that they have steered the course of humanity long before your policy recruitment, and will continue long after your policy expires. Your loyalty will be rewarded. Content Warnings for this episode can...
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7.3- Monsters and memories
Loyal Policies- the truth can be a hard algae-pill to swallow. No matter how you may feel about the villainous, disloyal Policies confined to the Cube, do not be swayed. Their re-education is just. Their treatments are mandated. Their care is rationally considered and metered to restore them to...
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7.2- A MolePup Misadventure
Join us as we dive below the Tower, back into the water-soaked warrens of the Tunnels. While the waters have partially receded, great damage has been done to the property of HartLife. Who will repair the domiciles and thoroughfares of the City? None other than...the MolePeople. Content Warnings…
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7.1- The Cube
Loyal Policies: we return now to the Tower, now crowded with the refugees of the Flood, allowed into the sacred halls of the Upper Management by the actions of the Traitor, Cassandra Wilkins. How will HartLife prevail against this grievous misappropriation of company resources and real estate?...
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Creator Chat: Season Six
We're back with our season Six chat, with series creators Jeffrey and Clayton chatting with Eleanor Hyde about the making of Season Six, how the show grew over the years, and their favorite excretory puns. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
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6.20- Uninsurable Risk
Loyal Policies: listen and remember, as we recount the true events that nearly destroyed the sanctity and security of our Tower. Savor these words, as we bring the sixth seasonal retelling of the Historical Records of the HartLife corporation to a close. Season Seven of Our Fair City will begin…
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6.19- The Coming of the Waters
The Waters are Coming. As the denizens of the tunnels grapple with the impending destruction of their underground home, we are left to wonder: who will survive? Who will escape? How will the glorious HartLife company continue without the support of its tunnel-dwellers? Fear not, Loyal Policies....
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6.18- The Rise and Fall of Charles Wynn
Charles Wynn: Project Manager, loyal policy, and hero of small children everywhere. Many stories have been told about his life, his works, his efforts on behalf of the company. Perhaps some of you rarefied listeners in the Tower may even have known him personally. For the first time ever, we are...
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6.17- The Smell of Anger
The Doctor Montgomery Moro Museum and Memorial House remains a hotbed of unapproved science, illegal cohabitation, and fraternization with MolePeople as the survivors of the Ant Invasion hole up and try to survive. Will noble, productive Project Manager Charles Wynn teach them the errors of their...
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6.16- The Buddy System
Using the extracted scent glad of the old Ant Queen, our “Buddy Group” goes in search of the new Queen. But the tunnels are long, and more insidious threats than the Ants lurk deep in the warrens…and within the Buddy Group itself. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Elizabeth Rourke— Tara Schile Doctor...
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6.15- In the Hall of the Ant Queen
Our intrepid explorers, sadly marooned from the loving comfort of bounteous HartLife, continue their quest through the tunnels to find the Queen of the Ant People. What horrors will the encounter? What struggles must they overcome? What paperwork should they fill out on their return to the…
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6.14- The Snidge with Two Brains
The Hunt for Snidge’s Body continues as Cassie, Dr. Caligari, and the MolePeople traverse trap-laden tunnels and perilous pathways to restore Andrew’s brain to its rightful place. Will rogue science, determination, and love win out? Will all return to a comfortable stasis? Find out, as the story…
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6.13- Much Ado About Andrew Snidge
Join us as we return to the Doctor Montgomery Moro Museum and Memorial House- that lair of unapproved science and liminal thought. Will Cassie finally be reunited with her Andrew? Will Wynn manage his “projects” effectively? Will Dr. Caligari ever be left alone to finish her experiments in peace?...
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6.12- Last Shift
Loyal Policies, you know the tale of the Switcher well. You have heard the highlight reels, and memorized his stories–now, hear his unedited, true words. Glory in his loyalty to the company! Shudder at the malignancy of the Ant menace! Most importantly, stay loyal, just as he does, as the story…
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6.11- Raise Your Glass
Welcome back to Season Six of Our Fair City. We rejoin the Hendersonians, celebrating their likely temporary victory over the Ant People in Waste Field Three–but what un-corporate evildoers still lurk within the merry band of misfits? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City…continues. The…
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Midseason Break- The Past just isn't what it used to be
Loyal Policies: this week, we’re excited to bring you something very different from our usual fare: a very special crossover episode produced by Improvised Star Trek. This episode was originally broadcast in May of 2014, and is completely improvised from an title provided by a listener. A huge...
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6.10- The Battle of Waste Field Three
As we come to the conclusion of the first half of the Sixth season of the True Historical Retellings of Our Fair City, we invite all Loyal Policies to join us. Join us in shunning the Outsider. Join us in shaming the Dissident. Join us in exposing the disloyal Hendersonians working amongst us,...
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6.9- The Closing of the Gullet
Loyal Policies, enjoy this True Retelling of the Battle of Waste Field Three, and see for yourselves through the propaganda and lies spread by malicious elements within the company. Truly, none of these Policies, disloyal as they were, could have survived without the mercy and beneficence of the...
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6.8- The Rediscovey of Hope
In tonight’s seasonal retelling of the True History of the HartLife Corporation, we rejoin Simon Von Hagens (Dead Disposal Driver) and Theodora Thoreau Roosevelt (Window Washer and Amateur Naturalist) as they spelunk deeper into the caves and warrens below the city in search of the Queen of the...
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6.7- Lost and (Sometimes) Found
We return to our erstwhile heroes, Charles Wynn, Alison Dalton, and Cassandra Wilkins as they flee the ant menace through HartLife's ventilation system. Will they find safety, succor, and Cassie's family...or only more horror? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City...continues. The Narrator—…
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6.6- The Tower Below
Loyal Policies- you hgw$hr*78534 if you see an outsififerw733923(( please be su32jh43ui requests your compliance. Remember: we are all jinwfg8wghwe&&&& 9 with the &&2n426hndw and *****************************. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Archibald FunnyPants— Mark Soloff Vice President Carter—...
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6.5- The Furlough
Loyal Policies- you know not to venture Outdoors. As you well know, it is cold, and there are wolves. Do not take any lessons in survival from this retelling of the True History of the HartLife corporation: it will not save you. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Simon von Hagens— Mark Soloff Theodora...
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6.4- Brains Surgery
We return to young Andrew Snidge, hapless yet helpful hero and recent recipient of firearm-based coaching strategies administered by Special Agent George Chamberlain. Will the good Doctors Caligari and Moro be able to save his life, or is this curtains for Snidge? Find out as the story of Our…
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6.3 - You Can't Go Home Again
Fleeing the Ant Menace, Alison Dalton, Charlie Wynn, and Cassie Wilkins fight their way towards an unlikely bastion of safety: the data extraction cells. Within, will they find certain refuge or only more horror? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City…continues. The Narrator— Ansel Burch Charles...
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6.2- Safety in Numbers
The Ant invasion of the Tunnels continues, as we join the embattled forces of the Hendersonians in their quest for a safe refuge! But who are these newly rescued recruits? Will Sully, Dale, and Stephen become steadfast allies for the hapless revolutionaries, or a brewing danger in their midst?…
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6.1- Friends Upstairs
We return to our retelling of the Great History of the HartLife corporation as the Ant Menace spills into the depths of the Tunnels through the new entrance carved by the mighty Geoship, the Hope of HartLife. As the Chitinous Menace rampages through the assembled Policies, will Cassie Wilkins,...
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Creator Chat: Season Five
We're back with our season Four chat, with writer and actor Mark Soloff and series creator Clayton chatting with Eleanor Hyde about the making of Season Five, Archibald FunnyPants, and more. Trigger warnings for this episode: discussion of actors who have passed. See Privacy Policy at...
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5.10- The Roar of the Crowd
The Tunnels thrum, the city roars, and the Policies of HartLife are beside themselves- the long promised Launch Day has arrived. With the dastardly plans of Project Manager Charles Wynn revealed to a few and the Hendersonians closing in on the festivities on Level Omega, what will happen when the...
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5.9- A Single Twisted Spoke
As Launch Day for the Hope of HartLife draws closer, the intrepid Andrew Snidge digs deeper into the mystery that is the Big Dig project. What does Project Manager Charles Wynn have in store for Cassie and the rest of our meddlesome heroes? Find out as the story of Our Fair City continues. ===…
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5.8- Loamy's Choice
The warrens of Old Tunnel are vast, labyrinthine, and dangerous. One must take the utmost caution when traversing their mold-ridden expanses–unless, of course, you are the MolePerson designated Loamy. Then, barbeque sauce and a nursery song will have to do. === Our Fair City was originally…
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5.7- Dinner with the Good Doctors
Tonight, we return to that lair of unnatural, unsupervised, and decidedly un-corporate science: the Montgomery Moro Museum and Memorial House, as we join the Doctors and Andrew Snidge as they welcome Cassie in for that most dangerous of gatherings: a home-cooked meal with the family. === Our Fair...
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5.6- Declawed
What dreams might rest inside the sleeping brain of a MolePerson? While you, loyal Policy, have surely never wasted valuable corporate time on such frivolous thoughts–rest assured, the company has an answer. Journey with us into…the mind of the MOLE. === Our Fair City was originally released...
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Episode 5.5 - Artistic Differences
Tensions begin to boil as a group of insurgents, know only as “The Hendersonians,” prepare for a stunning display of corporate disloyalty and defiance. What horrors will they unleash on the good Policies of HartLife? What harm will they do to the mighty infrastructure of the Corporation? And most...
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5.4 - Geonautical Console-Tations
Descend with the young Cassie Wilkins into the very bowels of the city, to the newly carved out Sector Omega. Thrill at being deeper than any policy has ever gone before- and marvel at the magnificent and mammoth Geoship that will take Policy Wilkins even deeper. Yes, loyal listeners- it is truly…
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Beyond the Door by Gabriel Urbina
We're excited to share this one-off special from WAY back in the day- our first collaboration with Gabriel Urbina! Now, many years later- you can hear the new Audacious Machine Creative show The Harbingers, created and written by Gabriel Urbina, written and sound designed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner,...
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5.3 - Rise and Shine
Policies, do not listen to the Outsider or Dissenter, who may tell you that your commute to work in the morning is unpleasant! With HartLife, all elements of the work-day experience have been finely crafted to encourage employee satisfaction, synergistic excellence, and above all, maximum...
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5.2 - Everything In Its Place
The day begins unexpectedly for Doctor Emily Caligari, as she desperately attempts to avoid that high crime against Productivity- Tardiness. Will she arrive at her meeting on time? Will our friends, the newly underemployed riggers, find suitable occupations? Will Sandy and Clay settle down into...
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5.1- The Right Stuff
We rejoin the policies of HartLife as they bask in the warm glow of the power surplus created by the fusion reactor and Neal Henderson’s sacrifice. HartLife is not idle, however- what will the company do with this new bounty? What new joys will they bring their loyal policies? What pleasures will...
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