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The Soft Machine
by Mary Jane Elton
A podcast consisting of audio narration of the non-fiction and fiction works of Mary Jane Elton maryjaneelton.substack.com
Episodes
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Dispatch from the Front 6: The Art of Sleeping on Concrete
Audio narration of Dispatch from the Front 6: The Art o Sleeping on Concrete. Text published on 11/14/25. A series of gonzo journalism on the anti-ICE protests in Portland, Oregon. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes…
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Dispatch from the Front 5: The Men Behind the Wire
Audio narration of Dispatch from the Front 5: The Men Behind the Wire. Text published on 11/07/25. A series of gonzo journalism on the anti-ICE protests in Portland, Oregon. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Dispatch from the Front 4: Long Nights and Strange Days
Audio narration of Dispatch from the Front 4: Long Nights and Strange Days. Text published on 10/31/25. A series of gonzo journalism on the anti-ICE protests in Portland, Oregon. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Voices in My Head 1
A rambling podcast to make up for my inability to meet a deadline This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit maryjaneelton.substack.com/subscribe
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Dispatch from the Front 2: Tear Gas and Bear Mace
Audio narration of Dispatch from the Front 2: Tear Gas and Bear Mace. A series of gonzo journalism on the anti-ICE protests in Portland, Oregon This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit maryjaneelton.substack.com/subscribe
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Dispatch from the Front 1: Doobie Lost in the Pastries
Correction: Protesters never threw fireworks at the feds or their building on the 4th of July 2025. People set off fireworks in the street and the feds reacted by gassing the entire city block. The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) was not there during the events of this piece. PPB is supposed to not...
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Dispatch from the Front 0: First Timer
Correction: Protesters never threw fireworks at the feds or their building on the 4th of July 2025. People set off fireworks in the street and the feds reacted by gassing the entire city block. Audio narration of First Timer by Mary Jane Elton. A series of gonzo journalism on the anti-ICE…
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Game Shows Touch Our Lives
Audio narration of Game Shows Touch Our Lives by Mary Jane Elton. Micro-fiction about game shows and the fifty ways to leave your lover. Get full access to Mary Jane Elton at maryjaneelton.substack.com/subscribe
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Up in Smoke Part 2: The Facts of the Matter
Audio narration of Up in Smoke Part 2: The Facts of the Matter. The Almeda Fire and its Fallout. Part 2 in a series of Gonzo Journalism covering the Oregon wildfires in 2020. Get full access to Mary Jane Elton at maryjaneelton.substack.com/subscribe
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Internal Affairs
Audio narration of Internal Affairs by Mary Jane Elton. A short story about brains in jars and the future of internal affairs investigations TW: Police killings Get full access to Mary Jane Elton at maryjaneelton.substack.com/subscribe
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Up in Smoke Part 1: Tears on the Go-Bag
Audio narration of Up in Smoke Part 1: Tears on the Go-Bag by Mary Jane Elton. The Almeda Fire and its Fallout. Part 1 in a series of Gonzo Journalism covering the Oregon wildfires in 2020. Get full access to Mary Jane Elton at maryjaneelton.substack.com/subscribe
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Ghosting
Audio narration of Ghosting by Mary Jane Elton. A short story about ghosts, memories, trauma, and seance as therapy TW: Mention of child abuse and CSA Get full access to Mary Jane Elton at maryjaneelton.substack.com/subscribe
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Up in Smoke: Introduction
The Almeda Fire and its Fallout. Audio narration of the introduction to my series on the wildfires and zeitgeist of Fall 2020. Correction: There was no body found near the origin of the fire. This is a rumor I heard through the grapevine. Three people did die in the initial blaze though…
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It Was Fishing
Audio narration of It Was Fishing by Mary Jane Elton. A short story about youth, queerness, trauma, fishing, and a murder-suicide TW: Child abuse, queerphobia, queer slurs, discussion of CSA Get full access to Mary Jane Elton at maryjaneelton.substack.com/subscribe
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Evangelical AM Stations
Audio narration of Evangelical AM Stations by Mary Jane Elton Get full access to Mary Jane Elton at maryjaneelton.substack.com/subscribe
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A podcast consisting of audio narration of the non-fiction and fiction works of Mary Jane Elton maryjaneelton.substack.com
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