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Townies
by Alex Smith
Set in the small, fictional town of Mecklenburg, this coming-of-age story follows a group of friends on the edge of adulthood, caught between the weight of inheritance, the ache of boredom, and the hunger to feel alive before it’s too late.
Episodes
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Episode 9: Chapters 34-36
Secrets slip, drinks spill, and the cracks get harder to hide. Bergan’s dinner with her mom spirals into quiet dread, Dakota palms pills at a party, Bobby loses his stomach, and Owen loses his home. In a haze of homecoming dresses, blaring bass, and borrowed couches, the kids try to hold it...
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Episode 8: Chapters 29-33
First smokes. Last summer mornings. One busted Volvo and way too much teenage static. As Chloe, Bobby, and Beathan stumble through the first weeks of school, things start to crack. Secrets drop, friendships shift, and no one’s really ready for what’s coming. Parties blur, the days drag, and…
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Episode 7: Chapters 24-28
As summer stretches on, lines blur between connection and distance. Bergan opens up to Owen on a quiet afternoon that feels like a turning point, while Bobby tries, and fails, to keep up with a group that’s slowly moving on without him. Dakota’s caught between frustration and resignation as her...
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Episode 6: Chapters 19-23
In the slow heat of mid-July, friendships deepen and quiet tensions rise. Owen wrestles with ghosts of the past and a growing crush on Bergan, while Beathan plays middleman between feelings and fear. Dakota endures another strained dinner with her mother, and Bobby finds fleeting peace on a hazy...
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Episode 5: Chapters 13-18
At the ruins deep in the woods, Bobby finds fleeting belonging, Beathan drifts toward something real with Sadie, and the group bonds over beer and smoke. But by the Fourth of July, the fireworks aren't just in the sky. Tensions ignite at a house party, secrets surface, and one misfired mortar...
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Episode 4: Chapters 10-12
Bobby and Bergan’s easy summer afternoon takes an unexpected turn when a chance encounter at the café forces both teens to confront the weight of family histories and fragile new connections. Meanwhile, Chloe returns from California with her own baggage, caught between nostalgia and indifference,...
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Episode 3: Chapters 7-9
A blistering summer night at the old train station sets the stage for chaos, music, and unexpected connections. Beathan collides with Sadie under the fading sun, Bobby retreats into the solitude of his darkroom, and Owen and Gage grind out riffs in a basement that feels more like home than…
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Episode 2: Chapters 3-6
It’s the last day of school before summer—the air is thick with endings and anticipation. As the past and present collide, we move deeper into Mecklenburg’s tangled web of memory, grief, and the slow ache of growing up. This is a work of fiction. While inspired by the messiness of real life, the...
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Episode 1: Chapter 1 & 2
In this haunting series opener, we meet Dakota—thirty-three, hardened, haunted, and riding the edge of recovery in Delray Beach, Florida. As she pedals through the humidity, past the halfway house that can’t hold her, memories of her childhood and the shadows of addiction follow close behind. One...
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Townies have?
Townies currently has 9 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Townies about?
Set in the small, fictional town of Mecklenburg, this coming-of-age story follows a group of friends on the edge of adulthood, caught between the weight of inheritance, the ache of boredom, and the hunger to feel alive before it’s too late.
How often does Townies release new episodes?
Townies has 9 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
Where can I listen to Townies?
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Who hosts Townies?
Townies is created and hosted by Alex Smith.
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