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Stage Talking – Room 86

Posted April 29, 2019May 12, 2019 adminPosted in Listen

Talk radio personality and self-help guru Remy Danger checks into the Motel Americana during a stopover on his book signing tour. When a die-hard fan tracks him down and knocks on his motel door, Danger tries to give the kid what he thinks he wants, but Danger just might get more than he bargains for. You can’t just talk your way out of the Motel Americana.

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[3 REDUX] Center of the Universe, Room 24

Posted March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 adminPosted in Listen

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This re-issue of Episode 3: Center of the Universe features the actual surveillance audio Oscar’s bugs captured weaved into the narrative:

A teenage runaway has a strange and remarkable affliction that’s become too much of a burden to bear. When she summons her hapless friend Noah to the Motel Americana for moral support, the situation gets a little better… before becoming apocalyptic. A sci-fi short story audiodrama.

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Chapter 3. Center of the Universe – Room 24

Posted December 16, 2018January 7, 2019 adminPosted in Read

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Emma stole her sister’s ID and check book to check in. She didn’t actually think it would work, but the cute kid behind the desk didn’t seem much like he gave a crap one way or another, so suddenly there she was, trying to ignore the bellied up cockroach on the bathroom tile, not knowing what to do with herself next. (more…)

Chapter 2. The Switchman – Room 57

Posted December 16, 2018January 6, 2019 adminPosted in Read

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The texture of the voice played on the skin of my inner ear like a fine-grit sandpaper coated in hot milk.

What kind of place you running here? it demanded.

I stammered. I don’t. I just. Work here.

She heard it immediately.

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[3] Center of the Universe – Room 24

Posted December 16, 2018January 10, 2019 adminPosted in Listen

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[2] The Switchman – Room 57

Posted December 16, 2018January 13, 2019 adminPosted in Listen

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Called into a dark room to change a pair of light bulbs, Oscar encounters a seductive woman whose tale is terrifying and tragic. While a man suffers apparent torture in the adjoining room, the mysterious woman makes Oscar an offer that may forever damage his immortal soul.

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[1] Oscar’s Notebooks – The Lobby

Posted December 9, 2018January 10, 2019 adminPosted in Listen

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Jack describes how Oscar’s notebooks and surveillance audio recordings, the source material for this podcast, came into his possession one sweet summer morning in the mid 1980’s. This is the account of Jack’s first and only contact with Oscar and his beautiful sister, Mandy.

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Stage Talking – Room 86

[3 REDUX] Center of the Universe, Room 24

Chapter 3. Center of the Universe – Room 24

Chapter 2. The Switchman – Room 57

[3] Center of the Universe – Room 24

[2] The Switchman – Room 57

[1] Oscar’s Notebooks – The Lobby