Show Notes
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"Courage" (Episode 17) is the 7th episode of Hell Gate City Season 2. Have some. In it, you'll find the third and penultimate part of Zellie's kidnapping operation gone wrong – Baby Nap. Also, Stone Stew, Story 4, makes a debut.
The bonus tale for this chapter is “Aftermath” (Glitch in the Matrix 17), available on our Patreon – patreon.com/hellgatecity
Uploaded for NAILS (our Patrons) in high-resolution audio.
(This show contains provocative ideas and violence intended for audiences who have reached puberty. To avoid spoilers, we have placed specific content warnings at the very end. ⬇️)
Award-winning comedy sci-fi audio series about a ragtag bunch of denizens struggling to survive a cyberpunk hellhole NYC
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In Detail
Season 1
After a dream-streaming device intended to increase ratings accidentally broadcasts his repressed memories of an eldritch murder, radio jockey Kirby Bevins must overcome dark forces and folly to solve the crime before he becomes the next victim.
Season 2
The next chapter ushers listeners into the phantasmagorical side of Neo Amsterdam like never before by way of a recording – for quality assurance purposes – of a customer support call from a denizen trapped in a metaverse gone awry.
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Credits
Screaming Panda presents Hell Gate City Created by Kevin Berrey, who also wrote, performed, edited, and produced “Courage”; visit kevinplease.com & @berrey on socials Sound design and music by Berrey
Licensed under CC BY 3.0:
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More from Hell Gate City
Join us on Patreon for free! ... https://www.patreon.com/hellgatecity (To avoid spoilers, we ask that you scroll to the end for content warnings.)Accident includes such delights as: • Thornton: Bedtime Accidents • Unconsh • Strayhorn, Story 5, Pt. 2 Uploaded for Patrons in hi res--24-bit, 48k, WAV audio in a special mix and edit. Screaming Panda Presents “Accident” (Episode 29), the nineteenth chapter of Hell Gate City Season 2. Kevin Berrey wrote, performed, and directed it. He created its original music and episode art by mistake. The bonus tales for this one are both songs, the story-based “Sizzling Circuits” (Glitch 29B) and the more lyrical “No Accident” (Glitch 29), available only at patreon.com/hellgatecity in the Bonus Audio Tales collection. Subscribe to help the team get over the finish line and keep the show ad-free.The transcript is here with all the others: https://www.patreon.com/posts/transcripts-of-66692496. . Check out our page and join the Inner Legion on patreon.com/hellgatecity for a bunch of goodies like bonus tales, sacred tunes, sleep facts uncut, and the feature documentary Shadow of a Bout! (If you use the Apple mobile devices, subscribe and pay using by pasting the link into a web browser, not through the iPhone App.) You can also support the show and enjoy a movie by buying Kevin's feature documentary in the Patreon shop: https://www.patreon.com/hellgatecity/shop/shadow-of-bout-documentary-running-time-64989 . Or, buy Kevin a digital coffee: https://ko-fi.com/hellgatecity . Or make a $10 (suggested) donation on Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/KevinBerrey .
Season's greetings! Guess who's back? Enjoy this prelude to episode 29. Join our Patreon as a free member for a special treat in the new year: https://www.patreon.com/hellgatecity
Credits: Written, produced, and performed by Kevin Berrey Content warnings: Rated R-style violence and sexual situations (See bottom of transcript for detailed warnings.) Transcript: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66692496
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