PleasureTown show

PleasureTown

Summary: Classic radio meets contemporary cable drama in this fictional serial podcast about a failed Oklahoma utopian society and its eclectic residents. Betrayal, murder and hedonism abound in PleasureTown. Join the story at www.pleasuretownshow.com.

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  • Artist: Chicago Public Media
  • Copyright: Copyright 2015 Chicago Public Media

Podcasts:

 Ep Mini10 - How It Works | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:02

In this minisode, we meet a nameless PleasureTown resident as he recounts a chance meeting with a tormented Claude, who is haunted by memories of his father...and what he did. This minisode was written by PleasureTown Super Friend Richard Izzo.

 Ep Mini9 - Bad Water | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:53

Fear and hate go hand in hand. This is a lesson Hong, a Chinese immigrant, must learn as he traverses the Wild West to build a new home in Oklahoma. Will Hong be able to conquer the perils of his adopted land or will he succumb to the hatred of its people?

 Ep Mini8 - Rule of Symmetry | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:00:00

This week on PleasureTown, we join Clara, a young mathematician and PleasureTown native, as she decides to leave her family and community behind. Although Clara sets out to forge her own identity, it begins to dawn on her that life might have an all-encompassing symmetry that isn’t so easy to escape.

 Telegram For You! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:00:00

We've missed you. Stop. We'll be back soon. Stop. Follow us on Twitter. Stop. @PleasureTownOK Stop. And Nerdette is back! Stop. Joy abounds! Stop.

 Ep 212 - Last Breath | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:00:00

In the season finale, Bulger and Rudd discover the Cintamani Stone, sending them on a collision course with Alvin Pilfer and Warren Featherbone III.

 EP 211 - By Blood or Bond | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:00:00

Veiled by the magic of the Cintamani Stone, Adrianne enters Bulger’s store to make contact with her estranged brother. Later, the stone’s elusiveness manages to push Alvin Pilfer to the brink of insanity.

 Ep 210 - Of Such Metal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:00:00

It's Oklahoma's 10th anniversary, and President Roosevelt is visiting as part of his campaign to drum up favor for the War. The citizens of PleasureTown are abuzz...as are the spirits who watch over them.

 Ep 209 - Hunt Of The Hunter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:00:00

In The Hunt of the Hunter, a sinister figure walks in Rudd’s footsteps. Will this be the comedian’s last laugh? Meanwhile, the shantytowners stage a revolt, bringing their dismay to Claude’s doorstep. Can the city clerk save his friend and mollify the angry mob?

 Ep 208 - The Flames Rising | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:00:00

It’s the Feast of the Wretched! A stranger on her way to town encounters Jeb, who has become a man on the run. Through a tale of family and fire, he warns her against what she might find in PleasureTown. Meanwhile, Alvin, masquerading under the guise of Warren Featherbone, continues on his singular mission to recover the Cintamani Stone, which he believes will relieve him of the real Featherbone’s treachery.

 Ep 207 - Needed Quiet | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:00:00

In this week’s episode, we visit with Goldie as she examines the reflection of her violent past with former lover Alvin. Waist deep in an ocean of regret and sorrow, Goldie laments failed resolutions, paths not taken and decisions that would inevitably haunt her until the end. After all, a heart of gold is easy to tarnish.

 Ep 206 - History of Solitude | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:00:00

In this week’s episode of PleasureTown, we join the Bartender as he ruminates on the retribution that fate has dealt him for his years spent as a hitman. Also, a withdrawn Cyrus is confronted about his reclusive ways by a mysterious yet familiar figure. What will old Cy make of this strange encounter?

 Ep 205 - Thinly Veiled Disguise | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:00:00

In this week’s thrilling episode of PleasureTown, Mudd plans on spending his earnings from a recent heist but instead encounters an individual possibly more devious than himself. We then walk with Jebediah as he recalls the bloody night that led to his arrival in PleasureTown.

 Ep 204 - Always Spot the Thorns | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:00:00

In the garden of life, some people are petals...and others are thorns. This time, Shiner returns to share details of her legendary romance and her legendary death. Next, we listen as Mudd and Rudd as they strike up an unusual friendship, which leads them to the stage. Finally, we are introduced to Evelyn, whose sister meets a smooth-talking man who threatens to tear them apart. Join us, won't you?

 Ep 203 - Years of Mayhem | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:00:00

More often than not, it is those that we least expect that are our undoing. In this week’s episode, we rejoin the town’s stoic Bartender as he is confronted by the widow of the man he murdered. Will she be the one to give the Bartender the conclusion he has been bracing himself for? And later, we meet Warren Featherbone, a treasure hunter whose predisposition towards the arcane may be more hindrance than help. Will his dangerous profession catch up with him? Find out this week on PleasureTown.

 Ep 202 - Good Luck Charm | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:00:00

In the second episode of Season 2 of PleasureTown, we become reacquainted with Jebediah, a blind man whose father exploits his preternatural ability to taste what others are feeling. Also, Claude digs up a memory of a long-held keepsake that nearly took his life...and saved another.

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