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Series DescriptionIn this rollicking sci-fi comedy podcast, a radio host stuck in a dystopian cyberpunk version of NYC live-streams his nightmares for ratings. All hell breaks loose.

In This Episode – PilotKirby's back, hosting a regular unencrypted episode of Hell Gate City Companion, a community radio show for the denizens of Neo Amsterdam. But what appears to be an audio drama offered in the style of a local public broadcast roils beneath the surface with an as-yet unidentified menace—also, emotionally needy demon-possessed swords.

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Credits:Screaming Panda presents Hell Gate City, created, written, and performed by Kevin Berrey, who composed the music and produced the sound design; online at kevinplease.com and on socials @berrey

This episode also features:Licensed under CC0 1.0 –“Pouring coffee.wav” https://freesound.org/people/Rico_Casazza/sounds/538932/ by Rico_Casazza  https://soundcloud.com/ricocasazza“Women’s Shoes 3” https://freesound.org/people/OwlStorm/sounds/151207/ by Ashe Kirk / Owlish Arts https://freesound.org/people/OwlStorm/“SwordClash.wav” https://freesound.org/s/518992/ by Amaiguri“Swords Clash - High Quality #2” https://freesound.org/s/364530/ By Christopherderp https://freesound.org/people/Christopherderp/Licensed under CC BY 3.0 –“office-door-open-close” https://freesound.org/people/harri/sounds/9389/ by harri bionic https://freesound.org/people/harri/“swords_fight_1.wav” https://freesound.org/people/leechlights/sounds/180026/ by leechlights“Sword sheath v1” https://freesound.org/people/apolloaiello/sounds/328158/ by apolloaiello https://freesound.org/people/apolloaiello/“Metal_Hit_02.wav” https://freesound.org/people/dheming/sounds/197398/ by Derek Heming of Hedron Soundworks dheming at freesound https://freesound.org/people/dheming/For more information, visit hellgatecity.com

(Content warnings for this episode include mentions of plague, authoritarian governments, police state brutality, disappearances, hunger and food scarcity, goblins, the eating of a horse after putting it down, demons and demon-human relationship discrimination, government coercion and oppression, gender bias and animosity in the workplace, swashbuckling, misogyny, ageism, violence