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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

...from The World’s #1 German-Jewish Comedian with Narcolepsy (uncontested); Season 2 – Codename: COMPANION has begun!

It’s free to 👂, but not to make. Because I've nixed ads and sponsors, I reward your financial support. Starting at less than 20¢ (USD)/day, those who join the Inner Legion (Patreon) get an exclusive and intensely fun ‘Glitch in the Matrix’ bonus audio story with every new episode, circa weekly. The higher tier includes other cool extras like prerelease episodes, chillaxing soundtrack music, and more — only on Patreon: http://patreon.com/hellgatecity

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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 CityCreated by Kevin Berrey, who also wrote, performed, edited, and produced “Courage”; visit kevinplease.com & @berrey on socialsSound design and music by Berrey

Licensed under CC BY 3.0:

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