Season One

Season One

Author: Audacious Machine Creative March 28, 2012 Duration: 57:01
Welcome, Loyal Polices...to Our Fair City. The following audio record comprises Season One of the glorious True Histories of the HartLife Corporation in its entirety. We hope you enjoy this remastered and reissued version. Later seasons will have 10-20 episodes, each roughly 20-30 minutes. Our Fair City was originally released between 2011 and 2018. If you're interested in listening to the complete 8 seasons of Our Fair City ad free right now, you can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts! The Narrator— Ansel Burch Nathan Rourke— Clayton Faits Jack— Mark Soloff Neal Henderson— Sebastian H. Orr Old Lady— Lauren Faits Alison Dalton— Nina O'Keefe Elizabeth Rourke— Tara Schile Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Clay— Tyler Samples Sandy— Abby Doud Peat— Jared Latore MolePerson Overseer— Jeffrey Gardner Vice President Davenport— Ben Aldred Special Agent George Chamberlain— Jim McDoniel Doctor Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman The Professor— Ginneh Jolan The Dean— Jim McDoniel The TA— Mark Soloff Doctor Herbert West— Ryan Schile The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Written by Clayton Faits, with Ansel Burch, Jim McDoniel, Frank Sjodin. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode art by Robin Simmons. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Step into a world where the last vestiges of society cling to life beneath the ruins of a forgotten metropolis. Our Fair City, brought to you by Audacious Machine Creative, is a richly woven audio drama that blends speculative science with character-driven fiction. This isn't a grim survival slog; it's a campy, often humorous look at life after everything falls apart, where the absurdities of bureaucracy and corporate culture persist even in the dust. Each episode pulls you deeper into the tunnels and factions of this peculiar community, exploring the strange science and even stranger people who define its daily rhythms. You'll hear the echoes of old-world folly and the resilient, flawed humanity trying to build something new. The podcast thrives on its unique tone-a balance of genuine stakes and a wink at the genre's conventions. Tune in for a serialized story that feels both wildly imaginative and oddly familiar, a testament to the creative vision of its original producers at HartLife NFP. It's a specific and engaging escape, perfect for anyone who enjoys their fiction with a dash of the post-apocalyptic and a strong sense of place.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 94

Our Fair City
Podcast Episodes
Creator Chat: Season Five [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:16
We're back with our season Four chat, with writer and actor Mark Soloff and series creator Clayton chatting with Eleanor Hyde about the making of Season Five, Archibald FunnyPants, and more. Trigger warnings for this epi…
5.10- The Roar of the Crowd [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:22
The Tunnels thrum, the city roars, and the Policies of HartLife are beside themselves- the long promised Launch Day has arrived. With the dastardly plans of Project Manager Charles Wynn revealed to a few and the Henderso…
5.9- A Single Twisted Spoke [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:01
As Launch Day for the Hope of HartLife draws closer, the intrepid Andrew Snidge digs deeper into the mystery that is the Big Dig project. What does Project Manager Charles Wynn have in store for Cassie and the rest of ou…
5.8- Loamy's Choice [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:01
The warrens of Old Tunnel are vast, labyrinthine, and dangerous. One must take the utmost caution when traversing their mold-ridden expanses–unless, of course, you are the MolePerson designated Loamy. Then, barbeque sauc…
5.7- Dinner with the Good Doctors [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:04
Tonight, we return to that lair of unnatural, unsupervised, and decidedly un-corporate science: the Montgomery Moro Museum and Memorial House, as we join the Doctors and Andrew Snidge as they welcome Cassie in for that m…
5.6- Declawed [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:55
What dreams might rest inside the sleeping brain of a MolePerson? While you, loyal Policy, have surely never wasted valuable corporate time on such frivolous thoughts–rest assured, the company has an answer. Journey with…
Episode 5.5 - Artistic Differences [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:19
Tensions begin to boil as a group of insurgents, know only as “The Hendersonians,” prepare for a stunning display of corporate disloyalty and defiance. What horrors will they unleash on the good Policies of HartLife? Wha…
5.4 - Geonautical Console-Tations [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:35
Descend with the young Cassie Wilkins into the very bowels of the city, to the newly carved out Sector Omega. Thrill at being deeper than any policy has ever gone before- and marvel at the magnificent and mammoth Geoship…
Beyond the Door by Gabriel Urbina [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:49
We're excited to share this one-off special from WAY back in the day- our first collaboration with Gabriel Urbina! Now, many years later- you can hear the new Audacious Machine Creative show The Harbingers, created and w…
5.3 - Rise and Shine [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:30
Policies, do not listen to the Outsider or Dissenter, who may tell you that your commute to work in the morning is unpleasant! With HartLife, all elements of the work-day experience have been finely crafted to encourage…