Hell Gate City

Join us on Discord! ... https://bit.ly/hgc-discord (To avoid spoilers, we ask that you scroll to the end for content warnings.) Cyborg B includes such delights as: • Nightingale • Cybelbaum • Stone Stew - Story 4, Pt. 5 Uploaded for Patrons in 24-bit, 48k, WAV audio in a special mix and edit with no ads or pledge drive segment. Screaming Panda Presents “Cyborg B” (Episode 25), the fifteenth chapter of Hell Gate City Season 2. Kevin Berrey wrote, performed, and directed it and its original music and episode art. This chapter’s bonus tale is “Cybernetics” (Glitch in the Waitrix 25). It's available with all the other sweet sweet glitches in the Bonus Audio Tales collection on our Patreon here. . Check out our page and join NAILS 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 have an Apple device, subscribe and buy using a computer web browser, not 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 Kev a digital coffee: https://ko-fi.com/hellgatecity . Or make a $10 (suggested) donation on Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/KevinBerrey . Got questions, thoughts, ideas? Email hellgatecity AT proton DOT me Need transcripts? Use the link here: hellgatecity.com . . Additional Sounds: License: Attribution 3.0 372201__original-sound__error-bleep-5.mp3 url: https://freesound.org/s/372201/ foldingdoor.wav by afterguard -- https://freesound.org/s/59010/ License: Attribution 4.0 705678__turquoisehexagony__strange-atmosphere-2.wav 705679__turquoisehexagony__weird-button-2 bookcase rattling.wav by kineticturtle -- https://freesound.org/s/95011/ Open Closet Door sort thought clothes moving hangers close door by HanulSkyGirl -- https://freesound.org/s/743515/ muffledtv.mp3 by tayingalive -- https://freesound.org/s/442550/ Security Door 4 by ultradust -- https://freesound.org/s/167511/ . . . CAUTION: Stop scrolling now if you wish to avoid spoilers in the content warnings. . . . . Content warnings for this episode include: mention of suicide, graphic and disturbing violence, strangling, imagery that may involve blood, guts, and bodily mutilation—not for the faint of heart; sadomasochism, sexual innuendos, alienation, suffering in a virtual disembodied purgatory, psychological abuse, verbal abuse, and being on hold with your health insurance company for an ungodly amount of time

SUPPORT on patreon.com/hellgatecity! Join the gang on Discord 🤝 https://bit.ly/hgc-discord Award-winning comedy sci-fi audio series about a ragtag bunch of denizens struggling to survive a cyberpunk hellhole NYC "Cowardice" (Episode 18) is the 8th episode of Hell Gate City Season 2. In it, you'll find the fourth and final part of Zellie's kidnapping operation gone wrong – Baby Nap. Also, Stone Stew, Story 4, Part 2. And, an old friend (or two?) from Season 1's early episodes reappears. Can you guess who? (To avoid spoilers, see specific content warnings at the very end. ⬇️) Preview its companion bonus tale “Extraction” (and all other Glitches in the Matrix) here: https://bit.ly/glitches-in-the-matrix. Or, join the Inner Legion ⤵️ Please Note: It’s free to 👂, but not to make. Help us continue to eschew ads by directly supporting the show in exchange for mind-meltingly delightful extra stories that enrich the journey! Join NAILS (Neo Amsterdam's Inner Legion Syndicate) for as little as 20¢ a day. The next higher tier includes prereleases and an hour-long feature documentary. All get chillaxing soundtrack music and more — only on Patreon: patreon.com/hellgatecity Email us at hellgatecity AT proton DOT me Follow us on socials @hellgatecity. Get more info at ⁠ ! S2 transcripts: Spotify App or https://www.youtube.com/@HellGateCity (Subscribe!) Credits Screaming Panda presents Hell Gate City Created by Kevin Berrey, who also wrote, performed, edited, and produced “Cowardice”; visit kevinplease.com & @berrey on socials. Sound design and music by Mr. Berrey unless otherwise noted. Additional Sound: Licensed under CC BY 3.0: * Cape-Swoosh by https://freesound.org/s/161415/ * 380746__original-sound__tension-riser-2.wav by https://freesound.org/s/380746/ CosmicD: * dark wire - https://freesound.org/s/33499/ * 33702__CosmicD__bald_snake.wav - https://freesound.org/s/33702/ * 37574__CosmicD__slowblip.wav - https://freesound.org/s/37574/ * machine_ultracore_sound - https://freesound.org/s/376792/ * sackit.wav - https://freesound.org/s/33489/ Licensed under CC BY 4.0: * Shapes in the dark by gis_sweden - https://freesound.org/s/693519/ * hover-car-fly-by-1.wav by turquoisehexagony - https://freesound.org/s/705666/ Taira Komori: * swing3.mp3 - https://freesound.org/s/215023/ * sword_battle_loop.mp3 - https://freesound.org/s/215037/ . . CAUTION: Stop scrolling now if you wish to avoid spoilers in the content warnings. . . . . Content warnings for this episode include: gruesome violence, physical combat, poisoning, financial oppression, murder, deadnaming, burglary, kidnapping, theft, psychotic hallucinations, psychological terror, death by organ failure, martyrdom, suffering in a virtual disembodied purgatory, psychological abuse, verbal abuse and manipulation of kids by adults, assassination, paralyzing taser-like attacks, assault, breaking and entering, and child neglect, control, and coercion.

Support on patreon.com/hellgatecity or the show's kaput! "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 4.9 stars on Apple and only 3.9 stars on Spotify?! Rate and review us to combat the haters.Right this wrong! (Also, get transcripts there.) Join Discord today for a a free bonus tale! (It will vanish soon.) Get more info at ⁠http://hellgatecity.com⁠. 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. Email us at hellgatecity AT proton DOT me 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: * candy wrapper ball.wav by rubenvvuuren; https://freesound.org/people/rubenvvuuren/sounds/594417/ * 33702__CosmicD__bald_snake.wav & dark_wire.wav by https://freesound.org/s/33702/ * candy wrapper unwrap A. by volivieri https://freesound.org/people/volivieri/sounds/37180/ * 376347__original-sound__expansion-8.wav by original_sound https://freesound.org/s/376347/ Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): * Minimal Tech Background Music - MTBM01 by gis_sweden https://freesound.org/people/gis_sweden/sounds/696385/ * Dropping Compost Bag on Floor.wav by F.M.Audio - https://freesound.org/people/F.M.Audio/sounds/547583/ . . CAUTION: Stop scrolling now if you wish to avoid spoilers. . . . . Content warnings for this episode include: violence with swords, guns, daggers, and bladed chopsticks, emotional abuse, themes of death by poisoning, wet dreams, oblivion, mental illness, anxiety, paranoia, blood, stabbing, AI-enabled neglect + emotional manipulation, dismemberment, themes of hallucination and psychosis

Behold the sixth episode of Hell Gate City Season 2 – "Bat". It hath dropped in the night like guano from our only mammalian friends who can fly without aerospace technology. In it, you'll find a conclusion to Story 2, Rose-colored Blindfold. And Story 3, Baby Nap, continues in part two. (Content warnings at the bottom to avoid spoilers.) You're invited to join the conversation on Discord and chat with our growing community here: https://bit.ly/hgc-discord Note: The version uploaded for NAILS is in higher-resolution audio. Credits: Screaming Panda Presents “Bat” (Episode 16), the sixth chapter of Hell Gate City Season 2. “Bat” was written, performed, and produced by Kevin Berrey; he also created its original music and episode art. The Glitch (in the Matrix) bonus tale for this chapter is “Pedestal”. It’s available on the show’s Patreon at https://patreon.com/hellgatecity. We forbid ads and sponsors in order to give you the best listening experience. Instead, we rely upon people like you to make a small pledge of financial support. The only catch is it will be inconceivable to keep the show going, ad-free, on a weekly basis, without increasing our current handful of Patrons. Starting for as little as 20¢ a day, Patrons get exclusive weekly Glitches – the short-but-sweet bonus stories capping off each episode and adding a twist on the theme, plus pre-release soundtrack music, behind-the-scenes content, director's notes, field recordings, and more. The next tier up, Dreamwalker, gets two prerelease episodes just about every Thursday in the form of next week's show and glitch. For more information visit ⁠hellgatecity.com⁠ or email us at hellgatecity@proton.me. Join us on social media: @hellgatecity. And rate the show on Spotify to right the wrong of our 3.9-star rating—compared to 4.9 stars on Apple? What's going on there? baby 3.5 month breath licensed with CC BY 3.0 DEED - m3fuss https://freesound.org/people/m3fuss/sounds/179413/ Content warnings for this episode include violence against police, vampirism, the full sexual spectrum of bats, human waste, transhumanism, bigotry, kidnapping, violent combat with sharp weapons, prowling, crime, hallucinatory technology, virtual life after death, and sleep neglect

Hell Gate City Season 2 has begun with "Unboxing" (Episode 11). TRANSCRIPT AT END Hell Gate City is the award-winning comedy fiction audio series about a ragtag bunch of denizens struggling to survive a cyberpunk hellhole NYC. Celebrate Thornton Thursdays with: • New Episodes for Every Listener! • Glitch in the Matrix Bonus Tales for Members of the Inner Legion!! • Prereleases of next week's Episode and Bonus Tale for Dreamwalkers!!! Join the Inner Legion and micro-dose these nuggets of fun for as little as 18¢ a day: patreon.com/hellgatecity (We put specific content warnings at the bottom of show notes or the end of transcripts to avoid spoilers.) Show Synopsis On the surface, Hell Gate City is a rollicking audio saga about the community served by a local radio show for the fictional megacity Neo Amsterdam. It’s a genre-bending dark comedy with a heavy emphasis on cyberpunk themes, especially as applied to questions about the nature of consciousness, memory, and dreams. Hence, dreampunk. News As of August 2023, all listeners should embark on the listening journey by starting here – the fully reimagined Episode 0. "Cypher – Sabotage Exposed!". Then, proceed chronologically to Episodes 1, 2, 3, and so on. Season 2 – Codename COMPANION just launched in September 2023 with "Unboxing" (Episode 11). And COMPANION truly kicks into gear with the first 'proper' episode, "Tabula" (Episode 12). 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. Cruise the seamy underbelly of a virtual world beyond the veil. We love to hear from listeners. Feel free to email us at hellgatecity AT proton DOT me To learn more, including where to find transcripts, visit http://hellgatecity.com Stay rested, dream-hackers. You're going to need it. — TRANSCRIPT 0:00-0:10 – You receive a disturbing recording of a customer support call made by someone after they died. What do you do? 0:10-0:20 – The award-winning dreampunk podcast returns to answer the question in Season 2. 0:20-0:30 – Begin the journey as if some poor schlub’s digital afterlife depends on it. Listen to Hell Gate City, episode 11, right now.

Warning: This episode is violent. It may not be suitable for young children or the faint of heart. The time has arrived to bring Season 1 to a close, and what better way than by the gnashing of teeth and spilling of blood? No need to answer that. It's a family affair. We rejoin father and son in Seneca Park for Part 2 of 2. This is the season finale. And in it, we learn some shocking details about Kirby's past. Thornton tells all. You might not believe your ears. Support the resistance rebels by subscribing, rating, and reviewing our show. Share it with a like-minded soul. Every little bit helps! We need the momentum only you can contribute to power into Season Two. So much more is planned in our tale from the urban cyber hellscape that is Neo Amsterdam. You won't want to miss one iota. Patreon. Join forces with us if you can help out. It truly benefits everyone. And so, we give special thanks to the _Lord_ – our first patron, Lord_Entropy, as well as: Izza, Manji, What-A-Rush Collins, Bliquer, DJ L.E.L., Çamster & Bob for joining our resistance legion on Patreon. We welcome your patronage if you like the show and want us to keep making it here: http://bit.ly/hgcc-patron. Thank you for supporting funny sci-fi that doesn't suck. Hack into Kirby's cyberdeck and socials: Twitter Instagram Tumblr Facebook Connect Join our Discord Server! Join our Reddit Community! Escape social media hell – sign up for my email list here. Credits Screaming Panda presents Hell Gate City Created by Kevin Berrey Written, performed, edited, and produced by Kevin Berrey, online at kevinplease.com and on socials @berrey Sound Design and Audio Post Production by Dom Storrs, on the web at domstorrs.com, and on social media @dom_storrs Original music and theme song composed by Cheska Navarro, online at cheskanavarro.com and on social media @cheska_yo For more information, visit hellgatecity.com.

Love is a noun, a nickname, a type of shack, a god, an emotion, a verb, and a score of zero in cyber-tennis (how’d they arrive at that one?). Warning: this episode contains provocative content intended for listeners with ≥ adolescent maturity. All things are not what they seem. I, Kirby, look slightly fatter than last week. Yet, my bloat is just a bellyful of apologies for the delay of this episode. As you'll see with your ears, we got our boat rocked in the making of it. What's in this episode? Hypothetically, your partner has their central nervous system threaded into an entirely new body – what would that entail? Let's just say a lot. Even in Neo Amsterdam, bodies don't grow on trees. When a body pops up, and the city council doesn't quite know what to do with it, circuits fry. Turns out there's a lot of insensitive folks out there trying to put us in a box. They try to define us. And if we resist, they may try to confine us. Pray it ain't solitary cyber-confinement. That smarts. I hope that clears it up! Oddly, this show is brought to you by S.T.U.A.R.T., Streaming Terms of Use Across All Registered Trans-media. That's the blanket license every listener automatically agrees to in Neo Amsterdam. Know when you click "I Agree" before using an app? That's it. You have unwittingly signed a contract with a heap of shadowy mega conglomerates. Many of you do not know what that contract entails. S.T.U.A.R.T. requires us to listen to all corporate messaging. What if we don't? Will they get us?? Just play the dang episode. Anyhoo, if you have skipped an ad lately and are worried about repercussions, listen closely and stay on guard for the oncoming BUSS (this, too, will make sense). Bevins out. IMPORTANT: We give thanks first and foremost to the Lord, our first patron Lord_Entropy, as well as: Isa, xManjix, What-A-Rush Collins, Ben-Yeezy, Bliquer, DJ L.E.L., Çamster & Bob for joining the resistance on Patreon. If you like the show and want us to keep making it, we welcome your patronage, too. Hop aboard at http://bit.ly/hgcc-patron. Like, rate, review, and follow – be the lantern for others in the darkness. Thank you for supporting funny sci-fi that doesn't suck. Jack into Kirby's cyberdeck and follow us on socials here for surprises: hellgatecity.com Credits: Screaming Panda presents Hell Gate City Created by Kevin Berrey Written, performed, edited, and produced by Kevin Berrey, online at kevinplease.com and on socials @berrey Sound Design and Audio Post Production by Dom Storrs, on the web at domstorrs.com, and on social media @dom_storrs Original music composed by Cheska Navarro, online at cheskanavarro.com and on social media @cheska_yo Additional music by the ever-talented Kevin Durr, on the web at hearandnowsounds.com, and on socials @kev_durr – licensed use of song “Vague Motion” For more information, visit us here.

Dream a little dream with me, Kirby Bevins. Join us as we go hip-deep into my psyche, and, girl, it gets messy. Total radio apeshot. If you thought you knew ol’ Kirb up until now, think again. One Cyber Lucidity plunge and you’ll be swimming in a sea of intrigue, dark figures, and dangerous encounters. Warning: This episode contains provocative and violent content intended for listeners with ≥ adolescent maturity. It includes bodily fluids and themes of assault, neglect, and child abuse. That’s all before we tune in to the return of cyber-fan favorite, Dendricks' Corner, brought to you by Meg’s List. You heard me right. All lies therein. You’ll find the truth shivering next to a frigid Sex Bot, as per yoozsh. Every time you tune in it fills us with gratitude and nutrient-rich chemicals. Subscribe like your life depends on it. I wouldn’t know anything about that, but better safe than sorry. Yeparoonie! If you like the show and want us to keep making it, we welcome your patronage. Hop aboard our Patreon here. Thank you for supporting funny sci-fi that doesn't suck. Connect Escape social media hell – sign up for my email list here. Hack into Kirby's cyberdeck: http://hellgatecity.com/ Join our Discord Server! Join our Reddit Community! Follow Twitter - bit.ly/hgcctwt Instagram - bit.ly/hgccins Tumblr - bit.ly/hgcctmb Facebook - bit.ly/hgccfbk Credits Screaming Panda presents Hell Gate City Created by Kevin Berrey Sound Design and Audio Post Production by Dom Storrs, on the web at domstorrs.com, and on social media @dom_storrs Original Score composed by Cheska Navarro, online at cheskanavarro.com and on social media @cheska_yo Written, performed, edited, and produced by Kevin Berrey, online at kevinplease.com and on socials @berrey Jack into Kirby's cyberdeck and follow him on socials for surprises: hellgatecity.com