The Crossing Guard Tapes

by The Crossing Guard Tapes

In a world where cities are playgrounds and playgrounds are arenas. Where arenas are battlegrounds, and battlegrounds are sectioned into streets and streets are bisected by school crosswalks and school crosswalks are the frontline in an ancient battle where crossing guards are the warriors that stan...

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Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 5K to 30K

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Podcast Focus

Categories: fiction · science

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: ~Bi-weekly

22 episodes since 2023

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Total monthly reach

5K to 30K

Estimated from 1 chart position in 1 market.

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AU · Science Fiction
#159
5K to 30K

Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
3.5K to 21K
🎙 Biweekly cadence·22 episodes·Long inactive
Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
5K to 30K
🇦🇺100%
Active Followers
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1.5K to 9K

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On the show

Recent episodes

Tape 6: Side B [Episode 12]

Dec 14, 2023

19m 08s

Tape 6: Side A [Episode 11]

Dec 7, 2023

18m 47s

[BONUS] Don't worry, Agent Hall, I'll be here until you make it safely across...

Dec 5, 2023

0m 53s

Tape 5: Side B [Episode 10]

Nov 30, 2023

18m 30s

[BONUS] Trust is a rare commodity in the FBI's Chicago Field Office

Nov 28, 2023

1m 47s

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Episodes

~0.8 per week

Avg length

12m 27s

0m 30s – 1h 15m 12s

Range

Jun 2023 – Dec 2023

Total runtime

Last episode

2 years ago

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Date	Episode	Description	Length
12/14/23	Tape 6: Side B [Episode 12]	In the season two finale, Mike has found the compound, and is desperately trying to find a way back in. He’s tired. He’s hungry. He’ll do just about anything. He might even visit the fortune teller on the corner...	19m 08s
12/7/23	Tape 6: Side A [Episode 11]	Mr. Jakeman’s last words to Mike were to “split up and get back to the compound any way that you can." Just like everything in life, that's easier said than done.	18m 47s
12/5/23	[BONUS] Don't worry, Agent Hall, I'll be here until you make it safely across...	Agent Hall finds unexpected allies in a world of deception.	0m 53s
11/30/23	Tape 5: Side B [Episode 10]	Mike is finally settling in here at the compound, which can only mean one thing... he’s starting to go stir crazy.	18m 30s
11/28/23	[BONUS] Trust is a rare commodity in the FBI's Chicago Field Office	Witness Agent Hall's daring confrontation with Gladwell.	1m 47s
11/23/23	Tape 5: Side A [Episode 9]	Mike is starting get a sense that he is out of danger… for the time being, anyway. But what is this place? A prison? A hospital? A secret military base? A temple for some bizarre religious cult? Mike has no choice but to play along.	15m 22s
11/16/23	Tape 4: Side B [Episode 8]	Mike is in hot water. How much, he’s not sure. Unclear of where he is and the motives of his captors, Mike plays for time.	18m 49s
11/16/23	Tape 4: Side A [Episode 7]	The season two premiere finds Mike in a bewildering and perplexing situation, wallowing in a bleak and unlit place, unsure of where he is and how he got there. His clouded memory slowly returns as he begins to fully realize his predicament.	15m 44s
11/9/23	[BONUS] Agent Hall Confronts a Ghost	Just when Agent Hall thought she was alone, Donovan, the ghost agent, makes his move. Their clandestine meeting? A convergence of truths that I'll ensure sees the light of day.	1m 22s
11/2/23	[BONUS] Is This the Beginning of the End for Agent Hall?	Agent Hall's in over her head, and she's not the only one in that abandoned place. Could this be her final transmission? The truth won't stay buried forever... but she might.	1m 30s
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9/7/23	BONUS: Moving day!	The FBI thinks they've got me cornered, but I took a page from their book and sacrificed a pawn. Enjoy the view of my old digs, agents - in the weeks it takes you to decode the wall, season 2 will already have hit the ground running.	0m 30s
8/24/23	BONUS: We Live!	The FBI's pursuit is heating up, so we gotta book our next Airbnb/safehouse. While we strategize, let's introduce you to a fave podcast of ours, 'We Live!' Regina and Deez, isolated in a Pacific Northwest lighthouse, bring laughter to a zombie-ridden world. And in a twist of fate, they've interviewed "The Crossing Guard Tapes" creator, Jim Waters. Amidst their zany calls and doomed guests, Jim's revelations about "The Crossing Guard Tapes" shine through! Came back here 'cause you finished t...	1h 15m 12s
8/10/23	Tape 3: Side B [Episode 6]	In the season 1 finale, Mike is getting increasingly frustrated with his job and with some of his co-workers. Tonight, Mike and his new bestie, Buddy, are about to have a Halloween to remember.	18m 17s
8/8/23	BONUS: FBI MIA	Special Agent Donovan has gone missing, while the new agent on the case has barely scratched the surface and can already see the cracks the cheap paint is hiding...	0m 46s
8/3/23	Tape 3: Side A [Episode 5]	Mike and his new pals take a trip to Atlantic City. He comes back a new man, determined to make his job a real priority in his life. We're about to find just how determined he is...	11m 44s
7/27/23	Tape 2: Side B [Episode 4]	The job is starting to wear on Mike and he’s ready to breakout and find some excitement with his new friends. But sometimes your old friends are hard to shake.	11m 29s
7/25/23	BONUS: Scored another audio clip from our FBI friend.	He's starting to wonder why they've been chasing a nobody like Mike Limbo for 30 years. Tune in to hear the doubts creeping in.	0m 52s
7/20/23	Tape 2: Side A [Episode 3]	Mike is finally getting comfortable with his job, though money problems plague him, forcing him to make some poor choices.	15m 21s
7/15/23	Tape 1: Side B [Episode 2]	Mike settles into his new job where his strength and courage is tested daily. Is he up for it? We sure hope so.	12m 22s
7/13/23	Tape 1: Side A [Episode 1]	When Mike Limbo gets hired as a Crossing Guard, he’s slowly dragged into an underground world he never knew existed…	13m 38s
7/6/23	BONUS: An update from the FBI's Safety Vest Task Force	Deets on the SVTF's investigation from Special Agent Robert Donovan's lips to our ears (by way of a zero-day exploit 🤫).	1m 11s
6/16/23	A Reminder to Look. Both. Ways.	**CONFIDENTIAL - FOR INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION ONLY** Subject: Urgent Investigation into the Cold Case "Operation: Look Both Ways" and Recent Unauthorized Leaks of "The Crossing Guard Tapes" Due to recent unauthorized public leaks, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Safety Vest Task Force is urgently reopening a 40 year old cold case, known internally as "Operation Look Both Ways." This cold case, dating back to the 1980s, pertains to peculiar and dangerous activities connected with an...	0m 33s