• Blue Rinse, Thug Life
    Jan 24 2024

    A young Southerner makes a schoolboy error in The North and finds himself in the firing line of some thuggish OAPs with horrific consequences.


    All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the writer; producer and performer for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com


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    17 mins
  • Mere Oblivion
    Jan 31 2024

    The Sixth Mass Extinction is closing in on the animals in The Wind in the Willows. How is this even possible? Badger explains all...from the grave.


    All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the writer; producer and performer for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com


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    15 mins
  • The Toad
    Feb 7 2024

    Toby Gulch finds himself in court as his joke experiment to cross the species divide and transition into a toad takes a more serious turn.


    All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the writer; producer and performer for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com


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    24 mins
  • Brexyt Is Icumen In
    Feb 29 2024

    Brexyt Is Icumen In examines the disturbing reaction of the villagers of Oughtiton when a suspected saboteur doesn't put any bunting out on Brexyt Day. A classic of the folk horror genre.


    TRIGGER WARNING: ample use is made of a Morris Dancing field recording.


    All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the writer; producer and performer for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com


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    8 mins
  • Cthappuccinos at the Cthulhu Café
    Mar 5 2024

    When the cosmic abomination Cthulhu decides to diversity his portfolio and invest in civet-digested Arabica coffee beans, the future of humanity and independent coffee shops becomes imperilled. Dedicated to Lovecraft devotee, Andy Miller.


    Written, performed, recorded & produced by Neil Fitzgerald


    Credits & Acknowledgements:


    Sample of Molly Burch's Downhearted used with kind permission of the artist and Captured Tracks/Omnia Music Group


    Sample of Danger Beach's Apache used with kind permission of the artist.


    Closing song: Small Sur's cover of Little Wings' Fall Skull also used with kind permission of the artist.


    Originally appeared as episode of 'The Latte Art Catastrophe' in 2018.


    All sound FX sourced on Freesound.org and are used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. For links to individual files, see link: docs.google.com/document/d/127nz1…/edit?usp=sharing


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    22 mins
  • A Problematic Supper with Slavoj
    Mar 12 2024

    A despairing journalist tries to steer the so-called 'Elvis of nose-tweaking, T-shirt tugging and cultural theory' Slavoy Zizek away from the magnetic conversational pole of Castro's penis.


    All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the writer; producer and performer for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com


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    8 mins
  • A Year in a Puddle
    Mar 19 2024

    A failed attempt to ride the New Nature Writing gravy train with A Year In A Puddle.


    TRIGGER WARNING: mention is made of 'Driver Tizer', 'hedge-porn' and tree fetishism.


    Written, performed, recorded & produced by Neil Fitzgerald. For more info about him, and to support his projects, go to: neil-fitzgerald.com


    Buy me a coffee you tight bastards: https://ko-fi.com/neilfitzgerald


    Credits & Acknowledgements: All sound FX sourced on Freesound.org and are used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. For links to individual files, see link. The following sound FX are used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. All sound FX sourced on freesound.org. For links to individual files, see: docs.google.com/document/d/1Psou6…/edit?usp=sharing


    Other music samples used under Fair Usage rights include:


    Charley Patton - High Water Everywhere Pt. 1

    Real Estate - Pool Swimmers

    Das Rheingold - Prelude - Solti/VPO


    End song: No Demons Here - Every Second Darker is used with kind permission of the artist.




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    20 mins
  • Sir Kazuo Ishiguro's Waking Nightmare, or What The Butler Sought
    Mar 26 2024

    SERIES FINALE! The waking nightmare life of Sir Kazuo Ishiguro and its enslavement to one of his characters.


    All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the writer; producer and performer for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com


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    17 mins