Hell Gate City

Hell Gate City

By Kevin BerreyFictionComedy Fiction
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Hell Gate City episodes

  • 17. Courage

    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/
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    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


    30 min
  • Intermission II – Threat from Within

    Support Hell Gate City on Patreon or the show will end. Also, you'll get sweet bonus audio stories with every episode – plus something else you have to see to believe here: https://bit.ly/hgc-patreon


    Content warnings: This episode is rather different than our usual fare and has an extended segment discussing some personal matters about the author. Also, Nazis.


    Credits:

    Created by Kevin Berrey with an outro theme song by Cheska Navarro


    For more info, visit http://hellgatecity.com

    And, since we have 4.9 stars on Apple Podcasts and only 3.9 stars on Spotify, rate the heck out of us on Spotify to combat the haters and right this wrong now! ... https://spoti.fi/3Zrk6Xa

    23 min
  • OUT OF WORLD – RE: Lion Butts

    Have you voted for Hell Gate City in the Audio Verse Awards? TL;DR: Take a minute and pick at least 1 new show on page one, then vote Hell Gate City in the Existing Production category here: https://bit.ly/av-2023-vote

    "Courage" (Episode 17) is slow-cooking in the oven. It'll be served up momentarily. In the meantime, here's a special prerelease tune from the soundtrack to give you a taste of the kind of goodies our Patrons get in the Inner Legion.

    Patrons got a lossless high-resolution cut of the song... Actually, they also got an 'illegal' version of the song that Spotify won't let me post. In fact, part of the reason this whole episode is delayed is I've tried to upload multiple pieces of content today and they're all getting auto-deleted due to something Spotify doesn't like. They won't tell me specifically what it is, LOL.

    In the microcosm of the original song, you would have gotten almost the entire story of the episode. But we're not allowed to have fun. Hang tight. E17 is coming soon... The Glitch in the Matrix bonus tale that goes with it is "Aftermath" available only on – you know.

    Support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/hgc-patreon

    6 min
  • 16. Bat

    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 [email protected]. 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

    27 min
  • OUT OF WORLD - RE: Bat Butts
    Dear Denizen, I share with you a sketch of the cover art for "Bat" (Episode 16). The episode, like this sketch, is in process and will hit the public feed ASAP. The finished cover art, on the other hand, is available on our public Patreon page, which has a brand new 'Community' you can easily join (and it functions not unlike Discord). Join our Patreon Community for FREE to see the finished "Bat" cover art and kibbitz with fellow listeners and members of Neo Amsterdam's Inner Legion Syndicate (NAILS) here now: https://patreon.com/hellgatecity
    Oh, and, yeah, you can also become a subscribing member on our Patreon by joining the other NAILS in Subscribing, which starts at less than two American dimes a day and is the only way to access all of our weekly Glitch in the Matrix bonus audio tales. Plus, you'll be exalted for supporting the show so we can keep going and growing without ads, which, who wants those? Ads lick dirty butts. And, without NAILS, nothing holds together. Become one today.
    Anyway, that's it. Let these notes serve as a transcript for now. There are rumors that Spotify will soon begin supplying auto-transcription services, so that'd be swell... We'll see. Check out all the above stuff, join our community, and enjoy the fun Ep. 16 art here.
    General info: http://hellgatecity.com
    Email: hellgatecity AT proton DOT me
    Kevin Berrey produced everything in this episode, including the music and art.
    And, last but not least, tell us in the Spotify Q&A: What's the weirdest insult you've ever been called by someone?
    4 min
  • Intermission

    Join us: http://patreon.com/hellgatecity 


    Today is picture day! Only it’s not regular pictures, these ones will be of the inside of my body. And so, we will be having an intermission until next week. Hang in there. And enjoy this slight return to two of the matters we left unresolved in Episode 11. Time to loop back around and take a closer look. 


    Credits

    This Episode was written, recorded, performed, scored, and produced by Kevin Berrey. 


    For more info, visit http://hellgatecity.com

    6 min
  • 15. Fugazi

    Time for some new vocab. Fugazi, fugazy, fukazy... Ring a bell? Don't worry. It will. It's Episode 15, the fifth of Hell Gate City Season 2.


    Scroll to the end for content warnings.



    Screaming Panda Presents “Fugazi,” Episode 15 of Hell Gate City. Fugazi was written, performed, and produced by Kevin Berrey, who also composed the music and the episode art. The Glitch in the Matrix bonus story for this chapter is “Goldmine.” It’s available on the show’s Patreon at patreon.com/hellgatecity. As you should know by now, we forbid ads and sponsors. Instead, we rely upon people like you, to make a small pledge of financial support to keep the show going, ad-free, on a weekly basis, which will be inconceivable without increasing our current handful of Patrons.

    Starting with as little as 18¢ 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. In fact, next tier up, Dreamwalker, gets two prerelease episodes every Thursday in the form of next week's show and glitch.


    For transcripts, visit hellgatecity.com.


    Join us on social media: @hellgatecity


    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?!

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    Content warnings for this episode include: themes of war and death, a bloody teddy bear, a bomb, oblivion, psychotic hallucinations, AI-enabled neglect + emotional manipulation, dismemberment, dismemberment by a gigantic jellyfish beast, jellyfish stings, public nudity, unwanted sexual advances, the threat of drowning, adultery/cheating, the afterlife, suffering in a virtual disembodied purgatory

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    16 min
  • Teaser: An Excerpt of Glitch 11 – Boxed In⁠
    WARNING: This is not a full episode. It is half of a bonus episode, offered as a teaser. And, its proper placement would be directly after Ep. 11, the debut episode of Hell Gate City, Season 2 – COMPANION. I intend to keep it in the feed for a brief time only, so listen while you can. (Content Warning: Violence; to avoid spoilers, we ask that you scroll to the bottom for detailed content warnings.)
    Bizaria was a parkour star par excellence, except she had one problem...Welcome to a limited-time peek into the first Glitch in the Matrix bonus audio story.
    This teaser episode features an introduction to Glitches in the Matrix, our series of patron-only bonus audio tales, as well as the first half of Glitch 11 – "Boxed In", the bonus tale that pairs with "Unboxing" (Episode 11).
    (Scroll down for content warnings)
    "Boxed In" is what happens when you kick the tires on the simulation.
    Credits
    Kevin Berrey wrote, performed, scored, designed, directed, and edited this episode. The full version can be heard here. Join the Inner Legion (Patreon) to listen to it and all the other Glitches in our library https://patreon.com/hellgatecity.
    Note: Glitches are best enjoyed directly after listening to the full episode they were released with. This is because they build upon or twist the theme. And, they often add a layer of depth or backstory to the regular episode. Thus, subscribing early and listening along as they come out beside the main feed is the easiest way to follow them and get the juiciest experience.
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    Content warnings for this episode include allusions to breast cancer, unintentional yet graphic firearm violence, extortion-style healthcare, anxiety, and a dying grandmother; if you subscribe, the full episode has some coarse language and deals with the politics of interaction around gender identity
    7 min

About Hell Gate City

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Award-winning comedy sci-fi series about the intertwining lives of a ragtag bunch of dreampunks in a futuristic cyberpunk hellhole NYC; from Kevin Berrey. Season 2 is live. New episodes Blursdays!