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The story of the world's most secret agents...the backups. For the first time in his career, Special Agent Chet Phillips has discovered that he can choose NOT to accept a mission! That means there's no choice but to send in the "B Team": A nervous pencil pusher promoted to the field, a computer hacker working off her sentence, a fading former sitcom star and a recently reassigned White House intern. A full cast comedy audio adventure with a new episode debuting each month!
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306: The Hunt for Taupe November
Mission Rejected
09/24/21 • 45 min
5.0
The Admiral is plotting a strike on American soil...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is washing the windows.
Written by
Pete Barry & J. Michael DeAngelis
Directed by
Pete Barry
Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice
Also Starring
Ashley Banks as Athena O'Brien
Jill Ivey as Lex Hammond
and Bob Killion as Security Guy and The Admiral
Guest Starring
Karen Yang as Dr. Karol Legrange
John Dowgin as Joe the Plumber
Dave Serfass as Sandy Bottoms
Pete Barry as the Toliet
Eric Werner as Balthazar Montcrief
Rebecca Serfass as Lucky
Tage Das as Phillipe San-Renior
Raymond Morse as Swabbie Ruk
Kirsty Woolven as Tania Martin-Edwards-Bainbridge
Music, sound editing, and mixing by
Pete Barry
Created and produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis, & John P. Dowgin
A complete transcript of this episode is available here.
Sound effect attributions below. All other sound effects by Pete Barry.
- Sci-Fi Office by Red Sky Lullaby, used under license.
- Glass Breaking by Rhumpries, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Squeaky Valve by FreqMan, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Pet Shop Birds by Angel_Perez_Grandi, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Bus by Paper Jam, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Monkeys by soundbytez, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Explosion by Iwiploppenisse, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Zap! by BigKahuna, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Foomph! by Werra, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Car Crash by squareal, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Rumble by unfa, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Thunderstorms by Sandermotions, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Rain and Thunder by humanoide9000, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Splashes by InspectorJ, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Waterfall by InspectorJ, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Wooden Destruction by InspectorJ, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Bus Door by 13FPanska_Sychra_Petr, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Spaghetti Slither by saturdaysoundguy, used under Creative Commons Attribution
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101: Duck and Cover
Mission Rejected
03/04/19 • 26 min
A South American dictator is trying to gain support in the United States...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is on vacation.
Written and Directed by
J. Michael DeAngelis
Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice
Guest Starring
Devin Plantamura as Parking Guy
Jose Maria Bejarano as El Pato
John P. Dowgin as Joe the Plumber
Jillian Ivey as Newscaster Connie
Ashley Banks as Ocean Girl
and Robert Killion as Security Guard/Newscaster Steve/The Admiral
Created & Produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John P. Dowgin
Music, editing and mixing by
Pete Barry. Additional live mixing and sound engineering by Karen Yang.
A full transcript of this episode is available here.
Sound effect attributions below. All other effects created by Pete Barry.
- Train Station by Sandermotions, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
- Steam Train by Daniel Simon, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
- Parking Garage by cmusounddesign, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
- Muscle Car by Daniel Simon, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
- Tires Squeal by Mike Koening, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
- Sci-Fi Office by Stuart Kilbride (Red Sky Lullaby), used under license
- Crowd Noise by toonothing, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Crowd Agrees by unchaz, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Crowd Cheers by Tomlija, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Foghorn by Maurice_J_K, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Baltimore Harbor by flood-mix, used under Creative Commons Attribution
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102: The Con is On
Mission Rejected
03/29/19 • 35 min
5.0
A New Jersey comic book convention is the target of a terrorist's money laundering plot...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is on vacation.
Written by
John P. Dowgin
Directed by
J. Michael DeAngelis.
Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice
Guest Starring
Bob Killion as The Admiral/Jimmy Serafillio
Ashley Banks as Ocean Girl/Angry Woman
Thom Boyer as Marcus Ellsbury
Matt Lafargue as Victor Tyborg
Jillian Ivey as Annie Willmont
Katie Barlow as Angrier Woman
Mylène Kerschner as Angriest Woman
Created and Produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John P. Dowgin
Music, editing and mixing by
Pete Barry
Additional live mixing and sound engineering by Karen Yang.
A full transcript of this episode is available here.
Sound effect attributions below. All other effects created by Pete Barry.
- Surrey Crowd by InspectorJ, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
- Seagulls by juskiddink, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
- Gun Cock by SmartWentCody, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
- Wolf Whistle by Gogglecrab, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
- Sci-Fi Office by Stuart Kilbride (Red Sky Lullaby), used under license
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402: Kangaroo Jacked
Mission Rejected
10/28/22 • 49 min
5.0
The EMF is racing a rival agency in a global treasure hunt to retrieve a valuable cultural artifact...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is in a Chuck E. Cheese.
Written by
Paige Klaniecki
Directed by
J. Michael DeAngelis
Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Section Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice
Also Starring
Ashley Banks as Athena O'Brien
Jean Barry as Quinn Corrino
Jill Ivey as Concierge and Siri
and Bob Killion as Party Bro and The Admiral
Guest Starring
Benn Iffring as Chuck E. Cheese Waiter
J. Michael DeAngelis as Davin Ford
Caden Dowgin as Timmy "Two Bit" Thompson
John Dowgin as Mondo
Eric Werner as Balthazar Montcreif
Rebecca Serfass as Lucky
Pete Barry as Kristatos O'Brien and Ted Desoto
Music, sound editing and mixing by
Pete Barry
A complete transcript of this episode is available here.
Created and produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis, and John Dowgin
Sound effect attributions below. All other sound effects created by Pete Barry.
- Sci-Fi Office by Red Sky Lulabye, used under license
- Record Scratch by luffy, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Beach Party by Audiactiva, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Pet Shop Birds by Angel_Perez_Grandi, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Convertible by kraymronda, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Jail Cell Door by TurtleLG, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Monkeys by soundbytez, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Jungle by folkart_films, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Ah, Paris by Mxsmanic, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Ocean Surf by stomachache, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Drag Race by confusion_music, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Small Explosion by bevibeldesign, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Cheers by Adam N, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Ouch by Adam N, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Arcade by maxstcroix, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Spaghetti Slither by saturdaysoundguy, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Big Waves by straget, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Steam (Iron) by BEDEEN, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Airplane by InspectorJ, used under ...
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103: Cattle Call
Mission Rejected
04/26/19 • 27 min
5.0
A shadowy cabal of cattle barons have developed an additive that makes beef addictive...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is on vacation.
Written and directed by
Pete Barry
Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice
Guest Starring
Ashley Banks as Ocean Girl
Karen Yang as Dr. Karol Legrange
Dave Serfass as Cattle Baron
and Bob Killion as The Admiral/Security Guy/Cattle Baron
Created and produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John Dowgin
Music, mixing and editing by
Pete Barry with additional live mixing by Karen Yang.
A full transcript of this episode is available here.
Sound effect attributions below. All other effects created by Pete Barry.
- Sci-Fi Office by Stuart Kilbride (Red Sky Lullaby), used under license
- Cows by felix.blume, used under Creative Commons attribution
- Cows by Beboncan, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Dinner Party by 7by7, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Warehouse by thatjeffcarter, used Creative Commons Attribution
- Fire by leosalom, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Fire Extinguisher by lamgiorgio, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Backup Beeps by tambascot, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Splash by Rocktopuss, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Bubbles by kwahmah_02, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Slosh by TheScarlettWitch89, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Slosh by Razzvio, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Glass by drmarkreuter, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Wooden Destruction by inspectorJ, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Steam (Iron) by BEDEEN, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Bucket Slosh by martinimeniscus, used under Creative Commons Attribution
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111: The Slow and The Steamed
Mission Rejected
11/29/19 • 33 min
An illegal street racing gang is terrorizing the city...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is on vacation.
Written and Directed by J. Michael DeAngelis
Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice
Guest Starring
Ashley Banks as Ocean Girl
J. Michael DeAngelis as Mario Capretti
Pete Barry as Kristatos O'Brien
Devin Plantamura as Pebble
Jill Ivey as Siri / Coffee Shop Girl
Mylène Kerschner as Lilith Frank
and Bob Killion as The Admiral / Security Guy
Created and Produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis, and John Dowgin
Music, sound editing and mixing by
Pete Barry
Additional live mixing by
Karen Yang
A complete transcript of the episode is available here.
Sound effect attributions below. All other sound effects created by Pete Barry:
- Meditation Bowl 1 by anunquietmind, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Meditation Bowl 2 by sandhwani, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Office Phone by vrodge, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Gun Cock by SmartWentCody, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Weapon Check by ryanconway, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Van by CGEffex, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Warehouse by thatjeffcarter, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Muscle Car by Daniel Simon, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Tires Squeal by Mike Koenig, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Brakes Screech by monnie101, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Volvo Handbrake 1 by audible-edge, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Volvo Handbrake 2 by audible-edge, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Crash! 1 by CGEffex, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Drag Race 1 by confusion_music, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Crash! 2 by squareal, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Drag Race 2 by squashy555, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Drag Race 3 by timothyd4y, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Drag Race 4 by craigsmith, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Baltimore Harbor by flood-mix, used under

112: The Quotient of All Fears
Mission Rejected
12/27/19 • 53 min
Special Agent Chet Phillips's vacation...is over.
Written and Directed by Pete Barry
Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcreif
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice
Also Starring
Ashley Banks as Ocean Girl
Bob Killion as The Admiral
Guest Starring
Pete Barry as Kristatos O’Brien
Devin Plantamura as Pebble
Natty Leach as Lt. Valerian
Thom Boyer as Marcus Ellsbury
Michael Enio Reali as Sherman
Claire Klieger as Damrow
Dave Serfass as Curly Blacksteer
Dustin Karrat as Blaze Taggert
Anne Coleman as Olga
Jackie Sherman as Tatiana
Jose Maria Bejarano as El Pato
Jill Ivey as Elle Mae Sederstrom
Jeff Maschi as The Black Hat Brothers
and Johnny Goodtimes as Oleg Sokolov
Music, sound editing and mixing by
Pete Barry
Additional recording by
Karen Yang
Created and produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John P. Dowgin
A full transcript of this episode is available here.
Sound effect attributions below. All other sound effects by Pete Barry.
- Meditation Bowl 1 by anunquietmind, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Meditation Bowl 2 by sandhwani, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Ocean Surf by stomachache, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
- Drone by Sheyvan, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
- Sci-Fi Office by Stuart Kilbrade (Red Sky Lullaby), used under license
- Wooden Destruction by inspectorJ, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
- Fire Extinguisher by lamgiorgio, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Steam (Iron) by BEDEEN, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Dinner Party by 7by7, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Crowd Cheers by Tomlija, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Bubbles by Stuart Kilbrade (Red Sky Lullaby), used under license
- Explosion by Iwiploppenisse, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- mixed with additional sounds by Ljudmann, Themfish, HerbertBoland, Rhumphries, man, Heigh-hoo, HerbertBoland, gezortenplotz, schluppipuppie, and Alcove Audio
- Huge Explosion by florianreichelt, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Post Vibrating by felix.blume, used under Creative Commons Attribution

202: Borderline Personalities
Mission Rejected
03/27/20 • 34 min
A controversial podcast host has declared himself an independent nation...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is unavailable.
Written and Directed by
Pete Barry
Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice
Also Starring
Ashley Banks as Athena O'Brien
Jean Barry as Quinn Corrino
Jill Ivey as Lex
and Bob Killion as Archie, "Noam Chomsky" and The Admiral
Guest Starring
Dave Serfass as J.J. Prescott
Shannon Perry as Dr. Hermione Pickle
Danny Epstein as Logan Sharpe
Karen Yang as Chinese Agent
Chad Ellis as Matthew Leads
Shannon Perry is the creator and star of Oz-9, a sci-fi comedy podcast. Find out more at www.oz-9.com
Chad Ellis is the creator and star of Station Blue, an atmospheric isolation horror podcast. Find out more at stationblue.libsyn.com
Music, sound editing and mixing by
Pete Barry
Recording engineered by
Karen Yang
Created and produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John P. Dowgin
A full transcript of this episode is available here.
Sound effect attributions below. All other sound effects by Pete Barry.
- Sci-Fi Office by Stuart Kilbrade (Red Sky Lullaby), used under license
- Airplane by InspectorJ, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Airport by tim.khan, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Gun Cock by SmartWentCody, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Glass Breaking by Rhumphries, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Record Scratch by Luffy, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Posh Dinner Party by 7by7, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Bulldozer by Rincewind87, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Wooden Destruction by InspectorJ, used under Creative Commons Attribution

108: Park It Like It's Hot
Mission Rejected
09/27/19 • 37 min
A former KGB interrogator has taken over the Des Moines Parking Authority...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is on vacation.
Written by John P. Dowgin. Directed by J. Michael DeAngelis.
Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice
Guest Starring
Ashley Banks as Ocean Girl
Jill Ivey as Ellie Mae Sederstrom
Anne Coleman as Olga
Jackie Sherman as Tatiana
Johnny Goodtimes as Oleg Sokolov
Natty Leach as Lt. Valerian
and Bob Killion as The Admiral/Security Guy
Created and produced by Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John Dowgin. Music, sound editing and mixing by Pete Barry. Additional recording by Karen Yang. Be sure to check out Johnny Goodtimes on his podcast The Philly Blunt.
A full transcript of this episode is available here.
Sound effect attributions below. All other sound effects created by Pete Barry.
- Sci-Fi Office by Stuart Kilbride, used under license
- Warehouse by thatjeffcarter, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Office Phone by vrodge, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Jacob's Ladder by Halleck, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Teletype by fatson, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Office Room Tone by richwise, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Electric Sparks by InspectorJ, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Vintage Camera Flash and Powder by Werra, used under Creative Commons Attribution
- Foghorn by Maurice_J_K, used under Creative Commons Attribution

EMF Declassified (Behind the Scenes)
Mission Rejected
02/04/20 • 37 min
Mylène Kerschner, host of the CS Radio podcast, takes you behind the scenes of Mission: Rejected's fist season.
Featuring interviews with co-creators Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John Dowgin.
Written by J. Michael DeAngelis
Music, mixing and editing by Pete Barry
Featuring
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice
Be sure to check out Mylène and her co-host every Monday on CS Radio, a podcast about a career exploration and development.
Our Patreon supporters received a special extended edition of this episode featuring even more behind-the-scenes stories and tidbits! You can join them in enjoying a bonus audio every month at www.patreon.com/missionrejected.
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