
Our Fair City
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Episode 3.11 Unseen/Undead
Our Fair City
11/21/12 • 10 min
Our vivacious and voracious heroes Andrew and Elizabeth head to Simon’s loading dock in the hopes of persuading him to take them to the Lightning Rigs, following Andrew’s discovery of Nathan Rourke’s trajectory. Elizabeth Rourke —Tara Schile Simon —Mark Soloff Andrew Snidge — Frank Sjodin The Voice of HartLife — Jeffrey Gardner Written by Mark Soloff. Narration written and performed by Ansel Burch. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Illustration by Steph Charaska. Created by Clayton Faits.
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Episode 3.6 - Stormhawks at the Diner
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09/26/12 • 10 min
We return to Al’s Bar on C-deck, where Neal searches for Allison, Loamy gets tough, and the Lightning Riggers are almost helpful. Neal Henderson — Sebastian H. Orr Loamy— Lisa Burton Benny Lemieux— Kamron Palmer Bartender— Abby Doud Lightning Rigger— Ryan Schile Al’s Patrons— Hanna Van Slambrouck, Kyla Blythe, Michael Petrella, Andrea Guzzetta, Stephen Poon, Ryan Schile, The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Written by David Rheinstrom. Narration written and performed by Ansel Burch. Directed by Clayton Faits and Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Illustration by Ryan Simmons. Created by Clayton Faits. N.B.: The voices of “Al’s Patrons were recorded “in the field” at Chicago ComiCon 2012, by awesome people who stopped by our booth! Thanks for lending your voices to our show!
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KCRW's 24 Hour Radio Race Entry - Magic Phone
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09/24/14 • 0 min
This July, four of us - head writer Clayton Faits, director Jeffrey Gardner, composer Stephen Poon, and producer David Rheinstrom - took to the streets of Chicago to compete in KCRW's 24-Hour Radio Race; we had 24 hours to produce a 4-minute documentary, and the prompt we were given was "You Should Know..."
We didn't win. But! We liked what we made, and so we're sharing it with you.
The piece was primarily edited by Clayton and David, directed by Jeffrey, and the music composed and performed by Stephen. It was awesome. We'd do it again.

4.4 - Brothers in Strife
Our Fair City
05/14/25 • 12 min
In which Andrew Snidge grows a backbone just at the wrong time, Mrs. Rourke takes a nap, and we uncover the mysterious supply thief.
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Our Fair City was originally released between 2011 and 2018.
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- Elizabeth Rourke— Tara Schile
- Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin
- Nathan Rourke— Clayton Faits
Written by Mark Soloff. Narration written and performed by Ansel Burch. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Illustration by Dann Tincher. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Created by Clayton Faits.
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Unwell Season 1/Episode 1- Homecoming
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02/20/19 • 22 min
Loyal Policies- we're here with the first episode of HartLife NFP's new podcast- Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery. If you want to hear more, go subscribe on your favorite podcasting app, or listen at http://www.unwellpodcast.com.
Content Advisories for this episode can be found here.
You can read a transcript for this episode here.
This episode features: Shariba Rivers as Lily, Marsha Harman as Dot, Clint Worthington as Russel, Bethany Hart as Cynthia, LaQuin Groves as Dale, Mark Soloff as an old man on the edge of town, Michael Turrentine as Wes, Pat King as Chester, Sebastian Orr as &$^#&$#(, Ele Matelan as ))@&*@^$&. Voices by Alex Brown, Jeff Van Dreason, Eric Silver, Julia Schifini, Amanda McSweene-Geehan, Michelle Nickolaisen, Jack Pevyhouse, Paul Miscagave and Bridge Greene.
Written by Jim McDoniel, sound design by Ryan Schile, directed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, music composed by Stephen Poon, recording engineer Mel Ruder, Theme performed by Stephen Poon, Lauren Kelly, Gunnar Jebsen, Travis Elfers, Mel Ruder, and Betsey Palmer, Unwell lead sound designer Ryan Schile, Executives Producers Eleanor Hyde and Jeffrey Gardner, by HartLife NFP.
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Halloween Special 2/3- The Spirit of Chicago
Our Fair City
10/28/15 • 4 min
A Halloween ode to Chicago's favorite liquor, which you should absolutely try if you have never had the pleasure.
The Spirit of Chicago
- The Spirit of Chicago— Stephanie Murphy
- Music and Effects— Mel Ruder
Written by Ele Matelan. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by DJ Catnip. Episode Art by Dann Tincher. Produced by Jeffrey Gardner. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder.
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Episode 7.18- Director Rourke
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03/15/17 • 16 min
What happiness for the MolePeople, to have direction from a human being again! Surely Nathan Rourke has learned humility and loyalty to the Corporate Institution during his wanders. I fervently hope he is ready to return to the fold–and bring with him the increasingly disloyal MolePeople.
If you’d like to support HartLife NFP and Our Fair City, you can join the amazing community on our Patreon page at http://www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp. By pledging monthly, you can ensure the growth and stability of our company and get great rewards like Our Fair City ringtones, Herbert West on your voicemail, personalized HartLife policy certificates, and more. You can also help spread the word by rating and reviewing on iTunes or whatever podcasting service you are listening to us on!
Content Warnings for this episode can be found here.
- The Narrator— Ansel Burch
- Loamy— Kat Evans
- Sandy— Abby Doud
- Clay— Clint Worthington
- Shale— Jeffrey Gardner
- Peat— Jared Latore
- Schist— Lauren Shippen
- Limey— Lauren Faits
- Ash— David Rheinstrom
- Ferrous— Jeffrey Gardner
- Nathan Rourke— Clayton Faits
- The Orphan Silty— Sebastian H. Orr
- MolePeople— Zoe Von Embler, Iri Alexander, Karim Kronfli, Alexander Danner, Ryan Schile, Tara Schile, Jim McDoniel,
Written by Jim McDoniel. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Produced by Jeffrey Gardner. Recording Engineering by by Mel Ruder, Episode Art by Lauren Faits. Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. Special thanks to our sponsor for this episode, Cards Against Humanity.
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Season Seven Blooper Reel pt 3
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04/25/17 • 9 min
More of our Season Seven Blooper Reel, with a perhaps unhealthy fixation on shacks and trains.
If you’d like to support HartLife NFP and Our Fair City, you can join the amazing community on our Patreon page at http://www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp. By pledging monthly, you can ensure the growth and stability of our company and get great rewards like Our Fair City ringtones, Herbert West on your voicemail, personalized HartLife policy certificates, and more. You can also help spread the word by rating and reviewing on iTunes or whatever podcasting service you are listening to us on!
Content warnings for this episode can be found here.
- Talkin' into the Mic—Stephanie Murphy
- Like Rastlin Majere—Mark Soloff
- Won't fuck up the flow of the sentence—Ansel Burch
- YOU MEAN TO TELL ME—Tyler Samples
- Shack Facts— Clayton Faits
- Good morning Caaaatnip—Kat Evans
- Final Fantasy Train Song—Whitney Kraus Jones
- Stable Solutions—Nina O'Keefe
- Amazing Laugh—Tara Schile
- Come on down to Valentine's Shack—Jonah Winston
- I don't got a shack —Jeffrey Gardner
- You get what you deserve if you don't pay attention—Marsha Harman
- Dealing with extra snot—Frank Sjodin
- Gonna say what the script actually says—Ryan Schile
Compiled and produced Jeffrey Gardner. Photo by Jenna Braunstein Photography. Music by Latché Swing. A huge thank you to our episode sponsor Cards Against Humanity, through the Chicago Podcasting Cooperative.
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Tales from Albuquerque Part 3
Our Fair City
09/27/18 • 19 min
We're back with the third episode of Tales From Albuquerque!
Early on in the process of setting up our Patreon, we had the wild idea of putting together a miniseries that told the story of Doctor Herbert West's time in the distant city of Albuquerque. We would give this corner of the world of Our Fair City to a group of the best writers and designers the Audio Drama community has to offer, and see what bizarre tales they would create. Thanks to your support through Patreon, it is now a reality!
This miniseries, told Rashomon style around a campfire by some of your favorite (or most reviled) characters. We hope you enjoy it, and thank you to all our listeners and especially our supporters on Patreon for making it possible.
Content Warnings for this episode can be found here.
- Simon— Mark Soloff
- Doctor Herbert West—Ryan Schile
- Nathan Rourke— Clayton Faits
- Dora— Kat Evans
- The Bartender—Abby Doud
- Dr. Seth Brundle—Clayton Faits
Written by Eli Barraza, with Jim McDoniel. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Eli McIlveen. Music by Stephen Poon. Produced by Jeffrey Gardner. Recording Engineering by Mel Ruder, Created by Clayton Faits.
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4.8 - A Feast of Prehistory
Our Fair City
06/11/25 • 16 min
As the Stormhawk’s survivors explore the underground caverns that are the ruins of Old Hartford, new questions arise: will the wolves find them in this deep cave? Can Humanity survive without the Company? Just what is “Campbell’s,” and could it possibly be as tasty as good old HartLife Algae?
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Our Fair City was originally released between 2011 and 2018.
If you're interested in listening to the complete 8 seasons of Our Fair City ad free right now, you can join Audacious Machine Creative's Membership program at https://audaciousmachinecreative.memberful.com/join. $5 a month gets you ad free feeds of all of our podcasts, and goes directly to supporting the artists making new audio fiction podcasts!
- Neal Henderson—Sebastian H. Orr
- Alison—Nina O’Keefe
- Jack— Mark Soloff
- Greyson— David Rheinstrom
- Clear Skies Tim—Tyler Samples
- Dora— Lise “Kat” Evans
- Emerson— Dean Yeager Schile
Written by David Rheinstrom. Narration written and performed by Ansel Burch. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Illustration by Dann Tincher. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Created by Clayton Faits.
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How many episodes does Our Fair City have?
Our Fair City currently has 244 episodes available.
What topics does Our Fair City cover?
The podcast is about Fiction, Podcasts and Science Fiction.
What is the most popular episode on Our Fair City?
The episode title 'Episode 3.11 Unseen/Undead' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Our Fair City?
The average episode length on Our Fair City is 16 minutes.
How often are episodes of Our Fair City released?
Episodes of Our Fair City are typically released every 13 days.
When was the first episode of Our Fair City?
The first episode of Our Fair City was released on Mar 28, 2012.
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