5.3 - Rise and Shine

Policies, do not listen to the Outsider or Dissenter, who may tell you that your commute to work in the morning is unpleasant! With HartLife, all elements of the work-day experience have been finely crafted to encourage employee satisfaction, synergistic excellence, and above all, maximum productivity. Truly: who could not appreciate the gentle, warming lightrise as the daytime illumination slowly comes online? The clean, cool feel of the recirculated air, pumping gently through your tunnels? The first whiff of Algae-based coffee beverages, distributed at a compact, efficient kiosk in your PeopleMover station? But wait- who is that behind the kiosk desk? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City continues. === 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! Vice- Barista Edward Davenport— Ben Aldred Caffeine Chorus— Tara Schile, Mark Soloff, Abby Doud, David Rheinstrom, Jeffrey Nils Gardner Jack— Mark Soloff Greyson— David Rheinstrom Clear Skies Tim— Tyler Samples Old Man— Clayton Faits Erin Davenport— Abby Doud Clay— Tyler Samples Charlie Wynn— Jared Latore The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner The Narrator— Ansel Burch Written by Clayton Faits. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode art by Jess Cwik. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The day begins unexpectedly for Doctor Emily Caligari, as she desperately attempts to avoid that high crime against Productivity- Tardiness. Will she arrive at her meeting on time? Will our friends, the newly underemployed riggers, find suitable occupations? Will Sandy and Clay settle down into co-habitating bliss? Will Elizabeth Rourke pass her Identity Variance exam? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City…continues. === 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! Doctor Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Farmer-Type Policy— Jeffrey Gardner The Conductor— Jim McDoniel Security Guard— David Rheinstrom Doctor Herbert West— Ryan Schile The Dealer— Jeffrey Gardner Charlie Wynn— Jared Latore Chorus of Policies— Tara Schile, Ryan Schile, David Rheinstrom, Jared Latore Jack— Mark Soloff Greyson— David Rheinstrom Barkeeper— Abby Doud Clear Skies Tim— Tyler Samples Sandy— Abby Doud Clay— Tyler Samples Loamy— Lise “Kat” Evans Elizabeth Rourke— Tara Schile Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin The Meatwall— Ryan Schile The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner The Narrator— Ansel Burch Written by David Rheinstrom. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode art by Steph Charaska. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We rejoin the policies of HartLife as they bask in the warm glow of the power surplus created by the fusion reactor and Neal Henderson’s sacrifice. HartLife is not idle, however- what will the company do with this new bounty? What new joys will they bring their loyal policies? What pleasures will our dear friends experience during this time of plenty? Find out, as the Fifth Season of the HartLife Historical Records begins…. === 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! Archibald FunnyPants— Mark Soloff Stage Manager— David Rheinstrom Cassie Wilkins— Ele Matelan Flint— Clayton Faits Roman— Jeffrey Gardner The Narrator— Ansel Burch The Dealer— Jeffrey Gardner Alison Dalton— Nina O’Keefe Charlie Wynn— Jared Latore Mrs. Wilkins— Lauren Rapciak Lily Wilkins— Tara Schile Sound Guy— Ryan Schile Written by Clayton Faits. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode art by Dan Streeting. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi there!  Producer Jeffrey here. We’re really excited to share an episode from the show we made directly after Our Fair City- Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery. It’s a very different show- it’s a gothic story set in rural Ohio, centering around a smaller cast of characters- but we think if you like Our Fair City, you’ll really love Unwell.  You’ll also hear a bunch of familiar voices and hear the work of some of your favorite folks who worked on Our Fair City, along with some brand new folks! Unwell is also a complete show- you can head over to that feed and hear five complete seasons of the show.   Thanks so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy! === Lily Harper comes “home.” ⁠Content Advisories for this episode can be found here. ⁠ ⁠You can read a transcript for this episode here⁠. Like this show? Want to help support the artists who made it? 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! This episode features: Clarisa Cherie Rios 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 [REDACTED], Ele Matelan as [REDACTED]. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with our season Four chat, with series creators Jeffrey and Clayton chatting with Eleanor Hyde about the making of Season Four, their favorite characters, and what it's like listening to this show in 2025. Trigger warnings for this episode: discussion of actors who have passed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The city waits with bated breath as Neal Henderson, the Sharp Chuter, descends to the Putrescible Waste Fields to provide the power necessary to jump start the Doctors’ Fusion Reactor. Can the actions of one man, no matter how mighty, make a difference in the monolithic tower of the HartLife corporation? === Loyal Policies: we strongly recommend listening to this piece of the Historical Record with headphones. 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 Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Doctor Herbert West— Ryan Schile Doctor Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Vice President Davenport— Ben Aldred The Switcher— Jared Latore Alison Dalton— Nina O’Keefe Written by Jim McDoniel. Narration written and performed by Ansel Burch. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode art by Cyrus Crashtest. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Production Management by Betsey Palmer. Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the power supplies of the city continue to dwindle, the Doctors Caligari, West and Moro work with Vice President Davenport to convince the newly returned Neal Henderson to jump start their fusion reactor. Will the Sharp Chuter be willing to help the city that cast him out? Will Loamy survive the tender ministrations of Doctor West? Will the reactor start in time to save the policies…and the Company? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City…continues. === 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! Alison Dalton— Nina O’Keefe Vice President Davenport— Ben Aldred Doctor Herbert West— Ryan Schile Doctor Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Doctor Moro— Mark Soloff Neal Henderson— Sebastian H Orr The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Written by Stephanie Spence. Narration written and performed by Ansel Burch. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode art by Tyne Lowe. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vice President Davenport and The Switcher attempt to put their plan to jump-start Dr. West and Dr. Caligari’s reactor, but are stymied by none other than Special Agent George Chamberlain. On the run from a psychotic madman with a badge and a gun, what hope do they, or indeed any Policies of HartLife, have of surviving this crisis? === 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! The Switcher— Jared Latore Vice President Davenport— Ben Aldred George Chamberlain— Jim McDoniel Doctor Herbert West— Ryan Schile Doctor Emily Caligari— Marsha Harman Andrew Snidge— Frank Sjodin Elizabeth Rourke— Tara Schile Neal Henderson— Sebastian H Orr The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Written by David Rheinstrom. Narration written and performed by Ansel Burch. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Elevator music by Frank Arban. Episode art by Jimmy Hasse. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We return to the Data Extraction suites of the department of Human Resources, as Erin Davenport (model employee) administers compulsory physical coaching and inquiry-based communication to the Switcher (dangerous free-thinker). What will happen when her father, Vice President Edward Davenport, arrives on the scene? Is there any hope for the Switcher? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City…continues. === 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! The Switcher— Jared Latore Erin Davenport— Abby Doud Vice President Davenport— Ben Aldred 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. Episode art by Robin Billadeau. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the loading bay for the Dead Disposal Drivers, our MolePeople friends Clay and Sandy are recruited to assist Simon in the loading of the unusually high number of retired policies. However, when Vice President Davenport appears to move his power production plan forward, how will he react to these off-the-clock shenanigans? Will the M.O.L.E.s be punished for participating in human work, and what will happen to the oft-delinquent Simon? Find out, as the story of Our Fair City…continues. === 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! Clay— Tyler Samples Sandy— Abby Doud Simon— Mark Soloff Vice President Davenport— Ben Aldred The Voice of HartLife— Jeffrey Gardner Written by Clayton Faits. Narration written and performed by Ansel Burch. Directed by Jeffrey Gardner. Sound Design by Ryan Schile. Music by Stephen Poon. Episode art by Jess Cwik. Produced by David Rheinstrom. Created by Clayton Faits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices