Fearful Symmetry

Fearful Symmetry

Bob Paris

Sonic tales of sordid histories, tender parables, and lost creatures. Frightening and cuddly, Fearful Symmetry is a shape-shifting beast lacking commercial smarts or sense enough to come in out of the rain.

Epilogue — Where Are They Now?

Epilogue — Where Are They Now?

After our fifth and final episode, we received 47,000 cards and letters demanding an update on the characters from our narrative. We are happy to comply, and hope this may provide listeners with a certain closure to our deeply traumatic series.The podcast series HATCHET MAN tells the tale of a little-known but extraordinary Albanian television series that aired in 1996 and ushered in social chaos and civil war.

Dec 6, 2024 • 6:20

I Too Shall Be No More

I Too Shall Be No More

In Part Five, well, all the shit comes down. Turns out raki isn't the perfect lubricant for a revolutionary plan. And a quaint Hatchet Man episode — one character sings to pigeons, another drills holes in sick heads — leads to utter disorientation when our dark hero follows his typical slaughter with a shocking act. The rest, alas, is history.The podcast series HATCHET MAN tells the tale of a little-known but extraordinary Albanian television series that aired in 1996 and ushered in social chao

Nov 29, 2024 • 28:35

A Nation’s Troubled History

A Nation’s Troubled History

In Part Four, we look at the paranoia, persecution and lunacy of 20th century Albanian life, a struggling president’s affection for booze and air hockey, and a legendary CIA spy’s plan to keep the nation from economic ruin.The podcast series HATCHET MAN tells the tale of a little-known but extraordinary Albanian television series that aired in 1996 and ushered in social chaos and civil war.

Nov 2, 2024 • 22:52

All the Little Hatchets

All the Little Hatchets

In Part Three, our story continues with the Cult of Little Hatchets spreading through the nation, the peculiar lovemaking rituals of Rovena and Kumbaro, and how the notorious Uncle Enver returned to Albanian television.The podcast series HATCHET MAN tells the tale of a little-known but extraordinary Albanian TV series that aired in 1996 and ushered in social chaos and civil war.

Oct 26, 2024 • 23:57

Voices from the Deep

Voices from the Deep

In Part Two, is the true author of Hatchet Man a cinematic savant and woman of the woods, or somehow an ancient tribe of celestial snails? It’s all getting a little foggy. Meanwhile, Bill Clinton, a mailman’s old videotape, and a very good dog lead a reporter to his first Hatchet Man episode.The podcast series HATCHET MAN tells the tale of a little-known but extraordinary Albanian TV series that aired in 1996 and ushered in social chaos and civil war.

Oct 18, 2024 • 26:11

The Hatchet Man Cometh

The Hatchet Man Cometh

Was Hatchet Man the greatest television series ever? Each week at the end of this notorious TV show, quaint and sentimental characters were abruptly massacred by a hatchet-wielding masked man. It was always brutal, senseless, despicable … and it became a massive hit. What exactly was going on? And who could have made such a sensational abomination?The podcast series HATCHET MAN tells the tale of a little-known but extraordinary Albanian TV series that aired in 1996 and ushered in social chaos an

Oct 12, 2024 • 22:32

The New Age

The New Age

Are you ready for profound philosophic interrogations and deep communion with soulful humans? Step toward the light.

Jun 30, 2023 • 25:35

Monsters

Monsters

A father with dementia, an exhausted war horse, a child's dream, and a bomb that drops again and again. The true-story episode.

Jun 20, 2023 • 24:06

Seth Horton's Super Bowl

Seth Horton's Super Bowl

War, football, mousetraps, mansplaining and a-hole massagers. So many happy thoughts. You know you want it. You want it bad.

Jun 12, 2023 • 28:23

Shredded Ralstons

Shredded Ralstons

Bogus quotes, badly-treated lambs, the abomination of the Donald and now someone has stolen leftovers from the company fridge. Don’t worry. There’s aways Shredded Ralstons. It's full of that cowboy energy. You'll be just fine.

Jun 4, 2023 • 25:42

The Apes that Bomb

The Apes that Bomb

Talking cows, lost piranhas, and absolutely f*cked up primates. Splendiferous exhalations from the thing called planet earth.

May 21, 2023 • 27:11

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