Pressing the Flesh
Terrible tales for traumatic times. Pressing the Flesh is a short-fiction audio zine bringing you brief tales from a world where the sins of the powerful are as cruel as they feel, and none can escape the banality of evil. Blending comedy, horror, and unknowable powers, each episode presents a new story of the embarrassing losers who hold the fate of the world in their hands and the frightened sycophants who grin while they wretch at the taste of their boots. Listen, delight, despair.
Episodes
In the final episode of Series One, a desperate senator calls on a magical being to remake the nation in his image. Nobody is happy with the results.
It's a bad day for everyone at the latest government press briefing. Can the miracle of birth save the vibe? Warning for those who suffer from sympathetic wretching.
Dating in D.C. can be a nightmare, but it can't be as bad as expressing the president's aggravated boils. Can it?
At a remote interstate border crossing, a mother and daughter face a troubling examination. Luckily one of the guards is a girl dad.
Once again the Order of Mammon's Cup has gathered. Are there any IT rockstars in the audience?
It's all regret, cruelty, and fear as an ICE agent shares a transformative experience with an AI agent.
Welcome to Pressing the Flesh, a short fiction podcast bringing you terrible tales from turbulent times just like our own. The first episode of the season will release on September 10th, 2025, with each new episode releasing every Wednesday. Each installment of the first six-episode series features new writing and music by Eric Alexander Grundhauser. For lovers of strange fiction and enemies of the ruling class.
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