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.
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Episodes
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
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.
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
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.
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Dating in D.C. can be a nightmare, but it can't be as bad as expressing the president's aggravated boils. Can it?
Wednesday Sep 24, 2025
Wednesday Sep 24, 2025
At a remote interstate border crossing, a mother and daughter face a troubling examination. Luckily one of the guards is a girl dad.
Wednesday Sep 17, 2025
Wednesday Sep 17, 2025
Once again the Order of Mammon's Cup has gathered. Are there any IT rockstars in the audience?
Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
It's all regret, cruelty, and fear as an ICE agent shares a transformative experience with an AI agent.
Sunday Sep 07, 2025
Sunday Sep 07, 2025
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.