"Alex’s pain is a bright blue fertilized egg that glows like a night-light."

Fake Town Fables

19 A Cardboard Town

"Will the new Messiah come in the third millennium?"

18 The Monte Rosa, Part 4

"Light wants to pass through the universe, and is alive in the crystal"

17 The Monte Rosa, Part 3

“The stars in the sky and the stars on earth greet each other” The second in a fortnightly four-parter about beauty, legacy and competitive town planning from the Nuketown universe. Part 2: Sophia sends Max on an errand. SEE NUKETOWN ON TOUR: Tour Dates Subscribe to FTF on itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fake-town-fables/id1114881723?mt=2  

16 The Monte Rosa, Part 2

“Engage the masses in a great task, which fulfils everybody, from the humblest to the foremost” The first in a fortnightly four-parter about beauty, legacy and competitive town planning from the Nuketown universe. Part 1: a town planner and decathelete meet in unlikely circumstances. SEE NUKETOWN ON TOUR: Tour Dates Subscribe to FTF on itunes […]

15 The Monte Rosa, Part 1

"You want something in this life? battle and take it."

14 Celadon City

A utopia in four parts, reimagining the UK’s nuclear submarine budget as a new city. Part 4: we finally discover the whereabouts of Alfred’s cat. Wanna hear more episodes like this? Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jackdean Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/fake-town-fables/id1114881723?mt=2 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jackdean/sets/fake-town-fables or Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jack-dean/fake-town-fables?refid=stpr Tracks Sampled: “Wednesday Morning, 3am”, “The Sun is Burning” […]

13 Nuketown #4: “No Place” (Finale & Election Day Postcript)

A utopia in four parts, reimagining the UK’s nuclear submarine budget as a new city. Part 3: the hunt for Alfred’s cat turns complicated. Wanna hear more episodes like this? Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jackdean Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/fake-town-fables/id1114881723?mt=2 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jackdean/sets/fake-town-fables or Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jack-dean/fake-town-fables?refid=stpr Tracks Sampled: “Don’t You Want Me” by Human League “Two […]

12 Nuketown #3: “What incredible folly”

A utopia in four parts, reimagining the UK’s nuclear submarine budget as a new city. Part 2: Alfred continues the search for his lost cat. Wanna hear more episodes like this? Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jackdean Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/fake-town-fables/id1114881723?mt=2 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jackdean/sets/fake-town-fables or Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jack-dean/fake-town-fables?refid=stpr Tracks Sampled: “The London I Love” by Vera Lynn […]

11 Nuketown #2: “Millions and Millions”

A utopia in four parts, reimagining the UK’s nuclear submarine budget as a new city. Part 1: Alfred loses his cat. Wanna hear more episodes like this? Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jackdean Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/fake-town-fables/id1114881723?mt=2 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jackdean/sets/fake-town-fables or Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jack-dean/fake-town-fables?refid=stpr Tracks Sampled: “Bleeker Street” & “So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright” by Simon & […]

10 Nuketown #1: Bricks

“Money cannot make anything and money cannot manage anything.” The third instalment in an alternate-history epic inspired by the real Ford Motors company town of Fordlandia. A charismatic millionaire makes a daring run at the Presidency… Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/jackdean iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/fake-town-fables/id1114881723?mt=2 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jackdean/sets/fake-town-fables Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jack-dean/fake-town-fables?refid=stpr Sampled tracks: “Bossa Nova” from the movie Starci Na […]

9 Fordville: A Grandad Tale #3

"he never paid attention to the frantic hum of demolition and construction taking place between the 3rd and 4th Arrondissements, never looked up from the street enough to see the eighteen identical crosses of brilliant grey-white creeping into the sky like furtive geometrical prayers"

8 La Ville Radieuse

“So, if you don’t fit in, if you feel at odds with the world, if your identity is troubled and frayed, if you feel lost and ashamed – it could be because you he retained the human values you were supposed to he discarded. You are a deviant. Be proud” A tale of gentrification, childhood […]

7 Camden On The Moon

“Wilhelm had his nation’s second city occupied by an army he didn’t know was there” A story from the Grandad and the Machine universe. A charismatic millionaire runs into trouble at a rally.

6 Fordville: A Grandad Tale #2

“And the town stays sleeping off the edge of the damp downs, it’s precious cargo hidden from genocidal eyes” A story about New Year’s Day, granddads,  oom-pah bands and the Yorkshire founding myth.    

5 Starborough – New Year’s Day Bonus Episode

a series of stories about, or inspired by, fictional cities, written, presented and with music by Jack Dean.

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