Excuse Us

Episode 6: The Hat.

There is a garden at the top of the mountain. Nothing that grows there ought to, and it is very good at helping you forget who rode up beside you. Inside, two strangers follow a woman who could not care less, close enough to keep her in sight and far enough to keep their secrets.

Downstairs, in a cold room, a man holds a bowl he has carried for eleven years and finally hears what he has been praying to. Somewhere above them, a crown waits to be sold, and the people who...

Vera Osskind of the Hopetown Gazette came up Carbowee Mountain to cover an auction. Wealthy eccentrics, a hotel nobody will discuss on the record, a society piece with a little blood in the margins. She has sources in three kingdoms, an invitation she doesn’t remember earning, and a notebook that has never once lied to her. Then the tramway stops in the worst storm the cable has ever seen. A detective, a vizier, and a woman in emerald satin wake up arguing. An old surgeon lays out his instruments and says nothing at all. And Vera does what she al...

The Cover (Side A)
You might have heard eight tapes. You have never heard this reel. In a room with no number at the top of the Mors Delectamenti Hotel, a captive knight sits across the table from a reel-to-reel recorder that talks back. It calls itself Lou Phillips. It used to work in radio. It has notes, and the first one is brutal: too sane, burn it, nobody climbs a mountain for sane. Side A takes you behind the first four tapes: the burned takes, the talk between takes, and the long, strange business of manufacturing a summons...

Massima Venturelli is very good at her job. Sent by her father to steal the Crown of the Fallen Prince, she rides a glass tram through the rain toward the most dangerous hotel in Europe, where for the first time in her life, everyone is glad to see her. That's the problem. A musical episode of The Mors Delectamenti Hotel, told through New Orleans jazz, blues, indie folk, and Americana. Six songs. One woman. A room that knows exactly what she's been asking for.

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THE MORS DELECTAMENTI HOTEL — Episode Two: "The Vizier" A man who has spent thirty years deciding which version of events is permitted to survive is now making a record of his own. By choice, he insists. On a device he carried up the mountain himself. Izlanor Leohanart, Royal Vizier to the Principality of Vintenshad, ascends Carbowee Mountain in a private carriage, stripped of his wards at the gate, permitted to keep only a book and a recorder. He has been to this hotel before. He knows what stands on the summit. He knows what is appointed to occur beneath it to...

THE HAWK OF VINTENSHAD — A Special Episode In 1961, a folklorist named Emeric Sallow published the only study ever written of the folk culture of Vintenshad: the proverbs, fables, hymns, and nursery songs of a small mountain principality that taught its children to be still beneath the bird. The book was withdrawn by its publisher within eleven months. No reason was ever given. Sallow returned to the region in 1962 to complete his fieldwork and was never seen again. This is that book, read aloud, reproduced as found. Listeners of The Mors Delectamenti Hotel may notice that the tales of Vintenshad are pe...

THE MORS DELECTAMENTI HOTEL — Episode One: "The Arrival"
Excuse Us, Season Three Short (Spotify/Apple): June 15th, 1933. Nadine Luttrell — disgraced detective, exile, father to a daughter he has never held — takes a cable car up a bad mountain because a stranger's voice on a recording asked him to come and get him now. At the top waits the Mors Delectamenti: a hotel on Carbowee Mountain that curates its guests, pours a drink the colour of old garnets, and does not intend to let anyone leave. A doctor unmakes himself between one breath and the next. An inspector predicts a return...

Welcome to Joyceville, North Carolina, where the pancakes are hot and the corporate conspiracies are deadly. Miss Dee (Katherine Lynn D) is just trying to manage the Super Awesome Diner, but a forced partnership with Blind Corp unleashes a mutagenic energy drink called "Hawk Juice" upon the town. Now, as the infected "audience members" overrun the streets, the lone survivor sits in a sterile interrogation room. Under the watchful eyes of Agents Wilson and Doris, she must sift through her fragmented memories to explain how a thermonuclear bomb was disabled—and what Blind Corp's top scientists were really doing at th...

After the collapse of Joiceville, former diner manager Catherine Lynn Dee finds herself in a sterile Blind Corp interrogation room, recounting the chaos she barely survived. What starts as a routine debrief unravels into something stranger, darker, and far more personal. Nothing is simple when Blind Corp is involved. *Excuse Us* is an independent audio drama about a town falling apart, a mind cracking open, and the quiet, procedural terror of a corporation that won’t stay dead. Every word, sound, and spiral is crafted by a single human. Some voices are synthesized, but the collapse is entirely handmade.

Episode 8: “The Memo Went Out in Bold”
A suspiciously cheerful Blind Corp memo sends Joiceville’s offices into chaos while Susan Dee and a secret circle of coworkers plan a quiet, HR-friendly coup. Inspired by the fall of Julius Caesar, Liam Newton Johnson walks into his own corporate Ides, unaware that the floor, the walls, and the “audience” are already turning against him. When the knives finally come out, the boardroom becomes a stag,e and Rejoicing begins whether anyone wants it or not.

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The walls of Joiceville close in as truth unravels. Lynn wakes on the diner floor, staring into the impossible face of her sister Susan—alive against all odds. But survival is no gift. In Blind Corp’s shadow, secrets twist into weapons: Thomas is locked away with only betrayal for company, Susan sharpens her case before the board, and Lynn’s grip on reality fractures in a haunted apartment where appliances whisper and ghosts of family echo through static. By the time the Bunny King names her a fox, the line between truth, madness, and Blind Corp’s designs is long gon...

Episode Description Blind Corp is proud (and legally obligated) to present Excuse Us: The Mostly Musical Episode. This ambitious experiment features an almost-coherent lineup of songs — from heartfelt piano ballads to questionable K-pop choreography — all “generated” in partnership with advanced artificial intelligence, overseen by the late, great Geraldini de Arce. Yes, that Geraldini, the acclaimed music director whose final ten minutes of life were spent furiously composing the score you are about to hear. Was it a triumph of art and technology, or a cautionary tale about what happens when you put too much trust in both Hawk Juice and computer...

Episode Description:
Hey, folks. So… I’m dropping in today to let you know what’s up behind the scenes. I’ve been head-down, half-sane, piecing together the final three episodes of Excuse Us Season 2 — the big mid-season finale stretch. It’s messy. It’s weird. It’s probably going to get me in trouble. But you’ll love it. In the meantime, I need a favor. Go vote for Excuse Us in the Podcast Awards — we’re up for People’s Choice and Fiction, so head to podcastawards.com, sign up, click some boxes, pretend you care about the other categories. An...

Company Bravo arrives in Joiceville to complete their mission, but not everything goes according to protocol. Inside the Super Awesome Diner, tensions rise, old wounds reopen, and the line between duty and disaster blurs. As the team confronts strange technologies, personal reckonings, and increasingly unexplainable events, one thing becomes clear: Joiceville doesn’t play by the rules.

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The diner’s alive with noise, nerves, and something just beneath the surface. Old wounds open, strange names resurface, and the coffee burns again. But when reality slips for just a moment, the question isn’t what’s happening… it’s who noticed. Joiceville is compromised. Terminal C is active.

*Excuse Us is an independent audio drama about a town falling apart, a mind cracking open, and the quiet, procedural terror of a corporation that won’t stay dead. Every word, sound, and spiral is crafted by a single human. Some voices are synthesized, but the collapse is entirely han...

In Act 3 of *Fogbound Deceit*, the investigation hits its boiling point. Detective Lake and Detective Pool are closer than ever to uncovering the truth, but the deeper they dig, the more dangerous the secrets of Joiceville become. Blind Corp’s hidden influence looms large as the detectives face new revelations that threaten not only the case but their lives. With a town full of betrayal, manipulation, and corporate power, the stakes are higher than ever. In this explosive conclusion, they must confront the darkness beneath Joiceville—or risk becoming part of its twisted history.


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In Act 2 of Fogbound Deceit, Detectives Lake and Pool delve deeper into Joiceville’s murky underworld. Their investigation leads them to a shady tavern where whispers of secret gerbil racing and Blind Corp’s hidden agenda swirl in the air. With each lead, the mystery thickens—MacDonald’s death seems to be connected to something far darker than anyone anticipated. As they uncover more about the Midnight Runners and their connection to the pharmaceutical giant, Blind Corp, they realize that the secrets of Joiceville are far from over. The deeper they dig, the more they realize they're not the only ones loo...

In this gripping first act of The Mysterious Death of Old Man MacDonald, Detective Lake and Detective Pool are called to investigate the strange murder of a local man, whose body is found with thirteen stab wounds and a bizarre confession. As the investigation unfolds, the detectives uncover a series of eccentric suspects, including a nun with a grudge, a neighbor with a history of threats, and a woman obsessed with spoons. But just as the detectives start connecting the dots, a new player enters the scene: Major Simone. With more questions than answers, the mystery deepens as the fog...

A Special Announcement from Blind Corp Attention, valued listeners. Congratulations on making it to the end of Excuse Us Season 1. We at Blind Corp are thrilled—and slightly surprised—that you survived this long. But don’t worry. Much like the Hawk Virus, Excuse Us is always evolving. And thanks to our highly dedicated and questionably sane team, Season 2 is already in development. However, a friendly reminder: episodes are never truly final. Much like memory, reality, and legally binding contracts, they are subject to change. You may find that upon revisiting an episode, certain scenes have… shifted. Some lines may appear d...

As Thomas and Miss Dee make their way to the surface after six months underground, the ruins of Joiceville reveal more than just devastation—they expose long-buried secrets. When the truth behind Miss Dee’s identity comes to light, betrayal takes center stage, and Thomas finds himself trapped in a deadly game of deception. In the shadows of the past, only one question remains: Who will rise from the ashes?


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Joiceville, N.C.: The Town That Vanished Overnight Joiceville was a quiet, ordinary town—until it wasn’t. Strange illnesses, erratic behavior, and whispers of Blind Corp’s “Hawk Initiative” gave way to chaos. One day, the town simply disappeared, leaving empty streets and haunting silence. But something darker lingers in Joiceville—something hunting anyone brave or foolish enough to return. In this episode, truths are revealed, loyalties are tested, and lines are crossed. Doris and Thomas face off in a deadly confrontation, exposing the twisted philosophy behind the horrors of Blind Corp. Meanwhile, a long-hidden prisoner seizes a chance at freedom...

Inside Blind Corp, a twisted training video reveals the company’s euphemism for “zombies”—the “Audience”—and details the “Hawk Process,” the viral experiment infecting Joiceville. Despite eerie implications of the Super Awesome Diner. Secrets, hidden loyalties, and the unbreakable bond between people daring to confront corporate evil.

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In Episode 8, Miss Dee introduces the life of her 17-year-old nephew, Dylan. Navigating the complexities of gender dysphoria, a fractured family, and a rebellious streak, Dylan seeks solace in anime, old records, and civil vandalism. Through their artistic defiance and search for identity, Dylan's struggle becomes a reflection of a larger battle—one for visibility, meaning, and survival in a world that keeps trying to box them in. As their quiet rebellion grows louder, questions emerge: how far will Dylan go to make their mark, and will the world ever truly see them?

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In this sizzling episode, we delve into the mysterious past of Jimmy "Sizzlin' Jim" Cooks, a seasoned chef at the Super Awesome Diner. As Jimmy recounts his harrowing experience with fast-moving zombies during his time in the Marines, he hints at the darker truths behind Blind Corp’s involvement in Joiceville’s strange history. But when the conversation shifts to conspiracy theories and hidden secrets, tensions rise. Are Jimmy’s wild claims just the ramblings of a man scarred by loss, or is there more to the zombie nightmare than meets the eye?

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Episode 6: The H.A.W.K. Unleashed
Luna McFluffernutter's quiet life shifts when a Persian cat from her late neighbor, Adel Fronto Russets, wanders into her apartment. Investigating Adel’s suspicious suicide, Luna discovers he worked for Blind Corp’s secretive H.A.W.K. Initiative. As she digs deeper, Luna uncovers a dark experiment that may have led to Adel’s death, pulling her into a dangerous web of intrigue.

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Episode 3 - Hidden Depths
In picturesque Joiceville, North Carolina, secrets simmer beneath the surface. As the town gears up for the annual Fall Festival, the shadowy presence of Blind Corp. stirs old grudges and hidden tensions. Amidst the charm of quaint houses and friendly neighbors, Joiceville reveals its mysterious side, where the line between truth and fiction blurs.

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Episode 2 - Let it “sink in”

At 5:17 a.m., Ms. Dee reflects on life's unpredictability and her nephew Dylan's struggles. As she recalls a past birthday dinner's emotional fallout, Agent D. Willson arrives, hinting at deeper mysteries. This episode blends introspection, family bonds, and an air of unfolding intrigue.

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A woman in a stained uniform who can't remember whether she was shot, and a man with a notebook who wants the story told in order.

She won't tell it in order. She'll start with the coffee, and how it tasted wrong before anything else did. With crates no one ordered. With a town that ran on grease and denial, and the people across the street who stopped coming home.

Somewhere above her, an elevator murmured the same two words, the way you'd repeat a prayer you've stopped believing in.

She's starting from the...