The Last We Fake
An LA novel-in-stories each season, along with selected short fiction from exceptional authors, both new and established, whose works take place at the shifting borders of the American Dream. Each season, the podcast debuts an original novel in serialized episodes. Separately, the episodes stand alone, but together they comprise a novel-length journey, with a cast of recurring characters.
Podcasting since 2022 • 59 episodes
The Last We Fake
Latest Episodes
S3 E19 - The Celebrity by Catherine Hein: Episode 17, Just a Woman Catching Her Breath
You can’t postpone the death of the one person who always loved you, not really. Though if you try, it may lead you to some achingly dangerous places. Such as: gagging in bathroom stalls, or giving celebrity flirting lessons to a nurse with she...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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1:14:38
S3 E18 - The Celebrity by Catherine Hein: Episode 16, A Modified Mambo
Wanda dances to El Watusi, the drowsy Sparx sings along, and even the suspicious nurse will chime in on “Where the Boys Are” if you flatter her enough.But after hearing Sparx may be committed, and desperately pretending it can't ever hap...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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45:56
S3 E17 - The Celebrity by Catherine Hein: Episode 15, "Wanda, You Could Never Look Like a Saint"
Record player in tow, bent on igniting a party for the suicidal Sparx at Good Sam's (Marilyn Monroe stayed here--it must be good), Wanda recalls the childhood picnic where her family's powerlessness to save a crash victim stole her app...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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58:58
S3 E16 - The Celebrity by Catherine Hein: Episode 14, "Excitement Isn't Love"
So maybe Wallichs’ "Battle of the Surf Bands" wasn’t the best time and place for Wanda to demand a display model record player for her hospitalized pal and makeup man, Sparks, her beloved mutual crybaby over “Where the Boys Are.” But she could ...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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49:10
S3 E15 - Noelle Calabretta Reads and Discusses "Sleepless Sheep"
In author Noelle Calabretta’s dream-infused and bittersweet new short story, "Sleepless Sheep," an insomniac rice farmer and failed poet who left his long-ago love beneath Mt. Fiji makes a return journey to the woods where she’s remained. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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41:26
