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.
The Last We Fake
Latest Episodes
S3 E21 - The Celebrity by Catherine Hein: Episode 19, "The Planets Just Aren't That Popular"
With Neva in surgery and the waiting-room TV blaring early morning kids’ fare (Baby Huey, Captain Kangaroo), Wanda transforms into a trivia fanatic to settle her nerves and rattle Howard’s. But even as NBC’s chromatic peacock heralds a new age ...
S3 E20 - The Celebrity by Catherine Hein: Episode 18, Inward Parts
"Just follow this hallway to the end, turn left, turn right, then turn left again, not at the first but the second doorway, then turn left again and you’re there.""And that’s all there is to it?" Wanda asked. He didn’t detect...
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...
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...
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...
