Pressing the Flesh https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com 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.

]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Fiction:Science Fiction 1440 episodic 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. Eric Alexander Grundhauser Eric Alexander Grundhauser No true https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21306537/PTFCoversmall.jpg Pressing the Flesh https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com 144 144 Ep 6 / Three Wishes Ep 6 / Three Wishes https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/ep-6-three-wishes/ https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/ep-6-three-wishes/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0400 ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/0198c81a-a19d-3afd-9c57-3a860cdf40a0 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.

]]> 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.

]]> 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. Eric Alexander Grundhauser true No 1157 1 6 full Ep. 5 / Press Conference Ep. 5 / Press Conference https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/ep-5-press-conference/ https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/ep-5-press-conference/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0400 ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/5f3e4b7f-e4d2-35b0-930a-90d57a51ad46 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.

]]> 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.

]]> 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. Eric Alexander Grundhauser true No 621 1 5 full Ep. 4 / Where's the Slime Boy? Ep. 4 / Where's the Slime Boy? https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/ep-4-wheres-the-slime-boy/ https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/ep-4-wheres-the-slime-boy/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0400 ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/4aaf860b-2973-3639-b73c-9a06000783ac Dating in D.C. can be a nightmare, but it can't be as bad as expressing the president's aggravated boils. Can it?

]]> Dating in D.C. can be a nightmare, but it can't be as bad as expressing the president's aggravated boils. Can it?

]]> Dating in D.C. can be a nightmare, but it can’t be as bad as expressing the president’s aggravated boils. Can it? Eric Alexander Grundhauser true No 679 1 4 full Ep. 3 / A Routine Stop Ep. 3 / A Routine Stop https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/ep-3-a-routine-stop/ https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/ep-3-a-routine-stop/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2025 01:00:00 -0400 ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/2146e4e5-0c14-320a-99bf-f54bcb093fc4 At a remote interstate border crossing, a mother and daughter face a troubling examination. Luckily one of the guards is a girl dad.

]]> At a remote interstate border crossing, a mother and daughter face a troubling examination. Luckily one of the guards is a girl dad.

]]> At a remote interstate border crossing, a mother and daughter face a troubling examination. Luckily one of the guards is a girl dad. Eric Alexander Grundhauser true No 864 1 3 full Ep. 2 / Speak Gold to Mammon Ep. 2 / Speak Gold to Mammon https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/ep-2-speak-gold-to-mammon/ https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/ep-2-speak-gold-to-mammon/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2025 01:00:00 -0400 ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/2f0d7f12-249e-351a-a40c-b1bf5de9a595 Once again the Order of Mammon's Cup has gathered. Are there any IT rockstars in the audience? 

]]> Once again the Order of Mammon's Cup has gathered. Are there any IT rockstars in the audience? 

]]> Once again the Order of Mammon’s Cup has gathered. Are there any IT rockstars in the audience? Eric Alexander Grundhauser true No 737 1 2 full Ep. 1 / Debrief Ep. 1 / Debrief https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/ep-1-debrief/ https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/ep-1-debrief/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2025 01:00:00 -0400 ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/683bbffd-d5aa-31fa-9ef5-3c7af535516b It's all regret, cruelty, and fear as an ICE agent shares a transformative experience with an AI agent.

]]> It's all regret, cruelty, and fear as an ICE agent shares a transformative experience with an AI agent.

]]> It’s all regret, cruelty, and fear as an ICE agent shares a transformative experience with an AI agent. Eric Alexander Grundhauser true No 1203 1 1 full Trailer Trailer https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/trailer/ https://ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/e/trailer/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2025 19:35:06 -0400 ericgrundhauser.podbean.com/b2f49bab-3ac2-33a4-844d-8aa0be9ae9b1 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. 

]]> 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. 

]]> 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. Eric Alexander Grundhauser false No 120 1 trailer