Björ6n Oranj digs into the history of the cult movie Telephone Girl & the County Drum. For the uninitiated, it is a bizarre story of a maverick genius, CIA sponsored hallucinogenic studies, puppetry, capitalism, love, family and dedication to a dream.
Featured music in this episode includes:
County Drum and Warm Worn Heart by Zack Scott
along with
Ten Penny, The Empty Life, Tuesday 14.487, Thursday 16.236 and Rot & Decay by The Creeping Man
This episode was written, produced and narrated by Björ6n Oranj. Christopher Campbell supplied additional writing. Zin Citron And Ruby Loam assisted with narration.
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