Purgatory, Missouri

About Purgatory, Missouri

Double Winner of the 2026 NJ Web Fest for "Outstanding Horror/Thriller" and "Best Direction", nominated by the 2026 Rio De Janeiro Web Festival for "Best Fiction Podcast" and "Best Sound Design" and winner of the 2025 ARKast award for Best Drama Podcast, "Purgatory, Missouri" is a suspenseful and darkly comic supernatural mystery/drama that explores the boundaries of consciousness and questions our day-to-day reality. What is a dream? What is the Afterlife? Can they collide? It features atmospheric and immersive sound design, a large professional cast and is based on the Dark Americana songs of Stuart Pearson and Hunter Lowry. It stars Dave Foley (Kids in the Hall, Fargo), Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers, The Goldbergs), Crissy Guerrero (In the Heights, American Mariachi) and Alina Foley (The Spy Next Door, The League). In "Purgatory, Missouri", an epileptic woman falls into a coma and finds herself in a grimy, rundown carnival, where the sky is grey and danger is everywhere. Each Newcomer gradually loses their memories of who they were while the carnival itself seems to be ripping apart. Why do people meander aimlessly in a constant state of terror? Trouble is everywhere - are you ready? You can find out more about the show and the Dark Americana songs it was based on at purgatorymissouri.com .

Publisher

Stuart Pearson

Category

fiction · fiction · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

4 Mar 2025

Latest episode

11 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

29 of 31 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   11 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Hal Eisner interview by Hunter Lowry

   Hunter Lowry interviews Hal Eisner, a veteran reporter and actor, about his career and experiences in news and entertainment, including his role in "Purgatory, Missouri."

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   2 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   The Back Office: The Phone Messages

   Hunter Lowry and Travis Kahle explore the mystery of unheard phone messages in this interview episode of Purgatory, Missouri.

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   26 Aug 2025

   The Back Office: The Eyes on the Tall Poles

   Host Maureen Davis interviews Dave Foley as Thirty Eight about surveillance videos of new carnies potentially leading to terrifying consequences in "The Back Office: The Eyes on the Tall Poles."

Who has been a guest on Purgatory, Missouri

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Hal Eisner
• Dave Foley
• Julia Albert

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

259,585

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

58

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

50

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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