Gal Pals Present: Overkill

ONCE UPON A PODCAST was performed live at Dixon Place in NYC on April 5, 2018. Overkill's episode is called "THE LOCH MESS MONSTER," and it's set in season one of the show. We start at 48:05!

CONTENT WARNINGS: Discussion of parental abuse (3:20-4:50). Non-graphic depiction of suicide (throughout the episode). Aya discovers how ghosts are made. Season two finale. WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Lia Hagen (she)SOUND BY: Juan Giordano (he) CAST:AYA, HELEN, DENISE: Rebecca Rivera (she)MADISON: Christina Gayton (she)SOPHIE: Jordan Cobb (she)RICHARD: Graham Rowat (he)

There's something strange in the frozen food aisle. // The voice of Madison is Christina Gayton. The writer and director of Overkill is Lia Hagen, and sound is by Juan Giordano.

Aya attends a ten year old's birthday party. It's not as terrible as you'd expect. // Voice of Aya is Rebecca Rivera. Written and directed by Lia Hagen. Sound by Juan Giordano.

There's something Madison needs to hear. // The voice of Madison is Christina Gayton. The voice of Sophie is Jordan Cobb. Sound by Juan Giordano, written and directed by Lia Hagen.

I've heard it said that there are two types of fiction podcasts: spooky gays and space gays. Today, we make our foray into the great beyond — science fiction. Sort of. This is an alternate universe, bonus episode that has no bearing on the rest of the series. Hope you an enjoy!

Aya jumps off a bridge. And gets hit by a car. It's kind of a busy day, to be honest. // The voice of Aya is Rebecca Rivera. Written and directed by Lia Hagen. Sound by Juan Giordano.

Madison's first magic lesson. // CREDITS: Christina Gayton as Madison, Graham Rowat as Richard. Written and directed by Lia Hagen. Sound by Juan Giordano.

Helen from MAAG takes a minute to explain Harding Park's resident cult: the Order of the Unfogged. They were all obsessed with some ancient demon — who can remember what they called her? Something long and Latin-y, I’m sure.

There's a cherry tree growing in Harding Park. // The voice of Aya is Rebecca Rivera. Overkill is written and directed by Lia Hagen, and sound is by Juan Giordano.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that whenever there is a cool, abandoned spot of land, teenagers will smoke weed there. The giant eyeball ghost is a little less expected.

Madison's first attempt at babysitting goes horribly, horribly wrong. The voice of Madison is Christina Gayton. Written and directed by Lia Hagen, sound by Juan Giordano.

Aya goes on a cryptid hunt. The voice of Aya is Rebecca Rivera. Written and directed by Lia Hagen, sound by Juan Giordano.

It's Helen, from MAAG! Everyone's favorite suburban mom catches us up on the summer since season one ended. She may be a little oblivious, but she gets the gist. The voice of Helen is Rebecca Rivera. Written and directed by Lia Hagen, sound by Juan Giordano.

Madison really hates all this psychic crap, and Aya's attempt to stop a death may cost her an after-life.

In this episode, we meet, like, the hottest, coolest, most fun monster ever. Seriously. Oh, and Aya is there too I guess. She hears a ghost story and finally finds some answers.

After an increasingly ill Madison tries to escape Harding Park, Aya must deal with the consequences.

Aya is absolutely, 100% definitely still dedicated to solving her own murder, but, well, she gets distracted sometimes. And when a particularly dreamy poltergeist gives her the chance to haunt a fuckboy, how could she possibly resist? Meanwhile, Madison discovers that being a medium is somehow less fun than being a dead person.

As it turns out, Aya is not the only ghost trapped in Harding Park — not even close. Her companions include a bunch of bored ex-cult members, a few hysterical haunters, and a Victorian-era-woman turned second-wave-feminist.

The Girl Scouts' annual Leadership Retreat is finally here, and the troop's ready to cut loose and break some rules. Of course, they never expected to summon 19-year-old Aya Valasquez, a mysteriously murdered ghost and our series narrator.