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Mission Rejected

The Porch Room

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Frequency: 1 episode/30d. Total Eps: 92

The story of the world's most secret agents...the backups. For the first time in his career, Special Agent Chet Phillips has discovered that he can choose NOT to accept a mission! That means there's no choice but to send in the "B Team": A nervous pencil pusher promoted to the field, a computer hacker working off her sentence, a fading former sitcom star and a recently reassigned White House intern. A full cast comedy audio adventure with a new episode debuting each month!

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🇨🇦 Canada - comedyFiction
20/08/2026
#41
🇬🇧 Great Britain - comedyFiction
20/08/2026
#62
🇩🇪 Germany - comedyFiction
20/08/2026
#61
🇺🇸 USA - comedyFiction
20/08/2026
#78
🇨🇦 Canada - comedyFiction
19/08/2026
#60
🇬🇧 Great Britain - comedyFiction
19/08/2026
#43
🇩🇪 Germany - comedyFiction
19/08/2026
#42
🇺🇸 USA - comedyFiction
19/08/2026
#63
🇨🇦 Canada - comedyFiction
18/08/2026
#57
🇬🇧 Great Britain - comedyFiction
18/08/2026
#47

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https://discord.gg/5t3WB3J
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https://www.patreon.com/missionrejected
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Preview: MISSION REJECTED

Season 1

Friday, March 1, 2019 • Duration 01:41

What happens when the world's greatest spy decides NOT to accept his latest mission? Find out in MISSION: REJECTED!

Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
Katerina McGrath as The Mission Voice
Ashley Banks as Ocean Girl/Athena O’Brien
Jill Ivey as Lex Hammond/Cassandra Helsinki
and Robert Killion as Security Guard/The Admiral.

Created by
Pete Barry & J. Michael DeAngelis & John Dowgin

A Porch Room production.

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101: Duck and Cover

Season 1 · Episode 1

Monday, March 4, 2019 • Duration 26:58

A South American dictator is trying to gain support in the United States...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is on vacation.

Written and Directed by
J. Michael DeAngelis

Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice

Guest Starring
Devin Plantamura as Parking Guy
Jose Maria Bejarano as El Pato
John P. Dowgin as Joe the Plumber
Jillian Ivey as Newscaster Connie
Ashley Banks as Ocean Girl
and Robert Killion as Security Guard/Newscaster Steve/The Admiral

Created & Produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John P. Dowgin

Music, editing and mixing by
Pete Barry.

Additional live mixing and sound engineering by Karen Yang.https://missionrejected.simplecast.com/episodes/101/transcript

A full transcript of this episode is available here.

Sound effect attributions below. All other effects created by Pete Barry.

Train Station by Sandermotions, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
Steam Train by Daniel Simon, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
Parking Garage by cmusounddesign, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
Muscle Car by Daniel Simon, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
Tires Squeal by Mike Koening, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution
Sci-Fi Office by Stuart Kilbride (Red Sky Lullaby), used under license
Crowd Noise by toonothing, used under Creative Commons Attribution
Crowd Agrees by unchaz, used under Creative Commons Attribution
Crowd Cheers by Tomlija, used under Creative Commons Attribution
Foghorn by Maurice_J_K, used under Creative Commons Attribution
Baltimore Harbor by flood-mix, used under Creative Commons Attribution

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108: Park It Like It's Hot

Season 1 · Episode 8

Friday, September 27, 2019 • Duration 37:07

A former KGB interrogator has taken over the Des Moines Parking Authority...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is on vacation.

Written by
John P. Dowgin

Directed by
J. Michael DeAngelis

Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice

Guest Starring
Ashley Banks as Ocean Girl
Jill Ivey as Ellie Mae Sederstrom
Anne Coleman as Olga
Jackie Sherman as Tatiana
Johnny Goodtimes as Oleg Sokolov
Natty Leach as Lt. Valerian
and Bob Killion as The Admiral/Security Guy

A complete transcript of this episode is available here.

Created and produced by Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John Dowgin

Music, sound editing and mixing by Pete Barry
Additional recording by Karen Yang

Be sure to check out Johnny Goodtimes on his podcast The Philly Blunt.A full transcript of this episode is available here.

Sound effect attributions below. All other sound effects created by Pete Barry.

Sci-Fi Office by Stuart Kilbride, used under license
Warehouse by thatjeffcarter, used under Creative Commons Attribution

109: Cardamom Brandy

Season 1 · Episode 9

Friday, October 18, 2019 • Duration 37:23

A notorious pharmaceutical executive under house arrest is trying to relaunch his criminal empire...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is on vacation.

Written and Directed by
J. Michael DeAngelis

Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice

Guest Starring
Ashley Banks as Ocean Girl
Dave Serfass as Cattle Baron #1
Molly Ward as Cardamom Brandy
Dustin Karrat as Blaze Taggert
Karen Yang as Dr. Karol Legrange
and Bob Killion as The Admiral and Security Guy

Created and produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John Dowgin

Music, sound editing and mixing by Pete Barry
Additional recording by Karen Yang

A full transcript of this episode is available here.

Sound effect attributions below. All other sound effects created by Pete Barry.

Sci-Fi Office by Stuart Kilbride, used under license
Creaking Dishwasher by barkenov, used under Creative Commons Attribution
Drone by Sheyvan, used under Creative Commons Attribution
Crowd Clapping by Tomlija, used under

110: Granger Things

Season 1 · Episode 10

Thursday, October 31, 2019 • Duration 32:42

It's Halloween...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is on vacation. A Mission: Rejected trilogy of terror!

CONTENT WARNING: It's all in good fun, but know that this episode contains some more-intense-than-usual sound effects including whispers, screams, bubbling, animal noises, squishy sounds and monster voices.

Written by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John Dowgin

Directed by
Pete Barry

Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice

Guest Starring
Ashley Banks as Ocean Girl
Nani Manion as Edith Sunday
John Dowgin as Dr. Biff Studebaker
Myke Scholtes as Zeerox
Karen Yang as Dr. Karol Legrange
and Bob Killion as The Admiral and Security Guy

Created and Produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John Dowgin

Music, sound editing and mixing by
Pete Barry

A complete transcript of this episode available here.

Sound effect attributions below. All other sound effects created by Pete Barry.

Sci-Fi Office, by Stuart Kilbride, used under license
Steam (Iron), by BEDEEN, used under Creative Commons Attribution
Wooden Destruction, by Inspector J, used under

111: The Slow and The Steamed

Season 1 · Episode 11

Friday, November 29, 2019 • Duration 33:51

An illegal street racing gang is terrorizing the city...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is on vacation.

Written and Directed by J. Michael DeAngelis

Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission VoiceGuest Starring
Ashley Banks as Ocean Girl
J. Michael DeAngelis as Mario Capretti
Pete Barry as Kristatos O'Brien
Devin Plantamura as Pebble
Jill Ivey as Siri / Coffee Shop Girl
Mylène Kerschner as Lilith Frank
and Bob Killion as The Admiral / Security Guy

Created and Produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis, and John Dowgin

Music, sound editing and mixing by
Pete Barry

Additional live mixing by
Karen Yang

A complete transcript of the episode is available here.

Sound effect attributions below. All other sound effects created by Pete Barry:

Meditation Bowl 1 by anunquietmind, used under Creative Commons Attribution
Meditation Bowl 2 by sandhwani, used under Creative Commons Attribution
Office Phone by vrodge, used under Creative Commons Attribution
Gun Cock by SmartWentCody, used under

112: The Quotient of All Fears

Season 1 · Episode 12

Friday, December 27, 2019 • Duration 53:32

Special Agent Chet Phillips's vacation...is over.

Written and Directed by
Pete Barry

Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcreif
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission VoiceAlso Starring
Ashley Banks as Ocean Girl
Bob Killion as The Admiral

Guest Starring
Pete Barry as Kristatos O’Brien
Devin Plantamura as Pebble
Natty Leach as Lt. Valerian
Thom Boyer as Marcus Ellsbury
Michael Enio Reali as Sherman
Claire Klieger as Damrow
Dave Serfass as Curly Blacksteer
Dustin Karrat as Blaze Taggert
Anne Coleman as Olga
Jackie Sherman as Tatiana
Jose Maria Bejarano as El Pato
Jill Ivey as Elle Mae Sederstrom
Jeff Maschi as The Black Hat Brothers
and Johnny Goodtimes as Oleg Sokolov

Music, sound editing and mixing by
Pete Barry

Additional recording by
Karen Yang

Created and produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John P. Dowgin

A full transcript of this episode is available here.

Sound effect attributions below. All other sound effects by Pete Barry.

Meditation Bowl 1 by anunquietmind, used under Creative Commons Attribution
Meditation Bowl 2 by sandhwani, used under Creative Commons Attribution

EMF Declassified (Behind the Scenes)

Season 1

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 • Duration 37:33

Mylène Kerschner, host of the CS Radio podcast, takes you behind the scenes of Mission: Rejected's fist season.Featuring interviews with co-creators Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John Dowgin.

Written by
J. Michael DeAngelis

Music, mixing and editing by
Pete Barry

Featuring
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice

Be sure to check out Mylène and her co-host every Monday on CS Radio, a podcast about a career exploration and development.

Our Patreon supporters received a special extended edition of this episode featuring even more behind-the-scenes stories and tidbits! You can join them in enjoying a bonus audio every month at www.patreon.com/missionrejected.

A full transcript of this episode is available here.

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201: Hazy and Distant Danger

Season 2 · Episode 1

Friday, March 6, 2020 • Duration 37:27

The Ocean Bureau ship has sunk, Athena O'Brien is missing and Special Agent Chet Phillips is...dead?

Written and Directed by
J. Michael DeAngelis

Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Section Chief Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice

Also Starring
Ashley Banks as Athena O'Brien
Jill Ivey as Cassandra Helsinki
and Bob Killion as The Admiral

Guest Starring
J. Michael DeAngelis as Larry Hastings
Dave Serfass as J.J. Prescott
Karen Yang as Dr. Karol Legrange
John Dowgin as Dr. Biff Studebaker
Josh Schwartz as Stuart GIlligan
Molly Ward as Cardamom Brandy
Lia Barry as Austin
Billy Lampie as Robbie
Rebecca Serfass as Lucky
Pete Barry as Private
John Tuton as Captain Kirk
Jeff Ludwig as Frightened Monk

Music, sound editing and mixing by
Pete Barry

Recording engineered by
Karen Yang

Created and produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John P. Dowginhttps://missionrejected.simplecast.com/episodes/201-hazy-and-distant-danger/transcript

A full transcript of this episode is available here.

Sound effect attributions below. All other sound effects by Pete Barry.

Sci-Fi Office by Stuart Kilbrade (), used under license

202: Borderline Personalities

Season 2 · Episode 2

Friday, March 27, 2020 • Duration 34:26

A controversial podcast host has declared himself an independent nation...and Special Agent Chet Phillips is unavailable.

Written and Directed by
Pete Barry

Starring
Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath
Dave Stanger as Bowden Montcrief
Paige Klaniecki as Gloria Kovak
Faith Dowgin as Zelda Anders
with Kirk White as Chet Phillips
and Kevin McGrath as The Mission Voice

Also Starring
Ashley Banks as Athena O'Brien
Jean Barry as Quinn Corrino
Jill Ivey as Lex
and Bob Killion as Archie, "Noam Chomsky" and The Admiral

Guest Starring
Dave Serfass as J.J. Prescott
Shannon Perry as Dr. Hermione Pickle
Danny Epstein as Logan Sharpe
Karen Yang as Chinese Agent
Chad Ellis as Matthew Leads

Shannon Perry is the creator and star of Oz-9, a sci-fi comedy podcast. Find out more at www.oz-9.com

Chad Ellis is the creator and star of Station Blue, an atmospheric isolation horror podcast. Find out more at stationblue.libsyn.com

Music, sound editing and mixing by
Pete Barry

Recording engineered by
Karen Yang

Created and produced by
Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis and John P. Dowginhttps://missionrejected.simplecast.com/episodes/202-borderline-personalities/transcript

A full transcript of this episode is available here.Sound effect attributions below. All other sound effects by Pete Barry.

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