Podcast on Episode 940 for Tuesday the 21st of April 2026.

Last Train from Dead War, Part 1 of 2.

Written by Andre Galenzi, read by Ray Lundberg and produced by Eric Faldes.

Rated R with a content note for suicide attempts.

Good morning, good day, good afternoon and good evening, and welcome to Podcastle, the flying castle of fantasy fiction.

I'm your host, Matt Dovey, and it is my pleasure to present for your enjoyment, the first part of Last Train from Dead War by Andre Galenzi, narrated by Ray Lundberg.

Fear not, I promise you won't have long to wait for the conclusion, which will follow in the

second and final part next week. This story was originally published in Beneath

Ciesies, Issue 433, May 2025.

Andre Galenzi is a writer, aspiring homesteader and architectural technologist from unseeded Algonquin, Anishinaabeg territory near Ottawa, Ontario.

He lives with his family and his animals including dogs, cats, horses, chickens, goats

and a snake. Andre is an editor and managing director for Auger and Tales and Feathers

magazines. His fiction has appeared in beneath seasless skies, heartlines, small wonders,

havenspeck and more. Follow him on blue sky at andrealensi.com, Instagram at Alastair Scriven,

or visit his website www.endr.com. Ray Lundberg is a writer and voice actor from Kentucky. In addition to

co-writing and acting for the Night Post, Ray is also the showrunner and sound designer.

Their writing and sound design work can be heard in 9 to midnight and Kill FM, and they have lent their voice to dozens of audio drama podcasts.

Ray lives in the SF Bay area with their wife, three cats and overflowing shelves of queer books.

You can find more of their work at

Heyrayva.card.co. And now pay attention, for our tale is about to begin, and the finer

details of the employment contract are more important than you realize.

Last Train from Deadwall by Andre Galenzi,

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