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Mission Rejected

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  • Mission Rejected

    606: Uncle Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Dutch

    24/04/2026 | 47 mins.
    Every EMF agent has been taken off duty…and Special Agent Chet Phillips is doing trigonometry.

    Written and Directed by
    Pete Barry & J. Michael DeAngelis

    Starring
    Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
    Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath and Mini 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 Katerina McGrath as The Mission Voice

    Also Starring
    Ashley Banks as Athena O’Brien and Chloe
    Jill Ivey as Alice
    Bob Killion as Ziggy and Security Guy

    Guest Starring
    Kristen Norine as Dr. Hypatia Wiles
    John Dowgin as Dr. Biff Studebaker
    Brian T. Sherman as Uncle Riley
    JoEllen Notte as Tilly
    Jenelle Tonto as Mrs. Grey
    Pete Barry as Orlando

    Music, sound editing, and mixing by Pete Barry

    A complete transcript of this episode is available here.

    Created and produced by
    Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis, and John Dowgin
    Associate Producer: Paige Klaniecki

    For a complete list of credits, please see the episode's webpage.
  • Mission Rejected

    605: We Fought A Zoo

    27/03/2026 | 55 mins.
    An unstable animal geneticist may be conducting dangerous experiments at his private zoo…and Special Agent Chet Phillips is chasing down tacos.

    Written by
    Paige Klaniecki

    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 Katerina McGrath as The Mission Voice

    Also Starring
    Ashley Banks as Athena O’Brien
    Jill Ivey as Frida
    and Bob Killion as Herschel

    Guest Starring
    Pete Barry as Squeaky Voice Cashier
    John Dowgin as Hungry Customer
    J. Michael DeAngelis as Leroy Quattlebaum

    Music by Pete Barry
    Sound editing and mixing by John Dowgin

    A complete transcript of this episode can be found here.

    Post credits trailer: Moose on a Highway

    Created and produced by
    Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis, and John Dowgin
    Associate Producer: Paige Klaniecki

    See our website for a full list of credits.
  • Mission Rejected

    604: The Man with the Molten Gun

    27/02/2026 | 54 mins.
    An ambitious general may be plotting a coup d'état…and Special Agent Chet Phillips is singing showtunes.

    Written and Directed by
    John P. Dowgin

    Starring
    Chris Klaniecki as Skip Granger
    Nazli Sarpkaya as Mackenzie McGrath and Mini-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 Katerina McGrath as The Mission Voice

    Also Starring
    Ashley Banks as Athena O’Brien
    Jill Ivey as Kiki St. Claire
    Bob Killion as General Degoutant and Security Guy

    Guest Starring
    John Dowgin as Dr. Biff Studebaker
    Pete Barry as the App Voice
    J. Michael DeAngelis as Lookout
    Dave Serfass as Pierre
    David S. Dear as Terry Millionaire

    Music by Pete Barry

    Sound editing and mixing by John Dowgin

    A complete transcript is available here.

    Created and produced by
    Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis, and John Dowgin
    Associate Producer: Paige Klaniecki

    Post-credits trailer: Madison On The Air

    For a complete list of credits, visit the episode's webpage.
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    603: Never Say Next Day Again

    30/01/2026 | 47 mins.
    An autonomous delivery truck has been programmed to deliver a rogue nuclear weapon…and Special Agent Chet Phillips is refilling waters.

    Written by
    Pete Barry

    Directed by
    J. Michael DeAngelis

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

    Also Starring
    Ashley Banks as Athena O’Brien
    Jill Ivey as Sister Prudence and Alexa
    and Bob Killion as Amazon Driver

    Guest Starring
    Brandon Wentz as Dr. Harold Snodgrass
    Rebecca Serfass as Lucky Lessmacher
    Bonnie Brantley as Arcadia
    Shannon Perry as Dr. Hermione Pickle
    Helena Betancourt as Sister Quiteria
    Kyle Jones as Highway Patrol Officer

    Music, sound editing and mixing by
    Pete Barry

    A complete transcript of this episode can be found here.

    Created and produced by
    Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis, and John Dowgin
    Associate producer: Paige Klaniecki

    Please see our website for a complete list of credits.

    Please consider supporting Neighborhood House Minnesota and the Mutual Aid network.
    Post-credits trailer: This House Will Devour You
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    602: The Mild Mild West

    26/12/2025 | 52 mins.
    An Old West dude ranch tourist attraction run by Stuart Gilligan is threatened by a sinister real estate developer…and Special Agent Chet Phillips is waxing the floor.

    Written & 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 Phillps
    and Katerina McGrath as The Mission Voice

    Also Starring
    Ashley Banks as Athena O’Brien
    Jill Ivey as Annie Dopley and Alice the Waitress
    and Bob Killion as White Willy

    Guest Starring
    Dave Serfass as Old Sweepy
    Kristen Norine as Dr. Wiles
    Rebecca Serfass as Calamity Mary Jane
    Rachel Song as Spliff Foot Sue
    John Dowgin as Goggins
    Josh Schwartz as Stuart Gilligan
    Pete Barry as Kyle
    J. Michael DeAngelis as Bryce

    Music, sound mixing and editing by Pete Barry
    “Red River Valley”, traditional, arranged by Pete Barry, special lyrics by J. Michael DeAngelis
    “The Entertainer”, by Scott Joplin, arranged by Pete Barry

    A complete transcript of this episode can be found here.

    Post-credits trailer: Personal Demon

    Created and Produced by
    Pete Barry, J. Michael DeAngelis, and John P. Dowgin
    Associate Producer: Paige Klaniecki

    See the episode webpage for a complete list of credits.

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About Mission Rejected

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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