21 episodes
The Control Group iHeartPodcasts
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4.5 • 1K Ratings
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In season two of THE CONTROL GROUP (Civil Defense), the airwaves are filled with announcements of a nuclear attack on the United States. As panic threatens the community of New Canaan, a housewife (Tess Malis Kincaid) tries to protect her daughter (Allie Ficken) from both the atomic and the human dangers that surround them. Woven throughout the story are fragments of “Quasar-1,” an animated children’s television program about a space pilot (Hannah Fierman) assigned to protect a distant planet from self-destruction.
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S2 E1: Red Alert
The already strained relationships of Dorrie and Wayne Langford (Tess Malis Kincaid, Tim Habeger) and their daughter Becky (Allie Ficken) are completely upended when emergency announcements warn the U.S. is under Soviet nuclear attack.
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S2 E2: Shelter
A paramilitary volunteer (Keith Brooks) persuades Dorrie and Becky (Tess Malis Kincaid, Allie Ficken) to leave their basement and search for better protection against radioactive fallout.
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S2 E3: L.M.O.E.
In the Civil Defense Emergency Command Center, Wayne (Tim Habeger) reveals a secret weapon to TV personality Helen Huntleigh (Mary Kraft).
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S2 E4: A Prophecy
An idealistic Noonan (Keith Brooks) shares with Dorrie (Tess Malis Kincaid) his dream for a better world, even as New Canaan descends into chaos.
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S2 E5: The Fortress
Becky (Allie Ficken) and Loraine (Rachel Frawley) attempt to escape from the bunker on Cross Mountain.
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S2 E6: Make Believe
Dorrie (Tess Malis Kincaid) reflects on the fateful events of her, and dreams of an opportunity for redemption.
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Customer Reviews
Intense
I am so glad I stumbled on this podcast. I just finished season one and I am looking forward to season two excellent podcast thank you.
Great
Story’s great, sounds are sometimes too loud or too soft but it’s not too bad overall honestly. One thing annoying is that there’s quite literally like 12 minutes of ads each episode, it’s nuts!
And to the guy who can’t imagine how they actually make the sounds for the woman struggling through the mental asylum, you’re totally missing the point of the show.
Every episode starts with a little piece about how bad the institutions and their practices were back then, this show serves as a reminder of how horrible they were and what methods we should avoid in psychiatric treatment. Yeah, they’re gonna record some uncomfortable sounds, if you can’t deal with that, don’t listen to the show.
The description and trigger warnings are there, if you choose to proceed or just straight up ignore them, that’s 100% on you, not the sound editor, not the advertisers, not the writers, not the producers. You. This show tells you a million times in a million different ways that it can be difficult for some listeners, if you still choose to proceed, there’s no one to blame except for you when it gets to be too much for your ears. The show isn’t bad or poorly written or poorly designed or poorly produced or poorly mixed because you couldn’t handle some of the sounds they put in to the show. Don’t blame the show because you’re too mentally feeble or ignore trigger warnings. The warnings are there, if you ignore them that’s on you, not the show. Shows shouldn’t be designed and catered to comply with your sheltered and weak preferences.
Good storytelling
Edge of your seat storytelling. Very well scripted and acted. Biggest complaint is that nearly half of the show is commercials and music