Wow. Great story.
From the street level tableaux at the beginning to the shattered fourth wall at the end this one rocked and fucking rolled.
And I use that word advisedly. I've always kind of skipped over Podcastle, foolishly believing that it would all be unicorns and pixie dust and dream singing moon drops.
If I hadn't spotted the friendly face of the fuck word I'd have carried on living in ignorance and missed out on a hell of a lot. As it is, back catalogue here I come!