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The Butterfly Factory 1/2 with Brennan Lee Mulligan

Season 1, Ep. 26

A late-60s New York art scene full of beautiful frauds and very bad vibes comes together around a special party invitation. Fame feels close. But so does something colder watching from just offstage. Everyone’s chasing the next big thing, and it’s unclear what that might turn out to be.


Content Warnings: sexual themes, exploitation, gaslighting, drug and alcohol use, profanity, political violence references


Featuring

Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore

Brennan Lee Mulligan as Allen Clay

Paula Deming as Margot Marceau

Nic Rosenberg as Willow

cuppycup as Velvet Bloom


Dialogue Editing by cuppycup

Sound and Music Design by cuppycup

Produced by cuppycup


Transcript coming soon.

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