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S3E1 - Bunkford Report/Time Management for Ghosts

Season 3, Ep. 1

Thank you for listening to the Middle Aged Candy Store, produced by The Gathering.


In this episode, we learn that beloved store manager Karen is in prison, and meet her roomate, famed country singer Jimmy Rash. We also check in with everyone’s favourite talking monkey podcaster, Bunkford, and learn about his new employment opportunity, and learn some valuable tips from Clive and LInda Barbabbalston on how you can live your best afterlife


  • The Bunkford Report and Time Management for Ghosts written, performed, and produced by Donnie Febbleston.
  • Intro and interstitial segments written by The Gathering and performed by Karen Loomer, Donnie Febbleston, Tony Culverwell, and Michael Giel.
  • Theme music by Donnie Febbleston and performed by Donnie and Linda Febbleston.
  • Sound design by Tony Culverwell.
  • Cover art by Amanda Matalanis.


Water drip sound effect by tosha73, available at freesound.org, and licenced under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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All other sound effects are licensed under Creative Commons Zero and can be found on freesound.org.

Special thanks to:

  • dudamix98 for 3 tone chime
  • jmbphilmes for walla of brazillian jail 01
  • kyles for outside street sound
  • bplayers for the door open close w/bell
  • kupper for the horse hooves foxen10 for the horse whinny
  • gipsi for the ponies
  • Dalibor
  • Klangkobold


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