HATCHET MAN

PART 5:  I Too Shall Be No More

The podcast series HATCHET MAN tells the tale of a little-known but extraordinary Albanian television series that aired in 1996 and ushered in social chaos and civil war.

In Part Five, well, all the shit comes down. Turns out raki isn’t the perfect lubricant for a revolutionary plan. And a quaint Hatchet Man episode — one character sings to pigeons, another drills holes in sick heads — leads to utter disorientation when our dark hero follows his typical slaughter with a shocking and insane act. The rest, alas, is Albanian history.

CREDITS

Bob Paris. Writer, performer, producer.

Elizabeth Wlodarczak. Reader of credits, feeder of cats.

MUSIC

The Shed. “Baby Camel Walk,” and “Moon Eyes on Me.” Courtesy of the artist.

Voyageurs. “Liquid Skulls” and “A Mystic.” CC by 3.0.

John Bartmann. “Balkan Gypsy Party.”  CCO 1.0.

Death at Midsummer Night. “The Sun We’ve Never Seen.” CC by 4.0.

Turku, Nomads of the Silk Road. “Agri Dagindan Uctum.” CC by 4.0.

Salakapakka Sound System. “Man Versus Moon.” CC by 4.0.

Fabio Keiner. “Soundscape (6).”  CC by 4.0.