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Unlicensed

Written by: Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor
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  • From Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, creators of the genre defining fiction podcast Welcome to Night Vale, comes the new LA noire Unlicensed, starring Molly Quinn, Lusia Strus, and T.L Thompson. Unlicensed follows Molly Hatch (Quinn), recently divorced, two years sober, and completely lost on where to go next in her life. On a whim she answers an ad for an assistant to a PI, traveling to an unpromising strip mall on Citrus Avenue in Azusa, CA, where she meets Lou Rosen (Strus). Lou is a brilliant detective, but she’s also a completely disorganized mess, both in her physical space and within her own mind. She loses evidence, forgets what she’s already figured out, and she hasn’t even gotten it together to get her PI license. Working illegally in the outskirts of Los Angeles, where the cul-de-sacs and strip malls sprawl into the desert, the only clients she can get are those who either can't afford anyone else or have cases that are too marginal for licensed PIs or the police to bother with. When a teenage girl pleads for Lou and Molly to take the strangest case of their career, they find themselves involved in something much bigger than they were prepared for. This unlikely pair, with no resources and no back-up, follow a trail of seemingly unconnected cases, which leads them to a ransom, a murder, a mysterious wellness center, and a conspiracy that might go all the way to the governor. Featuring guest appearances by Jason Segel, Janet Varney, James Urbaniak, Cecil Baldwin, Jasika Nicole, Mara Wilson, and more, Unlicensed is a deeply-human, captivating thriller set in the most uncool neighborhoods of America’s coolest city.
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    Oct 20 2022
    From Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, creators of the genre defining fiction podcast Welcome to Night Vale, comes the new LA noire Unlicensed, starring Molly Quinn, Lusia Strus, and T.L Thompson. Unlicensed follows Molly Hatch (Quinn), recently divorced, two years sober, and completely lost on where to go next in her life. On a whim she answers an ad for an assistant to a PI, traveling to an unpromising strip mall on Citrus Avenue in Azusa, CA, where she meets Lou Rosen (Strus). Lou is a brilliant detective, but she’s also a completely disorganized mess, both in her physical space and within her own mind. She loses evidence, forgets what she’s already figured out, and she hasn’t even gotten it together to get her PI license. Working illegally in the outskirts of Los Angeles, where the cul-de-sacs and strip malls sprawl into the desert, the only clients she can get are those who either can't afford anyone else or have cases that are too marginal for licensed PIs or the police to bother with. When a teenage girl pleads for Lou and Molly to take the strangest case of their career, they find themselves involved in something much bigger than they were prepared for. This unlikely pair, with no resources and no back-up, follow a trail of seemingly unconnected cases, which leads them to a ransom, a murder, a mysterious wellness center, and a conspiracy that might go all the way to the governor. Featuring guest appearances by Jason Segel, Janet Varney, James Urbaniak, Cecil Baldwin, Jasika Nicole, Mara Wilson, and more, Unlicensed is a deeply-human, captivating thriller set in the most uncool neighborhoods of America’s coolest city.
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  • The Detective of Citrus Ave

    The Detective of Citrus Ave
    Nov 10 2022
    I’m here about the ad? Assistant to a PI?
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    30 mins
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  • Lost Boy Found

    Lost Boy Found
    Nov 10 2022
    The boy who came back is not the boy who left. The boy in my house is not my brother.
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Just what I would expect from Welcome to Nightvale

Well written, profound and a little strange. Felt a lot like listening to one of the Welcome to Nightvale novels. It would be a great place to start if you're looking to get into the work of Joseph Fin and Jeffrey Cranor or a cozy place to come home to if you're already familiar with their work.

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Omg this was awesome

What a wonderful story. I first
Started with Welcome to Night Vale then went from there. I am so hoping this will have a follow up. Great work from Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

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Do not miss this

Another home run from the Nightvale gang. A great story full of laughs and tears and nail-biting drama. Brilliantly narrated.

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great show

The show was so good I hope there will be another season. I really loved the series. I need to know what happens next!

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Couldn’t stop listening!

Twisty story and great voice-acting! The relationship between the protagonists is as riveting as the mystery.

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I would like more please

I love a good detective story, and I love it best when it gets wierd. I want to hear more stories of these two detectives. this story is clever, and engaging, it's so easy to empathize with these characters.

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very enjoyable

really good, did it twice, hoping there is more to come from Lou and molly

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Great podcast!

Love this engaging story! Interesting, quirky characters, very well performed. Definitely will be a binge listen!!

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Absolutely compelling listen.

I didn’t intend to listen to the whole thing in one go, but I did. And here I am finishing it at 2am and hoping there’ll be a second… season? Instalment? I want more. Attached to these characters and needing to know what happens next.

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binge-able

I binged all the episodes really quickly. I hope there is another season. I'm not really a mystery person but I loved the characters.

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