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The Horse Head Incident — Trina the Raccoon shows up to Sparky's Tavern wearing a rubber horse head mask she rescued from a dumpster, and nothing at Sparky's is ever quite the same. Between an increasingly unhinged pun war with a local opossum, a sponsor read for "bougie" woodland snacks, and Tricky Trina's Trash to Treasure segment (starring props left behind the community theater after their production of Princess and the Pickle), this episode of Tuesdays After Dark delivers peak small-town absurdist comedy.

Also featured: Iris the Barred Owl delivers a scathing, hilarious book review on The Night Owl Bookworm segment, plus listener mail, a jingle for Woodland Gourmet Convenience Prey, a spoof ad for Gobbling Garden Goats weed removal, and a closing original song, "Too Humid for Heartbreak," performed by fictional band Creeping Funk.

A perfect episode for fans of comedy fiction podcasts, animal character comedy, scripted audio drama, and small-town radio parody.

A late-night stop at Sparky’s Tavern takes an unexpected turn when Stephen can’t sleep and finds himself in conversation with Trina. Between half-finished thoughts and flickering tavern light, Stephen tells Trina about bonus episodes, hidden extras, things happening just out of earshot. What begins as a quiet night in Three Pines Junction turns into a curious invitation to look a little closer.

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