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Fur & Loathing

In December 2014, a chlorine gas bomb was set off at a convention for Furries, hospitalising 19 people. It’s one of the largest chemical weapon terrorist attacks in American history – and it remains an unsolved mystery. Who did it? And… why?

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About the Show

It’s early December 2014, and at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, an unusual gathering is taking place. It’s the final night of Midwest Furfest, the world’s largest convention for a subculture known as Furries.

The party is in full swing when, just after midnight, attendees suddenly find themselves struggling to breathe. Something terrible has happened: poisonous levels of chlorine gas are sweeping through the hotel corridors.

Nineteen people are hospitalized and hundreds are evacuated into the freezing cold, many still wearing their colorful anthropomorphic animal costumes, or fursuits. Hazmat teams trace the gas…

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Episodes

May 3, 2024

Episode 1 of Fur & Loathing will be released on Monday. Don’t miss it – follow the feed now. Many journalists have that one story they just can’t let drop….

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May 6, 2024

To this day, no one knows what happened at the Hyatt Hotel and Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois on December 7th, 2014. All we do know is that it could…

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May 13, 2024

Nicky Woolf goes to Midwest FurFest 2023 to see the scene of the crime. How did this attack unfold 10 years ago? How deadly could it have been? What sort…

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May 20, 2024

Having been to Midwest Fur Fest, and understanding just how bad the attack could have been. Nicky, with the help of Patch O’Fur, begin honing on who they believe to…

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May 27, 2024

While the investigation from Nicky and Patch strongly points to one individual…Magnus Diridian, there’s a sudden surprise. The Brazen team gets documents returned from a FOIA request (Freedom of Information…

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Jun 3, 2024

Our investigation is live and moving fast! With a bunch of updates and new leads, Nicky sits down with furry journalist Patch O’Furr to bring him up to speed in…

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Jun 10, 2024

Having found and interviewed Caleb, our theory of the case is developing – and we think the FBI and police were wrong. As we close in on our last remaining…

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Jun 17, 2024

Wrapping up with Magnus brings us as close as we can get to an answer. That’s because, somewhere along the way, the police and FBI seem to have mismanaged and…

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