Mikey and the Garden Arch

Hitch and Hike have been recurring characters in Mikey's adventure on the other side of the Arch. Lets take a minute to meet these two sisters and see where they came from, and how they got to be who they are. This is a "Third Thursday" feature. Our Third Thursday shows come from any of our main three, Mikey and the Garden Arch, Engine of War, or Into the Dark of the Woods. They run for one month...

Mikey has made his way on the raft in the river of lava. Now it's up to Meg and Johnson to find out what it takes for them to get passage. This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast. It is not an audiobo...

Mikey, Johnson, and Meg have come to a river of flowing lava and a ferryman who is instantly recognizable. They'll have to find a way across to continue toward their goal.  This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and rele...

Mikey, Johnson, and Meg continue through the underground and Mikey finds out that they have crossed into unknown territory.  This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast. It is not an audiobook or a r...

Mikey, Meg and Johnson head further along the Underground Gauntlet. This next challenge, Mikey finds himself being very well suited for. This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast. It is not an audiobook...

Guy has appeared. Mikey and his friends have a goal and they won't be deterred. The gauntlet is waiting to be run and they are going to do what they have to do to finish it.  This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and re...

The Gardener is charging, the breathcap are breaking, and Mikey has to think quickly if hes going to get what he needs to help Johnson get his wind back. This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast. It is...

This is the trailer of our brand new patreon exclusive show "The Et Cetera's" - First episode 4/2/26 This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast. It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously publ...

Mikey and his friends set out on the Underground Gauntlet to retrieve the breathcap Johnson will need to help him regain his wind. Not everything goes according to plan. This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as...

Mikey knows what he wants to do. He wants to face the Underground Gauntlet and get Johnson back his missing wind. And the first step; how does one actually get into the Underground? This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and...

Mikey has been walking with Meg and they stumble on two people we've met before. This encounter tells them two things; first, Johnson is close by and second, so is Guy This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a...

Mikey came back looking for his friend. Now he met a new traveling companion and she has an offer. But Mikey has learned from his last visit here the one cardinal rule; Nobody rides for free. This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, pro...

Mikey is determined to get back through the Arch. He has to help Johnson. He feels unfinished. So he comes back to the lot in the middle of the block and this time, things go his way. This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced an...

Mikey found his way back home. Now all he can think about is Johnson and how he's going to find his way back through. His friends don't seem to be buying what he's selling though. This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and re...

It feels like it's been eons since Mikey stumbled through the arch in the vacant lot and appeared in this crazy new world. Now, standing at the opening again, will he be able to go back through and back home? This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This is an original work of episodic a...

Mikey is working his loop; working his way back to the arch and back to his home. Along the way he encounters even more of the strange denizens who occupy this world, and pays the heaviest toll yet.  This is a Rust Belt Studio Production This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joining our Patreon: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon Visit our website: Rust Belt Studio This...

Mikey is lost. He spent the night in an unknown world, somewhere on the other side of the arch that he had been playing in. Now, with his new companion Johnson, the talking fox in an Ohio State University varsity jacket, he has a plan. If he's ever going to get home, he's going to have to find a way to loop. This episode is a Rust Belt Studio production It was written and performed by: Bryan Foste...

We see Mikey on the other side of the arch, in the whispering woods, and he meets a new friend. Someone who can help show him the rules and ways of the place he's just stumbled on to. But that doesn't change the fact that he's lost and needs to find his way back home. Mikey and the Garden Arch is a Rust Belt Studio production This show was written and performed by: Bryan Foster Please consider joi...

"Mikey and the Garden Arch" is a high fantasy, serial drama that posts every other Tuesday. Its a product of Rust Belt Studio In Episode 1, Mikey is spending a lazy summer day trying to find something to do. His friends are all unavailable, his dad has kicked him out of the house for the day, and he finds himself cruising aimlessly until he stops at their usual hangout - a vacant lot in the middle...

Mikey and the Garden Arch is a serialized Rust Belt fantasy about wonder, loss, and the rules of another world. In Episode 0 we meet Mikey, we hear him tell of remembering growing up, and the magic of Summer. It's a prelude to a story about choices, childhood, and what waits for us behind the arch. Written and Narrated by: Bryan Foster Produced by Rust Belt Studio This show was written and perform...