A Fox's Guide to Deurbanisation is intended for mature
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den. Testing, Testing.
Oh. It's a bit loud, right?
That seems to be working. For as long as I can remember,
I've dreamed of moving to the countryside.
My father Frank would tell stories of the forest that he
lived in before he grew up and made the foolish decision to
come here, and that's how I killed. 11 squirrels in one day.
On his first day in the city he met a gorgeous vixen by
Trafalgar Square and they fell in love and had me.
So all I've ever known is I haven't had a good day's sleep
in my entire life. But all that changes now because
I just turned 6. I'm finally six months old,
which means I'm ready to make my own decisions about how to live
my life, And my life is going to be in the forest.
Hey, Rusty, what are you doing? What's that thing?
Oh hey, for Nick, it's a recording device.
I'm going to narrate my journey on a podcast so other foxes can
learn from me. It could change lives.
But no one listens to podcasts. I'm sure they do.
Look here, you can be my first interviewee.
Oh Finnick, what do you think of my plan to de urbanize my life
by relocating to the countryside?
I think it's stupid. No, come on, you have to repeat
the question so I can cut out my voice.
I think Rusty's plan to de urbanize his life by relocating
to the countryside is fucking stupid.
Nice. Yeah, way better.
Wait, are you being serious? I thought you'd love the idea
and want to join me. Why?
The fuck would I do that? Because we could be wild foxes,
you know, together that we could chase squirrels and bathe in
rivers. And freeze to death in winter
and starve because we don't know how to hunt.
And never taste the kebab again. Honestly I thought my friends
would love my idea of leaving the city, but it's literally the
dumbest thing I've ever heard. How are we supposed to play by
the side football with only four players?
I think it's a lovely idea. I love parks.
No, no, I'm not going to the park.
I'm going to a real forest. Oh, why?
So it's the night of my big journey, and I'm here having a
goodbye meal with Finnick, Chestnut and Maple.
Yeah, Maple doesn't say much, but she did help us get us
breakfast. And it is absolutely divine.
Where did you get it? You know the brown bin at #10?
I always go to 20. Three, you have to try.
It Tuesdays are the. Best.
Aren't going to miss korma rust. Yes, it's delicious, but you
know, this is part of the problem.
We're not meant to eat chicken korma out of bins.
You know, we should be eating frogs or, or worms or, or, you
know, Maggie birds. You're disgusting.
And berries. You know, fresh berries straight
from the Bush. That honestly sounds like a lot
of work. Yeah.
Worm. Seriously.
We. Live in.
Food heaven You can have anything you want, but you
sometimes have to fight a. Pigeon for a kebab?
Sure, but hey. Fuckhead.
Oh, not. Russy's ex-girlfriend just
showed up. This could get intense.
As intense as. Their two.
Week situation shift, Give it back.
What's this? I hear you're running away.
No, I'm not running away. Oh, so you're not going to the
forest to find yourself? No, I'm not going to the forest
to find myself. Oh.
That's good. It's just that Willis.
I'm relocating. Relocating permanently?
What the fuck? What happened to us setting up a
den behind M&M World in Leicester Square?
I never really liked that place. Is this because of?
Your dad? No, it's not because of Frank.
It's because that whole place reeks of human Pierce.
Rusty, I know losing your parents is hard, but that's just
life. When my mum was hit by the 37th,
I didn't throw a hissy fit. I just, you know, kept going.
Right. Again, it's not because of my
dad. And actually, I don't need your
approval because we're not together anymore.
Fine, and you know what? Fuck you.
You've got a teeny tiny cock and you'll never find another victim
who screams your name like I do. I'm actually not looking for
anything like that right now, but I like to think that I
probably could. If Nick and I are walking
through Saint James Park, we're on our way to meet the Divine
Oracle so I can receive their wisdom for my journey.
Hey, you excited for Nick? Super excited, we've been
walking for hours. The Oracle lives on an island in
the lake, and they're a crane. I think they're a.
Heron, actually. Oh well, whatever they are, I
can almost see it. Well, the island, not the
Oracle. Yeah, I can confirm I cannot see
the Oracle yet. I hate this place.
The foxes here are weird. They're not that weird.
What's that? I heard something.
It's nothing. I really don't like this.
I definitely heard something. It's probably just a rat.
Nope. What the fuck is that?
You want some fudge? I.
Stole it from the hands of a. Human child.
Ignore him, just walk faster. Told you they're weird.
See that bench I once saw a Pelican eating a pigeon next to?
It it doesn't sound that weird. The pigeon was flapping the
entire way down the pelican's neck.
It was gruesome. Finnick, That's not gruesome,
it's nature. As urban foxes, we've just grown
too used to not killing our own dinner that our ancestors would
be disgusted knowing that we eat our bins.
I'm. Sure, they'd shut up pretty
quickly once they tasted chicken korma.
I can't believe I'm wasting battery on this.
We have entered the Oracle's nest.
The Oracle has arrived and it's the most beautiful Heron I've
ever seen. Rusty is approaching them to ask
for direction. Thank you for gracing us with
your presence, our holy Oracle I.
Don't know why he's speaking like that.
Your voice, it is peculiar You are not from here.
No, my my father hails from the countryside.
You have ascended the life the city can offer.
You. And wish to return to your
roots. Yes.
You are ready to begin your journey.
Thank you. The Forest of Dean is the place
you must seek. The Forest of Dean, of course.
Who's Dean? Good luck Young 1.
Well, I'm not sure who Dean is, but I hope he's more helpful
than the Oracle. I'll take that back now.
OK, so I just need to figure out how to get to Dean's Forest.
Oh, excuse me. Hi.
Hello. Do you know how to get to Dean's
Forest? They ran away, yes.
I see that. Oh.
You want some fudge I? Steal it from You're a human
child. We know.
Stop. Harassing our visitors, Albert.
I'll take some fudge, though. Good evening, Sir.
Do you know how to get to Dean's Forest?
Dean's Forest? Yeah.
Follow that road. Take a right, then a left, then
a right, then a right again, then a left, then.
Thanks, we get it. The Den on the Heath may know
the Heath. All right.
Thank you. Lovely weather we've been
having, Rusty. You can't go to the heath.
The dens there are mad territorial.
It will be fine. No, seriously, Rusty, you're
terrible at street fighting. You once got beat up by a
squirrel, hey? Come on, I let him win.
The blood of a feral forest fox runs through my veins.
Obviously I can fight if I want to.
It just felt unfair on the little guy.
Right. Come on, we can use those
nonviolent communication techniques, my ex told me.
She is the most violent communicator I've ever.
Can't hear you. I'm running to the heath.
Oh, the adventure has officially begun.
Testing. Test me.
This is Finnick reporting live from Hamster Teeth.
We've decided to accompany Rusty on the start of his journey to
help save his arse if the den here tries to RIP out his
throat. I'm still not going to the
fucking countryside to eat worms.
I've got feral foxblood, remember?
My throat will be just fine. Yeah, right.
So what's your plan once you get to Dean?
'S forest. I'm going to farm a family.
Wait, you have family there? Yeah, of course, that's where my
dad's from. Right, I never thought about
that. But how will they know who you
are? I think they'll just, no, you
know, like how I knew you'd be my best friend as soon as I met
you. Oh.
Whoa, whoa. Whoa, what do we have here?
Oh, that was a retoretical question.
Oh, it's rhetoric. Shut up.
What's that? Oh, please don't break it.
Don't tell me what to do. Seriously, please don't do that.
I spent, I spent a really long time getting the settings right.
Could you stupid give me back? You do not.
Walk into my territory and start trying to order me around,
calling me stupid. You're stupid.
He's definitely stupid, but we only came to ask a question.
We don't want to start a fight or anything.
You want to. Fight what?
No. No.
No fighting. Definitely no fighting.
I'm trying to find Dean's Forest, don't know it.
Do you know something that might know it?
Maybe? Are you going to tell us who
they are? Nah.
OK, I'm bored. No, my microphone.
It's mine now. Did you kill him?
I don't know, but let's run. If you're listening to A Fox's
Guide to Deurbanisation, please hit the like button and share
with your fellow Fox's. All right, bye.
Fuck. A Fox's guide to deurbanisation
was created by Lisa Emily Peterson.
Episode 1 Feel the Call to Adventure was written by Lisa
Emily Peterson and starred Max Torinus, Rusty, Isaiah James
Mitchell as Finnick, Hannah Martinez Chestnut, Theo
Embersini as Maple, Evangeline Bevan as ex-girlfriend fox,
Christopher Nathan as Weird fox, Isabel Hayes as the Oracle, Luke
R Francis as Cool Fox, and Jacob Rosenman as Enemy fox.
This series was directed by Dans and Claire.
Sound design, sound recording and script editing by Farouq
Sultani. Produced by Lisa Emily Peterson,
production assistants Mona and Mamasare, and Natalia Riga.
Cover art by brendora. Recorded at the Royal Central
School of Speech and Drama, this was an anonymous Badger creative
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