Standard protocol for all employees of Barrow Mineral Resources.

CW: Automobile engine sounds. mentions/descriptions of death by fire, decapitation and asphyxiation, threats of forced cannibalism and the mutilation of corpses.

Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins

Narrated by Steve Shell

The voice of Polly Barrow: Tracey Johnston Crum

Outro music by Landon Blood and John Lee Bullard performing “Pretty Polly”

This story originally appeared as a segment on select dates of the Price of Progress Live Show Tour in 2023.

Special equipment consideration provided by Lauten Audio.

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