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The Infected Trilogy

162 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 455 ratings

The Infected Trilogy is a three-book audio fiction series from #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Scott Sigler. 
"Part Stephen King, part Chuck Palahniuk, INFECTED blends science fiction and horror into a pulpy masterpiece of action, terror, and suspense.” James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Judas Strain and Black Order
 “INFECTED is a marvel of gonzo, in-your-face, up-to-the-minute terror.” Lincoln Child, New York Times bestselling author of Deep Storm and Death Match  
 "INFECTED is a bucking pulp pony that throws you this way and that, and just when you think you've got your balance, that ole pony bucks the other way. It’s one hell of an exhilarating ride." Joe R. Lansdale, World Horror Convention Grand Master and six-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Bubba Ho-Tep and Hap & Leonard
 
SEASON 1: INFECTED
Across America, a mysterious disease turns ordinary people into raving murderers who inflict brutal horrors on strangers, themselves, and even their own families. 
Working under the government’s shroud of secrecy, CIA operative Dew Phillips crisscrosses the country trying in vain to capture a live victim. 
With only decomposing corpses for clues, CDC epidemiologist Margaret Montoya races to analyze the science behind this deadly pathogen. She learns that these killers all have one thing in common – they’ve been contaminated by a bioengineered parasite, shaped by a complexity far beyond the limits of known science.
Meanwhile Perry Dawsey – a hulking former football star now resigned to life as a cubicle-bound desk jockey – awakens one morning to find several mysterious welts growing on his body. Soon Perry finds himself acting and thinking strangely, hearing voices . . . he is infected. 
The fate of the human race hinges on the bloody war Perry must wage with his own body, because the parasites want something from him, something that goes beyond mere murder.
SEASON 2: CONTAGIOUS
The brutal epidemic sweeping America is driven not by evolution, but rather by some unknown, malevolent intelligence. Standing against this unimaginable threat is a small group assembled under the strictest secrecy. 
Hulking former football star Perry Dawsey possesses an unexplainable ability to locate the disease’s hosts. Violent and unpredictable, Dawsey is both the nation’s best hope and a terrifying liability. 
Hardened CIA veteran Dew Phillips must somehow forge a connection with Perry if they’re going to stand a chance against this maddeningly adaptable opponent. 
Working with them is Margaret Montoya, a brilliant epidemiologist who fights for a cure even as she reels under the weight of endless horrors.
This trio has kept humanity in the game, but when the disease becomes contagious, it triggers a fast countdown to Armageddon. 
SEASON 3: PANDEMIC
To some, Doctor Margaret Montoya is a hero — a brilliant scientist who saved the human race from an alien intelligence determined to exterminate all of humanity. To others, she’s a monster—a mass murderer single-handedly responsible for the worst atrocity ever to take place on American soil. 
All Margaret knows is that she’s broken. The blood of a million deaths stain her hands. Endless guilt and crippling nightmares chew at her, take pieces of her soul, drown her in self-hatred so crippling she can't salvage her marriage, let alone be even a shadow of the warrior she once was.
But Margaret is about to be called into action again. Because before the murderous intelligence was destroyed, it launched one last payload — a soda can–sized container filled with deadly microorganisms that makes humans feed upon their own kind.
CREDITS:

Presented by Empty Set Entertainment

Written by Scott Sigler

Narrated by Scott Sigler (S1 & S2) and Phil Gigante (S3)

Audio engineering by Steve Riekeberg (SteveRiekeberg.com)

Podcast production assistance by Allie Press and Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions (Simpler.media) 

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Episodes

CONTAGIOUS Episode #13

September 13, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes

The invasion of Gaylord begins! Chelsea's abilities continue to grow, much to the chagrin of her mother and father. Margaret tries to cope with the Amos situation, and Mister Burkle, the postman, gets a special delivery. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTAGIOUS Episode #12

September 12, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes

The story spotlight focuses on Betty Jewell's strange infection as Margaret and Amos operate to save her life. Cheffie's remains meet the efficiency that is the United States Postal Service, and Chelsea's "smoochies" take on a new and sinister meaning. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTAGIOUS Episode #11

September 11, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes

Dew exercises questionable judgment when he teaches Perry how to shoot. Betty Jewell is following in the footsteps of her father. The Orbital tries to find a way to stop the Sonofabitch as Chelsea's destiny begins to solidify. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTAGIOUS Episode #10

September 10, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes

Cheffie's demise is not pretty. Chelsea talks to her new "imaginary friend." Dew and Margaret finally convince Perry to talk about his ordeal with the triangles. Their hope is that he will shed some light on the origin of the infection. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTAGIOUS Episode #9

September 09, 2022 14:00 - 42 minutes

Colonel Charlie Ogden deals with the casualties incurred under his campaign against the Hatchlings. Margaret calls an old friend. More people in Gaylord succumb to the seeds while Dew and Perry have a long, drunken conversation. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTAGIOUS Episode #8

September 08, 2022 14:00 - 27 minutes

The crawlers begin their alteration of the Jewels. Betty and Unkie Donny head home. Will they make it safely? Dew and Perry work things out after their brawl. Perry tries to explain how the voices have changed. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTAGIOUS Episode #7

September 07, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes

Perry and Dew finally have it out. Who's going to be the alpha dog? Margaret patches up the defeated man. We get a quick peek at how the Jewel's uninvited guests are affecting them. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTAGIOUS Episode #6

September 06, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes

Margo brings Dew room service. Wonder what will happen there? We get to know Chelsea, Betty, and Uncle Donny a bit better. The orbital issues orders to the hidden hatchlings and launches probe 17. The Jewel family receives some unexpected guests. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTAGIOUS Episode #5

September 05, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes

Meet the Jewels! What role will this average American family play in our story as events progress? Murray gives Dew a verbal enema. Bob's Breakfast Shack hosts a top-secret briefing in the back room. Perry gives Dew a memorable answer when Dew invites him to join the crew for breakfast. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTAGIOUS Episode #4

September 04, 2022 14:00 - 41 minutes

Colonel Ogden has put President Gutierez squarely onto the hot seat. Will he stick to the values he ran on or utilize Murray Longworth's specialized talents? Vanessa is disgusted when she learns what Option #4 is. Margaret confirms a major breakthrough in the autopsy room. The master plan of the invasion is revealed! Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTAGIOUS Episode #3

September 03, 2022 14:00 - 45 minutes

Dew discovers Perry at Tad's house; he's not pleased. The $20 bets begin. Margo confronts a somewhat impaired Perry about how he's been "helping out." Colonel Ogden shares his theory about the triangle's feint with Dew. He then exercises the full extent of his authority to target a new construct. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTAGIOUS Episode #2

September 02, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes

President Gutierez decides what his protocols regarding the contagion are going to be. Perry Dawsey demonstrates his view of child abusers. Margaret Montoya gets some new toys. The Exterminators try to capture a hatchling alive. What could go wrong? Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTAGIOUS Episode #1

September 01, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes

Murray Stapleton, the Deputy Director of the CIA, briefs the new president on the current situation. The new commander-in-chief is *not* pleased with the mess his predecessor has left him with. Perry Dawsey and Dew Phillips are working in the field, but not necessarily together..... Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTAGIOUS Trailer

August 31, 2022 07:00 - 2 minutes

A mysterious pathogen is transforming ordinary Americans into demented killers, psychopaths driven by a terrifying, alien agenda.  Humanity fights back, yet after every battle, the disease responds and adapts, using sophisticated strategies and brilliant ruses to fool its pursuers.  The only possible explanation? This epidemic is driven not by evolution, but rather by some malevolent intelligence. Standing against this unspeakable threat is a small group assembled under the strictest secrecy....

Next in The INFECTED Trilogy: CONTAGIOUS

August 23, 2022 04:00 - 1 minute

That's it for Season One of the trilogy. I hope you enjoy Season Two, CONTAGIOUS. All twenty-six episodes of CONTAGIOUS are ready for your ears, as are all forty of Season Three, PANDEMIC, the final season of the INFECTED Trilogy.  CONTAGIOUS and PANDEMIC should be right in this very feed; just keep on listening. If you want moar story goodness from me, check out my weekly podcast, Scott Sigler Slices, where you can join a heapin' helpin' of other Sigler Junkies, all waiting for their free, w...

INFECTED Season 1 Finale

August 23, 2022 04:00 - 1 minute

That's it for Season One of the trilogy. I hope you enjoy Season Two, CONTAGIOUS. All twenty-six episodes of CONTAGIOUS are ready for your ears, as are all forty of Season Three, PANDEMIC, the final season of the INFECTED Trilogy.  CONTAGIOUS and PANDEMIC should be right in this very feed; just keep on listening. If you want moar story goodness from me, check out my weekly podcast, Scott Sigler Slices, where you can join a heapin' helpin' of other Sigler Junkies, all waiting for their free, w...

INFECTED Episode #22 - Season Finale

August 22, 2022 14:00 - 49 minutes

Margaret rushes Perry to the hospital in a desperate attempt to keep him alive. Dew lets Murray know that he's going to need backup & transport ASAP. He's heading for "the place." Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #22

August 22, 2022 14:00 - 49 minutes

Margaret rushes Perry to the hospital in a desperate attempt to keep him alive. Dew lets Murray know that he's going to need backup & transport ASAP. He's heading for "the place." Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #21

August 21, 2022 14:00 - 44 minutes

Perry's had enough; he's not going to be used as a human incubator. He's a Dawsey, his father taught him discipline! Meanwhile, the government net continues to close in around him. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #20

August 20, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes

Perry witnesses the brutal horror of a hatching, well aware that it's his turn next. Dew gets to see the results of Perry's handiwork and gets a valuable clue as to the triangle's plan. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #19

August 19, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes

Margaret and company head to Perry's apartment, and Dew reports to Murray on the situation there. Perry meets someone else who's been infected with the triangles. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #18

August 18, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes

Al Turner has had enough. Perry can talk to the police now. Perry finds out where "the place" is and that a hatching is imminent. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #17

August 17, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes

Bill Miller finally tracks down Perry Dawsey and finds that his best friend has seen better days. Dew Phillips responds to Perry's internet plea for help, but can he get there before Perry takes off? Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #16

August 16, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes

Margaret and Amos hypothesize about what "the arches" might be. Perry looks for help on the internet and gets Murray Longworth involved. Most importantly, it turns out that Perry's triangles are not alone. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #15

August 15, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes

Al Turner, Perry's upstairs neighbor, comes to pay him a visit. Bill Miller continues to try and reach Perry. Why can't everyone just mind their own damn business?!? Meanwhile, Perry's monologue becomes even more bizarre and erratic. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #14

August 14, 2022 14:00 - 39 minutes

Bad things continue to happen within Perry's body, and his neighbor can't mind his own business. Margaret and her crew discover the artistic endeavors of another infection victim. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #13

August 13, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes

Margaret, Amos, and Otto discover a new infected victim, and this one isn't playing. Perry continues his intellectual debate with the Starting Five. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #12

August 12, 2022 14:00 - 53 minutes

Perry's infection gets a mind and a voice of its own. Meanwhile, Dew finds the remains of Kiet Nguyen and his victims. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #11

August 11, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes

Perry heads for the hospital while Margaret has a showdown with the CDC. Perry goes under the knife. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #10

August 10, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes

Perry deals with the aftermath of his first home surgery. Dew reaches out to his daughter, trying to remember his motivation for doing what needs to be done. Margaret and Amos brace themselves for a sit-down with CIA Deputy Director Murray Longworth. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #9

August 09, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes

Margaret and Amos finish up with the dissolving remains of Martin Brewbaker. They also discover that Morgellons Disease has symptoms quite similar to what killed Brewbaker. As Perry Dawsey lies passed out on his bathroom floor, the parasites spread farther into his body. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #8

August 08, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes

Dew Phillips thinks back to the meeting that drew him into the hunt for the infected. That meeting occurred with Murray Stapleton, the Deputy Director of CIA, and a man Dew fought with in Vietnam. Dew continues to hunt for a live victim, and Perry Dawsey goes to war with his own body, where the results prove disastrous. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #7

August 07, 2022 14:00 - 27 minutes

Margaret and Amos continue their examination of Martin Brewbaker. They become vexed when they observe that the dead man is still growing. The infection is starting to impact Perry's concentration, tolerance, and ability to control his nasty, violent streak. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #6

August 06, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes

Perry's body is changing faster than he can keep track of, and in ways that he can't see. Margaret and Amos identify parasitic structures growing deep in Martin Brewbaker's body, structures that indicate Perry's symptoms are a portent of disaster. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #5

August 05, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes

Perry Dawsey begins to feel the effects of the infection, although it's still too early to tell if he will wind up like Martin Brewbaker. Margaret Montoya continues to examine Brewbaker's rapidly decomposing corpse and finds key clues that could finally shed some light on the disease that drives people to kill. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #4

August 04, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes

CDC investigator Margaret Montoya gets down to business on the burned, shot, self-mutilated and infected corpse of Martin Brewbaker. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #3

August 03, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes

Perry's invaders start to analyze and modify his body, hijacking his normal biological processes to create something new, something evil. Knowing nothing of this internal battle, Perry heads to work where we meet his longtime friend Bill Miller. Dew Phillips deals with the aftermath of the disastrous fight with Martin Brewbaker, a fight in which his partner, Malcolm Johnson, wound up with a hatchet buried in his belly. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment ...

INFECTED Episode #2

August 02, 2022 14:00 - 21 minutes

Perry Dawsey awakes with strange itchy spots on his skin. It's a minor annoyance, yet while he prepares for his Monday, the things under his skin prepare to grow. Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Episode #1

August 01, 2022 14:00 - 23 minutes

Meet Alida Garcia and Martin Brewbaker. They are among the first to be infected, but their paths take them to very different places. You wouldn't want to be either of them... Written & Performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Empty Set Entertainment wR7tmdjll3QXfMGWtlvg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INFECTED Trailer

July 31, 2022 07:00 - 2 minutes

Season 1: INFECTED — Across America, a mysterious disease is turning ordinary people into raving, paranoid murderers who inflict brutal horrors on strangers, themselves, and even their own families.  Working under the government’s shroud of secrecy, CIA operative Dew Phillips crisscrosses the country trying in vain to capture a live victim. With only decomposing corpses for clues, CDC epidemiologist Margaret Montoya races to analyze the science behind this deadly pathogen. She discovers that ...

Chapters 86-88

November 15, 2008 20:22 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

Margaret rushes Perry to the hospital in a desperate attempt to keep him alive. Dew lets Murray know that he's going to need backup & transport ASAP. He's heading for "the place."

Chapters 73-85

November 15, 2008 09:18 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MB

Perry's had enough; he's not going to be used as a human incubator. He's a Dawsey, his father taught him discipline! Meanwhile, the government net continues to close in around him.

Chapters 68-72

November 15, 2008 08:11 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

Perry witnesses the brutal horror of a hatching, well aware that it's his turn next. Dew gets to see the results of Perry's handiwork and gets a valuable clue as to the triangle's plan.

Chapters 64-67

November 15, 2008 03:48 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

Margaret and company head to Perry's apartment and Dew reports to Murray on the situation there. Perry meets someone else who's been infected with the triangles.

Chapters 59-63

November 15, 2008 02:47 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

Al Turner has had enough. Perry can talk to the police now. Perry finds out where "the place" is and that a hatching is imminent.

Chapters 56-58

November 15, 2008 01:48 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MB

Bill Miller finally tracks down Perry Dawsey, and finds that his best friend has seen better days. Dew Phillips responds to Perry's internet plea for help, but can he get there before Perry takes off?

Chapters 51-55

November 14, 2008 22:31 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

Margaret and Amos hypothesize about what "the arches" might be. Perry looks for help on the internet, and gets Murray Longworth involved. Most importantly, it turns out that Perry's triangles are not alone.

Chapters 46-50

November 14, 2008 18:58 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MB

Al Turner, Perry's upstairs neighbor comes to pay him a visit. Bill Miller continues to try and reach Perry. Why can't everyone just mind their own damn business?!? Meanwhile, Perry's monologue becomes even more bizarre and erratic.

Chapters 41-45

November 14, 2008 17:12 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

Bad things continue to happen within Perry's body, and his neighbor can't mind his own business. Margaret and her crew discover the artistic endeavors of another infection victim.

Chapters 39-40

November 14, 2008 15:09 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB

Margaret, Amos and Otto discover a new infected victim and this one isn't playing. Perry continues his intellectual debate with the Starting Five.