Fur & Loathing

Brazen
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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 to a stairwell, where they find the remains of a chemical bomb. This was an intentional attack.
But almost a decade later, the identity of the perpetrator remains a mystery. In Fur and Loathing, investigative reporter Nicky Woolf takes on the unsolved case, working closely with Furries to find answers. It’s a journey that will bring him face-to-face with the challenges this vibrant, often misunderstood subculture faces – including the far-right extremists looking to wreck the community from within.
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10 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
Bonus·
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 21, 2024
4 mins
S1 E6
Chimera
S1 E6·
Jun 17, 2024
Jun 17, 2024
44 mins
S1 E5
Magnus
S1 E5·
Jun 10, 2024
Jun 10, 2024
38 mins
Bonus·
Jun 3, 2024
Jun 3, 2024
33 mins
S1 E4·
May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024
42 mins
S1 E3·
May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024
32 mins
S1 E2·
May 13, 2024
May 13, 2024
32 mins
S1 E1·
May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024
28 mins
Bonus·
May 3, 2024
May 3, 2024
18 mins
Season 1 Trailer·
Apr 29, 2024
Apr 29, 2024
3 mins