MR. MYSTERIO PODCAST Premieres First Episode on iTunes Today

MR. MYSTERIO PODCAST, a twice-monthly narrative audio show which follows our host, Mr. Mysterio, through all the hopes, struggles, and triumphs of your average amateur astrologer and untrained advice columnist will premiere its first episode via iTunes on July 20th.

This show, with it's mix of hilarity, tenderness, and mild peril, is about everyday people with the desire to create and to connect. It explores the dissonance between who we are and who we hope to be. And, like most great stories, it all happens in a Video Rental and Tan place.

MARK LEMLEY, the creator of the Mr. Mysterio Podcast, started writing as Mr. Mysterio for the HOBOSCOPE column for the THE CONTRIBUTOR NEWSPAPER in 2008. Lemley says of using his alter ego, "Mysterio gets to believe the things I can't get all the way behind. Mysterio gets to be sure about some things that I only suspect. Mysterio gets to want the things I'm afraid I'll be disappointed by."

The podcast, produced by Mark Lemley, TASHA A. F. LEMLEY (co-founder, The Contributor) and NASHVILLE STORY GARDEN employs the talents of some of Nashville's finest actors.

EVELYN O'NEAL BRUSH (Nashville Scene's Best Actress 2013), David Ian LEE (Nashville Rep), TAMARA TODRES (Verge Theatre Co, Chicago Talking Machine Co), Chris Bosen (Playhouse Nashville, Nashville Children's Theatre), AARON MUN?OZ (Nashville Shakespeare Festival, The Walking Dead), LAUREN BERST (Denver Center), & COLIN MCCANN (Still the King) provide the voices that make up Mr. Mysterio's world.

The Mr. Mysterio Podcast's first season will include 6 episodes, all available to download through iTunes.

For additional information about the MR. MYSTERIO PODCAST go to www.mrmysterio.com.