🃏 Episode 17: The First Joker – When Chaos Joins the Game
There’s always one. The wild one. The troublemaker. The chaos card no one sees coming.
In The Solitaire Series, that chaos just got a name—Charles Pickard Jr.
His friends call him Pick. You’ll call him unforgettable.
Episode 17: The First Joker isn’t just another step deeper into the shadowy world of Solitaire—it’s a gear shift. A sharp turn. The moment the deck doesn’t deal what you expect.
Pick didn’t ask for any of this.
He didn’t ask to be left a card in a safe deposit box.
He didn’t ask for the cryptic note from his dead father.
And he sure as hell didn’t ask for a meathead in a bad wig to threaten his life over something that looks like a standard playing card.
But that’s what happens when your father—Lieutenant Charles “Chuck” Pickard—wasn’t just a soldier in Vietnam. He was something else. Something buried in the history of Solitaire’s rise to power. Something powerful enough that the secrets he left behind are still being hunted decades later.
And now Pick? He’s holding the key. Or, in this case, the card.
🎙️ Who Is the Joker in This Deck?
Pick is... not your typical noir protagonist. He’s loud. He’s flamboyant. He wears bright Hawaiian shirts and skate shoes to the beach. But don’t let the theatrics fool you—he’s clever, fast on his feet, and more dangerous than anyone expects. Especially to the guy who tries to take the card by force.
What begins as a strange encounter near the boardwalk turns into a full-blown street fight, a bloody nose, and a chase that leads straight to a bank vault and an envelope Pick’s been ordered not to open—until now.
Inside that envelope? A name, a date, and a cipher that leads deeper into the Solitaire mystery.
🎧 Listen Now — Wherever You Are
If you’ve been following The Solitaire Series, this is the episode where the tone shifts and the stakes grow fangs. We’re talking coded messages, mysterious inheritances, and the kind of blood-in-the-sand brawls that would make John Wick proud.
And if you haven’t started the series yet? The First Joker is a wild introduction to what makes Solitaire different: bite-sized audio noir full of twists, characters you won’t forget, and a conspiracy that stretches from Vegas to Vietnam and back again.
You can listen now, wherever you prefer:
🔊 Spotify: Find The Solitaire Series on Spotify
🎥 YouTube: Watch or listen on YouTube
🃏 Direct Purchase: Support the creators & own the episode here
💬 Why This Episode Matters
Jokers aren’t just for chaos. In Solitaire’s world, they’re game-changers. This is the first step in a new thread that will tie past and present together—and if you’re the kind of listener who loves following a breadcrumb trail into something bigger, deeper, and more dangerous? You’re going to love what comes next.
🔥 Don’t Wait. The Game Is Changing.
In a series where every episode is a card dealt from a dangerous deck, Episode 17 brings the wild card into play. You won’t want to miss the moment chaos enters the system.
Listen. Subscribe. Share. And keep your eyes open—because Solitaire doesn’t play fair.