I didn’t set out to defend the penny in court.
I didn’t even choose this journey — at least not consciously.

What follows is part theater, part mirror.

The Trial of the Century begins not with arguments, but with a filing — one motion submitted to the Court of Public Opinion questioning the moral, economic, and resonant value of the Lincoln penny.

There are two voices.
One narrates. One questions.
Both belong to the same person.
Around them gathers an ensemble: a bartender who serves truth without garnish, clerks who know what never makes page one, artists who sketch what others overlook, attorneys who speak too loudly, and judges who’ve seen everything and trust very little.

This episode is where the fuse is lit.

No thunder.
No fanfare.
Just a blinking cursor… and the decision to file.

Content note:
This series blends scripted audio theater with lived reflection.
Names, institutions, and proceedings are fictionalized — but the questions are not.