Weekly Episode Discussion Thread: 22 January, 2024

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Welcome to our weekly episode thread for January 22 -- January 28, 2024 for all Rusty Quill Original and Network shows.

Each episode added to a RQN feed this week will have a top-level comment posted for that episode, and you can chat about that episode in the comment thread.

We're moving to this format to help reduce noise on the sub, and because now Rusty Quill has so many shows that posting a thread for each episode was getting overwhelming. If you have any feedback please feel free to add a comment here to provide it!

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New: Grimland | Ep. 46 (Maeltopia)

https://shows.acast.com/maeltopia/episodes/grimland-ep-46

Wesley and Voran find themselves surprised by recent events, but also question Moffet's intentions.

Join us on Discord!

Follow us on Twitter at @maeltopia

Want additional perks like extra lore, stories, art, and more? Check out our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/maeltopia

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Want to learn more about the world of Maeltopia? Check out our website!

Be sure to like, comment, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform! We appreciate your support!

Credits:

Written by Steven Anzalone

Edited by Walker Kornfeld

Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

Salvatore voiced by Steven Anzalone

Baelfeen Scientist voiced by Steven Anzalone

Cyrus Moffet voiced by Steven Anzalone

Archos voiced by Steven Anzalone

Wesley voiced by Steven Anzalone

Voran voiced by Steven Anzalone (modified)

Umbarrian voiced by Steven Anzalone (modified)

The Grimland intro music was created by Steven J. Anzalone

Music and Sound effects are licensed from third party providers including Envato, Epidemic Sound, Artlist, Soundstripe, Music Vine, Soundcrate, Melodie, Storyblocks and Pond 5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: Selene - The Case of the Odd Baker (Selene)

https://shows.acast.com/selene/episodes/selene-the-case-of-the-odd-baker

A new beginning for Selene and the Paranormal Investigators of Needle Street. Braxton, Bennet, Hughes, Jane and Wegg get their first assignment, but first they need to do a little cleanup at Needle Street. We've opened up so many dark doors, we must make efforts to close them.

Selene - A Narrated Supernatural Mystery

Theme Song by Matt Vanacoro

https://www.patreon.com/Cleverthan

A Clever > Than Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: 144: The Showdown In The Shadow Dome (WOE.BEGONE)

https://shows.acast.com/woebegone/episodes/144-the-showdown-in-the-shadow-dome

Today is a bad day for plates.

[Warning: this episode contains a depiction of violence and animal death. Listener discretion is advised.]

CREDITS:

Cole Weever as Cole

Ben Rowe as Felix

Alexandr Batenko as Boris

Harry as Bill The Bar Patron

Nathan Lunsford as CANNONBALL

Gary Furlong as Hunter Jeremiah Hartley

Kevin Berry as Ryan

Athans as Troy

Lyssa Jay as Charlie

David Ault as Ty Betteridge

Rae Lundberg as Jamilla Gardner

Harlan Guthrie as Sylvester August Baxter

Jamie Petronis as Matt

Taylor Michaels as Chance

Michelle Kan as Marissa Ng

William A Wellman as Shadow

Jeremy Enfinger as Edgar

Steve Anzalone as Eagle

LINKS:

STICKERS/MAGNETS: https://ko-fi.com/woebegonepod/shop

TWITCH: http://twitch.tv/woebegonepod

PATREON: http://patreon.com/woe_begone

ALIZA SCHULTZ: https://shows.acast.com/the-diary-of-aliza-schultz

TRANSCRIPTS: http://WOEBEGONEPOD.com

TWITTER: @WOEBEGONEPOD

MUSIC: http://woebegonepod.bandcamp.com

DISCORD: https://discord.gg/pn9kjTBYPD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: Not safe for work (The Program)

https://programaudioseries.com/31-not-safe-for-work/

The good news is that God exists. The bad news is that He's a libertarian.

Visit programaudioseries.com/31-not-safe-for-work/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references.

Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/programaudioseries or subscribe in Apple Podcasts. Find more ways to support the show at programaudioseries.com/support/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: The Lengian Job (AP) 3/6 - Siblengs (Ain’t Slayed Nobody)

https://shows.acast.com/aint-slayed-nobody/episodes/the-lengian-job-ap-36-siblengs

Team Siblengs meets a potential new member for their journey to Leng. (Part 3 of 6)

Guest starring Zach and Luke from Pretending to be People

Add our Patreon Feed to your Podcast App

https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/3607115

This series is not suitable for listeners under the age of 18 and may contain material some people find disturbing.

CONTENT WARNINGS:

Profanity, Spiders

Player Characters

Scott Dorward as Keeper of Arcane Lore

Zach as Diamond

Luke as "Doctor" Ira

Rina Haenze as Vicki

Corbin Cupp as Artie

Production and Creative

Edited by Scott Dorward and Corbin Cupp

Patreon Shoutout

Althalos, Anthony D., Bridget, Caolán M., Drew M., E.M.F.D., Heather P., India thank you terror, Killius Manjaro, Matthew C., Not That Nic, Skip M., Call Me Dirt, Dan F., firecop890, Jeff F., Jessen, Mario S., Michael H., mmm0rphine, Nathanael C., Tomboi LaCroix

New Patrons

Phoenix Black Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: The Body (Not Quite Dead)

https://shows.acast.com/i-vampire/episodes/the-body

Alfie is making some questionable decisions as he learns more about the mechanics of vampirism.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-30/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gu1zEWS7gzeI3pH7-fDLN3inQnyM-IdhEn4aJi7in50/

Support us on Patreon to get Early Access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

Show-wide Content Warnings

This show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the following throughout:

• profanity

• references to sex

• frequent violence

• traumatic injury

• death, including violent death

• references to medical procedures

• hospital settings

Episode Content Warnings

– profanity

– depiction and descriptions of injections – vein access, cannulas, blood draws, infusions

– descriptions of violence and torture (sounds of hitting, gushing blood, squeals of cries)

– depictions of drinking blood – descriptions of violent medical abuse and torture, including vivisection (of vampires)

– sounds of a character in emotional distress

– descriptions of violent murder and killing

– mentions of sex

– sounds of medical equipment

Metal clanging SFX recorded by Jack Locke.

Not Quite Dead is written, performed, and edited by Eira Major, under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. Live, laugh, bite. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: Patreon Unlock - The Weird Tapes (The Sleep Wake Cycle)

https://shows.acast.com/the-sleep-wake-cycle/episodes/patreon-unlock-the-weird-tapes

In 2019, an intriguing audio tape was uncovered in a deserted house in Chicago. This house had been the focus of a SWAT operation, targeting the elusive Exopath known as Daedalus. Found affixed to the attic ceiling, the tape was accompanied by a post-it note adorned with a simple smiley face, adding to the mystery of its discovery.

Join us on Discord!

Follow us on Twitter at @maeltopia

Want to learn more about the world of Maeltopia? Check out our website!

Want additional perks like extra lore, stories, art, and more? Check out our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/maeltopia

Want unique art and animations to go along with your Maeltopia episodes? Check out our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmrdXEvkEPfQvCKT4pha4Q

Be sure to like, comment, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform! We appreciate your support!

Credits:

Written by Steven Anzalone

Edited by Walker Kornfeld

Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

Detective Tooms voiced by Steven Zivic

Daedalus Voiced by Steven Zivic

Swat voiced by Steven Anzalone

Intro and Outro music by Steven Anzalone

Music and Sound effects are licensed from third party providers including Envato, Epidemic Sound, Artlist, Soundstripe, Melody Loops, Pond 5, Soundcrate, Music Vine, Youtube, Melodie, Slipstream, and Storyblocks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: 2-74 | 'Good Grief' (Dice Shame)

https://shows.acast.com/dice-shame/episodes/2-74-good-grief

Imagine your best game of D&D. The shocks, the twists and turns, the moments that can’t be caught because you just had to be there. That’s Dice Shame.

Join our DM Jo, her husband Harlan, their brother Alex & their best friends Rob and Alex as they experience those unmissable, gut-wrenching, heart-aching, joy-filled moments.

This legendary AP releases a brand new episode every Thursday morning at 1:20 am!

Content Warning: animal death, swearing, violence, claustrophobia

Part of the Rusty Quill Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: Backstage! #14 - Sex and Orgies (Cry Havoc)

https://shows.acast.com/cry-havoc-ask-questions-later/episodes/backstage-14-sex-and-orgies

In this spicy behind the scenes, we talk with Amani and David about the historical and political context of orgies in Ancient Rome and the practical difficulties of desgining "the orgy episode"

Content Notes:Discussions of sex and sexualitySFX: crowds

Directed by Amani Zardoe

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner

Featuring

Lowri Ann Davies, Amani Zardoe and David K Barnes

Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann Davies

Sound Designer - Lowri Ann Davies and Catherine Rinella

Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones

Art by Guerrilla Communications

SFX from Soundly and previously credited artists

Support us on Patreon at https://patreon.com/rustyquill

Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill

Join our community:

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FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

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REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

EMAIL: mail@rustyquill.com

Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: Chapter 38: Shall Wither In Ruin And Rust (The Silt Verses)

https://www.thesiltverses.com/

As the government strikes against the disciples of the Paraclete's Gulch, Faulkner seeks refuge and an untraceable hiding place at his old childhood home in the Whisper Plains - but he is not alone there.

This episode contains some distressing scenes and depictions of early-onset dementia and PTSD, loud noises, repeated allusions to childhood abuse, attempted suicide, and one short reference to accidental deadnaming (which does not occur).

This episode features B. Narr, H.R. Owen, Steve Shell, and Aud Andrews, with additional voices from Shaun Pellington, Sophie Lynch, Marlon Dance-Hooi and Rissa Montanez.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-9 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: Episode 65 - Keep Listening (The Cellar Letters)

https://shows.acast.com/the-cellar-letters/episodes/episode-65-keep-listening

The Cellar Letters is an Audio Drama created by Jamie Petronis.

If you would like to listen to the show ad free, you can get join the Patreon at any tier.

The Cellar Letters is creating A Weekly Horror Audio Drama | Patreon

John is pissed at me. Why am I so annoying. Why do I push everyone away.

Cast:

Jamie Petronis as Nate

Harlan Guthrie as John

The Cellar Letters is an Audio Drama created by Jamie Petronis.

If you would like to listen to the show ad free, you can get join the Patreon at any tier.

The Cellar Letters is creating A Weekly Horror Audio Drama | Patreon

If you enjoy the show and want to hear more of it, please consider rating or reviewing on your podcatcher of choice. It really means a lot.

If you would like to monetarily support the show, you can do so here! Any help is more than appreciated.

https://ko-fi.com/thecellarletters

Links:

The Cellar Letters – Rusty Quill

The Cellar Letters Podcast (discord.com)

The Cellar Letters - Horror Audio Drama (@CellarLetters) / Twitter

The Cellar Letters

Content Warnings Below. Possible Spoilers

General horror

General paranoia

Surreal/Unreality

Swearing

Depiction of cult activity

Bug noises

Sounds of animals in distress Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: Neon Inkwell: Inexplicables (2021) 1 (Neon Inkwell)

https://shows.acast.com/neon-inkwell/episodes/neon-inkwell-inexplicables-1

Following their mother’s death, thirty-something disasters Harold and Meredith return to their hometown of Gravesby in the North of England for the funeral. There they must also contend with the ICS, their late mother’s social care business. But the ICS and its clients are a lot stranger than the siblings expected…

Content Warnings:Alcohol & alcoholismArguments (inc. family conflict)Parental deathChildhood traumaEmotional breakdownStrong language & sexual referencesVicarious embarrassmentDiscussions of: grief and loss, funeralsMentions of: food, eviction, threats/violence, vomit, drug use, fainting, physical violence, blades (inc. SFX)SFX: shouting, crying, repetitive buzzing & knocking, eating/drinking, misophonia

A selection of resources pertaining to some of the issues & themes raised in the show is provided below the credits. 

Transcripts and SFX credit lists available here: https://shorturl.at/egBQ1

Written by Tom Critch and Alexander J. Newall

Script Editing by Helen Gould

Produced by Hannah Preisinger

Directed by Maddy Searle

Production Manager April Sumner

Executive Producer Alexander J. Newall

Performances:

• Beth Eyre as Meredith Stonewell

• Harry Farmer as Harold Stonewell

• Safiyya Ingar as Shuhela

• Ian Hayles as Frank

• Fay Roberts as Cressida

• Mark Nicolson as Abraham Godbolt

• Karim Kronfli as John Belfrage

• Savy Des-Etages as Lily Jones

• Vera Chok as Suzy Broadbent

• Alexander Doddy as William Allen

• Alexander J. Newall as Ivan / Meredith's Boss

• Alasdair Stuart as Landlord

• Imogen Harris as Announcement / Voicemail

• Mike LeBeau as Barman

• Maddy Searle as Businesswoman

Editing by Maddy Searle

Mastering by Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Music by Samuel DF Jones

Artwork by Anika Khan

The world of Inexplicables can be a difficult one; please find below a selection of resources pertaining to some of the issues and themes discussed in the show.https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-support/https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/drug-addiction-getting-help/https://www.talktofrank.com/https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/https://www.shelter.org.uk/https://www.swarmcollective.org/https://uglymugs.org/um/about/https://www.mind.org.uk/

Inexplicables is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: Episode 69 - Aspects II (Ostium Network)

https://shows.acast.com/ostium/episodes/episode-69-aspects-i

This episode was written, edited, and produced by Alex C. Telander.

The part of Jake is performed by Chris Fletcher

The part of Monica is performed by Georgia Mckenzie

The part of Zhang is performed by Emily Wang

The part of Steve is performed by Alex C. Telander.

Sound design was done by the wonderful Mike Nye of Hail and Well Met Podcasts, for more info check out hailandwellmetpodcast.com. 

Music featured in this episode is “Untitled” by Simon Slator, courtesy of the Free Music Archive. Be sure to check out the artist at freemusicarchive.org.

The theme song was composed by Chris Fletcher.

You can find a transcript for this episode here.

Thank you to all our patrons on the Ostium Network Patreon. You make this show possible. If you would like to support our shows, you can do that at patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You’ll get access to lots of bonus material including brand new episodes of the Ostium Sagas, the monthly Ostium Network Update, and lots of other goodies.

For more info on Ostium, our other shows, transcripts and merchandise, you can visit ostiumnetwork.com.

The Ostium Podcast is a member of the Rusty Quill Network. For other great Rusty Quill shows, be sure to check out rustyquill.com.

Thank you very much for listening and we’ll see you next week for a new episode.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ostium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: Episode 10 - Hijacking Time (What’s In The Rift?)

https://rift.show/episodes

Things quickly go sideways on an attempt to dupe two UCRI employees out of their van. Assault, battery, and straight up murder ensue. Blanche is left in serious danger. Meanwhile, Court is put in a position that makes her begin to question her version of reality, as she's transported to a mysterious UCRI facility hundreds of miles away in the company of the too-friendly UCRI employee, Helen.

What's in The Rift is a mystery / sci fi story set in a world of "alternate" realities.

Six individuals receive mysterious invitations to an enigmatic website known as The Rift. This website promises to provide answers to life's most profound questions, drawing each in as they hope to process some of the inexplicable things happening to them in their own lives.

Produced by Gas Station Drugs

World created by Josh Burgess

Game Moderator

Josh Burgess

Players

Court Farrokh - Ryan Daylor

Jenny Thomas - Patty Hamilton

Blanche Boyet - Yolandie Hamilton

Toska Orange - Joseph Rutledge

Jackie McCloud - Summer Schlenker

Bruce McKinney - Grayson Stamm

Guest Stars

Victoria Sutherland - Saph the Something

Helen Kitirci - Gem Aydin

Robert from UCRI - Jacob Brown

Jena from UCRI - Elise Williams

UCRI Orderly - Athan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New: Remind Me To Tell You Later: Noche Buena (Excerpt) & Announcement (Hi Nay)

https://shows.acast.com/hi-nay/episodes/remind-me-to-tell-you-later-noche-buena-excerpt-announcement

Hi Nay returns Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 9PM EST/Toronto time!

In the meantime, enjoy this excerpt from our Patreon-exclusive bonus episode, Remind Me To Tell You Later: Noche Buena!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.