Join Bird, Garrett, Lithobraker, Top Hat, and Tormsen as they enter the wild world of Z-list Japanese Women's Pro-Wrestling, seeking vengeance against their sleazy management and the cruel house shooter Lady Strong. Listener Discretion is Advis

The Social Media Underground

May 19th, 2024 1h 35m

Fresh from doomscrolling, Frank and Tormsen log in to a discussion of the occult underground in the social media landscape, from WitchTok to LinkedIn Alchemy. Like and subscribe and don't forget to ring that bell, it tolls for thee.

Constructed Entities

May 3rd, 2024 1h 30m

Frank and Tormsen get up to some weird science and construct themselves a bit of artificial life. While hard at work in the kitchen, they discuss the reasons to make life, go over examples from world folklore and mythology, and give a few tips

Simpsara

Apr 3rd, 2024 1h 50m

Frank and Tormsen visit Shelbyville with friends of the show Ben and Zomner to discuss the Simpsons, its occult legacy, and applicability to Unknown Armies. The Stonecutters managed to intercept the live broadcast, so enjoy an additional twenty

The Reptilian Hunting Society

Mar 20th, 2024 1h 56m

Frank and Tormsen vibrate at lower frequencies and expose the hidden masters behind the Reptilian Hunting Society. On their way out of the matrix, they go over David Icke, the pulp fiction origins of lizard people, and uncover the real conspira

Cloister: 33.3FM Actual Play by Valiant

Feb 19th, 2024 3h 47m

In this exclusive scenario written and run by Valiant for Unknown Armies, Frank, Tormsen, and CJ are nuns with secrets. Can the sisters get to the bottom of the strange happenings at their abbey, or will they be consumed by an outside threat? F

Mailbag Lightning Round Part 2

Feb 2nd, 2024 1h 17m

Frank and Tormsen answer some more questions out of their mailbag. Between procrastinating on episode topics and content creation, they give some brief takes on the Avatar Underground, James Ellroy, and the occulted implications of Gregg's saus

Mailbag Lightning Round Part 1

Jan 11th, 2024 1h 14m

Frank and Tormsen ring in the new year with a trip to the mailbox, responding to some submissions from their Blessed Century. By popular demand, they give their piece on forgotten GMCs, D.B. Cooper, UA campaigns of the past and future, and more

Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories

Dec 13th, 2023 1h 48m

While enjoying a festive cookout, Frank and Tormsen encounter CJ and succumb to a detailed discussion on the history and tropes of antisemitism, how they have affected conspiracy theory, and what all this means for your Unknown Armies game.

The 2023 Unknown Armies Halloween Jam

Dec 2nd, 2023 1h 52m

Frank and Tormsen check out and give their takes on the submissions for the hopefully first annual Unknown Armies Halloween Jam.List of jam entries: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gk7SCn3oA94yii2l4krKvIDwn2Doo_XOwDOI_ECiHDU/Mellonbread'

Unidentified Foreign Ontology

Nov 2nd, 2023 1h 58m

Armchair philosopher hacks Frank and Tormsen discuss the Unidentified Foreign Ontology group, detailed in the Unknown Armies splatbook Postmodern Magick, and come to grips with what is and what what is.

Campaign Starter Kits Part 2

Oct 21st, 2023 1h 8m

Frank and Tormsen wrap up their look at Unknown Armies 3rd Edition's Campaign Starter Kits. They give their takes on The Violence Inherent in the System, Raiders of the Lost Mart, and The Wasteland from Oddities and Endlings, then they close th

Campaign Starter Kits Part 1

Sep 28th, 2023 1h 26m

After a fortuitous find during an All Mart trip, Frank and Tormsen discuss the Campaign Starter Kits of Unknown Armies 3rd Edition. In this part, our heroes delve into Heroin Highway, Derby Girls Destroy DC, The Young Practicals, and Sacred Pha

The Fool and the Trickster

Sep 7th, 2023 2h

Frank and Tormsen finally talk about what they know, discussing the Fool and the Trickster archetypes across Unknown Armies editions, and the provocative variations lurking in between.

Iconomancy

Aug 3rd, 2023 1h 49m

Taking refuge in Henry Kissinger's bathroom, Frank and Tormsen get iconoclastic on Iconomancy. Seeing their only opening, they meditate upon the school's origins, go over potential alterations to its game write-up, and talk about some new types

Swap Meet

Jun 23rd, 2023 1h 40m

Avid consumers Frank and Tormsen discuss the Swap Meet and the people who run the event, how to incorporate it into your Unknown Armies campaign, and what other events for avatars are out there for you to gatecrash.

Mixed Signals

Jun 13th, 2023 41m 30s

With the station's broadcasting equipment on the fritz, your hosts end up giving airtime to a variety of their alternate universe counterparts.

Enter the Obamazone

May 14th, 2023 1h 24m

After their first episode idea ends up a wash, Frank and Tormsen go with their backup and do an episode on the sundry conspiracies surrounding former president Barack Obama. Follow them on a journey that takes them to Hawaii, Chicago, Mars, and

The Abnormal Pathogen Research Group

Apr 27th, 2023 1h 12m

While raiding the fridges at an abandoned medical research facility, Frank and Tormsen discuss the Abnormal Pathogen Research Group and its recent exploits. Content Warning for discussions of and riffing on medical conspiracy theories within th

Magickal Artifacts

Apr 15th, 2023 1h 35m

Frank and Tormsen talk shop on magickal artifacts, getting into where they come from, how you make them, some shortcuts for coming up with interesting ones, and techniques for deploying them in your game.

Russia's Occult Underground

Apr 1st, 2023 2h 2m

Frank and Tormsen return to the northern hemisphere to investigate another country's occult landscape. Friend of the show Toasty accommodates us with stories of sacrificial cults, KGB psychics, and some homemade Russian conspiracy theory.

Dungeon Crawls

Mar 17th, 2023 1h 23m

Frank and Tormsen get stuck in a pit (again!) and are set upon, verbally and conceptually, but returning friend of the show Mellonbread. A discussion on dungeon crawls in Unknown Armies ensues, along with tangents on heists and Objectives.The

The Ascension Of The Magdalene

Mar 2nd, 2023 1h 48m

Frank and Tormsen go crawling through Atlas Games' dungeons in search of treasure, only to discover a far stranger artifact. From the strata of the OGL's primordial days walks The Ascension of the Magdalene, a dungeon crawl for Unknown Armies 2

Familiars And Lycanthropes

Feb 17th, 2023 1h 13m

Alarmed by a sudden growth, Frank and Tormsen discuss two of UA's warped animal spirits and how they can be used in your Unknown Armies campaign.Information on Familiars can be found on pages 88-90 and 112-120 of the Break Today sourcebook, w

Tiger Tiger, Burning Bright

Feb 2nd, 2023 1h 16m

What does it mean to "Wake the Tiger"? What really is "the Unnatural"? What makes people freak out when they witness the occult? Your two hosts get into the weeds on some common assumptions and received wisdom in the Occult Underground, looking