Explore every episode of the podcast Pod Against the Machine: A Pathfinder Actual Play
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| 232 - Sneaky Little Look | 04 Feb 2026 | 01:07:17 | |
Everyone has a good brain day.
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Background music and sound effects: Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge
Catoptricon, Sepulcrum, and Torus Zak
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| 231 - Sorry About Your Senses | 28 Jan 2026 | 01:19:54 | |
Just another day in the basement full of murderers.
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Background music and sound effects: Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge
Catoptricon, Sepulcrum, and Torus Zak
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| 230 - Every Party Needs A Jeff | 21 Jan 2026 | 01:17:12 | |
I love your sparkles, but I have to kill you.
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Background music and sound effects: Yokai Forest (Ambience Only), andQuiet Cove (Music Only) Tabletop Audio Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi) https://www.youtube.com/xdeviruchi
Elf Meditation Kevin MacLeod
Catoptricon, Sepulcrum, Outriders, Under the Hill Battle Theme and Torus Zak
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| 229 - We Don't Apologize to Robots or Nazis | 14 Jan 2026 | 01:30:44 | |
It's time to level up and smash to robots!
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Background music and sound effects: The Mighty Kingdom Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi) https://www.youtube.com/xdeviruchi
Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge
Catoptrico, and Torus Zak
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| 228 - Super Sparkly Death Bear | 07 Jan 2026 | 01:23:49 | |
The First Sovereign is ready to have a civil chat.
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Background music and sound effects:
Modern Heavier Theme #1 Andrew Sitkov
Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge
Catoptricon Zak
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| 227 - Such An Inappropriate Die to Roll | 31 Dec 2025 | 01:16:50 | |
Welcome, everyone, to our final episode of 2025! Thanks for coming along for the ride, y'all. Here's to approximately two (or twelve) more years of machine opposition!
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Background music and sound effects:
Petal Fairy Ovani Music
Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge
Catoptricon, and Sepulcrum Zak
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| ML021 - Roughly Song-Shaped | 24 Dec 2025 | 01:08:11 | |
Happy End-of-year Times, everyone! We interrupt your normal release schedule for our Episode 200 Machine Learning stream from way back in our Extra Life stream. We'll be back to your regularly-scheduled program next week.
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Background music and sound effects: Elf Meditation Kevin Macleod Piano Against the Machine Instrumental: A Dead Friend Based on Theme Against the Machine by Zak
My Hollow Garden Lyrics, Vocals, and Arrangement by Sam Instrumental: Little Polka Dot by The Fly Guy 5 https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/NUKRs8Iqrs/
Second Chance Vocals by A Dead Friend Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam and A Dead Friend Instrumental: Sempiternal by Abilify https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/176652/
Build Don't Break Vocals by Sam and Gero Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam Inspired by "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley
Everything Has Its Season Vocals, Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam Instrumental: Yearning by Neil Moret and Dave Stamper https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-32683/
What We Build (From Broken Things) Vocals, Lyrics, and Arrangement by Zak Instrumental: Drifting, Dreaming by Alstyne, Schmidt, Gillespie, Curtis
You Could Have Been Me Vocals by Sam and Zak Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam Instrumental: Lunar Horizon S2 by Baldistix https://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/395873/lunar-horizon-s2-85bpm-free-85bpm-hip-hop-synth-loop Dancehall Drum Loop by SAVYELDANDY https://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/152091/dancehall-drum-loop-97bpm-dancehall-drum-loop
Army of Three Lyrics, Vocals, and Arrangement by Sam Instrumental: Drift by Snelkku https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/254061/
Why? Vocals by Gero Lyrics by Gero and Isabelle O. Composition and Instrumentals by Isabelle O.
Something Good Vocals, Lyrics, Composition, and Instrumentals by Jeff
A True Son of Numeria Vocals and Lyrics by Gero Instrumental: "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" by Gilbert and Sullivan
Why? (Alternate version) Vocals by Isabelle O. Lyrics by Gero and Isabelle O. Composition and Instrumentals by Isabelle O. Metadata Waveforms Vocals by Network Against the Machine (and Howard Dean) Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam Instrumental: Piano Against the Machine by A Dead Friend, based on "Theme Against the Machine" by Zak
Sticker Stars Lyrics by Izzy Vocals, Composition, and Instrumentals by Isabelle O.
You Had Fun Lyrics, Arrangement, and Instrumentals by Sam (Loosely) based on You'll Be Back by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton
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| 226 - If You're In The Flies, You're In The Flies | 17 Dec 2025 | 01:41:57 | |
The nice thing about secret basements in Pathfinder is that there are never any monster in them.
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Background music and sound effects:
Space Ambient #1 Andrew Sitkov
Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge
Catoptricon, and Under the Hill Battle Theme Zak
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| 225 - No-No Rooms Filled With No-No Men | 10 Dec 2025 | 01:21:16 | |
Well, if we're going to do a jail break, we need to find that secret passage.
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Background music and sound effects: Castle Jail, Dark City, Thieves' Guild and Defiled Temple Tabletop Audio
Mysterious Magic Joel Steudler
Elf Meditation Kevin MacLeod
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| BONUS - My Fortitudinousness | 03 Dec 2025 | 00:52:03 | |
Hey...any of y'all seen a Snakeman?
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Background music and sound effects: Twilight Pact, and Techno Racer Ovani Sound
Catoptricon Zak
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| 224 - What Are Your Intentions With My League | 27 Nov 2025 | 01:19:55 | |
There is the small matter of the radio...
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Background music and sound effects: Throne Room, Dark City, and Existential Dread Tabletop Audio
Remembering the Good Times Joel Steudler
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| 223 - Go Forth and Use Your Bones For Good | 19 Nov 2025 | 01:23:27 | |
Trapped in a battle to the death with Detective Reeves and his band of battlemages, our heroes fight for the right to have a room at a fancy inn.
Thank you to everyne who came out for our Extra Life stream! Stay tuned for that rescheduled The B.R.I.A.N. Identity.https://www.extra-life.org/participants/563800
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Background music and sound effects: Deep Slow Pulsing Breathing Drone The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com
Solemn Vow, Dark City, and River Town Tabletop Audio
Catoptricon Zak
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| 222 - In The Scroll Hole | 12 Nov 2025 | 01:30:31 | |
The gang takes a quick trip to a more discrete locale.
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Background music and sound effects: Tales of Firelight Town Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi) https://www.youtube.com/xdeviruchi
Middle Earth Dawn, and River Town Tabletop Audio
Sepulcrum, Outriders, and Torus Zak
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| 221 - Tentalgram | 05 Nov 2025 | 01:35:22 | |
Perhaps if we devised some kind of rotating resistance slumber party....
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Background music and sound effects: Suspenseful Spies Joel Steudler
Middle Earth Dawn Tabletop Audio
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| MDG - 08 - 001 - The Spirit of Dolly | 29 Oct 2025 | 02:44:24 | |
What's this!? It's a Halloween Special Super Sized Delta Green Oneshot Featuring Adam From Strange Table Fellows and Lunar and Jackson From 25 North!? I hope we see some character death!
If you're into swears, check out the version on our Patreon--free for all, and extra spicy.
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Background music and sound effects: Alien Hiss FX 3 by giddster https://freesound.org/s/386443/ License: Attribution 4.0
Headless Horseman by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Horror Theme #4 Andrew Sitkov
Forest (Night), and Nightlands Tabletop Audio
Ancient Grounds, and Puppet Ovani Sound
Avenger Cinematic Metal Joel Steudler
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| 220 - Soup's Fair | 22 Oct 2025 | 01:10:23 | |
You know what they say: you can take the character out of the Jeff, but you can't take the Jeff out of the Technic League.
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Background music and sound effects: Quiet Theme #5 (Looped) Andrew Sitkov
Yokai Forest (Ambience Only), Den of Iniquity, and Tinkertown Tabletop Audio
Catoptricon Zak
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| 219 - Suddenly, You've Got Ice Crabs | 15 Oct 2025 | 01:39:09 | |
Sometimes there's fighting in this podcast.
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Background music and sound effects: The Drift Ovani Sound
Catoptricon Zak
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| 218 - Rat Fractals | 08 Oct 2025 | 01:09:28 | |
Who is the mysteriously motivational man? Write in!
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Background music and sound effects: Talisman Joel Steudler
Dark City, Tinkerer's Workshop, and Royal Court Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com
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| 217 - Spoilers For Mystery Men | 01 Oct 2025 | 01:17:18 | |
Alternate titles include: Cop Juice and Old Country ASMR
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Background music and sound effects: Where the Winds Roam Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi) https://www.youtube.com/xdeviruchi
Dark City, Den of Iniquity, and Thieves Guild Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com
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| ML020 - Mutual Jib Appreciation | 24 Sep 2025 | 00:57:13 | |
We've got some scheduling difficulties, so most of the gang gets together to discuss the end of Book 4 and take some listener questions!
Oh yeah, and check out Kitten Marlowe and Shrimp and Crits, two awesome Actual Plays whose trailers you might hear in this episode.
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Background music and sound effects: Elf Meditation by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5728-elf-meditation-preview License: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
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| 216 - First Day | 17 Sep 2025 | 01:13:54 | |
It's a brand new day, Terazi has a new job, and everything is normal in Starfall.
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Background music and sound effects: A Vow Ovani Music
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| 215 - Alkenseltzer | 10 Sep 2025 | 01:01:35 | |
It's time to get to know The Shade.
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Background music and sound effects: Lost Contact, Between Adventures, and Den of Iniquity Tabletop Audio
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| GBB - 08 - 002 - Meat By The Foot | 07 Sep 2025 | 01:36:41 | |
Join us for the thrilling conclusion of our playthrough to the Royals TTRPG. Will our intrepid heroes make the team!? Will the Machines rise up and destroy them all? Who can say?
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Background music and sound effects: Sound Effects by freesound_community, and Michael Koenig
Under the Hill Battle Theme, Outriders, and Torus Zak
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| GBB - 08 - 001 - Every Bun You Don't Grab | 07 Sep 2025 | 01:00:13 | |
It's finally here! For the very first time, the Kansas City Royals Tabletop Roleplaying Game is being actually played--by us for some reason. Join GM Jeff along with players Gero, Zak, Sam, and special guest Cori for part one of this synergistic confluence of TTRPGs and Baseball!
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Background music and sound effects: Sound Effects by freesound_community, Michael Koenig, and Mick
Music: Fantasy Motion (loop ready) by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com/) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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| 214 - The Most Intimidating Buh-gok | 03 Sep 2025 | 01:07:12 | |
Here, take this "Sorry about your mom (threatening)" sticker.
This Sunday, our two part McFyb playing the Kansas City Royals TTRPG drops! Tell your friends!
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Background music and sound effects: Cheeky Smile Ovani Sound
Thieves Guild, and Den of Iniquity Tabletop Audio
Under the Hill Battle Theme, Outriders, and Catoptricon Zak
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| 213 - Three Basements Deep | 27 Aug 2025 | 01:16:08 | |
Sounds like we've got a plan. We might even have a scheme. We encourage you to check out our Patreon and/or Ko-Fi, as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help support your favorite show. AND Our Store is a thing, with all your t-shirts, tote bags, stickers and more!
Background music and sound effects: Small Marketplace Sword Coast Soundscapes https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com Mystical Instrument Ambience and Tonal Eastern Instrument, and Mystical Rising Tonal Textures The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com
Tavern Music, and Dark City Tabletop Audio
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| 212 - The Champagne of Men | 20 Aug 2025 | 01:21:20 | |
It's fight night at the Tarnished Tooth!
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Background music and sound effects: Music: Fantasy Motion (loop ready) by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com/) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Quiet Theme 4 (Looped) Andrew Sitkov
Yokai Forest (Ambience Only) Tabletop Audio
Catoptricon Zak
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| 211 - A High Charisma Pilaf Team | 13 Aug 2025 | 01:24:20 | |
Alternate episode titles include: A Lesser Bicep Kick That Hornet's Nest for 24 Hours The Parents Were People Too I Made A Bomb Out of This Bomb I Found There's No Fishing in Pathfinder Individual Enterprising Business Individuals You Can't Spell Business Without Peace
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Background music and sound effects:
Tech Market Tabletop Audio
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| 210 - If You're Coldplay, Write In | 06 Aug 2025 | 01:11:47 | |
Back with the main party, our heroes continue exploring the palace. Maybe they'll make some new friends!
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Background music and sound effects:
Arcane Clockworks, Antiquarian Study, Bloodgate, and Elegant Dinner Party Tabletop Audio
Small Marketplace Sword Coast Soundscapes https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com/
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| BONUS - Fancy Dressage | 30 Jul 2025 | 00:50:11 | |
And now for something completely different: what do you suppose the oldest man in Numeria is up to? We encourage you to check out our Patreon and/or Ko-Fi, as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help support your favorite show. AND Our Store is a thing, with all your t-shirts, tote bags, stickers and more!
Background music and sound effects:
Barren Wastes Tabletop Audio
Spellcasters Joel Steudler
Catoptricon Zak
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| 209 - Do a Magic or Whatever | 23 Jul 2025 | 01:06:38 | |
A new day has dawned, and it's time to poke around a bit.
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Background music and sound effects:
Defiled Temple, Bloodgate, and Antiquarian Study Tabletop Audio
Small Market Sword Coast Soundscapes https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com
Space Ambience #1 Andrew Sitkov
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| 208 - Normal Cake Hours | 16 Jul 2025 | 01:13:37 | |
Fresh of the heist of the century, our heroes shoot themselves in the head.
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Background music and sound effects:
Waterkeep, and The Undercroft Tabletop Audio
Battle 2 By Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi) https://www.youtube.com/xdeviruchi
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| 207 - The Ol' Stunned Drund | 09 Jul 2025 | 01:25:07 | |
It's called a Night Market, not a Fight Market.
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Background music and sound effects: Tech Market Tabletop Audio
Music: Lost Place Atmospheres 001 by Sascha Ende Link: https://ende.app/en/song/7664-lost-place-atmospheres-001
Catoptricon Zak
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| 206 - 15 Going on 30 | 02 Jul 2025 | 01:14:10 | |
Our heroes really enjoy their ill-gotten gains.
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Background music and sound effects: Beggar's Rest Tabletop Audio
Small Marketplace Sword Coast Soundscapes https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com
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| 205 - Like Battleship, But Sucky | 25 Jun 2025 | 01:19:04 | |
The doctor is in! Isn't he? He was just here...
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Background music and sound effects: Alchemist's Lab Tabletop Audio
Circuit Breaker Joel Steudler
Catoptricon Zak
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| 204 - Murder Them Gently (With Our Song) | 18 Jun 2025 | 01:08:17 | |
Alternate titles include: Waterkeep, Den of Iniquity, Harper's Waypoint, and Alchemist's Lab Tabletop Audio
Catoptricon Zak
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| 203 - A Miserable Pile of Castles | 11 Jun 2025 | 01:24:05 | |
Ah yes, the age old question: what is a palace?
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Background music and sound effects: The Desert Awaits, and The Attic Tabletop Audio
Under the Hill Battle Theme, and Sepulcrum Zak
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| 202 - Bread Day | 04 Jun 2025 | 01:11:41 | |
Now that we're in Starfall, perhaps you'd like some bread?
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Background music and sound effects: The Hearth Inn, Beggar's Rest, and Alchemy Lab Tabletop Audio
Small Marketplace Sword Coast Soundscapes https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com/
Quiet Theme #5 (Looped) Andrew Sitkov Fantasy Dramatic and Peaceful Music Pack
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| 201 - Wondrous Sleeves of Situations | 28 May 2025 | 01:13:02 | |
So, that's a thing that happened. At least we've come away with a new friend.
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Background music and sound effects: Weeping Forest The Hollywood Edge
The Desert Awaits Tabletop Audio
Small Marketplace Sword Coast Soundscapes https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com/
Quiet Theme #5 (Looped) Andrew Sitkov Fantasy Dramatic and Peaceful Music Pack
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| 200 - 3 - The Old Bone Cone | 21 May 2025 | 01:52:01 | |
So, this kindly old man we met in the derelict spaceship is just confused, or...?
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Background music and sound effects: Huge Space Ship Interior Ambience The Hollywood Edge
Awakenings Tabletop Audio
Catoptricon Zak
Metadata Waveforms Vocals by Network Against the Machine (and Howard Dean) Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam Instrumental: Piano Against the Machine by A Dead Friend, based on "Theme Against the Machine" by Zak
Sticker Stars Lyrics by Izzy Vocals, Composition, and Instrumentals by Isabelle O.
You Had Fun Lyrics, Arrangement, and Instrumentals by Sam (Loosely) based on You'll Be Back by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton
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| 200 - 2 - Neh-Thal-Chew | 21 May 2025 | 01:28:47 | |
Part of our party is reunited, and it feels okay. I mean, it kind of feels bad.
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Background music and sound effects: Awakenings, and Forest Day (Ambience Only) Tabletop Audio
Why? Vocals by Gero Lyrics by Gero and Isabelle O. Composition and Instrumentals by Isabelle O.
Something Good Vocals, Lyrics, Composition, and Instrumentals by Jeff
A True Son of Numeria Vocals and Lyrics by Gero Instrumental: "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" by Gilbert and Sullivan
Why? (Alternate version) Vocals by Isabelle O. Lyrics by Gero and Isabelle O. Composition and Instrumentals by Isabelle O.
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| 200 - 1 - Rejoin the Potty | 21 May 2025 | 01:20:21 | |
Welcome to Episode 200 of Pod Against the Machine! We finally did the thing! Enjoy a pile of original songs as part of an original adventure. And don't say we didn't warn you. Now, join the Very Capable (Seven?) as they journey into this weird hole in the ground...this "Hollow Garden."
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Awakenings, Cavern of Lost Souls, River Town, and Forest Day (Ambience Only) Tabletop Audio
Piano Against the Machine Instrumental: A Dead Friend Based on Theme Against the Machine by Zak
My Hollow Garden Lyrics, Vocals, and Arrangement by Sam Instrumental: Little Polka Dot by The Fly Guy 5 https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/NUKRs8Iqrs/
Second Chance Vocals by A Dead Friend Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam and A Dead Friend Instrumental: Sempiternal by Abilify https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/176652/
Build Don't Break Vocals by Sam and Gero Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam Inspired by "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley
Everything Has Its Season Vocals, Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam Instrumental: Yearning by Neil Moret and Dave Stamper https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-32683/
What We Build (From Broken Things) Vocals, Lyrics, and Arrangement by Zak Instrumental: Drifting, Dreaming by Alstyne, Schmidt, Gillespie, Curtis
You Could Have Been Me Vocals by Sam and Zak Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam Instrumental: Lunar Horizon S2 by Baldistix https://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/395873/lunar-horizon-s2-85bpm-free-85bpm-hip-hop-synth-loop Dancehall Drum Loop by SAVYELDANDY https://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/152091/dancehall-drum-loop-97bpm-dancehall-drum-loop
Army of Three Lyrics, Vocals, and Arrangement by Sam Instrumental: Drift by Snelkku https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/254061/
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| 199 - Always Trust a Pickle | 14 May 2025 | 01:24:47 | |
*Slaps roof* This baby can fit so much down time.
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Background music and sound effects: Weeping Forest The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com
Forest Day, Ambience Only, Quiet Cove (Music Only), Medieval Battle, River Town, and Generation Ship Tabletop Audio
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| 198 - The Goo Tastes Like Home | 07 May 2025 | 01:07:58 | |
A time for homecomings and goo nommings.
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Background music and sound effects: Roaming One by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Quiet Cove (Music Only), Arcane Clockworks, and The Undercroft Tabletop Audio
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| 197 - The Legular Region | 29 Apr 2025 | 01:06:09 | |
Alternate titles include: Numeria Still Sucks The Platonic Mid-Thigh You Can Fit These In Your Legs It Is, Sadly, Capitalism The Hatular Region So Many Regions in This One Smorgasbeet Deep Dish Beetza And of course, The One Where Sam Tried To Podcast With Covid
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Background music and sound effects: Definitely Our Town, and Port Town Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi) https://www.youtube.com/xdeviruchi
Cavern of Lost Souls, and Forest Day, Ambience Only Tabletop Audio
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| 196 - Make A Fartitude Save | 23 Apr 2025 | 01:05:34 | |
Listen. Your first mistake was bringing your bones. Your second mistake was being evil.
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Background music and sound effects: Lament Music licensed from http://www.purple-planet.com/
Torus Zak
River Town, Medieval Market, and Forest: Day Tabletop Audio
Cavernous Deep Cave Ambience with Light Rhythmic Elements The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com
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| 195 - Hate to Stink | 16 Apr 2025 | 01:20:41 | |
Straight from the goop, it's the beginning of that weird liminal time between books.
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Background music and sound effects: Music: Yesteryears (DECISION) by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/en/song/244-yesteryears-decision
Torus, and Outriders Zak
River Town, Medieval Market, and Forest: Day Tabletop Audio
Cavernous Deep Cave Ambience with Light Rhythmic Elements The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com
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| 194 - Less Suck In the Wind | 09 Apr 2025 | 01:10:40 | |
I need to go see a robot about a tablet.
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Background music and sound effects: Light Rider On Titan by Tim Kulig Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8653-light-rider-on-titan License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Forest: Night, Forest: Day (Ambience Only), and Alien Machine Shop Tabletop Audio
Deep Slow Pulsing Breathing Drone The Hollywood Edge
Good Morning Edvard Grieg
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| 193 - My Parade is So Wet | 02 Apr 2025 | 00:59:36 | |
Okay, seriously this time. This is the boss fight. Right?
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Background music and sound effects: The Calm Before the Storm Marlon Silva (xDeviruchi) https://www.youtube.com/xdeviruchi
Cavernous Deep Cave Ambience with Light Rhythmic Elements The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com
Outriders Zak
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| 192 - Slappled and Grappled | 26 Mar 2025 | 01:02:55 | |
That's it? We're done now? Perhaps a look around...
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Background music and sound effects: End Poem Streambeats: Ambient https://streambeats.com/
Deep Slow Pulsing Breathing Drone The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com
Sepulcrum, and Torus Zak
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