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Rude Tales of Magic
with Branson Reese and Ali Fisher and Christopher Hastings and Joe Lepore and Tim Platt and Carly Monardo
In this improvised narrative role playing podcast, come and join artists, writers, and comedians from Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, Marvel Comics, and more as they fight and fumble their way across the madcap, and exceedingly rude, fantasy wasteland of Cordelia. Branson Reese and his jester's retinue, Christopher Hastings, Carly Monardo, Tim Platt, Joe Lepore, and Ali Fisher star as a group of unlikely survivors (a talking crow, a lich in a wig, a bubbly fawn, a Sasquatch punk, and a tiefling hunk, specifically) who must solve the mystery of Polaris University's vanishment and return balance and higher education to their world. It's going to be very hard and very, very, rude.
Rude Tales of Magic
What Will Happen At The Sophomore Assembly?\
7/7/2026
The Sophomore Assembly has long been shrouded in mystery? What exactly happens when the doors of the auditorium close? No one will say. But our heroes are about to find out. And so will you, if you just hit 'play' on your podcast app of your choosing! Go ahead, do it!
Special Thanks as always to Sydney and Benjamin Paul and Tyler Button, and our Big Freak Spacejamfan!
This episode features additional sound design by Michaël Ghelfi. Michaël creates brilliantly crafted soundscapes and ambient tracks for all sort of productions and they make perfect accompaniment to your ttrpg home games. Find his work on YouTube, and support that good stuff on Patreon.
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[Patreon Preview] Rodents and Chivalry #2! DM'ed by Branson!\
6/30/2026
As a June with 5 Tuesdays, we simply had no choice but to share with our beloved listeners (you) a second Patreon Game of the Month! Your cup overfloweth! Following our legendary, original Rodents & Chivalry game, Branson boldly takes the DM chair and presents his own adventure in a mouse-filled alley. Join, Ali, Tim, and Joe in this thrilling preview of RODENTS AND CHIVALRY 2!
Wanna hear the rest of this incredible episode? Well it's a Patreon Exclusive, so you're gonna want to head there and subscribe now! We'll be releasing one-shots like this each and every month, so subscribe today to hear 'em all and enjoy all the other incredible perks of patreon satisfaction and the deep satisfaction that comes with supporting the arts 🥲
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Some things are hard to swallow.
Special Thanks as always to Sydney and Benjamin Paul and Tyler Button, and our Big Freak Spacejamfan!
This episode features additional sound design by Michaël Ghelfi. Michaël creates brilliantly crafted soundscapes and ambient tracks for all sort of productions and they make perfect accompaniment to your ttrpg home games. Find his work on YouTube, and support that good stuff on Patreon.
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Hey, the kids've gotta eat somehow!
Special Thanks as always to Sydney and Benjamin Paul and Tyler Button, and our Big Freak Spacejamfan!
This episode features additional sound design by Michaël Ghelfi. Michaël creates brilliantly crafted soundscapes and ambient tracks for all sort of productions and they make perfect accompaniment to your ttrpg home games. Find his work on YouTube, and support that good stuff on Patreon.
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[Patreon Preview] Oozes and Ninjas!\
6/2/2026
RUDE TALES BONE CON OOZES & NINJAS
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE FULL EP- THIS A PREVIEW!
Wanna hear the rest of this incredible episode? Well it's a Patreon Exclusive, so you're gonna want to head there and subscribe now! We'll be releasing one-shots like this each and every month, so subscribe today to hear 'em all and enjoy all the other incredible perks of patreon satisfaction and the deep satisfaction that comes with supporting the arts 🥲
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Our heroes don't use their powers much this episode, but boy oh boy do people smoke in high school! If you like "smoking cigarettes in and around high school, during the day, alongside teachers" this is YOUR episode. Enjoy!
Special Thanks as always to Sydney and Benjamin Paul and Tyler Button, and our Big Freak Spacejamfan!
This episode features additional sound design by Michaël Ghelfi. Michaël creates brilliantly crafted soundscapes and ambient tracks for all sort of productions and they make perfect accompaniment to your ttrpg home games. Find his work on YouTube, and support that good stuff on Patreon.
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Ooh La La in the House! Ooh La La!\
5/12/2026
Our heroes meet a strange child in a basement. Good news: he's facing them-not a Blair Witch situation. Phew. Bad News? He's still a creepy little freak! Afterwards, the gang gets hungry, but what's still open this late?
Special Thanks as always to Sydney and Benjamin Paul and Tyler Button, and our Big Freak Spacejamfan!
This episode features additional sound design by Michaël Ghelfi. Michaël creates brilliantly crafted soundscapes and ambient tracks for all sort of productions and they make perfect accompaniment to your ttrpg home games. Find his work on YouTube, and support that good stuff on Patreon.
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[Patreon Preview] Opera & Sherry, DM'ed by Branson!\
5/5/2026
Well baby I hear the podcast a callin?! Here's a preview of our latest Patreon Game of the Month, Opera & Sherry, GM'ed by Branson and starring Ali, Joe, and Tim!
Wanna hear the rest of this incredible episode? Well it's a Patreon Exclusive, so you're gonna want to head there and subscribe now! We'll be releasing one-shots like this each and every month, so subscribe today to hear 'em all and enjoy all the other incredible perks of patreon satisfaction and the deep satisfaction that comes with supporting the arts 🥲
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Over the course of 4 episodes, our heroes have experienced so much. Love and loss, heartbreak and joy. And if you think about it, they've almost completed one whole calendar day of the school year. How could so much happen in such a short time? That's youth I guess. But what if, at this late hour, something new happened. Something...Amazing??
SPECIAL: What is Twist McCallum shoveling?
Special Thanks as always to Sydney and Benjamin Paul and Tyler Button, and our Big Freak Spacejamfan!
This episode features additional sound design by Michaël Ghelfi. Michaël creates brilliantly crafted soundscapes and ambient tracks for all sort of productions and they make perfect accompaniment to your ttrpg home games. Find his work on YouTube, and support that good stuff on Patreon.
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Reeling from the events of the previous two episodes (meeting an alien, mysterious powers, homeroom icebreakers, etc.), the gang finishes their first day of school and heads to the McChristmas basement to debrief. Hopefully more trouble won't find them there...
Special Thanks as always to Sydney and Benjamin Paul and Tyler Button, and our Big Freak Spacejamfan!
This episode features additional sound design by Michaël Ghelfi. Michaël creates brilliantly crafted soundscapes and ambient tracks for all sort of productions and they make perfect accompaniment to your ttrpg home games. Find his work on YouTube, and support that good stuff on Patreon.
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[Patreon Preivew] Tommyguns and Fuggedaboutits! GM'ed by Branson!\
4/7/2026
Here's a preview of our first Patreon Game of the Month, Tommyguns and Fuggedaboutits, GM'ed by Branson and starring Ali, Joe, and Tim! Wanna hear the rest of this incredible episode? Well it's a Patreon Exclusive, so you're gonna want to head there and subscribe now! We'll be releasing one-shots like this each and every month, so subscribe today to hear 'em all and enjoy all the other incredible perks of patreon satisfaction and the deep satisfaction that comes with supporting the arts 🥲
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The School Bell Rings. Homeroom. Paths Diverge. Halls are monitored.
Special Thanks as always to Sydney and Benjamin Paul and Tyler Button, and our Big Freak Spacejamfan!
This episode features additional sound design by Michaël Ghelfi. Michaël creates brilliantly crafted soundscapes and ambient tracks for all sort of productions and they make perfect accompaniment to your ttrpg home games. Find his work on YouTube, and support that good stuff on Patreon.
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[New Campaign Premiere] An Odd Event\
3/17/2026
Ah, Sophomore year. For many American High Schoolers, it truly is one of the most Second High School Years. It certainly is for Mikey McChristmas (Branson Reese), Briley Brynn Bailey (Ali Fisher), and Scooter Carton (Joe Lepore) At Foxmenville, Ohio's own Blue Kindness High. But what if a school year was more than just "the second one"? What if it was the start of a strange adventure testing their potential, their bonds of friendship, and the very limits of imagination?
Well that's just the kind of thing you might see from DM Tim Platt, now that you mention it! But it would need some kind of Odd Event to kick things off, now wouldn't it...
Special Thanks as always to Sydney and Benjamin Paul and Tyler Button, and our Big Freak Spacejamfan!
This episode features additional sound design by Michaël Ghelfi. Michaël creates brilliantly crafted soundscapes and ambient tracks for all sort of productions and they make perfect accompaniment to your ttrpg home games. Find his work on YouTube, and support that good stuff on Patreon.
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BLUE KINDNESS HIGH: COMING TUESDAY MARCH 17\
3/12/2026
Summer's over, losers! Get in!
Coming this Tuesday, March 17th, is the premiere of our next thrilling Rude Tale: BLUE KINDNESS HIGH.
Action! Adventure! Suburbs! Mystery! Drama! Extracurriculars! All this and more comes to your precious ears in a few short days, as we begin the saga that is sophomore year for Scooter Carton (Joe Lepore), Mikey McChristmas (Branson Reese), and Briley Brynn Bailey (Ali Fisher).
And with DM Tim Platt in charge, you can bet that these three will need more than a bell to save them...
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BLUE KINDNESS HIGH SESSION ZERO w/Tim, Ali, Branson, and Joe!\
3/3/2026
Blue Kindness High is almost here! Ali, Branson, and Joe sit down with our Game Master Tim Platt to reveal their characters, their secrets, and—buckle up!—their favorite high school classes!!
Special Thanks as always to Sydney and Benjamin Paul and Tyler Button, and our Big Freak Spacejamfan!
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