Best Pulp Cthulhu Podcasts (2025)

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S1:E42 – Call of Cthulhu Scenario Inspiration Across the Decades (Chaosium Con 2025 Live Panel) 51:09

1d ago51:09

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Episode Notes Listen to a live recording of our nearly sold-out panel at Chaosium Con 2025 where we discuss sources of inspiration for new Call of Cthulhu scenarios in underused decades between the traditional 20s-30s settings and modern day! We cover different ideas and themes for mythos horror scenarios in the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and ea…

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These Violent Delights - Star Trek Adventures Live Show, Part I 52:16

1d ago52:16

52:16

This is Part One of a live show we performed - an original story by our GM Sean Flierl! Recorded March 15th, 2025, at The Lost Dice Cafe, as part of the Adelaide Fringe. Support the show on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/roletocast Join our communities on Discord and Twitter DISCORD https://discord.gg/Jj7wyjecWb TWITTER https://twitter.co…

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136 - Two Headed Serpent -Calcutta - The How We Roll Hat Trick 1:06:03

3d ago1:06:03

1:06:03

With huge thanks to Battle bards.com Syrinscape Kevin MaCleod at Incompetech FesliyanStudios and Pedar B Heland For their excellent music and sfx Intro Theme Composed by Ninichi : ninichimusic.com You can find us: On Bluesky @HWRpodcast On Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/HowWeRollPodcast/ On Discord: https://discord.gg/C7h6vuD On reddit: https:…

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S2E78 - Amundsen-Scott: sYES Mobile (with Sydney Amanuel) 1:23:18

5d ago1:23:18

1:23:18

Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone? It's a race on the ice, and Hubie's an afterthought. This episode features Sydney Amanuel from The Glass Cannon Podcast. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soun…

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Perils of the Warp - Warhammer 40K Live Show, Part III 47:10

9d ago47:10

47:10

This is Part Three (Final Part) of a live show we performed - an original story by our GM Christopher Bond! Recorded March 8th, 2025, at The Lost Dice Cafe, as part of the Adelaide Fringe. Support the show on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/roletocast Join our communities on Discord and Twitter DISCORD https://discord.gg/Jj7wyjecWb TWITTER…

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018 - Flotsam & Jestam 3 - Insanitarium - Alls well that ends well 1:34:12

10d ago1:34:12

1:34:12

As our plucky investigators gather at the offices of Strange but True to learn about their new case, they are joined by an unexpected new party member. Join Scott Dorward as GM with Seth Skorkowsky, HowWeRoll Joe, HowWeRoll Eoghan, Veronica from Cthulhu and Friends and Adrian Tchaikovsky for another classic Call of Cthulhu Adventure. If you cant wa…

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Operation: Upstream Church // Part Two (with Travis McElroy) 1:12:50

13d ago1:12:50

1:12:50

Trauma is shared. Billy gets scared. But this one kicks off with a couple pins spared. This episode features Travis McElroy from The Adventure Zone. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf the Dog played "Little Acts"…

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S1:E41 – Queer Horror - Consultation with Hailey Piper 2:02:39

16d ago2:02:39

2:02:39

Episode Notes In this episode, we meet with horror author Hailey Piper to discuss queer horror as a genre and how we might apply some of her expertise from novel writing to emphasize queer themes, characters, and narratives in horror TTRPGs. We also discuss lots of queer media recommendations and TTRPG systems, as well as a mildly concerning amount…

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Perils of the Warp - Warhammer 40K Live Show, Part II 50:05

16d ago50:05

50:05

This is Part Two of a live show we performed - an original story by our GM Christopher Bond! Recorded March 8th, 2025, at The Lost Dice Cafe, as part of the Adelaide Fringe. Support the show on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/roletocast Join our communities on Discord and Twitter DISCORD https://discord.gg/Jj7wyjecWb TWITTER https://twitte…

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S2E77 - Amundsen-Scott: ThingINT (with Sydney Amanuel) 58:19

19d ago58:19

58:19

In the wake of a tragic loss, some bros bring fire sauce. But how do you kill a monster born from bathypelagic frost? This episode features Sydney Amanuel from The Glass Cannon Podcast. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAA…

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Perils of the Warp - Warhammer 40K Live Show, Part I 49:01

23d ago49:01

49:01

This is Part One of a live show we performed - an original story by our GM Christopher Bond! Recorded March 8th, 2025, at The Lost Dice Cafe, as part of the Adelaide Fringe. Support the show on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/roletocast Join our communities on Discord and Twitter DISCORD https://discord.gg/Jj7wyjecWb TWITTER https://twitte…

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Operation: Upstream Church // Part One (with Travis McElroy) 1:23:03

26d ago1:23:03

1:23:03

Time to meet Milton Hogben and the mysterious blood cabal, Dr. Maynard Ouzo and the alien cloth from the alien in the closet, Randy Matthewson as the world’s loneliest church congregant, and, finally, Billy Gruff and The Collector’s crystal -- which caused a full blown whiteout and 3 weeks of missing time. This episode features Travis McElroy from …

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S1:E40 – Manifesting Personal Horrors on the Page - Consultation with Todd Keisling 1:40:55

29d ago1:40:55

1:40:55

Episode Notes In this episode, the Reanimators have some cross-contamination with Beth of the David Behaviour book review podcast to branch outside of the RPG space to interview horror author Todd Keisling to see if there are any lessons we can learn from novel writing that could be applied for writing or running horror TTRPG scenarios. We cover a …

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The Edge of Dreams - Blade Runner Live Show, Part III 51:48

30d ago51:48

51:48

This is Part Three (Final Part) of a live show we performed - an original story by our GM Phil Harker-Smith! Recorded March 1st, 2025, at The Lost Dice Cafe, as part of the Adelaide Fringe. Support the show on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/roletocast Join our communities on Discord and Twitter DISCORD https://discord.gg/Jj7wyjecWb TWITTE…

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S2E76 - Amundsen-Scott: Should We Call the Norwegians? (with Sydney Amanuel) 57:11

1M ago57:11

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Everything is covered in frost. The Thing is referenced at any cost. And, unfortunately, a crew member is lost. This episode features Sydney Amanuel from The Glass Cannon Podcast. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wo…

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The Edge of Dreams - Blade Runner Live Show, Part II 48:39

1M ago48:39

48:39

This is Part Two of a live show we performed - an original story by our GM Phil Harker-Smith! Recorded March 1st, 2025, at The Lost Dice Cafe, as part of the Adelaide Fringe. Support the show on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/roletocast Join our communities on Discord and Twitter DISCORD https://discord.gg/Jj7wyjecWb TWITTER https://twitt…

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S1:E39 – Teaching RPGs and Safety Tools - Consultation with Fiona 2:10:50

1M ago2:10:50

2:10:50

Episode Notes In this episode, we ask our consulting expert Fiona of the What am I Rolling? podcast (and many other podcasts) about a variety of topics, including techniques to help teach new RPGs to players new and old, some best-practice methods to promote accessibility and using safety tools in RPGs, as well as improv techniques which can help p…

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The Edge of Dreams - Blade Runner Live Show, Part I 50:36

1M ago50:36

50:36

This is Part One of a live show we performed - an original story by our GM Phil Harker-Smith! Recorded March 1st, 2025, at The Lost Dice Cafe, as part of the Adelaide Fringe. Support the show on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/roletocast Join our communities on Discord and Twitter DISCORD https://discord.gg/Jj7wyjecWb TWITTER https://twitt…

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S2E75 - Amundsen-Scott: The Storm is Snow Bad (with Sydney Amanuel) 1:02:57

1M ago1:02:57

1:02:57

Meet Melvin Grace, Jim Olsson, Hubie Forster, and Renee "Ray" Mackay as they overwinter at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Station on a totally normal Saturday, July 9th, 2022. This episode features Sydney Amanuel from The Glass Cannon Podcast. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Blues…

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017 - Flotsam & Jestam 3 - Insanitarium - A Turkey Baster and a Jazz Record 1:06:34

2M ago1:06:34

1:06:34

As our plucky investigators gather at the offices of Strange but True to learn about their new case, they are joined by an unexpected new party member. Join Scott Dorward as GM with Seth Skorkowsky, HowWeRoll Joe, HowWeRoll Eoghan, Veronica from Cthulhu and Friends and Adrian Tchaikovsky for another classic Call of Cthulhu Adventure. If you cant wa…

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The Heart of Adelaide - D&D Live Show, Part III 54:15

2M ago54:15

54:15

This is Part Three (final part) of a live show we performed - an original story by our guest DM Adam Carnevale (D&D Is For Nerds/Sanspants Radio)! Recorded February 22nd, 2025, at The Lost Dice Cafe, as part of the Adelaide Fringe. Support the show on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/roletocast Join our communities on Discord and Twitter DI…

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The Heart of Adelaide - D&D Live Show, Part II 49:29

2M ago49:29

49:29

This is Part Two of a live show we performed - an original story by our guest DM Adam Carnevale (D&D Is For Nerds/Sanspants Radio)! Recorded February 22nd, 2025, at The Lost Dice Cafe, as part of the Adelaide Fringe. Support the show on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/roletocast Join our communities on Discord and Twitter DISCORD https://d…

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S2E74 - Wet Lens! 55:53

2M ago55:53

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Alternate titles include: The Day the Ball Stopped Rolling FBI, CIA, A24 Macrohard Dudes Two Scoils Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf the Dog played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl and "Ba…

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135 - Two Headed Serpent -Calcutta - The Cobra Crown Unearthed 46:56

2M ago46:56

46:56

With huge thanks to Battle bards.com Syrinscape Kevin MaCleod at Incompetech FesliyanStudios and Pedar B Heland For their excellent music and sfx Intro Theme Composed by Ninichi : ninichimusic.com You can find Joe's new scenario "The Idol of Thoth" here http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/229639/The-Idol-of-Thoth?src=hottest_filtered You can find u…

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The Heart of Adelaide - D&D Live Show, Part I 46:30

2M ago46:30

46:30

This is Part One of a live show we performed - an original story by our guest DM Adam Carnevale (D&D Is For Nerds/Sanspants Radio)! Recorded February 22nd, 2025, at The Lost Dice Cafe, as part of the Adelaide Fringe. Support the show on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/roletocast Join our communities on Discord and Twitter DISCORD https://d…

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Avatar Legends (The Book of War) - Cast of War, Part II 1:10:22

2M ago1:10:22

1:10:22

This is Part II of our collaboration with 'The Book of War Podcast'. Please find them on all good podcatchers! 'The story of The Book of War follows four teenagers across the world as they search for the avatar, and the enigmatic ‘Book of War’. Secrets are exposed, lessons are learned and some legendary figures make their appearance throughout the …

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S2E73 - Atnas Sualc 58:12

3M ago58:12

58:12

Where is The City? Let's all figure it out at the same exact time! Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf the Dog played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy …

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S1:E38 – The Code - Dissection with Jon Hook 2:01:09

3M ago2:01:09

2:01:09

Episode Notes In this episode, we dissect and reanimate The Code written by Christopher Lackey with Lynne Hardy for Call of Cthulhu 7e, and available as part of the Mansions of Madness vol. 1 collection from Chaosium (links below). We're also joined by special guest Jon Hook from the Modern Mythos podcast! Jon has been a huge fan of this scenario f…

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Avatar Legends (The Book of War) - Cast of War, Part I 1:17:44

3M ago1:17:44

1:17:44

This is Part I of our collaboration with 'The Book of War Podcast'. Please find them on all good podcatchers! 'The story of The Book of War follows four teenagers across the world as they search for the avatar, and the enigmatic ‘Book of War’. Secrets are exposed, lessons are learned and some legendary figures make their appearance throughout the s…

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016 - Flotsam & Jetsam 3 - Insanitarium - Two Pistols are Bettern than One 56:36

3M ago56:36

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As our plucky investigators gather at the offices of Strange but True to learn about their new case, they are joined by an unexpected new party member. Join Scott Dorward as GM with Seth Skorkowsky, HowWeRoll Joe, HowWeRoll Eoghan, Veronica from Cthulhu and Friends and Adrian Tchaikovsky for another classic Call of Cthulhu Adventure. If you cant wa…

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Shadow Scar - Eyes in the Darkness E17 - she's got eyes everywhere, part II 35:00

3M ago35:00

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Happy 300th Episode of Role To Cast!!! Atsuko, Osamu and Hugo finally meet Kagura. Who will survive? Support the show on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/roletocast Join our communities on Discord and Twitter DISCORD https://discord.gg/Jj7wyjecWb TWITTER https://twitter.com/roletocast Eyes in the Darkness is played using Shadow Scar, by R. …

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S2E72 - Ramp-isode 55:39

3M ago55:39

55:39

The plot moves much further than the City Action News Team's feet. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf the Dog played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy …

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015 - Flotsam & Jetsam 3 - Insanitarium - Sucker Punch 44:19

3M ago44:19

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As our plucky investigators gather at the offices of Strange but True to learn about their new case, they are joined by an unexpected new party member. Join Scott Dorward as GM with Seth Skorkowsky, HowWeRoll Joe, HowWeRoll Eoghan, Veronica from Cthulhu and Friends and Adrian Tchaikovsky for another classic Call of Cthulhu Adventure. If you cant wa…

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Shadow Scar - Eyes in the Darkness E16 - she's got eyes everywhere, part I 40:21

3M ago40:21

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The agents need to dispatch of the remaining demons, before they can finally confront Kagura. Support the show on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/roletocast Join our communities on Discord and Twitter DISCORD https://discord.gg/Jj7wyjecWb TWITTER https://twitter.com/roletocast Eyes in the Darkness is played using Shadow Scar, by R. Talsori…

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CTHULHU FILES #67 2:23:59

3M ago2:23:59

2:23:59

So much evidence found in JuJu House, Mukunga M’Dari dead, and the Chakota possibly destroyed! It feels like this chapter is drawing to a close, doesn’t it? Come find out in Session 66 of DICELORE's The CTHULHU FILES, Masks of Nyarlathotep!By dicelore

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S2E71 - The Mystery of Diggory Island 1:00:08

3M ago1:00:08

1:00:08

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of self-harm and body horror. Alternate episode titles: Psychedelic Tonsil Stone, We’ve Got a Scoop For You, Blood Mine Moat. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf…

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BALDUR'S GATE #176 2:15:46

3M ago2:15:46

2:15:46

It’s all out war between the Fools and Vat the Bhaalspawn and her minions! She’s just entered her Ravager form, and Vinkee and Finn are in pretty bad shape. And this isn’t even the Final Boss! This is just Episode 176 of DICELORE's BALDUR'S GATE: Eldritch Secrets.By dicelore

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S1:E37 – Unland - Dissection with Scott Dorward 1:56:29

3M ago1:56:29

1:56:29

Episode Notes In this episode, we dissect and reanimate the Call of Cthulhu scenario UNLAND written by Scott Dorward, with the author himself! We dissect the creepy amusement park rides and talk about Silent Hill 2 more than a bit, while Scott shares how he runs this scenario very differently than written, as the scenario that made it to print beca…

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134 - Two Headed Serpent -Calcutta - Manic Pixie Dream Gaul 1:03:11

3M ago1:03:11

1:03:11

With huge thanks to Battle bards.com Syrinscape Kevin MaCleod at Incompetech FesliyanStudios and Pedar B Heland For their excellent music and sfx Intro Theme Composed by Ninichi : ninichimusic.com You can find Joe's new scenario "The Idol of Thoth" here http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/229639/The-Idol-of-Thoth?src=hottest_filtered You can find u…

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Shadow Scar - Eyes in the Darkness E15 - he pulls out the gun 27:37

3M ago27:37

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The agents arrive at the 'abandoned' fishing village. The hard part will be finding a way to sneak in unnoticed. Support the show on Patreon! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/roletocast Join our communities on Discord and Twitter DISCORD https://discord.gg/Jj7wyjecWb TWITTER https://twitter.com/roletocast Eyes in the Darkness is played using Shadow …

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BALDUR'S GATE #175 3:01:24

3M ago3:01:24

3:01:24

Well, that’s a bunch of dead cultists! Now after a nice long rest, the Damned Fools are ready to face Vat the B’hallspawn in Session 175, Bossfight edition of BALDUR'S GATE: Eldritch Secrets!By dicelore

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BALDUR'S GATE #174 2:35:30

4M ago2:35:30

2:35:30

Back in the sewers and taunting the Bhaal-spawn, the Fools are ready to fight! And it looks like they’re about to get their wish… in Session 174 of BALDUR'S GATE: Eldritch Secrets!By dicelore

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CTHULHU FILES #66 2:59:26

4M ago2:59:26

2:59:26

In Session 66 of The CTHULHU FILES: Masks of Nyarlathotep, Our investigators huddle with the Good Friends of Hilton Adams, preparing to go get the evidence needed to take apart the cult at JuJu House, expose the corruption of the 14th Precinct, and exonerate Hilton before it’s too late!By dicelore

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