Miskatonic University Podcast

MUP EP 205 – APOCTHULHU!

This episode, Keepers Dave, and Murph welcomes back, (for the "first" time), authors Jo Kreil and Dean Englehardt, where they discuss Mythos apocalypses and their new game, Apocthulhu. Enjoy!

MUP Ep 204 – Story Time with Oscar Rios

This episode, Keepers Dave, Jon, and Murph welcomes President of Golden Goblin Press, Oscar Rios. Golden Goblin Press is about to launch a new Kickstarter for a pair of short story collections, so we thought it'd be a great time to read some short stories and discuss them. Enjoy!

MUP Ep 203 – Voting with Our Dollars

In this episode, Keeper Murph returns from his yearly sabbatical to speak with Keepers Jon & Dave about diversity in the RPG market-space and how we can affect change by voting with our dollars.

MUP Episode 202 – #BlackLivesMatter & Dissident Whispers

This episode, Keepers Dave and Jon welcome guests Kat Welsford and Vi Huntsman. Kat and Vi helped create an amazing anthology of RPG adventures titled, Dissident Whispers, and they're here to talk about that project.

MUP Episode 201 – The Silent Clowder

This episode, Keepers Jon and Dave play a game of Call of Cthulhu! The scenario is titled "The Silent Clowder," and it was exclusively available to backers of Goodman Games' Kickstarter to fund Keeper Jon's book, Age of Cthulhu #9: The Lost Expedition. Enjoy!

MUP Episode 200 – Bicentennial Bonanza!

This episode, the whole Keeper Krew is back! Keepers Dan, Chad, Murph, Dave, and Jon talk about everything. It goes off the rails far and wide. Enjoy!

MUP Episode 199 – Light of Midsommar

The Keepers talk with Ambermancer about the movies The Lighthouse and Midsommar . They discuss how to bring elements from those movies to your gaming table.

MUP Episode 198 – Mike Mason Through the Ages!

This episode, Keepers Jon, Dave and Murph talk to Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu Line Editor, Mike Mason, about the upcoming releases from Chaosium and playing Call of Cthulhu in different time periods.

MUP Episode 197 – ‘Lo That From the Dark Ages!

This episode, Keepers Jon, Dave and Murph talk to author, Chad Bowser, about the new 3rd edition of Cthulhu Dark Ages.

MUP Episode 196 – Failing Forward

This episode, Keepers Dave and Murph talk about what to do when things go wrong at the table.

MUP Episode 195 – The Julian in the Darkness

This episode Keepers Dave immerses himself into the show by asking Keepers Jon and Murph some probing questions. And Jon & Murph interview Julian Simpson, the writer and creator of the Case of Charles Dexter Ward and The Whisperer in Darkness audio programs for BBC Radio4.

MUP Episode 194 – Jellyfish Shark Showdown!

This episode Keepers Murph and Dave, (along with guest Keeper Matt Wiseman, via a email), judge a monster creation contest between Keeper Jon and the president of Golden Goblin Press, Oscar Rios.

Alien Live Play – Part Two

This is the second Live Play recording of the scenario Chariot of the Gods for the Alien RPG. 

MUP Live Play – Aliens Part One

This is a Live Play recording of the scenario Chariot of the Gods for the Alien RPG. It was a last second decision to have it recorded, but we had a lot of fun doing it. None of us, aside from the GM, had played much of the Alien RPG yet, and we all quite liked it in the end. This is the first of a two-part series. The second part will go up in a separate post. I hope everyone enjoys it!

MUP Episode 193 – Snake People & Black Magic

Keepers Jon and Murph catch up with Ruth Tillman to discuss her new Kickstarter, Snake People: A Post Apocalypse Story Game, and her adventure in the soon-to-be released Black Star Magic, for Pelgrane Press' Yellow King RPG. Ruth is an amazing guest. Fans can keep up with Ruth on her website. Download the episode now!

MUP 192 – Classic Monster Mash!

In this episode Keepers Murph and Jon are joined by our Discord friend, Ambermancer to talk about using classic monsters in your Lovecraftian games. This episode was recorded on January 30th, 2020. Campus Crier Black Star Magic! Investigators in the Yellow King RPG, from Pelgrane Press, gain the use of mind-bending spells! Playtesting is set to begin soon on the new QuickShock Gumshoe supplement. The book is said to contain 144 spells and 4 scenarios.  Close friend of the show and all arou...

MUP Episode 191 – The Slide Ruler of Mythos Encounters

This episode Keepers Murph, Jon, & Dave talk about how you can scale encounters to fit your group of investigators. Campus Crier We received some exciting news from Chaosium today that a project, (believed to be dead) has risen from the depths! Cthulhu: Dark Ages 2nd Edition is coming! The new edition has been completely updated by Chad Bowser, Andi Newton, Mike Mason, & James Holloway to fit 7th Edition rules. There is a new optional Sanity mechanic to mirror the medieval mindset, rules fo...

MUP Episode 190 – Modern Sokolowski of Horror!

In this episode, Keepers Jon, Murph and special guest Dave Sokolowski talk about what makes modern horror modern. Campus Crier The recently funded Vaesen RPG has released some alpha material to backers that includes monster descriptions, plot hooks, a weakness, and a ritual, along with some new unpublished art! They have a cool section on “Horror, Mystery and Adventure” which delineates between different modes of play -- it’s a cool way to clarify up front what the game will be like. In c...

MUP Episode 189 – Chadey Chadey Gone Gone

In the final episode of 2019, Keepers Jon, Dan, & Murph bid a fond and scathing farewell to Keeper Chad. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is Miskatonic U's student paper. This is where we keep all the Mythos-related news and feedback to the podcast. This episode was recorded on December 16, 2019. Chaosium has released the fourth and last installment of their organised play campaign, Flotsam & Jetsam, for Call of Cthulhu. “On the Banks of the Ohio” has already been released to Cult of Chaos me...

MUP Episode 188 – Audio over Kingsport

This episode, Chad, Jon and Murph talk about the favorite mist shrouded locale of both Lovecraft and definitely Keeper Chad, Kingsport!

MUP Episode 187 – Cultes des Fools

This episode, Chad, Jon and Murph tackle cults and come up with some ideas on how to refresh them in our games. This episode was recorded on November 26, 2019.

Special Announcement – Keeper Chad

Hello MU Nation. This is a short special report to cover some podcast news. Keeper Chad has decided to step down as cohost of the show at the end of 2019. There are several reasons coming together for this decision, but a big one is he wants to redirect some of the time spent on podcast stuff into other creative projects. But fear not, Jon and Murph will continue producing the show in 2020. Message from Chad: Thank you to everyone in this weird and wondrous podcast community; to listeners...

MUP Episode 186 — Dateline Malleus Mike Mason

Campus Crier Jon talked about Robert Bloch’s story, Black Bargin’, in our previous episode, which centered on a malevolent shadow -- well, he has created a new spell and a new monster based on that shadow creature for Call of Cthulhu, and I call it Shade of Yog-Sothoth. It’s available now from the Miskatonic Repository.  Dave Heath has a blog, called “Dave’s Corner of the Universe,” and in a pair of recent posts he talks about the “Final Girl” movie trope. Dave’s blog talks about how to in...

MUP Episode 185 – Pilfering Storytime

Campus Crier Have you guys seen The Birch on Facebook Watch yet? It’s a great horror story available exclusively on Facebook, and it’s produced in partnership with CryptTV, (who have a channel on YouTube). There are five episodes so far; each is about 18 minutes long. I like the way they are telling the story. Episode 1 introduces our main character and sets up the world she lives in. Episode 2 suddenly introduces whole new characters, (without explanation at first), but then we learn that t...

MUP Episode 184 – Ooky-Spooky Halloweeny!!!

The Campus Crier The Campus Crier is Miskatonic U's student paper. Here's where we go through Mythos related news and feedback to the podcast. Check out Keeper Jon on the Into The Darkness video podcast on YouTube as they play The Shadow Over Providence, a new scenario published by Chaosium, written by Keeper Jon to celebrate the Necronomicon 2019 convention. The series of videos is only three episodes long. The first two episodes are already available on YouTube, with the third and final ...

MUP Episode 183 – Chris Spivey, Haunted West, and Puppies of Tindalos

Discord server invite link >> Campus Crier Berlin the Wicked City is available now in hardback direct from Chaosium - stock is now available warehouses in the US, UK, and Australia. You can read a blog post on David Larkins about the making of this book and what it meant via a link to the Sir Larkins site. The latest Call of Cthulhu Organized Play campaign has been launched; it is called Flotsam & Jetsam. If you’re a member of Chaosium’s Cult of Chaos, you can download it now and run it f...

MUP Episode 182 – NecronomiQuiz – The Recap Show

This episode, Jon and Murph talk with Oscar Rios about his Kickstarter for a book focused on holidays in Lovecraft Country, and together they each recap highlights of their time at NecronomiCon 2019. This episode was recorded on September 12, 2019. Discord server invite link >> Campus Crier October 10th marks the 1 year anniversary of Chaosium’s Greg Stafford passing. And to honor him they are asking people to play a game in his memory in the month of October. To that effect, Chaosium will...

MUP Episode 181 – PODCASTING CAGE MATCH! Live Show at NecronomiCon with Some Good Friends!

This episode is our 2019 NecronmiCon live show in Providence, when The Miskatonic University Podcast and The Good Friends of Jackson Elias girded for a battle royale that will pit Host vs. Host in a “lightning debate” format over a passel of divisive topics. Hosts: Charles "Keeper Chad" Gerard, Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, Jon Hook, Brian “Murph” Murphy, and Matt Sanderson. This episode was recorded on August 23, 2019. WARNING: This episode contains explicit language, and nothing was bleeped....

MUP Episode 180 – TV Horrors in Spaaaace

This episode, all four hosts are back for a rare quorum, and we’re taking sci-fi tv shows and Mythosifying them. This episode was recorded on August 15, 2019. This is our brief-brief-brief pre-NecronomiCon episode, before we get together in Providence. A big thank you goes to Golden Goblin Press for sponsoring this episode! Campus Crier First thing - a huge thank you to Murph for a Herculean and almost Sisyphean effort to revamp, redesign, spackle and patch the MU forums as well as the ...

MUP Episode 179 – I Cast Summon Scenario

MUP Episode 178 – Mythos in Your Apocalypse, Swordplay, and Cultist Hijinx!

MUP Episode 177 – An Ounce of Experience is a Pound of Roleplay

MUP Episode 176 – Board It Up!

MUP Episode 175 – How Adair You

MUP Episode 174 – Truth and Consequences

MUP Episode 172 – Becoming a Believer

MUP Episode 171 – Beware of Sebek’s Minions!

MUP Episode 170 – The Glamorous Gatsby

MU Special Report – Chaosium Announcement with Michael O'Brien

MUP Episode 169 – Scum and Villainy

This episode we’re gonna be baaaaad! Jon, Murph, and Chad workshop how to make good bad guys. This episode was recorded on March 14, 2019. We want to hear from you! By email: [email protected] By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. On Discord: https://discord.gg/tMT2EcE Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron << Campus Crier The Nation...

MUP Episode 168 – Dark Projects and Golden Ages with Oscar Rios

MUP Episode 167 – Do Not Abide Slugs, Mr. Mason

MU Podcast Episode 166 – Ghosts of the Present

MUP Episode 165 – Rethinking Cosmic Horror With Sam Riordan

MUP Episode 164 – Hello the Edge of Darkness My Old Friend

MUP Episode 163 – Crack'd and Crook'd and Spoil'd

Glimpses into the Empire – LIVE!

MUP Episode 162 – Plumbing the Magic Depths

MUP Episode 161 – Investigators From Away

MUP Episode 160 – Wordplay, Hypergraphia and Logorrhea