Reedkeeper's Journey
41 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsReedkeeper's Journey is a serial podcast written and read by Mark Diaz. Set in the 1980s the story follows several teenagers who are transported to a land where mankind is a myth. As they search for a way home, the young adults navigate a world full of mythical creatures and pitfalls while battling the demons of their past.
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Episodes
Chapters 1 & 2
May 19, 2021 18:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBPlagued by nightmares of the Woman with the Eyes, Michael Reed joins his friends in exploring a new cave in a temporary distraction from his problems.
Chapters 3, 4, & 5
May 19, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBFleeing from a hellhound, Micheal and his friends find themselves taken captive by a colony of hostile young women.
Chapters 3, 4, & 5
May 19, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBFleeing from a hellhound, Micheal and his friends find themselves taken captive by a colony of hostile young women.
Chapters 6 & 7
May 18, 2021 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBHeld captive to a hostile group of young women, Michael and his friends try to cope with their extraordinary circumstances while trying to decide a way forward.
Chapter 8
May 17, 2021 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBThe group meets the queen of the foresters and attain the ability to communicate with their strange captors.
Chapters 9 & 10
May 15, 2021 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBThe queen of the colony, Hippolyta, says that she will aide the lost travelers in finding their way home. Zo shows her clear disdain for Michael, calling him a Hyperborean.
Chapters 11 & 12
May 15, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBThe group ventures into the forest, tracing their steps in a search for clues and a way back home.
Chapters 13, 14, & 15
May 14, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBAfter narrowly escaping an encounter with the Kanth, Michael's desperation to find a way back home for his friends deepens. Warning: this episode involves a character who is dealing with being a survivor of a sexual assault. New episodes released every Tuesday, 12 a.m., PST (7 a.m. UTC)
Chapter 16
May 12, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBPart of the group sets off on a quest to find Trendok, the Hyperborean Enoni, who may have the ability to return the teenagers home.
Chapters 17 & 18
May 11, 2021 06:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBHeather, Stacey, and Ken settle in while the boys begin their Journey to find Trendok, the Hyperborean Enoni.
Chapters 19 & 20
May 10, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBMichael, Steve, and Bear continue their journey to find Trendok the Hyperborean Enoni, who is their best chance to find a way home. As they travel, the boys continue their weapons training with Caeneus, the Metaph Drill Seargent.
Chapters 21, 22 & 23
May 09, 2021 06:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBIn the aftermath of the battle with the Exoutheneo, Steve balances his worry for Michael and his suspicion of the newcomers.
Chapter 24
May 08, 2021 05:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBFearing for her brother's safety, Stacey devises a plan to rejoin Michael.
Chapter 25
May 07, 2021 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBMichael beings to suspect that there is more to his temper than simple anger issues.
Chapter 26
May 05, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBBound by tradition to fulfill the Request, Kallista leads Stacey, Heather, and Ken in an effort to catch up to the boys.
Chapter 27
May 04, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBFleeing a horde of Exoutheneo, Heather's group found shelter in a Hyperborean outpost. The four now face an uncertain fate at the hands of their captors.
Chapter 28
May 03, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBAfter receiving help from a Hyperborean outpost, Heather and her friends continue to chase after the boys. However, the group unwittingly stumbled into a plot that aims to sow discord in the small township. When we last left the travelers, armed Hyperboreans barred their path.
Chapter 29
May 02, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBMichael learns more about Leander and Xylon, the two Hyperboreans the group rescued, and Steve discovers a strange new ability.
Chapter 30 & 31
May 01, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBEpisode 19 - Xylon, one of the Hyperboreans saved by Michael's group, presents gifts to the boys for rescuing him.
Chapters 32 & 33
April 30, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBEpisode 20 - Heather, Ken, and Stacey continue their pursuit of the boys. The group, lead by the centurions, enters into Hyperborean harbor city to charter a ship to Ro Penmon.
Chapters 34 & 35
April 29, 2021 06:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBEpisode 21 - New questions arise as Michael, Steve, and Bear approach the Hyperborean Capital, Ro Penmon. Steve works his charm to help break Michael out of his funk from realizing what Reedkeeper really means.
Chapter 36 & 37
April 28, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBEpisode 22 - Heather's group journeys by sea to catch up with the boys. Meanwhile, Michael, Steve, and Bear near the end of their trek with the Metaph as they approach the Hyperborean capital, Ro Penmon.
Chapter 38
April 27, 2021 06:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBEpisode 23 - Michael, Steve, and Bear finally reach Ro Penmon, the Hyperborean capital. The trio enters a new leg of their journey as they continue to search for Trendok and a way home.
Chapters 39 & 40
April 26, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBEpisode 24 - The Trendonian monk, Leander, wrestles with the realization that Michael, Steve, and Bear are human beings, also known as Anthropos, which are considered exceedingly evil in the eyes of the Hyperborean. Also, Heather and her small band of travelers finally reach the Hyperborean capitol, Ro Penmon, with the hope of reuniting with the boys.
Chapters 41 & 42
April 25, 2021 05:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBEpisode 25 - After weeks of traveling, Michael, Steve, and Bear finally make it to Ro Penmon and one step closer to finding the Hyperborean Enoni, Trendok. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, Heather, Ken, and Stacey have also arrived and are looking for the boys.
Chapters 43 & 44
April 24, 2021 02:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBEpisode 26 - After Trendok took his voice, the king's high priest comes face to face with the Woman with the Eyes. Also, the kids are finally reunited, and needless to say, Michael is upset to discover that Xylon, who has been traveling with him for days, is Trendok.
Chapters 45 & 46
April 22, 2021 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBEpisode 27 - Michael and his friends finally learn what the Unthing wants from them. Michael finds himself torn between his duty to his friends and his responsibility to his little sister Stacey.
Chapters 47 & 48
April 22, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBEpisode 28 - Michael is summoned to the throne room in the middle of the night to speak with the king. Also, Trendok tells Michael the history of his sword and how Michael has the gift to harness the power of the land. The kids plan for their big escape from the palace and take a moment of respite before their journey continues.
Chapters 49 & 50
April 21, 2021 03:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBEpisode 29 - Michael and his friends prepare for their escape from Ro Penmon, but Leander announces the king is dead, and the high priest plans to pin the assassination on them.
Chapters 51 & 52
April 20, 2021 01:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBEpisode 30 - Having made it out of the Hyperborean palace in one piece, Steve and Bear continue to the rendevous site, where they wait for Trendok's help to get them out of the city.
Chapters 53 & 54
April 19, 2021 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBEpisode 31 - The company has made it out of the Ro Penmon. Trendok was injured during the escape, and now the group waits for him to arrive and hopefully open a doorway to the Gigantes border. At the end of the previous episode, Kith, the dryad whom Trendok saved from the Unthing, attacked Zo.
Chapters 53 & 54
April 19, 2021 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBEpisode 31 - The company has made it out of the Ro Penmon. Trendok was injured during the escape, and now the group waits for him to arrive and hopefully open a doorway to the Gigantes border. At the end of the previous episode, Kith, the dryad whom Trendok saved from the Unthing, attacked Zo.
Chapters 55 & 56
April 18, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBEpisode 32 - Staggard by the revelation of Ken's betrayal, Michael and his friends venture into the abandoned Lektok halls to rescue Zo.
Chapter 57
April 17, 2021 05:00 - 12 minutes - 8.46 MBEpisode 33 - Having survived their escape from the Lektok mountain, Michael and his friends prepare for the final leg of their journey in confronting the Woman with the Eyes.
Chapters 58 & 59
April 16, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBEpisode 34 - The group discovers what are the new creatures surrounding them from the last episode. The kids also continue their trepidatious trek to the Gigantes stronghold for their final confrontation with the Woman with the Eyes/the Unthing.
Chapter 60 & Prologue
March 31, 2021 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBEpisode 35 - The final chapter. The kids have finally reached the lair of the Woman with the Eyes and now must confront the evil that infests the land.
Chapter 60 & Epilogue
March 31, 2021 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBEpisode 35 - The final chapter. The kids have finally reached the lair of the Woman with the Eyes and now must confront the evil that infests the land.
Chapter 60 & Epilogue
March 31, 2021 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBEpisode 35 - The final chapter. The kids have finally reached the lair of the Woman with the Eyes and now must confront the evil that infests the land.
Halloween Special, The Certainty
October 27, 2020 05:00 - 11 minutes - 8.01 MBDo not attempt to adjust your podcast, this lucky 13th episode features a short horror story written and read by Mark Diaz. You're regularly scheduled podcast, Reedkeeper's Journey resumes with Episode 14. Happy Halloween!
Chapter 6 & 7
August 26, 2020 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBHeld captive to a hostile group of young women, Michael and his friends try to cope with their extraordinary circumstances while trying to decide a way forward.
Chapter 9
August 26, 2020 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThe queen of the colony, Hippolyta, says that she will aide the lost travelers in finding their way home. Zo shows her clear disdain for Michael, calling him a Hyperborean.