#nooshdoespodcasts(apparently)

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It's always the episodes called 'Coda', isn't it?

I mean, HECK.

@malevolentcast @midstpodcast

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New @malevolentcast and @doyoucopypod on the SAME DAY, with new MaggyP tomorrow?

Don't mind if I do.

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anusia! you’re so cool :) i wanted to ask, do you have anything you’re really excited about at the moment? something you’re really into, something you’re looking forward to, or anything you wanna yap to us about?

Aw thanks!

Arcane

Oxventure

The Magnus Protocol Season 2 which comes out on the 27th publicly and on the 25th for early access peeps (!)

Baldur's Gate 3, as per.

I'll probably think of more, but there are some things to start with!

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HIGHLY ironic that the day @thesiltverses ends is the day I should choose to start listening to it. In the end of its journey is the beginning of mine, and all that.

Anyway, here we go. 🦀

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Psst.

The horrors are public.

Go get 'em.

😈 🌊 👁

This one was truly wonderful to work on!

While you're there, why not check out all the fantastic Rusty Fears episodes that have been released so far?

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Malevolent Liveblog: Episode 11

SURPRISE

Spoilers under the cu(l)t ...

"LEFT.

THE OTHER LEFT."

"NO. LISTEN TO ME."

John, your voice is voicing.

oooooh are they gonna infiltrate?

John finding the mask comforting. 🥹

yessssss

"I ... yes. I think this works."

WHAT THE HELL.

HOW DO THEY KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ARTHUR. WHAT THE ACTUAL HECK.

THIS IS INSANE.

ARTHUR ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS.

Lmao all I can think is "is the Entity you worship in the room with us right now?"

ARE WE THE CULT.

IS HARLAN THE CULT.

I mean Harlan is everyone, so ... yes.

HAS THIS ENTIRE THING BEEN A TEST FOR ARTHUR.

John's bedside manner continues to be immaculate.

THERE IS NOW SOMETHING ON THE PAGE.

Uh oh.

NO WAY NO WAY NO NO NO

WHAT THE HELL HOW IS THIS CONTINUING.

CREATURE.

OH GOD.

Harlan Guthrie how dare you tap in to my very specific fear of spooky books that write your destiny as you go along.

"You're being a puppet and you don't even see it." 👀

OH FOR GOD'S SAKE IT'S A SPIDER.

YEAH, WE GET THAT IT'S A BIG SPIDER, JOHN.

JUST TELL HIM TO RUN, STOP DESCRIBING.

HA Arthur just said the exact same thing.

Listen, I like spiders.

But WOW.

That was INTENSE.

Arthur and John are both capable of being fantastic and abysmal in a crisis. So far, it seems they take turns.

OH MY GOD you guys do they literally share a brain cell?

OH yeah this defo feels like Arthur is being tested.

Ooooh, they're going full Smaug ...

sneak sneak sneak sneak

TO THE LEFT

TAKE THE CHUTE NOW Y'ALL

YEAH DAMN RIGHT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING, JOHN.

Oooh, is this THE lighter?

"There must be something bigger than you and I."

John: Than you, maybe.

Madness has found us? This is its home?

These LINES, man.

I THOUGHT IT COULDN'T GET HERE. ANOTHER ROUTE? OH GOD.

WHAT IS IT WITH HORROR PODCASTS AND LIGHTERS.

This music is so good.

JOHN WHY WOULD YOU SAY "I MIGHT TAKE YOUR BODY FROM YOU".

Then again, the fact he's saying that and being honest ... hmmm.

AWWWW, HE TRUSTS HIM.

"You shouldn't. It'll be the death of you, Arthur."

And SCENE. WHAT A FINISH!

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hey! I wanted to thank you for convincing me to finally listen to malevolent. Life changing podcast for me. Would love to hear your thoughts on the most recent episode, Chapter 45 - The Fire! And what is your favourite scene of show so far? thank you for your work, Protocol is one of the nicest parts of the week.

Oh goodness, wow! Tagging @malevolentcast in this one, this is lovely! I adore Malev (in other news, water is wet), and I am super glad others enjoy it too - it's a superbly put-together show.

As a Patron, I've listened to 45 in chapters, so I'll need to re-listen to get the full picture, I think. I'll pull some thoughts together when I get chance though!

Favourite scene, moment, everything: end of Part 23. If you know, you know. I was a wreck.

You're very welcome! It's always fun seeing people's reactions each week - the whole team does a phenomenal job every time. 👏 👏👏

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So ... who else has been listening to @ethicstownpod?

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Malevolent Liveblog: Episode 12

HELLO THERE.

Spoilers under the cu(l)t ...

To your right. Take the door now y'all.

Lighter. I'm sure this will never mean anything.

"Anything look ... edible?" Get this man a proper meal, please.

MUSIC

LAUGHTER. I LOVE his laugh.

I am sure the ornate mirrors will not come back to haunt us in any way.

Gosh, I forgot how immersive this podcast was from the very beginning.

Laundry chute?

"Damn" indeed.

Oh I forgot about the paper! What's the deal with that?

Phonograph? Ooh.

KELLIN.

Wait ... this doctor is Harlan?

That genuinely never registered, but ofc it is.

Harlan, how did you do this one? Harlan.

The King in Yellow!

Aaaaand cue the music.

Ohhhhhhh boy. Oh. Oh?

"See yourself framed in gold"? DO NOT GO BACK TO THE MIRRORS.

The DREAD I feel.

Getting closer ...

NO. DO NOT.

Harlan, how do you know that mirror horror is my worst nightmare. How. It is up there with eye horror. How dare you.

TUNNEL

"You first" I HAVE JUST REALISED WHY THAT IS FUNNY.

Uh, down we go.

"This isn't a mine".

"Then it's a secret we need to see". ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT.

"To the keenest form of fascination".

CARCOSA? IS THAT YOU??

(This gives me chills. So many chills. John's description and tone is WONDERFUL).

CRASH. Well, that went well.

WE ARE HOME.

Very Lemony Snicket vibes here.

The city has eyes? THE CITY HAS EYES??

Ohhhh the vocal shifts. Lovely.

Lantern? River? Very Underworld.

No paddles? Something in the water? This feels like we are about to meet Gollum, folks.

"We're moving ... slowly".

Of course there's something down there. Of course there is.

The vibes are IMMACULATE.

"Do fish swarm?" Not the time, Artie.

NOPE NOPE NOPE

"Arthur lie back down" ugh.

"ARTHUR ARE YOU MAD". Yes but maybe that's how he survived.

"It's over" ahahahahahahahahaha.

Anaesthetic? That was considerate.

John being speechless is ... well.

CASSILDA???

WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE KING IN YELLOW WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE KING IN YE-

Is this Yhtill? Alar? Carcosa?

"You're here with me, John, and I need you. We're a team".

Oh of COURSE there's a corpse.

OH GOD

Large yellowish egg?

"I know this place".

Adore this. All of this.

"Are you willing?" Oooft.

AMPITHEATRE YES

Ah yes, the horror of being Known.

"You've come a long way to become whole again".

Oh boy oh boy oh boy

"Promise nothing will happen to him".

Ahahahahahahahaha YES

This is one HECK of a finale.

"My face is ... my own, once again ... I am The King in Yellow." Chills.

Piano.

"Faroe?"

OH HEY KING.

"Every instance of you is being erased." And yet he holds on.

HEY JOHN.

Oh ...

Aaaaaaand SCENE.

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Malevolent Liveblog: Episode 13

Lucky for some! Spoilers under the cu(l)t ...

John sounding a bit sarcastic with his lovely purple prose here.

It *is* still very lovely, though.

I'm glad they're getting to talk this through.

You can feel the push-me-pull-me between John's identity with Arthur and his identity as the King, even down to his speech patterns, which I really like. The difficulty of a god who has never known human meaning, reconciling his godliness with his developing humanity ... what a journey we are about to go on.

We All Ignore The Pit.

"I take it back, I don't forgive you."

LET HIM TRY.

To the left, take the box now y'all.

AND A KNIFE

No need to get quite so excited, John.

Gosh, the soundscaping on those trees.

So, Arthur doesn't like rules, huh?

I'd love to know more about Arthur as a boy.

Also, the IRONY of Arthur talking about his survival skills while not being able to tell someone might be following them.

OH WE'RE RUNNING NOW HUH

Hey so you know that one bit in The Fellowship of th-

ALMOST

OH. He can see them BOTH?

Excellent character voice.

Wallet? NO

A crystallizer of dreams!

It makes things travel between worlds ... hmm.

"No we don't!"

Glass of Leng ...

"You will leave when it wants you to"

Well, that's not ominous.

"We've been in the dark before!" GOSH, Arthur there's a difference between Arkham dark and Dreamlands dark.

To our left, to the log no-

OH HELLO

Why does this sound like a dragon.

What is this.

Why is this.

Hello? Friend?

Are we out of the woods yet are we ou-

Nope.

Oooh, a mirage?

Wood whales??

"Ah, religion".

Pick a direction, any direction.

I wonder how John ended up being such a poet?

I forget they've only known each other for a few days.

"I'll take that as an awkwardly-worded compliment."

Discussion of religion followed by discussion of surrounding, above, below, like St. Patrick's Breastplate, which is linked to ideas around Féth fíada? HMM.

Oh of COURSE the corpse is moving.

Welcoming back despite former actions? Interesting hint there, Jonathan.

I did NOT notice this whispering.

With enough force you can WHAT.

Yep, I too would need a second, Arthur.

OH GOD

Cool. I'm about to listen to a man bite his own finger off. This is fine.

No, wait, I'm about to listen to a man injure an eldritch entity at the same time.

This is fine this is fine this is fine

Penance?

I am CRINGING.

Love the chaos of the music here.

Thank you Harlan.

"You did good John. Well done." Like a child at the dentist.

Hey look guys, you planted a tree! Very environmentally conscious.

Uh oh.

They even got a replacement finger! Nice.

Well done, lads.

Oh, NOW you question it?

Oh we ARE out of the woods now!

A DESERT

Hey.

HEY.

Nyarlathotep, you here?

"This too shall pass".

On we go ...

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Malevolent Liveblog: Episode 9

SPOILERS UNDER THE CU(L)T

A SPOOKY ship??

A ship.

I once again forgot that all these characters are played by Harlan.

Do the police not know about Lovecraft?

Oh hey there John.

Oh, wait. Hang on. Is John not ... but ...what?

Maybe he just doesn't remember.

"I'm steering".

Damn, OK.

Eye-to-eye. Ha.

Aaaaand we are BACK.

They're on a boat. They're about to go to another boat. We are certainly getting our money's worth.

SILT? I'm sorry, what podcast is this again?

Eye drawings? I repeat, WHAT PODCAST AM I IN

The captain of the ship was obsessed with eyes? Interesting.

So, that comment about the fog making them feel like they're in another world ...!?

John has a very good cackle.

"I'll meet you there, friend."

For somebody who doesn't believe in comfort, John is being very comforting.

I love how astonished John always is by all the eldritch shenanigans.

"I see it. The Eye."

👁

Gosh I hope these guys end up as actual friends who can trust each other fully. I really do.

"I'm exhausted."

"Yes. I can imagine. You died."

Well done, John. 10/10 for comfort. You're doing great, buddy. ❤️

"It feels like we came from a different world."

You have said this twice now, Jonathan.

OK, A VOICE FROM THE DARK WORLD THAT SOUNDED LIKE JOHN SAID ARTHUR'S NAME??

Was that ... was that a thing??

Losing sight of what's important?

Ding ding more puns.

"I need to begin to see us as one."

"John, get lost, I nearly died. But also cheers. Night night."

That's basically how it went, right?

DAUGHTER

And ... SCENE.

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Malevolent Liveblog: Episode 15.

Spoilers beneath the cu(l)t:

Beautiful piano.

OH CHRIST I FORGOT IT'S THIS BIT

NONONONO

How did I forget this happens here. This opening was TRAUMATIC.

Phenomenal acting from Harlan though.

Note to John: Arthur is very much not OK.

Asking some VERY interesting questions here, buddy.

Still wanna know if Anna links in more.

A Web, you say?

Oooooh, Vanguard lore.

"I'm not doing it for you ... but you're welcome." The audacity of this man.

Mountains of Madness? Mountains of Madness tonite, King??

"Like the base of a mountain" yooooooo

Arthur Lester has the purest (and rarest) laugh.

Hey Alexa, play Darude: Sandstorm

uh oh

May prove ultimately fatal? Damn.

Who's to say it will hold our weight? Hmmmm

"long and limbless" serpent? Serpent? Giant draconic serpent? Yesssssss

ELECTRICAL giant draconic serpent!

Playing with lightning here, boys.

Lads don't kill, just leave.

I can't believe they used a metal pole to try and kill an electrical beastie. Besties why.

"That was not a well-thought-out plan". Well, it is you, Artie (/hj).

NEVER just call it dead.

But also noooo

"Thank you"

I'm guessing that one is for John, huh?

"... the front of the boat"

"The bow."

"Right."

... cute.

Shaving kit! Arthur is about to be ✨️dapper✨️.

Why *IS* there a boat in the Dreamlands?

You don't know what a bow is but you can identify the Captain's Quarters, buddy?

Ohhh. Was the King here? Leading people, leaving traces? That would make sense.

Frank's (?) notes are like my funky shorthand.

Never realised how like a TTRPG this is written. John sounds like such a GM. Love it.

OH, of COURSE John would be feeling the sand in the eye. Poor kid.

I like this being almost a reverse sea adventure.

Boat? Check

Cliffs? Check

Storm? Check.

"So we're at sea?"

"Nah, desert."

"... what."

Hilarious.

Poor creature :(

"It's already so hot" MOOD, BUDDY.

"You can make me whole agaiiiii-" no, wait, we don't want that.

Well, that escalated quickly.

OH, so if Artie dies, John takes over?

I mean ... huh.

METAPHORICALLY SPEAKING

Harlan Guthrie your phrasing is so eloquent. Superb. Great job.

Arthur getting his steps in. 🚶‍♂️

To the right, trace the wall now y'all.

Well this sounds lovely.

Arthur thinks the same.

It is genuinely cool though.

MOSS MOSS MOSS MOSS

THE MOSS SPEAKS

SENTIENT, WHISPERING MOSS

Maybe not the time to interrogate the meaning of fear, but eh.

What is it with arboreal and botanical entities this season, folks?

The moss continues to speak. This is VERY cool.

Oooooooh ...

Aaaaaaaand SCENE.

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Malevolent Liveblog: Episode 14

Spoilers under the cu(l)t ...

"This place" - I like how John distances himself from his own realm, and from the KiY.

So what IS the way to get back from the Dreamlands?

They're a good team to be honest.

Glass of Leng lore!

"What hue the stars have in mind" is GORGEOUS phrasing.

Oh goody, a canyon to fall climb down.

Wall getting higher, or us going down?? Hmm.

Why am I reminded of when people pretend to go down into wine cellars?

A large path will not stop this man, Jonathan.

"This is fine" don't speak too soon, Artie.

Hot desert? Ice mention? Robbie Frost, is that you?

"Well well!" Arthur stop being cute, he's blushing.

"There are holes up ahead", aka QUICK, DISTRACT HIM.

~ ominous music time ~

John, he just likes holes, let him have some joy.

He's gonna fall, isn't he.

Jonny why are you laughing ...?

Arthur, maybe don't push your luck. Do not go into the nest. Please. Buddy.

"Wonderful, let's leave."

MORE

HIVE HIVE HIVE HIVE

DO NOT STEP ON THE COCOON

OH POOR BABY

DO NOT KILL

... also this is totally Egyptica, right?

Nerve-wracking??

"Grow, change, be better, but own your mistakes".

Gorgeous music.

Meanwhile, Arthur is turning into Anakin (/j)

ohhhhhhhh hey hey heyyyyy, Nya? That you?

I mean, sure. Yelling at them is one approach.

This is one of the creepiest parts of the entire podcast for me.

"Arthur?" "No" "OK". And THAT is what we call BOUNDARIES.

Weeping Angels?

Nah lads, go and talk to them!

"Let's see if they're motivated to hurt, shall we?" DAMN.

Arthur darling you ain't subtle.

Though in fairness ... can't really blame him for losing his rag at this point.

I actually LOVE this.

THREE SOLDIERS

WHAT IS THE LINK TO THE MASK AND THE BOOK

SHUB SHUB SHUB

A COIN

"Unrelentingly"

An apartment?

*click clack*

"I never left the Dreamlands".

Oh goodness. Oh goodness. Oh gosh. Oh NO.

How does this letter hurt so much? Wow. Phenomenal.

"That won't be us."

"Goodnight Arthur."

OH HEY THERE VANGUARD.

Aaaaaaand SCENE!

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Would highly recommend this one!

It's sounding fantastic, and I am officially having A Great Time (TM).

@midstpodcast

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Malevolent Liveblog: Episode 7.

SPOILERS UNDER THE CUT

"We could be trapped out here? At night?"

"Is there a difference to you?"

JONATHAN DOE YOU ABSOLUTE -

Same comment, Arthur. How many times has John seen death?

I keep forgetting what John might be.

"This may have been a bad idea, Arthur".

I love how John still hesitates when speaking. He could so easily have been booming, ominous, all-powerful, but no. He forgets about ID and swears. He enjoys poetry. He engages in banter.

Can John not see in the dark? Engage your darkvision!

Where can I hire an eldritch entity to follow me around commenting on my bad decisions? I'd like that.

I'd also like to keep my eyes though, so eh.

Does anyone else ever get to chat to John?

"It's quiet here." And I ha- wait, no, wrong podcast.

OH IS IT GRAVE BELLS.

That was a chunky door sound, holy moly.

I've just realised how useful John's descriptions are when it comes to conceptualising the world we're in. Thanks pal.

Oh hi, French gentleman.

To be continued ...

Conclusion of Episode 7:

Oh my goodness, lore drop?

(I really hope the letter doesn't refer to ... oh God. Oh no ...?)

@malevolentcast I would like a word, please. Scariest episode so far. 10/10.

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Malevolent Liveblog: Episode 10

SPOILERS UNDER THE CU(L)T

"You slept. Trust me".

Arthur describing needing sleep as "one of the drawbacks of being alive".

Interesting that John gets stand-offish when Emily is mentioned.

Oh, Arthur does the recap this time! Cheers my dude.

John being tetchy. Wonder why ...

WELL DONE, ARTHUR.

🎶 Weeeeeee're OFF to see the cultists ... 🎶

"I'll feel like my old self again!"

*Instantly, more weird stuff happens*

"John, we have a lot of questions".

MOOD, BUDDY

Vanguard? Ooh.

"We can't walk into town with a severed head" eh.

OH GOD THE SOUNDS

"It's about time you got excited about something" JOHN

"I was about to say duck". JOHN (again)

"Maybe it's the weekend". MOOD.

I love how no-one they interact with has any idea what they're dealing with.

Soup drinking sounds.

Are you not HEATING it?

Awwww, DMC?

Oops, maybe not.

You are HIDING in a FREEZER??

"What on earth is going on?" Buddy. YOU are. This is just your life now.

"That's not a chandelier" EEK

PALLID MASK

YOU CAN'T END IT THERE

(He did)