#out of place

[family-trauma]

[iamalivenow]

alive can i have new podcast recs please i want new podcast recs please please can i have new podcast recs please horror and also gay

so tma ended, now what? horror podcast recommendation list part 3 oh my god they made more of these things

malevolent - i think people are already turned on to this one because its slowly becoming the new big thing imo. malevolent is about a guy named arthur who fucked up and got his eyes stolen by an eldritch abomination that is also now physically tethered to him and they dont like each other enough to just live like that so they go on an adventure to try and unstick themselves from each other. its a lovecraftian mythos story, so thats the type of horror you're getting. it's not a comedy and its not a romance but it both is a comedy and is a romance you know what i mean? 10/10 can you believe its just one guy doing all of these voices

red valley - red valley is about a guy named warden who works in a weird government agency tasked with trying to find a seed vault that very quickly becomes not a regular seed vault. the characters in this one are all so well written and the gut punches kill me. this is a bit more near future(ish) scifi than regular horror, but while you're listening to it turn into a road trip you're going to be like "alive this isn't scary" and right around that time is when they're going to introduce truly what is one of the most fucked up concepts i've ever heard. 10/10 the british people made me cry again

out of place - okay so stop me if you've heard this one before. there's a british guy working in an archive where he gets weird kind of scary things and his archive institution is shady and there are tapes and its not mag again i swear. out of place starts much the same but instead of getting scary bullshit, andrew starts receiving historical artifacts from different alternate history realities. its fantastic world building, good story telling, and just like. existential dread nightmare after existential dread nightmare. 10/10 i can't listen to this in the grocery story because i will just stare of into space and sigh for twenty minutes at a time.

they're all ongoing and at around 20ish episodes right now and i love them. i only do these rec posts when i can find at least three shows so sorry for how long this ask took to get to <3

[handsomepear]

Hey you know that podcast, the one about that archivist, you know, the deeply miserable sad gay man. You know the really good one set in England, we're he slowly comes to term with ideas of free Will and how horrible the world can secretly be. Yeah it's called out of place and you should really listen

[nobeerreviews]

I'm a foreigner in the world and I don't understand the language.

-- Jean Webster

(Monte Carlo)

[ancientorigins]

An enigmatic axe has been discovered in eastern Poland. The copper tool seems to belong to the Trypillia culture far to the east. Did they make it, and if so how did it get there?

[mattsmemes]

[ds29gurl2]

[forgottenedmund]

Out of Place | Edmund & Cillian

"Shouldn't you be with the rest of the servants?"

Edmund always felt distrusting of Cillian Frost and finding him in parts of the castle where he shouldn't be, did little to ease this. He liked to think that it had always been justified, but the truth was that, deep down, he was jealous. It was clear that Cillian was, and always had been, part of the family in a way that Edmund was incapable of ever being and he didn't especially like the easy and affectionate way Rose spoke of him, nor her uninhibited and relaxed manners when she spoke to him.

(If he had paid a little more attention to Cillian when Rose wasn't around, he might have noticed that it was Brigit -- and not Rose -- who had once captured Cillian's affections.)

Edmund knew as soon as he spoke that his tone was perhaps a touch too aggressive and, while he had no great love for Cillian, he also didn't want to get on his bad side, either. If they fought, it would only make things awkward with Rose. So instead, he laughed and put a hand on Cillian's shoulder, "Don't worry -- your secret is safe with me."

He wanted to ask him what, exactly, he was doing in this part of the castle, but he refrained and asked him about his journey, instead, "I heard you had a time of it getting here in the storm?"

Edmund had not noticed the exceptional concentration Cillian had been giving the Varmont sigils that were hanging upon the walls ....

[boombox-fuckboy]

Did I forget someone? Tell me in the notes.

Don't know any of these? Pick one and go listen!

[delete-the-kisses]

i still feel like the girl i was in kindergarden, hoping someone would come up to her and say hi. i still smell the autumn rain and leaves and how the cold ground felt against my hands. i still taste the salty tears that rolled against my cheeks when i cried in the corner.

if you were also that weird, sensitive kid who was desperate to have friends yet too scared to go up to anyone, i see you. you're kind. you're sweet. you're incredible and loved. you don't have to pretend to be someone else, even if it gives you temporary comfort.

[peternureyevplsdontbetraythecrew]

Hi! Could you give some recommendations? I'm looking for something fairly short, cuz as much as I'm enjoying tma and tmagp i can't keep us with long podcasts :(( ive also enjoyed down and the deca tapes. Thank you!

hello friend !! here are a few recommendations of the shorter kind ! :D

The Orbiting Human Circus - this one is very dear to me, I still listen to the music from time to time

Caravan - okay this one is hit or miss, I enjoyed it but I'd get it if it wasn't everyone's cup of tea (does get a bit sexual at some point so be mindful of that)

Midnight Radio - lovely and quite relaxing !!

When Angels Visit Armadillo - very good one, the ambiance is great and the story is captivating, you'll wanna know what's going on from the first few minutes in

SPINES - i love this one, i think more people should listen to it especially since it's fairly short

Adventures in New America - again, hit or miss, but I loved it !!

Deviser - quite creepy, you need to listen to it in the dark with earbuds on, truly an insane audio experience

Out of Place - fun, short and an overall enjoyable listen !!

1994 - I loved this one as well !! criminally underrated ! it's giving summer teen movie, the vibes are immaculate

enjoy ♡♡

[cupioriot]

you know, reading heros of olympus for the first time and going "woah I'm like octavian fr" and then seeing all the hate for him in the fandom kinda felt like a kick to the stomach for a bit

[bagopucks]

Puck Control

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“I just don’t see how this was the best option for our kid.”

“Seriously? I wasn’t going to let him play football under that asshole for two more years.”

“Two years where we could have done therapy for cheaper than what his college is going to cost.”

“I’d rather him be not depressed than getting a full ride to some college we can already afford.”

A sigh parted his lips. His parents had been fighting all night. Auston wasn’t happy when Mitch told him that he had to drop out of the football team. The look on his face when Mitch walked into the locker room to return his uniform, was a look of pure betrayal. Babs hadn’t been happy either. He was the reason why Mitch’s mom made him quit football though. Despite the boy’s attempts to ignore the harsh words, they stung when he left the locker room, and they stung even in bed. Listening to his parents argue.

“You’re a fucking useless child.”

He liked to call Mitch useless. He was good at making the kid feel useless.

He was supposed to be angry with his parents, but overall he simply felt numb. He didn’t know what to do. Or where to go. Or if he even had friends any more.

“Look, I gave the hockey coach a call-“

“Hockey? You think our kid is playing hockey? Jesus, Bonnie he’s a football player! Grass and cleats! He’s never used a pair of skates in his life.”

“He did at that one girl’s birthday party when he was five.”

“And do you remember how hard he busted his ass? He had a bruise the size of a baseball on his cheek.” Mitch could hear the floor creak beneath his mother’s pacing feet. His father was a stationary person when stressed. Bonnie was not.

“Paul, he’s older now. I think we should give it a shot.”

“Drag him out of football and throw him into hockey. That’s your idea?”

“I’ve heard good things about the hockey coaches. I think they could help.” His mother was desperate.

They thought there was something wrong with Mitch. There probably was. He hated himself. He hated himself and had an ego at the same time. Mitch felt guilty relaxing, and he never felt that he measured up when he was working. He would string himself thin and burn himself out to the point that he wouldn’t get out of bed on most weekends. Other than for food or the bathroom. He was always hyper focused on football. Now he had nothing to focus on. He felt useless.

Fucking useless child.

“Or a psychiatrist would help. Somebody who actually studies behavior.” His father was logical.

“He just needs better influences.” Bonnie was wrong. Mitch’s team and friends hadn’t been the issue. At least he didn’t think so.

“His last influence was fine!”

“Auston? The kid partied every night!”

He was going to hate Mitch. Auston was his best friend.

“So who’s on this hockey team that probably isn’t smoking weed and drinking on the weekends?”

“The Hughes boys are nice.”

Mitch and Quinn didn’t get along.

“Have you seen the thoughtless stares on those boys’ faces?”

“It’s genetics!” Bonnie was trying.

“It’s marijuana.” His dad was probably right.

Mitch never bothered with smoking. He had scholarships he had to look after. There was no time for throwing away any sports career over drinking and drugs.

“Paul.” Silence followed the angry snap in Mitch’s mother’s tone. He shifted onto his side and stared at the box of trophies on his floor. “Let’s give it a chance. The last thing our kid needs is a shit load of time with his thoughts.”

Mitch twisted the deep blue blanket beneath his body, between his fingers. Hockey? He’d suck at hockey. What if he couldn’t learn? Couldn’t keep up? Coach Babs would laugh himself to death over his failure.

The boy strained to hear in the silence, his eyes wandering up the wall as he awaited the next words from his father’s mouth.

“Fine. Theoretically, I’m on board. You said you called the coach?”

“Yes, and he said he’d love to have Mitch. They have conditioning that starts at the end of this week.”

“A month and a half out from the season?”

“I don’t know how hockey works, that’s just what he said.”

“What about Mitch not being able to skate?”

“He said he could handle that too. He just needed a physical and he said he wanted to meet our son.”

Mitch had heard of the hockey coach. Hockey was the school’s biggest sport. Football was a close second. Everybody knew the hockey players, the coaches, the booster club and the hockey club staff. It was like a religion. Everybody knew the coach’s daughter too.

Pretty. Loud. Aggressive and competitive. Headstrong and kind. Guys would line up at her doorstep just to try their luck at asking her out.

She remained single for so long that people began to spread rumors of her having a secret relationship with the eldest Hughes. They were best friends since middle school. Around the same time Auston and Mitch met.

“Oh! And that he needs gear. Like- a lot of it.”

“How much is that going to cost us?”

“We can make it work.”

Mitch would have to clear a space in his closet for the old trophies. He’d need something to fill in all the empty spaces where football momentous once resided.

“Paul, please. It’s for Mitch.”

Silence.

Maybe he could decorate with model posters. He hadn’t tried that before. His mother got enough swimsuit magazines monthly to barely notice if one was missing.

“We’ll give it a shot. But any time he wants to pull out, that’s it. We’re not forcing him.”

“Fine.”

Mitch decided he’d pull out after day one. He could almost guarantee it.

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“I swear, they never shoot that damn puck.” Maeve glanced up at her father, leaned forward in the arm chair, a tablet in his lap and his brow furrowed. The same way it always was when he was focused on anything sports related.

“Quinn passes to his younger brother too much.” She glanced back at her phone as she spoke.

“He’s supportive.” He corrected.

“He’s too family oriented.”

“Now what does that mean?”

Maeve peeked up from her phone, and looked toward the tv where her father had been watching film from the last season.

“Jack relies on his brother because Quinn makes him feel safe. Quinn is such a good older brother, that all he wants to do is make Jack feel safe. You need to separate them.”

“Quinn is a defenseman, they don’t play on the same line.”

“I wouldn’t put Quinn on at the same time Jack is playing then.”

They broke eye contact to look back at their respective screens.

“Maybe I’ll switch Jack’s line up then. But Nico’s out for the year because of that knee surgery. And I’ve got a new kid coming in. I’d like to find him a spot first before I start moving other guys.”

“A new kid this late?”

“Yeah. One of the football boys decided to switch over.”

“Seriously?” Maeve peeked over at her father. He pursed his lips and nodded, eyes focused on the notebook where he began writing.

“Yeah. I’ll probably put him on the fourth line. I don’t see him doing too much damage there.”

“What’s his name?”

“Mitchell Marner. His mom said he just likes being called Mitch.”

Her eyes went wide.

“You’re kidding?”

“Nope. He’s gonna need some help though. His mom also said he’s never played hockey before.”

“Then why’d you say yes?”

“Because it’s an equal opportunity team. He’ll learn.” The girl’s father paused. “And I’ve seen some of the fights that kid has started on the football field. He’s got the heart of a hockey player.”

“Yeah. I’m sure you’ve seen how shitty his friends are too.”

“But is he?” The man looked up at Maeve, and for a moment she didn’t know how to answer. Mitch wasn’t kind, but he wasn’t cruel. He simply laughed when his friends did, and watched chaos ensue when his buddies decided to start it.

“Not necessarily, but you’re guilty by association.”

Wayne merely smirked and shrugged.

“He’ll learn.”

“And if he doesn’t?”

“He will.” Her father stood up, “because I’m gonna be the one to teach him.” Maeve watched him toss his notebook down on the chair.

“Why?”

“Cause that kid’s been playing on a team where the only way you keep your spot is if you’re good and you bring in results. Those guys are constantly in competition with each other. I need him to understand my team is a family. Not a hierarchy.”

“They’re gonna hate him.”

“They’ll have to suck it up.”

“I’m gonna hate him.”

“It’s a good thing you’re on the women’s team then, huh?” She grimaced at the feeling of his hand ruffling her hair as he walked by and out of the living room.

Mitch and Maeve didn’t have many encounters, but she knew he and his friends didn’t get along with the boys hockey team. They always had something to fight over. She thought their quarrels were often meaningless, but teenage boys were always fighting to be on the top of an imaginary totem poll. At least that’s what her dad liked to say.

“Did you and your girl friends pick a day to go dress shopping?”

Maeve quickly stood up to follow the sound of her father’s voice. Into the kitchen.

“No. It’s a little early for the winter formal, and the dresses right now are all still fall themed.”

“You thinking about doing blue this year?” She leaned against the kitchen counter as her father pulled a water bottle from the fridge.

“I was thinking white and silver.”

“Got a date?”

“Dad!”

“I’m just asking.” He held his hands up in surrender.

“Trevor did ask me if I’d go with him. He said Jack already had somebody.”

“That Jorja girl? The one that comes around every so often?”

“Yeah. They’ve been doing that awkward teenage puppy eyes thing for a while.”

“She seems nice though.”

“Oh she’s the best. I’m happy for her.”

“So you and Trevor?”

“Unless Quinn asks me to go, I’ll go with Z.”

“I’m surprised Quinn hasn’t asked yet. You guys have gone to every dance together since the seventh grade.”

“Well Jack told Luke, and Luke told me, that Jack thinks Quinn has his eyes on Kayleigh Jacobs.”

“She’s on the track team?”

“Jack says Quinn likes her legs,” Maeve spoke in a playfully dreamy tone. Her father chuckled and shook his head in disbelief.

“Well it’ll be nice for you to go with Trevor. Poor kid can’t seem to find a girl.”

“Yeah, because he scares them all off talking about his lizard.”

“He talks about his lizard?” An incredulous laugh fell from his lips.

“Yes! Somehow he thinks that’s gonna get a girl interested.” They both tried not to laugh, but at the end of the day, it was an amusing subject.

“I tried to tell him it’s not attractive, but he always argues with me.”

“He needs some major dating advice.”

“It’s bad enough kids know him as Wheezy, soon it’s gonna be lizard king.” Trevor certainly got the bad wrap in school for nicknames. With asthma in elementary school, and a laugh that forever reminded kids how his breathing used to be, he never outgrew the nickname, “wheezy.” His friends didn’t use it often, if at all, but other kids did.

“That’s rough.” Maeve’s father shook his head. “I’ll put a new nickname for Z on my list of things to do this season.”

“Put dating advice on there too while you’re at it.” She joked.

Wayne cracked the seal of his water bottle before twisting the cap off. He took a sip, his brow furrowing and face twisting into that thoughtful look again before he spoke.

“You think you’d wanna help me teach this Mitch kid?”

“Absolutely not.”

“How’s come?”

“Because you’ll have your hands full, and I’m not a teacher.”

“A kid his age helping out might be nice. And when was the last time we played hockey together?”

“Last night in the driveway? You said you wanted to work on my puck control.”

“I meant on real ice.”

She pursed her lips and tapped her fingers against the counter. Maeve knew it had been a while.

“I’ll skate with you any time, dad. Just not with Mitch.”

“You might change your mind.” His smirk made the girl roll her eyes.

“The faith you have in this kid is going to crumble the second you see him!” Maeve turned around to walk out of the kitchen.

“You should be more optimistic!” Her father called after her.

“When it comes to Mitch Marner, you should be pessimistic!” Maeve slipped into the living room to grab her phone before she walked toward the steps. Wayne quickly slipped into the hall to stop her.

“You going to bed?”

“Yeah. I’ll see ya tomorrow.”

“Don’t be late.”

“I never am.”

Sometimes she was, but time management was not something she wasn’t worried about working on.

“Goodnight, hun.”

“Night!” Maeve slipped up the steps and opened Quinn’s contact.

Her father never told her that this news of a new player was supposed to be a secret.

[deanmekel]

The words

I have forgotten the words to describe the feelings inside my mind

I feel like I have left myself behind and I do not know who I am anymore

I still remember the way you looked tonight when you were sitting on my couch

Though I was content why do I still have the fear of missing out

I want to scream at the top of my lungs but my throat is already sore

I want to meet you in the rain but I already have a cold

Would I be taken by surprise if you do not feel the same?

I am still wondering if I should change my name

The black rings under my eyes make me feel insane

In the back of my mind there is a voice telling me it was all in vain

I feel so out of place

I am the dark of the day

The words I should not say

The cold on a summers day

By now, should I not have faded away?

Even if I did remember the words long enough to speak what is on my mind

Would I be able to share what I did find

Would you be so kind to listen to these words that I have to say

So I can explain what I have been feeling inside my brain

[thevoidisback]

Void: so Narrator had a weird dream where she saw and angel like three times in different forms but she told the gang that she always flys away so Narrator name the angel Riko! Riko the unknown star angel!

V1 of Riko

V2 of Riko

V3 of Riko

Void: and here is narrator and Riko side by side in art!

[lunar-chaos-system]

Just a couple season 1 OOP memes I've made. I'm hooked on this podcast, and I'm gonna make every episode count lmao.

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