Episodes

  • Turkey Surprise: Finale (Call of Cthulhu Bonus)
    Dec 3 2024

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    Tune in for some super-special Thanksgiving bonus content with your intrepid hosts facing a nightmarish festival for the ages.

    From the Black Vault, Broadcast from the Belfry presents: Harvest, a Call of Cthulhu 7th edition scenario written by Shannon Webster.

    Starring:
    Georgia Abrams as Dr. Edwina "Edie" Hopkins,
    Hannah Rucinski as Ms. Carlotta Rossi,
    Special Guest, Darin McVay as Detective Manfred Mann,
    and Shannon Webster as the Keeper of Arcane Lore.

    Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
    Sound design by Shannon Webster.
    Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Turkey Surprise: Part Two (Call of Cthulhu Bonus)
    Dec 1 2024

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    Tune in for some super-special Thanksgiving bonus content with your intrepid hosts facing a nightmarish festival for the ages.

    From the Black Vault, Broadcast from the Belfry presents: Harvest, a Call of Cthulhu 7th edition scenario written by Shannon Webster.

    Starring:
    Georgia Abrams as Dr. Edwina "Edie" Hopkins,
    Hannah Rucinski as Ms. Carlotta Rossi,
    Special Guest, Darin McVay as Detective Manfred Mann,
    and Shannon Webster as the Keeper of Arcane Lore.

    Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
    Sound design by Shannon Webster.
    Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Turkey Surprise: Part One (Call of Cthulhu Bonus)
    Nov 29 2024

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    Tune in for some super-special Thanksgiving bonus content with your intrepid hosts facing a nightmarish festival for the ages.

    From the Black Vault, Broadcast from the Belfry presents: Harvest, a Call of Cthulhu 7th edition scenario written by Shannon Webster.

    Starring:
    Georgia Abrams as Dr. Edwina "Edie" Hopkins,
    Hannah Rucinski as Ms. Carlotta Rossi,
    Special Guest, Darin McVay as Detective Manfred Mann,
    and Shannon Webster as the Keeper of Arcane Lore.

    Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
    Sound design by Shannon Webster.
    Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Thanksgiving Surprise Teaser?
    Nov 24 2024

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    The teaser-trailer for our long discussed Thanksgiving-themed Call of Cthulhu role playing game is here to get your mouths watering for more...

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    1 min
  • What Day Is It, October? (Halloween Bongus)
    Nov 11 2024

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    Surprise, Halloween episode!! Georgia and Hannah took this one to the next level... by starting the recording session with several glasses of wine. Tune in as Hannah discusses los Días de los Muertos (and totally butchers "Mictecacihuatl"), and then Georgia discusses Samhain and one of the origins for Jack-O-Lanterns.

    You'll hear from us again next month for some more bonus content!

    Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
    Sound design by Shannon Webster.
    Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • 30. My Dragons Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'Em Up)
    Sep 12 2024

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    In this season's final episode, Hannah takes us on one last journey through time and space on the backs of dragons. Did you know that there is more than one kind of alligator? Did you know the 793 AD Viking raid on Lindisfarne was foretold by dragons appearing in Northumbria? Did you know the Book of the Netherworld found in Tutankhamun's tomb had the first ever depiction of the Ouroboros? So many things to learn this episode!

    Please enjoy this season finale, but don't worry! We will be releasing BONUS episodes in the months leading up to our season two opening next February.

    Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
    Sound design by Shannon Webster.
    Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

    For Further Reading:

    https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/dragons/natural-history-of-dragons

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240208-the-surprising-4000-year-history-of-dragons

    https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-surprising-history-of-dragons/CgJyM6TaZ5rRJg

    https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/chinese-alligator

    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/the-origins-of-dragons/144532

    https://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/enigmatic.htm

    https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/britannia/anglo-saxon/lindisfarne/lindisfarne.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambton_Worm

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Instinct_for_Dragons

    https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/paleontologists-uncover-dragon-of-death-in-argentina-its-the-largest-pterosaur-ever-found-in-south-america/

    https://jacksonwcrawford.com/books/the-saga-of-the-volsungs/

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    58 mins
  • 29. One Day Women Will All Become Mermaids
    Sep 5 2024

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    This week, we learn all about the difference between sirens and mermaids, how Starbucks is pagan worship, Pliny the Elder's death in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, our favorite bones, and whether or not Christopher Columbus actually boinked a manatee. What a wild ride!

    Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
    Sound design by Shannon Webster.
    Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 28. What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost Ship
    Aug 29 2024

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    YARRR MATIES it's time to learn about the Flying Dutchman and the S.S. Ourang Medan! If you don't believe in fata morgana, then this is the episode for you.

    Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
    Sound design by Shannon Webster.
    Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.

    For further reading:

    https://r.mtdv.me/articles/ourangmedansolves

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ourang_Medan

    https://www.de173.com/the-ss-ourang-medan/

    https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/ourang-medan.htm

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/651575/ourang-medan-ghost-ship

    https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/ss-ourang-medan-ghost-ship/

    https://www.historicmysteries.com/ourang-medan/

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    48 mins