The Bad Articles
The Bad Articles

The Bad Articles

Felbryn Studios

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A supernatural comedy audio drama, following the chaotic and absurd investigations of the Official Supernatural Neutralisation Agency (O.S.N.A.) as they attempt to stop otherworldly threats across 1990's Ireland. A narrative experience that weaves together improvised comedy, tabletop roleplaying and rich sound design.

This is a silly and irreverent love-letter to collaborative story telling, Irish folklore and 90's nostalgia, with each Article being a standalone investigation into supernatural phenomena, typically split into 3-5 episodes.

A narrative actual play utilising our custom-built TTPRG system that blends the ethereal magic of improv with the narrative satisfaction of dice rolls.

Produced by Felbryn Studios in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Recent Episodes

S1E4 Curdled By Your Own Hubris
OCT 17, 2025
S1E4 Curdled By Your Own Hubris
<p>The Root of All Evil (Part 4)</p><p></p><p>Time is running out for our brave volunteers, but it’s a special day in Spars Hollow.</p><p></p><p>And who doesn’t love a town fair?</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Bad Articles is created by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/scruffygoldfish/">JR McCormick</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/krumholtz.stiltzkin/">Aidan Kelly</a>.</p><p>Editing and Sound Design by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/clarkphillips88/">Clark Phillips.</a></p><p></p><p>Starring:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/conlethmcveigh/">Conleth McVeigh</a> as Clarry Postman, The Milkman</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lauconlon/">Laura Conlon</a> as Maddie Murphy</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/pmeier747/">Patrick Meier</a> as Dolan Gibbons</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/snakesinacoat/">Niall McKenna</a> as Gideon Hubble</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/scruffygoldfish/">JR McCormick</a> &amp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/krumholtz.stiltzkin/">Aidan Kelly</a> as everyone else.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Chat with these folk, and other fans of the show on our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/n7A7x6yGA6">Discord server</a>!</p><p>For Behind-the-scenes content and more info on the show follow our socials:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/krumholtz.stiltzkin/">Instagram</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/thebadarticles.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@thebadarticles">Youtube</a></p><p>If you'd like to contribute to the show to help keep the lights on and the improvisers warm, feel free to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/thebadarticles">donate at our Ko-Fi</a></p><p>You can find all of these on our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://linktr.ee/thebadarticles">Linktree</a> as well.</p><p></p><p>The Bad Articles is produced by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.felbrynstudios.com">Felbryn Studios</a> in Belfast, Northern Ireland.</p><p></p><p>OUR RULES</p><p>Our system is simple. Characters have 17 skills, each starting at 20% (a basic human-level chance to succeed).</p><p>Players get 10 "pips" which they can assign to boost skills of their choosing. Each pip adds +20% to their window of success, with a maximum of 3 additional PIPs per skill (success window is capped at 80%).</p><p>To do something, players roll a d100. If they roll equal to or under their skill level, they succeed.</p><p></p><p></p><p>DISCLAIMERS</p><p>All characters, events, and organisations in The Bad Articles are entirely fictional.</p><p>No AI has been used in the creation of the show.</p><p></p><p>CONTENT WARNING</p><p>While the tone of the show is light-hearted and comedic, it contains references to lost children, as well as scenes featuring mild horror elements and light gore sound effects.</p><p>Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).</p>
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S1E3 A Room Full of Thirsty Boys
OCT 17, 2025
S1E3 A Room Full of Thirsty Boys
<p>The Root of All Evil (Part 3)</p><p></p><p>As questions continue to pile up, our brave volunteers seek the path towards answers.</p><p></p><p>But is it worth committing a crime to get them?</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Bad Articles is created by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/scruffygoldfish/">JR McCormick</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/krumholtz.stiltzkin/">Aidan Kelly</a>.</p><p>Editing and Sound Design by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/clarkphillips88/">Clark Phillips.</a></p><p></p><p>Starring:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/conlethmcveigh/">Conleth McVeigh</a> as Clarry Postman, The Milkman</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lauconlon/">Laura Conlon</a> as Maddie Murphy</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/pmeier747/">Patrick Meier</a> as Dolan Gibbons</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/snakesinacoat/">Niall McKenna</a> as Gideon Hubble</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/scruffygoldfish/">JR McCormick</a> &amp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/krumholtz.stiltzkin/">Aidan Kelly</a> as everyone else.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Chat with these folk, and other fans of the show on our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/n7A7x6yGA6">Discord server</a>!</p><p>For Behind-the-scenes content and more info on the show follow our socials:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/krumholtz.stiltzkin/">Instagram</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/thebadarticles.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@thebadarticles">Youtube</a></p><p>If you'd like to contribute to the show to help keep the lights on and the improvisers warm, feel free to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/thebadarticles">donate at our Ko-Fi</a></p><p>You can find all of these on our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://linktr.ee/thebadarticles">Linktree</a> as well.</p><p></p><p>The Bad Articles is produced by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.felbrynstudios.com">Felbryn Studios</a> in Belfast, Northern Ireland.</p><p></p><p>OUR RULES</p><p>Our system is simple. Characters have 17 skills, each starting at 20% (a basic human-level chance to succeed).</p><p>Players get 10 "pips" which they can assign to boost skills of their choosing. Each pip adds +20% to their window of success, with a maximum of 3 additional PIPs per skill (success window is capped at 80%).</p><p>To do something, players roll a d100. If they roll equal to or under their skill level, they succeed.</p><p></p><p></p><p>DISCLAIMERS</p><p>All characters, events, and organisations in The Bad Articles are entirely fictional.</p><p>No AI has been used in the creation of the show.</p><p></p><p></p><p>CONTENT WARNING</p><p>While the tone of the show is light-hearted and comedic, it contains references to lost children, as well as scenes featuring mild horror elements and light gore sound effects.</p><p>Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).</p>
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S1E2 The Science of Dirt
OCT 17, 2025
S1E2 The Science of Dirt
<p>The Root of All Evil (Part 2)</p><p></p><p>Our four brave volunteers, Clarry, Maddie, Gideon and Dolan head to the town of Spars Hollow on their first mission, to uncover the mystery of the churned up, turnip-less field.</p><p></p><p>Do they have what it takes to become Knuckles in the O.S.N.A.?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Bad Articles is created by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/scruffygoldfish/">JR McCormick</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/krumholtz.stiltzkin/">Aidan Kelly</a>.</p><p>Editing and Sound Design by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/clarkphillips88/">Clark Phillips.</a></p><p></p><p>Starring:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/conlethmcveigh/">Conleth McVeigh</a> as Clarry Postman, The Milkman</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lauconlon/">Laura Conlon</a> as Maddie Murphy</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/pmeier747/">Patrick Meier</a> as Dolan Gibbons</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/snakesinacoat/">Niall McKenna</a> as Gideon Hubble</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/scruffygoldfish/">JR McCormick</a> &amp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/krumholtz.stiltzkin/">Aidan Kelly</a> as everyone else.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Chat with these folk, and other fans of the show on our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/n7A7x6yGA6">Discord server</a>!</p><p>For Behind-the-scenes content and more info on the show follow our socials:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/krumholtz.stiltzkin/">Instagram</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/thebadarticles.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@thebadarticles">Youtube</a></p><p>If you'd like to contribute to the show to help keep the lights on and the improvisers warm, feel free to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/thebadarticles">donate at our Ko-Fi</a></p><p>You can find all of these on our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://linktr.ee/thebadarticles">Linktree</a> as well.</p><p></p><p>The Bad Articles is produced by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.felbrynstudios.com">Felbryn Studios</a> in Belfast, Northern Ireland.</p><p></p><p>OUR RULES:</p><p>Our system is simple. Characters have 17 skills, each starting at 20% (a basic human-level chance to succeed).</p><p>Players get 10 "pips" which they can assign to boost skills of their choosing. Each pip adds +20% to their window of success, with a maximum of 3 additional PIPs per skill (success window is capped at 80%).</p><p>To do something, players roll a d100. If they roll equal to or under their skill level, they succeed.</p><p></p><p></p><p>DISCLAIMERS:</p><p>All characters, events, and organisations in The Bad Articles are entirely fictional.</p><p>No AI has been used at any point in the creation of the show.</p><p></p><p>CONTENT WARNING:</p><p>While the tone of the show is light-hearted and comedic, it contains references to lost children, as well as scenes featuring mild horror elements and light gore sound effects.</p><p>Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).</p>
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S1E1 Welcome to Wight's
OCT 17, 2025
S1E1 Welcome to Wight's
<p>The Root of All Evil (Part 1)</p><p></p><p>The Official Supernatural Neutralisation Agency (O.S.N.A.) are Ireland's leading otherworldly investigators, and they’ve just placed an advert in the local newspaper in the hopes of swelling their ranks.</p><p>Who will join the fight against fright?</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Bad Articles is created by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/scruffygoldfish/">JR McCormick</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/krumholtz.stiltzkin/">Aidan Kelly</a>.</p><p>Editing and Sound Design by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/clarkphillips88/">Clark Phillips.</a></p><p></p><p>Starring:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/conlethmcveigh/">Conleth McVeigh</a> as Clarry Postman, The Milkman</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lauconlon/">Laura Conlon</a> as Maddie Murphy</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/pmeier747/">Patrick Meier</a> as Dolan Gibbons</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/snakesinacoat/">Niall McKenna</a> as Gideon Hubble</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/scruffygoldfish/">JR McCormick</a> &amp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/krumholtz.stiltzkin/">Aidan Kelly</a> as everyone else.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Chat with these folk, and other fans of the show on our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/n7A7x6yGA6">Discord server</a>!</p><p>For Behind-the-scenes content and more info on the show follow our socials:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/krumholtz.stiltzkin/">Instagram</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/thebadarticles.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@thebadarticles">Youtube</a></p><p>If you'd like to contribute to the show to help keep the lights on and the improvisers warm, feel free to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/thebadarticles">donate at our Ko-Fi</a></p><p>You can find all of these on our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://linktr.ee/thebadarticles">Linktree</a> as well.</p><p></p><p>The Bad Articles is produced by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.felbrynstudios.com">Felbryn Studios</a> in Belfast, Northern Ireland.</p><p></p><p>OUR RULES</p><p>Our system is simple. Characters have 17 skills, each starting at 20% (a basic human-level chance to succeed).</p><p>Players get 10 "pips" which they can assign to boost skills of their choosing. Each pip adds +20% to their window of success, with a maximum of 3 additional PIPs per skill (success window is capped at 80%).</p><p>To do something, players roll a d100. If they roll equal to or under their skill level, they succeed.</p><p></p><p>DISCLAIMERS</p><p>All characters, events, and organisations in The Bad Articles are entirely fictional.</p><p>No AI has been used in the creation of the show.</p><p></p><p></p><p>CONTENT WARNING</p><p>While the tone of the show is light-hearted and comedic, it contains references to lost children, as well as scenes featuring mild horror elements and light gore sound effects.</p><p>Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).</p>
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47 MIN