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

S2E4 Turgid With Riches
FEB 23, 2026
S2E4 Turgid With Riches
<p>The Forever Wake (Part 4)</p><p></p><p>Deep in the coves below The Sea Señor, our agents settle petty grudges, learn what it means to be a crew, and discover just what's been causing all this blasted timey-wimey nonsense!</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>, with additional SFX &amp; voices by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/conlethmcveigh/">Conleth McVeigh</a>.</p><p></p><p>Starring:</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/lauconlon/">Laura Conlon</a> as Maddie Murphy</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>Join our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/n7A7x6yGA6">Discord server</a> to chat with fellow fans of the show, as well as the cast &amp; crew! This is where we host things like listening parties for each article, and is always the first place news about the show is shared.</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>CONTENT WARNINGS</p><p>Death, violence, language, mild horror elements and light gore SFX.</p><p>Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).</p>
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S2E3 Death is Weird, and Grief is Hard
FEB 23, 2026
S2E3 Death is Weird, and Grief is Hard
<p>The Forever Wake (Part 3)</p><p></p><p>Our agents begin investigating the wake of Mickey 'The Mackerel' Mulchrone. Wait, did I say that already? Hmmm. Maybe there is something supernatural going on, after all? They head to the basement, to find out more. And hopefully Dolan's stopped gaslighting an oul' man.</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>, with additional SFX &amp; voices by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/conlethmcveigh/">Conleth McVeigh</a>.</p><p></p><p>Starring:</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/lauconlon/">Laura Conlon</a> as Maddie Murphy</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>Join our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/n7A7x6yGA6">Discord server</a> to chat with fellow fans of the show, as well as the cast &amp; crew! This is where we host things like listening parties for each article, and is always the first place news about the show is shared.</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>CONTENT WARNINGS</p><p>Death, violence, language, mild horror elements and light gore SFX.</p><p>Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).</p>
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S2E2 El Fuego Numero Eight
FEB 23, 2026
S2E2 El Fuego Numero Eight
<p>The Forever Wake (Part 2)</p><p></p><p>Our agents begin investigating the wake of Micky 'The Mackerel' Mulchrone. Maybe there's not even anything supernatural going on? Wouldn't that be nice? Maybe they're just attending a wake and having some lovely chats with folk?</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>, with additional SFX &amp; voices by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/conlethmcveigh/">Conleth McVeigh</a>.</p><p></p><p>Starring:</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/lauconlon/">Laura Conlon</a> as Maddie Murphy</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>Join our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/n7A7x6yGA6">Discord server</a> to chat with fellow fans of the show, as well as the cast &amp; crew! This is where we host things like listening parties for each article, and is always the first place news about the show is shared.</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>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</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>CONTENT WARNINGS</p><p>Death, violence, language, mild horror elements and light gore SFX.</p><p>Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).</p>
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55 MIN
S2E1 Name is Name, Cow is Cow
FEB 23, 2026
S2E1 Name is Name, Cow is Cow
<p>The Forever Wake (Part 1)</p><p>A few days after returning from Spars Hollow, our agents have been brought back to Wight's Tavern, to be inducted as full members and Official Knuckles of the OSNA.</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>, with additional SFX &amp; voices by Conleth McVeigh.</p><p></p><p>Starring:</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/lauconlon/">Laura Conlon</a> as Maddie Murphy</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/conlethmcveigh/">Conleth McVeigh</a> as Clarry Postman, The Milkman</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>Join our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/n7A7x6yGA6">Discord server</a> to chat with fellow fans of the show, as well as the cast &amp; crew! This is where we host things like listening parties for each article, and is the first place news about the show is shared.</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>CONTENT WARNINGS</p><p>Death, violence, language, mild horror elements and light gore SFX.</p><p>Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).</p>
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43 MIN