Miskatonic University Podcast
Miskatonic University Podcast

Miskatonic University Podcast

Miskatonic University Podcast

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A Podcast dedicated to Weird and Horrific Roleplaying Games.

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MUP Ep 351 – How to Teach as You Go
JUN 8, 2026
MUP Ep 351 – How to Teach as You Go
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="350" height="320" src="https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image.png" alt="" class="wp-image-10618" srcset="https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image.png 350w, https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image-300x274.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></figure> <p class="has-drop-cap">This episode, Keepers Bridgett and Evan talk about how, why, and maybe where and when to teach players to play a tabletop RPG WHILE you play.</p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Patreon Plug &#38; Update</h1> <p>Hey listeners! We have a Patreon, through which you can support us! You can directly support the show, and our surrounding community, by becoming a Patreon! Why support us through Patreon? Because if you don’t, we have to sell advertising to such beloved sponsors as:</p> <p><strong>Greyhounds of Tindalos Interdimensional Bus Company. Let’s face it: traveling between dimensions is a difficult experience at the best of times. Whether traveling for work, or pursuing the vacation of a lifetime to parallel realms that you could previously only glimpse with a Tillinghast Resonator, you deserve an option that’s convenient and in your budget. Whether you’re visiting Albuquerque, Azatoth, or any of the sharp corners in between, consider the Greyhounds of Tindalos for fast, budget-friendly service. Routes that travel through the Dreamlands may have higher rates.</strong></p> <p>Thanks to Patron Dan Tice for this ad idea!</p> <p>Friends, you can STOP this madness and help us get to the topic at hand WITHOUT ads! How? Head over to <a href="http://patreon.com/MUP">patreon.com/MUP</a> or click the patreon icon on the sidebar of our website. If you’re able to support us, we’d appreciate it! Patreon, we offer everything from exclusive backer only bonus content, Patreon only episodes, backer only hangouts, access to our backer only portal on Discord, and more!&#160;</p> <p>Welcome new Backers:</p> <p>Adam Alexander &#38; Antheny</p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">The Discord Plug</h1> <p>Our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: <a href="https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D">https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D</a>&#160;</p> <p>And thank you to our editor <strong>EQUINOX </strong>for editing this episode.&#160;</p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out</h1> <div class="wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="159" height="213" src="https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-05-30-at-9.52.40-AM.png" alt="" class="wp-image-12198"/></figure> <p>FredKiesche’s wildlife tour!</p> </div> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="217" height="257" src="https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-05-30-at-9.52.50-AM.png" alt="" class="wp-image-12200"/></figure> </p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Main Topic </h1> <p>Tonight, we’re going to talk about how, why, and maybe where and when to teach players to play a tabletop RPG WHILE you play.</p> <p><strong>Why should you teach during play?</strong></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Homework</h2> <p>Dear listener, tell us &#8211; do you have any tips for teaching at the table?</p>
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55 MIN
MUP Ep 350 – In Memoriam of Lost PCs
MAY 25, 2026
MUP Ep 350 – In Memoriam of Lost PCs
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="350" height="320" src="https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image.png" alt="" class="wp-image-10618" srcset="https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image.png 350w, https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image-300x274.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></figure> <p class="has-drop-cap">This episode, Keepers Bridgett &#38; Evan discuss losing PCs. We explore how to pay tribute, celebrate, and honor the stories that have ended. We share personal experience and offer varied insight on how GMs could approach PC loss. To aid in the discussion, we&#8217;ve resurrected hosts, Keeper Murph and Keeper Dave!</p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Patreon Plug &#38; Update</h1> <p>Dear listeners! We have a Patreon. Our Patreons literally keep the lights on and make this show possible. So if you love this content, and you want to keep it alive, we ask that you visit <a href="http://patreon.com/MUP">patreon.com/MUP</a> and subscribe to be a backer. Because if you don’t, we’ll have to start selling ad space to trusted corporate partners like Curwen and Ward’s Essential Saltes Company!&#160;</p> <p>Yes, that’s Curwen and Ward’s Essential Saltes. Bridgett, are you feeling tired, run-down, and lacking in your vital energies?</p> <p>{Yes}</p> <p>Are you in need of a good revivification?&#160;</p> <p>{Yes}</p> <p>Then turn to Curwen and Ward’s, America’s most trusted provider of alchemical and mystical supplies. That’s Curwen and Ward’s Essential Saltes, a family company since 1662. [Thank you to IPwnedMSCS for the ad suggestion!]</p> <p>And if financial support isn’t in the cards right now, you can spread the good word of MUP in your communities by sharing a link and heaping glowing praise upon us where others can see. A like, a share, a nomination in your favorite podcast award platform, even a review goes such a long way!</p> <p>And if are a Patreon backer and you’d like us to advertise YOUR favorite mythos company.</p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">The Discord Plug</h1> <p>Our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: <a href="https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D">https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D</a>&#160;</p> <p>And thank you to our editor <strong>BEN </strong>for editing this episode. </p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Chaosium Con News Brief</h1> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Main Topic</h1> <p>Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Main Topic! Tonight we celebrate 350 episodes of the Miskatonic University Podcast. This is an incredible milestone and a fantastic achievement. And as we continue to breathe life and tell amazing stories with this beautiful MUP community, we decided the that the best way to celebrate is to honor the PCs who took their final breath and tell stories no more.</p> <p>Why does this topic matter? Why do we care?</p> <p>What makes a strong, memorable, and meaningful PC death.</p> <p>Roundtable where we recount and retell our favorite horror PC deaths!</p></p>
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106 MIN
MUP Ep 349 – Madness in Culture and Era w/ Perry Clark
MAY 11, 2026
MUP Ep 349 – Madness in Culture and Era w/ Perry Clark
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="350" height="320" src="https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image.png" alt="" class="wp-image-10618" srcset="https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image.png 350w, https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image-300x274.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></figure> <p class="has-drop-cap">This episode, Keepers Bridgett and Evan welcome back Perry Clark to continue our discussion on Madness in Culture and Era! Let&#8217;s discuss why this topic matters and dive into Invictus, Dark Ages, Regency, Gaslight, and 1920&#8217;s Classic!</p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Patreon Plug &#38; Update</h1> <p>Dear listeners! We have patreon.Our Patreons literally keep the lights on and make this show possible. So if you love this content, and you want to keep it alive, we ask that you visit <a href="http://patreon.com/MUP">patreon.com/MUP</a> and subscribe to be a backer.&#160;</p> <p>And if financial support isn’t in the cards right now, you can spread the good word of MUP in your communities by sharing a link and heaping glowing praise upon us where others can see. And furthermore, you can hang out with us on Discord!</p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">The Discord Plug</h1> <p>Our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: <a href="https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D">https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D</a>&#160;</p> <p>And thank you to our editor <strong>GENE </strong>for editing this episode.&#160;</p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Main Topic</h1> <p>Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Main Topic! As mentioned in the intro, tonight we’ve gathered to discuss Madness in Culture and Era! How did this topic originate? What does it mean? Let’s unpack! </p> <p><strong>Questions:&#160;</strong></p> <p>Why does this topic matter? Why do we care?</p> <p>Each setting/culture has its own:</p> <p>Relationship to the supernatural/religion</p> <p>Relationship to violence</p> <p>Understanding of mental health</p> <p>Ways of treating and dealing with trauma (or not)</p> </p> <p>Invictus</p> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.chaosium.com/invictus/">https://www.chaosium.com/invictus/</a></li> <li><a href="https://goldengoblinpress.com/">https://goldengoblinpress.com/</a></li> </ol> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li>Dark Ages <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu-dark-ages-3rd-edition-hardcover">https://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu-dark-ages-3rd-edition-hardcover</a></li> <li>Highlights from sourcebook: Humors table; no diagnosed conditions; religious healing (monasteries, pilgrimage, relics)</li> </ol> </li> </ol> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li>Regency <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.chaosium.com/regency-cthulhu-pdf/">https://www.chaosium.com/regency-cthulhu-pdf/</a></li> <li>Highlights from sourcebook: Mesmerism &#38; Reassure; Reputation</li> </ol> </li> </ol> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li>Gaslight <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu-by-gaslight-keepers-guide-pdf">https://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu-by-gaslight-keepers-guide-pdf</a></li> <li>Highlights from sourcebook: Alienist occupation; Mental health, asylums, Bedlam; insanity as a legal defense <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susto">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susto</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture-bound_syndrome">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture-bound_syndrome</a>&#160;</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanganyika_laughter_epidemic">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanganyika_laughter_epidemic</a>&#160;</li> </ol> </li> </ol> </li> </ol> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania</a></p> </p> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li>1920s (Classic) <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-keeper-rulebook-pdf/">https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-keeper-rulebook-pdf/</a></li> </ol> </li> </ol> <p>Sources Cited:&#160;</p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lJ_QxYrGrTzTkAr_Gb1O-P9sDzfze1MtufSepHM8PkE/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lJ_QxYrGrTzTkAr_Gb1O-P9sDzfze1MtufSepHM8PkE/edit?usp=sharing</a></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Homework<a href="https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-keeper-rulebook-pdf/">d</a></h2> <p>Dear listener, tell us something new that you learned from this episode, or some inspiration that you’ve gathered to launch your own research into the topic!&#160;</p></p>
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64 MIN
MUP Ep 348 – Miskatonic Media Club Sinners Pt 2
APR 27, 2026
MUP Ep 348 – Miskatonic Media Club Sinners Pt 2
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="350" height="320" src="https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image.png" alt="" class="wp-image-10618" srcset="https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image.png 350w, https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image-300x274.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></figure> <p>This episode, we continue with Part II of our Miskatonic Media Club! This is where the hosts explore how to pull game design inspiration from movies, books, TV, and other arts! This episode, we&#8217;re joined again by game designer Quinn Murphy to discuss Sinners. </p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">The Discord Plug</h1> <p>That’s right! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: <a href="https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D">https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D</a>&#160;</p> <p>And thank you to our editor <strong>Equinox</strong><strong> </strong>for editing this episode.&#160;</p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Main Topic</h1> <p>Last time we got into a great conversation with Quinn about aome elements of Sinners that we want to use in our gaming, and we&#8217;re going to pick up where we left off. Evan, where did we leave off?</p> <p>Well last time we talked about story development elements, incorporating music into a setting and game, and some great tricks and tools for representation of cultures and people.&#160;</p> <p>So let&#8217;s dive into the next element!</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Horror rooted in specific culture, with cultural responses (e.g. Hoodoo performed by a main character)</li> <li>Survival horror; how to do that well in a scenario?</li> <li>Integrating sexiness into your horror game?</li> </ul>
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59 MIN
MUP Ep 347 – Miskatonic University Media Club Sinners
APR 13, 2026
MUP Ep 347 – Miskatonic University Media Club Sinners
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="350" height="320" src="https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image.png" alt="" class="wp-image-10618" srcset="https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image.png 350w, https://www.mu-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MU-Shield_feature_image-300x274.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></figure> <p class="has-drop-cap">This episode, Keeper Evan debuts a new segment called the Miskatonic Media Club! This is where the hosts explore how to pull game design inspiration from movies, books, TV, and other arts! This episode, we&#8217;re joined by game designer Quinn to discuss Sinners. </p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Patreon Plug &#38; Update</h1> <p>Hey guys! Here is your friendly and loving reminder that MUP has a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, <a href="http://www.mu-podcast.com">mu-podcast.com</a> or head over to Patreon directly at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/mup">www.patreon.com/mup</a>!</p> <p>Thank you to everyone has chosen to back and support us! You guys keep the lights on around here and we’re so thankful for all of you.&#160;</p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">The Discord Plug</h1> <p>That’s right! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: <a href="https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D">https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D</a>&#160;</p> <p>And thank you to our editor <strong>Equinox</strong> for editing this episode. </p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Main Topic</h1> <p>This episode, Keeper Evan debuts a new segment called the Miskatonic Media Club! This is where the hosts explore how to pull game design inspiration from movies, books, TV, and other arts! This episode, we&#8217;re joined by game designer Quinn to discuss Sinners. </p>
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61 MIN