Channels: S1E1 | A New Adventure Pt. 1 — Friends and Neighbors

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06/03/25 • 77 min

Welcome to Broken River, Minnesota. There's a lot to see here. From the huge but forbidding dive bar Dog Tags to the iconic underground canal tunnels to the historic apartment building where our three heroes lay their heads. But there's even more that you can't see. Like the creature that's just gotten loose in town... from somewhere far away.

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This week we're also featuring a promo for another actual-play podcast, Pest Control. Check out this fellow Monster of the Week pod here, and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

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If you liked this episode, please leave a rating and review to help us spread the word and don't forget to share with your friends. We love friends!

Subscribe to our Patreon: Head to our Patreon for bonus content you won’t want to miss out on.

Support the Show: Follow us on social media, buy some merch, support us on Ko-fi, and check out our Wiki by heading to our DirectMe Profile.

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

Previous Episode

Off the Books: The Conservatory—Driving School of Doom ft. Pest Control

It’s The Pest’s Playbook! Sam R., William, and Sam D from Pest Control join Lauren, Miah, and Jonny for “The Conservatory.” A tarot-based world-building game. Join us as we turn the most mundane organization we could think of—a local driving school—into something very weird, very frightening, and very very Wisconsin-y.

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Thank you to ⁠⁠Pest Control⁠⁠ for joining us for this episode, be sure to check out their new season on June 1st!

If you liked this episode, please leave a rating and review to help us spread the word and don't forget to share with your friends. We love friends!

Subscribe to our Patreon: Head to our Patreon for bonus content you won’t want to miss out on.

Support the Show: Follow us on social media, buy some merch, support us on Ko-fi, and check out our Wiki by heading to our DirectMe Profile.

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Cast:

Jonny, Lauren , and Miah from the Monster’s Playbook

Sam R., William, and Sam D. from Pest Control

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.