The Gothic Podcast is a horror-and-humor actual play audio drama wherein our travelers navigate gothic worlds of creeping horror using Monster of the Week, Dead of Night, and other horror-themed TTRPG rules. Season Five, using Brindlewood Bay, Cats of Catthulhu, and other game systems, is currently releasing every other Thursday at 12:01 am (PST). Join us in the dark, won’t you, Sojourners?
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Halloween Holiday Horror Special 2024: The Circus of Fear! | Dead of Night RPG
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It's our Halloween Horror Holiday Special 2024! A little episode we call "Circus of Fear!" Join our motley characters as they find themselves in an old, not-quite-so-abandoned amusement park, following flyers advertising the wonders of a coming circus! Of FEAR! (except the flyers don't say that part). Tonight, we're using the Dead of Night RPG by A…
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S5 E21 Macon Gothic Pt 2 | Monster of the Week RPG
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Somewhere inside The House waits Lazarus Caine, preparing for the final battle for his dark and shadowed plans. This is Pt 2 of Macon Gothic, and the penultimate episode of our five-season arc. Join us, won't you, as we play the Monster of the Week RPG? This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as …
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These once friendly, familiar streets are not familiar, nor friendly, any longer. A twisted Macon, Missouri ("It's a(nother) place") awaits our hunters...and so does, it seems, The House. This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Dr Grace Moreau; Jesse Baldwin as LJ Bradley; and Erik Halbert as …
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S5:E19 Future, Past, and All Between | Troika! RPG
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One way or another, this is our last episode playing the Troika! RPG; join us and hear how our adventurers fare! The End is Nigh! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Perseverance H. Winterbottom; Jesse Baldwin as Thackery; and Erik Halbert as Methuselah Rattletrap. This episode uses rules …
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Guided by the benevolent(?!?) prophesying of Mag the Shaman, our Knights set out across the Grasses of Fronlock, upon which they encounter strange beings and even stranger threats. Will they survive the Troika! RPG? Join us and find out! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Perseverance H. …
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S5:E17 Manjusha Chiamaka Mag Raith | Troika! RPG
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Our questing knights find themselves in the membrane-between-worlds, beset upon by unknown dangers. Join us, won't you, as we play the Troika! rpg! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Perseverance H. Winterbottom; Jesse Baldwin as Thackery; and Erik Halbert as Methuselah Rattletrap. This e…
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Our assorted heroes continue to try and stop Lazarus Caine from breaking through the membrane of worlds, and our players continue to try and play the Brindlewood Bay, Cats of Catthulhu and Monster of the Week RPGs AT THE SAME TIME! It's Part 2 of Prevail or Perish! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-La…
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Well, it's just getting a little bit crazy, now. Hunters and Cats and Mavens, oh my! Join us as our assorted heroes try to stop Lazarus Caine from universal domination and as our players try to play the Brindlewood Bay, Cats of Catthulhu and Monster of the Week RPGs AT THE SAME TIME! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master…
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S5:E14 Beneath the Bay of Lazarus Bay | MotW RPG + Cats of Catthulhu RPG
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Slouching through the Caves of Phatphroggua, our team of cats and Contemporary Now hunters face off against Frogulas and their own fears. Join us as we play the Cats of Catthulhu and Monster of the Week RPGs AT THE SAME TIME! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Partita/Dr Grace Moreau; Jes…
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Beneath the streets of Lazarus Bay, Maine, our hero cats have just coughed up our Contemporary Now characters. That couldn't have been comfortable. But there's no time to wipe off the cat yick, because things are about to get even messier. Join us as we play the Cats of Catthulhu and Monster of the Week RPGs AT THE SAME TIME! This episode stars C. …
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S5:E12 Three Cats in a Trenchcoat | Cats of Catthulhu RPG
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The Cats of Lazarus Bay, Maine, have breached the barriers surrounding Fizzy's Cozy Kitten Bookshop. But what they find isn't what they were expecting, and could turn out to be deadly for them. Join us as we play the Cats of Catthulhu RPG! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Partita/Dr Gra…
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Our dirty, dirty cats have finally acquired what they need in order to enter the Dreamtime. Now they just have to survive the experience so they can get past the barriers keeping them from entering Fizzy's Cozy Kitten Bookstore. Join us, won't you, as we play the Cats of Catthulhu RPG! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game mast…
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In this episode, we finish up the two-part Murder Maven mystery, "Only a Matter of Time". The remaining mavens must figure out what's going on and how to fix it before everything changes ... for the worse! Join us, Sojourners, as we play some more Brindlewood Bay RPG on The Gothic Podcast! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game …
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While the cats are digging away at the grave of Fizzy Baloo--and while Jesse is on a brief hiatus--we return to the Murder Mavens of Lazarus Bay in a stand-alone mystery that could still change everything we know about Lazarus Bay, Maine! Join us, won't you? Murder is afoot! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon …
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Our heroic--sorta--cats seek the answers to the mysteries that face them as they try to pierce the magical veil that shrouds Fizzy's Cozy Kitten Bookshop and Emporium. They'll probably wind up in a cemetery somewhere. Just sayin'. But will it turn out to be a Pet Semetary? Maaaaaybe. Join us and find out as we play the Cats of Catthulhu RPG! This e…
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Right. So...um...that happened. Our heroes have turned themselves into cats. Now they must escape the kitty perils they find themselves in, locate the others, and set about stopping the Cult of Caine from releasing their dread lord, Lazarus Caine, into the universe. But, y'know, they're cats. Join us as we play the Cats of Catthulhu RPG! This episo…
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S5:E6 To Stare Into the Void | Brindlewood Bay RPG
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We've reached the end of our journeys with the Murder Mavens of Lazarus Bay. Things are tense, things are dark...and all the moves are Night Moves. Join us as we play the last of our Brindlewood Bay RPG episodes for Season Five! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Olivia Parsons/Dr Grace M…
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S5:E5 It's Not Just the Fish | Brindlewood Bay RPG
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Well, that didn't go like anyone expected, now did it? Things just got a WHOLE lot darker in Lazarus Bay, Maine for our Murder Mavens. Better get out the canning supplies; it's time for another episode of the Gothic Podcast as we play the Brindlewood Bay RPG! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFourne…
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Winifred thinks she knows who done it. Will it turn out she's right? Or will it all turn south, as they say? Well, no reason it can't be both, now is there? Get out your knitting needles, it's time for another episode of the Gothic Podcast as we play the Brindlewood Bay RPG! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon …
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S5:E3 Fizzy's Angels | Brindlewood Bay RPG
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Lazarus Bay is a pleasant place with cozy shops, quirky residents, a lovely view of the water...and MURDER! As the Mavens get closer to discovering who might have killed Fizzy Baloo, the killer might be getting closer to them! Join us as we continue playing the Brindlewood Bay RPG, won't you? This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and ga…
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Welcome back to Lazarus Bay, Sojourners. The bright and sunny day has turned toward dusk and our Mavens head to the Unhealthy Herring Bar and Grill ("Try Our Award-Winning Clams!") to try and put things together. But this night will end ... in terror! Well, sorta. This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaF…
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Welcome to Season Five of the Gothic Podcast! And welcome to the first of the TTRPGs we'll be highlighting this season: the Brindlewood Bay RPG! In Lazarus Bay, Maine, there has been a murder; and who better to solve it than the little old ladies of the Murder Mavens Mystery Book Club. Join them, won't you, on a romp that will our Mavens to the dar…
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Season Four Retrospective
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Whew! Season Four's City of Mist RPG season is over, and now it's time to talk about it! C. Patrick, Sharon, Jesse, and Erik discuss all the fun stuff from Season Four, and a few other seasons, as well. Season Four of the Gothic Podcast uses rules from the City of Mist RPG from Son of Oak Game Studio, published by Modiphius, and the Monster of the …
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S4:E24 The Song of the City | City of Mist RPG
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Here it is: the final episode of Season Four's City of Mist arc! In it, the Rifts have finally penetrated deep into the redoubt of the mysterious Keepers of the Mist to rescue the kidnapped Echo. Now, they must choose between fighting their way out, or fighting their way in...and whatever they choose will change them--and the City of Mist--forever.…
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S4:E23 Bad Bad Things | City of Mist RPG
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The Rifts have discovered more than they expected while delving into the depths of the City Asylum. Join us in our penultimate session playing the City of Mist RPG. This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Cadence Faye Jaxon; Erik Halbert as Barry "Baz" Sunday; with special monologue voice Mich…
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S4:E22 Take the Risk | City of Mist RPG
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One of their own has been taken by the mysterious Keepers of the Mist, and the remaining Rifts must make their way into the heart of the 'abandoned' City Asylum in order to save their friend. Join us as we play the City of Mist RPG! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Cadence Faye Jaxon; E…
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S4:E21 Overdue Fines | City of Mist RPG
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The Rifts meet back up with Arielle Farouche and head to the City Library to confront Phoebe. But what they don't know might hurt them...and might definitely hurt Echo, who is nowhere to be found. Join us as we begin the endgame of our season of the City of Mist RPG! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-…
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Our Rifts have a moment to breathe and do some research. But what they will find out (other than that Echo keeps a flask of Amaretto on them at all times) may be more than they can handle. This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Cadence Faye Jaxon, Jesse Baldwin as Echo, and Erik Halbert as Ba…
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Our Rifts have emerged, changed for better and for worse, from the Singing Forest. Now those who remain in the City of Mist try to make sense of what has happened to them...and to make sense of the new memories that their time in the Forest has revealed to them. And make sense of ... the Fedora People. This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your h…
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S4:E18 The Musical Episode | City of Mist RPG
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You've waited and you've waited, but it's finally here! THE MF'n MUSICAL EPISODE! Our Rifts (and their 'passengers', the Contemporary Now characters) have finally found and entered the Singing Forest, where all your dreams come true! Well, that's not entirely accurate. Let's go with...nightmares. Yeah, that's better. But in any case, there'll be ad…
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TGP Spring Adventure Adventure Special 2023 | Thirsty Sword Lesbians RPG One-Shot
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Yeah, it isn't Spring anymore, but we're still working on the Musical Episode, so we're releasing the May the Fourth Be With You/Cinco de Mayo Adventure Special wherein we play the Thirsty Sword Lesbians RPG for a scenario we call "To Save the Sinks of Mayo!" The 2023 Spring Adventure Special stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and GM (Gay Master)…
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Join us as C. Patrick sits down by the fire with Rachel Brune, editor at Crone Girls Press, writer, and publisher as we chat about 'quiet horror', A.I. in the publishing world, attending conventions, and more on this episode of The Gothic Podcast. But don't worry, the Musical Episode IS coming, we swearsies. Find Rachel on Facebook at https://www.f…
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The heist...could have gone better. But now the Rifts--and their Contemporary Now psychic guests--are facing a greater foe than any of the City's errant Mythos: Lazarus Caine. Will it be time to talk...or time to fight? This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Cadence Faye Jaxon, Jesse Baldwin …
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S4:E16 The North Tower Plot | City of Mist RPG
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Our Rifts have somehow escaped the closing net of (presumably) Junichiro Hayashi's helicopters and made their way back to Baz' sanctuary: the North Tower of the cathedral that somehow exists inside of the City Library. Now, they must decide what their next step will be. Will it be a heist? Oh yeah, it'll almost certainly be a heist! This episode st…
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Magnus Simeon has meddled with powers he doesn't understand...but very badly wants to understand. Will it be our heroic Rifts who pay the price for his hubris? Find out in Episode 15 of the Gothic Podcast: "The Answers We Need". Join us as we continue telling our ongoing story using the City of Mist RPG ruleset here in Season Four. This episode sta…
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Our Rifts begin to face the fact that they are more than just 'normal' Rifts as the Contemporary Now characters that inhabit their bodies come to the forefront, triggered by the words of Desiccated One that Baz has just subdued. Be wary, Sojourners, if you've only been listening to Season Four of The Gothic Podcast, things are about to get even wei…
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Having faced down the Dessicated Ones in the secret Ivy Corp warehouse, the Rifts must now confront an even greater foe: the man who created the Dessicated Ones. Join us as we continue telling our ongoing story using the City of Mist RPG ruleset here in Season Four. This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-L…
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Where were we? Ah, yes, our Rifts had just broken into a secret Ivy Corp warehouse in the Industrial District. What were they expecting? That their foes' motorcycles would just be sitting there for the taking? That all they'd need to do was find the keys or tie some wires together and off they'd go to raid Junichiro Hayashi's home in the hills? Wel…
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S4:E11 The Known Unknowns | City of Mist RPG
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The Rifts have a moment to breathe--despite there still being a chalk outline in front of The Metal Shop--and to confer about what their next step is going to be. But forces antithetical to their goals begin to array against them. This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Cadence Faye Jaxon, Jes…
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S4:E10 Rifts | City of Mist RPG
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Confronted by Phoebe the Librarian, the Rifts finally begin to learn who and what it is that they are. Join us for Episode 10 of our City of Mist RPG season! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Cadence Faye Jaxon, Jesse Baldwin as Echo, and Erik Halbert as Barry "Baz" Sunday. Season Four o…
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S4:E9 In the Shadows | City of Mist RPG
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Confused and disoriented, the Rifts go to Baz' new redoubt to try and decide where to go next. Instead, they'll learn things about themselves that they aren't sure they wanted to know...and all will come to fear...Phoebe the Librarian. This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Cadence Faye Jaxon…
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S4:E8 While You Were Sleeping | City of Mist RPG
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Welcome to the City of Mist, and welcome to the big car chase scene, as Cadence revs up the Bronco and careens after the Desiccated One who has whisked Echo away! Bring an umbrella and join us in the rain and the dark. This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Cadence Faye Jaxon, Jesse Baldwin a…
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S4:E7 All Hell | City of Mist RPG
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Things start going badly--very badly--for our Rifts in this episode. Baz goes further than he wanted; Echo unleashes even more previously unseen powers; Cadence is often horrified ... and what's up with Shirley Knot? Join us as we continue to play the City of Mist RPG to tell our ongoing story. This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and …
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S4:E6 Bodies | City of Mist RPG
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In Episode 6 of Season Four of our City of Mist RPG story arc, in addition to our players' very special shout out and request to local Portland soon-to-be brewery and gaming venue, TPK Brewing, the Rifts find out why there are so many cops outside the Metal Shop. Hint: it's nothing good. This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game ma…
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It's a damp, messy city out there, and it's about to get messier as the Rifts find themselves stalked by the dreadful motorcycle riders that, until recently, had paid them little mind. Even worse, the riders have familiar faces. This is Season Four, Episode 5 of The Gothic Podcast. This is the City of Mist RPG. This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle …
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Reeling from the events that took place in the Warehouse District, two of our Rifts, Cadence and Baz, settle themselves by digging deeper into the mysteries that surround them--Cadence tries to learn more about Ivy Corporation, and Baz heads to the library (after hours) to investigate the Desiccated Ones. This is the City of Mist RPG. This episode …
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It's raining in the City in Episode 3. It's always raining. Hidden by the mists, things can happen here, things dark and dangerous. And that's where we pick up this time, with our Rifts still at the warehouse they staked out; but now things are coming apart...and the City is about to get a lot stranger, and a lot more complicated. This episode star…
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In Episode 2 of our City of Mist season, our Rifts find themselves staking out an Ivy Co. warehouse in the hopes of finding some answers about the Rain of Bodies, but what they discover instead is ... danger! This episode stars C. Patrick Neagle as your host and game master; Sharon Gollery-LaFournese as Cadence Faye Jaxon; Jesse Baldwin as E.C. Hoh…
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At long last: it's Season Four of The Gothic Podcast! Woo hoo! In our first episode of this season, our Rifts--average people in the City who have begun to awaken to extraordinary powers--begin to find some leads on the strange events that they are investigating, events that began with...the Rain of Bodies. The Season Four kickoff stars C. Patrick …
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Season Three be done and in the books! Now we get to talk about it. So if you haven't listened to all of Season Three yet, for heaven's sake, go do that before you listen to this because there will definitely be spoilers! This season starred C. Patrick Neagle, Sharon Gollery-Lafournese, Jesse Baldwin, Richard Southard, and (intermittently) Kirstin …
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