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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Scheduling demons have once again arisen, so here's a cheerful story about a scheme. This Story Machine written and performed by @msbsandrs.bsky.social Remember to check out podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. #story #fiction #shortfiction

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

It's stream day, and we are still raising funds for @translifeline.org! We are currently at $440 out of our $1000 goal. @gerokm.bsky.social will also be matching all donations up to that first $1000, meaning that if we hit our goal, we'll actually have raised $2000!

A pink poster with the logos of Trans LifeLine, 25 North, Strange Table Fellows, and Pod Against the Machine, as well as images of a mushroom-themed gnome, a ratfolk in a superhero costume, a centaur in armor, and an orange creature with a paper mâché head, headshots of Heath, Sam, Jeff, and Gero, and the labels "Jason (25 North) Maury", "Heath (STF Network) Ratman", "Sam (PAtM) GM/Garritt", "Jeff (PAtM) Rüzgar", and "Gero (PAtM) Flamin' Hot", and a link to PAtM's Trans LifeLine team page

A pink poster with the logos for Trans LifeLine, Critical Hit Cookies, Norse Foundry, and Pod Against the Machine, as well as several labeled images of sticker sets and the text "Anyone who donates at give.translifeline.org/PAtM and provides a means of contact will be entered into a drawing to win one of seven raffle prizes: four PAtM sticker sets (including a choice of one of three exclusive PAtM Pride stickers with each set), a $50 gift card from Critical Hit Cookies, and two $50 gift cards from Norse Foundry. Thank you again so much to both of these organizations for donating prizes to the cause!"

A pink poster featuring the logos of Trans LifeLine and Pod Against the Machine, as well as the text "Donate to our Trans LifeLine team at give.translifeline.org/PAtM. We are currently at $440 of our $1000 goal. We will be showing a live update of our goal during the B.R.IA.N. stream, and PAtM castmember Gero will be fully matching the total donation amount at the end of the stream up to the initial goal amount. Meaning, if we manage to hit the full $1000, we will actually be donating $2000 to Trans LifeLine! And don't forget to provide contact information, either on TLL's site or via emailing us at podagainstthemachine@gmail.com in order to be entered into our raffle, which will be drawn on the last day of the month! Happy Pride, and stay safe!"

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Thanks to our amazing community, this graphic is already out of date! We're at $335 and counting, over a third of the way to our @translifeline.org goal! Huge thanks to @handle.invalid for donating two $50 gift cards, which will be raffled off to two lucky donors at the end of this month.

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Forgot to share this one on Bluesky earlier this week! The amazingly generous @criticalhitcookies.bsky.social has donated a $50 gift card that you can win if you donate to our @translifeline.org team at give.translifeline.org/PAtM. (Raffle details in the image)

A pink image with the logos for PAtM, Trans LifeLine, and Critical Hit Cookies, as well as the text "Hello again, Scrappers! We're still raising funds for Trans LifeLine, and we're still raffling off prizes to donors! We'd like to give a big thank you to Critical Hit Cookies, who are supplying us with a $50 gift card as one of our prizes! Simply email the pod at podagainstthemachine@gmail.com after donating to enter the raffle." and "Join our team or donate at: give.translifeline.org/PAtM".

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hope you're having a safe Pride out there, Scrappers! We are still raising funds all this month for Trans LifeLine. And to help with that, we'll be doing a raffle at the end of the month for anyone who donates and then contacts us (podagaintstthemachine@gmail.com) afterwards. First among the items/1

An image showing several sets of colorful stickers, with text in the center explaining that these sticker sets are going to be raffle prizes for donating to Trans LifeLine through PAtM's team page, with the logos of both Trans LifeLine and PAtM in the bottom corners

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy pride Scrappers. This month (and possibly longer into the summer) we'll be raising money for Trans Lifeline, a charity that works to connect members of the trans community with local help and support. To that end, we've created a team page at give.translifeline.org/PAtM, with an initial /1

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Kids these days and their three counts... podagainstthemachine.podbean.com/e/246-the-fi... #pathfinder #ttrpg #actualplay #podcast

Six hands overlapping on an orange background, with the words "Nobody has the patience to do a good four count anymore" centered over them in purple text.

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Numerians put a whole new spin on the phrase "blood sports". podagainstthemachine.podbean.com/e/245-the-la... #pathfinder #ttrpg #actualplay #podcast #irongods

A pair of Kellid warriors on an orange background hit a spiked skull back and forth, with the text "Kellid volleyball's the worst on the knees, on account of the axes..." in purple between them

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

That is definitely, 100% how you pronounce the name of this creature that's described multiple times as being covered in tar... podagainstthemachine.podbean.com/e/244-terry-... Tarry Demodand art by Johan Grenier Aluwen art by @iara-art.bsky.social #ttrpg #pathfinder #actualplay #paizo

A winged monster wearing a very tall white cowboy hat standing next to a close-up of a yearbook page featuring the same monster and the character Aluwen form the podcast, with a large coliseum with the word "demodand" on it to the far right

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Don't you just hate it when a representative of the cabal of evil wizards who secretly control the entire nation leaves one of their number directly in your path when you're trying to get out of their headquarters after a long day of sabotage? podagainstthemachine.podbean.com/e/243-move-t...

A needlepoint of a chainsaw and the words "Move Twice Look Nice"

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

This week on the show, the party learns a lesson about not giving in to peer pressure from your GM to open that last door. "Art" by Zak (Penguin Classics cover) and @gerokm.bsky.social (Chuck Tingle cover) podagainstthemachine.podbean.com/e/242-more-b... #ttrpg #pathfinder #paizo #actualplay

A parody of a Penguin Classics book cover featuring a glowing orb vaporizing people with the title "So You've Freed the Torment Nexus"

A Chuck Tingle-style parody book cover featuring a glowing orb vaporizing people with a shirtless man standing in front of it and the title "Pounded in the Butt by the Torment Nexus"

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This week on the program, the party continues to deal with the MVP of hat-trick flensings, and Brix shows off his fancy version of invisibility! podagainstthemachine.podbean.com/e/241-boulev...

A stick figure resembling rocker Rob Halford standing in front of an SUV, along with the words "the Nissan Pathfinder" and "the preferred vehicle of leather daddies".

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This week on the program, we take a journey to the very edge of the JPEG! podagainstthemachine.podbean.com/e/240-real-t...

A minimalist poster with three symbols of a sword, a cross, and the Destiny video game symbol above a quote saying "Interesting...so you are vulnerable to 'hits with swords'?"

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Hey. World's on fire. If you need a break, why no escape into a fantasy land wherein a teenager destroys fascists with a chainsaw? podagainstthemachine.com Share your shows/books/art/music! We need to see the creativity of humanity just as surely as we need to shine light on the destructive side.

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Pod Against the Machine – The Only Pathfinder Actual Play at this URL

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

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Pod Against the Machine – The Only Pathfinder Actual Play at this URL

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Sam (but Ennie nominated, though) @msbsandrs.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Just thinking about this document I had to read in school. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

If you're not in Minnesota and curious how to help, this is a week old but is well organized, includes multiple easy-to-understand bullet points, and seems like a good place to start: www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/...

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From the minnesota community on Reddit: How You Can Help: MASTER LIST

Explore this post and more from the minnesota community

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Chris McLaren ☢️ @chrismclaren.com · 25/01/2026

Any authors/artists feeling weird about doing self-promotion right now: I'm actually kind of begging you to bring some of your unique creation to my timeline. Not just as a distraction, but because art is a tool for building empathy--it's the way we learn to see the world through other eyes.

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

This week on the program, our heroes defend their hotel room from the dog catchers and try to figure out how much air you can keep in a bag! #Pathfinder #actualplay #ttrpgs #scifi

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Due to unforseen circumstances, this evening's stream is canceled. We'll aim to get a new one on the schedule soon. Our Extra Life page is still live at www.extra-life.org/participants... and every donation of $10 or more comes with a free sticker. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far!

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Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future

I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.

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Sam (but Ennie nominated, though) @msbsandrs.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Going live for Machine Learning in just MOMENTS.

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Join us, plus Luke and Thomas from @pretendingpod.bsky.social, at 7:30 PM Eastern tomorrow, for a live, brand new #pathfinder2e adventure of The B.R.I.A.N. Identity! We're going to find some aliens and have a very normal time.

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

We'll be live on twitch.tv/podvsmachine on 11/15 for our @extralife4kids.bsky.social marathon this year! We may have said a different date earlier, but we lied... Anyway, announcements regarding specifics, like our schedule, giveaways, and maybe some guests, are coming soon!

Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

This week on the program, the current incarnation of the Very Capable Four explores life in a police state. They're not fans, generally speaking. #Pathfinder #actualplay #ttrpgs #scifi

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Today's bloops reminded me...there's still time to back WRASTLEVANIA in anticipation of us *definitely* probably playing it on the Pod eventually!

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Strange Table Fellows Network @thestfnetwork.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

So excited to get to have these two crews back together! STR fam, don't miss out on this one!

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The QueerXP @thequeerxp.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

NEW EPISODE IS OUT!! Good Strong Hands is now available on listening platforms!! ‼️CW: various horror theme/elements, details available in show description‼️ spotify.link/tynPYoX6NXb

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

This week on the program, our Halloween special! Gero leads Sam, Adam from @thestfnetwork.bsky.social, and Lunar and Jackson for @25north.bsky.social on a Delta Green shotgun scenario! The Atomic Fireballs just finished their first mission for Delta Green. That was the hard part...right?

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Shrimp and Crits @shrimpandcrits.com · 27/10/2025

Episode 33 "The Cradle" is out now! 🐿️⚔️🦬 Join us tonight! 8pm Eastern on Discord for the new episode LIVE LISTEN party! The listening party is Free to anyone on discord! No Patreon Subscription required. discord.gg/qCHktpeTDG Today's promo is for @podvsmachine.bsky.social! Check them out!

The info for the live listen in the foreground surrounded by an artistic circle with orbs. The background is the moon over a mountain range.

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Cassie aka Lamia @intersectionscch.blacksky.app · 27/10/2025

The episode of The Queer XP I GMed for Halloween is OUT! Our heroes from travel into to the Nightmare Realm to try and put a stop to the ever devouring Void once & for all. Through bravery and sacrifice can they succeed? Cast @jayjustice.net @thecandacemarie.bsky.social @msbsandrs.bsky.social

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Sam (but Ennie nominated, though) @msbsandrs.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Ahoy! Want to hear me pretend to be a robot and roll really badly, but you’re all caught up on Pod Against the Machine? Good news! I do those things *for the good guys* in this week's episode of @thequeerxp.bsky.social! Come listen to a little cozy terror with us. It'll only be a little traumatic.

The Queer XP PRESENTS: Good Strong Hands poster, black background with a purple-tinted flower in the background.
In the top row, portraits of GM Lamia and Candace, and in the bottom row portraits of Jay Justice and Sam.
At the bottom, it says "Listen ahead on Patreon."

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The QueerXP @thequeerxp.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Hello everyone! We got one last one shot wrapping up our Halloween lineup. Stay tuned for next week’s episode of Good Strong Hands Public release: Monday October 27th Episode is now available on Patreon!!

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Sam (but Ennie nominated, though) @msbsandrs.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Let's goooooooooo!

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Strange Table Fellows Network @thestfnetwork.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

This was a blast. Come see what we find!

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25 North Podcast @25north.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

@lunarartist.bsky.social and @videofreak.bsky.social are going to be playing some DG with our friends from PAtM!!!

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Announced in this episode: we're doing an @extralife4kids.bsky.social marathon this November! Details to come. @msbsandrs.bsky.social is going to appear on @thequeerxp.bsky.social on 10/27, playing Good Strong Hands And finally...

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

This week on the program, the gang gets crabs, Kera gets slippery, and life in Starfall gets a little more complicated. #Pathfinder #ActualPlay #TTRPGs #Podcast #SciFi #TimeForCrab

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

This week on the program, our heroes deal with the consequences of crabs and get to know a new friend. #Pathfinder #ActualPlay #TTRPGs #SciFi #Podcasts

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

This week on the program, Terazi learns about workplace conflict management while the rest of the party explores the nuances of religion. #Pathfinder #actualplay #ttrpgs #scifi #podcast

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

This week on the program, the scheduling demons ate our recording session, so most of the gang gets together to talk about the end of book 4 on Machine Learning! Can you figure out who who's missing? #Pathfinder #actualplay #podcast #ttrpgs #scifi

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Hey--it's game day in Kansas City! Why not warm up with an Actual Play of the Royals RPG?

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

This week on the program, the gang is all full of psychic juice and...kind of stuck. What happens when your friend joins the bad guys? #Pathfinder #ActualPlay #TTRPGs #SciFi

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

This week on the program, the gang gets what they wanted! They wanted this, right? Because it doesn't seem great... #Pathfinder #ActualPlay #ttrpgs #podcasts #scifi

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

The day has arrived! The Kansas City @royals.com of Major League #Baseball have created a brand new TTRPG--and Pod Against the Machine is the first group to play it! podagainstthemachine.com/2025/09/07/g... #Podcasts #ActualPlay #TTRPGs #MLB #Pathfinder

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Get Baseballin’ – Pod Against the Machine

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The QueerXP @thequeerxp.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Hey Everyone! Hope you’re all excited because season 4 is just around the corner! But first, we are going to be dropping the first episode of our new exclusive miniseries: Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast. First episode will be available next Monday, September 15th.

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Helen Savore (she/her) @paperninja.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

The drum beats and the flag flies, your herald will join as the battle rides. A companion to BattleCry! that gives you new character and war fare options with an artistic bent. Includes Foundry and Pathbuilder www.pathfinderinfinite.com/product/5359...

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The Arts of War - Paizo | Pathfinder Infinite

The drum beats and the flag flies, your herald will join as the battle rides. A companion to BattleCry! that gives you n

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

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Get Baseballin’ – Pod Against the Machine

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Pod Against the Machine @podvsmachine.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

This week on the program, some of our heroes fight for the amusement of others. I mean, in the meta sense, they always do that, so maybe that's not particularly remarkable... #Pathfinder #ActualPlay #ttrpgs #SciFi

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