We are a weekly, horror, actual play podcast focusing on the Call of Cthulhu and Dungeons and Dragons systems. Our scenarios range from time tested classics by well known scribes of the unknown to never before revealed fables of our own horrifying design. We, your humble bards, wish to regale you with tales of eldritch abominations and sinister madmen all the while, in our own lives, offering sacrifices to satiate the most terrifying creatures imaginable.... our wives and children. So sit ba ...
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Through The Badlands discusses people going through difficult times and how they are going through it. Freelancers, entrepreneurs, and more
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The thoughts and actions of a social introvert. You’ll get a glimpse into the areas of my brain that store the odd, quirky or down right uncomfortable things I didn’t speak about.... until now! Into the Badlands of my brain we go... We’ll talk self. Meditation. Growth. Impact! Stay tuned to dive deeper....
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A group of trained philosophers explore the philosophical dimensions of contemporary politics, and make the case for progressive politics.
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When the only way to discover who you are means you have to enter into the badlands, you break the rules. In our INTO THE BADLANDS AFTER SHOW we discuss the trials Sunny and Veil must go through in order to learn more about Sunny’s past. Tune in here for reviews, recaps and in-depth discussions of the latest episodes, as well as the insider scoop from cast and crew members on the show.
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Ernesto Gutierrez Jr. was born in McAllen, Texas in 1971 and he is a third-generation Trucker with a passion for trucking. Ernesto enjoys driving a truck! It is his life and his passion. He also enjoys helping truckers with the resources to help them succeed. Ernesto remembers back in the early 60s and 70s when he used to ride along with his dad in his cabover. They enjoyed many trips together. He taught Ernesto a lot in his young life.
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Reaching something of a dead end at the doctor´s office, our investigators try their luck at the place their person of interest often frequented: the library. Only good can come of perusing through books in a Lovecraftian world, right? Music By: "SCP-x7x (6th Floor)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.…
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A small, Welsh village has been stricken with a mysterious disease that has the government placing the entire area under quarantine. Our investigators, a world renowned epidemiologist and her bodyguard, have been called in to assess the situation. The only stipulation: they cannot leave the quarantine zone until the threat has been neutralized. Cal…
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An epidemic has broken out in a small, Welsh village. A renowned epidemiologist and her driver/bodyguard are allowed within the quarantine zone to investigate the mysterious disease. Music By: "SCP-x7x (6th Floor)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/…
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Family Business 04 FINALE: Sins of the Father
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Our courageous investigators finally discover the truth about the boarding school. Can they help the children or are they simply too late? Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Johannes Schumacher. Visit our Patreon to help us continue composing bone chilling tales and receive exclusive bonus content for your support. For more information and to contact us, …
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Our brave investigators discover the truth about the boarding school and it more horrific than they could have possibly imagined.... MUSIC BY Neo Western" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Por bardsofthebadlands
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Family Business 03: The Scapegoats
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Our investigators are brought in out of the cold and into the boarding school. All seems in to be in order until they start to delve deeper and start to uncover the horrible truth. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Johannes Schumacher. Visit our Patreon to help us continue composing bone chilling tales and receive exclusive bonus content for your suppo…
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Our native woman and the priest have reached their destination to find that all is as it ought to be. Sort of. Maybe. Surely a bit more investigation will reveal that there's nothing horrific going on here, right? CREDITS Neo Western" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.…
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After leaving the cowboy behind to cool off, the priest and the native woman ventured onward to their destination. What secrets lie within the walls of the boarding school and what will our investigators do to reveal them? A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Johannes Schumacher. Visit our Patreon to help us continue composing bone chilling tales and rece…
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Our investigators venture further into the wilds of Canada until they reach their destination. What secrets lie within the secluded boarding school? Surely nothing nefarious... Music By: Neo Western" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/…
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Family Business 01: Nothing In Common But A Destination
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A teenage boy, a symbol carved in his chest, the great wilds of Canada, and a Catholic boarding school. All the pieces needed to set the stage for our very first self composed scenario. Follow as a priest, a native woman, and a cowboy (not they don't walk into a bar) set off to investigate potentially ominous events at a secluded, religious place o…
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Episode 1 of our first ever Bard composed production airs this Thursday! Follow along as a priest, a native woman, and a cowboy plunge into the snow blasted wilderness of Canada in an attempt to reach a boarding school where some troubling things are rumored to be taking place. Music Provided by: Neo Western" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License…
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The Necropolis 03 FINALE: Sorry To Wake You
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It's a shame that neither of the good doctors is a medical doctor, for they will likely need one after confronting what they have awoken. Will they survive the horror in the darkness or will this place also become THEIR tomb? A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Leigh Carr, from 'Gateways to Terror', by Chaosium. Visit our Patreon to help us continue comp…
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The good doctors learn that their discovery of a lifetime is far beyond anything they could have imagined. They will also learn that some things are best left undiscovered... A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Leigh Carr, from 'Gateways to Terror', by Chaosium. Visit our Patreon to help us continue composing bone chilling tales and receive exclusive bon…
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The Necropolis 01: A Captivating Opportunity
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Anthropologist, Dr. Karl Schwartzberg and Professor of Languages, Dr. Richard Hartmann have experienced a change in their luck when they find they have been gifted access to the dig site of an ancient tomb by a recently deceased colleage. Unfortunately, not all luck is good... A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Leigh Carr, from 'Gateways to Terror', by …
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Our first episodes is a little more than a day away! In order to tantalize you horror thirsty miscreants, we thought we would give you a little taste of what is to come. Enjoy and we will see you all very soon!Por bardsofthebadlands
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Behold, the Badland Bards approach... We are the newest TTRPG actual play podcast to make ourselves known in the vast wasteland that is the inter-web. We focus mainly on the Call of Cthulhu system by Chaosium, but will occasionally dip our toes into other systems such as DnD 5th Edition. Our first offering to you, our lovely audience, will be the f…
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In this episode, we continue discussing "success culture". Does it promote the goal of living a meaningful life, or do those goals come into conflict? What about happiness? Does success and achievement make anyone happy? Toby Napoletano, Hanna Gunn
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93 - Against Success Culture Pt. 1: What is Success and Is It Good to be Successful?
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In this episode, we discuss "success culture". What is success and is it a worthy goal? Or does it monopolize our lives in unhealthy ways? Toby Napoletano, Hanna Gunn
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In this episode, we discuss the complaints of artists that machine learning programs are using the works of human artists to mass produce similar kinds of art, and replacing the need for human artists. Can and does AI art have the same aesthetic value as human art? And if the complaints of the artists are justified, on what grounds? Toby Napoletano…
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91 - The Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs Wade (pt.2)
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In this episode, we dig into the Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn Roe v Wade, thereby eliminating a constitutional right to an abortion. There are two main questions at issue: Was the reasoning in Roe sound? And then, separately, should it be overturned? We go over the arguments of the majority and concurring opinions, and also the criti…
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90 - The Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs Wade (pt.1)
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In this episode, we dig into the Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn Roe v Wade, thereby eliminating a constitutional right to an abortion. There are two main questions at issue: Was the reasoning in Roe sound? And then, separately, should it be overturned? We go over the arguments of the majority and concurring opinions, and also the criti…
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89 - Uh Oh, Have the Chat Bots Gone Sentient??
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In today's episode, we discuss whether Google's "Lambda" chat bot is sentient. If not, is it intelligent? Does it have moral standing? What do these terms even mean? Toby Napoletano, Michael HughesPor The Badlands
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88 - Should We Get Rid of Applications? Pt. 2
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In this episode, we continue discussing Adam Mastroianni's "Against All Applications" (https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/against-all-applications?s=r). What is wrong with the application process, both for hiring and for education, and what are the alternatives? Toby Napoletano. Michael Hughes…
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87 - Should We Get Rid of Applications? Pt. 1
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In this episode, we discuss Adam Mastroianni's "Against All Applications" (https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/against-all-applications?s=r). What is wrong with the application process, both for hiring and for education, and what are the alternatives? Toby Napoletano, Michael Hughes
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86 - Machine Learning and Ethics: The Toronto Declaration Pt. 2
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In this episode, we continue to discuss some of the ethical problems surrounding machine learning technologies, and particular concerns about their discriminatory uses. We use the Toronto Declaration, which applies a human rights framework to machine learning as our starting point. Toby Napoletano, Michael Hughes…
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85 - Machine Learning and Ethics: The Toronto Declaration Pt. 1
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In this episode, we discuss some of the ethical problems surrounding machine learning technologies, and particular concerns about their discriminatory uses. We use the Toronto Declaration, which applies a human rights framework to machine learning as our starting point. Toby Napoletano, Michael Hughes…
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In this episode, we consider whether, and why, it is wrong to use various performance enhancing drugs in sports. Should they be allowed? How and where do we draw the line? And what even is fairness in the context of sports? Toby Napoletano, Michael Hughes
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83 - Are We Living In A Failed Simulation?
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On today's episode, we consider whether, given the depressing state of the world, we are actually just living in a failed simulation. Is there reason to think we are living in a simulation? And should we have hope that things will improve, or would it be better to simply accept our failure? Toby Napoletano, Michael Hughes…
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I am jumping of a highly anticipated episode. Look i know it’s been awhile but I’m back and better than ever and planning on keeping it that way! Think of this as an intro to what’s to come.
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Sometimes we want our lives to end up a certain way and we’re hopeful and then reality hits and it’s nothing like we expected! Hear me talk about my triumphs and maybe it make you realize your life could be worse and that how you’re getting through it is okay!
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Wtf is single these days! Why is it hard to be in a relation these days? Hear me talk about my woes and how I’m over coming them! My perception and my peace and the shit i ain’t doing anymore. Getting out of my head takes time but I’m getting there.
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Feeling disconnected from people? Me too, sometimes I’m a Lonewolf and other times you’d think I’m your girlfriend. We’ll dive deeper into why sometimes we create our own realities and how they might be skewed from the real world. Problems we face and how to deal.
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Ever felt like you were going unnoticed or having to shrink yourself for someone else? Yeah! My too. We’ll discuss what the means and looks like as well as put into practice some tricks to help you push through and become a better version of yourself.
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I’m not sure if it’s just me or not but i have the attention span of a dog! I cover media’s influence and “mesothelioma infomercial ”....and some of my practices. Give it a listen! Until Next Time
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Have you ever felt used? Welp you might of been a pawn!
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Truths vs. Lies, Which do you tell yourself?
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This episode I confront a few truths and lies I’ve believed over the years and what I am working through. Hope it helps you find your truths and lies you’ve been told or believe of yourself.
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Stay tuned this is just the beginning.
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Just relax and get ready to breathe....
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82 - Pope Says It's Selfish to Have Pets Instead of Kids
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Pope Francis recently declared that couples who choose to have pets over kids are exhibiting a “form of selfishness” which “diminishes us and takes away our humanity.” In 2014 Francis claimed that having pets instead of children was “another phenomenon of cultural degradation” In this episode, we defend ourselves as childless cat-owners against thi…
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81 - Do Ecosystems Have Intrinsic Value? Pt. 2
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In this episode, we discussed Aldo Leopold's "Land Ethic", the idea that ecosystems--including the water, the soil, the rocks, the plants, animals, etc.--have intrinsic value. The idea sounds quite radical against a backdrop of standard moral theories, but whether the view is true or not, there might be lots of good reasons to adopt it. Toby Napole…
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80 - Do Ecosystems Have Intrinsic Value? Pt. 1
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In this episode, we discussed Aldo Leopold's "Land Ethic", the idea that ecosystems--including the water, the soil, the rocks, the plants, animals, etc.--have intrinsic value. The idea sounds quite radical against a backdrop of standard moral theories, but whether the view is true or not, there might be lots of good reasons to adopt it. Toby Napole…
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We dive into relationships and how lying played a role in the demise. Do we need better role models? Can you come back from a lie? How lies hurt you. Check out this weeks episode of People Be Lyin!
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79 - Can You Be Anti-Abortion Without Being A Socialist Vegan? (Part 2)
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In this episode, we dive into the ethics of abortion. In particular, we ask: what positions on personhood, harm, and sacrifice does one have to hold in order to be anti-abortion WITHOUT also being committed to the moral (or legal) requirement of veganism or the mass redistribution of wealth. Turns out it's not so easy a question to answer. Toby Nap…
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78 - Can You Be Anti-Abortion Without Being A Socialist Vegan? (Part 1)
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In this episode, we dive into the ethics of abortion. In particular, we ask: what positions on personhood, harm, and sacrifice does one have to hold in order to be anti-abortion WITHOUT also being committed to the moral (or legal) requirement of veganism or the mass redistribution of wealth. Turns out it's not so easy a question to answer. Toby Nap…
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In today's episode, we discuss the recent anti-abortion law passed in the state of Texas, which effectively tries to eliminate most abortions that occur after six weeks of pregnancy. The law is a blatant attempt to get around Roe vs. Wade, and creates a dangerous precedent wherein states can, at least temporarily, pass laws which violate constituti…
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76 - The Conservative Mind and the Liberal Mind pt. 2
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In this episode, we continue our discussion of conservative and liberal psychology. Is one cognitive style more rational than the other? How does philosophical conservatism fit in? And what, if anything, does this research suggest about how to do politics better? Toby Napoletano, Michael Hughes
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75 - The Conservative Mind and the Liberal Mind
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In today's episode, we begin discussing the psychological and cognitive research on the differences between the brains, minds, and personalities of liberals and conservatives. Toby Napoletano, Michael HughesPor The Badlands
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74 - Michael Sandel's The Tyranny of Merit pt. 2
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On today's episode, we continue our discussion on meritocracy and Michael Sandel's recent book The Tyranny of Merit, which argues that meritocracy is "a hollow political project that reflects an impoverished conception of citizenship and freedom...". Meritocracy poisons our civic culture by dividing society into winners and losers, and breeds hubri…
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73 - Michael Sandel's The Tyranny of Merit pt. 1
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On today's episode, we revisit the topic of meritocracy and begin discussing Michael Sandel's recent book The Tyranny of Merit, which argues that meritocracy is "a hollow political project that reflects an impoverished conception of citizenship and freedom...". Meritocracy poisons our civic culture by dividing society into winners and losers, and b…
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72 - Is Morality Just Like Your Opinion, Man? Pt 2: Metaethics or Why Morality is Kind of Weird Though...
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On today's episode, we continue our discussion of metaethics, explaining some of the traditional philosophical problems in metaethics, which have led some philosophers to think that anti-realist or relativist views of morality might actually be right. Toby Napoletano, Michael Hughes
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