Pretending to be People

The year is 1997. The place is Portland, Oregon, where our protagonists are attending Out There Con -- a Fortean convention full of weird characters. But the strangest relationship here is to time itself. This episode features Scott Dorward  from  The Good Friends of Jackson Elias . Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions . Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Con...

It's finale time! This one did not end how I expected...at all. And stick around after the episode for a preview of Dungeons & Dragons & Delta Green: a Reverse Isekai // Part One because IT'S CHARITY DRIVE MONTH HERE AT PTBP! This episode features Juicy Garland . Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions . Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Stor...

The Fruition Five, or whatever you want to call them, head up to Kansas City to talk to the violinist/streamer -- and things get Unnatural™. This episode features Juicy Garland . Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions . Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Follow along on  Instagram  and  Bluesky . Find other listeners on Discord and Re...

It's time to meet The Country Fair Five. This episode features Juicy Garland . Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions . Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Follow along on  Instagram  and  Bluesky . Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit . Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf the Dog played " anguish " by faulter . Published by arrangement w...

Will our intrepid heroes unravel the awful avian enigma before they're all exsanguinated? Find out NOW in this thrilling conclusion to Operation: Zoonotic! This episode features  Caleb Stokes  from  Hebanon Games  and  Delta Green . Here's the link to the  Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions . Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Follow along on  Instagram...

I see miracles all around me Stop and look around, it's all astounding Water, fire, air, and dirt Fucking magnets, how do they work? This episode features  Caleb Stokes  from  Hebanon Games  and  Delta Green . Here's the link to the  Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions . Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Follow along on  Instagram  and  Bluesky . Find o...

A police officer named Gilbert Mackey. A conservation agent named Lem McLamb. A former exotic animal trainer/dealer named Billy Ray Weaver. And Billy Ray Weaver's parole officer, Melissa Brundle. These four drew the short straw and must perform a compliance check on Claussie Baxter and her Ozarks Family Bird Rescue and Conservation, a rundown hillbilly aviary in Stone County, Missouri. This episod...

Ike S. Lovell, Cyrus Zuto-James, Simon Hopper, and Dr. Osiris Pelops are jammed between duty and morality. Will they help April Technologies recover the mysterious canister? Find out now in the thrilling finale of Mission: Unnatural. This episode features Ross Bryant  from  Push the Roll with Ross Bryant. Come to our  first ever LIVE SHOW . Here's the link to the  Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions...

Ike S. Lovell, Cyrus Zuto-James, and Dr. Osiris Pelops entered a warehouse in St. Louis, Missouri to retrieve the requested cannister while Simon Hopper kept an eye on things with his surveillance drones from across the street. Will they make it out alive? Find out now in Part Two of Mission: Unnatural. This episode features  Ross Bryant  from  Push the Roll with Ross Bryant. Come to our  first ev...

This is a homebrewed Pulp Delta Green scenario in the style of Mission: Impossible. This episode features Ross Bryant from Push the Roll with Ross Bryant. Come to our first ever LIVE SHOW . Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Follow along on  Instagram  and  Bluesky . Find other listeners on  Discord  and  Reddit . Join the chat on  Twitch . Soundtrack...

This is a homebrewed Delta Green oneshot set in one of the best places on Earth to bleed out before you die. This episode features Beth May from Dungeons and Daddies . Come to our  first ever LIVE SHOW . Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Follow along on  Instagram  and  Bluesky . Find other listeners on  Discord  and  Reddit . Join the chat on  Twitch...

This is the end of the line for some of Jasper Saffir's team. This episode features Jared Logan from Glass Cannon Network and LPN Bloodbath . "I don't love the seduction plan." - Jared We are playing  Operation: STOP REPO , the 2017 winner of the Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest, from author Elendil004. Come to our  first ever LIVE SHOW . Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  C...

Jasper Saffir's cell of cowboys run into a few more unnatural vectors from previous operas at Cowboy Watkins' car auction before needing to leave. This episode features Jared Logan from Glass Cannon Network and LPN Bloodbath . We are playing Operation: STOP REPO , the 2017 winner of the Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest, from author Elendil004. Come to our first ever LIVE SHOW . Support the sho...

It's finally happening. We're performing LIVE in PERSON in REAL LIFE. CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO THE EVENT . CLICK HERE FOR GEN CON BADGE INFO . Event registration opens on May 17, so get your badges and your wishlists ready!

The Prince of Denver is revealed at a mentor's funeral. This episode features Jared Logan from Glass Cannon Network and LPN Bloodbath . We are playing Operation: STOP REPO , the 2017 winner of the Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest, from author Elendil004. Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky . Find other listeners...

This is the second Q&A episode (of two) to end Season Two. Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Follow along on  Bluesky . Find other listeners on  Discord  and  Reddit . Join the chat on  Twitch . Soundtrack  by WAAAVV. Wolf the Dog played  "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault"  by  Altar Girl .

This is the first Q&A episode (of two) to end Season Two. Support the show on Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Follow along on  Bluesky . Find other listeners on  Discord  and  Reddit . Join the chat on  Twitch . Soundtrack  by WAAAVV. Wolf the Dog played  "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault"  by  Altar Girl .

This is the finale of Season Two. Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Follow along on  Bluesky . Find other listeners on  Discord  and  Reddit . Join the chat on  Twitch . Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf the Dog played " What Kind of World Are You Living In " by  Dragon Inn 3 and "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault"  by  Altar Girl .

The actual penultimate episode of Season Two is here. It's Part One of a Two-Part Finale! Definitely the next episode is the last one, I don't know why you're looking at me like that. It is. For real. Trust me. Actually, though. We already recorded it. Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Follow along on  Bluesky . Find other listeners on  Discord  and ...

The penultimate episode of Season Two finds Algernon, Beck, and Cal scattered, covered, and smothered. Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Follow along on  Bluesky . Find other listeners on  Discord  and  Reddit . Join the chat on  Twitch . Soundtrack  by WAAAVV. Wolf the Dog played " What Kind of World Are You Living In " by  Dragon Inn 3 .

Some fight. Some flee. Some freeze. So get ready to fawn. Alternate titles include: Strong Sartorial Opinions Probably Pretty Cool and Brutal Footage Our Beck (Who Art Right Here) This White Brick Road You're Free; We're Freeze There's a Stripper Pole in Your Dining Room This episode features  Scott Dorward  from  The Good Friends of Jackson Elias . Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at...

Welcome back. Alternate titles include: As Last Words Go You're In the South Now Look At Me, I'm a Raincloud Cal-mulonimbus The Ol' Mom Spit A Horrible, Little Man Welcome to Our Family Because You Ruined It The ASMR God Bouncy Bouncy This episode features  Scott Dorward  from  The Good Friends of Jackson Elias . Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Foll...

Did you get got? 833, 834, 835... This episode features  Scott Dorward  from  The Good Friends of Jackson Elias  and  Ellinor DiLorenzo  from  The Lost Mountain Saga  and The Glass Cannon Network's  Androids & Aliens . Support the show on  Patreon . Buy some merch at the  Contention General Store . Follow along on  Bluesky . Find other listeners on  Discord  and  Reddit . Join the chat on  Twitch...

This here formerly-exclusive episode is the first of two sessions we played of The Quiet Year, a collaborative map building game that we absolutely fell in love with! From the book itself... "This is a map-drawing game. Together, you play as a community rebuilding after the collapse of civilization. Your decisions will define the values and future of this community, and these decisions will get ad...

Time to see who listens closely. Those who do will understand. Mostly. Alternative titles include: Equality and Dads More Blood Magic Wish For War, Please Don't Sl*t-Shame My Daughter War's Back on the Menu This episode features  Scott Dorward  from  The Good Friends of Jackson Elias and Ellinor DiLorenzo  from  The Lost Mountain Saga  and The Glass Cannon Network's  Androids & Aliens . Support th...