Tales of the Lesser Medium

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we continue following Marcus Fenix and his crew across the planet Sera on their quest to eradicate the pesky locusts and their mutated lambent mates. Things take a turn a couple of times that tug on Marcus's heart, making him appear more human and less meat-head than before. Buckle up, this one is a wild ride into depths unknown. Support the show at http://ww...

Send us Fan Mail Trav and Caleb return with a tall tale of harrowing heroics in the midst of a planet wide invasion of a gnarly species. They follow the journey of Marcus Fenix and his fellow soldiers as they fight for humanity and try to eradicate an infestation of subterranean uglies. Support the show at http://www.patreon.com/polykill Find more of our work at http://www.polymedianetwork.com Fin...

Send us Fan Mail In this long awaited new episode, Travis and Caleb go deep on Contra only to find they dove headfirst into a shallow pool. Learn about the different colors of falcons that were dismissed before Red Falcon was chosen, learn about the weird monster in the first Contra that looks an awful lot like a man piece, and find out if Bill & Lance are still best friends or if one had to k...

Send us Fan Mail Travis Terry and Caleb J. Ross return for another Lessersode centered on the NES and this time it's lousy with ninjas, specifically ninjas from the Hayabusa clan. Join the hosts on a journey where a 13 year old boy learns of his father's demise and fights for the truth which may lead him to saving the world. Find out the differences between the NES game's story and...

Send us Fan Mail In this final episode of our Half-Life series, find out where the mystery has been left for the last decade plus. The narrative picks up momentum as new characters arrive and others do not survive. Hear the cliffhanger that has left fans eager for an answer. Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry do their best to make light of this unfortunate scenario as Gordon and the gang romp through...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we continue to follow Gordon Freeman and Alyx around while they search for answers surrounding The Combine and the aliens who spew from it. We still do not know what the G-Man is thinking and we have no understanding of what the stakes are but it's probably grim. Right? Join Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry on this half-step entry into what could have been Half...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Half-Life 2! More Gordon Freeman and more crowbar action. Join Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry accompany you on a journey in and out of The Combine while being cosmically harassed by a creep that goes by The G-Man. It's borderline bookie-dookie if not full on bookie-dookie. Support the show at http://www.patreon.com/polykill Find more of our work at http://www.polym...

Send us Fan Mail This episode will kick off our four episode tour of Half-LIfe. Join Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry as they step into the shoes of scientist Gordon Freeman and trek through dauntless corridors wrought with unsightly headcrabs, and perhaps even worse, other scientists. The hosts hit every major beat of the narrative, summing up all the logical and often illogical moments that take p...

Send us Fan Mail In this Lessersode, Caleb and Travis cover all of the mainline entries to the original Blaster Master storyline starting with the classic NES title. Using F.X. Nine's Worlds of Power novel as a foundation, you'll hear the story of Jason Frudnick and how his insatiable love for his pet frog Fred led to quite the discovery. Get ready for an adventure that will introduce yo...

Send us Fan Mail In this season two finale, join Caleb and Travis as they adventure along with Lara in North Africa. Lara upsets an Egyptian God and it returns in the form of her mentor to smite the earth. Major oops. She has to figure out how to stop it from all crashing down on top of her. See how Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation shakes out and how season two concludes! Support the show at ht...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we find that Lara might not be who we think she is. Zoo terrorist? Sure. But perhaps she has less respect for man than we once thought, which is strange considering how hard she clings to stopping the nefarious plans for evolution of the villains she chases. Join Travis and Caleb on this romp around the globe including stops in Antarctica, the south pacific, and o...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, our hosts continue with Lara Croft on her journey to obtain every underground shiny object. In this one, she has to travel to through Italy and Asia to track down a dagger that a cult is after for its power to transform its beholder into a dragon. Join Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry on this wild ride around the world to stop the end of the world. Support the show...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we meet Lara Croft, an artifact hunter who takes on quite the expedition. We travel around the globe on an Indiana Jones-like adventure that has us leaping over spiked pits, being chased by giant boulders, and meeting a tour guide who no one wants to listen to. We also murder most of the endangered animals on earth and even discover living prehistoric creatures as...

Send us Fan Mail The next season of the podcast is coming next month! Until then, enjoy this intermediate attempt to stay relevant on your podcast feeds. In this mini-episode of Tales of the Lesser Medium, Caleb and Travis go deeper than anyone thought possible on the narratives of three very forgettable games from the classic Nintendo Entertainment System. Buckle-up for a heavy dose of Battles of...

Send us Fan Mail We're about to find what Rebecca Chambers is all about in this prequel to the Resident Evil series. Along the way she meets a mysterious bad boy who may have murdered a whole village or may just be confused about how to answer questions regarding sed village. What was Wesker and Dr. Birkin up to before the mansion all went to hell? Why is there a pale man in robes following e...

Send us Fan Mail Take a trip through Raccoon City with Jill Valentine as hosts Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry try to escape without being killed by the hideous Nemesis monster! There's plenty of bad accents to go around! Find out how Nemesis got his original name, if Carlos really is that stupid, and how fast a Russian man can fly out a window! Yes, we are of course telling the tale of Reside...

Send us Fan Mail Raccoon City is not out of the woods just yet. In this episode, Caleb details how a couple of young hot shots meet in the middle of a zombie apocalypse and manage to find their way out. They meet some interesting characters along the way, including a weird pervert who thinks he's the Raccoon King. Our heroes are later chased by a nightmare fueled stalker known as Mr. X. What...

Send us Fan Mail On July 24, 1998, some bizarre murders occur just outside of Raccoon City and an elite special forces division, S.T.A.R.S., is called in to investigate. That's where our story begins as we venture into Capcom 's scary mansion mystery title that kicked off an unforgettable franchise. Join Travis Terry and Caleb J. Ross as they navigate the story of Resident Evil . Find mo...