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The Meatgrinder: An Actual Play Limited Series

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The Meatgrinder is an anthology actual play podcast where everyone dies… a lot. Three players at a time enter fantastical worlds, and every time a character dies they cycle out, and a new player joins the party. Each season runs approximately nine episodes, and is a self contained story. The Meatgrinder uses the same RPG system as Stormwood & Associates (and either loosely or directly connected to its world). Season one was set in the United States of Aremesia, as a modern special ops team was dispatched to stop a zombie outbreak in a small, mountain town. Season two sees a group of “chosen on...

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Latest episode

Aug 29, 2025

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Episodes

S3E5. Meet Melissa 15.06.2023

Our survivors have finally made it down to Auxiliary Control Room B, but it appears to already be occupied? A The post S3E5. Meet Melissa first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

S3E4. All the Small Things 15.05.2023

Our surviving crew are trying to make it down to Auxiliary Control Room B, but needless to say the “things” The post S3E4. All the Small Things first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

S3E3. Once You Pop… 15.04.2023

After a grisly discovery in the ship’s living quarters, the current batch of crew start to make their way down The post S3E3. Once You Pop… first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

S3E2. Friendly Fire 15.03.2023

The currently awake crew members of the ISF Bellerophon, after confronting a gelatinous creature of some sort in the elevator The post S3E2. Friendly Fire first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

S3E1. Rude Awakening 15.02.2023

Three crew find themselves awakened early on the colony sleeper ship ISF Bellerophon midway through its ten year journey. The The post S3E1. Rude Awakening first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

Coming Soon – The Meatgrinder Season 3! 03.02.2023

Nerd & Tie is excited to announce that the first episode of Season 3 of The Meatgrinder, our anthology role The post Coming Soon – The Meatgrinder Season 3! first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

S2E9. The Throne of the Necromancer 15.10.2022

It’s here. Our season finale. Our (current batch of) chosen ones have made it to the Necromancer’s castle. Will they The post S2E9. The Throne of the Necromancer first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

S2E8. From Cave to Castle 15.09.2022

Our chosen ones are fighting their way out of the caves, and hope to make it into the Necromancer’s castle. The post S2E8. From Cave to Castle first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

S2E7. Total Party Krill 15.08.2022

Our group of “chosen ones” continue down the path to fight the evil Necromancer. But what lies ahead, frankly, smells The post S2E7. Total Party Krill first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

S2E6. A Bridge Too Far 15.07.2022

After what seems like forever, our chosen ones finally make it out of the abandoned city. Well, SOME of our The post S2E6. A Bridge Too Far first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

S2E5. Mother Hen 15.06.2022

Wandering around a seemingly empty city they cannot leave, our current crop of chosen ones has to figure out what’s The post S2E5. Mother Hen first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

S2E4. Spooky, Spider, Turkey 15.05.2022

The “chosen one(s)” make their way through the Fields of the Dead, and encounter something truly bizarre before finally escaping The post S2E4. Spooky, Spider, Turkey first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

S2E3. Gobble Gobble 15.04.2022

Our current group of adventurers find themselves in the Fields of the Dead. I mean, they don’t know that’s what The post S2E3. Gobble Gobble first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

S2E2. Mobile Home 15.03.2022

Our current crop of “chosen ones” are making their way through the bramble wood, and will hopefully soon emerge into The post S2E2. Mobile Home first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

S2E1. The Chosen One(s) 15.02.2022

A hundred years ago the Wizard Gallfus failed in overthrowing the rule of the evil Necromancer Kallofrax. As he lost The post S2E1. The Chosen One(s) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

Coming Soon – The Meatgrinder Season 2 31.01.2022

Nerd & Tie is excited to announce that the first episode of Season 2 of The Meatgrinder, our anthology roleplaying The post Coming Soon – The Meatgrinder Season 2 first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

9. Meatsplosions and Razorfists 15.08.2021

In the thrilling season finale of The Meatgrinder, the surviving heroes have made their way to a mansion at the The post 9. Meatsplosions and Razorfists first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

8. Foot in the Door 15.07.2021

The surviving agents have made their way through the town, and arrived at a large house in the woods. Somewhere The post 8. Foot in the Door first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

7. Into the Woods 15.06.2021

After locking a goblin in the trunk of a Crown Victoria, the team continues on their way towards the source The post 7. Into the Woods first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

6. Kevin and the Recruiter 15.05.2021

As the team continues on their way towards the source of the magical disturbance that’s taken over the town of The post 6. Kevin and the Recruiter first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

5. Squirrel Power! 15.04.2021

After having survived the “Macklemore” the team continues to venture through the town of Halcyon. Back in a residential neighborhood, The post 5. Squirrel Power! first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

4. Macklemore or Less 15.03.2021

The (remaining) team has encountered zombies of all sorts in the town of Halcyon, but something more may be waiting The post 4. Macklemore or Less first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

3. Just Keep Walking? 15.02.2021

The (current) team managed to be lucky for a whole episode, but the danger increases as they go deeper into The post 3. Just Keep Walking? first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

2. Cats, Dogs, Mass Hysteria 08.02.2021

With a couple of deaths, and a couple of new team members swapped in, our disposable heroes make their way The post 2. Cats, Dogs, Mass Hysteria first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

1. Silent Night 01.02.2021

The Meatgrinder begins! The mountain town of Halcyon in the state of Williams has gone dark after an unknown magical The post 1. Silent Night first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network .

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