Welcome to Pod Against the Machine, the only Actual Play podcast that specifically mentions its opposition to the machine in the title. We’re a ragtag group of five creating an epic story while playing through the Iron Gods Pathfinder First Edition adventure path from Paizo publishing. It’s like Dungeons and Dragons, complete with wizards, monsters, and skeletons...but with an added bonus of evil robots and horrifying aliens, all tied together with our (hopefully) funny banter, interesting characters, and edge-of-your-seat action.
Episodes
2 days ago
2 days ago
It's time to level up and smash to robots!
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Background music and sound effects:
The Mighty Kingdom
Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
https://www.youtube.com/xdeviruchi
Desolate Underground City Ambience
The Hollywood Edge
Catoptrico, and Torus
Zak
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Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
The First Sovereign is ready to have a civil chat.
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Background music and sound effects:
Modern Heavier Theme #1
Andrew Sitkov
Desolate Underground City Ambience
The Hollywood Edge
Catoptricon
Zak
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Wednesday Dec 31, 2025
Wednesday Dec 31, 2025
Welcome, everyone, to our final episode of 2025! Thanks for coming along for the ride, y'all. Here's to approximately two (or twelve) more years of machine opposition!
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Background music and sound effects:
Petal Fairy
Ovani Music
Desolate Underground City Ambience
The Hollywood Edge
Catoptricon, and Sepulcrum
Zak
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Wednesday Dec 24, 2025
Wednesday Dec 24, 2025
Happy End-of-year Times, everyone! We interrupt your normal release schedule for our Episode 200 Machine Learning stream from way back in our Extra Life stream. We'll be back to your regularly-scheduled program next week.
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Background music and sound effects:
Elf Meditation
Kevin Macleod
Piano Against the Machine
Instrumental: A Dead Friend
Based on Theme Against the Machine by Zak
My Hollow Garden
Lyrics, Vocals, and Arrangement by Sam
Instrumental: Little Polka Dot by The Fly Guy 5
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/NUKRs8Iqrs/
Second Chance
Vocals by A Dead Friend
Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam and A Dead Friend
Instrumental: Sempiternal by Abilify
https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/176652/
Build Don't Break
Vocals by Sam and Gero
Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam
Inspired by "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley
Everything Has Its Season
Vocals, Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam
Instrumental: Yearning by Neil Moret and Dave Stamper
https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-32683/
What We Build (From Broken Things)
Vocals, Lyrics, and Arrangement by Zak
Instrumental: Drifting, Dreaming by Alstyne, Schmidt, Gillespie, Curtis
You Could Have Been Me
Vocals by Sam and Zak
Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam
Instrumental: Lunar Horizon S2 by Baldistix
https://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/395873/lunar-horizon-s2-85bpm-free-85bpm-hip-hop-synth-loop
Dancehall Drum Loop by SAVYELDANDY
https://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/152091/dancehall-drum-loop-97bpm-dancehall-drum-loop
Army of Three
Lyrics, Vocals, and Arrangement by Sam
Instrumental: Drift by Snelkku
https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/254061/
Why?
Vocals by Gero
Lyrics by Gero and Isabelle O.
Composition and Instrumentals by Isabelle O.
Something Good
Vocals, Lyrics, Composition, and Instrumentals by Jeff
A True Son of Numeria
Vocals and Lyrics by Gero
Instrumental: "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" by Gilbert and Sullivan
Why? (Alternate version)
Vocals by Isabelle O.
Lyrics by Gero and Isabelle O.
Composition and Instrumentals by Isabelle O.
Metadata Waveforms
Vocals by Network Against the Machine (and Howard Dean)
Lyrics and Arrangement by Sam
Instrumental: Piano Against the Machine by A Dead Friend, based on "Theme Against the Machine" by Zak
Sticker Stars
Lyrics by Izzy
Vocals, Composition, and Instrumentals by Isabelle O.
You Had Fun
Lyrics, Arrangement, and Instrumentals by Sam
(Loosely) based on You'll Be Back by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
The nice thing about secret basements in Pathfinder is that there are never any monster in them.
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Background music and sound effects:
Space Ambient #1
Andrew Sitkov
Desolate Underground City Ambience
The Hollywood Edge
Catoptricon, and Under the Hill Battle Theme
Zak
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Well, if we're going to do a jail break, we need to find that secret passage.
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Background music and sound effects:
Castle Jail, Dark City, Thieves' Guild and Defiled Temple
Tabletop Audio
Mysterious Magic
Joel Steudler
Elf Meditation
Kevin MacLeod
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Hey...any of y'all seen a Snakeman?
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Background music and sound effects:
Twilight Pact, and Techno Racer
Ovani Sound
Catoptricon
Zak
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Thursday Nov 27, 2025
Thursday Nov 27, 2025
There is the small matter of the radio...
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Background music and sound effects:
Throne Room, Dark City, and Existential Dread
Tabletop Audio
Remembering the Good Times
Joel Steudler
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Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Trapped in a battle to the death with Detective Reeves and his band of battlemages, our heroes fight for the right to have a room at a fancy inn.
Thank you to everyne who came out for our Extra Life stream! Stay tuned for that rescheduled The B.R.I.A.N. Identity.https://www.extra-life.org/participants/563800
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Background music and sound effects:
Deep Slow Pulsing Breathing Drone
The Hollywood Edge
https://hollywoodedge.com
Solemn Vow, Dark City, and River Town
Tabletop Audio
Catoptricon
Zak
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
The gang takes a quick trip to a more discrete locale.
Pop on over to our Extra Life page if you'd like to donate to the Children's Miracle Network of hospitals! https://www.extra-life.org/participants/563800
We encourage you to check out our Patreon and/or Ko-Fi, as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help support your favorite show.
AND Our Store is a thing, with all your t-shirts, tote bags, stickers and more!
Background music and sound effects:
Tales of Firelight Town
Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
https://www.youtube.com/xdeviruchi
Middle Earth Dawn, and River Town
Tabletop Audio
Sepulcrum, Outriders, and Torus
Zak
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW
Follow @podvsmachine on Bluesky
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