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
Wednesday Sep 03, 2025
Wednesday Sep 03, 2025
Here, take this "Sorry about your mom (threatening)" sticker.
This Sunday, our two part McFyb playing the Kansas City Royals TTRPG drops! Tell your friends!
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Background music and sound effects:
Cheeky Smile
Ovani Sound
Thieves Guild, and Den of Iniquity
Tabletop Audio
Under the Hill Battle Theme, Outriders, and Catoptricon
Zak
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Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
Sounds like we've got a plan. We might even have a scheme.
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Background music and sound effects:
Small Marketplace
Sword Coast Soundscapes
https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com
Mystical Instrument Ambience and Tonal Eastern Instrument, and Mystical Rising Tonal Textures
The Hollywood Edge
https://hollywoodedge.com
Tavern Music, and Dark City
Tabletop Audio
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Follow @podvsmachine on Bluesky
Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
It's fight night at the Tarnished Tooth!
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Background music and sound effects:
Music: Fantasy Motion (loop ready) by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com/)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Quiet Theme 4 (Looped)
Andrew Sitkov
Yokai Forest (Ambience Only)
Tabletop Audio
Catoptricon
Zak
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Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Alternate episode titles include: A Lesser Bicep
Kick That Hornet's Nest for 24 Hours
The Parents Were People Too
I Made A Bomb Out of This Bomb I Found
There's No Fishing in Pathfinder
Individual Enterprising Business Individuals
You Can't Spell Business Without Peace
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Background music and sound effects:
Tech Market
Tabletop Audio
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
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Wednesday Aug 06, 2025
Wednesday Aug 06, 2025
Back with the main party, our heroes continue exploring the palace. Maybe they'll make some new friends!
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Background music and sound effects:
Arcane Clockworks, Antiquarian Study, Bloodgate, and Elegant Dinner Party
Tabletop Audio
Small Marketplace
Sword Coast Soundscapes
https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com/
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 Jul 30, 2025
Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
And now for something completely different: what do you suppose the oldest man in Numeria is up to?
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Background music and sound effects:
Barren Wastes
Tabletop Audio
Spellcasters
Joel Steudler
Catoptricon
Zak
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
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Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
A new day has dawned, and it's time to poke around a bit.
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Background music and sound effects:
Defiled Temple, Bloodgate, and Antiquarian Study
Tabletop Audio
Small Market
Sword Coast Soundscapes
https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com
Space Ambience #1
Andrew Sitkov
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 Jul 16, 2025
Wednesday Jul 16, 2025
Fresh of the heist of the century, our heroes shoot themselves in the head.
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Background music and sound effects:
Waterkeep, and The Undercroft
Tabletop Audio
Battle 2
By Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
https://www.youtube.com/xdeviruchi
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 Jul 09, 2025
Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
It's called a Night Market, not a Fight Market.
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Background music and sound effects:
Tech Market
Tabletop Audio
Music: Lost Place Atmospheres 001 by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/7664-lost-place-atmospheres-001
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 Jul 02, 2025
Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
Our heroes really enjoy their ill-gotten gains.
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Background music and sound effects:
Beggar's Rest
Tabletop Audio
Small Marketplace
Sword Coast Soundscapes
https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com
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 Twitter