Show overview
Pod Against the Machine: A Pathfinder Actual Play has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 338 episodes, alongside 44 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 420 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 1009th season.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 8m and 1h 25m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Network Against the Machine.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 338 episodes246 - The Fire Damage is the Tiny Baby
245 - The Last Sunrise of this Numeria
244 - Terry Demodand of the Dimsdale Demodands
243 - Move Twice and Look Nice
242 - More Blorbos Every Day
S5 Ep 47241 - Boulevard of Broken Bones
It's like invisibility, but fancy. 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: Horror Theme #7 Andrew Sitkov Dungeon II Mechanical Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Outriders Zak Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 46240 - Real Tired Leather Daddy
We shall journey to the very edges of the JPEG! 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: 60s Computer Lab, Interrogation Room, and Dungeon II Mechanical Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com Comedy Spilt Paint Ovani Sound Catoptricon, Sepulcrum, Torus, Outriders, and Under the Hill Battle Theme Zak Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 45239 - Did the Sidequest Also Steal Your Weapons?
The Technic League has done a lot of terrible things over the years, but nothing more egregious than stealing our stuff. 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: Ghost Town, Interrogation Room, and Dungeon II Mechanical Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Torus Zak Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 44238 - You're Bad Cop Now
After 150 episodes, we're owed an explanation. 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: Ghost Town, The Bog Standard, and Field of Heroes Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 43237 - Older Than You Can Imagine
Catching up with friends, old and new. And very old. 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: Dungeon II Mechanical, Interrogation Room, Middle-Earth Dawn, and RavenPuff Commons Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 42236 - Incoming Separate Chunk
There's a lot to unpack down here. 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: Feast of Crispian, and Dungeon II Mechanical Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Catoptricon Zak Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 41235 - Turn it Aroundry
Seventeen monitors! Can you believe the luxury? 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: Interrogation Room, and Dungeon II Mechanical Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Elf Meditation Kevin MacLeod Catoptricon, Torus, Sepulcrum, Outriders, and Under The Hill Zak Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 40234 - Not Today, Plant Satan
Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, you can't get planted again. 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: Dungeon II Mechanical Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com The Journey Begins Joel Steudler Outriders, and Under The Hill Zak Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 39233 - Garden of Meaten
Does this door sound wet to you? 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: Xingu Nights Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com Catoptricon Zak Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 38232 - Sneaky Little Look
Everyone has a good brain day. 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: Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com Catoptricon, Sepulcrum, and Torus Zak Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 37231 - Sorry About Your Senses
Just another day in the basement full of murderers. 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: Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com Catoptricon, Sepulcrum, and Torus Zak Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 36230 - Every Party Needs A Jeff
I love your sparkles, but I have to kill you. 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: Yokai Forest (Ambience Only), andQuiet Cove (Music Only) Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi) https://www.youtube.com/xdeviruchi Elf Meditation Kevin MacLeod Catoptricon, Sepulcrum, Outriders, Under the Hill Battle Theme and Torus Zak Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 35229 - We Don't Apologize to Robots or Nazis
It's time to level up and smash to robots! 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: The Mighty Kingdom Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi) https://www.youtube.com/xdeviruchi Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com Catoptrico, and Torus Zak Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 34228 - Super Sparkly Death Bear
The First Sovereign is ready to have a civil chat. 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: Modern Heavier Theme #1 Andrew Sitkov Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com Catoptricon Zak Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.
S5 Ep 37227 - Such An Inappropriate Die to Roll
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! 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: Petal Fairy Ovani Music Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com Catoptricon, and Sepulcrum Zak Email us at [email protected] 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 Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.