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True Tales of the Illuminati
Hosted by Max Kreisky, Katherine Cargill, Eric Trageser · EN
True Tales of the Illuminati is about conspiracies.
Ah, yes, conspiracies--where the strings of history are carefully pulled from behind the scenes to dance for the powerful like a puppet. In True Tales, the powerful are less puppet-masters and more... finger puppet-masters. At best.
Promoted from the Department of Cover-Ups to Direct Action, Deputy Head Underboss Rebecca and her crew of hapless idiots intrigue, scheme, and stab their way into ruining every Illuminati conspiracy. Supervisors hastily deploy staff to cover mishaps, suddenly and inexplicably lose interest in the projects they proposed, and hand down endlessly diverse and contradictory demands. The result is an absurdist, farcical office comedy where going to work involves collecting thousands of birds and creating an elaborate snake-based series of traps. Why? Well, if you want to know the Illuminati's Secret Occult Knowledge, you'll just have to listen.
Illuminati, Ollominoto!
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FEED DROP - GUTTER
Dec 5, 202401:38:13Tap to summarizeGUTTER We're bringing you the first episode of an all-new, all-amazing actual play from our friends over at GUTTER! I'll let them tell you all about it: Three protagonists walk into a bar. The world will never be the same. Get your mind in the GUTTER. GUTTER is Mike Migdall, Gannon Reedy, Eleni Sauvageau, and Casey Toney. You can find GUTTER as @thatguttershow on Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram, and at Gutter.show GUTTER is edited by Casey Toney. Scenario writing by Gannon Reedy and Michaela Heidemann The GUTTER theme "Into the WARP" was composed by Gio Benedetti This episode of GUTTER features the following songs from HoZac Records Bixarre Luv Pyramids - Soft Candy Lock Up - Neon Leon I Wanna Be Your Woman - Velveteen Rabbit Gusto Hungry - True Believers On and on - Gentilesky Yachts - Dan Melchior In My Wasted Time - Chicos de Nazca My Town - Revelons Ragnaraak - Verma Music may have been edited or modified for use. Learn more about HoZac and the artists they support at HoZacRecords.com
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The Quibblerman Conundrum
Mar 30, 202400:27:42Tap to summarizeWelcome to our final, celebratory minisode! We made it! Season 3 is happening! Let's celebrate with this episode, wherin the gang must race against time before a brilliant scientific mind unravels the secrets of the Illuminati! This episode was written by and guest stars Tom Crowley. You can find more of his work over at Wooden Overcoats, Victoriocity, and Crowley Time, With Me, Tom Crowley amongst many, many others.
Transcribe →Basket Case
Mar 25, 202400:15:59Tap to summarizeThe gang deals with a lot of petty wickering. Er, bickering. No, we wait, we were right the first time, it's a wickering. Featuring Taqi Nazeer of The Kingmaker Histories as High Druid Corbin! Welcome to the third of four mini-episodes that we’re releasing to promote our crowdfund to make season 3! Click here to help us make season 3 or go to truetalesteam.com/crowdfund, or share the campaign on your social media of choice!
Transcribe →Bounce Back
Mar 5, 202400:17:36Tap to summarizeThe gang uncovers a terrifying artifact in Nixon's secret archives. Welcome to the second of four mini-episodes that we’re releasing to promote our crowdfund to make season 3! Click here to find out more or go to truetalesteam.com/crowdfund, or share the campaign on your social media of choice!
Transcribe →Horsin' Around
Mar 1, 202400:18:21Tap to summarizeThe gang works to wrap up the Trojan war and bring the boys back home. In their big, wooden horse. Welcome to the first of four mini-episodes that we’re releasing to promote our crowdfund to make season 3! Click here to find out more or go to truetalesteam.com/crowdfund
Transcribe →S2E3 - COLD READ
May 18, 202200:55:35Tap to summarize“How was this guy not already in the illuminati?” Jay Gatsby takes it on the arches. Beck prevents a catastrophic leak. Dal fights mirrors. The Pen decides what’s marketable. The Chief reads Dune. Cw: deadly workplace situations, heavy references to the Kubrick filmography Special thanks to Beth Crane! Transcripts here Find cast info, links and transcripts at truetalesteam.com, or follow us on twitter for more illuminati content @truetalesteam CAST Chloe Zwaicher was Beck Julie Snyder was Jackie Noel Naczi was Ishmael Meredith Gulley was Dal John Serpico was the Chief Dennis Bruno was the Memo Marc Campasano was Werner Von Braun Ramy Abdelghani was Stanley Kubrick’s perfectly imitated voice Salvatore Fabbiano was Twobrick Stuart Licht was The Pen And Eric Trageser was Jay Gatsby CREW Written by Max Kreisky, Katherine Cargill and Eric Trageser Sound design by Hedley Knights and Beth Crane Directed and Produced by Max Kreisky Logo Design by Tom Crowley Theme by Arnie Parrot Recorded at The Bridge Sound and Stage in Somerville, Massachusetts Special thanks to Violent Apes Beth Crane, Jess Pfohl and Jonathan Kreisky. We hope they feel incredible. Phony Executive Producers Nick Krasney Denise Grenier Alex Hensley Laura Isham Mariclair Bennet Steven Rutkowsi And Lilit Penrod made this show possible, and for this history will be quietly rewritten with them as the victors
Transcribe →S2E2 - NUCLEAR OPTION
May 4, 202200:42:44Tap to summarize“You’re making me hate the moon!” Jackie searches for the perfect rock. Astronauts tussle. Dal learns how a radio works. Ishmael eats a sandwich. CW: deadly workplace situations, things from scripture Special thanks to Beth Crane! Transcripts here Find cast info, links and transcripts at truetalesteam.com, or follow us on twitter for more illuminati content @truetalesteam Promo this episode was for Crowley Time, a sketch comedy podcast, featuring characters and messages in bottles plucked from unknown shores, written and performed by Tom Crowley. You can find out more here CAST Chloe Zwaicher was Beck Julie Snyder was Jackie Noel Naczi was Ishmael Meredith Gulley was Dal John Serpico was the Chief Dennis Bruno was the Memo Marc Campasano was Werner Von Braun Salvatore Fabbiano was Twobrick Dennis Bruno was Neil Armstrong Alex Roy was Buzz Aldrin And Mike Giordano was Michael Collins CREW Written by Max Kreisky, Katherine Cargill and Eric Trageser Sound design by Hedley Knights and Beth Crane Directed and Produced by Max Kreisky Logo Design by Tom Crowley Theme by Arnie Parrot Recorded at The Bridge Sound and Stage in Somerville, Massachusetts Special thanks to Managers of Stretch’s Billiards Beth Crane, Jess Pfohl and Jonathan Kreisky Phony Executive Producers Nick Krasney Denise Grenier Alex Hensley Laura Isham Mariclair Bennet Steven Rutkowsi And Lilit Penrod made this show possible, and for this their likenesses will be carved into the face of the moon itself. Real small. But they’re up there!
Transcribe →S2E1 - MOON SHOT
Apr 20, 2022Tap to summarize“I’m tired of consulting on films, I hunger for god-humiliation! Dal’s moon landing suffers delays. Ishmael finds the perfect double. Jackie becomes an artist. Beck acquires nuclear weapons. Von Braun vows to spit in the face of god. CW: deadly workplace situations, really oblique allusions to MKULTRA Transcripts here Find cast info, links and transcripts at truetalesteam.com, or follow us on twitter for more illuminati content @truetalesteam Promo this episode was for Neoscum, a narrative comedy podcast featuring five Chicago improvisers antagonizing their way through the roleplaying classic, Shadowrun. Find out more here CAST Salvatore Fabbiano was Twobrick Dennis Bruno was Neil Armstrong And Mike Giordano was Michael Collins Chloe Zwaicher was Beck Julie Snyder was Jackie Noel Naczi was Ishmael Meredith Gulley was Dal John Serpico was the Chief Dennis Bruno was the Memo Marc Campasano was Werner Von Braun Ramy Abdelgani was Kubrick CREW Written by Max Kreisky, Katherine Cargill and Eric Trageser Sound design by Hedley Knights and Beth Crane Directed and Produced by Max Kreisky Logo Design by Tom Crowley Theme by Arnie Parrot Recorded at The Bridge Sound and Stage in Somerville, Massachusetts Special thanks to Illuminati nuke suppliers Beth Crane, Jess Pfohl and Jonathan Kreisky Phony Executive Producers Nick Krasney Denise Grenier Alex Hensley Laura Isham Mariclair Bennet Steven Rutkowsi And Lilit Penrod made this show possible, and for this their names shall be enshrined for a thousand years. After that, there is a maintenance fee.
Transcribe →Kakos Industries Crossover
Mar 9, 202200:18:05Tap to summarizeEpisode Notes Welcome to our Kakos Industries/True Tales of the Illuminati crossover episode! We are almost done with season 2 and it is coming to your feed very soon, but in the meantime, we wanted to do a collaboration with Kakos Industries because we love their show and we thought it would be super fun to do. So enjoy as these dark and evil conspiracies meet each other in our crossover episode, right here on your feed. If you enjoyed this episode, you can hear more of this inter-company saga over on the Kakos Industires feed, in episode 130: Illumination. Find Kakos Industries on any podcasting service, or at KakosIndustries.com Transcript for this episode is here
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Kakos Industries Trailer
Mar 9, 202200:03:05Tap to summarizehttps://kakosindustries.com/
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