The Bright Path Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 116: The Beginning / Epilogue, Part 3
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 116: The Beginning / Epilogue, Part 2
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 116: The Beginning / Epilogue, Part 1
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Five paths converge in the chaos of Devi Valley. Grygory, Traitor of the North, concludes an unusual life with a most surprising death. All sing. ...
Episode 115: Interludes, Closing
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 114: The Strange Tale of Newt the Cat, Part 2
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 114: The Strange Tale of Newt the Cat, Part 1
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 113: Fatuous Nonsense, Part 3
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan finally locates the missing Simon, King of the Goblins–but the King has no interest in coming back to his throne. A new clue emerges from w...
Episode 113: Fatuous Nonsense, Part 2
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 113: Fatuous Nonsense, Part 1
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan finally locates the missing Simon, King of the Goblins–but the King has no interest in coming back to his throne. A new clue emerges from w...
Episode 112: The Impossible Lunch, Part 2
09 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode112: The Impossible Lunch, Part 1
09 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rufus Snugg's invents a machine that makes the impossible lunch possible. Jonathan tries to prevent a disaster in the Gray Kingdom, and mostly fails. ...
Episode 111: The Fool's Wisdom
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 110: Very Small Undead Things
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alternate-Devi travels backward through key events of her life, witnessing in reverse the fall of the Neighbor Kingdoms. A three-way conversation go...
Episode 109: The Pilgrim
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 108: Death, Metal, Part 3
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan steps into a simmering quarrel between Snuggs and snarfs, only to discover a new lead in the mystery of Simon's disappearance and Rolly's dea...
Episode 108: Death, Metal, Part 2
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan steps into a simmering quarrel between Snuggs and snarfs, only to discover a new lead in the mystery of Simon's disappearance and Rolly's dea...
Episode 108: Death, Metal, Part 1
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan steps into a simmering quarrel between Snuggs and snarfs, only to discover a new lead in the mystery of Simon's disappearance and Rolly's dea...
Episode 107: Jonathan Miller, God of Murder, Part 2
26 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan struggles to find a way to keep Rufus Snugg from appropriating the goblin coal mines. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 107: Jonathan Miller, God of Murder, Part 1
26 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The sword at Jonathan Miller's throat is held by a friend, of sorts. Alice Miller needs rescuing, and The Gizzard proves an untrustworthy ally. Part 1...
Episode 106: Word Bullets, Part 2
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Victor Hogman reveals the meaning of life, and dreams come uncomfortably true. Devi predicts a cliffhanger. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 106: Word Bullets, Part 1
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan gets in over his head on the way north to Hog Hurst. Death's grasp on a certain snarf is apparently less firm than was previously understood....
Episode 105: Adventure!
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan discovers there's more to Rolly's murder than anyone else realized. "Adventure!" feat. Kevin T. Collins.
Episode 104: Water, Part 2
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Stewart must produce a miracle to save his band of historians. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 104: Water, Part 1
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan and Merrily try to catch the last train out of hell. Sheria makes the ultimate tough call. Part 1 of 2.
Episode 103: Another Kind of God, Part 2
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Richard reaches Green Bridge in May, and sets a final plan in motion. Guillam find what he's been looking for, and also find that it's not what he...
Episode 103: Another Kind of God, Part 1
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Richard reaches Green Bridge in May, and sets a final plan in motion. Guillam find what he's been looking for, and also find that it's not what he...
Episode 102: The False Maiden
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guillam tells how he and his company tried to rescue Sir Richard--who thwarted his own rescue attempt. Veridia grows increasingly suspicious of Guilla...
Episode 101: The Adversary
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Richard recounts a tale of his travels with God, and how God committed a murder. Boris intervenes unexpectedly in Palace Naridium. Sir Richard...
Episode 99: Guillam Is Not Dead Yet
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Richard's doughty sergeant Guillam recounts his own version of the events of his captain's journey to the north. Someone is stretching the truth.
Episode 98: Sir Richard Enderly is Dead
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Richard and his interviewer begin to uncover how he died. Featuring guest performance by Ivy Birney, and "Start Again," feat. Kevin T. Collins.
Episode 97: Crossing the Streams
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sheria loses the thread of her fate, and Jonathan finds it. Vicod Rayth rides a dinosaur and has a son, not in that order.
Episode 96: The Guns of June, Part 2
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Finally reaching Devi Valley ahead of the Giant-men, Hobb the Wise finds that his prize is ashes. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 96: The Guns of June, Part 1
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hobb and his army of Republican Guard reach the valley in the northern wilderness and try to win control of the ancient mining complex from the mercen...
Episode 95: Precise Humor, Part 2
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hobb's third battle doesn't go nearly as well as the first two. Beatrice Snugg makes an unexpected reappearance.
Episode 94: Precise Humor
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Receiving an unexpected pair of gifts from the late Sir Richard of Enderly, Hobb turns the Republican Guard north and begins the race to Devi Valley.
Episode 93: Snow on the Parade
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Robe suggests a novel use for a spoon. Hobb the Wise must make the hardest choice of his life.
Episode 92: Madness and Fantasy
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hobb confronts the irritating truth that he is living in a fantasy adventure story. He puts the pieces of his knowledge together, and throws himself i...
Episode 91: The Bench of Destiny
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the courthouse siege escalates, Hobb finds himself losing control of the people he needs to control the most. The Crown Prince finds a new game to ...
Episode 90: Lies, Delicate and Lacy
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hobb, pressed by demands from many sides, justifies both the Big Lie and the Little Lie. The Man With the Metal Face reaches his first goal. Merrily H...
Episode 89: Old Foe's Home, Part 2
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Herald's former identity is revealed. Hobb finds that his arrangement of votes at the Moot leaves something to be desired--but his efforts with ...
Episode 89: Old Foe's Home, Part 1
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hobb finally reaches Roosterfoot, and hears the story of Boris's strange adventures. He sets about balancing diplomacy with the delegates, the Herald,...
Episode 88: Questionable Sanctuary
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ambushed by Snugg mercenaries on the road to Roosterfoot, Hobb the Wise follows Cyrus Stoat's footsteps into a dead end. His bodyguards come to regret...
Episode 87: The Trouble With Heroes, Part 2
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Robe demonstrates a marvelous new device for enforcing justice, but some bugs remain. Hobb meets a new friend in the dungeons beneath Hoel. Par...
Episode 87: The Trouble With Heroes, Part 1
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hobb the Wise attempts to rein in his legal opponents, but makes an error in judgment that sparks a standoff at the Old High Court. Part 1 of 2.
Episode 86: More Like Me
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hobb the Wise has difficult decisions to make as King Leeland lies dying--but despite himself, he manages to lighten the mood.
Episode 85: Iron for Breakfast
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hobb the Wise and Mr. Robe bring pens to a sword fight.
Episode 84: Falling
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At Devi Valley, during the attack by the Giant-men, Cyrus, Jonathan, and Merrily search desperately for the twelve scroll tubes that will complete Rol...
Episode 83: Breaking the Rules
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily makes a desperate attempt to rescue Prince Leeland from General Logwall. Frederick tells the story of the Parade of Judges. Merrily and Cyrus ...
Episode 82, Part 2: Death and Transmogrification
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Cyrus and Father confront each other, Merrily takes the longest blink. The man with the metal face has new words for her, and for what is inside he...
Episode 82, Part 1: The Revelations of Nicola Snugg
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily is set on a new path by an unexpected friend. Kel and Gerald meet their ends, and force Merrily to change her perspective. Part 1 of 2.
Episode 81: The Universe Is a Pretzel
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Six months after the events in Uellodon, Merrily is forced to finally put one of her two points of view to rest. She says goodbye to Jonathan. Cyr...
Episode 80: Great Balls, Part 2
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily says goodbye to Wallingford Spoon and Wigglus Snort. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 80: Great Balls, Part 1
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chancellor Spoon and his friends are captured. Merrily tells the most convincing lie of her career, and discovers that Hobb was not lying at all. Part...
Episode 79: Weighty Precedent, Part 2
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hobb and Mr. Robe demonstrate the new machinery of justice. The Prince's escape brings the siege of the courthouse to a head. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 79: Weighty Precedent, Part 1
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily receives unexpected help extracting Prince Leeland from his father's palace.
Episode 78, Part 2: Hobb the Wolf, Part 3
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Boris is exposed as a second-rate mystic, and Hobb gets a bit of legal debate on his tie. The Crown Prince has an unusual request.
Episode 78, Part 1: Hobb the Wolf, Part 2
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Old Academy is not dead yet, and fights back with pies and pamphlets. Chancellor Pearsy makes brilliant advances in mathematics, engineering, and ...
Episode 77: Hobb the Wolf, Part 1
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily and Wigglus reunite in difficult circumstances. Chancellor Pearsey recounts his special gift to Cyrus Stoat.
Episode 76, Part 2: A Moot Point, Part 3
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily follows Hobb out of Roosterfoot in an attempt to learn more about his late-night meetings, but her mission is interrupted by cows and lawyers....
Episode 76, Part 1: A Moot Point, Part 2
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily tries to persuade the Roosterfoot landowners to support the Queen, but her efforts bear small and sour fruit. Mr. Sniggins is dressed as an ...
Episode 75: A Moot Point, Part 1
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily tries to score points against her adversaries at the Moot, but finds that she's lost before she even began to play. Thomas Howe suggests she p...
Episode 74: Logical Insanity, Part 2
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Republican partisans pursue Merrily and her guards on the road to Roosterfoot, and a young boy unexpectedly changes her thinking. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 74: Logical Insanity, Part 1
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily, and her unwelcome guests inside her head, navigate her departure from Green Bridge as Queen Anne's envoy to the Moot. Part 1 of 2.
Episode 73: Black Box, Part 2
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily finds that her story has another surprise in store--and it hits a high F. Includes "Black Box" feat. Danielle Erin Rhodes. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 73: Black Box, Part 1
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily knows who killed Rolland Gorp–but she doesn't know herself. Two strange voices in her head offer opinionated commentary on the events immedi...
Episode 72: Two Paths
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The feyess Sheria arranges an unexpected meeting with Michael Rider in a tiny village in Uelland. Another Jonathan and Another Boris, taken as slaves ...
Episode 71: Initiative
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On a frigid winter day in Outer Svegnia, two strange men come running out of a driving snowstorm toward a remote, ancient castle. Cyrus Stoat and hi...
Episode 70: Into the Sunrise, Part 2
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Season 4 finale, part 2. Cyrus Stoat tries to make sense of Gregory's execution, Rolly's death, and his own next journey.
Episode 70: Into the Sunrise, Part 1
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Season 4 finale, part 1. Green Bridge is burning, and Cyrus Stoat must reach safety on Farley Island with Bishop Wildrick and Merrily Hunter.
Episode 69: The Man With the Metal Face
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily's sins are laid bare, and Cyrus must fight someone he loves and someone he hates. Bishop Wildrick is unexpectedly brave. Captain Vigg fixes a ...
Bonus Episode 4: Kyle Marshall
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's bonus episode of The Bright Path Podcast, Ben Birney interviews podcasting Sith lord and all-around good fella Kyle Marshall of Media L...
Episode 67: The Absent Monologue, Part 2
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cyrus has killed someone he loves; someone he loves kills Cyrus.
Episode 67: The Absent Monologue, Part 1
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It is June, and Obilly Smallhat is weeks away from trial and execution for the murder of Rolland Gorp. Obilly's translations of Rolly's notes reveal...
Bonus Episode 3: It's Only Life with Kevin T. Collins
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Singer-songwriter Kevin T. Collins guest-stars on The Bright Path Podcast to listen to and chat about his new folk rock EP "It's Only Life." Kevin and...
Episode 65: The Traitor, Part 2
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We meet the Traitor of the North, and he has a surprise waiting for just about everyone.
Episode 65: The Traitor, Part 1
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cyrus and Bear's stay in Enderly is an exceedingly short one, as they find themselves caught in the middle of a dispute between two groups of men flin...
Episode 64, Part 2: The Only Way Down
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cyrus discovers that Bear is not all he seems, and adjusts his expectations accordingly. Gmork finds the high point of his life, and Cyrus the low.
Episode 64, Part 1: A Peculiar Bear
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's a road trip! Cyrus and Gmork unexpectedly make a new friend on the way to Roosterfoot. Cyrus gives the Republic a chance, but doesn't give it a...
Episode 63, Part 2: The Snowball of Destiny
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cyrus's logic has come to a dead end. He and Gmork attend a formal ball with an unexpected climax. Cyrus finally loses his grip, and finds a way f...
Episode 63, Part 1: Melodramatic Cultists
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Obilly Smallhat is in jail, suspected of the murder of Rolland Gorp--but Cyrus doesn't believe he did it. However, Cyrus's own grip on sanity is start...
Episode 62, Part 2: Alice Miller's Hat
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Miller teaches to a most remarkable classroom, and Obilly Smallhat raises more questions than he answers.
Episode 62, Part 1: Dead End
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cyrus grows his foot back... temporarily. Veridia reveals rumors of a terrible flying beast, which no one takes very seriously. Cyrus travels north to...
Episode 61: The Clean-Up Job, Part 2
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rolland Gorp goes into the ground. Cyrus Stoat investigates Rolly's murder, and finds that the mathematician left him a last puzzle. Veridia Snipe has...
Episode 61: The Clean-Up Job, Part 1
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rolland Gorp goes into the ground. Cyrus Stoat investigates Rolly's murder, and finds that the mathematician left him a last puzzle. Veridia Snipe has...
Episode 60: The Mathematician's Wake
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cyrus, Vicod, and Gmork return to Green Bridge to assist in solving Rolly's murder. Cyrus catches up with old friends, and discovers a few new ones fo...
Episode 59: Dungeon Crawling
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cyrus Stoat, Tenured Professor of Applied History at Triad University, leads an advanced practicum in dungeon crawling. Freddie Greensmith finds somet...
Bonus Episode 2: How Do You Make Funny?
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I welcome special guest Seth Brown for a conversation on storytelling, humor, navigating our fraught social landscape as a humorist, and the process o...
Episode 57: A Man Named Stool
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In another "branch" of Jonathan's life, he and Boris have traveled far south into Carelon, following Jonathan's failed proposal to Merrily. Boris tell...
Episode 56, Part 2: Preposterous Prologue
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cyrus and Veridia have a baby together, but not much else; Merrily is irritatingly competent; and Rufus Snugg decides to fight absurdity with absurdit...
Episode 56, Part 1: Pre-Posterity
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
IT BEGINS! Ladies and Gentlemen: the Prologue to The Gods We Made, book two of "Preposterous History." Two years after the events of The Bright Path, ...
Episode 55: Solo and Duet
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Rob Seitelman joins Yours Truly to wrestle and chortle over the different challenges of solo creation and collaboration. We'll share som...
Episode 54, Part 2: Ghost Stories
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Grygory meets a most unexpected ending. King Simon is exposed. Ghost stories are told, and seen, and lived. This episode features excerpts from "Tra...
Episode 54, Part 1: Follow the Bright Path
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan and Merrily live the consequences of one moment of choice. Cyrus Stoat wakes up in a strange bed, and Hobb finds a remedy to two of his most ...
Episode 53: The Meaning of Life
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Queen Anne finds herself forced to confront her parliament, and her adversary, alone. Beatrice Snugg tells us all we need to know about the meaning of...
Episode 52: Loose Balls, Part 2
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rufus Snugg brings guns to a sword fight. Boom. Your host largely restrains his instinct to musical bombast, but this episode does feature God's Breat...
Episode 52: Loose Balls, Part 1
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The White Knights come into Rufus Snugg's home, but find the doors locked. Devi runs into trouble with a net, and gets to discuss theology with the ...
Episode 51: The Lost Arc
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan attempts the most outrageous chandelier swing in recorded history--but something is missing from his landing. Cyrus writes a letter that will...
Episode 50: Running Out of Pages
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Richard discovers how to narrate unreliably. He pursues his new art with glee, pausing only to finish the song he began at his departure from Uell...
Episode 49: The Battle of Baldwick, Part 2
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Howe makes a proper application of scout cavalry. General Chester gets philosophical, and your host throws down some bombast.
Episode 49: The Battle of Baldwick, Part 1
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The White Knights, now swollen to a force with the numbers and equipment to seize Uellodon, attack King Leeland's smaller army near the unlucky villag...