The Bright Path Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 48: Not By My Hand
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hobb and The Kettle have one final debate. Hobb keeps his promise. Featuring "Fantasy for Piano."
Episode 47: Ready or Not; The Uses of Postmen
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Something stalks Grygory the Pious in the deep forests of the north. Jonathan and Merrily are reunited at last--but everything is different. Cyrus alm...
Episode 46: An Irresistible Request
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Finery Valley, Basil sets new plans in motion--now assisting the White Knights. Rufus expresses his earnest desire for the biggest boomstick that m...
Episode 45: The Tour Guide
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hobb's grand tour of the King's home sparks a new revelation by Merrily, and Merrily sparks an adjustment of the First Minister's trousers. King Leela...
Episode 44: A Good Plan, and a Bad Trope
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In a shocking development, the Bright Path Podcast returns to the same characters for two weeks in a row. Cyrus, Merrily, and company finally enter Ue...
Episode 43: The Uses of Lawyers
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lawyers. Huh! What are they good for? Actually, you'd be surprised. Find out in Episode 43 of The Bright Path Podcast. Also: How to have a romantic co...
Episode 42: One Foot Short
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Richard does battle with giants and gerunds, as his skills as a diplomat are tested in combat. Will the redoubtable knight embarrass his King, or ...
Episode 41: What God Knows (feat. "Valediction")
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Grygory comes face to face with a familiar demon, but notably fails to be eaten alive. King Simon deploys the only known rhyme for 'orange'. Grygory d...
Episode 40, Part 2: An Audience With the Queen
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Queen Anne discovers unexpected allies in her confrontation with the Crown. Jonathan sets out on a new journey.
Episode 40, Part 1: You Charge With the Horse You've Got
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Captain Howe makes the best of a bad situation. Jonathan discovers just how fast he can go from elated to crushed. Queen Anne receives an ultimatu...
Episode 39: The First, Distant Rumble of Peace
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rufus Snugg and his friends make a new toy, but toys aren't a solution to Rufus's problems. Devi gets the latest news from home, and Daven gets a blac...
Episode 38: A Vigorous Legal Argument
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Captain Howe is evicted ceremoniously from his field tent. Judge Blackstaff presides over a courtroom duel, and his clerk does heroic duty. Hobb the W...
Episode 37: The White Knights Forget Their Party Hats, Part 2
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny is briefly a lawyer, but he recovers quickly. King Simon discovers that he is not alone. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 37: The White Knights Forget Their Party Hats, Part 1
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The White Knights occupying Hog Hurst learn the wonder and terror of The Backbeat, and the goblins of the Gray Kingdom have a thumping good time. Pa...
Episode 36: Two Merry Bands, Part 2
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ratwurst gets an unexpected promotion, and Wigglus explains, with examples, the circumstances in which it is legally acceptable to solve one's persona...
Episode 36: Two Merry Bands, Part 1
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily sings a new song with old words. Cyrus discovers that comparing a woman to a dead cow has serious consequences. Part 1 of 2.
Episode 35: The Overture of War
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vicod Rayth, bearer of a certain tome germane to our story, finds an unexpected opportunity for cultural research while making his way to Uellodon. Ca...
Episode 34: A Killer Drum Solo
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cyrus selects a summer vacation and an intern to go along with it. Frederick née Halfhouse narrowly avoids a close encounter with a prosthesis. King ...
Episode 33: Peacemakers
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Richard makes a long journey through the black to a cup of black coffee at journey's end. In Finery Valley, Daven and Rufus learn two very differe...
Episode 32: Steel Comes In to Fashion, Part 3
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's a party on the streets of Green Bridge! Bishop Wildrick makes his move to poison the city government and seize control with a mob of the faithful...
Episode 32: Steel Comes Into Fashion, Part 2
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's a party on the streets of Green Bridge! Bishop Wildrick makes his move to poison the city government and seize control with a mob of the faithful...
Episode 32: Steel Comes Into Fashion, Part 1
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's a party on the streets of Green Bridge! Bishop Wildrick makes his move to poison the city government and seize control with a mob of the faithful...
Episode 31: War By Other Means
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hobb the Wise sees a chance to score a win, and sneaks out for some fun in a basement--but Dean Spoon gets the last laugh. Hobb meets his counterparts...
Episode 30: Balloons Both Large and Small, Pt. 3
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 of 3. Rufus and company are trapped underground by the White Knights. With nothing better to do, Rufus decides to go exploring, and picks the m...
Episode 30: Balloons Both Large and Small, Pt. 2
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 3. Rufus and company are trapped underground by the White Knights. With nothing better to do, Rufus decides to go exploring, and picks the...
Episode 30: Balloons Both Large and Small, Pt. 1
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 3. Rufus and company are trapped underground by the White Knights. With nothing better to do, Rufus decides to go exploring, and picks the...
Episode 29: The Charge of the Washer-Women
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The moment to free the wives and daughters of Hog Hurst finally arrives. What will be the cost? Featuring vocal performances by Danielle Erin Rhodes...
Episode 28: Convincing and Unconvincing Lies, P. 2
26 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily learns the secret to operating a grappling hook crossbow, and also that she is rubbish at lying. Cyrus might be afflicted with feelings. ...
Episode 28: Convincing and Unconvincing Lies, P. 1
26 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily learns the secret to operating a grappling hook crossbow, and also that she is rubbish at lying. Cyrus might be afflicted with feelings. M...
Episode 27: The Abjuration of Myths
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Richard and his men are disabused of certain firmly held beliefs concerning Giant-Men. The brave knight reaches into Uelland's dubious past for in...
Episode 26: Enemy of Church and State
15 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hobb the Wise and The Kettle share an unfriendly cup of tea. The Kettle illuminates the difference between truth and honesty. Hobb reveals their great...
Episode 25: Enhanced Interrogation Methods
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Between them, Cyrus and Veridia commit all seven deadly sins in the space of an hour. Rolly realizes what he'll miss the most about Veridia. Wally...
Episode 24: The Council of Longbean's Farm, Part 2
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Council of Longbean's Farm doesn't come off quite the way anyone imagined. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 24: The Council of Longbean's Farm, Part 1
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Deep in the frontier forest, King Simon's subjects behold the power of the backbeat. Jonathan learns how to lie just in time to save his life. Simon, ...
Episode 23: Variations on the Theme of Misery
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The good citizens of Uellodon experience black comedy and just regular old blackness. En route from the Finery Valley to Hog Hurst, Captain Whiffle an...
Episode 22: The Spy in the Kettle, Part 2
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The snarfs discover that the problems of history are also the problems of today. Rufus makes a strategic gamble, of which Gog the Hammer disapproves...
Episode 22: The Spy in the Kettle, Part 1
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rufus Snugg confronts a stubborn mystery and a stubborn archaeologist. Devi declines to send beer. Part 1 of 2.
Episode 21: Merrily Crashes a Party, Part 2
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Merrily gets up to no good herself, and talks her way into a fancy party. Robert Franco turns out to be rather different than we imagined. Part 2 of 2...
Episode 21: Merrily Crashes a Party, Part 1
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Stoat terrorizes his class with logic; Danny Frogflower is eaten by not-cannibals. Merrily discovers the value of straightening shoes, and a...
Episode 20: The Heights of Folly
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 20, Sir Richard continues his journey into the deep wilderness. He loses his men, then finds them, then loses them again--and then finds a ...
Episode 19: You Can Go Home, But It's Not The Same
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan meets a romantic rival, and sets about making all kinds of mistakes. He goes on a little ski trip, and finds that the situation in Hog Hurst ...
Episode 18: Pictures in the Snow (with "Last Songs" feat. Cory Osborne)
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of The Bright Path Podcast begins with a different perspective. In Green Bridge, Veridia confronts the predations of her enemies and the flaws ...
Episode 17: Evaporating Bonds; The Rapacious Few
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Richard goes off the map. Hobb finds danger in both action and inaction, and decides to accelerate his plans. Beatrice Snugg makes a new frien...
Episode 16, Part 2: Lectures on Love
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Reporters report, enthusiastically. New explorers arrive at Finery Valley, and new deals are hastily made. Merrily makes a decision, and Cyrus deliver...
Episode 16, Part 1: Ciphers and Secrets
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Reporters report, enthusiastically. New explorers arrive at Finery Valley, and new deals are hastily made. Merrily makes a decision, and Cyrus deliver...
Episode 15: A Foot in the Door, Part 2
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As Episode 15 continues, Alice's porch receives entirely too many visitors, and we discover the objectively correct price of a ton of coal. Part 2 of ...
Episode 15: A Foot in the Door, Part 1
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome! In Episode 15, we learn the identity of the Bloody Fingers' former "big man." Alice and Brutus discover a common interest in sales. The Giz...
Episode 14: Peter Wallacewog's New Friend
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Richard Enderly makes preparations for his exile to fantasy, beginning with a shopping trip for men. There is a food riot, and an unexpected respo...
Episode 13: The Cracks of Hell, and What They Found There
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cyrus bids a fond farewell to Sheria. Johnathan and Merrily go to meet some demons, but find an entirely different mystery. Daven and Devi make a bad ...
Episode 12: Goblin Logic
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the frontier forest, King Simon tries to keep his new subjects from eating each other. He finds that culinary advice and fragrant incense only go s...
Episode 11: Planting Dreams
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 11 of The Bright Path Podcast, King Leeland meets an old friend, and then sends him away. Hobb waves his hands and puts on a show--twice.
Episode 10: A Probable Tree, Part 2
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cyrus finds true romance. Merrily and Johnathan almost find true romance, but are rudely interrupted. Sheria gets metaphysical, and we meet an entirel...
Episode 10: A Probable Tree, Part 1
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cyrus finds true romance. Merrily and Johnathan almost find true romance, but are rudely interrupted. Sheria gets metaphysical, and we meet an entirel...
Episode 9, Part 2: Private Indulgences; The Universe Hates Peace and Quiet
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Stoat and his band pick up a new follower. Merrily marries a horse, hypothetically. Johnathan thinks about how he thinks about stranglin...
Episode 9, Part 1: Horsing Around with Letters
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Stoat and his band pick up a new follower. Merrily marries a horse, hypothetically. Johnathan thinks about how he thinks about stranglin...
Episode 8: The Sovereign State Does Not Fart
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Uellodon, Hobb the Wise meets old friends and old enemies. He scores some philosophical points against The Kettle, but has to flee the battlefiel...
Episode 7: An Unexpected Mule, Part 3
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 of 3. The village of Hog Hurst has some difficult decisions to make. Cyrus comes up with a bad plan, and then replaces it with an even wors...
Episode 7: An Unexpected Mule, Part 2
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 3. The village of Hog Hurst has some difficult decisions to make. Cyrus comes up with a bad plan, and then replaces it with an even wors...
Episode 7: An Unexpected Mule, Part 1
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 3. The village of Hog Hurst has some difficult decisions to make. Cyrus comes up with a bad plan, and then replaces it with an even wor...
Episode 6: How a Librarian Dresses for War, Part 2
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 2. Johnathan and Alice set off in pursuit of Cyrus and Merrily. Johnathan's head injury turns out to be a blessing in disguise. Alice...
Episode 6: How a Librarian Dresses for War, Part 1
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 2. Johnathan and Alice set off in pursuit of Cyrus and Merrily. Johnathan's head injury turns out to be a blessing in disguise. Alice ...
Episode 5: Love and Madness, Part 2
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 2. Simon goes mad for a bit, but he gets better. The Gizzard leads Cyrus and Merrily over the Green River in search of the missing post...
Episode 5: Love and Madness, Part 1
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 2. Simon goes mad for a bit, but he gets better. The Gizzard leads Cyrus and Merrily over the Green River in search of the missing post-...
Episode 4: Sandwiches and Murder
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We meet a goblin who is Not From Around Here. We also meet a goblin who is from around here. Cyrus wishes he were a chicken. Johnathan puts the ...
Episode 3: An Improbable Stick
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Strangers meet on the road as Cyrus, Johnathan, and Merrily set off in search of the missing post-rider. Johnathan acquires a new weapon. Cyrus en...
Episode 2: Quanta of Nonsense
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cyrus reveals the object of his quest, but immediately discovers that said object has gone missing. He meets the town librarian, and suspicions aris...
Episode 1: The Reason for Beer
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our adventure begins at the beginning, and if you're looking for the beginning then you should begin here. We meet Johnathan Miller and Merrily Hunt...