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Pod Against the Machine: A Pathfinder Actual Play

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Rating
★★★★★
4.9
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29 reviews
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Country
United States
This podcast has
364 episodes
Language
English
Explicit
No
Date created
2020/12/02
Latest episode
2026/11/04
Average duration
80 min.
Release period
7 days

Description

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.

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MCFYB - 10 - ROBW - 02 - Wet Rope
2026/11/04
Sounds like this town is affected seasonally, in a disordered way.   There's still some time to back RoBW on Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/evil-hat/rangers-of-a-broken-world   Also! About those live shows for Extra Life this weekend: join us Saturday the 7th at 5pm Eastern at: http://twitch.tv/podvsmachine for a 13 Omens stream with guests from Pretending to Be People, 25 North, and Blood Red Gulch, then Saturday the 14th at 4 pm Eastern for The B.R.I.A.N. Identity, and 9 pm for Machine Learning! Don't forget to visit our campaign on Extra Life: https://dd.extra-life.org/teams/75132 to support the Children's Miracle Network of Hospitals and enter to win prizes from Norse Foundry and our merch store.   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: Tavern Music, Frozen Wastes, Icebound Town, Western Watchtower and Infernal Machine Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com   Where the Winds Roam Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi) https://www.youtube.com/xdeviruchi   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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
MCFYB - 11 - BB - 02 - Never Go To a Party in a Tearaway Suit
2026/10/31
Holy smokes, a Halloween release! Will our Murder Mavens solve the Mystery? Will they catch a killer or simply conjunctivitis?   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: Halloween Music Nastlebom   Halloween Party Atlas Audio   The House is Alive, Call of Lost Souls, and Can You Hear the Voices of the Dead? The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
MCFYB - 11 - BB - 01 - Abba Zabba Stabba
2026/10/28
We interrupt your regularly-scheduled interruption of your regularly scheduled program to bring you a seasonally-appropriate Brindlewood Bay adventure! Join us this weekend for this thrilling conclusion.   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: Halloween Music Nastlebom   Retro Jazz Club Vellum Lounge   Party Sounds Soundsexciting   Doom is Upon Us The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
MCFYB - 10 - ROBW - 01 - Click For Yes, Vibrate For No
2026/10/21
It's time to join our Rangers in their Broken World and see if they can, you know, do something about it.   Check out the RoBW crowdfunding campaign on Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/evil-hat/rangers-of-a-broken-world   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: Fishing Village, Hidden Valley, Icebound Town, and Quiet Cove Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com   Music: Bonfire by Alexander Nakarada (https://creatorchords.com/) Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Music: Frozen Mountains by Alexander Nakarada (https://creatorchords.com/) Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Music: Village Ambiance by Alexander Nakarada (https://creatorchords.com/) Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/      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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
MCFYB - 10 - ROBW - A Clever Title for Character Creation
2026/10/14
Welcome, one and all, to our cleverly-named Character Creation Episode for Evil Hat's Rangers of a Broken World! This is our first-ever sponsored McFyb, aside from Charlie Th'Lizardfolk's constant support.   Their crowdfunding campaign just launched on Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/evil-hat/rangers-of-a-broken-world   Also, on October 15th, make sure you check out Bloody Tears! Sam joins a totally normal cast for a totally normal adventure through the Bastion of Blasphemies! https://youtu.be/uEQuLmwfjT4?si=6isKBPVxubdBkcmt   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: Frozen Orbit Ovani Music   Aftermath 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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
258 - We Don't Talk About Creams
2026/10/07
To Chesed! Surely there will be answers there, and nothing else.   On October 15th, make sure you check out Bloody Tears! Sam joins a totally normal cast for a totally normal adventure through the Bastion of Blasphemies! https://youtu.be/uEQuLmwfjT4?si=6isKBPVxubdBkcmt   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: Sleepless Night Dreams Joel Steudler   Western Watchtower Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com   Under the Hill, 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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
257 - Two Maracas of Sadness
2026/09/30
A new adventure begins as such things often do: with shopping.   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: Benji  Ovani Music   The Elevator Bossanova Bensound   Elf Meditation Kevin MacLeod   Headless Horseman Alexander Nakarada   Western Watchtower, and Defiled Temple 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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
The Story Machine - 6 - Well and Truly
2026/09/23
Scheduling demons have once again arisen, so here's a cheerful story about a scheme.   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: Guerilla War, and Awakening Joel Steudler     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.
256 - Let Off the Big Boys
2026/09/16
To Science Future!   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: Combat Theme #3 Orchestra Only (Looped) Andrew Sitkov   Aftermath, Floating Ice Castle, and Medieval Banquet 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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
255 - Bend Your Elbow
2026/09/09
Oh no. He's hot.   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: Ancient Ground Ovani Sound   Under the Hill Battle Theme, 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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
254 - Look At Me, I'm the Mather Now
2026/09/02
Let's kill some boss!   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: Western Watchtower Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com   Spiral Galaxy Joel Steudler   Under the Hill Battle Theme, Catoptricon, Sepulcrum, Outriders, 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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
253 - The Weird Inverse Bell Curve of Utility
2026/08/26
AND WE'RE BACK to our regularly-scheduled programming! Is everybody ready to go to bed?   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: Drama, Swamplandia, and Desert Winds Ambience Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com   Under the Hill Battle Theme, Outriders, 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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
SD06 - Quite a Few Doughtnuts Left in His Box
2026/08/19
Welcome to the thrilling conclusion of the Battle of Starfall, where it's always time for bones!   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: Drama, Swamplandia, and Desert Winds Ambience Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com   Under the Hill Battle Theme, Outriders, 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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
SD05 - Famous Starfall Wand Massage
2026/08/12
Another episode, another front in the seemingly unending battle for the soul of Numeria.   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: Grow Stronger - Orchestral Version (Looped) Andrew Sitkov   Medieval Battle, and Western Watchtower Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com   Under the Hill Battle Theme, Outriders, Sepulcrum, Torus, and 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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)
SD04 - The Threatened Threat Zone
2026/08/05
Uh, wow. Okay. Technic League's got hands.   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: Dramatic Background Theme #4 (Looped) Andrew Sitkov   Desolate Underground City Ambience The Hollywood Edge https://hollywoodedge.com   Under the Hill Battle Theme, Sepulcrum, Torus, and 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. Original music by Marllon Silva (xDeviruchi)

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4.9 out of 5
29 reviews
★★★★★
Garbanzo-3 2025/09/17
Absolutely incredible
Wonderful storytelling and endearing banter. Don’t let the Pathfinder 1E system scare you away. If you’re familiar with D&D or any other similar syste...
★★★★★
L. Dallas 2023/03/05
Top Tier Pathfinder Pod
Excellent storytellers with an amazing brand of dry humor. This show has developed into one of the best Pathfinder 1E podcasts out there. Fans of th...
★★★★★
Willfulredhead 2022/07/17
Delightfully Funny
The witty, dry humor of this podcast is highly enjoyable. A must listen for humans and robots alike.
★★★★★
JLaptop 2022/07/15
Great show, very capable.. Now with chicken wars
I love this show and the cast of clowns. They have a bit drier sense of humor that is my speed. They story they are telling is consistently funny and ...
★★★★★
A Babcock 2022/04/02
Good stuff
Relistening to early eps and hurtling my way to catching up. The characters are wonderful, the balance of sass and serious is *chef’s kiss* and is ove...
★★★★★
Fuzzy Doug 2021/08/20
Love it
I enjoy the cast. I like how interactive the GM was about the story. Can’t wait to hear how they tackle this AP.
★★★★★
Bellandora 2021/08/13
I highly recommend this podcast!
Pod Against The Machine has quickly become one of my favorite podcasts. Not only do the characters come to life in their audio form, each one has a dr...
★★★★★
Rhlursen 2021/07/01
I enjoyed it
I really liked what I listened to, unfortunately I really want to play this AP without spoilers so I stepped away, but I will be back.
★★★★★
Hank2289 2021/03/20
Just caught up
This group keeps getting better! Everyone seemed a little nervous to start but after a few episodes it's all fallen into place. The group is lots of f...
★★★★★
NecessaryEvil85 2021/03/02
Great addition to pathfinder podcasts!
Pod Against The Machine is a solid podcast covering an interesting AP. The players are great (especially Jeff... slightly biased) and Sam does a great...
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