🦉 Michael Schofield
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🦉 Michael Schofield
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Serial-hobbyist making fantasy podcasts, audio dramas, and actual plays like #TheThief (http://thiefpodcast.com). Engineer. Librarian. Janeite. #AmHiring voice actors, artists, AP players. Reviewing at AmListening.substack.com.
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Hiya. I make 6 podcasts -- 3 #audiodramas, 2 #actualplays, 1 #ttrpg soundscape thing -- and if you've dug any of them, I suuuuper invite you to join patreon.com/thethief for free.

And, in 2026
- A comic with @isabeladuffles.bsky.social
- A top-tier VTM AP with @nandikayyy.bsky.social
- and more 🐈‍⬛
Do not look away.
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 AM
My ears would like to ensure Anticrastination get made, aaand I think you would too 👀. bit.ly/anticrastina...
Anticrastination: A Comedy Audio Drama
A pair of people try to make a podcast about reaching goals and getting organized--and completely fail. A desperate comedy!
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The new 28 Years Later did the remarkable thing of being excellent. At this rate this may go down as one of the best trilogies. Can’t wait for number three.
January 17, 2026 at 6:08 AM
I find it requires an uncanny amount of energy to just coexist with and compartmentalize the worldsuck. That just doing laundry is a willful act of hope.
January 16, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Cory Doctorow sez:
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 AM
It started when Paul Nguyen got sick. Now the whole camp is on edge. Episode 04 of The Young (our coming‑of‑age horror actual‑play) is here - and you honestly don't have to catch-up through the other episodes. Summer‑camp 90s nostalgia.

🎧 www.theyounghorror.com/p/04-buddy-s...
#horror #actualplay
04 • Buddy System
It started when Paul Nguyen got sick.
www.theyounghorror.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Someone’s sick at Camp Whippoorwill in my latest episode of THE YOUNG. Back in Michigan 1995, four junior counselors come of age just in time for the zombie apocalypse.

www.theyounghorror.com/p/04-buddy-s...

#AudioDrama #Horror
04 • Buddy System
It started when Paul Nguyen got sick.
www.theyounghorror.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
It won't hit podcatchers until the morning, but if you're up and at 'em you can stream the next THE YOUNG www.patreon.com/posts/young-... . Don't fear the patreon, it's totally free.

The Young is a coming-of-age horror set in Michigan 1995.

#actualplay #audiodrama #zombies
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 AM
My inner voice is a witchy philosopher Squarrior (a warrior squirrel) 🐿️ keeping itself centered with Mongolian throat singing - but still fundamentally whimsical squirrel easily distracted and hungry.
January 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Partial Veil was recommended to me a ton and I finally listened to the first episode. I'm pretty optimistic and subscribed. Might be way off but I'm getting True Detective vibes. #AmListening #audiodrama

pod.link/1765764792/e...
January 8, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Remember, there are two cakes.
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Next episode of The Young ought to be done tomorrow and published either immediately when I finish or Monday. I'm technically _a lot behind_, but now that the holidays are in the rear view mirror things are shaping up.

www.theyounghorror.com

#walkingdead #actualplay #ttrpg
January 7, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I heard the 1st episode of LIMINAL last night. It's a miniseries (?) where someone goes real deep while lucid dreaming - and gets stuck. My vibe is ... Inception + Freddy Krueger, in the what-happens-in-dreams-is-real sense. Easy subscribe for me.

pod.link/1838164719/e...

#amlistening #audiodrama
January 6, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Read more books.
Most fiction is an exercise in empathy, and novels have the unique quality of putting other people’s lives in one’s head.

That skill is not useful to the alt-right vision of the future. Novels are consequently deprioritized.
January 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
“We have been using social media for the past 20 years, …, we are still dealing with the consequences of bad policies and poor regulation from the early days of social media.”
The Case for AI Regulation
And why you should care | Edition #262
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Nothing like punching down on indie creators who are basically blessed if they even break even with ads.
January 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Reposted by 🦉 Michael Schofield
I got a nice early surprise in the mail today...
Already updated my Kickstarter prelaunch page at bit.ly/LevelOneRPG

I'm so stoked.
#TTRPG #IndieDev #KickStarter #Promote
January 6, 2026 at 1:05 AM
This cover is so good.
Here is the cover page of Ahu's First Patrol. Kickstarter prelaunch page here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

#dnd #fantasyart #ttrpg #indonesia #nepal
January 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The public release of the second season of our award winning #actualplay THE THIEF is around the corner, and it’s a really convenient time to remind you that this exists - because it’s been a minute 🫠.

Start here: open.spotify.com/episode/485g...
January 6, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The math of compounding isn’t just about revenue but belief horizons. When models aren’t built to see far enough, we mistake shortfalls for way bigger truths.
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I listened to Chaika for the first time over the weekend because a random in discord said in-passing in some unrelated conversation: "I loved Chaika, it made me cry."

open.spotify.com/episode/3iDX... #amlistening #audiodrama #fictionpodcast
Episode 1: My mind was going numb
open.spotify.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Reposted by 🦉 Michael Schofield
Just opened the Kickstarter prelaunch for Ahu's First Patrol — a 5e-compatible solo adventure gamebook introducing Uoru, starting in Kaung Pi.

If you like solo adventures or new settings, follow here:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

#ttrpg #gamebook #dnd
Coming soon: Ahu's First Patrol: A 5e solo adventure gamebook
Journey through Kaung Pi in a story-driven solo adventure that introduces a gritty, Asian–inspired fantasy setting.
www.kickstarter.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Nobody asked for this but I repurposed a substack I was squatting on to review #audiodramas and #actualplays.

amlistening.substack.com/p/amlistenin...

If you subscribe and comment your own show, I'll review it in the upcoming weeks.

#ttrpg
#AmListening to Goshawk, Chaika
A weekly look-back at fiction podcasts, audio dramas, and actual plays worth listening to.
amlistening.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Instead of doomscrolling, I made an excuse to prioritize making more space for #audiodramas, #actualplays, and other fiction.

I'm a lapsed librarian, but follow me and let me connect you to good listening.

amlistening.substack.com/p/amlistenin...
#AmListening to Goshawk, Chaika
A weekly look-back at fiction podcasts, audio dramas, and actual plays worth listening to.
amlistening.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:54 AM