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The Young is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of '95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.

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04 • Buddy System

04 • Buddy System

2026-01-1216:28

The Young is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of ‘95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.Listen however you like: Apple, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and the rest. Then, when you’re done, checkout Channels, the latest campaign from The Monster’s Playbook, in which a late-90s online RPG is bleeding into the real world and it’s up to an unlikely trio to figure out why. Apple | Spotify | All other podcatchers. Learn how to promote your own show on The Young and our six other podcasts. It's super cheap.CreditsNandi K. as Ta-tyanaEmily Morse-Lee as MindyMadeline Victoria Posner as AlPatricia Wires as Tara“Around the Campfire” and “Mississippi Mud” were composed by PremiumBeatThe Young is produced by the players 🖤, who are playing pretend with me for free.Our little endeavor is also encouraged by the fyrd (our patrons): Amz Deen, Nandi K., Kari Sutcliffe, Patrick Deraković-Rakas, Ivan Duch, Lucas Duff, Jen ,Kier Hodgson, Hannah Radcliff, Jeremy Román, Charles Villard.Help me make this stuff on patreon.com/thethief - or just follow there, for free, to find the half-dozen stories I make all in one place. Get full access to The Young // A Horror Podcast at www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe
The Young is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of ‘95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.B-Sides rewind to the school year just prior, when the worst thing that could happen was a prank call - or a broken heart.CreditsNandi K. as Ta-tyanaEmily Morse-Lee as MindyMadeline Victoria Posner as AlPatricia Wires as TaraThe Young is produced by the players 🖤, who are playing pretend with me for free.Listen however you like: Apple, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and the rest. Get full access to The Young // A Horror Podcast at www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe
The Young is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of ‘95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.On the long weekend before the campers arrive, the new teen junior counselors and cabin monitors for the summer of ‘95 - the “camptains” - hike to the old logging camp, where the camp director hid the old Whippoorwill standard, “The Loon,” as an initiation rite.Content warning: elk hunting.CreditsNandi K. as Ta-tyanaEmily Morse-Lee as MindyMadeline Victoria Posner as AlPatricia Wires as TaraThe Young is produced by the players 🖤, who are playing pretend with me for free.Listen however you like: Apple, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and the rest. This is a Hoot Cowl production. Find our free audio dramas and other stories at patreon.com/thethief. Get full access to The Young // A Horror Podcast at www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe
The Young is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of ‘95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.On the long weekend before the campers arrive, the new teen junior counselors and cabin monitors for the summer of ‘95 - the “camptains” - reunite at Camp Whippoorwill.CreditsNandi Allman as Ta-tyanaEmily Morse-Lee as MindyMadeline Victoria Posner as AlPatricia Wires as TaraThe Young is produced by the players 🖤, who are playing pretend with me (Michael Schofield) for free.Listen however you like: Apple, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and the rest.Follow for free on Patreon to get all of our other shows in one feed. Get full access to The Young // A Horror Podcast at www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe
00.2 • 🖤 Tara '94

00.2 • 🖤 Tara '94

2025-09-1701:16

The Young is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of '95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.Tara's parents picked her up before Ta-tyana, Mindy, and Al could sneak out - but she managed to weasel-in a goodbye.This teaser, "🖤 Tara '94," was pulled from our session zero, where we identified our lines and veils, our palette, and found our voices.CreditsNandi K. as Ta-tyanaEmily Morse-Lee as MindyMadeline Victoria Posner as AlPatricia Wires as TaraThe Young is produced by the players 🖤, who are playing pretend with me for free. Get full access to The Young // A Horror Podcast at www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe
00.1 • Summer of '94

00.1 • Summer of '94

2025-09-1716:11

The Young is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of '95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.This episode, "Summer of '94," is pulled from our session zero, where we identified our lines and veils, our palette, and found our voices.CreditsNandi K. as Ta-tyanaEmily Morse-Lee as MindyMadeline Victoria Posner as AlPatricia Wires as TaraThe Young is produced by the players 🖤, who are playing pretend with me for free. Get full access to The Young // A Horror Podcast at www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe
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