The Old Ways Podcast

In episode four the investigators find themselves hurtling toward a showdown with whatever awaits in Swift's secret place, but first they receive a phone call from the mysterious Jackson Elias who's game to help them sort out the mystery of the Massassauga Cult that tried to kill them at Dunning.

In episode five we welcome an all new recording setup! After much toiling and bowing to the dark beings from the beyond, we've finished our new recording setup to the joy over everyone's ears.  Episode five finds our investigating crew beginning their search of a strange building at the Chicago Union Stockyards. What wonders or horrors will they find within?

In episode six, the investigators regather themselves outside the small shack in the Chicago Union Stockyards, desperate to determine what to do. Doctor Tattenbach receives a strange vision of what might be at the heart of Swift's sinister plan.

Episode seven finds our investigators deep underground a secret building, searching for the truth of what the notorious Johnathan Swift has done. Something from beyond the human world reaches out, rattling the Chicago crew to its bones.

The bell tolls for our investigators in this episode, as they come to grips with Swift's foul scheme! The long knives are out for everyone, as lives and sanity hang in the balance.

With the horrors of Swift Meat Packing behind them, two of our investigators begin to piece their lives back together, with Mr. Forsyth scrambling understand a strange request at the new Tribune building and Ms. O'Shea traveling East to speak with her mother at Arkham. Will a curious letter throw their plans adrift?

A train to Arkham delivers Ms. O'Shea to see her mother, but first comes a meeting with Professor Christopher Cross from Miskatonic, who has key information on what has happened to her mother and where she can look for further answers.  Mr. Forsyth - wakes to find the world he knew is gone - and his present situation far from the shores of reality where he once stood.

In episode eleven, Stazi receives a disturbing phone call from her close friend, Mary, who is soon to return from California. Jack Doyle is back on his case involving a missing woman, only to find her in the arms of a dangerous Chicago gangster turned assassin. Ms O'Shea prepares to return home from Arkham, even as her mother paints new pictures inspired by madness.

In a dizzying series of events, Doyle and Stazi are forced to come to grips with strange dreams and visions they've each had. A mysterious man named Augustus Larkin has surfaced in their memories, and a trip to Peru.

In a rare Friday release, The Old Ways Team has come for individual interview sessions. Learn all about our players and how they view their characters, where they draw their inspiration for the investigators, and many other secrets!

We return to our story to find Jack Doyle investigating a gangster's whereabouts, after seeking absolution from the local church. From the depths of the Dreamlands, Mr. Forsyth returns with his charge, but not without some lingering effects. Ms. O'Shea dreams of monstrous dealing in memories she cannot place, including a man named Jessie.

Our mystery of missing time deepens as Maeve and Doyle discuss the parts of their memory and why threads of their lives seems to have crossed before. Mr Forsyth tumbles into meeting each one delivering news and uncovering his own part in the missing memory of time spent in Peru.

In another of our special spotlight episodes, we catch up with Doctor Tattenbach during his week of research after the incidents at the Stockyards. When a strange former patient visits, his memory -and his relationship with his assistant Lily - are thrown into chaos.

The Doctor and Mr. Forsyth investigate their collective lost memories, while Stazi's once buried past comes back to haunt her present- in full view for all.  *As a warning to our listeners, this episode includes a trigger warning for domestic violence*

Mr. Doyle & Dr. Tattenbach determine Jessie Hughes was pivotal in the group escaping Peru. The group searches and finds more clues for their shared past, but Stazi's present draws them away before the final links in the chain can be made.