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A real-play D&D podcast of high fantasy and low humor. It’s the 1980s, and four almost friends navigate middle school in a small, strange, low-budget town. Can they survive social minefields and the occasional eldritch horror without being expelled, or possibly sued by the Duffer Brothers? Will there be music? Listen to find out.

Dungeon Calling


    • Jan 7, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 37 EPISODES


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    Please Consider Donating to Doctors Without Borders!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 1:14


    Please consider donating to Doctors Without Borders to help with their continuing work in Gaza. https://tinyurl.com/tabletoptitan Thank you!

    Bonus - There Can Be Only Fun!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 126:16


    We watch the beloved but confusing 80s classic Highlander. Sync up our track with the movie for the full experience. Tommy is disappointed at the lack of hot foxes. Randall is a bit fuzzy on Scottish culture. Matt leans towards a psychosexual explanation. Kim knows how ladies look at swords. Is this a metaphor for…something? Geddy's hoping for romance. [Noise and/or music] _____________________________ Please check out our friendcasts at: https://linktr.ee/leveldown http://anchor.fm/nigel-gambaatar https://linktr.ee/adventurers.anonymous http://shows.acast.com/roll-for-stupid

    Episode 29 - That's How Malls Do

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 64:28


    We love the smell of commerce in the morning. Tommy's too real for Kim. Kim's special…so special. Julius lays down a heavy truth. Tony is a provocateur. Rachel is talking to herself? Kim flips, for real. It's a dress-off. Ralph is unpopular. Mrs. Wray has a particular set of skills. Dylan is looking for a higher power. Today was a good day. Sllluuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrppppp. linktr.ee/dungeoncallingpodcast Check out our friends: https://linktr.ee/wingwomenpod http://shows.acast.com/roll-for-stupid

    Season 1 Wrap Up Message

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 2:44


    A quick message to let you know that next week's episode will be the final episode of Season 1. We will return with Season 2... whenever we get around to it. THANK YOU for listening so far and tell a friend about us. Everyone needs more nonsense in their lives!

    Episode 28 - Cut Deep by Occam's Razor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 57:49


    Kim is Steve McQueening. A homeowner makes Tommy want to defect. We need someone good at finding children. Ken struggles for the right level of offensive. The Geddy always knocks once. Randall gives constructive criticism. You wouldn't know her, she's from another town or is a ghost. http://linktr.ee/dungeoncallingpodcast Check out our friends http://anchor.fm/nigel-gambaatar anchor.fm/you-wanna-do-what

    Episode 27 - Horny for Magic!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 55:11


    The crew debriefs, but gets interrupted before their investigation even begins. Tommy is faux stacking. Randall takes time for self care. Geddy couldn't make an ice cube. Kim is visualizing success. Tommy and Randall inadvertently wander into the plot of an adult film. linktr.ee/dungeoncallingpodcast Please check out our friends: https://linktr.ee/leveldown https://linktr.ee/adventurers.anonymous

    Episode 26 - F*ck it, I'm dancing!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 63:31


    The team expands their horizons in multiple different ways but learn that sometimes the familiar tastes are the best in the end. linktr.ee/dungeoncallingpodcast Please support our friends linktr.ee/WanderfulPod https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wisdomofone

    Episode 25b - I Wanna Stab A Guy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 52:03


    The crew employs a classic pincer move. Geddy is cool mint. Ken suggests we stab the sleeping guy. Kim rolls to get away. Tommy's secret is he's always 8 feet tall. Randall faces a cooperative foe. Cats. Special thanks to Lauren for her vocal talents on Cold as Ice. linktr.ee/dungeoncallingpodcast Check out our friends: shows.acast.com/roll-for-stupid anchor.fm/you-wanna-do-what

    Episode 25a - Snakes Don't Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 51:32


    The crew explore another scenic corner of town. Kim gets double secret probation. Geddy is not ready for first base. Randall plays the purgatory card. Tommy's world is unexplainable chaos. Can adults get grounded? linktr.ee/dungeoncallingpodcast Please check out our friend casts! rollingacrossthepond.com www.characterswithoutstories.com

    Episode 24 - Sexual Hand Grenade

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 46:32


    The gang's reminded you're bound to have a few critics. Tommy knows if you love smashing, you never work a day in your life. Allison's starting to happen to…Geddy. Randall misses out on a real American hero. Kim thinks age is not even a number. linktr.ee/dungeoncallingpodcast And please check out our friends anchor.fm/nigel-gambaatar linktr.ee/adventurers.anonymous

    Episode 23 - Muskrat Cunning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 49:16


    The crew further a scheme, and face some blowback. Randall breaks hard. Kim doesn't wonder whether she's paranoid, she wonders whether she's paranoid enough. Geddy has a meet-weird. Tommy is one with the flame. We don't know what we're doing, but we're doing it with more confidence.

    Bonus - More songs about men please!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 13:38


    We dig into the world of insecurity and power dynamics as expressed in the song Jolene.

    Episode 22 - Sorrow Unleashed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 59:41


    We vote for the side quest, and trail our quarries. Geddy is a haircut voyeur. Randall aims to slack. Tommy doesn't need names. Kim is a homewrecker.

    Episode 21 - Pantsless Johnny Appleseed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 46:28


    The crew plays hard to get, then enjoys a local attraction. Randall is a real Beetlehead. Tommy discovers doubt. Geddy has a certain je ne sais quoi. Kim needs a beret.

    Bonus - Blood & Cocoa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 23:27


    The party experiences some holiday moments. Kim wants to Beat It. Randall swaps a cat for a donkey. Geddy finds himself in a sticky situation. Tommy meets a big boy.

    Episode 20 - I was told there would be magic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 72:49


    In the face of adult revelry, we stick to our training. Randall is bested by a husky boy. Kim is but a shadow on the wind. Geddy skipped arm day. Tommy discovers neutrality.

    Episode 19 - Sneak-A-Bee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 59:17


    The party makes a deal, tastes adulthood, and enjoys a festival. Geddy's the wrong kind of nerd. Tommy's family recycles. Kim is unimpressed with this vintage. Randall is a weird kid. We learn about plausible deniability. Please check out and support our friends: Necromantic Empire - anchor.fm/nigel-gambaatar Adventurers Anonymous - linktr.ee/adventurers.anonymous

    Episode 18 - Fire is Always an Option

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 51:22


    The party visits Lance, considers extreme measures and gets down to some quality brainstorming. We learn a bit of cowboy wisdom. Randall knows how to dip a candle. Geddy kidsplains The A Team. Tommy does live in a cave. Is there a middle school book about mixed drinks? Kim has a short playlist. Please check out and support our friend: Roll for Stupid - shows.acast.com/roll-for-stupid

    Episode 17 - Sad Tiger

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 77:29


    The kids survive gym, converse ineffectively, and probably overreact. Randall loses social capital. Geddy finds the world's oldest trap. Tommy is nonplussed. Kim is feeling stabby.

    Episode 16 - Singular Human Child

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 67:31


    The heist continues, and we try to problem solve on the fly. Geddy balks at eldericide. Randall is in a bit of a pickle. Kim creates a historic anachronism. Tommy shows laser focus. This one is a soft R.

    Episode 15 - Anonymous Goat Call

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 56:22


    The crew takes a road trip, goats are misled, and some heisting begins. Tommy's Dad is not a Reagan Democrat. Kim is an escape artiste! Randall has plenty of room for advancement. Geddy experiences adult stress.

    Episode 14 - Workers Unite

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 39:45


    The party wades into literary review, and then practices a song. Kim reads about the upside of puberty. Geddy isn't in the pocket of big military. Tommy enjoys a childhood classic. Randall comes around for a donkey parade.

    Episode 13 - Lawful Curious

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 58:12


    The party faces a moral test, and just really makes a meal of it. Then we squeeze in some sheep scouting. Kim uses art to heal. Geddy is all about shenanigans. Tommy makes some adjustments. Randall knows Hambone. Tommy and Kim have no gods nor masters.

    Episode 12 - Chekhov's Mop

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 48:37


    The team works together for a common goal…revenge. We take in the sights, and meet a man with a plan. Randall is over conventional theatre. Geddy makes a scene. Kim wipes the floor with ‘em. Tommy's a believer.

    Episode 11 - After Hibernation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 49:54


    The crew negotiates with the Queen, and faces repercussions for questing. As usual, D&D teaches us about love. Geddy's family has emotions. Kim is a grounded skeptic. Tommy is not in a killing mood. Randall has an ear for AM radio.

    Episode 10 - Hail Satin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 54:26


    The team continues their tour of abandoned Cogney, and fights a villain who is clearly too high level. Kim faces the challenge she was meant for…and fails. Tommy ain't no flag waver. An NPC critiques our life choices. Geddy uses ventriloquism for good. Are we not men, we are Randall.

    Episode 9 - I Tried to Touch a Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 55:34


    We almost watch a movie, and become dubious first responders. Kimmy's Mom has got it (macrame) going on. Hell (aka Tommy) comes to Frogtown. Geddy breaks a leg. Randall finds a wheelbarrow. We'll always stay in touch with that kid.

    Episode 8 - You Should Probably Watch Your Phrasing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 76:35


    The crew gets in hot water, is a thing we could say. Tommy's boots have spheres of influence. Geddy tries out the cape life. Kim panics under pressure. Randall makes a pitch for basic societal norms. It's time for Witch Talk with Claire.

    BONUS - The 36th Chamber of the She-Lin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 20:02


    It's a weekend bonus episode! Kim only feels truly alive in the four corners of the matted square. Tommy discovers the scene partner he needed was closer than he could have imagined. Randall gets AP credit in French history.

    Episode 7 - Artistic Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 56:59


    The kids encounter the downside of fame, and a friend has got to go. Randall has a moral reckoning of one. Kim sends a message to their fans. Tommy is no one's butt. Geddy knows you don't bring a scarf to a snap-pop fight.

    Episode 6 - Straight Up Homicide, Here We Come

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 78:37


    After some conflicts at the dump, the gang's introduced to the magic of the stage. Geddy's Dad is an imaginary lawyer. Kim knows improvised weapons. Tommy's “secret” is he's always angry. Randall gives trash talking a try. Kim and Randall have musical chemistry. Tommy wants his spirit to run free. Geddy commits bird crimes.

    Episode 5 - Sheepmotif

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 42:24


    In D&D, the party explores a city on the go. Geddy doubles down on hostile worldbuilding. Tommy finds an all-organic specialty store. Kim don't want no trudge. Randall is a fun-guy.

    Episode 4 - The Soft End of My Spear

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 33:08


    The kids play in the burned out remains of the 1970s. Tommy learns what musical theatre is not. Geddy brings up magic…again. Goonies are something-something. Randall strikes out once more. Kim has a Rocky conundrum. Welcome to Lizard Town.

    Episode 3 - Nothing Smells like a Deere

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 64:43


    After some circuitous planning, the team comes up with about 67% of a plan. Kim misses some core concepts about a school dance. Geddy is hoisted by his own petard. Randall is ready for the modern office environment. Tommy is confused by positive vibes. Cogney has abandonment issues. Welcome to the obligatory bike montage!

    Episode 2 - Do the Donkeys Wear Hats?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 65:16


    The party turns community service into a heist movie. Randall gives unsolicited emotional support. Kim shills for big educational software. Geddy starts down the road to juvenile delinquency. Tommy knows his way around a sock.

    Episode 1 - Oururubearos

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 34:11


    Our crew meet in detention, and the weird new kid coerces them into trying D&D. Kim is a Godzilla apologist. Geddy has a Dickensian revelation. Tommy goes dental. Randall discovers you don't let Geddy worldbuild.

    Episode 0 - Kangarules

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 14:34


    In our origin story, we meet our four main characters, and discover the mistakes and misdeeds that brought them to detention. Randall finds a new friend. Kim embarks on the path of a warrior. Tommy will not go quietly. Geddy practices desktop publishing.

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