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A D&D podcast following the adventures of three postgraduates in a fantasy university dealing with supervisors, monsters, and peer-reviewers.

Dungeons & Doctorates


    • Sep 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 301 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Dungeons & Doctorates

    EP207 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 10 - Comparing Notes | 25/09/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 39:21


    The Academic Adventures take a moment to talk about what's going on and discuss the big questions. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP206 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 9 - Lifting Fog | 18/09/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 40:36


    The Academic Adventures get back to the material plane but now have so much to do and new questions to ask. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP205| Cosmic Conundrum Part 8 - Uncut Reality | 11/09/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 41:36


    The Academic Adventures must determine how to return to their plane. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP204 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 7 - Reality Tear | 04/09/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 51:25


    Danger lurks behind the veil of this reality, the Academic Adventurers must prevent it. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP203 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 6 - Fear and Calm | 28/08/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 45:10


    The fight continues, a clash with foes in a fearsome location. Will the Academic Adventures be victorious? Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    TCR34 | 5 Year Anniversary - Part 2 | 21/08/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 58:53


    The Dungeons & Doctorates cast gather with some guests to celebrate 5 years of making the podcast by answering questions and discussing all thing TTRPG

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    TCR33 | 5 Year Anniversary - Part 1 | 14/08/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 61:28


    The Dungeons & Doctorates cast gather with some guests to celebrate 5 years of making the podcast by answering questions and discussing all thing TTRPG

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    EP202 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 5 - Where Nothing Meets Infinity | 07/08/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 23:48


    Potentia passes her Arcana check and understands the situation. Oh no! Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP201 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 4 - Terror limanalis | 31/07/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 30:19


    Fighting continues in the void, will the Academic Adventures survive? Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP200 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 3 - Shrouded in Treachery | 24/07/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 39:34


    The Academic Adventures begin to come to terms with their current cosmic situation. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP199 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 2 - Open Book Mystery | 03/07/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 28:39


    The Circle begin explaining their part in the mystery. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP198 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 1 - The Circle | 26/06/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 29:20


    The Academic Adventurers gather at the archaeology department ready to unravel the mystery surrounding Harold's sword. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP197 | Attirely Appropriate | 19/06/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 24:21


    Meredith and Potentia discuss things over a bit of late night shopping Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP196 | Upper Meddle Class | 12/06/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 34:28


    The Academic Adventurers catch up following their night out to discuss the events. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP205| Cosmic Conundrum Part 8 - Uncut Reality | 11/09/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 41:36


    The Academic Adventures must determine how to return to their plane. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP204 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 7 - Reality Tear | 04/09/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 51:25


    Danger lurks behind the veil of this reality, the Academic Adventurers must prevent it. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP203 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 6 - Fear and Calm | 28/08/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 45:10


    The fight continues, a clash with foes in a fearsome location. Will the Academic Adventures be victorious? Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    TCR34 | 5 Year Anniversary - Part 2 | 21/08/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 58:53


    The Dungeons & Doctorates cast gather with some guests to celebrate 5 years of making the podcast by answering questions and discussing all thing TTRPG

    university fantasy dungeons and dragons dungeons academia doctorate year anniversary ttrpg scicomm
    TCR33 | 5 Year Anniversary - Part 1 | 14/08/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 61:28


    The Dungeons & Doctorates cast gather with some guests to celebrate 5 years of making the podcast by answering questions and discussing all thing TTRPG

    university fantasy dungeons and dragons dungeons academia doctorate year anniversary ttrpg scicomm
    EP202 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 5 - Where Nothing Meets Infinity | 07/08/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 23:48


    Potentia passes her Arcana check and understands the situation. Oh no! Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP201 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 4 - Terror limanalis | 31/07/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 30:19


    Fighting continues in the void, will the Academic Adventures survive? Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP200 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 3 - Shrouded in Treachery | 24/07/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 39:34


    The Academic Adventures begin to come to terms with their current cosmic situation. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

    university fantasy dungeons and dragons academia cosmic conundrum treachery shrouded scicomm
    EP199 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 2 - Open Book Mystery | 03/07/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 28:39


    The Circle begin explaining their part in the mystery. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP198 | Cosmic Conundrum Part 1 - The Circle | 26/06/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 29:20


    The Academic Adventurers gather at the archaeology department ready to unravel the mystery surrounding Harold's sword. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP197 | Attirely Appropriate | 19/06/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 24:21


    Meredith and Potentia discuss things over a bit of late night shopping Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP195 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 7 - Final Exchange | 29/05/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 42:37


    The Academic Adventurers complete their dinner plan. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP194 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 6 - Dragon and Scale | 22/05/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 43:26


    The dinner plans are interpreted by an unexpected restaurant patron. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP193 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 5 - Bathroom Business | 15/05/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 47:21


    Potentia and Teriyani excuse themselves from dinner to visit the powder room. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP192 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 4 - Brother Huddle | 08/05/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 46:03


    Harold and Archi have a conversation over dinner. Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    AA | 2025 Easter Break | 22/04/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 1:47


    2025 Details of the Easter break period

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    EP191 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 3 - Engaged Scrutiny | 17/04/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 42:41


    The Academic Adventurers scrutinise the newly engaged couple. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP190 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 2 - Opening Exchange | 10/04/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 44:34


    Dinner with Gregory and Teryani begins Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP189 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 1 - Rendezvous | 03/04/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 48:18


    The Academic Adventurers begin their dinner plan Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    SP35 | Kobold Kaper 8 - Extricate Part 2 | 20/03/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 58:25


    The Kobolds wake up in a strange facility and now must heist themselves out of their predicament? Ham the DM - Richter, NephthysNile - Ozula, Kate O'Sullivan - Tryp, Johanna Howes - Sneak, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    SP36 | Kobold Kaper 8 - Extricate Part 3 | 27/03/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 53:29


    The escape heist is going to plan (sort of) as our kobolds attempt to flee the facility. Ham the DM - Richter, NephthysNile - Ozula, Kate O'Sullivan - Tryp, Johanna Howes - Sneak, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    SP34 | Kobold Kaper 8 - Extricate Part 1 | 13/03/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 70:18


    Our heisting Kobolds are joined by a pair of newbies out for a simple grocery run, what could go wrong? Ham the DM - Richter, NephthysNile - Ozula, Kate O'Sullivan - Tryp, Johanna Howes - Sneak, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP187 | Meddle Management Part 1 - Truth Telling | 27/02/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 41:32


    Gregory confronts Harold about their brother's situation. Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP188 | Meddle Management Part 2 - Company Resources | 06/03/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 41:30


    Harold, Gregory and Potentia discuss the matters at hand. Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP186 | Seasonal Frustration Part 3 - Shock and Law | 20/02/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 43:17


    Meredith meets with the transmutation wizard Johanna Howes - Meredith, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP185 | Seasonal Frustration Part 2 - Deals and Discussion | 13/02/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 43:47


    Meredith makes progress on her literature review. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP184 | Seasonal Frustration Part 1 - Reviewing Literature | 06/02/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 26:25


    Meredith makes progress on her literature review. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP183 | Syndicate Soiree Part 8 - Romantic Concerns | 30/01/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 34:58


    The Academic Adventurers discuss recent romantic entanglements Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP182 | Syndicate Soiree Part 7 - Comfortable Carriage | 23/01/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 42:51


    Leaving the party in a luxurious carriage, the Academic Adventurers are more than a little suspicious Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP181 | Syndicate Soiree Part 6 - Timely Departure | 16/01/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 51:06


    It's time to leave the party before things escalate. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP180 | Syndicate Soiree Part 5 - Crescendo | 09/01/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 31:31


    The party reaches new dramatic heights Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    TCR32 |2024 End-of-Year celebration - Part 2 | 24/12/2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 80:08


    The Dungeons & Doctorates cast gather with some guests to answer questions, celebrate the year, and discuss all thing TTRPG

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    TCR31 |2024 End-of-Year celebration - Part 1 | 24/12/2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 119:41


    The Dungeons & Doctorates cast gather with some guests to answer questions, celebrate the year, and discuss all thing TTRPG

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    AA | 2024 End of Year Break | 20/12/2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 4:57


    2024 End of Year message and details of the break period

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    EP179 | Syndicate Soiree Part 4 - Garden Trouble | 19/12/2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 31:38


    There's trouble in the garden at Raymond's party Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    EP178 | Syndicate Soiree Part 3 - Confessions | 12/12/2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 31:35


    The Academic Adventurers encounter confessions at the party Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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    SP33 | Kobold Kaper 7 - Nerdy Heaven (PAX Aus 2024) | 05/12/2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 96:10


    Recorded LIVE at PAX Aus 2024. They lurk below the city, in the dark. Despite being small, low-level and very…very chaotic, it's time for this group of Kobold underdogs to plan and execute a Heist. They'll use every trick they can muster to overcome whatever challenges stand in the way of their ‘big score'. Ellen Graham - Klaus Koboldi, NVCDM - Trashbag, Kate O'Sullivan - Tryp, LNLCovers - Grimgram "Mr Grim" Klimklam, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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