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Welcome, monster-fighting Ozarks enthusiasts! We're glad that you're joining us! If you're the completist sort and can endure janky audio, feel free to start at Episode 1. If you just want to get caught up to the action with decent audio, jump in with our Bonus Episode before Season 2 begins with Episode 25, which gives a summary of Season 1. Regardless, welcome to the Ozarks and our little home here in Railsend! Mind the caves.

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    • Mar 1, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 5m AVG DURATION
    • 47 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Railsend Mysteries

    Episode 43: Blood, Beer Cans, and Betrayal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 108:20


    Gwyneth faces revelations about the organization she serves as the hunters move to combat the mysterious Project Persephone.

    Episode 42: The Magic of Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 92:03


    Something big is brewing in Railsend. Old friends appear and powerful magic rises in the town as the final mystery of season 2 begins.

    Interlude 6: Friend or Foe

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 66:48


    The Mule Skinner may be gone, but tensions still run high around the monster hunters in Railsend. Angry superiors and conflict between team members keep Gwyneth, Aaron, John, and Avice busy even without a mystery at hand.

    Episode 40: Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Gonna Go Die

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 99:25


    The hunters frantically try to stop the Mule Skinner's explosive plans. The resulting conflict is far more violent than expected.

    Episode 39: Mule Skinner Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 95:58


    An attempt at chasing down the Mule Skinner gets messy. The hunters continue searching a way to stop their adversary as the deadline of his ultimatum looms.

    Episode 38: If It Bears Mentioning...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 100:45


    The idea of 'the Bunny Rider' was far more amusing the real guy. The hunters scramble to find a plan as the magnitude of the threat begins to dawn on them.

    Episode 37: Bunny Rider

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 102:33


    A new threat appears in Railsend. What starts as a whimsical investigation in the park turns into a dire situation.

    Interlude 5: Havens and History

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 47:07


    With another mystery solved, the hunters take a break and make some surprising discoveries.

    Episode 35: The Babies Have Guns (You're Not You When You're Hungry)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 52:30


    The hunters get to the bottom of the 'angel babies' mystery. Mostly, they listen to Ivy.

    Episode 34: Gardening with John Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 52:12


    The hunters try to get to the bottom of the vanishing vases mystery and cause minor chaos at a gardening store.

    Episode 33: Angel Babies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 40:44


    When vases go missing in town, the hunters start investigating. They find leads in unexpected places.

    Interlude 4: Homes and Haunting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 54:49


    The hunters seek solace in old friends as they recover from fighting the James Younger Gang.

    Episode 31: Anything Can Happen in the Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 71:37


    The James Younger Gang has plans to destroy Railsend and our 'heroes' are the only thing in their way. It's time for another showdown in the woods!

    Episode 30: Bank Robbery, Take Two

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 51:32


    Having realized the problem is bigger than "just" battling factions of ghosts, the Heroes fight to save Railsend from an unexpected invasion.

    Episode 29: The Fury and the Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 89:53


    Being caught between Jesse James and the Pinkertons has been hard on our heroes, but things manage to get much, much worse.

    Episode 28: We Got Ghosts, Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 49:26


    The party has split up to investigate the second coming of Jesse James, the James-Younger Gang, and a whole mess of Pinkertons. What could go wrong? Other than making a deal with outlaws and getting arrested, that is.

    Episode 27: A Period Piece

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 51:14


    Dealing with the second coming of Jesse-Freaking-James was bad enough, but then some dude calling himself Allan Pinkerton shows up looking like he's from the Nineteenth Century. Our heroes hit it off with Pinkerton even worse than they did with Jesse James.

    Episode 26: We Tend Not to Shoot Humans Too Much

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 39:51


    After the anachronistic train robbery, our heroes investigate the matter with limited success. Then comes an unexpected visitor.

    Episode 25: Train Robbery by Moonlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 45:49


    Season 2 of Railsend Mysteries begins with an old-fashioned train robbery. Because, Railsend.

    Bonus Episode: Where Season 1 Left Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 29:06


    If you or a friend are interested in Railsend Mysteries, but perhaps a little intimidated by the 24 episodes in season one, this is the special episode to listen to. We introduce the protagonists and briefly recap what happened at the very end of season one. Listen to this and you should be all set for season two!

    Episode 24: The Goat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 70:41


    In the finale of the first season of Railsend Mysteries, the hunters face off with Tabernacle for a final showdown.

    Episode 23: Into the Frying Pan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 47:54


    The hunters move to disrupt the sacrifice before the night of the solstice, but they find more than they bargained for awaiting them in the hills.

    Episode 22: Too easy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 45:59


    The hunters have some surprising successes and take a key instrument from the Healing Cavern Tabernacle.

    Episode 21: Allies and Organization

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 59:40


    The hunters take some time to check in on their allies and with their bosses. With the solstice only a couple days away, the team struggles to come up with a plan.

    Episode 20: Bring out the Big Guns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 46:07


    The hunters prepare for a final, desperate fight against the Healing Cavern Tabernacle as the enormity of the cult's evil plans becomes more and more apparent.

    Episode 19: Nocturnal Cave Investigations (NCIs)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 63:03


    The hunters take the fight against the Healing Cavern Tabernacle to a cave. What could go wrong?

    Episode 18: Getting Out of Hand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 107:40


    The heroes plunge into the mystery of the missing animals--and into the Healing Cavern Tabernacle. Things get out of hand.

    Episode 17: When Even the Rocks Fight Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 46:02


    As animals continue to go missing in Railsend, the hunters scramble to come up with a plan. Falling back on past experience, the hunters head to a familiar cave.

    Episode 16: Animal-nappers on Parade

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 55:28


    The holidays have come to Railsend! A Christmas parade leads our heroes to trouble at the local animal shelter.

    Interlude 3: Things Remembered

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 65:05


    The heroes take some time to mend wounds both new and old.

    Episode 14: Damn Good Tea Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 113:15


    The Healing Cavern Tabernacle do a number on the hunters' allies. The hunters take an aerial approach to tea delivery.

    Episode 13: Jacobs & The Maiden

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 105:45


    The hunters escape the Healing Cavern Tabernacle and find refuge in the ghost town of Jacobs. After a bit of a recovery, they visit the Maiden of the Wood. Alas, the hunters discover that they brought danger to Jacobs.

    Episode 12: Spilling Tea

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 106:34


    The hunters find more trouble than profit at the festival at the old iron works. Who had the bright idea of putting the Healing Cavern Tabernacle's booth across from Aaronson's Mystic Delights?

    Interlude 2: No Mo MoMo Problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 68:08


    As our heroes recover from saving the MoMos, new information and new connections in the community become available.

    Episode 10: Fast and Fur-ious

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 71:45


    In the finale of this arc, the hunters face off against the Healing Cavern Tabernacle in a desperate attempt to save the MoMos. As the situation grows more and more dire, it's up to the most unlikely member of the team to save the day.

    Episode 9: How to Catch a MoMo for Fun and Profit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 43:51


    Splitting the party in two doubles the trouble for our hunters.

    Episode 8: Visiting the Healing Cavern Tabernacle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 51:34


    The hunters ally themselves with Prof. Lackler and begin laying a humane trap for the MoMo. Gwyneth and Agent Ericson head out to investigate the Healing Cavern Tabernacle meeting and discover more than they bargained for.

    Episode 7: MoMo Comes to Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 52:57


    A Missouri Monster (MoMo) visits Railsend. Our heroes have conflicting instructions. Oh, and there's a cult.

    Halloween Bonus Episode: Mayhem at Montgomery Mansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 106:48


    Obviously nothing bad could happen when our supernatural monster hunters visit a possibly haunted Victorian style mansion the night before Halloween.

    Interlude 1: Setting Down Roots

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 49:14


    With the first mystery concluded, the hunters try to get oriented in Railsend.

    Bonus Episode: What is this? What are we doing? Where are we?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 84:57


    Guess what? We have listeners! Some of those listeners have asked what this podcast is, what we're doing, and where this is all happening. In this bonus episode, Hannah and John answer those and other questions, and maybe even wax philosophically about the nature of RPGs and the Ozarks a bit.

    Episode 5: Mr. Gaunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 81:26


    The hunters get to the bottom of the Spooklight, fighting Old Man Lawson and the fire-fearing beast in this action packed arc finale.

    Episode 4: Probable Cause

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 38:07


    The hunters plunge into the wilds of the Ozarks to investigate the Spooklight. They make a grisly discovery.

    Episode 3: Senior Center Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 59:32


    Aaron takes the lead in investigating the mysterious light. His methods may be atypical, but he's the only one getting information around here.

    Episode 2: First Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 65:05


    This week our protagonists make it to Railsend and quickly encounter some Ozark strangeness.

    Episode 1: Everyone Looks Fancy in Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 45:15


    A reluctant team is assembled to investigate the Ozark Matter.

    Trailer to Railsend

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 4:36


    This is a short introduction to the setting and characters of Railsend Mysteries for curious listeners.

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