Speculate

By Speculate

Speculate is an award-winning actual play TTRPG show starring science fiction & fantasy authors, editors, and more.

Hosted by authors Gregory A. Wilson, Brandon O’Brien, and Michael R.

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FAQs about Speculate:

How many episodes does Speculate have?

The podcast currently has 451 episodes available.

Speculate episodes:

March 08, 2024 #376 - The Pitman Sculpture: An Apocalypse Keys Mini-Series, Pt. 13
Content notes: questionable mandatory therapy, and Rum Raisin ice cream

Starring:
Brandon O’Brien — @therisingtithes — as The Keeper
Michael R. Underwood — @MikeRUnderwood — as Tempo: The Last
Jeoi Gawain Lin — @thisismyDasein — as Hamaliel: The Summoned
Aubrey Knotts — @MadQueenCosplay — as Ciarra Tân: The Surge
Aaron Hammonds — @aaroninwords — as John/Jane: The Found
Brandon leads an exciting and emotional game of Apocalypse Keys from Evil Hat Productions. In this episode, team members deal with Division bureaucracy, and keep building bonds with each other.
“Dystopian Guitars B” and “Dystopian Guitar A” by Monument Studios, used with permission.
Subscribers at patreon.com/speculate get early access to Speculate videos, along with other exclusive extras from our series, bonus episodes, access to behind-the-scenes material like GM streams and session zero recordings, and more!
This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso (find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso). As always, thanks for listening!
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32min
February 29, 2024 #375 - The Pitman Sculpture: An Apocalypse Keys Mini-Series, Pt. 12
Content notes: Mental and emotional manipulation, and physical/psychic destruction.
Starring:
Brandon O’Brien — @therisingtithes — as The Keeper
Michael R. Underwood — @MikeRUnderwood — as Tempo: The Last
Jeoi Gawain Lin — @thisismyDasein — as Hamaliel: The Summoned
Aubrey Knotts — @MadQueenCosplay — as Ciarra Tân: The Surge
Aaron Hammonds — @aaroninwords — as John/Jane: The Found
Brandon leads an exciting and emotional game of Apocalypse Keys from Evil Hat Productions. In this episode, Ciarra Tân is pushed to an epic confrontation with The Harbinger.
“Dystopian Guitars B” and “Dystopian Guitar A” by Monument Studios, used with permission.
Subscribers at patreon.com/speculate get early access to Speculate videos, along with other exclusive extras from our series, bonus episodes, access to behind-the-scenes material like GM streams and session zero recordings, and more!
This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso (find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso). As always, thanks for listening!
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26min
February 22, 2024 #374 - The Pitman Sculpture: An Apocalypse Keys Mini-Series, Pt. 11
Content notes: Mental and emotional manipulations
Starring:
Brandon O’Brien — @therisingtithes — as The Keeper
Michael R. Underwood — @MikeRUnderwood — as Tempo: The Last
Jeoi Gawain Lin — @thisismyDasein — as Hamaliel: The Summoned
Aubrey Knotts — @MadQueenCosplay — as Ciarra Tân: The Surge
Aaron Hammonds — @aaroninwords — as John/Jane: The Found
Brandon leads an exciting and emotional game of Apocalypse Keys from Evil Hat Productions. In this episode, Hamaliel tries to rescue a waitress from a cocoon, but things don’t go as planned.
“Dystopian Guitars B” and “Dystopian Guitar A” by Monument Studios, used with permission.
Subscribers at patreon.com/speculate get early access to Speculate videos, along with other exclusive extras from our series, bonus episodes, access to behind-the-scenes material like GM streams and session zero recordings, and more!
This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso (find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso). As always, thanks for listening!
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37min
February 16, 2024 #373 - The Pitman Sculpture: An Apocalypse Keys Mini-Series, Pt. 10
Content notes: Emotional trauma and identity issues
Starring:
Brandon O’Brien — @therisingtithes — as The Keeper
Michael R. Underwood — @MikeRUnderwood — as Tempo: The Last
Jeoi Gawain Lin — @thisismyDasein — as Hamaliel: The Summoned
Aubrey Knotts — @MadQueenCosplay — as Ciarra Tân: The Surge
Aaron Hammonds — @aaroninwords — as John/Jane: The Found
Brandon leads an exciting and emotional game of Apocalypse Keys from Evil Hat Productions. In this episode, Tempo helps John/Jane come to grips with some shattering revelations.
“Dystopian Guitars B” and “Dystopian Guitar A” by Monument Studios, used with permission.
Subscribers at patreon.com/speculate get early access to Speculate videos, along with other exclusive extras from our series, bonus episodes, access to behind-the-scenes material like GM streams and session zero recordings, and more!
This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso (find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso). As always, thanks for listening!
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38min
February 09, 2024 #372 - The Pitman Sculpture: An Apocalypse Keys Mini-Series, Pt. 9
Content notes: Emotional trauma and identity issues
Starring:
Brandon O’Brien — @therisingtithes — as The Keeper
Michael R. Underwood — @MikeRUnderwood — as Tempo: The Last
Jeoi Gawain Lin — @thisismyDasein — as Hamaliel: The Summoned
Aubrey Knotts — @MadQueenCosplay — as Ciarra Tân: The Surge
Aaron Hammonds — @aaroninwords — as John/Jane: The Found
Brandon leads an exciting and emotional game of Apocalypse Keys from Evil Hat Productions. In this episode, John/Jane can tap the memories of one of the Beatograph cult leaders, but it turns out that actually, a diner waitress is more crucial.
“Dystopian Guitars B” and “Dystopian Guitar A” by Monument Studios, used with permission.
Subscribers at patreon.com/speculate get early access to Speculate videos, along with other exclusive extras from our series, bonus episodes, access to behind-the-scenes material like GM streams and session zero recordings, and more!
This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso (find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso). As always, thanks for listening!
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40min
February 02, 2024 #371 - The Pitman Sculpture: An Apocalypse Keys Mini-Series, Pt. 8
Content notes: References to war, destruction, involuntary transformations, and death.
Starring:
Brandon O’Brien — @therisingtithes — as The Keeper
Michael R. Underwood — @MikeRUnderwood — as Tempo: The Last
Jeoi Gawain Lin — @thisismyDasein — as Hamaliel: The Summoned
Aubrey Knotts — @MadQueenCosplay — as Ciarra Tân: The Surge
Aaron Hammonds — @aaroninwords — as John/Jane: The Found
Brandon leads an exciting and emotional game of Apocalypse Keys from Evil Hat Productions. In this episode, team members ponder the Beatographs’ connection between beauty and destruction, and Tempo asks a policeman about being a protector.
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Subscribers at patreon.com/speculate get early access to Speculate videos, along with other exclusive extras from our series, bonus episodes, access to behind-the-scenes material like GM streams and session zero recordings, and more!
This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso (find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso). As always, thanks for listening!
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34min
January 25, 2024 #370 - The Pitman Sculpture: An Apocalypse Keys Mini-Series, Pt. 7
Content notes: Violence, and mental/emotional/physical manipulations.
Starring:
Brandon O’Brien — @therisingtithes — as The Keeper
Michael R. Underwood — @MikeRUnderwood — as Tempo: The Last
Jeoi Gawain Lin — @thisismyDasein — as Hamaliel: The Summoned
Aubrey Knotts — @MadQueenCosplay — as Ciarra Tân: The Surge
Aaron Hammonds — @aaroninwords — as John/Jane: The Found
Brandon leads an exciting and emotional game of Apocalypse Keys from Evil Hat Productions. In this episode, the crew fights cloaked figures, and Tempo has visions of the past while procuring an Ancient Weapon.
“Dystopian Guitars B” and “Dystopian Guitar A” by Monument Studios, used with permission.
Subscribers at patreon.com/speculate get early access to Speculate videos, along with other exclusive extras from our series, bonus episodes, access to behind-the-scenes material like GM streams and session zero recordings, and more!
This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso (find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso). As always, thanks for listening!
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45min
January 18, 2024 #369 - The Pitman Sculpture: An Apocalypse Keys Mini-Series, Pt. 6
Content notes: Interrogation after violence, more threatened violence, and mental/emotional/physical/temporal manipulations.
Starring:
Brandon O’Brien — @therisingtithes — as The Keeper
Michael R. Underwood — @MikeRUnderwood — as Tempo: The Last
Jeoi Gawain Lin — @thisismyDasein — as Hamaliel: The Summoned
Aubrey Knotts — @MadQueenCosplay — as Ciarra Tân: The Surge
Aaron Hammonds — @aaroninwords — as John/Jane: The Found
Brandon leads an exciting and emotional game of Apocalypse Keys from Evil Hat Productions. In this episode, the crew seizes the Pitman Sculpture and interrogates the people who had it, the police arrive with guns drawn, and a woman in a pink trenchcoat transforms one of them without his consent.
“Dystopian Guitars B” and “Dystopian Guitar A” by Monument Studios, used with permission.
Subscribers at patreon.com/speculate get early access to Speculate videos, along with other exclusive extras from our series, bonus episodes, access to behind-the-scenes material like GM streams and session zero recordings, and more!
This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso (find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso). As always, thanks for listening!
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43min
January 17, 2024 #368 - The Pitman Sculpture: An Apocalypse Keys Mini-Series, Pt. 5
Content notes: Mental and temporal manipulations, and physical violence.
Starring:
Brandon O’Brien — @therisingtithes — as The Keeper
Michael R. Underwood — @MikeRUnderwood — as Tempo: The Last
Jeoi Gawain Lin — @thisismyDasein — as Hamaliel: The Summoned
Aubrey Knotts — @MadQueenCosplay — as Ciarra Tân: The Surge
Aaron Hammonds — @aaroninwords — as John/Jane: The Found
Brandon leads an exciting and emotional game of Apocalypse Keys from Evil Hat Productions. In this episode, Ciarra Tân sees a distorted vision of the past, and the superpowered crew locates the possessors of the Pitman Sculpture.
“Dystopian Guitars B” and “Dystopian Guitar A” by Monument Studios, used with permission.
Subscribers at patreon.com/speculate get early access to Speculate videos, along with other exclusive extras from our series, bonus episodes, access to behind-the-scenes material like GM streams and session zero recordings, and more!
This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso (find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso). As always, thanks for listening!
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38min
January 05, 2024 #367 - The Pitman Sculpture: An Apocalypse Keys Mini-Series, Pt. 4
Content notes: Mental, physical, and temporal manipulations.
Starring:
Brandon O’Brien — @therisingtithes — as The Keeper
Michael R. Underwood — @MikeRUnderwood — as Tempo: The Last
Jeoi Gawain Lin — @thisismyDasein — as Hamaliel: The Summoned
Aubrey Knotts — @MadQueenCosplay — as Ciarra Tân: The Surge
Aaron Hammonds — @aaroninwords — as John/Jane: The Found
Brandon leads an exciting and emotional game of Apocalypse Keys from Evil Hat Productions. In this episode, the situation at the diner reminds Tempo of a temporal virus that infected their people with a kind of groupthink hivemind, and a Key is uncovered.
“Dystopian Guitars B” and “Dystopian Guitar A” by Monument Studios, used with permission.
Subscribers at patreon.com/speculate get early access to Speculate videos, along with other exclusive extras from our series, bonus episodes, access to behind-the-scenes material like GM streams and session zero recordings, and more!
This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso (find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso). As always, thanks for listening!
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45min

FAQs about Speculate:

How many episodes does Speculate have?

The podcast currently has 451 episodes available.