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Pretending to be People

Pretending to be People is a mystery/horror role-playing podcast. Join Zach, Thomas, Luke, and Joe as they navigate a terrifying campaign filled with twists, turns, and laughs - all decided on a roll of the dice. Can the officers of the Contention Police Department unravel the mysteries suddenly plaguing their sleepy town? Will they die – or worse – in the attempt? This is an actual play utilizing the game systems of Delta Green and Pulp Cthulhu. This is Pretending to be People.

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S2E88 - Why Do You Think It's Called The Equatorial (with Scott Dorward)

Dec 6, 2025·—

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Alternative titles include: What About A World... She's a Beautiful Bird Diggory Was Always Wrong We're Brainstorming This episode features Scott Dorward from The Good Friends of Jackson Elias. Support the show on...

S2E87 - The I.D.I.O.T. Feature (with Scott Dorward)

Nov 21, 2025·—

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Alternative titles include: Turns Out There's One Right God An Acceptable Compromise Everybody's Full Father Figure You Are Magic Man Mast Vajority The NASCARhole I'll Follow You Into the Dark Ionic Dirt Is Over There...

S2E86 - A Million Dead Penguins (with Scott Dorward)

Nov 8, 2025·—

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One Cattle After Another would work as an episode title, but no one said it. Though I don't think that movie was out yet when we recorded this episode. This episode features Scott Dorward from The Good Friends of...

S2E85 - Beck M**** Wilder (with Scott Dorward)

Oct 24, 2025·—

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Can The Bastard stop The Dastard? Fird ord nord! This episode features Scott Dorward from The Good Friends of Jackson Elias. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on...

S2E84 - Bro

Oct 11, 2025·—

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The Expanded City Action News Team tours the Fred Factory. Alternate titles include: A Regret of God Horndog for Raw Footage Cryptopods Full of NFT Monkeys Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention...

October 2025 Announcement

Oct 2, 2025·—

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IT'S CHARITY MONTH AT 694.2 PTBP! Join the charity drive over on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Join the chat on Twitch...

S2E83 - 6

Sep 28, 2025·—

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Shoutout to Giboticus on Discord for the episode title suggestion -- nailed it. Alternate titles include: Deep in the Beer River City Life is Beautiful (Roberto Benigni) The World of the Dead and the Damned Leave the...

S2E82 - You're a Straight Shooter, Brock

Sep 13, 2025·—

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It's dire; coming down to the wire. Will our "heroes" expire before they acquire what they desire? Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other...

S2E81 - He Oozes Daddy

Aug 30, 2025·—

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Algernon, Beck, Cal, Diggory, and Stevie make their way down to Daddy's. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit...

S2E80 - Bind the Hands at Sea

Aug 15, 2025·—

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Alternate titles include: The Truth is What Happens RACECAR Magicians are Dweebs Join the Na'vi Unless You Want Daddy to Come Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on...

Patreon Bonus // Nice Marines // The Space Marine Parade: Sponsored by The Chads and The Fancy Head Boys

Aug 8, 2025·—

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We'll be back next week with more Season Two! In the meantime, please enjoy this here formerly-exclusive episode from our Patreon feed where Zach runs Nice Marines, a one page RPG from Grant Howitt, without knowing shit...

S2E79 - A Town of Walt Disneys

Jul 28, 2025·—

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Alternate titles include: The Antarctic Attic Fan Before We Save the World…We've Gotta Save the World Snowmo(de)bile Noodles! I'm Not Like Other Homes Pull the Pube Genital Peril Were That You Were a Sewing Gun Support...

Operation: Upstream Church // Part Five (with Travis McElroy)

Jul 12, 2025·—

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Y'all want a climax? A dirty denouement? A randy resolution? Well get ready to finish. This episode features Travis McElroy from The Adventure Zone. Season Two will resume on July 25. Support the show on Patreon. Buy...

Operation: Upstream Church // Part Four (with Travis McElroy)

Jul 5, 2025·—

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Can the team rally? Will they fight the threat? Is this the finale? Not quite yet! This episode features Travis McElroy from The Adventure Zone. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General...

Operation: Upstream Church // Part Three (with Travis McElroy)

Jun 28, 2025·—

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A game of sardines isn't the only thing fishy going on at The Collector's game night. This episode features Travis McElroy from The Adventure Zone. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General...

S2E78 - Amundsen-Scott: sYES Mobile (with Sydney Amanuel)

Jun 21, 2025·—

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Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone? It's a race on the ice, and Hubie's an afterthought. This episode features Sydney Amanuel from The Glass Cannon Podcast. Support the show on...

Operation: Upstream Church // Part Two (with Travis McElroy)

Jun 13, 2025·—

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Trauma is shared. Billy gets scared. But this one kicks off with a couple pins spared. This episode features Travis McElroy from The Adventure Zone. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General...

S2E77 - Amundsen-Scott: ThingINT (with Sydney Amanuel)

Jun 7, 2025·—

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In the wake of a tragic loss, some bros bring fire sauce. But how do you kill a monster born from bathypelagic frost? This episode features Sydney Amanuel from The Glass Cannon Podcast. Support the show on Patreon. Buy...

Operation: Upstream Church // Part One (with Travis McElroy)

May 30, 2025·—

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Time to meet Milton Hogben and the mysterious blood cabal, Dr. Maynard Ouzo and the alien cloth from the alien in the closet, Randy Matthewson as the world's loneliest church congregant, and, finally, Billy Gruff and...

S2E76 - Amundsen-Scott: Should We Call the Norwegians? (with Sydney Amanuel)

May 24, 2025·—

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Everything is covered in frost. The Thing is referenced at any cost. And, unfortunately, a crew member is lost. This episode features Sydney Amanuel from The Glass Cannon Podcast. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some...

S2E75 - Amundsen-Scott: The Storm is Snow Bad (with Sydney Amanuel)

May 13, 2025·—

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Meet Melvin Grace, Jim Olsson, Hubie Forster, and Renee "Ray" Mackay as they overwinter at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Station on a totally normal Saturday, July 9th, 2022. This episode features Sydney...

S2E74 - Wet Lens!

Apr 26, 2025·—

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Alternate titles include: The Day the Ball Stopped Rolling FBI, CIA, A24 Macrohard Dudes Two Scoils Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other...

S2E73 - Atnas Sualc

Apr 11, 2025·—

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Where is The City? Let's all figure it out at the same exact time! Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit...

S2E72 - Ramp-isode

Mar 28, 2025·—

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The plot moves much further than the City Action News Team's feet. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Bluesky. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit...

S2E71 - The Mystery of Diggory Island

Mar 19, 2025·—

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CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of self-harm and body horror. Alternate episode titles: Psychedelic Tonsil Stone, We've Got a Scoop For You, Blood Mine Moat. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some...