Don't Mind returns… as Yamashita Rindo begins her new job in the mountains near Chino, Japan. There, her team is prepared to document a recent archaeological site discovered after a seismic event uncovered a cave and Dogū pulled from the long dark.

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Credits:

Written and Created by K. A. Statz

Produced & Directed, with Editing, and Sound Design by Travis Vengroff

Co-Directed with Dialogue Editing by Rikke Rømer

Edited with Sound Design, Mixing, & Mastering by Finnur Nielsen

Executive Producers Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas

Cultural Consulting by Yuzu Natsumi, the Togariishi Museum of Jomon Archaeology, the Idojiri Museum of Archaeology

Casting Assistance by Voice Talent Online & Lewis Alpheus Gordon, Rain, Maddy Unabia, and Emma Pisarek of G-angle Co., Ltd.

Recording Studio (Tokyo Unit) – G-angle Ebisu Studios

Project Manager (Tokyo Unit) – Michaela Kane

Script Editing by W. K. Statz & Travis Vengroff

Studio Engineering by Greg Rubin of Marc Graue Studios, Ryota Homma of G-angle Co., Ltd., Yoshi of Koala Studios

Brown-eared Bulbul Recordings by Ding Li Yong

Distributed by SpectreVision Radio

Cast: (First Name in Bold)

Yamashita Rindo – Erika Ishii

Nosaku Shin – Daisuke Tsuji

Hosomi Yuuna – Alpha Takahashi

Kimura Kaito – Alexander Kita

Suda Akira – Yuji Okumoto

Honma Keiko – Mariko Baika

Ōya-san Nosaku Toshio – Ken Raye

Yamashita Yumiko – Mami Kimura

Music:

“Enigma” (The Riku Cave Soundtrack) – Written by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged, Produced, & Mixed with Performances by Steven Melin. Remixed & Edited by Travis Vengroff. Final mix by Finnur Nielsen. Budapest Strings by Musiversal’s Budapest Symphony Orchestra, with Conductor Ábel Tompa, & Recording Engineer Gergő Láposi. Shamisen by Yuzu Natsumi, Flute by Samuel da Silva, Violin by Kimberly Durflinger, & Glockenspiel by Travis Vengroff Additional Wind Instruments by Finnur Neilsen

Cover Art by Abigail Spence

Dogū design by Dan Chudzinski

Final Logo and Lettering by K.A. Statz

This is a Fool and Scholar Production. We are a three person creative team and we can only create this show because of your support. Thank you for making this show possible!

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Special Thanks to:

Our Patreon supporters! | Megan Dung | Chino Tourism Organization | Togariishi Museum of Jomon Archaeology | Idojiri Museum of Archaeology | Akira Yamashina - 山科 哲（茅野市尖石縄文考古館 学芸員）| Takashi Komatsu - 小松 隆史（井戸尻考古館 館長）| Tomohiko Kudo | Yokogawa of SMILE PLEASE | Miyu / Animo | "Birdie's Mom" our Kid Director & Snackmaster | Simon Luckhurst & Harry Reader at Voice Talent Online | Daniel Noah

Video Attribution Licenses: (all files have been modified) Serene Summer in the Japanese Mountains, Autumn's Embrace: Life with Locals in the Japanese Mountains, & Discover the Warmth of Winter in the Japanese Countryside - Belong to the Chino Tourism Organization, used with permission by Kiichi Tanaka

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Welcome back to Mergers and Mergerers, the best Corporation Actual Play Podcast in the Nine Realms. Join your favorite DM Grumo Axebaine, and beloved players Vala Hyelle, Scrote Humdinger, and Stonebeard Orecrusher, as they rise through the ranks of Associated Corporations LLC. You're not ready for what happens in this one, folks.

Mergers and Mergerers is not sponsored by Apothecary Steve’s Crispy Lizard Bites, but if you're reading this Steve, hit us up.

Transcript here.

Content Warnings: This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Mergers and Merger-ers contains lewd jokes, gun violence, and death in an elevator.

Credits:

Mergers and Mergerers was written by Stephen Indrisano and directed by Tal Minear, featuring dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano and sound design by Tal Minear. Grumbo Axebain/Dylan/Mitch Cahsman was voiced by Josh Rubino. Scrote Humdinger/Hunk Linebacker was voiced by Zane Schacht. Vale Hyelle/Linda Brown was voiced by Sena Bryer. Stonebeard Orecrusher/John Smithsonson was voiced by Alan Burgon. 

This is the final episode of SDITE! It's been a joy producing this show, and I hope it was a joy to listen. Thanks for tuning in across the years, it means a lot! - Tal

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I AM THE ELEVATOR

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated  R. I Am The Elevator contains body horror, audible gore, and death in an elevator.

Transcript here.

I Am The Elevator was written and performed by CSW. Post Production by Brad Colbroock.

Check out CSW's show HEMOPHOBIA. HEMOPHOBIA is an anthology horror podcast, telling a new multi-chapter story in each season. Stories of blood, our blood, and all the pain, truth, and horror that blood embodies. Stories that do more than chill your spine and give you a sleepless night – but that shake the very foundations of your soul with the chilling touch of the real, unmitigated, unanswerable horror that is life itself.

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A hitman on a job begins to see and hear strange things in the hotel he's staying at.

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. Ding contains gun violence, immolation, and death in an elevator. Transcript here.

Written and Directed by Brady Flanagan. Sound Design: Brady Flanagan. Man: Ryan Joseph Murphy. Maid: Amanda Flangan. SFX/Music: Monument Studios (Creative License)

This episode has been created by the Your Horror Show team. Be sure to check out their horror anthology podcast which includes a full cast, sound and music here: linktr.ee/Yourhorrorshow

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Johnny is going in to apply to be a fingernail inspector yet is totally unaware of the mystery and murder at the... Barlevator!

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG. Barlevator contains gun sounds, murder, fire, and death in an elevator.

Transcript here.

Barlevator was Directed by Diego Herrera. Written and Audio Engineered by Aaron Camacho. With theme music by Trace Callahan and audio from Freesound.

Johnny was played by Noah Bell.

Lazlo by Kifinosi Orey.

Chekov by Lou Sutcliffe.

Bartender by Jayden Mare.

Infant author by Eden Mikey Burn.

Corner by Chris Lona.

Hand Fan Man by Diego Herrera.

And HR by Tatiana Gefter.

Barlevator was a Tlacuache Theater Production. Listen to our first show The Devil's Plaything on Spotify or where ever you listen to podcasts, and find us on Bluesky at bsky.app/profile/tlacuachetheater.bsky.social.

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A group of friends endeavour to capture footage of an alien, unaware of the risks their expedition presents.

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. Paranoia contains mild gore, referenced drug use, insects, ear strain, and death in an elevator.

Transcript here.

Voice of Kit by Maxim Ilienko-Jarvis. Sound Design and voice of Reb by Cai Gwilym Pritchard. Writing and voice of Magda by Ollie Bannerman.

You can find Ollie at: @isollieonline.bsky.social and instagram.com/cweepster?igsh=NWdqaGZ4a2N1Z2Y3

You can find Cai at: @mynameisnotcai.bsky.social and www.instagram.com/dinassounds?igsh=MXI4a3Q1cTJpdXRkNw==

Max does not wish to be found.

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Recovered.

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. The Quesnel Lake Incident contains the sounds of vomiting, depictions of confinement and distress, sudden loud noises, and death in an elevator.

Transcript here.

Featuring Jesse Syratt as Quinn, Sam, and Voice 1, Logan Hockley as TJ, Carson Rafuse as Connor, and Taylor Michaels as Voice 2. Theme music, "Last Floor," by Trace Callahan.

For more by Jesse, check out Nowhere, On Air (https://nowhereonairpodcast.weebly.com).

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Filipina immigrant "Interpreter" describes her time assisting at a hospital morgue during the violent Duterte era, and her ghostly encounters with the victims of EJK (extrajudicial killings).

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. Morge contains murder, corpses, child death, hospital horror, police brutality, fascism, minor alcoholism, mentions of matricide and patricide, and death in an elevator.

Transcript here.

Someone Dies In This Elevator - Morge was written by Motzie Dapul, and features Motzie Dapul as The Interpreter, and Nathan Lunsford as Father Corrhyn. Theme music by Trace Callahan. This episode is dedicated to Dr. Raquel Fortun.

Public domain background music from "A Vintage Christmas (Christmas songs from the 1890s - 1920s) (full album)" compiled by @NaTaS- on Youtube.

*Morge is the Filipino word for Morgue

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Be careful what you wish for.

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Do Not Disclose contains implied unethical science, implied animal cruelty, audio distortion, immolation, and death in an elevator.

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This episode of 'Someone Dies in This Elevator' was written by Tatiana Gefter of 'Soul Operator' and produced by yours truly, Taylor Michaels of 'The Grotto'.

Mia Stafford was played by Meghan Wright of 'StarCrawlRPG'.

Charlie West was played by Noah Bell of 'All at Sea'.

Our Automated Voice was played by by JustJenah of '400 Words of Horror'.

Our Receptionist was played by Tal Minear, of 'Someone Dies in This Elevator'.

Our Employees were played by Fione Clare of 'Three Fates' and, you guessed it, Taylor Michaels of 'Woe.Begone.'

Our Security Guard was played by Motzie Dapul of 'Hi Nay'.

The voice of the Scientist was David Ault, check out his podcast 'Shadows at the Door' or go to DavidAult.co.uk for more.

Tatiana Gefter is the writer and creator of Soul Operator, which can be found at www.souloperatorpod.com. She is also an active member of the actual play and voice acting spaces, and her resume can be found at tatianagefter-va.carrd.co/. If you would like to hear the unofficial prequel to her episode, find 'Mission Log' on the Soul Operator feed anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Is a hastily-scrawled last word better than none at all?

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. The In-Between contains brief descriptions of death involving guns, vehicles, illness, and fire. It also contains loud noises and death in an elevator.

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Written, narrated, and produced by Taylor Michaels.

Books Falling SFX provided by theshaggyfreak; freesound.org/s/320285/; Attribution 4.0

Tay's demo reel, music, and other self-produced works can be found here: linktr.ee/taylormichaels. Check out Tay on Twitch, or follow him on Bluesky @taytayheyheyva!

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Two friends break into an abandoned storage unit in the hopes of striking gold, but luck is most certainly not on their side.

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Storage Lock-In contains violence, illegal activity, suffocation, and death in an elevator.

Transcript here.

Storage Lock-In was written and performed by Shaun Pellington & Nath Barber. Sound design by Shaun Pellington. If you'd like to hear more weird horror like this from Shaun, check out Wake Of Corrosion, an apocalyptic audio drama that follows the fateful journey of two brothers who head out on an off-grid camping trip, only to realise the world outside is not at all as they left it. You can find the show at wakeofcorrosion.com or wherever you get your podcasts! Enjoy!

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