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ScrubModeScrubModeDon't Trust a DemiLichhttps://linktr.ee/scrubmodeIn this episode Julio's DMing, and Ryan and Jon are along for the ride.2025-07-2656 minScrubModeScrubModeOops All Tangentshttps://linktr.ee/scrubmodeJulio, Jon, and eventually Ryan spend this episode talking about pretty much anything that pops into their heads.2025-06-281h 03ScrubModeScrubModeThree Rambling MenJulio, Ryan and Jon spend some time talking games and music, it's a looser format today. We're chillingHere's some links to the stuff we reference in this episodehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIf4KJXo45g&list=RDUIf4KJXo45g&start_radio=1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pplZMOO7wRAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwikj_lQLT0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v86DwYnVMPM&pp=ygUbcG9sbHV0ZWQgcGxhdG9vbiBwYXRoZmluZGVy2025-06-271h 07ScrubModeScrubModeLizardfolkToday we're talking lizardfolk from the Monster Manual2025-06-071h 06ScrubModeScrubModeWerewolves and Suchhttps://linktr.ee/scrubmodeJulio and Jon talk werewolves and werebears and more werecreatures in this one 2025-05-3154 minScrubModeScrubModeThe Shaver Mysterieshttps://linktr.ee/scrubmodeToday we're talking the Shaver Mysteries! A proto-meme or creepypasta that prefigures everything from DnD's Underdark to PizzaGate.Sources​“Reality –Is it a Horror?”: Richard Shaver's Subterranean World and the Displaced Self, Gabe McKee, Journal of Gods and Monsters​Toronto, Richard, The Shaver Mystery. Fate, March 1998​Keel, John, "The Man Who Invented Flying Saucers" ; Fortean Times, 1983.​Dan Loxton’s Junior Skeptic Hollow Earth coverage Part 1 and Part 2 ​Monstertalk Episodes 192 and 193​War over Lemuria: Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer and the Strangest Chapter of 1940s Science Fiction Paperback – I...2025-05-1656 minScrubModeScrubModeLizardfolkToday we're talking lizardfolk!2025-05-031h 06ScrubModeScrubModeJulio and Ryan Talk Games Some MoreJulio and Ryan sans Jon still.2025-04-2559 minScrubModeScrubModeJulio and Ryan talk Video GamesJon's on vacation, so it's just Julio and Ryan today.2025-04-1854 minScrubModeScrubModeHomunculi and KenkusIt's a monster manual episode! We've made it to the homunculus and kenku!2025-04-0458 minScrubModeScrubModeIndrid Cold and the Visitors from LanulosToday Jon tells Julio and Ryan about Indrid Cold.sources -Derenberger, W. W., Derenberger-Bowman, T., Colvin, A., Keel, J., & Barker, G. (n.d.). Visitors from Lanulos: My Contact with Indrid Cold.2025-03-211h 14ScrubModeScrubModeNo Episode This WeekPlease stay tuned for your regularly scheduled programming2025-03-0700 minScrubModeScrubModeLamias Hydras and Minotaurshttps://linktr.ee/scrubmodeWe're talking Lamias Hydras and MinotaursSourceshttps://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Harpyiai.htmlhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/3296813https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_(genus)https://www.theoi.com/Ther/Karkinos.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Ther/DrakonHydra.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Ther/Lamia.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Ther/Akheilos.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Phasma/Empousai.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Ther/Minotauros.html2025-02-2158 minScrubModeScrubModeDogs from Hellhttps://linktr.ee/scrubmode This episode is for the dogs! We're talking about the dog-shaped monsters of DnD, as well as various black dogs, hellhounds and the like from English folklore. Even bad dogs are good boys. Sources https://abookofcreatures.com/2019/06/07/kludde/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_dog_(folklore) https://www.britannica.com/art/Barghest https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-34369461 https://www.invisibleworks.co.uk/mapping-the-grim/ https://books.google.com/books?id=XLwuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA216&lpg=PA216&dq...2025-02-0759 minScrubModeScrubModeThe Haunted Bunk Bed and Goblin Stovehttps://linktr.ee/scrubmode We're back, with avengance! Today we're talking a couple strange haunted household items. sources- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/unconscious-ventriloquism-the-unsolved-mystery-of-the-zaragoza-goblin https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/09/the-phenomenon-of-the-zaragoza-stove-goblin-was-blamed-on-unconscious-ventriloquism.html http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-stove-goblin-of-zaragoza.html https://q985online.com/wisconsin-tallman-home-ghost/ https://www.wisconsinfrights.com/unsolved-mysteries-tallman-house/ https://www.cultofweird.com/blog/haunted-tallman-house-horicon/ https://www...2025-01-241h 02ScrubModeScrubModeA Very ScrubMode FriendsgivingIn this episode Julio, Jon and Ryan play some improv for this holiday season, it gets ridiculous. 2024-12-2556 minScrubModeScrubModeTangent CityWe go on some crazy tangents with this one, we talk about the history and evolution of media, and go on some nostalgia trips. 2024-11-291h 07ScrubModeScrubModeHags of DnDSpooky season dies hard as we talk about Hags and Nightmares tonight. From Baba Yaga to Yubaba, have smorgasbord of child-eating monsters on display. Also sleep paralysis, what the deal with that and why is associated with hags? And why the dip is a Nightmare a horse 2024-11-151h 05ScrubModeScrubModeWorms of DnDhttps://linktr.ee/scrubmode Today we're talking about monster worms such as the Grick, the Purple Worm and the Remorhaz. Then we look at some worm-like cryptids, including a heavy-hitter: The Mongolian. Death. Worm. Plus other worm monsters like the Indus Worm and the Guh. Other talking points include brain worms, the Saw franchise, velvet worms and the Alaskan. Bull. Worm. Sources https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mongolian-death-worm https://web.archive.org/web/20100526160025/http://www.deathworm2009.com/?p=245 https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4344 https://tolkiengateway...2024-11-0159 minScrubModeScrubModeThe Mystery of the Rocky Mountain Ranchhttps://linktr.ee/scrubmode Happy Halloween! Tonight, we're going for 100%, unfiltered spook as we tell you the tale of a lesser known spooky ranch: The Rock Mountain Ranch. Folks, this one has it all: Ding-dong-ditching bigfoots, poltergeists that hate cars, and Aliens that hate bigfoots. "Multiple Phenomena on Colorado Ranch: Report on the Investigation of UFO Experiences on a Rocky Mountain Ranch" by John S. Derr and R. Leo Sprinkle, published by Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO) in The A.P.R.O. Bulletin in July 1978 August 1978 (Volume 27, Number 2) September 1978 (Volume 27, Number 3)2024-10-311h 07ScrubModeScrubModeDnD Improv Game Part 1Today we're doing something a little different, improv, but not just regular improv! Well, ok, maybe it's just improv. Julio's DMing, so anything can happen in this episode of ScrubMode. https://linktr.ee/scrubmode2024-10-1836 minScrubModeScrubModeDnD Improv Game Part 2Julio had so much fun we had to do some more of his improv "dnd" game.2024-10-1844 minScrubModeScrubModeGryphons and Hippogriffshttps://linktr.ee/scrubmode This week we're taking a look at some classical, magical mounts, with our good buddy Spencer R. Schulman. We deep dive on griffins and hippogryphs, and along the way learn about where the term "California" comes from, Italian World War Hulk, and how to sea monster check your fiance. Sources https://www.theoi.com/Thaumasios/Grypes.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riphean_Mountains https://www.theoi.com/Phylos/Hyperborea.html https://www.theoi.com/Phylos/Arimaspoi.html https://en.wikipedia...2024-10-041h 06ScrubModeScrubModeGolems and Gorgonshttps://linktr.ee/scrubmode Today we're talking golems, an symbolically loaded monster. With thematic connections reaching back to ushabti and forward to robots and even Superman. Then we investigate a DnD mystery: why are gorgons scaled bulls instead of the serpentine monster girls of Greek myth? Other talking points include: Jack Kirby, Julio knows his Frankenstein, and the horngus of a dongfish (the nutte sac). Sources https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-golem https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/europe/11golem.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem 2024-09-2058 minScrubModeScrubModeGoblins and GnomesOn this episode, we're going GOBLIN MODE. We gush about our love for goblins, trace their weird fantasy history and learn about how Hobgoblins went from fireplace guardians to the meanest goblinoids on the block. Then we talk about gnomes, and that one time they destroyed a town in Switzerland. We also ramble about some of the weirder Germanic folklore characters, and that one time Santa's elves drank blood. You're gonne get GNOMED 2024-09-061h 04ScrubModeScrubModeThe Wizard Civil Warhttps://linktr.ee/scrubmode Today we talk about the founding of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, all the places it cribbed stuff from, and its hilarious and tragic collapse into WIZARD CIVIL WAR. Alchemists, mages, poets, revolutionaries and maybe the fattest drop kick of all time. We got it all. Thank you Jesse Sanders for making our music. Partisan Review 1948 Witches and Witchcraft, by Dean Miller https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/william-butler-yeats-aleister-crowley-magic-duel https://www.openculture.com/2016/10/aleister-crowley-william-butler-yeats-get-into-an-occult-battle.html 2024-08-231h 00ScrubModeScrubModeGibbering Mouthers and Gnollshttps://linktr.ee/scrubmode Today we talk about Gibbering Mouthers, a montrous tool box with a ton of cool abilities. Then we talk about their Lovecraftian inspiration, dunk on HPL, and voice our support for Shoggoth freedom. Plus, the Indie reverse-horror game Carrion. Next we talk about Gnolls, why you shouldn't sell rope to them, the voice stealing Leu/crocutta, tar divers, and real life Dire animals. At the Mountains of Madness, https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/70652 https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/12/lovecraft-joshi-shoggoth-ai-meme.html https://d-infinity.net/posts/fiction/man-who-sold-rope-gnoles2024-08-0956 minScrubModeScrubModeGiantshttps://linktr.ee/scrubmode The gang talks about Giants in this one. The five true giants of DnD, the Giant Cheez-it, and some giants from around the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons) https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/201708/what-are-the-creative-origins-of-the-storm-giant Spooky Archaeology by Jeb Card. https://archive.org/details/LovelockCaveLoudAndHarrington1929 http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Mi-Ni/Monsters.html https://archive.org/stream/senecalegendymyth00curtrich/senecalegendymyth00curtrich_djvu.txt https://sacred-texts.com/nam/ca/dow/dow73.htm2024-07-261h 06ScrubModeScrubModeJinn and Jinn accesorieshttps://linktr.ee/scrubmode This episode we're talking the hidden ones, the beings of smokeless fire, genies AKA the Jinn. Fascinating creatures with huge folkloric foot print that stretches from Morocco to Indonesia, and from the pre-Islamic age all the way to today. We talk about traditional ways of placating or defending against the Jinn. Plus, some modern 'tactical' Jinn hunting techniques found on YouTube. We also look at the specific types of Jinn in both DnD and folklore, such as the Efreet, Marid, Hinn and Ghoul. Sources Big thanks to our main source Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World...2024-07-1257 minScrubModeScrubModeGrab Bag of Weird and Spooky StoriesJon needs a little more time to research the next episode so we're going to the grab bag for cool monsters and tales that're too short to be their own episodes. We talk about a gurgling tree dolphin, a brain eating bear, friendly vampires, a real-life super villain, and a real-life Scooby Doo case with tragic consequences. For more on the vampires be sure to check out the great CM Kosemen's full lecture on them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxs4dgiItwA2024-06-281h 05ScrubModeScrubModeGargoyles and Ghostshttps://linktr.ee/scrubmode This week we have some paranormal hot goss for you (at least at time of recording). Then we're talking about gargoyles and their weird path from hyper-local french dragon to DnD monster. We also talk about ghosts. Are these spooks really universal? Also the oldest haunted house story ever recorded, and it's weird connection to Red Lobster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargoyle  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargoyle_(monster) https://ascholarlyskater.com/2013/12/02/la-gargouille-the-evil-dragon-gargoyle-of-rouen/ https://lainhart.medium.com/legend-of-the-gargoyle-5c30e063a3...2024-06-1458 minScrubModeScrubModeWe Finally Watch the DND MovieThe three of us finally talk about the DnD movie, and what we thought about it. https://linktr.ee/scrubmode 2024-05-311h 07ScrubModeScrubModeSMOKE VALLEYIn this special episode we play-test a TTRPG system made by Julio. Thanks to Jesse Sanders for making our music.2024-05-171h 16ScrubModeScrubModeFlumphs and SuchWe have a jam packed episode ready for you. We talk about the new and unsurprising government report on UFOs before jumping to Flumphs, either the best or worst monster in DnD depending on how cool you are. We pair them with some of the dumbest but most beloved cryptids ever to spookily creep across the screen of a dusty old CRT TV: Rods and Fresno Nightcrawlers. Then we try to talk about Fomorians in DnD and Irish Myth before we pour one out for Dragon Ball Mangaka Akira Toriyama. Plus, Gundam, 2003 condensed down to its purest form, and...2024-05-031h 02ScrubModeScrubMode[Insert Sponsor Here] Sponsor Us!Talking about Julio's interests leads us down some bummer rabbit holes, plus talking about fast food! Thanks to Jesse Sanders for making our music, @jseonthebeat https://linktr.ee/scrubmode 2024-04-191h 04ScrubModeScrubMode"IRL" Super-Soldiers with Tim BakshWe're joined again by Tim Baksh to talk about something really unhinged: "real life" super soldiers. Thrill as we discuss claims of outer space heroism, alien alliances, Reptoid fighter pilot school, space Infidelity, and several plot points clearly borrowed from popular sci-fi franchises! https://linktr.ee/scrubmode Sources https://www.wired.com/2012/01/obama-mars/ https://evelorgen.com/ https://evelorgen.com/wp/news/whistleblower-randy-cramer-tells-about-secret-military-operations-on-mars/ https://formspal.com/surfingtheapocalypse/ https://spacecapn.com/pendragon/ https://books.google.com/books?id=z7...2024-04-051h 10ScrubModeScrubModeDragon Turtles and ElementalsToday we talk about dragon turtles, various sea monsters pretending to be islands and elementals. Yes, all elementals. Then we dip into the elemental theory of alchemy, and we promise, it makes just as much sense as anything else in alchemy!  We also discuss Disney movies, pig milk, and plague king Johnny Boss/Ianibeg. https://linktr.ee/scrubmode Sources https://archive.org/details/fourtreatisesoft00para/page/n17/mode/2up https://abookofcreatures.com/2019/08/16/aspidochelone/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspidochelone Pliny the Elder, Historia Naturalis, book 9, ch. 4 (Latin)2024-03-221h 07ScrubModeScrubModeA Very ScrubMode ChristmasIn this special holiday episode we're playing the game! Julio's tabletop system! We are joined by Lardonova! Follow him on twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/lardonova https://linktr.ee/scrubmode2023-12-2551 minScrubModeScrubModeEttins and EmpyreansToday the trio is talking Ettins and Empyreans! It's a ride https://linktr.ee/scrubmode Sources https://mauikayakadventures.com/maui/legends-of-maui/ https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/27619/maui-and-his-grandfather https://www.tourmaui.com/blog/maui-demigod/ https://sacred-texts.com/pac/maui/maui08.htm https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ettin https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Ettenmoors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Ettin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderdell https://library.princeton.edu/visual...2023-12-151h 04ScrubModeScrubModeJulio and Ryan Talk Video Game DesignIt's just Julio and Ryan in this one, and they're talking everything video games. https://linktr.ee/scrubmode2023-12-011h 03ScrubModeScrubModeDrow and DridersThis week we talk about drow, dark elves, and the unseelie court, before pivoting to driders, ettercaps and spidery yokai. Why is every evil creature in the underdark a paranoid purple-skinned slaver? Why are there so many goshdarn elf civil wars? and HOW DO I SHOT WEB? Subscribe to Dungeon in a Box's Wondrous One-Shots before November 30th to play the holiday-themed adventure co-written by Jon. https://dungeoninabox.com/products/wondrous-one-shots?selling_plan=948011178&variant=44859857076394 https://britishfairies.wordpress.com/2021/01/24/the-seelie-and-unseelie-courts/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classifications_of_fairies The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Penguin Classics) Paperback – Illustrated, January 31, 2006 by Snorri Sturluson (Au...2023-11-171h 03ScrubModeScrubModeDryads and DuergarMore Monster Manual Mayhem! Our sources for this episode https://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/Dryades.html Grimm, Jacob. Teutonic Mythology. (J.S. Stalleybrass edition) George Bell & Sons, London, 1883. Dr. Curran, Bob. Vampires: A Field Guide to the Creatures That Stalk the Night. Weiser, 2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonside_Dwarfs http://faeryfolklorist.blogspot.com/2009/05/duergars-of-simonside.html https://www.icysedgwick.com/simonside-dwarfs/ And of course, the 5th ed Monster Manual 2023-11-031h 06ScrubModeScrubModeHalloween Spooktacular '23!Happy Halloween! As a Halloween special we tell you about one of the creepiest and most recent poltergeist cases of all time. Sources An Unknown Encounter: A True Account of the San Pedro Haunting by Barry Conrad An Unknown Encounter Documentary Tangled Tales From the Crypt? : For 3 Years, Jackie Hernandez Says She Was Followed by a Pair of Puzzling--and Persistent--Ghosts - LA Times San Pedro Poltergeist - The Haunting of Jackie Hernandez California’s Creepiest Ghost Story: Barry Conrad On The San Pedro Haunting2023-10-301h 08ScrubModeScrubModeConversation Starters with Rachel, Ryan, and JulioToday we're talking conversation starters sourced from parade.com, and go on some tangents. It's a great time! https://linktr.ee/scrubmode thanks to Jesse Sanders for making our music! Follow him on instagram @jseonnabeat https://parade.com/969981/parade/conversation-starters/ 2023-10-2058 minScrubModeScrubModeDragons part 2 - Dragon TalesRyan, Julio and Jon talk about dragons in myth and symbol. We look at dragons (and briefly kaiju) as symbol for destruction, climate change, greed, national pride and more. Then we bring the most DnD-ass dragon myth we could find, before introducing you to some dragons you might have heard of from Ghana and New Zealand. linktr.ee/scrubmode Sources PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on bandcamp A Book a Creatutes - a wonderful resource with...2023-10-061h 10ScrubModeScrubModeDragons Part 1: Collectible BardsRyan, Julio and Jon take you through the dragons in the Monster Manual. Some are good, some are evil, but a lot of em are just gaga for bards. Thanks Jesse Sanders for our music! @jseonnabeat Sources The Monster Manual 2023-09-221h 12ScrubModeScrubModeMomo: The Dog-hating Bigfoothttps://linktr.ee/scrubmode We take a break from the Monster Manual today to dive into the weirdest hairy hominid yet: the Missouri Monster AKA MoMo! Join us for the story of a bigfoot that hates dogs, its UFO and poltergeist friends, and a lot of threatening gurgling sounds. A prequel to our upcoming series on Window Areas and Weird Ranches. Source: Momo: The Strange Case of the Missouri Monster by Lyle Blackburn Thank you Jesse Sanders for our music @jseonnabeat2023-08-3156 minScrubModeScrubModeDopplgängers and other Spooky DoublesJon and Julio talk about Doppelgangers, both the spooky shapeshifters of DnD and the bad-omen phantoms of European folklore. We explore some even weirder doppelganger variants from other cultures, and then go over some of the weirdest Doppelganger sightings in recorded history. Are Doppelgangers the ghosts of living people? Psychic projections? Time echoes? Or something even more sinister? https://linktr.ee/scrubmode Sources "The Psychology of the Doppelganger." Dragon #80. TSR, 1983. Robert Dale Owen (1860). Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World. New York: J.B. Lippincott & Company. https://www.ncbi...2023-08-0249 minScrubModeScrubModeDisplacer Beast and other Big CatsToday we talk about Displacer Beasts, an OG D&D enemy with a surprising origin story that directly ties it to a beloved Final Fantasy Monster and the Alien Xenomorph. Then we talk about the Alien Big Cats, which are disappointingly not literal aliens but just big cats where there shouldn't be big cats. Is the UK home to an escaped population of black panthers? A relict group of cave lions? Magical Ghost Cats? Or is monkey brain just big afraid of cat? Grab a hot cup of phosphorous and join us to find out here, on ScrubMode! https://linktr...2023-07-031h 00ScrubModeScrubModeDevils p2Devils Part 2! The Story of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, the Glatzels and the Warrens was too big for just one episode. We dive into the possession of Arne Johnson, the murder of Alan Bono, and the subsequent court case where a young lawyer planned to prove that demons were real. How’d it go? Probably not how you expect! We then discuss some other crazy US court cases involving ghosts, and whether or not they exist, including the ‘Ghostbusters Ruling’ and that time Warner Bros tried to prove ghosts are real. It’s gonna be a devilishly good time! linktr...2023-06-161h 00ScrubModeScrubModeDevils p1We continue our journey through D&D’s Monster Manual with Devils! Malignant entities that prefer to do their evil via shady deals, tyranny and worst of all bureaucracy! We pair it with the so-called ‘The Devil made me do it’ haunting and subsequent murder trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson. What’re the best devils for your campaign? Does Satan hate landlords? How many demons can you cram into a boy? The answers to all this and more on Scrubmode! Sources: The Devil in Connecticut by the Warrens and Gerald Brittle https://www.nytimes...2023-06-0944 minScrubModeScrubModeDeath Knights Demiliches and DoubleDownsWe're going down the monster manual some more! The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, check him out on instagram @jseonnabeat. https://linktr.ee/scrubmode2023-06-0250 minScrubModeScrubModeMetal Gear Solid and the Roundtable Foundation w: Tim BakshWe welcome Tim Baksh, one of the organizers of Memes, Genes & Snakes Con to gush about Hideo Kojima’s auteur game series. We then look at Dr. Andrija Puharich, The Roundtable Foundation and The Nine. A spooky story reminiscent of MGS, complete with cold war tensions, hypnosis, child soldiers, psychic spies, and how maybe the closest real world analogue to La-li-lu-le-lo received instructions from an alleged psychic AI construct, teaching them how to achieve peace through constant war. IT'S A STORY WITH EVERYTHING BUT THE NANO-MACHINES, SON. https://www.history.com/mkultra-operation-midnight-climax-cia-lsd-experiments ht...2023-05-191h 13ScrubModeScrubModeHand of Glory, and the Pacific Northwest Tree OctopusWe go down the monster manual some more, completing the Cs and starting the Ds. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, check him out on instagram @jseonnabeat. https://linktr.ee/scrubmode2023-05-0557 minScrubModeScrubModeDemonology According to the WarrensToday Julio and Ryan learn about the Warrens from Jon, and talk about some demons in the monster manual. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. https://linktr.ee/scrubmode2023-04-201h 05ScrubModeScrubModeThe Snake Cult of GlyconJon tells Julio about the ancient snake cult of Glycon. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. https://linktr.ee/scrubmode2023-04-071h 05ScrubModeScrubModeRap ConspiraciesToday we have a quick one with our special guest Jesse Sanders (the man behind our music). Join us as we go down another rabbit hole and analyze the Rap Conspiracy Iceberg. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it.2023-03-2435 minScrubModeScrubModeQuetzalcoatl and CouatlWe've made it to the Couatl in the DnD Monster Manual, and we learn about the inspiration behind them. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it.2023-03-1053 minScrubModeScrubModeChuuls and CloakersWe've made it to chuul's and cloakers in the monster manual. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat.  Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it2023-02-241h 02ScrubModeScrubModeOGL and Spell Casters of DnDToday Julio and Jon talk about the Open Gaming License and talk about what makes each spellcasting class in DnD different. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat.  Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it2023-02-1057 minScrubModeScrubModeTime Traveling with TitorRemember John Titor the time traveler? Neither did we… Luckily our Jon has researched all about him! The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it.2023-02-031h 08ScrubModeScrubModeHanging out with Rachel Ryan and JulioOn todays episode we discuss the Super Mario Bros. movie, fruit by the foot, and jazz.  Follow Rachel on Instagram! @emosewa90 The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it.2023-01-2759 minScrubModeScrubModeCentaurs, Chimeras, and CyclopsesHappy New Year! We're kicking things off with three C's from the monster manual!  Follow Rachel on Instagram! @emosewa90 The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it.2023-01-131h 10ScrubModeScrubModeCambions and Carrion CrawlersWe've made it to the C's in the monster manual, and we're talking about Cambions and Carrion Crawlers. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it.2022-12-021h 21ScrubModeScrubModeBugbears and BogeymenWe've made it to the Bugbear in the monster manual, and today we learn about 3 specific kinds of bogeymen.  The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat.  Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it.2022-11-181h 12ScrubModeScrubModeOf Duende and the FaeJulio takes his friends down a duende and fae filled rabbit hole.  The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat.  Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it.2022-11-041h 05ScrubModeScrubModeHalloween Spooktacular! UFOs over BrazilOn this special Halloween episode, Jon tells Julio and Ryan about the time UFOs terrorize a rural town in the the Brazilian countryside.  The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it.2022-10-311h 06ScrubModeScrubModeDenver Airport Rabbit HoleThe Denver Airport has been on Julio's mind, and it leads him and his friends down some internet rabbit holes.  The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it.2022-10-2154 minScrubModeScrubModeWhen Bigfoots AttackYou know Bigfoot? Did you also know there are psychic bigfoots? Did you also know they are from a higher vibrational frequency that our minds can't fathom? The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it.2022-10-071h 07ScrubModeScrubModeBasalisksWe made it to the Basalisk in the monster manual, and we talk about their real world counterparts.2022-09-231h 02ScrubModeScrubModeGoblins from SpaceJulio, Rachel, and Ryan learn about the Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it.2022-09-0955 minScrubModeScrubModeThe Man from MetonJulio and Ryan learn about Elizabeth Klarer and her relationship with Akon, an alien from the planet Meton. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it. 2022-08-261h 09ScrubModeScrubModeScrubMode PilotJon and Julio talk Bigfoot, the cryptid, not the monster truck.2022-08-1358 minScrubModeScrubModeBansheesDelving into the Monster Manual some more, talking about Banshees in DnD and the folklore behind them. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat. Buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/scrubmode We'd really appreciate it.2022-08-1259 minScrubModeScrubModeAnkhegs, Azers, and Rocket PowerWe go on some tangents on this one, it's a good time. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat.2022-07-2955 minScrubModeScrubModeAngelsToday we're talking about angels, as characters for storytelling in DnD. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat.2022-07-1550 minScrubModeScrubModeSend in the ClownsOn this episode we're talking about clowns, with our special guest; Rachel! Also known as Emosewa90 on tiktok and instagram! The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat.2022-07-0158 minScrubModeScrubModeYōkaiWe delve into and learn about various yōkai from Japanese folklore. The music was provided by Jesse Sanders, also known as JSE MY, you can find him on Instagram @jseonnabeat.2022-06-171h 05ScrubModeScrubModeOf Aboleths and SönderAboleth: large aberration, lawful evil... or is it?2022-06-0354 minScrubModeScrubModeSkunkApeSkunkApe, the stinky fun loving abomination we all know and love... or do we???2022-05-201h 08ScrubModeScrubModeOur 5 Favorite DnD SpeciesJulio Jon and Ryan have listed their top 5 favorite playable people types of Dungeons and Dragons.2022-01-071h 10ScrubModeScrubMode5 Room DungeonJon, Julio, and Ryan brainstorm a 5 room dungeon.2021-12-311h 02ScrubModeScrubModeFlorida Man Fights AliensIn this special extra long episode Julio and Ryan are told of a Florida Man's bout with UFOs. https://linktr.ee/scrubmode2021-12-241h 51ScrubModeScrubModeSneople Part 3A lighthearted ending, to the three part Sneople series.2021-12-171h 05ScrubModeScrubModeSneople Part 2We continue learning more about Sneople, and the man behind bringing them into our world, David Icke.2021-12-101h 11ScrubModeScrubModeSneople Part 1Today Julio and Ryan get schooled on the origins of Sneople, and how they've made the jump from fiction into the "real" world.2021-12-031h 17ScrubModeScrubModeThe Skills of DnDWe continue our dive into the mechanics of DnD, this time talking about character skills.2021-11-261h 05ScrubModeScrubModeOur Five Favorite FeatsToday we list our five favorite feats in DnD.2021-11-191h 00ScrubModeScrubModeGetting to Know the ScrubsOn this episode, Julio, Jon and Ryan just shoot the breeze.2021-11-121h 06ScrubModeScrubModeDnD Stats ExplainedOn this episode we dive into stat systems of roleplaying games.2021-11-051h 04ScrubModeScrubModeHomebrew Classes for Your DnD CampaignJulio Jon and Ryan brainstorm some classes that don't quite exist in DnD2021-10-011h 05ScrubModeScrubModeAncient Whale MonstersJon regales Julio and Ryan with tales of whales from times of old, looking at them through the lens of DnD2021-09-241h 06ScrubModeScrubModeMore Dino CryptidsMore dino cryptids, from even more parts of the world!2021-06-251h 13ScrubModeScrubModeDinosaur CryptidsToday we learn about some dino-cryptids, from various parts of the world.2021-06-181h 14ScrubModeScrubModeGef the MongooseJon tells Julio and Ryan about the poltergeist Gef, who haunted the Irving's farm back in the 1930's.2021-06-111h 12ScrubModeScrubModeA Cryptid That's KiIledJon tells us about the Beast of Gévaudan, a cryptid that enjoys decapitation.2021-06-041h 14ScrubModeScrubModeCryptid Beauty PageantJulio and Ryan rate cryptids as they are described by Jon.2021-05-281h 01ScrubModeScrubModeThe Journey to Planet SerpoI went all the way to ζ Reticuli, and all I brought back was nothing! https://linktr.ee/scrubmode2021-05-211h 01ScrubModeScrubModeNot-So-Secret Space ProgramNazi Aliens? It's more likely than you think...2021-05-141h 07ScrubModeScrubModeDumb UFO SightingsJon tells Julio and Ryan about some suspect ufo sightings.2021-05-0750 min