The Bright Path Podcast
A sprawling science fantasy comedic adventure romance, with goblins and cannons! Johnathan Miller has harbored a secret flame for his childhood friend Merrily Hunter for years, and as Midsummer’s Eve approaches he’s ready to make his move. But when a cranky, sharp-tongued professor of Applied History rides into town looking for a lost book, Johnathan and Merrily quickly find themselves swept up in an adventure that will take them to the very edges of history, language, and probability. They join a host of colorful men, women, goblins, fey, snarfs, horses, and strange outsiders, all set in a world grappling with the consequences of scientific advance, political unrest, and religious debate.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 167
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2022
Episode 75: A Moot Point, Part 1
Merrily tries to score points against her adversaries at the Moot, but finds that she's lost before she even began to play. Thomas Howe suggests she play a different game. Hobb the Wise has all the f…
Episode 74: Logical Insanity, Part 2
Republican partisans pursue Merrily and her guards on the road to Roosterfoot, and a young boy unexpectedly changes her thinking. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 74: Logical Insanity, Part 1
Merrily, and her unwelcome guests inside her head, navigate her departure from Green Bridge as Queen Anne's envoy to the Moot. Part 1 of 2.
Episode 73: Black Box, Part 2
Merrily finds that her story has another surprise in store--and it hits a high F. Includes "Black Box" feat. Danielle Erin Rhodes. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 73: Black Box, Part 1
Merrily knows who killed Rolland Gorp–but she doesn’t know herself. Two strange voices in her head offer opinionated commentary on the events immediately after Rolly’s death, and what she should do n…
Episode 72: Two Paths
The feyess Sheria arranges an unexpected meeting with Michael Rider in a tiny village in Uelland. Another Jonathan and Another Boris, taken as slaves to the Carolese colonies on the southern shore of…
Episode 71: Initiative
On a frigid winter day in Outer Svegnia, two strange men come running out of a driving snowstorm toward a remote, ancient castle. Cyrus Stoat and his mentor, Professor Wallingford Spoon, are after t…
Episode 70: Into the Sunrise, Part 2
Season 4 finale, part 2. Cyrus Stoat tries to make sense of Gregory's execution, Rolly's death, and his own next journey.
Episode 70: Into the Sunrise, Part 1
Season 4 finale, part 1. Green Bridge is burning, and Cyrus Stoat must reach safety on Farley Island with Bishop Wildrick and Merrily Hunter.
Episode 69: The Man With the Metal Face
Merrily's sins are laid bare, and Cyrus must fight someone he loves and someone he hates. Bishop Wildrick is unexpectedly brave. Captain Vigg fixes a past mistake.
Bonus Episode 4: Kyle Marshall
In this week's bonus episode of The Bright Path Podcast, Ben Birney interviews podcasting Sith lord and all-around good fella Kyle Marshall of Media Lab YYC. Kyle has had a colorful journey from farm…
Episode 67: The Absent Monologue, Part 2
Cyrus has killed someone he loves; someone he loves kills Cyrus.
Episode 67: The Absent Monologue, Part 1
It is June, and Obilly Smallhat is weeks away from trial and execution for the murder of Rolland Gorp. Obilly's translations of Rolly's notes reveal that Snugg is playing with bigger forces than any…
Bonus Episode 3: It's Only Life with Kevin T. Collins
Singer-songwriter Kevin T. Collins guest-stars on The Bright Path Podcast to listen to and chat about his new folk rock EP "It's Only Life." Kevin and Ben listen to all five tracks on the album and d…
Episode 65: The Traitor, Part 2
We meet the Traitor of the North, and he has a surprise waiting for just about everyone.
Episode 65: The Traitor, Part 1
Cyrus and Bear's stay in Enderly is an exceedingly short one, as they find themselves caught in the middle of a dispute between two groups of men flinging giant rocks and burning pitch at one another…
Episode 64, Part 2: The Only Way Down
Cyrus discovers that Bear is not all he seems, and adjusts his expectations accordingly. Gmork finds the high point of his life, and Cyrus the low.
Episode 64, Part 1: A Peculiar Bear
It's a road trip! Cyrus and Gmork unexpectedly make a new friend on the way to Roosterfoot. Cyrus gives the Republic a chance, but doesn't give it a second chance.
Episode 63, Part 2: The Snowball of Destiny
Cyrus's logic has come to a dead end. He and Gmork attend a formal ball with an unexpected climax. Cyrus finally loses his grip, and finds a way forward.
Episode 63, Part 1: Melodramatic Cultists
Obilly Smallhat is in jail, suspected of the murder of Rolland Gorp--but Cyrus doesn't believe he did it. However, Cyrus's own grip on sanity is starting to slip, as echoes of his encounter in the ol…