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 19: You Can Go Home, But It's Not The Same
Jonathan meets a romantic rival, and sets about making all kinds of mistakes. He goes on a little ski trip, and finds that the situation in Hog Hurst has changed dramatically since he was last at hom…
Episode 18: Pictures in the Snow (with "Last Songs" feat. Cory Osborne)
Part 2 of The Bright Path Podcast begins with a different perspective. In Green Bridge, Veridia confronts the predations of her enemies and the flaws in her own plans. She resorts to violence, and th…
Episode 17: Evaporating Bonds; The Rapacious Few
Sir Richard goes off the map. Hobb finds danger in both action and inaction, and decides to accelerate his plans. Beatrice Snugg makes a new friend. Boris, Basil, and Brutus part ways.
Episode 16, Part 2: Lectures on Love
Reporters report, enthusiastically. New explorers arrive at Finery Valley, and new deals are hastily made. Merrily makes a decision, and Cyrus delivers two lectures. Jonathan finds an ugly place insi…
Episode 16, Part 1: Ciphers and Secrets
Reporters report, enthusiastically. New explorers arrive at Finery Valley, and new deals are hastily made. Merrily makes a decision, and Cyrus delivers two lectures. Jonathan finds an ugly place insi…
Episode 15: A Foot in the Door, Part 2
As Episode 15 continues, Alice's porch receives entirely too many visitors, and we discover the objectively correct price of a ton of coal.
Part 2 of 2.
Episode 15: A Foot in the Door, Part 1
Welcome! In Episode 15, we learn the identity of the Bloody Fingers' former "big man." Alice and Brutus discover a common interest in sales. The Gizzard finds a new kind of treasure, and Simon wrest…
Episode 14: Peter Wallacewog's New Friend
Sir Richard Enderly makes preparations for his exile to fantasy, beginning with a shopping trip for men. There is a food riot, and an unexpected response. Sir Richard writes a poem.
Episode 13: The Cracks of Hell, and What They Found There
Cyrus bids a fond farewell to Sheria. Johnathan and Merrily go to meet some demons, but find an entirely different mystery. Daven and Devi make a bad deal to get their new friends out of trouble, and…
Episode 12: Goblin Logic
In the frontier forest, King Simon tries to keep his new subjects from eating each other. He finds that culinary advice and fragrant incense only go so far. Simon and The Gizzard discover that they h…
Episode 11: Planting Dreams
In Episode 11 of The Bright Path Podcast, King Leeland meets an old friend, and then sends him away. Hobb waves his hands and puts on a show--twice.
Episode 10: A Probable Tree, Part 2
Cyrus finds true romance. Merrily and Johnathan almost find true romance, but are rudely interrupted. Sheria gets metaphysical, and we meet an entirely new complication.
Part 2 of 2.
Episode 10: A Probable Tree, Part 1
Cyrus finds true romance. Merrily and Johnathan almost find true romance, but are rudely interrupted. Sheria gets metaphysical, and we meet an entirely new complication.
Part 1 of 2.
Episode 9, Part 2: Private Indulgences; The Universe Hates Peace and Quiet
Professor Stoat and his band pick up a new follower. Merrily marries a horse, hypothetically. Johnathan thinks about how he thinks about strangling Cyrus. We meet Cyrus's sponsor, and Alice Miller…
Episode 9, Part 1: Horsing Around with Letters
Professor Stoat and his band pick up a new follower. Merrily marries a horse, hypothetically. Johnathan thinks about how he thinks about strangling Cyrus. We meet Cyrus's sponsor, and Alice Miller…
Episode 8: The Sovereign State Does Not Fart
In Uellodon, Hobb the Wise meets old friends and old enemies. He scores some philosophical points against The Kettle, but has to flee the battlefield--only to be trapped in a hunting story. The Kin…
Episode 7: An Unexpected Mule, Part 3
Part 3 of 3. The village of Hog Hurst has some difficult decisions to make. Cyrus comes up with a bad plan, and then replaces it with an even worse one. Someone lets the mule out. Daisy relives h…
Episode 7: An Unexpected Mule, Part 2
Part 2 of 3. The village of Hog Hurst has some difficult decisions to make. Cyrus comes up with a bad plan, and then replaces it with an even worse one. Someone lets the mule out. Daisy relives h…
Episode 7: An Unexpected Mule, Part 1
Part 1 of 3. The village of Hog Hurst has some difficult decisions to make. Cyrus comes up with a bad plan, and then replaces it with an even worse one. Someone lets the mule out. Daisy relives h…
Episode 6: How a Librarian Dresses for War, Part 2
Part 2 of 2. Johnathan and Alice set off in pursuit of Cyrus and Merrily. Johnathan's head injury turns out to be a blessing in disguise. Alice gets in touch with her inner berserker. Cyrus sees …