Épisodes

  • Norfork 48 - Such Sweet Sorrow
    Jan 12 2025

    The people of Norfork descend into the tunnels, where the Crystal Flower awaits...

    Kelly rallies the crowd. Nammi makes a confession. Rabbit holds themself together.

    (Content warnings: gun violence, police, danger to children and pregnant people, death, murder, loss of loved one)

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    CHARACTERS

    Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

    Jillian, the Spooky & Kelly, The Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

    Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

    Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)


    NPCs
    Art Young (he/him) -
    Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani who stole a tome from Carmichael for her. Now, turned to one of Carmichael's Dread Ringers against his will.
    Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) -
    A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Dating(?) Carmichael. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
    Michael Sommer (he/him) -
    Police officer, and head of the Myriad Taskforce. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer.
    Almos Sumati (he/him) -
    Werewolf. Damn good laywer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.

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    Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
    Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Additional Music "Carmichael Arrives" & "The Fight for Norfork" by Layne Smith


    Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

    Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

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    1 h et 43 min
  • Happy Holidays (plus, Patreon!)
    Dec 29 2024

    Thank you all for another wonderful year of Pest Control! See you next year for our last few episodes of season two!

    If you'd like to support us on Patreon (or get a seven day free trial!) you can find us at patreon.com/PestControlPod

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    Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
    Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)


    Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

    Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

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    6 min
  • Norfork 47 - Assembly
    Dec 15 2024

    Gathered at the high school to help Kelly, Jillian, Nammi, and Rabbit must first face a more pressing problem: Cold Moon.

    (Content warnings: Police presence, familial abuse and manipulation, light gore, death)


    CHARACTERS

    Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

    Jillian, The Spooky & Kelly Aberdeen, the Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

    Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

    Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)


    NPCs
    Art Young (he/him) -
    Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani who stole a tome from Carmichael for her. Now, turned to one of Carmichael's Dread Ringers against his will.
    Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) -
    A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Dating(?) Carmichael. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
    Michael Sommer (he/him) -
    Police officer, and head of the Myriad Taskforce. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer.
    Almos Sumati (he/him) -
    Werewolf. Damn good laywer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
    Cold Moon (she/her) - Unofficial leader of the lunar witch coven in which Rabbit was raised. Former astronaut. Imposing Black woman with short spongy black hair, and an athlete’s physique. Often wears an elegant coat, even when it’s hot.
    Alek, Meg, and Tisiphone
    (All She/Her) - Rabbit’s trio of mothers. They are a part of the Lunar Coven started by Cold Moon. Rabbit lives with them on and off. Meg is pregnant, and Alek is still recovering from a recent car accident.

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    Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
    Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Additional Music "Carmichael Arrives" by Layne Smith


    Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

    Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

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    1 h et 14 min
  • Norfork 46 - Restless Bones
    Dec 1 2024

    Newly reconnected, the crew heads for Wilson-Dillard High to put the final steps of their plan into motion.

    Jillian deals with the cops. Nammi makes connections. Rabbit tries to hold themself together.

    (Content warnings: police intimidation and violence)


    CHARACTERS

    Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

    Jillian, the Spooky - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

    Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

    Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)


    NPCs
    Art Young (he/him) -
    Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani who stole a tome from Carmichael for her. Now, turned to one of Carmichael's Dread Ringers against his will.
    Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) -
    A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Dating(?) Carmichael. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
    Michael Sommer (he/him) -
    Police officer, and head of the Myriad Taskforce. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer.
    Almos Sumati (he/him) -
    Werewolf. Damn good laywer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.

    Follow us!
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    Patreon: PestControlPod
    Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD

    Check out the artist who did our cover art! https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/

    Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
    Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Additional Music "Carmichael Arrives" by Layne Smith


    Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

    Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

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    1 h et 13 min
  • Norfork 45 - Don't Sit Down
    Nov 17 2024

    The crew make a desperate gamble to reconnect with one another as things in Norfork reach a boiling point.

    Nammi gets ahead. Rabbit contemplates their next move. Jillian calls in a distraction.

    (Content warnings: brief description of forced starvation, brief mention of decapitation with sound effects, implied mention of cannibalism, gun violence, police, gore)


    CHARACTERS

    Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

    Jillian, the Spooky - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

    Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

    Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)


    NPCs
    Art Young (he/him) -
    Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani who stole a tome from Carmichael for her. Now, turned to one of Carmichael's Dread Ringers against his will.
    Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) -
    A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Dating(?) Carmichael. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
    Michael Sommer (he/him) -
    Police officer, and head of the Myriad Taskforce. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer.
    Almos Sumati (he/him) -
    Werewolf. Damn good laywer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
    Carmichael (he/him) -
    Arch-vampire nightclub owner and socialite in The City. Kelly and Nammi both owe him, and he aims to collect. Dating(?) Glymmer.

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    Check out the artist who did our cover art! https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/

    Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
    Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)


    Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

    Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

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    1 h et 27 min
  • Norfork 44 - Run, Rabbit, Run
    Nov 3 2024

    As Nammi and Jillian rush to escape a dangerous situation, Rabbit confronts a mirror of his own.

    Nammi makes a plea. Jillian makes a deal. Rabbit opens a door.

    (Content warnings: implied cannibalism, grief, brief mention of fungal infection, brief mention of drug use, brief description of self-surgery, police interaction & gunfire)


    CHARACTERS

    Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

    Jillian, the Spooky - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

    Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

    Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)


    NPCs
    Art Young (he/him) -
    Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani. Rosa needs him for something.
    Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) -
    A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Dating(?) Carmichael. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
    Michael Sommer (he/him) -
    Police officer, and head of the Myriad Taskforce. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer.
    Almos Sumati (he/him) -
    Werewolf. Damn good laywer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
    Carmichael (he/him) -
    Arch-vampire nightclub owner and socialite in The City. Kelly and Nammi both owe him, and he aims to collect. Dating(?) Glymmer.

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    Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD

    Check out the artist who did our cover art! https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/

    Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
    Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Additional Music "Carmichael Arrives" by Layne Smith


    Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

    Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

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    1 h et 20 min
  • Norfork 43 - House Hunting
    Oct 20 2024

    Nammi and Jillian attempt to recover Glymmer from Carmichael's clutches, while Rabbit acts on the Archvampire's orders.

    Nammi gets back at an old enemy. Jillian puts herself in harm's way. Rabbit takes a meeting that turns personal.

    (Content warnings: gore, violence, fire, toxic family dynamics, mental manipulation, brief description of asphyxiation)


    CHARACTERS

    Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

    Jillian, the Spooky - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

    Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

    Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)


    NPCs
    Almos Sumati (he/him) -
    Werewolf. Damn good lawyer, even if he is recently under investigation. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
    Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) -
    A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Dating(?) Carmichael. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
    Liz Borger (she/they) - Vampire and member of Carmichael's crew, the Dread Ringers. Frayed, extremely short purple-tipped hair that looks like the end of shitty broom. Pale white skin with piercings all over. Looks stereotypically punk. Dressed in tattered, skin-tight leather pants, and a sleeveless leather vest with just a bralette beneath. Has a new, mis-fitting lower jaw since we last saw them.
    Cold Moon AKA Rosa Kalyani (she/her) -
    Unofficial leader of the lunar witch coven in which Rabbit was raised. Former astronaut. Imposing Black woman with short spongy black hair, and an athlete’s physique. Often wears an elegant coat, even when it’s hot.
    Buck Curt AKA "Buck Moon" (He/him)
    - Member of the Lunar Coven. Heavyset white man with a wide beard. Huggable. Mid 30s. Lawyer, and Rabbit's "inside man" in the Lunar Coven.
    Helen Madara AKA "Beaver Moon" (She/her) - Member of the Lunar Coven. Older Asian woman with grey-white hair. Dressed in long floral dress and rounded glasses. Works the baggage check of the airport in The City, and is never without her airline lanyard. In her late 70s/early 80s.


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    Check out the artist who did our cover art! https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/

    Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
    Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Additional Music "Carmichael Arrives" by Layne Smith


    Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

    Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

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    1 h et 8 min
  • Norfork 42 - Angels & Demons
    Oct 7 2024

    In the wake of Norfork’s protests against the City, Nammi, Rabbit, and Jillian Murphy all try to decide what to do next.

    Nammi confronts her own feelings. Rabbit acclimates to a new master. Jillian attempts to repair the damage.

    (Content warnings: blood, gore, brief description of disassociation, brief description of physical assault, torture, cannibalism, grief, mental manipulation, familial death, police violence)


    CHARACTERS

    Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

    Jillian, the Spooky - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

    Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

    Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)


    NPCs
    Almos Sumati (he/him) -
    Werewolf. Damn good lawyer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
    Akito (he/him)
    - Agent of Dranja, and attendant of the Myriad Support Group. Nammi's former lover. Appears on Earth as a tall Japanese man with shoulder-length black hair wearing a textured brown blazer and jeans.
    Stela Hartley AKA Pink Moon (she/her) -
    Former member of the Lunar Coven. Latina woman with dyed pink hair who works as a tutor. Early 30s. Wears a lot of white - including a dyed denim coat, and bleached sneakers. Exposed incriminating photos of Cold Moon working at VaccuCon. Killed by the City Police during a protest.
    Carmichael (he/him) -
    Arch-vampire nightclub owner and socialite in The City. Kelly and Nammi both owe him, and he aims to collect. Dating(?) Glymmer.
    Tamanna Hemming (she/her) - Egyptian woman with wavy dark brown hair and a mischievous smile. Member of the Myriad support group. Sphinx.

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    Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD

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    Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
    Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
    Additional Music "Carmichael Arrives" by Layne Smith


    Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

    Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

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    1 h et 50 min