Meet Our Cousins: The Harbingers

Meet Our Cousins: The Harbingers

Author: DeepNerd Media April 2, 2026 Duration: 52:49

Well hey there, family. This week Old Gods of Appalachia is taking an extra week off, as we do in between story arcs, and we will return on Thursday April 16th with the second arc of Old Gods of Appalachia Season 6: Long Shadows. We’ve got a whole new story we can’t wait to share with you. If you wanna hear that ad-free and a day early, go ahead and head on over to oldgodsofappalachia.com/theholler, cast your tithe in the collection plate, and get that early ad-free access, as well as unlocking hours of exclusive storylines, including the new deluxe edition of Unhallowed Grounds starring Cecil Baldwin of Welcome to Night Vale and former Durham, North Carolina, Poet Laureate DJ Rogers. But until then, allow us to fill the void with some exciting work from our friends over at Audacious Machine Creative. 


From the mind of Gabrielle Urbina, creator of Wolf 359, comes a modern fantasy podcast about the first two real magicians of the modern era and how that power changes the world forever. If you like magical rivals, political machinations, snappy dialogue, and dreaming of saving the world, the The Harbingers is a show for you


Magic is real. It’s real, and it’s coming back.


Listen to The Harbingers wherever you find your podcasts. Episodes come out biweekly on Thursdays. Learn more about The Harbingers at audaciousmachinecreative.com.

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Deep within the ancient hills and mist-shrouded hollows, a different kind of history waits. Old Gods of Appalachia, crafted by DeepNerd Media, is not merely a story but an excavation of the land's old, grim bones. This narrative podcast weaves together elements of folk horror and cosmic dread, rooted in the very soil of the mountains. It explores a world where the coal in the dark seams and the gnarled roots of the trees hold memories far older and more malevolent than any human settlement. Each episode feels like a found artifact, a tale passed down in whispers, warning of what stirs when the skin of the world is cut open. Listeners will hear interconnected stories of communities grappling with forces they cannot comprehend-forces that were here long before the first roads were carved and that will remain long after. The anthology format allows these chilling tales to unfold across different times and perspectives, all bound by the shared, haunted geography of central Appalachia. It’s a place where the price of progress is often measured in blood and darkness, and where the natural world itself holds a terrifying, sentient science. To tune into this podcast is to walk a forgotten path, to feel the weight of the mountains, and to understand that some legends are not just stories, but living, breathing warnings.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Old Gods of Appalachia
Podcast Episodes
Performance Review [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:40
Standard protocol for all employees of Barrow Mineral Resources.CW: Automobile engine sounds. mentions/descriptions of death by fire, decapitation and asphyxiation, threats of forced cannibalism and the mutilation of cor…
Episode 55: The Matter of the Chilldren [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:19
Can there be justice for the children of the Clutch? CW: Kidnapping, confinement, ambient sounds of a large crowded room, sounds of gagging, choking, moaning and other pain-related vocalizations, breaking bones and teari…
Episode 54: Caveat Emptor [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:04
Jack confronts a face from the past he cannot name. CW: Kidnapping, confinement, ambient sounds of a large crowded room, sounds of gagging/choking, court/legal proceedings, verbal/emotional abuse, description of/referenc…
Episode 53: Due Process [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:52
Let all come to order. CW: Kidnapping, confinement, ambient sounds of a large crowded room, sounds of gagging/choking, court/legal proceedings, monster noises, environmental gore. Written by Cam Collins and Steve ShellNa…
Episode 52: The Men of the Rock [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:58
J.T. Fields of Paradise and his young companion find themselves the unwilling guests of a mysterious sect.CW: Kidnapping, confinement, dungeon/cave sounds, slamming doors, grinding stone, threats of graphic violence, des…
Episode 51: Season Four Prologue [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:24
Welcome to Season 4, family. Join us as we look down from the mountain top and ponder the tales we’ll be spinning this season. CW: References to mutilation, hunger, poverty, loss of employment, genocide, animal extinctio…
Season 4 Official Trailer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:37
See you soon, family. See you real soon.LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.comCOMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL:FacebookInstagramTwitterBlueskySUPPORT THE SHOW:Join us over at THE HOLLER to…
Episode 50: The Horns of the Altar [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:58
Blood is spilled, good-byes are said. Season three comes to a close.CW: Car accident sounds including screeching brakes and impact, gunshot sound effects, gun violence, death of a caretaker / parent, grief, family-relate…
Episode 49: Sackcloth and Ashes [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:50
Jonah Hellbender and friends set out to find someone who can help him learn the truth about his origins.CW: Gunshot sound effect, gun violence, death of a caretaker / parent, grief, family-related trauma, discussion of a…
School Spirit [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:48
Two boys struggle to make it through a weekend of community service in the corpse of their old southwest Virginia high school in the winter of 1983.CW: Loud / percussive noises, gore, body horror, religious trauma, funda…