Half talk show, half improv comedy campaign, Daft Monks is a modern pop culture podcast for nerds and sadists alike. Join us every Monday (ish) for funny anecdotes, useless trivia, and the latest installment of our storytelling adventure. Season 3 starts the story anew and explores a bleak, cyberpunk future where the unlikeliest of friends become enemies of the state. Seasons 1 and 2 feature our previous campaign, starring the notoriously inept monster hunters Abraham Van Helsing and Trevor ...
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An amateur podcast season, this show preceded the "Daft Monks" podcast before we learned proper mic etiquette and editing techniques. Hosted by Nate Casimiro and Nate Stalcup, two socially functional nerds, Nat1 Presents is a messy collision of Key and Peele style humor and Critical Role-like fantasy one shot campaigns. If you like the content but hate the audio quality, switch over to www.daftmonkspod.com for the same funny hosts but better audio quality and ongoing story.
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Send Us a Text Message. Campaign starts at (14:38). In this episode, the Nates introduce a guest "Mechanics Master" named Ryan to help gamify their show. In the campaign, Roy and Ash go head-to-head with some Gunco goons before returning the Inferno's hideout and getting a special invitation to the Paradigm Games. Support the Show. Want even more c…
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Send Us a Text Message. Campaign starts at (7:16). In this episode, the Nates talk briefly about Deadpool and Wolverine, as well as new ways to engage in the show. For the campaign, Ash and Roy make a brief pitstop in an unexpected part of town before picking up the boy for a company picnic. Support the Show. Want even more content? If you can stom…
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Send Us a Text Message. Campaign starts at (14:44). In this episode, the Nates talk about cerebral horror films by Director Justin Benson and the equally terrifying live action Avatar series on Netflix. For the campaign, Ash's truck breaks down at a rest stop where the meet an unlikely ally and his grandfather. Support the Show. Want even more cont…
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All That Glitters is Midas Underbite
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Send Us a Text Message. Campaign starts at (22:13). In this episode, the Nates talk bringing home the gold, Las Vegas sith lords, and more. For the campaign, Roy receives a lending hand from an old friend, and a new threat emerges by the Beacon City docks. Support the Show. Want even more content? If you can stomache poor audio quality, check out o…
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Send Us a Text Message. Campaign starts at (32:57). In this episode, the Nates discuss Barbenheimer, bodybuilding, and the cruel realization that they will not be on television. For the campaign, Roy and Ash meet a mysterious cocktail waitress by the name of Proxie, and Roy get's one heck of a mani pedi. Support the Show. Want even more content? If…
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Send Us a Text Message. Campaign starts at (10:33). In this episode, Nate has a bone to pick with his equal opportunity training facilitator and their bias against miniature ponies, while other Nate gets on the American Gladiators bandwagon. For the campaign, Roy and Ash team up to escape Beacon Group HQ and seek refuge "off the grid." Support the …
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What Goes Up Must Come Down, Eventually
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Send Us a Text Message. Campaign starts at (21:08). In this episode, the Nates talk new homes, the American Gladiators documentary on Netflix, and more. For the campaign, Ash and Roy continue their day and finally cross paths deep in the underbelly of Beacon Group HQ. Roy's conscience kicks in while Ash goes from late to lost in the Beacon Group fa…
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Roleplay for Three | The Heist 2: Boozie's Revenge
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Nat1 is back with what was supposed to be a summer filler episode for Daft Monks. In this episode of Nat1 Presents, the Nates welcome listener and special guest Donnie to the show, and they play a lengthy game of Call of Cthulhu in a continuation of the "The Heist" storyline. Support the show Listen to our new show, the Daft Monks podcast, for ongo…
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Send Us a Text Message. Campaign/Session zero starts at (38:11). We're back! I said Monday and we delivered, albeit late Monday evening. Anywho, welcome to a new story with the same shitty hosts. In this episode, the Nates recap their experience at Phoenix Fan Fusion, discuss their hyper-rivalry with Statefarm Insurance, and explain why druid is th…
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Send Us a Text Message. Check out our new theme song for Season 3 created by @northsidenate (yes, another Nate)! Episode 2 is coming out end of the week. Stay tuned! Support the Show. Want even more content? If you can stomache poor audio quality, check out our first iteration of the podcast for 50+ episodes of weekly antics and one shot adventures…
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Season 3 Trailer | Daft Monks Returns Monday
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Send Us a Text Message. Daft Monks Season 3 returns next week (Monday, July 31st) with a new story, new shenanigans, and new hosts! Just kidding, same shitty hosts. Welcome to Beacon City. Support the Show. Want even more content? If you can stomache poor audio quality, check out our first iteration of the podcast for 50+ episodes of weekly antics …
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Send Us a Text Message. We're working on some bonus episodes before we truly wrap up Season 2, however in the meantime, here's your first look at Season 3 of the Daft Monks podcast. While you can still expect the same twisted sense of humor and improv, we're taking the time to flesh out a bleak, futuristic universe with a darker tone for our next c…
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The Chimera, the Lich and the Warlord
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Send Us a Text Message. The Nates share some quick banter about an IT themed escape room and the new Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom release, before jumping right in to the climactic finale to Trevor Belmont and Abraham Van Helsing's story. Campaign starts at (13:03). Support the Show. Want even more content? If you can stomache poor audio qu…
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Send Us a Text Message. The Nates share casino anecdotes, their first two star rating, and more. Meanwhile, the battle for Groshureburger, the Sun Temple, and the world begins as Van Helsing and gang mount an assault on Bingo's army. Campaign starts at (30:14). Support the Show. Want even more content? If you can stomache poor audio quality, check …
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Send Us a Text Message. The Nates discuss hair loss, turkey hunting and the Disney film Strange World. Meanwhile, Belmont and gang piece together the remaining timeline of Van Helsing's past and formulate a plan to take down Bingo. Support the Show. Want even more content? If you can stomache poor audio quality, check out our first iteration of the…
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Send Us a Text Message. The Nates discuss Daylight Saving, the Korean reality TV show Physical 100, testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), and the 1991 film Earnest Scared Stupid. Meanwhile, Van Helsing, Belmont and gang are finally reunited, and Van Helsing comes clean about his dark, convoluted past. Support the Show. Want even more content? If …
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One Good Turn Deserves a Turnbuckle Teddie
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Send Us a Text Message. Nate recalls chaperoning his child's recent field trip, his latest 80s movie binge, and his take on the HBO Max series Velma. Meanwhile, Van Helsing and Ginger make their getaway from Gröschureburgher, but not before an epic encounter with Bingo and the Turnbuckle Teddies. Support the Show. Want even more content? If you can…
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Send Us a Text Message. Nate shares how he faired at his jiu-jitsu tournament, a reoccurring trend in 80's movies, and some of the worst spells in Dungeons and Dragons. Meanwhile, Belmont joins Naya in his dreamscape, where he recalls his mother's murder and a familiar father figure. Support the Show. Want even more content? If you can stomache poo…
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Send Us a Text Message. The Nates recall their first hangout at a renaissance faire, discuss axe throwing, and rank some of the most disappointing magic items in Dungeons and Dragons. Meanwhile, Van Helsing makes a move against Bingo and joins forces with his portly friend from the brothel. He meets a femme fatale who may just win his heart... if s…
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Send Us a Text Message. Nate ranks various Dungeons and Dragons source books and materials and laments a recent jiu jitsu injury and getting old. Meanwhile, Belmont and Nayenezgani enter the portal swallowing their ancestral land in an effort to shut it down. But what starts as a happy stroll through Belmont's childhood ends with some uncomfortable…
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Flaw and Morder, Featuring Jacques Ze Whipper
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Send Us a Text Message. The Nates interview Guinness World Record holder and whip-wielding circus performer, Jack Lepiarz (a.k.a. Jack the Whipper, a.k.a. Jacques Ze Whipper). Meanwhile, Van Helsing recalls back to the time when he represented a friend in Dracula's court of law. Nosferatu and McNibbles rise from the dead in this special one-off epi…
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Send Us a Text Message. The Nates discuss even more Squid Games reports, merch ideas, and hairdresser-turned-martial artist spear-wielding vigilantes. Meanwhile, Bingo sends Van Helsing on some errands to prepare for a special dinner with some infamous guests. Van Helsing learns Groshurberger's peculiar naming conventions and customs. Support the S…
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The Enemy of My Enemy is... Nayenezgani
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Send Us a Text Message. The Nates discuss season 2 of Vox Machina, their casual Tomb of Annihilation campaign, and the new Dungeons and Dragons movie trailer. Meanwhile, Belmont is thrown into a prison cell in the depths of Dracula's castle, where he meets an unlikely ally. The peace is short-lived, however, when they discover their complicated fam…
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Send Us a Text Message. The Nates discuss new year's health goals, and one of the hosts recalls how he was almost cast for a Squid Games Reality television show. Meanwhile, Bingo helps Van Helsing reconnect with his true self through a series of training montages while Belmont takes a leave of absence to gather intelligence on Dracula's location. A…
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Send Us a Text Message. The Nates address their year-long hiatus, the ridiculous potential of AI, and a series of avatars they created in an AI mobile app. Meanwhile, the Daft Monks return to Belmonts childhood home to better arm themselves for the fight against Dracula. Belmont works through family trauma, while Van Helsing makes himself quite com…
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Send Us a Text Message. Nate discovers he was his team's handicap on his teenage bowling team and they both discuss the fairy tale setting of Children of Earte coming to Twitch. In anticipation of Robert Patterson's Batman movie, the Nates take a BuzzFeed quiz to determine which Gotham supervillains they emulate. Meanwhile, just before sneaking out…
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