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Thirst for Adventure Live: Best of the Beach
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Greetings, dear listeners! Please enjoy this audio version of our latest live show, Thirst for Adventure. This sunshine-y quest takes our heroes to the far-flung island of Lancalo, where an annual challenge is held to decide who is Best of the Beach! Can the heroes win this competition and impress the Sunlord? Or will traps, sentient beachballs, an…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 60: Lizard Lunch
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Greetings, dear listener! Our heroes are reunited after their hunt for Brother Will’s treasure, and it’s time for lunch! After noticing a mysterious food truck in the parking lot of NPC Inc’s warehouse, The Green Team figures out their strange ordering system and sits down for some delicious tacos slathered in a potent sauce to discuss what to do a…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 59: Celestial Conflict
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Greetings, dear listeners! Matt and June are on a treasure hunt! Can they survive the heat and darkness to find the treasure of Brother Will, and also complete a side quest to cool down the warehouse for Bill Bonetusk? And while they’re away, will Quinn and Dimetra stay out of trouble (and the supply closet?) or will trouble find them in the form o…
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Thirst for Adventure Live: High Noon June
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Greetings, dear listeners! Please enjoy this audio version of our latest live show, Thirst for Adventure. Sorry about the audio quality on this one, we were in a different theater with a different set up, but it’s still a rootin-tootin’ good time! In this gunslingin’ adventure, four heroes with scores to settle showdown against a gang of evil sheri…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 58: John Rainbow: First Blood
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Greetings, dear listeners! Another Wednesday begins for our heroes as they wake to a heat advisory from their favorite unhinged public radio DJ, John Rainbow. Can our heroes beat the heat and start another day at NPC Inc, or will they be pushed to the edge and discover that no amount of charitable donations to public radio can slake their thirst fo…
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Thirst for Adventure Live: Fey May!
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Greetings, dear listeners! Please enjoy this audio version of our latest live show, Thirst for Adventure. In this magical installment, four somewhat-helpful heroes are teleported to the fey realm to help a princess find her stolen smile so that Spring can begin. Can a rebellious druid, a goblin who might be a king, a devilish warlock, and a capital…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 57: Meat, Pray, Love
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Greetings, dear listeners! The dudes of NPC Inc are hangin’ out! Join Matt, Bill, Sean, Ray and Durzek as they head to the Firepit Bowl-o-Rama to face off with a trio of challenges: Food, Drink, and Bowling. Can these fellas take a break from the stress of modern life to enjoy a game and a drink with some new friends, or will we quickly lose intere…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 56: Speaking Dramatically
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Greetings, dear listeners! Dimetra is in trrrrrooouble! As Mr. Lowe and Quinn remind her of the company’s very obvious attendance policy, Matt and June head to the hot, smokey office of Sean Burns, hoping to find some clarity on the recent employee survey and to continue to explore Matt’s well-established hatred of surveys. Get ready for a miraculo…
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Thirst for Adventure Live: The Opposite of Dracula
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Greetings, dear listeners! Please enjoy this audio version of our latest live show, Thirst for Adventure. In this topsy-turvy adventure, a team of adventurers set out to help the Opposite of Dracula, a kind sunflower farmer who just wants to make his hometown of Helsing a better place, but a cruel land developer and his treacherous former servant w…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 55: Coin Toss
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Greetings, dear listeners! Whew, there’s a lot going on with the poor Green Team! June’s escaped Mama’s Records Department, Quinn’s gone survey-mad, Matt’s sore from answering questions, and Dimetra and Alan are trapped by the Lunch Bunch! Sure would complicate things if these disparate threads came together in a big warehouse brawl! And guess what…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 54: The Benefits of Soda
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Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes have finished lunch and resumed their tasks on a Tuesday afternoon. While most of The Green Team tries to make it work with Dimetra split between two teams, June submits to her punishment from Mama Storybrook. Can June survive her time in the dreaded records room? Will Dimetra be able to find a fashionable acce…
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Thirst for Adventure Live: Hail Caesar!
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Greetings, dear listeners! We hope you enjoy an audio version of our latest live show! In this installment, four heroes set out to free the beautiful city of Bella Fine from the iron grip of a terrible Caesar. How bad of a Caesar is he? Well, he made wine illegal, fun forbidden, and all bar games banished! With the help of the citizens of city (the…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 53: Engage-Mint
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Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes’ strange Tuesday continues, but at least they get a chance to relax and consider their pasts and futures over lunch. Will some food and drink clear their minds and help them figure out what happened during the blur of the previous week? Or will they sink deeper into their new tasks, getting lost in supply room …
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Thirst for Adventure Live: Gnomeo Mustn’t Die
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Greetings, listeners! Here’s another edition of our live show series Thirst For Adventure! In this adventure, four heroes have to help a hopelessly-romantic gnome who’s looking for love in all the wrong places! Like, really dangerous places. With the help of a god of chaos (and temporarily love) the heroes head to meet Gnomeo’s date, and hopefully …
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 52: Ones on a Tuesday
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Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes have awoken to a brand new day, but not in the week they expected! What will they learn about what they did last week? Was everything super chill and there’s not rebellion forming, pissed off middle managers, social obligations and a terrifyingly boring employee engagement survey waiting for them at NPC Inc.? O…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 51: Master & Commander: The Far Side of Monday
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Greetings, dear listeners! The Green Team is back, right where we left them in the heart of the sinister Elder Brain Symposium. If I remember correctly, everything was going great, right? Hahaha, just kidding. Dimetra and Daniel were in the clutches of the Shell Corp., Quinn was off with the Mad Doctor of Corporate Cohesion, and Matt and June were …
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Welcome Back, Green Team! (A recap & discussion minisode)
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Greetings, dear listener! The Green Team is (almost) back! Before we resume our tale of work and friendship, DM Hobert and the cast sit down to talk about the story so far, the characters, the NPCs, and all our beloved big bads. Tune in to reconnect with our story, I wonder whats going to happen next??…
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Thirst for Adventure Live: The Dragon’s Eye
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Greetings, listeners! First off an update, new episodes of NPC Incorporated are on their way! Until we check back in with the Green Team, here’s another tale of adventure from our new live show, Thirst For Adventure! In this one, four heroes join a pair of tiny treasure hunters to seek out a treasure in a lost tomb. Can they dodge traps and solve t…
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Thirst for Adventure Live: Silent Night, Deadly Night
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Greetings, listeners! Sorry for being so quiet recently, but due to some travel and holidays and life in general, we had to take a pause on our NPC Inc story. We’ll be back soon, and miss playing around in the warehouse. Until we check back in with the Green Team, here’s another tale of adventure from our new live show, Thirst For Adventure! In thi…
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Thirst for Adventure Live: The Thankswishing Day Feast
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Greetings, listeners! Sorry for being so quiet recently, but due to some travel and holidays and life in general, we had to take a pause on our NPC Inc story. We’ll be back soon, and miss playing around in the warehouse. Until we check back in with the Green Team, here’s another tale of adventure from our new live show, Thirst For Adventure! We’re …
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NPC Incorporated, Halloween Interlude: The Deer KingHappy Halloween, Deer Listeners! See what I did there? Well, you’ll get it after you listen to this very spooky Halloween episode! In this thrilling installment of our annual Call of Cthulhu game, four ne’er-do-wells venture forth to check out a really fun renaissance faire! But is the Crystal Fai…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 50: GoldenEye (1989)
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The Green Team is scattered across the vastness of the Elder Brain Symposium! Separated from each other, they face the difficult decision of “continue with the escape plan” vs “see what these people are up to over here.” Guess which one most of them pick? As Dimetra and the newly statuesque Daniel try to exit the way they entered, June and Matt joi…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 49: Nerfect Pobodies
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It’s a Monday, somewhere in the depths of the Shell Corporation and our heroes are about to share their secrets with Mr. Holder in exchange for some mid-level blended scotch, dear listeners! Can they trust the menacing executive with their secrets? Eh, they’ll figure that out later! For now, it’s time to infiltrate the symposium and find Daniel amo…
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Thirst for Adventure Live: King of the Hill Giant
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Greetings dear listeners! We have some party members on vacation, so instead we thought we’d give you an audio taste of our new live show at Lincoln Lodge theater in Chicago! In this monthly show, four comedians put away their material and take up character sheets for an adventure set in and around the Wishing Well Tavern. Drinks will be had, quest…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 48: Inside the Shell
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Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes are taking the stairs, accompanied by new party member Bernard Holder. Can our heroes trust the sinister business guru to lead them into the symposium to find Dimetra’s brother? What secrets is Bernard keeping from them as they descend into the depths? The true mission of H & H Business Solutions? The location …
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 47: Shell Games
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Happy Weekend, dear listener! I hope you had a good Saturday and Sunday, I know our heroes did! Fresh off their success at The Genie Bottle, the Green Team grows in power, reconnecting with loved ones and facing off against sports rivals. Will the boost of confidence give them the tools (and weapons and armor) they need for the Elder Brain Symposiu…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 46: Skeptical Spectators
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Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes are ready to help The Crushed Skulls impress the Fey Wilde crowd at the Genie Bottle. Can they help a rowdy punk band impress a synth pop audience, or will Fang and the boys be unable to win over these skeptical spectators? Get ready to dance, dodge pyrotechnics, and remember how basses work in this thrilling i…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 45: Impossible Uncle
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Greetings, listeners! The Green Team is spread across the Genie’s Bottle bar like spilled chips on a green room craft services table! Quinn and Dimetra make their way to the dance floor to generate some buzz for their co-workers’ band while June wanders the mirrored hall/bathroom. Meanwhile, Uncle and Wife locate Barry the Flirt to retrieve their l…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 44: “Monday Problems for Friday People”
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Greetings, listener! Our heroes have been reluctantly crowned Team of the Week, but that’s a problem for another day! For now they just need to make some cat-themed headwear and make their way to The Genie Bottle, a venue that promises a night of music, drinks, and hopefully some answers. Can our heroes locate Barry the Flirt inside the surprisingl…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 43: Games for Goblins
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Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes are back from lunch and ready to work. Jumping on their jobs, the Green Team makes quick work of their afternoon tasks, leaving some time to design hats for punks, seek out creepy business books, and take turns being the baby. But as the day draws to a close, the heroes are drawn to the lair of Mr. Lowe, where …
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 42: Stronger Than Names
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Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes are back, and are hungry for lunch! Leaving behind the warehouse (and one of their names), they head to Blue Star Hotdogs for some restorative pop and onion rings. Will these nourishing noshes help them power through the day (and remind them of their names)? Or will sugar and grease only make the heroes feel an…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 41: Lift/Haul
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Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes have volunteered to help clean up after the collapse of shelves and firing of John Boneshatter, and now have to deal with doing a little heavy lifting while exhausted. Can they figure out how to wake up and clean up? Will the wreckage of the shelves reveal any lessons about teamwork, or will they uncover a poss…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 40: T, But D
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Greetings, dear listeners! As Friday begins, our heroes rise, exhausted from a late night out. After getting ready with some sandwich making and light crafts, our heroes are back in the NPC Inc warehouse, tired but determined to have a good day. When an accident rocks the sleepy morning, are our heroes ready to jump in and help? And as one sinister…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 39: Butt, Ass, Posterior
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Greetings, dear listener! Our heroes are searching for June in the crowded Lair bar, and only one thing stands in their way...a door. Can they solve the riddle of the door? Or will they stand outside the Green Room, smashing their butts against the door while chanting? Well, probably that for a little bit, but after that it’s to the rescue of June,…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 38: Devils on My Shoulders
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The work day is finally over, dear listeners, but if you think Thursday is done with our heroes, think again! After heading to the local dive for a Thirsty Thursday drink, the Green Team finds themselves in the midst of the loyal fans of pop-star Fay Wilde! As Quinn and Matt chat hats with Fang and Dimetra hears about Alan’s machinations, June is l…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 37: Trolls & Holes
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Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes are wrapping up their day and Matt and Dimetra have summoned Queen Marta’s dread second in command, the dreaded Tonia. They quickly realize this tall haired terror is as sharply critical as she is long-winded. Can they escape the warehouse with the help of June, Quinn and gentle shelver Peter? Get ready to dodg…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 36: The Dryness of Cookies
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Greetings, dear listener! It’s lunchtime for our heroes, so it’s time to grab a pop and rest up for an afternoon in the currently-ominous warehouse. Can our heroes navigate the dark vibe in the warehouse and find what they need to ship? Or will they be drawn into the shippers’ web of self-evaluation and sacrifice? Find out as how our heroes ship, s…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 35: Souper Friends
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Greetings listeners! As our heroes head to lunch, a conversation (battle) breaks out between June and Quinn. As the soup chat heats up, Matt and Dimetra find their way into the mix for a show down between the Green Team workers! Will they work out things between them in time to enjoy lunch? Will the bad vibe continue into the afternoon? Find out in…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 34: The Year of Thursday
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Greetings, dear listeners! Welcome to 2023/Thursday! Our heroes rise on this new day to find the weather (and the vibe at work) a little dreary. Can they overcome wet clothes, cursed hats, and ominous co-workers to tackle this new day? I sure hope so! Otherwise this year, I mean day, will be ruined!In this EpisodeMatt is UnbreakableQuinn has +0 gog…
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Matt Meat in: “Monks & Mayhem at the Mall!”
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Ho Ho Ho, dear listeners! It’s the holiday season in Fantasy Chicago and all the kids want one thing: Malibu Gerbbi. With time running out, Matt Meat is at the Merrowind Mall to meet up with his frenemy Ray Mei for a shot at the elusive toy. When Ray introduces a second desperate dad to the quest, Matt and his new drinking buddy Jay must make their…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 33: The Most Dangerous GameFAQs
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With the wild Wednesday over, our heroes are heading to Wickerman Park to watch June’s softball practice and wind down. But what if an unexpected gift from a familiar source changed the vibe of June’s weekly respite from work? Don’t even answer, dear listener! That’s exactly what happens! Can our heroes still find joy in their post work rituals? Ma…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 32: Revenge is a Hotdish
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In the wake of the Lunchtime Masquerade our heroes are back to work, but worried that one member of their party is getting too close to their sinister manager, Mr. Lowe. Can Matt, Dimetra and June come up with a plan to free Quinn from his influence? Or will they get distracted by mysterious statues, cursed houseware, and mixed metaphors? Find out …
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 31: Masks Off
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Greetings, dear listeners! The lunchtime masquerade is coming to an end and the Green Team is spread across the break room hoping to forward their personal goals before the dread Mr. Lowe calls them to return to work. Can Dimetra continue to poison the office against John? Will Matt and Fang escape from the sticks and stones of the rowdy conversati…
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As the Ruby Gang delves deeper into the dilapidated factory of Holder Industries, can they outrun the malevolent monster that haunts the factory floor, dodge their captors, and figure out how much of this mystery is real versus faked? Find out in this exciting part two that’ll have you yelling “Gerbbi-Derbbi-Goo!”In this episode Vera interviews for…
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It’s the swinging’ sixties and four groovy ghost hunters and their friendly dog are off to Holder Industries, an abandoned factory with a dark secret. Can the Ruby Gang solve the mystery of the strange sounds and lights seen in the old building? Or will they stumble on an even larger mystery that’ll have them questioning their very reality as a ver…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 30: Marches On
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The party rages, dear listeners, but the tune has changed! As Mr. Lowe’s favorite tape plays, our heroes still have business to take care of during this festive lunch. Will they join in the dance (of small talk with coworkers) as the masquerade builds to it’s frightening conclusion (returning to work)? Will they be able to squash old beefs, connect…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 29: Masks On
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Greetings, dear listeners! I hope you’re ready to party! After quickly accomplishing their morning shipments, with hot dogs ready to serve and decorations thrown together, our heroes are ready to welcome the denizens of NPC Inc. Shipping to the Lunchtime Masquerade. Will the other teams all follow Mr. Lowe’s very specific rules on attending the lun…
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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 28: Fool & King, Ghoul & Goose
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Greetings dear listeners! Our heroes are home after a long, strange day and after a little visit to some neighbors, they begin their most important tasks so far this week: arts & crafts. Can the heroes of the Green Team mold their masquerade masks to be the most impressive at tomorrow’s lunch, or will their own insecurities, bits, and children work…
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Historical Interlude: Disco & Deceit, Pt. 2, “Case Closed”
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In this tale from the timeline of NPC Inc., we leave behind the 80s warehouse of NPC Inc. for the 70s offices of Blackhorn & Bloodskull, where three devious lawyers are heading to court to do what they do best: argue. Can this dread trio use their wits to defend their malicious corporate client from Moonglow & Associates? Should they have maybe use…
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Historical Interlude: Disco & Deceit, Pt. 1, “Stayin’ Alive at Studio 55”
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In this tale from the timeline of NPC Inc., we leave behind the 80s warehouse of NPC Inc. for the 70s offices of Blackhorn & Bloodskull, where three devious lawyers are prepping for a very important case. But at B&B, disco and deceit are king, embodied by the cruel heads of the firm, Dan Blackhorn and Albert Bloodskull. Can a cold hearted legal inq…
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