True crime, but with a stage magician's sleight of hand twist. Tackling the bizarre, and often unsolved, mysteries that you might never had heard before.

I enjoy this podcast. The friendship between the players is apparent and that helps. It can be rough at times, but the music (their own compositions) is great. The different campaigns have all been engaging. And I plan to get their video games at some point. (Those are unrelated, but I am interested in viewing the scope of their artistic productions) - You don't need to already know Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0. or Cyberpunk RED (I didn't) to enjoy this. I think as long as you understand TTRPGs in general, you'll quickly catch on. (Hint, they use a D10 and add a modifier like how D&D uses a D20 and adds a modifier. Critical fails and successes rolls again - to see how bad of a fail or to 'explode' the roll up to higher successes.) All in all, interesting stories, interesting characters, its fun to listen to the players grope around trying to figure out a plan (Sorry, but ya guys do seem to miss important details or forget them often), and I really enjoy each episode. Seeing one drop fills me with dopamine. I really respect the crew and how much work goes into making this podcast. And my litmus test for a real play podcast (which they obviously pass) is a simple question: would I want to play with them?

I went looking for Shadowrun play podcasts earlier in the year and found this one. I binged a bunch, needed a break, and finally caught up just last week (not long after the season two finale dropped. I'm still loving it, and am excited to be in 'real time' with the episodes. I can't wait for the next installment. But what about this episode? I love the use of character history and campaign history to create a situation (of the players making) that immediately hooks them (and us listeners) into the adventure. I love the high stakes feel, the edifice that is Chip Row (I don't even know if that's a thing from the books or Ben's own creation, but I love all of it), and the comedy throughout. But if you never listened to this podcast, why are you starting with this episode? Start at number 1.