A taste of things to come

Hi folks,

Greetings and good tidings from all of us at Rusty Towers!

First of all, we are pleased to let you know that The Magnus Archives has been announced as a finalist for the FIYAHCON Ignyte Award for Best Fiction Podcast and we are honoured to be considered alongside the other excellent nominees. FIYAHCON is a great virtual convention centring the perspectives and celebrating the contributions of BIPOC in speculative fiction, as well as the vibrancy, diversity & excellence of the landscape. Find out more about the awards and convention here.

On the shows front, we hope you enjoyed the special appearance of Travis McElroy as Bathin, Grand Duke of Galactonium. We’re delighted he could contribute to our show, and by the warmth of reaction to the chillest of appearances. But May is fast approaching along with the exciting conclusion of Stellar Firma on 28th May! And we’re currently working on a whole heap of post-series content to bring you, including more outtakes, more science and more quizzing for Tim & Ben, including on how well they know their own show.

Talking of post-season content, there is still plenty more to come from The Magnus Archives too, as we embark on the grand asking of questions from the Season 5 mailbag in the first of a 3-part Q&A session. And this week, Jonny & Alex are also joined by Elizabeth Moffatt to talk some more about the soundscaping side of things!

Plus there’s more retrospective commentary down the line as we review some of your favourite clips from the show’s history, another episode of What the Ghost? with Georgie Barker and another TRPG special. And for Patrons, there’s still more Season 1 Deluxe Transcripts, more outtakes, plus the upcoming 2-part Lovecraftesque roleplaying adventure, featuring an all-star Magnus guest cast of Ben Meredith (Elias), Sue Sims (Gertrude), Imogen Harris (Helen) and Alasdair Stuart (Peter)!

Lastly, but by no means leastly, on Friday tune in to the penultimate episode of Inexplicables. There are still revelations a-plenty to come as we head towards the series finale… And for Noble-tier Patrons, our Discord Live event in May will feature Helen Gould talking about the show and her role as Lead Script Editor!

And here's our full schedule for this week (all shows release at 4pm BST, unless otherwise stated):

Tue 27th April
RQG194 – Into the City * (Patreon)

Wed 28th April
MAG – Season 5 Q&A, Part 1 (Patreon)
RQG194 – Into the City * (Public)
RQ Streams – Nico plays… Outer Wilds (5pm)

Thu 29th April
STL072 – Clone Suite and Clandestine Succour (Patreon)
MAG – Season 5 Q&A, Part 1 (Public)

Fri 30th April
RQ Streams – Helen bakes… Focaccia & Bakewell tart (1pm)
Nobles Bonus – Deluxe Transcript : MAG019 ‘Confession’
STL072 – Clone Suite and Clandestine Succour (Public)
INEX5 – From Bad to Worse (6pm)

Sat 1st May
RQ Streams – Mike plays… Skyrim (4pm)

* Provisional title, subject to change.

Have a good week all!

Anil
Community Manager